Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

May I join as a German living in the UK and thinking about moving to Poland?

If I can help with anything regarding life in Germany let me know.

May I also ask how Poles think of Germans moving to Poland?

Thanks

Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]

Thank you! That helps. Will remember to leave Panzer at home... :-)! That is actually leading me to my next question...

Through living in England I had to learn not to take jokes about WW2 personally. Brits make jokes about it quite a bit and it is a very strange experience. I don't think

people would joke like that ever in Germany. I suppose we grow up just feeling guilty for it all the time. How is it in Poland?

Polonia / What about the Poles living in Germany? [65]


Good. I think it's strange that WWII jokes are very common in English speaking countries.


Thank you... I am trying but job search is slow... and probably a bit early too. We can only move in August as school term in the UK finishes late July.

I wouldn't dare say anything like that... I have only had good experience with Polish people. My parents farm employed men from Poland for many years and they were lovely

and very hard-working. I wish I would have known then that I would think of moving to Poland in the future. I would have got them to teach me polish. :-)

Life / Volunteering in Poland [21]

Hi maddieplonk.
Have sent you a PN.

Real Estate / Renting flat/apartment with dog Gdansk? [24]

Thank you guys! Really helpful! I will do that. Is looking on trojmiasto.pl any good or gumtree better?

Real Estate / Renting flat/apartment with dog Gdansk? [24]

Hey elioug.

Thank you for your reply. We have a 5 year old border terrier and currently she is behaving more like a cat rather than a dog. She never barks and is generally very shy. So hopefully a landlord wouldn't mind.

Yes, I will let you know where we move. If you see anything nice coming up for May 2012 would be grateful if you'd let me know.

Gracias.

Real Estate / Renting flat/apartment with dog Gdansk? [24]

Thank you elioug! Yes, I will start looking on Polish websites nearer the time. I think to look now is far too early. Thanks

Life / Diesel GTI not a good choice for Poland? [25]

Thanks guys.
How is insurance and taxes etc? In Germany they charge your loads more for Diesel. I suppose if the running cost is slightly cheaper/the same for a Diesel then it probably comes down to the rest?

Also is a Skoda Octavia TDI easy in terms of possible repairs in Poland?
Thanks
Jars

Life / Diesel GTI not a good choice for Poland? [25]

It's done. We bought it! Thanks everyone!

Law / Buying from Allegro using PayU or Paypal and paying for item [18]

Thank you for this. But when I try to pay for it, it never opens any website to my bank. Or do I need to actually log into my online bank and transfer the money? I don't know where to send it to though? Sorry, a little lost here.

Sorry.... one more question:

Does this "Przesyłka kurierska" mean I pay the delivery driver?

Law / Buying from Allegro using PayU or Paypal and paying for item [18]

Ok... I got the following emails:

1) Kupiłeś przez Kup Teraz - nr: XXXXX

Koszt przesyłki pokrywa Kupujący
Opcje dostawy
Przesyłka kurierska: 20,00 zł
Przesyłka kurierska pobraniowa: 30,00 zł
Odbiór osobisty: 0,00 zł
Odbiór osobisty po przedpłacie: 0,00 zł
Formy płatności Zwykły przelew (płatność z góry), Płatność przy odbiorze, PayU,

2) Wybrałeś sposób zapłaty i dostawy Twoich zakupów

Dane płatności:
Metoda płatności Zwykły przelew

3) Potwierdź konfigurację PayU

Dziękujemy za skonfigurowanie PayU.

Konfiguracji dokonano 2012-11-11 16:22:05 z komputera o numerze IP XXXXXX

Aby potwierdzić wybrane ustawienia, kliknij w poniższy link lub skopiuj go do paska adresowego przeglądarki (upewnij się, że nie ma spacji pomiędzy znakami).

allegro.pl/myaccount/newpayments_config.php/activateAccount?activation_code=XXXXX

Ze względów bezpieczeństwa przesłany link jest aktywny tylko 24 godziny. Po upływie tego terminu przejdź do zakładki: PayU: Konfiguracja i wybierz przycisk Wyślij Link, żeby otrzymać e-mail z nowym linkiem.

Jeżeli jesteś Użytkownikiem tego konta w Allegro, ale nie konfigurowałeś PayU, prosimy o kontakt z obsługą Użytkowników.

PayU nie pobiera opłaty od realizacji usługi.

Nothing else.

If I go to "Opcje" and then "Place". I only get this:

Sposób dostawy: Przesyłka kurierska XX,00 zł
Do zapłaty: XX,00 zł
Metoda płatności Zwykły przelew
Utworzenie 2012-11-11 16:09:32
Sposób i koszt dostawy Przesyłka kurierska 20,00 zł
Numer przesyłki
Adres do wysyłki XXXX,Polska
Telefon kontaktowy XXXX
Wiadomość dla Sprzedającego Brak

There is only a botton "Powrot".

So... I don't seem to be able to pay for the item.

Any ideas?

Many thanks. Your help is much appreciated.

Cheers
J

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

Merged: Free of charge bank account in Poland?

Hello

Does anyone know if there is a free of charge bank account with any of the Polish banks? I have a totally free account with DKB in Germany and it doesn't require any certain income which is great as I don't use it hugely.

We have a "proper" bank account with Citibank and it's great but I would ideally like a separate bank account with a different bank as Citi's fee structure is a little complicated.... won't bore you with the details.

The account doesn't need to be fancy... it can be internet-only... the only thing it would probably need is a internet banking.

Thanks in advance.
J

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

Thank you for the replies so far...

I tried to work out the Mbank fees and as far as I understand you have to also use their card with a minimum amount per month or receive a minimum amount per month. Howerver I won't be using this account regularly and only little money will go in and out (The main purpose of the account being kind of pocket money account and if I want to buy presents and my other half should not see where I buy stuff) :-)

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

Do you know what's the charge if I don't use it for that?

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

Hmpf.... that's a no go then. I will maybe pay in 50 PLN per month and only withdraw/pay with it every 3-6 months.

That's a shame. Ah well. Thanks guys.

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

I appreciate that it might not make a lot of sense to you. But my husband and I have a joint account and each business accounts.

We used to both have a free sole account in the UK which was really nice and handy. But with Citibank you don't get an extra debit card for this sole account and my husband's sole account also gets charged if he doesn't deposit 2000PLN per month. So that defeats the idea of this.

But not to worry. I was just wondering if there was anything like this available in Poland.