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I really appreciate the content information that both Wes and Zhangster provides about Poland and the whole of Eastern Europe. I hope you guys can release more content with the thoughts about Western Europe. Also the types of job opportunities/discrimination in Europe for an Asian American.
I lived in Krakow for like 4 years my apartment was in Mały Rynek. Also learned to speak Polish. My first time in Poland was back in 2004! My kids are half Polish. Now live back in the Netherlands as we had to choose where to raise the kids Poland or Netherlands..
Currently in Belgrade Serbia and heading to Budapest next. Should arrive to Krakow in about 2 weeks from now. This video was released at the perfect time for me.
To clarify: USSR had an influence on Polish politics, but Poland was never a Soviet republic. Poles are not cold, they are very nice and hospitable. However, they do not smile artificially and when asked: how are they, they will answer honestly how they are doing. If it's bad, they'll tell you about it. Apart from that, I agree with your opinions and thank you for your kind words. Cześć!
I live in Poznań, which is also very walkable (and mostly green), and I tend to do around 9-12k steps a day. So yeah, the walking is real :). If walking doesn't cut it, we have bikes and public transport. We do have a car, but it's mostly used for bulk grocery shopping, family adventures, and sometimes job-related activities. We do 4000-5000 km (~3000 miles) a year tops.
Mazury is one of the best nature spots in Poland to visit, especially in the summer. Beautiful views, with the biggest lakes in the country. Pomorze (where I live, exactly central Pomorze, near Koszalin/Kołobrzeg/Słupsk) is an underrated region when it comes to enjoying nature. Obviously, it's not Mazury, but we don't complain about the lack of nice, relaxing forested areas and spots like the mentioned lakes or rivers. And Środkowe Pomorze, outside of places like Mielno and Kołobrzeg in the summer, is one of the least crowded tourist regions in Poland. Polish National Parks are all pretty much unique nature viewing experiences as well. Most people talk about Tatry and Zakopane, but pretty much the whole Polish mountain range in South is fantastic to enjoy, and they tend to be less crowded than Zakopane, if you look for true peace and quiet. Polish sea beach views are incredible as well. Riversides (Bug, Wisła, Warta, etc.) are mostly famous for being fantastic fishing sides. Honestly, I do recommend doing a proper Polish tour around the country. Most people talk all the time about Warszawa/Kraków/Gdańsk/Zakopane, with sometimes Poznań, Toruń and Wrocław showing up in recommendations, while I think Poland has lots of other options to offer. Also Car Etiquette - it's pretty much enforced by law. In the past, Poland had SERIOUS car accident issues (with very high mortality rates), so the Polish government decided to grant pedestrians complete protection when they walk through the road, while the drivers must stop to let them walk first through the zebras crossing, no matter the circumstances.
Widać że brakuje ci jeszcze doświadczenia... Polska Nigdy Nie Dziękuje Polska Zawsze Wymaga za to ją Kocham It shows that you still lack experience... Poland naver Thanks Poland always demands thats why i Love Her Słowa Pewnego Otyłego Pana Pozdrawiam❤
Hi Wes, I have been living in Montreal, Cdn for over 40 years and speak french better. Just to let you know... We dont have carjacking often in Montreal (Toronto have this type of problem much much more)...but cars got stolen all over Canada. And depending where you live in Montreal, you can live with no car ... It is a big big country...some places you will need a car.
An interesting thing about drivers stopping at crossings. This is a change in the law that was introduced quite recently. Previously, drivers' behavior at crossings was rather rude. It gives me a positive boost that Poland is able to change quickly in such key issues and not only by dying out toxic old generations. However, we are learning something there. It was similar with smoking in pubs and restaurants. It seemed that if they introduced a ban, a national uprising would break out. Nothing of the sort happened. Today, fortunately, no one can imagine how one can smoke inside. It is a bit worse with getting rid of advertisements and ugliness from the space, although in Gdańsk and several cities it was done quite efficiently.
Hey Wes, huge fan and I love this video... Can you elaborate on your thoughts on the declining population in Poland? Do you think it's sustainable or something that will improve in the near future?
It's not that drivers are at fault for hitting a person but we have a law that forces drivers to let you through if you're standing at the zebra passage.
If it's safety your after then, Iceland, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan and Malaysia and The Philippines and Micronesia and Polynesia.
East or central* the western part is disintegrating rapidly. Poland and Hungary are constantly slandered by western media outlets for not allowing them selves to be violated by EU policies.
@@JoseAMoreno21 they're "slandered" for breaking the law and taking down freedom of speech. As a Polish person, I wish they'd press our former government more.
One thing I'd like to mention is that basically all your reasons why you like Poland would fit for most of the other Eastern European countries like Hungaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania... you name it.
Warsaw has a lot of cool nature but you won't know where to find it as a tourist. Kraków has a simple layout, most things are concentrated in the centre. Warsaw is more like an agglomeration of different districts, that differ between each other. It's huge and has a lot of spots but you gotta know where to look. So normally - the people who live in Warsaw for a long time enjoy it, because they found the cool spots. And the people who only visit for a while don't like it, because they get stuck in the center and don't even find anything nice. So if you go to Warsaw you probably want someone with local knowledge (and similar taste to yours) to show you around, if you want to get the most of it.
bro if i get the money ill probably go to buenos aires but im not hearing or seeing good things on YT for asian men in buenos aires but i am seeing a few in eastern europe. poland would be awesome for me..... idk lets see. if buenos aires suck ill give poland a chance but ww3 with russia next door can be bad
You constantly repeat that Poland is safe because of homogenous population. Although this does play a major role in long perspective, in 90s, Poland was very dangerous, although nothing compared to US or Columbia.. That was a time of very high social, economical and political changes, inflation was incredibly high (much higher than nowadays) and above all, employment rate was low - that was probably the main factor, that there was a lot of petty crime, beatings, etc. We were afraid to go to certain places, especially in the dark, because of groups of young, stupid, bored, mostly drunk men, trying to extort the money or beat you. There was no gun crime, thou. Poland became well economically, grew a lot, those groups of men were gone, people have jobs, perspective plus internet, cell-phones - those all changed how it looks. Also, cameras in public places are almost everywhere nowadays and that also plays a crucial role. Newer generations are more into Internet than spending time outside, so there is no vandalism and petty thefts as it was before, people got wealthy, at least on the level they have better to do with their life then go on the streets harassing people. So to sum up, this is a mixture of homogenous society, economic prosperity and culture that makes the country safe. There are still some degenerates, drunks, but they are a minority and cannot be so bold as they were in the past, so they stick somewhere invisible, and the streets are safe. Outside bigger cities, in villages, we can keep homes and cars open, and we aren't afraid of anything, because we haven't heard of anything bad happening in many, many, many, many years. Drunk people are here and there, but they are just keeping to themselves and the worst they do is to leave the trash outside of gardens that we have to clean later...
This is a fake, probably spread by Russian trolls. Mandatory military service in Poland is SUSPENDED, not completely canceled... and has been for decades. The latest regulations regulate organizational matters in the event of a FULL RESTORATION of compulsory military service. The government does not plan to restore compulsory military service.
My previous post was deleted - Poland does not introduce compulsory conscription - it has never been ended, only suspended. There are no plans to fully restore military conscription - only the regulations are changed in the event that conscription is fully restored. I received a mobilization card myself - my mother was terrified, but it was only a confirmation of where I should go in the event of mobilization.
Spokojnie, gdy zjedzenie się do nas cały świat i zostanie nas z 40% mówiących po polsku, to wtedy będą następne rozbiory. Demokratyczne odrywanie regionów. Śląsk i Pomorze jako Nowe Niemcy. Wschód Polski jako Nowa Ukraina, Podlasie jako ciapastan, a Warszawa jako Wolne Miasto Tęczy. I tak się historia kołem zatoczy.
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GREAT Video Wes. I have been living in Poland for almost 3 years, and I agree with everything said here!
I really appreciate the content information that both Wes and Zhangster provides about Poland and the whole of Eastern Europe.
I hope you guys can release more content with the thoughts about Western Europe. Also the types of job opportunities/discrimination in Europe for an Asian American.
As a Pole, thank you for your kind words about my compatriots and my homeland.
Best wishes!
My fiance is Polish and two of my new friends too. It's nice.
I lived in Krakow for like 4 years my apartment was in Mały Rynek. Also learned to speak Polish. My first time in Poland was back in 2004! My kids are half Polish. Now live back in the Netherlands as we had to choose where to raise the kids Poland or Netherlands..
Been here two weeks now. Can attest to all of the points you made here. nice content as always. Keep up the good work
Currently in Belgrade Serbia and heading to Budapest next. Should arrive to Krakow in about 2 weeks from now. This video was released at the perfect time for me.
I wish you good luck, there are a lot of Americans living in Poland
good to hear that you're enjoying Poland, don't forget to supplement with vit. D in winter! ;)
To clarify: USSR had an influence on Polish politics, but Poland was never a Soviet republic. Poles are not cold, they are very nice and hospitable. However, they do not smile artificially and when asked: how are they, they will answer honestly how they are doing. If it's bad, they'll tell you about it. Apart from that, I agree with your opinions and thank you for your kind words. Cześć!
If the weather in winter is bad you can go for wormer countries like storks do 😅
I live in Poznań, which is also very walkable (and mostly green), and I tend to do around 9-12k steps a day. So yeah, the walking is real :). If walking doesn't cut it, we have bikes and public transport. We do have a car, but it's mostly used for bulk grocery shopping, family adventures, and sometimes job-related activities. We do 4000-5000 km (~3000 miles) a year tops.
Good content. She sounds like Susie from the Rugrats lol
Good content.
as a polish student that is pretty poor I can live comfortable for like 250-300$
Chyba u mamusi pod spódnicą 😂😂😂
Bro come to poznań if you love shopping.with the freshly renovated city center
Yeah, the seasonal depression is real for foreigners. I saw a lot of people struggle with it, when for us Poles those cloudy days are the best.
Mazury is one of the best nature spots in Poland to visit, especially in the summer. Beautiful views, with the biggest lakes in the country. Pomorze (where I live, exactly central Pomorze, near Koszalin/Kołobrzeg/Słupsk) is an underrated region when it comes to enjoying nature. Obviously, it's not Mazury, but we don't complain about the lack of nice, relaxing forested areas and spots like the mentioned lakes or rivers. And Środkowe Pomorze, outside of places like Mielno and Kołobrzeg in the summer, is one of the least crowded tourist regions in Poland.
Polish National Parks are all pretty much unique nature viewing experiences as well. Most people talk about Tatry and Zakopane, but pretty much the whole Polish mountain range in South is fantastic to enjoy, and they tend to be less crowded than Zakopane, if you look for true peace and quiet. Polish sea beach views are incredible as well.
Riversides (Bug, Wisła, Warta, etc.) are mostly famous for being fantastic fishing sides.
Honestly, I do recommend doing a proper Polish tour around the country. Most people talk all the time about Warszawa/Kraków/Gdańsk/Zakopane, with sometimes Poznań, Toruń and Wrocław showing up in recommendations, while I think Poland has lots of other options to offer.
Also Car Etiquette - it's pretty much enforced by law. In the past, Poland had SERIOUS car accident issues (with very high mortality rates), so the Polish government decided to grant pedestrians complete protection when they walk through the road, while the drivers must stop to let them walk first through the zebras crossing, no matter the circumstances.
In Poland as a driver you have to stop when someone is crossing the street overwise you can be fined or even driving license revoked
Also Brussels, Liechtenstein, Belgium, The Netherlands and Finland and Denmark too. Czech Republic and Austria and Germany and Norway too.
It is wild to think Poland is now safer than Canada! Knowing Poland through the years over many trips I can agree.
From Western Canada.
Widać że brakuje ci jeszcze doświadczenia... Polska Nigdy Nie Dziękuje Polska Zawsze Wymaga za to ją Kocham
It shows that you still lack experience...
Poland naver Thanks Poland always demands thats why i Love Her
Słowa Pewnego Otyłego Pana
Pozdrawiam❤
I live in both Vancouver and Toronto and didn’t have a car
lol living in the burbs
The ttc and trans link is good
TTC is trash lol what are you talking about 😭 for a big city, they have virtually no existing lines
@@yendaaaa if you stay in the gta it’s ok
Hi Wes,
I have been living in Montreal, Cdn for over 40 years and speak french better.
Just to let you know... We dont have carjacking often in Montreal (Toronto have this type of problem much much more)...but cars got stolen all over Canada.
And depending where you live in Montreal, you can live with no car ...
It is a big big country...some places you will need a car.
An interesting thing about drivers stopping at crossings. This is a change in the law that was introduced quite recently. Previously, drivers' behavior at crossings was rather rude. It gives me a positive boost that Poland is able to change quickly in such key issues and not only by dying out toxic old generations. However, we are learning something there. It was similar with smoking in pubs and restaurants. It seemed that if they introduced a ban, a national uprising would break out. Nothing of the sort happened. Today, fortunately, no one can imagine how one can smoke inside. It is a bit worse with getting rid of advertisements and ugliness from the space, although in Gdańsk and several cities it was done quite efficiently.
To wcale nie jest nowa zmiana w prawie. Pamiętam jak mój tata dostał za to mandat jakieś 15 lat temu.
Hey Wes, huge fan and I love this video...
Can you elaborate on your thoughts on the declining population in Poland? Do you think it's sustainable or something that will improve in the near future?
It's not that drivers are at fault for hitting a person but we have a law that forces drivers to let you through if you're standing at the zebra passage.
New Sea is very safe too.
Are are you using the Celsius scale?
If it's safety your after then, Iceland, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan and Malaysia and The Philippines and Micronesia and Polynesia.
Hey Wes you think Europe is more your jam then LatAM?
Or is still Colombia #1
Europe definitely. Latam was a cool time in my life but the stability and safety of Europe for me is very important now
East or central* the western part is disintegrating rapidly. Poland and Hungary are constantly slandered by western media outlets for not allowing them selves to be violated by EU policies.
@@JoseAMoreno21 they're "slandered" for breaking the law and taking down freedom of speech. As a Polish person, I wish they'd press our former government more.
How are you able to stay in Poland after 90 days? What kind of visa do you have?
DM me
I meant New Zealand.
❤❤❤😊😊😊
Are the war fears a thing in Poland.
Not really. There is a very low chance Putin will invade Poland because it will lead to such wide scale conflict
Awesome
@@WheresWes Rather than Putin invading, the issue is more that the current globalist_Polish regime wants to get involved in the conflict?
Most of my notch count were from Poland
The women are more honest and less scandalous than other countries!
this is true. For now at least.
I thought you loved Colombia bro?
I did, but the country has changed and so have I
colombia is played out .... 👍
@@commanderclaude8781 since 2022
One thing I'd like to mention is that basically all your reasons why you like Poland would fit for most of the other Eastern European countries like Hungaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania... you name it.
Warsaw has a lot of cool nature but you won't know where to find it as a tourist. Kraków has a simple layout, most things are concentrated in the centre. Warsaw is more like an agglomeration of different districts, that differ between each other. It's huge and has a lot of spots but you gotta know where to look. So normally - the people who live in Warsaw for a long time enjoy it, because they found the cool spots. And the people who only visit for a while don't like it, because they get stuck in the center and don't even find anything nice. So if you go to Warsaw you probably want someone with local knowledge (and similar taste to yours) to show you around, if you want to get the most of it.
bro if i get the money ill probably go to buenos aires but im not hearing or seeing good things on YT for asian men in buenos aires but i am seeing a few in eastern europe. poland would be awesome for me..... idk lets see. if buenos aires suck ill give poland a chance but ww3 with russia next door can be bad
You constantly repeat that Poland is safe because of homogenous population. Although this does play a major role in long perspective, in 90s, Poland was very dangerous, although nothing compared to US or Columbia.. That was a time of very high social, economical and political changes, inflation was incredibly high (much higher than nowadays) and above all, employment rate was low - that was probably the main factor, that there was a lot of petty crime, beatings, etc. We were afraid to go to certain places, especially in the dark, because of groups of young, stupid, bored, mostly drunk men, trying to extort the money or beat you. There was no gun crime, thou.
Poland became well economically, grew a lot, those groups of men were gone, people have jobs, perspective plus internet, cell-phones - those all changed how it looks. Also, cameras in public places are almost everywhere nowadays and that also plays a crucial role. Newer generations are more into Internet than spending time outside, so there is no vandalism and petty thefts as it was before, people got wealthy, at least on the level they have better to do with their life then go on the streets harassing people.
So to sum up, this is a mixture of homogenous society, economic prosperity and culture that makes the country safe. There are still some degenerates, drunks, but they are a minority and cannot be so bold as they were in the past, so they stick somewhere invisible, and the streets are safe. Outside bigger cities, in villages, we can keep homes and cars open, and we aren't afraid of anything, because we haven't heard of anything bad happening in many, many, many, many years. Drunk people are here and there, but they are just keeping to themselves and the worst they do is to leave the trash outside of gardens that we have to clean later...
living there is relatively good if you can stomach the media environment
Don't know much about the media but life here is good
Gross
Poland just instituted compulsory military requirement for citizens. Poland would be better without the current government regime that's in power?
This is a fake, probably spread by Russian trolls. Mandatory military service in Poland is SUSPENDED, not completely canceled... and has been for decades. The latest regulations regulate organizational matters in the event of a FULL RESTORATION of compulsory military service. The government does not plan to restore compulsory military service.
Lol what regime? What do you propose to do, with the war next doors?
My previous post was deleted - Poland does not introduce compulsory conscription - it has never been ended, only suspended. There are no plans to fully restore military conscription - only the regulations are changed in the event that conscription is fully restored. I received a mobilization card myself - my mother was terrified, but it was only a confirmation of where I should go in the event of mobilization.
You need to keep Poland homogenous and leave.
nope
That s RACIST!!!???
us brown and asian men are taking over europe !! we will keep breeding with white blue eyed blonde women
@@TheGaryp310 RaCiSt. The whole world is rAcIsT wake up.
Spokojnie, gdy zjedzenie się do nas cały świat i zostanie nas z 40% mówiących po polsku, to wtedy będą następne rozbiory. Demokratyczne odrywanie regionów. Śląsk i Pomorze jako Nowe Niemcy. Wschód Polski jako Nowa Ukraina, Podlasie jako ciapastan, a Warszawa jako Wolne Miasto Tęczy. I tak się historia kołem zatoczy.