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What is wrong with Poznan? [197]
I don't think the city owes me anything and I'm extremely grateful that I was able to come to Poland to pursue a medical education (not purchase one).
You're buying one. The only reason you're here is because you weren't good enough to get into the Canadian programmes - and if the academic standards were the same for the English courses as the Polish courses - you wouldn't be good enough to get in here as well.
I just think as compared to other Polish cities the pride I see in Poznan citizens is well undeserved. For a city with twice the average income of the rest of country it certainly doesn't show in the city infrastructure (the roads and sidewalks are crap as has been mentioned by some other posters).
It certainly does show - or haven't you noticed the fact that in recent years, they've built the first stage of the RST, the second stage is under construction, the final phase of the PST, the massive water works along Jana Pawela II, the stadium, Nowe Zawady and many other big projects? In fact - it just shows that you probably don't actually travel within the city itself.
The issue with tram tickets definitely does apply to first time visitors to the city getting nailed with fines for not being able to buy a ticket - a very nice welcome.
Utter bollocks.
You know why? Because visitors to the city will arrive at four main points - Dworzec Glowny, Dworzec PKS, Dworzec Gorczyn and Lawica Airport. All of those places have plenty of places to obtain tickets. The same system works in most European cities - again - you can't be particularly well travelled if you don't know how this system works.
And as I say - the same complaints are found all over the world. It's a feature of open access transport systems.
From a tourist perspective there is no reason anybody should stop through Poznan for more than a couple hours tops. The people are definitely ruder - there is a subtle undercurrent of anger that seems to be simmering just below the surface everywhere you go and it takes the dumbest thing to set people off here and I have no idea where it comes from. If you look at it from a value perspective Poznan is well overpriced for what you get as compared to other cities in Poland.
No reason? I can only assume that you've never actually bothered to find out what Poznan has to offer - just like most of the American medical students. I mean, why bother, when you can sit and ***** and complain constantly?
All the bashing of the medical students really shows how little people really think. Please consider the amount of money they pump in to the Poznan economy!
Again - "I pay, therefore I am".
I suspect the anger stems from jealousy at the amount of money the students are able to spend vs. the average citizen.
Jealousy? What jealousy? Most of them are going to end up cleaning McDonalds when they return, because no employer in North America is going to touch someone with a mickey mouse degree from a third rate programme.
But again - you show the typical arrogance of them. "I have more money, therefore I am".
And of course a lot of students are f-ing retarded, but if they want to practice in the US or Canada the tests they have to pass hold them to a MUCH higher standard than Poland - in fact light years beyond what is required to practice medicine here.
Again, "we are better than you stupid Poles".
Yes doctors here may complain that some students from abroad are idiots, but only those who are of European descent will actually be able to practice medicine back in their home countries without having learned a thing and that says something. Polish students learn to cheat their way through six years of medical education and that includes their final exam at the end of six years.
Your arrogance is unbelievable.
Pip - this dude is from Toronto - is such arrogance normal of such people?
I can't help but wonder if the alleged rudeness of people in Poznan is entirely down to his own attitude - no doubt, like the rest of them, demanding that locals speak English and getting angry when they don't get it their own way. I saw one great situation where they were actually refused booze in the Piotr i Pawel next to the dorms - I've never seen such spoilt brats in my life.
