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Russian criticism of Poland - Soviet war memorial removal [332]
Anyway, whatever it was called - it was sh1tty.
No, it was not. The streets were safe. There were no homeless bums. Nobody in my familty belonged to PZPR and I didn't belong to ZHP and later to ZSP. I was never forced or even asked to take part in May 1 parades. Health care and education were free. We always lived in the center of Warsaw. My last address was Nowy Swiat 47a at the end of Kubusia Puchatka. Not bad. There was no indoctrination in schools or na Polibudzie.
I was able to buy American papers, listen to VoA, and visit the US Embassy na Pieknej as often as I wanted. Nobody asked me why I did it. In 2017, I wasn't even allowed inside until I raised hell.
There were three bad things: We made crap money, we couldn't just leave the country as easily as you can now, and getting my own apartment was out of the question. That's why I left and not for any other reason. Once I was outside, the US was my final destination.
Please don't insult me with your facts. I knew Poland during that period better than you ever will.