CHRISTMAS ALONE FOR AN ENGLISHMAN IN POLAND

Do the forum members have any suggestions as to what an Englishman all sad and alone in Poland at Christmas time can do (other than hang himself) in order to have a bit of cheer at this festive time , i don,t have much money , and have no family in Poland ....... I am meeting an English couple in Poland around new year , and also meeting a half Polish girl for a beer sometime ( both of whom i met on this forum ) but other than that i am alone.... sad ain,t it.....

Perhaps you and the half Polish girl will hit it off...

Try to enjoy the traditions there! If that doesn't work, just think about the exciting things you are missing out on (family disputes, people falling asleep after dinner, bad gifts, uncomfortable conversations with family members, and opps that gift you forgot for someone who you really meant to buy for!).... If that doesn't make you feel better, perhaps a good warm beer with some raspberry added will help make the holiday a bit brighter!

Good luck and Merry Christmas!

Aaah holidays alone suck..... Maybe you can watch Merry Christmas mr. Bean to get a bit happier? :-)
Anyway I think you should get yourself a nice haircut for the hollidayz. No too long, just a bit more decent. And maybe a nice shirt and jacket. Polish women like men to be dressed well and not too wild I think..... :-)
I wish you a merry little Christmas in advance! :-)

 

Its wonderfull she is half Polish , but the other half is from Manchester..! As a yorkshireman i wouldn,t be able to get involved with a Lancastrian , they would make me give my flat cap back , and i would be barred from Yorkshire forever , she does sound nice tho , and the thought of meeting her does make me smile lots.....

Traditionally every Polish family has a set of dishes prepared for a stranger visiting on the Xmas Eve (a seat, a plate etc.), I never had to try it, and actually none of my friends and family had such a visitor ever, but maybe you should visit someone and see if this tradition is still alive :)

You won't be alone, you have your cats

I've done Christmas on my own and it's brilliant.....you haven't got to slave away in the kitchen producing a traditional Christmas meal, you just put your feet up, eat crap and get to drink all the booze yourself

Hey again dude, you're a good lad so get out there and let that personality of yours loose on those unsuspecting Polish girls :o)

Wish I could have a drink and a natter with you over Christmas... but maybe sometime eh?

oh well life in POland what a wonderful place to live

Pull a cracker?

Log on to PF and start a cyber party?

Just put on a Leonard Cohen album - no matter how down you feel it will make you realise there is someone in the world more depressed than you

Everyone PM Wildrover

I have done already Daisy... he's a real good guy !

 

;-)

I meant on Christmas day

oops :o/ sorry i misunderstood.

grab some beers, chill out watch some TV.

Go out meet some people have fun!

I was in the same situation last year. Just be optimistic and enjoy the break!

Hope you find something....

You should go to the midnight mass , just go to any church , it will be full of ppl on the 24 th December

the master of many guises makes a wonderful contribution yet again .....

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sorry I just had to say that will try be more positive from now on but will not ingnore facts !

he'll be so busy reading the PMs we're all going to send him, it'll be new years day before he knows it



a twat by any name is still a twat

is you dad here also ???

Thank you for all the nice messages , its nice to have friends on the internet , actually i do have many friends here in Poland , but i don,t like to intrude on them at Christmas , it should be a time for families....i was invited to a good friends last Christmas , but i don,t want them to feel obliged to look after me this year as well.......

don't tell me your dad's bigger than my dad

Why not have your own house party? Your very intelligent. Keep thinking positive. I had the same problems. Happy Holidays!!!!!

Have you thought about volunteering with some charitable organisation to help them over the Christmas holidays?
Or, if there aren’t any needy organisations around and if no dinner invitations are forthcoming – why not buy yourself a Polish cookbook, learn to prepare Christmas Eve dinner Polish style and treat yourself to a fabulous meal with all the trimmings, candles etc. etc. etc – and perhaps there is some other English person with nowhere to go whom you could invite?
Of course, in that way you’d be missing all the fun family rows, screaming children, grumpy teenagers, upset aunties, inevitable war reminiscences etc. so it wouldn’t be a very traditional Christmas, but I’m sure it would be very enjoyable all the same – and you could have that extra glass of wine because you’d not have to worry about getting home (in the freezing cold – consider!) after all the festivities.

Its not a time to be alone, your friends who invited you last year would be upset if they thought you were on your own, trust me you wont be imposing, the more the merrier...whilst xmas day can drive me mad with kids, brothers, sisters, cusins, parents, aunts, uncles, I wouldnt change it for the world...and if I thought someone was spending that special day on their own and I knew them, for sure they'd have an invite...

EEEK , thats how i wound up in Poland in the first place , bringing truck loads of stuff to a kids home near Lobez.....but its an idea tho....might actually do that....I guess my friends would be upset Shelly if thet knew i was on my own , maybe i do too good a job of pretending i am doing ok alone here.....

Think of the neighbour who was most likely the Burgler. You could go see if you can find any of your stuff :-)

But seriously, if there has been an offer, take them up on it. Don't forget to be a gracious guest and bring a little something for the host.

I think you should go visit your friends over Xmas, whether it is on the 24th or another day..if they are good friends they will be happy to see you whenever you arrive. It sounds like you live in an isolated place, so obviously you must like some kind of solitude, but Xmas can be a lonely time of year, so get out and go to church, shops, anywhere where there are people.