USA, Canada / What do Polish people think of the USA [287]


In what sense?

Life / DUI first time in Poland [13]

Being caught over the limit is an instant year's ban from driving and the licence revoked until you satisfy a psychologist that you aren't at danger of drinking and driving again. And a compulsory re-test.

Anyone seriously over the limit (such as 0.40) will be looking at jail time.

Life / Men in Poland in the forest? Just men? [133]

Not much to say, except that I agree with Zeti.

UK, Ireland / 1,701 people apply for 8 UK jobs to work in a coffee shop serving customers [11]


The difference in the UK is that a few years ago, middle class stay at home mothers would never dream of working in such a place with such people.

Now they don't have a choice.

History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [396]


What the Soviets did is irrelevant to the discussion, as we're merely talking about the legitimacy of the Communist government in legal theory.


You're mixing up constitutional theory and practice. We all know that the Communist government wasn't morally legitimate (then again, neither was the Government-in-Exile), but in terms of strict legality, yes, it was. The Lublin Government was the only one that could present a claim in 1945 based on the universally understood principles of sovereignty, which is why it was recognised by the West.

Yes, they used the 1921 Constitution and amended (and then replaced it) with something that suited them, but it was all done in accordance with the law. Remember, the Communists were very big on appearing to be legitimate - hence the 3XTak referenda and so on. There's a reason why the key players have all been tried under the Communist-era Constitution - in Polish legal theory, they are using the law at the time against them rather than following the completely immoral West German approach which has been prosecuting people for crimes that didn't exist in East Germany.

Remember as well, the 1935 Constitution was written to more or less ensure that Poland remained a military dictatorship.

History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [396]


In constitutional theory, what the Soviets did or didn't do is irrelevant. What matters is where the Polish government at the time derived their authority from. The 1921 constitution was legal beyond any reasonable doubt, the 1935 one was questionable at best, not least because it wasn't in accordance with the 1921 one. That's before we even start talking about the dubious morality of the 1935 constitution that more or less concentrated power in the hands of the military elite and destroyed democracy in the II RP.


It was not legitimate. If it was, then it would have entered in force in accordance with the previous constitution of 1921, but it didn't. There were rules, and these rules were not followed. Therefore, the 1935 constitution cannot be accepted as in any way lawful. It is notable that the III RP symbolically accepted the credentials from the last President-in-Exile, but chose deliberately to recognise the authority of the 1921 Constitution as amended and replaced throughout the years.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]


That was in 1939. Germany certainly wasn't ready for war by 1935/36, and if Poland/Czechoslovakia had formed an alliance, things could have been dramatically different.


Have you actually read the treaty in question? It doesn't make any unrealistic promises at all.

Real Estate / Land dilemma - registering land and properties in Poland [8]

If she was genuine about it, why didn't she go see a lawyer and deal with it properly? It's not the first time and won't be the last time that an old person says one thing to your face and does something different in reality.


Of course it is - you can check it online here:
ekw.ms.gov.pl/pdcbdkw/pdcbdkw.html

But you need to know the number. If you don't know the number of the property, then you need to write to the local council and ask them for it.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]


A mooted attack by France and Poland in 35/36 would have had a real chance of succeeding. The only issue from a Polish perspective is that they would have been open to attack from the East as a result.

The end for Poland was the stupidity of invading Zaolzie in 38.

Real Estate / Land dilemma - registering land and properties in Poland [8]


Quite common in Poland, especially among uneducated people. Normally random relatives turn up after the death when they realise that the property was actually worth something.


How much contact have you had with the grandmother over the years?


It is possible, but the best advice is to get a good lawyer from the beginning.

However, you should think about this in moral terms. If your partner barely saw his grandmother and took little interest in her, then he really has no moral right to anything.

History / What do Poles owe to Germans? [396]


Arguably, in terms of constitutional theory, the Communist government had more legitimacy than the Government-in-exile as the Communists derived their legitimacy from the 1921 constitution, while the Government-in-Exile used the 1935 one that wasn't legally adopted. The evidence for this also comes from the fact that the April and December Novelisations and the 1992 Small Constitution were in accordance with the Stalinist 1952 one, which in turn derived its legitimacy from the 1921 one.

Real Estate / Supply vs Demand - How long can contractors continue to push? Krakow [15]

Would there really be any reason to do so right now?

Real Estate / Supply vs Demand - How long can contractors continue to push? Krakow [15]

There's still an undersupply of apartments in Poland, so they will sell at some point. The banks may also be willing to be flexible on credit terms as they won't want the hassle of selling themselves.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]


I said educated.

There's a reason why Poland fell so easily into the clutches of Communism.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]


Any Polish patriot would never, ever, ever agree with Soviet propaganda under any circumstance.

Then again, in educated families, we were taught that everything the authorities say is a lie. Everything.

UK, Ireland / Websites for Poles to benefit from Britain! [210]

Hardly. Those countries have no history of democracy, no history of respecting human rights and very little in the way of a reliable economy.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]

I think you really ought to consider why you are reposting Soviet propoganda to support your views.

History / WWII - who really was the first to help Poland? [901]


Nice of you to repost aggressor propoganda.

News / Do Poles in Poland really feel betrayed because there won't be any US Shield? [288]


You do realise that the shield was to protect America and offered no defensive capability whatsover for Poland, don't you?

UK, Ireland / Benefit cuts for Poles in The UK? [143]


Not true.

There is no residency requirements in Spain, only the requirement to have paid enough insurance.

Of course, you must be legally resident. The UK would be well advised to follow the EU example of requiring people to register for residence certificates after 3 months.