News / Polish man burns his head after mistaking iron for phone [11]

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Polish man burns face with iron

From the "so stupid that it cannot possibly be true" category comes a story from Elbląg in Poland, where some Polish guy managed to burn his face with an iron.

The story gets better, as it turns out that he not only cracked open a beer straight after breakfast while watching boxing, but then managed to answer the iron instead of the phone. You'd think that was more than enough misfortune for the kind of drunk that cracks open a beer straight after breakfast, but instead, he managed to smash his face off the door frame too.

Sadly, reports are unclear as to what his wife was most angry about - him burning his face, or the fact that he was on the booze before 9am. Either way, such stupidity is a natural consequence of hitting the beers at such a time in the morning.

Clearly something should be done, such as prohibiting alcohol sales before a sensible time, such as 12:30pm. This incident underlines the nature of early morning alcohol abuse and how dangerous it is.

UK, Ireland / Muslim man abuses and threatens Polish woman in the UK [49]


From nearly 6 months ago.

Polonia / Reckless Polish Man starts wildfire in Montenegro [48]


I have no idea. It turns out that Montenegro had dreadful fires just last month too, which means that this idiot basically inflicted more torture on them.

Travel / Travel Within Poland - from Warsaw airport to Mragowo [49]

It should be a cheap add-on if he flies from across the pond on LOT - normally domestic flights at the beginning/end of a transcontinental flight are only a handful of złoty extra.

Travel / Travel Within Poland - from Warsaw airport to Mragowo [49]


I prefer Google Flights these days, because the interface is much quicker to use.

UK, Ireland / 31 year old Polish man causes accident under influence of alcohol and kills 8 [198]


They certainly are doing a much better job of murdering innocents with heavy weapons.


Do you think so? I notice here that it's very common for drunk men to force their partners and kids into the car, and the partners rarely protest because "the man knows best".

UK, Ireland / 31 year old Polish man causes accident under influence of alcohol and kills 8 [198]

Even more reason to do something to avoid something like this happening again.

And it will happen again, given the social acceptance of drink-driving in Poland.

Language / Where did you start or the best techniques for learning Polish. [85]


Mafketis will know better, but as far as I understand, American English is much closer to the English spoken in the 18th century UK. British English evolved differently, which is why American legal language in particular seems to be very archaic to our ears.

Either way, I agree with him, AmE should have been allowed to evolve more.

Real Estate / Can a foreigner buy a property in Poland which is listed for sale under TBS clause? [7]

From what I know, they tend to also suffer from shockingly high administration payments, as they're often constructed by big housing associations who have a ridiculous amount of overheads.

It might be snobbery, but what I've heard about them is that they very quickly go downhill.

UK, Ireland / 31 year old Polish man causes accident under influence of alcohol and kills 8 [198]


Which means that something needs to be done.

UK, Ireland / 31 year old Polish man causes accident under influence of alcohol and kills 8 [198]


I'm not surprised. He's murdered 8 people through his drunken actions, after all.


Which is even worse. If he was in such a bad state, he should have put the truck on the grass verge,completely off the motorway.

It makes you wonder just how wasted he was to think that parking in lane 1 of the motorway was a good idea.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]

What I suggest - when you are looking for one, make sure it's a solicitor who finished high school in Poland. The reason for that is that they'll understand the Polish mentality well, which won't be the case for a Polish speaking solicitor who grew up in the UK.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]


Yes, now I'm wondering the same - he might have got a bent notary to sign off a sale, and he's hoping that half a million in cash is enough for the OP not to ask questions.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]


I'm thinking about it now, and I think I know what has happened - the land was probably sold for much more than the OP was told. If the relative hands it over in cash and gets him to sign the document saying that he received it (in Polish), then the court will be satisfied with that. If he makes a transfer, the court will say "oi, mate, why did you only transfer 500k when the land was sold for 2m?" - so he will be effectively pulling a fast one.

As I remember, the person dealing with the estate has to prove all the transactions to the court.

Because you're in the UK, I think the safest option is to get a Polish-speaking English solicitor to handle the situation.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]

No worries. I didn't realise at first that it was your mother's land - in this case, I would strongly suggest getting a Polish solicitor in the UK to review everything, as it's quite possible that there have been some games played by this guy. For instance, it's possible that he's sold the land for much more than you think, and he's giving you cash so that you don't question the deal.

If you give us a rough idea about the land, we can tell you if the value is right or wrong.

UK, Ireland / 31 year old Polish man causes accident under influence of alcohol and kills 8 [198]

Unfortunately, he might also be released.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]


I would suggest doing it properly - pls-solicitors.co.uk/faq/looking-for-a-polish-speaking-solicitor-uk-london-manchester - or simpkinsand.co.uk/polish-division for instance. Get them to handle everything on your behalf, as for this kind of cash, you want everything done by the book. They will contract with a Polish notary and handle everything for you, although I'm certain they will also question why it's supposed to be done in cash and not by transfer.

If you use a Polish solicitor that is registered in England, you can be assured that everything will be by the book. It might not be the cheapest thing ever, but spending 2000-3000 quid to secure 100,000 seems reasonable to me.

UK, Ireland / 31 year old Polish man causes accident under influence of alcohol and kills 8 [198]


Certainly the type that should face the death sentence, according to Patryk Jaki anyway.

Either way, after Brexit, one can only hope that Polish-registered drivers and trucks will be obliged to have alkomat-type devices installed to prevent this kind of thing happening again.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]


If you have a bad feeling, go along with it, but pay for a private security company (it won't be expensive, no more than 100 quid maximum) to secure the pick-up point and make sure you have a good Polish lawyer present at the handover. I'd also strongly suggest getting the security company to handle the cash on your behalf - if you choose a big name, like Juwentus, it will be fine.

You can also inform him that a private security company will handle the cash on your behalf, and that the handover *must* be completed at a notary office. If he starts to change his tune, you'll know that he had some plan that quite possibly involved robbing you. For that kind of cash, I'd be almost certain that he is planning something quite terrible.

But generally speaking, these things are dealt with by bank transfer in Poland.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]


No need to declare money coming from the EU, that rule only applies to countries and territories outside the EU.

Real Estate / Land sold in Poland... any problems getting money sent to U.K.? [35]


Yes, be very very careful. The norm in Poland are bank transfers, not cash.

If he insists on the cash, then tell him that the handover of cash has to be made in a public notary's office of your choosing. You can then arrange for a security company to come and collect the cash for delivery to a more secure location of your choice.

Law / My Poland born father served in a foreign army - Polish citizenship questions [76]


Actually Dolno, you're right - they actually have that opportunity. Poland gives permanent residency to anyone that can demonstrate a link to Poland - so if you have a Polish great-grandmother and a history of taking part in Polonia affairs, you can get it very easily. It's very fair - from permanent residency, all you need is 2-3 years of residency and an intermediate level of Polish.

The poster known as "Rights Watchdog", "Legal Eagle" among others seems to be fixated with the idea that Poland is somehow denying him citizenship that he thinks he deserves, even though he has no documentation to prove his claim.

Law / My Poland born father served in a foreign army - Polish citizenship questions [76]


Indeed. The current government has never even suggested anything in this respect. Policies towards the Eastern Polonia who were forced there as a result of WW2 are favourable, but the government sees no reason to support economic migrants to the West.


Exactly. If you cannot document your claim, you have no claim.

I imagine Polish citizens like yourself have no interest in handing out passports to people of dubious morality from the West as well.

Law / My Poland born father served in a foreign army - Polish citizenship questions [76]


Except that as those of us who actually live in Poland know, this isn't supported by the government. There is no "overwhelming" support for changing it, as witnessed by the government's reluctance to even discuss the issue.


Actually, due to the mass destruction of documentation in WW2, the Polish government is often unable to do such checks. In this case, they look carefully at the supplied documentation and compare it to known documentation from the era in question to ascertain the credibility of the supplied documentation.

Still, as you are now portraying yourself as an expert on Polish law, perhaps you can quote the article and paragraph that obliges the Polish government to release documents.


Quite. The Polish government is continuing the correct policy of making sure that people with only a vague connection to Poland do not use Poland as a easy way into the European Union.

News / Tragedy of Polish couple; Polish woman repeatedly raped in Italy, her partner almost killed [101]


Still using cheap Milosević-era propaganda against B92, are we?

News / Paramilitary war training in Poland's forests [4]

Look at these children pretending to be grown ups.

They wouldn't last seconds in a real war.

Law / My Poland born father served in a foreign army - Polish citizenship questions [76]


There is no obligation on the part of the Polish government to search for any mysterious documents on behalf of people who think that their name ending in 'ski' entitles them to a Polish passport.

It is the applicant's obligation to prove the claim, not the Polish government's.

As for the act in 1920, foreign-born people had their citizenship chosen for them at birth by their parents. They did not automatically take Polish citizenship, and it would be very unlikely for someone to choose Polish over American citizenship when resident in the US.

Law / My Poland born father served in a foreign army - Polish citizenship questions [76]


Sorry, but this is a fantasy. No such action is underway, as the 1920 citizenship law is very clear. Many "foreign born" people in the time of the II RP were disqualified for many reasons, and no amount of fantasy will change that.


Nonsense. The government is under no obligation to produce any documents. Could you quote from the relevant article of the law that suggests that they are required to do so?


Nope. Without being recognised as a Polish citizen, it remains a privilege. As has been told many times before, foreigners with tax issues are often required to clear those debts before being given Polish citizenship, either by descent or by naturalisation.