News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


if you haven't seen it during Tusk government then I'm sorry for you - maybe stop watching TVN and Polsat for a change as well

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


I guess you see PRL everywhere, probably in your fridge and toilet as well - have you been here to know what PRL was like?

News / Dodgy PRL-holdover judiciary finally reformed [420]


BOR was not and is not under the command of the president but the prime minister

Genealogy / Are Silesians people German/Germanic? [178]


you have no idea who Silesians are/were = Germans are Germans silesians are Silesians - Silesians speak a dialect of Polish(though some say it's a separate

Slavic language)

and many (big majority) of those who were allowed to stay in Opole region (though not only there) spoke Silesian and therefore were deemed Polish by the authorities

only a tiny minority of those who were allowed to stay were Germans who had to learn Polish

Genealogy / Are Silesians people German/Germanic? [178]


to Bohemia not Germans

News / Mister President Andrzej Duda - Best Poland could get. [96]


are you among those people who seriously think Ucho Prezesa reflects reality - there are such people judging by the comment under the videos in youtube

UK, Ireland / Racist ex-priest Międlar tries to fly from Poland to U.K. again. [293]

jon thinks ONR and any/all other nationalist organizations in Poland are neo-nazis

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

Merged:

New political poll

wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114871,22001906,pis-z-rekordowym-poparciem-w-sondazu-dla-oko-press-wynik-lepszy.html?v=1&obxx=22001906&offset=19&order=najciekawsze&page=2#opinions

according to gazeta.pl a new poll suggests that support for PiS crossed the 40 per cent barrier

Law / Polish inheritance law in Canada [37]

most probably Monika Serocka tried to overrule the will and gain part in the inheritance - I am not a lawyer so I can't tell you with any certainty but such things happen quite often - she must be then a close relative of Kazimierz Kmieciak (a daughter?)

Law / Polish inheritance law in Canada [37]


it precisely says that the will was opened and proclaimed in September 2014 - it doesn't specifically claim that case is closed though it states that the inheritance is granted in full to I.K. Puton based on the will - you could try to annul the will but the chances of success are slim I guess

Law / Weapons laws in Poland. Carrying a concealed handgun? [918]


I don't know if it is called Marian or perhaps Marianas but it's definitely not Ditch byt Trench

News / The Mayor of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz cuts down 150,000 trees in the Poland's capital. [84]


the law clearly stated that without permission you can remove only trees that were no more than 20cm in diameter on the height of about 1.5 m - if someone fell an old big tree then they did it illegally - the problem might be underreporting of such criminal acts - as for fruit trees you could always cut them down at your whim

Life / Boże Ciało (Corpus Christi) - a beautiful celebration in Catholic Poland [22]

I don't know - maybe because processions on that day to bless the houses and fields were ingrained in Polish culture

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


I'm a Pole, and I remember some Wyborcza lies even though I don't read it (reported by media with integrity) - like "Tak lądują debeściaki" claim

History / Polish hero discovers Jewish roots [25]


intermariage was not so big until the late 19th and early 20th century - Jews simply kept to themselves - which was helped by the fact that they spoke a different language amongst themselves

Work / South African wants to move to Poland, please provide some input? [59]


Poles don't hold any prejudices towards White South Africans

the employment issue may be a problem for you - the easiest but not economically rewarding solution is to find a job teaching English - if you are an IT professsional there is a good chance of finding a job in international companies operating in Poland - wait for other suggestions some other user may have -

Language / What does "ya zha smadia" mean in English? [20]


it's czekaj or czekej depending on the region your dad was from

Law / Can dependent Visa holders take up employment in Poland? [51]

they can but it's not easy to find a job when you don't know Polish

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

- I am not sure PZU and PFR have the controlling share of Pekao - PZU first bought 10 per cent of its shares and now 20 per cent while PFR has about 12 per cent - anyway PZU is run by professionals not by political apointees

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

well consider this - I would use a quote because i'm lazy : "17 years ago the Polish government sold the Italian company 52 percent. Bank Pekao SA's share of the proceeds from the public money, PLN 3.4 billion. For those 17 years, only the dividends from the bank's business were Italian 24 billion; Other profits here are not taken into account, because it is difficult to estimate. And now they have sold the Polish government 33 percent. For 10.5 billion" - do you still think Polish privatization was clean?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


I for once know that the offset was supposed to be painting those helicopters in Łódź - I wouldn't call it huge

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


as far as I know Prokurator Generalny cannot initiate investigations and as such is not really a prosecutor


do you claim that all Poles don't trust Ziobro - that's quite a claim you know - and again I trust Ziobro - so your claim is false

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


Harry - which article of the constitution was broken?

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


- ok let's count - you, delphi, and Harry vs me, Polonius, Ironside and greggy - that doesn't make you most people here

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I do trust Ziobro - that makes your statement false

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


I doubt it's him - there is not just one Jarosław G. who was a diplomat I guess

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

it must not be the Gugała you think of - but of course you haven't read the article

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]

@cms

I haven't read the report itself I just rely on other internet sources mentioning it - it was a multinational report according to Wyborcza - it's not my fault that the report is missing on EuropeanComission websites (if it is indeed missing)

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


yearly

News / Poland's post-election political scene [4080]


you never heard of Luxleaks scandal - the leaked documents state that Poland (among many other countries) loses 10 billion euro in taxes because companies transfer income to their Luxembourg seats or branches where they pay preferential rates of tax (like 3 per cent) - read more man

it's not only Luxembourg that allows corporations to evade tax - as you would probably believe Wyborcza here's some wyborcza for you -

wyborcza.biz/biznes/1,147582,16957216,Luksemburg_nie_jest_jedyny__Korporacje_unikaja_opodatkowania.html?disableRedirects=true