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Joined: 2 May 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 30 Jan 2015
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Posts: Total: 1,999 / In This Archive: 240 		From: Kraków/Poland
Speaks Polish?: Spytałem rodziców i mogę iść na dyskotekę
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dtaylor5632   
30 Nov 2009
Travel / Platform information traveling from Krakow to Rzeszow [28]

you cant be Polish? your English is too good. So why do you stay in Poland?
do you work?

I lived in Krakow for about 5 years, but came out to Ireland to buy an old farmhouse and do it up. But I have plans to go back forever at some point in the future just dont know when. But yes I'm not Polish but Scottish and I speak Polish ;)
dtaylor5632   
30 Nov 2009
Travel / Platform information traveling from Krakow to Rzeszow [28]

The train station in Rzeszow is something else though. When we went to buy ticket we waited for an hour behind ONE guy who wanted to check the prices of every train and possibilities. When we got to the woman, she put up a sign to say she was going for a break! bit(h! You could hear a lot of kurwa's that day :D
dtaylor5632   
30 Nov 2009
Travel / Platform information traveling from Krakow to Rzeszow [28]

Ok, so Rzeszow might not be as great as Krakow, well actually it isnt anywhere near Krakow. I mainly stay outside the city in the countryside but in the city there are some cool student bars and clubs. As with Krakow i wouldnt spend too much time on the square but try getting to places just outside it. Also a visit to the "*****" statue is always great for a laugh. I just prefer the "Polishness" of Rzeszow to Krakow.
dtaylor5632   
30 Nov 2009
Travel / Platform information traveling from Krakow to Rzeszow [28]

you have to check the board when u get there to make sure which platform to wait at.

Why you going to rzeszow? Its my fav city in Poland I use to make the trip from Krak to Rzeszow all the time.
dtaylor5632   
25 Nov 2009
Law / D-type visa (long stay) in Poland - I cannot leave Poland? [10]

I done the trip a few years back, when camping on the border inside Poland. Although I was allowed to go through the border no problems, they are strict when checking your visa's ect. If you're not from the EU, I wouldn't chance it.
dtaylor5632   
24 Nov 2009
UK, Ireland / Can I join the British Royal Marines if I"m a Polish citizen? [17]

You have to have lived in the UK for 5 years and become a British citizen. At the moment as far as I know they have been discussing about letting the Polish sign up, but for now you have to get citizenship to apply.
dtaylor5632   
23 Nov 2009
Love / Help-my polish bf doesn't fancy me! [94]

Its kinda like when u get married, once she has u tied down, and pops out a couple of cubs, the obese days soon catch up with her.
dtaylor5632   
14 Nov 2009
Food / Bad food experiences in Poland [30]

I've had a few dirty kebabs in Krakow after a night on the tiles, never had a good morning after those. Bigos I agree is vile.

I once had some homemade vodka, it was nice, but I hell paid for it later.
dtaylor5632   
22 Aug 2009
Life / Why do Poles drink so much? [161]

i would say that Britain has the worst binge drinking problem in Europe, and i`m not the only one to say that, take a look at this

I'd agree, though there are a lot more drink related health problems over here.

The style of drinking is different too, whereas in the UK people tend to drink large amounts quickly and end up bladdered quite early, in Poland they tend to stretch out their drinks. Unless you are at a wedding though, those can be deadly :)
dtaylor5632   
15 Aug 2009
Life / Polish health care system, my experience. [32]

Why didn't the 2 guys with you not pay for your treatment

The two guys were the guys who kicked the crap out of me, i forgot about the second guy.

The docs helped a lot like, i cant complain, they would have treated me for nothing, the key was to not speak to the ones in charge.
dtaylor5632   
14 Aug 2009
Life / Polish health care system, my experience. [32]

Well day 2 has passed...

Today in the morning I woke up at stupid time for me, stupid cos i had a day off!!!
The alarm went at 8am, and on time my french/polish gal friend was knocking at the door. 15 minutes later i was on the tram heading for Nowa Huta. Now this area of Krakow I love to death, everybody here says its so dangerous, but coming from Glasgow for me its paradise! It in fact has a big place in my heart, as it was the first place i lived in Krakow. The girl that is the reason I came to Krk was from here, and many a night when we were splitting up I would walk out rather than argue at 2am in the morning to visit the local Alkohole kiosk. Kurwaboys den, we would drink far too much and end up being asses really. But this visit to the specialist JAW unit was somewhat interesting.

In getting to the reception, and now armed with info from another forum member about eu insurance cards, meaning if i needed help here, i could get on the phone to my dad and have him fill out the forms and have the card here in 2 weeks, this time i didnt need to beg. But as with all things, I needed to pay. I was seen to within 15 minutes, very quick process, everything done within an hour. I felt bad because of this because I could see people who had been waiting a lot longer than me. As a nurse I hate to see that money rules. But eventually i found out that I have only....only i say cos i was **** scared of having the jaw popped in, a fractured jaw. This seemed like a blessing until the doc told me that if I fell through whatever action, and fecked my jaw again, I would be fecked.

All in all i have nothing really big to complain about, service was quick, I had treatment which is on par with the NHS, and it was so short i couldnt believe. BUT and a fecking great big BUT, i think this was only down to having the cash on me.

I have some treatment to come, and I do feel sorry for those people who were waiting a long time and they were polish. I get the impression if you are prepared to pay, then u will get the best, but if not, dont expect to be seen anytime soon...
dtaylor5632   
13 Aug 2009
Life / Polish health care system, my experience. [32]

All Doctors here to rotations so they are able to treat all injuries. Thats the difference.

I think it is the same here, but because im a foreigner and had the problems about having cash on me at the time, they just didnt want to take the chance.

In the second place I was at, they were operating on a soldier just back from Iraq so most staff were taken up, and I didnt want to be a prick and force them to treat me.

So how are you employed ?

With Electrolux they pay me into a Scottish account and a contract for the UK.
With the other stuff I do here, I pay normal tax rates but not Zus because im not a Polish national or wanting to take a pension from Poland when im an old man. To be honest im not too sure about the legal system here, the accountant takes care of it.

Hope you feel better soon D.

Thanks :)

But please no one take pity on me, I was drunk so I might have been an ass too.
dtaylor5632   
13 Aug 2009
Life / Polish health care system, my experience. [32]

I mean, when I worked in A&E (judging if people were mentally right to accept treatment), we treated every bugger no matter what.

I hope that you will feel better David.

I hope you'll get well soon.

I forgot my manners, thankyou guys :) Its not really something im too messed up about, Im from Glasgow so this kinda thing happens a lot of times each day.
dtaylor5632   
13 Aug 2009
Life / Polish health care system, my experience. [32]

Yeah, if I just filled out that European insurance card before I came to Poland I wouldn't have this problem. Can anyone clarify that if you have only nip number you can get free healthcare?

The way they worked out how much I must pay was rather strange.
50pln for consultation, 50pln for x-rays, 50pln for doctor, and 50pln for meds.
dtaylor5632   
13 Aug 2009
Life / Polish health care system, my experience. [32]

Day 1

Well unfortunately last night I had my first experience with hooligans in Krakow being on the wrong end of the stick. As I was drunkenly staggering back to my flat. At a point on my street I was stopped by two guys who asked for a cigarette. Me being in my stupid state replied "nie mam" and walked on. This turned out to be my mistake, as I forgot I was smoking at the time. From what I can recall of what happened next, there was a little fight, which ended after some time when I had the first knuckle dragger on the ground. I made the mistake of forgetting he had a friend with him, who promptly gave me a rugby style boot to the jaw, the rest is history, and this can happen in any city so I'm not having a go at Poland.

So today I woke up with no wallet and what I thought was a dislocated jaw and after taking care of some business, Me, Cardno, and my Polish flatmate went on the look for a hospital which has an A&E department. Now stupid David doesn't have Health Insurance...

First hospital we went to told us that they didn't have the proper doctor who could treat me.

We went to the second hospital, and had a lengthy conversation with the woman behind the reception, who was very pleasant, but informed us they had no doctor that could help unless I was either willing to pay a lot of money or willing to wait 4 hours and pay a lot of money. Neither of those options were possible for me. Nicely enough she told gave us the directions to another A&E unit near to the city center where they would help for free.

So after a while searching, we finally got to hospital number 3. My Polish flatmate went in to explain my situation and negotiate if I could get treatment and pay later. The doctor turned out to be very willing to help for free, after waiting only 25mins a doc came to have a look at me. He check my face over and diagnosed that I might have dislocated my jaw, but it had popped back in on itself...phew I didn't want to go through the process of popping it in....which I know to be very painful from past patients. I still had concerns why I couldn't close my mouth, which prevents me from eating. The very pleasant doc informed me that I should be ok in a day or so and advised me to go to a specialist tomorrow.

So all in all, so far I have found the health system over here a little fecked up not having the staff to treat a variety of injuries...more shocked that this happened in the A&E units as its where the most varied conditions are common. I hated the fact that I had to jump from one place to another, but I was very impressed with the way they were very understanding, and willing to help even though I didn't have the ready cash on me. So so far, after tracking down the correct place to get treated I have to say, it's not as bad as what i've been told. Tomorrow I will go to Nowa Huta to see the specialist, and spend the whole day there, so i'll be able to give a better report on the truths of the Polish Health System.

Undercover for the forums signing out to eat/drink soup through a straw ;)
dtaylor5632   
11 Aug 2009
UK, Ireland / Brits Are 'Dangerously Lazy And Idle' [53]

Nice Sean impression.

No it was taken from the department of health and children website in Ireland.

In Ireland, 47% of people report being overweight or obese

dohc.ie/press/releases/2004/20040310.html

It's a problem in many countries in the world.
dtaylor5632   
11 Aug 2009
UK, Ireland / Brits Are 'Dangerously Lazy And Idle' [53]

hehehe, come on, spill the beans :D

Maybe it was one of your imaginary friends you've created on PF and IF??
Did you forget to take your medication like we advised this afternoon....are the voices getting to you?? :D:D:D:D:D

You're so fun by the way, I'm almost pissing myself :D

I know you love my attention, so i'll back away before your head gets any bigger :D
dtaylor5632   
11 Aug 2009
UK, Ireland / Brits Are 'Dangerously Lazy And Idle' [53]

you might find a 17 year old,

sounds like you are coming from experience on this one, jacko ;)

What do you feed your kids in the UK? Lard?

Same as in Ireland by current figures???

In Ireland, 47% of people report being overweight or obese
dtaylor5632   
11 Aug 2009
UK, Ireland / Brits Are 'Dangerously Lazy And Idle' [53]

Do you ever have an original thought?

If the Brits are lazy, then why is Ireland in the sh1t now?

Actually don't bother with the answers to that question, we will just get one off your bull crap bigoted yahoo news stories.
dtaylor5632   
11 Aug 2009
Travel / Prague Vs Krakow [34]

hehe, if you've ever walked down szlak in the evening, I can assure you there are plenty of brothels in Krakow.
Cowgirl in the galeria who charge 3k a night has gone though :D
dtaylor5632   
11 Aug 2009
UK, Ireland / Brits Are 'Dangerously Lazy And Idle' [53]

I doubt it will ever be published.
Another cock and bull story from Mr lost cos his IRA dreams, story, the guy is a waster, as much as i love poking fun at him, he hardly has anything good to contribute.