Love / WILDROVERS FIVE YEARS IN POLAND....come to an end...! [132]


She must be some woman that she was able to distract you from asking that question! ;)

Are beans more readily available in Moscow?

Love / WILDROVERS FIVE YEARS IN POLAND....come to an end...! [132]

Congratulations WildRover, I'm happy you found love at last, you deserve all the happiness this special lady gives you. :)


Thank goodness. I thought we were going to lose you to RussianForums.com :(

Good luck :)

News / Topless sunbathers acquitted in Szczecin, Poland [128]


Ha, ha ;) However, they might come in useful in distracting male members when all the arguing kicks off. ;)


True but that's because they've become sexual. If they were only viewed as they were originally intended to (feeding babies) then reactions would be different.

News / Topless sunbathers acquitted in Szczecin, Poland [128]


It a cultural thing. No one bats an eyelash when a guy pulls his top off* on a hot day and walks about with nipples on show but because female boobs have become something people see as sexual they then have become offended by the site of them in public. Same when people get offended at a new mother breast-feeding in public. All she's doing is a very natural thing, something which is being promoted to death here, but do it in public and people are like "oh you're putting me off my cafe latte".

*disclaimer: PD acknowledges that there are some men who cause great offence when they go topless in summer. ;)

Life / Help me find this Polish band and song.... [117]

Can anyone help Trevor identify this song?

History / Polish Atlantis (pre-war Warsaw, Poland in pictures). [38]

Good pictures Sokrates and thanks for posting them.

I agree that Świętokrzyska Street has the look of 20's New York, probably because of the Prudential building.

Enjoyed look at the pics. :)

USA, Canada / Where can I find Polish Festivals in Southern New England, USA? [22]


I couldn't find any. If you or any one else does hear of one please post it on PF. :)


Plenty. Try the FAQ and Feedback section, most things you'll find in there. :)

History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]

lol - OK. I'll wait patiently. :)

Looking forward to your other pictures though. Good thread. :)

History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]

I see, now it makes sense. Thanks Harry and pawian. :)

Yesterday I was reading about the re-building of Szczecin after WWII. Do you have any pictures of that pawian?

History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]


Do you know why they left that one church when they flattened the everything else?

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]


This thread might have some useful information.

Law / How do I verify a Polish company's existence? [240]

I'd probably not reply to them even if it's jokingly. Your email is just on a list of email addresses they spam out too. If you reply you just open yourself up to problems I feel.

Law / How do I verify a Polish company's existence? [240]


I read in a local newspaper here that an elderly lady was scammed out of £105,000 (her entire life savings) by one of these letters. Shocking.

Law / How do I verify a Polish company's existence? [240]

Without a doubt that is a scam and don't get caught by it. Why would a professional company that could offer so much then have a googlemail email address? They didn't leave a phone number either despite say you could call them.

Another reason I know this is a scam is because I receive such emails often in my hotmail account and I have never posted a resume on-line.

Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]


That's correct. While they can physically fly other mammals can only launch and glide. They have a scientific name of Chiroptera. Basically instead of forearms/forepaws they have wings. Pipistrelles are the most common here and during the summer (because of location) I see lots in the late evening. :)

Travel / Why do you visit Poland? [223]


Seconded. It's an awesome photo. :)

I added another option to the poll for visitors of the country.

Yes SeanBM, you live there. Don't worry, you residents will be included in a poll soon. ;)

Travel / Why do you visit Poland? [223]

:) How often do you visit szymek?

Travel / Why do you visit Poland? [223]

Did you vote though? ;)

Travel / Why do you visit Poland? [223]

I was supposed to be there twice this year but other circumstances prevented that. :( 2009 should be a better year for travelling to Poland. :D

Love / Do Polish Women age well? [153]

I think if you post a thread questioning whether women age well or not you're going to outrage...well, women. ;)

I sometimes look at older women (I'll be one soon ;) and compare those who've had major surgery and those who've just left nature to it's own devices. It's all very well looking at celebs who have hit their 40's, 50's, 60's and don't have wrinkles, have no facial sagging, no sagging of their chests but most likely they had a lot of surgery and then that's what we end up comparing our "ordinary" older women to. Plus women age differently due to their genes, their diet and lifestyles etc.

Food / Do Polish people really love cabbage ?? [78]

The best use of cabbage is in gołąbki. Or soup. :)

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

It's the old story. If they owe you money you'll wait forever and a day for it, if you owe them money however, they want it pronto. I had a bill of £9 once which I forgot to pay. The first letter I received from them about it was a notification that their lawyers had been notified and they intended to take me to court. Scare tactics. I called them up and told them they'd given me the best laugh of that week. I told them to add it onto the next bill, which they did and it was duly paid.

A few months later and the same company over charged me and then owed me something like £20. I told them and they said they would recredit my account...waited and waited and nothing. So I sent them a letter saying my lawyer had been notified and I intended to take them to court...never got a reply but I did get that £20 credited to my account within days.

Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]


How did you get out?!


I doubt you actually "hate" them. Hate is a very strong emotion and I seriously doubt you feel that at all for Poland or for Polish people. Hate is reserved for dictators and murderers and rapists (for example).

You may dislike Polish people and you may even dislike an entire nation but perhaps you'd like to provide an in depth reasoning as to why? Never mind saying they are toilet cleaners or any of that other nonsense you come out with. If you have a legitimate dislike of all things Polish then please explain it fully, without swearing, without silly pictures and without blaming them for all that is wrong with this country (actually it's the government that's wrong with this country and not the people living here).

Life / Famous / Iconic Polish Women [48]

I wonder if you can still get that perfume.


I kind of thought you were after something like that but I can't think of anyone at the moment. Helena sprang into mind when I read "famous" and of course "iconic" made me think of Marie Curie but I see Grzegorz already posted a link about her. :)

Life / Famous / Iconic Polish Women [48]

Helena Rubinstein, cosmetics, born in Krakow and eventually became Elizabeth Arden's biggest rival. She made millions and her cosmetics are still a world best seller.

HR Cosmetics
helenarubinstein.com/_int/_en/index.aspx?p=/whatsnew#/whatsnew

Sorry I don't know too much more about her off the top of my head. If you google her there will be plenty about her. :)

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]

Well done ;)

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]

It is indeed :)

Travel / Collection of dress codes in Poland - what to wear? [96]

LC, wear what you'll be comfortable in. The gloves are an option because if you feel overdressed you can remove them. The fascinator, only wear if you'll be happy with it.


Neither would I worry about that. As I said, only wear what makes you feel comfortable and are happy with. You'll look great and most important - have fun :)

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


So how angry would you have to be to call someone a beetroot? :D