Real Estate / Who pays for the real estate agency's cost in Poland? [26]


Why do you want him to be paid? As you said yourself, it seems unfair. Estate agents should be avoided as far as possible. You don't need them.

Jon's advice is sound.

News / Why no reprivatisation in Poland? Holocaust-era property ownership. [119]

Polonius, do you have one of those awful pictures on your wall, you know, the one with the Fagin-type Jew counting his gold?

Law / New Poland law -- old car insurer obligated to continue insurance on a vehicle that is between renewals? [23]


For ten days, as far as I'm aware.

Life / Where to buy a clothes dryer in Poland? [16]

On Allegro they have lots, but they're nowhere near as cheap as regular washing machines. Hotpoint machines cost from 1799 PLN; Samsung go for 2490 and even well over 3000. Got a bit of string and a bath?

Allegro. Type pralko suszarka.

Life / A rant on customer service in Poland [42]


Not really. In most places they ask for the odd, but if you don't have it, they just give you the change. Sounds like your shopkeeper is just a black enamel b1tch. They can be found everywhere.

Life / A rant on customer service in Poland [42]


So they really are doing us a favour by giving us change!

Law / Laundromats in Poland? Good business venture or not? [90]


I remember one fifteen years ago in a student district of Edinburgh, and very successful it was, too. In Poland students have laptops, tablets or phones, and wi-fi is all over the place. Their dorms also have washing facilities, although the Friday night buses are hard to negotiate with all the backpacks crammed with laundry for mothers across the nation.

Life / A rant on customer service in Poland [42]

I always wonder what they do when they have filled their tills. The concept of a 'float' seems alien to Polish shopkeepers. Whenever I come to pay I have my loose change ready in my hand, so the check-out assistant can help themselves. (If only everybody did this. The wait would be so much shorter.) I guess it's all a hangover from communist times when, presumably, there was a shortage of loose change.


It's much worse in Russia. I once told a supermarket assistant that I didn't have the odd change. "Look!" she literally shouted at me, before getting me my change from a till full of all kinds of coins and slapping it down aggressively.

News / President Duda wants fairer distribution of wealth in Poland [6]


And most farmers do (at a guess).
Which is why, although


it won't happen. I just wonder why PO didn't do it. I know a 'farmer' who does very well for himself (two, come to think of it) and he's never set foot in a muddy field.

News / The yesterday's referendum in Poland? Results? Attendence less than 8%. [24]

My wife and I voted in two different places (long story). Both were like morgues at about 1200 noon. Those officials must have had a long, boring day.

Work / Snow Plowing in Poland - is it a worthwhile job? [18]


Less than two hundred KM from Warsaw. No polar bears walking down the street.


In a word, no. There are guys whose job it is to do that. Out in the sticks people do it themselves.

Life / Christian Fellowships & Prayer groups in Poland - Szczecin [43]

facebook.com/SzczecinICF
Szczecin International Christian fellowship.

Life / Christian Fellowships & Prayer groups in Poland - Szczecin [43]

anglicanchurch.pl

This might be more like it if cyrilraj isn't RC. I've had dealings with the head guy, a very pleasant American who helped hook up a Nigerian student of mine with compatriots. They also have a Nigerian priest and all sorts of parishioners. Anyway, they're more trustworthy than the JW cult.

Food / Is black tea disappearing from supermarkets in Poland? [29]


On the rare occasions I use tea bags I do that, and not for reasons of economy. The second cup tastes better.


Hard core tea lady.
IMO tea bags are a complete waste of money. I put some loose Lipton Earl Grey tea into a cup and add water. Good quality leaves will settle at the bottom. No bags dripping all over the kitchen, no teapot to wash. It's so simple.

News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]


It is a success in some areas, but there is still some way to go, I believe. Everybody I have ever talked to about the tradition in the UK of dropping weak subjects at sixteen in order to concentrate on strong subjects for A levels thinks it's a good idea. In Poland kids are overloaded with work.

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


This is a very real worry. Not even dim memories, in fact. The youngest ones have no recollection of Leper or Giertych. Couple that with the understandable tendency of young people to want change and PO have a lot of thinking to do if they want the youth vote. Young people have little appetite for PiS, but they might well be attracted to fashionable fringe politicians.

News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]


If only we could see ourselves as others see us. Some might consider someone who is apparently obsessed with homosexuality and with waving a three thousand-year-old book to be a freak.


Absolutely. Including those who do not want their children indoctrinated.

News / Poland's Archbishop Wesolowski trial starts [28]


61 is plenty old enough for a myocardial infarction, especially in someone who is utterly ruined by allegations of paedophilia, and has nothing to look forward to but further humiliation. If all that didn't make him ill, he was superhuman.

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

InPolska, your last post should be required reading for every new member.

Travel / Whats your favourite Polish city and why? [132]


No, I didn't. I'll look into that. That side is much bigger than the Polish side.


You've just missed the Czeremcha festival, which gets better every year. Pencil it in for next year. Check out YT vids of Czeremszyna for a flavour. They are a great band formed by the head of Dom Kultury there. She's also the organizer of the festival. The Ukrainians, a UK-based band, play there sometimes. Think of The Pogues meet Czeremszyna.

There's precious little to see in Hajnówka except the famed Orthodox church, but it's the gateway to Białowieża so you simply have to go through it.

Travel / Whats your favourite Polish city and why? [132]


No Białystok, Star of the East? Next time you're here contact me if you'd like a guided tour around Białowieża.

Travel / Whats your favourite Polish city and why? [132]


So do I. The Rynek is completely closed to traffic now, and there are pavement cafes on three sides of the square. Winter is another thing altogether, but the regular, peaceful free concerts and good food make summer very pleasant in B.Stok.

USA, Canada / For my dad... "free Steve Wlodarz" He is serving life without parole in a United States prison [32]


But he was directly responsible for creating a horrific situation, one result of which was that a cop's family had their lives wrecked in an instant. I reckon he deserved a long prison sentence, going by what we know, but 15 years is surely long enough.

Language / Sentences: stół z powyłamywanymi nogami / Nasi przodkowie na mchu jadali [25]


Although I love visiting England for holidays I just prefer it here. The British Isles are gorgeous, and the infrastructure is very good, but I'm happy with fewer traffic cops, lower costs, much less stress, and a lot of other factors. Perhaps the OP is just projecting his own dismal failure as a poisonous hack journalist.

Language / Sentences: stół z powyłamywanymi nogami / Nasi przodkowie na mchu jadali [25]


It would be interesting if a Polish language expert posed a few questions to put Polonius through his paces. Setting yourself up as an expert invites challenges.

Work / Is moving from Moscow to Wroclaw worth it? (.NET software developer) [39]

And you won't have to worry about the police robbing you.

Law / Car Insurance in Poland (A/C) [32]

Yes, I suppose it makes things simple. I believe that registered classic car owners do not have to pay 12 months' insurance. I'm told that this exemption allows owners to use their precious cars only during the summer months for enthusiasts' rallies.

Law / Car Insurance in Poland (A/C) [32]


Good question. To put it another way, if I build a kit car, at what point does it become a car? I'd like to see a definitive legal answer to this as I find it hard to believe that a car which isn't in use has to be insured. Insured against what?

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]

Then I guess the old saying 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' is a good one.

UK, Ireland / Common pitfalls for Poles learning English [187]


I thought you were in the UK.