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Joined: 5 Jun 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 8 Nov 2007
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johan123   
19 Sep 2007
Work / Thinking of spending time teaching in Poland! [38]

First of all, most students in the scools we are talking about are usually aged about sixteen and over. Many of these students are adult.
You don't need any certificates to teach. Competition is such that these schools sometimes take whoever they can get.

Schools teaching ordinary pupils are quite different. If you are worried about sending your kids to regular school, international or otherwise, you will have no problems.

Most native speakers are not really responsible for teaching programmes. In some ways they function as an added attraction for the students. They give them a chance to use English naturally and improve listening ,reading and speaking skills. There are, of course, native speakers that have more experience but they are few and far between in Poland.
johan123   
18 Sep 2007
Life / Whats gay life in Poland? [140]

you shouldnt change my post using option quote.

Only joking! Sorry if any offence was taken
johan123   
18 Sep 2007
Life / Whats gay life in Poland? [140]

That's interesting as most Polish men don't admit to being gay!
johan123   
18 Sep 2007
UK, Ireland / English people attitude towards Poles? [761]

Like I said before I don't think the Brits hate Polish people but Polish people (from what I have seen to date) do not give the distinct impression that they love the Brits.

The only signs I ever see or translate is that they resent some Brits especially the ones with money. They also come into the Country with a pre-conceived idea that the streets are paved with gold. This is just nonsense.

Blacks and Asians have nothing to do with this topic, but if they are suffering from racism from Polish people then that just re-confirms my thoughts about Polish peoples attitude towards established people within a country, which strictly speaking they are only guests.

As for racism in general, the Polish history of this is not exactly squeaky clean anyway.

Britain should be grateful!

In any free market economy like the UK prices are ultimately set by supply and demand. Prior to immigration certain industries, due to labour shortages, lacked the ability to compete both on a national and international stage. The UK in many areas had lost market share and was set to lose more with the entrance into the EU of former Eastern European countries. Immigration has in many ways reversed this trend and will in the long term benefit price inflation.
johan123   
17 Sep 2007
News / Roman Giertych.... a right-wing politician from Poland [90]

Why because history repeats itself! Once again the west sucking off communist criminals in tandem with preaching about rule of law, democracy and human rights. Twenty years from now when Chinese people seek to punish communists the west will also seek to defend them for economic reasons.

How about you get rid of your bitterness and move on, if you want to help Poland you can do far better than moan about 60 years ago, we are in the here and now not then!!!

This is not about the past! It is about western ******** values that mean nothing in reality to western business interests. Stop treating Russia like a holy cow and see it for what it really is a criminal state that murders it citizens. Stop sucking off the children of Chinese communists for the sake of investment in their companies. Chinese people are murdered every day for disent with the illegal party line. Where is your democracy, human rights and rule of law. Your values are ********!
johan123   
16 Sep 2007
News / Roman Giertych.... a right-wing politician from Poland [90]

please explain what you mean by this, it could be a number of things and i'm not going to answer each potential answer

Get off your western high horse!

They should first explain the reasons behind the decisions taken after the second world war. The reasons behind " Yalta". The reasons behind the recognition of the illegal Polish government (put in place by Moscow) after the second war world.

Why because history repeats itself!

The very same reasons today are being used to justify the EU's close cooperation with Russia. A Russia infiltrated with former KGB agents in all areas of economic and political life. A Russia who rewards cooperation with riches and punishes dissent with murder.
johan123   
16 Sep 2007
News / Roman Giertych.... a right-wing politician from Poland [90]

do what you like with them, they were your occupiers and not ours :)

Poland has had the pleasure of communism due to political decision taken by your politicians! While the UK has enjoyed outstanding, although unbalanced regionally, economic growth!

Fight a long side us , so that we can live in freedom after the second world. Polish people lost their freedom as a direct result of the spineless political decisions taken after the war. Polish soldiers died on the battlefields of Europe so that their nation could be rewarded with an illegal communist system that ruined the country's economy and ripped apart, by use of secret police, the very fabric that binds a nation together.

Ok firstly the fact that they cannot keep the young, skilled Polish people in Poland, due to the fact that there is nothing to offer them.

Jobs, there is a severe lack of jobs in Poland this is part of the reason that people are leaving Poland

Economy, probably are going to have to depend on the rest of the EU to help turn that around as they can't do it themselves.

Poland has been through a lot as history would dictate, however its time to stop acting the victim and use that anger, bitterness or whatever to better Poland.

And only 18 years after the fall of the communist system you expect us to perform economic miracles overnight.
johan123   
16 Sep 2007
News / Roman Giertych.... a right-wing politician from Poland [90]

If one has to award prizes for jokes Germany's Gerhard Schröder would take 1st prize for joining the Russian KGB mafia at Gazprom. Europe as a whole 2nd prize for relentlessly sucking off Chinese communists a long with unconditional support for 2008 Games in a country with no democracy or rule of law that represents anyone except the communist party elite.

Talking about failings!
johan123   
16 Sep 2007
News / Roman Giertych.... a right-wing politician from Poland [90]

failing government that hasn't got much right in the past :)

I would be grateful if you could expand a little on the present government's failings and on what would be so called " right" in your opinion. Is it wrong to defend Poland's interests in Europe ? Is it wrong to punish former communists?
johan123   
16 Sep 2007
News / Roman Giertych.... a right-wing politician from Poland [90]

A complete joke which the rest of Europe laughs at :)

Europe understands nothing of the political situation in Poland and should concentrate on its own political scandals instead of focusing on what's worth laughing at in Poland

If one has to award prizes for jokes Germany's Gerhard Schröder would take 1st prize for joining the Russian KGB mafia at Gazprom. Europe as a whole 2nd prize for relentlessly sucking off Chinese communists a long with unconditional support for 2008 Games in a country with no democracy or rule of law that represents anyone except the communist party elite.
johan123   
16 Sep 2007
Work / Thinking of spending time teaching in Poland! [38]

Many Ukrainians are very well prepared to teach English. They are often after several years of university study and have a strong command of English grammer.
johan123   
30 Aug 2007
News / Polish Elections - your opinions [27]

No-one I've spoken to will accept any responsibility for the twins.

What exactly do you mean?

It is not difficult to understand their motives!
johan123   
12 Jul 2007
UK, Ireland / British taxpayers pay homeless Polish to go home. [184]

18 years on?? maybe people should look foward and not back, look at Ireland and their economy and their past history...

Stealth communism is alive and well in Poland! PiS has made a concerted effort to deal with former communists only to be attacked by the West for doing so. There is no way forward until the West stops supporting the former status quo in this part of the world. The West has always been naive in relation to communism as its relationship with Russia and China shows. Certain individuals need to be brought to justice and the West need to re-examine it's approach to the above mentioned countries.
johan123   
12 Jul 2007
Real Estate / Investing Advice - REI in Poland [7]

Look at the property market in USA at the moment. The currency rate looks attractive against the euro and pound, so there is money to be made on forex as well as capital growth.

As far as Poland is concerned long term capital growth in major cities is assured, although I can't help but feel double figure gains look uncertain due to the lending possibilities of local buyers.
johan123   
12 Jul 2007
UK, Ireland / British taxpayers pay homeless Polish to go home. [184]

I wasnt talking about WWII I was talking about more recent times...but never mind.

As for more recent times Poland has had the pleasure of communism! While the UK has enjoyed outstanding, although unbalanced regionally, economic growth!

Fight a long side us , so that we can live in freedom after the second world. Polish people lost their freedom as a direct result of the spineless political decisions taken after the war. Polish soldiers died on the battlefields of Europe so that their nation could be rewarded with an illegal communist system that ruined the country's economy and ripped apart, by use of secret police, the very fabric that binds a nation together.
johan123   
11 Jul 2007
UK, Ireland / British taxpayers pay homeless Polish to go home. [184]

I apologise about the name calling, you just see England as a land to make money in...to me its my home and i have seen it go through hell.

I really don't see the UK as a place to use and leave! I understand that we are members of the EU and therefore have the right to live and work within its bounderies. British investment in Poland runs into billions of pounds. Many Brits have bought property in Poland and many more will follow. I feel European and believe everyone can benefit from real cooperation. Many Poles died fighting a long side Brits during WW2 and as mush as I respect what Brits have suffered I can't help but feel Poland has suffered more.
johan123   
11 Jul 2007
UK, Ireland / British taxpayers pay homeless Polish to go home. [184]

Johan, why is, please explain instead of just telling me this, I would like to know

Hi Amathyst,

Hope you are well!

In any free market economy like the UK prices are ultimately set by supply and demand. Prior to immigration certain industries, due to labour shortages, lacked the ability to compete both on a national and international stage. The UK in many areas had lost market share and was set to lose more with the entrance into the EU of former Eastern European countries. Immigration has in many ways reversed this trend and will in the long term benefit price inflation.