Olaf
11 Oct 2010
Olaf
11 Oct 2010
Genealogy / Half-Polish. How to obtain a dual nationality quickly? [15]
First you should do a procedure called verification of citizenship. It takes about 3-4 weeks, maybe shorter, costs 58 zł. Then you will know if you are Polish or not. You don't apply for citizenship - it is rather verified if you are one or not. One of the circumstances is if at least one of your parents was a Polish citizen at the time of you being born, did not loose or resign the citizenship too. Then you are Polish. You can do it in Urząd Wojewódzki or ask at your local Polish consulate.
First you should do a procedure called verification of citizenship. It takes about 3-4 weeks, maybe shorter, costs 58 zł. Then you will know if you are Polish or not. You don't apply for citizenship - it is rather verified if you are one or not. One of the circumstances is if at least one of your parents was a Polish citizen at the time of you being born, did not loose or resign the citizenship too. Then you are Polish. You can do it in Urząd Wojewódzki or ask at your local Polish consulate.
Olaf
7 Oct 2010
Life / Is there a way to call someone and with hold your number in Poland? [10]
just use nokia settings - it's there
also you can call orange and they can do it too
using a basic nokia, would i need to call them, im with orange
just use nokia settings - it's there
also you can call orange and they can do it too
Olaf
7 Oct 2010
Life / Jehova's witnesses in Poland - how to deal with them? [110]
domofon :)))
Good one!
Another is to read the Bible, memorize it, reflect on it and be a tough nut to them.
A domofon is a great filter
domofon :)))
Good one!
Another is to read the Bible, memorize it, reflect on it and be a tough nut to them.
Olaf
4 Oct 2010
Life / Fascination of Poles with German Laundry Detergent [16]
Exactly! "Uberweiss. It's new, it's German, it's extra tough."
Is that a Friends quote i detect? :D
Exactly! "Uberweiss. It's new, it's German, it's extra tough."
Olaf
1 Oct 2010
Real Estate / Privacy level between the landlord and the renter in Poland [3]
According to a standard rental contract you should have, there should be stated that the apartment is in your possesion in the time of renting period. So the landlord could only come to see if the apartment is ok, if he calls you first and asks. And if they need any fixing that should come from you - i.e. depending on a contract.
According to a standard rental contract you should have, there should be stated that the apartment is in your possesion in the time of renting period. So the landlord could only come to see if the apartment is ok, if he calls you first and asks. And if they need any fixing that should come from you - i.e. depending on a contract.
Olaf
30 Sep 2010
Love / Unmarried couples in Poland = pathology [310]
- You are getting totally wrong impression. Did you look at any statistiscs of domestic violence (not to mention countless unhappy marriages)? No? I guess that's because noone makes them and the information in the media are not representative.
If such fly-by-night arrangements are so good and modern, then why are such households more of a a hotbed of domestic violence, alcoholism, drugs, infidelity and confused, unhappy children than those of married couples?
- You are getting totally wrong impression. Did you look at any statistiscs of domestic violence (not to mention countless unhappy marriages)? No? I guess that's because noone makes them and the information in the media are not representative.
Olaf
17 Sep 2010
Olaf
8 Sep 2010
News / Huge costs of preparing for EURO 2012 in Poland [38]
- the Warsaw stadium is being built from the grounds, isn't it?
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That is what's wrong.
The stadiums need minor touching up
- the Warsaw stadium is being built from the grounds, isn't it?
welcome to the modern business world
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the company building the stadium said on the news recently that they were 'optimistic' about completion. at the moment it is nothing more than a steel frame. and there is no sign of the shopping centre that should accompany it.
That is what's wrong.
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
News / Huge costs of preparing for EURO 2012 in Poland [38]
- What do you mean, If I objected to this at that time should I shut up now because... what? It still is a stupid idea and I can say my opinion.
- These investments did not have that great affect on the economy I guess.
- The specially founded company "EURO 2012" to deal with all issues hire impressive number of... 250 people with very riddiculous salaries. Now, this is bureaucracy.
But right now there is no point to discuss that, the decission was made.
- What do you mean, If I objected to this at that time should I shut up now because... what? It still is a stupid idea and I can say my opinion.
Lucky coincidence, but Poland didn't need to look for some big infra programs to stimulate economy because economy where already stimulated
- These investments did not have that great affect on the economy I guess.
bureaucracy
- The specially founded company "EURO 2012" to deal with all issues hire impressive number of... 250 people with very riddiculous salaries. Now, this is bureaucracy.
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
News / Huge costs of preparing for EURO 2012 in Poland [38]
Convex, I am sure there is, but it must be somehow corrupted. The road const. company wins a tender, then takes a sub contractor, who takes a subcontractor to do another part, and they hire another subcontractor for something else. They build bad roads, and after 8 or 15 months or whatever short time all of them have work again. So it is good money, you just have to pay some supervisor and everyone there sits happy...
Convex, I am sure there is, but it must be somehow corrupted. The road const. company wins a tender, then takes a sub contractor, who takes a subcontractor to do another part, and they hire another subcontractor for something else. They build bad roads, and after 8 or 15 months or whatever short time all of them have work again. So it is good money, you just have to pay some supervisor and everyone there sits happy...
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
News / Huge costs of preparing for EURO 2012 in Poland [38]
True, true, but right now the problem is more with constant road repairs on new roads. For example, I've been living in Krakow for nearly two years now and in that short time I have rarely seen one of Krakow's main exit roads - Zakopianka - being without traffic jams because of road repairs. And it is a new part of Zakopianka I am talking about, the one which was made in the time when I lready was here. So what they do is they repair new roads that they've just finished! And what cr@ppy roads they are too.
So a deadline is good, but the quality of road works is terrible. There's no proper QC. Anyway, EURO 2012 takes a lot of money that could be spent just on useful and necessary things. That was my main idea.
True, true, but right now the problem is more with constant road repairs on new roads. For example, I've been living in Krakow for nearly two years now and in that short time I have rarely seen one of Krakow's main exit roads - Zakopianka - being without traffic jams because of road repairs. And it is a new part of Zakopianka I am talking about, the one which was made in the time when I lready was here. So what they do is they repair new roads that they've just finished! And what cr@ppy roads they are too.
So a deadline is good, but the quality of road works is terrible. There's no proper QC. Anyway, EURO 2012 takes a lot of money that could be spent just on useful and necessary things. That was my main idea.
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
News / Huge costs of preparing for EURO 2012 in Poland [38]
I agree the infrastructure must be built better, without doubt. But I doubt also that it will be done properly with 2012 deadline and it is not the need itself to improve roads etc. that is the main drive. That's what I don't like.
I agree the infrastructure must be built better, without doubt. But I doubt also that it will be done properly with 2012 deadline and it is not the need itself to improve roads etc. that is the main drive. That's what I don't like.
I found it on Polish portal
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
News / Huge costs of preparing for EURO 2012 in Poland [38]
It is estimated now that Euro 2012 - football championships to be held in Poland and Ukraine will cost Poland 95 bln zł. That is a tremendous wast of tax money spent on just one discipline that actually Poland is totally lousy at. Not to mention loads of money being paid to the corrupted national football association all the time. That kind of money could've been spent on something useful such as paying hospital debts or national deficit etc. Does anyone else have problems with this?
It is estimated now that Euro 2012 - football championships to be held in Poland and Ukraine will cost Poland 95 bln zł. That is a tremendous wast of tax money spent on just one discipline that actually Poland is totally lousy at. Not to mention loads of money being paid to the corrupted national football association all the time. That kind of money could've been spent on something useful such as paying hospital debts or national deficit etc. Does anyone else have problems with this?
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
Food / Is Polish food still more natural than in the West? [142]
Exactly!!! Depends what and where you buy. I buy from a bucher, and what I usually see at hypermarkets... looks different than good meet.
Tesco or Biedronka... well no wonder that food sucks.
Exactly!!! Depends what and where you buy. I buy from a bucher, and what I usually see at hypermarkets... looks different than good meet.
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
Food / Is Polish food still more natural than in the West? [142]
I haven't eaten wędliny in Poland for a dinner. It is mainly ised for sandwiches, for breakfast, supper, or on a big plate. Only exception being addition of kiełbasa in e.g. bigos or some soups.
So when I say I'm having meat for dinner I'd probably have a steak, pork chop, kottbullar (minced meat balls) etc.
If someone says they are having "meat" for dinner you will expect slaughtered animal flesh from a butcher to be on your plate - not smoked, coloured, salted, preserved, water injected pinkish purplish sliced stuff. That's what I mean.
I haven't eaten wędliny in Poland for a dinner. It is mainly ised for sandwiches, for breakfast, supper, or on a big plate. Only exception being addition of kiełbasa in e.g. bigos or some soups.
So when I say I'm having meat for dinner I'd probably have a steak, pork chop, kottbullar (minced meat balls) etc.
Olaf
7 Sep 2010
Food / Is Polish food still more natural than in the West? [142]
- but not more or even less than outside Poland. And all of them!
Of course I tried that, but now I wouldn't eat this 'food' even when very hungry. Dried/evaporated food is not bad (I mean like pemmican), but here there's too much chemicals.
-In what terms? It's often much better than many other European beef as there's generally more ecological farming in Poland.
Wedliny are highly processed and contain lots of preservatives/additives - generally not very healthy but widely eating in poland for breakfast and the evening meal.
- but not more or even less than outside Poland. And all of them!
Powdered soup and those goroncy kubeks are flooding supermarkets.
Of course I tried that, but now I wouldn't eat this 'food' even when very hungry. Dried/evaporated food is not bad (I mean like pemmican), but here there's too much chemicals.
scottie1113:
And beef in Poland leaves a lot to be desired.
And beef in Poland leaves a lot to be desired.
-In what terms? It's often much better than many other European beef as there's generally more ecological farming in Poland.
Olaf
6 Sep 2010
Genealogy / Polish nationality? Which of the following (if any) determine being Polish. [231]
- at least one parent being Polish at the time of birth.
- just the same as with other nations, Poland being no exception.
- depends on the amount spilled :))
- at least one parent being Polish at the time of birth.
Blood is tricky - there is no such thing as "Polish" genetics or DNA due to centuries of mixing.
- just the same as with other nations, Poland being no exception.
I would say - blood!
- depends on the amount spilled :))
Olaf
3 Sep 2010
News / New cross war in Warsaw [530]
It was just announced by the President of City of Warsaw how much has the last month cost (meaning the cross war expenses like security, cleaning, etc.)
A milion PLN.
It was just announced by the President of City of Warsaw how much has the last month cost (meaning the cross war expenses like security, cleaning, etc.)
A milion PLN.
Olaf
1 Sep 2010
History / Today is the 1st of September (WWII start in Poland) [138]
liberation from or by?
- of course there were reasons, there's always someone who has reasons etc.
But the day of actual attack is to be remembered, don't you think?
- it was not an invasion but a swift anschluss.
The actual attack on an independent neighboring country took place 71 years ago, please don't write new history.
In Greece the librration by Germans is not much celebrated
liberation from or by?
Nothing happened out of the blue sky...
- of course there were reasons, there's always someone who has reasons etc.
But the day of actual attack is to be remembered, don't you think?
invasion to Chechoslovakia
- it was not an invasion but a swift anschluss.
The actual attack on an independent neighboring country took place 71 years ago, please don't write new history.
Olaf
1 Sep 2010
History / Today is the 1st of September (WWII start in Poland) [138]
- None I guess. But the idea is to commemorate the beginning of genocide, terror and outbreak of world war. Not a defeat. It is to remind younger generations about what happened, as there are less and less each year of those who can remember it from their own memories.
Too bad my thread was deleted. It was about the same topic but more accurate.
- None I guess. But the idea is to commemorate the beginning of genocide, terror and outbreak of world war. Not a defeat. It is to remind younger generations about what happened, as there are less and less each year of those who can remember it from their own memories.
Too bad my thread was deleted. It was about the same topic but more accurate.
Olaf
1 Sep 2010
Life / Polish pride. PL stickers, flags and the white eagle! Where does our obsession come from? [79]
Well, Americans have much more flags and their national symbols are used on every possible occasion. This is obsession (connected with patriotism, which is not a bad thing). Poles do not have that.
* went to march up and down the square
Well, Americans have much more flags and their national symbols are used on every possible occasion. This is obsession (connected with patriotism, which is not a bad thing). Poles do not have that.
* went to march up and down the square
Olaf
30 Aug 2010
Travel / Poland-My 9-day experience [239]
How stupid. So St. Petersburg should be still called Leningrad, huh?
Great.
The rest of these insights are also cr@p.
Danzig
How stupid. So St. Petersburg should be still called Leningrad, huh?
Great.
The rest of these insights are also cr@p.
Olaf
29 Aug 2010
Law / Urząd Skarbowy, I paid too little on my last PIT? [26]
;) of course, I was remodeling this sentence twice or so and the question tag stayed and now it looks silly.
You are not, are you? (is better)
;) of course, I was remodeling this sentence twice or so and the question tag stayed and now it looks silly.
Olaf
27 Aug 2010
Law / Urząd Skarbowy, I paid too little on my last PIT? [26]
- In response maybe take them to court and demand it - You'll be + 2000 right?\
You are not their favourite tenant, aren't ya?
I pay them minus two thousand zloty
- In response maybe take them to court and demand it - You'll be + 2000 right?\
You are not their favourite tenant, aren't ya?
Olaf
26 Aug 2010
Law / Urząd Skarbowy, I paid too little on my last PIT? [26]
I once had a similar problem, also by mistake someone put the amount to Urzad Skarbowy but 14 grosz too little.
Fourteen groszy. OK. They summoned me. Told me what my crime was. I pleaded a mild sentence and promised to go downstairs and pay this right away. Downstairs (and everywhere else, like my bank) they said you can't make a bank transfer for such a low amount. OK. Went back to tell the Skarbowe ladies that we have a problem and I'll gladly pay it to them or to some kasa in urzad. No can do.
To sum up: two registered mail letter to inform me about the situation costed around 10 złoty. The "debt" was 0.14 złoty.
13,98 PLN
I once had a similar problem, also by mistake someone put the amount to Urzad Skarbowy but 14 grosz too little.
Fourteen groszy. OK. They summoned me. Told me what my crime was. I pleaded a mild sentence and promised to go downstairs and pay this right away. Downstairs (and everywhere else, like my bank) they said you can't make a bank transfer for such a low amount. OK. Went back to tell the Skarbowe ladies that we have a problem and I'll gladly pay it to them or to some kasa in urzad. No can do.
To sum up: two registered mail letter to inform me about the situation costed around 10 złoty. The "debt" was 0.14 złoty.
Olaf
26 Aug 2010
Life / Half-naked barbers in Poland. A Haircut with a difference! [27]
Is there a doctor here?! What's wrong with you? They look like... professional barbers with a right attitude haha.
Last thing I would want is a pair of 36DD hooters blocking out the natural light.
Is there a doctor here?! What's wrong with you? They look like... professional barbers with a right attitude haha.
Olaf
26 Aug 2010
Food / Nalewki, anyone? [11]
- I learned to make a thing called krupnik. The name is the same as a soup, but this liquir is made of honey, some orange skin, bit o vanilla (real one, not just aromas) and other secret ingredients;). It is perfection now, I actually can brag about it. I mature it at least a month, but my record is 14 months.
Do not mistake it for some lousy miodowka (honey vodka).
- Oh yes, there is! There's nothing more pleasant than serving your own product, provided that it is good quality;)
Anyone on PF make their own?
- I learned to make a thing called krupnik. The name is the same as a soup, but this liquir is made of honey, some orange skin, bit o vanilla (real one, not just aromas) and other secret ingredients;). It is perfection now, I actually can brag about it. I mature it at least a month, but my record is 14 months.
Do not mistake it for some lousy miodowka (honey vodka).
isn't there's a special sense of staisfaction in being able to say it's home-made or it's the house speciality?
- Oh yes, there is! There's nothing more pleasant than serving your own product, provided that it is good quality;)
Olaf
25 Aug 2010
History / The Grunwald Battle: Today is 600th anniversary of the greatest medieval battle. [66]
Well, could you upload some of them? It'd be great...
I will be glad to upload some pics from this year's battle recreation when I get back from vacation.
Well, could you upload some of them? It'd be great...
Olaf
24 Aug 2010
Law / How to get a private NIP number in Poland (for a foreigner) ? [28]
Anyone volunteer to blow the system up by changing their sex? ;)
Anyone volunteer to blow the system up by changing their sex? ;)