News / Poland, The Starbucks report. [42]

Pozegnanie was Ok - a bit small and like a lot of Polish places of that era not enough toilets (a problem when you are selling a diuretic).

DD is back in Poland after a long absence ! I like them but they are mainly stand up counters - there is one in Galeria Polmoc and another at Centralna.

As to Starbucks, Costa and Green Coffee my issue is not with the idea of sitting in a coffee shop. More it's the service - you might have 15 minutes to get a coffee but you have to stand in line and wait for them to make it for 10 minutes, so your well deserved coffee break becomes a hassle. They never have enough staff, never have the right change in the cash register and the product is extremely overpriced - a coffee and a cookie can easily go north of 20 zloty. The sandwiches are horrible - lots of cheap bread and not enough filling.

Work / Security/Defence Analyst/Consultancy work in Poland [5]

Well call those guys and ask them - without Polish it might be tough but start off with your existing contacts as you are obviously smart.

News / Poland, The Starbucks report. [42]

You got the right idea Joker - it's a choice to go there not compulsory. 13 zloty for lukewarm coffee plus the privelage of waiting 10 minutes in line to get it. The food is horrible - sweet and greasy. No interaction with other people

Travel / Unlocked cell phone & SIM requirements for use in Poland / Europe [7]

If you buy a prepaid number here then you need to get that activated - you will need to go to a shop with your passport and they will register you. It is best to get them to activate it in the shop as well and test that it is working before you leave the shop. Whole process can take maybe half hour as there are often queues.

Not sure which shops do the registration - definitely the cell phone operators own stores which are in pretty much every big mall. possibly also some of the newsagents like in Medio or Kolporter though i know a few of them quit doung that because of the queues/hassle.

News / Poland's PiS government falls into its own trap on the issue of disabled children [12]

I think he is a generally sensible person who has his own views - not merely support one side or the other.

This tax is dumb and it is becoming clear that Morawiecki is not very astute. I don't think he was really running the bank, more that he wa a figurehead for Santander to avoid political grief. Per se I don't think increased tax is a bad idea as taxes are pretty low but it should be done in a structured way and not written on the back of an envelope. I would have no problem with higher taxes if I though the govt was going to spend them wisely and not on pork for all the people that support them.

UK, Ireland / Mixed feelings after moving from Poland to England [36]

When I was younger I moved back to U.K. after living in the US and found it quite difficult. It has three main problems- it is crowded and this properties are cramped, it is expensive and to get on in a career you often need to be in London.

I think for you one of the main problems is that you are married but you are living in a shared flat - that's not the way things should be! Find a way to fix that so you can properly start your married life and get some time to yourselves and other problems might also improve.

The other thing to do is focus on some of the things that are advantage about Britain - you can get quite quickly and cheaply to the seaside or to beautiful countryside or wonderful old towns. It has very good culture and in some things like music, museums, watching football, shopping etc it is the best place in Europe. I also think the people are great and can be very genuine and helpful.

Agree with most of your cons except the one about garbage - one thing I dislike about Poland is the huge litter problem, and Poles seem to think nothing of strewing the forests and beaches with their trash.

Asked to the sense of uncertainty about the future in Britain - that's not going to go away, in fact it's obviously going to get worse. Brexit is going to bring a lot of economic difficulties and it'll take decades for the divisions created by the process to heal.

Put your tin hat on now,- once the Americans wake up they will start to make this a discussion about Muslim migration, cucks and the mainstream media.

Travel / Białowieża National Park in Poland [461]

Given that they turned up in court to defend themselves, that would indicate that the government accepts that the EU has some jurisdiction in this matter.

Driving round Poland on the last few months I am appalled by the amount of deforestation that I have seen both swathes of woodland and trees next to the road being cut down. Anybody Have some reliable info about how many trees have been affected in this way?

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

Yeah right - what politician could possibly care about an ethnic group concentrated in small electorally unimportant states like Pennsylvania, Ohio or Michigan. It's to as if those places have mattered much in recent years.

George W made a point of taking Kwasniewski out to those places. Trump also dropped in on the Popes during his run and promised visa free access among other things.

Real Estate / Real Estate Lawyer costs in Poland [18]

Given that its Milanowek i would make triple sure there are no restitution claims from pre war - it was the playground of Warsaws rich in those days so precisely the kind of town affected. You only need to google the number of ambulance chasers involved in this business now to see its still a live issue.

If you are British then also consider your property rights after Brexit - no deal done yet and a worst case but very possible scenario is that Brits end up lumped with all othet non EU foreigners needing permission to own land (if its just a flat then no problem)

Real Estate / Real Estate Lawyer costs in Poland [18]

Ok fair enough, prices for those guys start around 300 zloty an hour so ot depends on your budget- but you are unlikeky to get an english language opinion from a local lawyer.

As well as ownership really check the easements on an old property - these are often in a chaotic state in Poland at the monent and can cause years of grief

Real Estate / Real Estate Lawyer costs in Poland [18]

chambersandpartners.com/guide/europe/7

A guide to help you find a lawyer in different fields.

Real Estate / Real Estate Lawyer costs in Poland [18]

Best to just use Chambers.
What are you buying ? A big deal or a single house ?

Unfortunately with Warsaw lawyers its supply and demand and english speakers might give you a high quote for small jobs because they have plenty of other stuff on.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

It is natural but an uncomfortable fact for people like you is that those who are more open to other cultures and races become better educated, richer and provide more opportunities for their kids.

Law / Investment advice - my options in Poland? [50]

I'm not talking about landscaping - just basic stuff like clearing weeds, building decking, making a plot clear for a garden etc. Whenever I want that kind of service it takes a week to find anyone and another 2 weeks for them to arrive. Home ownership is increasing and many Poles are having gardens for the first time.

If I want a kebab or an ice cream or a coffee shop I can think of at least 10 options for each within 20 minutes drive. So you would need to give a reason to visit your place and not the others.

Gardening is just an example - there are probably many other manual trades which are in high demand right now. As I said all you really need is a second hand Navarra and a few tools and a laptop and phone plus a few workers. Fitting out a food place will cost you at least 1000 zloty per sqm and probably more if you do it properly.

Law / Investment advice - my options in Poland? [50]

Honest opinion - for that money buy some kind of truck, a bunch of gardening tools, learn something about gardens or driveways or decking and do that. There is more and more demand for this, less and less people on the market, and if it does not work out you can easily sell the truck on the tools and try something else.

All The other businesses that you have suggested have high fixed costs, quite high competition, a lot of tax and regulation, and very seasonal..

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

I think the Russian stuff is true but Trump did not know what his campaign staff were doing.

Its the fault of the Republican party - they should have had a good moderate candidate in the primaries and stopped him then

Love / How to read the signals from this Polish Guy? [19]

Oh sorry to hear that - at least you won't go on wondering :) plenty more fish in the sea

Work / Poland's Work Permit Document Apostille [7]

Really you should ask 3m to sort it out for you and pay the relevant costs - it's a big company and you will not be the first expat who needed a work permit.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

Trump has a lot of faults but drunken bravado is not one of them - he nevee touches alcohol

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

No - there are also Indians asking about visas.

Step one is to move all the alt right stuff about Sweden to a single thread. Those posters rarely comment on anything that is not political. If it is vaguely poltical they soon start spouting about cucks, moslems in trucks running over cucks, neckbeards, msn etc

Love / How to read the signals from this Polish Guy? [19]

He likes you. Waiting for the bus is going beyond normal Polish politeness. If he is too shy to make the first move it might be because you work together or something ? Maybe you might have to ask him for a date.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

The rest of what you said was a rant about how she should stay in Germany. In fact she is still working at the migrant center and she has no intention to emigrate.

Which makes your whole thread off-topic.

However, to simplify life can't we just have one thread about Moslems in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands or any other richer country - it's got nothing t do with Poland and you and Dirk spamming the board with these articles, half of which are fake and the other half creatively worded is really not worth so many different threads.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

The original link is fake news. It even says it is fake news in the link.

Stephen you are welcome here better get your skates on - after Brexit you won't be able to move here without a work permit. You won't get a work permit without a marketable skill, an invitation from an employer and realistically that means speaking good Polish. If there is a transition signed then that gives you a bit more time but if not then you have until next March.

Work / Poland's Work Permit Document Apostille [7]

Its an apostille they are asking for not notarization.

Why dont you send the docs by fedex or ups ? Would be cheaper than an apostille but much less risk than the post

Travel / Seeking recommendations for car travel from Gdansk' GDN airport to Poznan [5]

It depends a bit which way you go - if via Bydgoszcz then there are plenty of places to stop.

If via Torun then note that there are no really clean or kid friendly places to stop between Torun and the McD in Gniezno. The reason is that bypass have been built round Torun and Inowroclaw but so far there are no gas stations or fast food there. There is an old Statoil at Suchatowka that is acceptable but not great. Its just been renovated so might be ok now

News / Intentional Miscegenation in Poland [26]

Well he was born in Greece and is a Greek citizen so its hardly absurd to call him a Greek.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

Well he is a 3 handicap golfer as he claims so so he needs somewhere good to play.

Polonia / Ever been to Sweden? [185]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Sweden

Not really - there has been a slight increase in murders since 1993 but no clear correlation to immigration.

Gun murders definitely increased but but the total of 45 is still for example half of the annual number in a comparatively quiet town like Charlotte NC. If you wanted to compare Malmo to a real murder capital, like Gary Indiana then you would need a bigger computer screen to handle the graph.

Rape has increased as discussed many times due to different ways of recording it in Sweden.

Burglaries have actually decrease and what there is has been blamed on Easrt Europeans.

The Sepctator is a good read but it is a pretty right wing organ, the house journal of the Brexit nut jobs wing of the Tory party.

God knows what the story is with the hand Grenades - they obviously came at some point from Bosnia. If it would appear they are used for gang warfare, presumably they are easier to hide than a gun.

Polonia / Ever been to Sweden? [185]

aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/WP0KG/the-crime-situation-in-sweden-compared-to-the-us-in-4-charts

Since most of the people here slating Swedish crime rates are American its worth reminding that it is a far safer country than the US. And no before you use your bizarre logic Sig, pointing out these facts does not mean I dont care about rape victims

News / Intentional Miscegenation in Poland [26]

Well first of all a marriage in developed countries involves two people choosing each other. Not just a white man thinking chinese girls are sexy and thus he will marry one.

There are times people like to make a point but choosing the parent of your kids is not really such an occasion