Law / Can someone with a student visa get evicted/deported for assaulting a Polish citizen? [4]


Yes.


No. Not really. I think you mean deportation, which is rare and in any case now follows Schengen rules.

The courts/immigration system isn't that well organised and agencies do not talk to each other the way they do in some countries. Nevertheless, the judge could probably do this if she wanted and (before Poland joined Schengen, anyway) may cause issues if/when you renew your visa. A lot would depend on what you're actually convicted of.

Language / Some suggestions for Polish soft consonants and difficult word pronunciations [17]


It only takes a little practice to say it perfectly, however it's very possible. The most important thing is not to get stressed by it and to remember that there are sounds in English that Poles almost never get right. Better to pronounce with an accent but speak fluently than pronounce perfectly but say only a little.


By whom? It's a very different sound. There are some local accents in PL though where it can sound a bit like on or om.


Think ch'y. The accent carries an implicit y-ish sound. Think of the Korean city Pyongyang.

Real Estate / Advice needed on rent debt in Poland? A government flat shared with other person. [7]


It all sounds very odd. With mieszkanie komunalne (rented from the city) he would need not only her written permission to add her, but also permission from the city housing department - something that's hard to get - just like becoming a council tenant in the UK, except the flats are in even shorter supply and the waiting list longer.

Housing associations rarely rent flats to people nowadays, in Warsaw at least - almost all occupants own the flats as a kind of leasehold and just pay service a charge and in any case, again she couldn't just be added without consent.

Unless....

...what he's in fact done is gone to the town hall and registered her as living at that address (if he has the right to do so), a document called a meldunek, in which case there is no financial obligation whatsoever - it's rather like being on the electoral roll with a few differences that do not involve money.

Law / Poland and the Euro - benefit for Polish economy? [49]

Ultimately (and this is what the Poles voted for in the accession referendum) it's when the ECB decide; however they are unlikely to force the transition to the Euro on any country and it would very much be in their interest not to do that with the Złoty.

Real Estate / Advice needed on rent debt in Poland? A government flat shared with other person. [7]


Depends on what's in the contract. Assuming there is one.


Sounds like a sublet, in which case it's probably illegal anyway. Or if the landlord's actually a public body (usually the city not government) she would only be liable if it was a joint tenancy and in Warsaw many people with mieszkanie komunalny rarely if ever pay.

Of course the young lady wouldn't be asking for money of course.

Love / Do Polish Men frown upon women who do not have a higher education? [7]


If anything, it's got worse now the market's involved. There are now degrees in 'Diplomacy and International Relations' that are advertised on the bus. Plus scandal after scandal about degrees that are almost impossible to fail.


Agreed. He was putting her down, and at least her qualification is one that leads to a job.

Love / Do Polish Men frown upon women who do not have a higher education? [7]


No. His words however are a taste of things to come if you stay with him. A certain type of man everywhere is so insecure that they try to put their partners down.


Most Poles, whether men or women, don't complete higher education and those that do often end up with Micky Mouse degrees that have grand titles.

This man seems one to throw back.

Life / Why there's no STREET FOOD culture in Poland? [8]


For half the year it's too cold and in any case street food is a city thing and cultural continuity in the cities was harmed by the last war and years of problems afterwards. Nevertheless, there is Polish street food - zapiekanki for instance.

Life / Emigrate / Immigrate to Poland? I don't need to work. [33]


Maybe you know some of these people who


Bieggers. I don't know any such. Interesting where you'd get to know such people, especially since you're a teenage boy in a different continent.


How on earth would you know about my 'exposure to life'? Very strange indeed. And as usual you're deliberately trying to go off topic, not least because you have nothing really to say to the OP about life in our country, never having been there...


Exactly

Travel / Names and checking - a question for regular Ryanair passengers. [8]


I read all the warnings on websites about this. Then I accidentally showed them the wrong passport (I have two) and they waved me through as normal.


Yes - absolutely. Otherwise it will be expensive. But don't worry about the "day of the flight" thing - their online check in opens long before that.


For boarding pass yes (and print spares) for the e-ticket, worth doing just in case.

Life / Emigrate / Immigrate to Poland? I don't need to work. [33]


The rent from a house in Cheltenham may help cushion those worries and when push comes to shove as long as your friend is near an airport, the UK and free healthcare is only a couple of hours away.

and as I said before, your friend should choose carefully where he wants to live and don't buy right away.


Yes. 100x yes. Staying somewhere is very different from living somewhere and as I said before, it's better to choose carefully where he wants to live and don't buy right away.


Exactly. You can't expect people to go about their lives using a foreign language just because an immigrant neighbour hasn't learnt theirs.


That doesn't make sense, not least since I've lived there for longer than you've been alive. Or are likely to be if you go round saying things like that in real life, without the cushion of the internet.

Life / Emigrate / Immigrate to Poland? I don't need to work. [33]


The road going north from Warsaw through £omianki is the same - companies just build whatever they like and billboards everywhere.

Life / Emigrate / Immigrate to Poland? I don't need to work. [33]


Yes. One of the few places where living on a busy main road is seen as more desirable than seclusion. Also, people tend to avoid living somewhere remote in PL due to infrastructure and vulnerability to crime.


The UK has one of the highest levels of volunteering and community work in the world and a recent survey showed that PL has the lowest in Europe.


Then you should move there if you feel that way - you could well have found what you're looking for. Remember that living somewhere is very different than just visiting - don't buy right away, live there for some time and then you'll have a better perspective of where you want to settle.


Never - and it isn't his 'mother country'.

Off-Topic / PF - The Omnibus Edition [1502]

Time for a new edition of the omnibus?

Travel / A good kebab place in Warsaw? [45]


More of those opening, including on the site of the lovely Sense Bar :-(

The kebab fumes are noticeable from across the road sometimes - imagine how foul it must be living upstairs...

For good Turkish food (no greasy doners) try Lokanta on ul Nowogrodzka (the part of Nowogrodzka nearest the Palace of Culture).

Food / No Vernor's ginger ale in Poland? [29]

Marks & Spencer sell their own brand which is quite good - also Ginger Beer.

Law / Touched goods in Poland's stores are considered "sold"? [6]


A classic. You can get mugs with that on and a picture of the famous rogues gallery from the film. Popular with people who work in customer service.

There are still a few food shops where an old lady follows customers around darting from aisle to aisle. So much for innocent until proven guilty....

Law / Touched goods in Poland's stores are considered "sold"? [6]


Doubtful. I've seen that in a few places round the world but not often in PL. Makes sense if it's food though, like fruit. I do know that the environmental health service in Warsaw have serious concerns about loaves of bread in self service displays, especially ones left out for people to cut in half. They now insist plastic gloves, bags etc are provided however people don't always use them.

Better if some shops in Poland have a sign saying "Foodstuffs displayed all day uncovered on a shelf exactly at old age pensioners coughing height are considered unsaleable" but that hope is a distant one...

Work / HCL Krakow job offer, is 3700 PLN net enough to live on? [9]

You can live on it, however it's slightly below average for the city (but slightly above for the region) and since you'd have expenses and aspirations that a local probably wouldn't you'd have to be careful unless you're quite young and don't mind economising.

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News / Why is Amazon not present in Poland? [57]


This is true. It's actually the Amazon EU gateway they direct you to (at least they did a second ago when I typed in amazon.pl. I'd like to see an Amazon.pl, not least because Allegro etc are a nuisance, however as far as I know there are no plans for this.


I do use them for certain things, however it's a pain in the arse to pay for shipping from the UK when it's just mailed from down the road...

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]


To be fair, valuing flats isn't an exact science and real estate is one of the least trustworthy trades going (I won't call it a profession). That kind of variable between agents is well within the range of normal. Some fix it low to get a quick sale (all agents want this so they can move on to the next victim) and others make wild promises to the vendors. All try to talk up some dump as much as they can.

Life / Rydze - mushroom hunting in Poland - Help I need to find these suckers!!! [16]


Yes. Some will just make you feel bad, others will shut down your Central Nervous System - and not all have antidotes...

Life / Rydze - mushroom hunting in Poland - Help I need to find these suckers!!! [16]

Although not really a beginner (or an expert), I only really pick them with a friend who does it for a living, unless it's indeed kurki, maybe gąski. Even then, there are false kurki....

Life / Rydze - mushroom hunting in Poland - Help I need to find these suckers!!! [16]

Naturally. It goes something like: Kiedy w lesie Pani Jesień chodzi w dal po dróżkach, małe grzybki rosną sobie, na grzybowych nóżkach. Kapelusik każdy ma. Then there's various tralala stuff and a bit about the poisonous ones. It doesn't tell you much though and no substitute for a handy illustrated guidebook.

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


People (usually female) sometimes say that once you've had a dog nothing else will really do however in this case he's fairly specific about preferring women.

News / Polish MP lives as a migrant in London earning £100 [21]


Tottenham probably. A bus ride (except they walk) from Seven Sisters Tube (which they can't afford every day either). That's the going rate for a room there with something wrong with it, in a shared house full of mostly Polish strangers.

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

This whole thread is a wind up. Nobody's naff enough to use a word like 'smash', and 'broads' hasn't been heard since the days of black and white tv. Or maybe the OP really is that much of a jerk.

Life / Not possible to find a Hardware/DIY store near Mokotów, Warszawa? (Warsaw district) [10]

Big screws or little screws?

If it's little ones, try the electronics market in the subways (there are two parallel to each other; one is more computer and the other more general) at the top of Pole Mokotowskie, near the GUS tram/bus stops)

News / Poland to withdraw from Visegrad defence radar project [10]


The difference is that they're all on side except the biggest and most dangerous. Nobody can blame the Poles for being very wary of Russia and its allies.


Arms companies do well out of anything except peace - and then they just do OK.

Genealogy / My Grandfather was born in Poland and migrated abroad - Can I get a Polish Passport? [68]


Same in Poland for some time now.


Banning stuff or just giving advice? Seems a strange thing.