Life / My take on Poland - My Top 10 [31]

Hello world

I have come to Poland to meet my relatives for the first time and to enjoy a 3 month holiday. It felt so good to step off the plane and set foot on this sacred land. I was overwhelmed with joy and happiness.

Anyway I am not here to get all sentimental. I just want to share some of my personal observations and experiences from the past week. Some of the observations will be familiar as they have been discussed in this forum before but this is my opportunity to present my take on things.

So here is my top 10.

1. Polish drivers - Sorry but you are all crazy. I don't care how good a driver you are please stop speeding and taking unnecessary risks like overtaking on busy roads. Btw on my second day in Warsaw (last Saturday morning) I saw a car wrapped around a pole almost cut in half. It would have been a miracle if anyone survived.

2. Random politeness and pleasantries are not part of the norm in Warsaw or so it seems. I said "dzień dobry" to a few strangers and got a weird look back each time.

3. Polish people seem to chain smoke a lot. Well some of my relatives certainly do.

4. In all the shops the beers in the fridge were warm. I couldn't get a cold bear from any of shops around Praga. I guess the shop keepers don't really give a **** about their customers and are more concerned with cutting down their electricity costs.

5. I was shocked to learn that you can buy alcohol almost anywhere 24 hours a day. Sorry but that is wrong on so many levels.

6. The only Asians I saw in Warsaw were at my hotel. I was so amazed to hear them speak perfect Polish. Mind you I have only been here a week.

7. It is perfectly acceptable to dump empty beer bottles in public places. Apparently the local kids collect them in exchange for grozys. It makes sense to leave the bottles in a places where they can be found easily.

8. Polish people are very sensitive about politics. I will not go there anymore ;)

9. Warsovians appear materialistic and like to show off. It is like the wealth has gone to theirs heads.

10. For a predominantly catholic country there does not seem to be a lot of love and compassion going around. People seem to be out for themselves and don't have time for those in need.

So what do you think?

Louis

Work / Outsourcing software dev work to Poland - what's your experience? [3]

Heya

Has anyone recently outsourced work to a software developer in Poland?

If yes, what was your experience and what lessons did you learn?

I would also love to hear from developers based in Poland with experience in designing and building apps.

Cheers.

Louis