Finally moving to poland (Poznan)!

Matyjasz:

Well than, International Theatre Festival in Malta Poznań is the place to be. I will be present at The Police gig on 26 June, but Elvis Costello will play in Poznan at 28 June, so what do you say? Or mabe you are also thinking to see The Police? Or Sex Pistols in July?

kotikThreads: 4 Posts: 9 Joined: Apr 2, 08	Apr 30, 08, 13:32 / #
I just got the news that I am going to Poland for one year. In Poznań, I believe. I am so happy! I have been waiting for so long to do this! I am a young girl who dosen't know the language that well, but I will brush up before I leave. Does anyone have any advice or any useful information that I should know? thanks so much!

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 30, 08, 13:51 / #
Hi Kotik....i am a Brit that has been living and working in Poland for a few years...if there is anything i can help you with , just give me a shout......i am abit further north than you , but i know the Poznan area a bit....I waited a long time to be in Poland too , and despite some hard times...i am staying....

zionThreads: 20 Posts: 180 Joined: Dec 21, 07	Apr 30, 08, 13:55 / #
wildrover: nd despite some hard times...i am staying.... I am not had enough of this crap I am on my way out one month to go

kotikThreads: 4 Posts: 9 Joined: Apr 2, 08	Apr 30, 08, 14:01 / #
wildrover: if there is anything i can help you with , just give me a shout thanks a lot =) I will probably need as much help as i can get lol

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 30, 08, 14:10 / #
kotik: will probably need as much help as i can get I am a member of a motorcycle club based in Poznan....these people are my brothers , true friends i know i can count on if i need them....if you get stuck , i will send the boys round...i found it very hard in Poland untill i made some good friends...You have to be carefull of those who pretend to be friends for the wrong reasons , i met a few , but most Poles are good hearted people....

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Apr 30, 08, 14:10 / #
Hey, so maybe some kind of a meeting in poznan? Wildrover, kotik, Lukasz? Anyone? :)

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 30, 08, 14:12 / #
Matyjasz: meeting in poznan i am up for that....count me in....

kotikThreads: 4 Posts: 9 Joined: Apr 2, 08	Apr 30, 08, 14:15 / #
Matyjasz: meeting in poznan I wont be there until August. But I'll need to know some other English speakers too because my polish is horrible. Or russians...

paperscratcherThreads: - Posts: 7 Joined: Mar 26, 08	Apr 30, 08, 14:20 / #
I'm from Poznan, drop me a line if anything :)

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Apr 30, 08, 14:24 / #
wildrover: i am up for that....count me in.... Splendid. Do you like Elvis Costello and street theatre? kotik: I wont be there until August. But I'll need to know some other English speakers too because my polish is horrible. Or russians... Russian you say? I niet gawarit pa ruskaja język. :p After I brush up on my deutsch and start to learn some francois, the next foreign language I would like to learn the basics from would have to be Russian. We could always meet up in August. :)

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Apr 30, 08, 15:33 / #
wildrover: Not too bothered about the sex pestols , but the theatre and Elvis costello i would like to see....don,t spose you know where and when there is a Polish folk music festival.......????? The Malta festival will be from 23-28 June. As for Polish folk music, since the communists tried to use it for their purposes it's been generally in decline. Still, last year I've been to the Ethnosfera festival in Skierniewice and it was loads of fun. I will check for you whether it will take place again this year. PS: Being English and not liking the pistols. tsk tsk... :) kotik: yes, much easier. the hardest part would be learning the Cyrillic alphabet. polish and russian are very much alike from what I understand. Dear God, I forgot the Cyrilic alphabet. That will be quite a challange for moi. :)

mamayeThreads: 2 Posts: 40 Joined: Mar 31, 08	Apr 30, 08, 18:14 / #
so many of you around!:) kotik, feel free to ask about everything, i live here (poznan) and im polish, im also a guide, may be helpful;) and the meeting one day...git!;)

KaylynThreads: - Posts: 24 Joined: Apr 22, 08	Apr 30, 08, 20:43 / #
Aaah I'm going to Poznan this summer! End of July to mid August. I would looove to hit up some of those music festivals, especially The Police! Is it free?

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	May 1, 08, 03:55 / #
Kaylyn: Aaah I'm going to Poznan this summer! End of July to mid August. I would looove to hit up some of those music festivals, especially The Police! Is it free? Cali_in_Poznan: Holly ****, I live in Poznan have for almost 2 years. Please tell me more about these concerts. Are the Sex Pistols reforming? With Johnny Rotton? I am stoked!! Ohh dear, I caused quite a confusion here I must say. The Police will play on the 26 of June in Chorzów (unfortunately it is not free) while Sex Pistols are on the Opener Festival in Gdynia ( I think with Johnny). As for Poznań, I know that Nelly Furtado will play there on 11 of July. I guess this information won't be of any help for kotik and Kaylyn though. :(

kotikThreads: 4 Posts: 9 Joined: Apr 2, 08	Apr 30, 08, 14:34 / #
Matyjasz: Russian you say? I niet gawarit pa ruskaja język. :p After I brush up on my deutsch and start to learn some francois, the next foreign language I would like to learn the basics from would have to be Russian. We could always meet up in August. :) you should throw french out the window. russian is much more practical =)

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 30, 08, 14:39 / #
Yes i could be easily entertained by such things.... Matyjasz: Elvis Costello and street theatre

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1,786 Joined: Jul 20, 06	Edited by: Matyjasz Apr 30, 08, 14:57 / #
wildrover: Yes i could be easily entertained by such things.... Matyjasz: Elvis Costello and street theatre Well than, International Theatre Festival in Malta Poznań is the place to be. I will be present at The Police gig on 26 June, but Elvis Costello will play in Poznan at 28 June, so what do you say? Or mabe you are also thinking to see The Police? Or Sex Pistols in July? kotik: you should throw french out the window. russian is much more practical =) Both sound amazingly. But I guess because of all the slavic factor I would probably learn Russian easier than french. :) paperscratcher: I'm from Poznan, drop me a line if anything :) Malta festival? :)

kotikThreads: 4 Posts: 9 Joined: Apr 2, 08	Apr 30, 08, 15:00 / #
Matyjasz: But I guess because of all the slavic factor I would probably learn Russian easier than french. :) yes, much easier. the hardest part would be learning the Cyrillic alphabet. polish and russian are very much alike from what I understand.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 30, 08, 15:03 / #
Not too bothered about the sex pestols , but the theatre and Elvis costello i would like to see....don,t spose you know where and when there is a Polish folk music festival.......?????

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Apr 30, 08, 16:53 / #
Matyjasz: not liking the pistols. i guess i am a rock and roller.....prefer Bruce springsteen...but i like all kinds of music.....apart from jazz....whats that all about..????

kotikThreads: 4 Posts: 9 Joined: Apr 2, 08	Apr 30, 08, 21:25 / #
mamaye: i live here (poznan) and im polish, im also a guide, may be helpful;) Thanks so much! I'd love to meet up with some English speakers when I get there. My Polish is so bad =( but I will be taking classes when I get there in August.

Cali_in_PoznanThreads: 2 Posts: 16 Joined: Mar 11, 08	May 1, 08, 03:18 / #
Matyjasz: Well than, International Theatre Festival in Malta Poznań is the place to be. I will be present at The Police gig on 26 June, but Elvis Costello will play in Poznan at 28 June, so what do you say? Or mabe you are also thinking to see The Police? Or Sex Pistols in July? Holly ****, I live in Poznan have for almost 2 years. Please tell me more about these concerts. Are the Sex Pistols reforming? With Johnny Rotton? I am stoked!!

gloiosThreads: 15 Posts: 88 Joined: Jun 12, 07	May 1, 08, 07:58 / #
Anyone have any opinion on the Stare Miasto Hotel? Also - if I am only in town for one day/night what are the must places to check out and best places to eat.

mamayeThreads: 2 Posts: 40 Joined: Mar 31, 08	May 1, 08, 16:26 / #
hotel stare miasto - have no opinion, but checked;) - the description sounds ok, and the address is cool, close to stary browar and 10-15min to old market square. will it be your first time in poznan?

LukaszThreads: 73 Posts: 2,396 Joined: Sep 1, 07	Edited by: Lukasz May 6, 08, 06:40 / #
kotik: kotik I sepak some Russian and English ... if you need help PM me. Hey, so maybe some kind of a meeting in poznan? Wildrover, kotik, Lukasz? Anyone? :) of course yes

kotikThreads: 4 Posts: 9 Joined: Apr 2, 08	May 6, 08, 14:57 / #
Lukasz: if you need help PM me. thanks ill most definitley be needing it!

ambranitaThreads: - Posts: 2 Joined: May 10, 08	May 11, 08, 15:31 / #
Matyjasz: Anyone have any opinion on the Stare Miasto Hotel? well,I lived just next to it.It's perfectly situated but be careful when u try to get back home at night.It may be dangerous cos of a few groups of people just standind in old buildings' gates.Just walk straight to the hotel :D no discussion with them :D I hope I don't sound so scary!I was living there for a year n nothing had happend to me :) Matyjasz: Also - if I am only in town for one day/night what are the must places to check out and best places to eat. it depends what u like :) I live on the market square so I know a bit.Just text back what kind of music u like n I try to help :)

MakdaamThreads: - Posts: 34 Joined: Mar 7, 08	May 21, 08, 12:35 / #
How could I miss this thread? Count me in on the meeting.