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Nice to find this topic here. I am looking for job in Poland, more exactly in Krakow or Bielsko-Biala. I work as waiter and I need some hints to get a job there. Could you help me? I do hope so. Please, keep in touch...Thank you since now : ))

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Poland is very much what you make of it. You can have all the usual stuff if you go to the larger cities like Warsaw or you can live a more sudate and old fashioned style life if you move to the smaller towns. I now live in Rawa which is about 40 mins out side Warsaw and I love it, it is like being back in the UkK in the 70's, where everyone knows each other and there is a real feeling of community, Something a lot of places around the world have lost. The biggest hurdle is the language. But simply by trying the locals will love you for it and they are more than happy to help you learn. The people I have met here are so, so friendly.

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Poland is very much what you make of it. You can have all the usual stuff if you go to the larger cities like Warsaw or you can live a more sudate and old fashioned style life if you move to the smaller towns. I now live in Rawa which is about 40 mins out side Warsaw and I love it, it is like being back in the UkK in the 70's, where everyone knows each other and there is a real feeling of community, Something a lot of places around the world have lost. The biggest hurdle is the language. But simply by trying the locals will love you for it and they are more than happy to help you learn. The people I have met here are so, so friendly.

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Is there a group in Wroclaw that gets together. I am worried about finding some English speakers when I move there in November as I will take some time learnng a little Polish.

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We live in Lodz but come into Wroclaw occasionally. There are lots of English speakers but we haven't connected with any expats. We're in the "older crowd" though . . . so we don't hang out in bars much, etc.

Anyone who'd like to connect can post a time and we can all try to gather.

Also, there's SERVAS Poland, which is an organization that connects people who want international peace and justice. It's a good way to meet interesting Poles who might be interested in meeting you.

Cheers!
Lodz Liz

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Hi all , my name is kevin . I'm from Glasgow. I moved to Lodz, poland about august this year, with my girl friend, so can try and answer the op.
The culture , ?ód? being a city is similar to Glasgow, but so different at the same time. It is hard to describe. But I'm sure expats , understand.
Although people do not seem as friendly to strangers, as they do in country's like the UK, once you make friends with people they seem more honest. Friendship seems to carry more weight here. Like mutual help and stuff.
Adjusting to poland has been both exciting and hard at times, but the people I'm close to have done much more than welcome me,
That said I do feel isolated at times, and I do get home sick a lot, I miss conversing with my natives, but that said the last time I was in UK I found my self missing poland!
?ód? is a great city , with much to do and as with all of poland has a lot of history , I do not regret moving here one bit and hope to stay for many years.
Although finding work has been a problem for me, as of yet I only speak the bare minimum of polish, so any advice on this front would be welcome,
I tried to answer the op but ended up just thinking out loud.
Anyhow nice to meet you all and good luck in poland.
Ps one bit of advice, know your drinking limits , and when to tell your host you have had enough, I learned this the hard way, but any one who spends any amount of time here will find this out for themselves.

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My husband and I just moved from the states to Poland (Krakow) just last month. We have secured housing, which, in itself, is one hurdle. I guess the biggest hurdle for us was the bank and all the "red tape". We came here with travelers checks to deposit into a abank account and it can't be done!!! What? You don't accept travelers checks? Really? The other hurdle is getting your papers. We had to have our marriage liscense interpreted and my birth certificate. My husband is a Polish native living in the U.S. for 32 years, he has his original birth certificate and miltaryID and that's not acceptable. Once these things have been taken care of, I think we'll be good. I left my family in the US to travel and see more of the culture of this country and so that he could spend some time with his sister. We do not have a car, paring here is nightmare. I learned very quickly that the custom of saying "excuse me" or "good morning" is jut not done here. Our experience with the pople here has not been a good one. They are a very closed society as whole. I'm hoping that will change as we are here longer. Im anxious to meet some Americans here. Maybe meet for coffee or a beer. Just someone to talk to that understands.

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Hi guys,
I live in Poland for almost 2 years. My biggist problem is to find friends, people who are openminded and see the life in a global perspective who are easy to communicate with and avoid being judgemental. I think that I deal pretty well with other part of the life in the country. If you have any questions mayby I could help. Write me!

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