News / Skins vs anarchists in Warsaw [93]

This thread has had nearly two pages cleaned, because certain posters have taken it off topic with their bickering and desire to ruin every thread for others. The topic was about marches earlier this week in Warsaw and this should be the only discussion in this thread. Posters who continue to ruin threads for others will be dealt with in future.

A reminder of this warning.
polishforums.com/faq-feedback-23/pending-life-ban-some-old-time-members-66867

Travel / Ryanair cut charges. Poles to take advantage? [20]


The priority should work well enough if there is no bus. I have flown the same route with the same airline company for many years, and sometimes the plane is a two minute walk from the terminal, and sometimes it's a 5 or 6 minute bus ride away. I don't know why this is, maybe priority is given to larger aircraft at certain times of the day to have a spot closer to the terminal? Anyway in these cases with the bus ride, I saw people who were on first, were last off at the aircraft.

Travel / Ryanair cut charges. Poles to take advantage? [20]


I've seen this too. People who paid for priority were first on the bus, but last to get on the plane.

Feedback / Sold my laptop but the buyer cannot have access to Polish Forums from it [8]

Give him half his money back, as you should have told him he might have trouble logging on to PF. Unless Admin has a new secret weapon, laptops are not banned only ip's and users are.

Love / Advice Please! Meeting my Polish boyfriend's parents!! Gifts, customs... [105]


There are a thread in the PF archives which might be of interest to you.

https://polishforums.com/archives/2005-2009/love/advice-meeting-parents-4302/

Travel / Incorrect passport date on boarding pass [13]


There's no doubt that they can change it, but they would probably be looking to charge a hefty administration fee like most airline companies.

Travel / Incorrect passport date on boarding pass [13]


All I'm saying is that it would be better if his details are correct when flying to another country. It is not unknown to be refused a boarding pass because some detail is incorrect with the ticket/passport. If the airline company stop you then it is unlikely that you will even reach as far as boarder control. It is easy for us to give our two cents, but at the end of the day it might rest on which person is on duty at the check in desk.

Travel / Incorrect passport date on boarding pass [13]


Is there a reason as to why they can't change it? The border control at the Luton end might be more strict if things don't add up.

Travel / How does wizz air compare with ryanair? [32]

Having watched a TV program about this incident , the report from the airport concerned Spanish) spoke of 4 mayday calls that day (3 from Ryan Air) and didn't mention anything about weather conditions.

Edited. My mistake, there was mention of bad weather at the intended airport, but towards the end of the program , an ex pilot was quoted as saying RA pilots were encouraged to carry the minimum amount of fuel. A very frightening thought indeed.

Life / Poland: The land of -isms [63]

This thread is about the discussion of alleged racism, sexism and ageism in a Polish city, and is NOT a discussion about insulting each other. Posters who continue to insult others, can expect some time away from PF in the near future..

Language / How to learn the pronunciation of the Polish language? [16]

Try this one: goethe-verlag.com/book2/EN/ENPL/ENPL002.HTM

and also check out this great collection: https://polishforums.com/language/collection-learning-resources-31442/

Feedback / Multiple usernames, accounts and privacy of the user [112]

Some members won't have this problem as they seem to be on here 24/7 :) You are correct. the IP could change if if turned off for a period of time, but of course the ISP wouldn't change as well ;)

Feedback / Multiple usernames, accounts and privacy of the user [112]


Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the library's computers are connect to a router, instead of having multiple ISP's, then every computer connected to the router would have the same IP. I should think it would be wasted money, not having them connected to a router.

UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]


Yes it seems possible. Have a look at some of the more informative posts here https://polishforums.com/polonia/satellite-abroad-44158/

UK, Ireland / Polish TV channels in the UK [95]

If you have a newish TV, you could subscribe to some Polish channels through the Vision network. It is also possible to subscribe to these channels online, or by a small Roku device connected to your TV: polskaplus.co.uk

Travel / Rihanna complains about lack of privacy on Polish beach [150]


Actually she's quite pretty. If you don't believe me, ask some 16 year old boys:)


agree, some of it is rather good.


Maybe you're just showing your age Harry:)

UK, Ireland / Polish Qualified Electricial transferable skills to UK? [9]


Maybe in the long term but I shouldn't think it would be easy in the short term. The UK has strict regulations for anything to do with electricity wiring/rewiring nowadays. Every installation has to be certified by a qualified electrician who can certify he or she knows all the British wiring regulations etc, and has completed the right exams to prove this.

It would be unfair to expect someone from a foreign country to know all these regulations straight away and for safety reasons there would have to be some type of test. Electricity is a dangerous necessity and sometimes even professional electricians can get it wrong. Just a few months ago in my city, a young plumber was electrocuted plumbing in a new washing machine. He was found dead beside the machine which was wired by an electrician shortly before, and unbelievably he had two wires connected to the wrong terminals leaving electricity flowing through the metal casing of the machine.

Your friend is probably a very competent electrician in Poland, but may still have have to sit an exam to prove he is competent with British wiring regulations.

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]


Errors don't get much worse than this, I of course meant "too many":) I know this first hand as I must have broken Usain Bolts' 100mtrs record, trying to catch the last train home a few times..


good advice above, a UK 'pay as you go' sim card would be best. The best value for people from overseas, believe it or not, is an own branded sim card from the two supermarket chains,Tesco and ASDA. The latter uses the vodafone network, but somehow manages to charge 50% less than vodafone per minute, 10p per minute any network, 6p texts, and 30p per minute for international calls.

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]

If they're hell bent on landing in the UK then Manchester would probably be the most favourable. Trains from the airport run every 15 mins to Manchester Piccadilly, and trains to Hull from there, run every hour duration 1hr 54mins. If they landed at Birmingham, the trains to Hull would probably go through Manchester anyway. Birmingham New Street station is not for the faint hearted as it's always busy and there are also two many platforms. In the Leeds option, there is also the possibly of getting to Hull by using two coaches, but the time will almost be the the same as the Manchester train journey.

Here is a small timetable for getting to Hull from the 5 closest airports
rome2rio.com/how-to-get-to/Hull%20City%20of%20Kingston-upon-Hull

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]


It may well be, but Leeds has internal flights from Heathrow and Gatwick which are almost certain to have daily flights from/to Canada.

UK, Ireland / Best Airport to Land In the UK for a trip to Hull [23]

The closest international airport is Leeds. I don't think they have flights from Canada though, but they do have national flights from Heathrow and Gatwick. The latter are also well served by train (connections) to Hull, but to avoid long train rides, Manchester or Birmingham may be quicker.

Language / Find error in a Polish article [45]

You might have to give us more time:) In #3 should przez not be followed by the accusative case?

Language / Find error in a Polish article [45]

twórców horrorów looks a bit suspicious , is the grammar correct?

Language / Find error in a Polish article [45]

My Polish is rubbish as well:) I'm wondering if the "dwóch tygodni" is correct in this sentence?

Feedback / Problem with preview feature [5]


If you have installed any "add ons" to your browser in the last few days, try disabling them to see if it makes any difference.

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [183]


I would say "for me" is correct, and "with" just doesn't sound right. Maybe one of our English teachers on PF will give a proper answer soon.

Language / Mixed English Grammar Thread [183]


At first glance, it doesn't look right or sound right. Here is an old poem called "The world is too much for us" which may help to explain your query.

shmoop.com/world-is-too-much-with-us/lines-1-8-summary.html

Feedback / Edit post doesn't seem to work for me? [6]

is this the same computer you normally use, or a new one with Windows 8?

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]

I must say, they all look lovely. The closest thing we would probably have are wine bars or the tea rooms in some posh towns like Stratford on Avon or small villages which happen to have plenty of tourists.

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]


Not sure what you mean by no cafes like Poland. Do you mean a couple of people buy a coffee and then spend the next couple of hours chatting and staring at an empty cup? There are thousands of cafes in the UK but people generally just go to have something to eat and leave shortly after. Of course people do meet there also for a coffee and move on without spending hours there.

Most pubs will sell you a coffee nowadays and you can hang around for hours, without the fear of being thrown out for not buying anything else:)