Trying to get the hang of Warsaw

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Apr 17, 11, 23:22 #1

I'm trying to get to grips with this city - so much is hidden away.
I'm here until the 21st of April but will be back to live in May.
I don't know anyone here and would like to meet someone who knows the city and has a bit of knowledge to share about various things such as the job market for English speakers, social culture, housing, places to meet people, places to learn polish.
I've used most of the guides, visited many bars, museums etc and covered at least 50 kilometres on foot - mainly due to getting lost and refusing to use public transport in case I end up in Białystok.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thankyou.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Apr 17, 11, 23:26 #2
Welcome to Poland Mr Putin....Hows the weather in Moscow....?

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Apr 17, 11, 23:30 #3

Vladputin:

don't know anyone here and would like to meet someone who knows the city and has a bit of knowledge to share about various things such as the job market for English speakers, social culture, housing, places to meet people, places to learn polish

Go to the http://www.warsawtortillafactory.pl/ between 6.30 and 9.30 pm all the bar flies are Brits, they will be forming a line to give you advice.

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Apr 17, 11, 23:35 #4
warszawski: Go to the http://www.warsawtortillafactory.pl/ between 6.30 and 9.30 pm all the bar flies are Brits, they will be forming a line to give you advice. What he said.

VladputinThreads: 2 Posts: 1 Joined: Apr 17, 11 ♂	Apr 18, 11, 17:14 #5
Thankyou both for your help. Very much appreciated... The weather in Moscow is worse than Warsaw..

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Apr 18, 11, 23:52 #6
Vladputin: The weather in Moscow is worse than Warsaw.. Dam right.... only a few days ago it was still snowing....!

NewNoob	Apr 19, 11, 05:55 #7
Merged thread: Where do expats/foreigners hang out in Warsaw? Hi I'm gonna move to Warsaw and wondering if there are cool places that you can meet other expats to hang out. Is there a website for expats etc. I thank you all for serious feebacks!

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Apr 21, 11, 08:47 #8

NewNoob:

cool places that you can meet other expats to hang out. Is there a website for expats etc.

Sure there are, and plenty of them. englishpresence.com is useful for finding English-speaking expats. I recently found that forum, bringing my list up to 6.

If you have a central interest or hobby, it gets even easier to find other expats with the same interest as you. People with similar interests tend to create a more cohesive group rather than old barflies, IMHO.

If you are interested in tabletop role-playing games, we have a group that meets twice a month and we plan a movie night next month. We have a core group of 10 expats who play, plus their expat/Polish spouses. We're always open to more people.

The best part about focussing on shared interests is the avoidance of talking scripts. A shared interest makes the interest the focus of conversation rather than sharing personal details with strangers. In time, people will get to know you and you will get to know them through your shared focus.

coolture	Apr 27, 11, 21:42 #9
warsawerasmuscoolture.blogspot.com-here you can see what interesting,cultural things are happening in Warsaw for English speakers!During these events you can meet people,and on Mondays in Obiekt Znaleziony-plac Małachowskiego 3 at 7pm or 8pm there is a tandem evening,where you can exchange the knowledge of one language for another.

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