News / Kaczyński slams "political correctness" plague in Poland [85]


I saw this and thought of you:

twitter.com/IrelandsFarmers/status/657244222211387393

Love / My wedding gift - what to do now? The estimated value of a gift for a bride in Poland. [8]


You're marrying her, you have no obligation to give her a gift at all.
Other than a really good seeing to on your wedding night ;)

Real Estate / Building in Poland, house builders quote prices with foundations? [8]


Like this?

Life / Legalising Marijuana in Poland. Therapy available? [76]


+1

Anything to help with the suffering of people is always a good thing, especially when it's a natural plant and not synthetic junk.

Work / Is 7000 PLN net per month....a reasonable salary in Katowice [40]


That's terrible money mate.
You could stack shelves in Tesco and earn as much....you'd have to work the night shift, but really 2500zl is terrible money.
Rent in Katowice is roughly 1000zl per month.

Honestly, you'd really be wanting closer to 2500 per week than per month.

Study / English primary schools for foreigners in Katowice [15]


Well your learnt something new today :D

Back to topic please, this is not a grammar thread.

Study / English primary schools for foreigners in Katowice [15]


No biggie, Saul Goodman :)


Sorry, I don't know where I got that from

Just reread that, sorry if I sound like an ass :/


Personally have looked into it coz I've a kid on the way, but we've been told we'll need to go private coz we're both self-employed. Apparently the state thinks we're feckin millionaires, all they'd have to do is a simple means test and see we'd more than likely qualify......but y'know it's Poland, I'm sure somebody knows somebody who knows somebody who'll sort us out.......for a fee :/

Study / English primary schools for foreigners in Katowice [15]


Oh lord, I'm far too middle class to send my (non-existent) kid to a state school. Especially preschool. Polish state schools are normally better than private one, but I've been in my fair share of state preschools and I wouldn't house a dog in some of them.


You see that's your problem right there :D


Problem solved :)


OK, let's have a proper look at what I wrote:


So by saying 'it's a racket though (isn't all education really)' I'm quite obviously talking about private preschools :D
I thought you taught English?

Study / English primary schools for foreigners in Katowice [15]


yea, as Harry says, you need to look for a 'przedszkola' in your area.
Don't worry, there are loads, it's a racket though (isn't all education really) so check them all out before sending off your wee'un.

News / Pole-basher Gross up to old tricks [284]


enlighten me bro

I don't know this dude at all, never heard of him until today.
He wrote an article where he linked proof to what he was saying.
If you can show me proof that he's talking out his ass then cool.

So yea, please if you can I'd be interested to see research that contradicts him.


Oh clearly not. I have a couple of Polish friends who are deeply ashamed of what happened after the war. I didn't really know about such things until that film from last year, Ida (a really bad film I must say) reopened some wounds.


Indeed Jon

News / Pole-basher Gross up to old tricks [284]


Just had a read of it there.

Don't understand what the problem is really.
Sure it might be uncomfortable reading for Poles, but it is what it is.
If idiot nationalists want to deny that part of their history then that's their problem. Won't change anything, it certainly happened.

Work / Career Options for ExPats in Poland? English native speaker from Los Angeles. [10]


:D :D :D

Poor old Dom. He's really a nice chap, he just gets in a bag mood sometimes and has a rant about people daring to come to Poland in case they might take some of his work. His bark is worse than his bite though and his heart's in the right place.

OP, think long and hard about coming here: money is crap and needing a visa makes it pretty unworthwhile (I think I just made up a word) unless you're got sh!thot skills that Polish or EU citizens don't have.

Like you're gonna want 5000zl after tax to have a decent lifestyle here and demanding wages like that and getting an employer to jump thru hoops for a visa is as likely as finding a gay unicorn at a reunion of football hooligans.

Then again, you can come, just give private lessons and survive on 2000zl a month, you won't save money but you'll have a good time....you won't eat much eaither, but y'know, you're American and from what I know of Americans (other than your strange love for Donald Trump) is that almost all of you could do with losing a few lbs.

Godspeed!

Work / What salary can be asked at IBM Poland? [67]


Take nothing less than 5000zl after tax, but try and get a lot more, like 8000zl per month.
Rent wpuld be approx: 1000-1500zl per month

[***************) I am married and what would be the competitive salary of a 5 years exp IT professional in Katowice? (Considering the fact of 30% tax)[/quote]
Don't even think of moving to Poland for less than 5000zl per month after tax. It would be best for your wife to also get a job. 5000zl between 2 people isn't optimal. You'll survive, but you won't save money and you sure as chr!st won't enjoy it,

[***************) How much would be the monthly expenses for daily life (1 bedroom apartment, Gas, Electricity, Groceries, internet, Transport, etc)[/quote]
Rent: 1000-1500zl per month.
Gas/Electricity: 300
Groceries: depends what you eat, anything from 500-1000zl per month
Internet & TV: 200zl per month
Phone: 100zl-200zl per month
Transport: I think a monthly bus & tram ticket is 300zl per month.

[**************]
3) My wife is an interior designer, Are there any jobs for interior designers?[/quote]
Sure, get learning Polish though.

[**************]4) Does people in katowice speak Polish and English too?[/quote]
People in their 30s and younger for the most part speak some English,it's pretty rare to find people in their 40s who spealk English. The woman working in your local convenience shop will not speak English, however, the waiter in the restaurant in the city centre will. Your bus driver won't, nor your newsagent. Most office staff would speak English though.

Good luck making your decision. Katowice has a bad reputation, but in the years I've been here it's improved year on year. It's safe, has nice bars, parks, restaurant. However, it's a lonely place on low wages so make sure and drive a hard bargain. No point in your travelling half way around the world to find yourself eating noodles and beans 6 days a week.

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]


Just grinds everything to a halt. Really stupid situation. I don't know how to fix it. Maybe have new kids arrviing in a country attend language classes first.

That's probably doable in urban areas, but there'd be huge problems with it.


Ah OK, pretty interesting post.....maybe me auntie was a sh!te teacher ;)

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]


Maybe I sounded a bit too harsh. She did like her pupils, but it's not an easy task having 'normal' 6 & 7 year olds who are up to speed on the curriculum and then you're landed with Pawel from Rzeszow who can't read/write his own language let alone English.

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]


LOL
LOL
LOL
well, you're certainly a wonderful reason as to why the system needs changing.


no, you didn't.
you probably saw a 5 year old
Infancy stops when a child learns how to speak, so no you certainly didn't see a screaming infant in a uniform attending a school.

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]


babies in school uniforms?

Jaysus, what kind of f!cked up sh!t are you watching on the Internet. Most countries you'd be arrested for that.


No they can't.
I actually worked in a preschool here....not called


either, that's a German word. Why would Polish people call a preschool using a German word? Maybe you're a secret German.....that's what Chairman Jaro calls Silesians :D


A ridiculous one. I've a relation in England who is a school teacher. She said that she dreads seeing new Polish kids after every summer coz they are so utterly useless in classes, they can barely read or write their own language but she has to introduce simply maths to them in a language they're no idea about. And the parents expect her to work miracles on their kids and they can't even read!

Y'know, stupid people are just stupid.

News / Poles v Tusk's school 'reform' [58]


hahahahahah!
Imagine not learning to read until 7!
7!
Chr!st on a bike, there are kids around the world with f!ckin college degrees by then.

PiS are a hoot though, I hope they get elected just so I can get a good laugh outta living here for a change.

Travel / Information on Gliwice needed [41]


I'd agree, if that's each of course.
4000zl between 2 people would be pretty rough, like your rent would be 1/4 of that so you wouldn't have a lot of spending power.


Yea, Polson is on the ball. Sure Gliwice is so small anyway that if you cycle or drive you're never far from the centre.

News / Jarosław Kaczyński is Economic Forum's "Man of the Year" [30]


is a nothing event attended by nobodies from loser countries.

Work / Job offer in IT company ( Wroclaw ) - help needed [15]


You don't drink???
I wouldn't move to Poland then, Christ you'll need it when it gets to -33C in the winter ;)

5400 for a single person is OK, it's above average. But once you take out your rent you won't be living like a king, but you should be fine. From personal experience in my first two years here I was getting around half of that per month and I survived and I drink like a fish ;)

News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]


Sorry, but you can't simply have your cake and eat it.
Poland wanted capitalism and has had to play catch up.
If they'd chosen the softly softly approach then they'd have gone with the Russian approach to changing over, and look where that has brought those poor f!ckers.


That's your interpretation. I certainly wouldn't want to live in an economy where things like what you've listed are allowed to dictate market prices. Demand and supply baby, that's how it works.


Good, good, last bit is nonsense. Please, try and prove your 'learned' opinion regarding this. And with proper medical journals, not crappy Polish far right websites which you tend to rely on.


You're into syndicalism Delph? Poor auld James Connolly was a Scot like yourself and his plan was for it to take hold in the Irish Republic had the failed 1916 Rising been successful.


There is a lot more to life than that, if that's all you are experiencing then you're living your life the wrong way. But by the same token, if people do want to live that way then who are you to judge. Let people be happy and let them choose their own path.


Excellent post :)


I remember I had to teach a group of 6 year olds once....long story short, asked them to get out their copy books to write and the teacher told me they couldn't write, to wich I said....'oh **** are these disabled kids coz I haven't prepared something appropriate if they are' She says 'no, in Poland you learn to read when you're 7.' To which I laughed...and she looked at me like I had 3 heads ;)

I didn't bother teaching there again.

Work / Job offer in IT company ( Wroclaw ) - help needed [15]


If it's 7700 after tax you'll be more than fine, especially since you're single, if you had to support a partner you'll probably struggle on it.

Rent for you is gonna be anything from 1200-2000 per month I reckon, depends on where. I'm not close to Wroclaw so I can't give advice.


No harm in asking them to help you look for places, after all, they want you to relocate so they should help. As such a company, they surely have someone there to help foreigners settle.....They'll help with a bank account at least.

have a look on gumtree.pl...wroclaw....actually I'll get a link for you....

gumtree.pl/s-mieszkania-i-domy-do-wynajecia/wroclaw/v1c9008l3200114p1

you need to search for 'mieszkania i domy do wynajecia' that's houses and apartments for rent.

re: working in IBM, In know nothing abhout the company other than they helped the Nazis during WWII
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust

News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]


Only a retard would think that's a bad idea.


If you knew the actual situation in Poland you might become aware of the fact that the ageing population is going to be a huge motherf!cker of a burden to the coming younger generations. Get them working and get them paying tax, coz the lazy b!stards that live here even want to lower the retirement age.

Idiots.


Oh look, somebody learnt a new word in English lessons today.
*claps


You guys wanted Capitalism when Communism didn't work out, you wanna change back?
Bollox to that.

News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]


So hilarious the way Polish kids don't learn how to read or write until they're 7!
WTF is wrong with you lot?
Jaysus I started school when I was 4.

So stupid that Polish students don't finish university until they are in their mid twenties. Get them finished college and out working by the age of 22.

News / Referendum to cost Polish taxpayers nearly 130 mln zl amid uncertain turnout [29]


Well, y'know, it's like everything here, the money's been misused.
Surely 10-15% of it could've been used to inform the electorate of the issues and other relevant info.


wouldn't we all, and less stupid military toys too

News / Referendum to cost Polish taxpayers nearly 130 mln zl amid uncertain turnout [29]


130m zl isn't really that much money though in fairness, it's only what...€30m, Warsaw stock exchange makes that in a minute.
I honestly think they should've spent more.
I asked a few friends about it and some didn't even know there was one on this wknd

Language / Collins Intermediate Level Audio Course in Polish [10]


Hahaha, easy-peasy ;)

Language / Collins Intermediate Level Audio Course in Polish [10]


Well done on sticking with it.

I've been living here for 6 years now and of all of the other foreigners I know living in Poland, not one speaks it.
So well done.

I've tried almost everything, lessons, CD roms, paid internet lessons/subscriptions, skype lessons, proper language school lessons, rosetta stone and all I can say is that Polish is pretty much impossible to learn.

I'm gonna give it one more shot though.

But, y'know, really I'm hoping that this day comes soon:
dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2685728/Will-able-learn-language-taking-PILL-Scientist-predicts-humans-ingest-information-30-years-time.html

I'd gladly sign up for human trials for this....sorry to link a Daily Fail article, but his Ted Talks are fascinating
ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_a_30_year_history_of_the_future?language=en

Love / I'm a Polish girl (my boyfriend is British) and I'm proud [58]


Wrong

of course 32D exists:
allegro.pl/biustonosz-pour-moi-luna-32d-70d-i5041280736.htm

We can go to DD if you want:
allegro.pl/biustonosz-next-32dd-70dd-pus-up-j-nowy-i5224105431.html