Study / Is it really worth moving back to Poland to study in a pharmacy school? [44]


It increase something over 5% last year


stat.gov.pl/gus/5840_12913_ENG_HTML.htm
averagesalarysurvey.com/article/average-salary-in-poland/06134802.aspx
bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356

Its increased around 4% to 5% per year

wbj.pl/article-44818-average-wage-in-february-stood-at-zl3195.html
wbj.pl/article-48425-salaries-in-poland-grew-by-47-yy.html


True, basic compound growth is beyond the vast majority of people.


Exchage rate fell from 4.5 to 2 within a decade. Not theory, it happened. Only world economic disaster stopped the trend.


Basic maths, economic reality and a quick look at history makes it certain.

You are the one living in a fantasy land.

BTW, average monthly wage in 1990 was what, $20? Which is about 70pln. So its risen 50 times in less than 25 years



Wage growth from 1996-2008 from 300% to 467%.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


Boom=increase in wealth. If you have one mud hut and you earn a new one you would still be living in a mud hut, but you will be richer. That is a 'boom'.

Conversely, a Billionaire would be devastated to become a millionaire. Still rich but economic disaster, not a boom.

Can you please try and understand that its an increase in wealth not your current wealth that defines a boom?

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


He's a communist. No need to discuss further.


The fact he's using electricity and a computer negates that possibility.

Study / Is it really worth moving back to Poland to study in a pharmacy school? [44]


The exchange rate can double it and 5% per year wage growth is 70%. 1.7x2= 3.4 x current wages.

No only possible, virtually certain.

Its capitalism, capital flows where there is an imbalance and having hugh wages difference's across a 'border' when that border is now gone is an unstoppable imbalance.

Study / Is it really worth moving back to Poland to study in a pharmacy school? [44]

Thing you must remember is that Poland is a growing economy. This doesn't mean wages are high, they are not, but they will grow to the level of other First World countries over the next 7-10 years. So if you want to come here and live and work it will be a long term investment to grow with the country.

Coming to study here if you speak Polish is a very good idea, though.

News / Will EURO 2012 be a proud moment for Poland and its people or set back Poland 20 years? [86]

Its true though. Even if only 95% of motorways are complete it will be much more than in Ukraine.

Life / You've been in Poland a while if .... [49]

Ah, yes, Krakow's Lucky Stone

Life / You've been in Poland a while if .... [49]


I think I will be quite happy I live in Krakow, much more pleasant people here.

Real Estate / Thinking of buying an offplan Luxury Property Wroclaw [79]


Its not a gamble if you get the price you want. Not everything is about property speculation.

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]


I completely agree with that, up to the point that once investors move on, what left behind is a rich society becuase the extent and capability to move on is extremely limited. Once you build factories, infrastructure the inertia is there to leave them and increase productivity.

Ireland is a country that has benefited immensely, now lost a few %age of GDP but the vast majority has stuck and will stick. Dell went, but who cares? the money in PC's has gone.

It will be interesting how Poland handles a 'Tiger economy' at the crucial point where wages are level with its neighbors and the temptation of easy money via Euro entry becomes possible.

I'd trust Rostowski but if the lunatics get in power its could be a monster cluster ****.

Real Estate / Thinking of buying an offplan Luxury Property Wroclaw [79]

Depends if you get a price and finish you want.

News / What should Poland do to solve the population crisis? [101]

its seven ghosts for each of us isn't it?

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]

I'll explain it to you, as you obviously don't understand.

Low wages help - and are good for - an economy as they allow it to grow.

Whatever the wage level is now does not mean the economy isn't growing, or that wages are not growing

Growth is a change in something, in this case the economy.

Economic growth means the economy is BIGGER than it was before.

Low wages become high wages by growing. People earn more money with time.

News / What should Poland do to solve the population crisis? [101]


I didn't choose the dataset.

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]


Please explain how that is 'opposite'?


Tell that to the lucky employer who gets all that cheap labour

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]


Contradicted yourself there. Cheap labour helps an economy.

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]

It quite specifically says thatis not true and you are misconstruing what he said.


The US has - in his his opinion - the 'best'medical care. It just that Americans die regardless because themedical system is incapable of providing the care required and wastes its expenditure on pointless tests and procedure.

So you are going to die needlessly while your excellent doctors watch helplessly. This is why the USA has a healthcare system ranked far below the rest of the western world and below many third world countries.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


Impressive, at least you have your dignity and you can leave your mark on the pavement for us to remember you.

Until it rains.

Real Estate / Thinking of buying an offplan Luxury Property Wroclaw [79]

I am not involved in any argument with you. This is a public forum and I pointed out another figure the UK government used for calculation, for some reason you have got upset about it. I'm not disputing what you said in any way.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


Stupid thing is Poland has put about the same amount up.


The UK has had similar levels of emigration and a booming economy.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]

So you are saying that Poland's economic growth is far less that the rest of Europe?

Are you claiming Poland is in recession and the rest of Europe has a growing economy?

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]

Duh. Everybody knew the problems of the Euro but some choose to ignore it.

It was not just 'Italy', but the fundamental structure that didn't have a escape valve of variable interest rates and central bank to manage the different economies and transfer funds between countries.

The political class in the UK are looking at Euro members, Germany in particular, as self-deluded fantasists. Pathetic.

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


There are quite a few Jews in Krakow who cater (food and hotels) for the visiting parties (schoolkids) from Israel.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Community_Centre_of_Krakow


Only Americans believe that. According to this (out of date..) USA comes in at 37th.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization_ranking_of_health_systems

Some sort of explanation:

medcitynews.com/2012/02/the-misconception-that-american-has-the-best-healthcare-in-the-world/

Real Estate / Thinking of buying an offplan Luxury Property Wroclaw [79]

Nothing to do with that.

If you remember they have re-introduced the right to buy with a £75k discount. As part of it they had a consultation document that was used to calculate the viability of the scheme and the £40k figure was the amount they reckoned it would cost to build the replacements sold under right to buy.

Where they got this figure, I don't know.

Real Estate / Thinking of buying an offplan Luxury Property Wroclaw [79]


The Government right to buy calculations for replacement were based on £40k building cost per apartment, around 70m2 I guess. Excluding land of course (given free by the government).

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


Then Poland's growth will slow, to an extent. Its not magic.

How much we will have to see.

Food / Miracle Whip availability in Poland? [43]

True, but its impossible to buy in Poland.

News / Poland's Economy Is Booming! The EU's Success Story? [711]


Current wage levels have no relevance to the fact that the economy is growing. Wages are growing to, that the definition of economic growth.

Similarly, tax rates are irrelevant.

Food / Miracle Whip availability in Poland? [43]


Ireland like the UK has good milk, butter and Cheese. The Greeks. for instance, will never compete with all that rain. I find it very hard to believe that Irish cheese will be/can be made in Germany without breaking EU laws on Origin. I'd think its Irish cheese packaged up in Germany.

edit:

Especially as DAIRYGOLD is an Irish company.


dairygoldfoodingredients.com/Ireland

That cheese is 100% Irish.

USA, Canada / Living in Poland - prospects for Alabama guy ... need some advice! [146]


There is a big doubt over whether Poland will join the Euro so soon, however Poland economy is so tied into the Eurozone it is probably inevitable. Poland is a fasr more logical Euro memeber than Spain,Portugal, Ireland (in particular), Greece etc.

The usual effect is that prices and wages will go up with the euro entry. Property in particular. But for the foreseeable future Euro is irrelevant to Poland as its in a mess for now with some unsuitable economies leaving. Bye-bye Greece.