Life / International Press in Krakow [14]

Try the american bookstore in Galeria Krakowska

Or just go to massolit book cafe they have newspapers you can read over a coffee and the rest of the store is english books

Love / Dating a Polish guy..acceptance in family? [45]

Wish you lck!

hope your boys polish amily is bettr tan mine
My b family is like, soap opera!

News / Abortion - how is the Polish government going to deal with this issue? [273]


Well if its not our job to play god and kill then why is the death penalty legal?
Thats still murder isn't it?

And I think you misunderstood *maybe your high?*. I don't think woman would get pregnant if she was going to die, but some women are at risk of death when pregnant which is why abortion becomes an option.

Life / Cost of health care in Poland [13]

Cost of Private Health Insurance?

So have finally got my decision for my resident permit (and I have been waiting since October!), and my decision says I can stay however, my travel insurance has just expired so I need to get health insurance and bring it to the Office for Foreigners this week.

Does anyone know how much Medicover costs? And for how long it is for?
I'm only looking for about 6 months, untiul the end of this year...

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Love / Dating a Polish guy..acceptance in family? [45]

Meh, I'm so over it now.
In the area where my family comes form, his whole family really think they are something
*rolls eyes*

Now, I don't much care about a relationship with his parents..such a relief!

Travel / where to get breakfast cereals (Kellogg's, etc) in krakow? [7]

Definietly on Kuchnia Swiat in Galeria Krakowska stock weetbix and oats however not always...so you will need to try your luch.

The international food store in warsaw has plenty though..lots of kellogs especially special k from what I remember..

Love / Dating a Polish guy..acceptance in family? [45]

Maybe they don't have respect for me because I'm not into the whole "cooking and seving my man whenever he wants" attitude..oh maybe they are jealous of it lol

Love / Dating a Polish guy..acceptance in family? [45]


Well I can't exactly have a personal cnversation because my polish isn't too crash hot, and I think I have done my fair share of showing interest in the polish culture. Back home in Australia my babysitter, who i still keep in contact with is Polish so I grew up with the culture around. I go to church on the holidays with his family even though I am not religious, and seriously the church service is extremely tiring and boring when you can't understand lol

But I guess I have it easier than some...

Food / baby food in Poland - culture differences in feeding babies. [23]

They have a huge selection of baby food over here...compared to Australia.
Using my bf nephew has an example, he was being weaned of breast milk just after a year old and I would say that majority of the time he eats bought baby food.

Yogurt seems to be popular too, definitely banana...owever in Poland they always tell me to take the tip of the banana because it carries bacteria, so anyone out there who could tell me if this is true? Vegetable juices too are popular and there is baby water with minerals.

Life / Expats in Poland: Are you going to live in Poland long or short term? [65]

I came here in September 2007 as a volunteer for five months but decided to stay longer because I wanted to travel around more and know more about the Polish culture. However at the end of this year, I shall be returning home...the pull of an easy going life in Australia is becoming stronger and stronger each day and I want to cotinue my education at uni.

Life / Working Holiday Visa Processing Time [4]

I am quite aware that this as nothing to do with te polish Government..
I have checked the website, but sometimes it hasnt been so clear, he is a holder of both polosh and german passports, but i know that on a polish passprt he cannot apply for a working holiday visa like with his german...I just wanted to know he could apply with his german passport at the australian embassy in Poland

Life / I'm an American who lived in Poland for 6 years. I'm not welcome anymore. [169]

I think for any expats who are want to get a residence permit for poland should present 2 reasons for staying - work and studying polish, or volunteering and studying polish

I had applied for both, and after waiting for ages for my work permit, I was unable to get it due to my boss taking a loan from the bank and buying a new location for the school. Due to that, the work permit office said they could only start my application when all the loan was repaid. (Knowing my boss, would take absolutely forever!)

But luckily I still had my polish lessons to fall back on, I had already paid for 2 semesters and was nearly finised with my second when the woman working my case called and asked about my work permit. After explaining the issue she asked to get proof of being enrolled in a polish course for longer than 3 months and all paid in full. Did that, (found a course until the end of dec) and the new week was given a positive decision to stay in poland.

I also heard from my friends who are volunteers in Poland that if you apply for a residence permit, and are a volunteer they will grant you one no problem, althoug my friends also were learning polish.

Lowfunk, i feel sorry for you. Its sad that they deported you, they are getting quite more strict with foriegners. If you can enter after a year, be sure that there isn't also a fine that you must pay when entering.

A friend was banned for 2 years and has to pay apparently a 5,000 euro fine!

Life / Poor people / street children in Poland? [34]

The gypsies in Old town, Krakow are the worst. I can't stand their attitude and how the drag those poor kids around.

Once when I was at Maccas, on Szewska two gypsy women came in with babies slung across their backs and came up to me, stabbed my cheeseburger with her finger and said "Daj me"

Then there was the time waiting for a bus and a gypsy women came up waving a cup asking for money with her toddler strapped to her front and being breastfed at the same time. So basically she was walking around with her boob popping out.