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

Buying alcohol for starters.

though of course for you its a few kopecks to some headscarf woman on a corner for some rotgut homemade spirit that you can swig on the tram.

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

And yet the troubled Europeans are richer, live longer, have more time off, healthier and more equal than Americans.

And don't even mention the trashy living standards and life expectancy in Russia (which by the way is an absolute monarchy right now)

I loved my time living in the US but many things are more free in Europe with consumers able to make their own decisions.

The US constitution is not some holy book - it's the product of a bunch of 18th century lawyers and tobacco growers and you can see right now the inequalities and poor governance that stems from some of its weaknesses

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

Those numbers are incorrect and by leaving out Scotland - scene of the only school shooting in uK history they are an obvious nonsense

The ban on handguns was inspired by revulsion at what had happened

1997 Uk homicides 88
1996 uk homicides 122 - including a bunch of 8 year old kids

Basically all the numbers given by you guys are either wrong or half truths the best - it is totally obvious that higher gun ownership leads to higher murder rates and that is why it has such low support in Europe

And in Europe it's not a left right politics issue because you will see people who vote for right wing parties and right wing politicians are also strongly opposed to looser gun laws.

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

Poles are overworked ?

Not sure if you've ever been in an out sourcing business but it is a bunch of desks, some telephones, some laptops and a coffee machine -

It's not interesting but the pay is Ok and you get to turn off when you leave

it is not comparable to some 19 century coal mine.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Corey or Robert ?

Duda has done the maximum to satisfy the real boss :) other than that I am struggling to think of a true achievement.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

that poll looks hell of a close one Torq. I think Duda is going to struggle in a debate against either KB or KK and either would be an improvement on him. KK at least is fresh and certainly cant be worse than Duda (or Komorowski, or Lech K for that matter).

What I am afraid of is a very close 2nd round - 51/49. I know that those fine margins split the country so much, end up in court and won't allow us to move on. PiS and PO have been fortunate with a long boom and haven't interfered too much with the economy - that is now at an end and PiS are spending and borrowing too much at a time when a downturn is coming. 10 years ago voters remembered communism and the hard early 90s and were more patient.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Yes it would be almost as crazy as cutting the pension of done traffic cop or border guard because they happened to start work 30 years ago in Communist times

Work / Choice of Poland's OFE ( Open Pension Funds ) [30]

What a ludicrous argument.

This is a tax on all Poles including those who don't claim 500+ but have pension savings, + people who haven't had kids yet, people who don't want them, people who can't have kids, people who have grown up kids.

Some benefits and taxes were in their election program but this one was not.

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]

God knows why he said that as it will not be true any time before May and prices are more likely to go up in the meantime. The increase in food was quite eye catching - almost 7 percent.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

IS post some link to their economic / business policies and I will check them out ! Couldn't find much except they want to abolish income tax !

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

It will never be normalized because they have no position on things people care about like health education and building roads.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Why does it matter if he has a formal degree ? This is a democracy so if enough people vote for him then that is enough of a qualification. The nomination process provides a second check that total idiots are not putting themselves forward for presidency.

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

State ? Coroners ? 911 ?

Oh I get it - you are talking about a different country. America maybe ? But this is a thread about Poland so maybe you can find some US forum for your paid trolling

Didn't the Russians infiltrate the NRA ? Sure I was reading that somewhere

Real Estate / Buying an Apartment in Poznan, Im Irish [11]

No that is not normal. Normal way is a small advance followed by the rest and you get the keys immediately when everything is paid. I would insist on getting the keys with the second installment.

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

But we don't - I would be amazed if there is one gun crime a week in any big Polish city. Support is growing but still extremely small. I don't know if the hunting kolo are getting new members but whenever I see them they all look 50+

Work / Questions regarding Job and salary? Junior accountant position in Poland. [33]

About 5000 zloty gross per month - if your German is really good then maybe up to 6000.

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

There is no vote suppression - we have an election in May and any of the candidates are welcome to put looser gun laws into their programme. Same with parliamentary elections.

In 2015 Kukiz had that as part of his programme.

On this board you have a good sample of people who can vote in Poland - some left, some right and some middle - how many do you think want the free for all that there is in the US ?

News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]

Nice zoo and David Bowie and Currywurst

News / Is the Polish-Polish war ending? Is the PiS-PiS war beginning? [14]

Was watching. TVP in the gym and they showed only the first part of the story - nothing about Ziobro. Not sure which of those is worse but I think we are going to see the problem with ziobro being prosecutor and the judges reporting to him

News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]

Well there are certainly kebabs - outside of Turkey I think Frankfurt is one of the best places for Turkish cuisine.

News / Why is Poland so hostile against Germany? Do they realize how their reparations rubbish damages relations? [510]

I love both Frankfurt and Berlin - no problem to have one place that is the center for money and another that is the center for politics - lots of other countries have that like US, Italy, India.

Away from the banks I think Frankfurt has plenty of character - great restaurants, museums, good student areas and nice countryside nearby.

Life / Would getting a Polish eagle tattoo be frowned upon?? [39]

But normal marriages don't involve "giving your wife money" - it goes into a bank account that you can both use and which in most cas3s she will spend sensibly on the kids and house and keep some for a rainy day.

In your fantasy life you roll up home in your Toyota and bregrudgingly peel off a few twenties for your wife to get a new scarf in Target every November.

In your real life you fiddle drunkenly around with the lock of your 15th floor apartment, open the door to a cold empty commie flat and try and chip a few bits of bread from the rock hard loaf you queued 45 minutes to get.

As for tartooes - they are rarely eagles or crosses these days - much more elaborate and personalized as you surely would have noticed the n yand ur famous trip to Poland.

Work / Resigning during the job probation period in Poland [2]

Go with whatever is in your contract. If you want to leave there is nothing much to be gained from forcing you to work extra.

Note that if you are non EU and have a work permit you will lose that if you resign - check it carefully

History / Poland - problem for Germany? (historically continual hostility of German state on Poland) [154]

Well I never knew that.

It's a free market so you can do what you like

History / Poland - problem for Germany? (historically continual hostility of German state on Poland) [154]

No it's not - it has a large short haul fleet mainly Embraer.

LOT is bad but I would still pick it over Aeroflot every time

News / Goodbye Sunday Shopping in Poland - Hello Electoral Reform [246]

I see this week that inflation starting to gallop - 4.5 percent, we haven't seen those rates for 10 years. Sunday shopping law is one of the reasons but increase in minimum wage, petrol costs, energy costs will all be passed on to consumers as well.

News / Presidential elections 2020 - your opinions about campaign, candidates [2222]

Yes it does - the laws they propose are unconstitutional but are enforced by the judges they want to choose themselves

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

No - but most of the people who pulled out (Conoco etc) did so before the regulations anyway. Not sure what PGNiG are doing - also think they haven't had much commercial success with that

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

No - it was more like the geology not bring favorable. About 30 licenses were issued but half of them closed down operations. I think with the increases in land prices and labor costs in Poland over the last 5 years it would be tough to make money.

The EU has regulated it but not banned it.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

Because it is buried deep, and in areas where lots of people live means no subsidence protection is also very expensive.

There are energy security benefits to keeping coal and as a taxpayer I am ok with gradually winding them down but at the moment with plenty of other work available we don't have to devote so much public money to paying those miners