PolishForums LIVE  /  Archives [3]    
   
Posts by Polson  

Joined: 9 May 2007 / Male ♂
Last Post: 11 Sep 2016
Threads: Total: 5 / In This Archive: 0
Posts: Total: 1767 / In This Archive: 438
From: Europe
Speaks Polish?: Trying hard (sometimes) to learn...
Interests: Music, sport, history, geography, science, languages...and probably Poland too.

Displayed posts: 438 / page 6 of 15
sort: Latest first   Oldest first   |
Polson   
9 Aug 2013
News / Polish police chief removes crosses [250]

Tell that to the Radom police and you'll be handcuffed and frisked at best.

Do you support this? Is Poland (or Radom county) some dictatorship?
Anyway, not sure they would do that. They would be wrong if they did.
Polson   
9 Aug 2013
News / Polish police chief removes crosses [250]

crosses to be removed from local police stations

This is okay, this is how it works everywhere else (in other secular states).

tried to talk policemen out of taking part in their annual pilgirmage to Częstochowa

This is not okay tho, not his business.
Polson   
3 Aug 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

Just let's forget your negative view of the Church for the sake of disucssion for a moment

This is something I cannot do, as I'm not a religious person. Religions (most of them), basically, are about the personification of a deity, and all the 'rites' and customs that result from it, something I don't, can't adhere to.

I keep thinking values are not the sole property of religions. The best example I can find is myself, I hope this doesn't sound too pretentious, and if it does, it doesn't matter, as long as it illustrates my thinking. My family is not religious, but we respect others, show tolerance and open-mindedness, regularly give money to charities.

Actually, I can think of many people around me who seem to have the same values. Even tho they never followed any of the Church teachings. Their education made them be who they are now. The way I see it, parents are the first in line when it comes to the education of their children (obvious, right?), schools are too often incompetent in many fields.

Of course, parents need to be educated first, before taking care of the education of their kids.
The countries considered the 'best to live in' have no state religion (but freedom to practise any religion), and usually an excellent educational system.
Polson   
3 Aug 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

It depends what is being taught. Nowadays school systems do very little ethical upbringing.

I agree on this, school systems need big, deep changes. And parents do not always do what they have to do.

Forcing religion on people occurred ages ago and nowadays holds rather mythical qualities.
Those countries who were promoting atheism (quite recently) happened to be destroying freedom and murdering people in the precess.

You cannot force neither of them. It's just wrong. You can't force to believe or not believe. As you can't force someone to like carrots if s/he hates them.

In both cases, it will result in violence.

All those bloody tyrannies has been established by educated people.

While religious states were established by ignorants?
When your education includes respect, tolerance, altruism, you're less likely to adhere to blood-spilling ideologies.

that go hand in hand with the fallen one.

Divine mercy, how cute ;) Who are the fallen ones?
Polson   
2 Aug 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

State promotion of atheism as a public norm

Forcing religion hasn't proved to be any better.
Among the safest countries today, many are in Europe, especially Western Europe, where most of them are secular country (France is among them). The crime rate is the same as Poland.

To be honest, I don't think religion (or the absence of it) has so much to do with this, once again, education, education, education.
Polson   
2 Aug 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

Among the very Catholic/Christian countries, we can find Mexico and the Philippines for instance. Countries with a high crime rate. The country with the highest crime rate being Honduras, where most of the people declare themselves Christians. Probably the teaching of the Church is not so serious in these places.
Polson   
2 Aug 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

Forutnately, a complete, well-rounded thinking human being has a soul and conscience, knows right from wrong, is not guided by animal instincts and is free to exercise self-control and restraint.

You're aware that this planet is populated by 7 billion people?
Polson   
29 Jul 2013
History / Poland is a Catholic country [177]

In fact not a single motorway was biult especially for Euro 2012 (just preparing takes years) though politicans were telling dozens of ridiculous stories about it.

Maybe not especially for it, but their construction was probably sped up for it.

with exception of Cracow - one of the most distinguish football centre.

Well, since Cracow was (surprisingly) not one of the Polish host cities, they could not count on so many investments.

Could we expect sth. of government now?

Not sure, depends on the needs. But the weather will be lovely, people will just go camping ;)
Economic effects on Poland? With the WYD? The event will only take place in Cracow, right? I doubt the whole country will benefit from it.
Polson   
29 Jul 2013
History / Poland is a Catholic country [177]

Cracow is prepared for such events and there will not be any problems with accomodation, catering, safety, transportation, hygiene, etc.

Of course, all these things that were built for the:

(in)famous Euro 2012

But I agree, it should be a big, big thing.
Polson   
18 Jul 2013
Love / I Love a Polish Girl (I'm from India) [28]

Please, leave that Polish girl alone before you both get traumatized. She is not yours.

None of your business.

Are you going to take her to India, or are you going to present yourself as a precious gift to Poland/Europe through her?

You so wish it was the latter. But if you made the effort, you'd know the answer to this question already. Here's a hint: scroll up.

Could you ask her what is it that she found in you that her Polish counterparts lack?

People don't always make friends (and more) depending on their race, religion, planet. Please open your mind. I promise it won't hurt.
Polson   
17 Jul 2013
Love / I Love a Polish Girl (I'm from India) [28]

And its because learning Polish is of no use.

Not even curious? For your own culture? Not saying you have to be bilingual (that would be sort of pretentious), but knowing some can help.

Learning a language, even just a bit, is never really useless.
Polson   
8 Jul 2013
Life / Immigration in Poland and being surrounded by a monoculture? [134]

What it needs is to change lifestyle and people need more kids.

Sure, go make some.

I do not want to see Poland turned into Arabia like France and Britain.

Arabia? I assume you've never been to both France and Britain.
Polson   
7 Jul 2013
Life / Immigration in Poland and being surrounded by a monoculture? [134]

There are immigrants in Poland. Poland has developed a lot in the past decades, it attracts people.
But in my opinion, it can't really be like in the countries you mentioned (Germany, France, UK). Especially for France and the UK. No colonial past for Poland. And that makes a big difference.
Polson   
5 Jul 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

I like existing :P

That's not very objective, you don't know what it feels like to not exist ;P

This is something one can overcome - to a greater or smaller extent, among others, thanks to psychotherapy.

How long does it take? Is it all always effective?

Every couple usually wants a small baby.

So older kids are doomed to grow parentless? ;)

You can deal with feelings, but only when you're alive

Well, embryos don't have many feelings, lucky them ;)

Also, there are not raped women who gave birth to their children and don't love them, treat them badly or even kill them.

I wish that was true.

Are you against abortion in case of health issues (for the kid, the mum, and/or both)?
Polson   
4 Jul 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

would you prefer to be dead or alive?

I honestly haven't answered myself this question yet ;)
Well, the question should rather be: would I prefer to be born or not? I certainly don't want to die now.

Is she able to know this before the child is born?

I'm talking about the shock, the deep trauma caused by a rape. This goes beyond simple bonds between a mum and her future child.

Also, the grandma and grandad may like the kid, you know?

My grandparents passed away, and were living too far anyway. What should I do? (well, I'm a boy, but let's say I'm a girl, for a moment ;))

As to adoption, there are already so many kids in orphanages. The idea is interesting maybe, facts are not as optimistic.

You're not really concerned about the kid, you're concerned about mother's feelings.

No, I'm concerned about both, really. When you are concerned about the kid only.

That's my opinion.

And thanks for sharing it ;)
The problem is: when does life 'start'? If we don't agree on this point, we can't agree on the rest.
Anyway, my opinion is not fixed yet, I'm not pretending I know better, and it is a very difficult and sensitive matter.
Polson   
4 Jul 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

Sorry, Polson, but that's still better than not being born...

That really depends ;) Besides, what if the mum doesn't like the kid? After all, it's the result of something very painful, physically and psychologically. What if she CAN'T like the kid? She could get violent with him/her. She could just abandon him/her. Go explain the kid why s/he an unwanted 'bastard'.

I mean there's a real problem here.
Polson   
4 Jul 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

until he is cured

The thing is it is not yet curable.

People are not dogs whose animal instinct forces them to react to every ***** in heat.

People still have needs, as Christian as they may be.

I'm not completely anti-religious, but sometimes it sounds just too theoric. Reality is different, it's not just nice words in a holy book.
Polson   
4 Jul 2013
News / Poland's John Paul the Great canonisation this year [177]

Why should a child suffer the consequences of rape?

Well, s/he will, eventually. 'Hey, honey, you know, your dad, you never saw him, he's the guy who raped your sweet mummy and then disappeared, he apparently raped 2 or 3 more women after me, so this is your daddy, happy birthday, honey!'
Polson   
3 Jul 2013
News / Polish 'patriotic' brands? [14]

Yes, and it was also a Czech-built car

I saw that too. Anyway, the Czechs still have Skoda.
How come the Czechs have such a big car brand, such famous beers, such good sportsmen? For such a small country... Is it some sort of German influence over the past centuries?

Not sure how I can explain this. Before the two big wars, the Czech Republic was one of the most modern countries in Europe. While Poland's economy was still vastly agricultural, the Czech(oslovak) economy was very industrial already. I'm thinking it has something to do with Germany... Your thought?
Polson   
3 Jul 2013
News / Polish 'patriotic' brands? [14]

Chrzęszczykiewicz & Przybyszewski

This one is cool ;)

But there are also names that are both Polish and pronounceable (occasioanlly Latinised): Varsovia, Cracovia, Polonia, Polonaise, Masovia, Tatra, etc.

As you said, the least Polish it is, the more it will sell :P
Apart from 'Polonaise', which is French, the rest is Latin (or Italian).
Cracovia and Polonia are football clubs (the founders probably knew some basic in marketing ;)).
And isn't Tatra a beer? *checking, checking* Yes it is.
Polson   
3 Jul 2013
News / Polish 'patriotic' brands? [14]

Anyone know which of the above-mentioned companies has a Polish majority stake?

Can't be sure for all of them, Maspex seems to be 100% Polish tho. One of the few Polish 'monsters'.

The majority of Polish owned companies all have English names.

Why is it that Poles display so little pride in ownership, in their own innovations and recognisably Polish products and brands?

If we're just talking about brands' names, I may have an explanation. A brand name, generally, needs to be short, easy to remember, recognisable. And Polish is not the easiest language as you may know (I mean for foreigners of course). Grzybowski & £ukasiewicz International will probably not sell as much as -let's say- Tesco, Walmart, Amazon.
Polson   
3 Jul 2013
News / Polish 'patriotic' brands? [14]

Do you foresee the growth of original, indigenously Polish products and brands?

TYMBARK, which is part of the Maspex Group, producer of juices, nectars, and beverages.

"Tymbark juices can be found on the tables of 30 countries around the world, including in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Belarus, USA and Canada."

tymbark.com/en,o-tymbarku,o_firmie.html

HORTEX, produces frozen food and fruit juices

"we have been the largest Polish exporter of frozen fruits and vegetables as well as fruits and vegetable mixes. Our target customers include, most of all, Russia, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus. However, the main export directions of our juices, drinks and nectars comprise the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada."

hortex.com.pl/en/about-us/market-position

BLACK RED WHITE, furniture manufacturer.

"Black Red White group invests more than 40% of its sales abroad. The range of the Group are available, in addition to the Polish market, in more than 40 countries around the world, eg .: Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus , Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Scandinavia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, New Zealand, UK or Canada. "

brw.com.pl/black-red-white/o-firmie

MASPEX, or the long version Grupa Maspex Wadowice, "is one of the biggest companies in Central and Eastern Europe in the segment of food products."

"For over 20 years on the market, the Maspex Wadowice Group has completed 16 such acquisitions, including 9 of them abroad.

Brands like Tymbark, Kubuś, Lubella, Puchatek, Ekland, DecoMorreno, Cremona, La Festa and Plusssz are undisputed leaders in their categories, they enjoy trust of consumers not only in Poland, but also in other countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Products of Maspex Wadowice Group are sold to almost 50 countries worldwide. The company cooperates with consignees in the European Union and other European countries, in the US, Canada, in the Middle and Far East."

en.maspex.com/maspex,maspex-wadowice-group,3.html

DELPHIA YACHTS, Poland's largest manufacturer of sailing boats.

"The rapidly growing market for sailing and motor boats in both retail and trade sectors has resulted in great demand for our products with western European markets accounting for 98% of Delphia's export sales.

Demand for Delphia's products has increased year on year as the result of a flourishing and dynamically developing dealer network extending as far as the USA, Russia, Japan and Australia."

en.delphiayachts.eu/history

GTC GROUP, real estate developer.

"The Group's portfolio comprises: (i) completed office buildings and office parks as well as retail and entertainment centres (commercial real estate); (ii) residential projects; and (iii) undeveloped plots of land (including suspended projects) (landbank)."
"currently operates in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Russia and Ukraine."

gtc.com.pl/?s=17&lang=en

FAKRO, one of the world's leading roof window manufacturers.

"The company is the most dynamic and fastest growing roof window manufacturer in the world."
"Today FAKRO roof windows are sold across the whole of Europe and throughout the world."

fakro.com/about-us/fakro-today

ASSECO GROUP, IT corporation.

"Asseco Group operates in most of the European countries as well as in Israel, USA, Japan, and Canada."
"Asseco Group companies are listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange as well as on the American NASDAQ Global Markets. Asseco Group offers comprehensive, proprietary IT solutions for all sectors of the economy. Own solutions account for over a half of Asseco Group total sales revenues. This puts Asseco Group among the top ten software vendors in Europe ("Top 100 European Software Vendors" ranking published by Truffle Capital in December 2012)"

asseco.com/company/company-profile

Poland seems to concentrate, in priority, on Central and Eastern Europe markets (which makes sense, considering its location). But some of these brands developed much farther.

Oh, and just for my own pleasure, here's another one ;)
leopardautomobile.com
(it's actually Swedish-Polish, but who cares, really?).
Polson   
2 Jul 2013
Travel / Syrian driver's license to be valid in Poland? [8]

1- can I swap my syrian driver's license with a polish one ,once i get to poland ?

I just checked in France, it seems that during your studies, you don't have to change it. Of course, can't be sure it's the same in Poland.

Although, your license may need to be translated into Polish at least.

2-can I drive in poland with an international driver's license (even though i'm polish ) ?

With an international driver's license, I'd say yes...

Did you try to contact the Embassy of Syria in Poland? They probably know much better than me ;)
Polson   
30 Jun 2013
Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

Well, the instructions on leaflets mention washing, not rinsing. :):):):)

Pawian, jesteś gliwiczaninem? ;D

They also request/advise to wash/rinse plastic pots like youghurt etc. Crazy?

Yes, this does sound crazy tho...
Polson   
30 Jun 2013
Life / Poland's Environment, recycling [79]

In your countries, when you segregate, do you really wash bottles and cans before putting them into special containers?

Yes, but not really wash, more rinse. So there's no tomato sauce left in the pot ;)

I'm happy about this new segregation policy. I was kinda 'shocked' first, when I found out everything was going in the same trash, altogother, plastic, glass, anything.
Polson   
29 Jun 2013
Travel / Just visited Poland - here is my random rant [154]

Here the case is simple - like it or leave it.

Nooo, my flat is not commie-style, it's fine. I won't leave (what the country?) just for some ugly buildings, there are ugly stuff everywhere anyway ;)

Lousy somehow contradicts overspeeding in my opinion. I would rather use bravado here.

Use any synonym you want, overspeeding doesn't mean 'skilled' driver.
On average, Polish roads are quite dangerous, compared to many countries. Just facts ;)
Polson   
29 Jun 2013
Travel / Just visited Poland - here is my random rant [154]

still a disaster to look at. Most of the buildings are 100-200 years old.

The worst are still the more 'recent' Commie buildings. They are just the most tasteless buildings ever. And there are still so many. Some more colours would be pretty cool...

Who agreed to install these radars in the first place? I thought Poles like freedom, but apparently this is the history.

Considering how the Poles are lousy drivers, I'm afraid radars are highly needed. Overspeeding is so common here.
Even my Polish teacher, she seems to be a nice, reasonable woman, but when we talked about the maximum speed on Polish highways, she didn't know it. She usually drives much faster. 'Because everybody does it, why bother, huh?'

But yes, it's also an EXCELLENT excuse for the gov to make extra money.

In a civilized country you spend money and things like a plastic bag is free as it should be.

That's not true tho. In France, you usually pay for plastic bags in supermarkets. Officially, for ecological reasons (which is probably still partly true), and unofficially, you know.

Parking meters.. are being installed everywhere in the cities. Soon you have to spend more time paying for tickets than enjoying the time in the city.

If you're comparing to Western countries, that's actually very 'modern'. You can't park free in Paris for instance. Same in London.
Cities need to make money...to cut the lawn ;)

Polish weather. It used to be that spring lasted a couple of months and the weather was predictable. Not any more. It could be 30C today and tomorrow 15C. It's a lottery to bet on good weather if you plan to visit Poland.

Well, nothing to do with Poland. Same everywhere.