Love / Polish traditions and customs in a relationship - payments [39]


It's not done that way at all. I split all the bills with my wife, then keep a certain amount for "buying ****" and the rest is stuck away for a rainy day. Works well and there's never any rows about money.

I wonder if she's not saving everything she's got so that she can afford to look after her parents in old age?

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


They were present.


So the President as Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces - at an event commemorating the losses of the Polish resistance - was booed, heckled and whistled at.

Some of those veterans were visibly upset by the actions of those clowns - and now PiS have the cheek to whine because Anna Anders got a taste of it?

It's typical PiS though. One rule for the Party, one rule for everyone else.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

What are you on about?

The more PiS supporters come up with this kind of stuff, the more it results in KOD gaining credibility among everyone else.


Where were you when veterans of the Warsaw Uprising were booed and heckled by PiS supporters?

Law / Advice on rights for an unborn child in Poland [23]


You have no rights. The court will decide that, and there's no way the court is going to give an Indian sex tourist any rights.

You also have the right... no, the obligation to pay for the child. Expect your pockets to become considerably lighter.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


We all know that those "audits" are based on creating evidence to bring people in front of show trials. The intention is to harass and abuse people to such an extent so that people are discouraged from opposing PiS in future as they'll face financial ruin if they do so. The agenda of PiS is very obvious here - if they were genuinely auditing things, they would ask one of the large auditing companies to do it - instead of themselves.

More to the point, they're an obvious attempt to distract the electorate to the abuses already being carried out by PiS.

Law / Advice on rights for an unborn child in Poland [23]


Just open your wallet and accept that you'll be paying for the child for the next 26 years. If you don't pay, kiss goodbye to ever getting back into Europe.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


I'd also like to see some examples of this.

Then again, it's the typical PiS mentality - if it isn't their version of the approved truth (which can be changed at the will of Kaczyński), then it's automatically a lie.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

What lies, subterfuge and bullying? Is that what telling the truth is called these days in the Brave New Poland?

Have you read the Venice Commission's draft report?

As I said, PiS threw everything at this by-election and only managed a 6% margin in one of their strongest areas.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Quite the opposite. She was returned with a massively reduced majority - only 6%, whereas PiS won by 22% less than 5 months ago. That's a 16% swing against PiS.

You can spin it how you like, but for PiS to come within 6% of losing in one of their electoral heartlands is a bad result for them and very encouraging for the opposition.

Travel / The best and inexpensive way to travel from Prague to Warsaw? [15]

Best way is to fly.

Cheapest way is to hitchhike.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Your relentless attacks on KOD can only mean one thing - utter fear that your friends will lose power again.


Hahahahaha. You couldn't care less about freedom and dignity. If you did, you would have openly opposed the plans to seize farms after the death of the farmer, you would've opposed the blatant corruption in the civil service and all the other things. For you, freedom and dignity is like the Soviet concept of peace.

Anyway, get used to it. There's absolutely no way that the EU and US is going to tolerate this situation for much longer. Once the EU funds get shut off, PiS will be gone within weeks.

The law is exactly as I say. Forced nationalisation is exactly what they have in mind.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]

Now things are getting interesting. PiS and their online supporters are trying to discredit KOD as much as possible before the official release of the Venice Commission's report. But it's diverting the attention from the real issue - that the EU and the US have both made it crystal clear that they expect Poland to fall into line.

The NATO summit could still be cancelled, which would be an incredible snub to PiS.

Study / Medical exemption from a Polish doctor to justify my absence - Hospital Warsaw. [12]

That's really odd, because the NFZ doesn't care about these things. If you've got the EHIC, they charge the full amount to the UK anyway. I've never heard of any NFZ doctor turning away EHIC patients - if anything, it's better for them because they can charge the full amount of the treatment rather than what they get from the NFZ.

A Polish doctor is not going to fuss over writing a two second note saying "so and so was sick and was given x".

My local drop-in clinic prints a document for every patient with their name, address and full details of the treatment. It's given to everyone regardless if they're using NFZ insurance, private insurance, paying privately or through the EHIC.

The only time you might encounter trouble is with some very old school clinic where everything is done exactly as it was in 1950. But many GP's are private with a contract with the NFZ.

Study / Medical exemption from a Polish doctor to justify my absence - Hospital Warsaw. [12]

Terri, it doesn't work like that. He only needs a note from the doctor saying that he's sick - he doesn't need a formal sick note. There's a difference between the two, and any doctor will be happy to confirm that he's been treated. There's no need for a private doctor in the slightest - even the night duty doctors can write such a note. Universities don't need formal sick notes, except for exams.

News / Demonstrations in Poland in defence of democracy. [2554]


Usual PiS tactic. They tried to turn it into a blatant propaganda exercise and got caught out badly. The fact that they're whining and crying so much about KOD is excellent.


Polonius appears to have completely forgotten about how PiS supporters turned up and turned the Warsaw Uprising commemorations into an anti-government demonstration. Fortunately, we haven't forgotten.

The good sign is that we can now expect KOD to oppose the government at every turn.

Travel / Misery /PRL era tourism in Warsaw [25]

Excellent tip!

The mind boggles as to what they were doing with cartons of Regal there :

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Real Estate / Insuring Owners goods in a Home under a rental agreement in Poland [3]

I've got a contact to a PZU broker in Inowrocław that should be able to help you with such a thing. Do you want it?

He's quite specialised in more tricky things.

Feedback / Warning for posters who have been changing the names of famous Polish politicians, celebrities, etc. [90]

Vincent, perhaps you'd like to address why it's acceptable for Polonius to call someone "The Great Mulatto"?

I'm pretty sure Polonius would be the first to complain should someone call Kaczyński "The Great Flying Duck".

Feedback / Warning for posters who have been changing the names of famous Polish politicians, celebrities, etc. [90]


They're racist, hence they're acceptable here.

I still don't understand what the problem is to simply ask people to use real names and not made up names.

Harry - I think we need to start discussing "wŚmieci", "Nasz Agitacja", "(Gazeta) Trybuna Polska" "TV Przekupienie" and other publications. Perhaps the mods will wake up, then.

Feedback / Warning for posters who have been changing the names of famous Polish politicians, celebrities, etc. [90]


"The Great Mulatto", anyone?

polishforums.com/news/poland-post-election-political-scene-76400/43/#msg1536807

Who is it? It's a made up name for a public figure, yet the post remains.

Funny how homophobia is swept under the carpet here, yet blatant racism remains.

Travel / Misery /PRL era tourism in Warsaw [25]

I have to confess, I was only in there once, and that was in 2006. ;) It was my first ever visit, and I stayed nearby in a strange hostel where the guy at the reception didn't speak English very well.

Is that dreadful Carrefour still there on the same street nearby? (Marszałkowska?)

Travel / Misery /PRL era tourism in Warsaw [25]


I've wandered around there before. Nothing special, really.

If you want tough, wandering around Lichtenberg late at night is far more terrifying.

Life / Wondering about Polish digital agency to create website for solicitors [3]

I thought so as well.

Poor show, guys.

Travel / Misery /PRL era tourism in Warsaw [25]

Speaking of Praga - Harry, what's the story here?

google.com/maps/@52.2661559,21.0396675,3a,75y,78.8h,91.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sOgoICB-UVxHU0thznAgauw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Travel / Misery /PRL era tourism in Warsaw [25]


Hmm, not so much interested in a tour to be honest, I'd rather go explore myself. I used to particularly love Warszawa Zachodnia with the countless old magazine stalls where you could pick up old copies of English magazines for a few złoty, but it's all gone now hasn't it?

I'm thinking also of that dreadful 'department store' that was next to McDonalds in Centrum.

News / Mass protests needed in Poland in front of American embassy [60]


I think it's a great idea. The location is perfect for those of us that need to get a train home afterwards, too.


If it's so serious child, why haven't you registered it yet?

We've been waiting 2 weeks for you to register this protest so we can attend.

Feedback / Warning for posters who have been changing the names of famous Polish politicians, celebrities, etc. [90]

Not legit in the slightest, given that it was ruled in the Polish courts that it wasn't.

If you want to claim otherwise, go ahead and sue the person you think is Bolek.

Feedback / Warning for posters who have been changing the names of famous Polish politicians, celebrities, etc. [90]


An excellent idea. I'd certainly like to see the end of the blatantly racist terms such as "Kosher Gazette".

News / Mass protests needed in Poland in front of American embassy [60]

Second round of beer and lemonades are on me. We should be civilised though and remember that InPolska would prefer a good wine.

Come on Ktos, you've had plenty of time to get this protest registered, what's keeping you?