Life / EXPATS in POLAND: 10 things you miss / don't miss about home . . . [138]

Jul 6, 09, 23:27 - Thread attached on merging:
RESEARCH FOR NEW BUSINESS 10 THING YOU MISS THE MOST FROM THE UK......

Hi Everyone,

I'm interested to know what people from the UK living in Poland or Polish people who lived in the UK and now live back in Poland miss the most.

I'm talking about things you can't buy in the shops over here, for instance a good selection of English books or malt vinegar etc etc

If people could help me by listing the ten things they miss most it would be really helpful and might also make an interesting thread!!!

Thanks a million in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]

What work has she been doing?

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]

You know it's a crap time back home at the moment for work, and to be honest factory work is not going to make many people happy. have you considered moving to Poland with her?

What do you do for a living in the UK?

Language / Polish and Hungarian, how similar? [53]

Not an expert but from what I know they are completely different and i think what you are asking would be pretty unrealistic.

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]

Sounds like you're in a tough situation mate, I met my misses in UK and she wanted to go back to Poland to finish her degree so I agreed to move with her and honestly it's been the best choice I ever made. Having kids though makes it hard i appreciate that.

All I can suggest is trying to find a decent job for her but like I said it's hard in the UK at the mo

Wish you the best of luck though

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]

she has finished now, she was studying psychology we now have a business together. I have been here four years now and everything is pretty good.

Language / Polish and Hungarian, how similar? [53]

Or she could have an ex Hungarian lover that would spice the book up a bit!!

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

Sorry but I think that a lot of what is being written on this thread is rubbish. If someone who is thinking about moving to Poland is reading this and feeling good then think again.

People who say they are earning 3000zł a month to hand and claiming this is enough in major cities are talking c**p.

OK if you are here for a year and you have no responsibilities in your life fine you might scrape by on that but if you want something more it is not nearly enough.

Trust me (someone who has tried it) from 3000zł a month you won't have any money to save and pay for all those little extras that pop up you will be counting every grosze.

You will be drinking (occasionally) in very student orientated pubs and a nice meal out will blow your budget to bits, that's before you start thinking about paying for flights back home for visits or Christmas present etc etc etc.

sorry if this sounds harsh but I invite anyone who earns 3000zł per month to tell me that they do anything more than scrape by and don't struggle

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

@ Bolek, sorry I don't get your point.

I'm simply saying that someone who say's they are earning 2000-3000zł and getting by quite nicely is misleading people.

Yeah of course people live in nice flats and drive nice cars, expats included but they earn more than that like you said so once again I don't get your point.

Travel / Fish and Chips in Warsaw [53]

It sounded so good until I read NO PICKLED EGG'S!!! Still more then we have here in Poznań!

Food / Burgers, why not in Poland? [54]

The TGI restaurant in Galeria Malta in Poznań do pretty decent burgers

Travel / Fish and Chips in Warsaw [53]

@Amathyst, Thanks for the link but my Polish mother in law has been making them for ages for me!!!

In fact I'm going to the kitchen right now to grab one from the jar and i will stick it in a bag of salt and vinegar crisps!!

Love / English boyfriend coming to visit me in Poland [55]

Why don't you just ask your parents? Then we can end this boring thread!

Love / Is she genuine? - I would like some advice please re a Polish girl. [130]

It's really easy to find out if she is genuine phone her and speak to her!!!!

For f**ks sake grow a pair man!!!

Love / Is she genuine? - I would like some advice please re a Polish girl. [130]

So txt then and buy a web cam!

Sorry mate but it's not that hard to verify if someone is on the level or not!

Love / Is she genuine? - I would like some advice please re a Polish girl. [130]

@ Wild Rover: How are things going with your Russian lady? have you met yet? What advice could you give Andy McRae on moving forward??

Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]

Hi,

Really weird this thread has come up now as I'm just today trying to work this out myself.

I have a sole trader company and most of my customers transfer money into my bank account, someone told me I need a business account but if a customer goes to my bank to pay money into a business account they will have to pay about 6zł (I think this is the norm in Poland with business accounts?) So for obvious reasons I would rather use my personal account.

can anyone confirm if I can keep using my personal account for this?

Thanks

Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]

WBK, was told for internet transfer it is free but in branch the customer would have to pay a fee to deposit into a business account

Law / Company bank account in Poland - can a company use a personal bank account? [11]

yeah I reckon so but I don't want ANYONE to have to pay a fee to deposit money into my account, this is why I would prefer just to keep on using my personal account.

Life / Typical Examples of Polish Parking Entitlement (post yours) [57]

@ Harry Ha Ha I would have done far worse!!

Life / Tattoos and Popular culture in Poland [51]

If you are thinking of a new business venture I think it's already covered!!

UK, Ireland / UK Ip address while living in Poland [14]

I signed up to this:

filmon.com/tv/

It costs 10euro a month but you get bbc 1, 2 itv ch4 and loads more and the stream is crystal clear, well worth the money. I have been watching the snooker all week plus various other shows and not had any problems with it. Each channel even has a low speed option if you don't have fast internet.

Life / My own thoughts about life in Poland (have lived here for two years) [133]


You've hit the nail on the head there! Every Polish person I know has a whole cupboard full of medicine. I will never forget an ex flatmate of mine who produced a large suitcase full of medicine when I complained of a sore throat!

If you want to get rich in this country open an Apteka!

Life / Picking up BBC television in Poland [41]

Does anyone have any good links for watching English TV at the moment?

Thanks in advance!

Life / All Saints' Day in Poland - Commemoration or Carnival? [44]


I don't think it is a celebration, more a day of reflection and remembering those we have lost. There are a lot of traditions and values in this country that Polish people are and should be proud of and just maybe if we had some of these in the UK the country wouldn't be in the state it's in now.

Life / What's up with the trains in Poland (the whole system in complete chaos?) [25]


Now I know you are still drunk from last night!!

Law / Any good business ideas - what Poland needs? [114]


You could start selling them in Poland, almost every pound shop sells them back home I'm guessing when buying in bulk unit cost would be about 40p

Law / Question about the drinking laws of Poland. [45]


Fair play!!

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

You should try filmon.com it costs 10 euro a month but you get real time streams for most UK channels including bbc1, 2 itv1, 2, 3 c4 e4 more 4 five fiver and a load more.

I have been using this for about five months now and the stream is always perfect never any problems and 10 euro is not much.

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

isthatu2

Not sure what point you are trying to make here but BBC prime doesn't exist anymore. Just to clear something up YOU pay your tv license so YOU can watch tv not so people in Poland can watch it! Strange post, oh well it takes all sorts!