Law / Question about bureaucracy in Poland. [13]


Plenty of people on my osiedle do that.


If you abolished tax - who pays for the schools, the roads, national defence, embassies, prisons etc?

Law / Question about bureaucracy in Poland. [13]


Some. Paying them at the corner shop (like in England) is becoming more popular. That has its drawbacks. A couple of weeks ago I was at the end of a long line of people behind a woman in her nineties who was paying all her bills (several thousand zloties' worth in small bills).


It still doesn't make the system quicker, or easier, or the tax office more pleasant to deal with.

Real Estate / MNE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY , LOFTS, U SCHEIBLERA, LODZ [36]


Let's hope so. In the meantime the OP should consult a good lawyer - and fast. If he PM's me, I can recommend the one I use. Polish bankruptcy hearings are (if I remember) quite long, so there's plenty of time for another developer to be found.

UK, Ireland / Poland continues to milk Ireland dry. [129]


By Ireland?


Ireland?

Off-Topic / I am Polish and I am offended. [52]

That would be telling ;-)

Life / Polish interment practices...cemetary burial. [17]


In Western Poland too. A strange thing to do in a small village.

Food / Old Krupnik Warning [9]


Does Krupnik have an expiry date? Surely it should get better not worse with time.

Life / Polish interment practices...cemetary burial. [17]


'Grave earmarked for liquidation'

It means nobody is paying for the plot any more. The headline in the article you cited means 'Stickers on graves are barbaric'.

At least they didn't paint a big red x on them, as one village priest did a couple of years ago.

Off-Topic / I am Polish and I am offended. [52]

At least they're not exchanging romantic PMs with a 22 year old woman called Guess Who who turned out to be an old fat bloke.....

News / Polish girls won mathematical olympiad in Cambridge [3]

Congratulations to them!

A good friend of mine is involved in that competition, connected to the Polish team and tells me they always do well.

Food / Old Krupnik Warning [9]


Good advice. Does the US have an equivalent of the Public Analyst to whom you can just send a sample?

UK, Ireland / Poland continues to milk Ireland dry. [129]


Very true.


Except of course those who have migrated either within the European Union (including of course Poland) or to the UK between 1916 and EU accession.

Off-Topic / I am Polish and I am offended. [52]

There is nevertheless something of a cultural cringe noticeable in Warsaw. A certain type of people only want to see, hear and say the very best, the reprezentacjny, rather than reality - to pretend that failings aren't there (or aren't their fault).

Travel / Poznan airport sell cigarettes? [7]


They won't - the security don't care. The British customs might, in theory. In practise they never check unless they've a reason to be suspicious.

Travel / What's good to do in Wroclaw Poland? [34]


Was it the ZOOM method? Some people find that really hard to put up with.


It's the same wherever they do it. Uncomfortable.

Travel / Poznan airport sell cigarettes? [7]


Yes, assuming the duty-free shop is still open. There was one there last time I was at Poznan Airport. Post-EU entry, they may have changed it for a kiosk/souvenir shop but in any case they'll certainly sell Marlboro in blocks.

Genealogy / Sierzputowski, finding villages in Poland, Lomza region. [12]


This indeed is a small village.


That might not be so easy. There are still villages in Eastern Poland where most people have the same surname - I can think of two places like that off the top of my head. Of course they could be family members, but it's just as likely they're very distant cousins.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


The last two regimes have both had two Prime Ministers.


Scary! Mind you, at least he looks like he's recovered from the self-inflicted stab wounds.

Travel / Poznan airport sell cigarettes? [7]


You can't buy Duty Free for a flight to the UK. They always ask to see your boarding card. You can buy cigarettes at the normal Polish price either at the airport, or slightly cheaper in a kiosk or supermarket. You used to be able to smoke before the barrier only. Now Poland has a smoking ban, there's a chance they have a ventilated cabin after the barrier. The last time I used that airport I didn't notice a smoking room, but that was some time ago.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


I'm not sure one can discuss the 2015 election and Jaroslaw Kaczynski's candidacy and ignore the PiS point of view on that issue. It would be an elephant in the room.

Mention - yes, but not making a deal about it. Don't push it.

Genealogy / Sierzputowski, finding villages in Poland, Lomza region. [12]

There's a place called Bacze quite near to £omża, about 10 miles South East - in fact there are two - Bacze Suchy and Bacze Mokry. They are both absolutely tiny, just a few houses. Baczach could make sense grammatically here, especially since there are two Baczes and -ach is a plural ending (people from Katowice don't say 'in Katowice', they say 'in Katowicach').

Have a look at Bacze on the map. Interestingly there's also a couple of places (also tiny) a couple of miles South West of town called Sierzputy - your roots in £omża could go very far back indeed.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


Aside from the fact that it was investigated by the jurisdiction in which it occurred, you seem to be suggesting that there's something fishy about not perpetuating the investigations. Why?

Stay on topic. A thread about the crash already exists.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


There isn't a Vice President. If anything happens to the President (for example dying in office, like the last one) the Marszałek Sejmu (Speaker of the House) is automatically sworn in. There's a Deputy Prime Minister. As far as I can remember, both are chosen after the election, and being a country with several parties and coalitions, there's a certain amount of jockeying and trading off for those positions. Most controversially, Andrzej Lepper (the radical populist farmer who hung himself recently) and Roman Giertych (an outspoken fascist) became Speaker of the House in exchange for their parties joining with PiS to enable them to form a government.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]

Yes - in France the changes were to do with war and bad politics - in Poland because of invasion and partition. There just wasn't any need for a change, and the Kaczynski Brothers' relationship with the constitution was at times unhealthy.


I was thinking about that; really, There have only been 4 (well, 3 and a half even) Presidents since the restoration of democracy, so to a certain extent, politicians are playing it by ear and - a lot could happen if the circumstances are right, but those possibilities haven't happened yet.

UK, Ireland / My dream about UK. Please help. [86]

Here's a link to the job ads in The Lady. There are a few pages, and something might suit you:

lady.co.uk/lady_classifieds/category/Domestic%20UK

UK, Ireland / My dream about UK. Please help. [86]

It can be like that here.

If you want to work in the UK, avoid job adverts for the UK in Poland, unless its for highly skilled work - personal contacts are best.

For the type of work you've mentioned, I'd recommend a magazine called 'The Lady'. If they don't have an online version, perhaps someone in the UK could send you the latest copy. I'm not in the UK now, but maybe someone here can help.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


You'd think so, but the last one tried his hardest. Even talking about a 'fourth republic'.


We have an old lady instead. Saves a lot of trouble.

News / Presidential elections and debates 2015 Poland [472]


If the President is the from the same party as the Premier, rule tends to be more consensual. As to whether he can be a stronger figure - that would depend on the internal dynamics within the party.

If the President and Premier are from different parties, the President is more likely to be outspoken. But (and it's a big but)., the President's role is very limited. All he can really do is veto new laws that have less than (I think) 60% support from members of parliament. He can also refuse to sign off certain public and academic appointments, simply to make trouble. Lech Kaczynski was notorious for this.

Travel / Zielona Gora - What's there? [19]


Not much. A good microbrewery though and vineyards that produce German white wine.

Law / Online brokerage firm for Buying and selling stock on WSE? [6]


Your bank's online service should allow you to buy shares listed in different countries. I use halifaxsharedealing-online.co.uk