Comments for Wyspianski unwinding http://batorego.wordpress.com living in Krakow Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on What is Poland anyway? by Brian http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/what-is-poland-anyway/#comment-997 Brian Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:08 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/what-is-poland-anyway/#comment-997 ill be living in Warsaw ill be living in Warsaw

]]> Comment on What is Poland anyway? by Brian http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/what-is-poland-anyway/#comment-996 Brian Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:38:31 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/what-is-poland-anyway/#comment-996 thanks for answering me, im going to be living in Warsaw thanks for answering me, im going to be living in Warsaw

]]> Comment on What ARE Polish people like? Part I by island1 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-995 island1 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:32:08 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-995 Brian, Yes, it is perfectly possible to make a life here. There are tens of thousands of Americans living here, as well as many other nationalities. It's easier in the cities of course, where would you be living? I recommend my other website Polandian.com for a humorous look at living in Poland and also this post: http://polandian.home.pl/index.php/2008/03/20/polish-english-forums/ about internet forums for foreigners in Poland. Lots of Poles speak good English, but certainly not all of them. It's not that hard to pick up some survival Polish, despite what people tell you. Brian,

Yes, it is perfectly possible to make a life here. There are tens of thousands of Americans living here, as well as many other nationalities. It’s easier in the cities of course, where would you be living?

I recommend my other website Polandian.com for a humorous look at living in Poland and also this post:
http://polandian.home.pl/index.php/2008/03/20/polish-english-forums/
about internet forums for foreigners in Poland.

Lots of Poles speak good English, but certainly not all of them. It’s not that hard to pick up some survival Polish, despite what people tell you.

]]> Comment on What ARE Polish people like? Part I by Brian http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-994 Brian Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:10:08 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-994 hi, I live in new york, long island, i plan on moving to Poland in 2010, I'm a little concerned about not knowing the polish language, is it possible to make a life there as a American with my fiance (she is polish), thank you for you answers. hi, I live in new york, long island, i plan on moving to Poland in 2010, I’m a little concerned about not knowing the polish language, is it possible to make a life there as a American with my fiance (she is polish), thank you for you answers.

]]> Comment on What ARE Polish people like? Part I by ally http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-993 ally Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:02:26 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-993 hi i want to know about polish people and what they do hi
i want to know about polish people and what they do

]]> Comment on Polandian by Иван http://batorego.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/polandian/#comment-992 Иван Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:12:23 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-992 Такой информации, полагаю, и так вполне достаточно, чтобы сделать вывод, как не надо делать. Такой информации, полагаю, и так вполне достаточно, чтобы сделать вывод, как не надо делать.

]]> Comment on Eleven things you always wanted to know about Polish people and weren’t in the least bit disinclined to ask by Sara http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/eleven-things-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-polish-people-and-werent-in-the-least-bit-disinclined-to-ask/#comment-990 Sara Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:19:00 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/eleven-things-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-polish-people-and-werent-in-the-least-bit-disinclined-to-ask/#comment-990 This is the strangest website..... It appears to be based on nothing factual or intelligent at all. What a waste of time! I think this website should be a study in the pitfalls of stereotyping. You guys are wrong on so many points I think it's not even worth writing about? I guess I'll address a few..... Poland was dominant in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Poland is the 19th tallest country in the world. (according the the chart I read). From my personal observation the people in the north seem to be a bit taller than the ones in the south. This is the strangest website….. It appears to be based on nothing factual or intelligent at all. What a waste of time!

I think this website should be a study in the pitfalls of stereotyping.

You guys are wrong on so many points I think it’s not even worth writing about?

I guess I’ll address a few….. Poland was dominant in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Poland is the 19th tallest country in the world. (according the the chart I read). From my personal observation the people in the north seem to be a bit taller than the ones in the south.

]]> Comment on What ARE Polish people like? Part I by island1 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-989 island1 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:43:16 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-989 hegu: A good point. Polish people often get upset when people don't know anything about Poland, but they are not the best informed about other parts of the world. It's a double standard. hegu: A good point. Polish people often get upset when people don’t know anything about Poland, but they are not the best informed about other parts of the world. It’s a double standard.

]]> Comment on What ARE Polish people like? Part I by hegu http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-988 hegu Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:25:02 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/01/what-are-polish-people-like-part-i/#comment-988 My experience: weeks after I came to UK like most of the foreigners for job oportunities one of the first people I met were polish. I'm from South America in my first party here lots of people were from Poland most of them professionals which it means they are educated people. To say that I was from Paraguay it was something exotic which it normal..while I was having a conversation with a polish girl, she was trying to tell me how lucky I was to be here and not to be in Paraguay....she asked me if we have universities in Paraguay. I could not believe that someone was asking me something like this. My flatmate who was polish and who was sitting next to us, got angry and said something to her in Polish...the day after she was telling that from some Polish people just Europe, USA, Canada exists that rest of the world for some of them is a jungle. Poles here in this blog complain that the americans are ignorants but I think poles do not have neither knowledge about the rest of the world. In the other hand ...I have heard from so many polish people ...telling me how much they hate to live here...they complain about everything the weather, the way how british people are..the food etc...must of them would like to go back to Poland. My impression is that Polish people are very nationalist. While I was living in Germany I met also polish people there, they were not happy in Germany, they are not happy in USA...where they are happy? Just at home. As non european I would say that polish people are very different are the rest of the Europeans...the attitutes...the way how they see life...My opinion and I do not want to offend anyone here is that polish folks are a very insecure nation with a very low self-esteem..for this reason they just feel confortable at home...and of course the whole history behind all this and maybe also the religion (catholic Church) has made it worse. I think is not good to create as stereotype but once you get close with poles like in my case...I think general stereotypes are just real truth.... My experience: weeks after I came to UK like most of the foreigners for job oportunities one of the first people I met were polish. I’m from South America in my first party here lots of people were from Poland most of them professionals which it means they are educated people. To say that I was from Paraguay it was something exotic which it normal..while I was having a conversation with a polish girl, she was trying to tell me how lucky I was to be here and not to be in Paraguay….she asked me if we have universities in Paraguay. I could not believe that someone was asking me something like this. My flatmate who was polish and who was sitting next to us, got angry and said something to her in Polish…the day after she was telling that from some Polish people just Europe, USA, Canada exists that rest of the world for some of them is a jungle. Poles here in this blog complain that the americans are ignorants but I think poles do not have neither knowledge about the rest of the world.

In the other hand …I have heard from so many polish people …telling me how much they hate to live here…they complain about everything the weather, the way how british people are..the food etc…must of them would like to go back to Poland.
My impression is that Polish people are very nationalist. While I was living in Germany I met also polish people there, they were not happy in Germany, they are not happy in USA…where they are happy? Just at home.
As non european I would say that polish people are very different are the rest of the Europeans…the attitutes…the way how they see life…My opinion and I do not want to offend anyone here is that polish folks are a very insecure nation with a very low self-esteem..for this reason they just feel confortable at home…and of course the whole history behind all this and maybe also the religion (catholic Church) has made it worse.

I think is not good to create as stereotype but once you get close with poles like in my case…I think general stereotypes are just real truth….

]]> Comment on Drinking in Poland – the truth by island1 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/drinking-in-poland-%e2%80%93-the-truth/#comment-987 island1 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:54:54 +0000 http://batorego.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/drinking-in-poland-%e2%80%93-the-truth/#comment-987 Chantal: Should be a blast, have fun! And don't forget to check out 15 things you need to know about Polish weddings – the survival guide: http://polandian.home.pl/index.php/2009/05/11/15-things-you-need-to-know-about-polish-weddings-%E2%80%93-the-survival-guide/ Chantal: Should be a blast, have fun! And don’t forget to check out 15 things you need to know about Polish weddings – the survival guide:
http://polandian.home.pl/index.php/2009/05/11/15-things-you-need-to-know-about-polish-weddings-%E2%80%93-the-survival-guide/

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