Real Estate / PLN 2,500 the going rate for an apartment in Poland [210]


If you look at job adverts in the UK they are requesting exactly the same..I suppose they feel like they're getting "quality" Its a bit of a joke really.

As for the Swedish system it makes perfect sense, unless you have 2 or 3 kids, in which case, who gets the house?


Not necessarily, prices become inflated and the housing market becomes unrealistic and people don’t really have a choice about what they pay - landlords and sellers dictate the prices - we used to say a house is only worth what you are willing to pay, well house prices increase, housing stocks become depleted (less to go around) therefore property becomes a valuable commodity which people start to pay more for, house prices have quadrupled in the UK over the past 10 years in some areas - strangely enough, salaries seem to have decreased in a lot of professions or not been in line with inflation.

Life / Saw a girl in black openly smoking a spliff on a Katowice street today [49]


I have to concur that I have never seen a rolly that looked like a joint (I made a 10 skinner once, never seen a roll-up look like that :D )

News / Polish Policeman shoots down a foreigner in Warsaw [300]


Same with the Italian communities who have been here for about 200 years, in a lot of cases they improved poverty stricken districts (little Italy in North Manchester?)


No guessing who have carried out all of the guns crime in South Manchester over the past goodness knows how many years..Im also aware of gun crime amongst whites, its not on the same level though. Another driveby this weekend to add to the numbers! I certainly not naive either, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels wasnt a fairy tale :D

Life / POLISH TEENAGERS TURN TO PROSTITUTION... [77]


Hmmm...its not just the youth that have "friends with benefits" :D I think the Americans use the term fcuk buddy? If Im not mistaken...but what we are talking about here is teenagers giving sexual favours to strangers in return for designer goods - this is a form of prostitution, not "friends with benefits" which is generally two consenting adults who are unattached who hook up and have a good time with no cash or gifts exchanged.


They dont need these things, there are kids in the UK living below the poverty line whose families cant even afford shoes, these kids are not going out and selling themselves for a pair of nike trainers...As I said these Polish kids have a warm bed and food on the table..thye're just dirty little skanks going as low as they can in order to show off to their friends some nice (probably not that expensive in real terms) bit of tat!

Law / British married to a Polish woman and they have a son. Son's British Passport? [65]


True but if that child is a British Citizen and is on her passport then she has peace of mind if there are problems


I couldnt agree more, but prevention is better than cure and since she'd heard all horror stories she thought she'd make sure she wasnt going to be a victim of circumstances if the marriage broken down - she could just get the hell out of there ;0)


So can you blame her for taking the measures she did?

Life / POLISH TEENAGERS TURN TO PROSTITUTION... [77]


Nothing special about it..usually drug users or those who are pretty desparate for money, but I suppose there are the high class call girls who do make a nice living out of shag*in rich men. These girls mentioned on here are just little scrubbers who are turning tricks for trinkets! Most probably have a warm house and food on the table, its not always the fault of the parents, its pretty disgusting.


Meow :D


I find this difficult to believe thats is part of youth culture, its probably a few 100 if that are doing this.

Law / British married to a Polish woman and they have a son. Son's British Passport? [65]

Friend (English) was married to a Greek, lived in Greece, married in Greece, game back to the UK when she was about 8 months pregrnant (or whatever the latest was she could fly)...She wanted her son on her passport as a precaution..that was my point...They returned to Greece after the baby was born and all the paperwork was done and dusted. They then came back to the UK before he 6 was months old and she never returned with him because the marriage ended...Had she stayed in Greece to have the baby and they'd split, her husband would have got automatic rights to the child...hence the reason she came home to have the baby.

News / Polish Policeman shoots down a foreigner in Warsaw [300]


Same in the UK, Moss Side used to a beautiful area now they have driveby shootings..no guesses for what colour skin the criminals have? Look at certain estates in London where there's gang war between different african immigrants, thus making it unsafe for English minorities to live.

News / Polish Policeman shoots down a foreigner in Warsaw [300]


Not at all, you said I wasnt telling the truth and inferred that I was lying, I politely asked you not to call me a liar.


My point is that gun crime is rising in the UK, I thought my statement was quite clear, I have no interest in US if they chose to give every idiot under the sun the right to bear arms then Im actually surprised there aren't more gun related deaths.


Could you give me your source, because I have friends on the force who will refute your comments.


I suppose if an immigrant is paying twice what a home student is paying, they are more inclined to pass, just another foot in the door and a way to get a green card - why do you think these people study in the US?

Law / Applying for Polish citizenship through marriage. [116]


Dont want to pee on your parade, but I hope YOU have a job lined up because without the right papers your b/f wont be able to work and I can tell you now, its not a good time to come to the UK to look for work speculatively.

Good though!

News / Polish Policeman shoots down a foreigner in Warsaw [300]


I said the Police in the UK have guns, I didnt specify which ones had them..so please dont call me liar.


42 deaths and rising..


We have more armed tactical units now than we have ever had, which means we have more officers who are able to use guns, it will never be like America, but gang violence is increasing.


Where was the degree attained?

Law / British married to a Polish woman and they have a son. Son's British Passport? [65]

They've split we don’t know the reasons, he could be a complete tw*t and therein lies the reason for her wanting to take her son out of the country, apparently everything is not hunky dory and amicable because she's lied.....and before we start calling all Polish women conniving b*atches, a friend of mine made sure she didn’t give birth abroad, she came back home so her son had a British passport, just a precaution just in case things went wrong when she was back living in Greece - if you think Polish courts are bad..look at how the Greek family court system works!!!!

Maybe the two of them should have a chat before he starts taking out injuctions and goodness knows what else!

News / Polish Policeman shoots down a foreigner in Warsaw [300]


No they are not, they need visas.


I dont quite understand what you are talking about, first they're banned now they can get in if they are 15 years old? I think you are getting slightly mixed up with our assylum seekers laws whereby a person is more or less instantly granted assylum if they are a child.


I think you'll find white Brits dont exactly get a warm welcome in ethinic areas, that's why you wont see many living there, if Poles chose to live in these dirty ghettos then that's there problem, I would suggest doing a bit of research before moving to the UK if you want live somewhere nice.


I think you'll find that by joining the EU you didnt only sign up for just cash handouts and open boarders for work, you also signed up to mass immigration from 3rd world countries, it has nothing to do with you owing them anything...Poland are just another destination.


I think you'll find they apply for visas to study and your goverment gives them the visas, it has nothing to do with Britain. You also might want to check your facts, they are not (yes Im going to say it again) banned from the UK, they need visas.

Either way, most post was illinformed and I hope people realise that your comments are not ones of an English / British person.


The police have guns in the UK, the police have guns in the USA, why shouldnt Polish police have them?


The police officer was plain clothed, who knows what kind of a unit he belonged to.

It will be interesting to see what is said after the enquiry, Im assuming that there will be one?

Law / Applying for Polish citizenship through marriage. [116]


Find out if he can apply for a British passport - if he is of British heritage, parents born here ect.

You better get your skates on though, immigration rules will be changing and caps on immigration introduced.

News / Polish Policeman shoots down a foreigner in Warsaw [300]


Hmm..maybe we should do that in the UK, I can name 4 Polish rapists (thats off the top of my head) and our prisons are full of Polish petty criminals...(we even have 2 prisons dedicated to foreigners)

As to this thread, a man died, regardless of his nationality thats a shame...But he shouldnt have tried to run..he just proved he was committing a crime (inocent people dont run!), as for trying to take the officers pistol off him (if he did) this was a clear indication he was quite happy to use it himself..so instead of a dead nigerian, there would have been a dead Polish police officer.

And the fun begins in Poland...just imagine it in 10 years time..We had another drive-by shooting at weekend, you have all of this to look forward to.

UK, Ireland / British or polish Passport ' Advice feedback [47]


What? Im not fat and Im English..Nothing to do with the food in this country its greedy fatties eating high fat high sugar convenience food and doing nothing to burn it off! FFS..How stupid are you?


Then move to a decent area, I have none of these problems..


You can do this in any country in Europe.


I have plenty of little ones in my family that are just fine..Your generalisations are shocking!


A friend of mine told me how they cheated openly in exams...I told him about invidulators in exam rooms and he couldnt believe we have that in the UK and it was that strict!


Morals begin at home..not in the class room..Move to a decent areas in the UK and you'll find they are in abundance!

Off-Topic / Some Kurdish and Polish Similarities [53]


Im English and and have basic French, Im sorry to say Im not very linguistically talented and I'm always impressed with those that are..(my niece is fluent in French and Spanish!)

Why has Linguist been suspended?

UK, Ireland / British or polish Passport ' Advice feedback [47]

Getting back to his first point, his child can apply for a passport since the OP is British born and holds British Citizenship.

Evidence of the parent's citizenship
You should provide any birth, marriage, naturalisation or registration certificates, passports or official letter which prove the citizenship of the parent concerned.

gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality

Any man and his dogs' kid (no offence to the OP) can claim British citizenship for their child these days - you really wont have a problem.

Law / Retirees immigration regulations in Poland [34]


Thats when I checked it, it was off a sight for "domestic" currency exchange and not "corporate"

Im sure the euro will pick up when things over here settle down..

Work / Moving to Poland from the USA. Question concerning CELTA certificate.I need help [32]


Krakow is cheaper than Budapest in every way Possble, I'd go as far as to say its almost double the living costs...Budapest is also larger, Krakow more compact, I personaly think Krakow is safer than Budapest (some right rough bits to it!)..But Budapest is beautiful and has great night-life, Hungarian food is lovely, dark beer is great and Hungarians are nice friendly helpful people..Poles in shops and restaurants are miserable unhelpful lazy kunts and the foods nothing to write home about..Im sure either will be an experience.

News / Flood situation worsens in southern Poland [119]


We have a large canal system, we have sea front defences, we have 100s of reservoirs and lots of dams, but we also have moutains and valleys and large rivers which makes our landscape more difficult than Hollands to manage, we are also an Island and are situated geographically so that we will always generally have poor weather conditions.


We have sunshine here and whilst its been the coldest May on record, its been dry...25 degrees and sunshine on Friday ;0)

Its been 13 years since Poland's last really bad flooding, hopefully it wont become a frequent occurrence..

News / Flood situation worsens in southern Poland [119]


Most of the UK will be a flood plain in a 100 years time :D

Im sure Poland will be fine..They've started to evacuate people and if they take emergency measures they should be able to limit the damage

Off-Topic / Some Kurdish and Polish Similarities [53]


This one made me laugh, use of the word guy is rather more slang ;0)


I stand corrected, I have no idea where I was told that it was Nordic..

"Origin: Middle English, from Old French furieus, from Latin furiōsus, from furia, fury"

English is such an evolving language...I think its cool too ;0)

Law / Retirees immigration regulations in Poland [34]

Excuse me...I pay NI, what they should do is stop old foreigners coming here to retire and claiming tax credits on their crappy foreign pensions!

Law / Retirees immigration regulations in Poland [34]

But they wouldnt get that in another country..my point is their basic pension is about £60 (not enough to retire to another country with), as for other benefits, trust me, the old in this country dont get that much..

Back on topic, I personally dont think Poland is an attractive place for an elderly person from Britain..South of France on the other hand is quite perfect..climate, food, language (yes a lot of olduns do learn the lingo)..

Law / Retirees immigration regulations in Poland [34]


Expected to, its not set in stone - 20% isnt so bad, what about Denmark where its 25%

I pay the price on the tin, not some jumped up price when I pay (no sales tax like in the US) - most people wont actually notice a big difference to be honest.


Married to Poles or went over to teach English, I wouldnt actually say there are "many" not in comparison to the numbers in Spain or France.


Why would a Brit go from one cold climate to another? Oldies mirgrate for the winter to warmer places to ones with worse climates than ours.


Understand that a single British person with no savings gets about £60 per week to live off (why do you think they are coming back to Britain their droves from Spain, they can no longer afford it!).


You make it sound so attractive.


We dont have the euro..Not my problem,


Im not trying to frighten anyone..As for the Euro being weak..tell me, what is the exchange for a $? I'll tell you, 1 $ is about 3/4 of a euro, so its not that weak.

History / How Polish history is viewed by other countries textbooks [124]


I enjoy history..But Im more concerend about my own countries history....It was the common man (and woman) that made it a better place.....


Well, you see most people dont quite understand why most large cities have buildings called "The Corn Exchange" or in fact their importance in times gone by..

Anyway I digress..You really shouldnt judge British people..A considerable amount are well travelled and well educated and you might be surprised to find that History is one of the most popular degrees taken by Brits ;0)

Law / Retirees immigration regulations in Poland [34]


Not to mention Poland will have the Euro in a few years time..Then you can sit back and watch prices rocket through the ceiling like they have done in all the other European countries....


Depends on where you are from..and what your pension is worth...Unless people are going back to settle with family, then I dont understand how it could be an attractive place (no offence), its hardly got a climate that the elderly would be dreaming of retiring in.


But what do you get for a Euro? You have to think long term..

History / How Polish history is viewed by other countries textbooks [124]


Why would any generation know any indepth history of Poland?..We have our own rich history and we concentrated on Northern Europe and the events there which involved us, along with countries we colonised..We only get 2 double periods a week...I dont expect your "average" English person really cared about Polands' history. I doubt your "average" Brit could name our Kings and Queens from the 10th century! Or tell me what the Peterloo Massacar was!


I think its a bit more complicated than that.

History / If i could write European history i would unite Europe under Polish language [67]


You're the only one then.