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pawian   
8 Jun 2011
Love / What strange/unnerving/funny things do your Polish wives do? [153]

My wife cannot resist checking what I cook for myself which is quite often. Not that I have to do it because she is a bad cook, no. People love her cooking, but I cherish certain habits from my youth and early adulthood when I prefered to live single and cooked my own meals.

So, whenever I finish cooking and sit at the table over the plate (which is usually late at night), she stops surfing the Internet, comes to the kitchen and cheekily stares at what I have got. And she usually says: Wow or other things like that.

And when the food is still being cooked and not on the plate yet, she is able to lift to lid of the frying pan or pot and look inside.

I find it very amusing and I always have a good laugh at her then. Irresistible supervision.
pawian   
7 Jun 2011
News / Another Polish city honors President Reagan [49]

Meeting Gorby(wrapped in big coat and Ushanka) in his indoor suit at reikjavik was pure class :)

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.
pawian   
7 Jun 2011
News / Another Polish city honors President Reagan [49]

He used Poland as one weapon in his bag of dirty tricks against the Soviet Union,no more,no less.

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.

Ronald Reagan Square, Krakow, Poland;

There should me more of that in Poland.
pawian   
6 Jun 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [105]

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.
pawian   
25 May 2011
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

At heart, the guy had a conscience but regimes make people do God-awful things.

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.
pawian   
25 May 2011
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

Hiding behind the cloak of 'the right thing' doesn't cut the mustard/doesn't wash here as murder is virtually indefensible.

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

articles.latimes.com/1985-01-06/news/mn-6855_1_chmielewski
pawian   
25 May 2011
History / Communism fell 20 years ago, Poland led the fight since WW2 [341]

I'd doubt it, pawian. If there is a clear justification in their eyes, they'll stick with it.

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.
pawian   
22 May 2011
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
pawian   
20 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

How did that help Poland ?

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

I wouldn't call It worthless, rather... extremely minimalistic...

Wow. Certainly, it is a great progress.

Of what ? In case of corruption or conditions for business we are behind many African countries and nothing has been improved.

100 years behind negroes was a slogan used in communist Poland. It seems you are still stuck in those times.
pawian   
18 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

Ignore me then. It,s the little icon with a person in a circle with a diagonal line going through it.

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?
pawian   
18 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

You don,t find wisdom on the net, neither in books .... " All in all you're just another brick in the wall. "

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

Must be paranoid about " The Hitman " on Polish forums. I could think of better ways to spend a break.
My advice, see a shrink before it,s too late. lol

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? :):):):):):):)

What the government actually did to point it out as its success ? Please provide the facts.

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.
pawian   
18 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

Pawian is now researching the www for information so that he can create another post with pretty pictures.

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. :):):):):)

yeah, I noticed he's really into impressing people visually ;) - while I appreciate it when the pictures are taken by himself this thread makes him a bloody propagandist

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

Thank you.

hague1cmaeron: You are so economically illiterate

My employer would disagree.

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!
pawian   
18 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

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.
pawian   
18 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

and I have provided a better one,

And I have proven you were wrong. :)

you can take it or leave it!

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
pawian   
17 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

Whining and demanding from Governments is a socialist disease.

And the same disease corrupted the communist/socialist system so it finally collapsed.
pawian   
17 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

The real question is the real cost of things - and I'd be willing to bet that the average Pole is far richer in 2010 than in 1990. Could Poles go for coffees in Frankurt (Oder) or Gorlitz in 1991? I doubt it, what with the average salary being around $25 a month. Nowadays? Easily. And *that* is the real measure.

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.
pawian   
16 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

Do you believe everything you read ? This is a serious question I am putting to you as a teacher.

Seriously, disbelief comes over me when I read your posts. :):):):)

If you have a point to make, then it,s up to you to prove it. So it,s your problem.

No, it is your problem. Ping-pong, ping - pong. :):):)

WTF do you teach ?

Truth, my son.

Better still. Who do you teach ?

I try to teach kids like you. :):):)

Market economy? There is no free market economy anywhere in EU, including Poland.

Believe me, after going through socialist centrally-planned economy for 40 years, Poland DOES have a free market economy today. :):):)

I see not even one good deal Poland got thanks to Tusk's smile. Please provide the list of them If you don't agree with that.

The first that comes to my mind: 3 years ago Russia lifted the embargo on Polish products like meat, fruit and vegetables introduced in 2005 during PiS regime`s rule. Also, Russia started cooperation over Katyn Massacre, e.g., by opening the Soviet archives. Russian President Medviediev visits Katyn Cemetery regularly at anniversaries of the massacre.

But I am losing time because you are going to turn it down as worthless, aren`t you? :):):)

If I provide you with a dozen of links from respected sources proving what I said,

Yes, provide me with respected links where I can read what you said: Poland is heavily criticized by EU for huge deficit and lack of reforms. The ratings are under huge pressure. :):):):)

Especially pawian the teacher and his marvelous "career" :)))

What do you know about my career? But I won`t tell you because it would make you even more frustrated. :):):)

pawian: Hmm, really? I can see some contradictory statements in your post about the army.
Yes, really. Please point them out.

I already did. Go back to it and read carefully.

Well I dont think education reform is relevent.

By chance, don`t you also think that all education is irrelevant? :):):)

You should know, ...... TEACHER ...!
We don't need no education

Yes, I can see that. :):):) Any teaching efforts will be lost on you. :):):)

But I will endeavour anyway:

Stick to your grammar .... :P

Iron, you certainly need more education! Don`t you know blow away has other meanings, too? E.g., 2. To defeat decisively. Or 1 to make someone feel very surprised, And that was what I had in mind.

Besides, it is not grammar but lexicon. :):):) I mean vocabulary. :):) Words.

If you feel it is too much education for you, tell me and I will ease up a little. :):):)

Mine to you got deleted by the mods. Pity.

Mine to you, too. Pity, indeed. :):):)
But you read mine while I didn`t read yours. What was it exactly?

he does not have any views - he's only got political ambitions -

You need to catch up with Polish politics from time to time because you are definitely backward if you don`t know that Palikot`s main idee fixe is his reluctance to the Catholic Church. Most of his recent happenings/interviews focused on fighting the influence of RCC in Poland. Can I advise you to read more current events bulletins? :):):)

Palikot is yet another lunatic and populist if you ask me.

Definitely, he`s not the think tank.

dynamic of the Polish economy (which isn't bad compared to average in Europe, however there are very serious threats)

I see you have started to learn.

In January you commited this thread: Poland is going bankrupt.

Not bad. Keep up good work.
pawian   
15 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

and by the way - I am a voter of PiS - even if not an enthusiastic one -

I respect that. PiS voters can be also good patriots of this country. We all want this country to prosper, that`s what matters. Let the better win!

your point 9 pawian - preparations to euro 2012 - I wouldn't be surprised if accomodation and transfer of all those coming to see the championships is gonna end up a one big mess

Gumishu, I am not worried about that. The accomodation needs are overestimated. Besides, travelling around Poland, I saw many old buildings renovated and turned into hostels as well as new hotels built. Sometimes when I drive in Krakow I am amazed at the number of new/old constructions.

and trumpeting around those extraordinary succesess of the current regime,

Come on. The regime ruled when PiS held power. Did you already forget those witch hunts?

pawian:
When you mention examples of corruption scandals during PO rule, don`t forget to mention all previous ones for a fair comparison, OK?

what previous ones? dorsz for 8 złoty or Włoszczowa platform? do you know of any other?

Hey, already forgot how PiS tried to corrupt Renata Begier, by proposing financial gratification from the state money? :):):)

azraelk.eu/2006/09/26/dowody-korupcji-pis-wobec-renaty-beger

Short sighted idea, pawian. Your motherland has no use for dead soldiers. The problem with dead soldiers is that they can't fight anymore. Furthermore, it lowers the moral in the ranks AND in the country itself. Stay alive ... much more useful!

OK, you convinced me. I will stay alive to participate in the underground resistance after Poland loses the war and is occupied. I will run secret teaching courses until Germans track me down and put up against the wall or Russians send me to Gulag gold mine where I will perish anyway.

it fits another thread better (down-dumbing of Polish education) but I let's have a go at this: unemployment among the youth - 22 per cent of all unemployed are below 24 (51 per cent are below 34) - this country desperately needs education that equips young people better for the challenges of real life (which is not achieved by lowering of educational standards)

It is not education that plays a role here but the lack of positions. When the economy needs workers, their education is a secondary problem. All are hired. Currently, Polish economy can`t absorb all, because we are not Germany yet. And it is not Tusk`s fault.

most of the population won't even react to our country being attacked in the first 2-3 days - on the first two days they will be in doubt if we have really been attacked

Why do you hold Poles in such a low esteem? Come on, frustration also must have some limits.

hahah - so we will be fighting russian tank columns with hacking attacks (hope the Russian tank servers are linux then :P)

What do you know about urban warfare? Did you study the case of Russian armoured column massacred in Grozny by Chechen fighters?

The Chechen fighters had an advantage in that they were better motivated and were familiar with the terrain. they were divided into combat groups consisting of 15 to 20 personnel, subdivided into three or four-man fire teams. A fire team consisted of an anti-tank gunner, usually armed with Russian-made RPG-7s or RPG-18s, as well as a machine gunner and a sniper; they would be supported by ammunition runners and assistant gunners. To destroy Russian armoured vehicles in Grozny, five or six hunter-killer fire teams deployed at ground level, in second and third stories, and in basements.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grozny_%281994%E2%80%931995%29

What did we get out of it ?

"Don't ask what your country can do for you. Ask instead what you can do for your country" - John F. Kennedy.

Delph ......... you,re beginning to sound like a broken record.
Do us all a favour and PiSappear.

That is the problem with many PiS supporters. You dream of old bolshevik methods - no enemy, no problem. Gulag or firing squad are the best solutions for you.
pawian   
15 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

Hmm I'm not sure If I understand your reasoning...

You probably need some rest.

OK, guys, time for relax. Get off your comps for a while and do some exercises.

And doing so, take a look at the beauty of Szczawnica:

d

After a relaxing break, let`s go on.

however I was asking for facts. Let's take a look at your list.

I provided you facts based on my personal observances. I believe what I wrote is true, just like many Poles do. If you can`t accept it as factual, it is your problem.

Points 3-5 are irrevelant, you could as well write about Tusk's successes in playing football.

Pathetic rhetorics. In that way no government will be ever able to gain positive reviews, nowhere in the world. Please, ease up on them your so strict requirements! :):):)

Point 6. The foreign policy of Tusk is the one of smiles and shake hands, which itself isn't generating any value added for the citizens of Poland. What did we get out of it ?

Hey, why do you want to count everything into money? Don`t be such a Jew! :):):)

We gained better atmosphere which helps to create favourable conditions for cooperation and investment. Is it so difficult to understand? You are really surprising me now.

"Under Tusk rule, Poland is making a good use of European funds". In quantitive terms we spend a lot but often just to spend it without much thinking about the quality of these projects,

Catching at a straw? :):) Are all projects of bad quality? Facts, please!! :):):):)

I tend to listen to experts and they, such as people from ZDG TOR, a respected think-tank focused on transport, are saying this: railways = disaster, roads = at best average.

Again, catching at a straw. I thought you expected posters to write about 5-10 achievements, not failures. Why are you going back on your words now? :):):) You may write about disastrous railway system after you start a thread called Failures.

The army is not professional. We don't have draft anymore but itself It didn't make the army professional.

Of course, not yet. What do you expect? Overnight miraculous change? But the first step was taken.

2.In result, Poland has good ratings and enjoys the trust of foreign investors.

Not at all. Facts say something much different. Poland is heavily criticized by EU for huge deficit and lack of reforms. The ratings are under huge pressure. Read this one, you can find tonnes of similar stuff, It's not PiS conspiracy.

Hey, can you read Polish at all? If you can, do you understand what you read in Polish? Did you read that article you provided? Could you read it again, with greater understanding? Then you should find out there is nothing about EU, heavily,are under huge pressure, lack of reforms, or huge deficit.

You press me for facts while what are you doing at the same time? Providing bullshit! :):):):) That is not fair!

What the government actually did to point it out as its success ? Please provide the facts. It seems to be a government success as much as nice weather during summer would be. Please provide supporting facts If you don't agree with that.

Catching at a straw again. It doesn`t matter - Poland has been doing well in the crisis and it happened under Tusk government. That is enough for me and millions of PO intelligent voters. If PIS ruled at the time, (God forbid), I would be able to agree that their government did a good job. :):):)

But for you to agree is out of question. :):):)

All in all, I appreciate the effort you made, however most of the points are PR slogans spread by the government, not the facts I was expecting.

I disagree, of course, and it will stay so, I am afraid. Why? Read below:

Interesting read pawian. The problem is you won't change anyone's mind. And to have a sensible conversation with somebody who's a tenacious pis voter is a no can do.

Exactly. I am perfectly aware of it.

But I don`t do it for Grzegorz or gumishu. I know I won`t be able to influence them into acknowledging Tusk`s successes. Look, I listed 10 successes and each was rejected. :):):):) Not even one item was commented positively. Funny, isn`t it?

It means Tusk bashers are too hardened to accept the truth. Incorrigibles! :):):)

What I am doing here is for other normal people so that they are able to form their own opinion, by reading mine or Grzegorz`s and others` posts. The side they choose doesn`t concern me so much. I have done my duty and you will judge and decide.

I wonder where are the roots of this hatred Poles tend to guide towards each other.

There is no hatred on my or other PO supporters`s side. That is only a deep division. PiS is mainly supported by uneducated men from the country and towns who are frustrated by their failures in the market economy and expect PiS to provide them with good jobs, cheap flats, low prices, high salaries and pensions etc.

PO voters are educated, intelligent, dynamic, active in their private life and careers.

You will agree that it is quite difficult for these two groups to get together, won`t you?

Leftovers

I used to serve in the army and am quite familar with this issue.

Hmm, really? I can see some contradictory statements in your post about the army.

Furthermore, no structural changes were made (and there are no even plans for that),

It is not true. It was planned to make 4000 officers redundant till 2012.

Read what Petelicki, Skrzypczak, Hypki and all independent experts are talking about the situation in the army, they all agree that Klich is the worst person in charge of MOD in the history of the 3rd RP.

The problem is that generals and Klich ran into a conflict over those dismissals! Skrzypczak and other officers want to keep the status quo, namely this:

In result the ratio of privates to officers is ~1.6 to 1 when a helthy one would be 5 to 1.

pawian   
15 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

With all due respect, Pawian, but I don't think you will be able to work on 500,000 "etats" :):):)

That`s exaggeration. Judging on my school`s example, there are about 10-15% lousy teachers who should look for another job, preferrably out of school. There are about 15% brilliant ones for whom teaching is true calling. The rest 70% are just good and only need a little incentive to be even better.

Points 3-5 are irrevelant, you could as well write about Tusk's successes in playing football.

How did I know your answer would look like that? :):)
pawian   
15 May 2011
News / Achievements of the Tusk's Polish government [538]

But you see, you need to divide your "pospolite ruszenie" into squads, platoons and companies etc.

Come on, we live in 21st century. Have you ever heard of an invention called the computer? :):):)

If they are to, even remotely, resemble a coherent armed force you need
to:
1) train them BEFORE the conflict
2) arm them with something more than rocks and molotovs.

1) There will be enough time for that when the conflict begins. Come on, Russians won`t be able to drop 1 million combat soldiers onto Poland within a single night.