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Grass is always greener? Poland experience. [69]
I've never experienced stinking meat few days later. Maybe you should consider buying it somewhere else.
Economy is expected to grow much slower in next years. One reason is that simple and the most effective improvements by moving production here are finishing and simply growing bigger economy with same speed requires more foreign investments.
I think the biggest complaint of people living here are the salaries which don't allow most of population to save for their flat/house.
Of course this situation looks different from perspective of immigrant who comes here with average for the west savings. Also programmers working here and earning online have quite a good live. Considerably better than the rest of population. 98% of people earns here less than 20 000 euro gross per year and for programmer it's not impossible to become one of this 2% (but not easy)
In the end Poland is not the best place in Europe for someone who wants to earn online in IT and spend locally. There are countries with lower taxes and better weather for that (eg. Giblartar). Hungary with its Budapest has also many relatively cheap programmers but considerably lower rents and housing prices than Warsaw (although taxes here are quite high). You're writing that lot of stuff here is 3 x cheaper than in Canada, but maybe it's not fair compare countries on this one moment in history when Canadian dollar is historically the strongest. Prices of goods comparing to much richer Germany are "only" 20% - 50% lower. Although your point of view has sense if you want to use this time to spend/invest here most of your savings.
Why are you all the time writing about this 1Gbit internet connection. Where do you see advantages of 1Gbit over 20Mbits? In normal use it's the same, and for professional use upload is same important while in this offer it is only 20Mbits:
metrointernet.pl/klient-indywidualny/internet/openport-bezkonkurencyjny/
When it comes about education of your children Poland is not as good as Canada, but better than USA and many other western countries: And as somebody wrote public schools take pupils from its area so if you want better education for your children then you should buy a house next to good school. (Average results of final exams are available) Problem are low quality universities, but your bilingual children, provider father has cash can go study abroad. Also In Warsaw it's hard to get into public kindergarten.
Health system is lacking a lot, so without extra insurance getting seriously sick (especially Cancer) may cause you to regret your immigration decision. But statistically until not old you have nothing to worry about.
Nobody has mentioned the worst part of polish country which are courts. In every ranking Poland is way worse in this aspect than any other. In Poland you really must be desperate to go to court. They're very slow...
