Love / How to make a guy (Polish or other) happy? [62]

The way to make a man happy is to ask him what makes him happy.
We don't all think in the same way.
Compromise and talk to each other is the only way to keep a relationship going.
Each relationship is unique, even if it is the same two people who get together later in life.

UK, Ireland / City management - differences between Poland and UK [20]


The management company responsible for the apartment block ask all the residents if they want to segregate or they want to continue paying more tax. After the vote they implement what was decided.

I think in Lodz from 2016 all apartment blocks must segregate their waste and the management company need to organise communal areas into the correctly segregated bins.

Law / Bank Account in Poland without residency or banks in the UK who will allow to have a PLN account [15]

I opened an account in mBank in 2008 while not living in Poland and I needed my passport and a Polish Address.

I used my girlfriends address.
They sent a letter to say the account was opened and I then I went back into the bank and changed my address to a UK address.

All further correspondence was through my UK address.

Law / Right Hand Drive cars in Poland 'indefinitely' but not registered - doable? [21]

I wouldn't want to register a RHD car in Poland. I just bought a LHD car instead.
I found that the road system and other road users in Poland meant the RHD cars were harder to drive than LHD cars.

The only problem I have is my UK paperwork said Vauxhall so my Polish paperwork now says Vauxhall.
It has the Opel badges though :)

News / Poland to (temporarily) restore internal Schengen borders [15]

At the Swiecko border crossing there are always people randomly being stopped, I have been stopped a few times when driving in my German Reg car.

Not been stopped in my UK registered car though.

I am driving back through on the 19th Nov so hopefully there are no delays.

Law / Moving to Poland - How do I get the Polish Identity Card [17]


When I opened my account 5 years ago, I used my passport but I also needed a polish address to open the bank account.
I used my girlfriends address.
Then changed the address to a UK address after the paperwork arrived at the address.

It took me 4 weeks to get a PESEL number as an EU citizen. I bought my flat this summer before I got my PESEL number.

Law / Registering in Poland for a NIP tax number? [9]

I was given a PESEL number so I can take out contracts for insurance, mobile phone etc

I am classed as permanently living in UK but temporarily living in Poland for the next 5 years.
There is no affect on you living back in Ireland.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

You said Flemish is your native language. So Belgium is the natural assumption.

Real Estate / Apartment Rental Agencies in Łódź [16]


I don't know about Polish rental agencies but I do know that my UK rental agency that I use is Hassle free and has been for the last 7 years.

You just need to ensure you find a good agency. The OP I assume wants a list so that they can research them all and pick a reputable agency.

Love / Younger Polish girl 24 dating old man [21]

Your English is very poor and you just used the word "Mom"

I am with the others here, you're not from the UK. Just give up as you've been rumbled.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

Horses for courses.

It's your opinion and you are entitled to it however I do not share the same opinion.

There are nicer looking cities but overall I prefer to live in Lodz.
Most cities are exactly the same, It is what you do yourself that makes it a good place to live.

I have been to lots of places in your homeland and I found most of them to be scruffy, the motorways and roads are also terrible.

(I know there were political problems for a couple of years)

I wouldn't say they were bad places to live either, I can make anywhere feel like a nice place to live.

I live in Lodz and I like Lodz and that is not going to change whatever bad things you say about Lodz.

I hope I can get a job there soon and any help would be nice.

I have my PESEL numer and residency card and will go onto those websites mentioned earlier.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

It is very different to what it was in 2009, it is improving all the time.

There is lots of work being carried out on Piotrkowska and Piłsudskiego at the moment.
A new shopping centre is being built by the Polytechnik.

I like Lodz, the plans they have are also good. There will be a motorway like the M25 around £ódź and also an inner ring road like the North Circular in London.

Centre of Poland too.

I understand that I can't change Polish peoples perception of £ódź. I like it, which is all that matters to me :)

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]


When were you last in £ódź? I don't agree with this statement. £ódź is now a good city to live in, everything is or has been renovated over the last 6 years.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

That article is rubbish, Lodz is not a deserted city at all.

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]

I don't like Britain and anything it stands for any more.

I believe in an integrated Europe. I don't agree with interfering in the Middle East, Britain shouldn't be interfering as the middle East cannot live with western democracy. The politicians are all idiots and the Jeremy Kyle Generation make me sick and embarassed that I am British.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

Cheers for the info. I am on LinkedIn but not the other site.

I have qualifications but not much experience in IT though.

Work / Is it hard to get a work permit in Poland? [43]

I am looking to get a job within IT in Lodz.

Do you know much about job agencies in Lodz?

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]

I'm not interested in keeping my English identity, I would like to integrate into Polish socjety.

My family is the only reason I will even visit the UK now I live in £ódź.

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]

It doesn't do future tense and doesn't do declinations correctly.

I learn faster reading my book on grammar and chatting with Polish people.

Every time I use google translate my friends have to correct me.

I live in Poland and want to pass for native Polish, google translate is useless to get to this standard.

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]

Its only boring at the start, when you get to level 2 it is not boring and everything you learnt in level 1 is used but the language becomes second nature.

Google translate cannot distinguish Polish future tense and ALWAYS gets it wrong.
If you want to learn "Pigeon Polish" go ahead and use your method but you will not be learning how to talk properly in Polish.

Like Fuzzywickets said, if you think Polish is easy you cannot speak it well and don't understand it.

A Polish Grammar textbook like amazon.com/Polish-An-Essential-Grammar-Grammars/dp/0415164052#reader_0415164052
will show you how difficult it is to get right.

Rosetta stone is not over priced, it gives you a very good grounding in the language. Then you need to increase your vocabulary and how to say each word in all it's different variations.

If you want to learn Polish you must put in effort, there is no easy way to learn Polish to speak it well.
Google translate is useless if you want to speak Polish like the Polish.

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]


Rosetta Stone is not a gimmick, it works. Like I said earlier, it should not be used alone.
Google translate is rubbish, I wouldn't rely on it at all.

A good book on grammar helps far more than google translate.

Real Estate / How the Poland property market became a HUGE bubble [35]

I just bought a new build flat near the centre of Lodz at 4000pln per Sq m.

So prices are right back at 2004 prices in Lodz.

Food / PIZZA & KETCHUP served only in Poland? [159]

It is not Ketchup that they put on Pizza. It is homemade pizza base sauce but also there is a home made Garlic sauce used too.

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]


Rosetta Stone on it's own is not the easiest or best way.
You will only get very basic Polish from Rosetta Stone as it only goes to level 3 in Polish.

I use vocabulary cards and I have a Grammar Text book too.

I have been learning for 5 years and I still can't hold a full conversation in Polish.
I now live in Lodz so I hope immersion in the language helps me learn faster.

Travel / Why do you visit Poland? [222]

I now live in Lodz :D

I like Poland more than England.

People are nicer, family loyalties are stronger and I love the wide open spaces.

Polish Food and beer.

I just feel happier in Poland than in the UK.

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]

Dzięki Szczecinianin i Fuzzywickets. I take on board what you are both saying and I have tried lots of different approaches to learning Polish.

I am OK in shops and restaurants etc where I know the context of the conversation, still not brilliant. Not living in Poland made it much harder.

I am now living in Lodz, well will be from 20 November after I finish these Microsoft IT courses.
I have organised for a 4 week course at the University so this should help too.

I will then start looking for a job in the IT field in Lodz.

Real Estate / Can foreigner buy apartment in Warsaw, Poland? [39]

Organised Crime must be involved somewhere. I wouldn't want to go near this sort of deal.

News / E.U. Funds 2013-2020 for Poland [33]

Most British people are arrogant and have an over inflated opinion of themselves and their country.

Britain used to be Great but is now trying to live on its past, the country wouldn't survive on its own as no one will deal with it.

Staying within the EU and re-writing the Maastrict and Rome Treaties is the way ahead.

The whole idea of these grants is to help the weaker countries get to the same level as the strong countries as soon as possible.

It is better for all the countries if there are no weak countries within the EU.

A strong EU can control the world economy, at the moment too much National Pride is stifling the EU potential.

I don't really care what the UK does as I have moved to Poland. I have had enough of British people still thinking they are great because they won so many wars!!

Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]

I have been teaching myself for 5 years now and I can barely hold a conversation in Polish.
Reading and writing i'm not bad with but listening and understanding is my downfall.

Now I have a flat and a residency card for the next 5 years I hope that I will improve faster.
I am booked on a course at the University of Lodz in March.

Rosetta Stone Totale is a very good way to learn if you can use it every day.

UK, Ireland / Buying an export car from UK (VAT-free) and importing it into Poland [35]

I am not going to go through with this as the amount of effort to save £1000 is not worth it.
I will just buy a car in Poland if I need one.