God bless you OsiedleRuda. You are one of very few people on this forum that understand that...
after all you should be open to some critics, ore you shouldn't read it at all.
Critics are fine but not such rubbish like you've said about insurance in PL. Car insurance is mandatory in PL my dear. Also, you can get any kind of house insurance if you wish. If you don't know how to get it it's not Poland's fault but yours....
living abroad mostly of the time,
in your previous post you said you lived abroad all your live so make up your mind.
heres an interesting polish trait for you all to discuss: an unusual number of Poles do not seem to look where they are going. on the streets the pedestrians lollygag and walk around wiht their heads in the clouds and they bump into you nonstop, and driving...dont even get me started, like overgrown children in bumpercars hHAAHA
I notice it a little here but it's little worse than in Scotland. They do seem caught up in themselves at times. Still, the Japanese are either manic (young folk) or gone (old people). Cycling on the pavement with old people is catastrophic if you've had a couple of jars.
And after all, this was suppose to be an discussion about the reasons for not liking Poland, not an "I love poland" thread, so maybe after all you should be open to some critics, ore you shouldn't read it at all.
Point taken. I just wanted to know if you were really Polish. I mean, it's only fair to know who's criticizing who..
Ok, and if I come with some critics maybe you should concider taking it into account and telling me how it ACTUALLY is then, if you want people to change their opinion about PL, ore atleast reconcider it.....instead of shooting a lot of crap out of air/nowhere
I spent 2 months travelling all over Poland, the only thing I didn't like was the hiphop "hooligans". I stayed on kapernica street in Torun for a few weeks and the corner of the street was a no go area. There was a group of them and they were loud and rowdy, they would smash bottles on the floor as people walked passed to intimidate them.
There are parts like that but I favour Scotland to be worse for that kind of intimidation. In Glasgow, you can have a knife pulled on you much faster than here. Poland has a city that is notorious for flickknives but it's not that bad (Kielce).
I've had far more run-ins with hooligans in the UK and even Germany than in Poland. Traffic? Try driving in NYC, or Japan. It makes Polish driving look like a funeral procession.
Admittedly I haven't read every post in this thread but just scanning through it, I haven't found anything here that's truly and uniquely Polish and worthy of hatred.
For example, frd? Frd, you are a nice guy and we get on so I won't rock the boat. Still, we are talking about Poland. You are free to prove me wrong, my friend.
1.) The postal service 2.) No manners in public 3.) Meat heads 4.) They always assume you speak their language even if you are in a staff room at a private English school. 5.) PKP 6.) They don't know how to drive or park 7.) Bureaucracy etc...
Here are some more reasons to hate Poland and Polish people: 1.) You here "kurwa" after every word. 2.) They are so quick to point the finger. 3.) They don't take any responsibilities for their actions. 4.) They whine all the time about simple things. 5.) It seems that all the women hibernate for the winter time and then come out during the summer with a new child. So, the sidewalks are overrun with prams.
6.) Service in restaurants is absolutely horrible. 7.) They invade your personal space all the time. 8.) They don't know how to queue. etc...
I don't see many people defending the above, Soggy. Doesn't that strike you as strange? Spot on with the other points. The hibernation point is funny and very true. The pretty women just seem to disappear into oblivion, into their caves. Well, I'm off stoke up the coal fire ;)
6) Gliwice has a good restaurant called Gazdówka, the mountaineers restaurant. The service there is really good. However, if you are accustomed to British or American standards, you will notice the difference in other places. I am from a smily family and was well served in Scotland. Here, it depends. Too many women are broody!
Where are you from, Soggy? Where do you live in Poland?
3.) They don't take any responsibilities for their actions. 4.) They whine all the time about simple things.
I do agree to that. My ex could be caught kissing another (Polish) guy and still proclaim that she "did nothing wrong" and after that would start to accuse me of being jealous and spying on her, which of course was much worse than kissing another guy en plein publique on parties where we both were invited.
2) Very true. They can dish out blame but not take it at all.
3) Again, my experience too. They have been late 4 times for work and not only did they not apologise, they tried to make out like I was stalling or being unprofessional. I was absolutely shocked! I need them to open the main door.
4) Whining is a national pastime. It's, frankly speaking, embarrassing!
7) Having lived in Japan, I see this very clearly. They keep their distance and you don't see a face just as you turn around. Here, well, a very different picture.
8) Some would say they know how to queue. They skip in masterfully. You should try the PKO bank. There was a place called Sth Different here, it's that one. It was like a scene from a horror movie.
5.) It seems that all the women hibernate for the winter time and then come out during the summer with a new child. So, the sidewalks are overrun with prams.
That is so funny. This is a reason you hate the country? That's sorta pathetic.
