Newbie from Poland

[tx.lakerats]

welcome to the boards!

 

[Lil' Irish Temper]

LIT - hmmm, your on-line translator is not the best one - but with a bit of good will we Poles can understand what are you trying to say

Hey - All I know about the Poles is Dingus Day and I have waaaay to much fun at those parties

Bhhh, That's the last time I try to say "Hi" in Polish.

 

[mania]

LIt
C'mon keep on trying - next time you will do better

Or I prepare some cut/paste welcome notes in Polish if you want
Mania
PS. Smingus Dyngus is fun.....
BTW my grandfather was born in Buffalo....

 

[DandyDon]

Hehe, I tried online translating for a while. It's okay for translating from another language to English, which I can sorta' handle, but I gave up trying to welcome others that. way. Let me know if I can help you find your way around here.

Which one of these flags is right, anyway....?

don

 

[Marek K]

Which one of these flags is right, anyway....?

Ooh, ooh, ooh, I know! (Is there a springbutt smiley? Maybe this --> :multi: )

Having asked the same question after moving here three years ago. Many Poles don't know themselves.

The flag with the eagle crest is the official "state flag;" it's supposed to be used solely outside of the country. So you see it on like ships, and I'm sure Polish diplomatic facilities.

The flag without the crest is the "normal" one you usually see listed in references. It's what flies here inside the country every time you see it.

It's interesting... there's still apparently a law, left over from communist times, that it's forbidden to fly the flag anywhere -- other than government buildings -- unless it's an official national holiday. The reason is that the communists didn't want their loyal citizens "voting with their flags" by flying the colors on the old burgeois holidays, like the old Independence Day, November 11... yes, Armistice Day... which, by the way, has now been restored as Independence Day. And no one has gotten around to changing that silly law.

Sure enough, Mr. and Mrs. Polish Citizen don't fly the flag unless there's a holiday. But, man, do they fly it then!! You should have seen it after the Pope died... a whole week of official mourning... and flags.

More than you wanted to know, Don?

--Marek

 

[mania]

Wow, Marek - I'm impressed
Mania

 

[dlndavid]

That was a mouthfull for sure, anyway welcome to SB Sebastian.

David

 

[fusionvibe]

Hi Sebatian and welcome from Toledo, OH.

Tom

 

[stiwi]

You may be right, though it still doesn't sound right. $100 for a visa, just so you have the privilege :06: of transferring flights at JFK Airport in New York??

I'll ask someone tomorrow, if I remember.

Marek, any update concerning this matter? Did you ask maybe someone in the Embassy how it look when I just have transfer in U.S?

Cheers,
Sebastian.

 

[Marek K]

Marek, any update concerning this matter? Did you ask maybe someone in the Embassy how it look when I just have transfer in U.S?

Sorry, Sebastian. I've been home sick, with a terrible cold since Monday. I should be back at work tomorrow... I hope...

--Marek