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convex   
19 Oct 2010
News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

(for that matter, the State shouldn't be funding early retirement full stop, except for those involved with essential State services - and even then, it should be after much more service than it currently is!)

The only justification of early retirement is being shot at, and being too messed up in the head to ever get another job.

The rest of the state services should be a hell of a lot longer than they currently are.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

I thought China owned the States debt?

China is the largest holder of US debt, they hold 5% of the total, Japan owns about the same...but, the US owns quite a bit of Japanese debt as well...and no Chinese debt.

Anyway, the drop is going to be because the US still believes that the Yuan is undervalued...so the US will keep devaluing its currency....ah race to the bottom where no one wins. The US isn't willing to tell Americans that they are spending too much and it's not sustainable.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

It's interesting that we hear so much about Chinese human rights violations. Considering all the terrible stuff that Americans and Europeans have been doing, it seems a bit of the pot screaming at the kettle.

On a side note, get ready to see the Dollar and the Renminbi plunge like a rock. One of the two economies will be able to recover...
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

Why would China care about European construction companies "fleecing' European state?
Remember the "Guide price" is set by the state not the construction companies.

Right, and apparently the government was doing a bit of lobbying to get those companies to bid...

The Polish even admit in several articles that the Chinese must be paying very very little.

Pay very little, low quality work, will not get any more contracts. The Chinese are selling quality now as well.

I think regarding the pay, it will probably be more along the lines of using cheaper equipment, not issuing brand new trucks to everyone, and actually planning things out and carrying them through. Their projects are usually incredibly structured.

Anyway, seeing as this is one of the first forays into Europe, I think they are low balling themselves and won't make the same mistake next time.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / 30 to 40 thousand abortions by Polish girls in foreign countries [142]

Yes they do. My dad was in Dubai and said they do.

I worked in Dubai and I know they don't. It's an option for the courts, but it hasn't been practiced for a long long time. Your sources say nothing about Dubai or the UAE. Iran uses it primarily in tribal areas, and the Saudis are crazy.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

At the same time, you could say that Poland is lagging behind in actually productivity of it's post graduate students. It's important to remember that in China you don't need 8 years of post secondary education to work as an electrical engineer. Same goes for software engineer, aeronautical engineer, chemist, biologist... Much more is done through trade schools and training programs on the job. The students that China does produce are top flight, because there is so much competition. In Poland, education is diluted to a point where universities might as well be high schools.

Some interesting bits from the article:

Only 30 percent of faculty hold postgraduate degrees. This is a consequence of the lack of an academic degree system in China until the 1980s.

In three years, the number of higher education institutes more than doubled.

It should be noted, for comparisons, that you're comparing the number of graduate students in China, 500k to the total number of post secondary students in Poland 1.7m. If you wanted to compare apples to apples, the article says that 15m Chinese students are currently enrolled in post secondary schools.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / 30 to 40 thousand abortions by Polish girls in foreign countries [142]

couple made that child and it's their fault if they thought about it too cheaply (although it can be more complicated, of course).

We should think it out. I don't think people take abortion lightly. Those people that have an abortion live with that decision every day of their lives, I don't think that abortion clinics have too many return customers.

But again, realistically, should those parents (or parent in most cases) be trusted with a child that they don't and most often can't take care of?

Btw do you know that in Dubai they cut off a hand of a thief? Whatever you still they cut it off. Is it ok? I think for instance that's barbarian and disproportionate to the crime.

No they don't.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / Why is Poland developing so slowly or in the wrong direction? Who is responsible ? [317]

I don't think they have a skilled enough workforce, it is more mundane factory work.

They are already doing pretty advanced work. Everyone likes to think of China as a nation of factories producing goods designed in Europe, Japan, and the US. The truth is, they're developing quite a bit in house now, and are coming up incredibly fast in some sectors.

Look at companies like Huawei, they're the second biggest name in telecoms, and 90% of their R&D happens in China.

PetroChina is primarily staffed with Chinese geologists and engineers.

They are producing some amazing economists and financial managers, there are some brilliant minds working at ICBC and BOC...

Lots of software is produced in China now.

Quite a bit of Pharma coming out of China as well.

Home grown high speed trains, about to start building commercial jets, have been building their own military equipment for some time, have been launching (and shooting down) satellites for years...

I think they're pretty happy with the "factories that make stuffed animals" view that quite a few people in the world have of them.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / 30 to 40 thousand abortions by Polish girls in foreign countries [142]

This is how life comes about and to turn around and say that we should be able to freely abort based on a whim or slack choice is to give license and justification to those that were perhaps (probably) careless and can't stand by their decisions.

So you'd suggest punishing them with a child which they obviously can't raise?
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / 30 to 40 thousand abortions by Polish girls in foreign countries [142]

Well from what I hear, some people are so desperate and tired of waiting that they are willing to bribe the mothers to skip the Queue+lets not forget the increasing infertility problem.

Nonetheless, there are still unwanted children in derelict orphanages. That's just how it is.

Were you once a blob too? Are you happy that you were allowed to go beyond that stage to become what you are now? Do you imagine most people are happy to receive the gift of life?

Seanus, read that first set of lines, and then the second set.

Were you once a dirty idea in someones loins too? Are you happy that you were allowed to go beyond that stage to become what you are now? Do you imagine most people are happy to receive the gift of life?

It's simple, the argument just depends on where you believe life begins.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / 30 to 40 thousand abortions by Polish girls in foreign countries [142]

Yes of children who are in their later years, there is more of a demand for infants, some parents are desperate for kids

There are plenty of unwanted infants as well. Where do you think those toddlers come from?

Let me be blunt, Teffle. When aborting, are you killing a person to be, assuming that nature takes its normal course?

Like using contraceptives? You're not allowing nature to take its course and thus denying that potential life. Just like when you **** out that blob after taking a pill.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / Smoking ban in Polish bars and restaurants (AT LAST!) [400]

I do choose to go to smokey bars because they are good places to go, but since people who smoke do not go out for a smoke (or there's no smoking room etc.) - there is a problem. And I don't know enough good non-smoking places.

Why is that? Couldn't you start your own private establishment if there is such a dearth of non smoking places?

It's not a question of health, but government intervention when it's obviously not needed. It's easier to force legislation on someone than to make a sacrifice on your own. Kind of sad really.
convex   
18 Oct 2010
News / Smoking ban in Polish bars and restaurants (AT LAST!) [400]

I think it has. Plus smoking stinks. We'd save a lot on water, electricity and detergents if we didn't have to wash clothes every time we come back from a smokey bar. Think environmentally-friendly;))!

See, this is where it gets strange. You choose to go to a smokey bar, and then you complain about it being smokey? You don't think that's a bit strange?
convex   
18 Oct 2010
Work / Salary for an architect with 3years experience in warsaw [37]

Are you saying that most large architectural companies in Poland use English on a day to day basis? My (limited second hand) information would indicate that's just not the case.

No, I'm saying that most large multinationals in Poland use English on a day to day basis.
convex   
17 Oct 2010
Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

Granat is a tasty Vienna lager done by Staropramen. Good stuff. Tastes a lot like Dogfish Head Amber Lager (yummy).
convex   
17 Oct 2010
Food / What's your favorite Polish beer? [870]

They've got little bar/restaurants all over the place in the Czech Republic called Beerpoints. Knock back a couple granats and then head back to work...ah, Czech lunch breaks :)
convex   
17 Oct 2010
Work / I'M SO SURPRISED BY THIS SALARY FOR IBM in WROCLAW 3000 ZL gross [135]

The people he was training in the Krakow office were earning 3,000-4,000 PLN per month and most of his staff were MBA's.

There's a CCNP here doing wireless work on 9k/mo. He's an average engineer, nothing special technically.

3k-4k for someone fresh out of college that can't actually do anything sounds alright, particularly 5 years ago.
convex   
17 Oct 2010
Work / Studies In Poland, is it easy to survive on part-time jobs? [259]

But they mostly don't hire inside of Poland, especially students from non EU countries who don't speak Polish.

Sure they do. He's doing an MBA, so he might already have some experience. But you're right, they usually don't hire for entry level positions outside of Poland.