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convex   
9 Feb 2010
Law / What can I do with 250000$? [33]

If you're looking at targeting corporate clients then it sounds like you already have a rough idea what you may like to do.

corporates aren't really interested in €180k, money is cheap now a days.

Give me your 250k and I'll **** it all away on bad option trades in a month. It's not profitable, but it's fun to see a leveraged portfolio of $20m for a month.
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

it is also worth noting that these countries generally don't have a sanctuary to go to in say America

I think that probably plays a huge role as to why Poland isn't part of the VWP. You don't really have large communities of Czechs or Slovaks in the US to provide support.

I think the same can be said of the Baltic countries and the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. Regarding the cars, I beg to differ. There are lots...and lots of new little compact cars roaming the streets. We can thank cheap credit for that.

With all that said, the American govt. knows it, and knows it better than any of us do.

I think that it's a huge disservice not to make that information public. Poles should know exactly why they weren't included, and all their neighbors were. If not just for the goodwill aspect of it. There would be a lot less Poles questioning why troops were offered up for Iraq for instance, when over 80% of the populace was against it. Same goes for missle defense (I don't want to get into the merits of either of those issues, but the popular sentiment was hugely against both). Regarding a shot at the American dream, the Polish government has no problem with a million of its citizens heading to the UK, so I don't think that was an issue. Money earned abroad is a large factor in building of the middle class here in Poland, something that the Polish government is encouraging.
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

A higher percentage of Poles illegally overstay their visas than residents of any other major country, said INS researcher Robert Warren.

Seriously? When that article was written, there was an East Germany, the Baltic countries and the Ukraine didn't exist, and the current president was in his 20s...
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

If you are an American as you say

no, i'm lying about that, completely full of sh*t. you caught me!

Show me some proof that there's a different reason for Poles to be denied visa to the US.

the refusal rate as well as the over stay rate make up the criteria for the VWP. i'd just like to see the numbers, that's all.
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

why is it so humiliating? it's just asking a couple of simple Qs...
i don't know in person any Pole who wouldn't get a visa...

1 in 4 are refused. The refusal rate for Poland is higher than Algeria, Azerbaijan, Botswana...it's 5 times higher than Croatia, Estonia, and the Czech Republic.

The problem isn't just a couple of simple questions, it's the entire manner in which you are treated. Appointments would have been nice, as opposed to just a mass of people showing up. The notice provided to come to the consulate was 3 days. And it required a return visit. Fair enough.

Ohhh okay, here's the true problem.. she's humiliated.. Well slick, hate to break it to you but we are contending with quite a bit to be concerned with a foreigners 'hurt feelings' at the moment.

It's just dickish, that's all. And the world sees that, and reacts to it. The key to winning the game is to work smarter, not harder. The US understood and mastered that for a long time, and then completely forgot it. The openness of the US was one of its most valuable resources.

They're all over the states, illegally. Believe it. If I have to read another poster say how upset they are over Poland not being part of the VWP, I'm gonna puke.

It's just a simple question, what is the overstay rate? I'm certainly not arguing for the inclusion of Poland in the VWP, but it would be nice to actually see the estimated overstay rate..
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

Are they really obligated to do all this?.. Why the hell would they help out the Czech Rep and not Poland? Besides you're an American citizen as you say, why don't you call the State Dept?

it requires an FOI request. look, again, i fully believe that poland doesn't meet the criteria for the VWP. but i find it strange that refusal rates are printed, and overstay rates aren't. at the very least, i would like some concrete reason to explain to my girlfriend why she needs to go through the humiliating process required to get a visa to the US.

If you lived here like we do you'd understand .. the economy is completely in the sh.tter at the moment. And contrary to popular belief illegals are being denied jobs, etc. It's not a hoax.. we're not being American a*holes.. etc , etc.

i pay more in taxes to the US than 95% of Americans do. the US is one of the few countries in the world that taxes its citizens based on worldwide income. i'm alright with illegal immigrants being denied jobs. now if the government would only cut down on the other 99.5% of wasteful spending, we might get somewhere.
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

They can't ask the US state department.. Strange how the US population has millions of people of Polish descent living here but now magically there's a conspiracy against the people of Poland?? But not Czech Rep. ???

no one is assuming a conspiracy, it would just be nice to have the stats online. transparency after all, isn't a bad thing. the refusal rate is easily found, but the overstay rate seems to be worthy of keeping hidden for whatever reason. why the mystery around overstay data?

and again, i think that the overstay data would show why poles aren't part of the VWP. i just think they should post that data so that you and i can see who is overstaying their visa.
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

Why can't he ask his own government for this info? Czech rep doesn't need them..

because his own government doesn't have those statistics. just like the US govt doesn't have statistics of overstays of its citizens in foreign countries. i'm pretty sure that if the overstay rate was public, it would put this conversation to a very quick end...unfortunately the only information that is made public is the the refusal rate...

edit: a quick end...not in favor of Poland being part of the vwp...
convex   
9 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

I strongly believe that if they did travel as much as Poles, they would also need a visa to visit us.

it's based on percentage of the total (or so they say).
convex   
8 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

well, They're no competition to what I'm doing but I hate to see some of my people having to struggle because of them.

we've let the globalization genie out of the bottle, the nation state is in it's death throes. the competition has heated up. we've had years of being given the opportunity to enjoy the most advance education system on earth, no excuses not to prosper in such an environment. let the free market take care of it. social darwinism works...and it works well.
convex   
8 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

problem is that the factories are going to follow the cheap labor. if they can't hire cheap labor in the US, they'll head south. but honestly, are you really worried about the sh*t jobs going to illegals?
convex   
8 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

I know man but it ain't easy anymore for illegals to get a job in the states and you know it. Well, let's put it this way, at least in NC it isn't.

I'm pretty sure that the first place that I heard about Tyson hiring was from Food Inc when they were looking at the Monroe Tyson factory.
convex   
8 Feb 2010
Travel / Poland to Romania (and back!) [18]

I'm flying to Iasi later this month if you want to catch a ride. Will then go down to Bucharest for a couple of days and then head back to Poland.
convex   
8 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

Without that these corporations will not hire you!

not quite...

cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/05/national/main539521.shtml

EDIT: these companies advertise in mexico....
convex   
8 Feb 2010
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]

Fact is that corporations like Delmonte, Wal-Mart, Swift, Tyson Foods and others were (actively) hiring illegal immigrants, and many companies did it (and still do it) because these people work for wages way below the minimum.

It should 100% be the responsibility of the employer to perform proper due diligence in the hiring process. The punishment for hiring illegals often isn't even a slap on the wrist. That has to change.
convex   
8 Feb 2010
News / Poland: In Top First 15 Countries in the WORLD by the number of CRIMES [286]

You send me a PM of condolences mean while stab me in the back on the Forum, i dont care what came first - Post or PM.

Post obviously came first, but I stand by what I wrote.

1. Support network
2. Benefits
3. Hard to save
4. educated

1. Friends and Family, people tend to help others in need.
2. fair enough, has the OPS been of any use?
3. 1300 after the government steals their cut?

Please proived links and proof including average jobs with average salaries.

glassdoor.com/Salaries/poland-salary-SRCH_IL.0,6_IN193.htm

not sure if that link is dynamic

Fcuk off, how many Yanks go abroad for easy money? how many Brits in search of money?

Have you been to Saudi? Bahrain? Dubai? Those Brits and Americans didn't move there because of the working environment...

Easier is the name of the game, it isnt easy in Poland, are you suggesting that my brother in law made a bad decision not going to the UK?

Maybe not to the UK, but relocation within Poland would be possible, or?

I have lots of contact with the locals its not so much a case of stealing but they'll scam and scam like theres no tomorrow. They quite simply have to in many cases.

can or are able to?

His worst decision came in the fact that he didnt ask me for the cash in the first place, no it wasnt 12k for bribes and medication, but take a few loan sharks, loan after loan and his total debt over the course of id say 2 years became 12,000 PLN.

bad choice there, would it have been an option to approach you 2 years ago?

It's a sh*tty situation, especially when the government steals so much of his money right off the top, and he never sees any benefit from it. I still think that choice has a lot to play here. Anybody who decides to have a family should be financially secure. I'm guessing that he wasn't a big believer in the medical system before having a child, with that in mind, was there an expectation that it would change? Was there financial planning for this?

Again, condolences, it's affecting you directly, but I still believe that it was poor planning, and that you have enough opportunity here to make it work here...opportunity which isn't available in a good portion of the world.
convex   
8 Feb 2010
News / Poland: In Top First 15 Countries in the WORLD by the number of CRIMES [286]

I pity your continent.. you are weak, slowly strangling yourself with taxes. Who really want to invest in you with all your assanine rules.

That's pretty funny considering all of the trading that moved to london because of the overbearing regulation in the US (SOX saw a big migration to the island). Regarding taxes, US corporate tax rates are higher than any in Europe. Individual tax rates aren't exactly low either. China and India will eclipse Europe because Europe can't capitalize on it's innovation like the US can (although with new regulation, we'll see if it remains competitive in that field).
convex   
8 Feb 2010
Life / Indian Stores In Warsaw [139]

n price r too good compare to India res.

lets hope tandoori chicken doesn't taste as horrible as the rest of their menu items.