News / Foreign investors fear Poland's instability [26]


What are you on tonight, Grzegorz? That was a rhetorical question.

Quote from WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2014/15:

"Poland's strengths include the size of its internal market, its financial market development and the efficiency of its labour market. Its weaknesses include the efficiency of its public institutions, its infrastructure, business sophistication and technological readiness."

pism.pl/events/conferences/How-competitive-is-Poland

News / Foreign investors fear Poland's instability [26]


Maybe there are a few companies now which can compete globally (can you name a few?), but definitely NOT in 1989/90. The GDR for example had a larger industrial base than communist Poland when the wall came down, and even they had hardly any industry that was worth preserving or survived the reunification for more than a few years.

News / Foreign investors fear Poland's instability [26]


Depends how desperate you are for jobs and how fast you'd need them. Poland was in the lucky position to "export" a lot of its unemployment to the UK for example. What would have happened without the option for Polish workers to leave the country and work somewhere else?


The question is, could they compete on a global scale, and if not, what would it cost to get them there?

News / Foreign investors fear Poland's instability [26]


You'd need domestic products that are competitive on the global market for that to work.

Love / Polish men penis size [21]

Size DOES matter, it seems... :)

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]


I believe that a EU of a handful of core members makes the most sense. It was a very bad idea to expand at such a fast pace, and now the whole of Europe is paying the price.

News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]


I've seen a few polls already that seem to indicate that a growing number of Germans are fed up with the EU as well. Who knows, maybe Germany leaves in 2017?

Law / Do Americans need to pay double tax on earned income in Poland? [5]


As an American citizen, you have to report all worldwide income to the IRS. Double-taxation treaties between the US and other countries exist, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the IRS plays by the rules (a.k.a. cares about those treaties) or that their employees have a clue how to deal with a situation such as yours.


Good luck with that. I've never met anyone in their regular offices with even the slightest experience in international tax law. You'd have to go through their headquarters or a specialized branch office, and for that they'll charge you an arm and a leg.

Genealogy / Need help with place of birth in Prussia from US marriage certificate [7]


Are you sure she was born in Prussia and not in Vernon, PA?

News / LGBT hate speech to be banned in Poland [208]


Is that right?

News / Poland -- Europe's only counterweight to Russia [271]


You believe the Russian media? 90% reminds me of the election results during communist times: 99.9% for the CPSU in the USSR or the SED in the GDR - every freakin' time.

News / Poland -- Europe's only counterweight to Russia [271]


What do you mean by "anti-Russian"? Being against Putin and his clique? Despising all Russians? If the latter, you would imply that all Poles are xenophobes. Are they?

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]


Thank you. That's what I would have expected.


That's probably more folklore than anything, don't you think? It's not like people singing about a girl in the Ukraine and at the same time thinking about how to bring these territories back under Polish control.

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]

Since you were whining about insults and stuff last time I confronted you, I won't do you the favor now and give you the kind of response that you would actually deserve.


She presented herself as the representative of the expellees that had voted her into office. Her claim that Germany's attack on Poland was just a response to its mobilization was nonsense, and that's why she had to resign.


Here we go again ... you whinge about the Poles who lost their home because of Stalin, but don't care a bit that millions of Germans had to endure the same fate. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... the Germans started the war, bla bla bla ... I know. But not the people living in the countryside around Breslau, or the dock workers in Stettin, if you get my drift. Poland got somewhat "compensated" for the lost territory in the east, which was probably more than it could expect at the time. So just be happy that Stalin didn't decide to leave Germany untouched territory wise after the war, and stop dreaming of western Ukraine coming "heim ins Reich".


And this shows me that you have no clue whatsoever what you are talking about. You are still one of those meathead "Polish patriots" living in the past that show exactly the same ignorance that you keep blaming the Germans for.

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]


Why? Because you say so?


That's the word Lwow Eagle used.


They were in 2009/2010, and I remember very well how controversial (should I say, hated?) she was even on PF.


Doesn't surprise me. You've been turning a blind eye to that topic ever since you joined Polish Forums. Could it be that you are in a time loop...? ;)


Exactly.

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]


Out of interest: how widespread is that nostalgia really? Most people from that era are either dead or elderly, and if the Polish youth is at least a little bit like the one across the border in Germany, they shouldn't care too much anymore. Despite: why was Erika Steinbach and the Federation of Expellees such a hot topic in Poland for example, when some folks in Poland (and the US...) seem to be hopping on the same bandwagon?

News / Poland -- Europe's only counterweight to Russia [271]


No reason to get cocky, though. Let's wait and see what happens when Poland isn't the largest beneficiary of EU funds anymore.

economist.com/node/18176072

Quote:
"We're very narcissistic, says Ms Enright. We believed our boom was better than anyone else's."


Exactly. "Poland is regarded as the only force able to serve as a counterweight to Russia" is completely over-estimating the power of Poland.

News / Poland -- Europe's only counterweight to Russia [271]

Wait until Trump is elected and sends Poland the invoice...

Off-Topic / To all: if you want to be a minimum "credible", do check your sources before posting any BS found in the net [9]


Me, too. Someone had the "audacity" to post a link that showed France in a bad light and InPolska doesn't like that, as we all know... :)

News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]


If people would always stick to what they know and would never leave their comfort zone, the USA, Canada and Australia for example would have never become the countries they are now. Instead, we would have ended up with an incompatible conglomerate of ghettos divided along racial, ethnic and religious lines. I agree with you that a marriage has better chances, the more the partners have in common, but in my opinion that hasn't much to do with ethnicity or faith. Adrian was raised in the US, if I understood him correctly. So as a native English speaker who grew up in America, why is he so certain that only a catholic Polish girl will be marriage material for him? It's his choice, of course, but it still doesn't make sense to me. Sounds a bit like European men buying their brides in Thailand... :)

News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]


Exactly! It's easier, because it's within your comfort zone. That doesn't mean though that you cannot think outside the box...


That's not what I meant, Adrian. As an adult, how many years have you actually lived away from home in another country? Have you ever worked abroad and spent significant time in a foreign culture? You'd need to be able to compare before you can claim with absolute certainty that you "will not marry anyone outside your faith and ethnicity". No offense, but I honestly believe that you have no experience whatsoever in that respect. In a long term relationship, color, faith or ethnicity (pick one) do not matter. It's simply about two people sharing their life together.

News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]



We were not talking about the current migrant crisis in Europe, Szalawa. AdrianK9 said that "many Poles including myself will not marry anyone outside their faith and ethnicity", which (in my opinion) is only showing his young age and lack of experience. Marrying outside your own culture or faith has nothing to do with multiculturalism in the modern sense. It's completely normal and has been done countless times before. Think about it: you fall in love with a woman and will tell her straight to her face "I'm sorry ... it's great to have a fu*ck buddy like you, but I will never ever marry you because you're black and not Polish". Seriously? Is she an object, or is she an individual that you fell in love with?

News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]


Nothing wrong with that, but you came across as if you cannot even imagine to marry someone outside your faith or ethnicity. Maybe you will meet a beautiful Indian girl tomorrow and fall in love with her? Still you wouldn't marry her simply because she's not catholic and Polish? That's nonsense, and you know it, because it does not take into account the individual.


That behavior leads to the creation of ethnic ghettos/ no go zones with all the problems and racial tensions we can observe these days.

News / What kind of Poland do most Poles want? [101]


Interesting. That's exactly what Jews and Muslims are often blamed for. Rightly so, I have to add...

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Well, the Germans will probably be the last ones in Europe to move much further to the right. Plenty of others have already, and outside of Europe the US will be next, or so it seems. Have you applied for your passport already?

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Poland can't because it doesn't have the economic feet to walk on its own. What would happen if Poland and/or the UK would leave the EU? Millions of Poles would probably be forced to return home without having any job prospects. Who pays for unemployment benefits then, for pensions and all the other stuff? No, Poland leaving the EU would be economic suicide.


Poland is still one of the most pro-EU countries in the union.


This is a discussion forum, Iron... :)

Law / Do banks in Poland accept bank drafts issued by a foreign bank, in Polish Zloty? [8]

Does it really matter on which side of the pond he will pay the fee? The banks in Poland will rob you the same way as the American ones.

Law / Do banks in Poland accept bank drafts issued by a foreign bank, in Polish Zloty? [8]


You will still have to pay the fee for the conversion from US$ to Zloty, which can be significant for larger amounts.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


I know that you are against the Polish membership in the EU, Iron. The difference between us is that I believe that the EU was the best thing that could've happened to Poland. Without its help, Poland would still be a post communist country struggling with an outdated infrastructure and an industrial base that would not be able to survive on the global market. It's hard to give up part of your sovereignty to become a member of the EU, but every country had to do this and Poland is no exception.


No, my friend, I don't. I made a simple remark, and you chose to respond with insults. Doesn't matter. Peace!

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


If you think that Poland is in the position to receive EU funds, have a say in the decisions the union makes, and then can refuse to cooperate with the rest of the EU, then you're naive at best.


You finally see the light, Iron! Good for you.


Yup, that's the question that stupid people ask all the time... :)