Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]

Hello Saurab,

I did not wish to write here but after seeing your post i felt i must write. The information you provide here is incorrect and outdated though at one time this is waht we were taught at school. Modern research disputes this claim of Aryan and Dravidian Divide. This is more a theory floated by the british to divide and rule India. There are several books that in fact show of a reverse flow. In sanskrit the words Arya and Arye are words to address a male or female respectively same like Mr. and Mrs. in english. Aryan is not a race. Please be clear on this. It means one of good upbringing and hence respectful. Aryan started being used as a race due to Max Mueller who first translated the Vedas into English. Later the Hitler and the Nazis used it to mean a race. In India it does not mean race.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Madan

Law / What will happen to PLN Zloty when the Euro is adopted? [10]

Nornally the history has been that when any country becomes a member of the EU the currency gets stronger of the country thats joining in. So has been the case with the PLN as well. I further expect PLN to get strong against the USD by the end of this year or first quarter of 2009 to approx 1.6 PLN to the USD. However this is not simply because of the Polish economy doing well or the Euro getting stronger. Its the USD that is loosing its charm and getting weaker. With the sub-prime crisis still on and bank problems in US it is likely that the USD will furhter slide. Then one also has to watch how the elections go and what stance the new president has on Iraq.

Regards,

Mash

Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]


Hello Amit,

Settling down in Poland is not a bad idea. However the biggest problem foreign nationals face here is the langauge issue. Depending on what you are doing, if you have any amount of interaction with local people your language skills in Polish would be needed and without them you will find it very difficult. If your job profile requires you to know the local language, getting a job will be very tough. Furhter if you are doing business, i dont see how you will succeed without being good at the langague! Mostly all businessmen here of Indian descent speak the language with varying degrees of proficiency. Poland has been growing well enough and will continue to do so despite the recession in the USA. Being an ex communist country it has not really integrated well into either Europe or US or any other part which in the current situation is an advantage. Since Poland joined the EU it has started to develope various sectors like the Computer segment and the financial sector. Poland has a fairly young and well educated population. There is ample scope in the hotel segment or restaurant business. Incomes have been growing and will continue to grow. In the Financial Sector for example anyone having done the Financial Advisor exam even if he/she is 21 years old would start with 5000 PLN net. Growth prospects are enormous however the way of doing business here is different and it takes time to learn the basics. The basics start with learning the language. If you are Indian it will help you to get in touch with the IAP and the IPCC. Do your research well and dont treat Poland like cake walk. Even if you are very well educated do your research. You will be surprised to know how many poles are well qualified. Fortunately most are abroad (in terms of a job search). Eliminates competition.

Hope this helps.

Mash

Hello Sudhir,

Can you give more information about this company you mention in your post, namely IIG Education Consultancy PVT LTD? Is it possible to get in touch with your brother to get more information on how they work and how satisfied he is? The website does not give much information. They seem to be primarily into education. It talks nothing on what contacts they have in Poland, What presence and why one would take them seriously. Do they have polish experts or polish language speaking skills? What familiarity with the Law etc etc.

Regards,

Mash

Law / Need info on "Komex" [8]

Komex is somewhere near Krakow and works closley with Mittal Steel. If i know correctly they refine the waste of Mittal steel and sell the steel part back to Mittal steel. They have about 800 employees and they are very strong. The management is Indian.

Hope this helps.

Real Estate / Polish Real Estate Licence [6]

Hello Brett,

If you are in Poland for over a decade you should be speaking good polish. That should help. You can go to this website to get all the information pfrn.pl

Generally speaking the rules have changed a bit and under the current rules you have to do a diploma for estate business which costs between 3000 to 3200 PLN. The classes are held on saturdays only, from 9 in the morning to 18:00 hours in the evening. its about 20 to 30 classes. So the diploma takes more then 5 months. Then you have to do some practical training which mostly takes anther 8 to 9 months. Hence the total process of actually getting the license takes about 15 months. I am more familiar with Warsaw so not sure which companies are offering training in Krakow. However you can just run a search on google polska and you should a list of firms in krakow.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Mash

Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]

Hi Hemendra,

Where have you moved to Warsaw from? What do you do in Poland? What kind of meetings are you looking for. If you want to network with Indians you can look for the Indian Association of Poland or for the Indo Polish cultural Committee.

Mash

Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]

iap.org.pl
ipcc.pl/newsite/cmsimple2_4

pass me your email ID and i will drop you a line.

regards,

Mash

Real Estate / Polish Real Estate Licence [6]

Hello Ina,

Whats the link that you have posted here, namely, buwiwm.edu.pl
I dont see anything there related to real estate. Though its a very good website related to information on education in Poland.

Pls advise.

Mash

Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]

hello Sunil,

A 3 room flat, will be approximately 2500 PLN in Warsaw. If you are looking to be near the Indian community then most of them stay in Ursynow which is a reasonably decent locality to live in, just that it is far from centrum. However due to metro connectivity it takes only about 20 minutes to reach the centre. Cook you will not find here.

Regards,

Mash.

Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]

Hello Shelly,

No i did not mean Poland is a developing country. In fact Poland has a tradition of scientific research and progress. As regards the Polish people moving back, its because the zloty has become so strong that they dont find it worthwhile to work abroad anymore. Having said that, ask foreign investors in the IT sector in Wroclaw and they will tell you that for the investments they made in Poland they hardly have any workers. I was talking to an American Gentelman who was telling me that whereas 2 years back they would receive 100 CV's per recruitment, now they are receiving about 3 or 4. That indicates that the really well qualified Poles still perfer working abroad until and unless they get really good salaries out here. The strong zloty has eroded the profitability of most companies and of Poland as a low cost production and services sector. Cost cutting dosent help as at low costs no one will work. Its a difficult situation for companies. A good situation for employees.

Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]

Possible Taylor. Unfortunately i dont have any statistics on this so cant comment. The out flow of young poles has however continued with more countries available to work in and choose from.

Law / Unique type of restaurant - Want to open in Warsaw [13]


Hello Adam,

My advice is for you to hire a lawyer who can find you the details. Normally you need to get approvals from the sanepid department which is the equivalent of the Sanitary department in English. However the Sanepid department might not be very helpful or organized for you to have the info you need. Best is to hire a lawyer to do it for you. Warsaw is expensive and rents are also high. Then you need to get your staff and cooks who need to all get vaccinations etc in place. The kitchen has to meet specific standards depending on what you are doing.

I am sure a polish partner will be a must. It would further be better if the polish partner is financially committed with you. I am not a specialist at the restaurant business but keeping in view the strong zloty and several options available to clients make sure what you are doing. Two big clubs, Nostalgia and Foksal 19 closed in Warsaw. I am cannot guarantee this information is 100% correct, but that is what i have heard. If thats true, something is not right.

Regards,

Mash

Life / Indian moved to Poland [532]


Hello PJ,

Below is the list of Nobel Laureates from Poland.

Wisława Szymborska, Literature, 1996
Józef Rotblat*, Peace, 1995
Lech Wałęsa, Peace, 1983
Czesław Miłosz, Literature, 1980
Isaac Bashevis Singer*, Literature, 1978
Tadeus Reichstein*, Physiology or Medicine, 1950
Władysław Reymont, Literature, 1924
Marie Skłodowska-Curie, Physics, 1903 and Chemistry, 1911
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Literature, 1905

As far as my knowledge goes marie Curie is the only one who has recieved a Noble Prize twice. A good feat for a country that has a history of 950 years. The Communist part of Polish History was heaped onto Poland and was not by choice. They did make a choice to overthrow the communist regime, which basically wasted their resources. So i think we must give credit to Poland for scientific progress it made despite upheavels. If I do a little research i think i could quote many other things Poles have done which go unquoted or unnoticed.

I hope you agree that the communist part is not what Poland is about, and consequently communism did not survive in Poland.

Regards,

Mash