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simon_porter00



Joined: 09 Nov 2005
Posts: 505
Location: Warsaw, Poland
PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:35 pm    Post subject: Forum voyeurs - say hello! Introduce yourselves! Reply with quote
I'm sure there are (as there are on other forums) lots of people who read the Poland forum, but for whatever reason haven't posted as a result of:

being amazed at the nonsense going on
being shocked by the vitriolic infighting
the usual argument being spouted
etc

say hello, make yourselves at home, some fresh blood is always welcome Smile
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simon_porter00



Joined: 09 Nov 2005
Posts: 505
Location: Warsaw, Poland
PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
32 people have looked at this thread without commenting - me twice, master shake at least once (cos he's really nosey) and the rest of you must be forum voyeurs who want to say hello. So say hello! Smile
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Sashadroogie



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Posts: 11061
Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Greetings, comrades, from the Motherland!
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Master Shake



Joined: 03 Nov 2006
Posts: 1202
Location: Colorado, USA
PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Forum voyeurs - say hello! Introduce yourselves! Reply with quote
simon_porter00 wrote:
being amazed at the nonsense going on
the usual argument being spouted

One reason for this is that there just isn't much new blood flowing into Poland. Hence, the same tired arguments and nonsense prevails.

I spent some time on he Vietnam forum over the summer - completely different story. Loads of new threads and comments about a wide range of topics, not just cost-of-living.

I'll wager the lurkers are folks who are not based in PL and just tune in to this forum for the sheer hilarity of watching us rattle each others' cages.

Of course, none of this would happen if life in Poland wasn't so rediculously expensive. Then we could spend our free time doing something far more interesting than bickering and whinging on Dave's

Why, just the other day I spent 600zl on a lunch special in Sphinx, and that was with a 10% discount! Horrible service and a clumsy waitress to boot. How Poles manage to make ends meet here on 2000zl a month is a mystery to me. Something illegal must be going on, bigtime.

(Sorry, but someone has now got to fill the hole)
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delphian-domine



Joined: 11 Mar 2011
Posts: 674
PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It wouldn't surprise me if the traffic now picks up on this forum now that we don't have to listen to constant complaints about how terrible Poland is because it doesn't allow someone to live a life of bone idleness while earning ridiculously good salaries.

So yes, hello, show yourselves Smile
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mitsui



Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 1562
Location: Kawasaki
PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yup it was entertaining. I am in Japan.
Sharter and I are the same age.

I prefer Poland, but pay is not good enough.
Sucks in the winter, but enjoyable the rest of the year.
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sparks



Joined: 20 Feb 2008
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Why, just the other day I spent 600zl on a lunch special in Sphinx, and that was with a 10% discount! Horrible service and a clumsy waitress to boot. How Poles manage to make ends meet here on 2000zl a month is a mystery to me. Something illegal must be going on, bigtime.


love it!

Just the other day I spent 500 zl. on a new t-shirt, 900 zl. on a pair of tennis shoes and then, to top it all off, bought a bottle of wine for 1100 zl. I mean how can you live when it costs 2500 zl. ($830) for some clothes and alcohol ?
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wojbrian



Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Posts: 178
PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
How many people did you buy food for?

Average meal at Spinx is maybe 30pln and then add a few beverages per person would be another 10-15pln.

15 people?

Oh, and hello!!!

I guess I am a lurker at this time...

Smile

lf99
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Sashadroogie



Joined: 17 Apr 2007
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Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise