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delphiandomine   
3 Sep 2011
Life / People living in Warsaw are rootless peasants! [41]

What is strange is that apart from Greater Poland and part of Upper Silesia, most of the orange areas are people who have been repatriated from the Kresy, so eastwards from the so called "Polska B", which BTW is a term used by losers.

Used by losers? That would be why the American diplomats (so beloved of PiS voters) use it too?

What's also interesting is that places like Poznan (which is filled with people who can trace their lineage back to the mid 19th century and beyond) is solidly orange. Anyway, most of the Kresy morons left for America at the beginning of the I RP - those that were left were somewhat more intelligent than the blithering idiots that left. Hence - Wrocław and Szczecin flourish, while places like the countryside in Lubelskie rot.

Still, they coloured the areas uniformly orange or uniformly blue giving the impression that the votes were all in favour of one candidate, while in fact the difference was likely at most a few percent.

Actually, the difference was far higher than a few percent in most places.

Still - educate yourself - prezydent2010.pkw.gov.pl/PZT/PL/WYN/W/index.htm

Only Lodzkie, Mazowieckie and Podlaskie were "close" - the rest were pretty clear wins for either candidate.

Take a good look at the map. For the most part blue color covers area where center of Poland used to be for centuries.. Who is voting PO? Rootless unfortunates who do not even know who their great-grandparents were.

Nice of you to criticise people who lost their homelands. I mean, so patriotic of you - that you're willing to insult such people. Gotta love those Poles living abroad - they'll go as low as they can just to prove a point!

sobieski is a Flemish commie who is trying to diminish and belittle people because of their political choices.

They do a great job of that by themselves. By the way, the latest statistic is that Kaczynski has fought 13 electoral battles as a leader. He won 2, lost 11 - I mean, who votes for losers like that?

On the other hand I pretty well impartial, not siding with political parties but looking what their rule would bring for Poland.

Come on, you're a big PiS fanboy. Don't bother denying it.

Enough with the "Polska B" bullcrap.

Nah, we'll carry on.
delphiandomine   
3 Sep 2011
Life / What are the requirements to get a cell phone here in Krakow? [22]

You can get the phone no problem, but forget about a contract. You're not going to get a phone contract unless your residence permit is valid for the length of the contract (which it won't be).

Play's prepaid offer isn't bad, though.
delphiandomine   
2 Sep 2011
Law / Is running a business in Poland very profitable? [33]

look as Tesco with their 3 quid for a pair of jeans in the UK. Jeans in the Polish Tesco are four to five times more expensive.

Again - comparing apples and oranges. Tesco in the UK was selling "Tesco Value" jeans - whereas in Poland, they're not going for that segment of the market. You can't compare the two.

Tesco clothes in Poland are much more expensive than in the UK and Tesco are shameless at ripping off Polish people

There's not much difference in price if you compare like-for-like - Tesco here simply isn't selling to the bottom end of the market, probably quite deliberately after their previous strategy failed.

for example, I bought a set of carpets for my car and ... you guessed it... they were for a right hand drive car
could you return them? could you b*ggery

Were they described as such?
delphiandomine   
2 Sep 2011
Law / How Much Does It Cost To Form a Political Party In Poland? [15]

I suppose there should be a BIG RED text under each nick stating whether the poster is Polish or has Polish roots.

I don't want such crap under my nickname, thanks. I don't feel the need to boast about accidents of birth.
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2011
Classifieds / Poznan CouchSurfing/Language Exchange Club meetings - weekly! [12]

In summer, between 10-20 - it's a right mix of people now, because quite a few aren't on CS but found the meeting through the "Language Exchange Club".

The record, so far, is around 80 - but a normal week during the school year is about 30.

It can be good fun - we try and get people to come who are passing through Poznan, so there's always new faces. And an established bunch of drun...regulars ;)

(I'm a loser, I'm home already, too tired to stay out)

Just to let people know - the new location is -

The Vikings, ul. Murna 3. It's located about 1 minute from Stary Rynek, between Stary Rynek and Plac Wolnosci, just off ul. Paderewskiego.

Over 40 people attended last week - it's a great place :)
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Not really, some dudes where surprised that Poland has her interests and dare to voice it. Instead of obey what big boys agree to/

May I remind you that Lech Kaczynski signed Lisbon?

It was his worst hour - after all the abuse towards the EU, he chickened out and signed it. He didn't have to - all he had to do was wait until May, wait until the UK Conservatives got elected and bang - Lisbon wouldn't have been ratified. But no, he bottled it.

By the way - if they were sticking up for Poland's interests, why did they isolate Poland on the European stage?
delphiandomine   
1 Sep 2011
Work / Professional development for teachers? the options in Poland? [11]

If you mean that it isn't as highly valued as one from, e.g. a British uni, then you may have a point, but in terms of education, the two-year course is much more intensive than people might think.

That's what I meant - it's just not valued at all outside of Poland. It's not a bad idea to do one if you're already in Poland and planning a long stay here, but it's not a good idea if you want to use it elsewhere.

Actually - I'd say that their strength (deep and demanding) is also their drawback (too much theory). It's a double edged sword - but I wouldn't dispute the content of them. The problem is with the integrity of Polish universities - and the relevance of what's actually being taught. I know one guy, for instance, who failed a student for being a lazy, know-nothing arsehole. He was then ordered to pass him by his boss - and as it was an oral exam, he had no choice.

My comments about MA concerned knowledge gained, not money. If you want to make a lot of money, don't teach.

I'd say in terms of knowledge gained, a Polish MA will give you a very, very detailed understanding of the theory.

Mind you, one thing about Poland - if you need an MA, and don't care where you get it from, a weekend MA in English from a crap private university isn't a bad bet.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Would I? Actually, I can't vote in Scottish elections - if you live abroad, you're automatically disqualified from voting. I won't even get to vote in the independence referendum.

So - you know - I was already stripped of my right to vote there. But I vote here instead, so - no big deal.

what a hipocrite

I'd consult a dictionary before insulting someone.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
Classifieds / Poznan CouchSurfing/Language Exchange Club meetings - weekly! [12]

Might as well start a new thread...

In Poznan, we have a regular weekly meeting of people who like to exchange different languages. Mostly, everyone speaks English - but other languages are used, too. It's quite normal to hear not only English and Polish, but also German and Spanish too :) It's a pleasant time for people to relax and enjoy themselves - good people, good beer, good pub!

For the rest of summer (at least until the end of September) - we'll be meeting in "Baza Wilda", ul. Gorna Wilda 89/19 - entrance is on the right side of the building at the side, down the stairs.

Thursdays, 7pm-11pm :) If you come and you're lost - ask for the "Poznan Language Exchange Club/CouchSurfing meeting" :)

Everyone is welcome - and - of course, it's for free!
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

If they keep paying taxes in Poland, they can keep their rights.

In fact, let's go one further - anyone who fails to submit a PIT-11 form should be prohibited from voting. That'll soon stop those who only take the advantages of Polish citizenship and don't give anything back. I mean, if they can't be bothered to even submit a tax return every year, they're not exactly patriotic, are they? It also has the benefits of requiring so-called Poles to come to Poland.

To paraphrase Washington DC - "no representation without taxation" seems fair to me.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Complete crazies, behave like they lived in 19 century.

What makes me laugh is that seem utterly oblivious to the stuff they're doing - I mean, charging journalists to attend a meeting?

Do other countries also have such political parties who are voted for mostly by simple-minded people?

Hmm. As far as my knowledge of European politics goes, there's no country in Europe with such a hard split between "educated' and "uneducated" people. Could be wrong, though.

I'm just imagining the type of people who go to "Gazeta Polska" meetings in the UK. Can you imagine? I looked on their website today - it contains nothing but Smolensk and moaning about PO. And guys, *that's* why PiS won't get elected.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

It gets better and better...

thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/54248,Polish-MEP-charges-journalists-for-London-meeting

Journalists wishing to attend a meeting with former justice minister and prominent Law and Justice member Zbigniew Ziobro have been asked to pay 100 pounds sterling for the privilege, media reports.

"There is no possibility for Gazeta Wyborcza to be present at the meeting," Piotrowska said, adding that there is to be a "different selection process" as the club wants "to avoid unfavourable accounts" of the meeting in the media.


haha...hahahahaha....hahahahahahahahahahaha

Don't they realise that by banning GW/TVN/etc, they'll just get mocked even more in the media?
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
Language / Simultaneous translators in Poland [5]

Any way around that or does anybody know any agencies that might be more commercially astute ?

Jesus. It's the typical arrogance here "I have a title and I won't do it because you should trust the paper".

Where about are you looking for one? If it's Poznan, I might be able to send someone your way for an audition - she's quite good, and wouldn't have any issue with auditioning first.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

I am on the outside looking in and I have a question regarding PiS: 1) are most of its members seniors? 2) if so, what will happen to this party when they die off?

It's stereotyped as such, but it's more accurate to say that they're the "Catholic-Socialist" option than anything else.

If you look back at Solidarity, they are the continuation of the "worker" faction.

Voting rights should be lifted for all Poles who stay abroad longer than one year - their perspective is blurred seriously and they lose touch with the Polish reality. Their voting is simply out of place, out of time.

I'd even go further and say that voting rights should be restricted from anyone born abroad, unless they return to Poland and pay tax/ZUS contributions for at least a year. That would stop the Plastic Poles ;)

(I know one Polish American, much to his credit, who wanted to vote Kaczynski but decided not to vote because - in his words - "I'm American, not Polish". He gained a hell of a lot of respect from people for that.

Nope. PiS is much more harmful because they are able to start a civil war in order to get power. Dead bodies and destruction - that is what doesn`t scare PiS.

I just don't think Kaczynski realises that Poles don't want battles, don't want wars - they want peace and quiet for once.

In a way, it's a shame for Poland - Poland needs a strong opposition party, and only the SLD seem capable of that at the minute.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

I will just simply completely ignore what they are saying, because i will do so in the knowledge that Kaczynski will never return to power ever again, and quite possibly PIS will fall apart.

My own prediction here -

Nothing will change in terms of seats/votes - PO-PSL will be returned to power. Kaczynski won't resign straight away - he'll give a few speeches in which he'll blame everyone but himself, but after a few days, the knives will be out and he'll be forced to resign. He'll then give a bizarre rambling speech, and I wouldn't be surprised if he sets up his new fringe loony party that no-one will support.

Meanwhile, PiS will start to distance themselves from him - probably, they will make some claims that he disrespected his dead brother, etc etc - and they will start to sort themselves out. This year will be like 2001 for the UK Conservatives - an utter disaster, and they'll start to reform. The "hardline" faction will probably be pushed to the backbenches by a new leader - some of them might join Kaczynski, but the majority will be behind the new leader who will reinvent the party.

This really is Kaczynski's last chance - the next elections are in 2014.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Now now. We let them talk, because the more they open their mouths, the more people realise how absolutely unelectable they are.
delphiandomine   
31 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

opinion polls in Poland are no to be trusted, everybody knows it, they are run by ex-political-police|(commies)types......

Everyone that doesn't publish information in your favour is immediately ex-communist, aren't they? Open your eyes, man.

I talk to people, not to polls !

Never considered that people will tell you what they think you want to hear?

I can tell you that not one person from my social group is going to vote PiS. They're split between PO, PSL and SLD - even - some people supporting the likes of Palikot and Korwin-Mikke. But no-one will vote PiS - they are simply unelectable.

unfortunately it is still sad reality .........

Please - if it was - why did PiS manage to win in 2005 despite the Presidency and Sejm being SLD-controlled?

yeah, they will win regardless how many people will be voting them

Nah, they will win because they'll get the most amount of votes.

Ironside, do you really not see that the reason why PiS lose is because they're a disorganised shambles who chose to appeal to the fringe of Polish society? They won in 2005 because they managed to get the lefties, the centrists and the rightists all on their side. They then lost the lefties and centrists, and they're left with remains.

PiS was actually a very electable party back then - people were sick of SLD incompetence, and they associated PO with AWS - they wanted a genuine change for the better. But PiS made a mess of it by letting the power go to their heads, and there we are today. Nothing to do with rigged elections, and everything to do with their President.
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Every single opinion poll says otherwise. Every election result says otherwise.

Screaming about "falsified results" is the kind of thing that bitter, sore losers do.

PO don't need to falsify the results - they're going to win regardless.
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

This is the funny thing - PiS suddenly changed their tune in recent months when they realised that even if they win the election, they'll have to rely on the SLD to get a majority in the Sejm - but the SLD have been...hmm..rather cool, shall we say?

Insulting PSL voters recently won't have helped them either - seriously, Mr Kaczynski, get a grip on your party!

(it's my feeling that people are destroying PiS intentionally in order to remove Kaczynski after this election)
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
Law / Is running a business in Poland very profitable? [33]

It's funny because I was going to mention this store, they are cheap and good value for money, the one in Poznan is out of town though.

There's a new one going in at the M1 centre in Franowo, apparently.
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]

Yes, it is really unbelievable. PiS, the major opposition party, refuses to run debates with the ruling party!

To be entirely fair, it's probably a sign of an utter lack of talent beyond the main big figures - PO have much more "strength in depth", whereas PiS are relying on a few heavyweights. Kaczynski would get slaughtered by the other big 3 in a debate - they wouldn't let him broadcast his usual nonsense, and he's showing no attempt to fight PO on the real issues (which, paradoxically, is his best hope of winning).

Very good. )::):): In this way, PiS is going to lose and that will be a great success of Poland.

You know, the biggest question in this election is - who will PO form a coalition with? Will it be the SLD, or PSL?

(personally - the SLD would be better - they have no interest in maintaining KRUS, nor do they have any interest in subsidising Solidarność controlled industries)
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

I freely admit I have issues with Poland, but these issues pertain to Polish justice

Given that you did everything yourself in Poland, are you surprised that you had problems?

Plenty of Poles have had problems with English justice, too. Does it mean that the English system is dreadful?
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
Law / Is running a business in Poland very profitable? [33]

not really "chavs" more for normal families, for example, it sells all the top shoe brands,just cheaper,or cricket or ski gear at reasonable prices.

Have you seen Mike Ashley, though? ;)

Nah, it's just not a fair comparison to compare InterSport in Poland to Sports World - the two are pitched completely differently. Try getting someone in Sports World to help you with anything, then compare to InterSport in Poland - it's a world of difference.

(used to use Sports World all the time for things like cheap footballs and pool cue chalk...)

How can you say that is comparing apples with oranges. It's like for like.

How on earth can you compare a high-end sports shop with a store that packs in clothes/equipment and provides **** all customer service? It's just not comparable - Sports World is downmarket, Intersport is upmarket.

Personally I would quite like to set up shop in Poland. I quite like the place really but I was advised it might not be safe to do so.

Not safe? Who advised you that?

No-one is going to bother you in Poland if you open a clothes shop. I suspect the fact that you don't speak the language (and seem to be afraid of foreigners) is clouding your judgement. In fact, the only threat to you is your money before you realise how different Poland is.

You do realise that the UK is also exceptionally expensive for certain brands that you can buy in the USA for peanuts? It's swings and roundabouts - different countries pitch products at different prices. As I said - Zara is a great example - it's a downmarket brand in Spain, but middle market in Poland and the UK. But there's certainly no cartel here - or at least - nothing that doesn't exist in the UK as well.

Just maybe, instead of blaming imaginary cartels and suchlike, you should look at what the brand owners think? Perhaps they don't want their products to be sold cheaply in Poland?

Sorry, but you don't speak the language and don't live here - you haven't got a clue. By the way, if you want to speak of cartels - perhaps you might want to ask the supermarkets in the UK about milk prices.
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
Law / Is running a business in Poland very profitable? [33]

Go to Sports World and check the prices. Then go to the big sports shop in Kings Cross in Poznan.

You're comparing apples and oranges - Sports World is a downmarket shop for chavs, whereas InterSport is a high-end sports clothing shop. Different countries will pitch products at different markets - for example, Zara is a downmarket brand in Spain, but a mid-class brand in Poland and the UK.

Check out what a childs bicycle costs in Poland and then the UK. The whole economy is fixed in Poland.

Similar sorts of prices, unless, of course, you're trying to compare cheap UK shops with upmarket Polish shops.

Why is there such a massive business in shipping secondhand clothes to Poland?

Because British people are dumb enough to donate clothes to a vague sounding "charity collection"? Combine that with the Polish perception that foreign = better, and you have a huge market.
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

I guess when your country loses it's identity like the UK, it becomes important to some of us.

Please, don't mix up your English views with us Scots - we don't want anything to do with your longing for the days of English domination.

My school friends who moved to London some 30 odd yesrs ago are now coming back saying it's lonely because there are so few English people. That's sad.

Few English people? The last demographic data suggested that England was around 89% White English.
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
Law / Is running a business in Poland very profitable? [33]

I'm really wondering where this was - I can only assume that he's made the usual mistake of comparing CLOSING DOWN SALE!1111!!!!11OMGLOL prices to normal shop prices.

One thing that is odd (for me, as a foreigner) in Poland is when the sales are - there's no huge after-Christmas sale period, for instance, but you tend to see quite good sales throughout the year.
delphiandomine   
30 Aug 2011
News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Why should they?

He lives in a gritty ex-mining town council estate and is unemployed (and divorced from a Polish woman, from the looks of things) - no wonder he thinks so ;)