Travel / Warsaw's most beautiful disctrict or village [18]


I box being the beer ?


The Castle of Mazovian Dukes.

Travel / Warsaw's most beautiful disctrict or village [18]


Vive us your choice accessed by rail and road only.

Work / British-trained journalist in Poland - should i stay or should i go now? What are the life options here? [7]


Very,very limited most british journalists here are scrapping a living doing freelance work for Uk papers.

Your daughters place should be with both her parents. The question here is can your beau support you here in Poland?
Secondly if you studied in the UK it is highly likely your family has business interests, have you considered products/services which can be exchange between the two countries.

Work / A Nigerian planning to relocate to Poland for better opportunity. [8]

@nikeoyeyemi
Is your husband Polish?

Stick to the big cities Warsaw, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk and last Krakow. It will be easier for you to find employ. If neither of you are Polish, its going to be very tough. Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Travel / Warsaw's most beautiful disctrict or village [18]


Don't really Know Góra Kalwaria, Serock is nice especially if you can find a place with a lake view.

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

The article above is complete ' diatribe' here is a quote " The property market in Poland was pretty much non-existent before 2004, there were plenty of homes and not really any such thing as an estate agent outside of the major cities (the buyer and seller would sit down at a table and negotiate with no third parties). There are now thousands of real estate agents who set up shop to take advantage of overseas buyers, usually charging fees to both buyers and sellers

Poland had already been through two peak and downturns by 2004. The author of this article clearly has absolutely no knowledge of Polish real estate, nor has he taken the time to research it. The boom period from 2004 was fueled by the availability of easy mortgages, prior to that most people took loans and payed them off as quickly as possible.

Food / Refried Beans and taco seasoning to buy in Nowy Sacz [7]

Here is link on how to cook refried beans it is very simple and all the ingredients are readily available

videojug.com/film/how-to-make-refried-beans-3

Life / Restoring old Polish cars [12]


You could always contact these guys, they renovate and maintain a lot of oldtimers, the chap who runs it speaks english and is a minefield of information.


muzeum-motoryzacji.com.pl/pl/oferta/odrestaurujemy_twoje_auto/

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]


Hi Abu, so you have only been to Warsaw once? How did you like the city?

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]


About 100 licenses have been granted.

Seven people, including government officials were arrested this week on charges of corruption in relation to the process of granting of licences for shale gas exploration.

Waldemar Tyl of the Warsaw Appeals Prosecutor's Office, who announced the charges, said bribes of tens of thousands of zlotys had been handed over in the second half of 2011 alone.

Three Environment Ministry officials, an employee of the state Geology Institute and three representatives of companies involved in shale gas exploration were arrested.

thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/81963,Shale-gas-corruption-arrests-unsurprising

Yes I am so prejudiced against Poles...

Open your eyes Polmed.

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]


Yes, 'name and shame' your offender - Abu

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]


Polmed, please stop being so patriotic, we are discussing Polish specific. This story is about an Arab businessman being manipulated by a Polish national on his home territory, even though the Arab has shown kindness to the Pole in his hour of need, when visiting the homeland of the Arab. If it was any other country it would have taken on racist slants by now.


The text in bold is not being anti Polish, it is fact that some Poles believe and justify their actions with these beliefs. I do not want to get involved in a debate about other nations and their national traits. We are focusing on Polish specific.

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]


Only because they have no guilt in Poland, it is quite bizarre how the Poles believe stealing, cheating and lying take on a different perspective when you are Polish, because you come from a poor country. Sorry to have to tell you Poles 'Corruption is Corruption' ' dishonesty is dishonesty' no matter what country you originate from.

My opinion is 'ABU HAMDAN' is a fake ( troll), although the Pole in the story could be a real live version, from a past experience of the troll. The story falls apart at the point of his Polish friend offering his niece for sex, no self respecting Pole would have done this, he would have offered his niece for marriage, once he had you in the family, he would have sucked you dry ABU.

Real Estate / A plot in Lesznowola near Warsaw - Bargain or not? [15]


Nothing is ever too far fetched, if you have the power and motivation.

If I was in the market for building a house today in Warsaw, I would take into consideration that all the best plots in Warsaw have gone, you are left with lesser plots only. I would be more inclined to buy a plot with an existing house, then demolish and rebuild or refurb. Otherwise the safe option is to spend the next few months finding your ideal home and negotiate.

Polsyr, knowing Warsaw quite well LesznaWola would NOT be my ideal location, maybe PIP can enlighten you as she live quite close to that area a few years ago.

Travel / Decentish, cheapish restaurant somewhere near Warsaw? [8]


Ocywizna is quite new built over the las couple of years, it is just off the main road immediatly before Magdelenka. I have never eaten there it looks nice though, typical wooden Karczma.

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]

So how did the ' rub' work on you . Peter.

Travel / Decentish, cheapish restaurant somewhere near Warsaw? [8]


I have eaten at both of them, both good Karczma food, the litmus test for me is always the ' Zurek kielbasa ' both are good. Different settings of course. Klepisko is close by the marina at Zalew Zegrzyńsk. ZALEWAJKA is on Old Lasu in Konstancin, so its off to the forest afterwards to walk off the food. Enjoy.


If you go out to Konstancin, be sure to go to starapapiernia.pl/u-nas-znajdziesz 38. Jan Piekarz - piekarnia. The best bakery in Warsaw, the MAKOWIEC is the best I have tasted, a lot of people claim it is ' the jewish bakery ' not sure about that though.

Travel / Decentish, cheapish restaurant somewhere near Warsaw? [8]

Have a look at these two places,

gospodazalewajka.pL

GOSPODĄ ZALEWAJKA, UL. OD LASU 23 KONSTANCIN-JEZIORNA

klepisko.pl

Klepisko, karczma Zalew Zegrzyński (lake)

Real Estate / A plot in Lesznowola near Warsaw - Bargain or not? [15]


Polsyr, just food for thought - Wy would you want to go through the hassle of building, when you can buy something that is already built and just do improvements or an extension. This advice may save your relationship in the future...

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]


The only solution is to deal with honest people.

It is the difference between Asians ad Europeans, as an asian you go on a forum to call him out and put shame on him, as a low life he has already crawled to you for money and you have given it to him, so he is just going back for a second pop, these type of leeches will suck you dry, I have met many Americans, who have similar traits, tall stories - no substance, they are parasites and have no honor, you will find them all over the world, not just Poland.

Real Estate / A plot in Lesznowola near Warsaw - Bargain or not? [15]



What is the status of the land at 135 PLN m2, I believe it could be rolna NOT budwlana?

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]


We also require a period of continuous cold weather below -5 degrees to kill the virus's that sweep in from the East.

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]


I always believed the frost issue or " natures thinning ' was an issue once budding had begone, mind you the winter has been so mild up to now.


I much prefer snow on the ground from December to March, rain, sleet, slush NOT for me.

I would say that rain,sleet and slush are weather types that force depression. Snow gets the happy vibes moving.

UK, Ireland / English dad, Polish mum are parting. What about the child? [27]



Mum50, jonnyM has avery good point here, it is always a very stressful time during any breakup, the most important person is your grandchild and his/her happiness and development. You are a mother, therefore you can think this through from a mothers perspective. If the decision is for the mother and child to return to Poland, then you will have the issue of language development, I assume your son and yourself would like to communicate with your grand child in the future. There are many bi-lingual kindergartens, so maybe this cost could be your sons contribution, your grandchild will very quickly loose his/her english unless he/she is immersed in it.

If your sons ( ex partner) is not from a financially secure family, it will only be a matter of time before, she considers her life in England to be better, at least if she is allowed to go, she may realize it is better to return to the UK in the interests of the child. Remember she has already left Poland once for a better life.

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]


WP, they say, if you make four you will stay for more. A deciding factor will always be the children and education, most people I know in Poland prefer the kids graduate from a university outside of Poland. UK/USA.I would not want my children to be formed 100% through the Polish education system, most of the leading Poles in business were educated in part, outside of Poland.

There are many foreigners, who have already partially moved on from PL, their spouse may remain in PL with the kids, their workplace is Russia,Ukraine or Khazikstan.


Enjoy, a bit of shopping therapy too?

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]


Agreed, there is also limited choice, the theater is good for what you get.


Maybe not paupers, certainly not to the same standard they have here though.


It is not a problem for standard procedures, if you need a specialist, most go overseas.


Yes a Polish solution for Poland, there are plenty of young Polish real estate professionals out there who are more than capable of changing the future. It is only a matter of time before the Polish " Young Turks" take over, this is not Russia.


Agreed.


There is still opportunity if you look hard, although there will be better opportunity in other European countries over the coming short -medium term

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]


When you retire, you choose a country that has a good infrastructure, especially hospitals and health service. Although Poland is cheap and real estate is still affordable to many, it still does not offer the quality of life you consider normal in many other countries.


I personally do not have a problem with Poland's greed mentality in every day business, I can sort the wheat from the chaff in daily life here.


I hear you.


I am not crying poor, I have decided it is time for change. Furthermore if someone has the foresight to plan ahead, this should be considered a quality and not frowned upon.


I invested into Poland,created jobs and paid taxes, now it is time to look at pastures greener.


A lot of the multi's invested in PL with one eye on the east, there will be some restructuring going on in 2012/2013.

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

Short visits to Scotland and Ireland, you will find parts of Canada there, a change is as good as a rest.

If you are not aware of it, this place is worthwhile visiting for fresh ideas idealhomeshow.co.uk If you are a business owner the entrance is free.

Life / Who's Leaving Poland? [138]

One must always go with the gut feeling, I am starting to sense a real loss of direction for Poland as a whole. The country especially Warsaw was geared up to become the new financial hub for east/west trade and finance, with the current plans of the Russians I do not see this becoming a reality (opportunity lost). Now as Poland searches for its new identity in Europe I can only foresee a atmosphere of disagreement in Polish politics, as they try to identify their future path, nothing comes easy in Poland and personally I am not prepared to sit around for the next X years while the debate plays out. Poles are their own worst enemies and history has proven this to be fact, there are too many opportunities out there in the world, to get caught in the domestic crossfire here in PL.