Introduction to Poland Polen
Welcome to my new page about my life as a foreign resident of Poland. I have just purchased a small property in the Lubuskie Lake District in the far west of Poland. It's both as an investment and also...
View ArticlePoland and Schengen open borders
I heard that the Polish government thinks that it will join the Schengen Agreement next year. Being accepted into the Schengen Agreement will mean no border controls for Polish citizens within the EU...
View ArticleGermany v Poland
This evening Poland play Germany in their second match of the football World Cup. My prediction: a 3 - 1 win for Germany. The German side is not as strong as it once was, but the Polish team is one of...
View ArticleSomething about my new home in Lubuskie, Polen
Lagow, is one of the most beautiful and picturesque places in Western Poland. The Lubuski area is located near the main E-30 highway, halfway between Poznan and Berlin. Just one hour and a half hours...
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Polish women
I've yet to settle down with that one special woman, so I spend a fair bit of time looking around at women on my travels through Germany and Poland. Many of whom I find rather attractive. In the past...
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Picture of the Polish lakes in Lubuskie
This picture shows part of the lakes in Lagow. Nearby there are many such lakes, most pretty undeveloped in terms of tourism. My favorite two lakes are here in Lagow and in the nearby town of...
View ArticleCorpus Christi Festival in Poland
Yesterday throughout Poland many thousands of good Polish Catholics took part in Corpus Christi / Body of Christ processions through the streets of towns and villages all over Poland. Lagow was no...
View ArticlePoland: land of bad driving and road deaths
Has anyone who has ever been to Poland ever noticed that Poland has many useless and dangerous drivers. Next time you are there just watch how the sportswear-clad shitheads in old black BMWs, Mercedes...
View ArticleSurvey shows that Poles prefer communist times!
A recent survey quoted in the Economist magazine has shown that the majority of Poles preferred their lives prior to 1989 to now! Poles now have bananas, western designer labels, and high quality...
View ArticleCorruption in Poland
There are many stories in the media concerning corruption in Poland. The latest corruption scandal involves the arrest of a group of archaeologists who it is alleged took bribes in connection with EU...
View ArticlePolish attitudes to Germans
A question - why is it that Poles are still obsessed by what happened 60 years ago or more? Just because someone might be German it doesn't follow that person is a Nazi. Most Poles I've met don't seem...
View ArticleA New and Exciting Relationship!
I now have a new Polish girlfriend. Nine years younger than myself, Polish, and very, very nice :-) We communicate entirely in English. Her German isn't too good. And my Polish is nowhere! Watch this...
View ArticleDiscuss Poland in English
I spend some of my free time discussing Poland and Polish news on the excellent Polish Poland forum with a range of Polish Americans, German and British expats living or thinking of living in Poland,...
View ArticlePoles and Photography
I've noticed that whenever I seem to take my camera out and take photos in Poland that some middle aged, craggy, fish smelling, badly dressed, Polish woman smoking a cigarette will appear and start...
View ArticlePolish Lessons
Today I had my last private Polish lesson. I can now say most of what I want to say using completely ungrammatical BUT COMMUNICATIVE Polish. This is not the fault of my Polish teacher, who is/was very...
View ArticleSpitting and Poland!
One of the things that annoys me most about Poland is the common habit that Polish men have of spitting on the floor! Has anyone else ever noticed this?
View ArticleHow to read more of my thoughts about Poland :-)
Sorry - I have been too busy of late to update this blog very often. Visit the Poland and Polish forum link on this page to read my thoughts on a more regular basis. I drop by there every day or two.
View ArticleCruelty to Carp in Poland
Visit any supermarket or town centre in Poland and you'll see large tubs of live Carp gasping for air. These fish are often cut, wounded and basically near the end. Customers then buy them and take...
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Jesus to be King of Poland!
Jesus - Newly Proposed King of PolandMy intended just told me that she just heard on the radio that the PiS/LPR government want to make Jesus Christ the King of Poland. There is to be a vote in the...
View ArticlePrussian Claims Society want their Property in Poland back.
Some German - Polish news:Germans file WWII claims against PolandBERLIN - A group of Germans kicked out of Poland after World War II want restitution for lost property, arguing in a complaint that...
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