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My experience in Poland 15 years ago as an American trying to live and work there.


pawian  221 | 25362
19 Jun 2024   #151
MG: Any more examples?

TH: Definitely - safety. There are no mass murders or school shootings in Poland. In the US, things like this happen every few days. I'm sorry for my words, but I don't want to live in a country where any frustrated idiot can have a gun and on a bad day harm me or my family. And there are far too many guns in the US and they are too easily accessible. In Poland, if someone wants to have a gun, they must pass special tests and they cannot carry it with them, much less carry it loaded in their belt. In the United States it is the other way around - a person with no criminal record can freely buy and carry a gun. Of course, it depends on the state, but in general - too many guns are not a good thing.

MG: This is actually a good reason to put Poland above the USA. Do you have anything else?

TH: I could go on for hours. Social assistance in Poland is much better. No one goes hungry here, you have subsidies for children, for poor families. Nay! Everyone has access to education. In Poland, anyone who is sufficiently motivated can pursue a bachelor's, engineer's or master's degree. In the United States, you have to pay from PLN 8,000 for a year at a public university. up to 25 thousand hole. For private universities, often twice as much. People from poorer families have no chance for education.

There is something else I envy you. Polish passport. It is much stronger than an American passport. The USA has many enemies, and Poles have one of the strongest passports in the world, you are in the top ten strongest passports.

Another issue is days off. You have 20 to 26 days off per year, depending on your length of service. Americans have 10, although some employers give more. The same with maternity leave. In the US, no one goes on vacation if they get pregnant. You go to work until the last month. Then you can take 10 weeks off, sometimes unpaid, and return to work. In Poland, a woman has 9 months of leave when she is pregnant and then 12 months of parental leave.

Poloniusz  4 | 911
19 Jun 2024   #152
An interview with an American teacher of English

In other words he is a leftist who is originally from Colorado (a leftist state) and then New York (even further left).

This is not enough to live relatively comfortably in New York

Why is he comparing Poland to New York? And is it New York state or New York City (there is a big difference)?

Here are closer comparisons for where he has lived before:

- California and New York costs are most similar to Denmark. The median cost of living in the second- and third-most expensive states in the U.S. is $3,155 and $3,126, respectively. That's only slightly less than the $3,176 that's needed to get by in Denmark.

- Colorado and New Jersey have similar costs to the U.K. The median cost of living in the U.K. ($2,827) is comparable to both Colorado and New Jersey, where a single person with no kids spends $2,843 and $2,798 per month, respectively.

ktvz.com/stacker-news/2023/11/29/how-does-the-cost-of-living-in-each-us-state-compare-to-the-nations-of-europe/

it is estimated that approximately 30 million people have no health insurance

If Americans wanted a universal (aka single payer aka national) health care system they would have voted for it. They don't.

Americans have a very low opinion of their government's ability to deliver quality services and prefer to get their health care coverage through the companies they work for (this includes many unions who use it to bargain with their employers).

This American carpetbagger is also not acknowledging that the wealthy and even the heads of state of other countries with national health services often go to the United States to get treatment and leave the long lines and poor quality to the lumpen proletariat back home.
Alien  24 | 5754
19 Jun 2024   #153
the US, to live in New York you have to earn twice the national average.

I don't know why he compares New York with Poland. Everything is very expensive there. He should compare the cost of living in some American Goathouse where Novi and co live. Then the costs would not be so high.
Poloniusz  4 | 911
19 Jun 2024   #154
Everything is very expensive there.

And expense elsewhere in Europe too. He admitted this in the interview.

MG: Why Poland?

TH: Actually, it was by accident. I was wondering where to go where it was relatively cheap, but I also wanted the country to be properly developed. I wanted to change my life, change my environment, I needed something new and fresh. I had some savings and I wanted them to last as long as possible before I settled somewhere permanently and started earning money there. So, after properly understanding European realities, we chose Poland.

He had savings (obviously from his time in America) and settled for Poland because it was still cheap.

MG: Was it a good choice?

TH: Perfect and I have never regretted it. Poland met all my expectations and even exceeded them. When I came to your country, I only worked online, teaching English on various platforms. It was a job with not very stable income - sometimes it was better, sometimes worse, depending on the number of clients. However, it was enough to settle and support themselves in Poland.


Like any teacher he is ultimately a slacker.

He doesn't have the talent or motivation to work a full-time job (and contribute meaningfully and financial to others) yet he has very high expectations of what society should be doing for him.
Novichok  5 | 7932
19 Jun 2024   #155
Like any teacher he is ultimately a slacker.

...wifeless, childless, and grandchildless...

I would never move to another country to rely on Facetime. No fvcking way...I will never even move out of the Chicago area for this very simple reason...
Poloniusz  4 | 911
19 Jun 2024   #156
I would never move to another country to rely on Facetime.

Absolutely. This so-called "teacher" has some other serious issues going on in his life.
pawian  221 | 25362
19 Jun 2024   #157
In other words he is a leftist

This shows your vulgar bias at the first sight. :):):)

and prefer to get their health care coverage through the companies they work for

How many work for such companies which are able to provide such coverage??? A dozen percent?? The rest has to pay through the nose.

the wealthy and even the heads of state of other countries with national health services often go to the United States

Sth unheard of, really. You are offering us tales of moss and fern. hahahaha
Novichok  5 | 7932
19 Jun 2024   #158
In other words he is a leftist

The last teacher who said he was a rightist during an interview was seen wandering aimlessly in an Arizona desert in July of 1975. His body was found a week later.

The autopsy revealed he was 80 pounds.
pawian  221 | 25362
19 Jun 2024   #159
Amassingly funny! Now you have shown us some sense of humour at last. Why so rarely????
Poloniusz  4 | 911
19 Jun 2024   #160
This shows your vulgar bias at the first sight.

Leftism amongst "teachers" is a serious problem worldwide. You are proof of that! :)

How many work for such companies which are able to provide such coverage???

100% of those who work at places which offer a health benefits package in addition to salary! :)

The rest has to pay through the nose.

Then they should work at a place which offers a health benefits package in addition to salary! That or they shouldn't get sick! :)

Sth unheard of, really.

It's not uncommon. Look up medical treatments in the United States for the Dalai Lama, Saudi royalty, African presidents, etc.

Amassingly funny!

Like the American "teacher" you admire who is singing praise for Poland's health care system.

Here's another perspective:

If You Thought U.S. Healthcare Was Bad, Try Poland's Universal Healthcare

Mostly, the complaints are directed at the outrageous costs and the slippery, backstabbing nature of insurance companies. But rarely do [Americans] complain about the quality of [their] healthcare. It is among the best -- if not the best -- in the world. Americans take it for granted.

Poland, the eighth-largest economy in the European Union, ranked 32nd of 35 countries in the 2018 Euro Health Consumer Index, which compares European health care systems based on accessibility and wait times, patient rights, and health outcomes. Poland also has just 238 physicians per 100,000 inhabitants-the lowest ratio in the EU.

Polish doctors are overworked and underpaid, which is why there is a shortage of specialists in the country.(The shortage is particularly acute for pediatricians, anesthesiologists, and surgeons.) Many doctors leave for other EU countries. Some of those who stay behind will accept payments under the table in exchange for faster, better treatment. This former socialist nation is now capitalist, after all.

acsh.org/news/2020/06/02/if-you-thought-us-healthcare-was-bad-try-polands-universal-healthcare-14828

There is a lot of sugarcoating in the following article but basically the US Army had to take the lead in integrating Poland's medical practices and procedures and bring them up to 21st century standards because they were incoherent, ineffective and inefficient.

U.S. Army Expands Medical Interoperability with Polish Allies

Interoperability is key to U.S. Army Europe and Africa's vision. This MOA marks a significant milestone in combat medicine training and supports continuous interoperability with Polish allies. The resulting training opportunities will enable U.S. and Polish forces to routinely act together coherently, effectively, and efficiently to achieve tactical, operational, and strategic objectives in support of maneuver operations.

health.mil/News/Articles/2022/08/18/US-Army-expands-medical-interoperability-with-Polish-Allies
pawian  221 | 25362
19 Jun 2024   #161
problem

If teachers were rightists, most students would leave school and go for home schooling.

who work at places which offer a health benefits package

20% max. Stop lying.

Then they should work at a place which offers a health benefits package

Should, mould and schmuck coz they don`t and have no chance for that. Ha!!!
Novichok  5 | 7932
19 Jun 2024   #162
Leftism amongst "teachers" is a serious problem worldwide.

I wonder if they are born defective or become that way later in order to fit...like 97% of scientists claiming global warming and that fake consensus to stay employed...
Poloniusz  4 | 911
19 Jun 2024   #163
become that way later in order to fit...that fake consensus to stay employed...

They fake it for the paycheck.

That's why publicly they are all for open borders and for defunding the police but will be the first ones to find a majority white neighborhood, install fences and security systems, and instinctively call the police for help the moment a non-white knocks on their door.

The conditioning for compliance starts early too. I've heard since forever that students will always complete their assignments to quack back the leftist dogma of their teachers. Not because they believe it but because they know they will be given failing grades if they don't.
Miloslaw  21 | 5022
19 Jun 2024   #164
students will always complete their assignments to quack back the leftist dogma of their teachers. Not because they believe it but because they know they will be given failing grades if they don't.

Where the hell do you dig up this $hit from?

Are you spending too much time on $ocialist websites?
jon357  73 | 23133
21 Jun 2024   #165
Where the hell do you dig up this $hit from?

Perhaps he went to particularly dodgy schools.
pawian  221 | 25362
23 Jun 2024   #166
This is actually a good reason to put Poland above the USA.

The interviewer also asked about negative or unnerving aspects of living in Poland. The teacher mentioned pollution in cities as No 1. Next was Polish style of complaining about everything even if things are going well. The final one was paid public toilets.
jon357  73 | 23133
23 Jun 2024   #167
The teacher mentioned pollution in cities as No 1

People used to tell me that they didn't wear white shirts if they went on business to Kato because the cuffs and collar would be filthy by the end of the day. I didn't believe them.

Then a couple of years ago I went several times to Krajów for something formal where I needed to wear an office shirt and found it was true there. Collar and cuffs both with a black smear. I'd not seen that since I was a kid in a coal mining town.


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