UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [447]


I meant non poles, a Polish person is always a polish person whether he lives in Poland, USA, GB or Oz.
The people referred to are speculators who have no intention of living in Poland but buy up real estate in Poland.


I'm glad I have you on my side Patrycja, O what a feeling!

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [447]


mmm where can I start, ......I've been to the college of hard knocks and I would expect to hear such comments from Bubbawoo. Let him have his say and let others make a judgment.

Bubba seems to be a overnight expert on everything, yet he knows nothing apart from something that has a dollar attached to it.

Polish people are sick to death on being exploited, (the Germans, the Russians and now the Brits)
Its time Polish people stood up and say enough is enough..no more foreign ownership of polish land.

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [447]


Lets ask Lord Bubbawoo of his experiences at mokwy.com.au,mmmmm

Its about time the poles wake up and understand that the British are just bad news when it comes to drinking alcohol and using Poland as a means of a cheap stay!

Australia / Polish Culture in Melbourne, Australia [87]

The Preston market has a few good shops, The Glenroy shop is the main manufacturer, and that stuff goes to the Victoria and Preston market.

The best way is making your own sausages...

Australia / Polish community in Sydney, Australia [93]


We need a break with playing with the dingo's, what have you got against the aussies?

Australia / Polish Culture in Melbourne, Australia [87]

Its seems that polish people have assimilated into the aussie way of life and get involved in aussie rules football and cricket, lol, seriously though, there is a polish club in Sunshine (west of melbourne) and Rowville (east of melbourne) both offer hearty polish meals and polish beer. (polish artist sometimes perform at these venues) otherwise you have to go to Dan Murphy's Liquor Store where they have a large variety of polish vodka's and beer, go home put on some polish music and enjoy.

Australia / Any Polish people living in Australia [32]

Its a easy question to answer, but very hard to explain if you get the drift, Like all other things, there are two things certain in life, death and taxes.

The method is similar to that in the US, for a wage and salary earner, tax is taken out at the required rate by the employer, which is,

Taxable income
tax on this income

$0 – $6,000
Nil

$6,001 – $25,000
15c for each $1 over $6,000

$25,001 – $75,000
$2,850 plus 30c for each $1 over $25,000

$75,001 – $150,000
$17,850 plus 40c for each $1 over $75,000

Over $150,000
$47,850 plus 45c for each $1 over $150,000

ato.gov.au

When you live in the family home, you only pay the relevant council rates, (this includes garbage, parks and garden maintenance etc.. (approx $1000 on a average size property)

Capital gains. there is a sliding scale, you pay tax on the gain minus allowable deductions.

Buying stores well a bit complicated, we have a 10% GST on goods that meet the umbrella of the GST.

When you buy a property in Victoria ( a state of oz) you have to pay a tax ie, a average property worth approx 350,000A$ a tax of 26,000A$. (each state has different rules)

In short there are Federal government taxes, States taxes and local Goverment fees, I can only predict that the same type of fees and charges will hit Poland especially regarding profit from investments and local government charges.

I quess Krysia, if we had no money we wouldn't be complaining?

Life / What I miss and don't miss about Poland [64]


You must be living with lots of strange people, life without a drink would be very dull.
Remember a man is not a camel!


Yeah, its a shame the pole don't have zero tolerance regarding drunken behavior, this happens though in all countries where you have cheap alcohol.

Food / POLISH RECIPES! [287]


I bet you miss the bacon and eggs (grilled crispy bacon) sausages, grilled tomartos and baked beans and toasts? :) and real coffee

Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

absolutely. There are lots of good and honest people in poland like in any other country, in defence of the underhandness in poland, I think the communist system forced people to do dishonest things, and like always it is hard to break the habit.

without being accused of being a troll, some practices of paying doctors for a better service is totally unacceptable and is a form of blackmail and theft.

Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

What about paying somebody money to have something done (pretty common in poland) ie paying a doctor to receive better treatment/building inspector/police officer all forms of dishonesty.What about a price of a home suddenly increase in price because the owner knowns the buyer is from overseas... dishonest, well I think so.

Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

How many people do not pay for train and tram travel (especially in poland)
How many people underestimate there tax and put in false deductions.hmmm

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]

I'm not going to repeat myself.....perhaps somebody who lives in the country could confirm my claim..

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]


I repeat Matyjasz... It is still common practice to leave the deceased body in a private house prior to burial....usually in the country, not in the city area or high rise flats..(there is nothing wrong with this practice except it is not accepted in the west for health reasons I suppose)

Life / Child Adoption in Poland? [138]

I think people adopted were treated as being inferior,, things have changed over the years

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]

Matyjasz

I have a horrible feeling that you are dobre wujek, using the name of Matyjasz?..If you read my threads, I took back what I said about the third world country, I meant it in a different way, I can assure you in my 10 times in poland I have seen a wide variety of poland..

:)I don't want to offend any person on this forum, but the issue of changing countries is really difficult and needs to be weighed out....sometimes it can be a big mistake..

The practice of keeping a person in a private home prior to burial is still common!

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]

I agree with arrgghh!!,

Some people still think that poland is cheap and you can buy anything for peanuts, well things have changed.. sometimes you are better off staying where you are, and enjoy what you have..(you may loose what ever you had in transactions and wrong investments)

To get returning back to poland out of your system you may need to put a polish flag outside your house, put plenty of polish photo's in your house (inlcuding that of the pope,President and Prime Minister) have bigos on the boil (enjoy the smell) tune into Radio 1 (Warsaw) on the internet and then open a bottle of vodka... you can then enjoy poland at home and start dreaming about something else!!!!!

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]

I wasn't referring to english teaching classes..

Work / I want to move to Poland (but of course we need to find a good job) [117]


Rafik, I think you are being too presumptuous, its still very hard for a non pole to get a good full time job....poland still has a closed shop metality.

Life / Poles are not racist [873]

Ryan1 what do you call a person from Pakistan? we have poles, yanks, poms, aussies, whats so bad about paki's.....beats being called a nigger!!!

Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

The definition of a thief is a person who would steal if he had the opportunity.. Most people no matter what country they come from would steal if they had an opportunity, more so from a employer who was not paying the correct wages etc..Hmmmmmmmm or an employer who was a a#hole!

Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]


The point is that if you are poor doesn't mean you carn't smile, people living in the poorest countries in the world smile more than the poles....remember money doesn't make you happy?

Australia / Anyone from Sydney, Australia? [44]

Is living in Melbourne any good

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

Try strawberry picking at 5zl an hour (if your lucky)

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

maybe for some people but not the majority of people working in warsaw, then what about people working in smaller towns..mmmm

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

Where is Dobre Wujek he would have us to believe that the average wage in poland is 4000zl a month..

UK, Ireland / Cheap calls to Poland from the UK [134]

In oz Go talk,, rates are 1.2c a minute or 2.5zl a minute

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

lol:) :) :) :) most of the money you earned will be to buy the town of zamosc

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

I agree, not having a go at poles, but money earned by poles is not pumped back in the local economy....don't blame the poles. they are entitled to work in GB and where they put there money is there business...

Law / Hiring a Polish Worker - Pros and Cons [107]

excuse me, a person cannot access unemployment benefits from day 1, has to be working for 12 months and on the books a person staying in poland pernamently is not covered with free hospital/medical care,,,


sorry 10 times