USA, Canada / Sea freight to US from Poland [7]

Thanks for the recommendation. I called Polonez and they said they only handle shipping from the US to Poland, not the reverse. They told me to contact IC Shipping, but IC shipping won't do anything smaller than a full container. I've only got a pallet or so and a container is way more than I need.

Any other recommendations?

Language / Polish case question (Mężczyzna jest zimno? or Dziewczyna jest zimno?) [70]

Wow- leave a thread alone for a few days and watch it grow to astronomical proportions!

Thanks for the discussion. I think this pretty well answered my question:


It turns out I didn't recognize it because dative is not one of the cases I have studied so far. Now I know. Thank you.

Study / Polish preschools in Warsaw? [4]

In Mokotów, near Metro Wierzbno.

Travel / Cheap flights from Warsaw to other European countries? [11]

Also I'm not opposed to taking a train somewhere if I can get a better deal.

Language / Polish post office vocabulary [7]

Thanks for your help.

One more additional question:

I need to ship a small parcel to a local address in a way that can be tracked. Does the polish post office offer this service? If so, how do I ask for tracking?

Study / Learning Polish in Warsaw - good school recommendation? [47]

I am taking classes at Polonicum at the University of Warsaw. My instructor has been very good but the class is too big (fifteen or so). My wife and I also took private lessons from polish4you.waw.pl/start.php?lang=en

I was extremely pleased with Anna Wojtasiak as a teacher. She tailored our course to our needs, came to us and taught in our apartment, and it was not as expensive as I had expected.

Language / Use of swoj [23]

Thanks a lot. I understand it now.
Polish has proved a lot more difficult than I had expected, which just makes me that much more determined to master it.

Language / Use of swoj [23]

Merged: moj vs swoj

I'm using Rosetta stone to try to improve my vocabulary. I think I understand how moja and twój are used, but I see swój and swoja used in first, second and third person. What is the rationale behind this usage?

Example- Kocham swoją matkę. I thought swoja was his/her, not my.

Also what is the difference between swojego and jego/jej?

Travel / Area's of Warsaw worth a visit? (including outdoor camping) [9]

Merged: Boy scout camping/hiking in Warsaw area question

I am a youth leader at my church in Warsaw. We are starting a varsity scout team through the Boy Scouts of America so that our American boys can continue in the Scouting program. Does anyone have any recommendations of great places to hike or camp fairly close to Warsaw? Any other outdoors activities you'd recommend for this area?

USA, Canada / Gift idea for something uniquely American that is difficult to find in Poland? [67]

Thanks for all the ideas, guys. This thread provided me some great entertainment.

I guess the real question is would a baby bison get along with a pygmy marmoset? If not I better only get him one or the other ;)

Life / Anything like netflix in Poland? [27]

I love netflix instant viewing and I'd like to find a similar streaming service I can use in Poland. I understand how I could still access netflix from Poland but if there is a comparable European service I'd rather use that and get more exposure to non-American cinema. Are there any that work in Poland without a VPN?

Language / plural forms (cztery kubki / czternascie kubkow) [23]

Quite confusing. I'm glad I will be able to take a class once I get there. Polish will be my fourth language but the grammar is so different from English or the romance languages I have already learned. I think I'm gonna put away Rosetta stone for a while and concentrate on my grammar book. Rosetta is great for helping me with listening and pronunciation I think but it hasn't helped much with grammar at all.

Life / Cost of delivering a child in Poland [30]


My wife will be having our second child in Warsaw around February.


Since neither I nor my wife are Polish, my understanding is that our child will be born an American citizen by blood and we will just have to register his or her birth with the US Embassy. In our situation our child would only be born Polish if he or she would otherwise be stateless, which doesn't apply here. We will need to get a passport.


I would love to see that article. I'll PM you my email address.

As far as insurance, at this point medicover looks like our best bet. I'm not dead set against using state hospitals but I can't get a visa for my family without proof of health insurance, and medicover would cost less than half what insurance from one of the foreign companies that caters to expatriates would charge. Medicover has English-speaking staff which helps too since my Polish isn't very good yet. I don't think there is a way for non-EU citizens to use the state system (If I'm wrong please let me know, I'd like to know all my options- the main concern is the visa thing).

Life / Cost of delivering a child in Poland [30]

I will be in Warsaw in September. At this point I am still in the US.