Reasons for moving to Poland

Hell yeah!! Also, Poland has sth called krówki. Us Scots know it as tablet (no, not tablets or disco biscuits, lol). A treat for those with a sweet tooth.

hi my name is shelly im moveing to poland with my polish husband i just want to no is it bad in poland for monye and what is it like for a irish person to get a job in poland thanks

im moveing to poland to start a life there.can anyone tell me what is it like for a irish woman to get a job in poland thank's

Hello shelly,

And welcome to the Polish Forum.

I am Irish and i live in Poland.

I see your main concern is work?, well teaching English is probably your best bet but of course I do not know anything about you.

I recommend you do a teaching English as a foreign language course,( i am not sure which one is best these days) and start learning Polish.

There is plenty of info on this site, if you use the search box up the top left you should find what you want.

I also recommend starting a new topic introducing yourself.

And let us know how you get on

Best of luck

thank you seanbm for getting back to me! i would like to add that i do not have a third level education and im thinking of moving over to poland to find a jod as it is hard to find work in ireland at this present moment. from your point of view would you think it is worth the move. thank you for responding to my last message.

If in Warsaw... I think it will be easier to get a job.... but as a Pole... I welcome you to Poland with a smile :) ...

The question is impossible for me to answer.
I am sure there are teaching English courses you can do that do not require a third level education.
Teaching is probably your best option, as there are plenty of highly educated and skilled Polish people looking for other work here, also not knowing the language does make you an unlikely candidate for most jobs here.

There is also bar work and the like.
If I were you, I would come over and do a bit of research for yourself. Check out what you think of the place and what jobs you could do.

Where abouts were you thinking of going to in Poland?
I strongly recommend you learn some Polish before you come here, it will make life a million times easier.
Let me know if there is any further information I could help you with and let us know how you are getting on :)

im thinking about Starogard Gdanski.what part in poland do you live in :)

I live in the south of Poland, near Krakow and the mountains.
Gdansk is a big place so i am sure you will be fine, more people will speak English.
There are probably Irish bars, go to them looking for work?.
If you don't like it, you can still look around for a job.
It is better to have a job and look for work than no job at all.
Where in Ireland are you from Shelly?
I am from Dublin.

Why work in a bar and earn 6zl per hour when you can teach English and earn 60zl per hour?

Plus you'll need to speak Polish to work in a bar and you don't need to to teach English.

SeanBM: im from Dublin too but i moved to portumna co galway.ya will try but i preffer teaching English. have you been to starogard gdanski befor? :)

Very true, i was just trying of think of jobs she could get, for starters.


The pay is much much better for teaching English, I just did not know how desperate you were.
I have been through Gadansk on my way to Hel, everybody always told me to go to Hel ;)
I know very little about living in Gadansk and so long as your husband is not a ship builder you should be fine.
The future is not certain for the ship industry.
Really try to learn some of the language before you come here, use this site for suggestions and even go to Polish people in Ireland and ask them to teach you, in return you could teach them more English, I have done this many times. And remember to learn everyday Polish, food shopping, buying tickets etc...

I used to teach in Krakow 6 years ago, I did a T.E.F.L (teaching. English. as a foreign. language) course in Dublin, I believe you can also do them online but i do not think this alone will be enough any more, you'd have to check here URL and other threads like this.

Use the search tool at the top right of the page to find things that will help.
I love Galway, I was over on Inish Mor in June, I was lucky with the weather:)

Well.. Like in that song of Morandi, love is the answer.. One year ago I didn`t know to much about Poland, but now I`m more curious to learn many things like culture, language.. Maybe some of you, you`ll say.. "c`mon u didn`t find a better country to learn about..". Well.. I prefer to learn polish instead of german :D even if this language is a slavic one, not latin like Romania..

I like the green spaces everywhere.. not like here, everybody to cut some trees to make some light in their living room..
And , in another point of view, I like that Tyskie :)) I prefer beer instead of vodka or drinks like that..
I`m kipping my faith ^^
Good luck!

Florin

like where? in romania?


hehe, right decision


powodzenia florin.

seanBM: have you got any Irish friend's with you in Poland? when i go to poland id like to meet Irish people. it would be very sad for me not talking to anyone not haveing any Irish people to talk too you know what mean:)

shelly, is that you?
You did not sign in.
No I have no Irish or native English speakers anywhere near me.
I know Polish people who speak some English and i speak some Polish.
It is not too hard for me, although some times I miss Ireland and the people and the craic but less and less, although i am not too sure if i am telling the truth, yesterday it was very windy and I missed Ireland (there's usually no wind here) but i am not sad and it is unusual for me to get home sick.

In the last 6 years it happened to me once, when i was living in Lithuania, that I had to go home, I just had to. But lithuania is very different.

I am sure there are Irish bars in Gdansk.
It is a terrible situation to leave the country out of want, I think about the Polish in Ireland and wonder, at least they have each other.

It is not going to be easy, at first, that is why it is so important to learn the Polish language, so you do not feel alienated.

Tell us a bit more about yourself, please.

I drove through it once. Blink and you'll miss it.

Although Wikipedia seems to disagree with me. Apparently 50,000 people live in the town. And it is twinned with Limerick.

You seem to have a nasty habit of being right, it must be difficult :)

Sorry shelly, when you said starogard gdanski, i thought you meant the much bigger city of Gdańsk.
I have never been to starogard gdanski either.

It's a curse which I have learned to live with.

God Harry it must be such a sufferance ;0)

Anyone moving to Poland to live is very brave I think - not because it is dangerous of course - no more than anywhere else but because the language is a major obstacle. My brother has been going to evening classes for 5 years now, he is doingok but not fluent yet, my language skills are very limited but I can get by. It is a beautiful country but as I have said oh dear that language is very very difficult. Wish I was brave enough to move but ah well thats life !

maybe it will encourage you: david-polanddavid.blogspot.com
. you don't need to be fluent in polish to live here. at the begining your english and basic polish should be enough. when you are in PL it's natural that you learn the language much faster. and it makes life easier when you have family or good friends here to help you. world is really small place, poland is nearby, flights are cheap and england will always be where you left her. come to Poland maz (:

If you are moving to starogard gdanski, there is an English school thatg is always recruiting - especially native speakers of English. It is called Access English and it is run by a couple, an Irish man Noel and his Polish wife Boguszka. Look on google,pl for the contact details

Hi McCoy Well I am just a half English half Polish girl, not sure where I should be living but hey I love holidays in Poland but I love to come home to England as well, maybe I need a new brain to make up my mind. Checked out the blog very interesting but will stay over here for now. Thanks for invite. Maz

"Reason for moving to Poland":

I came here to Poland to escape the boredom and the declining moral and cultural values of the USA. :) It's great here, especially the village life.

Shelly, there seems to be a few language schools in starogard gdanski.
here is one for example
najezykach your husband could help you translate.
najezykach.pl/?action=polishDescr&langId=&courseId=&cityStart=R&cityId=42&schoolId=52
Contact a few of these schools and ask them what certificates they require etc.
Good luck and let us know how you get on :)

hey seanbm sorry could not get back to you sooner. ya that was me did'nt sin in sorry:) im going to poland next week i no that you dont no me but if your ever in starogard gdanski i could like to meet you:) ya i will contact them school's. have to go now chat you soon thanks very much:)

Hi shelly
I used to work in that school, the owner is called Noel, hes an Irish man and his wife is Boguszka. Its quite a good school, I quit cos I live in sopot and it was quite far to travel. If u have any questions you can ask me

Thank you very much for your offer but be warned some day I might knock in to you with a bottle of something or other :)

Let us know how you get on and keep in touch, I wish you all the luck in the world.

Very nice of you welshguyinpola to offer a hand, good man :)

welshguyinpola: If u have any questions you can ask me:)
thank you very much welshguyinpola:)

seanbm: your welcome and thanks alot for helping:)

Ah sure no problem Shelly, You will find things in here that will help with your big move :)