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Joined: 31 Mar 2011 / Male ♂
Last Post: 2 Aug 2012
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eberhart   
2 Aug 2012
Real Estate / Cousin stole my dads home in Poland... [49]

People sometimes call flats their "house" here. It could be a simple miscommunication or poor choice of word.
eberhart   
23 Jul 2012
Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

I misread your post sorry. I thought you said they were never there faster than 45min. I have never had good luck with the Police when I needed them. I got the typical Polish apathy everyone seems to be issues at birth here.

Ironically the little twits are not out tonight. First night in a couple of weeks there has been quiet.
eberhart   
23 Jul 2012
Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

They have most likely grown up in the area so it is their manor, you are the visitor.
Sounds like you are just pissed off with the area you live and nothing will make it better. Move on.

I don't care if they have lived there 100 years their behavior is rude and disrespectful of everyone else who lives there. I fully plan to "move on" and made it clear, so not sure why you needed to say that. Sounds like you are a typical defender of all things Polish even when it's wrong.
eberhart   
23 Jul 2012
Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

There has always been a 10pm to 6am noise curfew to my knowledge but it's impossible to enforce until after the fact. I get that people want to hang out and have fun...but to act like that when there are hundreds of people in earshot trying to sleep is just selfish and pathetic. I have had nieghbors remodel flats at all hours, have 30min chats in the hall outside my door etc. I don't know if it's just my building/area or if it's become less polite in general here.
eberhart   
23 Jul 2012
Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

I am looking for a new place as this one is far too loud. And it's not normal city noises which I am used to...it's idiot people noises. In the day it's the old ladies and old drunks....in the afternoon it's the school kids...at night the teenagers and drunks. And in the morning it's the trash trucks who against all logic drag the bins out toward the flats and their balconies to empty them instead of on the road side where the businesses would block the noise. A lot of flats are for rent and sale around here and I see why.
eberhart   
23 Jul 2012
Life / Noisy kids every night. Police in Warsaw don't care.. [22]

Ok this is going to make me sound like a grumpy old man but I am sick of the noise every single night. The teenagers hang out in the courtyard across from my balcony and talk and yell until 3 or 4 am every ******* night. The Police don't care. Would the Straz Mieska be worth a call? I have only ever seen them harrassing homeless people and giving parking tickets so not sure if they'd even bother. I have asked the kids nicely and they of course tell me off. I have yelled at them with similarly ineffective results. It's rude and obnoxious and I have had it. Short of going down and assaulting their insolent asses, which would feel great, does anyone have any other ideas? They are too far away for water balloons or similar artillery. I have thought about buying an air rifle and sniping them from the window with the lights off.

I believe in the "ask nicely" doctrine but it has failed and I am tired of the noise.

I am in Warsaw if it matters.
eberhart   
20 Jul 2012
Law / Rights of a consumer when dealing with faulty goods in Poland? [65]

I have had this happen multiple times. CarreFour lost a router I bought and after a month with no clue where it was they gave me credit for a new one after I argued for about an hour...I think he honestly wanted me to just say "oh ok" and leave with nothing. iSpot (Apple shop) sold me a faulty from the box hard drive and wouldn't take it back after 2 hours...said I had to send it to service. I ended up getting it handled through the manufacturer directly and swore to never shop in an iSpot again. They said "we just sell them" and acted like they had no responsibility at all as a retailer. It's criminal.

Things don't break more here...it's just that in most developed nations shops replace things that are bad within a reasonable time frame. Here everything "goes to service" even if you bought it and opened it right then to find it not working. Polish customer service is horrid by any standard and it rooted in the cultural behavior of not taking responsibility or admitting fault.
eberhart   
18 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Warsaw to UK flights? [10]

I have never found good prices with Ryanair. They never have anything when and where I want.
eberhart   
18 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Warsaw to UK flights? [10]

Any good tips for last minute UK or Ireland flights from Warsaw? I am familiar with Skyscanner. Just wondered if there were any local offices or services with super deals.
eberhart   
17 Jul 2012
Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

Milky in 2005 this behavior wasn't so common from my experience. It has gotten worse. Everyone I know who has flat hunted in this year has had this issue. My friends got rejected again today for two flats offering for example 2200 on a 2400 listing. Both of those flats have been empty for 3 months or so and the owners won't budge on price. It's mental.

As delphiandomine said it is about pride and that pride costs them money. I am not a Poland basher but this pride along with **** ideas of customer service are the things I really hate about Poland. Both of them cause more problems for both sides and it is just illogical and unnecessary.
eberhart   
17 Jul 2012
Work / NOT POLISH and Looking for a JOB in Poland [11]

Put an advertisement on Gumtree.pl

Post paper ads in the schools and on light poles with your contact info.

Surely you know someone who is Polish who could help you post ads online?
eberhart   
17 Jul 2012
Work / NOT POLISH and Looking for a JOB in Poland [11]

Teach Arabic lessons for cash. There are a lot of students in Lodz and I am sure you could find clients. You could also find them in Warsaw.
eberhart   
17 Jul 2012
Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

Polish property owners have no sense. They ask high prices for rental and their flats sit empty for months. Do they lower the price? No. Nor will they negotiate often.

I have some friends who offered 2400 on a listing of 2550 and the owner said no. The flat has been empty for 3 months. I simply do not understand the Polish idea of "reasonable".

He loses more in one month than he would in the entire year taking 150pln less. And this behavior is very common.
eberhart   
12 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

The no parking hard shoulder rule exists in a lot of places for a very good reason. You exhibit the typical Polish behavior of blaming everything and everyone but the person who did it. Should not have expected anything else.
eberhart   
12 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Plastic Pole why are you trying so hard to make excuses? Your "but maybes" have become routine. He did wrong. He was fined for it after they dealt with his childish behavior. You so desperatly want for it not to be his fault and it doesn't make sense. If he your uncle or something?
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

And you know they didn't try to ask for documents how? or that they didn't have them? They knew he was Polish and after learning he spoke no English they took him to the car where a translator spoke to him in the radio. Not a problem.

I give up with you...your typical "wear someone down until they are tired of your nonsense" tactic has worked. But it only means I am finished arguing...not that you are correct. Lest you think you somehow "won" something.
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
Language / Using Polish declensions.. [14]

I hear it both ways all the time Mleko...your way is more common but putting bardzo first is hardly "wrong". In any case the book is a must have along with a good dictionary.
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

It is a common thing in mixed nationality marriages for the wife to take or keep the kid in her country protected by her family and laws. This happens all over the world unfortunately. A good lawyer is your only legal option I am afraid.
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

Papa I am not a lawyer but I am sure Polish law has rules about percentages for child support etc. She also would have to prove any earnings not on paper and I don't know how she would. This really isn't the place to get accurate advice though as it's all opinions.
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Monia those officers were extremely professional and very gentle. I am not sure what your complaint is with them.

And you are most certainly NOT exhibiting common sense. Common sense doesn't succumb to ridiculous nationalistic drama.
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
Love / Polish wife is threatening me to pay child support 1000zl per month. [40]

Papa a good lawyer is about all you can do. She has home turf advantage, family support, and as you can see cultural racism on her side. Don't do anything stupid...fight her with the law. I don't know how possible it is but if you can find an Indian lawyer here in Poland at least you can have someone who understands what you are up against.
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

So your knowledge of proper UK Police procedure is rooted in your being born in Poland?

I like a lot about Poland. And a lot about Poles. The behavior you are exhibiting is not one of those things and thankfully not extant in every Pole...though it is in many. Why can't you just be reasonable instead of so blindly nationalistic? There is a lot about the USA I don't like and have no problem owning up to those behaviors as a generality in my fellow Americans. Why can't you just do the same? It isn't difficult. Just drop the ego.
eberhart   
10 Jul 2012
UK, Ireland / Crying Polish truck driver on British roads is Internet hit [269]

Monia I have lived here a long time and know all about Poland's good and bad. You are part of the bad with your smug and nationalistic behavior rooted not in reality but in the fantasy of your own mind.