Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]

hi ryanb,

Ignore all the crazies and misleading or downright false info.

Gun ownership is actually quite popular and common in Poland, it's just it's all very hush-hush. Not only can you have a gun at home (but should be in safe) you can "carry" by having a pistol and ammo on your person, just not loaded. Real CCW is possible, but quite difficult.

As an American citizen you do not have the right to own or carry firearms in Poland. If you do get citizenship than buying and "carrying" is not difficult, just involves a bit of bureaucracy, a bit worse than in California or NY for example.

What you can do in Poland is carry things like pepper spray or a knife, 100% legal. There is no restriction on blade length. I carry a 4" folder but you can carry a sword if you want, it can be open or concealed.

You're biggest problem comes from when you use it to defend yourself, the laws in Poland are so twisted you may be even charged with a crime. Best bet is to have another weapon to plant on the person who attacked you if you want to stay and explain what happened to the police (free of your fingerprints of course), or defend yourself and then hightail it out of there. No joke.

Work / ACCA TUITION IN ENGLISH? Around Poznan? [2]

well my stupid post got deleted by the admin for offering practical advice, so here it is again in a straightforward way. USE GOOGLE, i found what you were looking for as the first search result.

Travel / BIG LESSON (I visited and was threatened in Poland) [71]

Obviously this is guy a troll because no one can be this stupid...

Real Estate / Just by gauging the interest in this forum says all about property in PL [36]

Hi wedle, although the statistics would probably prove otherwise, but the feeling I get from being multiple times in berlin is this:

of course this is tune with my metaphor to poland, more or less, i know its not perfect

a large area thats been heavily invested in but one that has no real standing of its own economically-wise due to chronic problems as well as simply being "left out", with investment largely coming from the public not private sector, and a place constantly plagued with high unemployment levels no matter how well economically the rest of the world might be doing.

overall a ghost town outside the city center, or even in it, with few people found on the streets during or after working hours. a population largely composed of close to retirement age or retired persons, where the younger generation either moves away or lives in some alternative sci-fi funk, most either working dead end jobs or studying for years if not decades due to government subsidies being higher than what they could earn free market.

where property prices, which maybe long ago reached some peak, are at a all time low, with such a glut of rental properties it makes no economic sense to buy property anymore.

hmm what else, i guess thats my metaphor. even though i love the city i find berlin to be... depressing.

USA, Canada / Polish tutor needed in Virginia Beach [9]


How many forms are there in the Polish language? And where in Virginia Beach are you from?

Law / Old Polish money banknotes - what's their value today? [414]

Wow, talk about a nitpicking nerd...

I was talking about net value not one bill.

Law / Old Polish money banknotes - what's their value today? [414]


I lost my bet, one month not 72 hours for another idiot to ask how much his commie money is worth.

Language / Polish language immersion, time, fluency [14]

I know Brits who have been living in Poland for over a decade who are barely able to order something in a restaurant. I know people who after 5 years are communicative.

After two years you'll be able to engage in some small talk. Forget about Polish movies or newspapers, maybe after a decade.

Travel / Whats your favourite Polish city and why? [132]


How could you quote something you love about a city that doesn't even exist yet?

Love / Polish men calling polish girl for dating englishman [80]

Actually on second thought this Ian character might just be an English native speaker, just not that very intelligent or educated with terrible written English.

But I'll answer your question Ian, as you find this so puzzling. Do you really think the problem is "all polishmen have problem with polish girl having english boyfriend"? That male Poles are so protectionist of their womenfolk that they find it abhorrent that one of them would actually spend time with the native of the place where she lives and works? Doesn't that sound kind of silly? Now, don't you think the problem might be actually that the men from that factory have a problem with... you, specifically? Think about it, did you give any of them, or did you do anything to your girlfriend, that might give reason for someone not to like you? Yea, you remember that now don't you? Yup, that's probably it. Spill the beans, what did you do?

Love / Polish men calling polish girl for dating englishman [80]

Hi Ian, I think the problem here is this: you are not English (or Scottish), or at least certainly did not grow up in any English speaking country, you lied to this poor lady that you are English, other people quite obviously see that you are a liar and told your girlfriend as such, she doesn't believe them because she evidently loves you or something, maybe you buy her things, and doesn't want anybody to see you.

Law / Shipping a car from USA to Poland [85]

Hahahah this thread is just a pile of garbage. But just quickly...

Legally the turn signal needs to be yellow/orange, however if you know someone at a inspection station they'll overlook it. However the police can and probably will take away the car's registration if they catch you. Depending on the car, rewiring for the turns signals to be yellow could be a nightmare.

Electronics like TVs and radios do not work in Europe. Forget about it. You could buy and use signal converters but its not worth it. If someone tells you otherwise, they are either lying or ignorant.

And anyone who offers "help" to ship over your car from the US to PL is going to rip you off for hundreds if not thousand of dollars. You can easily do it yourself if you take the time to research it out.

Law / Charges on cash on delivery in Poland? [6]

It depends if its a letter or package, if its shipped by courier or Poczta Polska, what the value is...

About 20-25zl for a midsized package by courier

Law / Allegro for non-Polish users -- Cancel order, bank transfer, contacts for help, etc. [19]

You are only able to send 3 messages a day.

You dont need a bank account to verify your account, you can have them send you a letter with a special password.

Language / Province or Voivodeship [36]

thank god you people dont translate documents for a living...

Language / Province or Voivodeship [36]


Umm that just shows you the caliber of "official" EU pol->eng translators. Most are utter sh!t. Here's the first link I found of a .eu address using voivodeship.

espon-interstrat.eu/admin/attachments/the_Pomorskie_Voivodeship_Development_Strategy.pdf

I spotted 20 mistakes in the first two paragraphs. Gimme a break. Polish translators suck bal!s and you know it.

Again, voivodeship is the incorrect translation. It is an archaic word, out of use, non-relevant and entirely inappropriate if it is to be read by anyone who is NOT a Polish national. If I were to use Wroclaw's definition right above me, I could just as well call cars: motorcars, computers: electronic machiens, roads: black tar trails and god knows what else using outdated, poor terminology.

Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]

Reading comprehension not your strong suit? Let's see if you can figure out why you're a moron.

Language / A typical quality of book translation from English to Polish? [28]

How do you know Polish well enough to translate from it? Would using a machine translator (google) and then proofreading the text be an accurate representation?

As I'm wondering how you unscramble some of the gibberish written in Polish that even most Polish speakers wouldnt completely understand.

Language / Province or Voivodeship [36]


I could accept the article THE here, though A is much better.

But teflcat is right, voivodeship is not the correct translation, it's province. Voivodeship IS in OED, I remember seeing it, but still, it is not correct as it has no meaning to an English speaking person and you'd still have to use the word province for clarification purposes.

Language / A typical quality of book translation from English to Polish? [28]


How many native English speakers do you know that can translate from Polish? Or even those that know enough about writing to provide decent copy editing/proofreading?

How many native English translators, who have translated at a somewhat professional level, do you know that can translate from Polish?
How many native English translators do you know (with credentials or who are a sworn translator) thaat can translate from Polish?

The list for all 3 categories is minuscule.

Real Estate / Banks in Poland selling fewer mortgages in 2011, down 49% [285]


Seriously? When purchasing the most expensive thing in your life, as well a place where you might end live out the rest of your days, not mentioning something you'll be paying off for decades... and you're gonna tell your kids or family... that... at least there's someplace worse on the planet?

location location location

Real Estate / Banks in Poland selling fewer mortgages in 2011, down 49% [285]


I'm very interested where I can find a flat for 1.5x or 3x one's annual income in any of the big cities.

Last I remember the national average was 3600 gross, so around 2600 net. But we "work hard", so let's say 3500 net, and the wife pulls in 2000 net. So thats 5500 x 12 so thats 66000. An average flat hovers around 300000, so thats 5x your income. Of course there are so many variables here that it's impossible to even generally summarize what could be considered "affordable" for most people, maybe you make less but the family helps you out, or youre single but work a lot pulling in 6k (for... 30 years), but for most Poles who make 2k net, even with a spouse, and god forbid they have a kid, it's just not financially viable.

Work / So I received an offer from a Poland language school - what's your take on this? [59]


What do you mean by clowns? I mean they're teachers right? CELTAs, grammar, lead-ins, all that jazz, just that they like to have a laugh while doing their job??

USA, Canada / Bringing a smartphone from the US. Would it work in Poland? [4]

check the specs, any decent phone should have quadband and GPRS/EDGE/3G data transmission

make sure its not locked to any provider though

Travel / What can Poland do to attract more tourists? Llamas farm? [65]

Yea just what we all need, more vomiting confused tourists, higher prices, more traffic/crowds. Just look how tourism basically obliterated the major Polish seaside destinations, Zakopane is a world class joke in the summer, and Krakow has turned into another culturally commercialized weekend destination overrun by tour buses.

Life / Cannabis / Weed in Poland... How much does marijuana cost per gram and how easy is to get it? [355]

about the same as a quarter pounder with cheese

Law / Allegro for non-Polish users -- Cancel order, bank transfer, contacts for help, etc. [19]

I know this thread is old, but for any other interested parties.

1. You cannot cancel orders per se. If the seller wanted to they could easily take you to court and have you not only pay for the item, but thousands of zl in court costs. Why? You entered a contractual obligation to purchase the item. In reality all you'll get is negative feedback, possibly your account suspended.

2. Credit card payment is possible through the Place z Allegro option, but the seller must accept Place z Allegro payments in the first place. If they do not, you have to pay by bank transfer. Dont bother going to banks, just go to your local post office, you want to make a Wplata na rachunek bankowy, you need to fill out this form but it's all in Polish, have someone help you. You pay like a 1zl fee.

3. Allegro pretty much has no customer help of any kind. Maybe things changed, but I doubt it.

Law / Old Polish money banknotes - what's their value today? [414]


Money has no value, but only the percep... aw f' it.

But I think you get it, this thread is proof that people are idiots because every 3rd post in this thread states the same thing over and over and over and over again, Polish communist currency is worthless.

I'll just start counting down till some other moron posts in this thread wanting to know how much his 5000zl from 1973 is worth. Let's say, 72 hours.

Law / Old Polish money banknotes - what's their value today? [414]

this thread is just further proof the world is full of idiots

UK, Ireland / "If it's not Polish, it's shite" - What is great about Polish Beer in UK? [78]


I dont know if you're serious or what, I'd recommend being a bit more obvious here. Obviously there are quite bit of decent beers in PL, such as a few offerings from the Chiechan brewery, Raciborz (Zamkowy) etc. but the pickings are slim. There are about a million better American or Belgium beers available for the same or similar price of what a "decent" beer goes for in Poland.