UK, Ireland / Western Europe is not Paradise after all (Polish doctors in the UK more popular) [75]


Not really. Brits like nothing more than criticising the NHS. Nevertheless, it is still among the best health services in the world and a thousand times better than the mess here, with drunken doctors, unnecessary tests, that Rutinoscorbin rubbish and services paid for individually. A colleague was once asked to pay extra for having his arm in plaster rather than a sling. When he refused, the 'nurse' tried to cut the plaster off!

Study / SWPS university Warsaw - questions [43]


It isn't. English-speaking countries also have Licentiates too. Btw, there haven't been any 'Anglo-Saxon' countries for a thousand years.


A UK bachelors' degree (better regarded than a Polish magister) is 5 days a week, minimum of 6 hours contact a day for a minimum of 3 years.


Yet they are regarded as being among the best in the world.

One thing that puzzles me about the Polish system (and this happened to a friend this week) is that when you do your final exams and you aren't satisfied with one of the grades, you can do a retake in September!!!

UK, Ireland / Western Europe is not Paradise after all (Polish doctors in the UK more popular) [75]


Not really - there was a rush of articles all in the same week placed by that private clinic's PR people.


Me too, and the last time I used it, the only doctor on duty in the hospital I went to was drunk while at work. I got to see him immediately because all the patients were waiting in the corridor until he finished his shift. Like me they all walked out of the room as soon as they saw him.

In the UK, by the way, I've never had to wait more than an hour to be seen, including at the new NHS Walk-in centre.

UK, Ireland / Western Europe is not Paradise after all (Polish doctors in the UK more popular) [75]

Beware of taking the reader comments in the Daily Mail seriously. Very much 'glass half empty' and about as truthful as some of the dafter posters here.

Study / SWPS university Warsaw - questions [43]


BA or Licentiate? They are very different.

Law / UK National Insurance and Polish ZUS and tax issues [11]

You don't say what your citizenship is or on what basis you were in the UK. For British people the possibility to continue paying exists and is very easy to sort out.

UK, Ireland / Western Europe is not Paradise after all (Polish doctors in the UK more popular) [75]


That's a truly daft assertion. One private clinic has opened. Not really 'more popular', is it. There's an Austrian dental practice in Warsaw - are you going to claim that Austrian dentists are 'more popular' than Polish ones?

Worth mentioning that the newspaper you've quoted is a bit dodgy - they always criticise any sort of public sector activity, and specialise in scaremongering about the NHS.

News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

The whole point is whether or not it should be developed. I think there's very little commercial sense.

News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

I don't think there's any point making a new port in Elbląg. Gdynia is sufficient to handle the direct sea imports and most stuff comes in by road anyway.

A tourist marina might be a better option.

News / Restoring the Port of Elbląg? [113]

Does Poland news to build a new port?

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

I think if we compare levels of education and IQ we'll find a difference.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

Quite. Fascists don't need to 'know' anything to behave badly. Generally they don't know much at all.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

Much more accurate, as well as being politically neutral. The craziest thing us that those thugs didn't see the irony of how the good professor's most famous quote resonates in the light of their stupid and cowardly behaviour.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

Agreed. The thread title is pathetic.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]


Right, Pol3, someone 'contends'. Despite the fact that no charges have been made, more has he ever been convicted of anything.

A lynch mob. Some of us prefer the law.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

And proper channels exist to investigate concerns, legitimate or not. The investigation in this case resulted in no action being taken.

Study / Vistula University in Poland. Any experience? Any student? [57]

See various posts above and elsewhere on the forum.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

The SB is something that you'd know far more about than me, back in the day. The Gestapo is outwith both your and my experience.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]


Yes. That and the fact that he's a highly respected person. You should be very careful indeed when referring to unproven allegations about a very good man.


No intimidation - just facts.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

Except you're still repeating unproven and libellous rumours. If you know a good defence lawyer, now's the time to make sure you've got enough money to afford the fees

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]


Ironic then that you're libelling and repeating unproven slurs about a 96 year old retired professor and highly respected author of 57 books.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

Do you believe he's a murderer? And do you have a good lawyer? Especially since your allegation about his military service all those years ago was never an official one and he has never been convicted or even charged with any offences.

Btw, he's one of the nicest and most gentle people you could hope to meet. Nevertheless, I hope he would sue.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

Maybe the extra half a million were not true Poles.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]


An expat hasn't posted the figures, so I will instead. Three million PZRR members, many more in affiliated organisations and 300,000 nomenklatura.

Many must be dead, because so few people have the balls to admit membership and the rest say they had to in order to get promotion and/or because all their friends were members.

Hey, at least it got you access to better shops and holiday camps, plus all the other extras.

Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

We're all descended from the apes, and before that from rat-like creates, however none of us are descended from Lucy. Not least because DNA evidence shows that none of her descendants are alive today.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

In public life, you will find that number to be far fewer.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]


For many. One of the most respected authorities worldwide in his academic field.


I'm sure some of those who have all the answers were able to turn their hand to all sorts of things. Even very lowbrow things, given all the competition. After all, too many cooks spoil the broth.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]


The Professor Emeritus is a great authority.

News / Professor Zygmund Bauman, Commie-Jew, shouted down [79]

Because nobody bothers attending those things except the chronologically and intellectually decrepit.

Study / Vistula University in Poland. Any experience? Any student? [57]

Different to what? To a respected system?