M_Atenza04
22 Aug 2013
USA, Canada / Would like to move back to Poland from New York after living in USA for 20 years. [155]
As somebody who is Polish but was raised in the US I see why the OP would want to move back, Poland is an awesome place. Especially when most of your family is in Poland its just nice to be with family and the culture is much different from the US (in a better way). The food is also much better and healthier as is the overall lifestyle as well. But as many have said in this thread its pretty unrealistic unless you are prepared for a drop in standard of living.
First off the area of Poland that is Mazury is pretty poor, aside from being a destination for people to go enjoy the lakes during the summer there isn't much there, even the roads are still pretty poor compared to the rest of Poland, not much has changed over the years there. Polish summers are awesome, the weather is perfect but the winters I hear are not very pleasant, I haven't been to Poland yet during the winter but I hear its something like Minnesota in the US, very cold and lots of snow depending on where you live.
Another thing is in Poland right now its much harder to get a job if you are around 40 or older, not that its easy even for younger people, I'm assuming the OP is 35-36, keep that in mind. I am 23 and could have a job arranged for me in Poland but the pay is much lower and I also speak Polish with an accent and not "perfectly", so it would be harder to get something better. Even with a crappy job in the US you can still have a car, place, etc and live within reason, social mobility even with the problems in the US is still not too bad but in Poland its different. It seems like you are established in NY, why not stay until retirement and then move to Poland with US dollars saved up and social security. I had relatives who had good jobs in NY move to Sopot when they retired and they live very well, thats actually something I am considering if the situation stays as it is now.
Poland is a great country and I think its changing for the better constantly, another 10 years and there will be much better infrastructure and probably more things familiar to us in the the US. Unfortunately its a country where the wages are low and there is less money around, I can't see how starting over in Poland would be a good decision, especially outside of a major city.
As somebody who is Polish but was raised in the US I see why the OP would want to move back, Poland is an awesome place. Especially when most of your family is in Poland its just nice to be with family and the culture is much different from the US (in a better way). The food is also much better and healthier as is the overall lifestyle as well. But as many have said in this thread its pretty unrealistic unless you are prepared for a drop in standard of living.
First off the area of Poland that is Mazury is pretty poor, aside from being a destination for people to go enjoy the lakes during the summer there isn't much there, even the roads are still pretty poor compared to the rest of Poland, not much has changed over the years there. Polish summers are awesome, the weather is perfect but the winters I hear are not very pleasant, I haven't been to Poland yet during the winter but I hear its something like Minnesota in the US, very cold and lots of snow depending on where you live.
Another thing is in Poland right now its much harder to get a job if you are around 40 or older, not that its easy even for younger people, I'm assuming the OP is 35-36, keep that in mind. I am 23 and could have a job arranged for me in Poland but the pay is much lower and I also speak Polish with an accent and not "perfectly", so it would be harder to get something better. Even with a crappy job in the US you can still have a car, place, etc and live within reason, social mobility even with the problems in the US is still not too bad but in Poland its different. It seems like you are established in NY, why not stay until retirement and then move to Poland with US dollars saved up and social security. I had relatives who had good jobs in NY move to Sopot when they retired and they live very well, thats actually something I am considering if the situation stays as it is now.
Poland is a great country and I think its changing for the better constantly, another 10 years and there will be much better infrastructure and probably more things familiar to us in the the US. Unfortunately its a country where the wages are low and there is less money around, I can't see how starting over in Poland would be a good decision, especially outside of a major city.