Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

From what I hear mBank is the best account, low charges, easy to open an account and it's in English.

I've had accounts with BPH & Citibank and I'd recommend neither of them anymore.

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


My impression here is that jobs are kept within the family due to the complete lack of trust in employing a stranger.

Work / Why Poland employers are afraid of hiring any foreign nationals? [171]


Unless you've got a good connection here it's very difficult to get a good job. Friends and acquaintances of the employer tend to have the best prospects even if they are least qualified. I think that is across the board too and not just specific to foreigners, it's 'Jobs for the Boys' as we say.

Law / Shipping a car from USA to Poland [85]

yes approximately for your shipping, unloading, transport to destination, car inspection, registration, VAT, C£O and AKCYZA. If you actually have owned the vehicle for at least 6 months in the US in your name then it's a different matter though and the taxes are less.

Law / Shipping a car from USA to Poland [85]


Add on about 50% to your car value to get a ball park figure for the cost of doing it. I've been through it all recently, PM or email me and I can put you in touch with the agent I used to handle it.

Travel / Motorcycle tour of Poland [137]

Motorcycle Tours of Poland=suicide tour

The nickname here for a motorcyclist is 'organ donor'

Life / Prices of cars in Poland? [88]


depends on what country you are importing the car from and whether you have owned that car for at least 6 months and can prove it.

Travel / Is there a good ski resort in Poland? [13]

Which part of Zakopane though, I've been to Nosal but I hear there are much better areas in Zakopane for skiing ?


What was the name of the resort ?

Travel / Is there a good ski resort in Poland? [13]

[Moved from]: Ski Resorts in Poland

Do any ski resorts in Poland have modern 4/6 man lifts? I've been to Szczyrk before skiing, a great mountain to ski down but awful lifts for getting up !

Work / Have been offered a job in Warsaw - should I move to Poland?? [48]

I did the same as you at the same age almost 6 years ago now and don't regret it for a minute, it is very easy to make friends here compared to living in London. If you're on a UK salary it really is quite a comfortable lifestyle. Do you play any sports ?

Life / EXPATS in POLAND: 10 things you miss / don't miss about home . . . [138]


well a half decent 13 handicapper, you should get up there and consider joining as they really need new members and particularly good players. Now's the time to negotiate as they desperately need the cash over the winter as they have little income.

Life / EXPATS in POLAND: 10 things you miss / don't miss about home . . . [138]


I'm club matchplay champion :)

It's a new course, has a long way to go to get bedded in but is making great progress. I'm up there every weekend weather permitting. I play a bit at Rajszew too. If you fancy a round sometime let me know.

Life / EXPATS in POLAND: 10 things you miss / don't miss about home . . . [138]


there's another new course here near Warsaw, the wind blows on this course just like in Scotland.
lisiapolana.pl

Love / The age of consent in Poland is only 15 [147]


I would stop your anti Scottish comments, your on the same level as noimmigration is this is your level of response.

Law / Driving in Poland on a foreign license [45]


I've been here over 5 years, still drive with a UK licence and have temporary residence - so do i have to swap for a Polish drivers licence ?

Food / Why carp for Polish Christmas? [157]


just curious, but how do people wash if there's a carp swimming in the bath on the days leading up to Christmas ?

Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]


a little touchy there Puzzler, 'the truth hurts' as they say

Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]


Yes I lost a lot of money in a business deal, I never imagined the lengths someone would go to con you and yet tell you to your face they had done nothing wrong.

I know of one unfortunate expat who's Polish business partner gave him a large pile of papers that he had to sign, as he didn't speak Polish he didn't notice that one of the papers slipped in was to relinquish his half of the business for nothing. He signed it not realising and when he came to work the next day he was barred from the building.


Warsaw

Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]


For sure it's not just a Polish trait, but having lived and worked elsewhere and then moved to Poland I've found the level of dishonesty and lying here quite phenomenal, mainly when you have to deal with a stranger.

Life / Poles - the Nation of Liars? [478]


Having lived here for 5 years i have to agree with Wroclaw Boy, seems to me that in Poland it is seen as a weakness to admit you were wrong or say sorry and so people just lie to cover up.

Law / Import a car from US to Poland [23]

I don't know sorry, I would get in touch with Blueskyauto, I did scenario 2 but Jerzy at BlueSky knows scenario 1 very well.

Law / Import a car from US to Poland [23]

Is the car you're importing actually your own car that you've owned in the US (and can prove you owned) or are you going to buy a car in the US and then import it?

There is a huge difference in cost for these two scenarios, the first scenario where it is actually your own car should incur no taxes and duties but you will have to specify how long the car will be residing in Poland for and prove you owned it beforehand.

The second scenario incurs all the taxes, roughly 50% of the value of the car when you add it all up but it depends on the age of the car and engine size to be exact.

I just imported a car using blueskyauto.pl and they were very good.

Law / Opening a Polish Bank Account by a foreigner in Poland. Recommendations. [299]

You could try Citibank, their website is all in English, call centre speaks English and they send e-statements. There is a branch on the corner of Toworowa and Aleja Solidarnosci (ul. Ogrodowa 58 ) that I find particularly useful as the staff are pleasant and it's open until 7pm. They can also accept foreign currency at this branch.

Law / Car Insurance in Poland - any company that will honour British no claim bonus discount? [30]

Does anyone know of a good car insurance broker in Warsaw ?

Life / British sky satellite TV in Poland [87]

I use satservice.pl also, I used to live on the 3rd floor of a tall building in Warsaw and they got permission from the building administrator to install the dish on the roof and ran a cable down the wall to my apartment.

As for the rugby being on Polsat Sport - it's not a terrestrial channel so you need to subscribe to a package that includes it. The Cyfra Plus package I have does not carry Polsat Sport which is a real pain because they tend to have Wimbledon, the British Golf Open and other tournaments that are on BBC and not Sky sports.

Life / British sky satellite TV in Poland [87]

you can get the British Sky TV with a 1m dish but you need a 3m dish to get BBC and ITV channels. Not sure what channels the Rugby will be on but if it is Sky sports then you will be fine with a 1m dish.