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Posts by spiritus  

Joined: 25 Oct 2006 / Male ♂
Last Post: 3 Sep 2021
Threads: Total: 69 / Live: 38 / Archived: 31
Posts: Total: 651 / Live: 492 / Archived: 159
From: UK
Interests: Music, movies, travelling, Poland.

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spiritus   
3 Sep 2021
Travel / Krakow Christmas market 2021 [2]

Does anyone know if the Krakow Christmas market will be going ahead this year?

Are there any official websites I can check for updates?

Thanks!
spiritus   
10 Apr 2020
Life / Amazon Alexa/Google Nest in Poland [10]

Hmm Mayne not so easy. Depends on the tech level of the lady in question.

You might be able to set it up for her where you live and then ship over to her but she would need to know how to set up the wifi connectivity.

Does anyone know if Google Home can now understand basic Polish ?
spiritus   
27 Mar 2020
Life / Amazon Alexa/Google Nest in Poland [10]

@jon357
I presume instructions have to be in English though?

When you say it works fine please can you elaborate on the functionality that you specifically use for it?

Do you have Spotify etc?
spiritus   
15 Dec 2019
Life / Amazon Alexa/Google Nest in Poland [10]

Does anyone have any either of these smart devices in Poland can if so can you please confirm if it is possible to listen to Spotify on them?

I believe there may be some issues being in Poland
spiritus   
26 Sep 2019
Classifieds / English accountant needed [3]

Why do you need to declare your income to HMRC if you are selling and receiving all your income to your Polish bank account?
spiritus   
9 Jul 2019
Life / American TV in Poland [6]

Merged:

Can the Amazon Firestick work in Poland ?



I wouldn't expect Netflix UK to work in Poland but is there any known geo blocking that would prevent other features if the device was in Poland in particular Kodi and Showbox ;) ?
spiritus   
30 Oct 2018
News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

They (Poles and Asians) refer to each others' communities in this way. "All those dirty immigrants........."

Twenty years ago, comments like that would be justifiably racist but the immigrants are not helping themselves or their public image
spiritus   
25 Oct 2018
News / How will BREXIT affect the immigrants in UK and Poland. [1114]

Can you stop this BS? I live in UK and one, I don't recognise the UK you describe. .

I was born in the UK and still live here. What Dirk is saying is NOT BS although I will admit it depends on where you live. People who live in rural areas quite possibly have no idea what it's like to live in many English towns and cities. Their liberal, left wing views remain unchallenged because they see everything through rose coloured spectacles.
spiritus   
16 Oct 2018
News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

The refugees were there in any case. I.

Whoa. "refugees" ? Let's see the proof that migrants are actually "refugees" before trying to make grandiose speeches that Poland has an obligation to accept them.
spiritus   
14 Aug 2018
Genealogy / Displaced Persons Camp / Work camp and concentration camp difference [86]

Does anyone know whether I and other children were given German citizenship? We lived in Germany until the end of 1955.

Good question. My brother was born in Barum, Germany (another DP camp). He was classified as "stateless" so he didn't have any nationality.
spiritus   
5 Jul 2018
Real Estate / Does commercial property rent relief exist in Poland ? [4]

For the landlord.

Here in the UK local authorities provide 3 or 6 month rent free periods whenever a tenant vacates a property and the property remains empty.

Just wondering if there are similar reliefs for landlords in Poland ?
spiritus   
21 Jun 2018
Life / My Last Link To Poland Died - Why Leaving Poland Was My Best Decision [249]

hen I say Indian I mean the whole of the subcontinent which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Srilanka.

That's a curious generalisation to make.

When you say Indian then shouldn't it mean Indian ?? Otherwise, why not use the term "Asian" ??

I know many Indian people who would hate to be spoken described as Pakistani or Bangladeshi ?

I think when you describe Indians as being the best students then your "source" is referring to exactly that i.e. Indians. Pakistani/Bangladeshi students are notoriously unsuccesful here in the UK and probably in New Zealand too.

PS. When I say "New Zealand" I also mean Australia, Singapore and China
spiritus   
16 May 2018
Life / Paintings of artists from Poland? [127]

Merged:

Tamara Łempicka featured on Google's home page today



Not sure I ad heard of her but quite an interesting life for this Polish born artist. Good to see that Google recognises the importance of this Pole.
spiritus   
4 May 2018
UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

To be fair, I have to agree with Dirk when he says there is a degree of anti-Polish sentiment in the UK.

It is real and it does exist. Bizarrely enough, I have had conversations with people who openly admit they are fed up of Eastern Europeans living here (they include Poles in that category) yet they don't complain about having to drive past 5 mosques on the way home.

Weird eh ?

It's not just the Daily Mail either. TV programs also stoke the fires
spiritus   
11 Apr 2018
News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

The irony is that if things continue in the current direction and continue along the same pace then the people who are changing the fabric of the host country will end up living in a place identical to the place they left for a "better life".
spiritus   
10 Apr 2018
News / "It's too late for Germany" (but not for Poland) [1798]

So, Poles. Keep it up with the Nationalism.

Poland, thankfully, has the benefit of hindsight. She can look to the West and see the stresses and tribulations and can choose to shape the future it wants. Thank goodness.
spiritus   
6 Apr 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

Poland was obviously NOT the instigator of the Holocaust, but was surely not blameless i

Correction...."some Poles were not blameless". Your careful (or clumsy) choice of wording frames most of your posts.

It is also true to say that some Jews were equally guilty of sending fellow Jews to the gas chambers.
spiritus   
23 Mar 2018
UK, Ireland / No Poles Allowed! - Latest Polonophobic Outrage Out of Britain [660]

The older community are jealous and afraid of the newer arrivals, and are happy to exploit them in any way they can, or at least be, if not unpleasant, suspicious of motives.

That's complete BS. The older community are in their 70's at least. The younger Poles don't offer any threat to them. In fact, the only time the two generations probably see each other is at church and the local Polskie sklep. Church community halls are now being run by the younger generation as the older Poles no longer have the energy to do it.

It's the younger Poles who have little empathy for their fellow Poles as they share the same workplaces
spiritus   
6 Mar 2018
UK, Ireland / Criminal elements within the Polish community in the UK [26]

What is the source for the opening post ???

What next ? A thread about "Polish hooligans littering the moon" ? Let's not verify the source of the claim but instead let's discuss for pages and pages why some of us may believe that Poles have a "problem" with littering.
spiritus   
2 Feb 2018
News / Poland's economic future? [294]

What makes me want to weep with frustration is this pattern of stubborn resistance and negativity by certain kinds of Polish people

I rarely agree with you lately but on this statement I have to.

I remember years ago I tried to establish business relationships with some Polish companies-they simply weren't interested. They weren't even bothered to scope out the opportunity for themselves.

I grind my teeth at the incompetence of the Polish Tourist Office who just do not do enough to sell this beautiful country to foreign tourists
spiritus   
31 Jan 2018
News / Israel opposing potential new Polish law to criminalise term 'Polish death camps' [1538]

@wielkipolak Interesting article you posted there and some of that sentiment is exactly what one of the members on here said in a previous thread i.e. that Hitler built camps in Poland because he knew the Poles would cooperate with him.

It's disappointing that there is a widespread Jewish school of thought that Poles were just as bad as the Nazis. Many Poles risked their lives to save Jews during the war, many Poles LOST their lives as a result.

It irritates me that Jews seem to claim a monopoly over these dark years and only they were the victims and I also find it distasteful of the trend to walk around concentration camps with Israeli flags and banners like a crowd on their way to a football match.
spiritus   
25 Jan 2018
History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]

As can be seen by the varied responses, the question, "who really was the first to help Poland" is perhaps responsible for the difference of opinion.

Britain and France declared war on Germany as a direct result of Germany's attack on Poland and some people consider that declaration as "help". Others will claim that Poland wasn't actually put in any better position in the weeks and months after war was declared on Germany and these people argue that Poland wasn't helped at this time.

Poland had fallen faster than expected and I don't think it's inaccurate to suggest that Britain and France considered Poland a "lost cause" by that time. Defending or helping Poland was no longer the primary concern-confronting the aggressive German war machine became the primary objective