News / Nazi gold train 'found in Poland' [90]


Who exactly do you refer to?

History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]


We don't hate the Poles. Nor do the Poles hate us. We have managed to move on and have become good neighbours. I know that this makes your skin crawl, but it is a fact.


That is not a fantasy. Remember 2012 when the Polish hooligans were just waiting to get their hands on the Russian football fans? Well, they did. I believe that the scenes in Warsaw said more than a thousand words. So much for your Poland - Russia friendship fantasy. By the way, Germans (and we used to have a very fierce rivalry) were left alone by Polish hooligans.


Are you completely ignorant to the fact that Poles themselves have decided to join EU? Nobody forced them to do it. Why don't you, outside of this forum, make it your agenda to convince Poles to join a commonwealth with Serbia. Let's see how far you will get with it.

History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]


Is that the reason why the Russians just shot the Polish officers? Because they felt that this is the kindest thing to do?

Crow, come to Poland. Poles do not like Russians and I face that almost every weekend when I go out in Lodz. Sometimes, when I go out with colleagues from Baltic countries they are asked where they are from. Knowing most bouncers in Lodz, I know that if they would say Russia they would have to find somewhere else to go to.

Despite your fantasy of a united "Slavia", Poles hate Russia. It doesn't mean that they love Germany but at least we have managed to grow together. Why? Because we focus on our future together, not on some irrelevant fantasy of brotherhood etc.

Come to Poland and you will understand that Poles are not overly excited about what Germans did in 6 years of occupation but are even less excited about Russia's feeling to depress Poland for over 40 years after the war ended.

History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]


:-) You do not have to Vox. Basically, Poland got run over in 10 days. Then a few fighters flew for the British Air Force and a few started an uprising . Not enough, simply not enough to overcome the fact that your country (or so you believe it is seeing that you would never lose your American citizenship to become a real Pole), was overrun . That is the simple truth of it. And none of your so called friends, the Brits or French, intervened. You also were not considered to be part of the allies. In fact, your friends, the British and French, sold you to Stalin at the Crimea conference.

You think that you were heroes. But in fact, you got overrun, flew in the Air Force of a nation that sold you to communism and stayed on your knees throughout until your finally broke lose in the late 80's.

History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]


So you have or you haven't done your homework? Do you need a source for my "claim"? In other words you deny the AK's involvement in killing Jews? Ok, "show me website that proofs the holocaust"..........


Oh here we go. The Poles, main victims of the World War 2, never done anything wrong.

Nobody in the AK killed anyone but Germans.

Everybody was forced to take part in communism after the war, nobody had a choice and Poles are only victims. Not that anyone thinks that there were some Poles who took advantage of the regimes they lived under.

The poor Polish nation. Freedom fighters through and through.........

History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]

Does that mean that you deny the AK's involvement in killing Jews?

History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]

So you haven't........well do your homework.

History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]



Just like you probably haven't heard of the AK killing Jews?

History / The Warsaw Uprising memory. To remember who you are. [180]

I wonder how the Polish underground was any different to the Irish underground? One group are branded heroes, the other are branded terrorists......still fighting for their cause btw.

It is always the same people who are self-righteous and decide who is right and who is wrong. You have to love to British who support the Polish underground and condemn the Irish at the same time :)

UK, Ireland / My bad experiences with Polish neighbours in UK (not meant to offend) [173]


There are still parts of Moldova where the official language is Russian.

UK, Ireland / My bad experiences with Polish neighbours in UK (not meant to offend) [173]


Well, in that case I would like to apologize. That's one of the things we can not estimate over the internet.


There is such a sentiment in Moldova. And who can blame them seeing that Moldova is still the Somalia of Europe while Romania is now part of the EU and doing better and better. I don't think that the Romanians are carrying as much love for Moldova as the good people of Moldova do for Romania.

UK, Ireland / My bad experiences with Polish neighbours in UK (not meant to offend) [173]




Now this is something that I find more concerning than the ability to keep languages apart. " Ex soviet countries" and giving Romania and Hungary as an example is simply ignorant.

UK, Ireland / My bad experiences with Polish neighbours in UK (not meant to offend) [173]


Yep, that is why I referred to the sound of it only and not the heritage of the language. That would be too much to get into in this heat :-)

UK, Ireland / My bad experiences with Polish neighbours in UK (not meant to offend) [173]


I would find it quite disappointing if anyone, even if they are not often exposed to foreign languages, could not hear the difference between Polish and Hungarian. I hear Hungarian every day and it sounds nothing like Polish or any other Slavic language.

I would class the sound of Hungarian as Nordic, possibly Finnish.

News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [332]


This wasn't the original title of the thread and it was only edited after the initial editing period of a few minutes available to normal users.

@ Mods, why was the title of this thread changed?

No word about Poland was enough

News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]


With the exception that the Soviet Union was a forced Union and the German Reich a dictatorship that just anschlussed whatever it felt was German.

The European Union is the complete opposite. Countries join voluntarily and there is in fact a line of countries waiting for acceptance. Yes, once you join that club there are certain rules and obligations but nobody forces a country to join that club.

Your comparison Stalin / German Reich vs. EU is as intelligent as asking why Norway did not have to opt in for the Euro or interrupting a conversation about Czech Beer by throwing "Bud Lite" into it.......

Work / Job prospects in Warsaw, Poland with top-10 MBA [25]

If you can not imagine why someone would chose a certain place over "potential savings" then you must be a very lonely person living a sad and miserable life.

Law / Is it possible to work with the same work permit on a different jobs in Poland? [24]


Usual turn around time is about 6 weeks, unless you are from a post Soviet country. For those countries it is about 2 weeks.

No, you can not transfer / extend your current work permit to a new employer. They will have to apply for a new work permit for you. Even if you would change your job within one company, that company would have to apply for a new work permit stating the new job title.

Language / Why is the Polish language so difficult? [309]


And yet you can not get it right. After I have blocked you, you keep sending me emails through this forum. Your last explanation via email of "Gestohlen bleiben" did not make any sense in the context you were trying to say it.

If you actually think in German, you must live in a very confused world.

Everybody please get back to the topic about Polish language

News / Kukiz and Petru - newly emerging political stage in Poland [57]


In what way would life for EU citizens become more difficult?


I assume you wanted to say "does not need" but seeing how you just fail at everything you try to tell us here, I guess you missed the small word "not".

Well johnny, do you know the country Moldova? Let me help you because I know you Americans don't get too much of geographical education. Moldova is not a region of France or the capital of Spain, Moldova is a country next to Romania and Ukraine. Some people call it the "Somalia of Europe".

Without the EU, Poland might be just as advanced as Moldova is today. As a foreigner living in Poland I can not see anything wrong with Poland having joined the European Union. And, seeing that I am from Berlin and know Poland very well since I was of very young age due it's close proximity to Berlin, I can only see major improvements since Poland has joined the EU.

Do you have any examples or would you be able to elaborate as to why you believe Poland would be better off without the EU? I assume that it would be difficult for you seeing that you have never been here, never will be and in general just repeat things you read on some blogs. But please try.


As far as I know the Polish people tried to get rid of "what worked in the past". There were even mass protests etc. Something your favourite Oprah may not pick on a daily basis but yes, Poles are not too fond of the past........


Did you read that on the conspiracy theory blogs you usually quote from? How would you know what young Poles want if you have never been here?

Work / Got a Job Offer in Poland but a 3 month Visa and Probation Period concerns me [15]


Yes they can and in fact, they should!

Work / Got a Job Offer in Poland but a 3 month Visa and Probation Period concerns me [15]

Quite interesting how our resident experts keep talking around the actual question and keep coming back to the salary topic. I think it has been established that the OP will be able to live on the offered 1500 USD per month.

The question now is whether or not the OP has to get the work permit himself without the assistance of the employer. No, that is impossible! Why? Because the work permit is issued only for this particularly company. You can not just apply for a work permit yourself and then get a visa.

So yes, it is the employer's responsibility to sort this out for you @ Blade

What kind of company is it? How big? Do they employ many foreigners?

I ask because the one thing I would find worrying is that they tell you to just simply get a work permit yourself and come to Poland. That indicates that their HR / Recruitment is either not up to date or just simply useless. Not a very good start.

Law / Regarding Entering Poland - residency and travelling to other Schengen countries [19]


Well, you will find that Straż Miejska are not authorized to do a lot of things they would like to do. In Lodz they usually patrol the streets in a mix of Straż Miejska and Police. I welcome the idea of Straż Miejska but unfortunately they are usually the ones that could not make it as a police officer and have issues with the fact that they are only Straż Miejska and not police. That often leads to them overstretching their authority or at least they try to.

Law / Regarding Entering Poland - residency and travelling to other Schengen countries [19]


No, but they can call the police for assistance. Also, most bigger cities in Poland have offices of the "straż graniczna" . In Krakow they even patrol the streets. If the Straż Miejska believes that something may not be right, they are able to call for assistance from the Police or Border Guards fairly quickly.

In general, if you have received a positive decision on your status in Czech Republic you would receive a letter. It is not your residence permit but the confirmation that the decision is positive. That letter should be sufficient for your travel. That said, you may be confronted by an ignorant policeman / woman who would not accept it due to their own lack of knowledge. The worst thing that could happen to you is that you are being handed over to the Czech police at the border as they have to "deport" you back to the country you have entered Poland from, if you can prove your travel route.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]


When i first came to Poland I worked as an English teacher in conversational classes for 66 zlotych an hour. I am German so English is my second language, yet i got paid for speaking English to a group of people. At the end of each class they thanked me for encouraging them to use their English. Teaching is not my background either nor do I hold any teaching qualifications.

Go for it and don't let negative people hold you back. I am not a big fan of people saying "go for it" when it comes to risking live savings and investing into a business. But when it comes to getting experience abroad for the sake of enjoying life and seeing something new, why not? Go for it. Let us know when you are in Poland. More than happy to meet with a Canadian for a piwo and talk some hockey. The guys from the US here in Lodz don't know much about it unfortunately.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]


Those who return back home to continue teaching, should indeed think about the proper qualifications. But that's a bridge they have to cross when they come to it. First of all, they start off working as teachers abroad. Some may do it for one or two years and then return home or go somewhere else. Others go back home to continue teaching.

But first they should experience the life abroad and then make their decision. It does not help them if some disgruntled people just mock them. Let them do it, give them proper advise instead of scare them, help them to get some experience abroad and then they can make their own decisions.

A know it all like DominicB, who has nothing positive to say based on the fact that he ran some silly group in Wroclaw is neither helpful nor does it help people to find out what they really want to do.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]


But most of the "English teachers" in Poland do not go back to their country to continue to teaching career. Most likely they are young folks, looking for some adventure abroad, meet new people and perhaps even learn a new language. They don't return home and work as teachers.

I don't understand why it is so bad to be an English teacher abroad and why they are mocked so much. These guys should be respected for having the guts to just pack their bags and go somewhere else for a while. Anyone can settle down after Uni, get a mortgage and do the "right thing". Not many people have the guts to just simply live and do what they feel like for as long as they can.

In my opinion most people who mock them. Most people who advise foreigners to go somewhere else are simply jealous of the fact they do not have the guts to just pack their bags and do what they want.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]


What do you base that assessment on? Do you have any experience as a hiring manager?

I for one have great respect for people who go abroad , work for little money and do not run as soon as they face some difficulties but instead stay and make it work. That makes them more attractive to any hiring manager than someone who goes abroad, earns an above average salary and possibly lives in a company apartment. Anyone can do that.

It takes character, guts and strength to take a job abroad that may not pay very well and make it work.

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]


That's the question. Why do anything? But most importantly who are you to answer it for other people? Believe it or not, there are people who would just like to live abroad for a while and get some experience.

I pity you, i really do. You should learn to live instead of being consumed with doing everything "right".

Work / What is a good monthly salary for an English teacher in Poland? [124]

Brutally, yes! Realistic, no!

The advice that you give to people here, particularly when you say "go to another country because it will be hard for you in Poland" usually contradicts the experience I have made here in Poland. Once you told a Spaniard to go somewhere else or stay in his country because foreigners don't get hired as bartenders. When I told you about the Irish Bars and particularly the Irish Mbassy in Krakow which was managed by a Canadian girl, you had nothing to say.

When I told you about the SSC / BPO's looking for native speakers and are willing to pay good money (for Polish standards) despite of their qualifications, you responded with "I ran the largest English group in Wroclaw for eight years", yet you had no facts to support your stand apart from running some group.

The one thing you seem to have missed when you started studying at the age of 16 is that as long as you can not make a case, nobody is going to take you serious. So far, you have been unable to produce any evidence of what you claim here. You have no leg to stand on yet you keep telling people that what you say is fact.

When you say that "The main reason to go to Uni is to create a network of contacts" i start smiling because a network of contact is not going to get you anywhere unless you can build a case for yourself or your argument. Your contacts are not going to be of any use if you just keep repeating the same thing over and over again without the ability to convince the right people with facts and figures. What you produce here are posts about what you believe might be right, based on the fact that you ran some group for eight years.

To use your words.....