Real Estate / Demand for apartments low in Poland's main cities [89]


Comparing the prices in a particular development I was interested in a couple of years ago with what places there are going for now.

News / New budget airport for Warsaw to open in 2012 [16]

That means there are now two reasons for not using Modlin airport.

Law / I'm looking for polish clothing brand "TATTUM" [6]

Company name: Tatuum Kan Sp. z o.o.
Address: Wiączyńska 8 a, 92-760 £ódź
Tel.: 042 677 79 55
NIP: 725-101-98-80
KRS: 0000119998
CEO: Józef Kapitańczyk

Cross-reference
Kan Production Sp. z o.o.
Wiączyńska 8A, 92-760 £ódź
Tel.: (42) 677-79-20
Fax: (42) 677-79-20
NIP: 728-000-86-08
KRS: 0000259684

Real Estate / Demand for apartments low in Poland's main cities [89]


No, they've gone down by as much as 20% in some sections of the market: you can't call that 'slight'!

Are they going to go down more? In some sections of the market I would expect so, and in other sections of the market there will be rises in prices. Fortunately for me, prices for what I want to buy haven't bottomed out yet, so I can wait another year or so and save up more for the deposit.

Love / I need advice: divorce and my rights as a father in Poland [165]

Sure, as long as you have a visa.

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]


It's highly unlikely he would have had anything to say about nuking the USSR after the Nazis were defeated, what with him being ever so slightly dead.

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]


Dr Mark Ostrowski, "To Return To Poland Or Not To Return" - The Dilemma Facing The Polish Armed Forces At The End Of The Second World War, angelfire.com/ok2/polisharmy specific data here

angelfire.com/ok2/polisharmy/chapter8.html

News / Amnesty to Illegal immigrants in Poland [102]


Well then you need to ask the officials who make the decisions, it's that simple.

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]

Thanks for acknowledging that you are unable to argue against the truth of what I say and so instead you try argue against what I do not say.

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]


Can I ask for a source for that? As far as I know, of the 249,000 Poles in the western command forces: 114,000 joined the Polish Resettlement Corps and stayed in the UK; 86,000 returned to Poland from United Kingdom, 12,000 returned to Poland from Italy, 5,000 returned to Poland from Germany, 2,000 returned to Poland from the Middle East (total number who returned to Poland was 105,000); 8,000 disbanded without joining the PRC (includes 2,300 who settled in Italy and 1,200 in Holland); 1,000 "Recalcitrants" ineligible for PRC; 14,000 emigrated to other countries (including what had become the USSR); and 7,000 settled in France.

To the 114,000 PRC members we can add: 31,800 dependants of PRC members brought to the UK by the War Office, 2,400 "Distressed Relatives" brought to the UK (Poles married to UK Citizens), and 29,400 Polish "European Volunteer Workers"

News / The cross in Polish parliament - Does it bother you? [100]

If you pray in my school, I'll think in your church.

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]


It's very simple: some Polish ex-servicemen are still living at the expense of the British taxpayer, where they have lived since they left the Polish armed forces.

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]


Not really. But it would be nice if Poles could stop lying about what happened to their countrymen at the end of the war. Either that or start paying the bills for their countrymen's accommodation.

Hundreds of thousands of Polish servicemen were given British citizenship after the war and tens of thousands of their dependents were brought to the UK after the war. Why were those things done if Britain wanted shot of the Poles?

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]


Indeed. And some of those Poles live to this very day at the expense of the British taxpayer.

History / Do Poles really blame Britain for Poland becoming Communist after the war? [104]


Thirded.

But one should point out that the trick was first tried by the Nazis.

Study / The worst of Polish education. No wonder Polish universities are bottom of the list. [142]


Well there's a surprise.

News / Polish Diaspora - many of these 20 million actually speak Polish? [79]


And 27,000 more than the number of them who'll do a single thing to help Poland, not even when all their costs are paid for them.

News / Poland's 'oburzeni' (indignant)? [41]


That long?

News / Polish Diaspora - many of these 20 million actually speak Polish? [79]

As it happens, yes I do find it rather amusing to see people banging on and on about how proud they are to be Polish but then when asked what they have ever done for Poland, they suddenly change the topic!

News / Poland's 'oburzeni' (indignant)? [41]


I wonder if you will ever manage to go through 24 hours here without insulting anybody.


Hopefully he can find time to work here for a year helping the country he supposedly loves so much. You're still happy to pay for half of the cost of his flight, aren't you? I'll certainly get the other half.

UK, Ireland / Getting the most from my hard earned money (transfer money from England to Poland) [41]


And that statement is connected to the OP how?

And how does cash get into one's bank account? Osmosis?

Work / Native Speakers increasingly desperate? Polish and African teacher forcing down wages.. [27]


No.


Yes: that is why I was invited to train Polish teachers in Poland.

Work / Native Speakers increasingly desperate? Polish and African teacher forcing down wages.. [27]


The demand for what I do far outstrips the supply of people who can do the work. Clients come to me.

Work / Native Speakers increasingly desperate? Polish and African teacher forcing down wages.. [27]


Pay for a better teacher. That is why decent teachers love terrible teachers.


That might explain why expat women usually don't stay long here.

UK, Ireland / Bank transfer from Poland to UK - do I need only IBAN number or SWIFT one as well? [8]

I transfer money to the UK with nothing more than the account holder's name and account number and the bank's sort code. They can do it when they want to; you just have to either ask nicely enough or threaten to close your account and move your business elsewhere.

Work / Native Speakers increasingly desperate? Polish and African teacher forcing down wages.. [27]


Fairly stupid to do that. Just writing "Clients I have taught include" gets exactly the same info across.

From what I see (I've been pretty much away from the coalface for a couple of years), those teachers are exactly what is driving top-end wages up: people are noticing that with lessons one can pay almost any amount but people are learning that one tends to very get what one pays for. And the smarter teachers are adjusting their rates accordingly.

UK, Ireland / Getting the most from my hard earned money (transfer money from England to Poland) [41]

Extradition is also far from trivial, is a time consuming process and costs a lot. However, Poland still extradites people who nick a couple of chocolate bars, show a photocopy of their insurance documents, buy an arguably dodgy phone or have their house seized by the bank in order to more than repay a loan secured thereon.

Personally I would very strongly recommend never trying to fcuk around with the Polish tax office (and even less so with the cnuts who deal with VAT): just declare the income, point out that tax has already been paid in the UK and see what they say. If you don't like their answer, go see a certified tax advisor.

Travel / What are some of the "must do" activities when visiting Poland? [43]

If you're in Lublin, go to Majdanek.
If you're in Zamosc, stay an extra night and do a day trip to Belzec.
Both of those camps are far more powerful than the Disneyland that Auschwitz has been turned into.

Travel / What are some of the "must do" activities when visiting Poland? [43]

If you are already in Lublin, you absolutely must visit Zamosc, it's stunning (and has hardly any tourists).

UK, Ireland / Getting the most from my hard earned money (transfer money from England to Poland) [41]


And there's the real issue:
if one reports income to the tax office and there is no tax owing on it, no problem;
if one fails to report income to the tax office and there is in the opinion of the tax office tax due on it, big problems.