Life / Bribery and corruption 'fact of life' in Poland? [152]

I've a mate that works for one of the main banks here. He works in the corporate lending/business dept.
He told me that when a loan in agreed for his clients he gets a golden handshake that's can be between 5-10% of the total loan.

Not bad when you're organizing a short term loan of a few million zl for some large corporate account.

As Barney says though, I agree, I wouldn't put much faith in what Ernst & Young say.

Oh, personally I've 'bribed' tons of train ticket inspectors. Sometimes when travelling from a small station like Gliwice/Ruda and the ticket kiosk isn't open you can buy the ticket on the train. Most of the time, the inspector will split the price of the ticket with you, so a fare that's usually 12zl becomes 6 and goes into his pocket.

Used to 'negotiate' prices for sleeping places on longer trips too.

News / Homosexual lobby steps up infiltration in Poland [110]


Never been to a nightclub?


documented proof of gay tendencies among animals, man being an animal it would mean that gay behaviour is, in fact, correct....along with hetrosexual behaviour.


What doesn't exist cannot be seen.


Good luck with that, do you like your mobile phone, the Internet, your car, electricity?

Life / Don't Forget: Tomorrow, March 8 is Women's Day in Poland! [115]

Mate it would be OK for a few weeks, but then y'know....when women live together their periods sync up together so imagine if all the women in the world had the painters in at the same time. We wouldn't stand a chance, we'd be wiped off the planet faster than a Mississippian eats a burger.

Life / The Best Things About Poland [24]

Those things are pretty lame to be honest.

The best things about Poland are the beer, the food and the beautiful women.....weather is good too, but not this time of year..and the President's moustache, I hope he grows it back.

Also, bison, and storks.,.,,,,oh and travelling by car on long journeys is an adrenaline rush like no other.

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


What are you talking about?
Not one single poster has defended Stalin.


For the love of God learn to speak your own language!! (^_^)

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


Yea, that's right. *rolls eyes

Showing again that you cannot read.

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


Who was gifted Poland on a plate thanks to Mrrs. Churchill & Roosevelt.

'Merika might be a 'great' country, but you are not a great 'merikan. You're quite the mean young man. Anger issues it looks like, maybe daddy didn'y hug you enough as a child. A lot of 'merikan anger steams from males being unable to express themselves, except in war that is of course. That and the love of their women for hamburgers.

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


Cool story bro.

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


Err, read it again and look up the 'Operations'

European propaganda that says "we" when talking about 'Merika
How's your English reading lessons coming on APF? Not great by the looks of things :P

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


You can hear the Internet?
Wow, you could be like an X-Men with power like that :P

Great counter point.


No university in the world worth it's salt will allow you to reference WIki, it is too unreliable.


Oh really? Both Switzerland & Sweden has been neutral for 100s of years. Ireland has never been in a war, other than it's own Civil War. It's long struggle against Britain was never classed as a war, since they were mostly rebellions and such. Ukraine, being such a young country has never been to war, same with Laos.

Keep reading Wiki there chap, it's obviously doing a great job of educating you :P

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


I fail to see what my gender has got to do with anything.


Ah yes, Wikipedia, that bastion of truth.
And even with your BS wikipedia link...would you dare hand up an assignment to a history professor by link to a Wikipedia article?
Here's a quote from it.
This sequence of events has led some scholars to argue that the war was started by an Southern attack in this area. One such scholar included the respected American historian Bruce Cumings who wrote about this in his book, Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History.


Excellent point. Fantastic argument.
For example, Switzerland, Ireland, Panama, Mexico, Japan, Malta, Ukraine, Laos, Sweden.
Yes, these countries have been at constant war (with anyone unlucky enough to píss them off) since they became countries and have not ever been neutral at any time. Ever.

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


Yea, yea, blah, blah. I'm not from Poland, duh, so how exactly would I have learned the Polish angle when I was in school?

*rollseyes

Ah yea, sure it's obvious the Koreans started the war, they were the ones who invaded 'Merika and sure the Yanks were just out for revenge, Obvious.

Anyone who has ever read into the Korean war knows that



"Merika has been at war for 209 years of it's 235 years of it existence, that says quite a lot about them as a country.

History / Churchill and Poland [120]


+ Stalin...... but not only Poland, half of Europe really. Churchill & FDR sold out Europe to the Communists to bring the way to an end.

I mean, that's primary school history, how did you not know that?

You may have heard of something call the Yalta Conference, I'd suggest you read up on it. :P
Churchill & FDR knew exactly what they were allowing when they agreed to let Stalin have half of Europe once the war was won.

It's also already been widely covered in this forum elsewhere.
https://polishforums.com/history/poland-yalta-conference-32409/

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History / Churchill and Poland [120]


No, I don't.


Again, no.


If propaganda was an integral part of history and I am repeating it to illustrate that point, then yes, squire, I'm repeating it. But only so I can show that it was, in fact, propaganda.


Stalin is widely hated here, maybe you don't live here, if you did you would know it.
Churchill isn't really hated, but most people know that the he, Uncle Joe and Roosevelt at Yalta fúcked over Poland.
But you know, most people also realise that it happened in 1945, so it's along time ago and for the most part, people are over it.

People like you need to get over the past. (^_^)

Travel / What to do in Poland, upper Silesia area? [13]


You must be aware tho, that you have to wear tracksuits and shave your head to watch boxing & speedway.
Speedway is possibly the worse motor sport in the world, other than Nascar...at least Nascar has crashes. ;P


They sure had a party in Dublin last night.

Football is handsdown the most pop. though, if there's some big champions league matches on the pubs showing them are usually full.

Travel / What to do in Poland, upper Silesia area? [13]

Find City Pub tonight, Ireland playing Poland in football, should be of Polish peps and some ex-pat Irish and English there too.
I can't go tho, I'll be working a good bit out of the city and won't make it in.

Genealogy / Want to find a person [762]

Would you tell him though?
500 quid is decent money in Poland. :P

Genealogy / Want to find a person [762]

Seems legit.

Language / POLISH 18 - 30 years old know MUCH BETTER ENGLISH language than their own native language! [102]

Nonsense post, feck all people can speak English to a high level here.
Just coz kids in school can repeat crap like a parrot means nothing........and god knows how many times I've had students in the past who complained that school in Poland do not teach English as it is spoken by native speakers. They're still teaching people to ask "How do you do?" That's how Charles Dickens used to speak for pete's sake, no native speakers actually speak like that anymore.

Life / Do young Polish people believe in their religion and God? [150]

Another religious thread?
Wonderful, that's exactly what this forum needs.

UK, Ireland / Warning to British people visiting Poland!! Don't get drunk and smash the place up! [447]

Bumping a year old thread to do a bit of trolling again I see lads.

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]

Yea, they look way better without all the trashy ads everywhere, much more classy.

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]

Kon mate, that post was hilarious :)
F*ckin rip-roaring belly laughs all round
:)

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]

It's a sign alright: gravity.

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]


hahha, I'm sure...but ya know if Brono asked me out I'd probably be tempted (^_^)

News / Incredible news from Poland - The president shaved his moustache! [88]


He didn't fall, the plane did.

Brono should grow bad the 'tache, he was super sexy with it

Life / News on driving in Poland [57]


Ah right, sure we should left Nazi Germany alone so eh?


Yea, this really happened, I totally 100% believe you.

Has PF found a new troll?

News / Predictions about Poland for 2013 [85]

Chairman Jarek and Anna Grodzka will announce their public engagement in May 2013.

This will lead to the Christian right imploding and Poland will become a haven for gay rights activists & gay tourists wishing to get married here, tourism will boom and while at first people will be against it, soon the in flood of.millions of zlotys will change attitudes.......indeed there are plans afoot that will see Zabrze become the gay capital of Central Europe, much like San Francisco is in Western USA but with more coalmines.

Life / News on driving in Poland [57]


your pants are on fire

Life / News on driving in Poland [57]

Good stuff, maybe people will finally slow the fuq down.
Hit them in the pockets and hit them hard.

2 major problems will remain though, the attitude of a vast portion of the population towards drink driving and the use of mobile phone while driving.

Every phone has a speaker, why don't people just buy one of these grippads (20zl)....or a bluetooth mic (from 50zl)?
As regard drink driving, mandatory jail time, huge fines & a few years ban off the roads......fines of like 10,000zl for people caught with alcohol in their blood, crucify people with debts, really make them hurt, taking a hardline is the only thing that'll work here, since nothing else has.