Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]


There's always cable TV. :)

Love / Why do Polish women prefer foreigners for boyfriends and husbands? [418]

Could it be that you are just looking for confirmation of that controversial thesis of yours, so that your ego would extend and you would have more confidence in approaching a polish girl? You know, if Polish guys are so terrible than polish girls must have lower standards and stuff like that, right? Well, sorry to disappoint you, but that is just plain old silly. Better luck next time, though. :)

PS: Actually I'm not sorry at all. I was just trying to be polite and I'm telling this just in case nobody would call me a liar. :) (yeah I know, sometimes I can be a real b!tch :) Don't want to offend anyone though, so don't take this joke to personally folks :) )

History / Polish resistance group under II World war in Denmark [18]

This residence was build by Rafał Leszczyński in the 16th century. If I'm correct Stanisław was his descendant.

UK, Ireland / Polish Beer In The UK [98]

Yeah I agree... As a justification a can only say that because of the treasonable alcohol I was temporarily insane, and didn't knew what I was doing. :)

UK, Ireland / Polish Beer In The UK [98]

Place called "Tawerna" at Starówka. It's near the Neptune. Most expensive Żywiec that I have ever drank in my life. :)

History / Polish resistance group under II World war in Denmark [18]

It's one of the posibilities of your surnames origin. The ohter one would be: "leszcz" = "bream". And if your ancerstors were nobles, it very highly possible that your surname was taken from one of your ancestors possesions. For example, the owner of my home town Opalenica was named Opalinski.

Oh, and this is a code of arms of family Leszczyński from Wielkopolska.

History / Polish resistance group under II World war in Denmark [18]

OK. But there's not much I can tell you.

I've checked the name Leszczyński, and according to this site

herby.com.pl/herby/indexslo.html, there were 23 463 people carrying that name at the beginning of the 90's (XX century), 1 535 Rymarczyk's and 6 842 Balcerzak's.

I don't know what else I could do for you.

History / Polish resistance group under II World war in Denmark [18]

Wow, thanks for the respond. I'm definitely going to be looking for them, but I'm not only interested in the polish contribution, but also in the whole aspect of Danish resistance. Sadly, they don't teach as about it in schools here. :(

UK, Ireland / Polish Beer In The UK [98]

In the province it would cost you about 3,5/4zł. One pound = about 5,6 zł.
However the price is bigger in the cities. On the Stary Rynek, the center of Poznań, you will pay 8zł, while in Gdańsk it can even cost you 22zł.

PS: Good Polish beer costs 2,5zł in a store.

Genealogy / Are all Poles blue eyed and blonde? [451]

Dark eyes and brown hair. If I would tell you that I'm Romanian or Turkish, you would probably believe it with no hesitation. My brother's children have blue eyes and are blond though. :)

History / Polish resistance group under II World war in Denmark [18]

Thanks Jola, that was very interesting. It showed me how little I know about the Danish resistance as a whole. Think I will have to look for some interesting books about it.

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]


I will take it as a compliment, as I really admired his knowledge and writing skills. Also I know why you could think that I'm being him. I don't usually lose my temper, but you guys really drove me mad with your comments.


You see... Even now you are not giving me any chance to get calm again.
I ask you, where! Maybe in Chujowa Górka they still keep their dead in their homes untill the burial, but certainly not here in Wielkopolska. :)

. :)

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]

How did I know that you will get along perfectly with lef, the guy that thought that Poland is a third world country, that Poles still keep their dead in homes until burial, and that English speaker can earn for the individual lessons only up to 18 zł? :) Heh, how did I know that?? :)

Oh, and he knows what he is saying, because he has been here 10 times already. Probably only stayed in Chujowa Górka, but yeah, he can say that he was 10 times in Poland. :) LOL

PS: Why the nick change? I think that we all agreed that Dumbass really suits your personality. :)
Still, at least you have some sense of humor. Welcome back.:)

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]


Give them an enemy, and you will see, that they will react just like their forefathers. It has to have something to do with the genes. :)


Well, if you would give all you got and sacrifice your youth, health and all the precious things in your life in some cause for nothing, how would you feel? Theoretically Poland was on the “team” that won WWII, but practically we ended up even worse that west Germany, the country that started the whole madness in the first place. So yeah, I can understand why my grandfather became very skeptical after the war.


Have you been here around in the 80's? I certainly was, and I perfectly remember that the most frequent answer to the question "How are you doing" was "Lepiej nie pytaj" ("Don't even ask"), while now it's "Powoli" ("Slowly")...Do you see the improvement? I do. :)

Pozdrawiam.

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]


I think that English people are also strong and take pride in their country and culture when faced by adversary and oppression. If I were you, I would cherish both, your Polish and English roots. :)

Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]


I have changed my mind, this is what I find really offensive!! :) :)

Life / Winter in Poland? [161]

Somewhere here on this board a Canadian girl wrote that polish winter is much more colder than the Canadian one. I was quite surprised hearing this. Now after your post I'm even more confused.

Food / What is your favorite Polish Vodka? [653]

"Wódka" is very similar to the word "woda", which means "water".
But there's also another name for vodka in Poland; namely "gorzałka" which means something like "burning water" or "burning liquid".

Food / What is your favorite Polish Vodka? [653]

Besides the word "vodka" comes from polish "wódka".

In Polish language we pronounce "W" like english "V", and in english you don't have Polish "Ó", thus in the end, the international name for "Wódka" remained "VODKA".

If you want to pronounce it like Poles do, just say "VOODKA".

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

patrycja So what actually happened there?

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]


I know what you mean Dumbass. I also can't understand how people can take as a personal insult naming them “dumb” or “not human”. It truly remains a mystery for me. :)

Language / "Poles" or "Polish people" - which is better to use? [200]

Ohhh...Besides "Polock" nothing else springs to my mind.


O yeah! :)

Language / "Poles" or "Polish people" - which is better to use? [200]


I always wanted to be referred as the Sexy Polish Prince of Promiscuous Rodeo, but sadly somehow people tend to ignore my request and call me just by my first name or my nick name. :( :)

And seriously, lets don't get ahead of the facts please. The word Pole is just a short version of the word Polish guy, and since it's more economical to produce it I will continue to describe myself with that term. You never know what the future will bring, but I never heard English people use this word as a insult. I heard that in the USA the word “Pollock” is considered to be a derogatory word, but not Pole. I appreciate your concern, but lets not get paranoid and neurotic. :)


What does the word "frowned" mean? :)

Language / Polish sayings [236]

"Najlepsze mienie - czyste sumienie." --- Your best/priceless property - pure conscience.
"U skąpego zawsze po obiedzie." --- At miser's place it's always past dinner. (I hope that there is a word “miser” in English:) )

"Dobry zwyczaj; nie pożyczaj." --- A good habit; Do not borrow.
"Nie szata zdobi człowieka." --- Clothes do not adorn a person. It basically means that it's not important how you look, but what you have in your head, and what kind of person you are.

There's one great saying used very often by elder Polish construction workers: "Po szklanie i na rusztowanie." --- One more glass (of vodka) and on the scaffold we go! :)

And finally my favorite one often said by my close friend: "Lepiej być zdrowym i bogatym, niż chorym i biednym." --- It's better to be healthy and rich, than ill and poor. :)

Life / Poland Religion in daily life/ INTERVIEW for school paper [28]


Exactly!


Are you sure we are thinking about the same Poland? :)


Bathrooms? :) :)


It's true that I've never saw a church with air conditioning, but they do heat churches in winter. It's just not an easy task to properly heat few centuries old building.

Language / Polish or any Slavic language key to any other Slavic languages? [126]

That's true. Slovakian language is very similar to polish.

When it comes to Czech tongue, for a Polish speaker, it has to be the most hilarious language in the world. It's probably due to it's silly accent and some of their names for animals, items, products, professions, etc...

For example, let's take the word "pigeon". In Polish it's "gołąb", while in Czech it's "dachowy obersraniec", what in polish means more or less something like "something that is taking a shit on the roof". :)


I've met few Ukrainians, very friendly people, but what was really striking for me, that they only spoke Russian. It's kind of sad.

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]


truebrit hit the jackpot here. Some Poles make serious faces, but serious doesn’t mean miserable. Do we all feel the significant difference between these two words? I know I do.

As for Obnoxious T. Dumbass and Lara, they seem to see what they want to see. It’s pretty easy, if you put the idea in your head that Poles are a sad nation you will only see sad people on the streets of Poland, totally ignoring the rest. It’s called self-fulfilling prophecy.

In the place where I live people that don’t smile back are considered rude. I don’t think it’s any different in the rest of the country.

PS: My friend recently told me about a situation that happened to her few months ago, on the streets of London. She smiled back at some black guy, and instantly regretted that move, because she spent next 15 minutes trying to convince him that it was just a pure sign of politeness, and not an invitation to flirt.

So as you see kidos, it doesn't always pay to smile back at people. :)

Life / Barking Dogs in Poland [57]

I would advise you to go and have a very sincere chat with your neighbor. If he is a decent person, he will understand and try to make things better.

Love / Nice Polish women photos [329]

Fell in love so quickly? :(

You're a very amorous fella, aren't you? :)

And I thought I saw them all... :)

Food / Kopytka, pyzy, kluski [60]

The dish that you are looking for is called "kluchy na łachu". It's a typical dish from Wielkopolska region, and by their inhabitants it is very often called just "pyzy", which in other parts of Poland can mean something totally different.