Love / What strange/unnerving/funny things do your Polish wives do? [153]


Exactly, Antek. I can see other women in her age who have obsessively put on make-up since 15. And they all look 5-8 years older. It is incredible how make-up damages the skin. And how women are unaware of it.

Food / Polish Sour Milk / Maślanka [44]

The last time I ate it was probably in early 1980s. I was never fond of it.

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [221]


Wow, did they already call it Autobiography then? Diary was more popular, I suppose.

Great you dug it up. Thanks for taking the effort to translate.

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [221]


Only when it suited them. They betrayed the Commonwealth when it suited them, too.

Love / What strange/unnerving/funny things do your Polish wives do? [153]

Dear guys, after reading your answers, I can say that Polish wives differ substantially and any stereotypes based on nationality are out of question.


Mine doesn`t.


Mine doesn`t. A few days ago I had delicatessen like fish eggs and red wine and she didn`t want to try them.


Mine doesn`t.


Mine doesn`t.


Not mine.


Not mine.I think my wife is quite unusual about make-up. She doesn`t use any facial stuff. Only deodorants and perfume. And I like it a lot. I prefer seeing her natural. Her freckles and red hair are enough to make her pretty.

She could look beautiful if made-up. She once tried it, in 1990s, it was my birthday and she made me a present and looked gorgeous, like a model. But I didn`t approve of it because I was so concentrated on natural looks. Since then she never used face make-up.

I think it is great.

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [221]


Yes, a good example:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogus%C5%82aw_Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82
Together with his cousin Janusz Radziwiłł in 1654 during The Deluge, or Swedish invasion of Poland, Bogusław Radziwiłł began negotiations with King Charles X Gustav of Sweden aimed at breaking the Commonwealth and the Polish-Lithuanian union. They signed a treaty according to which the Swedish-Lithuanian union was founded and the Radziwiłłs were to rule over two duchies carved up from the lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (this was also confirmed in another treaty, the treaty of Radnot).

History / Poland: Her heroes and her traitors [221]


If you spent about 60 seconds to think (I am giving you more time because I don`t know your mental powers yet, but judging but this post, they are not too high. :):):):):) , you wouldn`t draw too hasty conclusions, dear Antek.


Don`t be silly. I didn`t make any epic fail.

Did you really read what Warszawski wrote?:


If you did your googling during your 60 seconds, you would know that the last righful owner of Wilanów Palace was Ksawery Branicki, the greatgrandson of one of the greatest Polish traitors, Franciszek Ksawery Branicki:

Count Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1730, Barwałd Górny - 1819) was a Polish nobleman of the Korczak coat of arms, magnate and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. Opponent of the reforms of the Great Sejm (1788-1792), supporter of the Targowica Confederation. Sentenced to death in absentia by the Supreme Criminal Court during the Kościuszko Uprising (1794).

So, when I answered Warszawski,


I had the right to do it.

Here is the list of greatest Targowica traitors:

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki: Marshal (head) of the Confederation. Sentenced to death, but never apprehended. Instead, on September 29, 1794, his portrait was hanged (see illustration). In 1795 he was rewarded by Catherine the Great with the Russian Order of Alexander Nevsky and the rank of Général en chef.

Other magnate members:

Franciszek Ksawery Branicki: Sentenced to death during the Kościuszko Uprising but never apprehended. Emigrated to Russia, died at Biała Cerkiew, 1819.
Szymon Marcin Kossakowski: Hanged April 25, 1794, in Vilnius during the Kościuszko Uprising.
Józef Kazimierz Kossakowski: Bishop. Hanged May 9, 1794, in Vilna during the Kościuszko Uprising.
Ignacy Jakub Massalski: Bishop. Hanged June 28, 1794, in Warsaw during the Kościuszko Uprising.
Seweryn Rzewuski.Sentenced to death in absentia by the Supreme Criminal Court during the Kościuszko Uprising (1794).


Let me repeat: the last owner came from Branicki family. Members of this family once participated in destroying Poland. Kick in the butt!!!


No, I can`t. But I can see your pathetic and futile attempts. :):):) Cheap!


Good to have you on board, Warszawski and Antek. I just love teaching history to flaming ignorants and prove them wrong! :):):):):):)


I hope it will also work for you. :):):)


I am sorry but it is relativism which I cannot accept. Besides, if some of the traitors were actually hanged during Kosciuszko Insurection, it means their contemporaries judged them very negatively.


Certainly, death penalty in effigy isn`t a Polish invention:

executedtoday.com/2010/09/11/1764-sirven-family-in-effigy-voltaire

News / Another Polish city honors President Reagan [49]


As well as his joke about the imminent nuclear attack on the SU that was broadcast live.

I love him because he is my man.

News / Another Polish city honors President Reagan [49]


That is why we love him so much. Because he used us facking effectively and contributed greatly to the collapse of Soviet Union. We will never forget it. Thank you, Ron.


There should me more of that in Poland.

UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

I despise British food which is simply awful. Once I bought a few products during a British campaign in Liedl. Then, after trying and realising what **** it was, I didn`t know what to do with it, but, fortunately, I came upon and excellent idea and I fed them to people I didn`t like.

But the rest of English, Scottish and Welsh culture is very OK and I love it.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1400]


The best for marinade.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [339]


Exactly. The system rules over people. F..k!

Waldemar Chmielewski, the repentant murderer: Poland murderer

Grzegorz Piotrowski, the hardened murderer:

Leszek Pękala

The accused:

They are all free today, under new names. God will judge them.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [339]

I don`t think so. :):) I still remember the communist TV footage of the trial. The guy was really stricken.

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [339]


I was too cruel. Some of Popiełuszko`s murderers did feel remorse.

articles.latimes.com/1985-01-06/news/mn-6855_1_chmielewski

History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [339]


Yes, people are able to justify everything, every iniquity they commit, even murder. The secret police guys who murdered priest Popiełuszko still believe deeply it was the right thing to do.

Life / The Legacy of Polish Poster design [36]

The Polish school of poster was quite famous, indeed.

But I couldn`t find the poster you are talking about. Strange.

Only the sequel poster: Check other Polish film posters out: polishposter.com/html/american03.html

hallemariaberry.com/orig-poster-polish/

polishposter.com/p/c30.html

Genealogy / Polish DNA? Poles have the most genes in a group includes Balts, Macedonians and Greeks. [264]


Primarily Russians and Ukrainians. I don`t mind, quite a nice result, but don`t tell other native and alien Poles about it, they will be mad. :):):)

UK, Ireland / Bilingual Polish Primary School in London [18]

Why not? The more, the merrier:

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1400]


Come on. It is all pure meat. Tastes like octopus, believe me.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


Stop asking silly questions. You are not your boss who interrogates you about your performance at work.


Wow. Certainly, it is a great progress.


100 years behind negroes was a slogan used in communist Poland. It seems you are still stuck in those times.

Feedback / Why are threads deleted or send off topic list? [60]

Long live our dear admins!

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


Ok, Ok, I am really sorry if I were too offensive. It is just my silly style of joking, don`t mind it. I didn`t mean any malice, in fact. I will try to behave myself from now on.

Just cheer up, please.

I will start a new thread for you and Grzegorz, OK?

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


Your pessimism is getting me down. :):) I will need to joke and play even more tricks to keep me floating on the surface.


Hey, I discover some deep-rooted inferiority complex in you. First, you display a hidden desire to draw people`s attention to yourself. And when it happens, you reject it because you feel you don`t really deserve it.

I have come across hundreds of guys like you in different forums before. They certainly needed therapy. :):):)

So who should see a shrink? :):):):):):):)


I have done it in my second presentational post and it seems it is wasted on you because you withdrew from discussion. OK, I am sorry for everything what I said or did wrong, just come back to us, please.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


Not now. At the moment I am at school, having a break. But I remember I have to finish my presentation. As I told you, about 15 more successes are pending to be discussed here.

I would be glad if you did the same, i.e. research the Net for information, instead of searching for it in your brainless uneducated skull. :):):):):)


Your responses suggest that my presentation is effective and fullfils the requirements set by the creator of this thread. :):):):)

Thank you.


Is your employer, by any chance, Mr Kaczyński? :):):):)

Hey, I know! You are famous worldwide-known cat of Kaczyński! Together you make a think tank whose analyses shatter the Polish public opinion!

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]

Not exactly. To prosper as a teacher of English in Poland, you must be a good one to compete in the market which is crowded with teachers (or people who have just been to the US or England for a longer time, and, after coming back to Poland, take up teaching).

And I don`t only mean mere education in English and qualifications. I also mean personality traits. Certain qualities have to be learnt and developed to become a good teacher. So it is not as easy as you suggest.

History / Were Nobles during Commonwealth constituting the Nation of Poland? [37]


So you are a swine.... :):):)

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


And I have proven you were wrong. :)


Certainly, you need to develop the ability to acknowledge your mistakes. :):):)

A few pages before, I presented 10 successes of Tusk and his team which I consider crucial. They were critisized by some posters as too abstract.

Today, next 8 which seem more palpable.

Part 2

1.In 2008 the government managed to pass the bill changing the early retirement system, despite trade unions` protests and opposition objections.

On 29 September 2008, the government concluded work on a draft bill reforming the system of enhanced early retirement, whereby members of particular occupational groups - such as miners, steelworkers and some transport workers and teachers - may retire early on grounds of their strenuous work. The government's reform will reduce the number of people eligible for early retirement to 250,000 persons from more than one million at present. It is not surprising that this has led to protests from groups that are to lose their privileges.

eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2008/11/articles/pl0811019i.htm

The bill was vetoed by President Kaczyński but to no avail. The budget of Poland was relieved of another burden.
dalje.com/en-world/polish-president-vetoes-key-pension-reform/215065

2. Poland withdrew troops from Iraq in 2008, in accordance with most Poles` opinion.

Poland will withdraw all its troops from Iraq by mid-October, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said on Saturday. The last Polish soldier will leave Iraq "in mid-October," said the minister in an interview with local radio RMF FM. Poland currently has some 900 military staff in Iraq, and 25 soldiers have died since 2003 when Poland deployed some 2,600 troops to Diwaniyah to back the U.S.-led military operation in the Middle East country. Recent polls by Poland's research center for public opinions have showed that about 81 percent of the Polish oppose to the country's military presence in Iraq.

3. The 2011 "creche" bill which makes it easier to set up and run public or private day care centers.
kobieta.dziennik.pl/dziecko/artykuly/316275,nareszcie-sejm-przyjal-ustawe-zlobkowa.html

4. 2010, the reform of judiciary system

Main points :

A/ the introduction of E-court.
Poland's first e-court started operating in Lublin on January 4. Its jurisdiction extends to the whole country and it will tackle proceedings by writ of payment, which are uncomplicated and do not requiring hearings of evidence. Such cases include those involving unpaid rent and unpaid phone, electricity and gas bills. Similar institutions function in Germany, the UK and the Czech Republic. "The Polish justice system is entering a new epoch. It will undergo an IT revolution," Justice Minister Krzysztof Kwiatkowski said at a press conference held to announce the event.

E-Court Working Full Tilt
A court recently launched by the Polish Ministry of Justice in the eastern city of Lublin to deliver justice via the internet was asked to examine a total of 686,900 cases last year, its first year in business. The figure was twice as high as the ministry expected, chiefly due to companies supplying utilities such as electricity and telephone services, taking legal action against customers with outstanding bills. The court has already examined 635,700 cases, settling 613,100 through the issuance of orders for payment. Only in 18,500 cases, or just 2.9 percent of the total number, have appeals been made against the court's rulings, which means that almost all the verdicts have become final and repossession officers can now begin to collect the amounts in question.

The Ministry of Justice says the launch of the court was one of its biggest successes in 2010.

B/ other changes in brief:
Prison Terms for Stalkers
Tougher Penalties for Polluters
Better Personal Data Protection
Parliament Out of Bounds After Conviction
No Work Permits Needed

warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/23059/article

5. The reform of higher education, 2011:
Poland's higher education system will undergo significant changes if a bill signed into law today by President Bronisław Komorowski remains on the statute books. The bill is due to enter into force from October 1 but its constitutionality has been called into question.

The Polish Press Agency (PAP) reports that, after Easter, the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party plans to raise questions abouth the constitutionality of the new law with the Constitutional Tribunal. Currently, students choosing to specialize in a second subject can do so at no extra cost, but under the new law only the brightest and best would be exempt from payment.

wbj.pl/article-54024-polands-universities-to-be-shaken-up.html

6. Taxation system reform.It is a very boring reading, anyone interested look here:

quoracy.com/2011/04/14/amendments-to-the-polish-vat-act-as-of-1-april-2011-%E2%80%93-tgc-legal-alert/
deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Luxembourg/Local%20Assets/Documents/Newsletters/Operational%20tax%20news/2011/lu_otnpoland_18022011.p df
itrworldtax.com/Guide/532/Poland.html

6A. A splinter of the above. Personal Income Tax return can be filed over the Internet:
All companies and businesses will be able to file their tax returns via the internet as of the Jan. 1, 2008. Until now only 8 percent of companies have been able to do so. Some 39 various forms of tax return declarations will be made available by next January. This will include the VAT-7 monthly tax declaration. The Ministry of Finance has announced this method will simplify the process.

7. The reform of primary education:
The foundations of the National Curriculum reform include the following:
· compulsory pre-school education for 5-year-olds introduced,
· pre-school education swiftly followed by school education,
· lowered schooling age (6-year-olds start primary education),
· 6-year post-primary education combined into one system,
· minimum 4 years of post-primary school for a complete general education,
· wide selection of advanced subjects for High School students,

8. A splinter of the above, pay rises for teachers :):):):)
"We are also continuing with the teacher salary increase programme. The draft budget anticipates a 3.8 per cent raise in September 2012", he explained. He added that the pay hikes planned for 2011 will also be achieved. "This should mean that if we include the vocational advancement in this, a greater majority of teachers will get an overall raise of 50 per cent in comparison to 2007", indicated Donald Tusk.

TBC

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


And the same disease corrupted the communist/socialist system so it finally collapsed.

News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [532]


Exactly. I still remember that around 1992 the keyboard crashed in my first computer. I had to buy a new one for about 80 zlotys, while my monthly earnings of a beginner teacher at a private school amounted to 1000 zlotys and it was a very good pay then.