News / Poles are able to forgive their enemies - how noble. [68]

I agree , but in comparison with the war in Russia , the desert war was played by the rules...

My father tells of how they would fight during the day , then pack up as the sun went down...if you bumped into the enemy at night , you would just pretend not to notice them...

My father said it went downhill after the Americans joined in.... They started firing at the Germans at night , and the Germans naturally responded....

My father was in the tanks... on one operation their tank got hit , several crew wounded , and they were on their own...

A few hours later a German column showed up..they treated all the wounded , gave the English crew food and water , and then went on their way after wishing them luck.... they had no time to take prisoners...

Can,t imagine that scenario in Russia...

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


Bring loads of money....expect to have a difficult time....

expect to leave after a few years with nothing...

but its a nice country... if you can survive it...

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


When i gave an account of my mobile phone being stolen by people at Gdansk airport you said i must have been drunk , or mistaken...

Whilst its very noble and natural to defend your country , calling people liars because they happen to have had something negative happen to them in Poland is not reasonable... How do you know the story is not true...?

I have told many tales of all the great and wonderfull things that have happened to me in Poland , i don,t recall you calling me a liar then....only when i said somebody Polish stole my phone..... Maybe all the nice things i said about Poland were lies...?

Remember...Polish reality is not the same for a non Pole in Poland as it is for a Pole...

Life / You are Polish if... [433]

You are Polish if...

You have never left a supermarket without a few cans of beer... and your car is parked as close as possible to the entrance of the supermarket , causing a traffic jam...


Yes , good idea... this would be funny...

You are English if.....

you are fat lazy , have a criminal record and a tattoo of the devil on your face.... but you are out of work because there are lots of Poles in the UK...

and yes...i am English...

Language / Is the term 'Polak' derogatory?? [254]

Unless you are very fluent in Polish , its best not to use the word at all really...

I call my Polish friends Polaks , Buraks and all manner of offensive names , they do the same to me..we are friends and nobody is offended...

I would not use this word among strangers....

Genealogy / I am of Polish descent (i am something called kashoop). Kaszub, Kashubian? [19]


Nothing you can do about it... just enjoy it...

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]

I have no doubt her story is true... why should she lie about it...?

My sons girlfriend , who is Polish refuses ever to come back to Poland...

The reason...

She left her mother in sole charge of a flat she owned...the mother first rented it out , then later sold it and stole the money....

Sorry , but not all Poles are honest...


No problem...

You should know from all the stuff i have posted in the past , that i am not anti Polish ...I have many Polish friends here in Poland , and in the UK , my son has a Polish girlfriend....

I am always ready to defend Poland if somebody says something bad thats not true , and i am happy to shout out about all the great things in Poland....

But the sad truth is....

That among some Poles is this belief that in order to prosper you must take every oportunity to lie and decieve , and stab people in the back at every oportunity... I think its a mentality that comes from years of having to do whatever is needed to survive...

I have Polish friends i would trust with my life , and they are the most wonderfull people i have ever met....

But... it does not blind me to the fact there are those that are not quite so great...

We have such people in the UK too...

News / Poles are able to forgive their enemies - how noble. [68]


I am sure there are...

But Hitler declared that the war in Russia was a war without rules , a fight to the death , and both sides knew it....

It was a savage war , but i am sure there were cases of human kindness among the ordainary soldiers...

At least in the begining...

UK, Ireland / Posting from UK to Poland....not good! [53]

I have said it before , and i will say it again...

During my eight years living in Poland i have had lots and lots of parcels sent from the UK , many containing nice shiney expensive things , and not one single item has gone missing...

The only time anything disapeared was when my sister foolishly sent some money in a letter , and i am pretty sure that went missing before it left the UK...

Maybe i am lucky that my stuff passes through offices where everyone is very honest...?

Can,t complain about Polska Pochta at all...

It does take a month for my airmail letters to get to Moscow , but they all get there eventually , and the delay may well be at the Russian end...

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]


Nope...still in Polska...

But... i have sold my farm , my documents have been approved by the Russian migration office , and i am still in Love with the Moscow lady...

I will be gone in about one month...

Travel / Will I get instantly laid with my American accent when I speak Polish? [34]

They will probably nail you to a tree... happens all the time where i live in Poland...

Love / Dating in Poland not able to speak Polish [24]

Not speaking Polish is not a problem , as long as the girl you are interested in speaks English...

But try to learn a few words just to be polite...

It is possible to have a relationship with somebody you have big problems to talk to , but its hard work....

UK, Ireland / Transporting items from the UK to Kalisz, Poland? [5]

Is it house contents , or just some items....?

UK, Ireland / Transporting items from the UK to Kalisz, Poland? [5]


Aha... its a bit too much for me to carry...

I will be in the UK to collect a Jeep Cherokee in the near future , and drive it back to Poland , i would have been happy to take your stuff for free if it was just a few items , but i think you are going to be needing a small van....

Try making contact with the Poles that live in your area , there may be someone heading back to Poland with a van...?

Life / What do Polish people do for fun? [18]

Putting Polish womens handbags on the ground is a fun activity...

as long as you can run fast.....

Travel / Motorcycle tour of Poland [137]

Hi...

I rode my Harley sportster from UK to my home in Poland , its a nice ride....

You won,t have any real problems being a lone woman riding through Poland , as long as you take the usual precautions any woman travelling alone would take....

As for camping , you can find some great camp sites along any of the main routes , if you buy a road map from any petrol station they will be marked on there...

You could have camped for free at my farm , but i am shortly selling it to a German friend and her Polish boyfriend , mind you , they are bikers too , so maybe you can fix something up with them....?

In the bigger towns you are quite likely to find many of the younger people speak English , or German , but in the smaller villages it is not so easy to find an English speaker....

Try contacting the Amazons motorcycle club in Poland , they are an all female biker club , and can give you better advice than i can about lady bikers travelling alone in Poland....

All i can say is that i have many female friends that ride in Poland , and none have been eaten by the natives yet....

Will you be here on the 27th...? there is a massive bike rally on near me...

Travel / Motorcycle tour of Poland [137]

At the big rally near me in Zlocieniec there will be a few Hells Angels i reckon.... they are running the show...!

Love / Is it acceptable for a Polish male to have a German girlfriend? [58]


For the last eight years i have lived in Poland...

History / POLES NOT KEEN ON REPRODUCING? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY GERMANS AND RUSSIANS? [67]


Polish people ARE having children , the problem is , that they are not having them in Poland...

Life / If a Phone Gets Stolen in Wroclaw [11]

Its a bit late now , but its worth remembering for the future...

If you have vital info on your phone , keep a copy of such stuff in another place...

I know what a pain it was having my phone go faulty , and having to run around getting peoples phone numbers again...

I dont think it likely your friend will find her phone again , and if she does they will have wiped all the info from it , and given it all new settings...

Life / Motorcycle Culture in Poland. [26]


Last weekend they invited me to a party... it was pretty dam good too...

And yes , i am moving to Russia... I start driving east on 24th July....arrive Russia 25th July...

Happy to help anyone with questions about biking in Polska...

Life / Motorcycle Culture in Poland. [26]


Yes there are many biker bars in Poland , a lot of the clubs have their own bars for the members too...

Yes , i am moving to Moscow , leaving my quiet farm in the Polish forest...

Why am i doing such a crazy thing...? Well . i fell in love with a lovely Russian lady , and for several practical reasons , its easier for me to move there than it is for her to move to Poland...

I have sold my farm to good friends , a smart move , i can always come back here for a visit some day , and who knows , maybe i will live in Poland again...Who knows what will be in the future...?

Life / Motorcycle Culture in Poland. [26]

There are certain clubs , that just don,t get along with certain other clubs...

The Hells Angels dont like the Bandito,s for example...and this has turned very violent at times...

The club i belong to in Poland does not like the Outlaws very much for some reason , but we have not had any kind of trouble with them really... I stopped my bike a few months back to help an Outlaw that had broken down , we got along well enough...

My own personal opinion is that we are all bikers , and should have enough in common to avoid fighting each other...

In many cases the wars between rival clubs are related to a drugs turf war... Something the club i belong to does not get involved in....

The Hells Angels are considered by many to be a criminal organisation , i can,t really comment on that , i am not involved closely enough with them to know much about that , all i can say is that they have never given me any problem , and i choose not to give them any... They are certainly very loyal to each other , and picking a fight with them is not something its wise to do...

The club i am a member of is a club you can,t simply pay money and join , they have to like you , and then they may invite you to join them....If you are accepted , then you have friends for life , and they take care of you... We don,t go looking for trouble with anyone , we just ride our bikes , party , and do our own thing without bothering anyone else.... Those that are wise leave us alone to do that...

Life / When did Poles stop consuming alcohol on Christmas day. Is it a longstanding tradition or [10]

Poles drink alchohol only on two occaisions...

1...Birthdays..

2...Any other day

Life / Motorcycle Culture in Poland. [26]


Nope... I am not Polish , i am English , in fact the only non Pole in my club...

I already have friends in Russia , so i don,t think it wil be too hard to fit in especially given that i will have a Russian wife....

I find that the fact you are a biker is much more important to other bikers that what it says on your passport... I have more in common with a Russian biker than an English guy who does not ride a motorcycle...

I agree with you...people are either ok...or they are not...what it says in your passport , or on the back of your jacket is not important...

Life / Motorcycle Culture in Poland. [26]

They are rubbish.... but since my girlfriend is a teacher of Russian language i have no excuse not to become very good , very fast...

Life / A rant on customer service in Poland [42]


And you want this in Poland... ?

Travel / Is Sleeping in Car in Poland (while passing) legal? [13]

I don,t think anyone is going to bother you if you sleep in your car...

I used to sleep in my truck often enough when driving for a firm in Poland , and i have slept in my car a few times too...

I don,t know if its legal or not , but if you sleep in your car in some quiet place i suspect you will be left alone...

Probably not a good idea to have a few beers after stopping for the night in case you can be accused of being drunk in charge of the car..

Travel / Is Sleeping in Car in Poland (while passing) legal? [13]


They are... if you are sleeping in your car in winter , you need an army sleeping bag thats good for minus 30...

I have survived sleeping in a car at minus 40... you need a good bag for that...

Travel / Is Sleeping in Car in Poland (while passing) legal? [13]

The only problem with sleeping in a car park , is that every passing bandit can see that here is a car with possibly a rich tourist in it...and all alone a long way from home....

When i was tootling about in the depths of Russia , Belarus , Ukraine and other places i used to camp in the forest miles from the nearest town...easy to do when you have a 4 x 4...

If there is nobody there , then nobody can bother you....