Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


I am secretly in the employ of the Polish National Tart Association. I get 5% of all tart sales (I'd better rephrase that):)

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


Yes. The world will be turned into a cherry tart or a nice custard trifle and you will have played your part- heh heh.

There will be phantom flan flingers on the streets of every major capital city in the world before you can say Ossie bin Lady:)

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


No Dublin's on the list matey. There is no escape.

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]

I think the whole world hates a particular type of English tourist - the sort that gets all the press on the stag night debacles and the soccer fans. But there again so do I and I'm English.

As for Daffy's comments on 700 years of occupation, I would like to apologise on behalf of the English and am prepared to offer him a similar deal to the one Jose was on about. Half a square metre of land (in Siberia mind you) and a small whippet to stand on it.

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


OK as long as you don't mind flying Aeroflot. And don't all of you feel sorry for Daffy and his potato famine. The only reason people can't get potatoes and fries is cos Ireland is so damned expensive these days the tourists can't afford them.

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]

Cool - will you be after paying the mortgage for the period then?:)

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


Hey, nor am I. Well if we can exclude Parisian restaurant staff I'm not

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


Maybe the most obvious sign of capital takeover is people buying residential property but the biggest inward 'investment' at a corporate level (company takeover, 'partnerships' etc.) was (in the last figures I saw 18 months sgo) from France. And they were reluctant to let Poles in to work. Who bought TPSA for example. How many Novotels have sprung up? A lot of Polish profits are now sent back to other EU countries.

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Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


Ola, I understand that. Seriously I do. And I want my sons to be able to buy a home in their country too, if they choose to live here. I'm sure that you know all about wealth creation and how it would eventually work through to the people who deserve it most - he Polish people. The fact is for the people to be able to afford higher prices with higher wages the profits have to be within Poland. I am very concerned about the very high levels of short term profit taking right now. House prices were bound to rise. They were rising when I was there between 2001 and 2004. It can only be compensated by more wealth for the Polish people. It would never have been perfect but with more retained wealth it would have hurt fewer people. Like I said somewhere else or maybe earlier in this thread, signing up to the EU meant that Poland accepted free movement of both capital and labour. I just hope that the longer term benefits of membership eventually outweigh the short term pain. I could go on and on about this subject but it would probably bore everyone to death so I'll stop.

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


Light the blue touch paper and retire........

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


The East Coast is sinking already (isostasy I think it's called) so you can all go to Wales to balance it up:)

Life / Puertorican says GOOD-BYE to Poland forever [104]


'Whole lotta love'

Travel / me in poland :) [37]


For me that reads' I don't need any religion'. We all need a crutch in life, something that supports us in difficult moments. For me it's my family and friends. I respect the part that religion plays in others' lives. I don't respect having their beliefs forced down my throat.

Just say no to zealots.:)

Love / Polish men are more sexy.... [64]

Er what's a srub when it's at home.

Why is everyone beating up the Brits?

Are you Poles more sexy than the French, Italians, Nepalese, too?

Love / Polish men are more sexy.... [64]


Dec, what is a srub. A small misspelt bush perhaps? Or is it a new legit abusive word that I must add to my extensive list?

Love / Polish men are more sexy.... [64]

Ok but what the **** does it mean?:)

Travel / me in poland :) [37]

I'm still not convinced. This could be a cut and paste job:)

Ahmed - please translate the following sentence into Arabic:

The chrysanthemums are blooming late this year, their fragrance will not fill the bedroom.

Real Estate / Foreigners: Please don't buy Polish Land! [823]


A very valid point Michal. Without supplimentary income or working for a foreign multinational on a western salary it is going to be struggle for the wannabees. Unless of course they intend to use capital to invest in buy to let real estate. In my experience that would not be a good place for first timers in that line to start. But hey, we only learn from mistakes so let them try it.


I am fully in agreement with ola123 on this subject. Any foreigner holding investment in polish real estate or thinking of doing so should , in my opinion, be hung, drawn and quartered.

This apparent change of heart has nothing to do whatsoever with the personal threats I have received in Poland or that fact that I sold all mine to my Polish partner last week, thus creating a confirmed Polish capitalist (and a rich one at that). I would like to apologise to anybody who has been forced to live on the streets as a result of my

'before enlightenment' actions. I would also like to apologise to the four students who have been paying well under the market rate for rent for the last three years. I would also like to apologise to the American businessmen who have been paying well over the going rate for the last three years (suckers!)

I will never darken your real estate door again. May God have mercy upon my soul.

Travel / Low cost airlines from the Midlands to Warsaw, when, anyone know? [28]

Don't think they include Warsaw to Midlands though. At least that was the plan I had from them a few months back. Worth checking just in case though, they may have changed the plan.

Travel / Low cost airlines from the Midlands to Warsaw, when, anyone know? [28]

Yeh they're expanding fast. I think Birmingham or East Midlands to Katowice is a new one. I usually go to Warsaw and Midlands airports are Ok for me (same distance to Brum & Heathrow but no M25!) so if anybody finds one I'd be interested.

Life / Night Life Party life in Poland? [7]

It's a big country. You might wish to let us know where you will be going :)

UK, Ireland / Foreigners: Please buy the Irish Land! [49]


This is a painful topic for me Daffy. When I was working for a short while in Dublin many years ago (for the Irish Tiimes - prodigious drinkers those journos) I stayed in rented accomodation in a nice three story Georgian terrace house down near Landsdowne Road. The owner offered to sell me the house for a very modest price. being young and dumb I declined and spent my money on mountaineering, hang gliding and partying. When I see the price of those properties now I weep buckets.

Now it is too late methinks - so I will decline your kind offer:)

UK, Ireland / Foreigners: Please buy the Irish Land! [49]


Sorry:)

UK, Ireland / Foreigners: Please buy the Irish Land! [49]


On balance I'm glad I did what I did. Money aint everything.:)

UK, Ireland / Foreigners: Please buy the Irish Land! [49]

ha ha RazZ. You are only asking this question on the Irish land thread so Ola doesn't notice:)

UK, Ireland / Foreigners: Please buy the Irish Land! [49]


Crazy - no
Russian - yes

Real Estate / Foreigners: Please don't buy Polish Land! [823]


Yes - leaving in a few mins for round 2 with the new capitalist. She is buying too:) I must be drunk cos I'm taking my lawyer too.

UK, Ireland / The un-acceptable side of new entrant countries coming to the UK [56]


All public sector pensions are not fully funded. The wonderful index linked pensions for the pen pushers are paid out of the 'current account' The number of public sector employees is growing again. 1 in 5 employed people in the UK works for the public sector so I would dispute that the term fully funded is all encompassing. Although Peter is correct in stating that private sector pension arrangements are funded without impact upon the public purse (apart from the state pension which is pitifully small - all those National Insurance contributions and still can't afford the gas bill!)

Love / Polish men are more sexy.... [64]


I think you're right:)

Although the idea of insulting someone by calling them by various plant names was endearing. The possibilities were endless. " Back off you hydrangea", "God your'e a right Wisteria", "Fuschia off"

UK, Ireland / The un-acceptable side of new entrant countries coming to the UK [56]


Didn't mean to offend public sector worker - honest.:) Pen pushers was an inappropriate choice of words brought upon by the people I am currently working for.

Just trying to point out that public sector pensions are different in that the employes contributions are not invested like in private sector. The pensions paid are out of annual government spending and so are not fully funded, We have to find the money each year and that burden is growing. Pensions in the private sector are a huge problem too. Witness the death of final salary schemes.