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21 Apr 2015
News / US slaps Poland in the face (Comey Poland) [92]

I definitely don't want to takes sides here, and I honestly don't care what somebody said, but I really hate it when a sentence or two are plucked out of a statement and used to rile people. They should have printed a whole speech. These 10 seconds "soundbites" so prevalent today try to make their readers into morons (if they're not morons already ;) ).

here is the link to the speech, I'm sure most of us here are capable of getting its point:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-scariest-lesson-of-the-holocaust/2015/04/16/ffa8e23c-e468-11e4-905f-cc896d379a32_story.html
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27 Apr 2015
Law / Problems in Poland - Swiss mortgage, bankruptcy, jail, mental health etc [26]

One of the way I observed many people dealt with their upside-down mortgage here in the US, they simply stopped paying their mortgage. It annoyed me to no end seeing few people I know live rent free for close to a year, because that's how long it took the banks to repossess their houses. All along convinced that it was entirely banks' fault.
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30 Apr 2015
Food / POLISH RECIPES! [287]

Gosc123456, I'm confused.
You said that such cakes are DECLINED by most western cultures.
Surely you didn't mean that.
Decline = reject, refuse
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7 May 2015
Love / Are Polish men shy and take things slow? [116]

Have you considered that a relationship with a boss might cost him his job? This might be a very difficult situation for him. In most companies, one half of the couple should not be in charge of the other half. Often, one person has to be moved to another department, but if a position in another department is not available, or is not a good fit, one person might have to leave.
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10 May 2015
Work / Why English Teachers stay long term in Poland [30]

Good post, CMC!
Some become English teachers as a means to support themselves as they try to get the travel bug out of their system, before they settle down.

They might not mean to do this for too long, but then, the Polish girls.. ;)
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10 May 2015
Work / Why English Teachers stay long term in Poland [30]

I still think that teaching English in Poland for a year is more valuable for a new graduate that backpacking through Europe. At least shows some working experience. Also, more valuable, as a life experience, than working as a cashier, or a server in a restaurant.
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11 May 2015
Work / Why English Teachers stay long term in Poland [30]

DominicB quote:"A lot of employers and academics have a very big soft spot for cashiers, waiters, valets and the like that does not extend to EFL teachers."

That's too bad. When I was hiring, a stint in a foreign country, especially with employment, would count much higher than a job as a cashier in a neighborhood store. One takes more independent thinking, initiative, and generally, balls, than the other.
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21 May 2015
Love / My Love Story: my 'good' family vs her 'bad' family in Poland [25]

Have you actually met her family? Maybe somebody is trying break you two up by feeding you a bunch of unsubstantiated gossip about her family. Your mama, maybe? Old girlfriend? Or someone who wants to steal your girl?
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29 Jun 2015
Travel / Poland or Philippines? Which is better for a vacation? (sex tourism) [39]

What hotel are you going to stay at, eat and drink for 30 days for four grand? And "impress" the ladies on top of that? You don't have enough money for Poland. And you're not going to have a good time calling Poland a third world country. Philippines, definitely.
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29 Jun 2015
Travel / Poland or Philippines? Which is better for a vacation? (sex tourism) [39]

I actually don't mind a guy being honest enough to admit what his priorities are. Crude, but those are the realities. There are enough women whose priorities might fit with his. I still say 4K is not enough for a month Poland, though, unless he's hoping some Polish beauty will take him in and entertain him on the chance he'll take her to the promised land, like in the olden days. ;)
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29 Jun 2015
Travel / Poland or Philippines? Which is better for a vacation? (sex tourism) [39]

Johnny, he is not the first, or the last that would like an escape vacation with some chance of a "romance", to put it nicely. You have made your point, but now seem to find entertainment in insulting others as much as possible. Not as funny as you might think. Much sadder overall, actually.
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29 Jun 2015
Travel / Poland or Philippines? Which is better for a vacation? (sex tourism) [39]

I don't think he is looking for a relationship; I think he just wants sex, guaranteed, and at a bargain price. Like I said, he is not an exception; huge industry, oldest profession and all that, there is no denying that. He does, however, have some misconceptions about how much of a bargain Poland would be.
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7 Jul 2015
Life / Multiracial Poles [154]

Prado is a municipality is Brasil. Brasil is a Portugeese spelling of English Brazil.
And mixed races are the best. Learn evolution.
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26 Jul 2015
USA, Canada / New social security rules for Polish-Americans? [9]

My mom got a letter from ZUS requesting her social security number. She receives about $250 from Poland (from which they take taxes), and a bit more from US Social Security (it's not big enough for filing in the US), and now she's worried that Poland will try and tax her US Social Security check.

The brief explanation she received in the letter refers to some agreement effective January this year. Anyone has some more info?
I found this agreement between Poland and US, link below, not much information for retirees there. Plus, it's much older; the dates don't match.

ssa.gov/international/Agreement_Pamphlets/polish.html

Any help would be appreciated.
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26 Jul 2015
USA, Canada / New social security rules for Polish-Americans? [9]

Thanks. Her worry is that since ZUS takes taxes out of her measly $250, once they see her US Social Security amount (which does not get taxed here because is too low for the US, even with the ZUS check) they'll try to tax that as well. She is a Polish citizen, with US green card. She worked in Poland 22 years, in US for 23 years. She is wondering if the taxes Poland will want might be bigger than their $250 check, and if they can dip into the US check for rest of the taxes.
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27 Jul 2015
USA, Canada / New social security rules for Polish-Americans? [9]

Actually, many retirees on Social Security do not have to file taxes:
turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Taxes-101/When-Does-a-Senior-Citizen-on-Social-Security-Stop-Filing-Taxes-/INF14328.html

I don't know why there are taxes taken out of her Polish check. I'll look into it. I know she successfully declined the Polish health benefits.
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4 Aug 2015
Love / Do Polish men think that Polish girls are materialistic and demanding ? [37]

I think that is just a process of growing up. Going with your heart is fine when you're young and rebellious. Then the realities start rearing their ugly head. Taking on responsibilities. Thinking about how the future family will be provided for. There is many different degrees and flavours of this "materialism", but basically this is where it comes from.
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5 Aug 2015
Love / Do Polish men think that Polish girls are materialistic and demanding ? [37]

But, since the divorce is still considered a personal failure, there is an added pressure to "choose right" from the beginning. An old adage of "it's just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as it is with the poor one" may apply here. On the other end of the spectrum, the idea of falling for a broken man and "fixing" him, which a lot of my western friends are enamoured by, does not seem to have a big appeal to Polish women. ;)