Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]

Well.. everyone got focused in an argument with '10K Euro' than the actually question...

Love / I Love a Polish Girl (I'm from India) [28]

you don't need to be! i have been with my first polish gf like this- i mean via web and same stuff are you are going through.. but it has been a good one. language is not really a problem as long as you can even learn a fair minimum of polish as well.

GL ;)

Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]

thanks for your reply. i do have all the these.


but I am not earning like the first commentor- earning 10k in Euros..

I was thinking that a flat might be available around 120-135k PLN.. but tough in Krakow.

Life / Living Costs and life in Poznan? [70]

After a year living in Poland, 2000zl is enough to have a good lifestyle- if single and nothing extravagant...

Work / Relocating to Poland, looking for a IT job in Krakow/ Katowice / Wroclaw. [13]

Hi Bruno. As you are multi-lingual probably you could check my post as at the moment we have vacancies for Dutch, english and French speakers in an american company in Krakow.

Love / Polish girls are so nice.. they like dancing, flirting, and have fun [11]


yeah i see how dumb they are becoming!


but they would still f&*k other men at the same time! ;)

Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]

Merged: Details about buying a flat in Krakow

Hi all,

I am really interested in buying a flat in Krakow. However, I don't have that amount of money. But I believe your replies with guide me to prepare myself.

I am not a non EU citizen but I am working and earning a decent living here in Krakow.

As my girlfriend and me, we want to move in together I was thinking more about buying a flat than renting one.

I would like to know:

1) the minimum amount of deposit of the value of the property- the banks would ask for the mortgage.
2) agent fee
3) legal fees & paper works
4) any other cost I might incur during the purchase of the property.

Thanks

Work / Salary and cost of living information - Krakow [257]


Are you kidding me mate??

Rent is cheaper than that! further from the Center you can easily get a one bedded flat for 1200zl or lesser.

1K for food?? are you a hippo? O_o.. stop misleading this guy!

Back to the topic.. I am a foreigner, earning nearly the same amount of money like you (5000zl gross) which is good money here.
In my case it is as same as my other foreign colleagues. I drink and smoke a lot... Despite that you can still save something if you aint like me!

Rent (one double sized bedroom)- 1000zl max- mostly it comes all inclusive
Travel(within Krakow)- 100zl (All lines of trams and buses)
Food- 600zl minimum
Phone- 50zl

So, out of your 3000zl net, these I would consider as 'fixed' expense.. The rest is up to you! Drinking, calling an Escort, smoking or saving..

Thats the real figure mate! you are alright with what you gonna earn!

Travel / Old town Krakow, is it dangerous during Night time? [42]

unless you are not white!

Love / My reaction to a thread against foreigners marrying Polish girls [37]


Sorry for your daughter!

Work / 4,000 zl in Piła as a teacher - enough to live? [14]

true mate! but mastubating with both hands, you cant say that you are having a threesome! can ya! ;)

Work / 4,000 zl in Piła as a teacher - enough to live? [14]


yes! it will be enough to live a normal life and save some too. my ex gf was earning around 4100zl and after tax she was coming out with a net of around 2800zl-2900zl as of last year. So with 4000zl, you should be taking home app. 2700zl.

Currently, living in Krakow I personally spend like around 2500zl- rent, food, travelling, daily shopping, tobacco, other things and including every weekend out. I bet that in Pila, it will be way cheaper.

Study / Cheap Polish language school in Krakow? and cheap mobile unlocking shop in Krakow?? [6]

Thanks alot. I know about language exchange, but people are more willing to take something from me rather than giving back or just being equal.

thats why i wana even pay money to go to a school where i know i will get what i need.

Work / Average monthly salaries in Poland's voivodships [12]


agreed mate! actually these areas (Katowice & Warsaw) could be areas where there are top CEO, directors and other big 'fish', the salary is being divided among the inhabitants around there.

what i mean here is that there are many people earning a lot and the distribution, when it comes to the workforce still stays strong. Just need to do some Maths and you will get the reality.

for example, in London, there are many big 'fishes' so when the mean income is calculated, they still come out on top. because of the gap compared to other counties.

Well, some people might change their mind and move to these places, however, be careful as you are not aware of the cost of living yet. I bet any Polish person can say that in these places, the cost of living would be signinficantly higher.

Travel / Partying in Zabrze! Possible? [8]

there is nothing wrong in that! his life his choice!

Love / My Polish Relationship Marriage ..story to be told. [USA/PL] [34]

mate you've already done enough.. i think you need a lawyer more than our sympathy!

Life / Want to watch BBC iplayer in Poland? [59]

myiplayer.eu

not all the channels work though! free! not need to install anything!

News / The lottery of life: Where to be born in 2013. Poland ranks 33 out of 80. [23]


Ok, for that I would say no! neither me nor you would want our kids to be born in Nigeria! It's not only about luck its about how worthy you make you like become! The choice is always on the person! You could be living in Switzerland but choose to become a hacker or you could be living somewhere in the slums in India but choose to be an actor or a professional! well the fact also depends on the opportunities you get to give it a go! So luck is not really the bottom line of things.


What i am trying to say mate is that, the article/table is misleading given all the points ive outlined earlier! Like I said, there are other countries which should have been on that list and could well be placed 50th or below! Ok, should Greece still be on that list? :O mmmmmmm

Life / Any good Polish movies that are not drama/ war ?? [21]

i am up for these Polish movies!! :) hope it got subtitled tho!

Life / sweet words to use in Poland with shopkeepers [14]


i am not there to make 'friends' and I just want to know that because, i see them everyday and they are like my grandmum's age!!


Sorry, no disrespect to anyone- but that sounds like 'customer services' in Poland is NIL, pecially customers you see on a daily basis!
I am not there neither to flirt nor to make friends- ohh come on why you think with a close mind....



thank you guys! ;)

News / The lottery of life: Where to be born in 2013. Poland ranks 33 out of 80. [23]


Thank you! Therefore, it doesn't mean that a kid born in Nigeria, for example, will have better life opportunities ahead. Because this thing is biased. What are the exact bases used to calculate these figures?


That does not mean that they are 100% trust worthy! News needs to be sold mate- like hot cakes! There is not a better way to kickstart the year with some 'partially' biased info!


ahhh! so you see again! I am 101% sure that Nigeria is much more corrupt than the Seychelles & Mauritius! You can't deny that!

SOL is much more better in Mauritius than in Nigeria!

News / The lottery of life: Where to be born in 2013. Poland ranks 33 out of 80. [23]

To be honest! this list is very very biased!! because of the omission of many countries! the globe doesn't consists only of 80 countries! Come on, I can find 10 countries better than Nigeria to have better life opportunities instead of getting into a gang and get yourself killed! No offence! But it's true!! a quote from one paragraph from the link on top: "Among the 80 countries covered, Nigeria comes last: it is the worst place for a baby to enter the world in 2013." so what happens to the rest of the other countries? A country like Seychelles and Mauritius dominates Africa. Yet nowhere to be heard despite having a positive growth year by year.

Look at the stats of Seychelles: a GDP of $11,170/ capita and of Nigeria: $1,490/capita, Mauritius: $8,654/capita...

Ease of doing business published by the World Bank (that directly implies that there would be investors seeking to invest in these countries as it's easier and could be in a way 'cheaper'- so what is this paragraph talking about in the original article:-

''Warren Buffett, probably the world's most successful investor, has said that anything good that happened to him could be traced back to the fact that he was born in the right country, the United States, at the right time (1930). A quarter of a century ago, when The World in 1988 light-heartedly ranked 50 countries according to where would be the best place to be born in 1988, America indeed came top.'' if there is investment in an economy then there is more chance to it moving to the right direction..

doingbusiness.org/~/media/GIAWB/Doing%20Business/Documents/Annual-Reports/English/DB13-full-report.pdf

Page 3!

Again, from the World Bank report: this chart shows how well these countries they are doing.

Yes, many might argue that I have no point here, but to be honest the article published by Economist Intelligence is either talking about those kids who will have no burden to pay the countries debt, as 'implied' in paragraph 8 or it's just b*llsh*tting around..

I am not an Economist or Accountant or whatsoever, but to be honest, 'Economist Intelligence' should have been much more clearer when they realise an article and outline everything as other bodies of Statistics.

Work / Study ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in Poland [6]

cheers! i think ill call em! because i dont think ACCA studies would be conducted in polish. it wont make much sense tbh!

Law / Fast divorce in Poland? [9]

Wot???????? even if both parties saying that its a mutual decision and no sueing or neither of us wants to claim damages?

Because my visa expires in February next year, so by the time my divorce case will be pending, I will probably have no chance to find other way to renew my VISA!

Law / Fast divorce in Poland? [9]

Any one has any idea, how long does the Divorce process takes in Poland?

Law / Stay in Poland after Divorce- Yes or No? [5]

Griff, thanks mate! I appreciate what you wrote, but for me it concerning visa problem actually.

Sally- fortunately, I don't have a baby with that woman.. But I am just employed full time here, with a 'permanent' contract in an American company, so I cannot study as I do not have time to be honest.

However, is there anyway to be divorced and still stay here?

Because as it turns out, she has been cheating on me and I am not in a situation to stay with a woman who has been cheating on me and will still have sex with her bf. And I think I am forced to use divorce as an option.