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Avalon   
16 Feb 2016
Life / If UK votes to leave the EU - what repercussions for British people living in Poland? [32]

The figure that I gave includes the so called "Rotterdam effect" because noone
believes in that and Economists don't even know to what full extent it has on EU trade.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100171677/no-prime-minister-the-eu-is-becoming-less-economically-important-by-the-hour/
Trade surplus with non EU countries has never been anywhere close to 251Billion GBP a year.
The surplus for last year, with non EU countries, was close to 50Billion GBP.

251 Billion GBP is 5 year figure. As you agree, 50 Billion GBP per year.

Yearly trade with Germany. Germany exports 84 Billion Euros to the UK against 42 Billion Euros From the UK to Germany. Why would they want a trade war?
Avalon   
15 Feb 2016
Life / If UK votes to leave the EU - what repercussions for British people living in Poland? [32]

As I said above, I can see a similar deal to Switzerland where they can put a stop to EU-13 citizens while leaving the original EU-15 citizens alone, but nothing else.

That may have been acceptable a couple of years ago but the British public now realise where Mutti will offload her surplus of doctors, scientists, dentists etc, that are illiterate and unemployable. A nice new German passport and a train ticket West to take up the benefits of free movement.
Avalon   
15 Feb 2016
Life / If UK votes to leave the EU - what repercussions for British people living in Poland? [32]

If the EU is so wonderful and beneficial, why do you need to lie?

The EU, destination for 51% of British exports, remains the biggest trading partner of the UK and has been for the last 20 years or so.

Trade with the EU countries has been falling year on year. The exports you talk about, include the "Rotterdam effect" which means that those exports which pass through the port are included in the EU's figures, even if they are not offloaded and carry on to Singapore. The UK has a current trading deficit with the EU of 89 Billion a year while it has a surplus of 251 Billion with the rest of the world.

"If I am not mistaken the French and Germans have been very vocal about
any privileges should the UK decide to exit."

If you were going to have to pay out billions of Euros every year because you allowed unlimited immigration into your country and the third biggest contributor to your little club decided they did not want to play anymore, you would get quite vocal as well. Germany has 1 in 6 employed in the car industry, perhaps they will stop selling the Mercs, BMW's and Audi's to the UK. The French farmers will allow their government to ban the sale of fruit and veg to the UK, lets see how long before they riot.

The scare stories are hilarious. No more cheap air travel, safety and security will be compromised (as if letting 1.1 million unchecked migrants have free travel throughout Europe was a good idea). The sky will fall down.

My God, how did we ever manage before we joined the EU. Nobody travelled, nobody worked in other countries, there was no co-operation between law enforcement agencies(except for Interpol which still exists and which still has the power to extradite criminals from non-EU countries).

You are either clueless or you have an ulterior motive for spreading these lies.
Avalon   
19 Jan 2016
Polonia / Polonia outraged by EU interference [196]

The EU, IMF and the ECB will always look after the banks. Please do not try and deceive us that the EU does not interfere, I have numerous records kept, this from last year.

Europeans Tried To Block IMF Debt Report On Greece

Euro zone countries tried in vain to stop the IMF publishing a gloomy analysis of Greece's debt burden which the leftist government says vindicates its call to voters to reject bailout terms, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. The document released in Washington on Thursday said Greece's public finances will not be sustainable without substantial debt relief, possibly including write-offs by European partners of loans guaranteed by taxpayers. It also said Greece will need at least €50 billion in additional aid over the next three years to keep itself afloat. Publication of the draft Debt Sustainability Analysis laid bare a dispute between Brussels and the IMF that has been simmering behind closed doors for months.
Avalon   
19 Jan 2016
Polonia / Polonia outraged by EU interference [196]

I notice people have started calling for early elections.

The prospect of a German inspired tax on petrol, NATO's idea of a tax on football tickets and airline tickets etc, to pay for the migrants coming to Europe. Then being forced with threats to become culturally diversified or else, will soon change their minds.
Avalon   
19 Jan 2016
Polonia / Polonia outraged by EU interference [196]

So its clear S&P is quite willing to change its decision or upgrade its rating if it believes present instabilities are not added to or corrected.

I suppose it depends on who is paying S&P's fees, for their ratings In 2006-2007, the banks were paying them to give triple A ratings on junk bonds. PIS want to tax the banks and alter the Swiss Franc mortgages and Poland suddenly gets downgraded? a decision that takes most financial institutions/economists by surprise.

Hollande announces a financial emergency yesterday and promises to find 1.5 billion Euros to fight the high unemployment. Did France get downgraded by S&P today?. Everyone has watched how France has broken EU budgetary rules for many years with no punishment. It seems that any desent against the EU is met with threats and blackmail, something I find very worrying.
Avalon   
14 Dec 2015
News / Don't let Poland become like my country, France. [630]

And in France they have these weird results in the first round and common sense prevail in the second.

And what is sensible about nothing changing? Was it Einstein who said something like, " the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing, over and over and expecting a different result". Where is democracy when the two main political parties are fixing the results between themselves. Would you play cards against two people who are fixing the game so you can never win?
Avalon   
6 Dec 2015
Life / Poland is something special [9]

Sorry but if you can't master Spanish or rather trying to fool everyone here that you can and hope nobody will notice then no wonder why you can't master Polish which is much harder language to learn.

Had just spent 6 hours drinking your excellent Polish piwo and watching, 3 La Liga, matches and reflecting on why I feel so privileged to live here. Wulkan, you can spend you time mocking the foreigners that live here,but, at least appreciate the ones that actually, stick up for and like your country. Special offer at Lidl, 16 bottles of Harnas for 2.20 a bottle and I took advantage. You have my sincerest apologies for any mistakes I made.i can only hope to achieve the sublime infallibility that exits in your life. Until then, via con Dios, my friend.
Avalon   
6 Dec 2015
Life / Poland is something special [9]

My partner is an English teacher. She learns something new every day. Both from me, and, from her students. I try to help her as much as I can. My daughter speaks mainly Polish and I do not try and force her to speak English.

Here, the family is everything. The love and care I have been shown is exceptional. When I go into hospital or see a specialist, nobody, asks me why I do not speak Polish, they are more interested in why I chose to live here. 14 years and I still find it difficult. Je suis Francaise, ich sprekcan kaan Deutch, mi habla Espanyol, but I cannot master the Polish language.

I live here and have everything that I need. The health care is out of this world, I would be dead if I was still in the UK. Yes, I have to give a Pesal number. but, I pay into the system and get what I deserve. I normally pay privately for Dentist, specialist etc, but, this is so cheap that it is not worth worrying about. I live in a large house that would have cost me at least 1 million in the UK. We live next to the lakes and forest, about 10km from the town. Big deal, there is no bus after 8.00.pm or on Sunday. There is no crime or drugs, we suffer that in silence. My friends and family that visit me from the UK, cannot believe, how beautiful or how cheap it is to live here.

We park, swim in the lakes and cycle through the forests at "no cost", tennis courts, ice skating, football are all included in the local taxes which are around 40 pounds a year.

I have an apartment in Barcelona and a house in the UK. This country has everything I need. Yes, if you do not have money, you may have problems, but, you only need a fraction of the amount that it would cost you to live in most European countries.

Poland, like the UK, still has its own currency which enables it to remain stable. It also, controls its borders which, unlike, most of Europe, is not conducive to allowing, undesirables to enter. If you want to subsidise the rest of the world then stay where you are, Europe, needs you.
Avalon   
1 Dec 2015
Life / Polish culture versus rotten West [279]

Is it me or did the world seem better when I was younger ? :(

Yes, it was a better place. The children could play outside. It did not take you two hours to get through airport security. Your neighbours spoke the same language. You could celebrate Christmas and Easter without offending anyone. Smoking a cigarette was not a capitol offence. Free speech was not punished. Politicians were fairly honest and cared about the voters. People believed in each other and had respect for the law.

We have regressed, become fearful, accept cheating and lies as a way of life. I pray that it is not too late to change this so, called, progress. I lived through a good time, but, now we are entering a period of which I want no part. If mankind is so determined to destroy itself, then I fear for the children. Not just mine, all children. For this is the future we have left them. And I cry.
Avalon   
19 Nov 2015
News / Letter from the UN to Poland to Promote Abortions and End Traditional Family [37]

The UN has just sent an interesting letter to the Polish Government. It contains a few controversial suggestions and I would be interested to know what the members of the forum think:-

Poland should give children wider access to abortions, fight against "gender stereotypes" and imprison homophobes, a United Nations (UN) document has demanded. The document, which was produced by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, has provoked anger in Poland.

breitbart.com/london/2015/11/18/un-tells-poland-to-increase-access-to-abortions-for-children-end-traditional-family/
Avalon   
25 Oct 2015
News / Poland directly threatened by ISIS. Do Islamists planning terrorist attacks in Poland? [390]

1- you pay "al jzya" which is the special tax for christians because they don't have to fight in the muslim army and muslims are "protecting them" 2-you convert into islam 3-you should get out or you would be killed .

mmmmmmmmmmm....difficult choice. I think I will choose the "come and meet my 12 bore."

This discussion went off-topic
Avalon   
11 Oct 2015
News / Polish people's criticism of European Union [104]

You know a little German? There are a million sources out there.

And some things the German press seem reluctant to report. I wonder how Polish doctors would react?

I was surprised when I read the comments section.

.breitbart.com/london/2015/10/09/german-turkish-author-warns-europe-importing-islamic-cultural-crisis
Avalon   
2 Oct 2015
Real Estate / How to buy an apartment in Poland - can I pay in full cash? [20]

No. There's a pre-contract agreement, which essentially means that the seller is obliged to sell the property at that price. They can't back out once this is signed.

They can, but, they have to pay "double" the amount of the deposit. I actually had this happen to me when I first came to Poland. I was given 15,000 dollars compensation from the seller on top of the 15,000 deposit he had to return.
Avalon   
1 Oct 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

Even preschool/kindergarten kids are for EU:):):)

Of course they are?

breitbart.com/london/2015/10/01/yes-there-is-eu-propaganda-in-schools-and-its-worse-than-you-think/
Avalon   
16 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

I was quoting Inpolska not you (post 64). My reply was to him/her. I never accused you of anything.

Then you should not have addressed it to me.
Avalon   
15 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

Rational observers know that the only protection Poland has is from the EU, even if it's not perfect.

Delph, WTF are you trying to pull here? We have NATO, that is the agreement, you attack one, you attack all. The EU is not a country, it has no physical power. It tries to use trade as a weapon. We can see how well that has worked with Russia.

You cannot interfere with sovereign countries, that is the whole problem with the EU. They either own you or the destroy you. Some choice.
Avalon   
15 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

Plenty of chance, especially as the EU wouldn't be able to influence the UK anymore on the matter.

To kick out the Poles, the UK would have to leave the EU. If they did, the EU is finished anyway. 3rd, largest nett,contributor. We both know that Germany would not stay, especially with the hit from Greece and having to pay for all the migrants they have just imported.

The EU was recently awarded the Nobel peace prize, and, yet, they will be the most likely cause of civil unrest/war in Europe.
This bunch of sanctimonious idiots are only trying to secure their jobs and fat pensions and they will do anything, yes, anything to prolong this farce. No matter the cost in human lives or suffering.
Avalon   
15 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

Good luck paying increased taxes to cover the huge cost of resettling 2 million+ unemployed Poles.

If we cannot kick out murderers and rapists, what chance have we got to kick out hard working Poles?. Get real.
Avalon   
15 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

But hey if you hate Poland so much you are free to leave :)

Do you understand English? What makes you think I dislike Poland?
Avalon   
15 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

Everybody, keep to the topic please.

I am sorry for replying to Inpolska's post, but, she seems to be under the impression that I am not qualified to discuss Poland. I have been here for 13 years and I do not live in a multi-cultural society. I left that behind, Deo Gracious.
Avalon   
15 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

@Avalon; you and your friends don't mind living in multicultural societies, which offer you more than what Poland shall ever offer you ;).

What part of "I live in Poland", confuses you?

Everybody, keep to the topic please.
Avalon   
15 Sep 2015
News / Should Poland exit the EU immediately? [375]

1.Nearly 1million Poles would be expelled from the UK - that according to Mr Tusk, himself, would be an economic disaster for a country

Untrue, Cameron has already stated that those already employed would not be asked to leave.

Then there is the state or federal government- just check the responsible ministry websites and you will see how important E.U funding is to this country.

Responsible.

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3235460/EU-s-border-agency-spent-250-000-lavish-jolly-continent-s-guards-complete-marching-orchestra-failing-grips-migrant-crisis.html

The EU is a joke at the taxpayers expense. Everything they do is an epic, fail.
Avalon   
11 Sep 2015
News / Nazi gold train 'found in Poland' [90]

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Now Junker will say that Poland can take a few more thousand.

A Polish man on Friday claimed he has found a massive underground shelter built by the Nazis capable of accommodating thousands of people.

telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/11858900/Polish-man-finds-Nazi-underground-shelter-in-gold-train-tunnel-system.html