Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
Zakopane is very touristy. There are far better places.
Zakopane is very touristy. There are far better places.
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
I've been living here for just over 7 years. I could read newspapers quite well in 2006, 2 years into my stay. It's a hard question as one is forever learning. You can get a firm grounding after 2 years if you apply yourself and are surrounded by supportive individuals.
I've been living here for just over 7 years. I could read newspapers quite well in 2006, 2 years into my stay. It's a hard question as one is forever learning. You can get a firm grounding after 2 years if you apply yourself and are surrounded by supportive individuals.
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
Don't worry, Anandi, I am Scottish :) :) If your search doesn't produce any nice results, I can suggest more places :)
Don't worry, Anandi, I am Scottish :) :) If your search doesn't produce any nice results, I can suggest more places :)
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
Maybe Jelenia Góra? What size are you looking at?
Maybe Jelenia Góra? What size are you looking at?
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
News / PIS propaganda on Warsaw public transport [27]
Impotents can't have sex? Well I never ;)
If you accept that PO are going to win anyway, how is delph discussing politics here (it is a forum after all) in any worse a position?? So a Polish person with only a passing interest in politics votes for the weakest party out there and he's somehow in a better position than delph. Really??
Impotents can't have sex? Well I never ;)
If you accept that PO are going to win anyway, how is delph discussing politics here (it is a forum after all) in any worse a position?? So a Polish person with only a passing interest in politics votes for the weakest party out there and he's somehow in a better position than delph. Really??
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
She is an English teacher who works/worked in the same city as me. I don't know if she is still around.
Poland is mainly a country of flats but some of the houses here, esp the new ones, are stunning! Pardon me for asking but are you white or black? She is white and I think it is that bit easier for whites to fit in here. I'm not saying Poles are generally racist, far from it, but having white skin attracts far fewer gazes for the most part. Poland is much much safer than SA. Wendy (the SA lady) fully agrees.
She is an English teacher who works/worked in the same city as me. I don't know if she is still around.
Poland is mainly a country of flats but some of the houses here, esp the new ones, are stunning! Pardon me for asking but are you white or black? She is white and I think it is that bit easier for whites to fit in here. I'm not saying Poles are generally racist, far from it, but having white skin attracts far fewer gazes for the most part. Poland is much much safer than SA. Wendy (the SA lady) fully agrees.
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
There is a SA woman working here and she hasn't really had any significant problems.
There is a SA woman working here and she hasn't really had any significant problems.
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
2000E in Germany? That's really good! There's no way on Earth that the average salary is 8600PLN here. 3200PLN maybe but it's a blurry issue. That's excluding the embarrassing proliferation of jobs paying under 1000PLN here. They are not counted as the minimum is said to have been amended to 1500PLN.
2000E in Germany? That's really good! There's no way on Earth that the average salary is 8600PLN here. 3200PLN maybe but it's a blurry issue. That's excluding the embarrassing proliferation of jobs paying under 1000PLN here. They are not counted as the minimum is said to have been amended to 1500PLN.
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
News / The chances for Warsaw to become capital of eventual Slavic confederation? [183]
Especially that Belarus drew with Romania last night ;) ;) No hard feelings there ;)
Especially that Belarus drew with Romania last night ;) ;) No hard feelings there ;)
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
Delph, the price of cars are skyhigh here. Property is prohibitively expensive for many folk. I guess Germans have cheaper options for meat&veg too. It just depends where you look. The average salary in German is a good bit higher than here. I didn't find the meat too expensive in Berlin and it is commercial central.
Delph, the price of cars are skyhigh here. Property is prohibitively expensive for many folk. I guess Germans have cheaper options for meat&veg too. It just depends where you look. The average salary in German is a good bit higher than here. I didn't find the meat too expensive in Berlin and it is commercial central.
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
Superb post, Brit-Pol. Very well said!!
Superb post, Brit-Pol. Very well said!!
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
Life / Looking to immigrate to Europe. How is life in Poland? [116]
Where are you from, AnandiB? I ask because your expectations might play a large part in your choice.
Where are you from, AnandiB? I ask because your expectations might play a large part in your choice.
Seanus
8 Oct 2011
News / Tusk wants to privatize PKP Cargo. [38]
It doesn't come as a surprise, really. Still, Poland has to keep part of its traditional face. Privatisation is better in other areas.
It doesn't come as a surprise, really. Still, Poland has to keep part of its traditional face. Privatisation is better in other areas.
Seanus
7 Oct 2011
News / PIS propaganda on Warsaw public transport [27]
PiS are just slogan bandits! They haven't a prayer. JK has a bad image and many vote based on that. No amount of wasted paper will change that.
PiS are just slogan bandits! They haven't a prayer. JK has a bad image and many vote based on that. No amount of wasted paper will change that.
Seanus
7 Oct 2011
Seanus
7 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in Ireland by Peadar de Burca. They "turned their backs on a country that gave them" [195]
Damned if you do, damned if you don't ;)
Damned if you do, damned if you don't ;)
Seanus
7 Oct 2011
News / Predicitng Poland's parliamentary election, 2011? [12]
I think PO will win by 11%. They are just too steady in most areas.
I think PO will win by 11%. They are just too steady in most areas.
Seanus
7 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in Ireland by Peadar de Burca. They "turned their backs on a country that gave them" [195]
Many a true word spoken in jest.
Many a true word spoken in jest.
Seanus
6 Oct 2011
Seanus
6 Oct 2011
Food / Grilled Oszczypek/bacon/cranberry sauce - where to find in Krakow? [6]
Aha. It's a highlander's cheese so should be oscypek but some Poles might say oszczypek right enough, just like some eastern Poles say ladna and not ładna. I've just never seen it spelt your way. Anyway, hunt down a Gazdówka.
Aha. It's a highlander's cheese so should be oscypek but some Poles might say oszczypek right enough, just like some eastern Poles say ladna and not ładna. I've just never seen it spelt your way. Anyway, hunt down a Gazdówka.
Seanus
6 Oct 2011
News / British man prosecuted for raping teenage girls in Kraków [47]
Hopefully he'll be butt-raped in prison. He'll get his come-uppance.
Hopefully he'll be butt-raped in prison. He'll get his come-uppance.
Seanus
6 Oct 2011
Food / Grilled Oszczypek/bacon/cranberry sauce - where to find in Krakow? [6]
It's oscypek btw :) Any highlanders' restaurant should have it. Is there a Gazdówka in Kraków?
It's oscypek btw :) Any highlanders' restaurant should have it. Is there a Gazdówka in Kraków?
Seanus
6 Oct 2011
Work / Italian man knowing multiple languages - any chance to find a job in Krakow? [4]
The best job is a blowj*b but it's not permanent ;) ;) Having skills is one thing but being in the right place at the right time is a different thing. Keep your ear to the ground and be in the right place when a relevant opportunity arises. Skills and talents can float in the breeze unless you put yourself where you want to be and get a bit of luck.
The best job is a blowj*b but it's not permanent ;) ;) Having skills is one thing but being in the right place at the right time is a different thing. Keep your ear to the ground and be in the right place when a relevant opportunity arises. Skills and talents can float in the breeze unless you put yourself where you want to be and get a bit of luck.
Seanus
6 Oct 2011
Life / Are Polish people so chaotic and disorganized like Germans say? [89]
He looks a bit like Putin, that Kamil Durczok fellow. Many Poles seem to know that they should stay calm (which aids organisation) but it's sometimes easier said than done. Unlike the Japanese, some Poles have a hard time biting their lip and leaving sth alone. They have to chip in with sth. Some can't even organise a pi*s-up in a brewery but it depends where you look. I respect the level of organisation in bureaucratic establishments.
He looks a bit like Putin, that Kamil Durczok fellow. Many Poles seem to know that they should stay calm (which aids organisation) but it's sometimes easier said than done. Unlike the Japanese, some Poles have a hard time biting their lip and leaving sth alone. They have to chip in with sth. Some can't even organise a pi*s-up in a brewery but it depends where you look. I respect the level of organisation in bureaucratic establishments.
Seanus
6 Oct 2011
News / British man prosecuted for raping teenage girls in Kraków [47]
I think the British man wanted them to ride his[i][/i] horse but that's just not on. There are rapists in most if not all countries.
I think the British man wanted them to ride his[i][/i] horse but that's just not on. There are rapists in most if not all countries.
Seanus
5 Oct 2011
Life / Are Polish people so chaotic and disorganized like Germans say? [89]
You have to look at the impact of transitions between systems. Hungary, for example, looked like a fish out of water in times of capitalism. The organisation aspect proved hard for them simply due to a change in mindset and not so much to do with character. Ingrained attitudes are hard to shake off. I think we need to see things with that in mind. Poland is the same. Many have made the transition well and keep up to speed with organising their documents and schedules.
You have to look at the impact of transitions between systems. Hungary, for example, looked like a fish out of water in times of capitalism. The organisation aspect proved hard for them simply due to a change in mindset and not so much to do with character. Ingrained attitudes are hard to shake off. I think we need to see things with that in mind. Poland is the same. Many have made the transition well and keep up to speed with organising their documents and schedules.
Seanus
5 Oct 2011
Life / Are Polish people so chaotic and disorganized like Germans say? [89]
Good post, Teffle. It comes down to character for the most part.
Good post, Teffle. It comes down to character for the most part.