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Cargo pants   
1 Apr 2019
Law / Bus ticket fine in Poland (Warsaw) - what if I don't pay the fine? [36]

I got the white paper from the machine and I thought that is the ticket.

Sometimes in some machines the receipt comes out from the front slot and the original ticket falls in a slot below the machine,so my guess is that you picked the receipt and didnt pick the ticket,so the inspector was right.I had the same mistake once but luckily no inspector caught me.
Cargo pants   
29 Apr 2019
USA, Canada / Will U.S. Citizens Need A Visa To Visit Poland Starting In 2021 [11]

I hope this does not include Poland as happy as they would be for a little revenge.

The site clearly explains that visa runs to ukraine etc are still legal for US citizens.
msz.gov.pl/en/p/waszyngton_us_a_en/waszyngton_us_a_en_consular_information_2/waszyngton_us_a_en_visas/
Cargo pants   
13 Jun 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [684]

(raising property taxes)

Poland has started doing the same as well now.I shifted towards Poland and its also getting expensive now,I think another 10 years and they will really destroy investment that took a boom in 15 years.My friends tell me western Ukraine is the new game now but I am too old for a new country.
Cargo pants   
27 Jun 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [684]

Why is it that so many houses in Poland countryside have no bathrooms where the most bedrooms are?I have visited so many houses in the villages that will have 3/4 bedroom upstairs and 1 bathroom on ground floor.Is there a reason?
Cargo pants   
27 Jun 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [684]

Yes I do with my coffee and cell for emails,I dont have to rush in time to teach english.Its called retirement benefits for the last 14 years.(lol & of course my **** dont stink)
Cargo pants   
17 Jul 2019
Food / What Polish foods and brands do you miss when you go to other countries? [216]

I miss my sauerkraut and kielbasa

Mind you Polish sauerkraut is of cabbage.IWhen back home I miss Bar milecznas I eat here 70% of the time in or the govt offices canteens.Real authentic Polish food and the smell of it.lol and em Babcias with aprons serving them.
Cargo pants   
17 Jul 2019
History / Cars made in Poland - during communist and post-communist times [23]

I have it since 2001 after driving for 3/4 yrs i left it in the yard and now getting it restored again.LOL when i drive it 60 kmph people tell me it looks like a flintstone car,and even a cop pulled me over just to ask what the f was that and the customs guys when i imported it told me to take it out as a go cart but I had to explain him that its a car for roads so he had to do the proper paper work.
Cargo pants   
19 Jul 2019
Life / Health insurance in Poland - your suggestions please [35]

Can you recommend something good and cheap?

Gothaer is a cheap health insurance Policy you can buy for around 120Pln a month,but you have to pay out of pocket and claim from them.A good substitute for non eu foreign students.Google:GOTHAER TOWARZYSTWO UBEZPIECZEN S.A.
Cargo pants   
30 Jul 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [684]

How many pets do you have?Must have a huge house with the family and pets in the city.We have a cat that our daughter forced us to keep for her and is a freaking liability to travel etc.Reminds me of our house keeper Babcia who lives in Poland now has ducks,rabbits,dogs,cows,pigs,piegons,chickens,a horse and plenty more in her village house in Poland.The yard looks like a zoo and the work she has to do feeding and cleaning and taking care of a garden with veggies and fruit trees.I tell ya Polish babcias are tough,at age 70 something she also rides a bike to a church in the village everyday.LOL Pawian you sound to me like her in cpl of decades when you be her age.
Cargo pants   
3 Aug 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [684]

lol I hope your last name is not Zabinski?Reminds me of the movie"The zoo keepers wife".J?K
I dont like to take care of pets so dont like them,but if you do good for you,enjoy them.
Cargo pants   
6 Aug 2019
Life / Owning a house in true countryside of Poland - stories [684]

Couldn't hurt a fly. Maybe a small one.

LQQKS like a service dog, is it?

You should keep a pet. possessing a pet, especially a furry one, delays multiple diseases in humans because pets help us get rid of stress.

I spend 3/4 hrs in my country club gym every day,which helps me on those above mentioned benefits without any responsibilities.
Cargo pants   
19 Aug 2019
USA, Canada / Poles Living in the Chicago Area [343]

If I had a firearm on me I wouldve shot at him or took off if unarmed.He looks pretty agressive from the hood in mood to asault.
Cargo pants   
29 Aug 2019
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]

I LOVE the English language which is why I hate to hear or see it mutilated

If you did really care then you would be doing something about it, not coming to a random forum and bragging about it.Fugging weasle.
Cargo pants   
26 Dec 2019
Work / Self-employed American living in Poland? Is it possible? [46]

Yes,Medicare is one of them.There best plan is almost 5000pln a year and also covers when you are travelling overseas(USA)

, I would plan on applying for a visa and if all is well, moving in Sept of next year.

If you get it fine or you could do visa runs after 90 days of stay in Poland by entering Ukraine and coming back in cpl of hours.That visa run thingy is only for US citizens.And while there you can sort out issues.
Cargo pants   
28 Dec 2019
Work / Self-employed American living in Poland? Is it possible? [46]

Medicover is a pvt polish insurance company collaberating with Damian who have there own medical centres and hospitals.They do have issues with pre existing medical conditions for 6 mths or so.Dental I dont know my wife says she gets some discounts.

@OP if you want to move for a cheap high life,it is possible and good still.I have a 40 sq m 1 bedroom flat in hardcore centre of Warsaw with a porter and 2 elevators that costs me less then 100$ a month to live ,which includes cell,wifi cable,electric co-op monthly fee.If you know how to twist around you can lead another 10 years in Poland quite comfortably.In US it costs me 2500$ a month for 80 times that size in a house in the state of NJ.Food,cars and insurance are not included.If you have investments its freaking easy or if you need loans take fixed loans in US at 3,5% and get yields of 7 to 8 % in Poland.LOL also you can hire English economic migrants at cheap moola to do your daily chores like baby sitting,cleaning etc.
Cargo pants   
28 Dec 2019
Work / Self-employed American living in Poland? Is it possible? [46]

He dont have to declare his foreign(US)income in Poland esp if he is not a citizen and can establish limited tax liability which is fairly simple,till he pays his taxes in the USA.Also I wonder Medicaid dont mean welfare just low income.

@OP,depending where you want to live you can live fairly good with 2000USD in Poland.I do have a retired friend living in Mokotov in a rented flat on 1700$ a month social security.

What exactly do you invest in Poland to get that kind of yield?

In commercial real estate.Some of them which I bought 10 yrs or before are also yielding till 17%.Plus the taxes are low even they increased almost 50% on income earned from it and real estate taxes are like 0.01% whereas in USA are almost 2 % every year and growing.