News / Poland in ruin or flourishing? [35]


Yes, it's a very positive campaign. The PiS claims have been well and truly shown to be false.


As he should have been. The problem in Poland is parental neglect rather than poverty. Unfortunately, the authorities seem very reluctant to step in to remove a child from obviously pathological families.


But these are not just in capital cities, but the whole country.


Only a minority?

You're telling me that the majority is worse off now than they were in 1988?


Would that be the same people that benefited from being the children of the nomeklatura, like Duda?

Life / Polish maid very flirtatious? [36]


Yes, this guy seems to have quite a lot of knowledge as far as Brazil and Saudi Arabia is concerned.

Life / What are the things which cause culture shock in Poland? [164]


The rest I get, but...what do you mean by this?

Life / Polish maid very flirtatious? [36]

I believe these kind of problems often occur in a part of Poland known as "Strefa mroku". It's a common experience there, and one should be careful when resident there.

Life / Fitting balanced flue Gas Central heating boiler in Poland [32]


These guys aren't even chimney sweeps, they're just random people pretending to be sweeps in order to make money.

Work / Do I need a Health Insurance? Freelancer in Poland (umowa o dzielo) [22]


Yes, but the country needs you to contribute to the fund

If you're from an EU country, you can transfer the (small) contributions to your home country after you leave. However, most of the payment in the first 2 years is actually going towards health insurance, not pensions.

News / Poland loses bid to built Jaguars and Land Rovers [23]


I still dream of a McLaren F1 in my driveway...

As for Poland, I don't think this is really much of a loss. Had they been considering a site in somewhere like Radom, then yes, it would be.

Work / Freelance psychologist in Poland - least admin possible? Tax registration method. [8]


It is a lot easier.

Companies are now registered within 15 minutes, and there's a "one window" service meaning that the person you see in the Urzad Miasta (or whatever it is locally) is the only person you see. Much of the previous bureaucracy has gone, though it's still advised to have an accountant. Even a stamp isn't technically needed these days, though some people might have a hissy fit if documents aren't stamped.

The killer is the compulsory ZUS contributions, which are now up to over 400zl a month and rising...

Classifieds / Private English Lessons by Experienced Professional Teacher in Poland (Warsaw) [107]


I'll answer here because I want to reply to the rest... mods, don't kill me ;)

It's wrong to say "the Ukraine". It comes from the days when Ukraine was a region rather than being a country - so you would say "ah, in the Ukraine, there be dragons" - as Ukraine was simply a geographical region and not a state in its own right. These days, it should be Ukraine without "the". It probably comes from Polish - as the Poles say "na ukrainie" as opposed to "w". Same with "na litwie" - it implies that Lithuania is a region and not a country.

There's a discussion here about it in Polish - sjp.pwn.pl/slowniki/w-Litwie.html


The accent is the killer. No matter how great someone's English might be, if they've got a thick accent, it's unlikely that someone would take them.


I'm confused why she needs help to find work in Warsaw, to be honest.

Work / Freelance psychologist in Poland - least admin possible? Tax registration method. [8]


You aren't paying in advance, what you're doing is invoicing clients (as normal) and then paying the tax on your profits at the end of the month/quarter. Strictly speaking, these aren't tax payments as such, but rather an advance towards your final tax bill. So - let's say you invoice for 2000zl in September. You'll pay tax on that in October, and then your final tax settlement will be worked out at the end of the year and you'll pay extra/get a refund.

Generally speaking, self employed people usually get refunds at the end of the year.

Work / Freelance psychologist in Poland - least admin possible? Tax registration method. [8]


No. Umowa o dzieło is specifically when you create a work. For example, a drawing or a piece of writing. You also can't use it because someone has to give you the contract in question. If they're giving you a contract, then (at a minimum) - you must use umowa zlecenie.


You need to be registered as self employed.

Life / Fitting balanced flue Gas Central heating boiler in Poland [32]


It will come, probably when someone takes the gas company to court for abusing their monopoly position.

Study / Going to Poland for University - Galician/Prussian/Hungarian Heritage [5]


That sort of thing will be looked at weirdly, to be fair.

Life / Fitting balanced flue Gas Central heating boiler in Poland [32]


That explains a lot! I wondered why someone was coming round every year to do that, and now it makes perfect sense.

Another communist-era "non-job" situation, then.

Law / British National working in Poland -- is work visa or other legal formalities required? [6]

Hang on. What passport do you hold? Are you a British Citizen, or a British National (Overseas) citizen?

History / Age of Enlightenment in Poland? [80]

Poland was very advanced at one point, and from what I understand, in 1919, the former German and Austrian parts of Poland were very developed indeed.

News / Poland loses bid to built Jaguars and Land Rovers [23]


When you see what the Asian (non-Indian) companies can offer (especially Kia), you really have to wonder who would buy an Indian car built in Slovakia...


I think "British" and can't help but think of British Leyland and other hysterically bad companies.

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]


You haven't described at all how they attempt to force religion on you.


You're rather familiar with Saudi Arabia, aren't you Levi?

News / Poland loses bid to built Jaguars and Land Rovers [23]

From what I know, it's also a matter of logistics - Slovakia has a bigger car industry than Poland, so the supply chain is shorter. It may also be good old fashioned incentives whereby the Slovak government will have promised considerable concessions to them. As a man who thinks that foreign companies should pay their fair share, you should be supportive of the fact that the government hasn't bribed them.

In terms of wages, it's about the same.

But they are Indians, aren't they, not British?

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]


I'm rather curious how religion has been forced upon you unwillingly.

Do they force you into meetings where they demand that you accept Catholicism?

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]

But how do they do it?

I'm just really curious as to how they go about trying to force it on you. I mean, are they approaching you on the street, or what?

Study / Study. Work. Life. Business - Warsaw University [8]

Well, first piece of advice - there are no jobs. None. Don't come here if you need to work here.

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]


What kind of groups are you associating with?

I mean, if you're attending meetings of the All-Polish Catholic Forever Youth Brigade, it's quite normal that you would be an outcast for rejecting religion.


I'm just wondering which non-religious groups try and force religion on you.

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]

I don't think these experiences happened, given that most posters on this forum have never experienced what you claim to have.

But go on, please tell us how they try and force you. I'm curious.

History / Age of Enlightenment in Poland? [80]

That's not quite true. Catholics were heavily discriminated against for years, and even today, Catholics are the largest group by religion and yet are still seen as somehow inferior.

Let's not even mention the fact that saying bad words about God in the Bible Belt is a thoroughly bad idea.

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]


How do they try and make you go to the Church?

No-one's ever tried to make me go to Church here, not even the head of the local Church who I'm on very good terms with.

Perhaps you're imagining it, given that less than 40% of Poles go to church?

And what the RCC did 400 years ago is hardly relevant today.

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]


How do they force religion on you?

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]

Yes, what he describes seems to be something from another country, not Poland.


Could you perhaps go into detail about how Polish citizens are "out of control"?

(where's Polonius when you need him?)

History / Age of Enlightenment in Poland? [80]


Criminal libel. It exists in most European countries.


Could the mods perhaps clarify if the poster is actually in PL or not?


Towards trolls, yep.


You should respect your host country and understand that everyone - from the millionaire to the poor farmer is a Polish citizen and equal under the law.

Life / In Poland everyone is everyone else's doctor? [33]

No, your opinions (like yesterday) are yet again offensive towards Polish people. There are no peasants in Polish society.