Has anyone any idea how my life style would differ if I was to sell up in Ireland and move to Poland?
How'a'ya.
I live near Krakow I love it here.
To try to answer your question, I would have to know what your lifestyle is like in Ireland?.
But as for me, the pub culture is very different, people are friendly but it is not the same as Ireland. you have to learn the language. The weather is a hell of a lot better than Ireland, it is one of the major reasons why I am here is that from season to season is like a different country here, extreme tempratures for an Islander.
I find Poles very like Irish in many ways religion, a crap history and drink. This gives very common sence of humour and mentality and understanding of what is right.
The biggest difference is the they had communism, what does that mean? well it means doing anything in an office is peeing against the wind, it is getting better but it still has a long long way to go.
There are cheap flights of course so you can go back as much or as little as you like (I don't bother much at all, I went back a couple of weeks ago, first time in over a year).
When comparing to Ireland I would say that people are not extroverted, this goes for the whole of northern Europe, the cold or something made the people cold. But there are things that jump up as being massively friendly, you learn that they smile with their eyes and have few very good friends rather than mates,drinking buddies, accomplices, people you hang around with etc... Pub culture is very new here, no auld fellas being part of the furniture, but it is catching on big time, so much so I am thinking of opening a bar.
There is a lot more I can say on the subject.
Michal
I have found your comments very helpful. I used to live in a country that I hated . And having read your comments makes me fear that I will turn into a bitter old man. So thank you for that, I will try to change my attitude.
