GefreiterKania
3 Oct 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]
@Lazarus
The guy seemed sound and then disappeared like a fart in the wind. :(
@Lazarus
The guy seemed sound and then disappeared like a fart in the wind. :(
GefreiterKania
3 Oct 2024
Love / How to make a Polish guy happy? (we're moving to Mexico) [51]
Of course. As you can see God can sometimes derive greater good even from multiple sins! Mysterious are His ways and all that.
She is definitely more reasonable than I am! Why she chose me I shall never fathom. That's why I never play lottery games - I already drew my winning ticket.
Anyways, gotta do some work for a change. See you later, ladies, and don't do anything I wouldn't do! :)
thanks to those "sins" you're happily married now :)
Of course. As you can see God can sometimes derive greater good even from multiple sins! Mysterious are His ways and all that.
I have a feeling that she may be more reasonable than him
She is definitely more reasonable than I am! Why she chose me I shall never fathom. That's why I never play lottery games - I already drew my winning ticket.
Anyways, gotta do some work for a change. See you later, ladies, and don't do anything I wouldn't do! :)
GefreiterKania
3 Oct 2024
Love / How to make a Polish guy happy? (we're moving to Mexico) [51]
One denies nothing. One merely strives to help others avoid the sins one committed oneself in the past.
Hypocrisy is a tribute that vice pays to virtue and all that.
We live in perfect harmony with our neighbours, thank you.
you deny this opportunity to other people
One denies nothing. One merely strives to help others avoid the sins one committed oneself in the past.
How hypocritical of you!
Hypocrisy is a tribute that vice pays to virtue and all that.
Imagine having Mr & Mrs Smug for neighbours :)
We live in perfect harmony with our neighbours, thank you.
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Work / What Jobs Pay At Least 25,000/per month in Poland [5]
People often earn in the grey zone, avoiding excessive taxation.
A good plumber in Gdańsk can earn that, so I imagine it's similar or even better in Warsaw. I had a plumber refusing to even come for a job that would earn him about $150 for an hour of his time (maybe not even an hour), and another had first free possible appointment in December :) It's similar with electricians for example. If you're a skilled professional in construction related trade, you will be quite well off too. In general, we have too many university graduates with worthless degrees (and they very often earn peanuts) and too few professionals and tradesman.
People often earn in the grey zone, avoiding excessive taxation.
Any jobs that pay US$5,000 a month in Warsaw?
A good plumber in Gdańsk can earn that, so I imagine it's similar or even better in Warsaw. I had a plumber refusing to even come for a job that would earn him about $150 for an hour of his time (maybe not even an hour), and another had first free possible appointment in December :) It's similar with electricians for example. If you're a skilled professional in construction related trade, you will be quite well off too. In general, we have too many university graduates with worthless degrees (and they very often earn peanuts) and too few professionals and tradesman.
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
History / Historic Photos about Poland with Context [31]
Disgrace: 1968
polin.pl/en/march-68
Below: Edmund Neunstein, founder of the famous Polish bookshop and a library at 94 Allenby St. in Tel Aviv. He emigrated to Israel ten years before the anti-semitic campaign of 67-68. His bookshop became a legendary meeting and rallying point for Polish-Jewish post-March '68 emigrants.
Disgrace: 1968
polin.pl/en/march-68
Below: Edmund Neunstein, founder of the famous Polish bookshop and a library at 94 Allenby St. in Tel Aviv. He emigrated to Israel ten years before the anti-semitic campaign of 67-68. His bookshop became a legendary meeting and rallying point for Polish-Jewish post-March '68 emigrants.
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Off-Topic / Serbia etc. thread 3 [437]
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2 Oct 2024
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2 Oct 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]
If we gave him all the money right away, he would just run away to Argentina with it. Better to do it this way :)
Was für eine Überraschung! ;)
Nobody wants to send money to the Admin too early :)
If we gave him all the money right away, he would just run away to Argentina with it. Better to do it this way :)
I have the date in my monthly planner
Was für eine Überraschung! ;)
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Love / How to make a Polish guy happy? (we're moving to Mexico) [51]
My wife and I are such exceptions. When we met she was 19 and I was 20. We were like animals, God forgive me! I will spare you the details, Ron, because they would shock a decent guy like you. However, after 4 years, when we graduated from our unis, we got married and have been together ever since. It was our 20th wedding anniversary in August; two kids and a havanese, and we're still in love with each other. :)
But - as you said - we are an exception; so listen to Ron, kids, and don't do what my wife and I did.
There are exceptions
My wife and I are such exceptions. When we met she was 19 and I was 20. We were like animals, God forgive me! I will spare you the details, Ron, because they would shock a decent guy like you. However, after 4 years, when we graduated from our unis, we got married and have been together ever since. It was our 20th wedding anniversary in August; two kids and a havanese, and we're still in love with each other. :)
But - as you said - we are an exception; so listen to Ron, kids, and don't do what my wife and I did.
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
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2 Oct 2024
Love / How to make a Polish guy happy? (we're moving to Mexico) [51]
Planet Common Decency.
Ron, what planet did you fall from?
Planet Common Decency.
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
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2 Oct 2024
Feedback / Who deserves to inherit Polish Forums? [344]
Just to remind everyone, the new month has started--throw in your tenners, people. Thanks :)
https://polishforums.com/support-pf.html
Just to remind everyone, the new month has started--throw in your tenners, people. Thanks :)
https://polishforums.com/support-pf.html
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3 [576]
*cough*
Move on, Novichok and Alien. Nothing to see here.
people that shop for the warmest place to park their ass
*cough*
Move on, Novichok and Alien. Nothing to see here.
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3 [576]
Comedy gold :)
... and at least a little bit about Poland - admit it!
There was a time when Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv spoke Polish and Hebrew, today it's Hebrew and Russian. Maybe one day those people or their descendants will come back to our respective countries. It's their home too. Better than to allow the Arab mob to overrun them (and it's bound to happen eventually - Demographics 101). That would be a great posthumous victory for Hitler. :-/
Trying to copy CMS Neuf and wanted to see how it feels.
Comedy gold :)
I only care about Ukraine and Russia.
... and at least a little bit about Poland - admit it!
Many of our business people, creative persons, and other bright people left.
There was a time when Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv spoke Polish and Hebrew, today it's Hebrew and Russian. Maybe one day those people or their descendants will come back to our respective countries. It's their home too. Better than to allow the Arab mob to overrun them (and it's bound to happen eventually - Demographics 101). That would be a great posthumous victory for Hitler. :-/
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3 [576]
@Bobko
xD
Stop going cms_neuf on Israel! I know it was always like that - our Jews against your Arabs, but come on :)
@Bobko
xD
Stop going cms_neuf on Israel! I know it was always like that - our Jews against your Arabs, but come on :)
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3 [576]
Well, I use simple peasant's language. ;) Of course, it's merely for expression, not with any intention to insult anyone.
Fanatics are the worst scum, there should be no mercy for them. They chose their fate.
Well, I use simple peasant's language. ;) Of course, it's merely for expression, not with any intention to insult anyone.
Fanatics are the worst scum, there should be no mercy for them. They chose their fate.
GefreiterKania
2 Oct 2024
Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3 [576]
Indeed. There are so many Arab countries in the region and beyond, with c*ntillions of Arabs living in them - it should make very little difference if they accepted a couple of million of their Arab brothers from Gaza and solved the problem. Israel is a tiny country, with population lower than Czechia and territory smaller than Szczecin Vojvodship (zachodniopomorskie). Why don't everyone just f*ck off and leave them alone? It's a feckin Szczecin Vojvodship in the ocean of Arabs.
Hell yeah! We should extend a heartfelt invitation, and they should bring their IDF and atomic weapons with them. Our nations should never have been separated by the nazis. Jews coming back to Poland would be the final defeat for Hitler! Imagine Poland with 10 million more citizens and atomic weapons (and all the money he he).
if the stupid neighbours would leave Israel alone that whole thing would be over tomorrow!
Indeed. There are so many Arab countries in the region and beyond, with c*ntillions of Arabs living in them - it should make very little difference if they accepted a couple of million of their Arab brothers from Gaza and solved the problem. Israel is a tiny country, with population lower than Czechia and territory smaller than Szczecin Vojvodship (zachodniopomorskie). Why don't everyone just f*ck off and leave them alone? It's a feckin Szczecin Vojvodship in the ocean of Arabs.
it will be (...) Poland next!
Hell yeah! We should extend a heartfelt invitation, and they should bring their IDF and atomic weapons with them. Our nations should never have been separated by the nazis. Jews coming back to Poland would be the final defeat for Hitler! Imagine Poland with 10 million more citizens and atomic weapons (and all the money he he).
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
News / Does Poland support the idea of Slavic unity? [142]
No, they're not. They are harassing poor little Slavs in Macedonia, not allowing them to use the proper name of their country; first they insisted on this silly FYROM acronym, and then on 'North' Macedonia.
My plan is perfect. We should rename Belgrade to 'Real Athens' or something like that and if Greeks protest, they will be sent to re-educational facilities in Siberia he he. Long live Great Slavia/Macedonia! :)
Greeks are OK
No, they're not. They are harassing poor little Slavs in Macedonia, not allowing them to use the proper name of their country; first they insisted on this silly FYROM acronym, and then on 'North' Macedonia.
My plan is perfect. We should rename Belgrade to 'Real Athens' or something like that and if Greeks protest, they will be sent to re-educational facilities in Siberia he he. Long live Great Slavia/Macedonia! :)
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
News / Does Poland support the idea of Slavic unity? [142]
Or, even better, we could all join Supergreat Macedonia. We would then call our consecutive leaders: Alexander the Great II, III, IV and so on.
This way we would not only unite all Slavs but also p*ss off Greece to no end. A win-win situation.
join in that Supergreat Serbia
Or, even better, we could all join Supergreat Macedonia. We would then call our consecutive leaders: Alexander the Great II, III, IV and so on.
This way we would not only unite all Slavs but also p*ss off Greece to no end. A win-win situation.
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [816]
When you eat a meal and you lie down to rest, that's your pół godzinki dla słoninki, so that the fat has a chance to build up. :)
what it means
When you eat a meal and you lie down to rest, that's your pół godzinki dla słoninki, so that the fat has a chance to build up. :)
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation - part 2 [816]
Pół godzinki dla słoninki.
My wife likes this saying even though she's quite thin. :)
Half an hour for the bacon.
Pół godzinki dla słoninki.
My wife likes this saying even though she's quite thin. :)
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
UK, Ireland / Getting a UK state pension in Poland [37]
That's the most generous pension scheme I've ever heard of.
Polish ZUS, contrary to what most people think, actually offers a rather decent pension scheme; for example, last year the obligatory valorisation of the main account was 14% (subaccount 9%) - good luck getting that in a private scheme (most of them don't have inflation indexed valorisation at all). Of course, counting on ZUS only is rather unreasonable but if you supplement it with PPK (basic + voluntary contribution) and IKE (tax free at payout) or IKZE (max. 20k tax free contribution a year), you should be quite all right.
Some people don't like PPK because PiS introduced it, but it's a very good scheme (your employer doubles your basic contribution and the state add a bonus as well).
I'd say ZUS+PPK is the minimum of what everybody should contribute to, if you add IKE/IKZE you should be fine in retirement, and if you can afford it invest in index funds or get a safe insurance investment fund (many to choose from) on top of it. The time will fly by, so nobody should procrastinate when it comes to retirement investments.
So it takes 28 weeks to get back what you paid in, after that you're in the money.
That's the most generous pension scheme I've ever heard of.
Polish ZUS, contrary to what most people think, actually offers a rather decent pension scheme; for example, last year the obligatory valorisation of the main account was 14% (subaccount 9%) - good luck getting that in a private scheme (most of them don't have inflation indexed valorisation at all). Of course, counting on ZUS only is rather unreasonable but if you supplement it with PPK (basic + voluntary contribution) and IKE (tax free at payout) or IKZE (max. 20k tax free contribution a year), you should be quite all right.
Some people don't like PPK because PiS introduced it, but it's a very good scheme (your employer doubles your basic contribution and the state add a bonus as well).
I'd say ZUS+PPK is the minimum of what everybody should contribute to, if you add IKE/IKZE you should be fine in retirement, and if you can afford it invest in index funds or get a safe insurance investment fund (many to choose from) on top of it. The time will fly by, so nobody should procrastinate when it comes to retirement investments.
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]
My maternal grandparents spoke perfect French, just like my wife's grandparents who came back to independent Poland from France. Generally, among educated people, it was a bit like English today. My granma taught me prayers in both French and Latin in mid 1980s! Cultural changes used to happen at a much slower pace in the past.
Depends how you look at it. He could hardly have predicted the WW2, PRL and all that, but still - Morskie Oko would definitely be outside Polish borders if it wasn't for Zamoyski and that's his lasting heritage. Nobody will remember current politicians in 50 years time, but people will still mention Zamoyski's name with respect in a 100 years and more.
The thread continues here: https://polishforums.com/history/poland-historic-photos-context-88662/
His first language was French, not a rare thing for people of his class at that time.
My maternal grandparents spoke perfect French, just like my wife's grandparents who came back to independent Poland from France. Generally, among educated people, it was a bit like English today. My granma taught me prayers in both French and Latin in mid 1980s! Cultural changes used to happen at a much slower pace in the past.
A big mistake.
Depends how you look at it. He could hardly have predicted the WW2, PRL and all that, but still - Morskie Oko would definitely be outside Polish borders if it wasn't for Zamoyski and that's his lasting heritage. Nobody will remember current politicians in 50 years time, but people will still mention Zamoyski's name with respect in a 100 years and more.
The thread continues here: https://polishforums.com/history/poland-historic-photos-context-88662/
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]
Blue Blood, White-and-Red Heart: 1923
With his money and connections Count Władysław Zamoyski could have been the king of life, wallowing in luxuries and fulfilling all his desires. He had, however, only one love: Poland. His father was a November insurgent who was forced to emigrate to Paris; there he became the right hand of Adam Czartoryski and one of the most important members of "Hotel Lambert". He raised his son with an iron hand and military drill and his wife, Jadwiga z Działyńskich, instilled in him zealous patriotism.
Being an heir of one of the richest Polish noble families, after inheriting a thriving estate of Kórnik (on top of the estates of Głuchów, Janusz, Babin and Bargów in the Grand Duchy of Poznań), Zamoyski came back to Poland and started working for the noble cause of Polish independence. He is probably best known for acquiring estates on the Polish side of the Tatra Mountains and in Zakopane (including Morskie Oko, over which he won a boundary dispute with Hungary at the International Tribunal in Graz) and gifting them to the newly reborn Poland.
He was a great philantropist all his life. He never married and left all his properties to the Polish nation in his will.
Blue Blood, White-and-Red Heart: 1923
With his money and connections Count Władysław Zamoyski could have been the king of life, wallowing in luxuries and fulfilling all his desires. He had, however, only one love: Poland. His father was a November insurgent who was forced to emigrate to Paris; there he became the right hand of Adam Czartoryski and one of the most important members of "Hotel Lambert". He raised his son with an iron hand and military drill and his wife, Jadwiga z Działyńskich, instilled in him zealous patriotism.
Being an heir of one of the richest Polish noble families, after inheriting a thriving estate of Kórnik (on top of the estates of Głuchów, Janusz, Babin and Bargów in the Grand Duchy of Poznań), Zamoyski came back to Poland and started working for the noble cause of Polish independence. He is probably best known for acquiring estates on the Polish side of the Tatra Mountains and in Zakopane (including Morskie Oko, over which he won a boundary dispute with Hungary at the International Tribunal in Graz) and gifting them to the newly reborn Poland.
He was a great philantropist all his life. He never married and left all his properties to the Polish nation in his will.
GefreiterKania
28 Sep 2024
News / Flood in Lower Silesia in Poland - looks catastrophic [94]
Perhaps not everything in this photo is exactly according to BHP (Health & Safety) rules, but drastic circumstances sometimes justify a bit of carelessness...
Perhaps not everything in this photo is exactly according to BHP (Health & Safety) rules, but drastic circumstances sometimes justify a bit of carelessness...
GefreiterKania
25 Sep 2024
Off-Topic / 75 Years of Israel and the War - part 3 [576]
Wasn't pretty much everything better in 1960s? In Israel too (yes, I know - those pesky Arabs all around kept invading, but still).
Herbert, Różewicz, Szymborska, Mrożek, Barańczak in their prime, Kuncewiczowa and Wańkowicz coming back from emigration, Stanisław Lem writing Solaris, Summa technologiae and Cyberiada, and the theatre... my God... high culture was truly popular! There were 600 radio dramas a year (600 a year!) produced for Polskie Radio throughout the 60s and 70s... and music... Breakout, Niemen, Skaldowie, Trubadurzy, Irena Santor, Anna German, Czerwone Gitary, and the industry, and the farming, and we had a proper f*cking army! And no retarded internet, social media etc. :-/
And what do we have now that we didn't have back then? Money. And that's it. Kurwa... perhaps Putin should drop the fuckin' bomb. :(
Wasn't pretty much everything better in 1960s? In Israel too (yes, I know - those pesky Arabs all around kept invading, but still).
Herbert, Różewicz, Szymborska, Mrożek, Barańczak in their prime, Kuncewiczowa and Wańkowicz coming back from emigration, Stanisław Lem writing Solaris, Summa technologiae and Cyberiada, and the theatre... my God... high culture was truly popular! There were 600 radio dramas a year (600 a year!) produced for Polskie Radio throughout the 60s and 70s... and music... Breakout, Niemen, Skaldowie, Trubadurzy, Irena Santor, Anna German, Czerwone Gitary, and the industry, and the farming, and we had a proper f*cking army! And no retarded internet, social media etc. :-/
And what do we have now that we didn't have back then? Money. And that's it. Kurwa... perhaps Putin should drop the fuckin' bomb. :(
GefreiterKania
25 Sep 2024
History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]
It is indeed! What an eye!
Ladies and gentlemen, we have an expert on all things Poznań here.
Is that relief of the soldiers the one in Poznan?
It is indeed! What an eye!
Ladies and gentlemen, we have an expert on all things Poznań here.
GefreiterKania
25 Sep 2024
History / Pol-Shorpy Photo Thread [950]
Польско-русская дружба: forever
To gratuitously stir some sh*t on this lovely Wednesday evening - a couple of photos on the theme of eternal Polish-Russian friendship. :)
Польско-русская дружба: forever
To gratuitously stir some sh*t on this lovely Wednesday evening - a couple of photos on the theme of eternal Polish-Russian friendship. :)
GefreiterKania
25 Sep 2024
News / Future of Polish-Ukrainian relations [669]
Darn it... this forum is a fekin geriatric ward. I'm surprised there isn't a "Your favourite flatulence medicine" thread here yet... or is there?
*goes searching the archives*
I am 54
Darn it... this forum is a fekin geriatric ward. I'm surprised there isn't a "Your favourite flatulence medicine" thread here yet... or is there?
*goes searching the archives*