Life / What is the reaction of Poles to Russian? [95]


Poles don't mind ordinary Russians, but they despise the Russian leadership (for obvious reasons).

UK, Ireland / I'm from a small town in the UK and I think Poland is a nation of criminals [37]


By all means please show them to us, because you haven't produced any as yet. I have statistics that give the opposite picture but, given that you produced the thread I think it would be incumbent on you to produce them first.

UK, Ireland / Which are more alike -- Warsaw and London or Warsaw and Manchester? [7]


How embarrassing! I was in a hurry; hadn't had the time to check!

UK, Ireland / Which are more alike -- Warsaw and London or Warsaw and Manchester? [7]

Haven’t been to Manchester. Based on my observations London and Warsaw are quite different, I think in terms of architecture London has more of a neo classical appearance in comparison to Warsaw, as well as a strong Gothic architectural influence. Warsaw appears to be more barbeque in appearance with some socialist realist architecture. I would imagine that Manchester would look nothing like Warsaw.

Life / The unacceptable side of Polish culture [48]

I am not sure how symptomatic this is of Polish culture, but good on you for not being another one who just passes by. A mate of mine (here is Aus.), witnessed a DV incident on a Friday night in the street, the male was beating up the female, so he decided to intervene. It ended with both the male and the female chasing after him to beat him up. There is no doubt that it takes a lot of courage to intervene in a situation of this kind, personally I think that it has to come from a deep personal anger at the injustice that you are witnessing, which prompts you to intervene against your better judgment. Because there are plenty who have, and have come off second best as a result. Quite recently there was a story about a man who did just that here in Australia, and ended up in the hospital in a comma.

News / What should Poland do to solve the population crisis? [101]

[quote=kcharlie] Most of the progress the Polish government has made is in adopting some Western standards, such as increasing parental leave and making provisions for its transfer between parents.That's all well and good, but people also need resources when they are off work to be able to raise children.And tax relief for large families is good, but it doesn't help those who don't earn enough to pay much tax anyway. A lot of the time, the government's stance seens to be "if you can't afford to have children, you shouldn't be having any," when the majority of the fertile population doesn't feel economically secure enough to consider having more than one or two children.This sort of mindset is not going to go very far. Between 2003 and 2008, the Polish fertility rate increased from 1.2 to 1.4. Since 2009, it has fallen back to 1.3.That certainly means that the Polish government is NOT doing enough, since not only has it failed to arrest the fall in fertility, but has overseen its decrease back to catastrophically low levels.

I was just making the general observation that although the rate has gone up; it's probably more to do with Russia's ethnic minorities, which from a Russian point of view is a problem because it has big problem with racism: From Russia with hate

youtube.com%2Fresults%3Fsearch_query%3DFrom%2BRussia%
In regards to the government's policies, at a time of economic slowdown there is simply nothing more the government can do in the present circumstances. Notice that the fall in the fertility rate has coincided with the start of the economic crisis, when that reverses hopefully things will change. And I agree, if you can't afford to be having children then you shouldn't have them. Giving away money in lump sums is no guarantee that the money will be spent on the children, most people will probably spend the money on new plasma TVs. By making poor people breed you are just creating problems for the future, such social breakdown and an increase in crime down the track. If you want an improvement in the social stock you have to encourage the people who should be breeding but are not due to work commitments, which is what the government is doing.

News / What should Poland do to solve the population crisis? [101]

The government is doing plenty already; there is no need for any more initiatives. This is what the government has done and intends on doing:

So far the government has adopted the so-called Act on day care which increased the subsidies for gminas for establishing day care centres or children clubs, the Act on social insurance system which stipulates that the state budget will finance pension and disability pension contributions for all persons who resign from work to bring up their children; and an amendment to the Labour Code which stipulates that one of 36 months of the child care leave must be used by the other parent. The work is underway on regulations introducing a year-long parental leave.

The pro-family policy is also implemented by means of other government programmes: the “Flat for the Young” programme (addressed to families and singles up to 35 years of age), reimbursement of in vitro procedures (the 3-year long programme will be launched in July 2013 and will cover 15 000-20 000 couples; the public funds will finance approx. 70-80% of the cost of the procedures). Other forms of government support include newborn allowances and a higher tax relief for families with three or more children.

It is far more than anything that Russia has done. BTW if you look at the demographic Russian boom closely, I think that you will find that most of that boom is taking place near the Urals and the caucuses, or through people who have moved from these areas and settled in Russian metropolitan areas.

History / Was Prussia mostly German? [65]

So the fact that they did not want to live in an independent Poland would have nothing to do with them wanting to leave? You have to remember that the majority of these people had nothing but contempt for the newly reborn Polish state. The sources that you provided clearly indicate that, so the fact that that the German government indoctrinated its people in this way would have nothing to do with them wanting to leave?

From your earlier posts I gather that your family were land owners, so it is possible that they could have been some of the people effected by the land reform act (which effected everyone and not only Germans) BTW, what part of Poland did your family come from?

History / Was Prussia mostly German? [65]

Thanks for the posts Peter, but I am afraid that they merely confirm, as far as this debate is concerned, that you haven't got a leg to stand on. And what is more, that you appear to be a Holocaust denier. One of your suggested books is described in the following way: “For his historical publications challenging the official 'truth' about the Holocaust. Udo Walendy was sentenced to 29 months imprisonment in Germany”, I thing this description should give a red warning light to anyone following your argument.

As for your other posts, there is a lot about German attitudes and attempts to Germanize Poles, but very little on the expulsions of Germans from Poland. One of links in relation to a judgment of the International Court is in relation to a minor legal technical point, but it doesn’t go into any details of Poles forcing Germans to move out.

History / Was Prussia mostly German? [65]


Would care to provde some documentary sources or articles on the topic?

News / How much Poland's economy grew up since 1989? [32]

Well That is typical Ironside for you.

News / How much Poland's economy grew up since 1989? [32]

This is a good start, it should give you the information you are looking for: indexmundi.com/poland


It's no mystery, Poland has a lot of spare capacity, and normal trend growth for the country in benign economic circumstances is between 4.5 -5% of Real GDP. This should continue for about 10 years after the economic crisis, then it's likely to fall to around 3.5 -4%.

In regards to employment, this should be helpful: "In terms of employment, 59% of people aged 15 to 64 in Poland have a paid job, lower than the OECD employment average of 66%. Some 66% of men are in paid work, compared with 53% of women. People in Poland work 1939 hours a year, more than most people in the OECD who work 1749 hours. Approximately 7% of employees work very long hours, slightly lower than the OECD average of 9%, with 11% of men working very long hours compared with just 3% for women. "

UK, Ireland / How long will Poles use communism and ww2 as an excuse to move to the UK? [55]

I am surprised that PF allows this guy to post his racist views on this forum. Until this forum has some better moderation, I am not going to making a financial contribution anytime soon.

News / Poland, still corrupt, but not as bad as Czech/Hungary & Italy [36]

Having lived in Botswana, I personally find it very hard to believe that it is ranked ahead of Poland. From personal experience, if you didn't bribe the guards on the border crossing to South Africa, you had to be prepared to wait for a very long time before crossing(:

News / PO-PiS again neck and neck [248]


Let me think about it. How about you ask Kaczynski to submit himself to testing, and then you will have your scientific answer. Unfortunately I am unable to provide you with a certificate at this point in time.

News / PO-PiS again neck and neck [248]


And that is what pretty much his laughing betrays


Just as soon as you define abnormal, my definition is Kaczynski.

News / PO-PiS again neck and neck [248]


No, it's nothing to do with the laughing per se, it’s how he is laughing, the timing, and the length of his laughter. All of these raise a few questions.

I will post a more complete version a little later.

News / PO-PiS again neck and neck [248]


You must be the only one who doesn't see anything unusual about his asinine laugh. Sorry but that is not a normal laugh, that is a - the man has some serious issue laugh. BTW: that was a far more shortened version of the real clip

News / PO-PiS again neck and neck [248]


No that's quite correct, calling him a fool would do a disservice to all the fools out there, I am quite sure he is a complete cretin. Can't drive, didn't have a bank account until recently. And when martial law was in place he stayed with his mother in her apartment.

Just in case you forgot, here is a little remainder:



who needs freinds when you have Kaczynski?

Travel / KRAKOW, Where to meet young people? (18-22 yrs) [17]


Not only does this demonstrate your irrationality, but it also confirms your stupidity.
1st. Out of all those countries listed Poland isn't even on the list.
2nd By far the most common cases of sexual abuse are perpetrated by a family member and not an outsider.
3rd So if you had any kids, statistically they would have more chance of being abused by you or one of your family members and not any outside organization.

I find your whole attitude rather pathetic really, you clearly have some issues.


For somebody with an intellect of a child that is hardly surprising, all the scouts in the 1st video lost their lives fighting Nazism and communism, obviously you find their sacrifices trivial.

Great organization! They recently celebrated their 100th anniversary in Krakow.



)

Travel / KRAKOW, Where to meet young people? (18-22 yrs) [17]


You have got a very perverse view of what the orgnisation is about, I doubt if you ever were anywhere near any scout movements. I wonder from where this irrationality comes from?


No he wouldn't. President Komorowski on the other had is the honorary patron of Harcerze, and was a member of the organisation - that is how he met his wife. In the Warsaw Uprising the scouts fought on the frontline, their whole philosophy is based around service to others, a concept you clearly seem to struggle with. At its height the membership of the organisation ran into the hundreds of thoudands.



Harcerze z Betlejemskim Światłem Pokoju w Pałacu Prezydenckim

Travel / KRAKOW, Where to meet young people? (18-22 yrs) [17]


If it only was that simple! Sarting a conversation is quite easy granteed, creating a lasting relationship in a room full of strangers, on an off chance is not.

Travel / KRAKOW, Where to meet young people? (18-22 yrs) [17]


Good for you, but if you are looking for that sort of experience then the harcerze are not for you


It's open to both sexes actually

Travel / KRAKOW, Where to meet young people? (18-22 yrs) [17]


Not really. They take all ages, older people act as instructors. As you advance in age you move up for lack of a better word, in rank.


Officially they are not politically affiliated to anybody. I think that weapons handling is an important component of some of the exercises that they do, but I believe that they have a greater focus on physical activity. One of the elements of their philosophy is service to others.

Travel / KRAKOW, Where to meet young people? (18-22 yrs) [17]


what is that you do for a living?


Try some interest groups, like Harcerze: harcerze.zhr.pl
or the Strzelcy: zs-strzelec.mil.pl/kg
Both are quite popular with young people your age and quite interactive.
And further to the previous question, who do you work for?


That's why you have to make the first move(:

Life / Opinion about Polish lifestyle: do you like? Strengths and weakness [8]


Howdee, are you from southern or northern Italy. Where i live, there are quite a lot of descendants of southern Italaly.

News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]


My view is far more representative of Polish opinion that yours, and you know that:D


Din't you enjoy the collective grin of PIS MP's dieaspear from their faces and instead reaplced by some hard swallowing, it must have been very upsecting for them to find out that they must be held to account for what they say? They will find out that naked opportunism and lying comes at a price.

Or maybe you think that former PIS sip doctor Kaminiski is wrong when he says that hardly anyone in PIS beleives in the Smolensk Murder, they just parrot what their leader says because they are afraid of losing their jobs? Just admit that that great Pole, Brzezinsky is right, and so is that other great Pole Bartoszewski, when they say that Kaczynski is mentally ill. I've always wandered how could soembdoy like Hitler raise to power, and forge his career on the Versailles Treaty, and now I have a demostration with Kaczynski and Smolensk - a mental case surrounded by cowards, that's how WWII started

And back to my orginal observation about PIS and Targowica, I am glad that somebody as eminent as Mr Brzezinsky shares my views about PIS being the useful idots of Moscow.

News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

What the silent majority of Poles think in despair, but do not aticulate, quite well captured in Palikot's parliamentary performance:
"Wasze miejsce jest w więzieniu" / "Your place is in Poland's prison"

Genealogy / Further Records proving Polish History (great-grandfather born in Poland) [3]


I once met a Polish lady named Ala short for Alicja i think in South Africa, she initially started life in Rhodesia after escaping the war. She ended up running a game park with her husband.

Genealogy / Is it Likely One of My Polish Ancestors Did Some Funny Business With a Bulgarian? [16]


Polka you're not a terribly bright are you? He is trying to tell you that it is quite likely that your ancestors had probably absolutely nothing to do with Bulgaria, because nationality does not go hand in hand with ethnicity.


Not very likely, if you are the descendant of peasants they would be lucky to travel to the next village, let alone Bulgaria. They could have had it off with one of the Czar's soldiers, which is a entirely different matter altogether.