USA, Canada / American family moving to Poland - looking for advice! [44]

This is why I am happy to have English speaking Poles teach my kids. This year there are quite a few native speakers teaching so I am not so concerned, but, if it were only Poles it wouldn't bother me as we speak both at home so my kids wouldn't suffer. They get paid well for Polish standards and they are very happy to be there.

From my understanding, the American school- not certain about the British but it is probably similar, doesn't offer the best pay as compared to other Amer or Brit schools in the world.

There is usually a recruiting fair once a year where potential teachers look for work abroad. some of the higher paying jobs would be Dubai or Asia- Warsaw is on the lower end so it often doesn't attract a lot of potential teachers.

I am not saying the teachers that teach at any of the schools are poor quality- so please don't read it like that.
My kids had a super American teacher but after two years he left for Dubai. That is just the way it goes.

Life / Have you wonder how to recognise a Polish person on the street? [21]

He is not wrong. And he explained himself. Not all Polish people are like this- but this is who uses the word loudly.


please, this isn't shocking. The same people come from their small towns and villages into Warsaw- I hear them speak quite clearly with colourful language around the construction sites.

Life / Have you wonder how to recognise a Polish person on the street? [21]

oh please, it is true.

I just biked in to work. Along the way I pasted two guys walking who were throwing the k word all over the place. no construction site. the article is accurate.

Life / Have you wonder how to recognise a Polish person on the street? [21]

I think you are missing the point of the article. Obviously, just like he stated in his article, not all Poles speak like this, but the ones in the UK do because they are village boys in the big city and these idiots give a bad name to the rest of the Poles who don't speak like this.


I am married to a Pole. "non lower class" as you call it. No ego, just facts and the article is not wrong.

How exactly do you tell a non-lower class Pole from a regular Pole? Blokersi with money are still lower class, you do know that right? They just have clothing with names on them with the hopes of making others jealous but they still drop the k word.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

how many times do I have to write that REAS is considered a joke in the real estate market. They are nothing. Don't take their word for it because they are all hacks.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

didn't buy in the peak of the market. didn't buy in swiss francs. we are good. I have nothing to lose or gain. I have inside information because my husband is in real estate and knows all of the recognized companies that deal with properties in Poland. REAS is a second tier company. The information they have collected for their reports has been gathered by the big name firms in Warsaw, and ironically by my husband.

It is difficult to prove a point if you don't have insider information or knowing about the goings on in the sector.

Nobody has ever denied that the prices are coming down. But they were over inflated in the first place. So it only makes sense that they will come down now that there is more selection. Why is this so difficult to understand.

I don't understand the logic. I own a house as well as other properties, wise business decisions. my husband is in the real estate sector but I don't have a fecking clue what is going on in the market?

yet people here that have no connection to real estate, perhaps they teach english, should be taken seriously because they post links?

perhaps you can give medical advice too.

Life / Student from Denmark, wanting to know about Poland's culture and how it is to live in Warsaw [21]

I see muslim women in Warsaw all the time. You have nothing to worry about. The racism here is like in any country. the staring is out of curiosity. Like in any country there are also extremists but these could be grouped with soccer hooligans. Same mentality and the all look the same.

monitor is an ass, don't listen to him.

Life / Student from Denmark, wanting to know about Poland's culture and how it is to live in Warsaw [21]

I see people of different nationalities all the time. There are places, like in any country, that you shouldn't go. This is not specific to Poland. It is all about enjoying your time here and making wise decisions. There is a mosque in my end of the city so I see many Muslim people. Poland is not a multicultural country but there are Vietnamese, Indian and other groups living here quite peacefully.

Don't let some idiot prevent you from coming to Warsaw. You will probably have a great time.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

well it works for Adam Gessler.

Food / Best Farmer's Market in Warsaw area? [14]

There is one in Konstancin on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Konstancin is a short drive from Wilanow.

USA, Canada / Moving to Krakow from Canada-questions; the best way to ship my things / clothes prices [4]

laptop is cheaper in Canada but then you can only watch a few dvd's on it before the region locks itself. More importantly the operations will all be done in Polish- if you are not bilingual it is useless. H and M is pretty cheap and many other decent Scandinavian brands. You can find cheap stuff here if you know where to look.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

yes and? If we were really in a bubble it would have burst by now, hence the term bubble. the prices are steadily decreasing. big deal. nothing new.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

It isn't a gigantic drop if they were hugely over priced to begin with. Why are you so thick?

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]


born that way.

It is not my made up statistic -it is fact.

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

It is not just a Polish phenom, I'm afraid.

There are loads of international companies that do businesses this way. My husband deals with this daily. Most recently and Polish was a bank but all companies all over the world do this. They just hide it better.

Life / First communion - it's that time of year again in Poland! [109]

my kid wants to go to Vapiano restaurant. That is good for us. There will be four of us. I can't deal with church crap. I do it because it is mixed in with the Polish culture.

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

and it is also well known that lawyers in Poland are exceptionally good at taking bribes.

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]


agreed, but I would never be arrogant enough to say that there isn't.

Life / First communion - it's that time of year again in Poland! [109]


right, because the stories in the bible are not nonsense?

Life / First communion - it's that time of year again in Poland! [109]

this is not just in Poland but I have noticed that people have a look of real envy when they see others who have more than them.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

I have never ever said "trust me, my husband said so". I am not such a puppet. What I am trying to do is present an experienced side to this post as opposed to those who copy and paste mindless dribble and claim it to be fact- but yet have never owned property here. I also have experience buying residential properties in Poland more than once.

Here is a fact. Some of the articles that people have posted on here have in part been sourced by my husband.

He knows the real estate market. He is in commercial but they are indeed all connected. There is a group of agents that all share their information of the existing market in Poland. It is a "secret group" for a lack of a better term. They share all stats and prices, etc.. of the real estate markets in Poland. Because he is an agent and belongs to this group- he is privy to this information.

I don't really expect that people take my word as expert advice, however, being married to somebody in the real estate profession in Poland gives me access to information that perhaps an English teacher living in a secondary market in Poland wouldn't have.

And he can state all the supposed anti bubble theory that he wants but the fact is that a bubble pops. It doesn't deflate in residential real estate terms. And the bubble is not popping.

Real Estate / Poland's apartment prices continue to fall [1844]

whatever. I don't give a feck.

I have never worded "you have to believe me because my husband says so" as opposed to "my husband works in the industry and it is his experience that..."

take it whatever way you like. I don't give a rat's.

And it doesn't matter how much I post, which if you go back and see, I actually have posted info which got slammed because it is written by a real estate agency, there are those that will never accept the information based on one theory or another and that is fine.

Food / Applesauce Tarts recipe? [6]

What is a Busia?

News / Krystyna Pawłowicz and the 'marsz szmata' (slut walk) [52]

if everybody were treated equally perhaps these type of things wouldn't be necessary for those who don't fit in the mold.

she looks like a hateful old c*** who needs a punch in the face.

Life / Is multi-culti in Poland bankrupt? [73]

I am not trying to transplant my point of view. I have lived here a long time, there is no way I can change the pig headedness of many Poles. But the fact remains that millions of Poles have immigrated to many western countries in the entire world. They are still immigrating today. And they keep close ties to the motherland. And yet they decided that it is ok to immigrate yet Poland shouldn't allow immigrants. This is what I mean by double standard.

If Poles living abroad don't want immigrants into Poland....then don't leave the fecking country so that there is a shortage of people to keep the country functioning properly. Quite simple really.

Life / Is multi-culti in Poland bankrupt? [73]

no. I won't. You know what. The other day I almost got ran over by some b**tch who was speeding through a rondo. She rolled down her window and screamed at me because it was my fault. --yes, it was my fault she was speeding through a rondo. This is what it is like dealing with many Polish people. Not all. But many. So no, I will not apologize and this is how many of them think.

It borders with blanket statement. Lenka

Life / Is multi-culti in Poland bankrupt? [73]

I have an opinion based on living here for 12 years and my experiences. Over all I like living here and I like the people but some things are beyond frustrating. Personally, I don't care what Poland does with immigration or multi culti but I am tired of the double standard. If Poles don't want different cultures living in Poland then they themselves need to stop immigrating abroad.

Life / Freedom of religion v animal rights in Poland? [38]

both how they live and die is a concern.

I am not a meat eater anymore but animals killed in factory slaughterhouses are killed under extreme duress causing massive stress to the animal which actually alters the taste of the meat.

If all meat was reared in responsible farming conditions, not pumped with massive hormones, steroids and antibiotics then our food chain would be different. But factory meat is manufactured to fast food companies and the like. So the foods the animals eat are poison, the animals are poison---everything is toxic in factory meat. It never used to be this way.

Life / Is multi-culti in Poland bankrupt? [73]


I disagree. If Poles were encouraged to work hard at home perhaps there wouldn't be a need for immigrants. If it wasn't such a common occurrence that it is now even standard practice, then perhaps there wouldn't be a need. As it works right now, leaving Poland doesn't seem to be problematic even a better option.

and for every person that has decided to stay at home....a majority probably have some connection to a Pole living outside of the country particularly those that work and send the money back home.

how many Poles are living abroad now? there must be some statistic.

Life / Is multi-culti in Poland bankrupt? [73]

"it takes a village"......I am sure you know this phrase. Same concept. The only time Poland stands together is during a football match or a war. And those that leave Poland don't truly leave Poland, do they.