Work / is 2500zl a fair enough wage for on average 50 hours a week (Poland)? [22]

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That seems about right, in that case. In somewhere like Ostrzeszow, you should be able to live OK on that amount. Many people will be on less. You shouldn't worry about it too much, and good luck!

Work / is 2500zl a fair enough wage for on average 50 hours a week (Poland)? [22]

Before or after tax and what sort of work? Either way it isn't great, but in Ostrzeszow it's probably about par for the course.

Genealogy / Koch, Kostbar, Kormann surnames from Paproc - Can someone tell me where this is Poprotz, Poland? [13]

קאָכן און טייַער

History / Insoluble Judaeo-Polish imbroglio? [44]


Shame he appointed a Minister of Education so tainted and malicious that the Israeli gov't refused to deal with him.

History / An American studying medicine in the PRL 1978-1985: my story [142]


Yeah, we all know that already.

Genealogy / Koch, Kostbar, Kormann surnames from Paproc - Can someone tell me where this is Poprotz, Poland? [13]

I'd try the Parish Church, assuming they were Catholic. If not, the records office in the nearest big town might be the best bet.

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Be careful - there may have been quite a few places called that.

Genealogy / Koch, Kostbar, Kormann surnames from Paproc - Can someone tell me where this is Poprotz, Poland? [13]

Check out Paproc. There's a place called that in Wielkopolska and also in Podlasie. But gien the Germanicized spelling Poprotz, the Wielkopolska one is more likely. Both have Wikipedia pages.

Life / Best over the counter flu medicine in Poland? [24]


There's someting in that. I had Swine Flu last month, and a bit of Biały Amerykański really did the trick.

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]


Not really.


Yes.

Both questions were answered in this thread, a few inches ago.

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]


I know soooo many people who'd be well up for that.

Life / Best over the counter flu medicine in Poland? [24]

Yes

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]


Thanks - that's an interesting site!

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]


Bring her some nicorette patches, if you don't want your daughter to die a painful and prolonged death from cancer. You don't say how old she is, but if she's still smoking in her 40s, she'll really begin to feel it. Do her a favour and get her a different present. There's a reason for those messages printed on the side of cig packets.

Having said that, supermarkets are usually a bit cheaper than tobacconists, but for rolling tobacco, you should go to a kiosk since many supermarkets don't stock it (ciga are so cheap that almost nobody rolls). Station kiosks are a good bet. Cutter's choice is rare but you can sometimes find it. Other brands are easier to find. There's a strict limit to what you can bring back, though personally I've never been stopped.

There's usually at least one place in each big town where you can buy tobacco in bulk.

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Work / Do Polish workers get cheated on hours? [15]

In PL (like many other places) it's a trade-off. Good money, good fringe benefits, long hours; or bad money, few perks short hours.

Work / Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies [101]

Empty it into the coffee machine like the rest of us do.

USA, Canada / Moved back from Canada to Poland:). Here are the reasons why. [868]

I've generally been happy with the coffee in PL. In Coffee Heaven it seems good. Dunno about Starbucks - it looks a bit of a skank. Good coffee beans in the shops!

Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]

Makes a lot of sense.

Real Estate / Good suburb in warsaw for house [23]


It's mostly in the borough of Mokotow, but nobody would call it Mokotow in conversation. It's nearer Wilanow. A very nice area, but due to being a short drive from the city centre, prices are high. A very very safe area due to all the diplomatic residences, which are patrolled by the police.

I like Wawer, which is outside the city limits but nearer than, say, Ursus (a toilet) or Wlochy (a pleasant but somewhat run-down suburb). It's a good area.

Real Estate / Good suburb in warsaw for house [23]


This is the OPs second thread in a week. The other was largely ignored because he asked for specifics, which few people could give. But there were a few clues about what he wants.

Sadyba though, is a classic suburb. Quite a nice one too, though on the expensive side. Good for expats - since communist times and maybe before there's been a foreign community. Plenty of diplomats and good restaurants and shopping.I lived there for five years,on the Sadyba/Dolny Mokotow borders.

The European definition of a suburb would be a residential district outside the city centre.

Real Estate / Good suburb in warsaw for house [23]


It has Polish-style suburbs. Being in Europe, that's no surprise. Sadyba, Wilanow, Ursus,Zoliborz etc.
If you mean residential areas outside the city limits, there are plenty of those too. Piaseczno, Komorow are two examples. One of the posters here lives in Komorow, and I lived in Sadyba.


Evidently.


Not just you. It's spot on.
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What sort of home are you looking for, cheap, mid-price etc, what's important to you in a district? Where are you from? Some people here might know both cities, and that can provide a point of reference.

Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]


The paranoia is dripping from your posts.

Life / What do Polish people do for fun? [18]


Rotary in PL is mostly in the cities.

Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]


Wow


Yet growing, and no bubble in Krakow property prices.

News / What must be done to improve politics in Poland? [72]

There needs to be something new. PJN doesn't appeal not least because of the idea of Poncyljusz and Kaminski getting any power, and right now I can't see anything better than PO, lacklustre though they may be.

Real Estate / Buying a flat in Krakow; prices are still falling? [200]


Milky who claims on his (mistake filled) website that Polish is the hardest language in the world to learn. Harder than Arabic of Japanese. Wonder if he's tried Navaho...


I don't think there are any reliable figures for it, only media reports in both countries.

News / What must be done to improve politics in Poland? [72]

So do you prefer PiS to PO then? Somebody must. Just not enough for them to win anything.

News / What must be done to improve politics in Poland? [72]


Not least because the idea was never thought through. Just the PiS tactic of generating hot air while actually doing nothing.

Language / Polish regional accents? [141]

Accents change with time, some faster than others. It's happened in the UK too, due to post-war migration and the influence of TV. Depends on all sorts of things though, including sociolects. Not long ago I heard a recording of Florence Nightingale's voice - very clear and somehow sounding more modern than The Queen when she was younger.

Old Polish films from the thirties seem almost a different language than today's Polish.

News / What must be done to improve politics in Poland? [72]


Because PiS failed in the attempt. As with most other things they tried.

Language / Polish regional accents? [141]


Because as you suggest, a lot of the people there came straight from the east, from rural communities. I like the Podlaski accent, but the nicest, purest accents I've heard are from (very posh) old people who grew up around Wilnius.

Gumishu mentions the long vowels of £omźa - a nice sound, but the singsong rythm that you get closer to Białystok is somehow special.