Travel / Ryanair travel by air - subtle scams to be wary of [98]

Whenever I go home - I usually fly to Eindhoven - I prefer Wizzair. Though their hand luggage regulations are confusing. But the checked-in luggage of 32 kg is really great.

I think they are vastly superior to Ryanair which are basically just thieves with wings. I never heard of Wizzair planes maydaying a control tower in Spain because they were flying on fumes.

Travel / Best places to view Warsaw from above? [5]

I found this one. Very helpful site.
warsawtour.pl/zabytki-i-inne-atrakcje/punkty-widokowe-1868.html

You have to be mad to pay 150 PLN to swim on top of the Intercontinental. Give me the viewing terrace on top of Św Anny any time.

Life / Jack Strong ( Film about Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski ) [48]


Harry, I wonder if you have relatives who suffered and died in NKVD camps after the war. My wife has.


Easy to tell from a Cambridge 5 Very Lofty position.
I honestly think George O. would laugh in your face.

Life / Jack Strong ( Film about Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski ) [48]

Jon, where would you place Von Stauffenberg in this case? According to your view...he is a full-blooded traitor.
The Cambridge Five, as fondly quoted by you, were spying for one of the most brutal political systems in the world. George Orwell did not do this, indeed his opinion of the Stalinist were suppressed by the same crowd.

Kukliński is a heroe.

And let me tell you another story. My father-in-law (since long deceased) was in Auschwitz in the war, and after the war again tortured in soviet prisons. My wife's grandmother was in Ravensbrueck and later in Mauthausen, and then in a Soviet prison in Warsaw. She and I regard Kukliński as a genuine heroe.

Easy it is.. to spy for Beria from a lofty place in Cambridge....Close your eyes for what happened in the USSR. Easy to sabotage Orwell's books.

Munich 38 all over.

Can EVERYONE stay on topic please, we are discussing Kukliński.

News / Poland shall dominate Europe. Ongoing process [30]


Maybe we should ask JK for advice? After all he is always moaning about Poland's declining birthrate....

Work / What salary can I expect for a job in finance in Lodz? [18]

That won't help at all. These BPO's have a very high job rotation (I think Infosys has 25-30%) so there are always new candidates.

Work / What salary can I expect for a job in finance in Lodz? [18]


I have to be careful what to tell here, before being suspended again.... But why all these third-world workers claim (and there is an avalanche of them on this forum) they get hired for salaries which are completely unreal?

Real Estate / About to move to Warsaw. Any advice on where to live? [31]


On this I can agree...although I would not include Przy Agorze...The tenement blocks and spaces between them have a bad reputation.
That said and done, I like to live in Stare Bielany. It is very green, safe (I have never experienced anything bad here, the worst was that somebody stole 3 wheel covers from our VW Touran. Still don't know why he left the fourth one?), I have the shops nearby which I need. And we meet with friends in the weekend, we have 350 mtrs to the metro.

But I think it is a family neighborhood, not something for the OP.
I have never ventured beyond Huta Młocina...I heard Młociny is a nice place to live.


That is correct. If I see the annual breakdown of the exploitation costs of our "kamiennica". It is like 60% private / 40% gmina.
But that doesn't tell anything about the people living there. We are lucky that we have a quiet housing estate. The 40% gmina are mostly pensioners.

Work / What salary can I expect for a job in finance in Lodz? [18]

If £ódż, Infosys springs to my mind. Or Nordea (and because you talk about a finance job, it would be Nordea).
That would mean a BPO job, and so salary expectations would have to be low anyway.

Travel / Is it possible to hire a car in Poland when under the age of 21? [11]

Only you have to be able to register that Maluch in Poland, and as tourist that's just not possible.

Travel / Best places to view Warsaw from above? [5]

What a "helpful" suggestion. But it reminded me that in the tourist season a balloon attached to a cable offers a grand view of Warsaw.

It used to go up near the National Stadium, don't know the location for this year.

Life / Which bank in Poland would be best for a student requiring basic facilities? [4]

What's also important is to check out which ATM you can use free of charge.
For some banks the choice is very limited, for some not. If you frequently withdraw money, provisions might add up end of the year.
For example I am with BGZ and can use all Euronet ATM free of charge.

Life / Questions on unlocking a sim in Warsaw [10]

Harry, no idea. It is a Belgian IPhone. he got it in a package from his local Belgian provider. I will ask him. But I heard unlocking IPhones can be a hassle.

Life / New To Warsaw. Where can i buy household items, bedding etc? [25]


Harry, maybe I lack male orientation skills, but I was a few days ago at Hala Mirowska and cannot recall a fish shop there. You mean it's inside Hala Mirowska?

For the rest we buy our fresh produce in Wolumen, one metro stop from home. Quality-wise I think the same as Hala Mirowska. Only in Wolumen you buy straight from the producers - none of the produce is gentrified, which I have the feeling is often the case at Hala Mirowska. I cannot recall seeing muddy & grubby carrots there.

In Wolumen they sell their produce straight from the cracky wooden crates it was collected in. And the egg man we buy ours from....Every egg somehow looks different, and equally dirty.

I suppose it is this one?
nakarmionastarecka.pl/ryby-z-ustki-warszawska-centrala-rybna

Law / Applying for Polish citizenship through marriage. [116]

Seems to me a lot of European countries keep the 5-year rule. Meaning living in the said country for over 5 years. Obviously if you are a EU citizen, you don't need any Polish passport at all.


OK, if this is the case...For a non-EU person to get permission to live in Poland, even if married to a Polish citizen...It is not that obvious.

For example, we have friends...Their daughter is Polish, married to a Mexican. They married in Mexico six years ago, have lived there all the time. he would not easily get permission to live here - at least so I think.

Australia / Australian citizen wanting to go to Poland for as long as possible - needs Polish Visa [49]

But why are all the expats on this forum teaching / wanting to teach??? No offense meant but there a better jobs in this world.
I have never ever applied for a teaching position in Poland - don't know even if there is a market for Dutch native speakers...I guess there is one....

Law / Applying for Polish citizenship through marriage. [116]

But without having a permanent residence status, even starting that procedure would be useless - I think.

Life / New To Warsaw. Where can i buy household items, bedding etc? [25]

Carrefour sells pots & pans (and plates etc) by weight. (At least they did so last time I was there).
As for buying fresh produce....I wouldn't buy anything in the supermarkets, quality abysmal. We only shop at markets. I don't know if near Puławska there are some, but I guess there are. The best-known one in Warsaw is (I think) Hala Mirowska.

Here in Bielany it is Wolumen (that's where we shop). Metro Wawrzyszew.
Eggs you buy there are real eggs, not to speak of fruit & veg.

Travel / How do I get from Chopin airport to Pole Mokowskie metro? [14]

But on both 175 and 188 you should look out for pickpockets - as Harry recently pointed out. They are supposedly very popular with this scum...Together with the trams on Aleje Jerozolimskie.

Travel / How do I get from Chopin airport to Pole Mokowskie metro? [14]

Just don't forget to validate your ticket.
Alternative is the KM9 train, also to Służewiec. Other operator, same tickets are valid.

Best source for transport information: warszawa.jakdojade.pl (also has an interface in English)

Travel / Best sports bar in Warsaw? [7]

I sometimes wonder who writes all these reviews in IYP or even worse, in the Warsaw Insider....I tend to avoid the places they recommend.

Life / Where can I get Hepatitis A and Typhoid vaccinations in Warsaw? [3]

Medicover for sure can help you.

medicover.pl

Food / Where to buy British mature Cheddar Cheese and salted butter in Poland? [289]


I noticed that Kerrygold butter sold in Lidl comes from Germany.

Life / How many British citizen's live in Wroclaw? [9]


Indeed not many. To compare: the number of Belgians registered with the embassy here in Warsaw is around 900-1000 (that includes also presumably partners from Belgians, who thus have dual nationality). But for sure there are more who do not bother to register with the embassy at all.


But don't you Brits need to have a permanent adress somewhere, in case you need a passport or so?

Food / Where can I buy California raisins, or natural raisins in Poland? [8]


Never knew you folks produce something close to resembling chocolate :)
Sorry, but I come from the original chocolate country :)

Work / Is 6500PLN/month enough for 2 people from India to live on in Wroclaw? [40]

Exactly. Work permits are person-connected and give no right for family members to work.
Btw 6500 PLN should be enough to live decently.


I do not know where you live, but 6500 net is not bad at all. Most family incomes here are below that line

Food / Where to buy British mature Cheddar Cheese and salted butter in Poland? [289]

Lidl sells since a few weeks Belgian cheese....three types, mild, creamy and intense... Thanks God, civilization has arrived in Młociny :)))
No cheddar anymore for me :)
Btw, speaking of Hala Mirowska, what I do miss there is the mlekomat, I used to buy milk there on a regular basis.