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Last Post: 8 Apr 2010
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Honest George   
30 Jan 2010
News / Poland's supreme administrative court rules against RHD cars [57]

I think at least part of the problem is associated with the attitude that "rules are made by the authority and we don't like authority" - there sadly exists very little respect for the rule of law in Poland, unless the law is standing in front of you.

Here here, I second that !!!
Honest George   
30 Jan 2010
News / Poland's supreme administrative court rules against RHD cars [57]

Right hand drives in a left hand drive country are too dangerous for overtaking.

Only when on bendy stretches, on a straight run by keeping your distance its quite safe.
I have been driving to Poland through the continent since 1990 with no such problems.

The accident rate in Poland is simply down to the incompetent idiots they let on the roads and nothing to do with which side they drive on.

I absolutely agree with this quote, plus the rest of your post.

MOTORING CODE:

This is what the Poles lack. I have waited to pull out onto a main road until some 50 cars have passed with not one giving way. What arrogance !

On traveling a 3 - 5km straight stretch and being tail gated, the Polish motorist decides to overtake me on approaching the last 100metres when a bend is coming up. Regardless of the road signs and double white lines. Do they know the highway code ?

Not to mention,

Driving stupidly fast is perfectly accepted by Polish society and drink driving isn't much frowned on.

Are these people for real ? Speeding and drink driving accepted ?
Try asking that to the families of those victim to such fatalities. Ignorance !

Scenario; Empty road and the Polish motorist overtakes you, cuts in front, reduces his speed in ratio to yours: Was it worth overtaking ? Whats the point ? Was it, just to be the one in front ? What kind of mentality is that ?

They simply have no road usage ethics or courtesy. If I were the Polish transport minister, I would certainly make passing the Polish driving test more stringent. I would also look into driving licenses that may have been fraudulently purchased in the past.

If you have competent drivers, regardless of what the drive side the vehicle has, you have safe motoring.
Honest George   
28 Jan 2010
USA, Canada / My wife wants to return to Poland...but I want to stay in the US [155]

i doubt this... given the age of the child.

Do you know how long it lasts ?

No offense intended, just asking the question, only I read it can start several months after giving birth and last for up to 2years. ( not the childs age of 2yrs ) It can also recur after successful treatment.
Honest George   
27 Jan 2010
Law / Bring your business to Poland! [56]

Try to think of the positive ones....

Try some research with the companies that have already tried investing in Poland, only to have backed out due to bureaucracy and scrupulous dealings. They have quoted never to return again after spending millions just to come up against a brick wall.

In reality the Poles are victims of their own demise. I think you will find that their reputation has gone somewhat downhill, when it comes to foreign investment.

ps. can,t think of anything positive at the moment..... sorry friend.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

stevepl

Obviously the qualification only has its worth, once the individual has gained experience.
Hence:stevepl post #46, is very well written, many thanks sir.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

Are the qualifications worth the paper they,re written on ?

Why wouldn't they be?
Are you only talking about Poland?
Are you insinuating that all Polish people are liars?

FOR EXAMPLE: A graduate structural engineer provides you with a "method statement", ( tells you how to go about doing a task ) on how to make safe a building prior to refurbishment. On paper back at the office this all looks very basic and away we go. But in practice the information he has provided puts many lives at risk, due to unforeseen hazards or hands on experience.

Is his qualification worth the paper it is written on ?
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

the best person for the job

So with a list of qualifications or experience ?

Are the qualifications worth the paper they,re written on ?
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

The closest post to my opinion is.....

if one has transferable skills, one is successful in finding a job and that is what it often boils down to, plus the language.

If this is true, why aren't they recognised?

This is the question Poles are asking when they go abroad and can not get employment according to their qualifications.
For example what is the Polish equivalent to NVQ, GCSE, O,level, A,level, S,level, City and Guilds. So you see, if I were an employer in the UK, who would I employ ?

Plus another question I would be asking is, how competent is your knowledge of the English language ?

Now I was not asking about what these qualifications are worth abroad, but in general.
So what are they worth in Poland also ?
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

Nika

I noticed by your first post, but the thread is not false ( maybe you,ve taken it in the wrong context ).
I listed my experiences and therefore am asking a question. So its open to debate.
No offense intended.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

a Pole running his own business abroad, unheard of!

Not at all, and good luck to them.

a little bit more

Okay, so all five are doing well.

By the way, I am not anti-Polish, quite the opposite.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

we have Polish doctors and engineers in the UK..so, yes Polish quals are recognised

Who speak fluent English, and had to re-sit the appropriate English examinations. I concur.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

Because Graduates of polish law know only POLISH LAW.

That was only an example, I should have picked another profession.
Otherwise your statement is good.

People with an universal set of skills such us IT workers can pretty easily find work everywhere.

Only if they are proficient in the chosen language.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

delphiandomine

I could not agree more, and I often question why a lot of Polish people live and let live. I wish they would be more forceful, instead of letting the hierarchy walk all over them.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

why didn't he inform the Central Anticorruption Bureau?

I guess some people are afraid and are just happy to be employed.

And I write about my Polish acquaintances & friends,

I,m not talking about your three acquaintances and two friends. Besides, go and see for yourself how some of them live and if in fact what they are telling you is true.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

That's how it is everywhere. You're watching too much of "Expres Reporterów" or some other agony aunt style programmes.

Bit of truth in everything.

Where ?

acquaintance of mine works in ZUS, had to pay ????PLN after successful interview.

Polish qualifications are good/very good, and are starting to be recognozed outside of Poland.

Thats why graduates in law etc. are menial cleaners elsewhere in the EU.

my dear, little Georgie.

ow, you hussy ! haha.

Better the devil you know,

Not really, when you employ incompetents.
Only if 100 % sure of individual.

But apparently, Georgie knows better.

In a majority of cases.........YES.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]

It seems Poles tend to be proud of their education,
but what worth have their qualifications, when.............

There is not enough jobs for people educated in the same fields as one another.

Employment is bought with bribes.

When there is a closed-shop. ( employment given to family/friends, regardless of qualifications ).

The qualifications are not recognized abroad.
Honest George   
24 Jan 2010
Law / Bureaucracy in Poland [53]

Magdalena: Absolutely no substance in your patriotic biased post.

The difference between UK and Polish bureaucracy is that in the UK you have competent employee,s.
In Poland you have family and close friends wormed into a closed-shop workplace.

One of many experiences I had, was on visiting a local tax office in PL. I posed a question to which I consider an answer should have been relatively easy to provide. After passing from one colleague to another, I suddenly realized I done the entire round, none the wiser.

I came to the conclusion that I was dealing with glorified telephone operators, as that seemed all they were capable of. ( reading between the lines, they could not even provide the callers with the information required.)

Educated with all the qualifications, but not for the right jobs.
Honest George   
22 Jan 2010
Law / Car Insurance costs in Poland. [24]

do you think a letter from my insurance company in ireland will make a difference?

If using one of the insurers like the Prudential or Commercial Union,

Should be honored, being all one European union.
Honest George   
22 Jan 2010
News / Poland's Economy Is No Joke [63]

A leading Polish expert on migration has told the BBC that it is simply not true that half the Polish migrants in the UK have returned home.

A recent report estimated that at least half the 1.5 million eastern European migrants who have come to the UK since 2004 have returned home.

Do not 'cut and paste' full pages of text.

100 words + URL.

Honest George   
22 Jan 2010
News / Poland's Economy Is No Joke [63]

Poles working in the UK sent home an estimated £1.8billion last year.

Money Downing Street hoped might be ploughed into the British economy is instead financing a property and consumer boom in Poland.

The Polish Central Bank said the two million Poles who left home to work elsewhere in Europe sent home at least £3billion in 2007 via money orders and electronic financial transactions.
Honest George   
22 Jan 2010
Law / Polish Cop Took My Car Registration :S [143]

which is why they wanted your passport.

I,m not 100 % on this, but I heard of cases where photo-copies of your passport were acceptable. ( as its identifying who you are ).

Just curious how the Polish police would deal with such a situation.