http://peopleandlanguages.com/ Forum » Recent Posts en-US Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:32:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://peopleandlanguages.com/search.php http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/frampol#post-51 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:01:57 +0000 admin 51@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Yes the Frampol, Poland thread is opened up and post any questions there as I prefer to keep the older posts going. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/frampol-poland-1#post-49 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:57:25 +0000 admin 49@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Hi, Anything you want to know about Frampol you let me know. I am an American (who moved to Poland years a few years ago) and know a lot about Frampol as my family is from there. And of course I have been there a few times and in contact with people there. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/frampol#post-48 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:33:25 +0000 THEFED 48@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I am an American and my family is from Frampol. This topic was discussed by Adam 6 months ago and topic was closed due to no replies. Would like to reopen discussion. Have questions about Frampol. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/krakow-apartments-are-falling-in-price#post-47 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:32:36 +0000 Mark 47@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>As an American living in Krakow, Poland I see something in thinking here that I have seen all over the USA. That is that housing prices in Krakow will go up forever. I can not see this. </p> <ul> <li>With supply of apartments in Krakow increasing on every corner </li> <li>The population is moving to the suburbs not the city center</li> <li>The crisis in the UK and Ireland is forcing foreign investors to pull out</li> <li>There was a speculative bubble tat inflated prices to ridiculous prices</li> </ul> <p>In the US prices are down to 1999 levels. In Japan prices have fallen 15 years straight. My question is why would prices go up in Krakow for apartments if prices are already over prices based on average salaries. </p> <p>The price per meter should be equal to about the monthly salary per person. So if people make 2700 pln a month this should be the price per meter for a flat in Krakow.</p> <p>Real Estate in Poland follows the same laws of supply and demand as anywhere else.</p> <p>Polish people like to say that &#39;our market is different&#39;. But this is what ever person in every market says when they are in a real estate bubble.<br /> Now there is a strong downtrend in the Polish market for real estate. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/the-us-economy#post-46 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:10:00 +0000 Mark 46@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>The USA needs to find this answer of comparative advantage yes, but it is found my individuals not by the government, as entrepreneurs are the engines of change, not bureaucracy. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/the-us-economy#post-45 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:07:24 +0000 admin 45@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>At this point the US economy is on a slow growth mode until it can address the basic problem, that is it can not compete fully with other economies which provide cheaper labor, even at a highly educated level. I think this trend will not stop unless the US can find a comparative advantage, this is economics 101 and Adam Smith. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/viktor-yanukovich#post-44 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:49:40 +0000 Mark 44@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I have a question, how come all these ex communist guys, like Viktor Yanukovich all look so wooden and serious and square? I think it has to do with their closed view on the world. I am an American but my family was from Ukraine and I do not think he was the optimal choice for president of Ukraine. I think Ukraine needs EU integration not Moscow integration. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/viktor-yanukovich#post-43 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:47:08 +0000 Mark 43@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Viktor Yanukovich right now looks like he will win the Ukrainian elections. Yulia Tymoshenko has accused Viktor Yanukovich for not debating her in the elections on TV. I think she is right. He is afraid that people will see that he is not as sharp as she is or that he does not have the best interest of Ukraine in mind. Rather he represents Putin and Russian influence in Kiev. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/is-obama-like-carter#post-42 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:17:27 +0000 Mark 42@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I think Obama is similar to Jimmy Carter in the sense they are both Democrats following an unpopular Republican president. But you can not say they are the same. Jimmy Carter was an idealist and really tried to do the right thing because he believed what he was doing. Obama is more about trying to prove to people he is good.<br /> What I did not like was on inauguration day 2009 Obama was bad mounting Bush a little. The guy won the election he could have given it a rest. But he just said we have a lot of clean up to do from the last president.<br /> That is someone who wants to seem good. Jimmy Carter would never have done that. Obama and Carter are two different people. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/ukrainian-elections#post-41 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:23:22 +0000 admin 41@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>The first round of the Ukrainian elections is over. February 7th will be the deciding day. If Yulia Tymoshenko wins Ukraine will become an EU country. If Viktor Yushchenko, old style politics. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/ukrainian-elections#post-40 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:31:25 +0000 Mark 40@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Yulia Tymoshenko is the only real choice in this Ukrainian election. The Viktor Yushchenko is a buddy of Putin and this will not help anyone but Moscow, but not the Ukrainians. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/poland-attitude-towards-ukraine#post-39 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:47:07 +0000 admin 39@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Ukrainians are the biggest group of people that work legally in Poland. Poland has very favorable rules and give Ukrainians visas very easy as I think Poland wants Ukraine to be a partner in Europe. This is because Poland is a Slavic country that is trying to balance Germany and France&#39;s power in the EU. Therefore Poland is trying to work with Ukraine to integrate them economically in Europe better. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/ukrainian-elections#post-38 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:10:35 +0000 admin 38@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I think people care very much about this Ukrainian election. They are not like Americans in Ukraine where everyone is holding hands swaying and singing in a trance &#39;yes we can&#39; - however, the fate of Ukraine hangs between two worlds. And every Ukrainian I know cares very much. Maybe you do not speak Ukrainian so you are not talking to the guy on the street but people care.</p> <p>Yulia represents a chance to be like Poland, a fully integrated Slavic country in the EU, and a better life. </p> <p>The other guy is a old buddy of Putin. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/ukrainian-elections#post-37 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:57:37 +0000 admin 37@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>At this juncture I think everyone has to support Yulia Tymoshenko. She is a more western leaning and the most spirited of the Ukrainian politicians. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/us-trade-deficit#post-35 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:55:49 +0000 Mark 35@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>The biggest problem in the US economy is the balance of trade. That is, there is not balance of trade. Asian countries have too low cost of labor and will continue to have. Therefore, US industry can not compete. Eventually we will all be pressing each others pants.</p> <p>When did this all change? 1960s was the cross over point. The departure from the good old USA to the new USA. The 1990s is when this problem of the trade deficit accelerated. </p> <p>Now the economy is going for long term slow growth and perhaps a relative decline in the standard of living.</p> <p>Any solutions? Well a weaker US dollar should in theory correct this all. However, it has not. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/moscow-or-st-petersburg#post-34 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:13:09 +0000 Yulia 34@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I would say St. Petersburg is a much more livable city, but you make more money in Moscow. Even with the darkness in winter I prefer St. Petersburg, Russia. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/the-us-economy#post-33 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:54:06 +0000 admin 33@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Any predictions about the US economy? </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/warsaw-or-krakow#post-32 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:39:54 +0000 Anna 32@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>These are two different cultures, Krakow is old world, bookish, while Warsaw is new world pragmatic. Warsaw is ancient Rome while Krakow is Ancient Greece.<br /> I prefer Krakow and you? </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/moscow-or-st-petersburg#post-31 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:25:30 +0000 Marzena 31@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Have not been to either but with the fall of the Russian Ruble I think its about time. I think Moscow is easier to fly into, then take an over night train to St. Petersburg. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/how-to-learn-the-polish-language#post-30 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:23:40 +0000 Marzena 30@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Polish flashcards are good because you have to learn a few thousand words before you can even think about conquering Polish grammar. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/how-to-learn-the-polish-language#post-29 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:05:50 +0000 Allan 29@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>What I am doing is a combination of using a lot of Polish flashcards and a website polishgrammar.com, which is how I found this forum. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/best-jobs-for-foreigners-in-poland#post-28 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:03:11 +0000 Ryba 28@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>The best job for foreigners in Poland is by far being a teacher of English. ESL teaching will always be in demand and has a relatively small barrier to entry.</p> <p>After that there are a lot of artist types such as expat musicians or DJs in Poland. These jobs are ok also but for me too much nightlife. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/moscow-or-st-petersburg#post-27 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:57:58 +0000 Allan 27@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I prefer St. Petersburg, Russia over Moscow. Moscow is pure action and fun, but St. Petersburg is more eloquent and charming and in my opinion has more culture. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/favorite-polish-cuisine#post-26 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:51:56 +0000 Kasia 26@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Pierogi is my favorite Polish food. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/russia-and-democracy#post-25 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:49:42 +0000 Olga 25@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I have no idea why Russians prefer Putin than true democracy. Granted Putin was a strong leader, but nothing helps a country more than free movement of labor and capital between countries and open economy with no corruption. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/ukrainian-elections#post-24 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:44:50 +0000 Sasha 24@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Western Ukraine is the best barometer of who would be best for Ukraine as it has less Russian influence than Eastern Ukraine. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/ukrainian-elections#post-23 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:42:38 +0000 Thomas 23@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I go back and forth as to who I think is the best leader for Ukraine. I am thinking at this point it might be Yulia Tymoshenko as she is the one that will most likely get Ukraine into the EU as well as NATO. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/polish-economy#post-22 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:40:10 +0000 Jagoda 22@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Right now the Polish economy is the strongest in Europe if you consider it is the only country growing. However, of course in a relative sense it is not as wealthy, yet. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/favorite-polish-cuisine#post-21 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:25:19 +0000 Anna 21@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>My favorite Polish dish is, stuffed cabbage, that is stuffed cabbage or golumpki, or in Polish it is gołąbki. It literally means pigeon. That is like a little bird. But it is made with rice and beef or could be vegetarian. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/favorite-polish-cuisine#post-20 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:19:15 +0000 admin 20@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>My favorite Polish cuisine is:</p> <p>OK, I do not have one, but I would have to say:<br /> 1. Pierogi - I got an international Pierogi book for Christmas so right now I am into this.<br /> 2. borscht - light healthy and tasty, no downside.</p> <p>What are your favorite Polish dishes? </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/polish-roots-where-is-your-family-from#post-19 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:11:58 +0000 admin 19@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>My family is from, Frampol, Poland and Skalat, Ukraine. I am still searching for one town from my paternal grandmother.</p> <p>I am an American that lives in Poland let me know if you need ideas or to be pointed in the right direction regarding Polish family and roots. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/frampol-poland-1#post-18 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:09:28 +0000 admin 18@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Frampol, Poland is where my family was from in Poland. I am an American. Frampol has an ancient history and is generally connected to Lublin. Isaac Babel Singer wrote about this town in his works of fiction. It has an interesting history which I will not recant here but if anyone has any questions about Frampol, Poland let me know. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/skalat-ukraine#post-16 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:12 +0000 admin 16@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>My family came from Old Skalat and Skalat, Ukraine. This is in Western Ukraine near Ternopil. If anyone has any family from this area or wants information about this let me know.</p> <p>I am an American living in Poland. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/polish-village-or-polish-city#post-15 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:53:29 +0000 Marzena 15@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>Would you rather live in a Polish village or a Polish city? That is, the price of an apartment in is so high in a Polish city, however, the lifestyle is perhaps the best in Europe, in terms of culture and the rustic not over commercialized feel. However, in a Polish village you can buy a large house and land and it is peaceful but not a lot of action going on. What do you think is better? I right now live in a Polish city but am considering moving to the Polish countryside. </p> http://peopleandlanguages.com/topic/why-i-love-poland#post-14 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:20:31 +0000 Yulia 14@http://peopleandlanguages.com/ <p>I am surprised you guys did not mention the obvious, that is beautiful, intelligent Polish girls. </p>