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Joined: 18 Apr 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 16 Dec 2017
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Speaks Polish?: native speaker, w czasie sushi szosa sucha
Interests: learning English

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peter_olsztyn   
15 Sep 2011
Life / Which sim card to buy in Poland? [30]

i am thinking about buying Play too. but what about their network reception and internet speed?

First check starter Orange Free na kartę 1GB limit for 20zł
I think they have better coverage than PLAY.

Play Fresh - oferta na kartę price is 9zł and 1GB for 25zł
peter_olsztyn   
4 Sep 2011
Life / What are the requirements to get a cell phone here in Krakow? [22]

All the people at the cell phone stores (Play, t-Mobile, Orange) say they don't speak English.

Don't go to brand stores. They are con men. In Media Markt or Euro AGD you can buy whatever you want.
Now when you have handset and sim card you can log in on PLAY website and buy internet acces 25MB, 100MB, 500MB limit etc

komputronik.pl/category/1596/Telefony_i_Smartphone.html
peter_olsztyn   
4 Sep 2011
Life / The Blame Game (Have you ever noticed that a Polish person is never wrong!?) [205]

I thought that Poland would evolve, change rapidly to absorb, Western ideas. I was wrong, people said that it would take 15 years, even that was optomistic!!!

It's like running in a dream. Everything happens in slow motion ;) So you understand now why we are going to UK. We wish taste a logical thinking but not eat it forever. We still want have a place where can take a rest from logical thinking (hmm because we are lazy? ;)
peter_olsztyn   
3 Sep 2011
Love / Do Polish girls like a guy to kiss them on the first date? [13]

Now some answers for any future questions people might have

Q - Do Polish girls are brand-new trustworthy/faithful by default because they are Polish/Catholic/from small town near Russian border?
A - Do dogs have wings?

;)
peter_olsztyn   
3 Sep 2011
Life / What are the requirements to get a cell phone here in Krakow? [22]

Now I have another problem. The language. I went to several stores and no one could speak English.

Do you really need Polish? Why not to go to the Media Markt or Saturn store and buy a handset then go to Real or Tesco and buy a PLAY sim card?
peter_olsztyn   
3 Sep 2011
Life / Vandalism on cars in Poland [64]

In Germany, Poland has a very bad reputation regarding vandalism/damage on cars.

For example in Poland, United Kingdom has a very bad reputation regarding vandalism/damage/setting fire on cars. So you can see that it may be only a prejudice.

I have two cars one old and one contemporary and I have never experienced any act of vandalism. Of course before the year 2004 they tried steal a whole car several times but these guys were thieves not vandals.

Mostly scratching or nails/flat tyres is war for parking places or correct parking habbit. Mercedes star is well known problem so don't buy metal but plastic imitation.

I have bought a car, thats an old Mercedes w202 1996.

Playstation generation has no respect for classic cars so buy a newer car (they may think he is rich don't mess with him ;) or leave it on guarded parking.
peter_olsztyn   
1 Sep 2011
Life / How do Polish people in Poland respond to Polish people abroad....? [17]

for example, that they might say you're not Polish - yes, they might say this
you know nothing about our history - nonsense, you may be a history teacher
you're not part of this country - yes
you weren't here when we fought for our freedom from communism - yes
you're different from us - sure you are after 20 years in (for example) USA you must be different
and that Polish citizens living abroad would be treated as "lower class"?? - nonsense, rather like freak in the zoo who (for example) obey a speed limits
peter_olsztyn   
26 Aug 2011
Life / Cost of living in Wroclaw (rent price too) [119]

hope you guys

Olsztyn, 190K inhabitants, 15km in diameter, 14 lakes in council area, one big employer Michelin

1300zł common salary
2500zł good salary
5000zł dream job
10000zł sci-fi
peter_olsztyn   
25 Aug 2011
Travel / After 7 Weeks, why i loved Poland =) [22]

4 - Despite the image that south-americans have of Europeans (Cold people), polish people were different, much more friendly than i could imagine!!!

We are working on this. We would like to be full-time Europeans or even beyond. We are buying a lot of lawn mowers now ;)
peter_olsztyn   
18 Aug 2011
Po polsku / Co sądzicie o "Dekalog"? [9]

ale nie wiem, czy teraz zrobiłoby takie samo wrażenie.

a wczesny Zamachowski? ;)
peter_olsztyn   
16 Aug 2011
UK, Ireland / I need help!! (problems with my Polish coworkers) [41]

they wont move out of the way 4 me if im going through with hot food or big kitchen implements

wredne małpy

UK is famous for cctv surveillance. Don't you have it there? or ask your boss for camera (even fake, they are cheap) Yes i know I'm a pure evil because I install cameras but what I can say finally it improves atmosphere.

We all have our Annas in workplaces ;)
peter_olsztyn   
16 Aug 2011
Life / Have many Poles had enough of one another? [198]

in Poland it is miserable faces even if things are actually not that bad

If you look happy you don't deserve a promotion and there is a little chance that you quit a company soon ;)
peter_olsztyn   
11 Aug 2011
Language / "someday" / "kiedys" - Confirming some spelling and forms [11]

"Someday"....is "kiedyś" correct?

ok. Kiedyś będę bogaty.

does it change form is used as an answer to the above "when" question?

W niedzielę będę w Gdańsku a w poniedziałek w Olsztynie.
peter_olsztyn   
31 Jul 2011
Work / Polish salaries - New statistics [38]

A read an article that Poles spend a lot of time at work but waste it on useless things.

In many workplaces we have to "steal" worktime because employer cannot deliver it in sufficient amount. We want earn more and finally leave for abroad.
peter_olsztyn   
31 Jul 2011
Work / Polish salaries - New statistics [38]

that is a big surprise for me! i earn 2700zl to my hand welding

there is a demand for your work and your customer, usually a big company can buy your work but poor retired babcia can not pay more for doctor's work.
peter_olsztyn   
30 Jul 2011
Work / Polish salaries - New statistics [38]

I have heard that salaries in big cities are about 500-600 euro/month

in Olsztyn welder takes home 700 euro pcm, electrician 600 euro pcm.