Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]

Yup. After reading this thread you shouldn't be surprised that so many people are fleeing to England.

Off-Topic / An English Version of Gadu-Gadu? [105]

There is an English version of Gadu Gadu. Unfortunately for you (I guess) it needs Linux:

kadu.net

or

ekg2.org

Maybe someone will find this info useful.

Cheers.