Law / Business Etiquette (Polish companies' dealings with clients in other counties) [14]


- I honestly don't know such a company even having a lot of business meetings.

I'd say completly the oposite. The dialog you mention could only happen to a) an environment in which there's no/almost no business culture and b) with business partners that know each other very well and are on good terms.

In addition I remind that in Polish language there is this form used usually Pan/Pani so it creates more distance, kinda like in Germany.

It is the Western culture that imposes direct addressing and familiarizing personal relations.

Life / What is the Cheapest way to send money FROM POLAND to INDIA ? [23]

Why not use a normal bank transfer? Isn't this cheaper than Western Union?

Bank transfer charge from a Polish bank costs between 0.25% and 1% of the amount, or in other banks it's fixed fee of 65PLN or in other between 20PLN and 200PLN depending on the amount.

Travel / A beach in Krakow [7]

It's an annual thing, every summer they do this I think.

Life / Anyone else suffering from mosquito bites in Poland? [52]


It seems quite a big allergy you developped. Try useing histamine blockers like SveniPolen suggested - but not cetirizine dichloride as it can have side effects, like you may not be able to drive or be sleepy. 10mg loratatadinum should work plus at least 1000mg calcium although your allergy seems harsh so a doctor should give you something special. I myself noticed that mosquitos do not bite that much when you drink alcohol, and not at all when smoking a... pipe.

Life / Know any Polish English bilingual childrens toys? [11]

Some fisher-price toys e.g. English and Polish language if I remember correctly.

News / Flood situation worsens in southern Poland [119]

Strawberries are now almost twice as expensive as same time year ago. That's pretty much all I think.

Travel / Driving lights in Poland [25]

Why using any lights when you can


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Life / Electricity bill 1400zlt 5 months. [18]

Get a technician from your electricity provider to make inspection if there's no "borrowing";) or anything. Inspection should be free. Also maybe you like to walk around the house only in a T-shirt but put the heating up in the same time. If you did it last winter to maintain 22 Celsius or more - and maybe have old/inefficient heater - here's the reason for high amount to pay

Travel / Staying in Krakow, any comfortable and good quality hotel? [20]

If you're after network hotels then the Sheraton, but I'd definitely be in favour of the Grand Hotel - better location, better 'climate' and... has more spirit as for a hundred year-old hotel...

Law / Vehicle insurance in Poland for a british driving license holder [3]

You can leave your contacts online, and then they'll call you and send you the documents to sign. That's the least involving way. BUT not the cheapest... there's 2-3 companies that have almost always the cheapest rates and they don't do it over the Internet.

Life / Polish dentistry cost - 230 zl for one tooth cavity filling [99]


- I'd expect this to be a price of a good and [expensive] renowned dentist and/or with best equipment. OR you had a VERY large cavity...

I paid about 80 zloty for teeth fluorization for example, can't advise on filling prices though.

Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]


not nationalistic but linguistic. It's a matter of approach in linguistics, but I do take your point too. I don't however appreciate mixing and using language without proper care for correctness.

Skysoulmate: I'm not saying "learn Polish instead" but I simply miss people who care about how they say - in this matter it's about purity, no other.

Ahlen wa sahlen! Ni hao ma, hombre;)

Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]


- maybe here's the problem. I mean language awareness. You surely can say sthg without using foreign words. Rigid language orthodoxy isn't usually good, but why should we follow a language trend if there are good equivalents? I bet in Swedish, as well as in Polish there are perfectly fine, native or "near-native" (even if with a different origin, absorbed dozens/hundreds years ago) words for things. Almost everything you can name in your mother tongue, so I share my views with Rychlik.

In Polish I personally detest using e.g. display instead wyświetlacz but there are hundreds of examples.

HEY, WHY DID THIS AD BELOW STUCK TO MY POST? Never happened before...

Travel / Clubs, bars and general night life in Poland [13]

Krakow does not sleep, and if you want to come to Poland - Krakow should be on your must-see list. Lot's of places to go and have fun.

I actually wouldn't say that Poznań is


- what about some clubs like Post Dali and many others? But it is a bit off-season during summer.

Life / Hash House Harriers in Poland [10]

Yes, I've seen it, but it's quite old. Anyway thanks!

Life / Hash House Harriers in Poland [10]

Thanks, are there any h3 in south Poland, i.e. Krakow?

Work / CV for polish job market [17]

4 pages is long, usually I'd expect such a long resume from a 50-or-so-year-old experienced professional. Maybe you put too much detail?

Work / Poland IT jobs websites? [22]

pracuj.pl
infopraca.pl

in both select "branża" - branch
[IT etc.] and start your search

These are the biggest job websites in Poland.

Work / English qualifications to start Teaching English In Poland. Is degree of some sort needed? [123]


Well, yes, because it is easier and sounds more "casual". Surely it has many advantages. But the nasty AmE phonetics demand from the speaker to chew tobacco while talking to gain that Southern drawl ;)

[joking of course]

Work / CV for polish job market [17]

I'd say in Poland it is often better to put a good photo on your resume, as it may attract the eye of a recruiter. If I remember well, an employer (here: prospective future employer) can demand your DOB (interestingly not the place of birth). it is generally up to you, but the more relevant information you put, and more distinguishable your resume is - the better your chances are.

If aiming for IT or similar industry positions make sure your resume doesn't contain any obvoius and basic mistakes (check layout, spelling, reverse chronology, relevancy of information). I'd suggest a functional resume if you have sufficient achievements, of a resume based on experience (description of projects/tasks you did etc.).

cheers

Off-Topic / An English Version of Gadu-Gadu? [105]

Well, the new GG is in fact taking too much RAM, check it. And then compare with another one like Pidgin, or any other free one without ads. As it may be hard to leave your fav. IM program it then pays as you can switch to a better one (IMO) that actually has only the features you need (but that's my personal opinion of course) and no photos, radio, and extraordidnary graphics and animated emoticons (that you can instal to e.g Pidgin if you only want)..

Work / English qualifications to start Teaching English In Poland. Is degree of some sort needed? [123]


Well that's not quite true, you can pick up American or British books, but indeed British English used to be preferred. It just sounds better than American.

Off-Topic / An English Version of Gadu-Gadu? [105]

Forget Gadu Gadu, the latest versions are preloaded with crappy add-ons and it's an adware program really. If you really need it download earlier version: 7.

However only the newer one supports new users' numbers.

Anyway I recommend using Pidgin, that's from Linux but works on Win as well. With Pidgin there's no ads, banners and all that crap that only consumes your CPU's RAM. And it supports many other communicators: AIM, Jabber, GG, and other.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]

What? You don't believe in the Sun? Hello? You see it everyday and it's there, it's proven 1000 more than existence of any of gods, and yet you don't believe in it. I must say you're quite a sceptic person :))))

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


- I assume that a cross reminds him of some unpleasant incident 2000 years ago.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]

Hah! Oh, yes, true. Good point. Different head scarfs and more colorful maybe. Or maybe they are old Muslim countryside ladies? It should be forbidden as someone banned crucifixes somewhere else! ;)

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]


One thing I'd like to point out: There's a difference between manifesting your religion/creed with symbols (unless she was just wearing it on her chech of course) hanging on walls etc. and headscarfs that are connected with religion but rather with tradition - anyway it's a part of clothing, not a symbol (you cant wear a cross, can you). Of course we don't see Chrstians walking around wearing headscarfs and it is strange to wear it anywhere outside desert regions:)

Language / What are some loanwords in the Polish language? [24]


me either - what is that? :)


originally it meant something different: كحول kohel was a dye (or some pigment) if I recall properly.

News / Crucifixes to stay in Polish schools [364]

Depends who makes the statistics:)
But the number is high. However, it's high also due to the fact that there are many people who simply wouldn't "sign off" the Church. It's the only way to make true statistics and stop being percieved as such


According to my knowledge around 500.000 people did this but the number is increasing and probable a lot more people that disagree with the Church should do it. If not the crosses will stay and everything else too.