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Joined: 2 Dec 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 25 Mar 2011
Threads: Total: 17 / In This Archive: 5
Posts: Total: 710 / In This Archive: 252 		From: poznan/poland
Speaks Polish?: no
Interests: cars, socialising, skiing, surfing, travelling

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dnz   
18 Jul 2009
Life / Which brand of Mosquito repellant would you recommend (Warsaw), or... [22]

I havent noticed too many of them this year, I usually get annihilated by them, avoid anything with deet as if you use to much it will make you ill, Could try that mosquito sound on loop, provided you have no children or dogs in the house you shouldn't be able to hear it.
dnz   
24 Jun 2009
Travel / VISITING POZNAN, can anyone suggest places to visit including good bars/clubs? [16]

Check out the FART resteraunt.

I had to get a photo of that,

Good sights in poznan....,

Stary browar you can't miss it, again stary rynek is very pretty, Brovaria in the old square do awesome beer, If you like clubbing SQ is very good, as is Pozdali, if the weather is good Pozdali plaza near the train station is quite good and has an outdoor pool, Citadela is also apparently very pretty but never been, looks huge though. The cathedral is also worth a look.

Avoid walking around jezyce, debiec and wilda districts at night as they can get quite rough,

Rodeo drive in stary browar do awesome food as does the Sushi bar on the ground floor of the WBK building near Stary Browar. Avoid the bistro cafes as they generally aren't very hygenic but are stupidly cheap.

Pubs worth visiting, Brogans is usually quite good, Kultowa, Johnny rocker, Minoga smells of sewage but the atmosphere is good, Terratorium is also quite a good club. Dragon is full of expats as is Prolitariat.

Can't think of anything else to add.
dnz   
7 Jun 2009
Life / BMW Poznan cutomer service is surprisingly good! [8]

A BMW is a normal car, theyre not exactly that expensive to buy anymore, even brand new. I just found it nice the way they made me a cup of coffee and treated me really well even though I was only buying a 100 pln part and booking it in for a service, Kudos to them really, Poznan Audi is terrible in comparison and audi are supposedly a manufacturer of high class/quality cars.

On the other hand BMW dealerships in the UK are terrible.
dnz   
4 Jun 2009
Life / BMW Poznan cutomer service is surprisingly good! [8]

I went yesterday to order a part, Everyone was friendly and helpful even used the UK BMW network computer to find my car on the system, I ordered the part at 16.30 yesterday expecting it to be here 2 days later, I got a phone call at 09.00 this morning saying it had arrived.

Quicker that my dealer in the UK and a lot more friendly,

Now my question is why can't all organisations on Poland operate this friendly high class service where they actually have a degree of respect for the customer? Service with a smile doesn't cost anything!
dnz   
15 Apr 2009
Life / Parking Fines in Poland [26]

I've had loads of parking fines in Poland and never bother paying them, obviously I always buy a ticket etc but sometimes especially when dealing with polish organisations you get tied up for longer than expected and come back late only to find a ticket on the windscreen. They can't trace UK registered cars so don't worry to much, Same with speeding fines etc.
dnz   
27 Oct 2008
Life / POLISH YOUTH compared to the youth in other Western countries? [57]

I would say that people my age (24) here in Poland are much more respectful than their British counterparts. I don't think drug abuse is too much of a problem here at all with students sometimes smoking weed. People here seem to drink much more than we do in Britain but they seem to know how to behave once intoxicated. As for promiscuity the French beat us all hands down and maybe even zee Germans. Most of the Polish girls i've spent time with have respect for themselves and their bodies with only not so nice ones being utter sluts. I don't think you can judge an entire nation and compare them to other entire nations but in my experience young people in Poland are much better behaved. I've never once seen a fight in the city centre after a night out but its almost guaranteed if you go drinking in any British town or city,
dnz   
9 Oct 2008
Love / Are Polish Girls scared of English Guys [124]

Generally they just don't like speaking in English unless you are rich and can buy them lots of cosmetics and clothes, (well the ones i have met in Poznan)

On the other hand I met a girl from a village just outside Poznan and she couldnt' do enough and baked cakes, cooked food etc which I found equally as strange.
dnz   
4 Oct 2008
Life / Disco Polo - No No No No No! [95]

Discopolo is great! at least its more entertaining that american black gangsta wannabe's urging everyone to go out and "slap their ho's and buy a Hummer"

That first video sounds like a pisstake of some of ATB's tracks and aqua.

Quality stuff
dnz   
4 Oct 2008
Law / Driver's licence - How to exchange British one to Polish legally? [34]

doesn't that dazzle oncoming vehicles?

I did see them but on my BMW i just had to take the bulb out from behind and turn something to make them dip the other way and assumed that Mitsubishi would have fitted the same sort of system but they havent, I will try those stickers but i'm not sure how they'll cope with the heat from HID lights.

You should really change your license to a Polish one but you would be best with your UK one really as you can't get points on it outside the UK.
dnz   
29 Sep 2008
Law / Driver's licence - How to exchange British one to Polish legally? [34]

That was written wrong, I meant dark glass which I had done as I was fed up with native poles staring at me when I stopped at lights and also as a security measure as it doesn't seem safe to leave anything in your car around here.

I speak to them in English as I don't speak Polish very well,

And yes I am the man, thankyou :)
dnz   
29 Sep 2008
Law / Driver's licence - How to exchange British one to Polish legally? [34]

I get stopped regularly due to having dark glass and headlights which point the wrong way as my car is RHD and the police do nothing, They usually ask for documents and I give them my v5 and they are on their way, Generally police in Poland have a poor level of education and get nervous when someone speaks to them in English.
dnz   
22 Sep 2008
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]

Wages here aren't that bad really, the average office worker seems to earn around 3500 pln per month which is more than enough to live fairly well as food and rent are so cheap. Things like electrical goods, cars and fuel aren't proportional to wages but everything else is.
dnz   
23 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

Thanks for the advice people I think I will just ride it out until some solutions come up, I will go back to the urzad miasta today and ask for my pesal number and see how far I get...

With regards to renting an apartment I have approached several real estate agents I have found on Gratka and they have clearly stated that I cannot rent a property due to not having a Pesel?

Everything seems so difficult, I might fly back to the UK for a few days in order to convince me to stay in Poland, I love it here really but things are just really difficult :)

Thanks for your advice I will take everything into account and try to win! :D

dnz:
earn the equivalent of 15,000 pln

If you do not mind me asking, what do you work at to get that wage? and are there any jobs going?

I run a recruitment company and give seminars to companies on, sales, marketing etc,
Will be looking for some English speaking sales people within the next few months...
dnz   
22 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

It seems true, anyone that seems open minded or good a a particular trade seems to have left Poland leaving mostly people who are reluctant to change their habits and point of view to one more in line with the current situation. Seems a shame really.
dnz   
22 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

I came here to try and build my business but this is seemingly impossible to do from Poland at the moment. I need to move to a bigger apartment but can't due to being British and not having a Polish ID card.

Seems a shame to have to go back to the foggy, damp island north of france but I don't fancy being a bez domny in Poland :(

If anyone has any ideas on how I can get this pesal thing or at least rent a house/apartment and obtain any sort of financial services they would be much appreciated :D
dnz   
22 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

Right! I have decided to now go back to the UK, It seems impossible to obtain any services from Polish banks, Telephone companies and Insurance companies which makes life here nearly impossible. I have full registration with voia voda and the city hall, earn the equivalent of 15,000 pln a month and am unable to rent a new apartment, Obtain a contract phone, Credit card, Insure my car or in fact do anything that people need as part of every day life due to being a foreigner. It has been made blatantly obvious that these people are unable to help or in fact unwilling to help due to being English. I have now come to the conclusion that the best thing to do is return to the UK in order to be able to live a "normal" life and for my business to succeed. We are in the European union and I have lived here for over a year and I think it is disgusting the way people from outside Poland are treated and I believe that a similar disregard and lack of respect for people from outside the UK should be implemented to people trying to obtain these simple services in the UK. I have Polish friends in the UK who after 3 months have bought a car on HP, Got a contract mobile and been able to insure this said car with no problems whatsoever. Poland seems to be stuck in the dark ages regarding services of this nature and really needs to come up to speed with the concept of customer service and indeed an unbiased service regardless of the nationality of the applicant. Poles have been made to feel welcome in the UK with signage everywhere in Polish and the same should apply to anyone moving to Poland.

Sort it out!