Travel / BUS FROM SZCZECIN TO FRANKFURT....HOW MUCH...? [18]


If your're not short on time and short on money I'd reccommend travelling on saturday or sunday - one day ticket valid on all trains in Germany (express ones excluded) costs ~ 35 euro and is is valid also for trains departing from Szczecin. Ticket can be bought on train train or at the station an is called Schones Wochenedne. 5 ppl can travel on one ticket.

toytowngermany.com/wiki/Sch%C3%B6nes_Wochenende_Ticket

Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]

Where in Poland?

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

Latest average salary in Poland: 3215,32 zl (1000 eruo/1450usd)
gospodarka.gazeta.pl/gospodarka/1,69866,5458056,GUS__Wynagrodzenia_w_czerwcu_wzrosly_o_12_proc.html

Study / Studying in Poland in English [35]

Not sure about now but when I was a student 1st semester started first week of October, exams were after Christmas, then two weeks break followed with exams in May/June. Sometimes we had 4 months summer break if you were quick with exams, ...eventual exams retake was in September

Study / Studying in Poland in English [35]


There are classes in English but your choices for school would be limited.
Yes, it would be a drawback since students are required to read and write......if you are good enough to put your thoughts on paper they wouldn't mind spelling or grammar mistakes ( I think )

Consider 1 year preparatory course for students from abroad, there are many.

Life / Reliable Weather Service In Poland? [25]


that is your monthly average probably,for tomorrow Gorlice have
17 C morning 20 noon 30 afternoon 25 evening

I sometimes find online cameras as reliable source to check weather - good to SEE what is like sometimes.

Life / Dog Boarding Facilities/Dog Hotels in Poland [28]

here's one close to Warszawa
dobrypies.pl/pl0011.html

google: "hotel dla psów" AND Warszawa

consider also petsitter

petsitter.pl

Travel / Hometown / Vacation pictures Poland [201]

some nice fireworks on Dni Morza in Szczecin
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Edit: file to big to upload... well see someone else picks then: skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=21742898&postcount=73

Genealogy / Some Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian Second Names look Polish! [38]

Cvitak in Croatian means flower.

News / Juwenalia - holidays for students in Poland (updated) [20]

We had lots of sport games at juwenalia in Poznan mostly in football, valleyball, basketball, ping pong etc......Archeology-International Business , Architecture - Dentists and so on. Games were taken very seriously but many were too drunk to make impact. Overall AWF used to take - no wonder - all the trophies and Akademia Ekonomiczna all the beatings.

Travel / Where can I find detailed maps/sat Poland images online? [10]


pkp.pl/cop/mapa

To find trains departures/arrivals from any station you may use
rozklad-pkp.pl/bin/stboard.exe/en?newrequest=yes&

Life / Polish and Czechs [190]


Slovakia
Sweden
Ukraine
Lithuania
Belarus
Czech Rep
Germany
Russia

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]


about 1500 retail food cashier/help (small town possibly less then that)

Genealogy / Polish surnames - Origin and Meaning [26]

Those who had Ski or Sksa ending were not necessary wealthy but rather noblemen (szlachta) - at least according to "popular history".

BTW:
WALERIAN TREPKA in 16th/17th century had written LIBER GENERATIONIS PLEBEANORUM, It contains a list of people of plebeian origin who attempted, by one illegal means or another, to become members of the nobility.

Trepka on Podgurski: podgourski.net/content/1739.html

Life / Driving test, English speaking driving school in Warsaw? [95]

Here's link to another one
qursant.pl

Life / Electronics in Poland - what kinds are popular? [20]


Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (1,86 GHz, 1066 FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache) - 900 zł.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (2,13 GHz, 1066 FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache) - 1074 zł.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2,40 GHz, 1066 FSB, 4 MB L2 Cache) - 1487 zł.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2,67 GHz, 1066 FSB, 4 MB L2 Cache) - 2426 zł.
Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition X6800 (2,93 GHz, 1066 FSB, 4 MB L2 Cache) - 4575 z

Life / Electronics in Poland - what kinds are popular? [20]

Kids are more respectful toward adults here. They say "good morning" and give way on sidewalk. It is not like teenagers go harassing someone on bus (I've seen it while in US several times). They are here loud and go as far as smashing bus garbage container on way out, running away. :) Unlike in US you are also not on your own when in trouble, you can count on some help from others in public places.

I don't mean to smash US kids on street here lol Here though they are not so eager with their fists. Verbally though many here are strangely fascinated by prison life and cheating and stealing. I guess it is similar everywhere in inner cities.


My gf says it Monster track now RcMonster VRX

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Life / Electronics in Poland - what kinds are popular? [20]

They are less aggressive then in US I think.I noticed we also have grils only groups hanging on streets. Something not so visible a year or two ago. They get this empowerment from media I think as we have had recently some shows, adds making fun of males. They are all but nuisance to cleaning people but generally harmless and polite in fact.

Life / Electronics in Poland - what kinds are popular? [20]

In my neighborhood it is cell phone with mp3. They'd gather around, listen and spit sunflower seeds around, cursing a lot. There's some craze going about small motorbikes now as we have cheap imports from China. Sending tons of sms a day, too is hot. Those are 11-13 by my judgment.

History / Pole, Hungarian, two good friends [58]

I remember football qualifier some years ago between Poland and Hungary in Budapest. Polish crowd of some thousands had this huge banner saying "Poles and Hungarians two brothers to fight and drink together" - lots of cheering for both sides in this game.

Work / Cheap Labour in Poland - why is there a problem with unemployment in PL? [16]

300 000 apartment my schoolmate friend bought a year ago. He's paying off his credit somwhere around 2000 a month. That is affordable if you have that kind of money handy to buy it for cash maybe. Year ago he was paying 1600/month, now 2000 and it is going to be more next year experts say. He's making 5-6000 a month now but what if he's laid off? Planty of jobs to make your 2000 but that would kill him and make his bank happy.

Unemployment figures are fake as we have shadow economy where many don't reveal their income nor employment and remain registered unemployed to keep health insurance benefits.

Life / Drinking games in Poland [44]

One I never played yet - who's first to jump out of hot tub

Poland hot tub

Work / Brazilian moving to Poland - job ideas, Polish language, other tips? [30]

No need to be scared. Through personal contacts of your hubby you are likely to find something you like and in a year or two you'd pick up polish by being around it.

Study / Living in POZNAN in the Eskulap dormitory - big deal? [47]


you are I'm afraid
:)

Law / HELP: ALLEGRO... Do most Polish buyers at allegro.pl use PayPal? [33]


Look for "Zadaj pytanie sprzedającemu" - email form will open.

Work / Cost of Living, Average Salaries and Job sites in Poland [263]


:) I thought I would chip in some crap, ...been reading here too much today.

Work / Cost of Living, Average Salaries and Job sites in Poland [263]


If it is of any help to you here is one of main food chain catalog with prices (.pdf)

carrefour.pl/img/handlowy/katalogi_h/20080310/katalog_h_12-22.03.2008. pdf


Also don't wear a watch when in public.

Language / pronounce "Kocham Cię" [57]


Here's mp3 song link, wait for 55th sec to hear it.

mp4.com.pl/index.php?str=linkif&teksty=1060

Work / Renewing working visas while still in Poland? [4]

You can renew it and it has to be done by your employer as far as I know. It costs some money to file your request.