jon357
6 Jul 2017
News / Poland - Ukraine. Młodzież Wszechpolska against Ukrainians. [180]
Fortunately nobody takes them seriously.
You guys from MW are sickko fascists.
Fortunately nobody takes them seriously.
jon357
6 Jul 2017
News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]
Bussing people in like a Potemkin village.
So like the PRL days.
there are only so many pensioners that fancy a six hour round tri
Bussing people in like a Potemkin village.
a few posters hastily put up around Rondo ONZ
So like the PRL days.
jon357
5 Jul 2017
Classifieds / Help finding forestry workers from Poland in UK [5]
Right now it may not be easy. Due to the recent change in the law, skilled people in that field are incredibly busy at the moment. A friend needed/wanted quite a few trees felling on some land he has and he had to wait ages and was shocked at the price.
Right now it may not be easy. Due to the recent change in the law, skilled people in that field are incredibly busy at the moment. A friend needed/wanted quite a few trees felling on some land he has and he had to wait ages and was shocked at the price.
jon357
5 Jul 2017
Polonia / Half-Polish Terrorist attack on the Champs-Elysses [55]
The minimum sentence for that is quite stiff - I wonder how he thought he could get away with it.
A Polish man in his 50's was caught attempting to take 79 guns into the U
The minimum sentence for that is quite stiff - I wonder how he thought he could get away with it.
jon357
4 Jul 2017
News / Trump will hold Poland up as an example for other nations to follow [106]
Sooner or later it will come out. It would be hilarious if it happened during his visit to Warsaw.
we'd all get a good laugh at the film which would be released if Drumpf decided to play tough guy with Putin.
Sooner or later it will come out. It would be hilarious if it happened during his visit to Warsaw.
jon357
3 Jul 2017
News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]
I wonder if he'll lie about any media personnel here bleeding from face lifts.
I wonder if he'll lie about any media personnel here bleeding from face lifts.
jon357
3 Jul 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
As the late, great, Stanislaw Lem said: "I hadn't known there were so many idiots in the world until I started using the Internet."
The internet
As the late, great, Stanislaw Lem said: "I hadn't known there were so many idiots in the world until I started using the Internet."
jon357
3 Jul 2017
Study / International business master degree - which Poland's university should I study? [5]
Both are good, both have decent student life. SGH certainly has more contacts with Polish companies which would be useful if you decide to stay on after your studies, however long-term UW could be a better bet. Why not have a look at fora for current and former students of both. There you will get a feel of what people who have studied at both institutions are saying about the current situation.
Good luck, and I hope you have a great time in Poland.
university of warsaw or sgh warsaw school of economics
Both are good, both have decent student life. SGH certainly has more contacts with Polish companies which would be useful if you decide to stay on after your studies, however long-term UW could be a better bet. Why not have a look at fora for current and former students of both. There you will get a feel of what people who have studied at both institutions are saying about the current situation.
Good luck, and I hope you have a great time in Poland.
jon357
3 Jul 2017
Work / About Work permit for Student Visa in Poland [28]
They do exist, however they're quite competitive. Nevertheless, Poland is a great place to study and even settle afterwards if you find you like it. Good luck, and hopefully you will enjoy Poland.
If I try can I get any internships in Poland while studying
They do exist, however they're quite competitive. Nevertheless, Poland is a great place to study and even settle afterwards if you find you like it. Good luck, and hopefully you will enjoy Poland.
jon357
3 Jul 2017
News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]
They don't. Unfortunately he's dug himself into a hole with some of his crazier supporters.
They don't. Unfortunately he's dug himself into a hole with some of his crazier supporters.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
jon357
2 Jul 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
I don't think that truth always matters to some of the posters. Dirk suggested that people who lived in the PRL might have a more negative impression of Adam Michnik than someone who moved to Poland afterwards. The thing is, almost everyone who faithfully and regularly buys his publications lived in Poland during the PRL years...
They don't give that out lightly - it's for the most distinguished Poles.
Just a point, but you should have checked this properly.
I don't think that truth always matters to some of the posters. Dirk suggested that people who lived in the PRL might have a more negative impression of Adam Michnik than someone who moved to Poland afterwards. The thing is, almost everyone who faithfully and regularly buys his publications lived in Poland during the PRL years...
the Order of the White Eagle
They don't give that out lightly - it's for the most distinguished Poles.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
Law / LOOKING FOR HELP AND INFORMATION TO OPEN INDIAN RESTAURANT IN POLAND..... [80]
Have a look on google for the Indian community in Poland. There are a couple of fora, and someone there might know about opportunities as an Indian chef. Worth mentioning that the number of Indian restaurants is starting to grow, so it's possibly a good time.
Iam looking for job poland
Have a look on google for the Indian community in Poland. There are a couple of fora, and someone there might know about opportunities as an Indian chef. Worth mentioning that the number of Indian restaurants is starting to grow, so it's possibly a good time.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
Nor him, for that matter. Far more people admire him than dislike him.
many millions of people in the world hate m
Nor him, for that matter. Far more people admire him than dislike him.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
And that's all you can do. Nasty one-liners online, while he's laughing all the way to the bank.
And that's all you can do. Nasty one-liners online, while he's laughing all the way to the bank.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
News / Officials in Poland are hailing an upcoming visit by Donald Trump [720]
Absolutely. It does look like there'll be a new government sometime this year. I don't hold out much hope that they'll do anything except reverse austerity, however right now almost any change is a positive.
The government in uk is finished as any force and basically inflation and low currency problems are just starting
Absolutely. It does look like there'll be a new government sometime this year. I don't hold out much hope that they'll do anything except reverse austerity, however right now almost any change is a positive.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
A silly and unpleasant thing to say. It says a lot more about you than him.
A silly and unpleasant thing to say. It says a lot more about you than him.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
Another challenge that he's overcome, like being jailed as a dissident.
stammer
Another challenge that he's overcome, like being jailed as a dissident.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
Law / Obtaining citizenship while working in Poland [3]
Under certain very restrictive circumstances - basically if they never revoked (or had revoked on their behalf) their Polish citizenship. Otherwise you'll have to go down the same route as the rest of us, several years' residence, a Polish language test and a lot of waiting.
Can I expect any benefits if my grandmother and grandfather were Polish citizens??
Under certain very restrictive circumstances - basically if they never revoked (or had revoked on their behalf) their Polish citizenship. Otherwise you'll have to go down the same route as the rest of us, several years' residence, a Polish language test and a lot of waiting.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
Inside PL as well.
His publications still sell well, certainly outselling the various PiS mouthpieces.
Well he is Poland's most celebrated (outside of pl)
Inside PL as well.
His publications still sell well, certainly outselling the various PiS mouthpieces.
jon357
2 Jul 2017
Work / Studies In Poland, is it easy to survive on part-time jobs? [259]
SGH is hugely respected in Poland.
id imagine a degree from sgh would be worth more in poland than from univ of Montreal.
SGH is hugely respected in Poland.
jon357
30 Jun 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
He's still Poland's foremost independent journalist, someone who was jailed as an anti-communist dissident, and despite every effort of the current authoritarian regime, someone on whom there is no dirt.
Probably the foremost secular and non-political public figure in Poland, and has been for many years.
He's still Poland's foremost independent journalist, someone who was jailed as an anti-communist dissident, and despite every effort of the current authoritarian regime, someone on whom there is no dirt.
Probably the foremost secular and non-political public figure in Poland, and has been for many years.
jon357
30 Jun 2017
News / Adam Michnik awarded for integrity, professionalism and high standards. Poland's No. 1 fascist? [321]
He's certainly among them.
I seriously doubt that either of these things is occurring in Poland.
It's actually more a centrist paper, part of that very longstanding tradition in Poland, and a very popular national newspaper.
You call him the greatest polish citizen alive
He's certainly among them.
but of course he'll never dare to write about sexual abuse taking place in yeshivas or the organ trafficking money laundering rabbis)
I seriously doubt that either of these things is occurring in Poland.
I actually don't mind wyborcza all that much as they have some decent articles that are fairly objective for a more left leaning paper.
It's actually more a centrist paper, part of that very longstanding tradition in Poland, and a very popular national newspaper.
jon357
30 Jun 2017
News / Warsaw mayor torn between legaity and marital solidarity [3]
So looks like she'll be getting a refund for the 'fine' then (though hopefully she won't have paid a penny), since the PiS kangaroo court that tried to summon her has no legal basis.
There may well even be the basis for a claim against whoever illegally summoned her.
unconstitutional but also illegal.
So looks like she'll be getting a refund for the 'fine' then (though hopefully she won't have paid a penny), since the PiS kangaroo court that tried to summon her has no legal basis.
There may well even be the basis for a claim against whoever illegally summoned her.
jon357
26 Jun 2017
Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]
That's actually quite common among loanwords into Polish; to have a Hamburg/Danzig connection. There are several words that have come from English and Scots to Polish via that route.
That's actually quite common among loanwords into Polish; to have a Hamburg/Danzig connection. There are several words that have come from English and Scots to Polish via that route.
jon357
25 Jun 2017
Study / Young Nigerian Sets Record in Polish University [75]
Absolutely - this can only be a good thing, as can the income that universities receive from overseas students as well as the jobs provided at the universities. Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw has an increasing number, mostly from Turkey, which has been a great success and has provided jobs for lecturers and admin staff, plus letting opportunities etc, and provides the students with experience of Poland where they may choose to settle or if they don't, abiding happy memories of their youth here. All good!
encourage as many educational successes as possible to come here,
Absolutely - this can only be a good thing, as can the income that universities receive from overseas students as well as the jobs provided at the universities. Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw has an increasing number, mostly from Turkey, which has been a great success and has provided jobs for lecturers and admin staff, plus letting opportunities etc, and provides the students with experience of Poland where they may choose to settle or if they don't, abiding happy memories of their youth here. All good!
jon357
25 Jun 2017
Language / Too many English words in the Polish language! [709]
Yes, it does very indirectly derive from that word via the German makler. Many words in Poland that refer to banking and finance have their origins in the more urban Western Europe.
Yes, it does very indirectly derive from that word via the German makler. Many words in Poland that refer to banking and finance have their origins in the more urban Western Europe.
jon357
25 Jun 2017
News / Mysterious death of Magdalena Żuk on holiday in Egypt [144]
Unfortunately yes. This case has an eery parallel with the one a few years ago when the teenage girl from Poland got knocked up while on holiday and her mother swore blind that it must have been from sperm floating in the swimming pool.
And ultimately, there's a young woman dead after becoming mentally disturbed while on holiday. Even though the Polish travel agency she booked with were aware that there was a serious problem, there are people who will cook up the most unbelievable tales in order to blame someone, anyone, else.
Some people will invent the most terrible things, just to protect a Polish company or person
Unfortunately yes. This case has an eery parallel with the one a few years ago when the teenage girl from Poland got knocked up while on holiday and her mother swore blind that it must have been from sperm floating in the swimming pool.
And ultimately, there's a young woman dead after becoming mentally disturbed while on holiday. Even though the Polish travel agency she booked with were aware that there was a serious problem, there are people who will cook up the most unbelievable tales in order to blame someone, anyone, else.
jon357
25 Jun 2017
Study / Young Nigerian Sets Record in Polish University [75]
Looks like you misunderstood again.
So why mention somebody else's 'cry for help' ?
There you go again...
And great that the guy came top of the class. Let's hope plenty more people come to study in Poland. He did well to come top.
If it doesn't matter then did your cohort even start this thread in the first place?
Looks like you misunderstood again.
I never said the Nigerian student made a cry for help
So why mention somebody else's 'cry for help' ?
you are drooling over
There you go again...
And great that the guy came top of the class. Let's hope plenty more people come to study in Poland. He did well to come top.
jon357
25 Jun 2017
Classifieds / FOR SALE lovely apartment on Grzegórzecka, 53m², 5min from the center, 5min from the shore of Wisła River [20]
I'll take that over PVC any time. Here, people are just allowed to install them, regardless of whether the building looks good or bad with them There are some beautiful Eighteenth Century buildings in Poznan where people shoved white PVC windows and they look really bad, like a 90 year old lady with silicone tits.
They seem the norm here now, that and plastic roofs.
In a new building like the one with the OP's flat it isn't a tragedy, but still very mucg the second-class option.
they jam ocer time
I'll take that over PVC any time. Here, people are just allowed to install them, regardless of whether the building looks good or bad with them There are some beautiful Eighteenth Century buildings in Poznan where people shoved white PVC windows and they look really bad, like a 90 year old lady with silicone tits.
They seem the norm here now, that and plastic roofs.
In a new building like the one with the OP's flat it isn't a tragedy, but still very mucg the second-class option.