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DominicB   
13 Jan 2017
Study / Easy to find a part time job in Poznan? - applying for the University of Poznan of Economics [30]

@assad

It's practically impossible unless you speak Polish very well, and Polish is a very difficult language that will take you many years to learn. Make your plans on the very safe assumption that you will never be able to earn a single penny during your stay in Poland. If you cannot afford to pay 100% for your stay and studies, then Poland is not a realistic place for you to study. Even Polish students have great difficulty finding work, and foreign students practically never do.
DominicB   
9 Jan 2017
Language / Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases [159]

@mafketis

That's why I said "sometimes". It's never used for people, just as an exclamation for like when your internet connection stops working. There are many ways to "translate" it, as I said. It's never used to say anything like "He's an SOB" or "You SOB you".
DominicB   
9 Jan 2017
Language / Harmless old-fashioned Polish swear words/phrases [159]

It literally means "dog's blood". It can be sometimes used like we use SOB in English, but it does not mean SOB. That would literally be "sukinsyn" in Polish. Your dictionary is not providing a literal translation, just a equivalent English phrase that sometimes, but not always, be used to convey approximately the same level of intensity and vulgarity are the Polish phrase. Sometimes other English phrases can or should be used instead, like GD, F or $hit or JC. It depends on the context.
DominicB   
8 Jan 2017
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

@Dorfman2063

It's from a place name like Gwiaździn or Gwiaździno, which is based on the Polish word for "star", like the celestial body. Probably a small village or family estate that may no longer exist, or may no longer lie within the boundaries of Poland. There is a place called Gwiaździn near Człuchów in Kashubia in northern Poland. Not saying that this is the one from which the name derives, but it is a candidate.
DominicB   
6 Jan 2017
Law / Poland's invitation letter validity. [26]

@Lyzko

I got the idea at first that she was asking if the letter she got was some kind of scam, but the rest of the post didn't fit.
DominicB   
6 Jan 2017
Love / Do Polish men make good husbands? [108]

They're easier to pu$$ywhoop than any other men on the planet except for Koreans and Filipinos. You can string them along and bleed them dry for years before they catch on, if they ever do.
DominicB   
6 Jan 2017
Work / 130k per year in Poland [3]

@Ashokan

There are hundreds of threads on this forum discussing that. Browse and you'll find you answers. Use the search function, or just scroll through the "work" subforum.
DominicB   
6 Jan 2017
Law / Poland's invitation letter validity. [26]

Ok. Now I think I get it. No, Olga. An invitation letter will not make up for any deficiencies in your visa application. It's not a magical runaround the normal visa application process. It's just a supporting document.

If there are deficiencies in your visa application, it will get rejected. 100%. Invitation letter or not.
DominicB   
5 Jan 2017
Law / Poland's invitation letter validity. [26]

Which department issue the invitation letter? Immigration department

Yes, the immigration department, that is, the Division for Foreigner Affairs at the Office of the Wojewódzstwo. You don't have anything to do with this. The person inviting you has to get the invitation approved.

There are high chances to get the visa or not??

Probably higher than without the letter, bit you still have to fulfill all the other requirements for the visa. It's not like you get an automatic visa just because you have an invitation letter. The consul can always say no. What the "chances" are is anyone's guess, but they are greatly reduced if you do not supply all of the necessary documentation in perfect order.
DominicB   
5 Jan 2017
Work / Studying in Poland - are international students allowed to work? [18]

The "consultancy" is a scam. They are lying. No one can promise anything like that legitimately. They are just trying to take advantage of clueless and desperate poor people. Keep away from them, and all other "consultants". Real recruiters never ask prospective students or employees for money, and never promise anything certain, because they can't. They certainly can't promise things like jobs, visas or residency permits.

Never, ever pay a "consultant" to help you find a job or a place to study, and never, ever believe anyone who promises you things that are too good to be true.
DominicB   
5 Jan 2017
Law / Poland's invitation letter validity. [26]

Well, if that's what she wants to know, there are two waiting periods. The first is after the company in Poland files the invitation letter containing a very sound reason for the visit with the UW. Approval can take a few weeks to a month, depending if everything is in order.

The second waiting period is after she herself applies for the visa, submitting all the necessary paperwork including the approved invitation letter. That can take a month, as well. Or longer if all the paperwork is not in order.

There is no "100% visa" with an invitation letter. They can still reject your application for other reasons.

The whole process can last anywhere from six weeks to six months. The former if all of the paperwork from both the company and the applicant is in absolute perfect order and fulfills the requirements to the letter. The latter if it is not.
DominicB   
4 Jan 2017
Work / Studying in Poland - are international students allowed to work? [18]

Probably not. You can only work during the summer vacation, and most employers are not interested in hiring people part-time or for only a couple of months. Make your plans on the assumption that you will never be able to earn a single penny during your stay in Poland. If you need to earn to study, then Poland is not a realistic option for you. If funds are that limited, then studying in India would probably be the best option.
DominicB   
2 Jan 2017
Work / What is the average yearly wage rise in Poland? [8]

@burak1517

"Average" doesn't mean anything, and I doubt that reliable information exists. The only thing that matters is what you can negotiate with your company. Some companies are more generous than others. Others are downright stingy. This is something you will want to discuss during the interview process.
DominicB   
2 Jan 2017
Genealogy / Kalinowski Origins [7]

@AshleyK

With an extremely common name like Kalinowski, you're going to have a very difficult time unless you know exactly what you are searching for. You are not related to by far the majority of the many, many people who have that name. It's not a name that's associated a single family or a particular place. Also, unless your grandparents had extremely bizarre first names, there are likely to have the exact same name as dozens or hundreds of other people in their generation.

Really, unless you know the exact places where they originally came from, you have a very tough row to hoe. There are about 32,000 people with that name within the present-day borders of Poland, plus countless others in former Polish territories and abroad.

Don't waste your money on genealogical websites. They are exceeding unlikely to have any useful information that you would be able to find. Unless you have a specific place of origin, you may well have to be satisfied with the answer that they came "from some place in Poland". Most grandchildren of Polish emigrants are in the same position. Once the grandparents die and can no longer provide concrete information about themselves, the chain is cut and it is often impossible to do anything at all.

Also, beware of charlatans who promise that they can find information about your family, and there are a lot of them out there. A real genealogist would probably turn down your case as hopeless unless you provide them with a stack of documents to work with.
DominicB   
1 Jan 2017
Genealogy / Kalinowski Origins [7]

@AshleyK

It's possible, of course. But it might be an ethnic Polish name, too. Without documentation, there is no way to tell, and guessing and "probabilities" are pointless when it comes to genealogy. You need either reliable first person accounts, official records or other solid documentation.
DominicB   
29 Dec 2016
Work / Salary in Krakow - 3850 pln gross per month, zus system [18]

@newinpoland369

That will be enough for a modest apartment and food, but very little else. I would consider sharing an apartment or renting a room. Significant savings are out of the question, and you'll have to watch your spending. Avoid the Unholy Trinity of Alcohol, Tobacco and Girls, and you'll live a tolerable, but frugal existence.
DominicB   
29 Dec 2016
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

And another source says it's from Ukrainian, from Turkish, from ultimately Persian, meaning "meadow, pasture or patch of reeds". Which I am inclined to believe because of the spelling with "h" instead of "ch".
DominicB   
29 Dec 2016
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

According to Prof. Stanisław Czachorowski, it's from an old Polish imię derived from an Old Polish or Pre-Slavic word meaning "swampy ground". But then, he's an entymologist, not a etymologist.
DominicB   
29 Dec 2016
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

@Polonius3

CZACHOR: a toponymic nick from Czachory in the Wielkopolska reigon's Kalisz area: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czachory

Dubious. Czachor was an ancient Polish imię, probably based on an Old Polish or pre-slavic root meaning "swampy ground". The name of the village is probably a parallel development from the same root. The idea that it is a toponym from Czachory is far-fetched, as the village only has 150 residents. It's much more likely that the village got its name from someone named Czachor than the other way around.
DominicB   
11 Dec 2016
Law / Are foreigners allowed to open a company in Poland ? [15]

What library anywhere, even in Poland, would have such info, on a Sunday afternoon ?

Any university library will have that and a million times more useful information than is available on the internet, which you would know if you knew how to use a university library.

The whole point of his exercise is to learn how to explore and exploit all the myriad resources a university library provides. His teacher doesn't give a flying fukc about the actual information he finds. He cares about how and where he found it in order to check whether thee student is capable of doing real academic research. "Internet sources" are the bottom of the barrel.

Good job spoiling this kid's learning experience and wasting his parents hard-earned money. He'll know who to thank when he's stocking shelves on the night shift at Biedronka, barely surviving on pickings from the dumpster out back on his three-minute lunch break.
DominicB   
11 Dec 2016
Law / Are foreigners allowed to open a company in Poland ? [15]

You're not going to learn very much if you don't do your own homework. The whole point of your homework project is to develop real research skills. Asking random people on the internet is not a valid or useful research method. Of you're stuck, ask your teacher for assistance. But make sure that you have made every effort to solve this problem on your own first.
DominicB   
11 Dec 2016
Life / Opłatek, not presents, epitomises the true Polish Christmas spirit [85]

The original St. Nicolas was born in Turkey

There was no such thing as "Turkey" during his lifetime, nor would there be for hundreds of years. He was born in the Roman Empire, in Asia Minor, and was of Greek extraction. The nearest Turk was thousands of miles away.