delphiandomine
8 Jul 2015
UK, Ireland / Polish Nazi's humiliated in London - anti-Jewish demonstration [60]
Putin's cash goes a long way.
Putin's cash goes a long way.
delphiandomine
7 Jul 2015
Study / British School of Warsaw in Wilanow [73]
Be careful with paying for meals - I would avoid "catering" at all costs.
Many private schools in particular see food as a good place to make decent profits, and they often feed what can only be described as slop.
Be careful with paying for meals - I would avoid "catering" at all costs.
Many private schools in particular see food as a good place to make decent profits, and they often feed what can only be described as slop.
delphiandomine
7 Jul 2015
UK, Ireland / Polish Nazi's humiliated in London - anti-Jewish demonstration [60]
You mean he openly lies to his electorate just to get elected?
but at least he does promise a better Poland for the average Pole
You mean he openly lies to his electorate just to get elected?
delphiandomine
7 Jul 2015
UK, Ireland / Polish Nazi's humiliated in London - anti-Jewish demonstration [60]
But these were a handful of idiots in the UK representing Poland. No big threat to Poland, I agree. But their kin destroy Warsaw every November 11th, and what's more, plenty of Polish "patriots" support them in doing so.
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But these were a handful of idiots in the UK representing Poland. No big threat to Poland, I agree. But their kin destroy Warsaw every November 11th, and what's more, plenty of Polish "patriots" support them in doing so.
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delphiandomine
7 Jul 2015
UK, Ireland / Polish Nazi's humiliated in London - anti-Jewish demonstration [60]
Hahahaha.
Always knew these Polish "patriots" were on the side of Russia really. All the Russophobic stuff is just a cover act :D
Hahahaha.
Always knew these Polish "patriots" were on the side of Russia really. All the Russophobic stuff is just a cover act :D
delphiandomine
6 Jul 2015
UK, Ireland / Polish Nazi's humiliated in London - anti-Jewish demonstration [60]
It's not exactly a big secret that the Kremlin has been funding organisations with similar ideologies to their own.
It's not exactly a big secret that the Kremlin has been funding organisations with similar ideologies to their own.
delphiandomine
5 Jul 2015
UK, Ireland / Polish Nazi's humiliated in London - anti-Jewish demonstration [60]
Without a shadow of a doubt. It's one of the most disgusting things about Europe today that so many of these alleged "patriotic" organisations are very much in the pocket of Putin. Obviously they won't ask questions, but they're definitely there to do Putin's bidding.
Thinking back, wasn't the whole modus operandi of the ZOMO to recruit clueless thugs from villages to ensure their loyalty?
Without a shadow of a doubt. It's one of the most disgusting things about Europe today that so many of these alleged "patriotic" organisations are very much in the pocket of Putin. Obviously they won't ask questions, but they're definitely there to do Putin's bidding.
Thinking back, wasn't the whole modus operandi of the ZOMO to recruit clueless thugs from villages to ensure their loyalty?
delphiandomine
5 Jul 2015
News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [325]
To fallen German soldiers, why not?
Actually, I recall that Poland destroyed a German war memorial too in the past, although that was during Stalinism and therefore hard to say if it was done by Poles or Soviets.
Anyway, there are also plenty of German war memorials in Silesia, so why are we now selectively removing some and not others?
To fallen German soldiers, why not?
Actually, I recall that Poland destroyed a German war memorial too in the past, although that was during Stalinism and therefore hard to say if it was done by Poles or Soviets.
Anyway, there are also plenty of German war memorials in Silesia, so why are we now selectively removing some and not others?
delphiandomine
5 Jul 2015
News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [325]
Yes, I'd rather they were left alone regardless of what the intention is behind them. It just seems wrong to remove someone's war memorial somehow - especially when you consider the huge human sacrifice involved.
Wouldn't it be better if no-one removed anything?
If the Polish memorial from Katyń was declared off limits, it would hurt. We might find the Soviet memorials to be tasteless and so on, but it hurts them too.
Exactly. If one type of monument should be respected, it's war memorials
Yes, I'd rather they were left alone regardless of what the intention is behind them. It just seems wrong to remove someone's war memorial somehow - especially when you consider the huge human sacrifice involved.
Even if the Russians tore down the Katyn memorial, I'd support the complete removal of everything glorifying the Soviet occupation.
Wouldn't it be better if no-one removed anything?
If the Polish memorial from Katyń was declared off limits, it would hurt. We might find the Soviet memorials to be tasteless and so on, but it hurts them too.
delphiandomine
5 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
Exactly. The Americans are against it, yet they seem to forget that huge, huge amounts of USD debt is held by the Chinese.
The real reason why the Americans are against the Euro is because the Euro has a very real chance of taking over as a real reserve currency. We all remember how Iraq switched to selling oil in Euro...
As you would expect the Americans are anti Euro. But not one country in the Euro wants to leave it. Even today in Greece 85% of Greeks want to remain a member of the Eurozone.
Exactly. The Americans are against it, yet they seem to forget that huge, huge amounts of USD debt is held by the Chinese.
The real reason why the Americans are against the Euro is because the Euro has a very real chance of taking over as a real reserve currency. We all remember how Iraq switched to selling oil in Euro...
delphiandomine
5 Jul 2015
UK, Ireland / Polish Nazi's humiliated in London - anti-Jewish demonstration [60]
Nah, they're just people that prove the old theory "you can take the bald headed moron out of the village, but you can't take the village out of the bald headed moron".
Nah, they're just people that prove the old theory "you can take the bald headed moron out of the village, but you can't take the village out of the bald headed moron".
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [325]
There's a British war memorial in Poznań, for instance.
Poland has a war memorial in Berlin.
Who is building theri war memorials in foreign countries?
There's a British war memorial in Poznań, for instance.
Poland has a war memorial in Berlin.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [325]
I imagine Poland would be first to complain if Polish war memorials were desecrated elsewhere.
I imagine Poland would be first to complain if Polish war memorials were desecrated elsewhere.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
The EU even has a formal exit mechanism with clear rules. All a country has to do is to vote in favour of repealing the relevant Treaty of Accession, inform Brussels and undergo (I think...) a two year exit period and everyone is happy.
Sovereignty ultimately lies with the member states.
The EU even has a formal exit mechanism with clear rules. All a country has to do is to vote in favour of repealing the relevant Treaty of Accession, inform Brussels and undergo (I think...) a two year exit period and everyone is happy.
Sovereignty ultimately lies with the member states.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
Norway isn't in the EU.
Among pre-Euro countries that have stayed out - the UK negotiated an opt-out, Sweden has been tolerated because their agreement to join the EU was before the Maastricht Treaty and Denmark has an opt-out as well, although Denmark has their currency pegged to the Euro anyway. However, with the 2004, 2007 and 2013 countries, there is no such thing - there's a legal obligation to join. If Poland didn't want to join the Euro, the time to negotiate that was in 2002-3.
Most of us prefer this stuff to the situation before the EU, when we were too busy killing each other over minor differences.
Anyway, the EU is irrevocable now. Some countries might drop out on the periphery, but the core European economies are just far too closely linked to be broken easily now.
How was it that the UK and Norway conveniently managed to opt out of the euro zone?
Norway isn't in the EU.
Among pre-Euro countries that have stayed out - the UK negotiated an opt-out, Sweden has been tolerated because their agreement to join the EU was before the Maastricht Treaty and Denmark has an opt-out as well, although Denmark has their currency pegged to the Euro anyway. However, with the 2004, 2007 and 2013 countries, there is no such thing - there's a legal obligation to join. If Poland didn't want to join the Euro, the time to negotiate that was in 2002-3.
Except the EU won't last that long. People are getting fed up with overpaid eurocrats trying to show they're doing something by thinking up an "environmentally friendly" light bulb (that spews poison gas when broken), a "new and improved" mail box, a "better" mouse-trap, etc. and then forcing them down everyone's throat.
Most of us prefer this stuff to the situation before the EU, when we were too busy killing each other over minor differences.
Anyway, the EU is irrevocable now. Some countries might drop out on the periphery, but the core European economies are just far too closely linked to be broken easily now.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
I actually wonder how long the EU will continue to tolerate countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic not making firm plans to join the Euro. It's clear that Poland is obliged by their Treaty of Accession to adopt the Euro, so it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
I actually wonder how long the EU will continue to tolerate countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic not making firm plans to join the Euro. It's clear that Poland is obliged by their Treaty of Accession to adopt the Euro, so it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
I think so too, unless PiS come in and destroy the whole economic base of the country just to make sure that Poland can't meet the accession requirements.
But I think everyone knows that the issue with the Euro is the exchange rate. 1 EUR -> 1 PLN would destroy the country economically (like it destroyed East Germany), but obviously Poland can't enter at 4.2 as well. Finding that happy balance will be exceptionally difficult, I think.
I think so too, unless PiS come in and destroy the whole economic base of the country just to make sure that Poland can't meet the accession requirements.
But I think everyone knows that the issue with the Euro is the exchange rate. 1 EUR -> 1 PLN would destroy the country economically (like it destroyed East Germany), but obviously Poland can't enter at 4.2 as well. Finding that happy balance will be exceptionally difficult, I think.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
Yes, he's a very serious challenger to Duda in 2020 if he goes for it. His cleaning up of Slupsk, such as demanding openess and transparency for the heads of city companies is gaining him massive popularity in Slupsk, as is the fact that he's saving money in some areas of the budget and using it to pay for things that ordinary people need like social housing.
His sexual orientation is a non-issue for the voters of Slupsk.
Yes, he's a very serious challenger to Duda in 2020 if he goes for it. His cleaning up of Slupsk, such as demanding openess and transparency for the heads of city companies is gaining him massive popularity in Slupsk, as is the fact that he's saving money in some areas of the budget and using it to pay for things that ordinary people need like social housing.
His sexual orientation is a non-issue for the voters of Slupsk.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
Polonius, "baltic backwater"?
It's the third biggest city in Pomorskie.
And yes, he speaks sense. Those of us that actually are involved with business with Eurozone countries can see how difficult it is to take the risk on currency exchange because you never know what's going to happen. I know one guy who lost nearly 100,000CHF recently on the unpegging of the CHF - and yes, he lost everything.
Polonius, "baltic backwater"?
It's the third biggest city in Pomorskie.
And yes, he speaks sense. Those of us that actually are involved with business with Eurozone countries can see how difficult it is to take the risk on currency exchange because you never know what's going to happen. I know one guy who lost nearly 100,000CHF recently on the unpegging of the CHF - and yes, he lost everything.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
Prices rising under the Euro has been proven to be largely a myth. What the Germans found is that people often falsely converted in their heads - 2DM is not 1EUR, but rather 1.95something - so prices almost automatically increased (in their minds) by 2-3%.
Experience now shows that before the changeover, you need to display dual prices - and you need to keep dual pricing for a while afterwards in order to reassure customers. If you do this, price increases just don't happen - unless the government sneaks in extra taxes at the time of change, like Germany did.
Prices rising under the Euro has been proven to be largely a myth. What the Germans found is that people often falsely converted in their heads - 2DM is not 1EUR, but rather 1.95something - so prices almost automatically increased (in their minds) by 2-3%.
Experience now shows that before the changeover, you need to display dual prices - and you need to keep dual pricing for a while afterwards in order to reassure customers. If you do this, price increases just don't happen - unless the government sneaks in extra taxes at the time of change, like Germany did.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
News / When will Poland take on the EURO? [47]
Nothing is scheduled. As it stands for the Polish economy, entering at 4.2 would be far too low, but the economy needs the exchange rate to be artificially low in order to help exports. Joining at 3.7ish would probably be ideal, but that number won't happen anytime soon.
By the way, the Złoty is far weaker than the Euro. Every time the Euro coughs, the Złoty tends to sneeze.
When will Poland use the Euro? What year is scheduled?
Nothing is scheduled. As it stands for the Polish economy, entering at 4.2 would be far too low, but the economy needs the exchange rate to be artificially low in order to help exports. Joining at 3.7ish would probably be ideal, but that number won't happen anytime soon.
By the way, the Złoty is far weaker than the Euro. Every time the Euro coughs, the Złoty tends to sneeze.
delphiandomine
4 Jul 2015
Feedback / Member warning system to prevent abuse / spam / off-topic posts [145]
Merged: Forum warning system
I'm not familiar with this, can someone explain it to me?
I got a warning, but I'm not sure what it relates to - it mentioned abusing other members, but I've been a good boy!
4 more to go and you'll be suspended for another several months. Thank you.
Can you tell me what it was for? I'm just curious - things have changed around here, and I'd rather not get banned again!
Personal attacks and abuse = a warning or suspension.
(I mean, I read the warning - I'm just confused because I didn't abuse anyone...or has the definition of abuse changed?)
Argh, missed the deadline for editing...
Another (probably stupid) question - do warnings expire?
They don't expire for repeat offenders.
Seems fair :)
Merged: Forum warning system
I'm not familiar with this, can someone explain it to me?
I got a warning, but I'm not sure what it relates to - it mentioned abusing other members, but I've been a good boy!
4 more to go and you'll be suspended for another several months. Thank you.
4 more to go and you'll be suspended for another several months. Thank you.
Can you tell me what it was for? I'm just curious - things have changed around here, and I'd rather not get banned again!
Personal attacks and abuse = a warning or suspension.
(I mean, I read the warning - I'm just confused because I didn't abuse anyone...or has the definition of abuse changed?)
Argh, missed the deadline for editing...
Another (probably stupid) question - do warnings expire?
They don't expire for repeat offenders.
Personal attacks and abuse = a warning or suspension.
Seems fair :)
delphiandomine
3 Jul 2015
Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]
There is the possibility of reporting it to the ABW, who tend to take interest in corruption cases - but it really depends on the amounts involved. Sadly, EU projects do tend to attract a ridiculous amount of corruption - I know of one case where someone got 90zl / hour to deliver language classes to villages. He paid teachers (allegedly native speakers, but in reality Poles) 25zl an hour and made them sign documents saying they got 90zl gross. He paid the tax due on 90zl, paid them 25zl gross and kept the difference.
Do you know if there's politics involved? Depending on the connections, it might be wise to wait until October and then report it then.
Fellows I just lost a major contract due to corruption (contract in Poland).
There is the possibility of reporting it to the ABW, who tend to take interest in corruption cases - but it really depends on the amounts involved. Sadly, EU projects do tend to attract a ridiculous amount of corruption - I know of one case where someone got 90zl / hour to deliver language classes to villages. He paid teachers (allegedly native speakers, but in reality Poles) 25zl an hour and made them sign documents saying they got 90zl gross. He paid the tax due on 90zl, paid them 25zl gross and kept the difference.
Do you know if there's politics involved? Depending on the connections, it might be wise to wait until October and then report it then.
delphiandomine
8 Dec 2013
Life / Conflicting views about life in Poland? [45]
They're pretty much unavailable. They might be available in theory (I don't recall if they were banned yet) - but the banks simply aren't willing to lend on that basis.
Someone told me that 100% mortgages are available here but will be phased out next year.
They're pretty much unavailable. They might be available in theory (I don't recall if they were banned yet) - but the banks simply aren't willing to lend on that basis.
delphiandomine
8 Dec 2013
Life / Conflicting views about life in Poland? [45]
That's often because they wanted all the benefits without any of the risk or the stress. Communism caused that - there was a vicious tendency in the PRL for workers to strike over petty things because they knew the regime would shut them up with a pay rise.
I had the impression that Polish workers felt under-valued by their employers.
That's often because they wanted all the benefits without any of the risk or the stress. Communism caused that - there was a vicious tendency in the PRL for workers to strike over petty things because they knew the regime would shut them up with a pay rise.
delphiandomine
8 Dec 2013
delphiandomine
7 Dec 2013
Language / Should I learn Polish or she learn English? [83]
Not really, given that she's effectively bilingual as far as language ability goes.
Not really, given that she's effectively bilingual as far as language ability goes.
delphiandomine
7 Dec 2013
Language / Should I learn Polish or she learn English? [83]
English at home, Polish with some of the extended family, English with others.
I use Polish at work all the time, so it has no appeal for me to be used after work unless I have to.
And what about you?
English at home, Polish with some of the extended family, English with others.
I use Polish at work all the time, so it has no appeal for me to be used after work unless I have to.
delphiandomine
7 Dec 2013
Language / Should I learn Polish or she learn English? [83]
Sobieski, that's a point - how does your family communicate?
Sobieski, that's a point - how does your family communicate?
delphiandomine
5 Dec 2013
Travel / Poznan - the best time to visit? [6]
Best time is summer, as the women wear barely anything in the clubs and the streets are packed with them.
Best time is summer, as the women wear barely anything in the clubs and the streets are packed with them.