Law / Poland - a more and more Investable Country [41]

love to know your explanation in making such a statement?

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]


Just a quick comment before I move on, The Irish are are great nation, and they have largely built the australian way of life, one thing that stands out is that they are able to laugh at themselves (unlike polish people). I have never heard a bad word against the irish in australia..

I don't know why people who have it good uproot and live somewhere else, normally if you like a place you visit it once a year on vocations.

I think a lot of people who have left to fufill some sort of fantasy, end up regretting there move, hence I known a few people who have suffered a nervous breakdown and one who committed suicide.

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

Thanks for the insight, I admire people who show interest in polish affairs, I found the biggest problem facing non poles living in poland is the language barrier, and no matter how well you speak polish, people will detect an accent. The other one is understanding the polish mentality, nothing wrong with it, but just different.

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

no test, no nothing providing you have a genuine interest, a sense of humour helps.
Its nice to have the irish on board, as a matter of interest two of my cousins live in ireland and they love it, didn't even want to return to poland for christmas(bit of a worry)

I have a few friends who are Irish and I enjoy there company.

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

frank its great to have you on board, but are you polish and what is your interest in this forum?

Real Estate / Apartment purchase in Poland [226]


Sorry ivona, I would be proud to be only equal, my concern is for the vast majority of polish people who have no control about what is going on in Poland today, like I mentioned in a previous post the poor couple who now cannot make ends meet due to increases in gas/electricity/water as shown on polish tv.

I don't live in poland, sure, but I have a lot of empathy for the polish and this you can't take away form me.

Life / Are there any neutral or positive stereotypes of poles? [40]


I hope so, mmmm didn't know there was unpure wodka?

Real Estate / Apartment purchase in Poland [226]


lol...the poles have been getting the crumbs from the floor, the foreign nations just rake up the dollars.
The poles have made limited amount of money working in UK/USA, but they have always been exploited, most have done jobs that nobody else wants to do, and paid less.

I'm not having a go at poles returning to poland with non polish partners. Just the multi nationals and foreign speculators


You may speak for the 2 million who are trying to feather there own nest working overseas, I wonder what the other 36 million people have to say on this matter, the ones who are having it tough in poland.

They will bring benefits alright, yes, higher house prices and living expenses.

Real Estate / Apartment purchase in Poland [226]


Look what you say sounds tempting, from experience only things may have changed but polish people are no fools when it comes to wheeling and dealing and there is a bit of a close shop mentalilty when it comes to foreigners. like our friend Caster correctly pointed out, if your doing a business transaction and don't speak fluent polish, just keep quiet and let somebody local act on your behalf, just pretent your a friendly ghost and disappear, otherwise you will be taken to the cleaners.

The reaction of poles to german people buying up in tri city is a bit of a worry.
If tourism booms it won't benefit the local battler as the cost of living goes up.
To be frank poland is a good place to visit because it is more cheaper than most other european countries, when prices go up people will go elsewhere, some people are saying parts of the soviet union will be the place to go.

The beach areas of poland are nice but there plain compared to beaches in other parts of the world.
I know a man is not a camel, but you don't have to travel to poland to get a cheap beer.

Real Estate / Apartment purchase in Poland [226]

lol....only having a discussion. sure it wasn't the vodka.


I don't know how serious ola123 is, but you have to consider that statement, I could be wrong here, but I don't think poles would not take too kind seeing people from england cashing in at there expense. I think poles prefer doing business with there own kind and not with opportunist from wealthier countries

Real Estate / Apartment purchase in Poland [226]


If poland was to relax its laws, you will probally find a lot of Germans buying up big in the tri city (may not be good for the local pole)

I don't think every man and his dog in england will pack his bags and move to poland because of cheap homes..sorry

Real Estate / Apartment purchase in Poland [226]

I may be wrong, time will tell, I just believe that property market will not keep on going up and up in poland. I would agree that in sort after locations and here I mean location, location, location it will always do well.

And who will buy all these properties at 400000/600000 zl a pop, not the average pole, the local pole is smart enough to buy something cheap and do it up himself.

On the same point, if you had to rent out the property, how much could you charge? keeping in mind the average wage in poland is 2500zl a month.

Like everywhere else some properties sell, some don't. The thing going for poland at the moment is that a person wanting to settle in poland from overseas, can still get a good house at a quarter of the price from where they came from.

If I was buying a house in poland, I would buy a period style house and do it up to live.

Just something to think about, I believe the biggest wild card in poland today is the stock exchange, poland has a growing ecomomy and you could probally pick up good shares at basement prices. remember the investment cycle moves from real estate to shares, then shares to real estate. (think about it)

Real Estate / Apartment purchase in Poland [226]




thanks for the warning, it seems the mob has moved into tri city


valued by who? what about capital gains tax etc.. have to find a sucker first oops sorry buyer first.

I watched the polish news on tv the other day, with reports of increases to petrol, gas,water and elecricity (some 7%) there was a couple who who stated they couldn't afford that type of increase as it would cost them 150zl more a year.. how sad.

I suppose as the saying goes, you have to speculate to accumulate, you have to masturbate to ejeculate. Casper get your hand off it:)

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]


The bloke who wrote the book used records held by the camp, everything was documented

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]


You have a good memory, the riots were the first of a kind in oz, they actually took part in a affluent part of of new south wales, a place called Cronulla, it wasn't australia's finest hour, there were a lot of issues involved, ie excessive alcohol, boredom of young people, it also highlighted the problems associated having people from certain countries who do not fit and respect its way of life,


If that occurred in oz, must people would be up in arms and demand a stop. (although oz now has a labour shortage and would welcome anybody who would fit in)

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

I don't want to bite into this arguement as a great evil has been done at these concentration camps, I just make one point, when I last visited the auswitcz concentration camp some 3years ago, I purchased a book at the bookshop written by a polish person, who has researched the claim of 6 million people being killed, He has concluded that the 6 million figure is impossible, more likely if my memory serves me right it was approximately 3.5 million.

Life / Polish movies - what they are like? [34]

I think polish radio and tv is first class, Poland has a lot of talent in this area.

Polish actors are first class and polish films I have seen are excellent in every way.

I think the problem facing polish film makers I think is getting the capital to make these firms and the risk to shareholders of not getting a suitable return.

Keep in mind countries like America are just dumping their films at a fraction of the cost.

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

Frank Can you explain your interest in this matter?

Can I ask also was the Irish Government in the second world war pro German and anti Jewish?

History / Jews...and their Polish experience [520]

Frank, I think the anti Jewish thing is largely a beef up and people who bring it up just want to cause tension and division, the way the question is asked sometimes implies that there is a problem, how much longer are we going to hear that Poland was anti Jewish in the war, lets move on, we live in 2007.

Like all nationalities there are bad ones in every camp, unfortunately when you criticize a Jew for whatever reason you are branded anti Semitic.
Remember the poles had it bad in ww2, I wonder how many Jews helped poles during this time, we all know poles assisted Jews and when caught were executed.


This occurred to everyone returning to Poland after the war, not only for the Jews.

Life / How do Poles perceive the European Union? [7]


lol:) :) I don't, but it seems many who respond to this forum do. (do you?)

Lets view this space in a couple years time and see who was on the mark.

Life / How do Poles perceive the European Union? [7]


Wroclaw.. I think she means the value of the zlote. A lot of old people hid there money under the bed and found it was worthless, you know those days when a 5000zl note was a lot of money, then it was worth peanuts.

I've always found polish food pretty clean.
What you have to understand with the EU, poland has to abide by the EU parliament, how this pans out we will know better as time goes by. One thing for certain is that Poland will not be the biggest winner in all this. Thats why you get a lot of people who have vested interest talk a lot of crap and trying to give EU a good spin.

Life / How much is rent in Poland per week/month? [6]

On a different topic a polish school teacher mentioned his low wages of some 800zl per month, now one hears on this thread that rent costs 800zl plus per month plus gas/electricity/water, little wonder the majority of polish people are having it tough.

Could I ask somebody living in Poland, how do polish people survive on current earnings. They must see there life long dream of owning a house go out the door when they see escalating house prices.

I have done a search for accommodation in the mountain area and starting price is 3000zl plus per month.(furnished) plus gas/water etc.

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

Don't frighten me matyjasz, not everything you see in the movies is true:)


Been through all that, a lot of times it is spot the aussie when you go through the main street of Melbourne, the same will be in Poland one day, spot the pole in warsaw, you never know you will have pakistani's in the police force, indians driving trams, romanians running the crime gangs and english people cleaning the toilets.

With poland in the EU, it will never be the same again. R.I.P

USA, Canada / a little question about dollar [19]


lets not compare argentina to poland...anyway most polish people on this forum living in poland tell us that poland is a economically rising country, then why shouldn't it have a strong currency, who knowns

USA, Canada / a little question about dollar [19]

Sorry rafik. I think the polish government would like to see the zlote as close to the us dollar as possible, and If I was a betting man I would predict it to be around 2.50zl by mid year.

In one way this may be good as a lot of polish products are undervalued, not so good for tourist going to poland who thought everything was cheap.

you won't also get that cheap UK element there, the ones that disgrace themselves at bars etc

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]


That probally sums it all up, (I wonder if you change your opinion after returning to poland?)
I would like to return, but I have it good here, as they say in the classics "If your on a good thing stick to it"

My concern is that I wouldn't trust the infrastructure and inflationm may be a problem.

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

they were different times, my parents came to oz in the late 40's, where there was a shortage of labour ie no unemployment. I might also add that you didn't make your fortune overnight, it took a lot of luck and hard work.

I personally think that polish people should be more grateful to the english for accepting them with open arms. As I mentioned in my previous post, I don't understand why poles don't opt for oz as skilled labour is in demand especially in western australia (money is excellent) Just think you could be here watching the cricket enjoying a cold beer and seeing the poms being thrashed!

At the end of the day the poles who return home will end up working for a couple of thousand zlotes a month and return to a country that hasn't changed much. Won't that be a shock to the system

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]


If that was the case, then it begs the question, why don't the polsih people stay in poland and build there own country.
I tend to believe that polish people see no future in there own country and have opted for better prospects.

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

if 600,000 people landed in poland, quests of another country. I wonder what the reaction of the polish people would be, I hazard a quess it would contain some positive and a lot of negative aspects.

News / English vs. Polish hostility [323]

two classes of people who won't be going back to poland in a hurry, are the professional people who have secured good jobs and conditions and the ones who are in tune with the welfare system and unemployment benefits.

A lot of poles returning home will find it difficult to readapt to the polish way of life, hence will want to return back to the UK.