History / Poland and Muslims (Tatars and others). [81]


And presumably for travelling in his time machine to place a birth announcement in the local newspaper in the state of Hawaii.


Some people should take a reality check.

History / Poland and Muslims (Tatars and others). [81]


The last one certainly did.

That video is a selection of carefully edited clips to make a point that isn't there.

For the first time in 8 years, the US has got a decent president. His religion is a personal matter for him, and it wouldn't matter even if he was a muslim. But he isn't.

History / Poland and Muslims (Tatars and others). [81]

I saw that video and it's trash. On the same level as those fruitcakes who say he wasn't born in the US.

Knowing something and liking it isn't the same as being it. I know and I like Jogobella, but I'm not sitting in the chiller cabinet at Marcpol.

History / Poland and Muslims (Tatars and others). [81]


He's not a muslim.

UK, Ireland / (Polish man murdered in Belfast) RIP Piotr Michna [53]

Looking at the UTV website, it looks like the person who killed him (also a Polish man) subsequently committed suicide.

A sad story indeed.

History / Polish hatred towards Jews... [1290]

Check it out on some dodgy website :-)))

History / Polish hatred towards Jews... [1290]


No.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]

Let religious believers do their religion among themselves. And I say good luck to them, and wish them no harm.

As long as they don't try to push their ideology down other people's throats.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]

One can't indeed be atheist in one place and christian/jewish/muslim/hindu/scientologist/buddhist in another. One can however respect the principle that religion is a private matter, and the workplace is not a place for it.

The EU as an entity is neither christian or any other religion. It is secular. Its citizens are free to believe in something or not. The EU does not interfere withthat.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


It isn't supposed to be religious. Just like the USA, where the separation of church and State is part of the constitution.

The EU guarantees freedom of belief, but is not, repeat, not, religious, or allied to any one religious viewpoint.

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]


No, and they would get pretty short shrift if they did.

To the original poster, who wants to forget he's British, it's worth remembering that the bad things that happened back home, and the things you don't like, you may well find here.

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]


Why not? You can't change the past.

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]

Some of us are very assimilated but still haven't lost our British identity. I almost never speak English in my home/personal life - most people around me either don't speak it at all or don't speak it with me, here in Poland, it would be hard to isolate oneself into an expat bubble.

But there's nothing wrong with holding on to your own identity and cherishing it. The British have never expected the Poles who've settled there to change their names, not eat Polish food, not observe Polish customs - why should the British who've settled in Poland behave differently?

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]


Amen!

I know some Americans who speak foreign languages rather well.

I also think they shouldn't be criticised that much in that respect. Their country has snow-capped mountains, green forests, desert and beaches. So they don't have the same impetus to travel - they've got such a huge and varied country to discover at home.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

angelbina000

bitch (as in lady dog) is 'suka'

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


In Poland, Poczta Polska also deliver money. I had some money sent through the system - it was a rebate from the Tax Office, in the days before they just transfered it to a bank account.

The Tax Office wrote my name by hand - a little unclearly. It isn't a complicated foreign name - I have a surname relatively common in Poland.

But would they give the cash to me? Would they heck. They said it must be a different person at the same address!

Still haven't got it

Travel / Mosques in Krakow? [131]

Warszawa

Hi!

I live in Warsaw and I'm neither a foreign student nor a Pole.

The mosque is in Sadyba, on ul. Wiertnicza, quite near where I was living when I wrote the post. I used to see the people going ther on Friday.

Here are three links to photos I found on the web: wilanow mosque

I hope that's useful :-)

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


Tyskie is certainly ok. I can't easily distinguish either. Królewskie in Warsaw is a bit cheaper than Tyskie and seems about the same. But 'Ciechan', which contains only water, malt and hops, is unpateurised, and costs the same, has real character.

They do a honey-flavoured and a dark beer, but the normal one with the green label is a revelation compared to the usual bland and chemical-tasting Polish fare.

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


If someone likes a restaurant or shop, they tell on average 3 people. If they hate it they tell 20.

And the number of posts isn't a fair indicator. Somebody writes the three reasons they love Poland, and a couple of people reply to say, that indeed yes, they like the same things. Somebody posts the three reasons they hate Poland and people are arguing for days about it.

Also a lot of people here are expats or immigrants. It would be rude to moan to their Polish friends, in-laws etc about Poland's shortcomings. So doing it here is a good alternative.


Why indeed. The filthy stuff is everywhere. I heard about a lady in Belgium who got so sick of it in her street that she bought some little Belgian flags, on cocktail sticks, and stuck one into each turd. Within a day her street was clean and the neighbours started to be more careful.

Polish flags are easy to find - it might work here, if anyone can face doing it.

Food / Home made fruit vodka from Poland [10]


That works too. And sounds good.

A few people suggested making the nalewka with fruit, letting it mature for a few weeks, straining it and then diluting it down with sugar syrup before leaving it for a couple of months. I tried it that way and the results were good.

Premixed fruit syrup could work well if there aren't any artificial ingredients, or the spirytus has been diluted first - or if it'd be drunk quite quickly after. It wouldn't be a good idea to dissolve something with food additives in 90% alcohol unless the recipe is tried and tested.

Banana sounds good - I might try some this year. A few banana nalewka recipes also include vanilla.

Real Estate / Neighbourhoods in Warsaw - how safe? [23]


You were attacked by Sir Cecil Rhodes and the British Expeditionary Force? Wow, how old are you?

I've never had any street crime problems in Britain, but side streets in Warsaw are best avoided at night.

Life / Is Poland a safe country for people of color? [241]


So you're an EU spokesman on cultural and ethnic integration are you?

Remember a lot of Europeans are people of colour.

History / Polish hatred towards Jews... [1290]


And very true.

Remember also that people in occupied countries didn't exactly have a huge range of choices.

Food / Home made fruit vodka from Poland [10]


These are a bit more Polish specific.

I made quite a lot last year. Remember that ones made with spirytus and then diluted down tend to turn out better than ones with vodka (Bimber works very well in a nalewka recipe), the fruit must be clean and dry, and do not, repeat not, use plastic bottles. That can be dangerous.

Jagoda and Wiśnia seem to work best. Coffee and (expensive) chocolate is less authentic but very good.

There are lots of recipes though and people often have their favourite.

edit:

I just saw Piorun's post, and it's very similar to one I made that really worked well, though everyone said to leave it in the dark, away from the sun. Worth trying, and I agree about the cherry stones.

Real Estate / Neighbourhoods in Warsaw - how safe? [23]

Very available rented housing, reasonable shops restaurants.

About 10 years ago Żoliborz was the place to find foreigners, Saska Kępa before that.

Real Estate / Neighbourhoods in Warsaw - how safe? [23]

bata_flai
The embassy district nice part of town and very safe. I lived there for five years and liked it.

One matter, the tram depot and ul Belska are quite a way from most embassies, so you're talking about quite a big part of Mokotów. A safe one though.

Food / Wanna buy Spiritus Krakow [28]

Every supermarket and off-licence has it.

Law / Wish to start an Indian Store in Poland [34]

There are plenty of shops in Warsaw selling Indian textiles, handicrafts etc.

Not sure who runs them (but a few of them look like the same chain) or how well they do/ Not cheap though.

Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]


Trust me, some people would.

Life / Animal Rights Movements in Poland [56]


There have been a couple of cases of thet, but generally, in villages, Dog Lard is much more expensive, up to 100zł a jar.

Apparently it's prized as a folk remedy for all sorts of ailments.

I rather hope it's intended for external use only!