Why Do You Love Poland?

That makes four of us who thought so then. :)

I'm sure countless others think the same way. Anyway, this is about loving Poland and I love the wędliny here. They have some super hams with some super mustards to put on them. Also, they like novel ideas (not usually though) like sausages with cheese and also with pepper.

Poland is a very nice country with lots of history. The old and new is really mixed there: the Stare Miasto- old city of Krakow and Warsaw are amazing, and it has lots of new buildings from after the war.

The people are also very nice and friendly with the new generation know English in a good level.

If you have been there too, please upload your photos from Poland:

Urszula, have you, by any slightest chance, noticed that the thread is about why you love Poland? There is another thread about why you hate it - why don't you go and post on there?

I love Poland for the smell of fresh bread in the morning in nearby sklep spożywczy, for strangers who give me 20 groszy, when I don't have enough money to buy a bus ticket, for old ladies&gentlemen who talk to me in the very bus, for my rental agency lady, who offered me to stay with her, the time she finds an appartment for me.

I love it for it's culture, traditions, religion, cuisine, beer, vodka, beautiful women & nature & places etc.
I love it because sometimes life here is so crazy and chaotic - I'm never bored.
I love it, 'cause Poland is what made(in Polska) me who I am!
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Nika, you are a beggar? ;) ;)

Old people dump their stuff on you but there is one nice cleaner here.

Beautiful women? Are you DC rather than AC? Where are they? I see so few these days.

Never bored? You are an exception as many tell me they are.

What cuisine do you like the most? I need to explore that aspect more. I know bigos, gołąbki, soups and other Hungarian stuff. I like łazanki.

Well, I love Polish pierogi, Polish Bieszczady Mountains and our poetry:)

I have enjoyed this thread very much I enjoy people saying positive things about their countries, rather then the negative which seems to be more fashionable. Today we had the bad news about the plane crash in the Katyń forest, which made me think about my friend her father was a judge in Warsaw. When the Germans and USSR attacked in 1939, her parents and other members of the family were most likely victims of that massacre. I know she believed as I did that it was only military personnel, but I have learned lately that it was anyone that held any kind of higher administrative position. Zosya was a lady of great fortitude and spirit, and she would have gone through hell for kids. She was my friend and like my older sister for 45 years, she died in 2001 the last of all the Poles I knew who had fought for Poland and died in exile. Everyone of them would have given ten years of their lives to have returned to Poland, some of them did and were never heard of again. I will never see Poland because I am to old and not to well, but I will read your threads and keep in touch that way. Maybe someone will post some pictures of the mountains and woodlands of Poland.

Regards

There are a few threads if I am not mistaken of the geographical Poland

I really enjoy your posts guzzler,

Click on these to see photos of Poland: Pictures of Poles [Everyday Life], Walks up the Beskids mountains, Recommendations for Zakopane, Polish wildlife, Polish plantlife, recommendatons for Krakow.

Polish photo contest - polishforums.com/off-topic-lounge-47/pf-photo-contest-35817

If you type key words in the search box in the top right hand corner, you can find more of what you are looking for.

Thank you Sean for your kind comments, and the wonderful links showing the beauty of Poland. I can see why you guys love it and have decided to live there, everything seems easy to access. Krakow looks beautiful Zosya spoke about it a lot, I am now not sure if she lived there, and went to university in Warsaw. Or lived in Warsaw and went and went to university in Krakow, I don't suppose I shall ever know now. I remember her telling me about a picture or statue,of Our Lady Of some place which was very important to Polish people. This image was reproduced in the camp she was in, by a polish artist on the wall of their hut, they did it by cutting up tin cans. She said it gave them hope, she also told me about musicians who played classical music to the prisoners. I don't know if she ever wrote it down, her daughters moved to America and we lost touch. Thanks for your help Sean it was very much appreciated.


Thank you Mr Grunwald for your kind reply and suggestion,

Regards

Thats very sad. Really sad, in fact.

There are lots of professional, beautiful pictures of Tatra mountains here:

cs.put.poznan.pl/holidays/tatry/tgroup/groups.html

Guzzler,

Thank you for your posts, even if I sense sadness.

The picture you mention is likely that of Our Lady of Czestochowa also known as The Black Madonna of Czestochowa. Without a doubt the most important and the most sacred of Poland's religious symbols:

RN, thank you for your reply I am also a Dublin man who left many years ago, I was sixteen and a bit just left school, and joined the Royal Navy with my pal to see the world. We had visions of being on the same ships and exploring wonderful countries together. Of course it never worked out like that, the next time we saw each other again was 45 years later. As you can imagine we had plenty to talk about.


Eurolo, thank you for the stunning pictures, I enjoyed looking at them very much with your permission I will download them, and keep them in an album.


Darius you are called after a Persian King, are you from Persia a wonderful civilisation that gave so much to the world. You were right Darius it was "The Black Madonna of Czestochowa," I could hear my friend in my mind saying it, but i could not remember the name Czestochowa. When my brother married in Spain in a town called Chipiona in El Andalus, they also had a Black Madonna. Thank you Darius for your help I shall look out for your posts.

Kindest regards to all.

PS I'm not really sad just regretful about all the question I should have asked, and now that I'm older I seem to have more questions then answers.

Aye, the innocence and naivety of youth.

You seem like a bit of an ould character, if you dont mind me saying so, Guzzler. ;)

You should write about your experiences and your travels in a blog/memoir/book/even on here.

I dare say a few would be interested in reading about them.

i was going to ask guzzler about that... :)

I love Poland for it people, culture, and history. Wise people who have been trampled over and over again, but they always rebound. Many of the freedoms that the world knows today come from Polish culture of thinking about the greater good for all.

Cause it gave me an incredible girlfriend :)
for the people (really nice, welcołing and generous), for the food, the language, the atmosphere, the music, this movies...etc
Kocham cię Polsko!

Because i came there for the first time 15 years ago with a youth meeting and a new world was opened to me... I can't explain what i am feeling about Poland but for me it's my second home country. I travelled in meantime 8 times to different sides and every time i am really surprised about new things... Last week i saw the countryside through the Czech border through a drive in the mountains! WONDERFUL!!! I visited already several camps of WWII because it's an important part in history and these places do make me think about the worth of life... When i sit in a pub i see all these nice and friendly people and i feel every time very wellcomed in this environment...

Poland will always be my 2nd home country!

I greatly admire the marshal history of Poland and the bravery and patriotism of its men and woman.

Just out of interest......I am a South African and the No. 34 squadron of the SA Airforce based in Italy supported the Warsaw uprising at great personal cost.

The current SA airforce also commemorates the Katyn Memorial in Johannesburg every year.

I just passed though Poland again... think my 5th trip and 3rd in 2 years. I think next I am in for a longer stay.

On comments about smiles. A smile begets a smile.... for the most part as I traveled and this time was to Wroclaw and Poznan and of course Warsaw, whenever I smiled or opened a door or just looked a little confuesed I was treated kindly. Yes of course there are rude people but every country has them. So smile, laugh, share a moment with your Polish neighbor.

This trip as always the nice people... town squares.... interesting beer... lovely girls....

This time as I arrived back in Warsaw was the day the Pres and his party died. So I was able to share this moment for the weekend before leaving.

Love Poland and will be back. Also note when you say you love something you take it all the ugly and the good.

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I love poland because of our tasty sausages! And of course because of our beautiful Tatry mountains, and Zakopane:)

Becouse I was born here, and I live here - is it weird?

yes. I was born here and live here and I don't ;)

Why not, Zeti? Poland, to its credit, is a highly civilised country when it comes to human rights. The likes of America, through the CIA, was able to corrupt a Polish agent and that's sad. However, Poles are principled on quite a few matters :)

I live it's mountains, seacoast, delicious beers and foods and the kind people.

Just spent a few weeks in Poland as part of my walk about Europe.
Have to add the Lake District in the North is great
As always the people are great... call it reserved friendly.
Beaches along the Baltic Sea
Polish beer
As alway Polish girls are #1.
Opportunity... if you take a close look at Poland and have initiative there is opportunity for the expat to thrive (from my expat perspective)
And potato pancakes and goulash is my favorite meal; generally found in southern Poland.

The family unity.
The Polish mountains.
The lakes in Mazury.
Beach in Jurata and Sopot.
Kielbasa on a open fire.
Riding horse drawn sleighs in the snow.
The golden autumn
Snowy winters.
Zurek.
chlodnik
Duck with zurawina.

The best is the relief when you cross the german borders.

Outbound or inbound ?