News / Zloty exchange rates - is this just speculation? [87]


You sound like a spokesperson for some financial company, true poles were not sucked into borrowing like there American friends, but you fail to understand that poles have a huge debt in the form of credit cards/loans etc, the government has also borrowed a lot which nobody wants to talk about, I don't think the zlote is undervalued it will always be accessed against the euro which is current loosing its confidence. Poland has a stable government which is good, but also a place for cheap labour, this is something that foreign investments companies love.. prepare for the zlote to further go south.

News / Zloty exchange rates - is this just speculation? [87]


hmm we have a prophet amongst us, good call...

News / Zloty exchange rates - is this just speculation? [87]


its now 3.10 and rising,, this will make Poland attractive for the tourist and property buyers.

Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]


Avalon, I respect your post and don't doubt that a lot you say is close to the mark, however I just feel you tend to speak for the property developers and not see the flight of the average home buyer. Real Estate is a type of ponzi scheme in the sense that if all homes in Poland went on the market today, the homes would be worth nothing. (like in the US) The current property prices in Poland more so in the big cities are controlled by Real Estate Agents and property developers, there has to be a readjustment, otherwise the vast majority of poles will be out of reach of ever securing a property. Poland will never be a rich country, not because it is not a highly intelligent nation (which it is) but because it has nothing to sell to the world, like mineral resources, it is only a feeder. It is interesting to note that since the recession the value of the zlote to the US dollar has gone down, which could indicate that less dollars coming in are pushing the value of the dollar up, also the price of the dollar was just over 2 zlote a couple of years ago and is now worth just under 3 zlote, which indicates that prices of real estate in dollar value has gone down some 30%.

Our correspondent Majatek has hit the nail on the head with his comments, he tells as he sees.

Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]


Too true, that is why people are not investing in Polish Real Estate.... it is a great paradox that people living in the west shake there heads and say why bother dealing with such nonsense and ask the question why is real estate more expensive than in my country.

Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]


Wasn't having a go, but making a point that overseas business interest in Poland doesn't always help the average Pole. Most famous brand Polish companies as indeed breweries are in the hands of foreigners, has this helped the plight of the average Pole, by looking at how much prices have gone up in comparison to income,obviously not.

Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]


Please keep it up, a lot of truth in what you say, you forgot to mention the fact that you need your place as secure as Fort Knox to protect yourself from the local disparates!


Who is going to buy these properties, I don't think the local population, are you suggesting that the Brits will come on mass and start buying Polish properties.

Real Estate / House prices in Poland to drop more or rise again? [228]


Yes that is true, to understand the property market in Poland is to understand the Polish mentality, ie you tell a pole that his property is worth so and so (of course more) he will believe you, if you tell him it has crashed you will be his worse enemy. The fact remains that properties in central warsaw and Krakow will increase, properties in the outer regions will decrease. Unfortunately this forum has been hijacked by speculators in the property and real estate market who have given a false and misleading assessment of what is happening in real estate in Poland. Fortunately less and less of these cowboys are responding as they have packed their bags and gone home.

History / The Polish Blame Culture! [330]


Reluctantly on this Sunday with blue skies and warm fresh air I take pen to paper and just say that we need to remember, firstly there is still some unfinished business to attend to and secondly we remember to ensure that these events do not repeat themselves, I thought you were a lot smarter Amathyst, I now have my doubts!

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]

Thanks for all your comments on this issue Seanus, in a roundabout way I hear what you say and generally agree, its time people understand that no person is perfect and even great people have made mistakes, in the case of Kaczynski he held the interest of the Polish people at heart, continued to carry the banner of those great people before him who fought for a sovereign Poland who are buried at Wawel today.

There have been quite a lot of nasty comments about Kaczynski on this forum, from my neck of the woods, I have only heard positive comments that put him on the highest level.

I don't doubt that I would hear negative comments from old people who congregate in parks sharing bottles of cheap wine without the need of using glasses.

Undoubted Seanus you live in Poland not because it is perfect (and it is not) but because of the spirit of that great country, you are indeed a smart person.

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]


I respect that, but the decision was obviously well thought out and not done in the spur of the moment, let me say that in time future generations will view this mans contribution in a very positive way, he was a true Pole. Lets be honest plk123 very few people like politicians, especially in Poland. Its time Poles learned to work with each other and bury there differences. I was amazed at comments made by the US vice president on the legacy of the President, he was indeed a great man, its a shame poles don't share the same sentiments.

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]


Your missing the point Seanus, what 5 things have those people currently buried in Wawel castle done for Poland, some a lot, some nothing, the fact remains that the President served the country and died performing his duty, I have no problem him being buried in Wawel. All those people throwing mud at a dead man during this difficult time really amaze me, hearing people say he was not liked and people are only going thru the motions in showing sympathy is utter rubbish. Seanus you can add to your list the fact that Poles are never happy with anything, always want to argue about any decisions made, and love to divide, This would not have occurred in the US or GB etc, thats why people don't like doing business in Poland.

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]


Lol, once again you read too many newspapers and listen to people who have no idea what there talking about.. Its taken me a long time to realise that what you read in the newspapers and see in the media is not gospel truth, maybe 30% is half accurate the rest is rubbish, its a wonder you have not picked this up?

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]

Don't want to stretch the friendship, but the President attended and spoke on behalf of the Polish people. You may want to explain who LK should not be buried in Wawel? The fact remains that he was President and died in the line of his duty full stop, no saying otherwise. You blokes are so biased that you can't see past the goal posts. Just read a few history books and you might think different.

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]


The fact remains that the President was killed whilst performing his duties as President, he was democratically elected by the majority of people and died a loved leader, Wawel is a place where people are buried who supported their country in a traditional catholic faith for a better Poland, Kaczynski will go down as a great political leader who wanted a true independent Poland, not a Russian or US State.


What sort of nonsense is this, it shows how poles have been corrupted in there thinking, it may emerge one day that this man just feathered his own nest, looked after his own interest and his old communist mates, come on spiritus you can do better than this!

Don't insult the spirit of Wawel, it is a sacred place.

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]


Your thinking is narrow and misguided, Spiritus you ommited to say that the Polish President died whilst President and in the line of duty, he was a President and a hero the majority of people, you comments are just seen meant to stir up trouble, leave it alone and show respect for a elected President, thank you.

News / Will todays tragedy effect the economy of Poland? [34]


if you like to loose your money, then buy up zloties now, I am of the view that the zlote will loose value slightly as buyers are not certain how current events will effect the direction of the Polish government, a guess only, the US dollar will reach 3 zlote in the short term only. If in fact the business sector see the old government as a obstacle to creating a capitalistic environment then the zlote will rise.

History / Why will Poland always be the puppet of America? [159]

A bit harsh, but I can understand where your coming from, One thing about Poland its everyone for himself, and if you see a opportunity to cheat or steal, its open season. Just look at the people who claim to have a disability and get a pension, ( a high proportion of them work) Tell a Polish person his home is worth a million zlote and he believes you, then tell him its worth less and you have a enemy. I think the communist system started all this?

History / Why will Poland always be the puppet of America? [159]


The young generation thanks to all the rubbish TV and films from the United States will certainly change Poland for the worse, add on the British/Irish influence its time for many poles who can to pack bags, for those patriotic Poles who would love their country to be part of the United States, please have a cold shower, as the United States only defends those who are of commercial interest.

At any rate that's what Poles wanted when they joined the EU! Free dollars was too much to refuse, when money runs out the real problems will start.

Real Estate / How are Poland's properties priced? [51]


it takes one to know one. you have preached so much nonsense, it is time you have come clean and apologized.

Real Estate / How are Poland's properties priced? [51]


Its great to see a bit of common sense return to this topic, lets face it the the real estate boom crashed in the US was caused by the banks and the reason why property prices increased in Poland was due to foreign buyers and of course a limited amount of Poles returning and cashed up, buying at a inflated price, the majority of Poles cannot enter the real estate market and this is also the case in many other countries in the world. Greedy land lords are no greedier in Poland than any where else in the world. I'm sure many a land lord could give you stories of bad non paying tenants etc. I don't think renting out properties is a good way to make money.

Real Estate / How are Poland's properties priced? [51]


lol, what has happened??? you have changed your colors, are you not the same person who was telling us of a property boom in Poland?.

Law / My Great GrandMother was born in Poland sometime before 1915 - any chance for Polish citizenship? [37]


Funny but true, you need a lot of paper work, and be given the run around, In Aus you can renew your passport over the internet and take photo's to a post office (takes about a minute) to renew a Polish passport you are given the third degree and face problem after problem. (nothing new when dealing with the Polish government)

Real Estate / How are Poland's properties priced? [51]

sorry what are you talking about or are we talking double dutch?

Real Estate / How are Poland's properties priced? [51]

I purchased a apartment, and can honestly say that it has NOT gone up in the last 3 years, in fact if I were forced to sell quickly I would have to reduce my price by about 30%. The fact remains more than obvious now is that buying real estate in Poland (unless to live in yourself) is a bad investment decision, no capital gain, poor rental returns and lots of maintenance. The problem was brought about by real estate cowboys telling people of a Polish housing boom, Its interesting to note that these one day wonders no longer post on this forum, they have either packed there bags and returned home or living off scraps in railway rest rooms. Ireland is in deep recession, and if you add on Spain, Greece, Portugal, hmmm Poland may be next!!!!

Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]


Yeah I suppose so..


Yeah that may be the asking price, but I wonder how long homes are on the market before they are sold and what price are they actually sold for, and more interesting what percentage of Poles are able to purchase such a property? I don't think too may people are in a position to afford a 1 million zlote loan? I still maintain that most Poles earn poor income and most of this goes to paying living and entertainment bills or am I missing something?

News / Zloty exchange rates - is this just speculation? [87]

I don't think the Polish currency is the currency of the future, it never was nor will be, I don't think Poland with a population of 38 million people will influence the world economic market, the US and Zlote has always fluctuated, in the summer time the dollar goes down due to more tourist dollars in the country and in winter it goes up, It will continue to be between 2.4 to 3zl per dollar.

Australia / Thinking about moving to Australia [39]


Sorry for the delay, missed out by a whiska, Its amazed me how trustworthy insurance companies are, they took claims over the phone and told customers to get the damage fixed and send them the bill, couldn't imagine that happening in Poland.

Appropriate comment to make re somebody coming to Australia, I was watching the 7.30 report on the ABC and they had a segment of the oil find near Perth, they say the new resources boom with create 400,000 new jobs and it is predicted that they will be short 150,000 workers. This will bring in 60 billion dollars per year!

This brings me to ask a question as to why more Poles are not coming here to enjoy the good life, the resources here will ensure this great country will be rich for a long long time, It is also predicted that the Aus dollar will equal that of the US dollar mid year.

Why would somebody bother going to GB or Ireland? Lets face it the weather here is such that there are more perfect days than good days.

Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]


Smart person, the place will probally be on the market for 800,000 zlote, the banks lend money to citizens building at the rate that every square metre of building cost 2000zl!

Lets get serious, people complain of low wages but one of my friend gas bill for dec/jan was in excess of 1700zl. (apartment about 80sqm)

I wonder how people pay for heating during winter, nothing ceases to amaze me when it comes to wages/cost in Poland.

Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]


I'm not one for violence, but when you see a business man pays somebody a low wage and then fails to pay on time saying he was no money, that person is a scum. One wonders why the government and solidarity don't step in. The price of homes in Poland are a joke, but if you build yourself it so much cheaper.