UK, Ireland / POLISH CITIZENS FOUND DEAD IN UK... [36]


I wonder why. There are very few similarities between the cases.

Odd that the threads are merged since the cases are different. Maybe amend the thread title?

News / Our (UK) Trash tabloid has this exclusive story on the Sobibór Nazi death camp in south-east Poland [35]


Agreed. It's a tacky thread title, as ever shooting the messenger.

Either the guy's built a barn out of people's gravestones and is charging people to see it or he hasn't.

Life / Can I sell my used clothes in Poland? [21]

Yes, that's a great idea and you have certainly made someone very happy!

UK, Ireland / POLISH CITIZENS FOUND DEAD IN UK... [36]

Merged: Polish woman found dead in suitcase

A very sad story:


mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/young-woman-found-dead-suitcase-6751823

UK, Ireland / Why do UK people look down on us? Maybe because plenty of Polish people work in the sex and cleaning industry? [51]


Yes, that was my friend and I was in there with him. To be fair, his clothing and appearance suggested industrial and there were immediate jobs in that section but not in the other.

Life / Can I sell my used clothes in Poland? [21]


Yes, that was an EU-wide survey. There is however a relatively small amount of volunteering there, and if Shizuka would like to leave clothes in Poland and help a good cause, the Sue Ryder Shop on ul. Bagatela is the best bet. There's another Sue Ryder shop in Warsaw, but I can confirm that the Bagatela one does take clothes.

They also take English language books.

Another possibility is Ukraiński Świat on the corner of ul Nowy Świat and ul. Świętokrzyska. They help refugees from Ukraine and would certainly find someone who would appreciate then.

Study / For a student in Poland - how do they do internship? [26]

Shlonak habibi!

Unfortunately I'm told it's very hard to get internships there - Poland has an oversupply of doctors and a lot of medical schools relative to the population

UK, Ireland / Why do UK people look down on us? Maybe because plenty of Polish people work in the sex and cleaning industry? [51]

Absolutely, it's fear of that which is different and a tendency to judge.

UK, Ireland / Why do UK people look down on us? Maybe because plenty of Polish people work in the sex and cleaning industry? [51]

Also there are plenty of Poles who have come other UK to work as doctors, dentists, bank managers etc. A poster here is an engineer working with electronic control systems for example.

And in most countries, including Poland, there are sad people who make judgements about other people based on their nationality or ethnicity.

News / Poland directly threatened by ISIS. Do Islamists planning terrorist attacks in Poland? [390]

Exactly @InPolska. ISIS have a lot of places much further up their list of enemies and Poland is generally very safe.

News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]

Well, Po3. You did choose to post something from an extreme website and chose the thread title carefully.

News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]

Read up on mainstream Twentieth Century theology and the Eschaton and you may find an answer.

But it still won't stop you telling people they shouldn't read a newspaper that doesn't share your views.

News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]


I doubt it, somehow.


Perhaps yes. Very eschatological, but we won't know the whole story until it's all over.

News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]

Or perhaps a realistic analysis. You may not like the fact that not everyone shares your political views - you may even loathe it that people choose to read a newspaper that presents an outlook different to your own, but, po3, I doubt that even you would claim the existence of an absolute political 'truth'.

News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]


I can't think of any newspaper in Poland that only sticks to 'the truth', whatever that is, and GW is certainly one of the more reliable papers in comparison with the other big sellers.

News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]


Plenty of people are happy to read it; it is generally considered good quality and respected by those who are not politically conservative.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]


France and Poland have. If he set foot in Britain, he'd be put straight back on a plane to California.


That's another issue. Some countries have a statute of limitations.

Read the decision of the court on the extradition request.

News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]

On a par with all the other extreme stuff on that website. People can read whatever newspapers they like and Poland has always had room for all sorts of views - it isn't North Korea or Stalin's Russia.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]


That was a matter to be dealt with at the time, rather than 35 years later. Though yes, the sentence was exceptionally lenient.


Very possible, though a lot had to do apparently with a district attorney who was coming up for re-election.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]

One of the grounds on which his extradition was refused was that he'd already served some time.

Life / Can I sell my used clothes in Poland? [21]


That's a bit too far from the Sue Ryder shop, however there are two national charities WOŚP (not religious) and Caritas (religious) in Lublin. I'm sure either would be very grateful to you if you gave them the clothes.

Another possibility is just to fold them neatly and put them in a box outside any apartment building when you leave. They certainly won't be wasted.

History / "I was more afraid of fellow Poles than Nazi German Officers", says Bartoszewski [130]

Perhaps more opinion than fact. That and irrational hatred of an entirely innocent group of people.

History / "I was more afraid of fellow Poles than Nazi German Officers", says Bartoszewski [130]


Do what?


What's wrong with following a lucrative occupation. If others are jealous of that, so be it.

A dreadful rant from someone who has previously squeezed out comments like[quote-Polonius3]Jews..they are..bastards[/quote]

Life / Reaction regarding Pakistanis respected in Poland [54]


All three of them, with a joint IQ in double figures.

Life / Reaction regarding Pakistanis respected in Poland [54]


I've never heard anyone in Poland say anything bad about people from there.

News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]

It would be extremely embarrassing, Ziemowit.

There's no reason for him to come to Poland, the Polish government has no role role whatsoever in extraditing him for a crime committed elsewhere - that is a matter for the Americans and he is now a very old man, so the proble, will not be around for ever.

Law / Bank Account in Euros - Is it possible to negotiate exchange rates to zloty with a Polish bank? [24]

I agree with kpc21. They would freeze the account if they believe you owe money.

This is just because they want to make checks and it may well be a good time to change banks.

Life / Can I sell my used clothes in Poland? [21]

That's the theory, kpc21. In reality, 99% of what goes in there is unusable so the contents aren't even sorted (officially anyway). It all goes straight to be shredded for industrial use and sold by the ton.

Hence the Sue Ryder shop being a much better choice.

News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]


You must have been to more interesting parts of Gdansk than I ever have.

Nevertheless, it's long been a forward looking place with a high level of education and first class cultural activity.

I wonder what the turnout was there for this year's election. Unfortunately it was high in Podlasie.

News / Polish priest caught in hand-of-God action on train in Tri-City area. [39]

3000zl? That's more like a tax penalty than the punishment for fondling little girls. Unless there was some serious doubt that the offence actually occurred, the sentence should be stiffer.