News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

@InPolska: I don't have anyone in mind either :) I love all people equally.

News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]

Shh... now he will come and blast us with a lecture from his JK49, slippery slope style, on how he sees us reaching incest and beastiality via LGBT rights.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]


All bark but no bite.

Why can't we enjoy positive and constructive values (such as being honest, hard working and helpful) and move forward? Does it need to be organized by "priests"? Granted, many people feel better if they hear the answers they want to hear from an "authoritative" figure, but some simply don't feel that same urge. Do we have to measure everyone using the same ruler? If that isn't totalitarianism then I don't know what is.

By the definition presented by Polonius3, I more than meet my "Catholic Duties". Actually this year I have "performed my Catholic duties" twice, due to being a witness in two weddings. Yet I never identify myself as "Catholic" when asked and prefer to say "agnostic" or even sometimes "atheist" or "pagan". I HATE being asked this question. My relationship with my creator is nobody's business, and that little bit of privacy is in fact guaranteed by Polish law.

Back to the topic, Poland is so much more than just the Church. I agree that the Church today is an integral part of Polish traditions and way of life for many Poles, but like everything else in life, things change. I am not against going to Church if it makes you happy or helps you sleep at night. Some people even need the sense of belonging they get from Church attendance. But not everyone.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]


Is that enough as far as the RCC is concerned?

News / Does democratic Poland guarantee it's LGBT citizens respect for human and civil rights? [1169]


No concrete example = didn't happen.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]

@Polonius3; Slippery slope fallacy. Check in random because I don't want to take this off topic.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]

@bullfrog; so you are baptized, married in church, and currently agnostic? me too, me too, and me too. Nice to hear your story and opinion.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]


Unfortunately it is my own generation (born and raised under communism) that lives in this bipolarity. My mother and grandmother (both RIP) received liberal French education and escaped from this disease.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]


That stinky old baggage - Poland will dump them sooner or later. Everyone is getting annoyed with the smell.

Edit to add: Many social traditions originate from the Church (and many if not most of these in turn are originally Pagan), and I actually enjoy participating in some of these traditions from time to time. But I think they are fading out little by little.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]

@jon357 so JK adjusted his speech to the audience. Like I said before, the guy is not stupid. He's just offensive.

Life / Passport Photo Booth - Warsaw [15]


Maybe Foto Joker?

InPolska is right, For official documents always go to a professional photographer and save yourself the stress of uncertainty. The photographer that took my photo for Polish driving license even showed me many drafts to choose from, which I greatly appreciated.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]

@Y12$ @DominicB; you both make good and interesting points. I enjoyed reading you fellows.

Work / How to find work in Warsaw "if u don't speak Polish" ! [176]

@Lyzko; I speak both Polish and Arabic and I assure you that there is no hybrid dialect between the two, although someone that knows a little bit of each might mistakenly think that Yiddish sounds like a mix of two, which it isn't.

Multilingual families (such as mine) tend to use a mix of multiple languages to facilitate communication, sometimes even 3 consecutive words can be said in 3 different languages and would still make sense within the family. This is typical of multilingual families regardless of the language sets involved.

However, there aren't enough Polish + Arabic speakers out there to create their own dialect.

News / There is no Poland without the Church! [178]


What a slap in the face for every cultural, philosophical and legal achievement of Poles since the creation of Poland!

Work / How to find work in Warsaw "if u don't speak Polish" ! [176]

@Yousif any professional qualifications? Google a company called "Accenture" - they are frequently hiring Arabic speakers for their branch in Warsaw.

Law / Advice needed on why my Poland National Visa D has been refused? [49]

It will get rejected for the same reason unless you change something.

Life / IVF Clinics and Women in Poland? [20]

Senate has just passed the IVF Bill, which will become law once the president signs it, which is expected to happen very soon.

thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/213324,Senate-passes-IVF-bill

Worth noting that already 2000 babies have been born though a pilot IVF program, which is wonderful news for the parents that were desperate trying to become parents and denied this right by ancient ideology.

Study / Wroclaw University OR Warsaw University? [11]

Both are great towns but for foreign students I recommend Warsaw over Wrocław due to having a larger expat population.

UK, Ireland / Opening a bank account in Poland from UK / poor CCJ credit rating? [11]


You mean "Maestro" vs. "Visa Electron"? I didn't know that. I have a debit card in EUR (Maestro) and in PLN (Visa Electron) from the same bank (ING)... And I have used both overseas. Better check and compare charges :)

Law / Where can I check in Poland my company formation status and tax number NIP and REGON? [95]


This NIP number belongs to "WIELKOPOLSKI URZĄD WOJEWÓDZKI W POZNANIU" so absolutely not


Not a valid REGON number, but if it matches the KRS number of a company under liquidation called NOWATEX SP Z O O

So absolutely not, nothing they told you about them is correct, it is fishy and it stinks.

News / Poland's Archbishop Wesolowski trial starts [28]

I genuinely hope that a correct and just trial takes place to clear him if he's innocent or otherwise prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Law / Advice needed on why my Poland National Visa D has been refused? [49]

@mouhamed; as InPolska already asked, where did you get married?
Have your registered your marriage in Poland? If yes, did you show the embassy your marriage certificate issued from office in Poland?
Did you pay an application fee when you applied for the visa? If yes, how much?
How old are you, and how old is she?
Were you married to anyone else before? If yes, when did you get divorced?
Have you ever had a Schengen Visa before?

I am not a lawyer but I have done a lot of research on this subject. The story you told here is simply not complete.

If nothing else works, your wife must consult a lawyer in Poland.


I believe this is the problem (could not justify stay in Poland means exactly that), and this in particular strictly cannot be based exclusively on subjective impressions of consul (while other cases can be). He didn't provide full details, but I am reasonably sure the marriage is either not yet registered in Poland or not recognized in Poland altogether (multiple wives or marriage by religious authorities and not officially registered in Algeria etc.)



Not among evaluation criteria for spouses of Polish citizens since he'd be allowed to apply for a residence permit once in Poland.


Absolutely right - do not hire a lawyer in Algeria and do not appeal in Algeria as the legal system in Algeria has no jurisdiction over foreign embassies. You will only irritate consul beyond the point of willful cooperation.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

I agree that on the medium and long term, Poland needs either nuclear power or a very good renewable energy initiative to move forward, but both concepts are stumbling upon a lot of red tape at the moment, not the least because of indirect and sometimes direct interference from the coal mining industry.

Well, here is a small step in the right direction towards energy security. The Polish-Lithuanian energy bridge is now completed, meaning further European integration in terms of energy.

thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/214023,PolandLithania-energy-bridge-opens-

I believe that in the future, defense will be about energy and data as much as it is about pure military might. In terms of energy, EU and individual member states are slowly doing a lot of good things to ensure security.

News / Heil-Hitlering Korwin-Mikke in European Parliament [29]


Do you think someone pays him to be so?

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

@delph; you are essentially taking the words out of my mouth :)

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

@delph; Divide and conquer - couldn't be simpler. I doubt even the unions bosses have the power to do anything about it. I wonder why that never came up.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

@delph perfectly logical. Also, private owners are far more likely to take strong action when their money is wasted by way of corruption and mismanagement vs. government.

However, the problem is the workers and the unions. Workers want money, benefits and job security - and they have declined (upon the advice of their unions) to accept shares. They want benefits but no responsibilities. Communist carryover mentality and industry altogether. And if the gov won't do exactly as they say, nothing easier than union bosses sending 5-10 thousand coal miners to Warsaw to effectively shut down the city. They constantly use (imply) this threat.

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

@delph I know it sounds feasible, but it can just as easily be called "tossing the buck"

News / Coal-Powered Poland Refuses to "Go Green". EU Ain't Happy. [304]

warsawvoice.pl/WVpage/pages/article.php/32331/news

Quote from above source: "Poland's energy sector will from now on be overseen by deputy Treasury Minister"

To me, it looks like since EU has had it with Poland's coal industry living off subsidies, it was decided to stick Polish energy companies with the bill for keeping the corrupt and poorly managed Polish coal industry afloat.

What a senseless politically motivated move that does no good for Poland except further reinforce the communist mentality of a centrally managed economy! What a shame.

History / Foreigners in Poland - 1980-1983 [9]

I know someone from Lebanon that came to Poland in 1979 as a student of medicine. He stayed in Poland after he graduated where he worked as a doctor in Zielona Góra. He married a Polish woman (also a doctor) in 1990 and eventually the whole family moved away in 1998. According to him nobody bothered him whatsoever.