Real Estate / Renting flats in Poland [13]

It depends how much you pay for the flats and how much you rent them out for...

more information needed for an accurate answer.

Travel / Driving to Russia via Poland Info on Ukraine Border [30]


I do the trip from Bude to Poznan twice a month in one hit, thats a killer,


I used 255 45 18 tyres on my Bmw with standard bmw rims, and my god they are strong, I've driven over allsorts with no problems,

35 mpg from a straight 6 BMW is a great result, my 728i averages 26 mpg if i drive like a saint and is strangely more economical at higher speeds, As a way 0f crossing continents you simply can't fault a big BMW though :)

Looking forward to the update, i've always fancied driving to the ukraine, How is the BMW coping with the poor quality low octane fuel there? Mine was always quite fussy and ran badly if i put poor quality fuel in although I assume the knock sensor will rectify any differences in the octane?

Life / Haunted Homes in Poland [173]

I didn't really believe in ghosts till about 4 years ago when i worked in a country club which was supposedly haunted and despite my co workers telling me not to go to the toilets after 9pm going in there, the cubicle doors slammed shut with none there, all the taps came on and i got pushed by something i couldn't see, That was rather scary and weird. Also I saw a person stood at the end of the bar that kinda convinced me that there must be something. Also when staying at my parents house i've seen things move by themselves but that could be anything as the house is over 600 years old.

I however don't believe in God or the Devil and am not religious in the slightest as i feel i don't need to go to a cold building once a week so that a man wearing a dress can tell me how to live my life and be a good person.

Life / Do Polish people like chatting with strangers in public or it is intrusive? [2]

I find it fine, I often have random conversations with people that I don't know, Its just the same as in the UK well the north of England,

The older generations don't seem as open and happy to engage in conversation though.

Life / Deadly Roads - "Are polish roads really THAT dangerous?" [139]

I find Polish roads horrific both the quality of the road and the standard of driving by the people who use them, I drive around 70,000 miles a year and in Poland even though i've been here for quite some time i'm genuinely scared and appalled by the actions some drivers take and the unnecessary risks some take just to get past 1 more car. I'm not the slowest driver in the world and will happily cruise at 150 mph + through germany overnight on an empty motorway where both the roads and the people that use them work in harmony like a well engineered swiss watch. You can predict what 99% of other road users are going to do where in Poland if someone indicates left they could do anything. Drivers have no lane discipline and seem flummoxed by roundabouts etc. Also drivers of expensive(ish) cars seem to think that the rules of the road don't apply to them and that the highway code braking distances are measured in millimetres.

When i worked as a rep in the UK driving the length and breadth of the country on a weekly basis I hardly ever saw accidents in Poland I've seen people lose control on a perfectly straight stretch of road for no obvious reason, I've seen a car on its roof in the centre of poznan (how the F*ck do you manage that?)

I find it amazing how few people die on Polish roads given the quality of the roads themselves and the sheer incompetence of the motorists who use them.

What do they teach in the polish driving test, I stood at a bus stop once (yes i used a bus once *shivers*) and watched some guy have at least 7 attempts to fit his Mercedes A class into a fairly large space before giving up and wheel spinning off with a damaged ego. Most of the drivers on the road have no idea how to operate a clutch either slipping it whilst revving the engine excessively or performing a massive wheelspin (something which is only done in the UK by burberry wearing acne infested chavs in saxos and corsas) or just simply stalling as they are too engrossed in their telephone conversation.

Add this to the corrupt police who once pulled me in an ageing 1.6 88bhp mitsubishi claiming that i was doing over 300 kmh (i did invite them to show me how to get my car to go this fast but they declined) who are interested in nothing apart from making a quick buck from speeding motorists and do nothing about dangerous driving nothing is going to change in the near future.

So in answer to the OPs question Polish roads themselves aren't that dangerous but the incompetent barely qualified egotistical clueless morons that use them are.

Life / Polish health care system, my experience. [32]

Couldn't you say you lost your card when you got mugged and show them your passport? UK citizens are entitled to free healthcare here, In my experience the polish healthcare system is excellent, Even if you did have a card no doubt it would have been kept in your wallet anyway and when they put the details into the system it isn't going to be processed straight away this is polish administration so you should be in the clear.

Life / Petrol theft in Poland common? [27]


My memorys terrible, I think i would forget its full of water and try to drive it :(


Its just a fairly large saloon car, Theres no evidence it was lifted but if you lie on your back under the rear end you can see a pipe which is around 10 mm diameter coming from the side of the tank, I assume that they must have pumped it out through there....

Life / Petrol theft in Poland common? [27]


there is but they seem to be pumping it out through the vent pipe or the overflow tube.


sounds like a plan :), thought about packing the pipe theyre using to get it through with rat poison so if they suck it through then they swallow it then i realised that it could be classed as murder :(

Law / I'm an ex-pats in Poland and I made profit from my new business [13]

selling drugs outside a retirement home to sellng drugs outside a high school perhaps.....

Work / Job opportunities in Poland for a foreigner? (other than a teacher) [175]

Not really, I know lots of people who have been offered very highly paid positions within companies without knowing the language. I was offered a very good position last year with a tempting package.

Its just knowing where to look,

As for the Callan method, well thats just a joke really,......

Life / Polish Radio and TV stations online? [68]

you can bfbs which is the armed forces station in western poland, boring but all the presenters speak with a war northern accent,

Also BBC world service but dull isn't the word to describe how boring it is.

Does anyone know if they have DAB or satellite radio in PL yet?

Work / In Poznań from the 10th of August, will I be too late to find a job? [5]

You should be fine, Its probably worth emailing the schools directly with your CV as theres hundreds to go and visit and would take you ages, You shouldn't have any problems getting a job here though. Delphiandomine is on holiday at the moment but he's the person to ask as he knows more about teaching than me.

Work / Specific qualifications for a specific career [23]


I wish i'd studied harder after seeing the wages they get :(

Work / Specific qualifications for a specific career [23]


I didn't know that you were a doctor WB or is this a different WB to the one that used to frequent here?

Life / Car Documents - what to do if you lose them? [17]

Carrying documents around does seem rather archaic really, if the uk of all countries can introduce a central database surely all other countries should be able to. I got stopped once here and told the police to do a PNC check and they just llokd at me confused, I hardly ever carry any other documents apart from my drivers licence.

Life / Car Documents - what to do if you lose them? [17]

Can't you just apply to the DVLA for a new set, they usually cost around £20 and take 2 weeks,

Regarding Insurance and MOT it should come up fine on the ANPR cameras and you don't really need the physical documents anymore.

Law / How much it cost to open new small kebab shop in poznan, total investment [10]

What went wrong with the indian restaurant? I would assume that would do really well, Regarding a kebab shop you will be up against a lot of already established businesses which could make things more difficult.

Are you looking for a business partner/investor? I would be interested in opening a restaurant but not too sure about the kebab shop. Drop me an email if you fancy mulling over some ideas, figures etc.

Life / What should be done to make life in Poland better and more enjoyable? [94]

:) it can do, Always wondered why people steal the badges off it on a regular basis. Has got a very good immobilisers though, anti tow system. Still not secure enough to stop the local pikey scumbags from siphoning my petrol out through the tank venting system but the rat poison should see to that.

Life / What should be done to make life in Poland better and more enjoyable? [94]

Got a lovely UK registered 7 series BMW for sale, No hassle with registration etc, yours for a very good price :)

Travel / Driving around Poland, is diesel available and can we find lodgings as we go? [22]

4 lane highway? That might just take off you know......

Genealogy / Help finding a telephone number of a friend from Krakow and Poznan in Poland [25]

Go and knock on their door and ask for it?

Life / What should be done to make life in Poland better and more enjoyable? [94]

Edible food would be a good start......

Love / Real relationship with a polish girl [26]

Its not really a relationship now is it? I suggest perhaps going to bars, clubs etc and you might meet a real person........

Love / My Perfect Love Story so I thought [73]

Maybe next time meet the girl in question before you plan your life around it.

Food / What to eat in Poland? (we like rice, spicy food, and chicken) [20]

seanus is there any polish brands of curry sauces that you know of?

Food / What to eat in Poland? (we like rice, spicy food, and chicken) [20]

The majority of polish food is very bland and even bordering on vile, I too like the same kind of food as you and find it very hard to get in Poland,

Marks and spencer do an excellent range of curries (no where near as good as the real thing but a damn sight better than most other things you get here)

If you don't like cabbage, potatoes, pickled stuff, stewed sausages etc you probably won't find much food of any interest.

Love / Polish girls are the funniest [26]

Polish girls are funny? Thats a good one, The majority I have met are about as interesting to talk to as cheese, Obsessed with looking down their nose at people and ******** about people who are supposed to be their friends, Of course there are exceptions but they are few and far between.

Although I do find it funny to laugh at the ridiculously bad attitude they all seem to have towards other human beings.

Travel / Driving around Poland, is diesel available and can we find lodgings as we go? [22]

regarding hotels I would recommend the ones at the side of the road, the best ones are usually next to "night clubs" the staff there are apparently very accommodating.

Travel / Driving around Poland, is diesel available and can we find lodgings as we go? [22]

Diesel isn't available in Poland at all anywhere ever, Trucks coming through the country have to stop at lidls to fill up on bean oil and sheeps urine.

Regarding accomodation in Poland have you ever watched the film Hostel, I seriously recommend it before coming to poland.

imdb.com/title/tt0450278

The main problem with driving in Poland is that its easy to rent a car but its very difficult to get fuel, There are many "gas" stations but they aren't actually "gas" stations at all, they are a complex facade with which to lure foreigners to stop theyre car so they can be raped and pillaged (similar to what the vikings did). In my opinion the best way of moving around poland is by Unicycle which proves to be the most comfortable and the most efficient,

Hope this helps