slawekk
15 Dec 2013
USA, Canada / If you moved from US to Poland, could you please share your experience? [16]
I moved to Poland after 15 years in the US 4 years ago. I had maintained contact visiting about every two years so it was not much of a culture shock. Of course lots of things are different here and there are things that annoy me (like smoke everywhere, burning plastics in fireplaces, customer service), but overall I consider the move a success and a right decision. I think the right motivation is the key. The main problem of course is that Poland is a much poorer country. If you want to move because you think life in the US is financially hard for you and you expect to improve your standard of living, then you will very likely to be disappointed. If you move because you value closer contact with family, you know you have means to support yourself in Poland and the material standard of living is not that important for you, then you are more likely to succeed.
I moved to Poland after 15 years in the US 4 years ago. I had maintained contact visiting about every two years so it was not much of a culture shock. Of course lots of things are different here and there are things that annoy me (like smoke everywhere, burning plastics in fireplaces, customer service), but overall I consider the move a success and a right decision. I think the right motivation is the key. The main problem of course is that Poland is a much poorer country. If you want to move because you think life in the US is financially hard for you and you expect to improve your standard of living, then you will very likely to be disappointed. If you move because you value closer contact with family, you know you have means to support yourself in Poland and the material standard of living is not that important for you, then you are more likely to succeed.