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From: PoznaƄ, Poland
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delphiandomine   
5 Nov 2011
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

Do stop with the "I know nothing about PiS I never voted PiS I'm a Korwin-Mikke supporter BELIEVE ME" nonsense.
delphiandomine   
5 Nov 2011
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

If I didn't know any better (do I know any better?) I would assume Kaczynski wants to retire from politics but wants to make sure no one else can have his party so he's purposely destroying it...

Exactly my thoughts too.

Ziobro isn't just a random no-one, or someone who could jump to PO easily (like Kluzik-Rostkowska) - like the PJN lot. He's more than capable of splitting PiS in half, especially because he has the "anti-Communist" credentials. It wouldn't be difficult for him to attack Kaczynski for having a traitor for a father, which would gain him plenty of support.
delphiandomine   
4 Nov 2011
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

PO and others are peeing themselves with glee at this self-destruction of PiS.

I suspect they knew all along that this would happen - all a matter of time ;) Just like we predicted, the party is falling to bits within weeks of electoral disaster.

I wonder what kind of offers are being made by PO towards PiS members of parliament now - they need 307 votes to change the constitution, and they have 303 in total. With Ziobro gone, it's bound to be tempting for younger members of the party who want a taste of power.
delphiandomine   
4 Nov 2011
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

They were expelled today by the party`s discipline commission.

This stuff gets funnier and funnier!

PiS are finished if Ziobro really does have the backing of Rydzyk - I'm sure the Government isn't going to be too concerned about them fighting with each other!
delphiandomine   
2 Nov 2011
Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]

Arn't the airlines supposed to give you a discount if its to attend a funeral?

Quite the opposite, these days.

I'm still very confused why he was charged over $1000 and was flying via WAW when all the online trip planners give prices (for peak, peak times) of around $400-600 return for flights via the big European hubs - LHR/AMS/CDG/FRA
delphiandomine   
2 Nov 2011
Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]

The cost for the fare was $1007 and I consider this a rip off.

What has the price of the fare got to do with anything? It's a last minute ticket, you should expect to pay a premium.

This was a complete lie in my face since it turned out the airport in WAW was closed from the morning and not even estimated to open back up until the next day at 8 pm at the earliest (which is way past any connections that would have been available).

Actually, yesterday, the airport was estimated to be open at 8am in the morning. Do try and stop lying.

They should not even be allowed to do business in the United States anymore based on this type of customer service! It is complete theft and abuse of the customers in the interest of money!

Less of the emotion, please.

Also, isn't it a bit strange that you only seemingly had one day between booking the ticket and the funeral?

I also wonder why on earth you tried to connect through WAW for a flight to OTP - JFK to LHR/FRA/CDG/AMS would seem to be the most sensible routing. Could it be that you were attempting to fly on the cheap?

Personally, I think you're attempting to blame LOT for something that was partially your fault. Normal psychological reaction.

I also think your story is full of crap - I've just found returns, travelling at peak times, for flying tomorrow (returning Monday) for less than $500 return. I've even found a connection through AMS for that price. Do try harder in future when telling lies on internet forums.
delphiandomine   
2 Nov 2011
Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

I'm not circumsized and my dick is long and thick like Kielbasa and i'm happy to stretch out American sluts with it

"my penis is so small that they couldn't find enough skin to cut, and the only sluts I see are the ones on my sticky computer screen"

PF Truth.
delphiandomine   
1 Nov 2011
Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]

The fleet is ANCIENT!!!!

Been over this a thousand times on here - LOT's fleet is comparable to any US/Canadian fleet.

but know that the airline is well maintained. etc.

Tell me, who do you think maintains LOT's fleet?
delphiandomine   
1 Nov 2011
Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]

Buy British, British is best! you get a lot more for your money, and you know the MOT is a lot stricter in the UK than it is in Poland.

With the slight problem that you can't register it in Poland and thus need to drive back to the UK every year for the MOT. You've also got to pay much higher insurance costs, you can't let just anyone borrow your car and you've also got the huge disadvantage of having the wheel on the wrong side in a country where visibility is everything due to insane drivers.

Don't listen to the squares who whine about not registering it in Poland, I mean, why bother registering it in Poland?

It's not so clear cut as that - and anyway, British plates are a nice juicy target for being caught for minor driving offences.

British cars are great value, that much is undeniable - but are you really surprised that no-one wants to take a RHD car off you in Poland when it's only fit for parts?

Sorry, but if you want to buy a foreign car in Poland, Germany is just there and far less hassle to buy from.
delphiandomine   
27 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

Personally I think that the topic of this thread should be "Polonia criminals",

Maybe "American Polonia" criminals would be best - as it's in the Polonia - USA forum, and it should be on topic, right?

Mods? :)

You and your limey PFers are also quick to point out that these successful individuals are only 1/2 Polish-Americans. Where are you guys in this thread???

That's what you guys are for, right?

Nice to see that you resort to ethnic slurs when trying to make a point, though.
delphiandomine   
27 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

Why is it you did not disclose that Gacy is also of Danish heritage?

Thread title : Polish-American Criminals.

Not "Danish-American Criminals" - and anyway, Polish-Americans are quick to claim when someone successful is "one of theirs" despite being only half Polish-American - so it logically follows that they have to accept that the bad guys can be Polish-American, too.

But seeing as you feel a bit upset that he wasn't a pure Polish-American serial killer, let's mention an honourable gentleman who was thoroughly Polish - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Earl_J._Wojciechowski

When Wojciechowski's brother Fred was questioned about him in 1926, he replied, "I've seen him once in twenty years...that was when he shot me, six years ago."

Nice chap, huh?
delphiandomine   
26 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

My, Google is good - if you search for "Polish-American criminals", this link is now top!

One of the more interesting serial killers is the "Killer Clown" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy

My my. Certainly another nasty piece of work!
delphiandomine   
25 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

An interesting case is the interestingly named "Kielbasa Posse" -

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Mob#The_Kielbasa_Posse

I mean, guys - couldn't you have picked a more fearsome name?

On the other hand, these guys -

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Mob#The_Greenpoint_Crew

Thoroughly nasty from the sounds of things!

But they do seem to be Polish crmiinals rather than Polish-American criminals - so off topic.
delphiandomine   
24 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

The Unabomber, right?

Nasty chap - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski

is an American mathematician, anarchist, social critic, primitivist, and Neo-Luddite[1] who engaged in a mail bombing campaign that spanned nearly 20 years, killing three people and injuring 23 others.

delphiandomine   
24 Oct 2011
USA, Canada / Polish-American criminals [70]

I thought I'd start a thread to discuss Polish-American criminals. We can start with -

Dennis Kozlowski

Named one of the Top Ten Crooked CEO's by Time Magazine - time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1903155_190 3156_1903152,00.html - Kozlowski is an excellent example of a crook. For instance -

Tyco paid $1 million (half of the $2 million bill) for the 40th birthday party of Kozlowski's second wife, Karen Mayo Kozlowski. The extravagant party, held on the Italian island of Sardinia, featured an ice sculpture of the Statue of Michelangelo's David[clarification needed] urinating Stolichnaya vodka. This birthday bash was disguised as a shareholder meeting in order to get corporate funding. In a camcorder video, Dennis Kozlowski states that this party will bring out a Tyco core competency - the ability to party hard. Subsequently, this shareholder meeting/birthday party became known as the Tyco Roman Orgy.[5]

And his conviction -

Kozlowski was convicted on June 17, 2005 of crimes related to his receipt of $81 million in purportedly unauthorized bonuses, the purchase of art for $14.725 million and the payment by TYCO of a $20 million investment banking fee to Frank Walsh, a former Tyco director.[2] On September 19, 2005 he was sentenced by Judge Michael Obus of the Manhattan Supreme Court to serve from eight years and four months to twenty-five years in prison for his role in the scandal.

Tut tut.
delphiandomine   
13 Oct 2011
Study / Going to Medical School in Poland (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn / and others) [51]

What do you mean by "Americans"?

I mean the ones who talk, behave and generally are American. As for language, barely any of them can string a sentence together in Polish. And yes, I've spent quite a bit of time hanging out in their dorms, so I know a thing or two about them - although I always hung out with the Asians.

There are also English language programs in dentistry, pharmacy, and physiotherapy.

All of those programs are known for passing Americans without troubling them in Poznan.

how can you be certain they are a medical student, not a student from Mickiewicz or even just a kid traveling?

If you're from Poznan, I'm sure you know the BP garage near the university, near Rondo Przybylskiego. When you see a group of drunken ******** in there, speaking loudly in English with a deep South accent, it's a certainty that they are in fact American and studying at the university.
delphiandomine   
12 Oct 2011
Study / Going to Medical School in Poland (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn / and others) [51]

I do not think that this is petty jealousy on behalf of the Polish students

No, it's definitely not. I've seen the behaviour of the American students with my own eyes - rude, obnoxious and totally despicable. They tend to think that Poland owes them a living, and I've seen one jackass (who must have been in his 4th/5th year) being absolutely rude to some shop assistant because he didn't understand what she was saying (and she was asking for change!).

The Asian students on the other hand tend to be far better and respectful - I know several who learnt Polish fluently.

At the same time, we can be thankful that the vast majority of them will clear off back to America to botch things there.
delphiandomine   
12 Oct 2011
Study / Going to Medical School in Poland (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn / and others) [51]

I am starting to hear stories that the Polish medical universities have begun to dumb down their English language courses

Begun? They've been doing it for countless years. I know several lecturers at the medical university in Poznan - and all of them "dumb down" their courses. It's not a big secret - most of the American students simply wouldn't pass if they were expected to study on the same basis as Polish students. One of the lecturers even openly admits that a 5 for an American student is a 3 for a Polish student. They just pay far too much money -

They appear to be more concerned in getting the 9 thousand euros yearly tuition fee than providing a robust course

9000 euro? It's more than that - last time I checked, it was around 12,500 euro in Poznan.

It's not a secret at all that the Americans in particular have it far easier. I was told one very amusing story about one spoiled bastard actually handing a mobile phone to a lecturer - and she had to speak to his parents, who were upset that he had failed. The same lecturer has also been offered bribes on countless occasions by American students.
delphiandomine   
11 Oct 2011
Genealogy / Chyrow, Dobromil, Pietnice, Rosenberg - Any info on Mazur/Can Lineages [11]

I am looking for any information on any of these villages. Historical stories, black and white photos, or new photos, and also if there might be any people in these areas with the Mazur or Can surname.

I can help you with photos of Chyrow today - I was there last year. :)

I also know that there's at least one documentary on youtube about the place - I'll dig it up for you.
delphiandomine   
11 Oct 2011
Life / Never want to leave Poland! [9]

True experience not just what you have heard from a friend.

Then go to the relevant office and ask for the latest up-to-date information.

I'll help you - Urzad Miasta for the PESEL/meldunek, Urzad Wojewodzski for the EU Residency Certificate.
delphiandomine   
11 Oct 2011
Life / Never want to leave Poland! [9]

I know im asking a lot of questions in one hit here but want some straight forward hard hitting answers!!

Tell your wife-to-be to do the research.

Or even - use the search button!
delphiandomine   
5 Oct 2011
Work / Proofreading - What is the going rate in Warsaw? [40]

Sounds good, where do I sign up?

(on second thoughts, no...it would drive me insane - I'll stick to shouting at kids to behave)

It sounds like everything else in Poland - do a good job and the work will come, but do a bad job and word will travel fast.
delphiandomine   
5 Oct 2011
Life / Rate Poland (Life Quality / Culture and People / Food): 1-10! [232]

then why does the avg tourist go to the aforementioned countries.......and not Poland.

Because Poland is, frankly speaking, completely ******* unable to promote herself. But plenty of German tourists do come to the Baltic Sea and the cities, plenty of Slovaks/Czechs/Hungarians go to the mountains, Americans/Brits to the cities - Poland's not doing too badly.

One problem in Poland is a total lack of coordinated effort to advertise the place.
delphiandomine   
4 Oct 2011
Life / Rate Poland (Life Quality / Culture and People / Food): 1-10! [232]

compare Poland's avg landscape to Croatia, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, France, Portugal......no comparison.

Come on, Poland isn't average at all. Look at the Tatra mountains - they're every bit as impressive as the Alps and so on. The lakes here are so numerous - again - not average. Forests? Poland does exceptionally well there, especially because of Bialowieza. And the Baltic Sea coast isn't too bad as well.

Let's see -

Croatia : stunning coastline, but rather dull and poor outside of that. The area in the North (for instance, when you drive from Zagreb to Slavonski Brod) is exceptionally dull with absolutely nothing of interest except a few minefields.

Greece? Well...if endless nightclubs and bars full of drunken Brits are your thing..

Switzerland? Granted, the mountains are impressive. But the cities are soulless, and apart from Lake Geneva, there's not much else in the way of beauty.

Spain? Have you actually been to Spain? It's mostly empty desert - nothing impressive at all. The Sierra Nevada is impressive, but the coastline is pretty poor.

Italy? It's similar to Poland.

France? It has mostly everything, yes.

Portugal is ugly as **** - too much tourist development and little else.

If you think Poland is "average", then you didn't travel very much here. The only thing where Poland rates incredibly badly is in the towns and cities.
delphiandomine   
3 Oct 2011
Work / Proofreading - What is the going rate in Warsaw? [40]

I must say it - I have great respect for anyone who can do this on a consistent, regular basis. It's not for me at all, but I can respect the concentration required to do a bloody good job.
delphiandomine   
3 Oct 2011
Work / Proofreading - What is the going rate in Warsaw? [40]

Any indicative prices?

What I'd do (personally) would be to contact as many people offering the service as possible, give them a sample text and see what they quote you. It's probably the quickest way to find out what the score is :)