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Joined: 5 Dec 2006 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 6 Nov 2009
Threads: Total: 22 / In This Archive: 19
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Interests: real estate, politics, Poland

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25 Sep 2009
USA, Canada / Polish hotel in Chicago on Jackowo? [4]

I don't know if there is a hotel, but there must be motels owned by Poles there. Even though Jackowo is becoming more and more Mexican neighborhood now.
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28 Aug 2009
USA, Canada / Looking for Polish "mentor" in central Illinois (not Chicago)! [5]

There will be one of the biggest festins/concerts organized by the Polish radio in CHicago, there could be a few thousands people there. It's this Sunday, don't remember the place exactly but I may be there too.

Edit: here are the details and map in Polish:
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17 Aug 2009
USA, Canada / Can US citizenship through marriage be 'transfered' to a new spouse? [16]

I was asked an interesting question regarding US citizenship/immigration status, but I couldn't find a definite answer. So I count on PF community.

Let's assume a woman receives a US citizenship because she got married with a US-born US citizen. But after a couple of years her husband dies.

The question is - can she marry again to a man who has no US-citizenship and after that this man would get US citizenship?

I heard two 'versions' of the story:

a) when they get married, the man can receive green card and then US citizenship,

b) when they get married, the man will not receive green card or US citizenship because a person who got US citizenship through marriage with another US citizen cannot 'transfer' her citizenship status to another person through a future marriage.

Which one is true?
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14 Aug 2009
USA, Canada / Why Americans think that nobody likes them? [185]

.. and the biggest problem with Europeans is obsessing about the US.

Do you know the reason? It's simple - the US is like a high-school dropout who has won a big lottery.

People are 'obsessed' with him only because he still has the money and power; some are afraid of him that he's just to unpredictable, some just count on his help, others are just fascinated what such a dropout will do with the money.

The reality is that without the money he would be (at best) a janitor and then nobody would care about him.
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14 Aug 2009
USA, Canada / Why Americans think that nobody likes them? [185]

The biggest problem about Americans is that they think using stereotypes, just like children do (this is true for most nations but Americans are very easy to manipulate here).

Tell an average American what the following they associate with and you will get 80% true answers. That's why the US government has an easy job to go with their agendas. If you know an American, do this quiz and post answers:

End the following sentences:

1. The Russian.....
2. Poles are...
3. Handsome actor...
4. When you're thirsty you drink...
5. The most popular sport in the world..
6. Most wanted and dangerous man on Earth...

(my projected answers):
1. threat
2. stupid
3. brad pitt
4. coca-cola
5. baseball
6. osama bin laden

They just don't know better than what the popular mass-media tells them.

If one day popular mass-media in the US announced that "The recent studies by EXPERTS tell that the Earth is flat", after a week of such news half of the American population would claim that.... "The Earth is flat."
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22 Jun 2009
Work / 2400 pln take home in Krakow - can I live on this? [10]

You could live on this, but it would be an average live, nothing fancy. 1400pln/30 days = 47pln a day - it would be enough for 3 outside meals and a movie ticket every day. But what about bigger things to buy, like clothese (very expensive in Poland, especially brand clothes), not to mention other utility bills like phone, TV, pharmacy. So you wouldn't go hungry but you'd have to watch every 2 zlotys. I don't think you could save much from that every month.
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10 Apr 2009
USA, Canada / Americans give up smoking due to tobacco tax increase [7]

A survey conducted by pharmaceutical giant Glaxo Smith Kline, which makes nicotine-substitute chewing gum Nicorette, showed that raising taxes on cigarettes in the US pushed 72 percent of smokers to make an attempt to quit.

If you live in the US, do you still smoke or the higher tobacco prices don't affect you?
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27 Dec 2008
Law / Poles don't like to use credit cards when buying online? [10]

But in Poland credit cards are not so commonly used so merchants have a cash price and then often charge you extra if you say you want to use a credit card - a bit like what the no-frills airlines do. Therefore there is no incentive to pay for anything with a credit card.

Aha! So here is the trick: merchant tells you you will pay 3% less if you pay by cash (ie. by bank transfer or postman delivery), and Poles (not to say they are stupid) trust the merchant and send the full amount? I hope Nigerian and other scammers don't read this thread because it would be a heaven for criminals. All they have to do is to create a nice and legitimate-looking website and offer products for 30% less than the competition. Then Poles would just be sending them cash because they would be "saving money." In the last few months I read at least two big online stores in Poland defrauded people this way (clients were sending thousands - IN CASH - for high-ticketed items like TV sets, washing machines, etc.). How more stupid can you go?

And you say there is no protection when you buy using a credit card and the merchant doesn't send you the product (or sends you defective)? That would be like Poland is still living in communism! Who agrees to this, I don't really know.

Poles should really know better....
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27 Dec 2008
Law / Poles don't like to use credit cards when buying online? [10]

There's something 'wrong' in Poland as far as using credit cards online. When people in Poland buy online, do most of them still send the money FIRST (by bank transfer or cash) and only after the merchant gets the money they send the product?

It is strange, I have a person from Poland who is supposed to pay me some money, but he won't use a credit card or Paypal to do it, he prefers bank transfer (or Western Union). Why is that? Do people in Poland trust merchants so much? (they should be aware that if they send the money, it could be lost without any protection if the merchant decides not to send the product). Or it's so difficult or costly to have a credit card in Poland? I read that also on ebay or allegro Poles prefer bank transfer (and there there are many scammers).
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5 Dec 2008
USA, Canada / US auto bailout [49]

"US monetary system and all other systems in result are spreading into failure like cancer":

cinema.lycos.com/cinema.php?video_id=1450650
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18 Oct 2008
News / POLES STILL NEED VISAS TO THE U.S.A!! [84]

If it was up to me, the US taxpayers wouldn't have to pay for the European defense. I see no reason for me to have to pay for your defense out of my pocket. As it stands for now I pay for it out of my taxes. And then to make it even worse I have to hear from you winning about it.

That's another big misconception that the US media and government managed to put into some, even smart, heads.

Without the US lending or giving away money and creating DEBT the US would go bankrupt overnight. It is only creation of debt that still allows the US to breathe. Notice the US is looking for any occasion to lend money or even give it away for free to keep the US dollar the global currency. Recently they gave 1B to Georgia to "rebuild their infrastructure." Not to mention a dozen of billions to "rebuild Iraq." And, of course, the US tax payers are paying for that.

Now you ask your senator what about YOUR country's infrastructure? Do they care and worry they spend OUR (American) money from our taxes to keep this sick and fraudulent global banking system alive? Either way, this system is due to crash in this century as it is impossible to keep it any longer.
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18 Oct 2008
News / POLES STILL NEED VISAS TO THE U.S.A!! [84]

Well good, you can go home now. Why are you staying in a country that you hate so much?
Bye-bye now!

Being a US citizen now, America is my home. Just like your grandparents came here possibly from another peasant country and become citizens. And now more than ever I have the right to ***** about what I don't like here because I want my living standard and neighbourhoods to improve.

Yep..racist...and incredibly hypocritical.

You have probably been taught at school that anything you don't agree with you can always call "racist" and possibly get money from it. That's one of the things I'm talking about - from the very school year children get soaked with the rotten system, they teach children how to sue their parents for spanking them or how to get money when purposely getting run over a car. The system is completely rotten yet most Americans don't realize that - and that's what I'm mad at.
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18 Oct 2008
News / POLES STILL NEED VISAS TO THE U.S.A!! [84]

You are clearly a racist and care nothing about fairness in this instance.

I'm not a racist at all, this is what I learned after having lived in the US for 10 years now. I just cannot stand the fact the Americans as a nation are so manipulated to the point they belive nonsense and don't know how to recognize good from wrong any more. Americans as people are not to blame because they are like any other people - the US government and the social system supported by the government and corporations are what causes it.
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18 Oct 2008
News / POLES STILL NEED VISAS TO THE U.S.A!! [84]

People generally don't care about the rules until they affect them directly. Had she followed the rules she would not have a problem now.

Typical of an American, you believe rules are made by God and are perfect. That's why it's so easy to manipulate the American nation - just tell them it is the rule or the law [made by some moronic senator or president], and they would tell you "we are one nation, we follow our [idiotic] rules, God bless America!"

Nations are only friends for what they can get from others so it doesn't hold water to say that Poland is being a "friend" and not getting enough favors in return.

That applies to people too, "my friend" [quoted McCain]. In fact, it was two-faced Americans who devaluated the word "friend" to the point that when someone here calls me "a friend" I become alert and hold on to my wallet and watch if my family isn't in danger.
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18 Oct 2008
News / POLES STILL NEED VISAS TO THE U.S.A!! [84]

As I have mentioned a couple of years ago, America will BEG Poles, Mexicans, and other hard working nations to come to the US and do the job for them.
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3 Oct 2008
News / What is the future of Catholic church in Poland. [154]

should be banned? so you want this victim to be victimised further? that's messed up and that's exactly why there is no room for religious fanatics in any government.

Check what I wrote about psychological aspects. Government and even doctors won't tell that to the woman before it's too late. Being pregnant is not a disease. Government should rather focus on victims of HIV who get it in hospitals when taking a blood sample.
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3 Oct 2008
News / What is the future of Catholic church in Poland. [154]

I agree with Lukasz.

And abortion for rape victims £ukasz?

Abortion for rape victims - should be banned, it should be obvious from human point of view. Besides - providing healthcare for mothers who did abortion and later have psychological problems and depression throughout their lives is much more costly for the tax payers than abortion procedure.
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2 Oct 2008
Life / Experience more in Poland than any other Country [10]

It is true one can experience more of Poland when you are on vacation, spend money without hesitation etc. But when you live there every day and ordinary life it could change your views. Starting from Polish bureaucracy and ending on politics.
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1 Aug 2008
USA, Canada / Do you plan to travel to/from the US? Do not take your laptop. [15]

So they terrorize the whole society (including foreign travelers) just in the hopes one imaginary terrorist is stupid enough to fly with a laptop with a map to Bin Laden? What are the odds, one in 10 billions?
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1 Aug 2008
USA, Canada / Do you plan to travel to/from the US? Do not take your laptop. [15]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods.

Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such seizures may be carried out without suspicion of wrongdoing, the newspaper said, quoting policies issued on July 16 by two DHS agencies.

reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0126069520080801