UK, Ireland / Same banks in Lodz as in UK? [12]

Can you tell me why to "avoid ING" ?

Please give reasons why someone should not open an account with them and why the other banks are better than ING

Life / Why not live in Nowa Huta? [29]

I'm English and i live in Nowa huta.I have been living here for 6 months and have never had any trouble.I feel safer here walking around at night time than i did when i lived in England.

When i told my Polish friends that i was moving to Poland they asked where i was going to live,when i told them i was moving to Krakow, Nowa huta they had a look of horror on their faces and told me what a dangerous place it was.None of them had even been to Nowa huta,just what they had heard.

For the first few weeks i got lots of stares from people only because i was a "new face on the block".You do get the feeling of a tight community here.

Transport wise you have a choice of tram numbers 1,4,9,10,13,14,15,75,22 and nearly as many buses that take you to the centre of Krakow so no problems there.

Property here is cheaper than other areas of Krakow BUT is rising.I can't give you any good advise on buying property in Poland but i'm sure someone else on the forum can.

Don't be put off by what some people might say about Nowa huta.The poles i know that say what a bad place it is have never lived here.

Just to add,after reading your post again.......The only time i got harassed on a tram in Poland was in Poznan and that was by an elderly lady that thought i should give up my seat to her....which i did

Life / Why not live in Nowa Huta? [29]


With a BA and a CELTA you could get a much better teaching job than someone that has no qualifications.

Life / Why not live in Nowa Huta? [29]


But he did say that things are very very slow in Poland.I guess things must have changed very quickly in the last 6 months (or in the 4 years that i've been coming to Poland) because i see lots of people wearing white t-shirts and even the women wearing white skirts.

Michal,the original post was about Nowa Huta.As live here i only gave my view that it is not as bad as people make out.Regarding teaching in Poland (even though Kes didn't ask about teaching) i'm sure he knows what he is doing otherwise he would be asking should i go to South Korea or Asia.

Go to dave's ESL forums and start a thread something like this:

I am an American with a Polish/German wife that wants to move to Poland.I have no Degree and no teaching qualifications.What are my chances of getting a job with a school that will pay enough money to live on?

You maybe right,teachers that are LIVING AND WORKING IN POLAND NOW might say "no problem,just turn up and you will get a job that pays 45zl an hour"

Life / Stupid question i know - is post delivered in Poland on a Saturday? [17]


My parents sent me a Christmas card from England on the 5th of December it arrived here in Krakow on the 15th of February,just over 2 months...but at least it got here.