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ignorant K*nt	Nov 21, 08, 06:44 / #
After tolerating rude people for a year. I have now changed tack. I have begun hitting people who are rude. This works fantastically as I immediately feel better and the rude person immediately becomes much more polite and apologetic. I am adjusting quite well and the most exciting thing is I am beginning to speak half decent polish and understand the majority of things spoken around me.

hu_manThreads: 8 Posts: 155 Joined: Jan 8, 08	Nov 23, 08, 19:08 / #
cool .. serious.. i am really starting to get the language it took me a long time.. i work in a company where we all speak english so its easy but i really am starting to get it :) i hope you are enjoying yourself as much as i am..

figsdfThreads: - Posts: 3 Joined: Nov 30, 08	Nov 30, 08, 01:25 / #
Any Chinese living in Poland? I'm Chinese myself thinking to move to Poland. Thanks Ping

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Dec 1, 08, 07:03 / #
figsdf: Ping I hope Ping keeps themselves clean....otherwise there would be a Ping Pong.....sorry could not help that....

KilklineThreads: 3 Posts: 894 Joined: Jul 23, 07	Dec 2, 08, 10:31 / #
wildrover: I hope Ping keeps themselves clean....otherwise there would be a Ping Pong.....sorry could not help that.... A ping pong pun!

Loesje	Oct 16, 09, 13:31 / #
Poland is fine.. Untill you are gay... :):) And unless you are bothered by rude people in shops/street

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Oct 16, 09, 14:59 / #
Surely lesbians don't get such a bad rap. Sodomy is the thing that Catholics have a bee in their bonnet about. Belgium is far more liberal and understanding. I also knew a Belgian bisexual.

DeiseajThreads: 1 Posts: 10 Joined: Oct 1, 09	Oct 25, 09, 14:46 / #
Hi Dave!! 'm sure this is a bit late but USIT and prob others offer a weekend / week long TEFL course at home. you might be able to do it over christmas if you're already in Poland. its worth having it I moved here in Sepember this year and so far I love it. I'm lucky in that my boss is an angel, so insurance numbers etc are all organised for me, she even deals with my landlord, I've never even met him!! its a lo different to home, I will admit that, but then again, I worked in Dunnes Stores for a year, I'm used to being surruned by people speaking Polish all day lol. I've been taking Polish lessons (organised by my boss again gotta love her) for a few weeks, and this is a smallish town, so people are amused by my lack of Polish rather than annoyed by it, as people would react to a lack of English in Ireland. I work in a private school, and the younger students get a kick out of teaching me random polish words and my mangled pronunciation. they are starting to get wary of how much I understand though... shot themselves in the foot there! I havnt got a bank account so far. Im not brave enough to chance it! maybe this month when I get paid. Same with a mobile phone. I'm using my Irish number. ts hard to make friends though, which I hadn't really thought about before I got here. luckly I like my own company and I brought all my Killnaskully and two pints DVD's!!! if anyone can lay their hands on some salk and viniger tayto / hunky Dorys even walkers or a can of Bumers, I'll swap you 40 barrys teabags!!!

confedfin	Oct 31, 09, 18:36 / #
Poles hate indians. Indians are dirty, they steal and they are like *******. They are not welcome here. I am a Pole.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Oct 31, 09, 18:42 / #
Poles don't steal? Some Poles aren't dirty? I met an Indian and he was made to feel welcome by some here but doesn't the lack of welcoming say more about the host than the guest?

gutted	Nov 2, 09, 13:43 / #
Now rolling into my third year in Polska. I have been a stawart defender of Polish people, however, that naive attitude has evaporated. The majority of Polish people are: 1) Mean 2) jealous 3) Insecure 4)Petty 5)Ignorant 6) poorly educated 7) Think only of themselves and fck everyone else. They are not good people. Despite having property here and being married to a Pole, with a large an decent group of friends, I'm seriously beginning o question if stay here sucha smart idea. I think Poland should be returned to the Germans so they can't beat it back into shape. This country couldn't organize a two car parade. Remember whenever you go into business with a Pole, just be aware they are just waiting for their chance to f8ck you. Not only has this happened to myself but I have many horror stories from other expats. The sickening thing is the arrongant way these cnts conduct themself. There was brain drain all the decent Poles got the hell out of the country, just leaving the sh1t. And before people start rallying to th Polish defences, unless you live in Poland, dn't comment.

frdThreads: 8 Posts: 1,956 Joined: Feb 3, 09	Edited by: frd Nov 2, 09, 15:55 / #
confedfin: Poles hate indians. Indians are dirty, they steal and they are like *******. They are not welcome here. I am a Pole. Speak for yourself parochial git. gutted: gutted Generalising at its finest. Wasted a minute of my life reading your driveling..

scottie1113Threads: 11 Posts: 873 Joined: Mar 13, 07	Nov 2, 09, 20:51 / #
gutted: The majority of Polish people are: 1) Mean 2) jealous 3) Insecure 4)Petty 5)Ignorant 6) poorly educated 7) Think only of themselves and f*ck everyone else. They are not good people. Not the ones I know, and certainly not the majority. In fact, in my experience they're exactly the opposite. So if Poles are so bad, why do you continue to live here?

gutted	Nov 2, 09, 22:09 / #
Good bloody question. I'm still here because I won't let the bastards grind me down. Because change is possible.

bolekThreads: 10 Posts: 369 Joined: Sep 13, 08	Nov 2, 09, 23:53 / #
gutted: The majority of Polish people are: 1) Mean 2) jealous 3) Insecure 4)Petty 5)Ignorant 6) poorly educated 7) Think only of themselves and f*ck everyone else. I think most people in any country would fit that mould, I from my own experience can say do business with polish people is a experience and a half, one example tell a pole selling a house that prices have come down, da!!! no no prices will increase 50% next year..

cmangan	Nov 3, 09, 15:26 / #
gutted, i come from Ireland and am here 8 months. what you have said can be applied to any western culture. 1) Mean. Just 'cause they won't pay any price like we do in west? 2) jealous - what is everyone in west at with the property boom. keeping up with the neighbours, spending money they don't have. 3) Insecure - see above 4)Petty - see above 5)Ignorant - ignorance is a lack of knowledge or understanding, i take it you mean rude. You find rude people everywhere. tackle it if it upsets you. Had a problem with a rude staff member in Real yesterday, spoke to manager and was very satisfied leaving. Have done this in Ireland too. 6) poorly educated - Bulls"it. Poles very well educated. A phd Doctor friend of mine working in Berkley has been told by his head of school they accept eastern european graduates first because they are the best educated. Continious assessment not used here. 7) Think only of themselves and f*ck everyone else. How do I respond to that? If you feel that strongly about a place maybe you should leave. Its far from perfect here but neither is Ireland, the USA or the UK where I've lived before. You mention you have many friends here but how can you then make these comments about your 'friends'

Honest GeorgeThreads: 2 Posts: 121 Joined: Nov 12, 09	Nov 12, 09, 17:43 / #
This guys got a valid point here and the sooner the Polish people admit this, the better. As an outsider I can relate to his grievances. The problem with Polish people is that they are highly strung and easily offended, they are patriotic and leap to the defence of their countrymen. I could write a book on this topic, but whats the point when these patriots know better. To give just one example of ignorance, I,ve had Polish people tell me to my face that they spoke and understood the English language and grammar better than me. Poles should be more humble and realize that they are not the best at everything, but just a small part of the same world in which we all live. Please ponder but dont reply, as I have,nt the time, as I mentioned to write a book on this topic.

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09	Nov 12, 09, 20:38 / #
What people think of a country depends on where he/she is, and which people he/she meets. Some Poles are great - some are idiots.

bolekThreads: 10 Posts: 369 Joined: Sep 13, 08	Nov 12, 09, 23:22 / #
Honest George: Please ponder but dont reply, as I have,nt the time, as I mentioned to write a book on this topic. Its seems you have had a bad experience in Poland George, do you want to talk about it?

MareGaeaThreads: 45 Posts: 5,527 Joined: Feb 6, 08	Nov 12, 09, 23:47 / #
Honest George Honest George? Hm, I don't think I will ever buy a secondhand car from you which has "only been used by an old lady to drive to church". :)) >^..^< M-G (sounds like a market vendor name, actually)

IRELAND EXILE	Nov 19, 09, 17:11 / #
david advice on job agencies in wroclaw would be helpful. paul

KzooThreads: 2 Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 14, 09	Nov 19, 09, 17:31 / #
I moved here from Spain last year, so I guess I fall into the "phase 1" category. I´ve had no problems at all. I found a job at a private school using the internet, while I still was in Spain. Lublin is a pretty standard city. People are very nice to me and most ppl speak English, or they try at least...that´s smth I really appreciate. I´m learning Polish, but that´s such a slow process. I find Polish language really hard to learn (I read somewhere that it is considered the 8th most difficult language). I earned more in Spain, but the prices of basic stuff such as food, restaurants or partying are proportioned to my salary. Buying consumer electronics can become a problem with the low salaries in Poland, coz they are about the same price as everywhere else. Actually I don´t understand how Poles can afford a laptop, a car, o even gas for the car. So, a very nice experience here for the moment. I just miss the Spanish sun and the warm temperatures...money can´t buy.

dhrynioThreads: 4 Posts: 52 Joined: Jun 8, 08	Dec 21, 09, 11:24 / #
Wow gutted...pretty harsh. Such generalizations show a huge lack of character. Those things can be said of any country. And as for saying that no one should comment unless they live here...well I do and have for 6+ years. I do see those things in some Polish people, mainly in cities in the younger crowd. But that is not true for the whole country.I live in a small city and while many do fall under that categoy there are just as many who are disgusted by their won countrymen who behave in such a way. I could say the exact same about my fellow Americans.

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07	Dec 21, 09, 12:18 / #
Honest George You get such people everywhere, every country. Having said that, Poland has more than its fair share of very extremely nasty people. Fortunately they are quite easy to deal with. Humour (not the self-deprecating kind) helps a lot. But with time, people who move here settle into a comfort zone, away from such people.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09	Dec 21, 09, 16:06 / #
gutted: Now rolling into my third year in Polska. Just out of curiosity, do you speak polish?

blah	Dec 27, 09, 22:01 / #
hi,im new to this website,i fell in love with a polish man,who came back to scotland with me,im 20 years old,he is trying to be brave and happy,but he misses his family very much,i love my family,although he has asked me to move to poland with him,i went to poland for a week,rather lyked it,but dont wana make a rash decision,any suggestions to weather i could live,work be happy?

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07	Dec 27, 09, 23:58 / #
blah blah: any suggestions to weather i could live,work be happy? That depends on you...some people make it here...some dont...If you get good support from your boyfriend and his family there is no reason why you can,t make a good life here....You are only young , you can do anything , try it for a few months , but don,t burn too many bridges in case it does not work out....

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