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jon357   
2 Aug 2017
News / Russian double agents in Poland? [25]

It's generally considered a good source.

Interesting that a couple of individuals here have tried to attack the news medium rather than address the shocking revelations contained in the article.

If even 1% of it is accurate, a particular 'politician' has a lot of explaining to do.
jon357   
2 Aug 2017
News / Russian double agents in Poland? [25]

The DB has turned itself into a left wing

Excellent. Perhaps you'd prefer something biased to the right-wing; one that is unlikely to be 'confronting bullies, bigots and hypocrites"

There is a change they'll be kicked out.

If the compelling evidence against Macierewicz is proven to be correct and in order, being 'kicked out' should be the least of his worries.

The article is alleging treason; he hasn't denied it.
jon357   
2 Aug 2017
News / Russian double agents in Poland? [25]

agents who live in Poland permanently, like

This.

It looks like the issue is deepening now, and there is very much a 'smoking gun'.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
News / Russian double agents in Poland? [25]

This is worth reading. I make no comment in this post about its veracity or otherwise, only to say that the article (in an award-winning American source, not considered fake news) raises many questions:

"in an article that was published in April in the Polish magazine Polityka, an MI6 communications officer was cited saying that, in light of the purges in public institutions (notably the military) that leave the door open for political appointees, she expects "mass infiltration attempts by the Russian services," which "want to put as many of their people in the Polish administration as possible.""

thedailybeast.com/is-this-defense-minister-a-russian-double-agent
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
History / UK betrayal of Poland during and after WWII [12]

Churchill merrily sold Poland down the river

The country was not only bankrupt and heavily in debt to the US at the time, but also still fighting in the Asian front of the war. Any decisions about Poland were made entirely in Washington, despite Churchill's loud protests.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
History / UK betrayal of Poland during and after WWII [12]

You sound like a chip of the Russian/Soviet block. Any connections?

He's not an Englishman at all. He's only posted about these issues, and writes in very faulty English with poor lexical control and clear stylistic transference errors consistent with being a native speaker of a Slavic language.

In other words, a troll.

The thread needs deleting or merging.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
History / Villas like the one Kaczynski was living in were given only to top party officials!!!! [10]

Kaczynski received a villa in Warsaw's most prestigious district!

Having certain relatives who were key figures in early PRL politics and the Stalinist-era judiciary (who were directly involved in prosecuting and executing opponents of the regime including well-known wartime figures) could hardly have harmed this...

The theory of Kaczyński's father being Russian and Jewish is quite widespread though in nationalist circles.

That one's been going round the web for years without proof. They apparently lived somewhere fairly close to Odessa, however I don't think any documentary proof exists to suggest they were Jewish.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
News / The real Poland honoured Uprising at patriotic sing-song [34]

Untold thousands

Certainly untold by anyone other than yourself.

So you're saying that "true Poles" are the type to disrupt events like this?

Quite.

How disgusting to use the Warsaw Uprising to force your political agenda. That's not patriotic at all. No matter who tries that.

It's actually foul, isn't it. And appealling to people's emotions is all they can try to do, since logic, common sense and basic decency are not on their side.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
Life / ATM's in Poland with Euro withdrawal facility? [12]

Does anyone know of we can draw euros from his account in.poland?

Yes, however the rate is often converted to pln then back to Europe, so a double loss. Best to do in Germany.

A tip is to use MasterCard rather than Visa. The rate is almost always better.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
News / Poland's Lost Generation [172]

But it is not impossible altogether

Certainly biologically possible, if nothing else.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
Travel / Recommendations for a 4-6 days visit in Poland in February '17 [14]

You wrote that hotel Dana

I stayed there once. It was not an especially good hotel. Most others in the area seemed nicer. I also found them to be rather iffy about price etc, particularly the difference between price quoted and price actually charged. The 'spa' wasn't really a proper hotel spa, anyway.

The best thing is to look on booking or trivago and find one that suits.
jon357   
1 Aug 2017
News / Poland's Lost Generation [172]

the son of Polish immigrants

If his parents were old enough to leave Poland 112 years ago, he must be pretty old himself.
jon357   
31 Jul 2017
History / Adam Mickiewicz. What is his motherland: Poland or Lithuania? [93]

Mickiewicz was referring here to his spiritual rather than exclusively his ancestral homeland!

Remember the name of the place, the concept of the nation state, the historic origin of the Gedyminic nobility (of which he was in part descended) and which communities lived where are key here.
jon357   
31 Jul 2017
Work / Studies In Poland, is it easy to survive on part-time jobs? [259]

What, they have their own exams?

They exactly mirror the Cambridge suite, but were never marketed in PL (or many other places for whatever reason). For jobseeking students, most will have IELTS anyway, TOEFLis losing relevance since it's a US exam and inthe US they know IELTS now, and most students have too much on their plate to do CAE etc.
jon357   
31 Jul 2017
Work / Studies In Poland, is it easy to survive on part-time jobs? [259]

Cambridge is better for students who are looking for a deeper understanding of structure and are interested in long-term study. IELTS is great for work- and study-based English

This is very true.

For the sort of part-time jobs that overseas students do in Warsaw, a certificate is rarely required. Re. certification, the bottom line is that in the landscape of formal language assessment, so much depends now on commercial considerations. HR departments are getting a (basic) knowledge of IELTS bands, Cambridge is well-marketed in some parts of the world but not others (the Oxford suite seems almost forgotten now, even by professionals) and the Council, who run the Cambridge exams in so many places is bureaucratic and currently in a state of flux and chaos.

The Cambridge exams are certainly more prestigious and demonstrate a more rounded skill set, however I do suspect that in the future we'll see much more IELTS. TOEFL also seems to be gently slipping away except in regions where many have a chance to study in the US.
jon357   
30 Jul 2017
Work / Highest Paying Jobs in Poland?! [7]

The overheads can be very high, however it's one of those careers where you can always get work somewhere.
jon357   
29 Jul 2017
Love / Why can't a guy from a foreign country marry a girl from Poland ? [44]

plant

A green one?

Unlike white women they do not feel the need to compete with men for jobs nor are they terrified of getting stretch marks.

Haven't been there, have you.

pro-choice and pro-LGBTQIA policies ever taking hold in Poland

Or there either...
jon357   
29 Jul 2017
Love / Why can't a guy from a foreign country marry a girl from Poland ? [44]

But in a private setting they voice their true feelings.

What do you imagine people say about you when they 'voice their true feelings' in a 'private setting'? Do you even care?

something Non-White so of lesser importance to me

The world will lose no sleep over that factoid.

Score one for the enemy

I bet you're used to saying that.
jon357   
29 Jul 2017
Law / Ways of getting Permanent residency in Poland [101]

if i travel to poland for business point of view does it make sence will i get residency in poland and life will be on track or not

If you already have residence in Germany you can travel to Poland for business providing this does not conflict with your residence/visa type - you can check this on the Schegen website.

If you have business interests in Poland, you would normlly be able to apply for residence on those grounds (with the usual caveat about checking the precise Schengen regulations online).
jon357   
29 Jul 2017
Love / Why can't a guy from a foreign country marry a girl from Poland ? [44]

It is common to start at a new job and be well received up until the individual puts pictures up on their desk of their interracial family. Then the co workers become distant

That's a sweeping generalisation. Few people care. And very few (of any colour) have family photos on their desk in this age of smartphones.

I wonder if that is the end of a long birth line.

Or a continuation.
jon357   
29 Jul 2017
News / Was Kaczyński behind the presidential veto? [65]

it is clear that it was actually PiS that indulged in this.

They're being advised by some particularly unsavoury individuals, that Tyrmand person among them.