History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]

Gregy, please don't post Nazi apologist stuff here. Nazis were killing Poles indiscriminately, including snatching them off the streets to be executed solely for being Polish.

Work / Studies In Poland, is it easy to survive on part-time jobs? [259]

Yes, indeed. I've just had a look, and even very basic single rooms in dormitories are only 600zł a month.

Work / Studies In Poland, is it easy to survive on part-time jobs? [259]


Most students will share rooms, so 500-700zł at the most including bills. The nicest dormitories tend to be about 900-1000zł each, but you can find a shared room for as little as 300zł in one.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]


No, but if you listen to people online, you'd think that the entire country was nobility before the war. It's nonsense of course, but that's how people behave.


I'm not surprised at all, not when you read about who these soldiers were and how they behaved. I've visited all the Museums of Occupation in the Baltic states, and they all make it crystal clear that the Germans at least behaved with some dignity, whereas Russians behaved like animals.

We can't deny that the Russians removed the Germans from Polish territory, but they did it at a tremendous cost to Poles and Poland.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [900]


Kudos to you for admitting it. The Polish internet is full of idiots claiming that they come from pre-war nobility, like it was somehow shameful to be descended from ordinary common people who had a hard life.

I notice that among that generation, the view that the Russians were worse is widespread, not only in Poland, but also in the Baltic states and Ukraine.

USA, Canada / ​Edward Rowny - General, Ambassador, Author, Scholarship Founder, Polish American, Passes into Ancestry [8]

After doing some more research on this guy, it transpires that his "love for Poland' was anything but. In fact, he was the one that supported the arms race between the US and the Soviet Union, which was at least partially responsible for the terrible state of the Polish economy in the 1970's and 1980's.

Millions of Polish citizens suffered because of the fear that he instilled in the Warsaw Pact.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

Frankly, I'm surprised you also aren't concerned about the child having such a mind numbing hobby that relies on the suffering of fish for entertainment.

UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

Personally, I'd be having serious words with my child about his love of fishing. That's frankly not normal, and a sign that the father is failing in his duty of care towards the child.

Law / Laws regarding suing the police and their operatives in Warsaw [4]

Why, what have they done to you?

Did they kick your face in for what you've posted about teenage girls?

USA, Canada / ​Edward Rowny - General, Ambassador, Author, Scholarship Founder, Polish American, Passes into Ancestry [8]


Mother wasn't even Polish, but American. And to make matters worse, he was brought up by his grandmother, not his parents.

Work / Polish citizen with American husband in Poland ~ work ops? [55]


Incredibly so. It's one of the things that I love most about Poland - the educated classes in Poland really care about education, and they never stop learning.


IT companies in particular are paying huge salaries for sales people. The money going around right now is crazy - one company in Poznań was offering 10,000zł for a successful referral!

Work / Polish citizen with American husband in Poland ~ work ops? [55]


While the possibility exists, do you think you're going to be able to perform in Polish at the same level as a student who sat the advanced matura in Polish and History? That should give you the idea of the challenge you have - if you think you can do it, you'd be better off just doing the Matura in Polish/History/Mathematics and apply on the same basis as Polish students.

Another thing to bear in mind - you'll be applying with a knowledge of American law. Polish law is Napoleonic in nature, so you have to not only contend with the language differences, but also the legal difference. It's a monumental task.


Problem is the language - he would need to be fluent in a second language to get in the door to begin with. English is so devalued these days that it's treated almost as a basic requirement for most jobs, and they only usually expect B2/C1 maximum in English.

Of course, he could easily get a very junior position, but he's not going to support a family on an entry level corpo salary.

Real Estate / Farm for sale in Poland - how to find a buyer from other country? [12]

The court will check the legal status (in terms of having qualifications to act as a farmer) of the person buying the farm at the time of transferring the shares, or the notary public will. At this point, the transfer will be refused if the buyer isn't allowed to buy the farm in accordance with the new regulations.

Work / Polish citizen with American husband in Poland ~ work ops? [55]


Dominic, you'll know better on this - is it possible that the OP is trying to escape her student loans? I mean - is it possible to defer them for not earning enough, or does it have to be paid regardless of your status?

Work / Polish citizen with American husband in Poland ~ work ops? [55]


It's pretty bad - żłobek access is almost impossible for free, while getting a kindergarten place is hit or miss. It's particularly bad right now because of the school deform, but it wasn't much better a couple of years ago.


Yes. It's in the link I posted above - you need to have Polish as a school subject (not as a foreign language). Did you complete Polish Saturday school and get an approved świadectwo? Or you could take the Polish Matura exam, which would be easiest.


That won't happen for law. Imagine that you're up against some of the very best high school graduates in Poland - all of whom will have advanced passes in Polish as a school subject. Of course, it will work for less popular studies, or ones which only attract weak applicants, but it's not going to work for law.

Work / Polish citizen with American husband in Poland ~ work ops? [55]


It's not enough. The rules state that you need to have an advanced high school pass in Polish. They cannot recognise university credits - the rules are very very strict on this. Have a look here for UAM (but all universities will be similar) - rekrutacja.amu.edu.pl/Strona/Kierunki/Szczegoly/Prawo,377


Nope. It's only taken into consideration if you wish to access an Master's level degree, but the chances of them recognising a US pre-law degree as being equal to a BA is highly unlikely. The rules are very strict about what is admissible and what isn't, especially on heavily oversubscribed programmes like law.


You'd get an entry level job in a corporation without problems, but the salary is going to be 3000zł net maximum. Likewise your husband - he can probably get a job in a corporation, but again, 3000zł is the limit.

Work / Polish citizen with American husband in Poland ~ work ops? [55]


Wait, do you realise that "free" university studies involve competitive entry? You'll have to compete on the same terms as Polish school graduates, which means that you'll need advanced passes in Polish, a foreign language and History/Mathematics. If you don't have all three at American AP level, you won't have a chance of getting a place on free daytime studies.

More to the point, are you sure you'll be able to work in Polish at such a high level? Law requires constant work and Polish legal language is completely different to the literary language.

Work / Polish citizen with American husband in Poland ~ work ops? [55]

Don't forget UAM, which is usually 3rd behind UJ and UW in law.


Couldn't agree more. It's going to be nearly impossible to pull off, not least because law studies are intensive. Almost every single person that studied law at UAM that I know was putting in an exceptional amount of hours of work. Without having full time (and then some) child care, it's just not gong to happen.


Absolutely. I don't always agree with Dominic in this case, but law is a terrible career move, especially in Poland.

innpoland.pl/129779,nie-uwierzysz-jak-malo-zarabiaja-dzis-w-polsce-prawnicy-uciekaja-z-zawodu-gdzie-pieprz-rosnie

This article explains it perfectly. Salaries are low, even by Polish standards.

It might actually make much more sense to pass a bar exam in the US and move to Poland as a US-qualified lawyer that can represent companies in dealings with American clients than to try and qualify in law in Poland.

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]


Most of which are heavily subsidised for new routes for a period by airports.


They might well do, especially if EU funds are being misused.

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]


Actually, I have the impression that they should have done just that. It would have avoided the favouritism shown towards LOT and allowed them to create a terminal that caters more for the regional jets that LOT uses. It would then avoid the sometimes ridiculous transfer arrangements - I've had several connections where the incoming gate was at the opposite end of the terminal to the connecting flights.

As it stands, Okęcie is a jack of all trades, master of none.

Law / What a "factura" is a factura? Car repair cost in Poland. [5]


So ask for one. It's called a faktura proforma.

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

So in US constitutional theory, a potential new amendment could repeal the 21st, which would have the effect of enabling the 18th?

It's an interesting way of doing it, but I think it's actually neater than the mess that we've seen in Hungary with Orban constantly changing the Constitution that he was responsible for creating in the first place.

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

Pretty much exactly that. The Germans got it right with their Basic Law, in which certain articles are inviolable and can only be enhanced, not decreased or removed.

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]


Possibly Lviv, but again, they're not going to risk being stuck in Rzeszów (with all the complications that it brings) when UIA has at least one daily flight from Kyiv, as well as the opportunity of connecting through Istanbul with the huge amount of connections that Turkish Airlines offer. Places such as Kosice already have connecting flights to Warsaw and Vienna, so that's off the cards too.

I also can't imagine anyone risking going from Kraków to Rzeszów by road/train and then flying to New York when there's a multitude of good connections from Kraków to NY via Warsaw, Frankfurt, Zurich, etc.

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]


I'll be surprised if they hit even 60%. They don't have the planes to create any sort of feeder traffic, and even then, anyone connecting is going to prefer flying into a major European hub simply because they'll have alternatives if the flight is cancelled. Given that this flight is supposed to start in summer, it would make far more sense to operate a rotation to some tourist destination from Warsaw rather than wasting their time with this.

Developing provincial Polish airports with short haul European routes - yes. Long haul? No.

UK, Ireland / Receiving money in the UK from Poland in foreign currency via bank transfer [9]

I think they're offering some stability with the fees in this sense, but I don't know - I only use SEPA transfers in Euro. 5zł is the SEPA fee I guess, so they're probably just passing that on to you.

Welcome to lesson #1 on why the Euro makes sense ;)

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]

As taxpayers and voters in Poland, we have a right to be concerned about the way that LOT conducts its business, just as you have a right to be concerned about the rubbish that is Amtrak.


Good idea. Rzeszów could do with a connection to Frankfurt and perhaps Paris. New York? What for?


Which is why route development funds exist. There's plenty of potential for short haul European flights which could become profitable in time. New York - Rzeszów is never going to be profitable by itself. Where's the short haul traffic feeding into these flights?

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]

Of course they are, because they've been told to be.

In reality, the move will kill LOT's domestic network in terms of connections to Warsaw, because no-one will bother with flying to Warsaw anymore from Poznań, Wrocław, etc. if the airport is in the sticks rather than a 20 minute hop to the centre of Warsaw, not to mention the proximity of Okęcie to the business districts in Warsaw.

The real travesty here is how much cash is being wasted on this. It's just yet another PiS aviation vanity project, just like that joke of an airport in Radom that has zero scheduled flights now.

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]


Indeed. LOT were/are starting to have success with the Asian network. Instead, now we have two completely useless rotations to the US that are being operated solely for political purposes.

More flights into Warsaw is what makes sense, it strengthens the domestic LOT network.

USA, Canada / NEW route Newark - Rzeszow by Poland's LOT [41]


Yup, more than likely. The whole thing is a farce, and I dare say many of those tickets will be sold to those people simply so LOT can claim that it's a huge success. Meanwhile, our taxes will go to pay for PiS members to enjoy nice holidays in New York.

And yeah, I saw the Budapest route as well. Nothing feeds into Budapest, so it's essentially a point to point long haul flight without any connections. Completely useless, in other words, though I dare say Fidesz members will enjoy a few nice trips to New York at the Hungarian taxpayer's expense.


Perhaps you can enlighten us as to the economics of the Rzeszów-New York route. If Kraków, a much larger tourist and business market, cannot sustain a single flight from New York, what makes you think that Rzeszów can do it?

Oh, they can't. That's why they've got a huge amount of cash to operate the route.