Life / What are my best options for buying a car? ( I am coming to Warsaw to study ) [7]

I also bought a car for my 2 years of studying in Poland. Bought mine in Germany... was pretty expensive to register in PL but half of that was because of the 3 liter engine :P If you can find a good buy in Poland then you can save some money but even most Polish mechanics will tell you to go west to buy. If you want, let me know your budget for a car you want to buy and I can recommend a few. I spent a while researching before I made my buy and just sold it for almost the same price.

Work / Need to migrate to Poland from an Arab Gulf country (logistics) [16]

ok great thank you. And do you think the positions shell is offering are compatible with my friend's experience as a regional UPS lead manager?

Work / Need to migrate to Poland from an Arab Gulf country (logistics) [16]

Merged: Logistics companies Malopolska - UPS manager is looking for work

Anyone know of any logistics related companies in Malopolska? a friend who used to be a manager at UPS is looking for work..

Life / shopping on Ebay from Poland [9]

Great! Thanks for the help guys, really informative. Getting a huge shopping list from everybody over there is really annoying, will help them start purchasing items they want this way.

Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

Well if your not happy with the pay but love the job I suggest get a side job teaching english...

I taught when I lived in Warsaw for average just 8 hours for the entire week, while going to school, and made well over half your netto monthly. Find a language school and get paid 50zl an hour or offer private English lessons. There is a popular website where people offer private lessons (forgot the name) and post an ad there. You can charge 70+ zl for private one hour lessons.

Hope that helps

Law / Does Poland have the most prehistorical and strictest banking system in the world? [57]

Merged: Banking Regulations in Poland stricter than in other countries?

I've heard that Poland's banking regulations are stricter than in alot of other countries. Can anyone give me some examples of banking regulations that are unique to Poland or at least different from many other countries in Europe or worldwide?

Law / Why is Poland importing so much coal? [76]

yeah did some more research and figured it out for the most part.

"Between the 1990s and 2000s, the coal industry underwent major restructuring, which led to the early closure of many coal mines and a sudden decrease in production output. In fact, due to this restructuring process, Poland's coal production has spiralled into a steady decline. More recently, coal imports exceeded exports for the first time in history."

worldcoal.org/resources/ecoal-archive/ecoal-current-issue/coal-profile-poland/

When this industry becomes more privatized as they claim, in addition to the new PGE deal, exports should probably rise in the future

USA, Canada / Shipping large quantity of Polish vodka to the US [14]

Merged: Vodka Shipping Poland to U.S.

My friend in the states wanted to me to ship him from Poland 4 bottles of bison grass vodka (Zubrowka). Anyone know if I can take that many to the poczta (and which one) to ship and how much shipping would cost?

Study / I want to move Poland from Chicago area and study.. Job prospects, cost of food, healthcare, other expenses [24]


Not sure if you are familiar with the post high school academic process but there are such things as studying abroad and graduate school...

Study / I want to move Poland from Chicago area and study.. Job prospects, cost of food, healthcare, other expenses [24]

wsb-nlu.edu.pl

you can get an American bachelors from National-Louis University and be an official student of that school in Chicago and pay ALOT less by living in Poland. Message me if you want more info, I've studied in a few different universities in Poland.

Law / Poland and the Euro - benefit for Polish economy? [49]

So sounds like in theory the Euro in Poland would work but then when you take into consideration the intangible stuff like for example corruption and greediness, mainly on the banks part (LIBOR), it would be tough to work...

Law / Millennium bank question [13]

wow didn't expect to stir up a big discussion. good information here though. thanks for the help guys :)

USA, Canada / Getting job in U.S. with Polish degree [14]

Phtoa and MJD, both you guys make a good point.

@MJD, yes it would look better to get a degree from an American university, but again depends on the employer. My logic is that if I am going to study international business it might be wise to go outside the U.S. to get that degree. I did do some thinking and discussing with friends and family and right now after I recieve my M.A. I would have to spend another year and a half of schooling going for my American MBA but the economy seems a little too uncertain right now..

@Phtoa, ya thanks. Its actually just a M.A. but if I continue another year and a half like mentioned, I could get my American MBA...

Regardless I have alot of thinking to do. Just at that point where I want to quit studying and start working already :P

USA, Canada / Getting job in U.S. with Polish degree [14]

Thanks for the feedback guys. My school does have a partnership with NL University in Chicago so they recognize it so that might help. How should I go about evaluating my diploma?

I think it might be important just to land a solid internship and go from there.

Law / How to register a new business in Poland [129]

Merged: Registering a business in Poland

Hey guys I want to register a business in Poland and send products from Poland to China with my colleague. Where do I start? I just got my Polish citizenship so I think that will make it easier for me. I know I need to get a nip number but how should I do that and do I do this after I register my business or at the same time?

Also what are the costs of registering a business. I have been told that it costs 1500 zloty to register a business here. Is this true?

Law / Selling product to restaurants/ supermarkets [7]

Thanks for the info guys.

@pip, how did your client go about doing this? phone call, email, showing up in person?

Work / NEW TO POLAND (Student in KRAKOW). Life questions. [8]

Temperature here is not so bad right now, in the 60's yesterday but it will fall pretty quick. Winter gets down to sub-zero frequently so bring a ton of warm clothes. Clothing in Poland is as much or even more expensive than in the U.S. so I would just do shopping at home if I were you although there is this swap meat on weekends called the Tomeks where you can find cheaper clothing but as you may guess the quality might not be that great.

Not sure about the musical instrument shops but I'm sure you can google that part and find alot of stuff.

News / Why are many Poles anti-Euro2012 [16]

ok thanks. Ya I got the impression that they didn't like it because someone was being treated unfairly?

I think it will be huge business for the country. Can just imagine every pub, hotel, and store packed the entire time. We will see. I accidentally was in the rynek in Krakow when Cracowia and Wisla were supposed to play each other and the hundreds of police seemed to handle it pretty well. The craziest thing I've ever seen from the sports world though haha