Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Being educated is not the same as being privileged. It often means that you started at street level yourself and used the free education available so that you able to do a job that can not easily be replaced by a Pole or Romanian fresh off the boat.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

There is a lot of objective evidence. You merely need to show the correlation between votes for each candidate; and level of education in that district.

It could be a coincidence that Clinton managed to have the highest results in each of the 30 most educated voting districts in the US - but If that were to be a random chance then it would be a one in 1 trillion occurrence, literally - it would be .5 to the power of 30 slightly adjusted for the fact that Clinton got 2 percent more votes than Trump in the overall franchise.

It is obviously not just capital cities - check any college town in any Trump voting state - say Lawrence Kansas or Madison Wisconsin and you will see an island of blue in a sea of red.

There are similar results for Brexit - clever people generally don't want to make themselves a few thousand pounds poorer or have less opportunities.

I guess you should rather take your revolutionary mathematical and statistical theories to universities and tell them that their analyses are wrong.

I'm not expecting to persuade you by the way - you illustrate the trend quite well.

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

Tens of millions have not elected anyone - add together all the votes of PiS, Fidesz and a few other whackjobs and it is less than 10 million - they are on the fringes of European politics and rightly so.

The EU is not forcing the U.K. to stay in - rather they have said that once the UK settles its bills and resolve the Irish border issue then it is free to discuss some kind of access to the single market. In fact it is the UK which is dithering about leaving, because the government knows it will be an economic disaster.

The euro is not dwindling, it has gained significantly against USD this year, and by a huge amount against the GBP. So in fact quite the opposite of what you describe.

There are no leftist radical governments in the EU. There are no leftist radical policies been passed by the EU. Piratical leftist I understand policies such as renationalisation, appropriation of private assets, wage controls and price controls, collectivised agriculture. Doing the decent thing by a few refugees is not a radical leftist agenda.

I am halfway through Andrew Breitbart book, it has a few excellent chapters but most of it feels like being locked in the bedroom with you :) Unsubstantiated facts, irrelevant arguments, obsessions over single issues, No solutions and only problems

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

Yep - we will prosper like Moldova and Serbia

News / EU confirms it will take action against Poland over court reforms [554]

How have the Brexit morons called their bluff ? Right now they are begging to remain a bit longer in the single market and the govt is probably going to fall pushing through a brexit bill. The EU is merely standing back and letting them self destruct

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]

Respect in Poland is not measured only by what money you earned by what car you drive. In fact even in the US there are many less superficial ways to gain respect.

Whether they are teaching in schools or teaching in businesses or teaching in private, TEFL teachers perform a valuable role and without them in the development of many other businesses would not have been possible. It is Far easier to teach a polish manager or businessman if you are able to send them abroad to work with his peers. That is only possible if they have a good Level of English.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

qz.com/981438/the-one-thing-uniting-voters-for-brexit-trump-and-le-pen-isnt-age-or-immigration

Well this is a convenient summary if you lost the last one.

Time to go to work for me :) if you are bored after your day on the krupnik there are plenty more studies you can google.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Probably a free market conservative - but why do we have to describe ourselves as belonging to one team ? How about voting for the candidate that best reflects your views at that time ?

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Yes there are plenty of facts, already posted in the Brexit, Trump and Various PiS threads.

it's not propaganda and I am not a lefty.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

@G (undercover)

Has a lot to do with reality. Support for PiS, Trump, Brexit, Le Pen, AfD correlates strongly with low levels of education and living away from big towns. That is not the same as saying all people in Polska B are dumb.

does your boss make his racist jokes in a board meeting ? Or in front of his Asian employees ? Or put them on his LinkedIn feed ?

BTW I have never taught English to anyone in my life (except my kids I guess). Not that there is anything wrong with teaching English - having a good level of English is helping Poland move forward

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

Yes I have been to Cincinnati- it has a murder rate 4x higher than Marseille. Yes I have visited Charlotte many times - it's where I normally fly into when visiting the US. Its 67 murders last year is far higher than Marseille.

sSigSauer you seem like a decent guy but you will find that out for yourself when you come here and start looking for a job - logistics if I remember ? . Go for a few recruitment meetings and if you get the chance raise your views over a bottle of wine and see the reaction you get.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

I have been to Marseille many times both for work and pleasure Johnny and felt safer there than I did in a comparable size US town, say Cincinnati or Charlotte. Without looking up I suspect there are at least 50 towns in the US with higher crime rates.

Have you ever been there ?

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

I think when you come here and want to earn your six figures that will mean mixing with the most educated and worldly Poles who have what you would refer to as radical leftist cucked views; but are in fact the norm for modern Europeans.

The anti immigration stuff is for the consumption of the old and the gullible - as Doug says most normal people know they are more at risk on Polands roads and under-developed hospitals than from terrorism. If you spout off your spiel about 7th century barbarians you will not find it falling on receptive ears.

Never seen traffic in Warsaw like on Friday night with everyone fleeing the march of the bigoted idiots yesterday.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

No. I can still not see the distinction - I must be too dumb,

I am still waiting for examples of radical left government actions in the EU. A murky soup of Breitbartisms and a condemnation of their actions that are governed by the UN convention on refugees does not count.

Mind you I can think of one radical left action - taxing banks half their profits and giving the cash to fund 500+

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

No I don't see the distinction.

What Eruropean nation has radical left policies ? Name some. The only conceivable example is The brief Syriza govt taking some understandable steps to get up of Greeces mess. Otherwise there are no radical left governments in Europe.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]

You are doing precisely that SigSauer - you intend to live and work in Poland and already from your vantage point in the Middle East you are advising us on immigration and education and European values.

Life / Where is the best town to raise children in Poland? [2]

You mean neither of you speak Polish ? In that case what you are planning is extremely difficult and borderline irresponsible.

In a small town then maybe a third of people would speak English - mostly younger. That would not include the people you need to deal with - bureaucrats, neighbors, nurses, teachers. Your chance of finding employment in a small town with no Polish are very low. If you are not EU citizens then access to healthcare and right to remain here is also going to be diffcult.

Life / Thoughts on pro vs cons when moving to Poland from New Zealand with Polish wife and daughter. Living cost. [9]

Try before your buy is my advice - see if you can have an extended holiday, see how you deal with the weather and what are the costs and possibilities of work. Unless you have an in demand skill then getting work will not be easy. learning Polish well in one year is a big challenge too.

Reason is that 1.5m zloty will be a lot but by the time you bought your house you would be lucky to get 50.000 a year from the rest of the invested money. So you need to add that to your wife's earnings and see if it would give you them same standard of living as you have in NZ.

Life / Feedback on Smart Bank / Nest Bank [4]

You will have to make your own judgment about whether it's good or not - it's the newest, smallest and least capitalised Polish bank but it has a rating similar to most of the rest.

Yes it is covered by the NBP insurance scheme - I would not read too much into that because if things go really wrong it's unlikely the Polish state has the money to cover losses. There have been some small banks (more like credit unions) going bust in the last two years and it has not been easy for depositors to recover cash, I think they will get it but I have heard anecdotally that the ones who have emigrated are at the back of the queue.

Work / How to earn interest on Euro Account or Deposits? [5]

That will be difficult - You will need many thousands of Euro to earn anything worthwhile. Only three banks earn more than 0.50 on Euro fixed deposits and they are all Polish owned.

On current accounts just forget it - and work instead to ensure you don't pay any fees. When they say it's a wallet they are talking metaphorically.

Food / Mexican food store in Poland (online) [5]

There is also Arriba-Sklep.pl. they have pretty much the same stuff as Don describes in Kuchnia Swiata plus a small selection of other sauce etc. But you will have to improvise ! Good thing about Poland in summer is lots of good fruit and vegetables and it is tasty so I'm sure you will get to love a polish food too :)

Travel / What is the cheapest way to get from Modlin airport to Warsaw? [106]

Was talking about Uber with a friend last night and their price from Modlin on their website is nuts - 61 zloty, but the gas on its own would be 30 zloty, let alone the cost of insurance, car depreciation ZUS. I can only assume that Uber is subsidising Polish drivers to a huge extent - otherwise why do it ?

Travel / What is the cheapest way to get from Modlin airport to Warsaw? [106]

It is much further - 40km and a taxi will set you back about 150 zloty with Sawa, a reputable Warsaw firm. Check the Modlin airport website or try and arrange a transfer beforehand.

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

Indeed - there are 11.000 people with hiv in Sweden of which about 6000 are migrants. That 6000 will include some Poles, some Americans and some British by the way.

The total number of migrants in Sweden is 1.2m - so the percentage of migrants with hiv is 0.5.

In Sub Saharan Africa the rate of HIV is now below 5 percent, not the 20 percent.

Blaming refugees for disease is an old tactic of the far right.

You could explain that many times without it being understood. Anyway Dirk is suspended - not sure why but probably something more serious than bragging about the size of his car.

Love / How common or culturally accepted is divorce in Poland? [43]

The rate is about 35 percent - one of the lower in Europe. I disagree with Dom - I think it is roughly as common in villages as it is in towns - partly due to the strains caused by lots of villagers working. Don't have any evidence for that but this just my observation.

I don't think there is any social stigma to being divorced here, most people would not bat an eyelid. There is a stigma to walking out on your kids when they are young however - that tends to be done by people who are not married in the first place.

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

Post 221. In fact it was 75 percent.

It is not a resort and not elegant.

Anyway as Roger says not worth it - I'm off in the Maluch to see if I can scrape together enough grosze for some flaczki to eat with my ugly wife in my hovel. :)

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

That is not the same as 40 percent of migrants having HIV - christ only knows what kind of schooling you get there.

The cruise ship cost is less than 50 euro per day per head. Its difficult to eat and drink on that money in Stockholm let alone find a bed. It's p to the Swedish taxpayers if they want to put up with it.

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

They are nonsense - he cannot seem to read details or do maths. On top of that there is the normal embellishment - a bankrupt business hotel in dreary Halle is somehow a 4 star resort. A mothballed cruise ship dragged out of Brest harbour is a luxury liner etc.

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

In fact less than 0.5 percent of migrants in Sweden are HIV positive.

The luxury cruise ship was 35 years old and already retired from service.

No hotels have been bought out - the German govt asked for tenders for a temporary solution and this was won by Holiday Inn, a US company.

Where do you get all these lies from ?

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

Of course you can contribute. It's a free country and a free forum that is generally well managed - though I think that all of these migrations threads should be rolled into one as they spam the site especially once the US based members have woken up and had their six pack of Schlitz.

But we would have a more sensible debate if you did not speak in cliches that come straight from Breitbart or Rush Limbaugh. In real life nobody has ever used in my presence the words virtue signalling, statist, cuck etc. If they did start talking to me like that I would edge gently away from them or take a sudden interest in the sports game on the TV in the corner of the bar !

A few weeks ago there was some other dude here who started asking about his holiday in the Polish lakes, where to buy the best pierogi etc and quite quickly moved on to race wars and the need for Poland to be dominated by Russians.