The BEST Guide to POLAND
Unanswered  |  Archives 
 
 
User: Guest

Posts by kman67  

Joined: 8 Nov 2007 / Male ♂
Last Post: 10 Dec 2008
Threads: Total: 2 / Live: 0 / Archived: 2
Posts: Total: 79 / Live: 17 / Archived: 62
From: Hackettstown, NJ, USA
Speaks Polish?: No

Displayed posts: 17
sort: Latest first   Oldest first   |
kman67   
20 Nov 2008
Language / Is rosetta stone any good for learning Polish? [51]

I bought mine a couple years ago. The pictures were nothing to write home about, but you can still tell that a ball is a ball, an elephant is an elephant, etc.
kman67   
19 Nov 2008
Language / Is rosetta stone any good for learning Polish? [51]

Thats crazy..it was less than half that when I purchased it.

I agree. I paid much less myself. but searching through Rosetta Stone's website, it looks as if they made a module #3. I only have 1 and 2...
kman67   
18 Nov 2008
Language / Is rosetta stone any good for learning Polish? [51]

Hi Sophie, I actually posted something about Rosetta Stone earlier today. It's really good! I bought it about 6 months after I started dating my wife, who was originally from Poland.

You will need a microphone as it will grade your speech as well. Someone also just posted that it's gone up to 550 bucks, so you're going to have to swallow hard like I did when I bought mine....
kman67   
12 Nov 2008
Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]

I haven't had a problem with LOT. I flew Newark NJ - Warsaw, and I also flew LOT from Krakow - Munich and from Munich - Warsaw. Everyone was pleasant and professional. The flight attendants have always been attentive to my needs. Yeah the planes were a bit noisier, but that's OK. I've always had safe travels with LOT.

My only problem with LOT has always been the lack of order getting on and off a flight. Once the flight is announced, there is a mad crush of people trying to jam into the plane no matter how they try to board the thing.

I used to do a lot of international travel for my job as well as within the EU and within the US. I can honestly say that there are 2 airlines which are tied for last place in my book. Delta and American were the worst experiences I have ever had. I personally would rather bicycle to my destination than fly on Delta or American.
kman67   
24 Oct 2008
Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [512]

Me?

My Great Grandfather was Polish. But my more recent connection is my wife. She was born in Stalowa Wola and immigrated to the US when she was 18
kman67   
24 Oct 2008
USA, Canada / Where to buy Polish food in New Jersey? [157]

It depends on where you are in NJ. I've seen it at Piast in Garfield, at Koruna Meat Market on Van Houten Ave in Cifton, and at Wawel in Roselle Park
kman67   
29 Jan 2008
Love / I fancy a polish girl from my school! [139]

Maybe I read too far into it? Usually, I was only THAT shaken up by girls that I wanted to ask out. I was always Mr. Tongue-Tied. Don't know why... Even happened at 30+ years old when I finally met my wife and wanted to ask her out the first time.
kman67   
29 Jan 2008
Life / Polish dubbing in movies; why is it so that on polish television all the films are dubbed? [135]

The funny thing is it's the same voice for all the characters

I LOVE that guy!!!! I really don't understand any Polish except for some extremely basic things that I have begun to learn.

I married a woman who was originally from Poland. We bought a house and we have taken in her mother. So we need a satellite dish and we get 3 Polish channels (TVP is one of them).

I absolutely love that voice over guy. You could have a movie where a woman is pleading for her life and he reads all the lines in a monotone voice. It won't be as fun when I finally learn Polish.

And since I can't really understand, I make up my own storeis using some of the words i hear from the lecturn. When you say "Ja Panni", I always start a story about the Japanese.

There is one channel where the lecturn is more animated though.

Yeah no matter where the movie is from I prefer original language and subtitles in my language

That being said, I agree with Jones. When I lived in Europe and rented a German/French/Danish movie, I always preferred original language plus subtitles. My Danish never evolved to something I could understand at rapid fire pace. I'd always be on a 2 second delay and eventually get overwhelmed so movies in the theater that were in a language other than English were pretty much out for me.
kman67   
29 Jan 2008
Love / I fancy a polish girl from my school! [139]

It's tough for any guy to ask a girl out for the first time. Every guy here knows what's going through your head.

That being said, ask her tomorrow. If you don't, she might set up her own weekend plans and then you're boxed out for another week. And you give any other guy a chance to do what you want to do.

And don't look at the floor when you ask her!
kman67   
9 Jan 2008
Life / Poles are not racist [873]

I don't think that Poles are racist. However, I believe that Poles are a bit Xenophobic and Nationalistic. Everyone thinks their country/customs are best and make fun of other cultures. It happens all over. I lived in Denmark for a few years and traveled to clients all over the EU. Actually, it was a really interesting experience to see the hangups that everyone had.

Danes thought they were the best and every other culture was backwards. They hated Swedes and Germans. If you were drunk, they called you Swedish. They called Germans what translates into "sausage Germans", but no respectable Dane walked down a pedestrian zone without a hot dog in their hands. I thought that was funny. But those biases go back 400 years to when they were making war with each other. The Danes hated the Swedes because the Swedes declare dindependence in the 1600's, came across the water, beat the Danes and stole their crowned jewels. The Danes hate the GErmans because the Germans defeated them in the 1860's when the King of Denmark abdicated his throne and went to war with Prussia as the Prince of Schleswig Holstein.

The Spanish hate the Portuguese.

Germans don't like the Dutch.

The French don't like anyone.

Northern Italians hate the southern Italians.

Greeks hate Turks.

It goes on and on.

Unfortunately, we do not have that problem in America because we all know that everyone here is from somewhere else. I would prefer Xenophobia to what we actually have here. America truly has racism problem because every country and culture is represented here. There are more problems with the color of your skin than with the culture. Actually Ameicans like discovering other cultures (at least in my section of the country).

I am originally from the Bronx, NY. I can remember walking up the stairs in my apartment around dinnertime and the smells coming from the hallway. I used to smell tomato sauce from the Italian apartments, sauerkraut from the Germans/Ukrainians/Poles, curry from the Indians etc, peanut oil from the Chinese, etc. As a kid, we would eat in everyone's apartment and I loved the exposure to the various cultures.

Anyway, that was a bit long winded and rambling. Sorry about that.
kman67   
20 Dec 2007
USA, Canada / Where Polish in NJ live? [58]

There are a couple of towns in northern NJ. Clifton, Passaic, Garfield, Linden and Roselle come immediately to mind.
kman67   
16 Nov 2007
Love / Why do Polish women prefer foreigners for boyfriends and husbands? [418]

Maybe it is because we are more affectionate. I am American and my wife is from Poland. During my first trip to Poland and subsequent trips, the Polish women were all staring me down and smiling. I held hands with my wife (who was my girlfriend at the time), or had my arm around her. I noticed that the Polish men didn't do that with their wives/girlfriends...
kman67   
12 Nov 2007
USA, Canada / Where to buy Polish food in New Jersey? [157]

Wawel in Roselle is outstanding. It's on Raritan Road. The husband of a woman I work with owns the place, and it is through her that I met my Polish wife. Saturday mornings are the best there.
kman67   
12 Nov 2007
Food / Mother of all hangovers....Polish Beer! [71]

maybe they have to use more preservatives?

Absolutely no clue why they do it the way they do.

But I also agree with you regarding American beer. Stay away from the major manufacturers. Anheuser Busch, Coors, and Miller are all dishwater.

My friends and I graduated away from those places about 10 years ago and truly believe in the microbrewery revolution that happened here at that time. I highly recommend some experimentation in that area if you want a really good American brew.

If you can get some Pennsylvania or Vermont micro brewed beers out by you, I have some good suggestions. Unfortunately, we don't get any mid-western micro brews in the East, so I am at a loss as to what the better mid western micro brewers are.

Cheers,

Kman
kman67   
12 Nov 2007
Food / Mother of all hangovers....Polish Beer! [71]

Hi Sledz,

The beer definitely has a different taste in the US as compared with Poland. It's not as good in the US. All imported beer is brewed differently for the US market. I forget the reason why, but I believe it all has to do with te prohibition laws from 1933.

There are a bunch of popular imported beers in the US that I won't touch after having had them in their home countries. Bass and Heineken stand out in particular.
kman67   
12 Nov 2007
Food / Mother of all hangovers....Polish Beer! [71]

I have. Tyskie and Okocim do it to me every time. I've never had a problem with Zywiec (spelling?) though. I thought it was because the beers are brewed a bit differently for the US market, but Tyskie got me in Poland as well. Just 2 Tyskies gave me a nasty hangover.

Funny thing was that it was only the Pilseners that did it. Any of the darker beers (which I prefered anyway) went down without issue!