Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [246]


And yet you can not get it right. After I have blocked you, you keep sending me emails through this forum. Your last explanation via email of "Gestohlen bleiben" did not make any sense in the context you were trying to say it.

If you actually think in German, you must live in a very confused world.

Everybody please get back to the topic about Polish language

News / Kukiz and Petru - newly emerging political stage in Poland [57]


In what way would life for EU citizens become more difficult?


I assume you wanted to say "does not need" but seeing how you just fail at everything you try to tell us here, I guess you missed the small word "not".

Well johnny, do you know the country Moldova? Let me help you because I know you Americans don't get too much of geographical education. Moldova is not a region of France or the capital of Spain, Moldova is a country next to Romania and Ukraine. Some people call it the "Somalia of Europe".

Without the EU, Poland might be just as advanced as Moldova is today. As a foreigner living in Poland I can not see anything wrong with Poland having joined the European Union. And, seeing that I am from Berlin and know Poland very well since I was of very young age due it's close proximity to Berlin, I can only see major improvements since Poland has joined the EU.

Do you have any examples or would you be able to elaborate as to why you believe Poland would be better off without the EU? I assume that it would be difficult for you seeing that you have never been here, never will be and in general just repeat things you read on some blogs. But please try.


As far as I know the Polish people tried to get rid of "what worked in the past". There were even mass protests etc. Something your favourite Oprah may not pick on a daily basis but yes, Poles are not too fond of the past........


Did you read that on the conspiracy theory blogs you usually quote from? How would you know what young Poles want if you have never been here?

Feedback / Any chance of a sports category on PF [29]


Ok. Thanks for considering my request.

Feedback / Any chance of a sports category on PF [29]

And the rest? Polish league?

Feedback / Any chance of a sports category on PF [29]


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True. It is the wrong forum to discuss that game.


You are missing the point. I am not going to write about how I spend my time in a lazy chair trolling online forums (as you spend your holidays), I am going to write about how i travelled to the games, what I have seen on the way, how much I paid for my train tickets etc. etc. etc.

All things that you would never experience, do or see.


Of course, your holidays in Kentucky or your football game Jamaica vs. Brazil have nothing to do with Poland. My experience of travelling to all Ekstraklasa stadia to watch a game there will however be related to Poland.

Feedback / Any chance of a sports category on PF [29]

You may want to point out where I have been insulting you.

The fact that I do not consider Baseball or American Football as a sport insults you?

Like I said, commenting on something you clearly know nothing about.

Why don't you leave talking sports to the men while you continue to believe that the Baseball World Champions are actually "World" Champions?

Feedback / Any chance of a sports category on PF [29]


I don't think that's your job. I have asked a specific question to which I did not get a specific answer.

Your inability to comprehend European football and it's supporters and your need to constantly comment on something your clearly know nothing about is not my problem.

@ Admin, at the beginning of the new football season I am going to embark on a "doing the lot" journey. I try to complete the Ekstraklasa grounds in 3 months ( having watched a game at all Stadia ) and would like to share my experience here after each weekend (travel, things I have seen, impressions of the game etc. ) but I don't like to call a football game an "Event".

Would it be too much hassle to create a sports section?

Feedback / Any chance of a sports category on PF [29]

Seeing that you will never witness a football game in Europe, you hardly the right person to answer.

I understand that in the U.S. you look at things like American Football, Baseball and all your other ridiculous "sports" as events. But here in Europe, for real supporters, it is a bit more than that.

Something you would never understand though seeing that the only sport you like is trolling online forums.

Life / Looking for my old car in Poland (is it registered?) [16]


Nobody in Germany says or said that because it does not make any sense in German.


- Maybe you could contact the person you have sold the car to in Germany to see if they have the contact details of the person they sold the car on to?

Work / Advice on Teaching English in Poland [709]

Berlitz in Lodz are always looking for "teachers". That said, you may want to wait until July or August before applying. The season is about the finish.

Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]

And here was me thinking that Slavs were germanized, according to your earlier statements.

Now you are saying that Germans are actually of Slavic origin. So are you saying that Slavic people germanized themselves?

Work / Got a Job Offer in Poland but a 3 month Visa and Probation Period concerns me [15]


Yes they can and in fact, they should!

Work / Got a Job Offer in Poland but a 3 month Visa and Probation Period concerns me [15]

Quite interesting how our resident experts keep talking around the actual question and keep coming back to the salary topic. I think it has been established that the OP will be able to live on the offered 1500 USD per month.

The question now is whether or not the OP has to get the work permit himself without the assistance of the employer. No, that is impossible! Why? Because the work permit is issued only for this particularly company. You can not just apply for a work permit yourself and then get a visa.

So yes, it is the employer's responsibility to sort this out for you @ Blade

What kind of company is it? How big? Do they employ many foreigners?

I ask because the one thing I would find worrying is that they tell you to just simply get a work permit yourself and come to Poland. That indicates that their HR / Recruitment is either not up to date or just simply useless. Not a very good start.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


So why do you comment on something you know nothing about?

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


:) :) Since when do expats have a say about how Poles should vote and live?

What expats did was to perhaps assist in build up the economy in Poland. You became a part of EU and experienced economic growth due to the fact that multinationals came to Poland. With that expats came and those expats told you how they would like their company to be run in Poland. If you don't like those expats to be in your country, don't expect any EU sponsoring and just go back to living like you did before 2004.

Don't like it? Tough........

Study / German v.s. Russian, language usefulness in Poland? [54]


Of course I assume wrong Wulkan. While most Poles would probably agree that they would understand at least the context of a Russian conversation, there is always a few who have to make a big deal out of it and claim that they don't understand anything.

Ok, you have the stage. Dance on it!

Study / German v.s. Russian, language usefulness in Poland? [54]


The word for car in Russian is avtomobil not maszyna. Maszyna is more like a slang word everyone uses to refer to a car but the correct word would be avtomobil.


I disagree, while the Polish language is not as close to Russian as most people might think, if you speak Russian you can understand the general context of a conversation between two Poles speaking Polish. I would assume it is the same the other way around.

That said, Ukrainian would be a lot closer to Polish than Russian is.

Feedback / Any chance of a sports category on PF [29]


Yes, I have been to the last "game" of Orzel Lodz against Rzeszow last season which was fairly exciting so i have decided to visit a few more this season. Next will be Orzel vs. Lokomotiv Daugavpils.


I don't think so. There are plenty of sports in Poland that don't involve hooligans but good atmosphere. Take Volleyball or Speedway as an example.

I would have liked to share my groundhopping stories here. They could not be classed as "news" and I would prefer not to see them in the "Event" section.

Also, there have been questions from others about Stadia, how to get there, where to go before the game and how to buy tickets, from other people on here. A sports secition could be a good addition to the forum in my opinion.

I am not sure @ Admin. Was this a yes or a no?

I would also like to post my impressions from the Europa League final but again I would prefer not to call a football game an "event" . Any chance of a sports category?

Law / Regarding Entering Poland - residency and travelling to other Schengen countries [19]


Well, you will find that Straż Miejska are not authorized to do a lot of things they would like to do. In Lodz they usually patrol the streets in a mix of Straż Miejska and Police. I welcome the idea of Straż Miejska but unfortunately they are usually the ones that could not make it as a police officer and have issues with the fact that they are only Straż Miejska and not police. That often leads to them overstretching their authority or at least they try to.

UK, Ireland / Polish plane almost kills off UKIP leader Nigel Farage in 2010. [24]


You are mixing things up. Voting pro-SNP does not mean voting against immigration. You need to do your research better.

The SNP has nothing to do with the BNP which essentially have two different goals. Just because it says "Nationalist" in their names, doesn't mean they have similar goals. If anything, the SNP is very well aware that in order for Scotland to flourish, they need immigration. Something the BNP would never admit for Britain as a whole.

Law / Regarding Entering Poland - residency and travelling to other Schengen countries [19]


No, but they can call the police for assistance. Also, most bigger cities in Poland have offices of the "straż graniczna" . In Krakow they even patrol the streets. If the Straż Miejska believes that something may not be right, they are able to call for assistance from the Police or Border Guards fairly quickly.

In general, if you have received a positive decision on your status in Czech Republic you would receive a letter. It is not your residence permit but the confirmation that the decision is positive. That letter should be sufficient for your travel. That said, you may be confronted by an ignorant policeman / woman who would not accept it due to their own lack of knowledge. The worst thing that could happen to you is that you are being handed over to the Czech police at the border as they have to "deport" you back to the country you have entered Poland from, if you can prove your travel route.

Work / What website do you use to seek multinational job opportunities in Poland? [7]

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@ Italian, try toplangugejobs. Plenty of good jobs in Poland advertised there. And please don't let DominicB convince you with his posts about how any job below senior management is not worth your time.........

DominicB is not the subject of this thread

Life / Concerns of a Swede who is about to go to Poland for work [53]


Do you have any experience in a position in which you have to evaluate C.V.'s? Are you saying that a 5500 zlotych job in Poland for a 22 year old is below average (nevermind the abroad experience) ?


To move to Poland for a "lousy" 7000 zlotych was not on the table. It was 5500 zlotych plus the experience money can not buy for a young man. Your nonsense was only about money, not about the fact that his C.V. would be evaluated on his experience abroad plus his education.

You talk like someone who does / produces. That's fine. Don't give advice on what his experience will be worth on his C.V. because that appears to be above your salary grade.

Life / Concerns of a Swede who is about to go to Poland for work [53]


Based on.......


and the responses you got of people who either don't live in Poland or just simply produce nonsense?

If you manage to live on 7000 PLN per month in Sweden, do you think that 5500 PLN in Poland would be too little?

It's a pity that you let a good chance of getting experience abroad in a beautiful country go past by taking the nonsense posts of Lyzko and Gosc into consideration.

If you can live of 7k PLN in Sweden you would have ball on 5.5k PLN in Poland.

My advice to you would be to just quit studying because it does not matter how long you study or what you study if you allow your mind to be made up by the non-educated opinions of some.

Study / Studying in University of Lodz as an Indian student? What's the city like - is it safe here? [56]


So basically you do not know. Just because he was never seen again, does not mean he was deported back to his country.


You just do not know otherwise you would know exactly who deported him.

According to EU / Schengen regulations the person will be deported back to the where he entered the country from. So, even if he made it to Denmark, the Danes would have deported him back to Germany and then the Germans would have deported him back to Poland.

That is of course if they can trace the route he took to get to Denmark. In this case I am sure they would have been able to do so as he was under the assumptions to be legal and would said how he travelled.


That's because there is no city center traffic anymore due to the blocked roads. All roads lead around the center and they are blocked. Do you drive in Lodz? It took me 45 minutes to get from Pomorska to Miedziana yesterday. That's a 7 minute drive when the roads are clear.


Since when are cyclists spoiled in Lodz? There is hardly any cyclists path. They have to cycle on the pedestrian path in order not get hit by a car. Do you ever venture out of Piotrkowska and see other parts of Lodz?

We all know how much the Irish like their stories, after all, every single Irish person was in Stuttgart in 1988, but please, try to stick to facts and not to something you heard somewhere and then sell it as facts. Keep that for when you enjoy your Guinness down at Piotrkowska 77.

Don't get personal because another poster has a different opinion, the thread is about £ódź

History / Politics of Poland in past, present and future; your opinion [21]

Well Crow, it is not just "two girls". They represent each others country and believe or not, the Poles don't have a very high opinion of Russia.

Looks like your beloved fantasy "Slavia" is falling apart before it even started. What a pity........

Work / Possibly changing jobs in Lodz - higher salary [19]


That's quite a disappointing reply because there are always ways and methods to do something, specially in the company you are currently working for.

She is of course right in saying that she personally can not do anything i.e. give you a counter offer, but she certainly is able to make a recommendation to her manager and her manager to theirs.

It might be different when you hand your notice letter to her. She might wake up then.

News / Footie hooligan punch-up thwarted in Poland [47]


Yes, tickets have the bearers name on it which is linked to the Karta Kibica. No registration - no ticket.
Usually clubs also have cameras at the turnstiles and monitors displays the ID photo of the person who holds the Karta Kibica. You hold your ticket against a scanner and your photo appears on the monitor visible to the steward behind the turnstile.


And again, Legia is a perfect example of this. After the match in Belgium this season and the ban handed down by UEFA i read a report that said that Legia has accumulated fines and missed out on ticket revenue of approx. 10 million zlotych combined over the past 2 years.

News / Footie hooligan punch-up thwarted in Poland [47]



What is there to "get" apart from the fact that once again you are trying to discuss something that you have no clue about. This thread is about football hooliganism in Poland, not about current events in the U.S. . Is that so hard for you to understand?

Regarding the eye scanners, if you would have the slightest clue about Poland or Polish football, you would know that appropriate measures have been introduced at Polish football stadia already.

However, Concordia Knurow plays in the fifth Polish league where measures such as the ones introduced at higher level clubs, simply do not make sense because they normally wouldn't have the attendance needed to justify such measures. Usually everyone would know each other on the stands anyway. No point to have an eye-scanner, "karta kibica" etc. if the "stadium's" fences can easily be climbed over too.

The problem is not the security measures that have been introduced. The problem is the follow up. Legia Warsaw is a fine example. The capo of their Ultras has been banned from the stadium several times, yet he lifted the Polish Cup in the stands of the stadium when a player went to bring it to him.

In any case, last weekend the police overreacted. There was no need to use rubber bullets as there were plenty of police to keep the two sides apart. In my opnion, and watching the video over and over again, the cop that shot the gun felt secure and safe not to attract any media attention in a 5th league Polish game, so he decided to use the gun to demonstrate "his strength".