2 Dutch/Latin tourists in Poland ask 4 tips!!

hello
Me and my friend (2guys) are coming to poland from the 21-24 May 2009, it is our first time in this country, we are dutch but with latinamerican roots, is there any racial problem in Poland what we should be aware of? we are also gay, is that also an issue? who can give us some tips? if someone would like to show us around woul be great.

Greetings

M & A

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2hot Dutch/Latin guys, coming to PL, looking for someone to show us around!

hello
we will be there from 21-23may in warsaw, then 23-24may krakow, we would like to meet some nice guy who would like to show us around, take us to the hot spots, etc, our fitst time there so we would love some insiders advice, let us know if you feel like!!

M & A

yup, both can be issues.. many poles are very, very prejudicial.

Racist problems are not much worse in Warsaw and Krakow than in some parts of Western Europe. But the attitude toward homosexuals is something completley different. Many Polish people consider homosexuals as the lowest form of life. So I would be very careful if I were you. But the situation in Warsaw and Krakow is better than in smaller cities.

When I think about it I have actually never seen two men kissing or holding hands in Poland, and I have been here for 2 years. So I guess that those people don't show it in public here. Maybe for safety reasons.

of course uhavent,dont be silly.Infact I never saw this in UK either....untill I moved to Brighton....incidentally full of Polish gays...proabaly claiming asylum!!(joke)

That was a joke right? I've seen pufters in most cities I've visited (quite a few) (I have gay friends so I can call them pufters too! ;0) ) - it's a social norm and nothing unusual to see to blokes holding hands in the UK these days...Im sure it's quite different in Poland, but Im also sure that will change over the years.

In Warsaw and Krakow you should have no problems. But don't go out to the suburbs and make sure you take taxis late at night rather than night buses.


It most probably won't be in Warsaw or Krakow. But you probably don't want to be holding hands or kissing in public.


I don't know about Krakow's gay venues but in Warsaw Lodi Dodi (on Wilcza street) is a superb gay bar. Rasko (on Burakowska) is insane on the right night (I'm not sure if they still have the stripping transvestite singer on Thursday nights or not) and pretty good every night. Galeria (in the basement of Hala Mirowska on Jana Pawla) can be rammed with people going nuts on both dancefloors or it can be completely empty, I can't work out which nights will be what. Warsaw's most famous gay club, Utopia, is well worth avoiding. It is commonly referred to as the "Cretin's Choice" and is packed with mincing hairdressers and their pouting boytoys, along with various people who think that being gay is a fashion statement.

Still highly unusual in these parts.

You're more likely to see a man holding a sheeps hoof ;0)

Im in Manchester so it's it pretty normal to walk through town at lunch and see a few "couples"

Ditto round here ,as jojo hinted. maybe its a londen thing that is the UK after all:)
Lots of out and proud lesbians round here though..........

lol

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Im in Manchester

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I feel sorry for the council, the amount of times they repainted that in...

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They're no lesbians, they're just local Donny birds ;0)

Yes you're right it's quite normal. In most of the cities and bigger towns it's very common-place to see gay guys holding hands, especially at night when everyone is out on the town. I'm sure it will change in Poland too as more gay clubs open in the cities.

Do be careful though mvefa, if some yobs start on you and your boyfriend just walk away and keep walking if they continue, the opposite reaction is exactly what they want. Enjoy Poland, as others have said, you're probably going to the two most tolerant cities for gay people in Poland. You'll have fun. :)