What are your 10 fave things about Poland? And 10 least favourite?

Just so you know Poland is a catholic country (Pope John Paul the II was Polish) so its no surprise there are so many churches and yes u are being very biased which is quite offensive and distrubing. Polish girls are the most intelligent people who have morals through the teachings of the church so NO there not fake little dolls that have no personality. Warsaw is a beautiful place because its very old which gives us an idea of how things were many hundreds of years back. Just because the place is not reconstructed and all preety doesnt mean ****. Poland was invaded and was controlled by Russia and because of that Poland was very poor and unable to develope as an independent country and it has only just gotten the chance to progress. However, there are dramatic changes and I really do believe that Poland will become a very popular tuorist attraction. So when you talk about all these pointless cons you have about Poland and the people in it I strongly advise for you to get your facts straight and write something sensible.

Hi. What is this?

My only least favourite thing is the UHT milk. but I am sure I could get used to it given time!

Polish women are very beautiful,Polish men and women are hard working,intelligent and are great to have as friends.(TRUE FRIENDS)
Polish people are honest,caring and heart warming,have a great sense of humour.
i have the honour of having Polish friends.I love and respect them dearly ,all of my Polish friends i thank you for bieng my friend.

Those wax paper napkins that they artistically put in the holder so they all fall out when you go to use one to smear the little sauce you got on your face all over your face.

.. holy smokes, this one is hysterical.

I wonder what 'hood Arrgghh is hanging out in :)
And, please - hands off from a Polish granny. There is no better one. Anywhere.

True if she is your Granny. if she isn't and its between you and Babcia fighting for a spot in line, watch your balls! Everybody knows Babcia plays dirty. comes from those years under communism waiting in line for toilet paper and ocet.

Yeah...I guess, but she did it for her 'wnusias" and that's what counts.

Fair enough Eurola, Fair enough.

Against:
1. Thin plastic bags from shops
2. Dog pooh
3. Stamps
4. Offices
5. Cues
6. Estate agents
7. Deception
8. No downloadable forms
9. Rudeness


For:
1. Fresh food
2. Family values
3. Weather
4. Roads (its certainly not boring)
5. Property
6. Beer
7. Rynek's/Stare miastos's
8. Making money

The same in Glasgow. You got to be careful where you're going.

Do you like Polish weather ? I thought it's hated.

Nooo - I want them to become German-like :)

1) Gave me my love
2) Food
3) Alcohol
4) Cycling Routes
5) Some taxi drivers (funny)
6) Pudzian
7) The beer gardens in summer
8) The beauty
9) It has Tesco
10) The ruggedness and practicality of the people

1) The vanity of the women
2) The endless waiting in queues
3) The pessimism
4) The meathead mentality
5) The apathy
6) The excessive bureaucracy
7) Little kids asking for money
8) The constant boasting about their bread
9) Cheeseburgers with more cabbage than cheese
10) The needless moaning and hypochondria

Just a few observations

This I've never heard of...
what the heck is a beer garden?


LOL sooooooo true! Almost everyone over 50 is taking about 80 different pills a day and is complaining about being at deaths door.


Poland has got to have the most resourceful usages for cabbage :)

mine:
love
1. moja babcia
2. food
3. sunsets
4. fresh air
5. childhood memories
6. the people
7. śmietankowe lody
8. fresh kompot
9. soft blankets
10. goosefeather pillows
11. bonus: going on a fura ride

hate:
1. lineups
2. rainy weather
3. the roads
4. milk fresh from the udder
5. rampant gossiping
6. the people (love some, hate some)
7. flaki soup
8. cow dung in the country
9. Piersza Miłosć (especially the guy that plays Artur - he looks like a rat)
10. my version of the language (I wish I was better at it)

outdoor seating

A beer garden, it's the same in Polish Mali, ogródek piwny I think. No flowers and other ornamental objects, just beer usually and parasols.

Thanks for being honest about point 10. Many Poles say themselves that they are amongst the worst hypochondriacs.

Cabbage is put to better use in kapuśniak and łazanki, oh, and pierogi 2.

It'll be interesting 2 c who comments on the vanity aspect. Many Polish women are beautiful but it gets tiring hearing it frequently. So many countries have women equally as good. To be honest, I've seen a couple of Scottish women better looking than anything I've seen here, and that's saying sth.

Wroclaw Boy, do you like rainy weather???

I do actually quite like the rain unless im playing golf in it, helps me relax. Anyway although it has been raining all day here i find it rains around 70% less than the UK. I prefer hot summers and cold winters, gives you something to look forward to for both seasons. I am gald to have survived another winter here in my freezing Palace but I will miss snowboarding, hot soups, casseroles and evenings around the fire place. Right now im looking forward to BBQ's, cold beer, wearing t shirts and hopefully a couple of holidays.

Why cut the tips off of a kittens tail? What would the purple be? I don't think that was answered, and quite honestly I can't let go of that until I know.

You've got a good start there. Let me add some ideas. I'm a Florida cracker transplanted to Warsaw.

Polish drivers: think every crappy road they drive on is the autobahn and that they are mario andretti. Will not let women drivers pass them under any circumstances. I like to play a game to see how fast I can get them to go, just to keep me from passing.

Polish women: As a women, they inspire me to do better. Dress better, wear cuter clothes, etc. As a stay at home mom, it's hard to keep up, but I'm trying. And, unlike other nearby countries, Polish women are not throwing themselves at my husband all the time. They have self-respect and decorum.

Lastly, customer service. An idea whose time has come. Check it out. Don't be yelling at me in line at Tesco. I'm about to give you my money and that money should buy me groceries and a friendly greeting : )

What I hate about showing movies with a voice over translation (lektor) is that it ruins the movie for people who share the language of the original even if they know Polish. Neither subtitles nor dubbing manages that trick.

Of the three ways of localizing movies I think voice over is by far the worst aesthetically for that reason alone. It's the only form of translation that I think some directors (Spielberg and Kubrick IINM) absolutely don't want their work subjected too.

I can stand watching a French movie with a voice over (even German or Spanish which I know as foreign languages) but an English language movie with a lektor is just awful.

It has a low reputation in Poland but real dubbing (as done in larger western european countries) doesn't destroy a movie quite like a lektor. I'd rather watch German dubbed tv than Polish lektorized tv (even though my German isn't as good as my Polish).

Fortunately with dvd's I can tell the lektor to shut up (and use Polish subtitles if the original isn't in English).

WB, what's wrong with the cues in Poland? (ur point 5 above, post 101). I play pool and they are fine.

Don't like queues much tho ;)

I love:

The food..it just tastes so fresh and makes you feel right at home.

The history..I love seeing the old towns, because not only is there so much beautiful architecture but theres also so much culture surrounding it all. I remember seeing a 400 year old church, it was amazing.

The people..they are so family oriented and welcoming. I love the fact that I could go to someone's house that I've never met and feel right at home. They are also very respectful.

The land..just driving and seeing the endless fields, the beautiful mountains and shores; can't beat that.

The quirks..the old women talking to themselves/riding on bicycles, the funny drunks, the staring problems, the crappy tv shows; just something about all that, that I like.

The bad:

The roads are bad.

The older generation doesn't like to really open themselves up to new ways of thinking.

The pessismism at times.