Work / PAT testing electrical equipment in Poland [51]

No, it's not. It's a frankly stupid idea, given that it has no relevance to Poland and Polish legal requirements.

Travel / Pre-paid cell phone from Poland for local and international calls? [12]

LOL, can't afford to use a mobile phone on roaming like a normal civilised person?

History / A Quote from Polands' Past [11]

Not relevant and off topic. We don't need quotes from Russians on a thread about "a quote from Poland's Past".

News / Poland's PiS government falls into its own trap on the issue of disabled children [12]


I think a lot of is it a knee-jerk response to the falling popularity of the party in the polls. They had it easy for 2 years, but the opposition has woken up and are starting to land blow after blow, especially with the bonuses being handed out to everyone and everyone. Now they're trying to hand out money to everyone, but the middle classes are particularly unhappy with the idea. What worked once in 2015 isn't working in 2018, possibly because the centrist voters know that there's no room in the budget for further no-questions asked handouts.


That was quite possibly one of the worst moves that he could have made. If he had announced that bonuses would no longer be paid to workers in the public sector and in publicly owned companies, and that the considerable savings would be used to pay more benefits to severely disabled children and adults, it would have been fine. Instead, he's managed to upset the "rich" (who are usually not rich at all) and as you said, he added fuel to the fire.

PiS are also rapidly discovering that it's very difficult to buy voters in the long term, as they always want more and more.

History / A Quote from Polands' Past [11]

Yes, and it's starting to hurt them a bit. Morawiecki publicly saying that the rich will be taxed a bit more to pay for benefits for disabled people hasn't gone down well among the centrist voters, because 'rich' in Poland is still relatively poor compared to people in the West. But you're right, they're a very socialist party fiscally, even in terms of how they are trying to renationalise businesses, something unheard of in most of Europe.

But let's not pretend otherwise: PiS did *very* well to understand that a socialist economic policy generally works in Poland when appealing to society. People are quite economically clueless, so 500+ worked much more than if it was a 500zł monthly tax credit, even though the latter makes much more sense if you want to encourage people to work.

As for the quote, it's worth knowing the context before blindly posting it.

News / Polonophobia rising in Israel. [144]

Agreed - mods, he's worthy of a separate topic. Please? There's a lot of his nonsense, and most of it concerns his work in Poland, not Israel.


Exactly. Most of the hate directed towards him is for perfectly good reasons, and the nationalists (but not only) in my view have perfectly valid reasons for questioning him and calling him out on his non-stop nonsense. If he doesn't like it, he can pack his bags and do whatever it is he's doing elsewhere.

Real Estate / Starting an English building company in Warsaw. [24]

Poland is quite difficult because of the system of public tendering - you don't have it in the US, do you? The problem is that a lot of companies will intentionally bid too low, then they'll go back to the city hall and ask for more money to complete the job. So if you're trying to do it by the book, you almost always come in with a too high price.


Wouldn't most people in Poland just get some family member to do it for them? I'm thinking from the expat angle - most people will have some family member who can do the same thing.

Study / Boarding schools for elementary aged children in Poland? [3]

There's apparently one, but only for girls in some Catholic school.

But about boarding with a family - that's quite possible, I think. Probably the biggest hurdle would be getting the kid registered for the school in this case.

Feedback / The Notices file [21]


Indeed, I'm struggling to see what the problem is.

Real Estate / Starting an English building company in Warsaw. [24]

The problem is the partner - in his situation, he'd probably be encouraged to start a business with some cousin or family friend. He could keep a strong hand on finances, but when family politics come into play, he's always going to end up a loser.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

As if Trump could resist playing toy soldiers when the opportunity presented itself.

Real Estate / Starting an English building company in Warsaw. [24]


Handling the workers is possible (but very difficult), but handling the regulations? Impossible without a Polish partner that knows the trade.

Dirk knows his stuff in this field, and he's bang on the money that the only way to do it is to start very small and learn from scratch. Of course, the partner might not be too happy at the large drop in living standards...


Absolutely. I can think of only two that have done it that way, everyone else just bought something already built or as part of a new development. A lot of expats are congregating in certain areas (like Krzyki in Wrocław or Jeżyce in Poznań) where it's either new flats (and so the fit-out service is needed) or older houses. The ones that live outside the city tend to be a little bit...hmm, odd, and not the type that would hand over 300-400k for a house to be built from scratch.

I'd give him six months before he loses everything, unless he's willing to start at the very bottom to learn everything from scratch.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

You're not aware that a group of 9.5 million people can form a serious voting bloc?

Stick to the English teaching.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

So, here we have is an admission that the President of the United States is also a proven liar.

Ridiculous. Just showed that he was willing to lie through his teeth for the support of Polish-Americans.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

I prefer to use my Polish passport as it's a legal obligation to identify myself to the Polish authorities using a Polish document. More to the point, I'm still waiting for Donny to keep that promise. He promised the moon to us, but he hasn't delivered a thing except an overpriced and useless missile defence system.

Also, it's cheaper and easier to replace a Polish passport than a British one.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

So, Donny, where's our visa free access to the US?

Yet another broken promise by Trump towards Poland. Shame on him.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

The American military exists for one reason: to assault sovereign nations so that the military will keep buying more and more advanced weapons.

Meanwhile, Trump is trying to roll back many of the social reforms made by Obama, just so there's more money for weapons and bombs that can be used against civilians. What's wrong with you, America?

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

One can only wonder why the Americans are interfering now that the war is almost over. Could it be that the military-industrial machine can't find a fresh target yet, and so they want to pick on a significantly smaller country with limited capabilities just to keep things ticking?

Shame on the USA, like always. Can't they just keep out of a conflict that doesn't concern them for once? Trump used to be very quick to condemn involvement, but now he's changed his mind. How fickle

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

It's right there. First was the warning, and now Draft Dodger Don is now saying "maybe".

The Americans won't do a thing in fear that the Russian system will humiliate them... AGAIN.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

Look at the Americans, they've already started to back down now that they know that there could be retaliation. Like a typical bully, they're all mouth and little action.

Pathetic. No wonder Trump abuses the American military as being full of cowards and inept fools.

News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]

Trump must be salivating over the thought of being yet another American mass murdering President. Anything to feed the American military-industrial machine, with bombs being dropped by cowards who hide behind the uniform.

News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]


A very good reason why anyone that has earnt money from Middle Eastern countries should be treated as a high level threat to Poland's security. Prohibiting their entry (particularly if they have a poor cover story) should be top of our agenda. Those with links to Middle Eastern governments may be acting as a kind of sleeper cell, working to open the doors to corrupt Middle Eastern governments and their religious mania.

News / An article: NATO is the American occupation of Poland and Europe, by Mateusz Piskorski [233]


And we're supposed to believe that a token American presence is for anything other than a form of modern colonialism?

News / An article: NATO is the American occupation of Poland and Europe, by Mateusz Piskorski [233]

Who needs tanks, exactly? It's not as if the Americans will actually be able to deploy any given their inability to transport themselves from A to B without incident.

News / An article: NATO is the American occupation of Poland and Europe, by Mateusz Piskorski [233]

If by "military strategy", you mean "poorly trained and equipped American soliders blocking traffic in Polish cities for hours", then...yes, you're right, I'm completely unfamiliar with such embarrassments.

Another example of how the great American occupation of Poland is turning out:

rt.com/news/412533-us-army-poland-road-accident

With such unprofessionalism, we would be far better off inviting British or German forces to station themselves in Poland instead.

News / An article: NATO is the American occupation of Poland and Europe, by Mateusz Piskorski [233]


Excuses. Badly maintained or old equipment breaks down, so it shows the kind of junk they're using here.

Still, it's a massive LOL and shows that the "flagship American presence" amounts to absolutely nothing.

Real Estate / Starting an English building company in Warsaw. [24]


This is quite a good idea, especially as you'll get a good insight into the methods actually used.

But do not go into business with the friends/family, no matter how good the offer might be.

News / An article: NATO is the American occupation of Poland and Europe, by Mateusz Piskorski [233]

LOL. Just as we're discussing the inept, unqualified and inexperienced nature of the American military, this beautiful story came up.

nowosci.com.pl/112/wypadki/g/awaria-wojskowego-sprzetu-w-toruniu-na-szosie-lubickiej-ogromne-korki-i-utrudnienia-w-ruchu-zdjecia-nowe-informacje-szczegoly,13082074,28321144


Absolutely embarrassing. How are these clowns supposed to protect us if they can't even stop their equipment from blocking half of the city?

News / An article: NATO is the American occupation of Poland and Europe, by Mateusz Piskorski [233]

Does anyone here actually believe that the Americans will lift a finger to help Poland in time of need?

The more likely scenario is that Poland will ask for assistance, and the Americans will contrive some excuse to keep NATO out of the conflict.

News / An article: NATO is the American occupation of Poland and Europe, by Mateusz Piskorski [233]

I apologise, I forgot these "young kids" need 34 weeks just to learn how to drive a car without crashing, and even then, they still needed extra lessons!

Frankly, Poland doesn't need unqualified and inexperienced buffoons "protecting" us, especially if they're such snowflakes that they "have it tough" when living a comfortable existence in the Polish countryside.