Real Estate / Cousin stole my dads home in Poland... [49]

People sometimes call flats their "house" here. It could be a simple miscommunication or poor choice of word.

Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

I misread your post sorry. I thought you said they were never there faster than 45min. I have never had good luck with the Police when I needed them. I got the typical Polish apathy everyone seems to be issues at birth here.

Ironically the little twits are not out tonight. First night in a couple of weeks there has been quiet.

Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]


I don't care if they have lived there 100 years their behavior is rude and disrespectful of everyone else who lives there. I fully plan to "move on" and made it clear, so not sure why you needed to say that. Sounds like you are a typical defender of all things Polish even when it's wrong.

Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

There has always been a 10pm to 6am noise curfew to my knowledge but it's impossible to enforce until after the fact. I get that people want to hang out and have fun...but to act like that when there are hundreds of people in earshot trying to sleep is just selfish and pathetic. I have had nieghbors remodel flats at all hours, have 30min chats in the hall outside my door etc. I don't know if it's just my building/area or if it's become less polite in general here.

Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

I am looking for a new place as this one is far too loud. And it's not normal city noises which I am used to...it's idiot people noises. In the day it's the old ladies and old drunks....in the afternoon it's the school kids...at night the teenagers and drunks. And in the morning it's the trash trucks who against all logic drag the bins out toward the flats and their balconies to empty them instead of on the road side where the businesses would block the noise. A lot of flats are for rent and sale around here and I see why.

Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

Might give them a try. Between these little cretins and the ones who rev their scooters over and over while driving up and down the street I am going mad.

Law / Rights of a consumer when dealing with faulty goods in Poland? [65]

I have had this happen multiple times. CarreFour lost a router I bought and after a month with no clue where it was they gave me credit for a new one after I argued for about an hour...I think he honestly wanted me to just say "oh ok" and leave with nothing. iSpot (Apple shop) sold me a faulty from the box hard drive and wouldn't take it back after 2 hours...said I had to send it to service. I ended up getting it handled through the manufacturer directly and swore to never shop in an iSpot again. They said "we just sell them" and acted like they had no responsibility at all as a retailer. It's criminal.

Things don't break more here...it's just that in most developed nations shops replace things that are bad within a reasonable time frame. Here everything "goes to service" even if you bought it and opened it right then to find it not working. Polish customer service is horrid by any standard and it rooted in the cultural behavior of not taking responsibility or admitting fault.

UK, Ireland / Warsaw to UK flights? [10]

Thanks.

UK, Ireland / Warsaw to UK flights? [10]

I have never found good prices with Ryanair. They never have anything when and where I want.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

Milky in 2005 this behavior wasn't so common from my experience. It has gotten worse. Everyone I know who has flat hunted in this year has had this issue. My friends got rejected again today for two flats offering for example 2200 on a 2400 listing. Both of those flats have been empty for 3 months or so and the owners won't budge on price. It's mental.

As delphiandomine said it is about pride and that pride costs them money. I am not a Poland basher but this pride along with **** ideas of customer service are the things I really hate about Poland. Both of them cause more problems for both sides and it is just illogical and unnecessary.

Work / NOT POLISH and Looking for a JOB in Poland [11]

Put an advertisement on Gumtree.pl

Post paper ads in the schools and on light poles with your contact info.

Surely you know someone who is Polish who could help you post ads online?

Work / NOT POLISH and Looking for a JOB in Poland [11]

Teach Arabic lessons for cash. There are a lot of students in Lodz and I am sure you could find clients. You could also find them in Warsaw.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

Polish property owners have no sense. They ask high prices for rental and their flats sit empty for months. Do they lower the price? No. Nor will they negotiate often.

I have some friends who offered 2400 on a listing of 2550 and the owner said no. The flat has been empty for 3 months. I simply do not understand the Polish idea of "reasonable".

He loses more in one month than he would in the entire year taking 150pln less. And this behavior is very common.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

The no parking hard shoulder rule exists in a lot of places for a very good reason. You exhibit the typical Polish behavior of blaming everything and everyone but the person who did it. Should not have expected anything else.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Are you kidding me Plastic Pole? Yes there were others but they LEFT when told to. He did not. Why will you and Monia not see the issues instead of making every excuse possible.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Plastic Pole why are you trying so hard to make excuses? Your "but maybes" have become routine. He did wrong. He was fined for it after they dealt with his childish behavior. You so desperatly want for it not to be his fault and it doesn't make sense. If he your uncle or something?

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Her nationalistic behavior is evident as is that of the other "Poles are so picked on and are never wrong" types here. You are either baiting (most likely) or dense.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

And you know they didn't try to ask for documents how? or that they didn't have them? They knew he was Polish and after learning he spoke no English they took him to the car where a translator spoke to him in the radio. Not a problem.

I give up with you...your typical "wear someone down until they are tired of your nonsense" tactic has worked. But it only means I am finished arguing...not that you are correct. Lest you think you somehow "won" something.

Language / Using Polish declensions.. [14]

I hear it both ways all the time Mleko...your way is more common but putting bardzo first is hardly "wrong". In any case the book is a must have along with a good dictionary.

Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

It is a common thing in mixed nationality marriages for the wife to take or keep the kid in her country protected by her family and laws. This happens all over the world unfortunately. A good lawyer is your only legal option I am afraid.

Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

Papa I am not a lawyer but I am sure Polish law has rules about percentages for child support etc. She also would have to prove any earnings not on paper and I don't know how she would. This really isn't the place to get accurate advice though as it's all opinions.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Monia those officers were extremely professional and very gentle. I am not sure what your complaint is with them.

And you are most certainly NOT exhibiting common sense. Common sense doesn't succumb to ridiculous nationalistic drama.

Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

Papa a good lawyer is about all you can do. She has home turf advantage, family support, and as you can see cultural racism on her side. Don't do anything stupid...fight her with the law. I don't know how possible it is but if you can find an Indian lawyer here in Poland at least you can have someone who understands what you are up against.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

So your knowledge of proper UK Police procedure is rooted in your being born in Poland?

I like a lot about Poland. And a lot about Poles. The behavior you are exhibiting is not one of those things and thankfully not extant in every Pole...though it is in many. Why can't you just be reasonable instead of so blindly nationalistic? There is a lot about the USA I don't like and have no problem owning up to those behaviors as a generality in my fellow Americans. Why can't you just do the same? It isn't difficult. Just drop the ego.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Monia I have lived here a long time and know all about Poland's good and bad. You are part of the bad with your smug and nationalistic behavior rooted not in reality but in the fantasy of your own mind.

UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

And you being Polish can act with the utmost objectivity right?

By the way I am not British nor Polish and think the police were fine and the driver was a fool.

Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

If this was a Polish woman living in India with HIS family and he was asking for half of her salary you guys would sing a different tune. This forum is ridiculous.

Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

It is not your responsibility to pay whatever your ex demands. If it were that simple women would be dropping guys left and right and taking even more.