USA, Canada / Polish mother in law wants to move in - what can we do?? [10]

Yes, also agree. When the baby comes she will move in to help. The advice on here is truly golden, dude, you may be thinking other things like "maybe it will be ok" or "maybe it will be different" Please, for your own sake, take the advice people are giving you. It is accurate, from folks who know.

USA, Canada / Polish mother in law wants to move in - what can we do?? [10]

Absolutely agree. I would only let your mother-in-law move in if you want to get divorced from your wife. It will only bring misery to you both. Your mother-in-law sounds like a lazy, crazy cow, to be frank. Do not let her move in. You will regret it with every ounce of your being. I know from experience.

News / Poland's President-Elect Duda leads in public trust - CBOS poll [185]


I'm pretty sure Macierewicz may actually think he is a Hussar from hundreds of years ago :)

News / Streets closed in Warsaw during NATO summit [146]

Whether you agree with it or not, I believe he brought up the TK issue because the West feels that it the situation here doesn't agree with the ideals espoused by NATO--Democracy, freedom etc.

Law / Can a UK company earn in PLN? Foreign currency and mortgage in Poland. [22]

I'd say it's being pig-headed when a bureaucrat earning 4 k zloty a month can get a mortgage because they have an umowa o praca but a business owner earning, let's say, 50k pounds/year can't because it isn't stable, no matter that they earn 5 times more than some urzednik. Same thing with people who have a dzialnosc and earn way over 4 k a month, taking short-term, higher cost loans is no problem, in fact, the banks practically beg you to take money, ask for a mortgage and it's a different story.

Law / Can a UK company earn in PLN? Foreign currency and mortgage in Poland. [22]

This has been discussed on some other forums as well. Polish banks are notorious for being pig-headed about giving mortgages if you don't actually earn in PLN, it may not make sense but that is how it is. I don't think you will be able to get one not earning in the country.

Work / 13000 zloty salary enough to save 9000 zloty with normal living in Poland? [37]

I question the sincerity of this post. Who doesn't know if their pay is net or gross, like right away. Unless you're new to the idea of taxes but then I doubt someone so clueless would be offered such a job. .

News / Russia says: WE'LL NUKE POLAND [150]

Not care about Poland? Uff... Having lived here for well over a decade and planning to for the distant future if not forever, you couldn't be more wrong. The reality of it is that Poland is, of course, a buffer between "The West" and Russia, of course the Brits, and Germans would sacrifice Poland to the Ruskies if they thought it would save their own skin in some way. Unfortunately NATO and the EU are the only REAL alternatives to even trying to maintain safety against Russia and to maintain a strong economy. People on here like to bang their chests and call for a strong Poland who stands alone (or with its smaller Slavic brothers to the South) but this is just naive. It's fine for Poland to try to build its car, chemical, IT, etc. industry and to build a stronge military, but even if it were on the level of, say, Germany it would still be stupid to stand alone just as it would be stupid for Brexit. Globalisation is increasing constantly, pretending it isn't or that you can or should fight it is futile, unions are necessary.

News / Russia says: WE'LL NUKE POLAND [150]

Get rid of NATO...? And then what? Form an alliance with Czech and Slovakia? That would be a mighty power to reckon with... Geez.

Work / Has anyone had experience of teaching with Berlitz Poland? [20]

The pay they offer is a pittance, to be given a wide berth. They quote me 28 pln for 45 min without a dzialnosc and 45 for 45 with a dzialnosc in Warsaw a few years ago. Either way, ****.

News / Why has the US dollar reached almost 3.99 zł in Poland? [56]

The truth is that no one on here can accurately predict what the zloty will do. One big company building a factory here or PiS saying something crazy MIGHT only influence the value momentarily. If the current government pursues a longer-term anti-foreign investment campaign without offering workable ways to stimulate Polish business the zloty will lose value.

Law / Unable to repay bank loan in Poland. What are the consequences according to the law? [18]

I did this, took a loan for 50 k paid about 20 k went home for over a year stopped paying it back, came back to Poland, (didn't hear a word about this in my home country) went to the bank, (which had registered me with KRD so probably just couldn't have got more credit) and set up another payment plan to pay it off. No biggie. If you can't pay it just go, if you need to come back and function here again, then you would probably have to figure it out. Unless it's for millions of zloty or something you should be alright.

News / Kudos to RCC for turning Poland into a laughingstock... again. [38]

Isn't it illegal to teach children cannibalism in Poland? I don't know if they are actually teaching Catholic children to eat the bodies of others. I think they just have to think about how eating someone else's body brings them closer to God. I'm not sure about this though.

Real Estate / What do you think of my house in Poland? Pictures and description. [66]

I agree that your house is lovely, I don't know why people feel the need to bring negativity about its potential on the market into the discussion, jealousy, I'm sure or perhaps they just feel better when they tear others down. It would be great to see more pictures of it and any other info. It really is a fairy tale-like place. Maybe some rich American with fantasies of living in a European manor will buy it. It's a good deal, I believe.

News / Poland's Prime Minister Szydło keeps American bulldogs on short leash [36]

PiS will do what they do best, **** everyone off without securing a thing for Poland, leaving the citizens high and dry when they are finally overthrown. It's nice to see they have dislodged Szydlo from Kaczynski's a** Now he can leave the hospital.

News / Referendum in Poland about so called refugees. [56]

Anyone who uses the arguement that Poland need to take in Tunisian immigrants because some Poles ended up in Iran 75 years ago is on the same level as PiS claiming the Germans can't be trusted because of WWII (not that you should ever trust the Deutschen).

Law / Poland's Zloty 43% undervalued [30]

Merged: How low will the Zloty go?


fxstreet

Has anyone seen any predictions on how low it could go if things in the gov't don't change? 5:1, 6:1, 10:1

I suppose there is no way to even guess.

News / PiS to impose blanket retail tax in Poland [291]

So, I think the answer to Roger5's original question is "No"

Law / Boyfriend overstayed 90 days in Poland - will he get a fine or deported? [16]

Why was he denied entry to England? I thought Americans are allowed 6 months there now.

News / Confessions of a paid hater / troll in Poland [42]

One of my students was telling me about a some western Europeans who work in Rembertow on the military base and are in charge of just this. Monitoring and manipulating public opinion regarding certain military activities undertaken by Poland, NATO, etc. It's everywhere and in your hair.

Classifieds / Dating company in Poland [5]

Who would be your target audience? I assume you will say "all men in Poland" I know some people who conduct business workshops to help Polish professionals deal with Americans specifically as they can be aggressive in business and might need some getting used to. As far as teaching everyone how to be more confident, good luck. MTV tried it a decade or so ago with "Made" I don't really think you can change the Polish mindset with a video or training sessions, it's ingrained, it's part of the culture, some girls find it charming, the shy chivalry.

News / Poland to sign FATCA, USA will get information about bank accounts [67]

I asked the guy at Deutsche bank "What if I had Polish (or some other) citizenship and just didn't mention that I'm also American?" He said that from the bank's standpoint I could open it but kind of got uncomfortable and made a noticeable effort to end the conversation as I kept asking my "what if" questions. I gather that if you have dual citizenship you could invest but if Uncle Sam finds out, you may be in for navigating a rather uncharted sea of sh**

News / Poland to sign FATCA, USA will get information about bank accounts [67]

That's why I say it would have to stay in the Euro. Also, become a bit more stable politically.

News / Poland to sign FATCA, USA will get information about bank accounts [67]

I'm only an American citizen but have been considering giving it up if I ever get my Polish citizenship and Poland can keep itself in the EU. The overreach of the Fed is getting a bit out of control.

News / Poland to sign FATCA, USA will get information about bank accounts [67]

The problem isn't quite solved. The question on most forms to open a new bank account is something like "have you worked in the U.S. in the past seven years? or are you an American citizen?" The question for the investment account was "do you have or have you EVER had U.S. citizenship?" the Yankee swine are digging deep to prop up their doomed economy.

News / Poland to sign FATCA, USA will get information about bank accounts [67]

A real thing about FATCA, besides the other horrible things mentioned, is that Americans can no longer open investment accounts to invest in Polish companies. I tried at several banks, Mbank, Deutsche, Millenium, all said the same...NO. They said if I were of any other nation, I could, but FATCA makes tax reporting too much of a headache for them.

News / Poland to sign FATCA, USA will get information about bank accounts [67]

It's not a problem at all. Millenium might be a decent place to start if you just want a basic account. Easy to use, can open it with a passport.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

That looks like...about... 300 people tops, I'd say :) It's not to hard to disprove a PiSite.

News / Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment [102]

Sorry Dad, er... Comrade, you're totally right. LMFAO

News / Poland to end state funding for IVF treatment [102]

Not supporting ivf is Simply stupid no matter what side of the spectrum youre on. If you support a strong Poland full of poles you should do all you can to promote childbirth. As pis draws its support from wicked old commies the is not what they want though