Life / Immigration Free Poland is Not Being Racist [194]


And people have the cheek to complain about Muslims committing domestic violence when, as you've nicely illustrated, domestic violence is actually considered justifiable by Polish courts.

Rather sort our own house out before complaining about others, if you ask me.

One rather suspects that like most things, people are using the domestic violence issue to bash Muslims rather than address the real issues.

Law / I bet that many of you forgot to register in the Poland's municipality office [13]

Kraków, at least now, so at least a tedious 2-3 hour journey each way to Łysa Polana.

But now, at least for EU citizens, the process is so simple and straightforward that there's no reason not to do it.

Law / I bet that many of you forgot to register in the Poland's municipality office [13]

The only thing I can think of was that he was doing border runs for years, but all that to avoid a little bit of bureaucracy?

Life / Immigration Free Poland is Not Being Racist [194]

Anything to deflect the topic, huh?

We all know how the Polish village mentality works, with beaten wives often expected to accept that they were in fact to blame for the beating.

Law / I bet that many of you forgot to register in the Poland's municipality office [13]


That simply isn't true, and I'm not sure why you keep pushing this myth.

Life / Immigration Free Poland is Not Being Racist [194]


And within the Polish communities, too.

This is exactly my point. Domestic violence in Poland is high, with 1 in 5 regarding it as acceptable and 1 in 6 reporting that they were victims of it.

If you want to talk about domestic violence, then you should start closer to home.

Law / I bet that many of you forgot to register in the Poland's municipality office [13]


I saw that too. Quite funny actually, especially as there's a high chance that the Schengen countries will announce that legal residency without formality post-Brexit will only be given to those already registered as of the date of the announcement.

Still, if he's lived here for 20 years, I wonder how he avoided registering pre-2004.


Terri, just a thought - have you tried applying for a dowód? You've got the address to register yourself to, you've got an entry in the Polish USC, it might just be as simple as that.

Travel / Will Americans need a visa to go to Poland soon [17]


Yes. A lot of them do, get caught and then cry about it online.

Life / Immigration Free Poland is Not Being Racist [194]


Really?

Perhaps you might want to explain this about Polish culture to victims of child abuse in Poland (particularly at the hands of priests), and you certainly want to explain this to the large amount of women beaten by their husbands in Poland. Only a few days ago, it was revealed that a Bydgodszcz city council member had beaten his wife repeatedly for not having food on the table.

Such an expert on Polish culture like you could come in useful here.


About this - it seems to depend on their origin. From what I've read, the Syrians are integrating well, but Germany is (unsurprisingly) struggling to deal with the African Arabs, who should never have been allowed in.

News / Tusk or Hollande -- a Salomonic dilemma? What will be better for Poland? [180]


That sounds remarkably similar in name to the old Communist Politburo, doesn't it Polly?

Anyway, it's going to be hilarious. Tusk enjoys the support of virtually everyone in the EU, including the other members of the V4. Even Orban will be voting for him.

Real Estate / Applying for a mortgage in Poland (wife and husband) [9]


Generally speaking, without a documented, stable source of income in Poland, you're not getting a mortgage. It's different for commercial property, but residential property is going to rely solely on documented Polish income.

News / Re-polonisation surges ahead - after babking, media and telecoms... [20]

Is re-Polonisation the new term for the takeover of society by PRL-era snitches, I wonder?

One would have thought that Polonius would be happy for assets to remain out of the hands of those who willingly snitched for the Communist regime.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


Unified voice? Where on earth did you get that from? Most Muslims are apathetic towards the situation, just like most Irish Catholics and British Protestants were in Northern Ireland. For that matter, I don't remember Brits taking to the streets to demonstrate against the actions of British terrorists in Northern Ireland, and where the hell were the British when their army was shooting dead civilians in Derry?

Where was the protests over this?

belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/britains-secret-terror-deals-truly-disturbing-bbc-panorama-allegations-of-collusion-must-be-fully-investigated-says-amnesty-international-31261593.html

This was state-sponsored terrorism against the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland. I don't remember the British taking to the streets en masse to demonstrate against it. Where were the protests against the inhumane conditions in the H-blocks?

The majority in any case will always be apathetic. Muslims are no different to you, me or anyone else.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


The Jewish community in the UK has their own courts, and I think other minorities have them too. Orthodox Jews were causing trouble in London not so long ago, and they've imposed segregation on public transport in some city in New York State too.

Not to mention the attack by Polish "nationalists" on a Jewish picnic in London.


Sigh. I keep pointing this out, but this is true for *every* country. Look at the early 1990's when the IRA were bombing the British mainland - did you see Irish Catholics protesting against it? Of course not. What about ETA's reign of terror in the Basque Country? Did you see the Basque people protesting?

News / 2016, the year of change in Poland? [70]


Polonius as always fails to mention that some of them were anything but patriots, such as Roumald Rajs, one of the most notorious criminals in post-war Poland.

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romuald_Rajs

Rajs in particular is known for several brutal war crimes and "pacification" of villages.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


The same could be said for most nationalities. The British were/are notorious for doing this, and the Poles were causing plenty of trouble with local Brits in some areas. Generally speaking, when you allow minorities of *any* ethnicity/nationality to congregate in an area, they tend to place demands and threaten the identity of the nation - at least the vague, fuzzy sense of "nation" anyway.

We even saw it in the Scottish independence referendum, when English people directly interfered in the campaign.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


Myth.


Myth. As we all know, less than 40% bother to do the minimum required of their religion.


Really? That would be why only one government has won two elections in a row since 1989, right?

Poland has an open door policy towards Muslims.

Law / Polish/EU Citizenship by Descent [88]


However, temporary residency is not the same as permanent residency.


In this case, establishing clearly that no such claim to citizenship exists is enough. In the OP's case, with considerable difficulty in proving beyond doubt that they are a Polish citizen, a claim for residency will certainly be considered.

Law / Should I set up a business for my ZUS and Taxes as someone who earns money online in Poland (YouTube)? [3]

You might be able to simply declare the income on the PIT, but I'd get an interpretation from the tax office confirming that they don't consider you as self employed in this case.

Failing that, why not run the income through AIP?
inkubatory.pl

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


I'd wonder where you're getting your figures from, as the vast majority live peacefully in Europe.

If you said that most Arabs from North Africa are radicalised and downright insane irrespective of actual religion, I'd agree with you. Syrians haven't an issue in Europe, but there are huge problems with Moroccans/Algerians/etc. Generally speaking, the issue is with Iraqis and North Africans. It's also Africans that tend to push the idea of special treatment for Muslims.

I also question why PiS are continuing to have an open door to people from countries like Morocco, Algeria and Somalia where they have seriously outdated tribal views regarding religion. I'm absolutely bewildered why we would grant work permits to people from those countries to work in kebab.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


Have you seen moderate Catholics protest against the actions of their murdering kin in Northern Ireland? Very rarely, and when they did, the extremists would often threaten them into silence. Did you ever see Protestants in Northern Ireland protest against the actions of Loyalist terrorists? Was there a protest when the Miami Showband were murdered in cold blood by the side of the road by loyalist/British Army linked killers? Nope.

It's a stupid argument to make, because moderate people don't tend to protest against extremists as extremists tend to threaten them. When have you ever seen moderate self-proclaimed Christians in the US protesting against the actions of the Christian Right there?

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


As has been repeatedly explained to you, Poland has a liberal immigration policy. $2000USD can buy you residency for a year in Poland.

Plenty of Muslims here, and the number is growing daily. Then again, you've never been to Poland and have zero connection to Poland, so it's no surprise that you don't know that.

Life / Why are Muslims seen as a deterrent to Poland? [564]


Why weren't Polish Catholics out on the streets protesting against murders by Irish Catholics against Protestant civilians?

It's a stupid question.

Polonia / Volunteers from Poland in Novorossiya [90]

Oh, do we have another Russian apologist here?

Crimea happened because Putin wanted it to happen.

Polonia / Volunteers from Poland in Novorossiya [90]


It's a complete disaster. I've been reading about the Crimean economy being essentially in the toilet since then. Tourists aren't turning up, prices have increased dramatically and things are actually worse than they were under Ukraine.

The LPR and DPR are wrecked and Ukraine has no intention of letting it become a frozen conflict. Yet Putin is stuck there, as he can't let them fall back into Ukrainian hands without making it seem like a monumental defeat. Even if Ukraine agrees to let them become yet another frozen conflict state, there'll be constant danger of the Ukrainian Army launching surprise raids, and their "capital" is only a few kilometres from the front line.

Law / Polish/EU Citizenship by Descent [88]


Indeed, I know of one elderly couple who had quite the culture shock here. They got permanent residency through being Polonia and involved in Polonia organisations, but discovered very quickly that it was nothing like home. They managed to settle in the end, but they couldn't understand for months why "their people" were so rude and hostile towards them.

Life / Immigration Free Poland is Not Being Racist [194]


By using the words "interfere", it's clear that you have an agenda here.


In fact, he isn't. Jarosław doesn't know anything about Western and Christian values. Perhaps you should educate yourself about how he only discovered those values in 1990 when it proved politically useful to do so.

Law / Polish/EU Citizenship by Descent [88]


Amusing, but completely incorrect. As most people who are actually familiar with life in Poland know, the western Polonia find it difficult in Poland for many reasons, and so they pose zero threat to anyone in Poland. They start off enthusiastic, but their enthusiasm quickly wanes when they realise that Polish people think differently to them. The Eastern Polonia find it much easier to adapt, because the country simply resembles their home countries.

Polonia / Volunteers from Poland in Novorossiya [90]


I'd be in favour of banning anyone pro-Russia on sight.

Life / Immigration Free Poland is Not Being Racist [194]

I'd rather say something like Zoroastrianism, personally.

Trying to claim that the Abrahamic religions are peaceful is laughable when their holy texts are full of blood, warfare and other horrible things.