Life / Polish dentistry cost - 230 zl for one tooth cavity filling [99]

Guys remember that salaries are different in biggest cities teeth whitening in Silesia costs 1000zł and in Warsaw it might cost 3000zł.

Also, there are different kinds of fillings, amalgamate fillings which are much much cheaper, light hardened fillings are more expensive. Prices will differ depending on the education of the dentist ( doctor, proffesor or not ) and the number workers working in the clinic.

Another factor is the gear and furnishing, if the equpiment consists of a stick on a string it's gonna be cheaper then if the dentists has got fully furnished modern clinic..

Life / Polish dentistry cost - 230 zl for one tooth cavity filling [99]


Maybe Silesia's got different prices, I'm just telling you the information straight from the source. My mum's one of the cheapest dentists around, and these prices are common in Silesia. So whatever you have experiences, that's how reality looks like around here.

Study / Cost of Polish lessons, courses (private) [34]


I already said about tunnelling, you can read about it on wikipedia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype_protocol

"Skype also routes calls through other Skype peers on the network"

Life / Polish dentistry cost - 230 zl for one tooth cavity filling [99]


Standard prices for an insured person is 50zł - 100zł.. (these are after including the compensation from national healthcare fund)
Private prices are twice that - for any person not just "foreigners".

Life / Polish dentistry cost - 230 zl for one tooth cavity filling [99]

My mum's a dentist and she prices 150-200zł for a filling, depending on the size of the cavity for a private visit.

Travel / What should I wear in winter in Poland? [29]

Wear nothing!!!!!!!

on a more serious note, weather in Poland is really wayward.. it's good to have few types of clothing, it might get really cold but on sunny days you'd definitely need something lighter. As for the boots, some nice sturdy mountain boots would be a good idea. It all probably depends on if you are gonna have long winter strolls, or go out only when you need to..

Study / Cost of Polish lessons, courses (private) [34]


Of course it is obvious, but does it change anything? No it doesn't. And now it shows you can only speak in a tone of arrogance and condescension. Good luck for your future students.

Language / Post Polish slang phrases here! [37]


That was a good translation certainly delivering the meaning.

Just gonna add that "wiesniara" is more like "peasant girl" than bitch, but in this sentence these two are pretty interchangable.. :)

Study / Cost of Polish lessons, courses (private) [34]


Come on, most of my post were technical details about skype. And I think these were valuable information for anyone whose using Skype.

I'm happy that there's actually a person who employs modern technology in teaching ( most polish high schools are at the tail end ), but I've got my opinion about certain things. When you join a forum and state various things you are bound to recieve some criticism. I think that the price is over the top if there are lower prices for "home visits", and that's why I said you're a sponge...

I'm happy that you've corrected me ( for free), although I think I'd made many more mistakes in all of my posts ;) But trying to insult me with it, is a rather childish thing taking into consideration that we are posting to an international forum with posters from around the world whose native language ain't english. Nice try anyways..

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]


If somebody really wants to they can have a much bigger chance to speak witn british natives while being in Poland than if he was living in uk ; )


I'd say every forum ; )


You learn the language which you really need at that precise moment.. what's the whole fuss about..

Study / Cost of Polish lessons, courses (private) [34]

I don't think Skype's the best and the most professional tool out there, main drawbacks? It's a p2p technology which means that if you want to tutor anyone who lives a little bit further away from you gonna suffer a delay. The other thing is that you can't take seriously an application that uses your bandwidth if it pleases so - Skype uses tunelling to connect people who are behind NAT. So whatever connection you have, you can still be burdened by other people using yours if you are not behind NAT you're just gonna be a man in the middle for somebody - and jeopardizing students bandwidth without his knowledge, with fee included that's a little bit over the top.

Client - server architecture is much more reliable you can choose a server that is located between you and your student. You can choose a codec depending on the bandwidth both of you have. Good codec allows really good quality of sound. Of course skype is idiot-proof anyone can use it - it's the only plus. It might be used for casual conversation if somebody has got a broad understanding of the subject, but to teach the basics.. I don't think so.

Of course skype is used by some companies, but not for language education, for project meetings and such, these things don't require crystal clear quality.

If someone was serious enough to bill somebody 60zł per lesson, he'd be also serious enough to invest some money into a better technology, set up a server and write a tutorial. On the other hand it's probably a pretty smart thing to do, use a freeware software, and sponge people for a home visit price..

Love / Met a Polish girl on the Internet, and I'm soon off to meet her... [82]

exactly!

Love / Met a Polish girl on the Internet, and I'm soon off to meet her... [82]


Man mentally mature before women? bollocks, you've got a very little knowledge of life there romeo..

Love / Met a Polish girl on the Internet, and I'm soon off to meet her... [82]


Oh come on, stay strong :p only one person replayed with a pile of rubbish, the rest tried their best to help you.. good luck with the lady..

Language / FULL WYPAS, WYPASIONY, ZAJEBISTY? [20]

Just another iteration, like in any other language words are gaining new meanings and are generally changing, there's lots of such words: zajebiszczy, zajebongo, zajebitny.. probably even more in other parts of Poland..

Study / Cost of Polish lessons, courses (private) [34]

I agree you can't choose the codec by yourself in skype, and its quality is random.. teamspeak and ventrillo are way better.

Life / British sky satellite TV in Poland [87]

If you have an Xbox360 it might possible to watch it through it. Sky TV is launching a streaming service soon..

Genealogy / Polish Gypsy Roots & Roma ancestors in their families [206]

I only know people from these huge areas filled with blocks of flats, and from what I know the place would be rather dangerous for gypsies... few foreigners got beaten up there, lot's of "dresiarze" and so on... they tend to dwell in old delapidating tenements..

And I can't recall any area that is called "Zander" : o

Genealogy / Polish Gypsy Roots & Roma ancestors in their families [206]

Hmm there are actually worse places in Zabrze, although we don't have any shabby shanty towns around in Silesia - there are just those worse districts, in Zabrze particularly behind the prison.

Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]


I'd be afraid of a woman who is more agile than I am : o


It might be some kind of a fetish, sexy work ethics.. I wonder if it's only about blue collar workers..

Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

how do you know whether you like polish man or not, if you haven't met one..

Life / Animal Rights Movements in Poland [56]

I know about a case in Opole which by all means isn't a "village"... from what I remember they were selling the lard they got from dogs they killed at a dog pound on a stall at a marketplace..

Life / Animal Rights Movements in Poland [56]

oh.. this stuff appears in the news from time to time, somebody eats it, they are not labeling it as "dog lard"... they are probably selling it as proper lard at a markeplace...

Study / Foreign Exchange Program in Poland, what do you think? Polish language required skills. [2]

Why not.. you just need to chose a course in english language, most of Polish universities have at least one. Poorer/smaller/worse schools have worse english quality courses ; ) I know many polish students who used the Socrates/Erazmus students exchange programme and they were really happy..

on the other hand my mates who participated in students exchange said that they prefered it outside of Poland - properly and expensively equipped laboratories, and friendlier deans office and professors.. ; )

Love / Insultive opinions about Polish girls... [139]


Yeah actually good polarized glassess might reduce the glare during winter.. that is while skiing or driving..

And the opinion about girls is exaggerated by the good old grass is always greener on the other side..

Love / Are Polish girls forced to marry by their parents? [33]


anyways, it's pretty obvious looking at all your posts that they are all just trolling, which indicates there was no thinking at all prior to sending them..

Love / Are Polish girls forced to marry by their parents? [33]


where's that trolling coming from.. another lad dumped by a polish girls..

Love / Are all Polish men Psychos? [111]


oh stop it, you are making me blush..

Love / Are all Polish men Psychos? [111]


What a coincidence! I also have some missing teeth, so do I have a chance with ya ? Didn't know girls are suckers for a fancy gap-toothed smile, on the other hand it certainly enriches french kissing hmm

Polonia / Polonia in Siberia!! Any siberians please post. How is live for a pole in Siberia? News? [13]


That's some very interesting stuff you've written here, how do you like it being in Poland?