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LwowskaKrakow   
27 Oct 2011
Work / Working in Poland - Logistics, procurement, imports-exports [12]

pavdel
You will never find a job outside an anglo saxon country in Europe where local language is not required exept if you are sent by an international company where English is the comunication language withing the company, so make the effort to try and continue learning it.

Its strange that Polish is so required since in international logistics and trade everything happens in English

What about interracting with your Polish colleagues ? What about meetings at the work place ? If you are the only one speaking English among a team of 8 Poles ,they may not want to swich to English just for you.

A2 level in Polish is not bad so you should be fine saying at job interviews that you can get by in Polish.
LwowskaKrakow   
27 Oct 2011
Food / Where to buy seafood in Warsaw? [8]

Carrefour is doing that now these days, but I do not trust them at all, they are perfectly willing to give a food poisoning.

Fish stinks anyway unless you buy it right from fishermen or if you put it in water with lemon like the Japanese do.
Also do not forget that those stores own their own boats but Fresh fish is never really fresh, it's always 15 days old anyway because the ships must sail further and further away to fishing zones .

I am surprised that Carrefour in Warsaw is not great, they would never risk any food poisoning though for they could go out of business.

Alma Supermarket has good fresh fish( smelly too but ok it we don't turn them into sushis) but their selection is really scarce.(Salmon Herring Salmon Herring Carp for Christmas and trout from time to time)
LwowskaKrakow   
27 Oct 2011
Work / Info on Wages in Poland (start salary for an accountant position?) [7]

Ask those 2 companies if they would be willing to review your salary in 6 months for instance or after your trial period ,would they consider giving you an increase based on their satisfaction after 6 months .Or just ask them what is their bonus policy and when it takes place.

You may not be qualified yet but you have 3 years of "international" experience in Hedge funds ,that's very good.

If those 2 companies had wanted to hire a Polish English Speaking person they would have done so ,what they are interested in is to get someone who has worked outside of Poland in Hedge funds.
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / The European Health Card. Why don't the Poles know about it? Free Medical care. [26]

I dont know if there is a queue beforehand or not but a queue should not be a problem for Poles .lol

None of my Polish friends had it and they do travel for their holiday in places like Greece Italy Spain etc so i strongly recommended them to get the card especially to the sporty ones.
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / The European Health Card. Why don't the Poles know about it? Free Medical care. [26]

just get private medical insurance, I just got covered for a year for 200zl through Hestia.

If you are traveling in Europe for a year the card is issued and valid for a whole year anywhere in Europe.

You spend a week end in Rome or 6 months in Ireland you take it just in case.If you are Polish and spending 3 weeks in Sapin ,same thing.

Your private medical coverage of 200zl with Hestia will only cover your medical costs in Poland .( If you break your leg when visiting Germany for 2 weeks or skiing in the French Alps, Hestia will not cover your German or French medical fees).

So my advice is to get the European Health Insurance card if possible .( The only problem is the EU bureaucracy!)
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
Work / Info on Wages in Poland (start salary for an accountant position?) [7]

Money is not the only factor you might want to take into consideration:
Name of the company which will look best on your CV
Housing Allowance, Gym, Polish lessons,car,health coverage, management style etc

The best is to try to get a feed back from employees of those companies either over the internet or on forums
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / The cross in Polish parliament - Does it bother you? [100]

And since religion has been the major cause of killing, torture and death if you look back in times

Absolutely. And do we know a Religion which treats women well or at least normally?
Apart from Buddhism which is more of a philosophy than a religion ,i don't.
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / The European Health Card. Why don't the Poles know about it? Free Medical care. [26]

In Europe we are all entitled to free medical care in any of the 27 countries which are part of Europe.(+ Norway, and a couple of others)

I have noticed that my Polish friends don't know about it and most of them have never asked their health card although it is free and extremely useful all over Europe.

The way it works is that basically depending where in Europe you are from, you need to get this card from your local Health institution ( the card has to be renewed every year) and you may live or travel in Europe and get free medical care, which is very useful for students for example.

Check the EU website for info

In English ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=559&langId=en
In Polish ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=559&langId=pl
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]

just reconsider what your 1-4 would be without the bazillions of euros Poland has received over the last few years from daddy European Union.

Ireland and other countries have received a lot too but the "return of the investment" (sorry for the expression) has been better in Poland because it is a market of 38 millions of consumers.

[quote=LwowskaKrakow]70 000 euros a year for a public librarian!

please provide the facts
Answer:

As for inflated salaries in Ireland there were so many articles about it : Here are some about the Public sector but the private sector also gave gigantic salaries before the big crash...

sbpost.ie/news/irish-public-sector-workers-among-worlds-highest-earners-50628.html
politics.ie/forum/economy/38595-david-mcwilliams-irish-public-sector-pay-eus-highest.html
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / The Slavic Tax Thieves Stealing from the UK [29]

Nothing to do with Poles being smart,

You just said it they had to leave the country because Poland failed them , they chose countries with generous social policies ( Norway ,UK, France,) so i call that beeing smart .

I do not defend cheaters claiming benefits in both countries but it is the responsability of countries to make sure there is no possibility of abusing their system, fraudsters are everywhere in the world and if countries do not establish strict rules our tax money financing those benefits will always be claimed by fraudsters.
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]

This is also what was happening in Ireland.

We should start a thread comparing Ireland and Poland since there may be some similarities.

However it is a public secret that Ireland the Celtic Tiger had a steady and good growth but lost its mind at some points with failing to issue regulations( Real Estate, banks lending etc) not to mention that Irish salaries 2 or 3 years ago were totally inflated : for instance a salary over 70 000 euros a year for a public librarian!
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / The Slavic Tax Thieves Stealing from the UK [29]

Please Hudsonhicks spare us your acrimony about Poles claiming benefits in Britain, as Europeans they are entitled to exactly what anybody else in Europe is entitled to regarding social benefits anywere in Europe.

You can come and move to Poland with your family, work ,live and do the same as a European citizen and the fact that you would get less money than what Poles get in the UK shows that Polish migrants are smart and pick up places with more economic opportunities.

That's what people and their families do Hudsonhicks, they go to where the grass is greener and cannot be blamed for that.
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]

I hazard a quess and say cheap labour is one of the reasons..

Cheaper labour rather than cheap labour but it is not the only reason because Modlavia Romania Bulgaria have even cheaper labour costs.

High skills, high education, good will at work , very little strikes , flexible schedule etc make Poland a very safe place for international companies to outsource.
LwowskaKrakow   
26 Oct 2011
News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]

I think Poland will not have too much to worry about.

I agree .What'smore the Compsumption sector is far from beeing saturated in Poland and there are still a lot of businesses and home services which should appear in the future :Mexican restaurants,cleaning services companies,nannies companies to name a few .

Compared with Germany France Italy ,taxes in Poland are smaller , rentals are cheap,people have a bigger purchasing power* and they spend more which explains all those luxurious and gigantic shopping malls everywhere in the country, cafes,etc.

*For instance in Krakow a huge percentage of the population lives in subzidized flats or council houses in the district Nowa Huta but for a total population of about 800 000 people Krakow has at least 3 big shopping malls and thousands of shops.

Of course poverty still exists and some people are struggling too in parts of Poland which has no economic boom but all in all Poland will be ok.
LwowskaKrakow   
25 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

Martha Stewart picked up a "Wasp" name and as you said started to mention anything relating her to Polish ancestry only
"After her mother passed away ", no comment.
LwowskaKrakow   
25 Oct 2011
News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]

As Europe and especially the Euro zone is heading towards Recession in the next couple of months ,i thought i might share my impression that Poland will not be hit as badly as the other countries in Europe.

Why?

1) Poland was the only European country to show economic growth in the past 4 years since the financial crisis in 2008
2) Every week we hear that new international Businesses are outsourcing in Poland or setting up a base ( for instance Samsung and LG are opening new plants soon)

3) Even if Poland does have some Public deficit it does not borrow on the markets as much as France, Italy ,Spain,etc
4) Poland is out of the Euro zone and thus will have more monetary freedom (devaluate or adapt the PLN)

Moody's might lower Poland 's rating if Tusk does not restrict public spending but not beeing able to borrow too much may be good to avoid getting huge debts passed on future Polish generations.

So all in all I bet that Poland will not be in such a catastrophic state as the others.

What do you think?
LwowskaKrakow   
25 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

Martha Stewart the famous Omnimedia founder and tycoon born Martha Kostyra (Polish parents) was convicted for financial fraud and served 5 months in Jail.
She is Polish American but never boasted about her Polish roots and never even actually promoted in anyway Polish recipes and Polish specialties.
LwowskaKrakow   
23 Oct 2011
Real Estate / Banks in Poland selling fewer mortgages in 2011, down 49% [285]

Wow excellent, your house will be paid off next year ?
When you say that you and your wife had no holiday for 6 years because of your house you mean no holiday at all for 6 years ?!!!

you mean no holiday abroad or you mean you had to work every single day ?
I think that the only people who work 7 days out of 7 are farmers, anyway you both were very brave.
LwowskaKrakow   
23 Oct 2011
News / Poland a top pot producer? Legalization? [30]

Wanda Nowicka said: “Marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes…”
Do you agree with this line of reasoning?

For me the only point of legalizing pot is to prevent or stop Drug Dealers. In the The Netherlands where pot is legal or in Switzerland Zurich there is less criminality liked to drug dealing than in the UK, US, France Germany etc

However what is scary now in the Euro zone is that because of the drop of the US dollar $ versus the € euro, some people are buying hard drugs like cocaine or heroin because the prices dropped.

In Poland i don't know what the situation is regarding to soft or hard drugs and where people buy them , all i can see are some drunkards everywhere on the streets day and night and without doubt alcool addiction is a real pest in Poland.
LwowskaKrakow   
23 Oct 2011
Real Estate / Banks in Poland selling fewer mortgages in 2011, down 49% [285]

You can't compare the two - Krakow doesn't have the same problems that Berlin has. Young people in Poland often move to Krakow to work - with Berlin, they move away.

OK Delphi but i could also have said that Krakow is more expensive than Montpellier,France or Firenze, Italy ,Budapest ,Prague.
I understand the attraction of Krakow and young people moving in for their studies but it is not that economically dynamic compared to Warsaw, it would be interesting to compare the Warsowian and Krakowians 'income and the city of Krakow is also in huge deficit.

So we hunkered down and took a bit longer to build. For me banks are simply usurers.

Typically Commercial Banks( not brokers ) that provide mortgages will ask that you "domiciliate" your salaries in the bank which issued you the home mortgage and push you to leave your regular bank ! That' s how they get new customers .( you speak about beeing morally wrong but i have never heard of a bank beeing morally right, they are all greedy )

So teflcat what did you do ? Where did you get your mortgage ?
LwowskaKrakow   
23 Oct 2011
Real Estate / Banks in Poland selling fewer mortgages in 2011, down 49% [285]

just heard on TV Polonia that real estate will fall by 50%!!!!..

PF members who still believe there won't be any Real Estate crash in Poland have not watched this programm.
The prices for Real Estate in Poland has increased in a surrealistic way in some regions for 4 years and for instance Krakow is more expensive than Berlin when salaries in Germany are at least twice as high as in Krakow

If banks don't lend anymore, new developments are sitting unsold and empty, it does not look good for clients exept for those who have cash and will be able to get great bargains.
LwowskaKrakow   
23 Oct 2011
News / Gap is setting up shop in Arkadia in Warsaw [20]

I remember when C&A first came to Warsaw and I kept seeing people turning up to things wearing near identical clothes.

I heard some Germans call C&A "Cheap & Awful" , i agree with PIP that Gap will be doing very well, i v noticed that city Poles especially young and old women spend a lot of money on clothes , shoes,cosmetics, hairdos, they seem to dress up even to take their dogs out.

Poles in general are elegant even over the week end.
LwowskaKrakow   
22 Oct 2011
News / Gap is setting up shop in Arkadia in Warsaw [20]

Merged: GAP store opening in Warsaw

Just read that a new GAP store is opening in Warsaw(Arkadia center) ,i found it interesting because Gap is no longer doing very well in the US but apparently after the conducted market research it should be very successful in Poland.

I believe Gap will be doing fine with the GAP kids branch because Children' clothing stores in Poland are no longer that great and they are as expensive if not more than Gap ( ex: 5,10,15/ Crocodillus )
LwowskaKrakow   
22 Oct 2011
News / Damien Perquis Football player granted Polish citizenship insulted by the PIS ? [30]

Damien Perquis is launching a legal action against Jan Tomaswewski , hopefully Tomaswewski should pay a huge fine and make a public apology for his kind statements in the Sports world and before the cup in Poland.

"How can he pull on the White Eagle shirt, the one in which we true Poles won honours. A piece of French trash, of footballing trash, who never made his mark at home," Tomaszewski said."

What would this Jan Tomaszewski think if Polish Football players in France in Germany etc were publicly insulted this way and called "piece of Polish trash?"
LwowskaKrakow   
22 Oct 2011
Law / I am thinking of opening a office (LLC) in Poland! [7]

Please note i am a resident of India and have never visited poland.

You should come to Poland in the first place before thinking about throwing your money into the unknown or contact the Polish Chamber of Commerce in India .
LwowskaKrakow   
20 Oct 2011
Real Estate / Demand for apartments low in Poland's main cities [89]

Bubble in Spain, Bubble in Florida,Bubble in China, Bubble in Ireland, and now Bubble in Poland.
Less than 3 months ago we had a debate on PF about Polish Real Estate falling down and i with some others had the same opinion this article is reflecting now in October 2011.

If thousands of newly built flats are sitting empty in Poland the bubble will burst in less than 2 years.