Language / Difference between "i" and "oraz". [6]

People often translate oraz as as well as. It does help, as Strzyga says, avoid repetition. It is stylistic. Maybe a slight emphatic sense though that's at best nuanced. There are a few things like that in Polish, just as there are in English.

Now have a look at the difference between i and a. That's much more fun.

Work / Tax saving options in Poland [4]


That's important. Paying on what is due. It doesn't rule out claiming allowances to which you are legally entitled. Not claiming those would be paying more than is due.

Work / Tax saving options in Poland [4]


Lots especially in terms of small tax deductible expenses, gifts to family members, etc. You do need a specialist tax adviser - and a good one, since the goalposts are always shifting and loopholes being closed. Any information from me on deductibles and tax breaks is likely to be out of date. I would suggest you keep any existing savings or investments in a jurisdiction that does not disclose anything to the Polish tax office.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


Sort of, though in the OPs case it would be different since working offshore he wouldn't spend long enough in either country to become a tax resident. A win-win situation.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


Of course - if they're no longer a tax resident there.


If they exceed the 183 days' tax residency

News / Winnie the Pooh gets bum rap in Polish town [12]


You forget (or perhaps just didn't realise) that the story first appeared in the Polish press. Perhaps you think that it shouldn't have ever been reported at all and those people should have just been left to wallow obscurely in their stupidity.


I'm sure you can find a few thousand or so articles from the past year alone about infrastructure in developing countries.

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]


They were desperate for change in that election.

For the mayoral elections in London, someone told me (worth checking out) that the margin by which that clown Johnson won was smaller than the number of Poles registered to vote there...

Love / Am I wasting my time with this Polish guy ? [18]


Thousands before you have said that.


And that statement may well be tested the hard way, since the person you love is also someone you want to change.


No reason why not - there are more Polish sites than some might think.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


The most important thing is that Polish tax only applies if you live there for more than 183 (or is it 186?) days per year. People offshore generally are not on land for that long (this doesn't routinely apply to sailors by the way - they have their own tax arrangements) and they can't be caught out by the "centre of interests" rule unless they have a spouse/family in PL or are employed permanently by a company registered in Poland.

Genealogy / Trying to find someone need help [3]

Knowing which country he emigrated too would be a good starting place. There are some very good online resources for tracking people down - however as with anything, the more information you have the better.

Love / Am I wasting my time with this Polish guy ? [18]


That just doesn't happen. You have to accept him how he is or walk away. People do not change like that for someone.


This is true.

Real Estate / Contemplating moving to Poland with the intention of buying a property out-right and living there [36]


All over the place in PL, especially in the suburbs and small towns. Warsaw doesn't have too much of a problem - just a few dodgy areas well away from the centre.


Nothing wrong with following your heart.


I've honestly never come across that - or perhaps I'm just thick skinned.

The gentleman works in petrochemicals like me so I can say that the situation of coming to Poland may be very advantageous for him.

Life / Polish post, are they still stealing stuff? [20]


This works.


Unfortunately true, however they're getting better than they used to be.

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]

He gets that anyway.

This I supppose is the Cold War, Great Game, call it whatever, coming back, but at least Poland and the UK are on the side of democracy flawed though it is.

News / First Remembrance Ceremony at Lidzbark Warminski [17]


I'm surprised you need to ask that one.


I don't see that in Europe. Maybe in China or North Korea. In PL and the UK it's very poignant and a time for reflection.


We were just warming up. Remember Agincourt!

News / First Remembrance Ceremony at Lidzbark Warminski [17]


We owe a lot to those people whose youth was taken from them. And none of them wanted to be there.

Classifieds / Morrissey walks off stage in Warsaw [7]


I think so too.


Exactly - given the average wages in PL, some people would have made sacrifices to get a ticket.


It's partly what the security are for.

News / UK to send tanks to Poland. [36]


Well, I suppose the country could move. It's been done before...


It's actually the government of PL who are so keen on this.


For a change????

Classifieds / Morrissey walks off stage in Warsaw [7]


Expensive too - even dearer than the best seats at the National Opera!

They should have just thrown the heckler out and Morrissey should have been a bit more professional.

News / First Remembrance Ceremony at Lidzbark Warminski [17]


Every business, really. We all do.We made a promise that we will remember them. Incidentally, we also remember the German and Italian war dead (the Japs are a stretch too far for many) as well as civilians killed in war. For many people who were robbed of their youth through the actions of a foreign nation, it really was their finest hour. In Poland the horrors of war were at their worst and they do have a right to remember something seared into their national consciousness.


Only two where so many were killed, the last one resisting a terrible aggressor.


Excellent!

At least we managed to stop their leader from being driven down The Mall in a stolen Rolls. Or along Nowy Swiat with the residents kept away from their windows under threat of execution.

Life / What do you like about Poland? [100]


Exactly that.


That's a good idea.

Work / Living in Katowice (programmer, 3000 PLN) - is it enough? [65]

That would depend how you live. What sort of salary range are they offering you.

Work / Shifting to Poland - 6000PLN after tax good enough for Krakow? [12]

Yes, it's well above average - you should have no problems living and even saving a little on that. You will however pay quite a lot of tax.

News / First Remembrance Ceremony at Lidzbark Warminski [17]


People aren't so much 'celebrating a war', they're remembering the fallen.


Not really. More determined never allow an aggressor to appear in Europe again nor for one country to attempt to dominate.

Life / What do you like about Poland? [100]


Have you noticed the checkout assistants opening packaging and looking inside? It isn't to ensure that you as a customer are getting the product you paid for...

Love / Are women from Poland scared of good looking guys? [48]


Something different, and perhaps seen as having fewer complications.


Very good advice - and of course those people who look like they're desperate or unhappy also look less appealing

News / First Remembrance Ceremony at Lidzbark Warminski [17]


You do realise it's the centenary this year.


I suppose different nations look back from different points - Germany for example only from shame.


There's also a small Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Poznan, at the Citadel.

Life / What do you like about Poland? [100]


That's right. The advertised price in a supermarket is an 'invitation to treat' rather than an offer to sell - that bit comes at the checkout.

In PL however it was very normal a few years ago for prices to be wrong - they just didn't bother to change the price tickets. A hangover from the days of high inflation probably when people were used to prices constantly and quickly rising which shop owners were keen to take advantage of even when things had settled down. The arrival of the big chains put a stop to that.