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cms neuf   
21 Feb 2024
News / Reactions in Poland to Alexei Navalny's death [128]

We have already discussed his motivations many times. He has sent a clear signal to the few decent citizens of Udmurtia that dissent can mean a nasty death - that is his "upside"
cms neuf   
12 Feb 2024
Genealogy / Polish and gypsy traditions [140]

I don't know but once was staying at a hotel in Cleveland, pretty nice one, and there was a gypsy wedding there and they seemed genuinely very wealthy - and not just in the way of Polish Gypsies
cms neuf   
11 Feb 2024
Work / Are Poles workaholics? [164]

One of the biggest problems I have with interns lately is them turning work in late.

They keep texting me (they never call which is irritating) and ask if they can deliver stuff after the weekend because they are sick, grandma is ill, have exams etc.

I now started telling them sure, they can deliver late and I will pay them late - it has been far more effective than moralizing.
cms neuf   
8 Feb 2024
Law / Rejecting Inheritance [44]

If you are in Poland that would be several years of legal hassle but you could get out of it by rejecting the inheritance

If you didn't do the paperwork then you won't go to jail of course, but it will affect your credit score etc.

Yes it is a dumb law and I suspect it will be on its way out. 30 years ago for most Poles there were no debts and no assets - now that has changed this dumb law is causing more and more difficulties

In Chicago or Udmurtia ? Who knows ? Or cares - this is a question about Poland
cms neuf   
7 Feb 2024
Law / Rejecting Inheritance [44]

Make a note of all the times you tried to call the consulate - maybe a call log on your cellphone

Go there and If it is closed take a photo

This can be used as evidence that you made a reasonable effort to follow the procedure.
cms neuf   
30 Jan 2024
News / How will Poland be affected by WW3 which has now started [559]

Nope - all nonsense

Everywhere west of Terespol you are free to publicly disagree with your freely elected leaders

In Udmurtia it can get you 25 years in Siberia

Restrictions on free speech in most EU countries are the subject of vigorous debate - usually they are there to prevent people like Crno causing fear to minorities. I'm a free speech absolutist myself but it's obviously nonsense to compare a backwards society like Udmurtia with advanced nations like Poland or Romania
cms neuf   
21 Jan 2024
News / How will Poland be affected by WW3 which has now started [559]

The ultimate proxy war was the Angola/Namibia thing in the 80s.

In one corner a dictator supported by South Africa who in turn were armed by the US and weirdly China

In the other commies supported by Cuba who were armed with Udmurtian junk but won a significant battle. Sadly there are still many destitute veterans of this limping around Cuba as their main tactic was human wave.
cms neuf   
13 Jan 2024
Law / Taxes and money, need some clarifications... [8]

You probably won't find anyone cheaper than 250 zloty in Warsaw. And below 300 they are unlikely to speak English

I pay 270 for mine, in the countryside - she doesn't speak English
cms neuf   
13 Jan 2024
News / Polish PM Tusk- dictator or not? What Poles think? [455]

Nonsense - it wasn't that bad before 2015 and like most people I turned off sometime in 2016

Certainly the astronomical salaries are something that started under PiS
cms neuf   
12 Jan 2024
Law / Taxes and money, need some clarifications... [8]

You only need to pay or declare tax on index funds when you sell them. It's 19 percent but if some has been deducted at source in Spain you can subtract that from your Polish tax
cms neuf   
10 Jan 2024
News / How strongly are Poles sure that president Duda defend Poland's interests ? [265]

But the PiSites have little public support, no money and aren't able to use taxpayers money to fund this idiocy. Once Duda sees that there are no votes in this kind of stunt he will pull back and see out his term opening obwody in small towns

This hunger strike will be over by Monday
cms neuf   
10 Jan 2024
Genealogy / Looking for old street name : Teuchertstrasse in Gliwice [24]

Niederwall could be ul Dolny Walow

Tarnow strasse could be Tarnogorska though pre war maps show this as Tarnowitzer Landstrasse - it is one of the main roads out of Gliwice - towards Tarnowskie Gory
cms neuf   
2 Jan 2024
Real Estate / Real Estate Sold or Sale price [6]

The info will be available cost free in the local land register and also from the notary who conducted the deal. But you will probably need a Polish speaker to help you. I don't know if any free source on the internet - maybe when Cargo Pants logs on he can help you as he is very knowledgeable on real estate
cms neuf   
29 Dec 2023
News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]

The ZUS increase is the same as the one in Morawiecki budget - but I'm unhappy with it whoever's idea it was. Taxes for small businesses got way out of control since covid finished
cms neuf   
29 Dec 2023
News / Should Poland pay for gas in rubles? [194]

They have fallen by 2/3 since 2021. That's even according to the
Udmurtians own forecast

They will never return to 2021 levels. Whatever happens with the war the European democracies have learned the need to reduce reliance on drunk thieves

reuters.com/business/energy/russian-gas-exports-eu-seen-dropping-sharply-2023-state-bank-veb-says-2023-09-05/
cms neuf   
28 Dec 2023
News / Time to clean the swamp - dePiSification of Poland [324]

They are not defending free speech but these horrible fat cats want to keep their snouts in the trough and Hoover up more taxpayers money.

But with the release of their salary details I think this will come to a swift end - Duda now looks foolish for defending these greedy PiStards
cms neuf   
27 Dec 2023
Work / PhD Student Salary Adjustment with Minimum Wage Increase in Poland [9]

The stipends are based I think on being 60 percent of a minimum assistant professors salary so it might go up.

There is a plan to increase all educational salaries in 2024 but the President is so far refusing to sign this law.

But you will get a better answer by asking them straight.