Love / Mexican in love with Polish girl. Need advice on what to do. [49]

I'm just encouraging him to do things right, what I wrote its completely legal.

I'm not sure if he is a felon or something, that's not my business anyways.

And if he comes to Poland, wouldn't you be satisfied to have one less illegal mexican in U.S. territory? :)

Travel / train Berlin to Warsaw [9]

You can buy it directly in Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) or buy it in advance through bahn.de it costs 39 euro each direction for adults over 26 years old.

Love / Mexican in love with Polish girl. Need advice on what to do. [49]

Mexicans are allowed to whole European Union without visa for a maximum period of 90 days, of course based on the principle you will be here as a tourist.

Some countries can ask you further questions when you try to enter, like UK or Germany, because they had experience of people entering like tourists and staying.

Im mexican, with legal status in European Union, when I get visits from friends from Mexico they never had need visa. Only countries you need visa for in Europe as a mexican are: Ukraine, Belarus and Bosnia Herzegovina (which are basically not-EU members).

In my personal experience, when I traveled to London with a friend, even when you don't need a visa, you are being asked questions like: where and how long are you going to stay, show reservations from hotels, show your ticket or reservation to go out of UK. I have traveled all around EU (around 15 different countries) and this happened to me only in UK. In other countries they just see your passport very detailed, because its not so common for a polish officer lets say, to see a mexican passport.

I dont want to give you illegal ideas, since Im also against illegal stuff, but once you get in the EU, only thing u need to renew your 90-day period is to go out of the shengen area, lets say, cross the border to Poland or Rumania. In any case Poland will be in schengen area in january 2008, so that means you must travel longer to get out EU, and get in again with a 90-day period for tourism.

Of course neither of the options mentioned entitle you to work anywhere in the EU, and this is not US where you can survive with spanish and/or english everywhere you go. If you want to make your way in Poland, you must learn some polish at least.

My advice to you: get legal somewhere (preferably in Mexico), come as a tourist, marry your polish girl in Poland and stay in Poland until you get your residence (3 years). And please, try to be legal!

Study / Dormitory conditions of Polish Universities [7]

Hi groundlers, another guy asked the same question, but regarding the dormitories in Wroclaw. As I have understood, most of the student dormitories are mostly the same overall Poland, then I'm copying you my experience in dormitories (I live in one in Wroclaw).

Good luck!

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The word that best defines the student residences is CHEAP. You can't beat the prices, for one bed you pay 192 zlotych (50 euros) monthly.

First of all, you share room, you can't live alone. You will have 1 or 2 roommates, and the whole room is about 16 square meters.

Second, it is a building with 10 stories, and each story have like 18 rooms (meaning around 50 persons per story), and there is one kitchen for all of you. The kitchen is basically 2 sinks to wash dishes and two old gas heaters for cooking, and one table!

Also there is only 1 washing machine per story which your room is allowed to use one day per week.

Third, ambient it's ok, not dangerous, friendly among erasmus people (because I live in the same story as all the erasmus), but also you should follow some security measures like closing your room every time you're somewhere else, to avoid being robbed (you never know when can this happen!)

Fourth, yes, it is loud. You can hear noises from the rooms next to yours, from the bathroom (which you share with another 3 rooms, meaning 12 people), from the hall and even from outside. And if you add that people usually listen music loud or party and drink in the halls, well, its not the best place for sleeping/studying.

Fifth, it is near to the uni, just 10 minutes walking or 2 tram stops. And next to this building there are 5 other buildings of the same kind. Meaning that with good weather everyone is in the garden making grills.

Sixth, thing that annoys me the most, in every room there is a loudspeaker, through which the administrator speaks to the WHOLE building WHENEVER they want. Just imagine it is 1am, you are almost sleeping in your bed, and suddenly one voice in polish starts giving some announcement (which in my case I never understand because can't understand polish!). VERY ANNOYING!

Hope it gives you a better idea of your next home! Remember, its the cheapest around!

:)

News / What can Poland do to maintain its Ethnic Integrity? [118]


I totally agree Jaszczolt. I was just comparing the "need" both immigrants had in their home-countries. Hell of a differences between Mexico and any muslim country, really!

I don't understand Islam but IMHO for me it looks like an obsolete way of living, impossible to be ruled by something written thousand years ago, it's like if us mexicans still behead people in top of the aztec pyramids, just because it was written somewhere!!!

News / What can Poland do to maintain its Ethnic Integrity? [118]

I agree on the point that immigration helps to boost economies (e.g. like USA and UK) and also brings big troubles like people not integrating to society.

We have to think also, which kind of people is the majority of the immigrants. I know there are skilled people who would like to go abroad and so on, but most of the migrating people are people in need, in real need that are looking for a better (or at least decent) life abroad.

I'm mexican and raised in Mexico (lived in USA 1 year and 2 in Germany, both because of studies, now making a 3-month internship in Poland) and I know the mexican poor economical reality.

I also understand americans' opinion (sometimes) when they complain about many mexicans in USA and that they are criminals or they dont integrate or cant speak english. But I also can't blame these poor people, they hardly had something to eat back in Mexico, so it's hard to think they were learning english and preparing for integrating to american culture, and of course, because of their poor-status they are unable to get a proper visa to have a better life somewhere else.

I know the root of the problem is in the country of origin and the lack of education and opportunities, but, you as a human being, can't explain your hungry kids that you are waiting for a macroeconomical miracle to bring something to the table.

I compare (and share) such feelings to polish in UK and turkish in Germany, if you have the great bliss of understanding, you can figure out that such people are not making an effort to integrate, not because they dont want, but probably because they are too busy working-hard and bring something to the table back in the home-country.

I'm not pro-islam, pro-slavic or pro-latino, or against any of them, I'm pro-understanding the root of immigration. If you, as rich-country citizen, don't like such globalization effect, you can organize yourselves and propose more strict immigration policies to your government, but as long as your economy needs low-skilled workers for such jobs no one likes, there will be someone in need that will take them.

Moral of the story: live and let live!

p.s.1. im totally against crime and racism, if migrants bring such things, I think they shouldn't be allowed anywhere.

p.s.2. im pro-mexican-food :)

have a nice day!

Study / Mexican moving to Wroclaw for 3-Month-Internship, tips needed! [15]

Thanks a lot all of you for your help, I will be moving there next week.

The company just confirmed me that they will give me full accommodation the whole time of my stay, so that's not a problem anymore.

Thanks for the restaurant tip, but since I'm mexican im used to cook mexican food at home, so I better look for nice polish food :) Anyways is always good to know where to go for a home-made snack :)

Have a nice day!