irish male wants move to poland but need your advice

hello everybody im 21 year old irish guy. at the moment time i got no job in ireland and way thing going dont look like getting better plus with a lot of things going on my life i want new start. why i pick poland.... i know work not great over their either but i got many great polish friends that very close to, plus my ex is polish :( i feel part me is polish!!haha :D they alway speak very positive about poland but their few things worrying me about moving but cant ask my friends because i dont want my ex knowing i wanna go to poland so help me any way possible it be very much appricated

first problem is my polish is very basic im learning all the time but will this be a major issue when i move over?

second question is i thinking moving to krackow, katowice or glwice is their any other places you recommend or anyting to warn me about these 3 places i picked

third is work.... im qualifed mechanic but i want change in career and i wondering what jobs wood you suggest in poland for english speaker?

any information wood be grately appricated

steer4omdarear

Hello steer4omdarear,
And welcome to the Polish Forums.


It depends on where you are going and what you intend on working at but YES, it is important to learn Polish, it will make life much easier for you.


I live near Krakow (I am from Dublin).
it is a city and it is quite expensive but it is beautiful.


Teaching English is an option, there are a number of courses you can do in Ireland before you go.
You can use the search box in the top right of this page to look for teaching related threads, there are loads of them.

Let us know if you have anymore questions.

Krakow is one nice city. Mind you, I was there last in 96 so much has changed. Have they cleaned up Nowa Huta?

irish male wants move to poland but need your advice.

Don't.

Don't tease the boy! He can't teach English! Look at his writing! Lol...

Not being funny mate but if you write as you talk, ive got to ask these questions:

1. Are you deliberatly talking like that because you think youre talking to foreigners?
2. Youre righting skills are not the best?
3. You really talk like that?

In any case I think you should apply for a job at the Guiness Bar in Wroclaw

Guinness
pl. Solny 5
50-060 W-w
tel. (071) 344-60-15
fax (071) 344-60-15 w.108
e-mail: krawczyk@restauracjekrawczyk.com.pl
Theres no native speakers there and they have plenty of foreign clients, the foreign locals would love im sure a friendly face to chat with over a beer or two. I think the salary rate would be around 1300 PLN / month, with tips probably over 1800 PLN.

Worth a try mes think.

a real irishmen working in a overseas irish bar, that has to be a first :-) and it`s not a bad little bar as well.

thanks for all you help. sorry about my english writing it just i dont look over what i write and press send!!! haha
i was talking to my ex grilfriend mother and i was telling her about the english school and she told me that one of her friends in gliwice runs it and she would ask for me for a job when she goes over in the summer... she says their very good money from english teaching??? this true

It can be decent, possibly even good, but it's never going to be very good. Here in Warsaw most schools are paying about 45zl per 45 minutes to newly-qualified teachers. Work hard and you can earn 6,000zl per month (EUR 1,300). Life in Warsaw is nothing like as cheap as it used to be. A two-room flat near the city centre is going to cost you 2,000zl a month and a beer is 10zl at most places.

But to get the good jobs you will need to be qualified. That means getting a CELTA (takes four weeks and can be done in Poland during the summer for about £700).

thanks harry for ya information ya i heard warsaw got really expensive also krackow but wood it be best places to find most schools for work. im looking into moving to glwice because i know a lot of poles from their but they all living in ireland at the moment,

i really want to move but im worryed going out on my own i wouldent mind if my polish friend from ireland moving back with me at least i would know somebody did you have simular problems when moving??

[quote=Harry]
That means getting a CELTA (takes four weeks and can be done in Poland during the summer for about £700).

harry found out that CELTA course in ireland is 1520€ tink ill be doing it in poland!! hahaha