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A suitable birthday gift for a Polish lady?



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Edited by: logmaster   Dec 21, 09, 16:55 /  #
i have a female friend in wroclaw. as she told me, her birthday (or namesday?) is in next month. i would like to post her some gift.
she is between 28-31, married, has a child.

just as someone mentioned in the previous thread about expensive gift, i have no idea what is suitable. a painting, toys, chocolate?
and what do you write in the card? just happy birthday?

what is the average income for a high school teacher in wroclaw?

thanks so much.

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  Dec 21, 09, 18:17 /  #
birthday is different than a nameday

as for the gift, i personally enjoy chocolate on my nameday or birthday, always a winner. books work too..

high school teacher in wroclaw starts off at about 1800 a month before taxes.
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  Dec 21, 09, 18:28 /  #
thank you, convex.

is 1800 zlt a month under median income?

then, could a gift around 200 be a normal one? that does not make my friend be embarrassed?
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  Dec 21, 09, 19:41 /  #
One gift idea that's a little different but quite good considering most polish wear slippers is Snug-Bugs leather slippers - www.snug-bugs.pl

And yes... happy to declare I do have an interest in it as a business.

What is your relationship to her? Is it strictly a friendship or possibly more? 200zl is probably quite high for just a friend, even 100zl may be at the top end but depends on how close and the relationship.

Name day or birthday certainly affects what you write in a card.

1800zl (in the hand) is a little below a typical wage but not a lot. Probably around what I would expect for a high school teacher though.
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  Dec 21, 09, 19:46 /  #
I once showed the titles of the threads on this forum to a Polish friend and he doesn't understand why some people think that Poles are not common humans that would like a gift that any other human would also dig.

A good birthday gift for an American woman is as suitable for a Polish one. Stop being so hillbillish!
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  Dec 21, 09, 20:17 /  #
DavidT:
1800zl (in the hand) is a little below a typical wage but not a lot. Probably around what I would expect for a high school teacher though.

In Wroclaw, public school teachers start off at 1800 a month before taxes. Yea, it's pretty low. It's still better than what train drivers...and tram and bus drivers make.

BrutalButcher:
A good birthday gift for an American woman is as suitable for a Polish one. Stop being so hillbillish!

amen.

only thing is, a lavish gift to a married woman from a foreign guy might cause a bit of tension...
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  Dec 21, 09, 21:28 /  #
convex

She is married? :W
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  Dec 21, 09, 22:22 /  #
How about just a Birthday Suit? :)
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  Dec 21, 09, 22:32 /  #
Chocolate and on a card wishes either formal or informal.
logmaster:
then, could a gift around 200 be a normal one? that does not make my friend be embarrassed?

Unless she's a very close friend/potential romatic interest try and stay within 50zl, chocolates and a card with wishes are enough in such a case.

I generally stick to chocolades, unless its family or close friends or my ex to whom i send a wet condom every year.
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  Dec 21, 09, 22:37 /  #
Buy her as much beer as you can and then promise her a better life in your Western country. Any Polish girl digs that.
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  Dec 21, 09, 22:58 /  #
Pienadze.She always knows better how to spend them.
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  Dec 22, 09, 00:53 /  #
logmaster:
she is between 28-31, married, has a child.

logmaster:
then, could a gift around 200 be a normal one?

a card and nothing more.
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  Dec 22, 09, 11:17 /  #
thanks all for advice and comments.
we are good friends, in normal mode and the gift is for a greeting.

i would like to learn more about polska.
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  Dec 22, 09, 11:27 /  #
send her sth typical for your country and culture.
once I got a Van Morrison CD from a friend from Ireland.
hated it, but he was excused. :-D
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  Dec 28, 09, 03:11 /  #
BrutalButcher:
Buy her as much beer as you can and then promise her a better life in your Western country. Any Polish girl digs that.

I love this forum more and more with every second spent here... I could say someone pays you guys to say things like that... Are you so bittered because some Polish chick rejected you and chose someone with more beer and a better or more western country???

As to gifts: 50 zł should be the up boarder. Ideas: book, cd, simple earrings, box of chocolates, art stuff (small sculpture, photo frame, candle, aroma diffuser, etc.)
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  Dec 28, 09, 04:07 /  #
ooshak:
I love this forum more and more with every second spent here

Me too, trust me.

ooshak:
I could say someone pays you guys to say things like that.

Sadly ,not. I am as poor now as on the day I joined this forum to spam it.

ooshak:
Are you so bittered because some Polish chick rejected you and chose someone with more beer and a better or more western country???

Considering that I have never been with a Polish girl ,I couldn´t have possibly lived that situation.

Fail.
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  Dec 28, 09, 17:13 /  #
BrutalButcher:
Considering that I have never been with a Polish girl ,I couldn´t have possibly lived that situation.

so what makes you call ALL Polish girls golddiggers?

BrutalButcher:
Fail.

accepted
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Edited by: southern   Dec 28, 09, 17:27 /  #
50 zl?Ooshak how many polish gfs have you had?
If it were for 50 zloty I would carry 10 polish girls with me.
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  Dec 28, 09, 17:36 /  #
ooshak:
so what makes you call ALL Polish girls golddiggers?

I didn´t say all were. But hey, most humans are gold diggers.
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  Dec 28, 09, 17:36 /  #
przelotem:
once I got a Van Morrison CD from a friend from Ireland.
hated it,

May a thousand camels fall from the sky upon you. Van is the man;)
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Edited by: ooshak   Dec 28, 09, 17:37 /  #
southern:
If it were for 50 zloty I would carry 10 polish girls with me

so a book or cd isn't enough? what will happen? she will not stay with you cause you're too cheap? seriously?
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  Dec 28, 09, 17:48 /  #
ooshak:
so a book or cd isn't enough? what will happen? she will not stay with you cause you're too cheap? seriously?

WHo cares about southern.

By the way, how old are you?
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Edited by: ooshak   Dec 28, 09, 18:38 /  #
BrutalButcher:
I didn´t say all were

YES, you did:
BrutalButcher:
Any Polish girl digs that.

BrutalButcher:
By the way, how old are you?

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Edited by: BrutalButcher   Dec 28, 09, 18:55 /  #
ooshak:
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Damn!

By the way, when I said that any Polish girl could "dig" a money gift, it doesn´t mean they are golddiggers( No pun intended). It means that they could LIKE It...you know...dig...like...heh.
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  Dec 28, 09, 18:59 /  #
hehehehehe
ok ok

BrutalButcher:
Damn!

further explanation please ;)
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  Dec 28, 09, 19:01 /  #
ooshak

*blushes*

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