Comments on: Polandian on Sunday #4

By: Ninio

Ninio — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:18:29 +0000

Ninio isn’t alone in hostile Poznan and Poznan isn’t a hostile town. Some people made a festival to collect money to ‘adopt’ Ninio from the ZOO. Maybe than he will stay in Poznan and will be happy there :)

By: MaterialGirl

MaterialGirl — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:47:00 +0000

Now it’s cheaper to “rent a father” for only 3 tousend zlotys Vietnamese women buy the fatherhood for their children from the polish guys who need money for example for another małpka/bączek or szpaczek=0,25 l of vodka.
Nobody ask why the child seems not at all be similar to the father, because only his word and acceptance kid as his son or daughter is valid.

By: boattown guest

boattown guest — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:23:01 +0000

Hm, no positive comments about other readers?;)
One more time:
Widphelps: you should start writing a series of articles about some rules in pl. I’ve never known that the knowledge about pl culture is so important;)
Island1: Poor Ninio, alone in hostile Poznan…. ;)

By: island1

island1 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:14:04 +0000

siuniab & wildphelps: Thanks for the clarification. This is why I never normally do news – it involves knowing things and research.

Bob: Ninio the elephant is a Teletubby in disguise? A fascinating, if disturbing, thought.

By: wildphelps

wildphelps — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:54:25 +0000

Based on my experiences, I would have to agree with Siuniab. Citizenship would require at least three/four years – 2 years as a temporary resident, then applying and having permanent residency granted, then immediately applying for citizenship (if you have been married to the Pole for at least three years). It would also entail at least three separate interviews with your friendly neighborhood police officer as well as submitting earnings statements, tax documents from your home country, birth certificates, marriage certificates, zameldowanies (and those are so easy to get), passing a written and oral exam on the great Polish football teams of the 70s, singing acappella versions of Shaza’s classic “Jestes Szalony” and Bobby Vinton’s “Melody of Love”, and helping someone push start a Polski Fiat 126. In winter. And there are some fees.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:12:37 +0000

Perhaps the elephant is really one of the Tinky Winky boys in disguise sold to the then PiS government as revenge for what one of the members said about them?

By: siuniab

siuniab — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:08:03 +0000

Hi:
As someone who is in the (verly long) process of confirming Polish citizenship, I wanted to point out that a spouse of a Polish citizen does NOT acquire Polish citizenship upon marriage. The length of time for naturalization is shortened, but citizenship is not conferred. Maybe all these non-EU nationals are really in love. :)

By: Gabriela

Gabriela — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:29:23 +0000

Peruvian Journalists use to say that in Peru they can complain of almost everything but boredom… I’m starting to think it is the same thing for their Polish colleagues.
¡Saludos!

By: island1

island1 — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:42:52 +0000

Note: Scatts wrote some of this too, but I don’t know how to make it appear as a joint post because I’m mentally slow.