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22 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Yes, the rule of JK.
Why doesn't he stand for election himself?
Yes, the rule of JK.
Why doesn't he stand for election himself?
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22 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
I'm still waiting for the first Duda presidency to start
I'm still waiting for the first Duda presidency to start
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22 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
That is an atrocious American accent. Where's Max Golonka when you need him ?
The worst thing is these troll fools are being funded by our taxes.
That is an atrocious American accent. Where's Max Golonka when you need him ?
The worst thing is these troll fools are being funded by our taxes.
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22 Jun 2020
Travel / Fortune Tellers/ Astrologers in Warsaw [27]
I went to one in New York once when I lived there - a Chinese woman called Ask Donna. Must be 25 years ago but she didn't mention any Wuhan virus
I went to one in New York once when I lived there - a Chinese woman called Ask Donna. Must be 25 years ago but she didn't mention any Wuhan virus
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22 Jun 2020
Travel / Fortune Tellers/ Astrologers in Warsaw [27]
I do wish some of them had warned me about this virus so we could have got some shopping done and canceled some plane tickets
I do wish some of them had warned me about this virus so we could have got some shopping done and canceled some plane tickets
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21 Jun 2020
Work / Hands-on agricultural jobs in Poland? [20]
If it's Genuine piecework then no but if it's Something that has the characteristics of work e.g turning up at the same time each day, having to request days off etc then yes minimum wage applies.
That's the way it was explained to me a few years ago but not sure how it's enforced
If it's Genuine piecework then no but if it's Something that has the characteristics of work e.g turning up at the same time each day, having to request days off etc then yes minimum wage applies.
That's the way it was explained to me a few years ago but not sure how it's enforced
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21 Jun 2020
Work / Hands-on agricultural jobs in Poland? [20]
A disgrace and farmers paying below minimum wage should be investigated.
A disgrace and farmers paying below minimum wage should be investigated.
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20 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Driving in the countryside today for a few hours I didn't see a single Duda poster. In fact not many at all, what I'd do see as for Holownia and KK. So turnout could be low there
Driving in the countryside today for a few hours I didn't see a single Duda poster. In fact not many at all, what I'd do see as for Holownia and KK. So turnout could be low there
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20 Jun 2020
News / Tesco abandon Poland [66]
Any other store.
I think the other retailers have just as much from China, probably more.
Any other store.
I think the other retailers have just as much from China, probably more.
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19 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Exactly - svetoid surowki and szlacheta ogorki can only go so far in promoting the pan Slav project - what we need is a union of slav speaking grocers stretching from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
Exactly - svetoid surowki and szlacheta ogorki can only go so far in promoting the pan Slav project - what we need is a union of slav speaking grocers stretching from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
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19 Jun 2020
Real Estate / Buying land in Warsaw, Poland and the following [14]
I also think that is a faster, cheaper and simpler option - though it comes with its own complications and generally with neighbors to worry about.
I think there is a bit of a thing about Poles who work abroad that their dream is to come back and build a place, od nowy, in a field far from anywhere. But the changes in law on land purchase and the increased cost of builders and connections make it much pricier than it was 15 years ago.
I also think that is a faster, cheaper and simpler option - though it comes with its own complications and generally with neighbors to worry about.
I think there is a bit of a thing about Poles who work abroad that their dream is to come back and build a place, od nowy, in a field far from anywhere. But the changes in law on land purchase and the increased cost of builders and connections make it much pricier than it was 15 years ago.
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19 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Brat Biedron could strengthen pan Slav unity by filling his shelves with the best Serbian products - kajmak and rakija.
Brat Biedron could strengthen pan Slav unity by filling his shelves with the best Serbian products - kajmak and rakija.
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18 Jun 2020
Real Estate / Buying land in Warsaw, Poland and the following [14]
Your gmina office may be closed at the moment - you certainly will have a long wait outside.
You can check the Land registry (ksiega wierczysta) online if you know the plot numbers. But you will need a polish speaker with you, one who understands not only the zoning status but also whether there are any easements and mortgages on the land.
Your gmina office may be closed at the moment - you certainly will have a long wait outside.
You can check the Land registry (ksiega wierczysta) online if you know the plot numbers. But you will need a polish speaker with you, one who understands not only the zoning status but also whether there are any easements and mortgages on the land.
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17 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
There is no Duda Trump connection. Trump might be a senile fool but he will still only want to deal with the real boss - doing anything other than a handshake and a grin with Adrian is beneath his pay grade.
There is no Duda Trump connection. Trump might be a senile fool but he will still only want to deal with the real boss - doing anything other than a handshake and a grin with Adrian is beneath his pay grade.
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16 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Big airport construction and allocating slots are a prime way of getting kickbacks and bribes to keep the troll factories in business and line the pockets of the PiS szlacheta.
Nobody really has been asking for this new airport and I am not convinced the long haul demand exists apart from to the US and Canada which are already well served from Okecie.
Big airport construction and allocating slots are a prime way of getting kickbacks and bribes to keep the troll factories in business and line the pockets of the PiS szlacheta.
Nobody really has been asking for this new airport and I am not convinced the long haul demand exists apart from to the US and Canada which are already well served from Okecie.
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16 Jun 2020
USA, Canada / Poles Living in the Chicago Area [343]
Obama is not in charge now - left 3 years ago. Now it's Crazy Donald the disinfectant drinker.
Obama is not in charge now - left 3 years ago. Now it's Crazy Donald the disinfectant drinker.
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15 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
I think PO wasted a lot of opportunities in Poland for sure during their time in charge. But overall it was a stable time of good growth and rising incomes.
I think PO were corrupt but I didn't feel democracy was under threat and I didn't feel I was propping up a growing dependent class with my taxes. That is why I strongly think Duda needs to be removed.
I think PO wasted a lot of opportunities in Poland for sure during their time in charge. But overall it was a stable time of good growth and rising incomes.
I think PO were corrupt but I didn't feel democracy was under threat and I didn't feel I was propping up a growing dependent class with my taxes. That is why I strongly think Duda needs to be removed.
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15 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Watch this space Spike as it is already happening - most speculators disregard ethics but the largest funds in bond purchases are US pension funds.
These include the state pension funds of California, New York, Illinois, Michigan etc and they all have ethical investment policies in place - this will be right on their radar and rightly so. So taking them out of the market will increase the borrowing cost and reduce the number of people willing to lend to PiS dinosaurs.
Watch this space Spike as it is already happening - most speculators disregard ethics but the largest funds in bond purchases are US pension funds.
These include the state pension funds of California, New York, Illinois, Michigan etc and they all have ethical investment policies in place - this will be right on their radar and rightly so. So taking them out of the market will increase the borrowing cost and reduce the number of people willing to lend to PiS dinosaurs.
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14 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
So I notice on my LinkedIn tonight that Dudas words are being shared widely, often by people I didn't think were political. This could have a serious blowback - especially for selling Polish bonds and for Poland's state owned banks - PKO, Alior and Pekao - by depositing money with them you are lending it to the Polish state.
So I notice on my LinkedIn tonight that Dudas words are being shared widely, often by people I didn't think were political. This could have a serious blowback - especially for selling Polish bonds and for Poland's state owned banks - PKO, Alior and Pekao - by depositing money with them you are lending it to the Polish state.
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14 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
I didn't know Adrian spoke English - but there is no way he can claim this is fake news.
There will be a few international effects - I expect the US are considering their response. A slap on the wrist to Poland costs them nothing politically at home and I think the US ambassador has very inclusive values. She has been a positive surprise to me.
I also expect some effect on international investment in Polish stock market - of course most international funds left already but the ones who are left will not want To invest in govt owned companies until this blows over.
I didn't know Adrian spoke English - but there is no way he can claim this is fake news.
There will be a few international effects - I expect the US are considering their response. A slap on the wrist to Poland costs them nothing politically at home and I think the US ambassador has very inclusive values. She has been a positive surprise to me.
I also expect some effect on international investment in Polish stock market - of course most international funds left already but the ones who are left will not want To invest in govt owned companies until this blows over.
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14 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Well it probably achieved one thing - we are talking about that and not about their pathetic economic response to the pandemic. Where PiS will need to shore up its support is not in the villages but in the new housing on the edges of cities - they did well there in 2015, even among voters in their 20s and 30s. And they won't win more votes there by obsessing about gays.
Well it probably achieved one thing - we are talking about that and not about their pathetic economic response to the pandemic. Where PiS will need to shore up its support is not in the villages but in the new housing on the edges of cities - they did well there in 2015, even among voters in their 20s and 30s. And they won't win more votes there by obsessing about gays.
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13 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Dudas words today were disgraceful. This is from the sitting President, not from a fringe candidate. A low moment for Poland.
Dudas words today were disgraceful. This is from the sitting President, not from a fringe candidate. A low moment for Poland.
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12 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
The debates should focus on two things - the fact that he is not the real boss and the fact that most businesses have been left to fend for themselves.
Even so I think Duda will be able to get his message across to the old and the stupid.
The debates should focus on two things - the fact that he is not the real boss and the fact that most businesses have been left to fend for themselves.
Even so I think Duda will be able to get his message across to the old and the stupid.
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11 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Mission accomplished with this Karta Rodzina - it gets everyone talking about a divisive but unimportant subject. Focus should be in the way PiS has left business high and dry during this mess and how we recover.
Mission accomplished with this Karta Rodzina - it gets everyone talking about a divisive but unimportant subject. Focus should be in the way PiS has left business high and dry during this mess and how we recover.
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9 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
I have no problem with real asylum seekers - like many on here my own family were refugees once. But I understand some voters are concerned about it so PiS can refuse to take them. Probably won't do them many favors when the next round of cash is being discussed but I'm sure they have taken all the pros and cons into consideration.
I hope the finance minister who also comes from a refugee background is able to talk some sense into them.
As for the miners they have obviously been working in a very dangerous environment so I don't really begrudge them their extra 20 percent but that applies to many others who worked through this period.
I have no problem with real asylum seekers - like many on here my own family were refugees once. But I understand some voters are concerned about it so PiS can refuse to take them. Probably won't do them many favors when the next round of cash is being discussed but I'm sure they have taken all the pros and cons into consideration.
I hope the finance minister who also comes from a refugee background is able to talk some sense into them.
As for the miners they have obviously been working in a very dangerous environment so I don't really begrudge them their extra 20 percent but that applies to many others who worked through this period.
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9 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
Yes that's the biggest question facing Poland today.
Yes that's the biggest question facing Poland today.
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9 Jun 2020
News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]
What is the status of TV debates ? A Duda v anyone TV debate would be horrible for him but also might give him a chance to push his message about more handouts.
What is the status of TV debates ? A Duda v anyone TV debate would be horrible for him but also might give him a chance to push his message about more handouts.
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9 Jun 2020
Off-Topic / Human colonization of space - Where are Poles and Slavs in it ? [10]
Crow - I think we are too busy destroying this world to think about the new ones !
The Serbs can organize the alcohol when we colonize space.
Crow - I think we are too busy destroying this world to think about the new ones !
The Serbs can organize the alcohol when we colonize space.
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7 Jun 2020
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7 Jun 2020
Law / Opening a Mini Market Store in Poland. Starting cost / Expected monthly income? [22]
To fit it out about 1200 zloty per sqm plus whatever the cost of fridges is.
Rent obviously depends where it is - can vary wildly but should be some good deals at the moment.
To fit it out about 1200 zloty per sqm plus whatever the cost of fridges is.
Rent obviously depends where it is - can vary wildly but should be some good deals at the moment.