Life / You've been in Poland a while if .... [49]

When you purchase something like a set of pots and pans or toaster oven or some electrical device(radio/tv), you can be sure that the box has been opened and everything examined by

a- curious shoppers before you looking for something they need to complete their set
b- yourself to make sure that the set/item is complete
c- finally the cashier, with or without the security guard to make sure all parts are in the box and that you are not stealing anything.

this really ticks me off when the box is taped shut on all flaps, and tamper-evident strapping is still in place 4x.

The strapping makes big boxes so much easier to carry, and they remove it all :/
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All the cashiers at Biedronka will be so pleasant to deal with.
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You plan your city movements to avoid getting on stinky buses and trams, where the traveling public has never heard of a shower or deodorant.

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You anticipate getting mowed down in a zebra, even by police.
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You anticipate getting a beat down by those tracksuit wearing, shaved heads, walking like a scouser, tattooed up idiots.
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You can be sure that such a simple thing as getting a stamp from the post office will take 10-45 minutes. Why is it that Zabka or other kiosks don't sell stamps????

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You can be sure that you stay home all day for something important to arrive in the mail, and by 16:00 you give up and leave home. When you arrive home at 17:30, there is an Awiso waiting for you and the postie wrote that he was at your home at 12:00 and you know full well that no one buzzed your door.

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You know full well that from October to April, the Aptekas will be overloaded with people suffering with an everyday cold or sniffles, but they are such Hypochondriacs, they think it's the most serious thing and need to get medicated.

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If you speak English when entering a disco, you can be sure that the cover charge is higher than for a Pole.
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If you need help buying a train/bus ticket, you can be sure that there is not one single attendant who can speak anything but Polish

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when you ask a store worker "do you speak English?" they will say 9 times out of 10 "of course" with a smile.

Travel / Ryanair travel by air - subtle scams to be wary of [98]


I'd sure like to see that cabinet. Don't be a fool and believe that there is actually "cash" in a bank. We all know that "cash in the bank" is nothing more than numbers on a computer screen. If banks actually HAD that "cash" then there would be no excuse for having to take bailouts.

Are you really that naive to believe that there is that much "cash" in one companies account?

Microsoft and Apple must have caverns filled up below the earth then.

How much "cash" do you have in your account? My guess is none.

How about citing your findings.

Learn how the banking system works before making asinine comments like that.


That's just the way delphiandomine is. Abrasive and condescending to all those of whom he feels intellectually superior to. He is a bitter ex-pat who lives in Poznan and spends waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time here criticizing others opinions when in turn he has been known to speak out of his arse.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

when I go to a restaurant, and I want a simple glass of water, (from the tap is fine because I am parched) the server thinks I must be crazy and insists that I pay 3-4zł for a 200ml bottle of Kropla Beskidu. :/

How about instigating a bottle deposit on all plastic drink bottles, tetra packs, glass bottles of beverages??? Germany seems to make it work. It would keep millions of millions of bottles out of the trash. And create some employment opportunities for the less fortunate.