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Alligator   
1 May 2012
News / Should Poles care who becomes French President or is it irrelevant? [45]

She is the dark side of French politics.
She won't back Sarcozy but she should thank him. Because of his shift to the right side and his antiimigration propaganda, Le Penn popularity is rising.

Another thing is that about 80% of French population takes part in elections. The result of elections is a true mirror of the society. It sad to see the popularity of far right there.
Alligator   
1 May 2012
USA, Canada / Polish or American Education? [180]

in Europecountry such as London

Are you sure you went to school?

Maybe you need to go back to school.

The pot calls the kettle black...

America school system/University is a much harder program to obtain a degree. One is required to complete much more classes/ courses to obtain a degree in whatever field they choose compared to Europe countries such as London

Thats why you ditched school...
Alligator   
1 May 2012
News / Polish politics: Lessons in etiquette [15]

Title of thread is somewhat misleading or I don't know what etiquette means...
;)
boletus give us something positive.
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16 Apr 2012
News / Polish girls won mathematical olympiad in Cambridge [3]

02 Romania 4 121

Only 1 point more for Romanian girls and it will be a tie. two and they would win.They must feel uncomfortable right now.
I have read an article about people who get the second place in a competiotion. Sort of a psychological article ;)
They are not really happy about their score. More happy are those who got first place (obviously;) and third place.
End of lecture;)...
Congrats to girls!!! :)
Alligator   
15 Apr 2012
Off-Topic / I am Polish and I am offended. [52]

do you have to add anything on topic?

anything on topic to off topic thread? For now naaah... ;)
Alligator   
15 Apr 2012
Off-Topic / I am Polish and I am offended. [52]

but you would not know since you live abroad.

yeah, the all kill argument...
Everybody here should know better that you know better ;)

The number of offended people in Poland is large enough to be a problem, so I don't see a reason why it should be in OFF topic.

Mods , you just offended another one.
Maybe change the thread's title:
I'm a Canadian (I suppose) and I am offended. ;)
Alligator   
15 Apr 2012
Genealogy / Sierzputowski, finding villages in Poland, Lomza region. [12]

Does anyone know what kind of records Churches in the area's keep

acts of the church's announcements, records of birth, marriage, death, lists of parishioners, loose attachments (extracts, certificates), correspondence...

how far back they can go

The oldest parish church's acts date back to XVI c. You will find them in Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych in Warsaw.
In some parishes you will find acts dating back to XIX c., in others to the beginning of XXc. Earlier books were probably taken to Warsaw, because of consolidation of archives in the beginning of XXc. Unfortunately during WWII Germans intentionaly destroied big part of Polish archives and libraries (including National Library in Warsaw in 1944).

If you have some spare money I recommend you to hire professional genealogist in Poland.
Alligator   
15 Apr 2012
Off-Topic / I am Polish and I am offended. [52]

The problem with your big discovery is that non of them lives in Poland. Because of that, what you wrote here is simply not true:

in Poland there is a small, but fairly laud group of people who get offended at any mention of Poland

However more interesting thing is why you even bother to start such thread. I guess, since some members were suspended, you missed the hatefull and distasteful comments on PF. Shortly they will appear. Happy weekend for you, and let the show begin...
Alligator   
14 Apr 2012
Genealogy / Sierzputowski, finding villages in Poland, Lomza region. [12]

The names are butchered

Baczach

I found some villages which might be what you are looking for, but I can't be sure
1. Barszcze, gmina Zbójna, powiat łomżyński
2.Bacze - Suche, gmina £omża, powiat łomżyński
3.Bacze - Lipnik, gmina £omża, p. ł.
Here is link to site where you can search villages in Poland:
wsiepolskie.pl/powiat/131/lomzynski
Alligator   
13 Apr 2012
News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]

Even talking about a 'fourth republic'.

France changed the number of republic many times.
Kaczyński wanted to change constitution and whole Poland (moraly- whatever he meant by this). The different number was meant to be a visible sign of significant change, just like in France.

Poles never really were convinced to change the number (even the supporters of Kaczyński brothers). The number of Polish republic changed only when the independence was restored: I Republic ended in 1795, the second Republic was restored in 1918 and the third in 1989.

As you can see the change in constitution would be a minor change in comparison to restoration of independence. Because of that the change of republic number was unjustified, so Poles didn't agree to that.

However the most ridiculous thing in this situation was that the changes in constitution was Kaczyński's political platform during presidential elections. He virtually can't do anything as president and still was proposing consitutional changes! Kaczyński's political platform was like Lord Farquaad castle;) Somebody had some kind of complex...
Alligator   
12 Apr 2012
News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]

Really?

Article 126 "The President of the Republic of Poland shall be the supreme representative of the Republic of Poland"
:D
just joking... but seriously, he really can't do much.

Polish Presidents plays a minor role which sometimes turns out significant.

I wouldn't exaggerate his role. Sometimes is rarely or almost never.
Alligator   
12 Apr 2012
News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]

As to whether he can be a stronger figure - that would depend on the internal dynamics within the party.

No, it depends solely on constitution. sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/angielski/kon1.htm

All he can really do is veto new laws

His veto can be outvoted in next round of voting in Parliament. He really can't do much, thats why national presidential elections in Poland are absurd. In national elections we choose person with almost no prerogatives.

In my opinion president should be choosen by Parliament.

He have only representative role, Top Model would do just fine as president;)
Alligator   
12 Apr 2012
Po polsku / Jaki seriale polecacie dla dorosłych? [30]

A teraz coś z zupełnie innej beczki ;) Prawdziwy serial dla dorosłych;)

Porządny polski serial sensacyjny o mafii z Pruszkowa i Wołomina, czyli "Odwróceni".
Film ("Świadek koronny") im wyszedł gorszy, ze względu na jak zwykle wspaniałą i poruszającą grę Pierwszego Drewnianego Aktora Polski, czyli oczywiście Małaszyńskiego :( ale serial jest bardzo dobry, polecam.

Całość jest dostępna na youtubie i tvn. Tu są linki:

youtube.com/watch?v=lDvEyMiPpnc
tvnplayer.pl/seriale-online/odwroceni-odcinki,18/
Alligator   
3 Apr 2012
Po polsku / Gdzie jest najlepsze miejsce w Polsce aby kupić książki? [29]

Allegro is great and is accesible everywhere :)
You can find there rare books.
I think that every city have it's own "best bookstore", with it's own tradition, climate...or even cats :D

You have to look by yourself; find which bookstore have the kind of books you are most interested.

Pomyłka :D
Przyzwyczaiłem się do pisania po angielsku na PF i takie są skutki ;)

Ponadto co już napisałem, sprawdź sieciowe księgarnie w stylu Matrasa. Mają tam sporo ciekawych pozycji i w dodatku często robią duże promocje. Po nowości na rynku zaglądam właśnie tam.

Oprócz księgarni, polecam też antykwariaty. Możesz tam znaleźć rzadkie już dzisiaj, nie wznawiane książki i sporo książek, które można nie tylko czytać, ale również podziwiać ich wygląd. Niestety w czasach komuny zatraciliśmy nieco ze swoich tradycji wydawniczych. Za komuny książki nie mogły być wydawane dobrze, ze względu na brak środków i ograniczony przydział papieru, a teraz ze względu na masowość produkcji...

Szkoda tego wszystkiego....
Alligator   
2 Apr 2012
Law / New Large Hospitals and Airports in Poland to be built in 2013-15? [7]

The idea of building airport in Radom dates back to 2000. City authorities tried to find moneys and permissions for investition. They have now both and will start building soon. Here is article about the final permission from Civil Aviation Office:

The authorization to establish a civil airport in Radom was issued on Friday by the president of the Civil Aviation Authority - told PAP the ULC spokesman Katarzyna Krasnodębska. The creation of the airport in Radom was planned by the local authorities for 12 years.

Civil airport in Radom is expected to be created on the basis of the existing military airport Radom - Sadków. The airport will be managed by the Airport Radom SA company

Krasnodębska said that the Radom airport in order to start a business, must still obtain from the Civil Aviation Authority the certification and authorization to manage.

forsal.pl/artykuly/548390,w_radomiu_powstanie_nowe_lotnisko_cywilne_wladze_otrzymaly_zezwolenie.html

Here is article about building hospitals in Poland, projects, money, problems with law etc. It's in Polish and it's long, so I hope that you can read it ;)

The report published by the Ministry of Health in August 2008 show that the average level of depreciation of fixed accounting assets of public buildings, hospitals in Poland is 62%. Meanwhile, the experts estimate that if the value of the building is no longer amortized at 40%, then it is eligible for the vast major overhaul. Based on these data, they assume that in order to recreate the hospital infrastructure in our system, must be spent for the year 2016 approx. 14 billion zł.
To what extent directors of hospitals were able to cope with this problem, where to get the funds for the modernization and which architectural solutions they can use - this was discussed during one of the sessions of VII Market Forum Health.

rynekzdrowia.pl/Rynek-Zdrowia/Plac-budowy-pelen-wyzwan,114619,drukuj.html
Alligator   
30 Mar 2012
Study / Is it possible to study, work and do sports training in Poland? [7]

hi frens im from india and wud lik to study in warsaw, poland. Is it possiible for me to do my master's degree along with part time jobs workin for 15-20 hours a week.

15-20 hours shouldn't be a big obstacle in your studies, however I don't think it is easy (or possible) to obtain study and work visa.

The best option for you is to contact Polish Consulate in India. They will give you the most accurate informations about visa, working and studying in Poland.
Alligator   
30 Mar 2012
Study / Opinion about the Kozminski Business School? [22]

£azarski and Koźmiński are private academies. They do not have "university" status. In Poland if academia do not have enough Phd courses and enough staff with highest academic titles (prof. ordinarius), thay can't use "university" title, but nontheles they are institutions of higher education.

The problem is translation and some differences between higher education systems.
Akademia, Uczelnia and Uniwersytet can be translated into "university".

I don't have any opinions about them. You probably saw their websites, but I will post them anyway ;)

kozminski.edu.pl/en/
lazarski.pl/en/
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17 Mar 2012
Genealogy / Genealogy-Bryski(Polish)~Pelc(Austria) [7]

Here is an adress to site which shows how many people with Bryska surname lives in Poland.
moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/bryska.html

Polish surnames have gender and are conjugated. Bryska is female surname (-ska ending), Bryski is male(-ski ending).
Alligator   
11 Mar 2012
News / FEMI-FASCISTS MARCH AGAIN IN POLAND [126]

Femi-fascist?! Oh please, do you have any idea what word fascist and feminist mean? If you knew you wouldn't lump them together.
Looks like we have our own Rush Limbaugh on polishforums.
Alligator   
11 Mar 2012
Love / Behavioral study says Poland has the lowest sexual dimorphism [17]

The chart suggests a low variance in the genetic fitness of Polish males, thus leading women to choose mates based on reasoning that has less to do with the man's genetic fitness.

Now lets compare your

Speculation about this study

with the point that researchers stated in their study: "We do not argue that the 2D:4D ratio is important mechanistically or as a display trait in mate choice. Most probably it affords us a window into prenatal hormonal conditions." This is what they are disscussing in the article, not the BS you are trying to attribute to them.

Meanwhile, though, you demonstrate that actual meanings of things fly straight over your head,

Yes, straight over your head.
Alligator   
10 Mar 2012
Po polsku / Polacy mieszkajacy w Leek, Buxton i okolicach [10]

A Pani tez mówi lepiej po angielsku?

Sądzę, że mieszkając w Anglii od 6 lat zdążyła nauczyć się języka. Wspaniale, że postanowiłeś/aś skupić się na rodzicu, udzielać mu pseudopsychologicznych porad. Na pewno tego właśnie szukała na polishforums.

Oprócz tego, znajomość dwóch języków jest zawsze dobrą rzeczą: w życiu, jak wiadomo, nigdy nic nie wiadomo.

I o to chyba właśnie chodzi mamie tego chłopca. Chce żeby potrafił mówić w obu językach najlepiej, jak to możliwe. Zamiast więc kierować powyższe słowa do rodzica, skieruj je do dziecka.
Alligator   
8 Mar 2012
Genealogy / Looking for family in Poland: Włodarski. [13]

In certificate it's written that Wacław Włodarski is a son of Józef and Anna (her maiden surname Stefańska);
religion: roman catholic;
Wacław was born 28.02.1916 in Ugły (Polish name of this colony) or Uhły (Ukrainian name);
parish Ugły;
district (powiat) Kostopol
live in Poland in Skierniewice.
Ugły was a colony (something smaller than village) in Stepań (local administrative district), in Kostopol district, in Wołyń. Before World War II this territory belonged to Poland, but after war Stalin changed Polish borders; he seized east part of Poland and joined it to CCCR. Now Wołyń belongs to Ukraine.

During war the Ukrainian Insurgent Army commited ethnic cleansing of Polish population of Wołyń and East Galicja. There were many Polish casualties in Stepań district, so either your grandfather left Ugły before this or he was forced to do that. Anyway he coudn't go back there.

Here you have a map with Ugły colony.

wolyn.ovh.org/opisy/ugly-03.html

Unfortunately most internet sites about Ugły or Stepań are about genocide.
Write if you need more help.
Alligator   
7 Mar 2012
Love / Anglo-bride at left? Polish bride at right? [9]

BTW iwhile strolling down a street in Poland is it customary for the man to walk on the kerbside or is it 'the lady on the right' at all times?

The customs and traditions in that matter are not strictly followed now.