News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

You seem to be rather clueless about what fascism looks like in Poland.

Here's a clue: just like Polish communism was different to Czechoslovak or Yugoslav Communism, Polish fascism is different to Spanish or German fascism. Those of us living here and spending our lives on the Polish internet can see fine well what fascism looks like, particularly when it's used to stir up tensions with minority groups.

Study / CELTA course in Poland: Kraków vs Wrocław [21]


Basically, what happened in Poland was that the BC stopped funding the Polish branch, and so they had no choice but to go it alone. All the libraries they had shut down, and the BC tried to aggressively expand their English classes into cities like Wrocław and Poznań through some very dubious partnerships. It failed miserably and they retreated back to Kraków and Warsaw, but essentially, they exist as a ESL/exam provider these days, not as a cultural institution.

One thing I'd say is that the BC has more "name value", as IH is notoriously cheap with their salaries.

Study / CELTA course in Poland: Kraków vs Wrocław [21]

There's no real difference between Kraków and Wrocław. Both are well regarded and the courses are run by experienced teacher trainers. The only difference is that IH are a bit more proactive about finding you employment afterwards, as the IH network is much stronger than the BC one. The British Council in Poland is no longer part of the wider British Council, it's a fully autonomous Polish foundation that simply uses the name for historical reasons, and they receive no funding from the UK.

In terms of post-qualification employment, both Wrocław and Kraków have little to offer.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

Wasn't aware that dealing amphetamines was a legitimate business activity.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

Are they paying for the policing and security costs?

No, they aren't. We're paying for it - Polish taxpayers.

Ah, watching nationalists march hand in hand with Duda is going to be a beautiful sight. For someone who claimed he would be "President of all the Poles", he's now going to be forever associated with fringe nationalists.

Couldn't have asked for more, to be honest.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


Excellent news. PiS are now associating themselves with something supported by only 2% of the population, meaning that Duda in particular will be linked permanently with the ONR/MW.

The negative headlines from this tomorrow will be a remarkable sight, and the bad reputation that Poland has is just going to get considerably worse.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

The delusions that armchair Poles have towards Poland when they don't live in it are just that, delusions.

Still, we have to thank them, because Poland is better without them.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

So you're saying that Poles are actually liars?

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


So a poll clearly showing that the majority wouldn't take part in it even if they could means that the majority actually supports it?

What kind of cognitive dissonance do you have to suffer from to come up with that kind of statement?

Anyway, the organisers have done a deal with PiS to march alongside them. Hilarious, and makes a complete mockery of the "grassroots" crap that people have been coming out with here. They're sucking the balls of PiS to let them march, like good little obedient fascists.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


Which means that you're in a tiny minority and therefore your views cannot be taken as in any way representative of the Polish people.

Still, watching nationalists beg PiS to let them march is hilarious.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


Let's focus on them indeed. Only 2% of Poles expressed any interest in attending such a march, which fits neatly in line with the fringe nature of this.

Let's also focus on the fact that far from being a "grassroots march", it's actually going to be led by the government.

Let's also focus on the fact that for some strange reason, the support on this forum comes not from Poland, but from people outside it.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


FFS Dolno, that's the word they use to describe themselves!

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narodowy_radykalizm

Someone who supports this is a nationalist.

Polish doesn't work like English, a nationalist in English is not necessarily a bad thing (Scottish, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, etc.). In Polish, referring to Polish nationalists, it refers specifically to the far right. Normal people don't call themselves nationalists in Poland.

Law / UK Citizen resident in Poland dying intestate - inherited debt issue [17]


Aha, I forgot that civil inheritance law is different to common law.

Okay, to try and explain - Polish law works on the principle that an inheritance can either be accepted or denied. If someone dies without leaving a will, then there is a formula as to who inherits what. Now, what matters here is that debts can also be inherited, not only assets.

From what you've said, it's probable that he's taken some sort of financing on the car. So - she wants you to agree to deny the inheritance, so that she can sell the car and pay the financing costs. The car is part of the liabilities of the estate, so if your daughters accept the inheritance, then they have to pay for half the car as the finance agreement will be terminated.

The question is: do you think he's got any assets? If you have any reasonable doubt to believe that he does, then you should enquire with the court that's processing the inheritance.

CMS - it's only 100,000zł, you can get leasing deals for that without much trouble at all. So it might be above board, especially if the wife also signed for it.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


What are you talking about? It was arranged by MW and ONR, two far right groups. "The people" have never been involved with it. They're political organisations, just as PiS and PO are. The rubbish about it being "grassroots" is just that, rubbish. It came originally from the two groups essentially inviting football ultras to come to Warsaw to "show their strength", because the government then (and previous governments) had miserably failed at putting on any real large-scale events in the capital.

I believe that you don't know Polish, because you don't seem to know even the most basic things about events in this country.


Lithuania, 1920. Zaolzie, 1938. Czechoslovakia, 1968. Iraq, 2003.

They'd all like to talk to you about "Poles taking up the sword for her own freedom".

Law / UK Citizen resident in Poland dying intestate - inherited debt issue [17]

It should all be sent to you by the executor of the will - don't sign anything until you have all the relevant information.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


Better to look at the commonality, which is a profound sense of not wanting to pay taxes in Poland.

Work / Panic at the doctor - I need a sick note (L4) from my work in Poland [9]


Why on earth has he been getting some unregistered African doctor to treat him is also my question...

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]



Hahahahaha :D Absolutely glorious, and a sign of what Polish people actually think about the "patriotism" as promoted by pseudopoles.

Classifieds / English/Polish speaking Canadian looking for work as Electrician in Poland [26]


What? That's complete nonsense - who told you that you needed to exchange it? I've got a Croatian licence for small boats and no-one has ever questioned it here.


Most qualifications are automatically recognised, especially academic ones. You don't need to transfer them, they're (at least until Brexit...) automatically valid here.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


Which rather proves what you've been saying all along.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


Suddenly it's gone from being a "grassroots conservative march" to being a "sucking the balls of the government march", I see.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


Surely when the posters living in Poland here all agree that the march is a fringe event of minor importance and which isn't supported by the vast majority of Poles, there's validity to the opinion?

Those living abroad don't understand the dynamics here. We know/understand that this event is attended by people from distant towns/villages, and that it's organised by two fringe nationalist groups that are completely irrelevant politically. The pseudopoles abroad don't understand this, because they don't see the buses transporting these people, they don't see them drunk/aggressive on trains, etc etc. All they see are the flags and slogans, and they assume that these people are somehow representative of he entire country.

Anyway, it's a moot point now. The government believes that their march (by virtue of being a state occasion - which isn't legally correct, but anyway) takes precedence over the nationalist march, so even if the court overrules the decision by HGW, the government march will go ahead regardless of what nationalist snowflakes want.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


I'm wondering why you think that hating a march filled with hatred is equal to hating Poles and Poland.

As Mafketis, Doug, Ziemowit and others that live in Poland keep stressing, these nationalists do not represent Poles and Poland.

Still, nationalists are now really angry and upset with PiS. Popcorn, anyone?

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


They won't. As the government will be in attendance, the Żandarmeria Wojskowa will provide security along with the WOT forces.

Only the nationalists have lost here - both PiS and the opposition won.

It'll be hilarious to see nationalists marching like neutered cats.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


No, not quite correct. According to the law, cyclical gatherings are approved or denied by the provincial governor (or Voivode), but the law on assemblies allows the elected head of local governments (president/mayor/head of commune) to ban such an event if life, health or property is threatened. The appeal process is set out - they have 24 hours to appeal to the Sąd Okregowy. The court must rule within 24 hours, which means on Friday afternoon. The organisers must then appeal within 24 hours to the Sąd Apelacyjny, which has in turn 24 hours to deliver a final verdict.

In short, HGW left it until the last minute on purpose. Given how quickly Morawiecki and Duda agreed on a government-organised march, this was clearly the plan from the beginning on both sides. A pro-government march won't need heavy policing, the opposition will agree to let PiS march without interference, PiS will get red/white flags everywhere without flares/racist banners and everyone wins.

A nice, elegant and good example of political cooperation.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

cms - maybe it's not so bad. It will mean no problems with violence (unless they turn on PiS for this stunt), no problems with racist banners, and it means the transformation of the event into an ordinary political rally.

PiS will bus their supporters in for the day, plenty of flags will be waved, but they'll demand that only red and white flags get waved. Meanwhile, butthurt nationalists won't get their yearly trip to the big city.

Dare I say it, but this is a good solution to a bad problem.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

Looks like there will be an official government march at the same time and place.

Will the "grassroots conservatives" turn up? ;)

Generally speaking, genius move by HGW and Morawiecki. The fascists will stay home, HGW looks good for banning it, PiS will get a big march and no-one has to worry about getting enough police to protect the fascists.

The best part is knowing that the poor nationalist snowflakes will have bought their tickets / reserved buses already, so they've lost their money, hahahaha :D

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]

BANNED :D

There will be no March. The mayor has banned it, hahahahaha :D

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]




Look, a proud patriot saluting in a manner rather identical to the way that Nazis did during the march.

I do love how pseudo-Poles living abroad resort to threats and abuse when they can't push their favourite narrative.

News / Polish Independence Day March in Warsaw. Is it going to be the biggest march yet? [1530]


I wonder why so many people in Poland have an issue with the capital city being occupied by people saluting Hitler and dressing like Germans from the Nazi period.