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Posts by dnz  

Joined: 2 Dec 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 25 Mar 2011
Threads: Total: 17 / Live: 5 / Archived: 12
Posts: Total: 710 / Live: 306 / Archived: 404 		From: poznan/poland
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dnz   
9 Oct 2008
Love / Are Polish Girls scared of English Guys [124]

Generally they just don't like speaking in English unless you are rich and can buy them lots of cosmetics and clothes, (well the ones i have met in Poznan)

On the other hand I met a girl from a village just outside Poznan and she couldnt' do enough and baked cakes, cooked food etc which I found equally as strange.
dnz   
8 Oct 2008
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

The Polish postal system is actually a joke, They never try to deliver parcels or letters instead you have to go to your nearest post office to collect it, Now that is pure laziness considering the cost of actually sending things.
dnz   
8 Oct 2008
Life / 3 reasons why you hate Poland. [1049]

Hate is a very strong word but..

Bureaucracy
The fact that travelling from city to another takes so long.
The food.

There are more than 3 things I like about it hence the reason i've stayed.
dnz   
4 Oct 2008
Life / Disco Polo - No No No No No! [95]

Discopolo is great! at least its more entertaining that american black gangsta wannabe's urging everyone to go out and "slap their ho's and buy a Hummer"

That first video sounds like a pisstake of some of ATB's tracks and aqua.

Quality stuff
dnz   
4 Oct 2008
Law / Driver's licence - How to exchange British one to Polish legally? [34]

doesn't that dazzle oncoming vehicles?

I did see them but on my BMW i just had to take the bulb out from behind and turn something to make them dip the other way and assumed that Mitsubishi would have fitted the same sort of system but they havent, I will try those stickers but i'm not sure how they'll cope with the heat from HID lights.

You should really change your license to a Polish one but you would be best with your UK one really as you can't get points on it outside the UK.
dnz   
29 Sep 2008
Law / Driver's licence - How to exchange British one to Polish legally? [34]

That was written wrong, I meant dark glass which I had done as I was fed up with native poles staring at me when I stopped at lights and also as a security measure as it doesn't seem safe to leave anything in your car around here.

I speak to them in English as I don't speak Polish very well,

And yes I am the man, thankyou :)
dnz   
29 Sep 2008
Law / Driver's licence - How to exchange British one to Polish legally? [34]

I get stopped regularly due to having dark glass and headlights which point the wrong way as my car is RHD and the police do nothing, They usually ask for documents and I give them my v5 and they are on their way, Generally police in Poland have a poor level of education and get nervous when someone speaks to them in English.
dnz   
22 Sep 2008
Work / Average monthly salary in Poland is around 1000 PLN (few hundred bucks). [387]

Wages here aren't that bad really, the average office worker seems to earn around 3500 pln per month which is more than enough to live fairly well as food and rent are so cheap. Things like electrical goods, cars and fuel aren't proportional to wages but everything else is.
dnz   
20 Aug 2008
Life / Why there is always around a horrible smell of sweat in Poland [188]

I have noticed this too when using trams and buses, My Polish flatmate however showers or baths at least twice sometimes 3 times a day, I've asked him why people seem to smell and he has no idea.

Polish deoderants can't be that bad, I've been using one that I bought in Piotr i Pawel and its the same brand as any I would get in the UK,

Could be down to the massive heat flutuations between summer and winter and people only using a "winter amount" of deoderizing products in the summer?
dnz   
23 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

Thanks for the advice people I think I will just ride it out until some solutions come up, I will go back to the urzad miasta today and ask for my pesal number and see how far I get...

With regards to renting an apartment I have approached several real estate agents I have found on Gratka and they have clearly stated that I cannot rent a property due to not having a Pesel?

Everything seems so difficult, I might fly back to the UK for a few days in order to convince me to stay in Poland, I love it here really but things are just really difficult :)

Thanks for your advice I will take everything into account and try to win! :D

dnz:
earn the equivalent of 15,000 pln

If you do not mind me asking, what do you work at to get that wage? and are there any jobs going?

I run a recruitment company and give seminars to companies on, sales, marketing etc,
Will be looking for some English speaking sales people within the next few months...
dnz   
22 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

It seems true, anyone that seems open minded or good a a particular trade seems to have left Poland leaving mostly people who are reluctant to change their habits and point of view to one more in line with the current situation. Seems a shame really.
dnz   
22 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

I came here to try and build my business but this is seemingly impossible to do from Poland at the moment. I need to move to a bigger apartment but can't due to being British and not having a Polish ID card.

Seems a shame to have to go back to the foggy, damp island north of france but I don't fancy being a bez domny in Poland :(

If anyone has any ideas on how I can get this pesal thing or at least rent a house/apartment and obtain any sort of financial services they would be much appreciated :D
dnz   
22 Jul 2008
Life / I'm British in Poland and I think that it's time to go back to the UK! [240]

Right! I have decided to now go back to the UK, It seems impossible to obtain any services from Polish banks, Telephone companies and Insurance companies which makes life here nearly impossible. I have full registration with voia voda and the city hall, earn the equivalent of 15,000 pln a month and am unable to rent a new apartment, Obtain a contract phone, Credit card, Insure my car or in fact do anything that people need as part of every day life due to being a foreigner. It has been made blatantly obvious that these people are unable to help or in fact unwilling to help due to being English. I have now come to the conclusion that the best thing to do is return to the UK in order to be able to live a "normal" life and for my business to succeed. We are in the European union and I have lived here for over a year and I think it is disgusting the way people from outside Poland are treated and I believe that a similar disregard and lack of respect for people from outside the UK should be implemented to people trying to obtain these simple services in the UK. I have Polish friends in the UK who after 3 months have bought a car on HP, Got a contract mobile and been able to insure this said car with no problems whatsoever. Poland seems to be stuck in the dark ages regarding services of this nature and really needs to come up to speed with the concept of customer service and indeed an unbiased service regardless of the nationality of the applicant. Poles have been made to feel welcome in the UK with signage everywhere in Polish and the same should apply to anyone moving to Poland.

Sort it out!
dnz   
17 Jul 2008
History / WWII - Battle of Britain and Poles [104]

Sorry Noimmi,

The poles didn't help at all did they? It was all down to the keyboard warriors who managed to defeat zee germans and students who make narrow minded remarks on teh internetz.

I stand corrected.
dnz   
17 Jul 2008
History / WWII - Battle of Britain and Poles [104]

Americans seem terrible at war and unable to locate entire countries and when the do fire they either hit their own or people on the same side. What was Iraq all about? Twin towers get hit by Al quaeda and then 2 days later war on Iraq, They might as well declared war on spain. Get your atlas out next time boys! Not blatently about oil was it? Next thing we know our, Brothers, Sons, Fathers, Friends and other Army personnell from european countries are being killed so that Americans can drive their hideously inefficient dynamicly inferior vehicles around for an extra few years.

Disgusting!

If it wasn't for the Polish pilots in WW2 we would be speaking german now and I couldnt think of anything worse, Oh and don't forget the legendary spitfire which those said pilots flew!
dnz   
15 Jul 2008
History / WWII - Battle of Britain and Poles [104]

Achtung Zee Germans are coming, America came in too late as they had to find their atlas in order to locate Europe. They only really joined so they could take credit for the allieds winning. My understanding was the battle of Britain was won by the RAF, with some Polish pilots.

All hail the spitfire!
dnz   
11 Jul 2008
UK, Ireland / A collection of noimmigration's threads or "STAY AWAY from BRITAIN" [978]

dtaylor: How do you know that I'm a twat as you have no idea who I am? seems rather harsh really.

I'm not entirely sure how the Polish do business but generally business works on supply and demand, No demand and they cease to exist.
dnz   
11 Jul 2008
UK, Ireland / A collection of noimmigration's threads or "STAY AWAY from BRITAIN" [978]

Do you moan about the chinese takeaways, Italian restaurants, Indian takeaways etc opened in your area too? What to scottish restaurants serve Buckfast and methadone?

Supply and demand my friend if people didn't use them then they wouldn't exist.