3 Things I LOVED about Poland

This is more than 3 but 3 is too few.
And even within these things I LOVE about Poland, I had to dedicate whole threads to them.

Please feel free to add to any or all of these threads:

1.Walks up the Beskidy mountains

2.Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice

3.Recommendations for Zakopane

4.Polish wildlife

5.Polish Architecture

And of course there are the people, women in particular, beer and an array of other things but they are usually discussed throughout most of the forums.

Hes not Polish, or Polish related i think.

3 things i love.

food
my property
roads

How is that WB?
Have they finished building the new ones around you?

Well they are interesting and certainly not boring. When im back in the real world in the UK im forever stuck in traffic, starting, stopping, waiting at traffic lights etc.. a road trip out here is almost always entertaining.

The roads near me are generally in pretty good condition, no complaints really.

I was just wondering because they are doing a lot of work on the international roads and the A4 goes through Wroclaw and Krakow. Do you know if that leg of the build is finished?

I know parts of it definitely are.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_and_expressways_in_Poland - Roads and expressways in Poland Wiki

Also there is a huge amount of information (usually in Polish) on the Skyscaper forum, engineers are continuously taking photos and making progress updates, fantastic for the country.

The two things that have really benefited Ireland and Poland joining the E.U. is freedom of movement and infrastructure.

Long time no moan, how's things?


I don't recall Heathcliff wandering through fields, have you been to other places in England yet?

It stretches straight through to Gorlitz in Germany now, as far as i know the A4 down to Tarnow is still being built has been for about 4 years. Wroclaw to Krakow hasnt been a problem since 2004ish. It used to end in Katowice and you had to drive through Katowice to pick it up again but as i say not since 2003/4ish, i dont really know i wasnt living here then but i did do that route once before i lived here and it was a nightmare.

Dont think i understand the question.

time means

things are good, never been better. I'm working with some people who are nice for a change now (!), which is one job out of nine. I need cash for blasting it all on my new project.

Oh I get out a lot - to the moors too. My point is that I can't go to the forest after work, to get to a forest here one has to do all that:

a. plan the weekend
b. set out early
c. drive on the motorway
d. find a parking spot
e. buy a ticket/permit
f. cross the gate
g. buy postcards and coffees at the visitor's centre.

That's called a field trip, not unwinding after work (I admit the PF serves the purpose as well)

Glad to hear it.

yes, they are. they are also slim, smiling, helpful, church-going, married, into sports, cheerful and their command of English is delightful. they are simply... normal people. they even cook at home.

George Bush is also on the forum????
Why do you think normalcy = being married and being church-going? You mean the rest of society are helpless outcasts?
I am married but not church-going and I think "being into sports" is pretty stupid...But I cook at home... So where does this leave me?

P.S. Subscribed to "Nasz Dziennik" are you ?

From my recent trip this August - September.

1) I find the people friendly and helpful (despite what people write about rude Poles) and of course the girls have great sense of style.
2) The foods... I really enjoyed a potato pancake and goulash lunch I had outside the Krakow Bus / train station (so much I took a picture). I love a meat and potato country.

3) The countryside. I think Poland is beautiful and can not wait to plan a long hike in the mountains. Summer or Winter the place is great to look at.

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smiling? are we talking about the same country?

married? huh?

slim? i'm starting to believe this less and less. girls 16-23 that don't own cars and eat Goracy Kubek for dinner....they're thin. As for the rest, I see my fair share of porkers in Poland like anywhere else. Poles mock fast food, but in the big cities they sure like eating it.

church going? care to explain?

the home cooking part certainly still reins true, but that's mostly a product of economics. most poles simply can't afford to eat out. I earn much more than the national avg. and even I can't afford to eat out because of restaurant prices.

their command of English is delightful? compared to what country?

what I like about Poland? in some way i'd have to say it's simplicity (paperwork excluded!). Polish cities don't have the hustle and bustle like a big city in a highly developed country. also, I LOVE polish ham, best in the world.

sobieski

that's right, sobieski, everyone who so much as utters the word 'normal' is a bigot and fascist. where does that leave you? as a fascist hunter - you are a bolshevik.

hmmm... I thought this thread was a simple positive one on things people like about Poland. Really don't need the Fuzzys bringing the talk down... how about some editing.

I don't understand why nature looks so much superior in Slavic countries.(Women are part of nature.)

regardless of the topic of a thread, when someone posts something as absurd as Ksysia did (I wasn't the only one to call her out on it) something should be said.

if I told you what I loved about Poland was how easy the girls are to get in bed, would you comment on how arrogant and piggish I was, or hold back because this thread is just warm and fuzzy stuff....? you may find a comment like that offensive or rude (as would I), but to others, saying a country is great because they go to church and are married.....well.....this may bother some others.

my MO on this forum is not to "bring the pain", it's just that there is an incredible abundance of BS to go around and at the very least, I have the jaja to call people out on it when need be.

Are you sure you earn anything?

I find it hard to believe that someone earning above the national average wage can't afford to eat in restaurants. An example - the Sheraton in Poznan does a Sunday Brunch for 120PLN per person which is all you can eat (and drink). If you can't afford that - you can't be earning "much more than the national average".

If you can't afford this, and this is pricey for Polish standards, then you definitely aren't earning that much!

Of course, you might have a CHF mortgage round your neck and that's why you can't afford to eat anywhere, and also explains the vast amount of bitterness you have towards Poland.

(must be dreadful being unemployed and unemployable in Poland...!)

oh Delphiandomine.........

yes. you're right. i'm unemployed. as a matter of fact, it's true, i'm unemployable. I can't get a job. i worked at a couple schools but they all fired me. my girlfriend with her national avg. salary isn't earning enough to compensate for my failures, that's why I can't pay my mortgage and I whine all the time.

you got me! how do you do it, every day, every time, not just with me, but with so many other posters? how do you figure them all out? i mean, 1232 posts in a year's time, spreading your knowledge, plugging your website/business services, giving your inarguable opinions about Poland and everything within it....just think how many people you have helped in just one short year! You're like the Yoda of Poland!

Truly amazing!

Come to think of it, with all my problems, I could use some help! Do you know anybody who offers services regarding paperwork, work services along with other helpful people to get me on my feet? We all aspire to have the life you have achieved, I just wish there was a business....a website maybe!......that could help me, along with so many other poor bastards in Poland to start living the high life.

daj mi znac, stary.

In my opinion, it was not your ability to "call someone out", in what is your opinion but it is the sheer negativity in which you did so. There is an incredible abundance of negativity throughout these forums.

And here we have a positive look at Poland and you respond negatively to what someone else thinks. It is only an opinion, there is no right or wrong.

And although you have a point about delphiandomine, you are becoming obsessed with him.
Perhaps I am only saying this because of my very high rate of posts ;)
But I would prefer to hear your opinion/debates/helpfull information/criticisms on appropriate threads.
This thread is about "3 Things I LOVED about Poland" (although why it is in the past tense, I am not certain of, as Poland still exists, so surely the things you loved about it are still the things you love about it?) anyway, just thought I would say that and welcome FUZZYWICKETS, to the mad house we call PF :)

agreed. there is an abundance of negativity within EVERY forum on the internet about expats in Poland. I dig Poland and have my own reasons for it, but it's not just coincidence that all Polish forums are full of complaining, which coincides quite well with the ole' Polish past time of narzekanie. it's an undeniable truth: living in Poland breeds complaining.


I most certainly do have a point about delphiandomine. I have been loud about it recently because nobody else seems to have the minerals to do it. Consider it my way of helping out the newbie community on here to filter out hot air.

One should NEVER trust the opinions of someone who tells you that Polish bureaucracy is "not so bad". Last week he was defending Polish weather saying how "seasonably warm" it has been. Well, next Friday's weather forecast is predicting a high of -14C, a low of -21C. Is that "not so cold"?

I thought it was over but sure enough, he followed me into this thread last night, much like other threads in the past, making ridiculous personal/professional assumptions about me, yet again. I'm unemployed? Unemployable? Comments like that are not even worth the time to defend.

That is your opinion, fine lots of people share it.
Go here 3 reasons why you hate Poland., if you wish to continue this line of thought, it is a very popular thread.

In my opinion, you are going completely off topic on this thread, remember the title, you are just complaining and having a go at delphiandomine, fine but not on this thread, please.


I assume, he will continue to "follow" you as long as you criticise each other.

Now, without complaining or having a go at delphiandomine, name 3 Things YOU LOVED about Poland, as far as I c an see you only mentioned two, the simplicity (no hustle buslte) and the Ham, so give us one more :)

Three things I love?

1) The fact that you can get a straight answer from someone in an office instead of having to call 0870 555 3242 (calls cost 10 pence a minute, you are held in a queue and will be answered shortly) for a piece of information. Sure, they might interpret things differently in different offices where the same law is concerned, but on the whole, Poland's bureaucracy is remarkably accessible compared to the British.

The Urzad Skarbowy scores especially high with me in this respect - just compare and contrast getting a National Insurance number with getting a NIP!

2) The ease and availability of raw ingredients for food - wow. Eating seasonally is a big deal in the UK, but here, it's normal. And this is good!

3) Public transport is on the whole efficient and reliable.

3 Things.... hmm

1)Polish hospitality and Polish girls :)
2)Polish Food : D
3)The many green areas around and in city and very good public transportation!

ok......kaszka manna. I grew up eating it, still eat it, still reminds me of my babcia.


OH

MY

GOD.

For you, SeanBM. For you, I'll keep quiet on this one.

1/ the snow ,in england theres 1 cm of snow n country fails , in poland you just cary on / the people are much nicer than most brits ive met

2/ the chocolate icecream is just better there

3/ polish food from zurek to bigos every-things great

4/ and finaly krakow such a great city

Well, to be honest about what I like about Polish!

1. Polish Food
2. Polish Histories which interestming me very much.
3. Polish Dance - Tatra Mountain
4. Their singing which I admired it very much
5. Beautiful Polish People in their Dance Costumes which I love to watch them dance.
6. Their Krunick drink - I think I spell it wrong. Somethine like Spirit made with coffee and honey too. My mom make it if she get spirits from Poland.

7. Pope John Paul - He is so Beautiful and I see him Golden Person
8. Polish slippers which I get from my cousin living in Poland.

Well, it is more then 3.

So hmmm I just noted as I looked through the treads...

Thread on 3 things hate about Poland = 807 posts since Oct 08...

This thread on 3 things Love about Poland = 57 since April 09...

Guess Polish forums does have a lot of haters / complainers...

me I try and see Poland as a glass half full vs the half empty and emphasis good over bad...

I always wonder if you do not like Poland why are you participating in a Polish Forums or spending time on these pages.

Happy Holidays.