Study / How do Polish students support themselves? Government suport for students in Poland? [12]


No. Not unless your father is a good mate of the Dean.

Life / Stop buying contraband in Poland! Really? [24]


Why does the Tricity need a tunnel? From where to where?

Law / Old Polish money banknotes - what's their value today? [415]

Or at least people who think that all money has some value.

Although I'm told that old zloty notes are perfect for throwing at strippers.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]


Not in Europe.

USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]


You mean a Polish mother, a Polish father, Polish citizenship and self identifies as a Pole? That was Sawoniuk.

USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]


Why point out what has already been pointed out?

Personally I think that the topic of this thread should be "Polonia criminals", that way we could include both proper Poles like holocaust participant Anthony Sawoniuk and anybody who thinks that constantly repeated comment removed

USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

We can add to this list SS guard at Treblinka Bronislaw Hajda (although his US citizenship was revoked when the truth came out).

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [214]

And which fabrications would those have been? The ones which the AK itself recorded at the time?

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [214]

Which accusations? Stating that the NSZ were rabidly anti-semitic scum who considered murdering Jews to be as important as fighting the Nazis and that their Holy Cross Brigade collaborated with the Nazis is purely making statements of historical fact. As is stating that the NSZ kidnapped and turned over to the Nazis Jews who were in the High Command of the AK.

News / Bad news for beer-lovers in Poland (beer prices going up) [22]

Given that pricing like that would be contrary to Grupa Zywiec rules, I very much doubt that it will. Although frankly anybody who orders Zywiec when there is another beer on offer is a moron.

News / Bad news for beer-lovers in Poland (beer prices going up) [22]


Exactly. Anybody who's been to Poland recently will be impressed with how the choice of beer has increased.

Genealogy / ORP Błyskawica Crew Records? [46]

Thanks for dropping by Stefan, that information should be hugely useful to quite a few people.

The book Stefan mentions is currently available new on Amazon for £10: Poles-Apart-Polish-Naval-Memories.

If that one has sold by the time you click the link:
Title: Poles Apart: Polish Naval Memories of World War Two
Author: Martin Hazell
Publisher: South West Maritime History Society (2007)
ASIN: B001DTQBWI
May be available at £11 + £2 p&p from David Clement, The Holt, Exton, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0PN.

Also worth trying the AbeBooks search engine, they list five sellers with copies right now.

Life / Never want to leave Poland! [9]

Can you ask some specific questions please.

Life / Gypsies or Roma: European and Polish attitudes towards [87]

Such a pity that you are too bigoted and/or stupid to understand that Romani people are not from Romania.

News / Poles start to feel arrogant and superior to Southern Europeans [182]


No, I never noticed that.

Thanks for dropping by here. Byebye.

Life / What is Poland's fastest growing ethnic group? [57]

Says who? It is notoriously difficult to get accurate data about how many Vietnamese there are in Poland.

Genealogy / ORP Błyskawica Crew Records? [46]

@sushka

Your story is very similar to one I read recently in a Polish paper:
Gdansk In Your Pocket had the pleasure this week of meeting a man called Stefan Paliwoda, a British man of Polish descent, who had travelled to the Tri-city to visit amongst other things, the Polish WWII destroyer Błyskawica.

Alternatively, navy.mw.mil.pl

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]


Actually, they have to pay a fine for every illegal immigrant like you which they bring to the USA, so it is their job to check your paperwork.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]


So LOT did exactly the right thing. That's superb to hear: I'll make sure to use LOT for my next trip, now I know they deny Polacks boarding if they can't be bothered to get to the gate on time. Marvellous news.

Work / Proofreading - What is the going rate in Warsaw? [40]


On the other hand, you can find yourself flying through a press release in five minutes and getting paid for half an hour's work. Swings and roundabouts.

Work / Proofreading - What is the going rate in Warsaw? [40]

That is by no means undercutting everybody: I know one guy who charges as little as 7zl per 1,800 characters.

The thing is, companies are starting to realise that, as with language lessons, with proofreading you get what you pay for. With that in mind they are willing to pay four times more than they can pay.

Work / Proofreading - What is the going rate in Warsaw? [40]

Well, if it is a 100 page translation of a biochemistry report which was done by a half-arsed translator who had no understanding at all of the concepts, it is going to take far longer and so you want more money for it. If the client expects you to do 16-hour days in order to hit their deadline, that will also require more money.

As for billing, it is always always always per 1,600 character page (including spaces) or stretch that to 1,800.

You probably want at least 20zl per page (standard rate would be about four pages per hour).

Work / Proofreading - What is the going rate in Warsaw? [40]

Depends on how long the text is, what the text is, when the deadline is, who the client is, etc etc etc.

Law / The famous Polish brands for 'Lingeries' and 'Bags'? [11]


Koniakow.

Real Estate / Residential real estate values go down in Poland [455]


Apart from the loan on one which you told us about on the previous page.

So is your memory shot or are your writing skills as good as your reading skills?

Real Estate / Residential real estate values go down in Poland [455]


Exactly: I could have stayed in a slightly smaller flat 500 metres from where I now live and carried on paying about a couple of grand a month in rent or I could have got a mortgage and bought a place paying the same amount per month. Obviously I would have been far better off doing what you suggested, i.e. stay put and save. If I'd done that I would have whatever I had saved. Instead all I have is a flat in central Warsaw and the memory of a mortgage. Do remind me to come to you next time I want financial advice.

Real Estate / Residential real estate values go down in Poland [455]


Yes, because renting is such a good investment. I wish that I had continued to rent for the last decade and a bit: that way I could have carried on paying rent instead of paying pretty much exactly the same amount in mortgage repayments and having a flat with no mortgage at all on it anymore.

Real Estate / Residential real estate values go down in Poland [455]


Neither are needed to see what has been happening recently and what is happening now.

But I'm sure we will need a time machine in order to go far enough forwards in time to see you finally produce the list of things that need to be done when building a house and the costs thereof.


No they won't. They will settle at the level where demand meets supply.

History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [448]


Journalist mate of mine was recently doing a story about Auschwitz and while in the area was attacked by a dog which locals claimed was a direct descendant of the dogs the SS used at the camp.

Real Estate / Residential real estate values go down in Poland [455]

In the sensible sectors and areas prices have already leveled out.