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Just visited Poland - here is my random rant [154]
From what you've said, you've certainly developed that "Pole moved abroad sneer" that many of them developed. It's particularly common with those that emigrated to English speaking countries.
1. There appears to be shortage of people in Poland.
There's no shortage of people in Poland. I'm not sure where you were looking, but the shortage of that age group comes in villages and small towns - not in the major cities.
5. Anti-radars on the roads... pathetic disaster.
I think it's a far bigger turn off to have the disaster that is Polish fatality rates on the roads. It's also a far bigger turn off to have Poles driving the way they do. Tourists aren't bothered by strict controls - they expect it when driving abroad. For what it's worth, enforcement is still absolutely pathetic compared to Western Europe. Anyway, if you obey the law, what's the problem?
7. I have to pay for a plastic bag in a store!?
It's quite obvious that you haven't travelled very much in the world if you're surprised by the idea of stores charging for plastic bags. This is actually a Government-mandated idea in order to cut plastic bag consumption - it's very very sensible. In many civilised countries, plastic bag use is heavily discouraged - and in some countries, each bag is taxed. It's a normal civilised idea to discourage the consumption of such bags.
10. The quality of hardware stuff (like furniture) is not good. And the sizes are small, really small.
I'd question you on this, but its pretty obvious that you're basing this on a single experience in a single place.
11. In Poland you have to pay for everything extra. Besides the plastic bags, you have to pay extra for small things like juice, lemon to tea, or even extra toilet paper.
I've been here for quite a while and I've never seen anyone charging for lemon for tea or for extra toilet paper. Could you perhaps explain where you've seen this?
As for paying for juice - where, exactly, is it free?
12. The famous Polish beaurocracy.. still thrives. I was trying to open a bank account in Poland.
Everything. This is Europe, not the United States, and in Europe, ID cards rule supreme. For what it's worth, many American businesses will refuse European ID cards, and there are many stories of Europeans being refused booze because they only had a passport on them and not a driving licence.
13. Poles have been duped by their politicians (well, that affects most of the countries) and now business owners take advantage of the failed policies. For example, it's very common for a Pole to work on a contract basis (and the contract is being renewed every... WEEK).
I think it's pretty obvious now that your post is nothing but a troll post. No-one is renewing contracts on a weekly basis - it's just too expensive to deal with such things like that. Accountants would be pretty unhappy about such a setup, the tax office would be highly suspicious and so on.
14. Parking meters.. are being installed everywhere in the cities.
Which is normal in most European cities due to a lack of parking places. Again, this is Europe, not America - Europe doesn't have the space to build huge parking areas everywhere.
16. Energy cost is way too high in Poland. I wonder why.
Because Poland doesn't make heavy use of Government-subsidised nuclear power plants, perhaps?
As for "living in darkness" and "only having a few seconds to dry your hands" - please. I don't know anyone that does either of those things - again - where did you observe this?
17. Corruption. If you have a company and can offer a much better deal but you don't know anyone in the government.
Could you perhaps explain the source of this "fact"?
because it's not easy to find one that pays well in Poland.
Keep telling yourself that.
