delphiandomine: What Indians (and Chinese) tend to do here is to show the powers that be that they have, for example, 20,000zl in the bank. They then pay the money back once they've shown it to the Foreigners Office (or to the embassy if they want a visa in the first place) - and they try and work to pay for the costs of actually living here. Of course, Poland being Poland, the Pole is always going to get the job over the foreigner - especially as the foreigner is no cheaper than the guy who is on disability and just wants a cash in hand job.
Of course, it happens in every EU country. How many of the Indians and chingalings are "studying Polish" in a language school?
Heres one for you. A couple of weeks ago a Chinese lady rang up a popular radio talk show over here. She claimed that is very difficult for a non-national to gain employment now. She was in Ireland for ten years on a student visa. What was she studing for ten years, only english. Did the presenter pull her up on this, did he fcuk.
Personally, I dont mind the chingalings or injuns(of the non muslim variety, of course). They are industrious people and avoid coming under the radar(social welfare, et al).
dnz: Thats ridiculous, things like petrol cost exactly the same here and certain things are more expensive. at 10zl per hour you have to work 2 hours to buy a gallon of fuel so your wages would barely cover the cost of a commute, also housing is expensive, we pay 450 GBP equivalent for our 2 bedroom flat and even a bedsit is 1000 pln per month.
If you were in a large city you could rely on public transport. I rarely use my motor, I much prefer using public transport.
250 euro for a bedsit? C'mon, thats patently false.
Seanus: Cigarette prices have almost doubled in that time.
Not everyone smokes, has inflation risen at a similar rate?
I am not saying 390 zlt per week is a good wage. Id spend that in my local on a good night. But for a frugal third worlder who is trying to gain a foothold in Poland, its doable.
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