News / What is the population of Poland's non-european minority? [142]

I think I'm pretty much dead on.


For me it is a problem. When cultural customs such as murdering innocent girls because they have "dishonored" their family, then yes, I see the issue as a problem. The ideology of multuculturalism also say (because of the cultural relativism) that these customs are not better nor worse than for example our European customs and values, they are simply "different" and must be understood. The same goes with circumcition, female mutilation, to the freedom from religion. So focus shifts from individual to group (ethnic group), where your personal rights is in somewhat way decided according to which ethnic group you belong.

And if your opinion is that this have nothing to do with multiculturalism, then we probably won't get much further in the discussion than this.

News / What is the population of Poland's non-european minority? [142]

For me there are two types:

1. The situation where there are different ethnic groups and cultures living in the same area.
2. The political ideology of multiculturalism. Which includes the cultural relativism, focus on ethnicity and collectivity (i.e. seperate laws and the likes). This is mainly a problem in western Europe, but the discussion have begun in many places. Some even dare to speak that maybe not all cultures and their customs are equally good.

News / What is the population of Poland's non-european minority? [142]

You claim something that most certainly isn't a universal truth or something that is the general consensus. Then it is on you to back it up when questioned.

Multiculturalism may have been working in some places, but works horribly in most. Rwanda, Indonesia, India, Nigeria, Yugoslavia, Russia (and former Soviet)... Or even in todays Europe where we can't say there aren't big issues going on.

News / What is the population of Poland's non-european minority? [142]

You come with a statement, it's on you to back it up. Debate/Argument 101.

News / Should countries be boycotted for offending Poles? [60]

Most of the times it's being used to deport Bulgarian and Romanian beggers/criminals, at least up here. And yes, the laws apply for the whole EU. Unless you have a well filled bank account or a job (or study), you are not allowed to stay longer than three months. This applies for all nationalities and all countries. Of course a country can still grant you the right to stay, even if before mentioned criterias are not fullfilled. But that's entirely up to the country in question to decide by it's own.

That the British isles obviously have generous benefits seems a bit strange to me. What are the criterias for receiving them? There's no way in hell an EU-citizen would be granted any social benefits here (and we are the motherland of social benefits).

Life / Why are Polish so conservative and religious? [240]

Online gambling is illegal? Does this mean that polish online gambling sites are illegal, or are all online gambling illegal? If the latter, doesn't that break a whole heap of EU-regulations and laws? And, how is this implemented?

Love / Valentines Day & Polish men [130]

It's very lame but something you must follow due to the social convention. If you want to stay happy then you'd better jump on the train, because women takes this day very seriously for some reason. You can show your love 364 days a year, but if you don't do it on the 14th they go nuts...

/ The pragmatic

News / Does Poland support the idea of Slavic unity? [129]

Baltic people are baltic people and not slavic people (although there are slavic people living in the baltics). That's why they are not a part of "slavic europe", something which you can google to extend your knowledge. However, you can always go to the region and promote your idea.

A fair warning though, being in the baltics and promoting a union with Russia can pose a serious threat to your health and general well being.

News / Poland now soft-pedalling ACTA signing [107]


The Hollywood lobby is obviously very powerful and influential. In an economics sense, the money these businesses are losing on pirating are less than peanuts. And still they are getting this kind of laws going.

It's crazy really.

News / Poland now soft-pedalling ACTA signing [107]

youtube.com/watch?v=N8Xg_C2YmG0

Polonia / Trip to Sweden - questions [39]

Why not take the scenery route through Lithunia, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Finland -> Arctic circle -> cross the northern border of Sweden? No ferries needed!

;-)

Travel / DRIVING TO POLAND THIS THURSDAY ANY TIPS? [35]

No, but I believe it is required that you bring proof of registration of your car, and it is generally recommended that you bring proof of insurance. Another tip is to go to your insurance company and get the standard form to fill in if you happen to be in any incident. Just to make things easier.

Travel / DRIVING TO POLAND THIS THURSDAY ANY TIPS? [35]

Always keep an eye on your rearview mirror, they will be coming and they will be coming fast. You are expected to drive a bit on the shoulder to help with them overtaking you. And be prepered for the same procedure for oncoming traffic. After driving myself to Poland I found that the talk about the "crazy polish drivers" was a bit exaggerated, but there are some, so don't sleep behind the wheel.

And try your best not to fill up on petrol in Germany, only get as much as you need to cross the polish border since the price is much lower in Poland.

Travel / Road Trip in Maluch! Best places / roads to go? :) Start - Krakow [12]

I hope you are speaking figuratively, because if your average lawbook is this high, then its physically impossible for a Maluch to be above it.

Law / Difference between an expat and a immigrant (or permanet resident) in Poland [41]

Expat - Relocated professional with a contract.
Immigrant - The rest.

In my opinion. Even though the correct one from a language point of view is that anybody not residing in their country of birth is an expatriate*.

/wiki/Expatriate

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

I hasn't occured to you to think exactly why the callcenters are in Poland and not in Denmark in the first place? ;-)

Secondly, it's a callcenter job, your education doesn't matter. You will never be well paid in a job like that, period. Not in any country. You can't make 50k/month as a cleaner no matter how many Phd's you have. But like all freshmen you have to start somewhere. Very few students go directly to a well paid job. A callcenter in a big company is not a bad start for someone who is skilled and want to advance. Only problem I see is this loans you talked about.

Work / Polish salaries - New statistics [38]

I think it would be lower if you took a more valid measurement (median) instead of average. My fiancé has a perfectly good and normal office job (sales-coordinator) and makes closer to the minimum than the average. Much closer.

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]

My trip to Ojcow nationalpark:

Road in/close to Ojcow. This strip is in very good condition, and I could see why a lot of motorcyclist kept going back and forth on it.

Small walk from the main parking, nice view from a small cliff. Cafés/restaurants below. In the far background you can see Ojcow castle ruins.

The entrance to "Jaskinia Lokietka". The spiderweb gate as symbol to how the legend goes.

Walking down the mountain. I let her have the map but needed to step in and steer us down anyway.... ;-)

Not far from "Zrodlo Milosci". I also believe that "Jaskinia Ciemna" is right there. Close to left corner you can see a man made bridge/balcony. I think. Or it was on a picture with other angle. But it's there. ^^

I called it the " **** you" mountain.

Fun fact. The man had just crashed into that woman with his bike. She was walking almost in the grass but obviously there wasn't enough space for both of them.... ^

Overlooking the valley from Ojcow castle ruins.

Ojcow castle ruins. It was sitting on a cool location indeed.

"Chapel over water"

Nice castle which I don't remember the name of. Skala castle?

"Maczuga Herkulesa". Very nice piece of rock. ;-) Apparently very famous as well.

Life / You are Polish if... [433]

That would explain A LOT. ;-)

My girlfriends best friend, which she had never heard of before of course, first met at University. And magically enough, it turns out they are cousins!

Her neighbours are also "far away cousins". They played a few times when they were kids. ^^

Some stones are better unturned I guess.

Life / You are Polish if... [433]

You have one set of real cousins, which are actual cousins. Then you have "distant cousins" which seems to incorporate every single person on the planet.

I have reasons to believe that polish parents simply tell children that they are all cousins in order to make them play with eachother.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Optimistic opportunists... ;-)

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Now you are splitting hairs in my opinion. Sure, central Bagdad is more of a no go-area. But we are talking right in the middle of Europe. And it is growing, it is fairly new. So in few years I predict more violence and more intolerance between cultural groups. The situation will get worse. I just call it as I see it.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Brussels have a few. France have their "Zones Urbaines Sensibles", specially around Paris and Marseille. Sweden haven't got the particular "No go for whites zone" during daytime, but areas where police do not enter without backup and also don't stop criminal activity (such as illegal bars and gambling) since it is considered to dangerous to anger the groups who control the are. Denmark (Copenhagen) has "Norrebro", which is controlled by foreign criminals, although I wouldn't really call it a no go-zone. In Oslo there is "Gronland", who by the muslims there claims to be a no go zone for non-muslims. Homosexuals (for instance) cannot enter without being attacked.

I hear similar areas exist in Holland. But for sure, France and Brussels seems to be in the lead position as of now.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

And exactly how far are you willing to go in forcing them? Because they won't do it by free will, then they would already have done it by now. Take away their social benefits? Then you might have a big violent mob on the streets. These groups are now very large in numbers and already have a lot of "No go-zones" all over Europe. Even police hesitate to go in to certain areas. And never without heavy backup.

News / Multi-culti (in Poland) -- roadmap to disaster? [344]

Some seems to confuse the term "Multiculturalism". Immigration doesn't automaticly mean mutliculturalism.

Multiculturalism is an ideology, and a very very dangerous one (just like any ideology created by... the unmentionables). It says that all cultures are equally good, and all cultures have the right to live. A multicultural society means that each ethnic/cultural group have certain rights connected with just that culture/ethnicity. It can (and will) mean that for instance muslims will live under sharialaw in the UK, and the brits will live under UK-law. The UK-law (or at least most of it) wouldn't apply for the muslims, they would have their own rules and laws. That is multiculture, a set of pararell societys within the society. As we all know, europeans doesn't share the thought that all cultures are equally good. There are certain things we don't and can't tolerate. However with multiculturalism this is what will happen, and also is the whole thought behind multiculturalism. And as you can see from Merkel, Cameron and Sarkozy to name a few, they critise multiculturalism. The new thing they are talking about is assimilation, or cultural nationalism (ethnically diverse society with a common shared majority culture) which is what it means. Still nobody has mentioned that massimmigration from culturaly different people (in every single sense) might not be the best for Europe or it's people. The massimmigration will continue, but now they have throwned "Multiculturalism" overboard and want to assimilate instead. The situation will remain the same, although now with fancy new words and talk about how they are taking action against the situation. Because who with more than a single braincell can see how culturally distant people (and segregated by their own choice) would start to assimilate and throw their culture away because some politicians say so?

And to answer the thread, I think you get my opinion the multiculturalism doesn't work and that both that ideology and massimmigration as a phenomena is damaging europe beyond recognition.

History / Władysław łokietek? ... Ojców National Park [7]


We were only one couple all on our own, but for sure we stood out from the crowd. All the amateurs was wearing hiking boots and other hiking clothes. I was wearing sneakers, jeans and shirt while climbing the mountain. ;-)


Yes it was closed, and the time must have been close to 16-17? Really don't know, we stop for some well deserved kielbasa on that restaurant by the river in that small village 10 minutes from main parking lot.

History / Władysław łokietek? ... Ojców National Park [7]


Hahaha, what?!


It was closed unfortunatly. Or we were too late.


Maybe I will post there. :)

Love / Need language help - Asking permission from Polish parents in law [4]

Well... No thanks to this forum I today managed to get my permission/blessing from what now will be my father in law. My excellent polenglish and his excellent polgerman combined with a bottle of "Pan Tadeusz" sealed the deal. :-)

He knew exactly what was going on with my "During dlugo czas mam pytanie" (^^), I could see it in his eyes and his smile.

Maybe I will ask my girlfriend tomorrow if I find Ojcow or Pustynia Bledowska beautiful enough. Which I am sure I will.

Travel / Avoid being ripped off by some exchange outlets in Krakow and elsewhere [44]

Don't understand people who become "tourists" when crossing a border. They wouldn't go to such places in their own country right? It's the same in their country as in any other other.