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Joined: 1 Jun 2008 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 20 Jun 2015
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sobieski   
28 Jul 2013
News / Demolish Poland's Palace of Culture? [55]

Surely not the high-rise ones from Gierek's time. These are monstrosities.
And the "Eastern Wall" in Warsaw neither is very nice, to say the least.
sobieski   
28 Jul 2013
News / Demolish Poland's Palace of Culture? [55]

Let's bet. How long will it still show communist Russian domination over Warsaw? I say less than 5.

Maybe we could transport it to your hometown in the USA.

ommunist Russian domination over Warsaw?

Curious statement. When I voted last time here in Warsaw, Poland I didn't see any Russians nor communists on the list.
sobieski   
27 Jul 2013
Language / Dla Anii or Ani? [17]

Yes, but I call my wife "Ania" even when her name is "Anna" :)
I have to write the dedication in a book correct, that is why I am asking...
sobieski   
27 Jul 2013
Language / Dla Anii or Ani? [17]

That is also my feeling, that it has to be "dla Anii"
Name is Ania by the way (as from Anna)

No, it's 'dla Ani' not 'dla Anii'

pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ania

But the, seeing this source :(
I wonder why then between Poles there is such a difference of opinion on this one....
sobieski   
27 Jul 2013
Language / Dla Anii or Ani? [17]

Ania is convinced it is "dla Anii".
sobieski   
27 Jul 2013
USA, Canada / PolishAmericanReview's review of current events in America [48]

Is there a reason that Polo is allowed to post off-topic lies but that posts which actually address the topic of this thread (i.e. how utterly dire some of the media aimed at Polonia is) get binned?

And innocent threads about Polish beer get an official warning. He can as well insult PF members and start threads with the intention to do so. Speaking of one-sided bias from PF.
sobieski   
27 Jul 2013
Language / Dla Anii or Ani? [17]

What is the correct version? Almost every Pole I know tells me different. I always write Anii.
sobieski   
27 Jul 2013
News / Demolish Poland's Palace of Culture? [55]

What's the view like from the top of it?

There are a few other viewpoints as well, and well worth it. One is on top of the University Library, in the far end there is a small viewing platform, and you have the wonderful roof garden included.

Another one is the viewing platform on top of Kościół Św. Anny, where you have wonderful views of Warsaw Old Town and Krakowskie Przedmieście. Costs I think 2 PLN, still a lot of stairs though:)

I think the viewing platform on PKIN is hugely overpriced.

nicknamed Pajac Kultury

You still have expand where you got your latest invention from...again lying were you?
Don't you get tired with continuously lying and then having to wriggle out of it?
sobieski   
27 Jul 2013
Life / What do I need to do when I arrive in Poland ? [13]

You don't need a permit to live and work in Poland in this case.
However, you haveto register your residence and obtain a certificate of registration of residence (if you plan to stay in Poland longer than 3 months).

Without a residence permit and a PESEL you will get nowhere in Poland. You won't get a Karta Pobytu and that also will cause problems, because otherwise you have to carry your passport with you everywhere.

Working permits for EU citizens are not necessary.

You also will need a NIP (Tax Identication Number). This you get from the local tax office, but once again, you will need to get a PESEL before that.
sobieski   
26 Jul 2013
UK, Ireland / Renewal of British passport in Poland (how long does it take?) [27]

I have received my old passport back with the corners cut..

That is something they used to do with expired Belgian passports as well. Now they remove the first page (with your personal data and photo)

But I have to get my new passport from our embassy here in Warsaw.
sobieski   
26 Jul 2013
Work / Average IT salary in Poland [60]

Why is it all those Indians get IT jobs in Poland? Is it for their low salary expectations, or do they have special skills?
Poland also has its share of competent IT people I would think.
sobieski   
26 Jul 2013
Food / The Renaissance of Small Brewers in Poland [4]

At least translate short fragment and post it. Otherwise it will be binned

Why this is suddenly imperative? All the time there are links posted to Polish media in various threads, and they do not have to be translated?
sobieski   
26 Jul 2013
News / Demolish Poland's Palace of Culture? [55]

That's been the plan for at least the last decade and a half.

Besides of this, the clock on top is very practical :)
But Plac Defilad is a disgrace and something should be done about that.
sobieski   
26 Jul 2013
Food / The Renaissance of Small Brewers in Poland [4]

Interesting article in GW about the renaissance of small Polish brewers.

It's hard to believe, but in the last 5-6 years opened in Poland more than 40 new breweries. Since the year the pace is even more staggering - breweries arise every 2-3 weeks. For those who find it difficult to keep up with the changes, the portal Logo24.pl has chosen 12 of the most interesting (in their opinion) small beer producers.

pieniadze.gazeta.pl/Kupujemy/56,124630,14320695,12_najciekawszych_malych_browarow__Jest_i_nasz_Kormoran.html

Did anybody on this forum already tried some of these? Opinion? I have to confess it is the first time I have heard of them.

At least translate short fragment and post it. Otherwise it will be binned
sobieski   
24 Jul 2013
Love / I love a Polish girl, but I don't want her to drink [37]

There are exceptions, but usually it's best for both spouses to have as much in common as possible for the marriage to succeed: same nationality and religion, similar priorities and interests, similar approach to child rearing, similar likes and dislikes, etc.

I think this the first time I more or less agree with you Pol. Although same nationality is not exactly necessary if the cultural background of both partners is not too far distanced from each other.

Our Arabian friend wants his partner-to-be to give up her background completely.

By the way I work and I fast and pray.

You want her to make to do the same?
By the way, could you and your buddy write in English please.

We don't have any problems and if we would talk about anything she listen to me

Meaning she has to forget her independent Polish nature and become like a submissive Muslim wife?
sobieski   
24 Jul 2013
Life / Poland - royal baby bonkers? [17]

As long as there's a single złoty in your pocket, they'll get you one way or the other!

Are you sure you are not talking about Rydzak? it looks like his job description.

That's to infect and exploit those whom popcommercialism cannot get hooked on brainless computer games.

Ah...of course...how could I forget...pop commercialism...Good that you remind us...
I find the coloured press actually quite entertaining and often so outrageous they become actually funny....They make a good pass time when you stand in line in Carrefour on a Saturday morning. The thing is not to take them serious at all.
sobieski   
23 Jul 2013
News / Poland's Murky Stream Media - Rydzyk [36]

Nice car but not a BMW.

For the Great Leader for sure a modest Skoda Fabia should be enough. After all the 4th republic has to set a good example from the beginning.

The question is - who is funding it? It's not in his financial statement - does that mean that - PiS party contributions are paying for it?

I wonder if all the PIS in Sosnowiec knew what kind of limousine their dear leader is using.

The Social Committee of the Rescue of the Gdańsk Shipyard and Ship Industry was formed. Many Poles instantly offered their help to the liquidated shipyard.

Exactly, where did it go to?
sobieski   
23 Jul 2013
News / Poland's Murky Stream Media - Rydzyk [36]

wallowing in luxury,

Such as mr maybach who most definitely did not listen to Pope Francis' reprimand about priests living in luxury?
Or the Gdańsk Archbishop, despite fact his diocese is as good as bankrupt, did find it necessary to finance a luxurious mansion to entertain his guests, because the archbishop's palace was not suitable?

And let us not forget "senior statesman" duckface who is driven around in a Skoda Superb, while he is promoting the virtues of the fourth republic...
sobieski   
23 Jul 2013
News / Poland's public debt position is not that bad? [3]

On the website of "Stiftung Marktwirtschaft" connected to Freiburg University there is a very interesting table, which shows the true debt situation of all EU countries.

It does not only contain the "explicit debt" as published by the ECB, but also the "implicit debt".

This gives quite an interesting result:

stiftung-marktwirtschaft.com/wirtschaft/themen/generationenbilanz.html

Poland is not on a bad position in this ranking.
sobieski   
22 Jul 2013
History / Not only Mazowiecki damned an innocent bishop [74]

And maybe he could, instead of lying, finally tell if IPN - which is a PIS institution par excellence - has a file on Mazowiecki. It clearly hasn't because he evades the question big time. Maybe the answer should be found in Belgium?

Any afterthoughts on Mazowiecki's IPN file?
sobieski   
22 Jul 2013
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

I suppose some people did prefer Comecon.

It must be the baby-chipping story (again "he picked it up somewhere"), or as I remember lately he was claiming that the EU was implementing family-destroying legislation of which Poland opted out. (Again not being able to post a link)

His lies/stories/fairy tales are increasingly unbelievable and he gets trapped into them all the time.
It reminds me of Bush&Blair&Rumsfeld and Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, or even more appropriate - Comical Ali :)