Work / What salary can be asked at IBM Poland? [67]


Close, but don't forget bonuses and age/experience related salary levels...

payscale.com/research/DE/Job=Vice_President_%28VP%29%2c_General_Manager/Salary
salaryexplorer.com/salary-survey.php?loc=81&loctype=1&job=331&jobtype=3
glassdoor.co.in/Salary/Siemens-Vice-President-Germany-Salaries-EJI_IE3510.0,7_KO8 ,22_IL.23,30_IN96.htm

History / Chance of Lwów once again became coming part of Poland [344]


He was a Prussian citizen born in Schulitz, Province of Posen, to be exact. Glad I could help... :)

News / Germans: Geh raus of Poland's business! [61]


You have no idea what you're talking about, JR. Germany is Poland's biggest trading partner by far, and German companies are major employers in Poland. Chase them away and many, many others - not only German corporations - will leave as well. And then say bye-bye to Poland's economy. Don't fall for numb nuts like the OP that believe that Poland is competitive on the international market. They are not - not even remotely - and the few fields where they are do not employ enough people. In the end, even more Poles will emigrate and then you can kiss goodbye your educated workforce and your young mothers, too. Want that to happen?

paiz.gov.pl/poland_in_figures/economy
paiz.gov.pl/publications/foreign_investors_in_poland

News / US air base to be in Poland [193]


Well, Germany was in the same position in the 1980's. The country was considered a potential nuclear battlefield that would've been sacrificed to protect France and Britain from a Soviet invasion.

News / Reactions of Poles to Negative Publicity from the Foreign Press [56]

No, but we were talking about "a bunch of outsiders butting in" - exactly what the USA and the EU are doing on a constant basis, and not only in the Middle East. Are we not allowed to voice concern about the political shift to the right in Europe? Why should Poland get special treatment?

News / Reactions of Poles to Negative Publicity from the Foreign Press [56]

Okay then, let's just close our eyes to the development in the Middle East... ;)

News / Reactions of Poles to Negative Publicity from the Foreign Press [56]


Why? There's something called free speech and the freedom of press.

You are referring to this, right?

washingtonpost.com/opinions/polands-disturbing-tilt-to-the-right/2015/11/29/480341e0-952a-11e5-8aa0-5d0946560a97_story.html
cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/12/07/exp-gps-1206-witw-poland.cnn

News / Reactions of Poles to Negative Publicity from the Foreign Press [56]


Same old, same old. Polonia organizations like the Polish American Congress and certain political circles in Poland are always offended by perceived "anti-Polish" behavior, even if it's simple criticism or a joke in a comedy show. A few years ago there was a Polish-Australian organization which - supported by the Polish embassy in Canberra - monitored the Australian media and immediately reported any "anti-Polish activity" to the embassy. Neighborhood Nazis at work; quite embarrassing.

pac1944.org/news/2015/hdc.151014.htm

"The 10/03 Saturday Night Live Show gave Polish Americans a similar treatment. It presented us as an intellectually inferior segment of American society through a silly and immature joke typically used by a schoolyard bully trying to intimidate a classmate by insulting his or her ancestry."

Genealogy / SKARBITZKI (Skarbietzky or Skarbitzky) from Dobrzetz/Breslau emigrated to the US in 1861 [11]


Probably not, but it could be worth a try. Some pre-1906 records hold a wealth of information; including physical descriptions and birth dates.


I'm not surprised. Dobrzetz was not only a small town, but also the name for a so-called "Gutsbezirk" (a rural district) that was part of the larger Regierungsbezirk Breslau.

gov.genealogy.net/item/show/object_321408

Were your ancestors catholic? Then try to contact either the state archive in Wroclaw or the church that is now in charge of Dobrzec. If the church books survived the war, you should be able to find their marriage record and through that their birth records. If your ancestors were protestant, check the EZA in Berlin. Again: if the church books survived the war, you might be lucky to find the entries.

List of available church books:
ezab.de/kirchenbuecher/kirchenbuch-suche.php

Genealogy / SKARBITZKI (Skarbietzky or Skarbitzky) from Dobrzetz/Breslau emigrated to the US in 1861 [11]


Have you found their naturalization records? For pre-1906 naturalizations, the state archive of the state where the naturalization occurred should hold the record.


No, Breslau was the name of the city at the time when Skarbitzki's ancestors lived in the Kingdom of Prussia.

Genealogy / SKARBITZKI (Skarbietzky or Skarbitzky) from Dobrzetz/Breslau emigrated to the US in 1861 [11]

If you haven't seen it already, your ancestors are in the LDS database:

familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDBJ-PGX
familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTW-GVW9
familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7G6-WY9

Life / Welcome to Poland ! (Stay away for your own sake) [239]


As an alternative: maybe France and Britain shouldn't have declared war on Germany.

back to the topic please.

Travel / Travel Agencies in Warsaw, Poland specializing in Maldives / Bali / Thailand vacations [9]

Travel agencies, and especially German ones, are almost always cheaper than booking direct with airlines or hotels. Shop around and try a few of the larger agencies (or even the small ones like Travel Overland), and if you are really adventurous, book only the flight to Thailand for example and look for a hotel or hostel yourself. I've done that quite often both in Thailand and Bali. It's easy and good accomodation is everywhere to be found.

News / US military hardware coming to Poland [76]


Poland might take the role that East and West Germany had before the wall came down - being the (hopefully theoretical) battle ground in a nuclear war.


Being slavic has nothing to do with it, Crow. If Poland allows American troops and missiles into the country, it becomes a direct threat to Russia's ability to defend itself from or retaliate against a potential nuclear strike of NATO. The balance of power is shifted, and that is something that neither Putin nor the Russian generals will tolerate. I doubt that there will ever be a Russian attack on Poland, but tensions will rise significantly which might be dangerous in itself because it opens the doors for something like the Cuban missile crisis.

News / US military hardware coming to Poland [76]


You have to spend a lot of money to build up a military force that could cope with the Russians'. Where would that come from? Spending cuts elsewhere? Loans? Who pays for long term maintenance of a huge stockpile of weapons, for training, infrastructure and everything else? In short: there's no chance whatsoever for Poland to go it alone - even if it would want to. And we haven't even talked about the question whether the country would stand a chance against Russia or not.

News / US military hardware coming to Poland [76]


Then why didn't you say so in the first place? I was asking for your opinion, and you responded with some childish pictures. If you don't believe that NATO will help Poland in case of an attack, why not capitulate right away and sign over your territory to the Russians without a fight? You can't go it alone, that's for sure.

News / US military hardware coming to Poland [76]

@Grzegorz_

Dude, are you drunk? I asked you a simple question. Are you really so naive to believe that a conflict between NATO and Russia would stay conventional?

News / US military hardware coming to Poland [76]

@Grzegorz_

So you're saying, if Russia attacks Poland with conventional weapons, the NATO would respond the same way? What happens if Russian forces simply overrun the Polish denfense lines and occupy the whole country within a week? NATO attacks Russian territory and the Russians are about to lose: still no nukes? Just a shrug and that's it? Yeah, dream on. The cold war was dangerous for a reason, but you were probably not born yet to remember.

News / US military hardware coming to Poland [76]

Why do you guys believe that a Russian attack would be conventional? Every military conflict between NATO and Russia/China would turn nuclear within seconds anyway, and nothing will protect Poland from turning into a sea of molten glass if - God forbid - such a war would ever break out.

Feedback / Should PF have a 18+ disclaimer when entering the site [17]

Don't know; that reminds me too much of political correctness a la Missouri State. I don't need a 'Safe Room' to protect me from opposing views, and I also don't have to blur every nipple that appears on screen - if you know what I mean.


:)

Feedback / Should PF have a 18+ disclaimer when entering the site [17]


LOL ... that was fast, Vincent. Are you the effective filter you were talking about? :)

There's no chance whatsoever to avoid derogatory language - neither on PF nor in real life. Even if, you don't have to use slang to offend someone.

Language / "Pan" or "Ty" - how people address each other in Poland? [55]


Have you ever been to Austria; especially Vienna? As formal as it gets. Herr Studienrat, Frau Professor, Herr Geheimrat ... they certainly love their titles.

Genealogy / Locating family history records (after 1922) - Demczyszyn, Florko [4]

The records for your family members might still be confidential (something like the 72-year rule in US census data for example). Have you thought about that?

USA, Canada / To leave the USA for a better life in Poland or not? [11]


How old are you? Depending on the field and expertise, 40+ might already be a problem.

News / Poland's election winning party: PIS proclamations [229]


That position is already filled by a poodle from an island off the coast of mainland Europe... ;)

Genealogy / Genealogy - Cecylia Lisinska Family, Szczutowo, Poland [9]

Good luck, Diane.

UK, Ireland / Sugar tax in the UK. Polish friends addicted? [55]


That BS again. How about using your brain for once? In 1965 for example, 42.4% of the American population smoked. Cigarettes were an important and accepted part of social life, and now - after all these years - you want to blame these smokers for the lack of self control? I'd bet you smoked, popped pills and got p*issed as well. Not to mention the countless times you wolfed down a pizza or a Quarter Pounder.

infoplease.com/ipa/A0762370.html

FWIW: just wait until the GOP and their voters have succeeded to ditch Obamacare and the health insurers are once again allowed to charge people with pre-existing conditions an arm and a leg, are able to reintroduce lifetime benefit caps, and are free to kick you out once you cost too much. One day you will be old, my friend, and then you can only hope that you'll simply drop dead and won't end up sick in a long term care facility that will ruin you and your family financially.

Genealogy / Genealogy - Cecylia Lisinska Family, Szczutowo, Poland [9]


You can write in English, but it might take quite some time to get a response, which is - at least in my experience - always in Polish. Provide as many details as possible, and if you're lucky you will receive a message telling you to transfer a certain amount of money to Poland for the copies they will send you. Fees have to be paid in advance and are very reasonable.


Oftentimes, there were remote farmhouses that (administratively) belonged to the same village.

UK, Ireland / Sugar tax in the UK. Polish friends addicted? [55]


Soylent Green?

Classifieds / New Poland's naturist FB page for expats and other English speakers [27]


Okay, I name it: teabaggers, Bible thumpers, gun nuts, birthers, preppers, Sarah Palin ... LOL!

I can't believe that you count nudists as a lunatic fringe element. Is a mixed sauna evil as well? I know that many Americans are extremely prude, but I didn't know that you guys are THAT afraid of human skin.