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pawian   
17 May 2012
Life / Old Polish (Russian) Films [9]

You probably mean Polonez Ogińskiego. Yes, I saw this Soviet film in late 70s. Gripping. I will never forget the scene when Germans burn the captured partisan`s chest with a burner.

Download it here:
chomikuj.pl/elzaz/FILM+ROSYJSKI/Polonez+Ogi*c5*84skiego+%28*d0* 9f*d0*be*d0*bb*d0*be*d0*bd*d0*b5*d0*b7+*d0*9e*d0*b3*d0*b8*d0*bd*d1*81* d0*ba*d0*be*d0*b3*d0*be%29,1462473300.avi%28video%29

I know it 's not a lot to go on but...

It was a lot.

I forgot to add that the film was very popular in Poland because it features a Polish hero (played by a Polish actor) who saves the boy .

The final scene when they meet many years after the war was very moving. I always cried when I watched it as a boy. My mother also cried when she watched how the boy plays the violin. Her greatest dream was to turn me into such a violinist. I tried hard in the music school, but had to give up due to unexpected circumstances.

At 1.22.00
youtube.com/watch?v=zs7CBgo-H1g

I will never forget the scene when Germans burn the captured partisan`s chest with a burner.

At 1.06.50
pawian   
16 May 2012
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

to be honest sweetie I don't care what you have to say about me. I come to conclusion some time ago that you are just an idiot.

2. Posters should refrain from using abusive or derogatory language (unless it's necessary to explain the language's nuances). Posters who use abusive or derogatory language towards other users may be banned.
pawian   
14 May 2012
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

Thank you for you care about my image pawian, I deeply touched!

Actually, I care about Poland and Poles, not you personally.

Because you admit that you are Polish and when strangers read you, what image of a Polish person do they get?

I think Pollack jokes should be disappearing gradually, instead of being fuelled.

Think about it.
pawian   
14 May 2012
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

that is some political website of Micheal Goldfarb ....phew!?

And?

If you want another source on Sweden, here you are - a Swedish site in English:

thelocal.se/31922/20110208/

I have provided correct data

Nope, you didn`t. Your info on Sweden was false.

And you also abstained from providing any links to your sources.

On top of that all, you are constantly lying.

Bad Iron.
pawian   
14 May 2012
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

Again Sweden - 61, although law allows to work those who want till 67, freely chosen !!!

Interesting that you provide such data while I provide this:

It is not a pure coincidence that the economies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark are in better shape than those of Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The big difference in retirement age plays a big role. Sweden's statutory retirement age is 65 and the actual exit age, which is lower due to various early retirement schemes, is 64.3 according to Eurostat's most recent figures. That is the highest in the EU.

From an article August 2011

globalpost.com/dispatch/news/business-tech/debt-crisis/110815/europe-debt-crisis-retirement-age

So, who is wrong?

That is not all.

Earlier this year, Sweden launched a commission to study retirement. "As the life expectancy increases, more people need to work longer than today. Too many leave before turning 65. This is about increasing the actual exit age," said Sweden's Secretary of Social Insurances, Ulf Kristersson. The commission will consider limiting early retirement schemes, raising the age that workers are entitled to keep their jobs from 67 to 69, and further raising the statutory age of retirement. "More people need to work longer than today or the pensions will decrease," Kristersson said.

But the Polish reform will also be introduced for many years. Did you read it al all?:

The government wants to gradually raise the retirement age starting from 2013. Every four months the retirement age will be rise by one month (in other words, rising by a total of three months every year). In this way the target retirement age of 67 will be reached by 2020 for men, and 2040 for women.
pawian   
14 May 2012
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

Alligator: I would never put word logic and thi

That clearly proves that you don't know what logic is !

Iron, could you quit those childish replies and personal remarks, especially when you run into somebody superior in intellect and powers of reasoning?

They add nothing to the discussion but greatly spoil your image here( the matter if it can be spoiled any further is debatable).

You remind me of banned Sokrates a lot. The same silly reactions.
pawian   
12 May 2012
News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

Brawls in Sejm and outside.

During yesterday`s debate on retirement age, Donald Tusk mentioned the deceased President, Lech Kaczyński, who supported the reform a few years ago.

Jarosław Kaczyński rejected it as rubbish, accused Tusk of being Poland`s enemy and compared him to Adolf Hitler.

An unknown MP from the left side of the chamber urged Kaczyński to phone his dead brother for consultation. Kaczyński retaliated saying about unbelievable boorishness and again accused Tusk of provoking bad atmosphere in the Polish political life.

Outside, trade unionists blocked all exits from Sejm, hanged coalition politicians (in effigy) and only let Kaczyński and his men go out. All the rest were in captivity for a few hours. Some coalition MPs tried to get through but they were pushed away and even hit by angry unionists, let alone abused verbally.

Very funny.

"Let the lady goes to the brown-nosers PiS -legislative instruments . Won ! "

"Let the lady goes to the PiS and the brown-nosers PiS compounds have their own" , "get out of here " - these words Deputy Parliament Speaker asked the journalist Ewa Stankiewicz , where on Friday she wanted to talk to him before the Parliament . Not wanting to be filmed , trying to snatch her ​​camera. Deputy does not believe that behaved inappropriately . - I did not say anything vulgar , not behaved aggressively - arms up in a conversation with tvn24.pl .


Poland politics funny

The funniest thing of all is that both main opposition leaders, Kaczyński and Miller, were planning to introduce the retirement reform when they were in power in 2000s. Today they are protesting vehemently. One word of commentary: stinking hypocrites!

PS. Edit: Sorry, it is two words.
pawian   
11 May 2012
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

A Great success ?

Yes, it is a success of Tusk`s government. And your nonsensical rants can`t change it. :):):):)

Goodnight, Iron. :):):)

Your silly answers always help me realise I am spending too much time in the forum .:):):):)

Thank you for that. :):):):)

Goodnight, Iron. :):):)

Ok, after a good night`s sleep and a few zlotys earned at Saturday courses, I feel like King Kong.

Iron, I am ready for you!

Why don't they ship all people to slavery and than sell the land,

Silly.

Sure, late retirement is standard in Europe eh? Where exactly ?

E.g., Germany, Norway - 67.

UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium etc etc - 65.

What about jobs for those old people ?

What about pensions for early pensioners? What if the state won`t be able to finance it like now?

You have no idea about the pension system in Poland. E.g., in the old system, a policeman was entitled to retire after 15 years. Funny, wasn`t it?

Read this article from 2006. It shows how serious the problem was and still is.
wbj.pl/article-32130-bringing-zus-back-to-earth.html

Youthful retirees
With 1.5 million people in early retirement, Poland has the youngest old-age pensioners in the world, and they cost the budget zł.20 billion annually. In 2005, the average man beginning his retirement was 58.7 years old. For women starting their retirement, the average age was 56. According to the projections of the Central Statistical Office, in 2030 people older than 65 will account for 24 percent of society. Currently, the figure is 13 percent.

Someone has to pay into the system in order for retirees to receive their pensions, but the number of those professionally active in Poland continues to shrink. However, instead of finding new ways of putting more people to work, subsequent governments have given in to the demands of various groups of workers, granting them new retirement privileges.

"Miners can opt for early retirement schemes, and as a result they actually get three times more from the social-security system than they put into it while they were still professionally active. Their annual contributions amount to zł.3 billion and they obtain zł.8 billion. I don't question anyone's right to the old-age pension when they reach the right age, but if governments don't change their policy, we risk a breakdown of public finance," warns Mordasewicz.


"I believe that the issue of social insurance is the most urgent problem for the government to solve. With adverse demographic tendencies and more and more groups demanding privileges, the state will finally go bankrupt," Mordasewicz warns.

Robert Gwiazdowski is blunt about the issue: "Since the times of Bismarck, states had difficulties in dealing with these issues. Some cope better, some worse. People have to stop taking for granted the fact that the state is going to support them in their old age and realize that by going on strike and demanding early retirement schemes they actually do it against their children. Finally, people simply have to have more children."


Let`s be frank, experts say the new reform is a very mild one because it is going to prolong the changes for many years.

The government wants to gradually raise the retirement age starting from 2013. Every four months the retirement age will be rise by one month (in other words, rising by a total of three months every year). In this way the target retirement age of 67 will be reached by 2020 for men, and 2040 for women. The Prime Minister emphasises that the reform is to safeguard public finances.

Also minimum wages are higher in Europe like four, six times, Why government is not focusing on align to those standards eh?

Because the efficiency of Polish workers is still lower than in Western Europe. We lose too much time at work. However, wages are higher in the old EU but the cost of living too. Don`t forget it.

Now, I expect rational arguments from you.

Are you able to provide them?

I doubt that.
pawian   
11 May 2012
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

Despite trade union`s rage and opposition (right wing PiS and left wing SLD) protests,

MPs have voted to adopt amendments to the pension system in Poland, raising the retirement age for men and women, gradually from 2013, to 67 years of age.

It is definitely a great success of the government.

Late retirement is standard in Europe today.
pawian   
10 May 2012
Life / Polish patriotic music! [40]

"Christ ist erstanden" ! I will remember it from the film and the book for ever! :):):):)

youtube.com/watch?v=YoqvUL9_WeE

In the film at 6:28 and 9:03. Polish Bogurodzica at 6.52

"O mój rozmarynie"
"Bywaj dziewczę zdrowe"
"Przybyli ułani"
"Pierwsza kadrowa"
"Rozkwitały pąki białych róż"

Nice collection. My fav is Buds of White Roses.
pawian   
10 May 2012
Life / Polish patriotic music! [40]

Bogurodzica was a Polish battle song in Medieval times:
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogurodzica_%28pie%C5%9B%C5%84%29

Bogurodzica (Polish pronunciation: [bɔɡurɔˈd͡ʑit͡sa], Mother of God) is the oldest Polish religious hymn. It was composed somewhere between the 10th and 13th centuries. The origin of the song is not clear.

Polish knights sang it as an anthem before the Battle of Grunwald and during the battle with the Turkish army at Varna in 1444. Bogurodzica also accompanied the coronation ceremonies of the first Jagiellonian kings.


Traditional choir, with text translation



Rock version


pawian   
10 May 2012
Life / Polish patriotic music! [40]

Merged: Polish military and patriotic songs

The most known is Warszawianka: Varsovian:



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pawian   
10 May 2012
Life / Rich man, poor man - today`s Poland [80]

Remove Iceland from the list. Its a country that invents statistics for promotional purposes.

You mean that scandal with creative accounting a few years ago?

But the report was made by Swedes, not Icelanders.

I like these Polish contrasts:
pawian   
10 May 2012
Life / Rich man, poor man - today`s Poland [80]

Radda Barnen, a Swedish child aid organization, classified countries according to the level of mother`s quality of life.

First places for Iceland, Norway, Sweden.

Next go Finnland, Denmark, Austrialia, Great Britain, New Zealand.

USA - 25

Poland - 28

Albania - 44

Last places for Niger - 165
Afghanistan - 164

rb.se/press/pressmeddelanden/Pages/Press_mammaindex_2012.aspx
pawian   
6 May 2012
Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

Just chop the whole dam thing off then there will be no problems.

Before I take the final decision, I am practising home circumcision on bananas.

Circumcision-Decision-11269.jpg

What do you think?
pawian   
2 May 2012
Genealogy / I am of Polish descent (i am something called kashoop). Kaszub, Kashubian? [19]

but recently my mother said that i am something called kashoop

In such case, you are regional minority which has faithfully stuck to the Polish nation for centuries but likes to cherish certain differences, e.g., language. Very good, reasonable people. True patriots of Poland.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashubians
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashubian_language

Does your mother wear such clothing? If yes, she is Kashubian, indeed.

Kaszubian in Poland
pawian   
1 May 2012
History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [221]

When in Warsaw a few years ago, we went to the park to see the statue of general Sowiński and the redoubt he defended.

The remains of Wola entrenchment defended by general Sowiński.

General Sowiński, a heroic general with one leg who died while defending Warsaw against Russians during November Uprising in 1830.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Sowi%C5%84ski

Józef Sowiński (1777--1831) was a Polish artillery general and one of the heroes of Poland's November 1830 Uprising.

Sowinski in the Trenches of Wola
Juliusz Slowacki

In the old churchhouse of Wola
General Sowinski remained,
Old man with a wooden leg,
Defending himself with a sword;
All around him lie commanders
Of battalions with their soldiers,
Muskets scattered, broken cannons,
Everything is devastated!

...

mission.net/poland/warsaw/literature/poems/sowinski.htm

Jozef_Sowinski---

Jozef_Sowinski---

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. I envy general Sowiński his beautiful death.
pawian   
29 Apr 2012
Feedback / Why are threads deleted or send off topic list? [60]

Boring topics are binned.

Simple.

Go to Volcano Explorers` site to find the audience. :):):):):

Hi I put up 2 links about a dentist that got her revenge on ex. Both threads were deleted, why?

Because most forum members don`t like to read about dentists, drilling, fillings etc. Simple.
pawian   
29 Apr 2012
Life / Why is circumcision not practiced in Poland? [701]

Medical science has proven the health benefits of circumcision yet Poles refuse to practice it?

Ok, the older I get, the more concerned I become about my health.

I am going to circumsice myself.

How should I do it? I am mean and don`t want to pay any butcher surgeon for the operation.

Any advice?
pawian   
25 Apr 2012
Life / Things that annoy you in Poland. [114]

I hated it when drivers stopped a few meters before the red light and then, instead of standing still, they slowly rolled up to the line, creating a gap between cars.

Luckily, I rarely see it nowadays.
pawian   
25 Apr 2012
Life / Scars of Communism on Polish culture. [55]

Specialist,

I am too patriotic
to start such a topic.

A bird shouldn`t spit into its nest
unless it is a vile, nasty pest.

:):):):):):):):):):):)
pawian   
25 Apr 2012
Life / Scars of Communism on Polish culture. [55]

There are four or six cashiers at KFC and in other fast food places, and people still get in one communist line. What's up with that.??

Another bulshyt. Standing in one line to a few cashiers is a very practical and fair solution. You just wait which cashier gets free and you come up the the counter, that`s all. I take part in it at my local post office, municipal offices, McDonalds`s (rarely).

Even if the original post is stupid... I think the topic is interesting, can't we just talk about it? ;)

The problem is that communism didn`t introduce any new entities in the Polish character. It only enhanced negative traits which had existed long before. It means that a new thread should be started.
pawian   
25 Apr 2012
Life / Scars of Communism on Polish culture. [55]

OK, I read OP`s post.

Some ideas are really funny.

Public stores, libraries, and concert venues, even restaurants all over Poland, in 2012, which still have forced coat checks. Suspicion and distrust -- What maybe someone will steal some bread or fries or salt in their coats and take it out, or maybe someone going to the Symphony will steal a base violin.

No, darling, it is simply a sign of cultural behaviour in this part in Europe (it also exists in other Eastern countries e.g., Russia) to take off your coat in certain public institutions.

I don`t believe you don`t understand such things.

PS. It is called a cloakroom, BTW.

I believe it is true what was said about you:

We know you're just here to troll, but do try harder next time.

Exactly.

I disagree. Whether you agree with what he wrote or not, it's pretty well thought out and I can totally understand a lot of what he's saying.

Are you another troll or just a dummy? :):):):):)