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Joined: 19 Sep 2011 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 10 Dec 2015
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Posts: Total: 758 / In This Archive: 566 		From: Warsaw, Poland
Speaks Polish?: Yes
Interests: Mechanics

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Polsyr   
8 Nov 2015
Life / Electrical wiring in Poland - color codes [23]

In Poland they do tend to use neutral as an earth, I too would like to know if it was an old wiring past code, I cannot beleive that they would still allow this today.

I noticed the same thing and ask the same question.
Polsyr   
5 Nov 2015
News / IBM fears racist attacks on employees on Poland's independence day [63]

I heard this from an Indian friend that works there before it went on the news. And not only them. A MAJOR outsourcing company in Warsaw (that employs thousands) has issued similar advice to their employees - one of which also happens to be a friend.
Polsyr   
2 Nov 2015
News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]

Developent Council

I think it is a hole in taxpayers' pockets meant to benefit some people with a government salary and pension, with no other purpose and no vision. Till date we've seen nothing from this council except their hefty salaries weighing down on taxpayers. When they do or say ONE useful thing then you can talk about them. Until that happens you need to learn to actually answer what people tell you instead of trying to squiggle your way around with irrelevant stories as usual. FYI, from 2010-2015, the "value" of the Poland brand went up 300%. During the last 10 days it went down ~7%. Not a good start. Also, S&P is about to downgrade Poland's credit rating, due to the imbalanced and illogical fiscal vision of your friends.
Polsyr   
2 Nov 2015
News / Don't read "Gazeta Wyborcza" Polish newspaper -- wPolityce.pl [83]

nearly all of Poland's recognisable brands (Wedel, Wyborowa, Żywiec, Okocim

Do you have any idea how the rest of the world perceives Poland as a brand?
Even Ursus tractor was more well known globally in 1989 than ANY of the brands you listed (and continues to be).
Polsyr   
1 Nov 2015
News / Poland directly threatened by ISIS. Do Islamists planning terrorist attacks in Poland? [390]

plane was old

The same plane, while under ownership of MEA, had an accident on 16.11.2001 during landing in Cairo. The accident caused structural damage to the tail section of the plane and extensive repair to the tail section followed. Preliminary evidence suggests the tail section got separated from the rest of the aircraft at high altitude (over 30,000 ft), causing immediate loss of cabin pressure and sending the plane down to the ground.
Polsyr   
30 Oct 2015
News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]

I wonder if politicians start commenting on judicial matters a couple of days after they are elected, what is there to stop them from directly interfering in judicial process in a couple of months? I also wonder whether the man's faith caused a higher than usual rhetoric from the politicians in question.
Polsyr   
27 Oct 2015
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

Only two provinces in the NW (regained territories known for their rootless hotch-potch population)

Shame on you, behaving like a self righteous prissy missy. This is EXACTLY the attitude that so many in Poland complained about. Seriously shame on you!
Polsyr   
26 Oct 2015
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

I don't know why we are discussing changes, isn't it normal for just about every democracy to switch over every so many years?

USA: Dem-Rep
Canada: Con-Lib
Should I go on?

What matters is, I sincerely hope that the newly elected representatives succeed in moving the country forward.
Polsyr   
25 Oct 2015
News / UN threatens ''Poland's windows of life" [24]

Indeed, but that exists in every issue and isn't unique to this one.

I think this is one of those issues that women should have a stronger say in, because they are the ones most affected by any related regulation.
Polsyr   
25 Oct 2015
News / UN threatens ''Poland's windows of life" [24]

As the father of a young child I might be too emotional to be objective on this issue, thus I can't take sides.

However, this most certainly is not a foreign intervention. Plenty of Polish organizations and people are opposed to them. Claiming they are foreign and calling them derogatory names does not change the truth.
Polsyr   
24 Oct 2015
Work / EU Blue Card for Poland. Which salary is needed? [47]

No automatic benefits whatsoever, no social security and no health care unless you are employed and paying for these benefits (in Poland anyway).
It allows you to live and work in any EU state except UK, Ireland, Denmark (officially) and Austria, Cyprus and Greece (unofficially).
It does not automatically entitle your dependants to live and work with you. They must apply for their own work/residence permits.
Polsyr   
23 Oct 2015
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

MOST Poles have never seen anyone different from them

That is correct.

I understand that people have had it with PO (for mostly good reasons) but I don't think PiS is going to do anything for them

You are right on both accounts.
Polsyr   
23 Oct 2015
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

Most Poles

Actually, overall percentage that oppose having neighbors of different race or religious is 20.4 and 22% respectively (being slightly higher for different religion), and in both cases far from being a majority. So saying that "Most Poles" oppose is not correct :)
Polsyr   
23 Oct 2015
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

Here is a rather interesting insight from Gazeta Wyborcza about a number of issues.

The columns represent the party which respondents indicated they would vote for, and the gray column is the overall average percentage.
The rows represent which of the following they said they would NOT want to have as a neighbor:
- Refugees
- Homosexuals
- Foreign workers
- Atheists
- Followers of different faith
- People of different race
- People with conflicting political views
- Families with children conceived in-vitro.

GW Party Aff

The article title means PiS voters are more afraid of their neighbors than the rest of Poles (this is not my opinion, this is a translation of the title of the article). The last column on the right gives a clear indication in terms of what type of people would vote for the former singer.

wyborcza.pl/1,75478,19071919,wyborcy-pis-boja-sie-sasiadow-bardziej-niz-reszta-polakow.html#ixzz3pN0xJliY
Polsyr   
23 Oct 2015
Genealogy / Slavs are descendants of Sarmatians? [600]

Arabs call Poland Lahestan which mean Country of God !

Incorrect on two accounts:

1. Arabs NEVER used that as a name for Poland. The "stan" suffix is Persian, not Arabic, (and it is used to imply land or country). Lahestan is actually the Persian name for Poland.

2. It does not mean the land of God as stated. The name is derived from the persian word "lah" which squeeze or crush, and the name literally means the squeezed land (or squeezed country) - as in geographically squeezed between other countries by virtue of changing borders. The word "stan" by itself in Persian means friends.
Polsyr   
22 Oct 2015
News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]

Pollsters (various) asking for election opinions have called my landline three times this week. Has anyone here EVER received a call from pollsters (specifically on the subject of elections) on their mobile?