USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


Well I know, Austin is only 3 hours drive from here. Corpus Christi, 4 hours the other way. New Orleans is not far either. I'm set.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


I know you may not want this job because it's a gas station but just to make my point,, they'll hire you off the street full time with benefits for $10 an hour.

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You can shoot trespassers/ burglars in Texas. So don't be snooping around my house at night.

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USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


Come on down.

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Did you know that it takes more energy to recycle than just to create a new item? Kind of silly, just wanted to play the devil's advocate for a sec.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


Yes, when was in boot camp in Chicago we did venture there with my buddies. Honestly, it was pretty quiet at 3 AM, or maybe I was too drunk to notice. Miami does have a lot of sh*tty neighborhoods but they have plenty of nice ones too.


Apparently she is making money on this interview. Jerry Springer FTW. 1 doesn’t make the whole America.


haha, but so true. I do try to take care of my wife though.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


That sucks for you there in Warsaw, cause it sounds like you're getting ripped off for what it's worth. I live 20 minutes drive from Houston, Houston it the 4th largest city in the US.

but just to be sure, you know i'm talking about a gated community fee, right?

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


You should definitely move out. Your neighborhood does sound like a ghetto to me bro. I would buy some land and a traitor if I had to, but i would not live there.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


I lived in Boston MA, Philadelphia PA, Valley Forge, Norfolk VA, Burlington VT, now I live near Houston, Pearland to be specific.

When i lived in a city than of course I would not leave my door open, but that is why I moved where it's ok to do that.

I know for a fact that most of the people would prefer to live in a gated community but not everyone can afford it.
Yes, I pay $600 a year to keep my neighborhood nice, clean and safe and I'm ok with that.

I do realize I sound like a total dick for saying that, but if you can't find a job or yet you let your house go into foreclosure, go back to F-ing Poland and see how that plays out for ya.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


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I didn't get your comment but check out this link explaining what AYB means. 80s FTW.


LMAO, no, but to be fair i live in suburbs, gated community near a golf course.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]

You're overdramatizing, streets in my town are safe, I leave my car/house door open all the time. Where do you live, in Brooklyn?

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]

hahaha, nuff said.
Wall Street - all your base are belong to us!!!!!1


Yup, just in case the Mexican mafia decides to attack.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


I've read it. ;)


Mexican mafia lol. Yeah, I've noticed they're serious threat to the security of the U.S government. You're right, everyone fears the Mexican mafia here.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


A few rednecks down in Texas could take out the whole Mexican army. lol.

USA, Canada / Do Poles feel America is going down the drain? [149]


America's GDP is the second in the world right behind EU. (1)

Also, I would like to point out US barely touched its natural resources, for instance the rural land.

To make my point let me use Texas as an example. You can buy 10 acres of farmland for $28 000 just 20 miles from Houston (1 acre = 4 046.85 square meters). (2)

An average household income in Texas is $54,908 . (3)

If you're really paranoid about the economy you can save up and buy yourself a farm with some cows, chickens, kangaroos and what have you.

Of course, i almost forgot, you need guns and lots of them.

People like you, who are predicting that world is going to end soon, stocking up on shi* already.

You should start now too because when U.S goes down EU is going to cut off all the loans to Poland.

Texas alone is twice as big as the old country with half of the population, "2008, Texas had a gross state product of $1.224 trillion"

The GDP of Poland is $ 528 billion. (4, 5).

Am I worried? Nope, I have options, guns etc. lol, and really don't give shi* what people may think in Europe.

Life / Standards of Living in Poland [42]


I’m going to go ahead and disagree with you Mr. MareGaea.

We've tried outsourcing and it only works to certain extent. Simply, people in India don't understand what the intent of the software is.

it's like asking someone who lives in the rainforest to construct the next gen car.
They don’t have a need for cars down there, they never used them. Most likely they're going to miss on some key components that make the vehicle functional, not mentioning the aspect of the car being competitive with other next gen cars. A lot of people are getting paid big bucks trying to solve this problem these days.

Anyway, trust me, working people here make what they deserve and sometimes less. $60K-80K is not a lot considering that our CEO base salary is $840 000 and the company makes $5 billion in total revenue.

Besides, you really gotta know your shi* to earn your money here. You compete with people who come from all over the world and they’re sharp as a razor too. Don't be fooled by the big numbers, the costs are always justified here.

Life / Standards of Living in Poland [42]


Call centers are the bottom of the barrel places of employment. Frankly, I'm surprised they're willing to pay so much for your services. An average developer makes here 60, 70K USD a year. An average IT manger with 5 years of experience makes about 80K. That’s 232 000 PLN ~ 20 K PLN a month before taxes. 37K USD salary range is offered to junior analysts. I figured I throw in a pinch of perspective for you.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


Thank you for being honest.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


Sir SeanBM in your summary you're simply twisting around what I’m really trying to point out.

Your mass transit is a perfect analogy for what's happening there.

Let me tell you what my problem is. I got this job offer, respectful company, nice salary etc. I do my research, talk to people....

Buddy, you have no idea... so much has changed in Poland since 25 years ago. Come on down, you're going to live like a king...

Nothing has changed. People think the same. Laws are all f-ed up, regulations make no sense, people have no experience and on top of that the corruption… It's impossible to do business there in an honest and organized way. No need to fuss guys, one thing led to another. BTW, I didn't mean to offend anyone.


You don't understand it and you've never experienced it. You've read about it but that’s about it. Read about employment at-will next.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]

Nope, it’s not the point.
Laws are different, circumstances etc whatever... the mechanics of what I’m trying to explain can work in a rainforest village. I know it because I have experienced it. Not the rainforest part though. lol

On the other hand, Poland is full of highly educated people with no work experience.
You educate your young and than let them leave to England.
All they do there is wipe a$ses... When they come back to Poland they're still book smart but the only experience they have is in as$ wiping. This is the future of your country.

Do something…

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


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I was referring to "making money"... a business, nothing personal. Cash out, more cash in...


If you don't have money for it than you ride a horse or run to work… If you're rich and there is an underlining business need, for example in a city that makes a lot of money form businesses, than subsidizing is not a bad idea. You'll make that money back in taxes anyway...



Berlin, Philadelphia or NY city make more money alone than 3 Polands together.... headquarters of multibillion corporations etc. of course they can afford this kind of system of mass transit. They are making that money back in taxes.


So when Polish businessmen come down they feel more like at home. J/k


If I got this as a contract job ...

- install $30 camera on the bus to document/research the problem.
- create database with my findings $100.
- analysis and proposal where to create "reset points" to minimize this possibility.
- research what other companies charge do do this

Estimated increase in profits for the bus transit line $1 mill a year. They make money I make money...

- bil'em $100K

A smile on their face, priceless.

I know it’s a silly example,,, in essence this is how you grow/do business here though.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


Meetings, meetings all day... Anyway
This is not about maximizing passenger throughput but about simple profitability.

In your current system there is no way of telling how many customers gets away without paying for the service on daily basis. It's impossible to calculate loses therefore it's unattainable to reform it.

I'm really beginning to question Poland's future. In essence you need to reform your thought process.

It's a ripple effect. Profitability is allowing for competition and competition can lead to better service. (Nicer busses, better service)... economics 101.

In the future, before you start building metros and new highways make sure you know how to make money on it and not the other way around.

USA, Canada / Do you speak English? Have you lived in America? New LOVE/HATE list......... [144]


It’s like trying to explain how water tastes...Stick around you'll find out.

USA, Canada / Do you speak English? Have you lived in America? New LOVE/HATE list......... [144]


Priceless :) LMAO Love it. well said.

News / Russian air traffic controllers ignored communication protocol of Polish pilots? [194]


LMAO

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


The fact that I still remember this silly event after so many years speaks for itself.

I'm not complaining, I don't have to use it. I'm trying to point out how inefficient and outdated it is. Many of the European countries just pour money into it but Poland isn't that rich. Make it pay for itself or just close it down and let the private sector pick it up again.


Come down and find out. Simply you gotta buy a ticket to get on the bus.
If you refuse you get shot in the face without any questions asked. In TX bullets are cheap.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]

I'm sorry, maybe i've missed something. Do cops get paid in Poland?

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


Not practical, what about cost/efficiency?
You wanna ride? Please pay before you get on. Find a way to make it work.

You can't catch everyone, there are not enough tram-cops... Was the Polish mass transit near the bankruptcy once or twice?
Also, who is paying for the real cop to show up there? That's right, your tax money at work. Nice system. Why change it. It obviously works.


People in the city do use it a lot. Outside of metropolises it's easer to travel by car. U.S. is f-ing huge and everything is spread out a lot more.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


I'm sorry.


That is such a "The Soup Nazi" system. F-it i would just buy a car and never use it.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


That part is not difficult at all but It's the service you get when you get "caught". I don't understand why the conductor just didn't let him validate the damn ticket.

hello, I’m form the Tram service, do you have a valid ticket? oh ok, Go ahead and validate it please. Thank you for choosing our Tram service.

Sounds too silly, right?

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]


Are you kidding me? Every bus/metro/tram system in the U.S. works this way. Plenty of "busy" here too. Check out NY city. If it works for 300 000 000 people here i'm sure it would work for 40 000 000 people in Poland.

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Customer service at its best… I'm really sorry you guys have to put up with this crap over there.

Life / Bilet, controler and the Poland Police. [78]

The billing system of the mass transit in Poland is ill-conceived . You hire bunch of secret tram-cops to chase after people without a valid ticket. The tram-cop is authorized to call real cops on you just in case you look suspicious. Then you "sell" this "service" in a form of a “speeding-ticket” to the individual who got caught.

- install devices on the tram that would check/validate your ticket before you enter onboard.

When I was a kid my mom got couth without a ticket once. I remember I was horrified that “they” were going to take us to jail. 25 years later the system is still at large terrorizing customers of the mass transit system lol… And some people call it marvelous... Geez I’m so glad I don’t have to live there.