PWEI
31 Oct 2011
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]
As purely Roman as he was purely Polish.
As purely Roman as he was purely Polish.
PWEI
31 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / What do you like about living in Britain? [134]
OK then, tell us where to find ready meals in the supermarket.
OK then, tell us where to find ready meals in the supermarket.
PWEI
31 Oct 2011
News / The cross in Polish parliament - Does it bother you? [100]
Having the majority of citizens as Catholic is not the same as being a Catholic country. If Poland were a Catholic country, contraception would be illegal. You seen any shortage of condoms in Poland?
It is still in the great majority, Catholic.
Having the majority of citizens as Catholic is not the same as being a Catholic country. If Poland were a Catholic country, contraception would be illegal. You seen any shortage of condoms in Poland?
PWEI
31 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / What do you like about living in Britain? [134]
Not in Poland.
I thought ready meals are everywhere nowadays.
Not in Poland.
PWEI
31 Oct 2011
News / The cross in Polish parliament - Does it bother you? [100]
The bit about where it says that Poland is like that and on whose authority.
BTW: if Poland is a Catholic country, why is divorce and remarriage legal in Poland? You do know that it is legal in Poland, don't you?
What part of 'Poland is a Catholic country' do you not understand?
The bit about where it says that Poland is like that and on whose authority.
BTW: if Poland is a Catholic country, why is divorce and remarriage legal in Poland? You do know that it is legal in Poland, don't you?
PWEI
31 Oct 2011
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]
Really? Give us the source then.
(I mean the source which shows Copernicus using that name to refer to himself, not the source of anything else).
Really? Give us the source then.
(I mean the source which shows Copernicus using that name to refer to himself, not the source of anything else).
PWEI
31 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / What do you like about living in Britain? [134]
Real ale and ready meals in supermarkets, i.e. not even close to enough to make up for the bad things about living in the UK.
Real ale and ready meals in supermarkets, i.e. not even close to enough to make up for the bad things about living in the UK.
PWEI
31 Oct 2011
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]
Indeed it does prove that. However, I'd argue with anybody who tried to claim Copernicus for any ethnic group!
Who? When did Copernicus ever refer to himself by that name?
We only have a few letters by Copernicus / Kopernik, most of what he wrote that survived was in Latin (Does this mean he was Roman?), and a few letters in German which was more commonly used in official matters of trade and warfare in the towns. No letters survived in Polish as you well know but that doesn't prove anything as you also well know.
Indeed it does prove that. However, I'd argue with anybody who tried to claim Copernicus for any ethnic group!
MIKO£AJ KOPERNIK
Who? When did Copernicus ever refer to himself by that name?
PWEI
30 Oct 2011
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]
Yes but those are historical facts and thus worthless when certain Poles are talking about history (and how they would like historical events to have been).
Yes but those are historical facts and thus worthless when certain Poles are talking about history (and how they would like historical events to have been).
PWEI
30 Oct 2011
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]
Superb. Now can you show us that he signed his name "Mikołaj Kopernik" on that document? Or even anywhere? I've never seen a single example of him signing himself Mikołaj. But do feel free to give the man a name which he didn't use himself.
Tell that to the thousands of Germans who were involved in the anti-Nazi resistance and to the hundreds of thousands of East Germans who joined that country's armed forces and stood ready to fight their fellow Germans.
And every other document he wrote? What's the reason that not even a single one of them is in Polish? Not even the letters to the King of Poland? Could it be that he didn't actually speak Polish?
In 1512 Mikołaj Kopernik gave the oath of fidelity to Polish King Sigismund I the Old .
Superb. Now can you show us that he signed his name "Mikołaj Kopernik" on that document? Or even anywhere? I've never seen a single example of him signing himself Mikołaj. But do feel free to give the man a name which he didn't use himself.
No German would fight against Germans
Tell that to the thousands of Germans who were involved in the anti-Nazi resistance and to the hundreds of thousands of East Germans who joined that country's armed forces and stood ready to fight their fellow Germans.
His works, like many other works written in medieval Poland, were written in Latin, which was at that time the internationall language .
And every other document he wrote? What's the reason that not even a single one of them is in Polish? Not even the letters to the King of Poland? Could it be that he didn't actually speak Polish?
PWEI
30 Oct 2011
News / GERMANS WANT TO GERMANIZE KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS)! OUTRAGE! [1016]
Prove it: show us a document written by him in Polish.
You nailed that one. Sadly some people try to claim that he was Polish.
Well, that and the fact that he held off publication until he was very nearly dead: apparently somebody did expect the Spanish inquisition.
Nicholas / Niklaus did in fact speak both Polish
Prove it: show us a document written by him in Polish.
My conclusion, for what little it's worth is this: The man by ethnicity was mixed,
You nailed that one. Sadly some people try to claim that he was Polish.
It was in this environment where Copernicus / Kopernik was able to publish his scientific observations unmolested, even while Galileo was put on trial for heresy in Italy.
Well, that and the fact that he held off publication until he was very nearly dead: apparently somebody did expect the Spanish inquisition.
PWEI
30 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / "If it's not Polish, it's shite" - What is great about Polish Beer in UK? [78]
Quite right. And with that I am off down the Eggenberg brewery for yet more of the finest beer in the world!
I really don't know why people prefer the gassy ********* served in pubs at three quid a pint when they have the opportunity to drink real beer.
Quite right. And with that I am off down the Eggenberg brewery for yet more of the finest beer in the world!
PWEI
30 Oct 2011
Real Estate / Banks in Poland selling fewer mortgages in 2011, down 49% [285]
Quite right Mark, now that we have finally got you to commit to a firm percentage fall by a firm date. I can hardly wait for next October!
history shall expose you.
Quite right Mark, now that we have finally got you to commit to a firm percentage fall by a firm date. I can hardly wait for next October!
PWEI
30 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / "If it's not Polish, it's shite" - What is great about Polish Beer in UK? [78]
Fools!
I'm in Czech republic now and the beer is awesome.
Fools!
I'm in Czech republic now and the beer is awesome.
PWEI
26 Oct 2011
Real Estate / Demand for apartments low in Poland's main cities [89]
Note that I said one to ten with regard to the odds you are offering.
I'll have that bet!
As for source, I might well be able to get that data from the real estate firms I do a bit of work from if the data from tabelofert.pl suggests that the result is close.
Got to say that I'm really hoping I lose this bet: a +20% fall in Warsaw in the next year would save me +150,000zl, which would make this the best 200zl I've ever lost!
f you go back to post 49 I never offered 10-1. I was asking you if you would offer 10-1!
Note that I said one to ten with regard to the odds you are offering.
This bet is at evens for PLN 100 or I will give you 2-1 if the number of cities showing 20% falls is 5 rather than 7. In total with the other bet that puts 300 zlots of my hard earned on the table and 200 of yours.
I'll have that bet!
As for source, I might well be able to get that data from the real estate firms I do a bit of work from if the data from tabelofert.pl suggests that the result is close.
Got to say that I'm really hoping I lose this bet: a +20% fall in Warsaw in the next year would save me +150,000zl, which would make this the best 200zl I've ever lost!
PWEI
26 Oct 2011
Life / Expats/Immigrants in Poland: Needy, Greedy or contributor. Which one are you? [118]
I'd settle for an ID card (preferably the same size as the Polish one).
So maybe it is about time Poland started valuing this community, by giving them the same rights as the Polish national receive abroad.
I'd settle for an ID card (preferably the same size as the Polish one).
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / The Slavic Tax Thieves Stealing from the UK [29]
Which is more or less than it would cost if those kids moved to the UK?
The total benefits bill for the Treasury is likely to be closer to £50million a year when other Eastern European countries are included.
Which is more or less than it would cost if those kids moved to the UK?
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]
Just as you will always defend people as long as they are Polish and their opponent is not, some people will always defend their fellow Brits.
Just as you will always defend people as long as they are Polish and their opponent is not, some people will always defend their fellow Brits.
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]
He'll definitely get better legal advice here than he would from a certain supposed lawyer who answers to the name Sanrise.
He'll definitely get better legal advice here than he would from a certain supposed lawyer who answers to the name Sanrise.
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]
Are you saying that Polish nurses start at PLN 2000-2500 per month?
Student nurses start at 2000-2500 per month. Senior Nurses are going to earn double or triple that.
Are you saying that Polish nurses start at PLN 2000-2500 per month?
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
Real Estate / Banks in Poland selling fewer mortgages in 2011, down 49% [285]
If you're a betting man, you can accept the bet which Mark weaseled his way out of and which cms has gone all quiet about. It's on pages one and two of this thread.
you wouldn't like to put a little wager on it?
If you're a betting man, you can accept the bet which Mark weaseled his way out of and which cms has gone all quiet about. It's on pages one and two of this thread.
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
Life / Vandalism on cars in Poland [64]
Yes, lots of things, one of which is that you are not in Poland.
is there anything good about Poland.
Yes, lots of things, one of which is that you are not in Poland.
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]
Yes he is. But people who aren't bigots understand that it is perfectly possible to be both Jewish and Polish. Pity you can't grasp that fact.
Isn't he Jewish as you pointed out some time ago ?:)
Yes he is. But people who aren't bigots understand that it is perfectly possible to be both Jewish and Polish. Pity you can't grasp that fact.
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]
When I pay for something and get a shiitty product in return, I will complain about it. If you don't like it, I don't care.
Says the man who says that only the insane rely on the Polish medical system.
Not quite: the word hypocritical needs to be added to the sentence.
options 1. Accept it... 2... take out private cover.3... shake the dust off your shoes and leave.
When I pay for something and get a shiitty product in return, I will complain about it. If you don't like it, I don't care.
what right have you being a quest of a country to have such a attitude...
Says the man who says that only the insane rely on the Polish medical system.
sounds about right;)
Not quite: the word hypocritical needs to be added to the sentence.
PWEI
25 Oct 2011
News / Roman Polanski accused of unlawful sex with a minor [403]
How can we overlook Poland's favourite paedophile, Roman Polanski? A Polish-American criminal so considerate that he makes sure to only cum in a child's arse just in case she could get pregnant.
How can we overlook Poland's favourite paedophile, Roman Polanski? A Polish-American criminal so considerate that he makes sure to only cum in a child's arse just in case she could get pregnant.
PWEI
24 Oct 2011
News / Poland Parliament elections in October 2011 [944]
How many elections did Hitler get more than 40% in?
How many elections did Hitler get more than 40% in?
PWEI
24 Oct 2011
Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]
Go to pretty much any small or medium-sized Polish town (the poorer the better). Walk round until you find the three nicest office buildings in town: one of them is guaranteed to be the ZUS office.
If find it very difficult to believe that Poland is spending 7.1% of GDP on healthcare, I'll look further into. I know the money isn't going on wages or new hospitals.
Go to pretty much any small or medium-sized Polish town (the poorer the better). Walk round until you find the three nicest office buildings in town: one of them is guaranteed to be the ZUS office.
PWEI
24 Oct 2011
Law / Medical Malpractice in Poland - seeking accountability? [146]
So far our only source for that figure is you.
Which is kind of the point of this thread really.
Its was 2.4% in 2008 for Poland according to one source.
So far our only source for that figure is you.
If the 7.1 % figure is correct then the service is pretty crap.
Which is kind of the point of this thread really.
PWEI
24 Oct 2011
Food / Where to find cider in Warsaw [13]
My pleasure. However, you might want to note that a pint of cider in either place is more than 20zl!
If I ever get a life again---I'm there. Thanks for the info.
My pleasure. However, you might want to note that a pint of cider in either place is more than 20zl!
PWEI
24 Oct 2011
Life / Polish Werewolves [30]
Statute of limitations.
but why, after three years, does the witch in the story change the wolves back into human beings?
Statute of limitations.