News / Polish Policeman shoots down a foreigner in Warsaw [300]

Let's hope Americans/Canadians/English/Irish/Germans/Dutch/etc have the backbone to deport all these Poles and vote out politicians who allow them to enter the US/Canada/England/Ireland/Germany/The Netherlands/etc. If not, Americans/Canadians/English/Irish/Germans/Dutch/etc can look forward to all the social problems that accompany Poles and the destruction of their unique American/Canadian/English/Irish/German/Dutch/etc identity.

It's odd how those who promote "diversity" end up loosing their fish, geese and swans from the rivers and lakes, have Polish drunk drivers causing accidents, have homeless Poles hanging around their railway stations, have Polish men stealing or raping their women, have Polish women polluting the once so pristine American/Canadian/English/Irish/German/Dutch/etc gene pool, etc...

Just to show you how absolutely ridiculous your remark is. Get a life, you little frusto.

Study / Polish schools and Polish educational system level in your eyes [135]


Wishful thinking ... ;). Later I learned Italian, Spanish and Portuguese as well. Now I am an army officer ... :D.

Study / Polish schools and Polish educational system level in your eyes [135]


I hope you passed, zetigrek. And if so, no matter what you think of the level, I can only congratulate you. I'm sure you've worked pretty hard to get where you are now, so you should be proud of yourself!

Study / Polish schools and Polish educational system level in your eyes [135]

Well, zetigrek ... my wife is an English teacher in Wroclaw and so I have had the pleasure to hear a bit about the matura exam this year, both the basic as the extended level. Not only that, but I have also heard about which subjects are covered in the final exams in general.

Now, to be honest, I don't think that passing at 30% is a high standard by any means. And come on, the matura exam (at least for English) is really a piece of cake! I did my final exams twice -once in Belgium and the second time in the Netherlands cause I wanted (more precise was forced by my parents) to go to university here and my parents thought it was a good idea to do my final exams in the Netherlands as well.

In Belgium I had to do final exams in Dutch, French, English, German, Latin, Greek mathematics, chemistry, natural sciences, biology, economics, geography, history and even in PE and religion. When I came to the Netherlands, I had to do exam in just 7 subjects and it was a piece of cake. In both countries I had to get a mark of 60% to pass otherwise I'd have to re-take the exam.

The level of the (English) matura exam in Poland, I think, doesn't give the pupil enough knowledge to "cut it" abroad. When a pupil says things like "I went to the doctor to have my holes examined" when in fact (s)he meant (s)he went to the doctor to have him have a look at his/her throat, then I guess it is a pretty good example of the standard. And the school were my wife teaches isn't really one of the worst in Wroclaw either.

You know what would help (with regard to languages at least)? Stop this stupid voice over on tele. In pretty much all the countries where they have dubbing or voice overs people are less good at languages. Even the most simple soul in the Netherlands, who watches a soap serie like "As The World Turns" every day, is "subjected" to English and is bound to pick up something along the way.

And please get rid of this 30% passing rate ... it is too ridiculous for words.

Off-Topic / Some Kurdish and Polish Similarities [53]


It seems to be cookie and egg between you and MG ... :P.

Just to give an example how dangerous it is to give a literal translation for a figurative term ... ;).

But ... now the monkey comes out of the sleeve, I think that some Dutch are really making a pot out of it ;)

Travel / How can I get to Zlote tarasy - Warsaw? [14]


I did PLN50 in a traffic jam from Lucka to airport about 6 months ago. I guess that was OK.

Travel / How can I get to Zlote tarasy - Warsaw? [14]


I agree ... but the same is true for public transport in every major city. I think of fede as a girl of the world ... ;).

History / Anita J. Prazmowska's "The Polish Century" [24]


On what do you base that claim?


And this one?

Language / Ski Or Ska? - Polish surname endings [44]


Anywhere outside PL you stay -ski, inside PL you become -ska.

Travel / How can I get to Zlote tarasy - Warsaw? [14]


Try MPT taxis. Don't be "tempted" by the guys inside the terminal. Just walk outside the terminal and have a look there. Costs about PLN 40-50.

Or take the 175-bus, PLN2,80 when you buy the ticket at the news stand inside the airport. Get off at Pl.Zawiszy (= Campanille hotel), then walk in NW-direction along Towarowa (they say it'll be partly sunny tomorrow in Wwa, so determining NW shouldn't be too difficult). After 600m main crossing with road named Prosta. Keep walking in NW-direction. Take 2nd right (= Grzybowska) and walk another 200m. Hotel is on your right hand side.

Distance airport to Hilton is about 11km, so a little too far to walk.

History / A General's Honour documentary, directed by Joanna Pieciukiewicz [5]


Yes ... right there.

If Polish people are in the Netherlands, be sure to visit the museum and the PL-war cemetery. Don't forget to take some form of ID with you, because the museum is located in an army barracks and you need one to be able to access it. Museum is open every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month from 1400 to 1700.

History / Anita J. Prazmowska's "The Polish Century" [24]


And how, if I might ask, are these contradictions? I am just asking ... .

History / A General's Honour documentary, directed by Joanna Pieciukiewicz [5]


Thank you!

A pity he was treated the way he was. At least he is fondly remembered over here.

Same goes for Gen. Maczek, who is buried in Breda and has his own museum in one of the Dutch barracks over there.

News / 1945-2010 Poles will march on Red square [66]


Well ... I saw a lot of men in the Guards' summer outfit with bearskins on their heads "turning eyes right". So unless the Russians put some of their own in these uniforms, I am guessing the Brits were there. Well ... probably those who like complot theories have something else to talk about.

And you know what? I guess I saw AngelaM as well, which gives me reason to believe that at least there are people in this world, who don't only look at what happened in the past, but also try to look forward. Maybe a good idea for some on this forum as well.

Now don't come and whine that he or she lost family members because of what the Nazi's did and so they have the God-given right to still be outraged 65 years after VE-Day. So did my family, but generations change, you know. We have to be vigilant that history doesn't repeat itself, and some don't see that by excluding a whole nation, we are walking down the exact same path.

Have a look at this news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8452937.stm);why would even a radical muslim (whom quite a lot of the people here wouldn't even want as their next door neighbour), be able to forgive his Guantanamo guard when some of the people here (who haven't even lived through WWII) aren't able to look at current day Germans and Russians without wanting to hold them responsible for what their forefathers did?

Just a thought on this Sunday ... .

News / Current airports situation after the volcano events in Poland [21]


Wouldn't have helped ... I am on 51.8832, 5.2884 ... faaar, faaaar away ... ;).

But I am due to fly to WRO on 231405Z APR 10, so I am rather keen to keep myself informed.

News / Current airports situation after the volcano events in Poland [21]


Convex ... are you absolutely sure? I see nothing landing over there. And their website still states "Following the volcanic eruption in Iceland all flights from and to Wroclaw Airport have been cancelled untill further notice."

And on LOT's website: "LOT cancels all flights until Tuesday 20 April, at midnight."

Study / Is there a lot of racism in Warsaw (Brazilian student's question) [83]


There is a God after all! Halelujah!

Study / Is there a lot of racism in Warsaw (Brazilian student's question) [83]


Please be my guest and help humanity by not procreating. Thank you!

Study / Is there a lot of racism in Warsaw (Brazilian student's question) [83]

No, I gathered as much. Particularly because you are not really well-mannered and civilized.

Study / Is there a lot of racism in Warsaw (Brazilian student's question) [83]



Hmm ... so you are not at all like the Polish people then.

News / Is it possible that Polish president was assasinated? If so then, by whom? [921]


Oh, come on ... now I truly believe you see a conspiracy behind everything, probably even behind the ash cloud over Western Europe. It must be the Russians as well ... :S. I'm afraid you have lost all credibility now.

News / Is it possible that Polish president was assasinated? If so then, by whom? [921]


Neither did you answer my question whether you wouldn't agree that the Polish investigators, who work alongside the Russian investigators, wouldn't protest heavily (probably would even go to the press with it if relations between PL and RU are that tense) if they felt they were kept out of the loop.

I'm sorry ... I find your theories highly improbable.

News / Is it possible that Polish president was assasinated? If so then, by whom? [921]


?? Facts? You call that facts? Hmm ... I am afraid I have to disagree, Olga. Don't you think that the Polish investigators who are there, wouldn't object heavily if they had the idea that the Russian investigators weren't completely open to them.

I think you are seeing ghosts, Olga. And ... the louder you shout abuse, the less believable you become, I'm afraid.

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]


Is that all you can say? Wow ... astonished about your intelligence, really!



All leaders showed their horror and sadness about the crash and his early demise. It is called decency and they would do it with everyone who would have been PL-president.


You can add następca tronu książę Willem-Alexander and premier Jan-Peter Balkenende.

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]


Come on ... how stupid do you think we are? Here you come with a quote from Saakashvili, just after he died. Everybody will say good things about a prominent leader just after he dies. That's obvious, isn't it?

Secondly, I can find you favourable quotes on YouTube about a whole range of people, also people who are dubious to say the least. So it is hardly convincing, I am sorry.


So ... here is the proof you are ranting and no one should take you seriously.


I was scheduled to fly to Wroclaw tomorrow at 1430, but I am afraid I can shake it ... :(

News / Kaczynski to be buried at Wawel ?! [289]

It will be quiet on LK's funeral ... GB, IE, Scandinavian airspace is already closed. NL will close from 1900 today. B's will be progressively closed from 1430 today. And I've read that the north of D is also affected. It's unknown how long the closure will last but looking at the prevailing winds in the coming days, it doesn't look good.

News / Is it possible that Polish president was assasinated? If so then, by whom? [921]

Ahh ... and Colonel Krzysztof Parulski -PL (!!) investigator number 3- also had something to say. Now ... three in my humble opinion highly regarded investigators have given their statements. All paid by Russians to do so, or do you think they also want to know the truth?!

Edit:

By whom? By the Russians and the three PL-investigators. Please don't tell me that they won't cry foul if incorrect information is published ... .

News / Is it possible that Polish president was assasinated? If so then, by whom? [921]


"Investigators are to release the dramatic, and tragic, recordings of the last moments of the TU-154 flight which crashed in Smolensk, western Russia on Saturday killing Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. "

This according to thenews.

I read this as the complete recordings of the last moments will be published. I'm sorry, I can't read anything else in it.

News / Is it possible that Polish president was assasinated? If so then, by whom? [921]

Okay ... so Poland’s chief prosecutor Andrzej Seremet has said something about the content of the black boxes. Military prosecutor Colonel Zbigniew Rzepa has called the recordings “dramatic”. Two Polish investigators ... not Russians. The contents of the BB's will be published.

Can we now stop the crap of blaming or accusing Russian investigators about holding back information? Can we now stop the crap of telling the rest of the world that the Russians wanted to kill LK? Or that they wanted to doctor (hahahaha) information on the black boxes?

Or do you believe that the Polish investigators are paid by the Russians to say so? Now give us all a break and stick to the FACTS.