UK, Ireland / Polish is an official language in the UK? [68]


Isn't that exactly what happens in Poland right now?? Even worse the Polish government actively encourage this.

Here is my response to a post on this subject on another thread:


Why?

I'm beating the same drum here but it really makes me angry that Poland is being portrayed as the IT Hub of western Europe. Even Trusk peddles this damned lie!!!

The large companies are in Poland for one reason and one reason only.

They can employ (I mean exploit) a Polish person for a fraction of what they pay someone else anywhere else in Europe.

In addidtion, Poles have multiple language skills are highly trained and highly proficient in IT meaning that the Operations and Support centre's for other countries can be hosted from Poland.

The government further encourage this exploitation of the Polish worker by giving the large corporations tax breaks.

Study / Study at Univ. of Information Technology and management in Rzeszow; extension letter/ accommodation/ jobs [11]


That kind of response is likely to get you exactly the kind of help you have been given so far....NONE.


Why?

I'm beating the same drum here but it really makes me angry that Poland is being portrayed as the IT Hub of western Europe. Even Trusk peddles this damned lie!!!

The large companies are in Poland for one reason and one reason only.

They can employ (I mean exploit) a Polish person for a fraction of what they pay someone else anywhere else in Europe.

In addidtion, Poles have multiple language skills and are highly trained and highly proficient in IT meaning that the Operations and Support centre's for other countries can be hosted from Poland.

The government further encourage this exploitation of the Polish worker by giving the large corporations tax breaks.

This practice has a finite lifespan for the host country.

UK, Ireland / Polish Doctor in UK discriminiated and bullied against gets millions. [28]


Oh yeah because Poland is the most open tolerant society in the modern world where racism and intolerance are just words in the dictionary. Right??

I have 10's of dozens of Polish friends and family living and working in the UK. Many of them holding very senior management positions in government departments and household names.

NONE of them have a problem or indeed have ever had a problem. They are well respected by upper management and their subordinates.

You want to talk about discrimination????

Ask my wife how many times she has attended interviews and been asked, do you plan to have any more children? What difference does that make to her ability to perfrom her duties. Well it would seem that the risk of a woman of child bearing age or a woman with children are seen as potential problems due to their propensity to take days off to look after little sick Tomasz.

Ageism, racism and sexism is alive and well in Poland and dont try to pretend its anything different.


Ive had as many bad experiences with Polish doctors as I have with NHS doctors.

In fact the minute they realise I am English and my wife is Polish my familys health suddenly becomes a cash cows for them to attempt to milk.

Work / IT Jobs in Poland? [30]

They are great and will be until the large corps have finished exploiting the cheap labour force in Poland.

Study / Information Needed: Skarbek University, Warsaw. [57]

Yeah course it does!!!

So how is that you being educated in the US you are so uninformed!!!!!

Am I seeing things or is that Poland sat nicely above the US??



Oh and one other point.......At least 13 other countries in front of the US.

UK, Ireland / Polish is an official language in the UK? [68]

Absolutely positive that isn't a real City of Westminster sign.

Polonia / Looking for Poles in Brussels, Belgium. [19]


It may have escaped your notice but the UK has about 45 million more inhabitants than little old Belgium.

Polonia / Looking for Poles in Brussels, Belgium. [19]

Sorry Mr B

You are clearly walking around with your eyes closed. Again, sorry but again I think your perception that they can't speak French or Flemish is a little misguided also.

There are a lot of Poles in the Anderlecht area. Great little pierogi place there too. pierogicafe.be. Worth a visit on a Sunday as they put music on and the place is usually very busy.

We lived in Etterbeek and there were quite a large group of Poles where we lived and whose children attended the school. My wife is Polis so of course the networking thing was easier.

We used to shop in a Polish shop called polski-smak.be on Chazallaan (or Avenue Chazal depending on which side of the fence you are on) and you can pick up a free publication called Gazetka which has a lot of ads for groups etc as well as personal ads too. Worth a shot......Even worth placing an ad maybe?

Having said all that......yes the Poles in Belgium were rather reserved but there is such a large community there that they were able to stay within their own so I can see your point.

Oh there is also a Polish church in Shaerbeek. That also has a publication (in Polish) but that tends to be more community related stuff.

I wish you luck.

Work / Salary Expectations Question (Krakow, Fund Accounting) [19]

He/She is yanking your chain.

Life / About Poznan! Foreigners, Life, Crimes, Job Prospects, Expenses! [12]

Got to admit Midas old boy. He doesn't endear himself to anyone with his orginal post.

I'd also be inclined to give him the old two fingered salute.

UK, Ireland / Slough & Elsewhere UK [23]

How ironic!!!

Blacks & Paki's complaining about immigration?????

I know which community i'd rather co-habit with and choose to do so.

Work / This agent in Poland promised me a job, is he real [15]

I suppose there is some kind of twisted irony in that. ;o)

Work / This agent in Poland promised me a job, is he real [15]


If you have to ask that question then you already know the answer!!!!

UK, Ireland / Moving cost from UK to Poland (Gdansk) - Anyone heard of IMove International? [16]

Ignore him, he is a buffoon.

Tell me hudsonhicks what did you ever do for your country??

News / Polish hero pilot lands 767 without wheels. (Warsaw) [191]


Truth be told I found her comments equally disparaging and ill informed.

I read an independent report on LOT Pilots and they are some of the best out there. In fact there is a competition held for airline pilots (A World Championship if you will) and the current holder is a LOT pilot.

I have an awful fear of flying following an emergency landing in Montivideo but I have ALWAYSfelt safe on LOT flights.

Incidentally skysoulmate, how do you compare the Hudson river landing with this one? Comparable? Of the two which was the greater achievement. If it is possible to make such a comparison.

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]


Really??

Didn't know that. Very disappointing.

History / Why have Poles contributed so little to Academics? (Particularly Science) [180]

Marian Rejewski
Henryk Zygalski
Jerzy Rozycki

Three top Polish mathematicians who were recruited for code-breaking, Bletchley Park and were credited for their work in cracking the enigma code.


Because it is inaccurate!!

Law / Poland's Work permit questions - visiting European countries; working in the EU / switching job; dependants [86]

Hello Satish.....quick question....do you speak Polish?

Love / Help me understand the different mannerisms and mentality of men in Przemysl area! [28]


Why would she bother researching......far simpler to make retarded ill informed and sweeping statements like the one above.

Lets hope the people in rural Przemysl don't treat her with the same ignorance she has just demonstrated!!!!!

Love / Help me understand the different mannerisms and mentality of men in Przemysl area! [28]


Tell that to the 450,900 British that gave their lives in WW2....... Up yours!!

Love / Expecting a baby with Polish partner - "multi-cultural pregnancy/parenting"? [45]


The previous poster is right. It's kind of ridiculous to claim to have taught someone to speak native English when your own English is of such a poor standard.


Like starting a sentence with a lowercase 'g' for example?

Love / Help - evil Polish girl after my partner. [39]

I'm sorry, but how can you help someone that based on your version of events, clearly doesn't want to help themselves??

UK, Ireland / Any Polish looking for work in Birmingham UK? [17]


Do you not think it might be a good idea to inform people what that work is?

Work / How To Study In Poland and stay with my GF? Inability to move to Poland looks stupid. [60]


You completely ignore the fact that repsonses were aimed at 2 seperate posters for very different reasons.

I made no mention of the OP's origins or the Political Rights, Civil Liberties, Income, Poverty, Human Development, Freedom of Information of his country.

Ah feck it......X-factors on...

Work / How To Study In Poland and stay with my GF? Inability to move to Poland looks stupid. [60]


I quoted 2 people.....

First the original poster the other being that buffoon hansiaczek

Work / How To Study In Poland and stay with my GF? Inability to move to Poland looks stupid. [60]


Sadly, perfectly normal in Poland.

It borders on ignorant.....I've learned to live with it.


Give your head a jolly good shake lad.

You haven't even met her and you "fell in love" without even having met her in the flesh and now you're talking about marrying her???

God give me bloody strength!!


Why are you on this forum?

Why didn't you stay in India and study there and then get a job and develop your own country?

I looks like it needs some help.......And perhaps whilst you are busy throwing your insults at the UK you should look closer to home .....IDIOT!!!!

2011 - Riots in Assam, Meghalaya, Northeast India, 4 dead
2011 - Riots in Jaitapur, Maharashtra, India, 1 killed, more than 50 injured
2011 - Riots in West Bengal, India, at least 8 people killed in post-election violence
2011 - Riots in Guwahati, Assam, India, 2 killed and at least 30 injured
2011 - Riots in Ganjam, Orissa, India, at least 2 killed
2011 - Riots in Pimpri-Chinchwad, India, 3 killed

Work / JOB in Wroclaw for a Business Student fluent in ENGLISH/FRENCH/RUSSIAN/ROMANIAN [56]


Well let's put it this way......

Your grammar and written English is atrocious.

Of course, I'm not being judgemental.

Travel / Mosques in Krakow? [131]


Nope, but the Islamic view is that Islam is the only faith and


Read the thread in its entirety. Don't cherry pick the bits you want to read to support your riposte.

I chose Saudi Arabia as one example. I later gave Qatar as another example as a country that gave a tiny concession to Christianity (but only as recently as 2008). Perhaps the Christian world should reciprocate and ensure that no crescent and star is on display? And oh, the cries of foul play when Switzerland banned Minarets.

As I previously stated (but you chose to ignore that): Only when Islam is mutually respectful of all faiths to openly demonstrate and celebrate their faiths should it be reciprocated.

There are many many countries around the world where Christianity is in the minority and those practicing the faith are persecuted. I can post you hundreds of examples if you wish. I don't see too many mosques being burnt down based purely on the fact that it is an Islamic place of worship.

Tolerance and understanding is a 2 way street.

You can't even draw silly pictures of the Prophet Mohammed without the threat of a Fatwah (Death for a cartoon.....what a bizarre and twisted logic.)

Christianity and the West has gone a long way to demonstrate its ability to live side by side and yet Islam maintains this idea of the abrogation of all non believers.

Islam has a long way to go.

Travel / Mosques in Krakow? [131]

Israel does not ban Christian churches!!!!!!

Travel / Mosques in Krakow? [131]


I selected Saudi Arabia but there are many other countries where churches and christian insignia are banned.

In 2008 Qatar opened its first Christian chapel. No Christian insignia allowed to be displayed outside. No crosses, nothing!!

Only when Islam is mutually respectful of all faiths to openly demonstrate and celebrate their faiths should it be reciprocated.