Love / Is it true that Polish women are very busty? [71]


That one was quite nice; decent food and an ok place to go, especially for a date.

Not many 'busty' ladies though.

Life / Why do Poles talk so badly about Poland? [25]


I'd say that some do but most people don't.


Never seen as polite.


Sadly this does seem to be a thing in PL. hard to know anyone's motivation for doing that.

Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [291]


They're gangsters from Jamaica, mostly in the 70s and 89s. Not many of them exist nowadays, though a few still do.

History / Enemies, Strangers, Friends. Poles and Germans. [82]


This is sadly likely.

One other issue of German-Polish cooperation is that the profits tend to flow in one direction. I'd like to see far more flowing the other way.

Life / Why do Poles talk so badly about Poland? [25]

Yes.

Americans sometimes ask each other how much they 'make' (a shocking question in itself for Europeans). The American will then take their gross salary, add any bonuses or overtime or extras and possibly add on a bit just to lie.

Look at some of them here like Dirk who was an entry level telesales guy yet boasted of all sorts, sescribing his parents' home as if it were his own. Some of the others are compulsive boasters too.

A Pole (like most Europeans) would be shocked at the question but if pressed for an answer, would take their net salary and possibly knock some off.

It just wouldn't be seen as polite to bull yourself up, especially in front of strangers. It would be seen as chamski.

Partly because Poles like other Northern Europeans don't like to boast, but yes, there's also a "glass half empty" aspect to the culture.

If we're discussing Poles abroad talking badly, remember that many of those in the U.K. left Poland because they lived in parts of PL where life can be hard.

Off-Topic / Terms of Russian Surrender [116]

A very different world then.

History / Enemies, Strangers, Friends. Poles and Germans. [82]


I'd say so, and of course the Poland/Belarus border region which is important for logistics.

Poland's borders with Czech and Germany are important too; many opportunities for Polish businesses to operate on the other side of the border.

History / Enemies, Strangers, Friends. Poles and Germans. [82]

Both are proud countries, both are economically strong. There's no reason that German companies shouldn't buy key businesses in Poland or that Polish companies shouldn't buy key businesses in Germany.

I suspect Poland may become a powerhouse economically and its strategic position may grow more important as time goes on. Polish companies may well become major employers west of the border.

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [430]

I'll post one,

There are some here already though

Off-Topic / Pop A Cork - Wine [430]


That and the other mentioned sound like nalewka.

Very easy to make at home.

Real Estate / Polish real Estate law [6]


If it's in the contract as due on that day, it's due on that day. Not before.

It sounds like the landlord is trying it on.

As the poster above says, don't email or message him, just wait until he asks. And then remind him of the date in the contract.

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


Not necessarily.

And a way to improve your lot is by not paying a huge chunk of your salary into another guy's bank account.

That should have died with the Victorians.

As for not supporting that, the party in the uk who support affordable housing are likely to win next time with a huge majority. And of course fairer housing doesn't always mean state owned. There are many routes to a more decent and human housing stock.

It would be a popular move in Poland however as we know, PiS at a national and regional level are in bed with various private developers.

Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [291]


I suspect it was originally used out of politeness. It was used like that in the UK for a while.

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


I'd say the increase of the middle class, unless you're using that term in the American sense. We'd call them working class. People with basic or ok jobs who depend on their wages or salary as their main source of income.

Our middle class (the US upper middle class, doctors, lawyers, teachers, managers) suck up all resources, including in housing. I see this in Poland too.


This.

The next few decades might not be so bad, as long as we can boot conservatives out at the next election. If you mean America though, both your parties would be seen as conservative economically from a European point of view.

It took 20-30 years in Europe to undo many of the things the workers' movement had taken a century or more to achieve. Can we build them back (and better) though and how long will it take?

Who will set up the housing co-ops.?

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


Personally, I don't think either place should have a significant part of the nation's housing stock owned by private for-profit landlords.

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


That's what it looks like, with a cheeky element of wanting to argue ;-)

One paradox is that pre-war Poland was very advanced in social ownership of housing, especially in Warsaw. And of course the spoldzenie during the PRL are something to be proud of.


I'm not sure when you moved there so forgive me if it was pre-2004 and you remember how things used to be before it all changed and know this already.

It started with Thatcher (who genuinely wanted to increase ownership), went via the John Major government not allowing councils to replace housing stock and progressed (if that's the right word) to the point where around half of the ex council housing/coal board stock has been bought up by private landlords. It used to be so easy to get a council house or flat and to buy privately with a mortgage (from a proper mutually-owned building society that didn't make profits like a bank) was easier too.

Since of course the working class aren't allowed to have nice things, buy-to-letters have wrecked the situation for everyone. I know Brits working in the Middle East who own rental flats in my home town and they've never even visited the region. Fortunately their low 'profit' margins and the current rising mortgage rates are about to rebound on them.


Ask a statistician. Or join an debating club.

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


It's mentioned above. Though there alternatives to cooperatives, including the people as a whole and also local government or Trade Unions (who were significant housing providers in pre-war Warsaw).


Probably not aliens, however the public sector and cooperatives are big there, no need for private 'investors'.


Probably better to read up on landlordism, a word used in English for a very long time. It refers to private individuals and groups of individual 'investors' making a profit from people's homes.

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


This is the key. Why private eating?


Of private landlords?


It isn't though, is it.

Landlordism isn't the same as renting, did you think it was?

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


Renting or landlordism?


If it's an ancient home, a culturally or architecturally significant one or a farm, why not?

A flat in a block, why?

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


I guess it is, if 16% are renting from private landlords. 5% might be acceptable. This is an issue that the U.K. is trying to address at the moment. It started with a very small percentage and (as it is growing now in Poland) grew too high.

Poland had such a good system of spóldzienie mieszkaniowe too. Although a few certainly do build new blocks, it would be good if the overwhelming majority of new build flats were cooperatively managed.


Not at the moment, certainly, however in the long term it would be better for society if inherited flats were sold.

Law / Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord [37]


Abolishing 'buy to let' credit is certainly possible, as is restricting the number of homes a landlord can own. There can be landlords, however when landlordism is a significant part of any country's housing sector, there are obvious questions to be asked about the best use of capital and labour.

Capitalism and unrestricted capitalism aren't the same thing.

Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [595]


Isn't everyone of his generation? Isn't Poland?

Kaczynski was very much of that time too and is frankly far more of a post-communist than Mr Tusk or most other figures in political life.

Life / Do colored immigrants in Poland function better than in Western countries? [291]


Colourful?

Hopefully.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [414]


Of course, and since they haven't, a few years of hard labour repairing the damage they've done should help mitigate it in a small way.

Never give in to force,

News / Poland is the new military power of Europe. [275]


Hardly, guest poster.

The important thing is that Poland's place on the world stage develops on a good trajectory, and that the threat of ruzzia is neutralised for the foreseeable future. This is a huge role for Poland to play.

Someone will have to carry out the demilitarisation of ruzzia, and of course Kaliningrad needs to be absorbed into either Poland, Lithuania or both.

Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [595]


Indeed.

It has helped to keep a lid on inflation though, which could be a lot worse than it is now.


I've always liked him; one of the better figures in Polish political life. A huge problem is that there are so few decent ones now. Tusk has his pluses and minuses, PiS have done or three two good things in their time in office and some damage too, and there's no unified opposition, despite the term 'total opposition' being bandied around by PiS.

News / Poland is the new military power of Europe. [275]


Not 'all powerful'. Just powerful.


No need for nukes to be used, and of course the ruzzian federation is unlikely to exist in its present form for very long. There will need to be an international presence to supervise demilitarisation and ruzzian denuclearisation. Who better than Poland to lead this?


A passport is not just a bit of paper, it's a whole life. if some guy in Chicago who's never been to PL, wouldn't like it if he did and doesn't speak a word of Polish can cal, himself that, so can immigrants who've settled permanently, especially ones who've been in PL longer than most living people who were born there.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [414]


They'd better find a different job. Obeying orders is not a legal excuse.

They have entered Ukraine illegally, are in possession of weapons illegally and should be treated as the criminal scum that they are.


It isn't legal, isn't provoked and the r*SSian rabble do not have Ukrainian visas or stamped passports.

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [414]

Let's look at the evidence:
Trained killers - check
Carrying guns - check
Entered Ukraine illegally - check
Will kill on demand - check
Have no reason whatsoever to enter Ukraine- check
Kill anyone who lawfully attempts to protect them - check

Off-Topic / Russian Views On Poland and Vice Versa [414]


Since pretty well all of them are in one way or another, it's therefore straightforward to say that you do feel contempt for the.

Don't you feel contempt though for anyone marching into Ukraine in a uniform and with a gun and the intention of obeying war criminals' orders to subjugate people there?


Nothing childish about it and the banal evil of r*SSians in Ukraine should bore you more.