Life / Are foreigners welcome in Poland? [267]

I personally find Polish people incredibly friendly and welcoming and I always enjoy travelling to Poland. It is an amazing country. I am currently based in London which means I am near Poland and travel is easier. I do have Polish Jewish heritage. I am Jewish and my grandparents were from kresy wschodnie. Speaking a little Polish goes a long way and is very appreciated. When people hear I am Jewish they do often act a little strange. Many people over 65 have hugged me or stroked my arm or even kissed me. I have had comments like 'where is your hat and beard?' I have been asked angrily if I am a communist or if I am in Poland to get my family property back to which I respond that my family lived in a wooden shack in a village which is now in Belorussia and I shall claim this shack once Poles get their Property Back In Lwów! Basically once the initial shock passes for many Poles on first meeting a real live Jew they are in fact extremely friendly and absolutely amazing people. No one has ever been rude to me or ever said an anti Semitic comment. Without a doubt the women are the most beautiful I have ever seen. breathtaking!