Life / My girlfriend wants to go back to Poland as she thinks lifes better there [36]

Of all the doctors, school teachers, hair stylists, taxi drivers, cashiers, nurses, other blue collar workers I met, none were making more than 1000 zl. Further, engineers and lawyers make only about 1500 - 2000 zl if they have connections through their parents/relatives, otherwise, many are unemployed. The only people I met who were making decent money were english teachers, hookers, and people who got jobs in multinational companies through luck and connections. If most of the people you know are english teachers, it is not a representative sample of the population.

Life / My girlfriend wants to go back to Poland as she thinks lifes better there [36]

When I was living in poland 2 years ago, times were still hard. The average salary was 1100-1500/month and 1500 was on the really high end. The poles that make 2500 -3000 are lucky with connections, and are in the 96th percentile. the money to be made in the U.k. is not comparable to that made in poland. However, Poland has an old world charm that is priceless. Plus all those slim beautiful women and architecture makes Poland worth living in. comments please.