nasza_maggie 30.11.05, 11:42 It's st.Andrew's day Any plans for tonight??? Apart from the usual polish rituals, will any Scots be celebrating? It is their holiday too Odpowiedz Link czytaj wygodnie posty
usenetposts Re: Andrzejki:) 05.12.05, 22:45 I know there were 300 odd Scots having a ceilidh at the Hotel Victoria. I know because I was kindly invited by a Scotsman, but I couldn't afford the entry fee for two people at 380 zlotys a head when my November money hadn't cleared yet. Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Andrzejki:) 06.12.05, 13:26 380zl?!?! for a bit of haggis and the sound of bagpipes?! only joking tha's how much sylwester costs in some hotels. Odpowiedz Link
usenetposts Re: Andrzejki:) 06.12.05, 20:38 It was supposed to be quite a knees up, with authentic music and dancing by guest artists frae bonny Scotland. What about a St George's Day bash? I'm fed up of always playing second fiddle to the caledonians and hibernians in the folklore stakes. Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Andrzejki:) 06.12.05, 20:49 how are you going to compete? by doing a spot of morris dancing perhaps?))) Odpowiedz Link
kylie1 Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 00:24 > how are you going to compete? > by doing a spot of morris dancing perhaps?))) Maggie, what kind of question is that? If Dave gets his kilt up in the air while dancing, the competition for others is practically over! Huge win for Dave, hands down. I am not gonna tell you WHAT you will find under the kilt but I CAN tell you it will be lightly covered by a few golden threads hanging from the kilt... I love mystery and I thought it would be something nice for you to think about (A little tip: it's not the threads I am thinking about). Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 16:57 Yes, but Dave isn't Scottish (!?) so he won't be wearing a kilt. The only English folklore dance I remember is morris dancing - that doesn't involve a skirt. It involves a few bells and wooden sticks Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie ps 08.12.05, 16:58 there you go: images.google.pl/images?hl=pl&q=morris%20dancers&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi Odpowiedz Link
russh Re: Andrzejki:) 06.12.05, 22:11 I'm still waiting to hear about the 1000th post bash! Odpowiedz Link
usenetposts Re: Andrzejki:) 07.12.05, 00:40 What dates would suit people for the belated 1000th post bash? Whose gonna be over in Warsaw? Odpowiedz Link
russh Re: Andrzejki:) 07.12.05, 05:36 Count me in. I'd suggest during a weekend (not many left before xmas), and to bring better halfs. You name the date, I'm easy (so they say). Why does it have to be a one-off? We might even enjoy it! PS - I'd suggest that at least on the first bash, we forget the cultural side, and go straight for the jugular. Odpowiedz Link
ejmarkow Re: Andrzejki:) 07.12.05, 12:26 It's too bad Warsaw is so far away from me. Have you all ever thought of coming down here to this typically beautiful Polish village? Cheers, Eugene Siemiechów Odpowiedz Link
varsovian Re: Andrzejki:) 07.12.05, 12:50 The internet (Brits spell it with a small "i") is a weird and wonderful place, and I really appreciate reading the banter that's posted, but wouldn't you be nervous that somehow meeting people in the flesh would be disappointing? Mind you, one of the things I've noticed about living in Poland is that most non-Poles tend to muck along quite well for the sake of a good time. I've had some good times with the most unlikely of people. Odpowiedz Link
russh Re: Andrzejki:) 07.12.05, 13:00 I think you've got in in one, re the 'mucking in'. The only problem is the one that we create in our minds - the image, if any, we give to people that we are dialoging with. Personally, I'd love to meet you all. Couldn't give a damm about the image, and hope that we have a good time. For sure, there will be differences, but in a 'crowd' they don't matter; in fact most times it's better. Odpowiedz Link
kylie1 Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 00:04 Don't worry, Eugene the New Yorker. If nothing happens for you, I WILL keep you company...like playing the online version of Wheel of Fortune maybe? I was also wondering if you've got any pics of Siemiechow to share with us? I have about 16 gorgeous countryside pictures on my computer and they make a beautiful addition to my screensaver! Kylie Odpowiedz Link
nasza_maggie Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 01:36 found this www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Exchange/5831/siemiechow.html Odpowiedz Link
russh Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 01:41 There you are. I said that Polands countryside is not normal! I've looked at the picture - really nice, but fancy having all of those things in the middle of a field! Not normal. Odpowiedz Link
kylie1 Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 04:25 Beauty's in the eye of the beholder. And what's in the middle of the field that you are talking about? The cow? It looks well fed and healthy and, believe me, it belongs there! Odpowiedz Link
russh Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 10:16 Ooh Kylie. My comment was humorous, or at least tried to be (English humour; dry, full or sarcasm, not capable of being understood by people on the other side of the atlantic etc.etc..). If you look at the photo, there are many images; houses, a church, a well etc. all apparantly in the field. So I wrote (and if you read the style again, it should be obvious, even to someone on your side of the atlantic) that it's not normal (hee hee); because normally there are not so many things all in one field. If you need, I'll explain it again in another form. Let me know. Odpowiedz Link
ejmarkow Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 18:19 Hi again! I was going to provide you all with my Siemiechów web site (www.geocities.com/ejmarkow/siemiechow), however, you beat me to it! Anway, I took various images from photos of this village, and combined them all on to one background for that effect. At least, you have a taste of what it looks like here. To see a current photo of me so as not to suprise or frighten anyone, just go to livingineurope.blogspot.com/. My blog isn't finished yet. Anyway, you all decide the best place for a meeting. I have a feeling it's going to be in Warszawa because that's the most convenient place for all of you. Keep in touch! Cheers, Eugene Siemiechów, Polska Odpowiedz Link
russh Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 21:08 As said before, nice place! Complements, and hope that we'll all get together one day. Odpowiedz Link
ejmarkow Re: Andrzejki:) 08.12.05, 21:52 Hi Kylie, Rush, and everyone else, Thanks for the nice comments! Even though sparsely populated (many cows though), there is always a good neighbor to share a wine, beer, or vodka. Cheers, Eugene Odpowiedz Link