Real Estate / Bad news for house self-builders in Poland (building material cost up) [15]

Hi There, we also bought land in Poland and hope to start building around September 2008, it is true that building products have increased already, that with the ever decreasing value of Sterling V Zlotych, it means that building in Poland is becoming very expensive. The land that we bought last year is worth almost double what we paid for it as we are in the outskirts of the city.. Not good news i'm afraid... prices are going up in Poland however the salaries remain the same.

Real Estate / Place cost for a Pub business in Poland? [15]

I intend to Open a pub in Poland and would be grateful if anyone who has experience in this could contact me. I need to research, licensing and who are the best wholesalers for beer wines and spirits. I know there are differences in the licencing for beers_Wines and spirits. I intend also to serve food, maybe some contacts in the pub fixtures and furnishings and of course a good shop fitting company.

Look forward to hearing from anyone who can help.

Thanks
Marcus

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

It's pretty obvious by reading through this forum that no-one has yet to encounter the queues in departures of any flights going to Poland.

Ok well imagine this: Sitting in the departure lounge having a coffee waiting on the call for boarding, everything is calm quiet, people talking, giggling, some watching the departures board, then all of a sudden, the voice over the loudpspeaker says, passengers for flight number, blah blah blah to Wroclaw, then everyone stands up at the same time, runs towards the gate, the security guards and airport customer service team looking in horror as a 200 strong herd of humans come trundling towards them, pushing and shoving, bags dropping and men pushing past women with kids just to get to the front of the queue. The customer service crew announce that passengers with young children to proceed to the gate first, however this is made impossible because the line is unbreakable. I have been on many flights to Poland and they are all the same, the men have no manners and try to jump the queue, and would not offer a pregnant woman a seat when on the bus travelling from the terminal to the aircraft, my wife and I were almost stampeded when we were struggling with our luggage and a pram down two flights of stairs in Dublin Airport. I am afraid in this case, Wroclaw boy is right and there needs to be some manners taught to the majority of Polish people.. here;s the deal, stay in line, do not jump the queue and offer older women or pregnant women your seat on public transport.

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


Hey Buddy, I don't know about that, were you in the toilet when each of those planes touched down? I fly to Poland about 6 times per year on average, that's twelve planes with Polish people on them,... They have all clapped when touching down, every single time.

UK, Ireland / Experiences of Irish people who moved to Poland [27]


I think what Cooper is saying is true, there is no need to get on your high horse Puzzler, I and my Polish wife and her family understand how difficult it can be especially with government officials, they look at you as if you have two heads when you ask for something, even when you are paying for their time. Shop assistants can be also have the same traight of thought.. when you enter the shop it's like, "Why should I sell you this, and you can forget about bringing it back if it is faulty.

Apart from that and a few other things, I like Poland,..

Polish people do not complain enough, you are being trodden on by your local government departments, who YOU are paying with your taxes, they are the Peoples employees, and as for the shops, they should give guarantees and train their staff to be nicer to the public, after all it is the public who keep the business running.

Real Estate / Don't buy a house in Poland if you are British!!! Corruption!!! [67]

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Real Estate / Don't buy a house in Poland if you are British!!! Corruption!!! [67]


Ola, let's get it right, don't you mean your mate is off to do a job cleaning toilets in an abattoir for less than the minimum wage?.. judging by your mentality I don't even think that you would qualify for a job as important as that, you might get lucky if you were willing work in the dog food factory as chief taster.

News / Storyville: The Polish Ambulance Murders (BBC4) [43]

Amazing that something like this can go on in a civilised country, really makes you think how corrupt the hierarchy of Poland are, government officials & even prosecutors of the courts. I shall ensure that all my friends see this program, Why hasn't this been Big News within the Polish Media???? Mass Murder is not a big enough story?

News / Undertakers in Lodz :( [24]


Don't see that this is anywhere close to what happened in Lodz, these were dead bodies, horrific I know but at least they were already dead.

UK, Ireland / British/Polish baby [29]

My girlfriend who is Polish had our child in Belfast before we were married and she has a British passport, infact if she wishes she can also have an Irish Passport, therefore the potential to have three passports, British, Irish and Polish..

Real Estate / Bad news for house self-builders in Poland (building material cost up) [15]

Yes,.. BubbaWoo is right sofia, although I went to the Land owner and bought direct from him..I saved money but if you haven't done this before and are not sure, best to go through an agent..

UK, Ireland / British/Polish baby [29]

Do you not think that these comments should be on another thread?... Looks like WW III is about to break out here....

Real Estate / Bad news for house self-builders in Poland (building material cost up) [15]

Well Shelley it is a well known fact that there are a lot of Polish people working in the UK and being paid Sterling. I do not see anywhere in my last post that I blamed the British economy for Polands problems and my post was merely informational for those people who live and work in the UK who are intending to bring their savings back to build their own homes. In addition to this my wifes family are from Poland and we think about their situation daily, thanks for reminding me to think about them again, i'll be calling them this evening and shall pass on your concerns.

Travel / Will my rented car be stolen or broken into when in Poland? [24]

I do not think Poland differs from any other country in relation to Car Theft. If you are unlucky you may get your car stolen however there is a larger percentage of chance that it will not be touched. Do not leave valuables in the car or bags, even shopping bags can arouse curiousity.. make sure the inside of the car is invitation free.

Life / The strangest things in Poland [468]


I was in a Hotel in Poland and they served this up to me for breakfast, I simply asked them to redo the eggs a little better as they were almost raw, but afterwards it was delicious. Just sometimes people make things to their taste and for me eggs especially have to be very well cooked. Remember years ago people in the UK would eat raw eggs too, cracked into a glass and swallowed whole. This was a very common hangover cure and no-one ever died from it.

Life / A Brit living in Poland (update) [14]


My wife has also asked me the same question, If I am sure about moving to Poland. I do love Poland and Polish people but it will be a huge learning curve for me to bite my tongue as I am used to speaking out when i don't like something. Intend giving Poland a try, and hope it works as I am investing everything I have in this.

Life / When to greet strangers in Poland or not.. [30]


This guy must have been a Soccer supporter, probably Millwall. I have been going t Rugby Clubs for years and everyone is there just to see the game and enjoy a drink and a laugh afterwards... you were very unlucky.

Real Estate / Place cost for a Pub business in Poland? [15]

I'll get there sooner or later, when I'm about to Open i'll let you who are interested know....hope you'll give me a visit.

Genealogy / For all you blue-eyed Poles [64]

Interesting I have dark blue eyes and my wife has green eyes, our daughter has the lightest bluest eyes that I have ever seen, they are very unusual.

Life / The strangest things in Poland [468]


Yes this is to avoid confusion when you are submitting your tax return, 100 for me and 1 to the taxman...

Law / moving a company to poland. [15]


I have information that may assist you, I can send some of it by email. Please let me know what Industry sector you are from you can pm me. I have been working closely with various government departments in the Silesia area, where the unemployment rate is still considerably higher than in other areas of Poland. There are various grants available and tax incentives to help foreign businesses get established. email me at info@sierraresources.co.uk

I currently live in UK but moving to Poland in a few months.

News / EU a beacon of light for the World to follow [85]

HEY GUYS HAS POLAND BENEFITTED FROM BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE EU?

UK, Ireland / Polish mother and son jailed for life (POST THIS THREAD BY ITSELF) [32]


I think that they will be pooing in their pant's being sent home to Poland, in the UK they would have Satellite tv in their cells, central heating, Good quisine from the kitchen, they will even get free education. In Poland they will get nothing but a hard time, no TV in their rooms and certainly the food will not be good... Serves em right, All Criminals should be deported to serve sentences in their country of origin, it's time the UK government stepped this course of action up.

History / What Happened in the Danzig Corridor 1939? Poles Slaughtering Germans? [133]

GUYS GUYS GUYS, FORGET THIS ARGUMENT WE ARE ALL EXPENDABLE HERE, LOOK AT THIS SITE AND COME BACK LATER, TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

zeitgeist movie DOT COM MOVE IT ON ABOUT 10 MINUTES AS THE FIRST 10 MINUTES ARE A LITTLE UNNECESSARY.

Travel / Krakow going down the toilet! [184]

I Lived in Prague for one year in 2001, that was the year that the cheap flights began from UK into Prague. I loved Prague it was so relaxing, people were lovely, you wouldn't meet too many people from the UK, there were only a handful living there, then all of a sudden whilst enjoying my coffee on the terrace in Old Town Square, I heard, Olay, Olay Olya Olay and a bunch of English people shouting and singing in the square, must have been a stag night. The group proceeded to hurl abuse and insults at the waitresses and waiters, I thought at that moment, Prague would never be the same again. I left in January 2002 after seeing the place change into a Zoo for English drunks. It's now happening in Poland, Krakow and Gdansk, it's a pity that the Police don;t do anything about these Hooligans, they should be brought to book for public order offences.

Travel / Krakow going down the toilet! [184]


Well in a way they too are responsible but banning cheap flights would only hurt the normal hard working conscientious person too. Basically the Police need to have a zero tolerance approach to these idiots, if they step out of line when visiting any country then they should be arrested for breach of the peace and banged up for a few days and deported, this means that they will not be allowed back into the country. Infact I feel that if people are travelling and cause trouble there should be a points system, just like a drivers licence. For minor offences like peeing on the street it could be 3 points and a £60 on the spot fine and points given depending on the seriousness of the event Too many points then they take away your passport.

Travel / Krakow going down the toilet! [184]


I suppose it is Racial discrimination when an English doorman refuses a drunken lout from entering nightclubs throughout Britain. You just have to look at most towns throughout England on a Friday and Saturday night, people peeing on the streets, vomiting, girls sleeping in doorways out of their minds and with little or no clothing on. It is a Europe Wide known Fact that Brits do not know how to behave when they are out for a night out. I have seen it in Spain, Italy, Holland, Czech Republic, Riga-Latvia, Germany, Portugal, Greece, Turkey. I was recently in Spain and stayed in a 5 **** hotel, a coach load of Brits had just left the Hotel when I was checking in and they had all **** in their rooms before leaving. The next 7 days were a nightmare, there were twenty or more families similar to the Gallaghers from that series on TV ( Shameless ) They were screaming and shouting throughout the night at their kids and each other, smashed glass around the pool, threw up where they stood, they were shouting from balcony to balcony, the place was made Hell on Earth. The quietest time was from around 06:00am to 12:00, when the nightmare started all over again. Now do you see any other nation behaving in this way?

Love / I'm in love with a nice Polish; she's from another country and religion.. [39]


im from Egypt

Don't do it, they'll cut you into small pieces and feed you to the Carp at Christmas

Travel / Krakow going down the toilet! [184]


Watch TV? Me? I never have the time for that Luxury, what is this Benidorm thing you are on about?
Funny I thought the same when I seen the "scrotes" in the Hotel, HDF could they afford to stay here, must have been some special offer for that week.

Anyways Lucky you that can stay in your friends apartment, this way you are sure never to see the likes of this unless you invite the scrotes round for tea.

Maybe I exaggerated on the numbers of families it may have just been 19...

Travel / Krakow going down the toilet! [184]

ha ha ha ha, true so true..