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SeanBM   
29 Sep 2012
Law / Poland economy is slowing down - how does it affect you? [117]

I think employers are looking for the cheapest person,not the best.

I think employers like that go out of business pretty quick.
Pay peanuts, expect monkeys.
As an employer, you waste more money employing inexperienced, incompetent cheap labour than if you paid well and demand quality, it makes work more productive, better environment for all and the clients appreciate it.

Double the dole

that's all well and good Milky but where exactly do you think the Polish Government is going to get the money?

increase minimum wage by 20-50%

I get the feeling you haven't thought this through, if you increase wages, commodities go up, exports go down and if it is their tax that is paying for the doubling of the dole, products will be so expensive that you'd have a wheelbarrow of money to buy a loaf of bread.
SeanBM   
14 Sep 2012
News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [98]

Kicking a flying rat when drunk does not make one a potential serial killer.

There are links between torturing animals and serial killers.

Cruelty to animals is one of the three components of the Macdonald triad, indicators of violent antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. According to the studies used to form this model, cruelty to animals is a common (but not universal) behavior in children and adolescents who grow up to become serial killers and other violent criminals.

Wiki
SeanBM   
9 Sep 2012
News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [98]

It is a common trait that serial killers and vicious bullies torture smaller weaker animals for "fun".

I thinks it's a warning sign that should not be ignored but it had nothing to do with nationality, perhaps nature/nurture but more likely a mixture of both.

WD gettin shots in the arse in mother Russia! hahaha, deadly.

good to hear from you man, could youy make a thread about Moscow please?
SeanBM   
8 Sep 2012
News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [98]

I am really impressed. :):):):)

Now I can die knowing I have lived a whole and complete life :):):)

Yes, we know about yuor problems. It is a significant excuse.

Thank goodness, I thought I was talking to a bunch of strangers who didn't know me for a minute but thankfully minutes pass.

don`t stay indifferent.

That's a good reason, I except that as a true answer.
SeanBM   
7 Sep 2012
News / Dirty deeds of foreign guys in Poland [98]

One persons fun is another persons pest control.....

It all depends on if they enjoyed it or not.
if they enjoyed it their scum but if they didn't then they are providing a service?

pawing, is there a hot line we can call about this? should I ring up the British embassy and scream?
what is the point of this thread?

kicking a small animal to death is a despicable act and to me is an indicator of deep rooted problems.

If my post doesn't mAke sense, more the usual, blame my inability to use this phone thingy
SeanBM   
6 Sep 2012
Life / Polish film and serial riddles [137]

Looks like Galerianki. Is it your fav Polish film? :):):):)

It is Galerianki, I thought the film was interesting, being young today is very different from when I was growing up.

Next:

Ming the Merciless was Polish???
SeanBM   
4 Sep 2012
Life / Polish film and serial riddles [137]

Just in case people start to think that Poland doesn't have modern cameras, Pawian ;0)
SeanBM   
7 Apr 2012
Travel / Any Anglican churches in Poland? [35]

you have internet access, why don't you search for your answer? (Google "Anglican churches in Poland")
SeanBM   
16 Mar 2012
News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

OIL and Gas

Nonrenewable resources verses renewable...
If a country becomes independent that would upset some people in these industries.

I'm amazed that everyone is not looking for a clean, self-reliant, renewable energy source without screaming bloody murder about C02 emissions.
SeanBM   
26 Jan 2012
Life / Are Poles mentally more Eastern European or Western European? [170]

What's the mentality there.

There was no Lithuania, it was the Soviet Union. Poland, although a puppet state of the S.U. had an element of "freedom" that Lithuania just did not get.

When you cut away the surplus babble, I think the West is just a Smurf word for modernity. Maybe when a Pole gets rid of his tractor and ploughs his field with a horse, he is looking eastward.

When we are talking about East and West, we are talking about communism/capitalism.

I found it very very difficult to live in Lithuania (man I could tell you some mad stories about that place), I find it easy to live in Poland.

there's still such a marked difference in mentality between the former Russian, AustroHungarian and German zabory.

Fair point, malapolska, I rekon the Russian part of the 3rd partition or Polska "B", as it's known these days, would be more difficult than here but I have only ever driven through it and stopped for fuel and food but quite a lot.
SeanBM   
2 Nov 2011
Life / Free online Polish Television (TVN). [15]

they can't show the video in my country cause they can only broadcast it within Poland. Why is that?

I get the same thing from youtube here in Poland sometimes, it does my head in.
If it's not copyright infringement, I don't see the problem.
SeanBM   
11 Jul 2011
Real Estate / Building a house in Poland need advice from anyone that has built [100]

I am renovating the house I am in now, so I can sell it and move all the way to Krakow 35km :)

The lads were plastering today, the electricians used flat cables against the wall, to lessen the thickness.

Looks like a different house inside.

a cable should be in a chase or behind a metal cover. that's good practice.

Best one I have seen here is the cables in the wall in metal piping, with a junction-box at every corner, so you can run new cable any time you like and the risk of drilling and getting electrocuted are minimalised.
SeanBM   
10 Jul 2011
Real Estate / Building a house in Poland need advice from anyone that has built [100]

I'm familiar with the different styles of construction used in Poland

Very important point, and you probably can switch construction styles depending on the situation.
this alone will come in very handy, I have several guys working with me on one project that have worked in the U.S., the Polish way of building is to solve all problems with concrete, where as other materials can save you time and effort, even though many builders will not be used to them.

although I know that Polish law requires me to have an approved and registered Site Engineer to be "responsible" for the build.

Kierownik budowy are a dim a dozen, you won't have a problem there, that's where negotiation skills come in.

I'd build the whole thing myself if I could get the time off work.

You'll have to be there to make sure it's done properly, you know yourself, nobody will ever care as much as the owner.

I didn't mean to come off telling anyone that they can't, I don't know any of you and I just wanted to be clear on what I thought would save the people reading the thread.

I'm simply looking for some anecdotal tales of costs.

Your best bet is to check prices of sold house in the area.
There are just too many factors to give you any exact idea of price.
SeanBM   
9 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]

(ticks) They are bloody EVERYWHERE this year.

Yes, two people I know have had three ticks this summer and I have known of no previous cases in all my time here.

Parasites and bacteria is an interesting twist to the wildlife thread.

Be careful about the old meths/denaturat trick - avoid it if you can, especially if the tick has been there for a while and has managed to really get embedded. They release their stomach contents into the host's bloodstream in many cases.

Yes, I just found this out, in Ireland, we use oil to smear on the tick's arse, apparently that's where they bread through, although that could just be a funny way of putting it.

But a recent trip to the doctor's with someone with a tick said they may regurgitate into your blood stream.

As for Lyme disease, this has to be one of the worst descriptions I have read on Wiki, I mean how vague can you get??? :

Signs and symptoms

Lyme disease can affect multiple body systems and produce a range of symptoms. Not all patients with Lyme disease will have all symptoms, and many of the symptoms are not specific to Lyme disease, but can occur with other diseases, as well. The incubation period from infection to the onset of symptoms is usually one to two weeks, but can be much shorter (days), or much longer (months to years).

Life cycle of a tick:

about one in four of them carry the virus...

Is that true?
SeanBM   
9 Jul 2011
Food / Polish bacon doesn't fry up? [70]

Really dont know why Poland doenst have proper bacon, for a nation of pork lovers it would sell very well.

I miss them when I am hungover.

Different country, different cuisine.
SeanBM   
9 Jul 2011
Real Estate / Building a house in Poland need advice from anyone that has built [100]

I am sure that people looking for advice are getting rather confused about now as to how much a house would cost to build.

Just to clarify, it is the same in every country, the price depends on where and what kind of house you are looking for. A master masonry stone built house in the centre of Athens, is of course more expensive than in the countryside.

Check out how much houses were sold for in the area you are thinking of building and check what standard it was when it was sold. This will give you a much better idea of how much it will cost.

You can hear horror stories here, like anywhere in the world. Do some research on the builders you are going to use, ring up previous clients of the builders and ask them how they got on, this alone could save you a lot. Alcohol is a problem but that can be dealt with contractually.

My advise is to buy a house that's already standing, the fact that you don't have much of a clue as to how much it would cost to build, leads me to believe that you are out of your depth.

You have probably heard stories that Mr. X built his own house for a small fraction of what the selling price is and think you'd save money doing the same. I don't think you will, shop around and see if there are any deals to be done on buying an existing house.

If you really insist on building your own house, you need to do a lot of leg work. Buying existing plans and having them modified by an architect, is probably the cheapest way to deal with the drawings.

Make sure that you have connections to water, sewage, electricity and gas (if applicable) BEFORE you start.

I was told I can only use 40% of it for the construction of a house; however, it seems it is different if I want to build a semi-detached house. Anybody can explain that to me?

When buying land, it is best if the local town council has a general plan (has designated the land for particular use), it is different in every place and many places do not have this, so you will have to apply.

You probably have it that you can build one building on 40% of the land plot but it can be divided into two semis.

Again I repeat, if you are asking such basic questions, buy an existing house, it will save you money in the long run.
SeanBM   
7 Jul 2011
Travel / Poland wildlife and similar wild life where you live. [243]

Stalk

I spelled it this way, tried to google an image in Poland and got "advised" by google to spell it stork.

Are they the same bird? American Vs European spelling?

Wikipedia only has stork and stalking...
SeanBM   
8 Jun 2011
History / Historic Polish-Japanese intelligence cooperation [21]

tiu.ac.jp/~bduell/ASJ/3-95_lecture_summary.html

Poland-Japan Secret Cooperation During World War II: Sugihara Chiune and Polish Intelligence

And wikipedia has this: History of the Jews in Japan.

"Of those who arrived, many (around 5,000) were sent to the Dutch West Indies with Japanese visas issued by Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul to Lithuania. Sugihara ignored his orders and gave thousands of Jews entry visas to Japan, risking his career and saving more than 6,000 lives. Sugihara is said to have cooperated with Polish intelligence, as a part of bigger Japanese-Polish cooperative plan. They managed to flee across the vast territory of Russia by train to Vladivostok and then by boat to Kobe in Japan. The refugees in number of 2,185 arrived in Japan from August 1940 to June 1941.
SeanBM   
6 Jun 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

Only two things are ever said on PF about immigrants.

1.

if your going to move into a country try integrate and appreciate it's culture a bit,

2. They move into a country and take OUR women and take OUR jobs.

Damned if you do and damned if you don't.