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rafik   
22 Jun 2006
UK, Ireland / for polish people in uk-do u find it easy to live in this country? [19]

i lhave been living in uk (on and off) for about 5 years and i think this country is very similar to poland.i vave setlled down very quickly made a few british friends,2 of them are going to poland in september at my wedding.the english language causes me a lot of trouble especially its pronunciation and understanding people from the north of country.i quickly got used to english food apart from fish and chips and all sorts of pies.the english are mostly polite and nice,both nations drink a lot and i think i like it here
rafik   
26 Jun 2006
Food / POLISH GELATIN CARP RECIPE [7]

I've heard Polish people buy live carps and keep them in their... bathtubs until the Christmas Eve. Then they kill them and eat :). Is it true?

yes i used to do it each year,but it doesnt mean that we dont take a shower during pre -christmas period. i have to admit i was a mass murderer.unfortunately i cant do it now because i live in uk and its easier to buy fish fillets.anyway pork u bay from your local supermarket was a live animal so the only difference between me and u is that someone kill the animal for you
rafik   
3 Jul 2006
News / Poland to Change the National Anthem? [22]

I personally do. There's enough talking about uprisings and "heroic losses"...

yes it should be something about padre RYDZYK he is a national hero for milions....
rafik   
4 Jul 2006
Life / Level of English among the Poles? [64]

I'm trying to find a reliable Polish worker (white-collar job).

are you from glasgow mate?:)if you are even english would not understand you but jokes aside thats true that lots of us say yes,"i do speak" english but we dont.what we learn in our schools is completely different to what we come across in uk 4 example
rafik   
4 Jul 2006
Life / Level of English among the Poles? [64]

its very easy to understand whats said in tv or when older people speak but when 2young english blokes talk it drives me crazy because i have problems with understanding themeven though i ve been living in this country(on and off) for 5 years. lots of poles know english grammar quite well but when they come here and they cant understand a word because of pronunciation they are shocked as was i when i came here first time in ..1999
rafik   
7 Jul 2006
UK, Ireland / Marrying a Polish citizen in UK [24]

i was an illegal immigrant in uk so were lots of poles.but the difference between us and pakis for example is that we never set off bombs on buses trains in underground.i have been here legally for the last 18months and i did not take even one day off sick,paid about 4500£ tax so far and never went to see a doctor.i did not claim any benefits and nobody gave me anything.what about so- called political refugees from 3rd world countries?not many of them work they get houses for nothing they dont need to do a day work to get benefits(we have to work at least for 1 year continously)they drain britains budget.

their culture?-dont tell me that pakis or somalians have mor in common with brits than we do
rafik   
10 Jul 2006
Travel / Traveling to Poland: Tips for First-Timers [47]

come on wujek relax a bit :) ive read it all and i think its an interesting article.i cant find anything rude or offensive there- its just funny.we all make silly things try to look,behave more serious than we are.the foreigners who come to our country may not understand everything.when i started learning english i used to nod and smile all the time because i did not want to be inpolite. when people realized that i did not understand they tried to demonstrate what they mean and it was very funny.probably he exaggerated a bit all spent his holiday with some old gits.steven-next time try to hang around with someone younger:)
rafik   
11 Jul 2006
UK, Ireland / Marrying a Polish citizen in UK [24]

no pakis bombed trains or buses.

yes they did.they were born in uk thats wright but it only makes it more sinister,you do NOT asimilate
-ask a paki born in uk what nationality he is whe would say-paki not british

problem is in UK

yep this problem is called -pakis

iT WAS TRAGIC and I personally condemned it

i am sure that brits would appreciate it and nobody would say a bad word about pakistan then because the problem is in uk

part of British Economy ever since

yep you drained their budget ever since

were supressed under communism

yes we were thats true

to be superior and show that you are better than Pakistan

we dont blow up buses full of children nor hijack planes

Hunger hunger and hunger

is it not what you have in pakistan now?
rafik   
11 Jul 2006
News / Poland has now 2 presidents? [26]

there is a good example.The polish poeple who work and live in uk have to pay the difference between taxes in uk and poland.Unfortunately the cost of living here is not taken into consideration.example?i pay for a single room 380£ a months *6 equals around 2000zloty.how much would i pay in poland?even if someone have worked in uk for lets say 5 years but owns a house in poland the difference in taxes must be paid.There are some exeptions from that but it is not clear and what decision is made depends only on a penpusher you talk to.i find it very, very unfair.our goverment had a lot of time to change the law but they did NOT do anything about that. with my earnings i would have to pay 12000zloty(2000&pound:) for each year spent in uk,so would have my fiancee(24000zl a year!!), but i am not going to give them even one penny.so even though i am very keen birdwatcher i would like to shoot the ducks
rafik   
11 Jul 2006
News / Poland has now 2 presidents? [26]

my dream is that our goverment(s) would let us do our fings on our own.
marcinkiewicz?well difficult to say i dont really now what to think about him.he has gone now.but to make things simple i reckon that he was a bit too independent,thats why he had to go.take our country's situation:unemployment is falling,foreign companies are begging to invest in poland,everything is getting better so why did they sack him?
rafik   
11 Jul 2006
Travel / want to travel to Racibórz from Amsterdam [7]

So.. maybe it'll be a brighter idea if I tried LOT, because they do land in Katowice, so I could always take the taxi or maybe a bus from there

lot is expensive. try to find some cheap to london stansted/gatwick.if you are lucky you can get a ticket to katowice with easyjet/ryanair/centralwings? for as cheap as 40£(55euro) return
rafik   
12 Jul 2006
News / Poland has now 2 presidents? [26]

Could you explain why you pay taxes in england and poland when working in england

well its because the difference between the taxes.in poland we pay 19,30 and 42%(i am no sure if its correct) in england 22 and about 30%. 42 procent tax( in pl) is paid by people who earn about 40000zlotych a year(lets say it is 7000&pound:).if you earn 7000£ in uk you pay 22%. that is why the polish goverment want us to pay the difference between these two tax rates
rafik   
12 Jul 2006
Real Estate / Poland Property...should I be scared [127]

usually concentrating on other countries which is becoming slightly worrying.

dont worry blueberries its just me an wujek who dont like certain people and openly say about that-the rest of poles are ok as rest of the civilised world-politicly correct.mind you,i lived and worked with this people for 3 years so i think i have the right to express my opinion have i?
rafik   
13 Jul 2006
Work / Pay, salary in Poland. [54]

believe that if poles stayed in poland and did not work overseas. poland would be a richer country

what about ireland then?this country became rich because of the eu help but ALSO because its own people coming back from overseas and investing their own money in bussines in ire.prices of houses,flats are rising very quickly in poland because a lot of foreigners investing in our country (especially in big cities)in small towns and rural areas prices rise slowly or remain at the same level

btw who are you lef? you seem to have a lot to say about poland and poles
rafik   
13 Jul 2006
History / What if Poland was not in the socialist system? [36]

Poland is a third world country

do you want to say that we are among countries like somalia,iran,irak,bangladesh? are you saying the truth or trying to offend us?
rafik   
14 Jul 2006
Work / Pay, salary in Poland. [54]

no good having foreign people own a lot of real estate

unfortunately it is nothing good for us.the prices rose to the sky level in spain and france because of british but for a long time they have not fallen significantly even though that an average spaniard cant afford buying a property.i cant see that happend in poland(falling prices).in any country that joined the eu prices did not fall or maybe i am not right?i am not sure about greece and cyprus.
rafik   
14 Jul 2006
History / What if Poland was not in the socialist system? [36]

I think if Poland wanted to have nuclear energy there would be some problems too.

why do you compare iran and north korea to poland mate?i don't think there would be any problem with that.nuclear energy is a must for civilized countries. it's IF but WHEN we will build our first nuclear power station
rafik   
14 Jul 2006
Work / Pay, salary in Poland. [54]

fascination is about England...

i like england because it's multiracial and multicultural.you learn new ideas from others and others learn from you(apart from one group of people who i mentioned on a few occasions).i'd like poland to be a similar country to uk and everyone is welcome who can benefit to our economy culture ect.Only whose who want to come here and live on the dole,spread hatred(as certain man did in finsbury park in london some time ago till he was deported) are not welcome-stay in your shi.t holes,far from europe
rafik   
14 Jul 2006
History / What if Poland was not in the socialist system? [36]

maybe because it's a popular news story nowadays...

strang i watch english tv every day,especially news programs and never heard of such a thing.what television do you watch?
rafik   
15 Jul 2006
Real Estate / Poland Property...should I be scared [127]

like them you are priced out of your home property market

thats why i already started looking for a property near or in warsaw before it is too late.i cant see the polish economy crashing down.
rafik   
15 Jul 2006
Real Estate / Poland Property...should I be scared [127]

Poland is still a third world country, and the current property boom is the work of big business. ie banks and lending institution.

poland is not a 3rd world country any more.have you seen sights like this anywhere in poland?
cuba this year


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rafik   
17 Jul 2006
Real Estate / Poland Property...should I be scared [127]

well when i spoke to my ex employer 3 years ago(indian guy who made a fortune from buing and selling properties)he said that he was going to buy a big property in krakow(tenement house)-if such a person thinks that poland is a good country to invest money i would belive him.if i remember properly at this time he already bought a few properties in dubai so he is not just a common investor.

This bloke wujek whoever he is doesn't know what he is talking about, he has never been to a western type country, all he knows is what he reads in comics ie micky mouse, donald duck etc

i doubt it somehow

The key to real estate is what my property might be worth in say 5 -10 years time and if somebody will be able to buy my property in that time. On current polish earnings that is the question.

Polish earnings are rising and i can not see them stop rising as so many skilled people are heading west.the unemployment rate is 16% now(compared to over 20%a few years ago) and still falling.in 5 10 years time the people who work overseas will start coming back and pumping their money into our system.once there will be a good infrastructure(airports and especially highways!)poland will develop even faster.Poland and ukraine stand a very good chance to organise euro champs in 2012 if we do the necessary changes will be imposed even faster.lef i respect your point of view but let me not agree with you.i am an optimist but only when time gone past we would see who was right.my only concern is the goverment we have now but even though i think they can't screw it up
rafik   
17 Jul 2006
Food / is" kaszanka" a Polish speciality? [54]

sorry for this silly question.i found kaszanka-like thing in uk,it is called black pudding but i have never tried that.it looks like kaszanka but i wonder if it 's made of blood like the Polish stuff. i've always considered kaszanka as typically Polish dish
rafik   
17 Jul 2006
Travel / During your travel to Poland what historic sites have you visited ? [30]

I think the whole regions' of Western Poland are interesting. In the East there're less things to see...

no,no,no i don't agree.i come from zamosc a middle- seized town in south-east poland.it has a wonderfull architecture.the town is not very old(built around 1580 by italian architect bernardo morando) but a lot of foreigners find it very attractive. check it out :)

ps what about bialowieza forest-the only natural forest in europe(you may see the european bisons there)?
rafik   
17 Jul 2006
Food / is" kaszanka" a Polish speciality? [54]

Here is how a Polish kaszanka looks like :-)

polishkaszanka.jpg

mmmm..i need to get downstairs to eat something:)
rafik   
17 Jul 2006
Real Estate / Poland Property...should I be scared [127]

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Location, Location, location is the key to any real estate purchases, if you buy in the right location you will never go wrong

that is right i agree

poland is a baby and is heading in an unknown direction

well as i said once the time has gone past we would know

I stress and make the following point again, It does not help the average pole when real estate goes thru the roof as it puts them out of the property market.

of course not i am trembling already when i think about buing a house next year:)(

Years ago poles would purchase a block of land and build when funds were available and were relative debt free

what funds are you talking about?years ago an average Pole could not afford even a small things like video-player or fiat 126p

to borrow money and be at the mercy of the banks

that is what The people western countries do and we will have to accept it

How much can a average worker borrow and still maintain a good lifestyle.

competition is a cure for such problems-this word is ,unfortunately, still unknown by banks in poland

Increase health and petrol prices do not help the situation.

this affects every country,not just poland

Most people who leave Poland for a considerable amount of time rarely return to live pernamently in poland

that's not really true.the most WELL EDUCATED people who i know want come back to poland after a few years once:
they have saved enough money to buy a property
they gained some experience
they learnt english-as the level of english is not very high especially among us-people 30+
so let's the time go past:)