Love / Advice Please! Meeting my Polish boyfriend's parents!! Gifts, customs... [105]

Watch out for the manhood test coming from her father ;-) He might test just how much Wodka you can consume, before going insane!

Love / So I'm an Arab Muslim and freaking out! I'm about to meet my Polish girlfriend's parents [21]


You sound like a very intelligent guy, so religion a side I believe you'll do just fine with her parents don't worry so much about it buddy!

Work / Polish Born-Native English Speaker Chances of Finding a Job [10]

Lol desperate for good English speakers? They are everywhere! Many of them also with international experience, which trust me (as a BPO employee) they don't really care about.

2nd. 4000 pr. month as JUST an english speaker, impossible. Not even Italian/Spanish/German speakers are paid this amount.

Mango go for teaching instead.

Life / Living Costs and life in Poznan? [70]


With that salary paying anything more than 1100 ZL for housing would be overkill.
Find a room in an Apt. or something instead and pay like 800 ZL.

As an expat in Poland, living for anything below 2000ZL after rent etc. is quiet low. You will live a decent live though with 2000, but that's also around the minimun.

Life / Faxing a document to an international number from Warsaw? [4]

No idea actually.
But if it's not a confidential document, you send it to my email and Ill fax it for ya.

Work / Polish Born-Native English Speaker Chances of Finding a Job [10]


Your welcome.
Hmm as I am not an english teacher (i know there is quiet alot on this forum) and as far as I have read in other treads, I believe the salary for a English teacher at a better school is around what I wrote above 4-5000 brut. pr. month

Work / Visa for Americans to teach in Poland [3]


No you do not have to be outside of the EU for 90 days. As long as you leave the EU within 90 days to go to a non EU country and return you are alright.

Sometimes they will be suspicious if you lets say spend 90 days in Poland, and then go to Ukraine for 1 day, then its different.

But as you have done travel to Bueno Aires and then return after a month or more you are okay.

Life / Where to buy a Christmas Tree in Krakow? [11]

I bought mine yesterday (sunday's) on plac nowy where they have a small market from early morning till around noon.
Maybe it's not so helpfull for you, as next time will be on Sunday the day before Christmas.

Work / Polish Born-Native English Speaker Chances of Finding a Job [10]


Well I'd say the chance of you finding a ''quality job'' is quiet high, just know that a quality job in Poland mostly pays no more than 4-5000 ZL brutto pr. month

You have some experince espesically from other countries which gives you an advantage over most of the young student's here who also has a economy degree from a university.

Life / Moving to Poland Part-Time (probably Katowice) [56]


I would say quiet realistic. Though your car expenses are quiet high? Are we talking since you need to spend at least 200 EUR pr. month to pay it off or?

Travel / KRAKOW, Where to meet young people? (18-22 yrs) [17]

Hey Alex,

I was in similar position. I'm 21 and from Denmark.
There are no simple place to go to meet such unless you go to school.
It's quiet easy to establish contact with younger females, but male's in Poland before they are in their mid 20's seems to be very reserved.

Either way, if you ever wanna grab a beer or such just let me know.

Br.

Work / Advise on moving to Poland-Cracow (working for an international company in Krakow) [22]


How many foreigners do you know who makes a good effort ;-)
But sure, It might be possible in Nowa huta.

Work / Advise on moving to Poland-Cracow (working for an international company in Krakow) [22]


Thats a god d*mn good barking you've got there!

2-2400 including bills is realistic for a 60+ square meter apt. in Krakow.

Travel / Cottage in Zakopane, website suggestions? [6]

Thank you both very much for the suggestions!


This place looks super cozy! I'm gonna look into it.

Travel / Places to be in Krakow [5]


I was kidding Sedna.
Kazimierz is my favorite part, plenty of good bars and dinning places.

There are many clubs, resturants etc. and new commers always asks people's opinion, I think instead you should discover yourself and make your own impression of the individual places.

Either way don't worry, Krakow is an amazing and you'll love it for sure. I know many french guys in Krakow, they never plan on moving back.

Travel / Places to be in Krakow [5]

For French people, Nowa Huta is the place to be.
Enjoy

Travel / Decent swimming pools around Kraków [3]

Actually this is the only good place for serious swimmers in Krakow, as far as I know.
Or check this website: krakow-info/swimming.htm

Real Estate / Tips on finding an Apartment in Lublin in Spring [4]

Hi,

Go to ubelskie.gumtree.pl and seach there.

Work / Need advice regarding moving to Krakow (got 95K zloty gross offer) [6]

Smurf you've got it wrong.
If you make 8000 ZL gross pr. month that equals 5700 ZL net at the most and trust me, this is true..
So you have 5700 ZL and you wanna save 1000 USD = 3120 ZL.

From the 5700 you - the 3120 ZL and that leaves you with: 2580 ZL. A cheap room on your own will cost you atleast 7-800ZL all inclusiv.

So that will leave you with at the best 1700-1800 ZL pr. month for all other expanses.

It can be done, but you are not IMO going to live very comfortable. Especially because from time to time there will be unpredictable expenses which will be tough for you with the above budget.

Law / Open a little cafe in krakow ! Any tips [14]

This right here is by no mean racist, so please do not get offended.
There is loads of Kebab places here in Krakow, but literally they all suck! You can only get one decent Kebab in Krakow down on Swietego Wawrzynca, and even though its not very good location it is always packed with people!

Seriously, consider going into that business and make sure that you make good quality kebabs with fresh ingredients!
It'll be a hit for sure.

I know its a completely different business than a Cheesecake cafe, but I think this will give you more success and better profit.

Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]


Without having too much knowledge regarding this, I'd say that the prices are in general falling not drastically but they are going down.
I bought my apt in Krakow 3 months ago through property consultants Leach&Lang and I have been very satisfied with their service. They even helped me negotiate a save quiet good amount of money on my apt.

But yes, in general real estate agents in Krakow blows!

Food / Indian Food Lovers in Olsztyn area, Poland [10]


I can't say how the market is in Olsztyn, but in Krakow there is a few and they are quiet successful.
especially this one: bombaj-tandoori.com.pl

I believe location has alot to say as well.

Work / An American studying in Poland - CELTA, SAT? [20]


You won't need this.
As long as your willing to pay the money it costs, then they will easily accept you.
Expect tuition of 4000 EUR pr. year or so.

Work / average age of starting undergraduate studies in poland? [9]


Lol, should be very possible in Poland.
Where you from?

Work / average age of starting undergraduate studies in poland? [9]

Its quiet normal in Poland to start your University studies after Highschool around 19 years old.
So yes you might be a few years older than most starters for undergrats. Anyways don't worry about it, its not an issue.

Travel / From Krakow to chernobyl? [5]

Thx for the introduction, will be helpful in the future :-)

Travel / From Krakow to chernobyl? [5]

Yea I know. But 900km it's not that far. Okay well on Ukrainian roads maybe it is. But if I were to fly into Kiev, can I be sure that its there possible to find organized trips to Chernobyl/ Prypiat?

Law / Retail chain pricing in Poland? [10]


As far as I'm informed isnt Zabka a franchise sort of, so that each individual owner probably has to have same goods etc. but probably they can set the prices a bit different in each store, off course within a reasonable limit.