what u have to think about when u move to Poland?

16.08.05, 15:42
Hej
I am a wife to a swedish man, from time to time we dicuss idea to move to my
mother country. I dont know how serious we can think about it. I see that I
got used to a normal low and simply biurocratic life in Sweden. So even for
me Poland can be shock probably nothing to compare my hasband. So I am
interested at yours experiences in Poland ,work life as well as very day
life. What I am particular interested in is how this healhy care works. All
news about it are so bad and scary. Then if the Eu citizen is allow to look
for job in Poland. If is possible to find a job. If he can open bank account.
What about social life?
And the last q. I had filling that polish woman seeing a handsome man, behave
to 'friendly'. Is that my swedish devated view.
    • usenetposts Re: what u have to think about when u move to Pol 16.08.05, 16:49
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      > Hej
      > I am a wife to a swedish man, from time to time we dicuss idea to move to my
      > mother country. I dont know how serious we can think about it. I see that I
      > got used to a normal low and simply biurocratic life in Sweden.

      Well, Scandinavia is very much on the margins of Europe. More and more it is
      likely to become more marginalised, while Poland with higher growth than the
      west European countries and a population over 4 times that of Sweden, offers
      more future potential.

      Polish people are apt to think that their country is no good, that they had a
      stroke of bad luck getting born there. You will see from this group and from
      other sources that many foreigners chose this country out of very positive
      reasons. Sweden may beat Poland on GDP per capita right now and in the
      availibility of broad open spaces, but quite frankly I think the lifestyle here
      is going to overtake that in Sweden in about 10 years.
      If you don't think Poland can do it, look at Ireland. That was always the poor
      relation too. Not any more!

      The poverty in real life is far less in evidence than anyone who believes bald
      statistics might be led to think, and many Poles lead lives no worse than in
      Scandinavia. You will note that there is precious little to distuinguish the
      countries in regard to their respective longevity tables, for example.




      > So even for
      > me Poland can be shock probably nothing to compare my hasband.

      Most Swedes who come here like it very much and many stay.

      I know a Swede, very high up in TV shop, who choses for instance to live in
      Slovenia. They say opposites attract. Whatever attracted him to you is also
      likely to attract him to your country.

      > So I am
      > interested at yours experiences in Poland ,work life as well as very day
      > life. What I am particular interested in is how this healhy care works.


      Health care is such that you can get health care if you pay ZUS for yourself
      and your family, but in order to get a quicker treatment you will simply use
      your private doctor, at a fraction of the cost of what that would be in the
      West. If you need to know a good private doctor, let me know. If you need to be
      hospitalised, then the ZUS will cover it, but if you need prescription
      medecines, then you will find that only a minority of their cost is funded by
      the government, which can be dear.


      > All
      > news about it are so bad and scary.

      All things involving medicine are scary. I hope you don't think Sweden would be
      sitting back laughing if Europe caught the chicken flu. The UK, Holland and
      France are actually the only prepared countries for chicken flu. America is
      also not ready.

      Other than the lack of available vaccines, though, I'd rather be in Poland than
      most other places for being ill. UK hospitals right now have a terrible spate
      of infections entering wounds and not healing up. Poland has more available
      nurses per head than most other places, and if the bedspaces at hospital are
      not as many, then at least it will not break a westerner's bank account to go
      private, even without insurance funds, just from normal money.


      > Then if the Eu citizen is allow to look
      > for job in Poland.

      Sure they can. especially Swedes, who were among the first to accept Poles over
      there.

      > If is possible to find a job.

      Sure, if he has marketable skills. If not, then obviously he will earn less.
      What does he do?

      > If he can open bank account.

      Of course. This is far from the country you left. I remember back in 1991 how
      they made me open a bank account at the NBP because the private banks didn't
      know what to do with a foreigner, but now they will have your hand off.

      > What about social life?

      That's up to you, really.

      Don't expect Polish people to go inviting you round, you will have to kick
      start the process. But they will join in. It is easy to socialise in this
      country, as long as you start the ball rolling.


      > And the last q. I had filling that polish woman seeing a handsome man, behave
      > to 'friendly'. Is that my swedish devated view.

      You simply have to decide whether you are with this man simply because nobody
      else wanted him, or whether you deserve to have him. If the latter, then stop
      with the low self-image and come to Poland with confidence.

      Of course foreign men do get some flirty attention in this country. Size
      matters - when it comes to the perceived size of the wallet - but you know, if
      he loves you then he won't do anything. If he was gonna do something then he'd
      be doing it anyway in Sweden.

      You're painting thsi man of yours as a bit of a loser. In Sweden he doesn't
      cheat on you, but that's only because he doesn't get the opportunity.

      Very probably both he and you are worth a lot more than you are giving the two
      of you credit for, and this country certainly is.
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