Real Estate / The current property boom in Poland is a bubble [342]


It is a wise man who knows when he is exceeding the limits of his ability. I'm not a professional property specialist. I started off buying an apartment in Warsaw when I was out there because for three years it was cheaper then renting. I was then approached by my then PA to go into business to buy some more (i.e my money her brains). It just grew from there until this year when she exercised her option to buy me out. Result - I made some money, she is now a very successful business woman, the lawyers made money and the Polish government got a very considerable sum of money in capital gains equivalent taxation and income tax revenues.

Like BW says there are still bargains to be had if you are preared to look for them and can overcome the barriers to commerce that exist in PL.

Real Estate / The current property boom in Poland is a bubble [342]

The only difference now to five to seven years ago is that you need more thought in each investment decision. The days of no brainer decisions are probably over. (which is why I've pulled the plug cos I'm not smart or motivated enough).

Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]


Quiet Fisz - if you tell too many people the tourists will start drinking the good stuff.

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]


The Szarlotka guide to mind blowing caffeine hits. As with the Oscars we shall go in reverse order..

Last place - The US of A - no surprise why you have to buy a large bucket size to slurp in your SUV

...... The rest of the world

Third place - Turkey (spoon standing stuff)
Second place - Colombia (mind you it may have been spiked with something)
First place - Nepal (almost certainly spiked)

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]


Its required to keep us all awake posting on here 24 by 7

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]


As a coffee fiend I always have to ask for extra shots at Starbucks. It's just too weak for me.

Travel / Starbucks in Poland? [149]

IMHO you can get better anywhere, even Joe's greasy spoon caff

Law / VoIP Business in Poland [17]


Good call slwkk.... this looks like the loosest business plan I've ever seen

Law / VoIP Business in Poland [17]

Not sure if I understand your question. If you are talking flavours of DSL Broadband then obviously you don't need dedicated leaselines as you are just using your telephone line! The cost quoted seems like an ADSL connection for home users. Leaselines will vary upon bandwith (a lot bigger than 512kb probably) and distance covered. You can get indicative pricing for deicated leaselines from the TPSA website (last time I looked in Polish only)

Law / VoIP Business in Poland [17]

yes VOIP is legal and there are several Call Termination setups already. This links shows some details:

voipproviderslist.com/country/voip-poland/voip-providers-poland/
General information on Poland's telecomms market is available from a huge number of analysts and market research firms. One site you will find useful is linked below: Just google to find loads of others.

itandtelecompoland.com/index.php?item=features

Love / Polish Girls vs Russian Girls [813]

Chortle, chortle. Its' about time we got the C of E into the forum. BTW does he prefer Russian girls or Polish girls? I think we should be told,

Love / Polish Girls vs Russian Girls [813]


Some animals wee more equal than others. Don't recall the proletariat owning Dachas in the woods outside Moscow for example.

Love / Polish Girls vs Russian Girls [813]


I'm not a girl but I found Polish to be easier to pick up than Russian. At least they use a sensible alphabet.

Food / Types of CHEESE in Poland [150]


Yes - it upholds our fine traditional country ways. Trouble is the liberal do-gooders want to stop all our fun. There is a tradition to run through the streets of a small Devon village, Ottery St. Mary, with a burning barrel of tar on your back. It has gone on every Guy Fawkes night for centuries but now the Health and Safety loonies want to stop it. Just because of a few third degree burns and the occasional singed bystander. We cannot even play conkers anymore without protective eyewear. Go home liberals and let us live dangerously.

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


Then it won't work Sapphire! Lucky you if you've never been that scared!

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]

OK glowa..... here goes.

It is a simple technique that was taught to me by an actor friend of mine who when he is in between parts teaches presentation skills for some of the big UK corporates. He claims that it works in about 80-90% of cases.

The pre-requisite is that at some time in your life you must have been really, really scared. The basic process is to sit down,close your eyes, lots of deep breathing and try to clear your mind of all thoughts. Then you are asked by a friend to remember the scary experience. You have to think very deeply about the experience, to recall your emotions when scared, sweaty hands, shallow breathing or whatver your reactions were. Think about the moment for 30 seconds. Then (since you're still alive and must have come out of the experience) you have to remember the time when your fear started to subside. Feel the emotions of relief that you had. Follow the calming process in your mind until you reach the point when you were 'safe' once more. Think of one word that sums up something that happended to make you begin to feel safe. Say this word out loud just once or twice. Open your eyes again. The idea is that word becomes your trigger for the brain to release the chemicals upon demand when you need to feel calm. When you want to feel calm simply say this word out loud as quietly as you like and you should feel the calmness spreading over you. Sounds wacky but it worked and still works for me.

It's difficult to write it down like this. My example may help. When I was learning to hang glide the time came for my first solo flight of any distance as a part of my training. I was told to fly over a small ridge and land at the bottom of the slope. I didn't know that over the small ridge was a 700 foot drop! When I cleared the ridge I was scared stiff. I froze and all the training disappeared. Then the instructor called me on the two way radio. The radio crackled into life and his calm reassuring voice came over. He talked me through the flight and from being scared I relaxed and started to enjoy the fantatstic feeling of flying like a bird. The word I chose was 'crackle'. Even today, 20 years after I was 'programmed' it still works.

Long winded post - sorry. Give it a go

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


If you're serious I'd be happy to share it with you.

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]

Ken,

Hope you don't mind me asking this and feel free to tell me to butt out (I won't be offended in any way) but do your problems start because of the unease you feel of actually talking to the girls you fancy? Is it that you know want you want to say but just have a lack of confidence in saying it? Because if it's just nerves there are proven techniques to train your brain to calm you down and relax you. I was petrified of public speaking even on subjects that I knew backwards and one simple trick 'cured' me within 2 or 3 minutes.

Love / Why are Polish women so sexy ? [390]


Some experience? Sounds like you have dedicated the whole of your bloody life to this research. Don't you have a job to do? As far as I can tell you need more hours in the day? Must drink red Bull and chew Pro-Plus tablets

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


Yep, it's a pig to spell for starters.

Hope you are well Hueg.. Usual Austrian party-fest happening I suppose?

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]

Its..... THE ARC H I T E C T S K E T C H

<looking for knotted handkerchief to place on head>

News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

LOL

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


And I can testify that there are other ways that worked much better for me. We agree to differ - that's all

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


Maybe. But there again it could be akin to one of those people who want to sell you their 'foolproof' method of becoming rich. Each to their own but I never had to employ his methods!

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


Generalisation alert. We are as vociferous as anybody else when we know the people concerned. I accept that when meeting new people this is an accuarte portrayal on the whole though.

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


True. Also the written word is not adequate when discussing shall we say 'delicate' topics. You need to see the person to understand them.

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


Then I suggest you take the time to frame your comments better the first time around because the way it read it was racist. Full stop. If you had taken the time to explain yourself in the manner of your last post it would not have been interpreted in the way it was. Simple really.

Love / Fell in love with a Polish girl, but find it difficult to approach her [620]


My money is on Egyptian or Saudi !!


Agree with you completely Ken

Language / Is it too late for me to learn Polish..? [65]


Yeh, thanks Glowa. Cantonese is out for me then judging by my attempts to learn Polish !

Food / A request for WHEETABIX to be stocked in Polish Tesco's [39]

They had Weetabix in Warsaw some years ago. Write a snotty e-mail to Tescos customer service people!!