who speaks Polish
 

Hi,
is there someone who speaks Polish? A little is OK.
Nikola25

My mother tongue.

Sorry, not a single word. On my one and only trip to Poland I felt like a fish out of water, unable to read or utter a word. That trip lasted all of about half an hour...

Mrs Bilbo can still say "a return ticket to warsaw" after queuing for 30 minutes at a station (to be told you had to buy the on the day so come back tomorrow, which took a lot of hand waving)

I guess after close to half a century of speaking English, my Polish picked up an accent.
The cashier selling tickets for the castle tour in Frombork asked if i wanted a French or an English brochure.

Can you believe I attended a Polish Catholic school starting at Kindergarten up until 8th grade and I don’t speak Polish? I even use my Polish name but only picked up small phrases that wouldn’t help me in any situation and a few words. No I cannot even ask where is the toilet but I can in Spanish.

Interesting, you must be enjoying Spanish, not Polish ... Polish is difficult for English speaking,

Polish is one of the several languages in which i can boast that I can ask for a couple of beers, and say please and thank you.

That did not noticeably spoil what has sadly so far turned out to be my one and only trip to Poland, - a long weekend in Krakow, which we loved.

I speak Polish fluently... why do you ask???

My wife's mother tongue is Polish. She was born near Kraków.

<<My wife's mother tongue is Polish. She was born near Kraków.>>

A most beautiful and interesting city AA. I would happily visit it again.

Krakow is beautiful city, I think because of combination - centuries of history (buildings with such history) plus thousands of students WALKING in the center of town. To me this is an UNIQUE attractive combination for Krakow.

I absolutely agree, nikola. Also there are interesting things to see in the area, like the Salt mines and and Nowa Huta.

Good question, "why do you ask???"
I was convinced this forum is for people in wheelchairs. Now looks it is not.
I like to contact people in wheelchairs.
Otherwise, I didn't find good forum for people in wheelchairs ...

Yes, like the one in Bochnia, where deep underground many forms and shapes are crafted sculptured from the salt

annhig, Nowa Huta in a Trabant! I think you also did that tour when you were there? It was a great deal of fun and highly informative.

One other city that stood out for me: Wrocław; a quiet elegance, interesting history, and a youthful feeling. This is the city with the brass dwarfs, rooted in the Orange Alternative.


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Good pictures, this is a scenerio, this is an atmosphere ...

<<annhig, Nowa Huta in a Trabant! I think you also did that tour when you were there? It was a great deal of fun and highly informative.>>

No, no Trabant, AA, just public transport. The Trabant sounds fun though. I had known nothing about Nowa Huta before we got to Krakow [this excursion was all Bill's idea] but I found it fascinating - bleak soviet-style concrete box architecture, juxtaposed with two superb modern churches with amazing stained glass and a chaotic local market. Where else can you find corner kiosks selling potatoes for workers to take home for supper alongside votive candles?

Unfortunately we never got to Wroclaw though we had an idea of doing so one day. Your photos are excellent and it looks even better than I had expected. Perhaps I may yet have the opportunity to go back to Poland - I hope so.