Life / Who has moved to Poland in the last year? Swap stories. [115]

I moved here from Spain last year, so I guess I fall into the "phase 1" category. I've had no problems at all. I found a job at a private school using the internet, while I still was in Spain. Lublin is a pretty standard city. People are very nice to me and most ppl speak English, or they try at least...that's smth I really appreciate. I'm learning Polish, but that's such a slow process. I find Polish language really hard to learn (I read somewhere that it is considered the 8th most difficult language).

I earned more in Spain, but the prices of basic stuff such as food, restaurants or partying are proportioned to my salary. Buying consumer electronics can become a problem with the low salaries in Poland, coz they are about the same price as everywhere else. Actually I don't understand how Poles can afford a laptop, a car, o even gas for the car.

So, a very nice experience here for the moment. I just miss the Spanish sun and the warm temperatures...money can't buy.

Food / Bad food experiences in Poland [30]

Bar mleczy, that's right. Well, I don't know much about them, since I just tried the one in Warsaw. But ppl usually talk about how crappy the food is.

As for my own experience, I ordered a kotlet that was tough as old boots and the potatoes had hair in them. Surprisingly I also found what seemed to be a little stick among the food.

And yes, there were a number of homeless ppl there too. That actually was weird, coz you could see the homeless eating quietly while groups of turists were laughing at the food and taking pictures.....made me feel bad.

Food / Bad food experiences in Poland [30]

If you are looking for a really vile food experience in Poland, just have lunch or dinner at one of those restaurants from the communist times. I dont remember how they're called, but I once went to this restaurant in Warsaw (in Nowy Swiat I think)...The prices were ridiculousy cheap and the food quality proportionally bad.

Food / Bad food experiences in Poland [30]

Well, I love pierogi with meat and I HATE onions. Pierogi miesem are one of the few varieties that don't have onions in it. The problem is that many pierogi makers dont tell if the pierogi have onions or not. I almost puke every time I have to find out by myself that they actually have onions, agggghh

Apart from that I love Polish food (except for bigos)