Life / Vandalism on cars in Poland [64]

Merged: Vandalism on cars in Poland

Hi everyone,
on Saturday at exactly 04:56 in the morning 4 guys( actually only 1 of them hit my car) passing in my street broke the mirror of my car and scratched the door ( earlier they hit another car on the other side of the road ) . Since in our building are 2 cameras I have everything recorded and I got it in my flashdrive and went to the police station. Now the question I have for you is: Is everywhere in PL that police actually don't give a **** about vandalism on cars or only in my city ? Even after giving them the flashdrive with the video from both cameras ( one of them showing the FACES ) of those guys the guy at the police station said: Well, you know it happens all the time.Now I don't see any solution to this except getting the baseball bat and finding at least one of them ( I don't think they live far from my place ) but then I risk going to prison.Ideas ?

Life / Vandalism on cars in Poland [64]

Thanks guys. P.S It's not only about my mirror and the scratches to be honest, it costs about 200 PLN to fix it. What bothers me is that nobody does anything to make this stop or at least to give a lesson to the stupid 20 something years old guys who are doing it. Last year one of the neighbours had his car completely destroyed( windows, all doors,bonet,side mirrors... everything smashed ).Anyway I'll do exactly as Jon said, let's see what the prosecutor says.

Work / Typical rate for 1-on-1 English lessons in Poland (Krakow)? [37]

A guy who worked in an english speaking country as a waiter ( currently is an intern at the company I work ) is chargind 25 PLN for 60 minutes, so I guess that's why the 60 PLN/hour is not so bad in my opinion.Of course it's not the same as getting lessons from an experienced native speaker but still it is causing the prices to fall.

News / Magdalena Ogórek - a new hope for Poland? [11]


Yeah, I agree :D :D

Genealogy / Angela Merkel is partially Polish. Her family name could be Kaźmierczak [208]


Well,it's Crow man. Only he understands what is he talking about. German nation doesn't exist, the poles are his brothers (because serbs haven't massacred anybody here ),russians are an example of tolerance,democracy etc,the rest of the world's population should be exterminated because they don't agree with Russia and Serbia and that's it. Heil Crow :)

Law / 'Two years of continuously stay in Poland prior application' - Interpretation of clause in Permanent Residence [13]


Nope! I had exactly the same situation and didn't change anything in the process of getting the permanent permit.

Love / My Polish girlfriend is pregnant by cheating on me and wants this baby without my permission. Please help. [51]


So that's how abortion is called these days ?! Phucking hell guys, maybe somebody should tell him to murder both of them???!!! What is wrong with you people ?


Mate, if your rear gear doesn't work that well you should use condoms.In my opinion you should take your responsibilities and raise the child.

Law / New law for foreigners : No longer any need to submit documents before expiration of Karta Pobytu? [15]

Try the official websites better. People say different things,I submited the documents last year and it was as before, 45 days before the expiration.

Law / Polish certificate exam level B1 and institution / few questions about the Polish language [39]

Merged: Polish language certificate - which institution can issue this?

Hi everyone ,
I want to take the B1 exam (polish) and I'm wondering if there is any other institution where I can take it except: certyfikatpolski.pl/pl/ ?

Here it seems there will be no more exams for this year and there is no information about next year.
Thanks

Life / Vandalism on cars in Poland [64]

I didn't bother. Everyone here kept telling me it won't help anyway.

Life / Why are Polish people such hypocrites about immigration? [36]

I don't really understand how can someone say: polish people do this or do that, Poland likes these people and hates some others.... I think it's a personal matter and can't be said for a nation of 40 million people. Yeah, maybe the majority are against the immigrants from the middle east but everyone has something they call a reason for thinking that way. People march against immigration everywhere : London,Berlin,Paris......what's different about Poland ?

News / Should recent arrivals to Poland, such as Syrian migrants, be required to learn Polish? [10]


I think they definitely should learn some poish but I agree with Brummie and don't think they consider Poland and polish language as target country or target language.

Law / Am I eligible to apply for Poland's Dowod Osobisty? I am British. [11]


Not yet. You need to get a permanent residence( you can apply for it after 3 years I think ) and 2 years after that you'll be able to apply for a polish citizenship.


Nope delph,he's married so he can get it much earlier ;) ( 2 or 3 years from what I remember ).

Law / Am I eligible to apply for Poland's Dowod Osobisty? I am British. [11]


I came in 2010,got married in 2011,got the permanent residence in 2014. Dankeschön :D

Law / Am I eligible to apply for Poland's Dowod Osobisty? I am British. [11]


yes


malopolska.uw.gov.pl/default.aspx?page=zezwoleie_na_siedlenie_na_terenie_RP

There you go.

Life / Cyfrowy Polsat... NC+ - which channels can you watch in English? [25]


I have NC+ and there are a few BBC channels ( BBC, BBC Brit, BBC Earth,BBC Lifestyle etc )

Law / Poland's Citizenship application - "Uzasadnienie" - what to write in this section? [12]

Well that's a tricky one, I can't just say I genuinely hate the country I was born :( . Rumcajs do you think it's enough to write what I like about Poland and Poles and the fact that I feel a bit polish ? Or the office needs only BS reasons and nothing about with one's feelings?

Law / Poland's Citizenship application - "Uzasadnienie" - what to write in this section? [12]

naturalisation


Just received dowod osobisty :). Happy to be a Pole.

Law / Poland's Citizenship application - "Uzasadnienie" - what to write in this section? [12]

Cheers Rumcajs :)


I would prefer not to say, don't want to open a can of worms in PF :).

Happy for you Delph :)

Law / Poland's Citizenship application - "Uzasadnienie" - what to write in this section? [12]


haha, I'm not French :).There is a member in PF who particularly dislikes everyone with the same origin as me :)

Life / Poland after one year of living here [105]

Luke, the first year is the hardest, in my first year I almost left Poland for good ;). At that time I made my first friend here in Poland, he helped me a lot, at first with finding a job ( me and my wife were really struggling at that time ), working with him I met some other people who introduced me to some other and so on. Today, I'm a polish citizen, is my 6-th year here and honestly I am sometimes homesick but with everyday which passes I feel more connected to this country.

And I live in a city not much bigger than Chrzanow ( and not very far from it :D ), but even here I found some fantastic people who helped me settle and feel welcomed. Shame you don't drink alcohol, that would be a massive help in finding new friends. IMO, you should give it some time and don't try very hard because it will backfire on you. As someone said here before, when discussing something there is nothing wrong with being a bit stubborn if you know for sure you are right.

I wish you the best of luck :)


If Luke takes a little puppy he's going to have a lot of female friends :D

Life / Poland after one year of living here [105]


Luke, I was mistaken about the place :D, I saw and wrote Chrzanow but for an inexplicable reason had in mind a tiny place called Czchow, I live in Nowy Sacz, south east of Krakow.About 150 km from Chrzanow, so not so close :D :D.

And here I like it ( most of the time ), there are places to hate and to love here like everywhere but mostly is ok :). I have a few friends, one very close friend and of course my wife who has helped me a lot in meeting new people.

As Paulina said earlier, imagine a cactus, that's how poles are. Once you get past the "spines" you're one of them, at least from my experience.

Life / Poland after one year of living here [105]


I sent you a PM.


God yes!! My wife has a cousin who is the type you described: knows everything better, was there,did that etc and he studied european studies or something like that and we ALWAYS argue a lot :D. As soon as people around you will notice you know something more about Poland, I think they'll be more interested in what you say or think.

Life / Call from Urzad Wojewódzki (Citizenship Application) while being out of Poland [11]

Rather it's the positive decision. So congratulations :D

Law / Polish certificate exam level B1 and institution / few questions about the Polish language [39]

I was at Warsaw University.

Life / Poland safe for a Greek? [93]


I agree with dougpol1 on this one. Polska dla polakow is becoming a problem nowadays :( . And yes, Poles love Greece so that's an advantage.


Come on, there is a LOT of fake smiling here, not even close to Greece.

Life / Poland safe for a Greek? [93]


There's an interview on youtube where he speaks about his campaigns.

Life / Poland safe for a Greek? [93]


A lot of people begged him to do just that but he never listens. It's just Crow and his imaginary world.
About the banks, if you have income in euro just open an account in euro ( if you're going to be here for long ) and you can exchange the money in "kantor" and not at the bank where they have higher rates.

News / Poland versus Greece in economy [175]


IMO the world should've helped them in 1919 and today we'd still have the beautiful Smyrna as it was for thousands of years.