Why is Poland so slow; it takes a lot of time to arrange anything here

rickywolves wrote:

Just wondering why everything is SO SLOW in poland working here just outside poznan and it took 3 weeks to get a phone line still waiting for the internet after 5 weeks car been in garage 3 weeks even the shop workers are a joke most times.People in general are really nice just always get the answer maybe tomorrow why?????

rickywolvesThreads: 6 Posts: 4 Joined: Sep 28, 07	Feb 10, 08, 08:23 / #
Just wondering why everything is SO SLOW in poland working here just outside poznan and it took 3 weeks to get a phone line still waiting for the internet after 5 weeks car been in garage 3 weeks even the shop workers are a joke most times.People in general are really nice just always get the answer maybe tomorrow why?????

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Feb 10, 08, 08:25 / #
Vodka awaits them, priorities man, priorities!! LOL

miranda	Edited by: miranda Feb 10, 08, 09:06 / #
you are in small town and things are slower there. Move to a bigger city. You will have better service, more traffic and faster pace of life.

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07	Feb 10, 08, 20:47 / #
rickywolves wrote: ust always get the answer maybe tomorrow And today, I just read an interview with a Polish volleyball player and she was saying the same thing about ... Italians, she also complains she had to install the satelite dish by herself, because she had been waiting too long :)

kiokoThreads: - Posts: 85 Joined: Jan 3, 08	Feb 11, 08, 05:21 / #
Hi. Maybe I'm a bit out of toppic, but I find it offencive to write Poland with little p. I don't care much about the rest, I don't always use big letter as well, but this is a country name, ok? Thanks...

zionThreads: 20 Posts: 180 Joined: Dec 21, 07	Feb 11, 08, 05:26 / #
miranda wrote: you are in small town and things are slower there. Move to a bigger city. You will have better service, more traffic and faster pace of life. nope I live in the capital and is the same story here plus Poznan is one of the big cities here no small !!!!

KilklineThreads: 3 Posts: 894 Joined: Jul 23, 07	Feb 11, 08, 05:29 / #
rickywolves wrote: it took 3 weeks to get a phone line still waiting for the internet after 5 weeks Was it with NTL? 3 weeks is quick, and I live in London.

hu_manThreads: 8 Posts: 155 Joined: Jan 8, 08	Feb 11, 08, 05:50 / #
rickywolves wrote: it took 3 weeks to get a phone line still waiting for the internet after 5 weeks I dont know about that i got my internet the next day after ringing them...

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Feb 11, 08, 05:51 / #
Seanus wrote: Vodka awaits them, priorities man, priorities!! LOL maybe that is the thing he forgot (to give them).. vodka always speeds things up. :)

finTThreads: 15 Posts: 184 Joined: Oct 25, 07	Feb 11, 08, 06:06 / #
rickywolves wrote: Just wondering why everything is SO SLOW in poland EHHHH! Can I get back to you on that one? How about Thursday........not this Thursday but next Thursday! Actually best make it Friday!

JacekinLAnNYThreads: - Posts: 28 Joined: Feb 10, 08	Feb 18, 08, 03:35 / #
I think thats half of Polands charm... and I like it. Old country living is a different world... better in my opinion

AnetaThreads: 2 Posts: 14 Joined: Feb 15, 08	Feb 18, 08, 04:42 / #
Poland is not so bad. Comparing to the latin countries we are sprinters. Try to buy a pack of cigarettes in a store in Italy. You have to wait 10 minutes for the salesman to finish conversation with his neighbour. Once I was waiting a quarter in a bakery in Paris because the owner was teaching the salesgirl how to pack the breads so they would look well.

JuliePotockaThreads: 6 Posts: 208 Joined: Nov 19, 07	Feb 19, 08, 01:44 / #
And here, that is called losing a sale, oh my.

KeithThreads: 2 Posts: 17 Joined: Feb 17, 08	Feb 20, 08, 16:27 / #
That's funny, I was in my Polish lesson two days ago when my teacher (who is Polish, obviously) set us an exercise to do. I took some time to think about it, and the teacher said "Oh Keith, you are so Scottish!..." I asked her what she meant and she said "Scottish people are sooo slow - compared to Polish people you take forever to do anything" I guess it's just a matter of personal opinion, rather than a national thing.

MufasaThreads: 24 Posts: 445 Joined: Oct 21, 07	Feb 11, 08, 07:05 / #
finT wrote: EHHHH! Can I get back to you on that one? How about Thursday........not this Thursday but next Thursday! Actually best make it Friday! ....;P.....

JoGirlThreads: - Posts: 8 Joined: Feb 12, 08	Feb 12, 08, 19:26 / #
rickywolves wrote: Just wondering why everything is SO SLOW in poland working here just outside poznan and it took 3 weeks to get a phone line still waiting for the internet after 5 weeks car been in garage 3 weeks even the shop workers are a joke most times.People in general are really nice just always get the answer maybe tomorrow why????? well.. It could've always been much worser LOL I was once in the hospital in North part of Maine, waiting for a doctor to see my twisted knie - been waiting in pain for him for over 4 hours.No nurse, no ice on my knie, no painkillers. Call THIS slow!

LwowskaKrakowThreads: 49 Posts: 504 Joined: Mar 9, 07 MEMBER	Feb 20, 08, 15:21 / #
hu_man wrote: I dont know about that i got my internet the next day after ringing them... What is the internet company you used in Poland? Thanks,

polski_zydThreads: 2 Posts: 87 Joined: Feb 19, 08	Feb 20, 08, 15:23 / #
rickywolves wrote: Just wondering why everything is SO SLOW in poland # It's not too slow, everywhere else is too fast, lol

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Edited by: plk123 Feb 20, 08, 16:46 / #
JoGirl wrote: North part of Maine, what did you expect in the BFE? Aneta wrote: Try to buy a pack of cigarettes in a store in Italy. the trick in italy is to flash some liras.. service speeds up according to the amount. lol it is true. :)

finTThreads: 15 Posts: 184 Joined: Oct 25, 07	Feb 21, 08, 02:48 / #
finT wrote: EHHHH! Can I get back to you on that one? How about Thursday........not this Thursday but next Thursday! Actually best make it Friday! Hmmm, sorry Ricky but I can't get back to you tomorrow, have a different thread to post on, let me re-schedule, how about I answer your question (checking diary furiously!).....March 15th

rickywolvesThreads: 6 Posts: 4 Joined: Sep 28, 07	Feb 22, 08, 02:23 / #
Yeah thats fine by me will enjoy waiting for your quick response

angelThreads: 17 Posts: 88 Joined: Jan 8, 08	Edited by: angel Feb 22, 08, 05:53 / #
i think in poland maybe tomorrow never comes. its like the word soon-niedlugo. now soon to me in england means within a few weeks maybe a month or two. but in poland i think niedlugo means -it will happen eventually-no particular time limit -but eventually-so you wait and wait-so frustrating

jones101Threads: 1 Posts: 554 Joined: Jan 14, 08	Feb 22, 08, 13:57 / #
Apathy...it is innate to the culture. It isn't that they can't get things done...they just don't give a damn often.

MagdalenaThreads: 5 Posts: 1,387 Joined: Aug 15, 07	Feb 22, 08, 15:14 / #
jones101 wrote: Apathy...it is innate to the culture. I would respond to that, but I'm too apathetic.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Feb 23, 08, 13:41 / #
Why do u think the Poles are apathetic? Please give me some examples of where and when jones101

jones101Threads: 1 Posts: 554 Joined: Jan 14, 08	Feb 23, 08, 13:43 / #
Jesus are you kidding? Go into any shop or office. It should be clear.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Feb 23, 08, 13:45 / #
R u Polish?

jones101Threads: 1 Posts: 554 Joined: Jan 14, 08	Edited by: jones101 Feb 23, 08, 13:45 / #
No...just here a little while longer enjoying the wonderful weather and superb service!

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Feb 23, 08, 13:49 / #
Do u get service with a smile?

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Feb 23, 08, 13:50 / #
Seanus wrote: Do u get service with a smile? In the little shop round the corner from my mate's house, I always got service with a smile from the nice lady.