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Posts by berni23  

Joined: 26 Mar 2009 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 3 Jun 2013
Threads: Total: 7 / Live: 6 / Archived: 1
Posts: Total: 379 / Live: 351 / Archived: 28 		From: Germany, Berlin
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berni23   
20 Nov 2012
Law / Can't get a social security number/PESEL in Poland (I'm from UK) [56]

I know its no help to you, but at least they acknowledged that proof of residence(for foreigners) is nonsense:

From 1 January 2013, changes to the scope of data collected in the registry Social Security of Poland - assumes signed by President novella of the Law on the population register . This law also assumes that from 2014 . Obligation of registration will be abolished .

According to the story from 2013 . Changes to the scope of data collected in the registry Social Security : no longer in the information on the address , country of residence , and data entry into the Polish and travel outside the borders of our country.

Register of Social Security will remain the primary tool for civil registration system ; records will be disposed of inhabitants and registers of residence of foreigners.

From 2014 on you wont have these problems anymore.

Meanwhile i would consult a lawyer - mine said its possible to get a PESEL at the Polish embassy, youd have to have a residence in your own country though.

Maybe there's some sort of agency that registers you at their address for a small fee?

= lawyer ;)
berni23   
20 Nov 2012
Law / Lokaty in Poland [5]

I have opened a life insurance at Nordea, which is effectively a lokata for 12 months with an interest of 5.1%.
The trick is, you dont pay taxes on life insurances, so if i would have opened a comparable lokata, it would give me 6.3% before taxes.

Does anybody know comparable long term investments?
berni23   
20 Nov 2012
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

I think the soul exists before coming into the body.

the same way that you can feel people after they have died.

I guess that settles it.
Oh and btw, how would you have felt, when the state or some weirdos would have forced you to abort, because of their believes?
berni23   
19 Nov 2012
Life / Polish people raised during communism... how do you feel? [5]

while the older ones were more in touch with the idea of atheism in some way and had a bigger aversion to the prospect of not having enough food choices.

??? ****** does that mean, especially the second part. ???

The only difference is that the older generation actually went out as kids(like playing football), while the younger generation has a PS or spends their afternoons on PF. :D
berni23   
19 Nov 2012
Law / Can't get a social security number/PESEL in Poland (I'm from UK) [56]

I was only partly joking, i used this to make several transactions in Poland, including opening a bank account.
The consultant i met later was very understanding in me being a foreigner and this stupid PESEL system.

I wouldnt use it when dealing with officials though.
berni23   
19 Nov 2012
Life / Czas honoru (Time of honoru) TV serial [38]

Oh, I know, those Polish and Jewish family tragedies, you found so soapy. Perhaps because you can't relate.

I can relate but its time to forgive and not make the same mistakes again. Otherwise we would have a never ending cycle, that certain groups crave so much.

This is not a story of four particular AK soldiers. It is not meant to be "correct." It is not a documentary.

Yet, it was you who asked me to point out the historical inaccuracies.

/wiki/Wawer_massacre

I meant the assassinations of Germans, which didnt really take off until 1943. Until then structures had to be built and it was the time of "Maly sabotaz".

Just like there is no mention of thousands of Jews who profited from the invasion, rated out fellow Jews and Poles, but there were individual stories illustrating both events.

What stories? There is one Polish character who conspires with the Germans and only because they blackmail him.

Raise your hand if you are sure you would help your neighbor when you know if caught doing so you, your wife, and your kids will be shot.
Ask your wife first.

Fortunately i dont have a wife that tells me what i can and cant do. ;)
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

Science claims that life begins in the third week

Where in our 5000 year old world did you get that from? I learned that life begins after a good shag, when the semen reaches the egg. That was in the 8th grade.

@4eigner
How would condoms help people, who want to tell others what they have to do?
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

i wasnt poking, i really thought there might be some discussion in the scientific community that escaped me.

anyway i dont really care how much sex a person has, the state or some organizations shouldnt be there to forbid things but help if worse come to worse.

afterall we are all adults and should know whats best for us.
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

With the premise that a fetus is life.
I am just wondering that in the 21st century educated people still need to debate this.
Thats why certain countries(mostly because of religious motivation) wont allow stem cell research, that could save millions.
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

Of course there isnt. But for every half thinking human the wellbeing of the mother should be more important.
I am referring to your American friends who wouldnt allow abortion for rape victims or if the mother is under threat of dying.
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

You are saying that the fetus is not alive,but then why is there a debate about this in the medical profession.

You mean clerical profession. ;)
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
News / More Poles speak English than French or Spanish! [34]

Unfortunately Moody's and S&P

Well, what do you say? I am happily proven wrong.
BTW: Those stats are from here: europa.eu
I think that they are a bit more trustworthy than some rating agencies, that make a living solely by rating countries up and down.

Nor do the figures for nominal GDP per capita, nor do the unemployment figures, nor do the NUTS-2 regions.

Are you serious? So Luxembourg is the "wealthiest" country in Europe?
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
Life / Czas honoru (Time of honoru) TV serial [38]

Whatever makes your boat float.
Fortunately i gave my TV away years ago and am at liberty to watch whatever whenever i want.
berni23   
18 Nov 2012
Life / Czas honoru (Time of honoru) TV serial [38]

I never said i watched all of it, i stopped when they started shifting from a historical adventure to a family oriented drama.

Few examples of historical buffs:
1. Bank robbery was entirely incorrect, not even the bank and year were correct.
2. Executions were not on the agenda until much later.
3. I wont even go into uniforms, equipment and weapons.
Fact is, it cant hold its ground with historical shows like Band of Brothers, Rome etc..

What preconceptions?
Simple, all Poles are heroes and everybody else is evil. There is no mention of the thousands of Poles that profited from the invasion, rated out Jews or were simply indifferent.

Generally they could have made much more out of the show by incorporating more real live stories, but they opted for a Sunday evening show with love stories set in the 40ties.
berni23   
17 Nov 2012
News / More Poles speak English than French or Spanish! [34]

Now that would be a headline:
A survey done by EF Education First which checked the knowledge of foreign languages on 315 million Americans found that only 0.643% could communicate enough to get by.

Out of the 0.643% 0.534% were immigrants or direct decedents of immigrants.