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jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

"An entirely different age" means barely 200 years.

The fourth century is 1600 years ago. You're trying to use the term Slav for disparate groups covering 2 millennia.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

Remember that you're trying to use the same term for groups of people who lived in an entirely different age.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Law / How /where to recruit workers in Poland? [15]

self employed

Just as a supplier, let him issue an invoice. Whether he breaks any rules on registration is a matter for the tax office etc in Iran.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

Well, definitely here archaeogenetics could help

Very much so, though that's only a small part of the story.

Do you you mean Veneti, therefore Slavs from the 500s-600s

Indeed, however calling them by a term currently in use, Slavs, assumes too much.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

Who knows when the Slavic identity emerged...Definitely, it was strong during the early 500s.

The question is more about whether there was the slightest connection or continuity, and was it accretional or reductive.

Veneti

Now they were an interesting tribe.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
UK, Ireland / City management - differences between Poland and UK [20]

Straza Miejska is a good idea I think. A police force that deals with secondary crime.

This I like.

Grafitti is indeed a problem in Poland although there are some real works of art out there too

Maybe 1% - the rest are just 'tags' etc.

fly tipping

A big problem in Poland too - especially in forests near main roads.

One thing that works well in small-town Poland is that the units of administration are much smaller - rather like the UK pre-1974. This means it's far easier to speak to the official you want.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

hen it means that Slavs lived in East Germany long before the reign of Heraclius (610-641).

The Slavic identity emerged later.

Remember, the Population of Europe was tiny compared to today.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

Obviously it's a little more complicated than that, however the Sorbs are closely genetically related to both Polish natives and Croatians. There's also a hypothesis linking Sorbs and Ashkenazim.

Incidentally, Ignacy Krasicki helped the Sorbs establish education in their own language. Many have since emigrated to Australia and become Australians.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

the gay communtiy said

You spoke to every lesbian or gay man and asked?

and yet today such demands are no longer "absolute fiction" but reality.

Nor are they 'demands' in most developed and civilised countries; civil rights are acknowledged for all regardless of sexuality - it will be the same in Poland.

"absolute fiction"

That quote didn't refer to marriage equality; it referred to your

masturbation corners in schools

- care to provide sources for any government planning to introduce that? Bet you can't...

@Polonius: where have homos taken over? Please let me know! Although I am hetero, I love gays! ;)

Think of the style, the good clothes, the restaurants, the impeccable service, the immaculately trimmed poodles, the first class healthcare and elderly care, the excellent netball teams, the ladies' arm-wrestling. And no such thing as a bad haircut.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Travel / Flights from Warsaw, Poland to the Northern UK are getting expensive - alternative suggestions? [13]

A Gdansk-Newcastle ferry would do me and the dog very nicely indeed.

There's a weekly Gdansk-Immingham sailing. Basically a cargo ship with some cabins. A very nice way to travel with meals in the officers mess and bar etc, though not that cheap and I'm not sure about pets.

I think routes are being scaled back not increased.

At the moment Wizzair are expanding "organically" (according to their stock-exchange filing) - this means that they are opening up new routes around Europe but are constrained by how fast they can buy more planes - that may be the reason for stopping the Katowice-John Lennon route. But yes, a nuisance. They've increased the WAW-LPL and WAW-MAN routes though - and they aren't especially cheap anymore so demand must be huge.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
UK, Ireland / City management - differences between Poland and UK [20]

Dealing with snow springs to mind - Polish cities do so well, British cities act as if snow is a once in a million year occurrence and are never prepared.

Swings and roundabouts. In the UK they're much better at keeping the pavements gritted - in Poland it can often be very slippery, even in the city centre.

I'd also add the graffiti problem - in Poland the city authorities don't have the same statutory requirement to remove it within a certain number of days (in fact 48 hours in the case of racist or otherwise obscene graffiti) as UK local authorities do - the effect of this we can see in all Polish cities.

Another issue is how many people know the names of their local ward councillors, how often councillors hold neighbours surgeries and how efficiently a councillor helps a constituent.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

legalise incestual marriage, order homosexual ed for preschoolers and set up masturbation corners in schools

All this sort of stuff is just weird - total, absolute fiction. It doesn't happen in Poland or anywhere else. It isn't an argument either for or against increasing human rights legislation.

Only a fool would believe nonsense like that; only an even bigger fool would pretend to believe it and then disseminate it. In Poland (as elsewhere, but especially in Poland over this year and the next) there's much debate on the form legislation should take, the rights of couples to be recognised as such, custody of their kids etc. None of this stuff is taken seriously - lawmakers can see with their own eyes. It actually harms the ultra-conservative point of view. More important, it can harm decent, family-orientated or not, law-abiding, tax-paying LGBT people who are caught in whatever administrative loophole.

Those of us in the older generation are used to it, yet we still fight back and press forward. The younger, upcoming generation who never experienced the ghettoisation of the past simply won't stand for it - nor will their straight family and friends.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Life / Moving To Krakow May (a place to live and work?) [48]

can i get a job on the first day technically speaking

A job as what?

how long would it take me to find a job i am a qualified sales man can someone advise

How good are your speaking skills in Polish?

And how does someone qualify as a sales person?
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
Life / Are there any Muslim areas in Poland? [173]

these far-right groups that oppose Muslims and Islam in Poland

Tiny groups of inadequates that nobody takes seriously and which the police etc monitor to make sure they do no damage.

Are these articles true or a mere exaggeration?

Very much an exaggeration.

Also, how do you think Muslims are treated in Poland?

Like anybody else.
jon357   
25 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

All these homo-rights types

Hmmm

so the end is probably already in sight

I wouldn't be so sure of that...

Things are healthily and steadily getting better, despite everything the bigots throw at people

In 2004, Warsaw's Municipal Transport Authority decision to allow cohabiting partners of gay and lesbian employees to travel free on the city's public transport system was the first case of recognition of same-sex couples in Poland. In 2007, a decision of Chorzów's City Center of Social Assistance recognized homosexual relationships.
On 23 February 2007, the verdict of the Appeal Court in Białystok recognized same-sex cohabitation. On 6 December 2007, it was confirmed by Judgement of The Supreme Court of Warsaw. [...]
Cropped

queer/news/192329/precedensowy-wyrok-w-zlotowie
thenews/international/artykul126666.html
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
Study / Studying Marketing, Branding, Communication in Warsaw, any good university? [8]

I got the impression from the OP's post that they have no experience and are fresh out of undergrad school.

If yes, the OP would do better to get some experience - even at a very low level. My heart sinks when I get CV's from people with all education and precious little to show they can do the job - those people never quite work out :-(

In any case, they say nothing about experience, so both of us are working on different assumptions.

Looks that way. With marketing, there are so many options in a career path, however I feel if someone can't get hired onto a graduate management training scheme after the BA, they won't if it's immediately followed by an MA either. Much more sensible to get some experience and then do an MBA - which hopefully the employer would sponsor at somewhere excellent.
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
Life / Where, Oh Where Do Poles Get Their Dogs? [18]

does anybody know what 'rights' we have in getting her back, if any at all?

Probably none at all, unless she has some document to prove the doggie is hers. Anyone who's had a pet who's died young or perhaps they had to rehome them feels both guilty and bereaved - this can last for years. The best thing you can do for your friend is to help her work through that, reassure that the dog - wherever she is now - is probably healthy, happy and loved. Dogs are very adaptable.
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
Study / Studying Marketing, Branding, Communication in Warsaw, any good university? [8]

Classic case of sampling bias

Sampling bias if we're talking stats - good advice since we're talking life.

The OP is asking about masters programs, not undergraduate programs.

Then she should look at an MBA - the ones in Poland aren't the best, however the Polish Academy of Sciences has an interesting modular programme for people who are further down their career path - I'm considering it myself, not as a CV thing but out of interest and to pick up a few skills.

Dentistry opens doors, though not for a foreigner in Poland. Law doesn't, unless you have good connections.

I wouldn't want to practise dentistry in Poland - there are simply too many people. And law, but not necessarily to practise it. And yes, I do have very good connections.

The OP is asking about masters programs, not undergraduate programs.

Your advice to the OP relates more to pre-experience people, rather than someone established enough in their career to be looking for an MA. Though yes, I would think it's better for the OP to do one pert time near their home. I know there are mixed opinions on this, however continuity of work is always a plus.
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
Study / Studying Marketing, Branding, Communication in Warsaw, any good university? [8]

People with degrees in easy, math-free fields like marketing and communications are as common as cockroaches, and there are far too many graduates for the number of jobs available.

Most people I know have Arts or Humanities or Law - and none of them are doing those things. I do however know people with a passion for Marketing and very good careers in it.

Personally, If I had my time again, I'd do Dentistry or Law - though I'm happy with my two (one of them non-Maths based) degrees and the opportunities they've brought.

@Tianlong, maybe time to do a (perhaps non-work related) degree in an intellectually rigorous subject and them follow it up with Marketing as a Masters, further own the line.
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

why single, largely urban hetero males rank lower

Probably because they have the traditional ability to marry - something which is fortunately being rolled out to everyone.

Recent outbreaks of lymphogranuloma venereum among homosexual men throughout Europe highlight the need to consider sexually transmitted infections in the differential diagnosis of proctitis.

And so what? This is not any sort of a basis for human rights legislation. Nor would anyone credible suggest so.

I quote from the site you linked:
"Anal sex is a prevalent sexual practice among both MSM and heterosexuals"

And far less so among MSM than Pol3 seems to think. He's probably mentioned it more tomes in this thread than most MSM have actually done it.

How does this relate to LGBT rights in Poland?

Quite.

Note to all...Poland and LGBT rights, very little of the subject has been discussed.
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

So in fact non-of those illnesses are

gay-specific diseases

- just a matter of the single, largely urban lifestyle. Smoking as a

gay-secific disease

indeed.
And even if they were, which they are not, there still isn't even the slightest reason for that to affect legislation or human rights either in Poland or elsewhere.

pro-family groups are immediatley dismissed by pro-homo nutters

There you go again....
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

I wouldn't be too sure that the forces of Ciemnogrod will prevail. Much as you may dislike thing that change; rapid and unstoppable change is what is happening - this is the nature of things. And we can see that it's happening fast enough for you to (as we can see here) get very very worked up about it.

The next generation, far less so.
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

Excellent - it's good to hear you say that that the third world seems to be developing so fast, although a quick search of the internet suggests that your information is at best a load of old cobblers - perhaps you dreamt it one night. We Europeans certainly don't get taught about 'biosexuality' (actually known as chlorophilia, and rarer than hens' teeth - really something only heard of on the psychiatrist's couch and even then hardly ever)) or any of those other (rather complex) definitions - and certainly not about animal sex. As I say, a load of old cobblers - fair to say that a significant number of the things you have claimed here were similarly called out..

Hard to know what that's got to do with the human rights of LGBT people in Poland. We do have age appropriate social education in Europe to one degree or another, all though it does have its limitations in countries that are prudish about school pupils learning about such an important part of life. Generally this is uncontroversial except among religious extremists (even the neo-nazi Marine Le Pen who you recently praised does not object) and helps to create a framework where human and civil rights are expected.

In Poland there are significant issues around sex education, however the situation here is getting better and rights are respected, despite loud and hysterical screaming from the ultra-religious/ultra-conservative minority.

So in Poland sex with animals or with 3 or 4 peoples at times + goats is not controversial?

Read carefully before replying - age-appropriate sex education is not controversial in Europe and important as part of a broader framework of civil rights (and a less inhibited society) - group sex and goats are just something you tried to introduce into the discussion.

Exactly! If we discriminate against Necrosexuality and those that like sex with dead people, we would be Necrophilophobes and then Anna Grodzka would take us to Jail because we are not "modern" enough!

Again, I think you're getting confused, there's no such word as 'necrophilophobe' and no single member of the Polish parliament, however highly respected, can "take us to jail".

So for you a dead body should have more rights than a fetus?

Neither have any rights, however I've never heard of sexual relations with a foetus - perhaps it's something you learnt in school in South America,

" De-kulakisation (murdering any peasant with more than 3 chickens), termination of pregnancy (instead of killing the unborn), so why not necro rights?"

Exactly. I fear that soon the Progressive Left wing will create another terms, like "Deheterophisation" (Destruction of heterossexuals) or "Decristianization" (Mass murder of christians).

Chickens too, as well as goats! Apart from its role as part of a general dialogue regarding the modern world and the way freedom and rights (especially LGBT) are increasingly codified and cherished, this is in danger of heading towards very off topic, as well as fantasy - and none of this makes the slightest bit of difference to the cold hard fact that in Europe we respect people's rights and Poland is not backward in this.
jon357   
24 Jun 2015
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

Doubtless he's had enough practise with certain of his own associates however as a civil lawyer if what you say is true he must be branching out.

I doubt he'll be standing for anything in the 2015 election, having lost the last one he stood in so miserably, however the 40,000 signatures gathered in 5 days to have him removed for office last time he had any position of influence suggests he's gone but will be around for sometime as a bad memory.
jon357   
23 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

as if there were two equal options: hetero and homo.

There are no options at all - people do not choose their sexual orientation. You forgot bisexuality and asexuality, by the way.

contagious gay-specific diseases

There are no such thing, as well you know.

lso, sex ed must have full parental approval -- no clandestine programmes carried out behind parents' back.

It certainly shouldn't be clandestine, nor should it require parental approval - significant minorities (i.e. religious fundamentalists) are likely to opt out if the facts taught don't match their 'beliefs'.
jon357   
23 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

None whatsoever - regardless of the sexuality involved. Nothing new about stuff like that, if you've read Pride and Prejudice.

This is an entirely different issue though and could warrant a thread of its own. The age of consent in Poland is however the same and that is a good thing - though I do feel 15 is on the young side and would favour a law (regardless of sexuality) that takes into account the age gap.

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Shame the same judgement is not applied a little more evenly.

Too late (and too mildly irritated by the Mod's response to my response to your charming "15-year old boy being buggered by an old fag" expression) to edit and say, keeping it on topic that even when the ages of consent in much of the world were different for straight and gay, in Poland they were equal - whatever you may think about 15 years olds having sex, again, rights are respected evenly.

Even during the dark years of the 30s, the law was equal.

Another thing about the age issue (for both, not just LGB, however especially significant for them) is the importance of full and frank age-appropriate sex education. This must cover LGB (and perhaps T) issues as soon as it covers any other issues to do with sexual attraction - to avoid a lot of the harm done by societal attitudes (violence, suicide,depression etc).

Equal and even-handed treatment is not only a human right: in this case it is a positive thing for our society and very much common sense that the government appropriately monitor this. Poland is getting slowly and steadily better at this, in the face of some irrational opposition.
jon357   
23 Jun 2015
News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

What about the parents of a 15-year-old boy who is being buggered by some old fag

Or equally the parents of a 15-year old girl who is being

buggered by some old

whatever for 'generous presents....

but do normal, decent, concerned parents have any rights under the law?

They certainly don't have the right to live off prostitution.

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