Language / Test to determine proficiency of Polish? [7]


there are online placing tests for language schools in Poland (those that teach Polish as a foreing language) - just google 'test języka polskiego dla obcokrajowców online'

History / What do Poles owe to Hungarians? [275]


assuming you are German (judging from your user name) how would you call the entire German political class who based German economic policy on the dependence on Russian gas (and now German frantically get back to minining lignite to fill the void)

Life / Polish Nursery Rhymes [253]


this part goes like this:

Hop hop hop
Jedzie chłop
Na koniku hop hop hop
Aż dojedzie.. (can't remember what was next)

and I have no idea what Hotsaway represents

translation
Hop hop hop
A man rides
a horsey hop hop hop
Until he reaches... (that's as far as I got :P)

Travel / What to do in Wroclaw! [49]

as far as I know there is no such place in Wrocław (that could be compared to Warsaw's Praga)

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


Zabłocki

Life / Poland's birthrate on the decline [480]

the thing is you can't have it both ways

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]

@Paulina

hmm - looks like I have been not very well informed on the subjects - thanks for shedding some light

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


yeah, so Wojtunik joked about 'Sienkiewicz's men' burning the Russian embassy guardhouse, sure sure
also I haven't heard of any major devastations by hooligans in recent years - I may be wrong though so feel free to update me on that

Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2237]


it has been shown that hooligans were targeted by police provocations (in youtube videos) - also in a recorded conversation between Paweł Wojtunik (the ex chief of Polish secret service) with another PO figure (Elżbieta Bieńskowska)) he mentioned that 'Sienkiewicz's people' set the guardhouse by the Russian embassy on fire (Sienkiewicz was the interior minister(responsible for police and secret services) during PO rule): another major PO provocation

also Donald Tusk initiated a war against football hooligans only after portions of them raised a slogan: Donald, matole, twój rząd obalą kibole. (Donald, you moron, football hooligans will topple your government) : one aspect of the war was that one of the leaders of Warsaw football hooligans spent over a year in prison on trumped up charges - he was then awarded a compensation of a couple of thousands of PLN by court (laughable)

Po polsku / Dyrdymałki o Niczem 2 [312]


nie wiem czy zauważyłeś, Ziemowit, ale euro jak dotąd nie przyjęły Dania i Szwecja (a nawet Czesi)

Life / 3 reasons why winter is the best time of the year in Poland [58]


many Polish women do (at least they used to some 10 years ago)

Genealogy / Polish Romani (gypsy) surnames [64]


Siwak simply comes from the word 'grey' (in Polish, I guess it's pretty similar in the Boiko language) - it must have been a nickname meaning 'grey guy' (Siwak per se is a masculine form) - I know nothing about Gypsy names apart from the fact that they bear typically Polish names usually

Life / I'm from China and I would like to ask about the real experience of life in Poland [44]


I have been living in this country for over 40 years, yet the air pollution by power generation hasn't killed me - so it's not that bad

News / The Political Circus of Poland [309]


I understand his stance to some extent - or at least what I believe his stance is - PiS turned too much towards cheap (or rather expensive) populism and it may cost us dearly - there were serious shortcomings, let's say, of the PO/PSL clique that Gowin understood - what I believe Gowin is a responsible politician: a rare case in Poland - I believe him to be a tragic figure

History / History of two Neighbors: Poland - Germany Interrelations [283]


cheap PR stunt - how about accepting post-covid rebuild plan for Poland, huh?

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

an example of PO scandal: auto.dziennik.pl/drogi/artykuly/412211,miliardowy-przekret-na-ekranach-przy-autostradach-gdzie-sa-dokumenty.html

PO scandals cost us real money: like billions PLN

wpolityce.pl/polityka/142072-ekrany-dzwiekoszczelne-w-szczerym-polu-na-walke-z-halasem-przy-drogach-wydano-czesto-bez-sensu-prawie-miliard-zlotych

this is an article on the Wrocław PCK scandal - it is clear from the article that the leadership of PiS intended to throw the incrimanted politician out of the party - you know PiS is not a mind reading telepathic entity and black sheep happen here and there

gazetawroclawska.pl/wroclaw-radny-pis-w-areszcie-wyprowadzal-pieniadze-z-pck/ar/12969673

ok I found another article (from 3 years later) that says more PiS politicians were involved in fraud within and around PCK - newsweek.pl/polska/spoleczenstwo/afera-pck-z-udzialem-politykow-pis-sledztwo-ujawnia-nowe-fakty/xw0cccf

some of the information in the article is a typical manipulation but some facts are undeniable
the case went to courts, pawian, though - so it's a bullcrap that 'good change' prosecutors strangled the case

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]


oh, our dear beloved Pawian would exactly know what to do - everyone knows that

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

@GefreiterKania

one more article on hipocrisy of Western European elites (at least in the not so distant past) - it sheds the light on why the owner of TVN is a post-box company in a Dutch international airport

eur.nl/en/news/netherlands-still-tax-haven

it mentions Ireland, dear Ms Atch

Google and it's taxes in Europe according to Reuters - reuters.com/article/us-google-taxes-netherlands-idUSKBN1YZ10Z

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

@gumishu

here's a nice little article on SKOKs that mentions how many of them got in trouble and singles out the SKOK Wołomin case - of course in Polish - but pawian claims to know Polish

bankier.pl/wiadomosc/SKOK-i-chca-ochrony-Bankowego-Funduszu-Gwarancyjnego-4010141.html

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]

this article in Polish speaks volumes about the eurocrats and their hipocrisy - some rich statements by Eva Kaili - read up Ms Atch: wpolityce.pl/polityka/625786-kaili-oskarzala-polske-i-rozplywala-sie-nad-katarem

some nice facts about other eurocrats here (also in Polish): wpolityce.pl/polityka/625811-nie-tylko-wiceszefowa-pe-eurokracja-uczciwa-inaczej

if someone doesn't believe the Polish article - here's one German article about von der Leyen's phone erasure: dw.com/en/german-defense-ministry-illegally-wiped-phone-data-of-ursula-von-der-leyen/a-51764162 - some interesting things indeed

I would really love to hear your response to the Deutsche Welle article on Mrs von der Leyen's official phone, Ms Atch

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]


if Poles of Greater Poland followed the German agenda they would not rise up in 1918, Mr Genius

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]


btw the majority owner of the Orange brand is the state of France - so we are effectively sponsoring the French state - I'm pretty sure PiS wouldn't sell Telekomunikacja Polska to a foreign entity


I don't know why - probably because Orange France drains Orange Polska with fees for 'consultation', overpriced purchases from Orange France etc - you cannot help it without breaking European Treaties i think - the only thing that can be done is imposing a sales tax (on top of or instead of VAT tax - there is no VAT tax in the US as far as I know and individual states impose sale taxes)

for example Orange Polska pays 1,6 per cent of it's mobile services turnover (and 0,8 per cent of its landline services turnover) solely for using the Orange brand (like Orange brand means anything) - with the turnover of over 11 billion PLN you can safely bet that the fee exceeds 100 million PLN (more than Orange Polska paid as an income tax in 2019) :

telepolis.pl/wiadomosci/prawo-finanse-statystyki/ile-orange-polska-zaplaci-za-uzywanie-marki-orange-umowa-do-2030-r

Genealogy / Am I Polish? My great grandmother was Polish.... [24]


passports are not issued based on one's feelings - just a reminder

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]


was Afghanistan in NATO?

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]


for your personal information, Atch: Orange Polska (a mobile operator) paid 146 thousands PLN in income tax in 2020 (when the turnover of the company was 11 billion) - T-Mobile was even better - it paid 10 thousand PLN in income tax that same year with the turnover of 9 billion PLN - in comparison Polkomtel (the owner of Plus network owned by Polish capital mostly) paid almost 200 million PLN in income taxes (with the turnover of 7 billion PLN)

- PKO BP (owned mostly by the Polish state) paid 1,5 billion PLN in income tax in 2018

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]


oh yeah, it's better to follow the German agenda like Bulgaria and be as corrupt as you wish than standing for your average citizen who for example needs coal to heat their house and not for the interests of international businesses (especially German) - by the way Atch since we are at it what treaties and agreements did Poland break since you seem to be 'knowing things' that I may have missed

btw your the index you are refering to is a corruption perception index - many PiS haters think the ruling party is corrupt that's the thing - if you ask me they are hysteriacs (or whatever you call it in English) - secondly the perception of corruption lingers for some time after the actual corruption vanishes: this is the case of Poland in my personal opinion

Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]


if SKOK was the problem of PiS, PO would have long ago capitalized on it, since the issue happened when PO was in power - the biggest scam was in SKOK Wołomin which was established by ex-communist military intelligence functionaires

also SKOK's were not under the supervision of KNF before 2013 because they were not obligated to pay into the Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny and people's savings in SKOK's were not protected by the BFG - I don't know much about it but it is entirely possible that including SKOK's in the BFG (and demanding them to pay into the Fund) meant the downfall of them - to those uninitiated PO/PSL ruled in 2013

News / THE ARMY OF POLAND - THE REALITY [493]


oh yeah? how many Russian rockets have you seen lately in the Polish skies?- and how many Russian troops are garrisoned on the Polish-Belarusian border? - we are in war with Russia? I know you are hysteriac but I cannot help it

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]


somehow Bulgaria and Greece didn't have a problem with their post covid rebuild plan accepted - Poland though has (with very low corruption) - isn't it because Bulgaria follows the German agenda (don't know about Greece but they are dependent on EU help after the near bankruptcy so probably they also have to follow the German agenda)

News / Corruption scanadal in the European Parliament [30]


how do you know it was only on paper? because no main stream media investigated it?