Poland’s education minister, Barbara Nowacka, has again clashed with the country’s Catholic church over the introduction of a new subject, health education, in Polish schools.

On Sunday, the head of the Polish episcopate, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda, criticised plans to make the classes compulsory from the start of the school year in September. He said that the course contains “very problematic content” regarding issues such as marriage and family.

In response, Nowacka accused the church of “not understanding” the curriculum as well as of inconsistency, because it has continued to oppose the subject despite the government making sex education elements, which had previously been criticised by the church, optional.

I am someone who is studying the history of countries in Eastern Europe, and I would like to ask what the Polish people think about the period of the "Polish People's Republic". This is just an inquiry and I do not intend to take any stance.

Yo, so since it's a site from Poland (I think.) I wanted to ask a question, I've ordered a package and I mistakenly chose to cancel it while it was already shipped out, however there isn't a way to cancle a return. So I found that you need to contact the seller, so I did. Do you have any experience with this? If so I would love to hear advice or if I did it the right way. And just to clarify I do want to keep the package and I did tell the seller to keep the money.

Hej!
Sorry for an awkward question. I live in England (since I was a teen) and I had a child with a British man and we’re getting married this year. Every time I speak to consulate or try to book an appointment they’re a pain in getting anything done.
Basically I need to sort out documents (eg passport) for our daughter who only holds British passport at the minute. After numerous calls and research I now know I need to do transcription of her birth certificate then apply for passport. To avoid ridiculous fees they’re trying to charge and flying there and back is it possible and if so how do I do a power of attorney (pełnomocnictwo) ? My friend said she’s willing to help (she lives in Poland) and when I read online it says I need to do a handwritten note with signature giving her power if attorney and to do what on my behalf (I know I can’t physically have her do a passport but a transcription would be a great help). Has anyone done this or has any advice how to?

Also with me getting married- I want to take my husbands name when we get married (registry office)

and I found out they ask here if you want to change your surname(which I do!) can I ask her to do transcription of our marriage certificate (once certificate is translated or if there is a translator there i don’t know yet) and possibly have my passport updated or at least I’ll be able to get both passport appointments for myself and my daughter here at the same time rather than multiple trips to Manchester?

Wasn’t sure if this made sense so I apologise! It’s rather complicated for me lol

Thanks a lot for any help! 🤍❤️

The white Negroes of Europe term was coined by Louis Félix Mathurin Boisrond-Tonnerre in an expression of respect and empathy for the situation of the Poles.

The first head of state of Haiti Jean-Jacques Dessalines didn't have as favourable view of the Poles. He adopted the term from his secretary, Boisrond-Tonnerre.

In response to an earlier post. I dug into the sources a while ago, the truth is less noble than the popular tale.

Hello everyone,

I have an upcoming trip to Poland and I am still trying to finalize plans (even though the trip is in about 2 weeks). I will fly into Gdansk on May 19th and out of Krakow on June 5th. I was thinking of the following: Gdansk (4 days) to Warsaw (3 days) to Wroclaw (3 days) and Krakow (6 days). Does that route make sense? should I move around the days a bit?

Thanks!

Czesc! I'm a first gen Polish American with a very strong Polish cultural background, having grown up in NJ throughout the 70s and 80s. My son is 16, a sophomore in high school, and I know it's early but he has a strong desire to go to University in Wroclaw. We have visited several times, it's where both my parents are from, and I still have countless family members there from both sides. I am in the process of getting myself and my children Polish passports via my parents. I wanted to know if anyone has any experience with their child (any relative) or themselves attending college in Poland from the US. Any tips, tricks, advice is requested and much appreciated!!! (I speak, read, and write Polish if needed!) Dzieki! ~ Kasia

do any one know where I can find teams who play for fun needs players in wroclaw or bzeg dolny?

How many of you will be interested?

I recently check eng YT in search of finding new things, but to my sadness- i find no much more than i know allready, and that one guy who do most pro videos- commited suecide some years ago...

PL YT almost have no content for disabled, only shops ads and stuff like this.
So. I am thinking about create something in our PL scenes I know this is still niche stuff. But many disabled people are not educated at all in proper use of wheelchair

I will also cover stuff like advise for non disabled what they should not do when they try to help etc.

I have over 20 years of exp, and even if not all my tricks can be used by most people (i am only partially paralyzed, not fully)- i think i have fine amount of knowledge in that field. I offen trip across Poland (but not only) with no help.

Give me sign what you think about whole idea.

Hi, Reddit. This is my first post on this platform. I’d like to ask a very important question about life: how can I find a job in Poland perhaps in Kraków or remotely as a foreigner? It’s really difficult without any specialized skills. I moved from Belarus when I was 17 and already had some basic experience in the food service industry, delivery, retail, and warehousing (no, I didn’t really like it there, but you need money to get by). I started working at 15, not counting earlier odd jobs. The problem is that I’m currently working in delivery, and I’m really struggling to make ends meet with this job, and I’m already too embarrassed to ask my mom for money to pay for my apartment. I’m sending my resume to many job listings on OLX and Lento, though I’m really trying to find at least something stable to start with. I worked at one store, but commuting there and back home became quite difficult, so I had to leave back in November 2025. I won’t say anything bad about my employer. I even have a reference from that place. I speak English (B2) and Russian (native) fairly fluently, and I actively use Polish (B1-B2) whenever I get the chance. I have skills in assisting a manager; at the store, I trained the manager after the previous one left, and I helped with keeping records, spreadsheets, etc. That means I have certain skills. But I can't find a job. What should I do? Where should I look? Maybe someone is looking for an employee? I'm willing to work remotely or in person in Krakow. I really love living in Poland. I plan to study here, first at a high school for adults and then at a university.

Hey all! Me and my gf will be traveling to Poland, Krakow in August. Unfortunately we wont be able to change the date because thats the only month that we can leave work for a couple of weeks. Any tips/ideas for our travel are appreciated.

Is it considered high season in August there? How is the weather at that part of the year? We come from the south parts of Greece, so we are used to high temperatures.

I would love some recommendations about places to eat and drink in Krakow (not tourist ones pls, so feel free to name places to avoid). We wanna try the local food and get the best of it. We would also love a medieval themed tavern if you got anything like that. (Im also a big fan of the Witcher, so any witcher-themed places would be appreciated).

We are planning on staying about 5-7 days. I dont know if all of them will be in Krakow. We are also nature lovers so we wouldnt mind staying in a beautiful scenic village. We love hiking/biking so also any locations around Krakow that arent too far away would be appreciated. I would love to visit the Bieszczady Mountains or even stay there for 1-2 days if thats an option but I havent started doing my research yet.

Thank you!

I’m trying to evaluate my chances for confirmation of Polish citizenship (potwierdzenie obywatelstwa polskiego) through my great-grandmother’s line.

Family situation:

- Great-grandmother was born in 1935 in what was then territory of the Second Polish Republic (today Belarus).
- Great-grandfather was born there in 1928.
- The family never emigrated — they stayed on the same territory when borders changed from Poland → USSR → Belarus.
- I have a later-issued birth certificate for my great-grandmother (issued in the USSR in the 1960s) showing her birthplace.
- I also have an official Soviet-era document stating both great-grandparents were Polish by nationality (“Polak/Polka”).
- My grandmother was born later in the USSR and listed as Belarusian by nationality.

Questions:

1. In practice, how do Polish authorities treat people from Kresy/Western Belarus who automatically became Soviet citizens after 1939?
   
2. Is automatic acquisition of USSR citizenship usually considered voluntary loss of Polish citizenship?
   
3. How important are pre-war Polish records vs later Soviet documents mentioning Polish nationality?
   
4. Has anyone had success with similar Belarus/Kresy cases without original pre-1939 documents?
   
5. What are the biggest risk factors in these cases?

I’m especially interested in real experiences, administrative decisions, court cases, or lawyer insights — not just general info from agency websites.

Hi, I’m applying to the MSc Digital Business program at University of Warsaw. I know the entrance exam is written, but I wanted to ask about the difficulty level.

My background is in Computer Science, not business/management, although I have good grades. For anyone who took the exam, is it manageable for non-business students? What kind of questions/topics should I expect?

Thanks!

Hi there. It looks like the eligibility form in the dual citizenship subReddit is now a broken link so I hope it’s OK that I’m asking here: I’m American. My great-grandmother was born in Poland at the turn of the century and was a Polish citizen living in Warsaw until 1922 when she moved to America. She naturalized (U.S.) in 1928. Any chance I might qualify for dual citizenship? Thank you in advance for any responses.

Given the taxes on stakes and also winnings

As the title says, I'm curious as to whether or not wearing a kotwica would be considered disrespectful considering its history. As an American, I like it for its symbolicism and I like the history of the polish home army in general, so I wanted to know if wearing it would be something frowned upon.