Life / First hand experiences of the Mafia in Poland [28]

There isn't much mafia left in Poland anymore... That was more of a post Communism, early to mid 90's type of phenomenon, at least in Poland.. There use to be some groups around Warsaw (Pruszkow and Wolomin) but many of those groups are now defunct...

Most of the criminal activity is based around car theft, especially German cars, and drug trafficking (mainly amphetamines/methamphetamine for domestic consumption and export to other local EU countries)...

The likelihood that you'll have to pay a protection tax is slim to none especially if you're in a good area or in the town square... Don't sell drugs, illegal cigs/booze out of your places and you'll be good... Also, criminal types tend to stick to places, people and things they know - the likelihood that a gang is going to set up shop at the new pub in town is rather low..

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]

now that Russia is already gobbling up Ukraine, I'd say slim to none...

I heard a rumor of Russian diplomats going to PL and offering land in the Ukraine in return for Poland's military support and breaking away from NATO. Naturally, PL got scared... that's probably why there's been this whole thing of 'spies' getting kicked out..

Real Estate / Ideas how to invest sum of 500,000ZL in Warsaw - real estate is recommended? [20]

If you're looking at investing in property in Poland from my own experience and my families I can tell you that it's not the best time. Values went up quite a bit in the past 10 years in a lot of hot areas - near airports, universities, town squares, etc. Actually, land is rather expensive in Poland. Not crazy high like Tokyo, Moscow, etc. obviously but nonetheless expensive given the average citizen's purchasing power. There are many beautiful condos selling for even 250k EU and as high as 400, 500k EU in Wroclaw now - the city I'm from.

That being said, If you are looking though at real estate, I'd consider an upscale residential rental property in a large city for the long term.

Don't put your money in some bank and wait for interest like from a CD or whatever. Inflation outpaces any 1.XX% gain you'll make. If anything, I recommend annuities from reputable insurance companies as opposed to CDs and such. Typically higher yield and just as safe as a bank.

Personally, as someone who worked as a commodity broker and with various other investments for a couple years, I don't think Poland is the only place you should invest your money. I'm not saying that there aren't good opportunities though either. It sounds like you're looking to invest some money in something that carries little risk to help get you by. I think there's better things than real estate in PL personally but that doesn't mean you can't put a nice chunk of cash down on a property.

The most important thing to do is diversify. Consider a 'safe' investment without much liquidity - real estate or an annuity and use the rest of your cash on an investment with more moderate risk but more liquidity - perhaps some blue chips and consider some commodities too (maybe at a later date...) - silver, gold and oil are really low now and I think they'll go down a tad bit more till January.

Language / What does the phrase 'tak jak' mean? [8]

It's idiomatic for 'what's up'

guy 1: czesc, jak tam? or czesc, jak sie masz? - hi, whatsup? or hi, how you doing?
guy 2: dobrze good

Language / What does the phrase 'tak jak' mean? [8]

ooops i read that totally wrong.. lol - you're right... tak jak does mean 'as, similar to, the same as, etc.

Love / Observations and experiences so far about Polish women [93]

Of course I'm stereotyping here but this is the experiences I've observed in my life...

Pro's: very sexy - oftentimes some of the best looking girls around but as far as personality for the most part modest, boring, conservative, ambitious, intelligent, clean, great fashion sense, religious - namely Roman Catholic, like to dance, very much still in tuned with the '50's housewife' mentality if that's your thing and it often is in marraige, independent in terms of personality but oftentimes not financially, likes to drink and party sometimes (but looks at drugs even pot with disgust). PL Woman can be the most loyal too though if you find the right one.

cons: oftentimes very materialistic, likes to argue, very insecure with image and self, strives for family and material wealth, self-centered, willing to screw people over for personal gain or prestige, boring in bed - totally vanilla even the more 'freaky' ones have nothing on Dutch, German, French, etc. or even Black girls, PL girls will leave you for someone with more money, boring sex drive, loves to gossip and one up her friends, will make their bf/husband do things they won't want to do or complain when a guy just wants to go drink with his buddies or watch tv., overly conservative mindset, oftentimes racist and judgmental,

I am a 26 year old manager at a healthcare corporation and have dated all types of girls. However, the things I want in life are oftentimes different than the 'average' males. Hence, a 'con' of mine might be a 'pro' for another male.

I personally don't want to marry or have kids. I also prefer the more 'atypical' type of girl - my dream girl would be beautiful, likes to ride ATVs and shoot guns, drinks vodka and smokes pot, very very sexually liberated and kinky, materialistic ambitions but not at the expense of her bf, educated, free thinker, doesn't particularly want family/kids/marraige..

Source(s) - several Polish girlfriends, 100% Polish family - born and raised, I stopped seeking dates with Polish girls after I realized the 4th or 5th one would've become my mom (and like all my Polish friends' moms) if we dated for a long time or it got serious...

My friend who's a corporate attorney married this Polish blonde bimbo that was like 10 years younger than him... Yeah, her and her $20k boob job took off with his Porsche Cayenne and half his estate... only took em about 5-7 years... She cheated on him during several of those years fyi.

Love / Observations and experiences so far about Polish women [93]

Do you guys think I will have a hard time attracting a girl that's 25 years old? Or younger?

I make decent money in America...."really good" in Poland.

Yes you will. I have found Polish girls often care less about looks and even personality in a way and more into 'moldability' and your status in society. However, some things could be a deal breaker - like some PL girls are uber Roman Catholic and won't want a relationship with someone that's say Lutheran. Of course, my generation though is a bit more open minded and liberal than that of my parents and grandparents. There's a big contrast amongst the attitudes, personalities, and often desires of PL girls in the US/Western World and those still in PL.

In Chicago, you will easily find a beautiful PL girl if you're a sucessful male, generous to her, and treat her well. There's a popular Polish club on the N side of Chicago (Martini Club) and you'll find balding 40 year old contractors (one of the most common professions for PL male immigrants) with a young hottie on their arm because they got a 7-series or S-class and a big house in the burbs.. However, a lot of PL people, esp those fresh off the boat or 1st gen in the U.S., like to flaunt wealth they don't really have... that 7-series or S-class could be a salvage title and that house doesn't have much equity in it...

Again, of course I'm stereotyping and generalizing - while there are many relationships I've known that PL girls got into because of the sense of security (ultimately the most important thing to a woman) and left their man when the good financial times soured, there are also those that have stuck by their man through good and bad. I find the latter to be more common in older couples, especially those who lived in PL during Communism.

Love / Observations and experiences so far about Polish women [93]

The women in Poland typically have that '50's housewife mentality' especially ones that are in their 30's, 40's and beyond...

It's more the PL women who are younger and/or emigrated to the UK, US, etc. in search of better opportunities that are typically more independent. And yes, Polish women in general are often very well educated.

Love / Observations and experiences so far about Polish women [93]

Take a younger girl PL girl for the youthful fun, her good looks, and sex.. take a woman you're age if you're more family oriented...

If you want your wife to complain a lot, be pessimistic, and look super hot in her 20's and 30's but then look like a Maytag fridge by the time she's 50 and cut her hair really short - then marry a PL girl..

Personally, I'm not the marrying, have kids type but I respect people who strive for that. By 50's housewife mentality I'm more referring to the women who strive to have families, kids, and are a stay at home housewife as is very common in PL culture even though the women are oftentimes very educated. Although things are changing now and many women want a career of their own.

And I never said 30's is old.. I'm almost 30.. just an observation I noticed amongst that particular age group - more noticeable amongst those who are 40+ though. I think Communism might've had something to do with that.

But yes, if you're 40 why wouldn't you want to hook up with a younger girl? If you've got the means and the ability to date a younger girl and enjoy the things that comes with that relationship then do it, why not. I'd still be dating 20 year olds even if im 60 if she liked me for my personality and not just financial security.. I wouldn't care what people think plus a lot of it might be jealousy - ( How does this grandpa have a girlfriend hotter and younger than mine!?! ) I personally don't mind women that want to be with a rich man. A lot of the 'materialistic' girls would push me to work harder, make more money, advance my position and status. There's a difference between gold diggers and girls like that. The gold diggers just take from you - they don't bother to push you to do even better. It's different to want to be with someone who has cash and it's different to be a gold digger and only like them for their money.

So yeah dude do it. There's plenty of Polish girls that are young and want to be with an older, more mature guy. Just be careful of the ones that are only out for your money. There's a difference between liking nice things and wanting your man to succeed and using him because he gives you a Mercedes to drive around in...

Love / Observations and experiences so far about Polish women [93]

One last precaution from my previous post :

My friend who's a corporate attorney (also Polish) married this Polish blonde bimbo that was like 10 years younger than him... Yeah, her and her $20k boob job took off with his Porsche Cayenne and half his estate... only took em about 5-7 years... She cheated on him during several of those years fyi.

So perhaps don't get married or get a pre-nub if you're gf is half your age...

Love / Observations and experiences so far about Polish women [93]

Englishman - I doubt I'll be lonely because I have plenty of family and friends and I naturally have an extroverted personality and love meeting new people. I don't need a woman to make me happy as I'm happy with myself. Nonetheless, I don't plan on being without partners - just not married or with kids. Everything is sticky and/or broken in my friends' houses who already have kids. Personal choice and it's more career related and I want to be able to travel and work abroad with anyone holding me back. Also, women love misogynistic ********... I'm not Brad Pitt, I'm twice as drunk as the people around me at the club, I get into fights, I make a good living but I'm not super wealthy yet I have better luck with women than my friends who might be better looking or whatever.

I know plenty of people who are single in their senior years and happier than a lot of the married couples. In fact, many of them act more youthful and are more lively. I have a girlfriend now but we're not serious and the relationship is more casual. However, if we needed each other the other would be there in an instant.

And no, of course not all 50+ year old PL women let themselves go... there's many that are still very fit, wear fashionable clothes and high heels, have a healthy sex life with their partner, etc. Remember it takes two... if you're going to let yourself go and not go down on your wife/gf/etc. every once in a while don't expect her to keep up her appearances and do the same for you

If you want an accurate representation of Polish women and how immigrant Polish people act, look, talk, etc. come to Chicago and drive up and down Belmont Ave. You'll notice a difference between those Polish people and the ones in Poland. The ones in Poland are oftentimes much classier, more beautiful, more cultured, etc. In Chicago though you'll see everyone from the balding 50 year old contractor with a gut who still wears socks with sandals (this was a 90's Polish people in Chicago phenomenon it seems like lol) with his wife asking him whether he wants bigos or golabki for dinner to the beautiful tall leggy and busty blonde haired blue eyed Polish girls walking into Jedynka, a popular club for PL people.

Congrats on your experience in Warsaw = )

Also, I don't know if this is still the case now but I know it was common in the city the last few times I was in PL. They called it 'sponsorship' in the US it would be called a sugar daddy, kept woman, etc.. Oftentimes, young beautiful women would be with older successful men, oftentimes exclusively, and the man would help provide for them - clothes, school supplies, etc. They usually wouldn't live together but oftentimes these relationships would last several years like till the woman graduated college or whatever and they'd be loyal to their man during the relationship.

Love / Do Polish girls lose their virginity later than most [14]

Amongst the older generations - definetely... but in general many PL girls tend to be very conservative and oftentimes will even wait till marraige (or at least be together for a loooong time) before sex... My girlfriends parents never had oral sex in their lives because they think it's perverted.. Can you imagine that? Not only are they married, he's never had a bj and she's never been eaten out... no wonder they were all tense..

I don't understand why anyone would wait till you're married to have sex. Sex is so beautiful and wonderful - possibly the best thing on earth. What if you're with someone for such a long time and you get married just to find out that you're sexually incompatible. Or worse, what if your wife sees all 3 inches of you and now she's stuck with you for good....Not cool...

That's just my 2 cents though.. then again I'm more sexually liberated and open than most. I won't ever push to have sex with a girl and I respect a woman's body, but if she made me wait till marriage that would be a deal breaker.

USA, Canada / PolAms -- do you regard yourselves only as 'white Americans'? [187]

Then you'd have to have Irish American, French American, etc... it'd be too complicated...

White = Caucasian as the theory is white people originated from the Caucusus.

However, yes I agree. Russia is rather mixed since you have Chechens, Uzbeks, Tartars, Mongols, Tajiks, etc. all claiming 'Russian' and many still do now. I have respect for others' cultures, but I'm not going to move to the West side of Chicago just beause I want to live in a 'diverse' area...I'll take my WASPy suburban bubble thank you very much.

Love / Observations and experiences so far about Polish women [93]

Values and morals are a rarity in modern society. I have yet to get laid for holding the door for an old lady so I'm going to keep getting laid because I'm young, handsome, and fairly wealthy. You can keep your high horse.

History / Most important Poles and Slavs that ever lived [74]

My Polish favorites:

Chopin, Kosciuszko, the entire Hussar brigades that drove 12 foot pikes up the @$$ of any Austian, Russian, or German that stepped into Polish territory, Pope John Paul II, Maximilian Kolbe, Marie Curie, Kasimir Pulaski, Donald Tusk, Adam Mickiewicz, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Kamil Cyprian Norwid, Adamczyk - boxer, and the dude who commanded the army (Pilsudzski??) in the 1910's and was able to beat back the Russians in an event also known as 'the miracle on the Wisla' where Poland rerouted a Russian army of over 100k and took a good 75% of them prisoner while killing/wounding the rest - very few escaped, and all the PL soldiers and patriots that defended our motherland...

Polish people I don't like

Mr. Anna Gorodzka - I'm not happy about the fact that we have a transgender MP... and it looks freakin disgusting especially with that huge ass mole next to her lip...

Lech Walesa - terrible president...
Eminem - supposedly he's Polish... not born there though of course
like 99% of the Polish women who belong to the Saint Constance parish in Chicago becasue all they do is gossip and will even flat out lie about their childrens' achievements to one up your childrens' achievements...

Shimon Perez - Polish jew
Sarah Silverman - one of the worst actresses ever - also a PL jew

History / Most important Poles and Slavs that ever lived [74]

Tesla was a real scientist.... Edison was just JP Morgan's suka...