Law / I am starting a new business life in Poland (coming from Sydney) [84]


Now Zac, you need to hasten to the scene slowly, firstly you don't want to live in a 40 sq unit in Poland, spending your lifetime picking your nose and sipping from a bottle of vodka asking yourself wtf am I doing here, with neighbors on either side/ up and down and drunks causing trouble in the stairwells...If you can't make it happen in Australia you will fail in Poland, You assume you need little capital to start a business in Poland, true but you will get little in return...In regard to Real Estate best to visit and form your own opinion about the property market, a lot of desperate property owners have bombarded this forum spreading nonsense about a property boom in Poland, this is not true...finally with regard to Polish citizenship, you can have both Polish and Australian... start by getting a Polish passport, you will need your parents birth certificate, (proof of birth in Poland) your birth certificate (certified in the form of a apostles) you will then get a pesel and then apply for a passport (process may take up to 6 months) and then apply for a NIP (this is a Tax file no) Good Luck.. Remember you will be living indoors for 8 months of the year due to weather conditions

Law / I am starting a new business life in Poland (coming from Sydney) [84]

Zac will that be your first time in Poland?

Law / I am starting a new business life in Poland (coming from Sydney) [84]


hmmm, 10000zl plus is over the top,people earn 4000zl a month and are not starving, Wendle your giving young Zac a wrong perception of Poland, I don't personally believe Poland is a country for a young person to take up a career, cafe shops come and go with little profit and massive headaches and red tape...Stay in the land down under and just pay Poland a visit..listen to your mother for a change.

News / Greed rules the world; Czempinski (Poland's former Intelligence chief) arrested [21]

[quote=pip]and why do people get so agro when the Kaczynski's wanted to deal with all the corruption?

This is the tip of the iceberg...Look at all major Polish companies and note what person are involved....I get so angry and then people tell me to invest in Poland...don't think so...

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


You may want to check the method of payment for items purchased....credit card I suppose!!

Real Estate / CZYNSZ - payment issue - help [43]


What kind of advice is this, CZYNSZ is paid in all common apartments and our friend grubas has correctly explained the other options... czynsz covers maintenence, repair to outside of the building, and in some instances heating... it doesn't matter if you live in the apartment or not you are liable for czynsz....

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


Not in Poland, I agree though its horses for courses, those flats in real terms should be worth only 120,000 zl, because in other countries it takes somebody on low income to purchase this type of accommodation..Homes/apartments will not fall to such levels in Poland, meaning a fair percentage will never be able to own there own..This seems to be the situated now in many countries where real estate has gone thru the roof...If there is a economic downturn in Poland a taste what might happen may be indicated in countries such as Ireland, Spain, Italy and Greece.

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


A bit of a nasty comment, why shouldn't he, 80 m2 is not luxury living, are you telling me people on low income will never own a house...lets be honest a 40m2 plus apartment (unrenovated) for under 300,000zl is pretty expensive..lets say renovations could cost up to 50,000zl...If a persons takes home pay is 3000zl a month minus living expenses it leaves little to think about buying a property...

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


you seem easy to please, those flats are very small and in need of renovations and in fact are pretty expensive for average wages, by the time a person pays off the loan it will be time for retirement...

Work / Monthly income for family - Warsaw [71]


Q1, Yes

Q2, Yes

Work / Monthly income for family - Warsaw [71]


you may be very sorry for coming to Poland on this sort of money....think twice...people who have expensive tastes do not last long in Poland...

News / Polish hero pilot lands 767 without wheels. (Warsaw) [191]


Absolutely skilled and a professional, but not a hero. He was doing his job, which he did very well...The next question to be asked is how good is aircraft maintenance at LOT??? hmmm I hope not another example of cost savings and shortcuts!

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]


Could start with a bit of self education, don't deny that there are a lot of cut and paste cars on the market, but you don't need a science degree to work out which ones they are, if you can't well there probably OK, you pay for what you get, a lot of people buy cars for say 5000zl at places like komis and then cry foul when they find out the car is a dud. A lot of car yards are under licence and need to comply with the customer service charter of the company they represent. I wouldn't expect too much when buying a cheap car, like real estate there a no bargains when buying a good motor car.

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


Money is king in times of recession, I suppose those who are forced to sell will loose, the others will hold till the good times reappear, at any rate just look what happened to real estate in Ireland and Spain.

News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]

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

please provide the facts

News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]


poland is more stable than those countries, in time that will change.

News / Will Poland be badly hit by Recession ? I don't think so. [70]


Love to say your right but in every recession every country will suffer, for Poland well...the poor for number 1, unemployment, prices like real estate will go down... less business activity, work out the rest... A lot of foreign companies are moving to Poland.. I hazard a quess and say cheap labour is one of the reasons.. Governments will have less money and would have cutbacks in spending...I would hate to know how much debt Poland has, especially to the EU...

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]


Sure, one of my relatives was in hospital (small town) we had to change her sheets and bring additional food not a nice place to be in but nothing wrong with the hospital staff..

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]


Good example that the pen is mightier than the sword!! Sorry to have stretched the friendship Foreigner4 I have have not attacked you personally, just stating a point of view.. Malpractice in the medical system occurs in every country, theres probally more claims in a country like the United States. I hold my ground in what I have said, like in any other country people who can afford it should take out private cover, everyone knows that Hospitals in Poland are no 5 star hotels, no toilet paper, have to buy your own medications, if fact a lot of people have their meal and bed sheets brought in by family or friends... we all know that... it has always been the case. I don't like hearing people having a one eye opinion of the Hospital system as I don't like people saying Poland has the worst drivers including having ones cars damaged only occurs in that country.

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

what a shame, I was counting my winnings already... 50% I don't know, certainly not across the board...One thing is for certain is the current economic crisis in the EU is not good and could be a wild card in what happens with the real estate market... I don't think banks will be lending money to people on moderate income in poland to purchase apartments at 600,000zl. If a recession new hits Europe, Poland will not be buffered from it... one can only expect the worse.

Life / Vandalism on cars in Poland [64]

Cannot wait till you give us a sermon about polish drivers like you did about doctors ...is there anything good about Poland.

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


Lets just see how fast these properties sell Mr Moderator...will they still be for sale in 2years time? you wouldn't like to put a little wager on it?

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]


lol... when you came to Poland you must have done your homework and worked out what the medical system was like, options
1. Accept it... 2... take out private cover.3... shake the dust off your shoes and leave.. There are many people who love Poland and or would love to live there. You are pathetic... what right have you being a quest of a country to have such a attitude...

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]


Thanks, understand that Poland compares pretty well to medical systems of other countries, keeping in mind that Poland is not as rich as those countries, I'm sure a person living in the Ukraine would view the health system in Poland as excellent, people like you magpie have strange expectations, which I find very annoying. Horror stories in the hosptial system occur everywhere. If you want something better well its only a question of digging a bit deeper in your pocket and forking out. I just find it disgusting that a foreigner would be critical of the public health system, If a pole was critical of the public health system in GB etc he would be told to go back where he came from.

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]


why pay a bribe if people don't know what there doing...suggest you take out private insurance, by all accounts its types like you who can afford it...in most systems there's always a few flaws but generally speaking its a good system...let those who are critical have a hard look how bad the health system is where they come from... silence is deafening!


I take your point but no need for the bad language, it ceases to amaze me the nerve of those people who come to Poland and spend all day complaining about the system, if you don't like it get out The reason why he is staying because he knows hand on heart that life in Poland is good and beats the place he has come from.

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


I wonder how much? The governments has been promising a lot, I suppose this will be funded by the EU...

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]


Thats probally sums it all up, the people who are critical of the health system are mainly non poles, ask them what the health system is like in GB or Ireland.. A person from the US knows that being sick without health insurance is very very expensive indeed. For those critical of the Polish health system a simple solution, stop freeloading on the public system and get private cover full stop. Foreigner4 sorry to say but Poland is not for you with your attitude.

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]


Don't come the raw prawn with me, I'm not a supporter of the Polish Health system but all over the world doctors make mistakes, In Poland people don't see doctors for regular check ups and when they are sick they are better off attending the local mortuary than a hospital... Those people who are critical of the hospital system should enquire when there loved one last visited a doctors clinic for a check up!

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%!!!!.... I suspect they mean in the city area's.. not in the country... interesting.... they reason they sight is that banks will not lend money as a new financial crisis is upon us?

Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]

[quote=Wroclaw]think again. there are plenty of reliable accounts.

may have been common years ago, sure, but things are changing fast in Poland, To be frank its a insult to ones intelligence to hear people saying they need to bribe a doctor etc, doctors are now pretty well off in Poland. I don't deny Poles still give a small gift ie flowers or chocolates, but this is only a gesture of appreciation... The issue of hospitals, sure they do not match those of the west and lack certain things, but Polish doctors are very skilled and on par with the west.