Love / English girl moving to Poland with my Polish boyfriend for the first time [69]

Lol what nonsense, A more proper reason is that he may be too embarressed when you find out how poorly he has lived in Poland and he is well aware that the hand will be going out (in the form of please give me) when he returns home... hmmm

Real Estate / Flat prices in Gdansk Old town? [21]


you might get a run down apartment in the worst street in town, don't forget Poland is not the USA, only the rich can purchase in Poland.

USA, Canada / Moving back from Canada to Poland, yes or no? [39]


me thinks this is going on in every country in the world including the USA, the bottom line is you need to try it to get it out of your system and you have to do it because you have to do it. I don't believe finding work in Poland is not as easy as some make out and opting for a low paid job will not bring in a good lifestyle, you need to think how you are going to pay the rent, food and heating costs etc. If you have it good now, I doubt moving to Poland will better things, but I could be wrong.

Australia / Thinking about moving to Australia [39]

I suppose troll appear in various forms, Any person who knocks Australia is either hard to please or hasn't been there, Melbourne is No 3 on the list of the most livable cities in the world (where did Warsaw come in as?) Warm weather, fine food and a great way of life with plenty to do, it must beat being indoors for 6 months of the year.

Talk of snakes and spiders etc was a ploy used by the communists to scare people to moving elsewhere. Hoon drivers are everywhere including Poland.

Australia / Thinking about moving to Australia [39]


yes, can honestly say I've never been worried about spiders and snakes, only time I've seen a snake was at the zoo, lets be honest about it Melbourne is the sports capital of the

world ie, cricket, tennis, golf, motor car and motorcycle racing, surfing etc, Australia is a big big country, Best place for wine lovers.
Like I say people who haven't been to this great land, just don't know.
The thing about living in Europe is that your living in a fridge for 6 months of the year.

Australia / Thinking about moving to Australia [39]

I think a lot of people have been brainwashed by the song "There was red back on the toilet seat" etc by Slim Dusty.. lets face it how many people have been killed by spider or snake bites??

If you live in the mountain areas it can get in the minus degrees, Its nothing like Poland, I've never worn a overcoat or gloves.

UK, Ireland / Time for the Poles from the UK to go home [437]


What sort of nonsense talk is this, are we going to start a slinging match between the Poles and the Brits, if I accepted your argument I could say all Brits and people from Ireland should return home and make there country more better, come on get a life will you Orzelbialy.

Real Estate / Where to sell a land in Poland,100Ha, with all the permissions to build? [9]

lets not beat around the bush, what is the asking price of the property?

Real Estate / Where to sell a land in Poland,100Ha, with all the permissions to build? [9]

get your hand off it, did she come down in the last shower?

Love / They seem nice, but could Polish girls be "gold diggers"? [196]

yes the rule of thumb is, would a Polish girl marry a man from the west if he had no money, the answer is ...................NO................

Love / They seem nice, but could Polish girls be "gold diggers"? [196]


Thats just not true, Gold diggers come in all shape and sizes, as a matter of interest the greatest gold digger was the following person, have you heard of Johnson and Johnson, you have have used its baby powder when a you were young, this may surprise you, hmmm,

Piasecka Johnson was born in Poland. Her father was a farmer.[1][2] She graduated from Wroclaw University with a M.A. in Art History. She left Poland in 1968, with just $100.[3]

Piasecka Johnson was hired as a cook hired by Esther Underwood Johnson, then wife of John Seward Johnson I. Her cooking was terrible though, so she switched jobs with the Johnson's chambermaid.[4][5]

Life / Why Do You Love Poland? [907]

That probably sums it up, they need to relax more and not think everyone is out to rip them off. Theres more to life than hitting the bottle and then spend the rest of the time complaining.

Australia / Thinking about moving to Australia [39]


when was the last time you come across a deadly spider? Can I suggest Never.


Central Melbourne, Winter spans about 4 months, you might have a chilly morning but barley charlie King Sobieski are you a man or a mouse!!.. lol.. In actual fact I don't own a overcoat, gloves or winter boots, We might have a cold spell of zero temperature, but nothing like the minus 20 plus in Poland. I agree if you live in the mountain country it can get pretty cold, it brings me to the point that you could in one day spend time swimming in the beach and the rest of the time skiing in the snow.

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


You would think that people who seem to know everything on this forum would be able to provide accurate information about wages in poland, my friend is a truck driver clears 950zl a month but gets a cash bonus if he works overtime. I know a person who works as a teller in a bank gets 1600zl gross per month. I know that age pensioners get around 850 zl a month.

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


not all people live in a small flat and a lot of people living in Poland are living in better, bigger and better homes than those in GB, I suppose the bottom line is that some poles are very well off, but most struggle, I don't think somebody is going to employ a pensioner...!!, doing what may I suggest.

Law / The 'Secret' of Poland's Economic Success [83]

Its nice to see people speak of Poland economic success, and three cheers for the rank and file but could somebody explain this article, something does not add up,

Hundreds of billions lacking for pensions8th March 2010

The government will have to assist the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) in paying out pensions in the coming years, the institution has announced. Over the next five years, ZUS might require as much as zł.350 billion.

ZUS added that the worst possible scenario would see the government forking out as much as zł.83 billion a year. Just three years ago, the institution announced that it would require a maximum of zł.184 billion in funds for the 2008-2012 period. (RG)

Source: Dziennik Gazeta Prawna

From Warsaw Business Journal

Australia / Thinking about moving to Australia [39]


yes, although I know Poland like the back of my hand, I hope you weren't flooded out in the last few days or you computor wasn't infected if you were with bigpond, I suppose with these dramas it makes life more interesting. I wonder if you agree with most poles living in this great land, that it is a land of milk and honey, or for people a bit younger a land of wine, women and song or for the more cultured, a land of fine food, good wine and a great place to live. hmmm Poland not is bad also except for the cold weather.

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


Have to agree on this one, one wonders why some businessmen are dealt with by their workers, a couple of broken legs and a knuckle sandwich just might solve this problem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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!!!!

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

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

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]


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?.

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]


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

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.