Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]

Well our own government is already doing a great job of increasing power prices. Basically whatever kind of fuel is used the price will go up but with electric at least it can be produced domestically

Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]

I don't know - most but not all of our power is coal. The cost for 100I'm is about 30 percent of the petrol cost.

Ultimately it will happen - coal has problems but better that than relying on Putin and Saudis. Once other energy sources are viable I think electric cars will take off

One of the problems is that Poles who could afford the cars either live in expensive flats where they can't charge them or down unpaved roads 20km from cities in new mansions but don't want to break their axles in winter

Off-Topic / Random movies (not Polish) proposed by forum users [95]

Waiting for a really long flight before I tackle that - sure it's good but makes no sense to go with the wife and even less sense to sit alone in the cinema for four hours

Life / Best over the counter flu medicine in Poland? [24]

Gripex isn't available online at Rossmann so there there's probably some legal or regulatory reason for that - you could try a few other websites.

So you probably will need to go to a physical shop, at least the weather isn't so bad at the moment.

I never heard of the other thing yes

Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]

This thread is not about Britain and certainly not about Muslims - there are several hundred other threads discussing that subject at links Dash and I am sure there are thousands of forums that you could join to talk about Muslims.

Getting back to the subject, in my line of work I would be very hesitant about recruiting or even interviewing someone who hadn't been to University.

Fine if someone had a couple of years working after school and then decided to study, but if they totally think they can get through life without further education and still get a decent job with good prospects then I would not always want to take a chance on them.

Life / How are electric cars doing in Poland? [413]

Well done - shrewd move !

Someone told me today there are still only about 3000 electric cars on the road in Poland. Not sure how many hybrids but could be quite a few

Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]

God knows why you are talking about British and US universities - this thread is about Poland.

When you were younger they were lots of factory jobs and it was possible to earn a good living without going to university. Those jobs have either moved abroad,or been replaced by machines ( that were designed by people who went to university]'

The jobs that have the replaced them - in finance, IT, services, pharmacy ,, etc. generally require different skills and often more formal education.

That is particularly true in Poland where heavy industry has shrunk very much since the end of communism.

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]

Good luck :) it is certainly an easier place to live than it was 10 years ago. Maybe start off teaching English or doing call center work while you research other business ideas. Also try not to live anywhere too remote if you don't speak Polish - in towns it is much easier to find English speakers

Work / Moving to Poland from Ireland - starting a professional life [32]

Well a few questions

- do you speak Polish or at least understand a bit ? Without that then running your own business will be quite challenging.
- are you qualified as a teacher (you will need some kind of TEFL qualification which takes a few months). I don't think it's so easy these days just to turn up and start teaching.

- what job do you have in Ireland - any skills that might help you here ?

Genealogy / British name Russell in Poland [26]

I have seen a few younger Polish girls calling themselves Sandra instead of Ola as a short form of Aleksandra.

Law / Alimony and child support - Polish wife seeking divorce [15]

The courts are separate from the government in Poland (at least for now!)

They do normally favor the woman but I don't think they would be so keen for complete removal of fathers rights. You need a lawyer to tell you more.

Cost of looking after a kid in a big city is probably 2500-3000 zloty a month

Other people know more about this subject so wait for someone more experienced to answer

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

And how long would a radio station last in Moscow if it started telling the truth about the billions that Putin steals from his own hard working citizens ?

Take your Muslim nonsense somewhere else where people care about it.

Food / High Class Cuisine in Poland: What foods are eaten by Polish upper classes at 5 star Polish restaurants etc? [7]

Maybe check the menus of some restaurants like Sowa, Platter, Amaro - it's normally something like a posh version of pierogi, a posh version of some seasonal Polish soup, game, something involving grzyby and always a steak and a fish dish on menu.

People don't eat that day to day however.

Real Estate / Termination of fixed term lease in Poland [28]

No - that clause means if the building burns down or floods etc. you could turn down your other job so it is still withn your control.

You could just ring your landlord and tell him, maybe ask for one month. If he refuses just pay him one month then pack up and leave, there is not a lot he can do about it in practical terms.

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

Just silly conspiracy theories and as usual an obsession with Britain - I don't know if Tommy Robinson has ever set foot in Poland unless it was in his previous capacity as a coke head football hooligan.

There is no thought police here In Poland, Rush Limbaugh could broadcast here if he wanted (would be helpful if he spoke Polish)

As for normal people then I mean normal people of all generations - most radio stations here like Zet, ZP and RMF are mind numbing pop plus a bit of neutral news and lots of Lidl ads. So it is Lidl who fund that, not Soros.

Study / 90% of Poles have university degree? [57]

How do you work that out ? Graduates have far more earnings potential, stable marriage potential and wider opportunities than people who quit learning. Most students do some kind of weekend and summer work anyway where they can get all the photocopying and dishwashing experience they need.

Not sure why you start talking about Britain. In Poland that is even more true than in other countries - quite difficult for school leavers to find good work and to have any mobility.

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

What Thought Police ? And if you flew over tomorrow with a bucket of cash to start a radio station how would they stop you ?

As I said there is no market for one. You conservatives are great believers that the market will fill vacuums so if there was a demand there would be one. As it is most normal people driving their cars or doing the housework prefer to listen to music, sport or their own podcasts, audiobooks etc rather than some moron complaining about transgender bathrooms.

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

They can be heard already in Poland - if someone wants to set up a conservative radio station or TV station then they can do so. What is stopping them ?

UK, Ireland / Boris Johnson - is the new British PM a popular figure in Poland? [150]

Among my family (which includes some politically active people from the ruling party); I have never heard anyone actively praise him. Most people are indifferent and the more educated think he is clown and certainly not the equal of Macron and Merkel (which is quite a low bar).

In Polish business circles he is derided, not seen as a serious person and not respected as he clearly had no plan for Brexit when the vote was taken. Brexit is seen as a problem that needs a workaround (and in my line of work that normally means going via Amsterdam but Dublin is a close second)

Rest of the popularion probably does not really care except as it affects there emigration prospects or the lower value of remittances being sent home. His string of kids and marriages doesn't got down well in a conservative country but isn't really discussed.

Mind you there is one Pole who likes him - Kawczynski, a prototype plastic Pole totally out of touch with Poland

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

I hate to be the one to break it to you but all saints is on 1 November - 4 November is a normal working day, At least if you live in Poland that is.

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

No what I mean is the kind of patriot who gets upset about Cursed Soldiers, Smolensk etc rather than your typical Kowalski who is happy to stand for the national anthem and put a flag on his car during the World Cup.

In the Us a lot of that discussion developed around wars and unprovoked invasions, which is not such an issue here in Poland.

God knows about your other question but I doubt you are interested in the answer anyway - just an early attempt to steer an interesting thread back to immigration and Muslims.

Life / - Conservative Radio talk shows in Poland - [60]

Advertisers would not go for that - Radio Maryja survives because it is funded by Rydzyk.

Most radio ads are for supermarkets, cellphones and banks, who obviously don't want their ads sandwiched between discussions of abortion and Israel.

As Maf says the medium is dying but the topics that sustain talk radio in the US don't excite Poles -

Flag waving patriots are well catered to by TVP
Abortion and homosexuality obsessives have Radio Maryja and Republika
Welfare claimants in Poland are mostly older,poorer PIS voters and won't moan about it on talk radio.
Guns, positive discrimination, oil drilling etc are not big topics here and anyone who does care can use YouTube.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

So try one of the other sources.

Friday night now so off for some drinking and some dancing. How about you ? Another evening of ranting about Mexicans in your dark room ?

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

? I just gave you one. They are not stealing our money - they borrow it and pay interest.

Like when you borrow Boris Ivanovichs rusty tractor for an afternoon and give him a packet of cheap coffee in return.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

Never mind one document - I could provide you with one thousand, but here is a starter and it's about Poland, like the rest of this thread.

oecd.org/gov/budgeting/budgeting-and-public-expenditures-2019-poland.pdf

You can get that every month - as well as similar documents from the IMF, World Bank, plenty of Polish sources including NBP and KNF, all Polish commercial banks etc etc

I am the owner of plenty of Polish govt bonds myself - very confident that EU membership will continue to provide good growth at low risk. That's a better investment than an imaginary flooded Rolex

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

You are confusing govt spending with the total economy - an easy mistake to make if you grew up in a place where hairdressers and sprat factories were state owned.

And yes govt can run deficits for many years if there is a strong private sector that can provide tax revenues and real growth. The US has run a deficit since the 1830s - that's about 4 whole lifetimes or 8 vodka soaked chain smoking Russian lifetimes

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

Yes - might be the case in Russia where the boss man controls the entire economy.

In Nowy Sacz there is private enterprise and those hard working, free, educated people suddenly have a 400m person market one for them.

So the Russian way of managing the economy is dumb indeed - unless you are one of the lucky few in a gold plated helicopter.

News / Polexit? Almost half of the Poles believe that Poland would be better off outside of the EU [548]

Somewhere in your Ivy League education did they tell you that the benefits of trade are a multiplication, not a simple addition of inflows and outflows of EU funds. That is stuff you would learn in freshman year.

Even more barmy is the idea that everyone had a home computer in the 1990s - I went to entire factories that did not have a computer,as late as 1999

Polonia / Polish Zloty Can't Exchange in France!.. [26]

Another thread about immigration in Western Europe ? Just what the doctor ordered

History / Recommended Poland's history books [257]

In the stack for me - will try and read it later this month, my wife is listening to an audiobook but the narrator sounds like a Notariusz and I didn't think I could face it.

I notice that threads about culture are merged but threads about Muslims multiply.