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Posts by lowfunk99  

Joined: 7 Jan 2008 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 27 Jul 2018
Threads: Total: 10 / Live: 2 / Archived: 8
Posts: Total: 397 / Live: 199 / Archived: 198 		From: USA, Detroit
Speaks Polish?: beginner
Interests: Playing music, working out, reading, learning about my culture, trying to figure out how to keep my lady friend from going back to Poland!

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lowfunk99   
24 Dec 2009
Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]

We don't have farm raised carp in the US like it is in Europe. Thats why Its much better to eat over there. I tried it and did not like it. It wasn't bad but it wasn't that good, at least to my taste.

Carp was imported into the US back in the 1800's as a game fish.
lowfunk99   
14 Jan 2010
Food / Burgers, why not in Poland? [54]

I could never find good groud beef in Poland.

Ground pork, yes.

Ground beef and pork, yes.

None of the markets had it where I was.

Most of the natives thought beef was unsafe.
lowfunk99   
15 Jan 2010
Language / Pronunciation of "lepiej" [13]

It depends on if they are regular or irregular.

Swan has a new book out that tells a lot about it.
lowfunk99   
17 Jan 2010
Language / Anglos don't distinguish kasza from Kasia? [22]

Just imagine this: "Prosię postawić szę na moim miejscu" :-D

("proszę" - please; "prosię" - a little, young pig)

Its funny you say this because I was walking around saying little pig instead of please.
lowfunk99   
17 Jan 2010
Food / Polish Pizza !! The best in the world? [329]

Da Grasso opened here recently and they make very good pizza

What I liked is they gave you pizza sauce instead of katchup.
lowfunk99   
27 Jan 2010
Food / Polish Beer Recipes [39]

There are a few brewing books that have Polish beer in them. Look on amazon.com.
lowfunk99   
27 Jan 2010
USA, Canada / My wife wants to return to Poland...but I want to stay in the US [155]

I would make the best decision for yourself and your family. I followed my gf to Poland and I never regretted it at all. Money is not the end all be all in life. I would rather be poor and happy then rich and suffering.
lowfunk99   
7 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / Sending money to Poland from the USA? [48]

Its much cheaper to do it from the US then Poland.

When I was sending money back to the US it would have been about double to do a bank to bank wire because both the sending and receiving bank charge.
lowfunk99   
10 Feb 2010
Work / An Australian girl living in Poland: Residence permit, please help! [44]

It depends on when you put in for your permit and papers. If you applied before the first half of your 90 days was over you are supposed to be able to stay. Since you received your paperwork why do you have to leave?

I would call the Polish embassy in the country you are from and ask them.
lowfunk99   
10 Feb 2010
Work / An Australian girl living in Poland: Residence permit, please help! [44]

But I'm hearing mumurings that they can (but this doesn't mean they will) legalise an illegal stay if there's exceptional circumstances

No one wants to make a decision that they could get in trouble for. It's much easier to say no.
lowfunk99   
4 Mar 2010
Language / Pimsleur's Polish Lessons [38]

Does anyone have a copy of Michel Thomas Polish Advanced they can send me?
lowfunk99   
8 Mar 2010
Work / Teaching English in Krakow -- how to find students? [52]

I think CELTA is the way to go. DELTA is aimed at people that want to be school directors. I think you have to have CELTA and a few years teaching experience before you can take DELTA. I took it at IH-Wrocław and recommend it.
lowfunk99   
10 Mar 2010
Law / The 'Secret' of Poland's Economic Success [83]

I think the main reason is Poland does not have easy credit and financing. In the US and many other western countries they gave credit to people who should not have received it. It was a system that worked as long as there was growth. Plus like the above poster stated other countries have gotten away from manufacturing. We have the worst economy in the US where I live. I have not been able to find work since I have returned from Poland.