Life / Local Poles taking advantage of foreigners living in Poland [235]


I know 2 people who've passed their test in Wawa by paying the examiner off in advance but that was 5 years ago, it was a standard 1000zl to do it. The examiner was helping them get round the cones and one of the girls knocked a few down and and the examiner was shouting at her 'how the hell am I supposed to pass you if you keep doing that...'

I've heard it is much stricter now though like you say and your only chance to offer the bribe is in the the 30 or so seconds you have with the examiner before you get in the car to do the test.

Work / Relocating to Krakow, Poland from England. How easy to find a job? [94]


Are you the same 'Harry' that writes the drivel in NWE each week ?

Language / Common mistakes made by foreigners in Polish [90]

I was trying to say 'ciocia' once and came out with 'ciota' :) It took the Poles I was speaking to about 5 minutes before they could stop laughing and explain what i'd said. Wont be making that mistake again.... :)

Life / How much for a small filling at the dentist in Warsaw? [4]

I don't think so, I've paid 100zl to have a check up and clean in Warsaw.

Law / Temporary Residence requirements in Poland [12]


Best contact the US consulate in Poland and they will advise you about what document to obtain.


I have temporary residence in Poland, am from an EU country and didn't have to supply proof about any outstanding tax liabilities I had.

UK, Ireland / Money transfer from Poland to England? [13]


You would incur two currency exchanges to do it that way though if you are trying to send PLN to GBP , you would have PLN to EUR and then EUR to GBP.

Travel / Bringing laptops to Poland [7]


look up the duty free allowances for importing good to Poland, if you are coming from outside the EU then it all depends on whether you get stopped by customs or not at the airport.

Also, are these new laptops or your own? If they are your own and you can prove it then there should be no problem.

Love / I got married to a Polish wife; Polish family advice needed [45]


is the 40,000zl loan secured against any collateral ? Am just wondering if this is really the loan company’s problem rather than the family’s ?

Study / Language courses in Warsaw. [5]


I go to this Polish language school cjp.pl in Warsaw. The course I attend is for two evenings a week, not sure if they do a 2 week course.

Life / Expats in Poland: Are you going to live in Poland long or short term? [65]

came here for a 3 month IT contract nearly 6 years ago now. I've made some great friends, met some lovely girls, bought a flat and a car, joined the golf club, am learning the language and am quite content really.

Life / Quality and availability of Sky channels in Warsaw [5]


No different to your Krakow experience i'd imagine, with a modern sky box and a 1m dish correctly alligned the reception quality is excellent.


E4 but there is a way to get the Irish E4 instead.


Yes you can get them and it really depends on your taste as to whether you are wasting your money.

Feedback / "Shame the rip off companies in Poland" - new forum section suggestion [35]

ok I'll start:

The Albert Supermarket in Warsaw at ul. Karolkowa 17/19 tries to sell bread and cakes that are days old - don't go near it.

News / Poland adopting the Euro, but when? [65]


Warsaw, my girlfriend had a bad accident in Slovakia (burns) , the treatment there was pretty good i have to say but when we got her back to Warsaw and into a hospital here it was pretty awful.

News / Poland adopting the Euro, but when? [65]


you will lose, you are the only person I've ever heard trying to say the Polish roads are good, they have improved in the last 2 years but are generally still awful.

News / Poland adopting the Euro, but when? [65]


well my experience was having to bribe the head nurse otherwise the patient wouldn't get her bandages changed, filthy wards, toilets and showers in the hospital, being prescribed drugs that are banned in other countries due to adverse affects, doctors prescribing a certain drug because if they did they got payment from the drug company and doctors who can be bribed to write a sick note.

News / Poland adopting the Euro, but when? [65]


trust me, the roads are terrible but are slowly being improved since Poland joined the EU. I speak for Warsaw and the surrounding area and they seem to be resurficing the roads here one by one. They still have a long way to go and could really do with building some motorways to further the improvements.

News / Poland adopting the Euro, but when? [65]


I take it you are referring to the private care here ? Admittedly the NHS has it's faults but it is simply on a different planet compared to Polish state hospitals, and my opinion is from first hand experience.

Life / BRITS Expats in Poland ARE YOU MISSING ENGLISH FOOD? [48]


I miss Steak Pie with pastry on the top, bacon (although I've found a supplier of the real McCoy now in Warsaw ) and of course Irn Bru :)

Life / BRITS Expats in Poland ARE YOU MISSING ENGLISH FOOD? [48]


read the thread title....

Life / BRITS Expats in Poland ARE YOU MISSING ENGLISH FOOD? [48]


I certainly don't miss these English people who think England = Britain........

Law / Under contract to teach and fraud, is there a fine to leave Poland? [35]


Puzzler's standard reply to anything negative said about Poland.....


are you kidding, he's a foreigner...!

Life / New skyscraper in Warsaw... [58]


built where ? From the graphic it looks close to Plac Zawiszy ?

Life / New Polish I.D. card. [Dowód Osobisty] - big fine if you don't apply [55]


It's the same in Warsaw - massive queues.

Life / Baby Trolley in Warsaw [4]

Jupiter Centrum on ulica Towarowa has a big baby shop with a range of push chairs. It's very central and not too far from the Sobieski hotel.

Travel / Warsaw, Poland - hotel recommendations? [30]

Yes that's the one, also checkout Le Regina Hotel and Hotel Rialto.

Travel / Warsaw, Poland - hotel recommendations? [30]

the Bristol hotel is near the Old Town and 5 star.

UK, Ireland / 13,000 Polish births this year, in the UK [180]


As your user name suggests you have a slightly biased view. I don't know the facts but if you added up all the tax the Polish immigrants have paid versus the UK services they have used I would guess that the UK has benefited overall.

You've paid tax all your life to fund the dole money for millions of lazy brits who couldn't be arsed to work which is why we needed the immigrants - were you complaining about that before the Poles arrived ?

News / The most useless things in Poland [140]

Electricity sockets that come out the wall when you pull the plug out.
Parking regulations.
ATM machines that only dispense 100zl notes.
Shopkeepers and taxi drivers who react like you've pointed a gun at them when you try to pay with a 100zl note.

UK, Ireland / 13,000 Polish births this year, in the UK [180]

and the majority of these polish immigrants will be paying tax and NI contributiions so are perfectly entitled to use the education and health services.

Life / Wheres a good spot to play tennis in Warsaw? [8]

where about in Warsaw do you live ? I've played at quite a few places round the city, most surfaces are clay and they put a tent over them in winter. There are couple of indoor places too with hard surfaces.