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delphiandomine   
3 Sep 2015
Language / Ambulans displacing karetka - similar meaning of different Polish words? [19]

Also I remember in the early 90s there was a flurry of usage of the word 'stacja' instead of 'dworzec' but that seemed to die out (mercifully enough).

Isn't there actually a difference? I learnt that stacja refers to the entire area, whereas dworzec refers rather to the building used for passengers. For instance - you would never call a freight station "dworzec", while it is quite obviously "stacja".

Could be wrong, though...

**dwa w jednym: a very un-Polish borrowing from English (plentiful in adverts)

The most horrific one is "za free", which is turning up everywhere.
delphiandomine   
3 Sep 2015
News / Referendum to cost Polish taxpayers nearly 130 mln zl amid uncertain turnout [29]

combining general elections with any current referendum IMHO would be a good and inexpensive way of proceeding

I would prefer not to have referenda at all on these issues. Even with Duda's proposal - why do we need a referendum on 6 year olds going to school? Likewise with JOW or state funding of political parties - we don't need a referendum to determine such things. Local elections went to JOW without any fuss, after all.
delphiandomine   
3 Sep 2015
Life / Christian Fellowships & Prayer groups in Poland - Szczecin [43]

There are plenty of such groups. Just walk around until you see a cross above a building - there's a high likelihood that there will be an English speaking priest there that will guide you accordingly. One remarkable thing about Catholic priests is that they tend to be incredibly talented with languages.
delphiandomine   
2 Sep 2015
Food / Is black tea disappearing from supermarkets in Poland? [29]

If you're fond of black tea Polonus, I do recommend the M&S stuff. Their teabags are 2g each, and the quality is very high. The best thing is that the price per gram is actually around the same as the utter rubbish such as Lipton.
delphiandomine   
2 Sep 2015
News / Referendum to cost Polish taxpayers nearly 130 mln zl amid uncertain turnout [29]

His five kids can chip in and help him raise the cash.

Certainly more of a Catholic than Duda, who despite his "Catholicism" only had one child.

I'm really not sure why his kids are in any way relevant to this topic, though.

Anyway, I've heard it mentioned that PO will propose legislation based on the results of the referendum - so even if the 50% margin isn't reached, they will still advance legislation based on popular will.
delphiandomine   
2 Sep 2015
Language / Collins Intermediate Level Audio Course in Polish [10]

Basically just launch yourself into it. Aim to make a hundred mistakes a day and don't feel self-conscious about it. A Polish partner and friends who speak little or no English helps.

Yes, as does working somewhere with monolingual Poles.
delphiandomine   
2 Sep 2015
History / Boycotts of Solidarity's anniversary celebrations. Poland's Solidarity - Now and Then? [16]

Approval or criticism has depended entirely on a given government's performance.

Not quite. Solidarność went very left wing (far more than the other unions), and thus they will criticise anyone that doesn't share their hard left wing feelings. But it's a recent trend, as they've previously been quite cooperative.

Solidarność was part of the government of Jerzy Buzek

As I recall, that was an example of Polish politics being downright weird, as a trade union had lurched heavily to the right.

and genrally supported the PiS govenrment.

Wasn't there some strikes involving Solidarność during the PiS government? From what I remember at the time, Solidarność were much more to the left while PiS more or less occupied the same centre-right ground as PO. I definitely remember that Kaczyński refused to negotiate with different groups.

It has been critical of the anti-worker policies of the Platfusy.

It's only in recent times under Piotr Duda that they've gone very much back to the militant left wing. Krzaklewski for instance was very centrist, I think.

What trade union would support pro-oligarch, pro-corporate and anti-worker policies?

It is true. In a sense, Solidarność remind me of the UK RMT - there was a guy called Bob Crow who was very similar to Piotr Duda's militantism.
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2015
History / Boycotts of Solidarity's anniversary celebrations. Poland's Solidarity - Now and Then? [16]

PM Kopacz boycotted Solidarity's 35th anniversary celebrations led my President Duda and laid a separatist wreath of her own at the Gdańsk Shipyard.

It's hardly the 35th anniversary. You cannot compare modern day Solidarność with the 1980's version - the two are completely and totally different. Please don't forget that the modern incarnation of Solidarność is not the legal successor to the 1980 version.

Senate Speaker Borusewicz was invited but did not attend.

Understandable, given that Solidarność has said many, many bad things about the government.

Lech Wałęsa was conveniently abroad at the time.

As an elder statesman, he's got the right to enjoy his retirement.

The PO-led government have again shown they intend to perpetuate the foolish and counterproductive Polish-Polish war they have waged for the past decade and have now zeroed in on Presedent Duda.

I suspect that rather, they see no reason to take part in something organised by people that have no connection to what happened in August 1980.

The PO-led ruling camp is a disgrace to Poland.

Polonius, do try and be at least slightly objective.
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2015
News / F-22 Raptor fighter-bombers in Poland thumb nose at Tsar Vlad [6]

There is no true functional equivalent to the F22 in Russia's possession. The technological gap between the F22 and SU27 family (including 30 and 35) is not inconsiderable. More comparable Russian designs are either in concept or prototype stage (no serial production yet) and all such programs are problematic to say the least. Recently, the lack of certain parts from Ukrainian suppliers is putting entire projects on hold.

Is it really such a huge gap? I was reading about some war games conducted with India and the USA, and it seems that both sides manipulated the rules (on home territory) to suit their equipment. But - more surprisingly - Ukraine was supplying parts for Russian plane programmes?

On the other hand, putting 4, 40 or even the entire American stock of 187 F22s in this region may change certain aspects of the game but won't be a game changer (my personal opinion) because Putin has strong potential to put his ego before logic.

I think it's also worth remembering that Russia has the capability of causing a lot of trouble without getting into aerial wars. A decent cyberattack effort against weaker NATO members (such as Latvia and Albania) for instance - we know the Russians have the capability.
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

These changes will go out to consultation and go through a very rigorous process first in which everyone can have their say, so there's plenty of time to protest then. For what it's worth, don't you think that anyone interested should take part in the process?

But looking at the numbers, only 1000 people turned up, half of which were too old to have kids and the other half belonged to the very fringes of society. Hardly a meaningful protest - I'm pretty sure I could get 1000 people to turn up to a protest about the government's alleged plans to introduce extra tax on food, for instance.
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2015
News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]

Bear in mind that the 50% requirement is only what makes it legally binding. The government is free to enact legislation based on the referendum result, which would be very difficult to veto as it would be based on popular support.
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2015
News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]

Poor Polonius. You seem to have forgotten that there's still two months before the election, and that is a very very long time in Polish politics.

If PO win the referendum on state financing of political parties, then PiS really will be in trouble.
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

they should...parents are best for it,not ideologically fked socialists

Parents are best for it? How many parents are able to talk about sex with their teenage children? Not many, I'd bet.

i think you dont read in polish...this was protests against government plans to introduce it homo education in schools, according to WHO standards,with lgbt involvement.so no documents yet

Hahahaha. So in other words, this was a protest against something that hasn't been planned and hasn't been published yet. Very credible.

its not about not accepting...i accept autistic or down syndrome people,but it doesnt mean i believe autism is good and natural.

You don't accept autistic people for who they are? How unfortunate.

perhaps....am not fan in religious indoctrination either..but leftist surpassed medieval religious bigotry by million miles.

Really? You mean that case where a priest left his lover to die in childbirth because he didn't want to be exposed is acceptable?

Well people above having ago at me. There is nothing to debate when it comes to gender. But we see your aim which is to open a pseudo intellectual debate where you sound good but are in fact providing nothing. As usual if you talk about it long enough it will seem normal to everyone, thats usually the game. Keep your useless banter out of schools.

Could you please outline what the Polish Church means by "gender"? It seems that you haven't got a clue as to what it actually means in a Polish political context. Don't worry, the Church itself has never actually defined what "gender ideology" actually is.

The education minister said sex ed should be based on WHO guidelines and everybody knows that organisaiton is controlled by the pro-homo lobby. She even said it might be better for outside instructors to teach sex ed. The LGBTQ crew is just waitng to get such a foothold.

So in other words, she was giving her opinion and nothing else. Your claim that something has been introduced has - yet again - been proven to be a lie.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

best to leave children alone...

Why? Can you provide me with a good reason why children shouldn't receive sexual education?

no need homo education in schools

You're welcome to link us to a single document that proves that there will be such a thing in schools.

especially ,there is no consensus among scientist what cause homo behavior,most likely is bad pathological relations with parents,and homo abuse in childhood. .surely its not natural.

What's not natural is not accepting people for who they are.

indoctrinating kids might cause mental and sexual problems for life.hands off kids

A very good reason to ban religion in school, then.

Personally, a good compromise would be to ban sex education in school alongside banning religious classes.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
Study / From UK to Poland - studying for a Masters Degree in Warsaw [14]

How would you rank these 3 Universities mentioned with International Credibility?

None of them are internationally credible, but SGH (Warsaw School of Economics) has a very good reputation in Poland. Forget about the other two, one is a private university (it has some reputable courses, but not that) and the other is running those courses for cash.

But have you considered Germany? There are many courses available in English these days, tuition fees are free and there are other generous subsidies available.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

@Delph: I am NOT talking about your case and about ESL teaching but more generally.

Haha, I'm not an ESL teacher though :P But you're right, it's a huge problem. Classes 1-3 are very good these days, but beyond that...

Only memorizing theories and tons of homework.

Yep. There's a lot of teachers that simply can't be bothered to put the effort in.

It's all directly related to the fact that teaching is still seen as "something for the woman to do part time while looking after her children". The salaries are low because of that, and radical reforms such as increasing salaries by 33% while increasing the workload by 33% have been met with protests by the teaching unions.

Back to the topic please
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
Study / From UK to Poland - studying for a Masters Degree in Warsaw [14]

Finance courses in English are not paid for.

They are in some places. It depends on the university.

I am not bothered about how tough the selection criteria is, I was just looking for the names of some grants / scholarships which I could look into an apply for if they were suitable. If anybody could offer me some names that would be fantastic!

There are two - a social scholarship and an achievement scholarship. The first one is only given to people with exceptionally low monthly family income (less than around 500zl/month per person gross) - and the second is given to those that excel academically, but is only granted after the first year.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

It is a success in some areas, but there is still some way to go, I believe. Everybody I have ever talked to about the tradition in the UK of dropping weak subjects at sixteen in order to concentrate on strong subjects for A levels thinks it's a good idea. In Poland kids are overloaded with work.

The problem there is that the decision makers (i.e., the centrist 30-40 somethings) think that it's a good idea for kids to have a "general education". It's based on the pre-war ideals, and also indirectly influenced by the PRL ideals too.

I can understand that people are unhappy with such a totalitarian practice, leftover of the soviet era.

Wrong. It's a practice that started way back with the establishment of the KEN in 1773. Education in Poland has always been very centralised, even in the II RP when the country was so varied ethnically and economically.

All they do in school is to memorize...

Not in my classes ;) But mine are much more based around being able to use something as opposed to correctness.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]

It does work both ways though - there are also people that register as unemployed to get health insurance paid for (and for their family) - while they're actually working full time jobs on the side.

Either way, massaging unemployment figures is done in every European country, so it doesn't bother me.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

The right to agree? That sounds a lot like Stalin, Hitler and the homo lobby -- argee with us or else!

That follows on from the centralised education ideals of the I RP and the II RP - Poland has no local traditions of education like the failed American system. The prevailing wisdom right now is that centralised education is the reason why Finland, Poland et al are enjoying success, while the decentralised British, American et al systems are failing.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / F-22 Raptor fighter-bombers in Poland thumb nose at Tsar Vlad [6]

They put all the antiquated Soviet-style scrap metal the Rooskies have to shame.

Except... it's not quite as clear cut as that. The F-22 against the SU-27 and especially the SU-30 might have problems - the jury is out, but no-one is convinced that the F-22 would win clearly against those two planes.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

I'm sure everyone will agree on the principle that parents have the right to supervise education of their children or in fact educate them themselves.

No, they don't. Again, stop applying American logic to Poland.

In Poland, education is supervised by the Ministry of Education, not by parents. They do not have the right to educate children themselves, but rather only by agreement.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Have PO (Platforma) operatives in Poland fallen into a panic? [332]

Oooh, a Polonius topic filled with lies :D

**State railways are broken up into 8 separate companies, all staffed with the PO's hand-picked flunkies

Actually, PKP was broken up in that form in 2001. Nothing to do with PO, and all that PO has done is privatise the companies in question. The state doesn't need to be involved with telecommunications or PKP Cargo, for instance.

** Liquidation of the Gdynia and Szczecin shipyards

They were in severe trouble during the PiS regime and about to die regardless of who was in government. The reality of the situation (that they had to compete on the open market) meant that a state owned shipyard had really no chance at all.

** Despite EU funds and promises to the contrary, failure to complete motorways for Euro 2012

They were almost finished. When PO took power, there were 1083 km of motorways in Poland. Now there's 3100 km (at the end of 2014km) and a forecast of 3525 km by the end of 2017. Not bad going.

** Robbery in broad daylight of pensioners' savings in the open retirement funds

Robbery? The money was transferred to their ZUS accounts, so what's the problem? OFE funds are now widely acknowledged as a good idea at the time of their introduction, but the debts incurred by ZUS to the OFE funds were absolutely unsustainable.

** The Tusk government builds some of the world's most expensive roads, pricier than those in mountainous countries

Prove it.

** The 2010 Polish Presidential plane is sent to a decommissioned former military airport in Smolensk devoid of proper landing facilities and a normal control tower

They didn't send any plane anywhere. That was Kaczyński's office that failed.

** The port of Świnoujście is blocked by the Russo-German NordStream pipeline which even the PO's own Sikorski compared to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

The port is hardly blocked, given that the LNG terminal is nearly online.

** Under PO rule unemployment skyrockets to 13% and more

Except unemployment today is at 10.1%. Slight difference.

** Bungled army reform creates a force in which ¾ are officers and NCOs and very few privates

Prove it.

** Only President Kaczyński's vigorous opposition stopped Tusk drawing Poland into the Eurozone in 2008.

Hardly. Poland wasn't ready for the Euro in 2008.

Polonius, try harder with your lies.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
News / Polish Parents protest against Poland's pro-homo sex education [75]

Sorry jon what do people dont understand about gender? Male or female? What a stupid statement. The only ppl who don't understand gender are queers.

I don't think you understand what "gender" means in the Polish political context. It's an artificial construct that was invented by the RCC as some sort of "threat" to Polish society. It has nothing to do with "male" or "female".

There's nothing complex about ii at all. For some confused homo maybe.

Nothing complex?

Go on then. Please post an articulate definition in the "Polish" section of exactly what the "gender ideology" is.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2015
Study / From UK to Poland - studying for a Masters Degree in Warsaw [14]

No, EU citizens are treated the same. It would be illegal to charge different fees to EU citizens than Polish ones.

The difference is that courses in English with low fees (or even zero fees) are incredibly competitive.