News / Poland's supreme administrative court rules against RHD cars [57]


I agree, but the cause is reckless and aggressive drivers and poor roads. In most continental EU countries you can register a right hand drive car and the rate of accidents is lower..


That would be the right thing to do (and it is feasible, Norway did it in the 50s or 60s, I can't remember), but one of the charms of Britain (for Ireland, I don't know..) is that it does things differently from the rest of Europe..

News / Poland's supreme administrative court rules against RHD cars [57]


Then why is it possible in most other EU countries (France, Germany, Belgium..) which have a much better road safety record than Poland?

News / GDP of Poland.. 338 billion pop-38.5mil Cali GDP 1.7 Trillion pop-37.7mil [70]


In 2008, it was lower than in most EU countries (incl Germany, UK or France):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_European_Union

In 2009, it is expected to increase to 51,7%, but will remain more than 20 points below the EU average (73%) and far lower than in the US (90%)..


In fact, Polish rules for calculating unemployment are harsher than EU rules and lead to higher figures.. For example, the latest available Eurostat figures (dec 2009) show 8,9% unemployment for Poland versus 11,9% published by GUS!!

epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&language=en&pcode=teilm020&tableSelection=1&plugin=1

Travel / Fish and Chips in Warsaw [53]


Maybe, but you need to have people to appreciate it. Unfortunately british palates , with their love for processed/industrial food, are not properly trained to appreciate it..

News / Poland - Third World Country?? [300]

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Why a slur? If I had the choice, I would not have minded being born French (like 20% of Brits according to a survey done a few years ago)

Travel / Best way to go from Warsaw to Varberg (Sweden) [7]

Good old Status Quo!

Law / Bring your business to Poland! [56]


Given not borrowed!!

Law / How much is the maximum daily limit to withdraw zloty from ATM in PL. [14]


What is EURO travel card?

News / Poland - Third World Country?? [300]


No, it is fourth world!

Language / Polish was chosen the HARDEST LANGUAGE in the world to learn... :D [1558]


Not even in Chicago, London or Dublin?

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


I'd gladly share it with you, but that seems a bit difficult to achieve even in our internet age.. Btw, you live in farm, surely there must a chimney/fireplace???

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


Not that I want to rub it in, Wildrover, But I"m typing this in front of a roaring fire and the temperature in the room is a healthy 23 Celsius.. At least your Internet connexion has not frozen up!

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


Nonsense. Whilst extreme cold does generate extra deaths, the chief reason for Poland's low life expectancy is the diet (too rich in pork, grease, butter..) which generates a very high incidence of cardio vascular disease

Travel / Best way to go from Warsaw to Varberg (Sweden) [7]

Ok, thanks guys for the advice

Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]


Well, why doesn't he/she goes to the cops? I have been living 5 years in Poland, never had to dole out any greaser/bribe (and never was requested one).. Whereas in the 8 years I lived in London, I had (british) builders explicitely request cash payments...

Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

Nika, I agree, HG, you should rename yourself PG (provocative George).

Polish qualifications are good/very good, and are starting to be recognozed outside of Poland. In the (multinational) company I work for, we go regularly on Polish campuses to hire Polish graduates not only for our Polish operations but also for London , Paris, New York...

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]

Went there this morning, as most weekends, to buy a couple of 'bagietka wiejska' and 4 croissant supreme.. A treat for breakfast!

Life / Polish and Czechs [190]


GDP/hab in Czech republic is 30-40% higher than in Poland


As a foreigner, It seems to me that when you cross from Poland to Czech, the villages become more neat. Generally, the road and urban signage is also less shoddy than in Poland, more "in ordnung"..


Agreed. For me, Prague and Paris are the most beautiful cities in Europe


That is unlikely to happen. Remember, Czech and Slovak used to be one, now there are two of them. The most distinct characteristic of Slavic people is that they like to argue for minor issues.. In addition, Czechs don't like Poles for many reasons, one being Cieszyn (the Poles don't like being reminded of this, because it somewhat questions their "victim" status of WW2), the other being that when the Prague spring broke out, Mocow sent Warsaw pact troops to quash it and among those troops,there were many Poles- admittedly this has nothing to do with true Poland..

News / Poland's Economy Is No Joke [63]


that's right, and that in turn will boost growth in the coming years in poland

News / Freezing weather in Poland, 42 people dead in winter freeze... and no-one cares? [140]

I am looking forward to some real freezing weather this week end. On weather.com and bbc weather they are predicting only -18C to -20C but on Yahoo they are saying -34C! I hope the latter is right and I can beat my personal best (-29C in winter 2005, the year that I arrived in Poland)!

Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]


Based on this logic, your home is a public area (unless you charge your friends when you invite them!)...Another weird definition.. A public area is a place where the general public can go, and that's it.. Nothing to do with buying or not buying...

Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]

Now that's an interesting definition of the word public.. Public = free? So next time I use public transport, I 'll try to not to pay my fare. If a controller comes, I''ll protest, and say 'Harry told me, if it's public, must be free!!"

News / Poland's Economy Is No Joke [63]


Exactly, I agree. The case HG was referring to is just an example of one company which went bust, it cannot be generalized

Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]


And what does the abreviation pub mean according to you? pubic hair?


Not too difficult!

Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]


And what about the staff who are forced to work in a stinking and dangerous atmosphere?

Love / How to please Polish women? [216]


feels somewhat familiar!!

Love / I want my Polish gf to live with me but she says life here is too hard [31]


If you're a good baker, move with the whole family to Poland, bakers are in demand.. I know one of them (albeit french) who started his business a few months ago in Warsaw (Nowy swiat) and he is already doing a roaring trade..

Life / Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]

One thing I noticed time and time again is that Poles do not wait for everybody to be served before starting to eat.. On the other hand, men are much more polite/gallant with women compared to the West (they hold doors, pass coats..)

Life / Reasons for moving to Poland [291]


oops, good spot, Convex


I don't find it much more expensive than neighbouring countries.. and the figures I referred are pps, ie corrected for differences in cost of living