I'm Belarusian and I'm curious about ethnonyms. In Belarusian we historically call Poles «ляхі»(lyakhi), and Lithuanians «жмудзіны/жейматы» (zhmudziny/zheymaty). Is there an equivalent old/folk exonym that Poles historically used for Belarusians? I know «Białorusini» is the modern standard, but I'm wondering about older or colloquial terms. No negativity intended just genuinely interested in the linguistic history. (I don't mind jokes in the replies too)

I don’t know much about Lech Wałęsa, other than that he won a Nobel Prize and has a rather peculiar personality. I also don’t know much about Solidarity, but its history reminds me a great deal of the Christian Democracy party in Italy, a party that began with anti-fascist partisans but eventually became a hub for failed economic policies and religious intolerance. Is this accurate, or should I stop believing everything I read on the web?

One of my childhood friends was a second or third generation Polish immigrant to the UK, and I have a distinct memory of being served pasta with eggs scrambled through it while visiting her house. I've never come across this again. Is this a common/ classic Polish childhood dish, or something unique to her family?

Hello and Cześć everyone!

I am seeking recommendations for a photo mailing service that is either inside Poland, or operates within the EU to avoid future tarrifs.

I am based in Canada, and my Babcia and Dziadek live in Poland. I have produced the first grandchild in the family (making my babcia a PRAbabcia, something she wryly noted "that makes me old"), and I use one of those photo sharing apps that you can invite via link and all your family can look at the photos instead of managing thirty different WhatsApp groups.

This app gives me 11 free photos a month that I can send internationally with a flat fee of $3.99 USD, and i've been using it happily to send physical photos to my grandparents, as they are not super high tech.

However, this app is based and prints/mails from Japan, so it has run afoul of some new EU regulations about mailing photos to Poland. The tarrif my grandparents must pay to recieve the photos is about 20 złoty, which is not terrible, but given than I'm already paying $3.99 USD for shipping, I would prefer to have something that prints and mails photos either within Poland, or within the EU.

Does anyone have recommendations for such a service that could be easily accessed with a Canadian credit card?

Much appreciated and Dziękuję!

I’ve been reading this sub a bit and found a lot of discussion/frustration around how Polish citizens who left many years ago still vote in local elections. But is that different from any other country where someone who has a passport can vote for the rest of their life from abroad in consulates or embassies? I don’t know of any countries that prohibit citizens from voting based on residency status.

Or am I misunderstanding something and there are people without a Polish passport voting in local elections?

Edit: Actually it looks like Ireland doesn’t allow nonresident voting

If an Irish recruitment company wanted to advertise roles.

I have spent the last few weeks doing genealogical research, and discovered that my great grandfather was polish, and changed his name from Zuby or Suby sometime after arriving in the states in the late 1800s. (I have grown up my whole life believing he was Scotch-Irish). Thats where the research has reached a dead-end for me. I have not found Zuby or Suby to be a popular or even heard-of surname. I'm not sure where else to turn at this point (it may be hopeless).

I have discovered there is a place in Poland called Zuby, and that the word is somehow connected to teeth or dentistry. Other than that, any advice? Any Polish folks here heard of this as a surname, know what region it might be from or any other ancestry knowledge? Would going to Zuby, Poland be a reasonable thing to do? Any help or advice appreciated.

Just asking

Hi everyone!

I'm a university student currently studying Business Administration, and I'm considering continuing my studies at an English-taught university in Poland.

However, I have some concerns about whether I'll be able to succeed academically, since English isn't my native language. My current English level is B2, but I'm still worried about understanding lectures, keeping up with coursework, and adapting to university life in English.

Has anyone here studied at an English-taught university in Poland, especially as an international student whose first language isn't English? I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Was it difficult to adapt at first, and how long did it take you to feel comfortable studying in English?

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

(ChatGPT helped me write this post)

Hello everyone, this is essentially my first post here, and I’m writing it for a reason. I would like to know how difficult it will be for me to adapt to Poland as a person of Slavic descent who grew up in Kazakhstan but is currently studying in Germany. Even though my nationality is listed as German because I was born in Germany and inherited a German surname, I am actually a Slavic according to my family tree. I am a native Russian speaker, but I also speak English and German to some extent and have started learning Spanish, and I don't think it would be as difficult for me to learn Polish to a decent level. I really don't like the politics in Germany and the way of life in general, even though I'm a citizen here. I would like to know the opinion of Poles on this matter.

Cześć! Jesteśmy czwórką znajomych i zbieramy restauracje z całej Polski w aplikacji o nazwie Vota.

Pomysł jest prosty: widzicie dwie restauracje i wybieracie, w której wolelibyście zjeść. Na przykład spośród dwóch lokali w okolicy, w których już jedliście, który byście wybrali? Głosy tworzą ranking, który, mamy nadzieję, lepiej pokaże, gdzie ludzie naprawdę lubią jeść.

Staramy się uwzględnić jak najwięcej restauracji i usuwać zduplikowane lub nieaktualne wpisy, ale mieszkańcy na pewno zauważą coś, co nam umknęło.

iPhone:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota/id6744969212

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

Żeby było jasne: nie jesteśmy z Polski. Dwoje z nas mieszka w Kopenhadze, a dwoje w Göteborgu. Tworzymy Votę niezależnie, we czwórkę. Nie zbieramy ani nie sprzedajemy danych osobowych, w aplikacji nie ma reklam i nie używamy opisów restauracji wygenerowanych przez AI.

Chętnie poznamy każdą szczerą opinię, szczególnie jeśli brakuje jakiejś restauracji albo coś jest błędnie opisane. Gdzie lubicie jeść w swoim mieście?