gosea 06.09.05, 11:29 Hi, I was just wondering if you are happy in Poland, or maybe it's quite difficult to get used to this reality? Why you decided to stay there? greetings Odpowiedz Link czytaj wygodnie posty
usenetposts Re: happy? 08.09.05, 12:45 I'm happy. That's not to say that there's not plenty to criticise, and I do, because hopefully that helps people who wouldn't have a point of reference otherwise to know what the shortcomings are from the perspective of someone looking in as a foreigner. I don't subscribe to the idea that I am some kind of gastarbeiter here who ought to keep quiet about what is wrong, since I am being done some kind of favour to be able to be here, and if I don't like something I can always leave. Just because I prefer a place doesn't mean it is as good as it could be, and my criticisms are usually aimed at being positive and helping people here focus on making this country the very best place it can be. Polish people also regularly criticise the same things, but find the criticisms harder to take when they come from people who are foreigners making outside observations. One of the main things I would like to criticise this morning is the absence of salmon flavoured processed cheese on the supermarket shelves. This was quite common some years ago, and Polish producers have now all but stopped producing it. This has nothing to do with a change in demand, but because they are afraid of the Brussels bureaucrats, who have all sorts of things to say about so- called "Salmonella", and nonsense like that. Poland ought to be more dignified than to listen to them. A little bit of gut-rot now and again is good for you, anyway. Clears the system. Another criticism I have is the total absence of prawn cocktail flavour crisps. Odpowiedz Link
gosea Re: happy? 08.09.05, 18:46 Thanks, it sounds resonable. It's hard to belive in happiness in Poland reading most of the forums, that's why I'm asking here, where probably most of the people are choosing the life in Poland in the aware way. Odpowiedz Link
bartis_ervin Re: happy? 08.09.05, 21:58 I am also happy But the reason is not that I live in Poland, although I like Poland. I guess I would be the same happy in Chile, Mongolia or Uganda. Especially if I would do something meaningful there. Happiness in Poland is the same possible as elsewhere, although I could mention at least 150 countries which are in a lot worse economic situation. But happiness is not always about economy. On the other hand, if because of the work that I do I wouldn't be focused on 3rd world countries, then it is possible that I would choose Poland. Things function pretty well here, in general Polish are open, welcoming and care about other parts of the world. A propos functioning well, a story. We had friends visiting this summer and they didn't need invitation letter, but anyway we made the letter. Just in case. We sent the letter which didn't arrive. So our friends started their trip without letter but having necessary money with them to enter Poland. We were a bit stressed so my wife called the border police and told them that two of our friends will cross the border at 18.00, told them the story with the invitation letter and assured them that they will be hosted by us. At 18.10 our friends write sms that they are in Poland. At 18.11 the border police calls and tells my wife: don't worry, your friends are in Poland. I was amazed: the authority calls the citizen just to say Relax, your friends are in! In Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Italy this would never happen. Probably this is an isolated case, but still wow! Ervin Odpowiedz Link
usenetposts Re: happy? 09.09.05, 13:31 bartis_ervin napisał: > > I am also happy > But the reason is not that I live in Poland, although I like Poland. I guess I > would be the same happy in Chile, Mongolia or Uganda. Especially if I would do > something meaningful there. > > Happiness in Poland is the same possible as elsewhere, although I could mention > at least 150 countries which are in a lot worse economic situation. But > happiness is not always about economy. > > On the other hand, if because of the work that I do I wouldn't be focused on 3r > d > world countries, then it is possible that I would choose Poland. Things functio > n > pretty well here, in general Polish are open, welcoming and care about other > parts of the world. > > A propos functioning well, a story. We had friends visiting this summer and the > y > didn't need invitation letter, but anyway we made the letter. Just in case. We > sent the letter which didn't arrive. So our friends started their trip without > letter but having necessary money with them to enter Poland. We were a bit > stressed so my wife called the border police and told them that two of our > friends will cross the border at 18.00, told them the story with the invitation > letter and assured them that they will be hosted by us. > At 18.10 our friends write sms that they are in Poland. > At 18.11 the border police calls and tells my wife: don't worry, your friends > are in Poland. > > I was amazed: the authority calls the citizen just to say Relax, your friends > are in! In Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Italy this would never happen. > Probably this is an isolated case, but still wow! > > Ervin Yeah, some people are like that here. The more that start being that way, the better it will be. In the ned society is a collection of individuals. It's up to the individual to decide when he or she looks in the mirror in the morning to be a decent person. And if a person wasn't a decent human being yesterday, then today's a good time to get back on the programme and be a decent human being today. If enough people did it at once, we might actually achieve critical mass of niceness, whereas most societies appear to have achieved critical mass of lack of niceness. Odpowiedz Link
bartis_ervin Re: happy? 09.09.05, 12:58 But I guess you were very happy yesterday Ervin Odpowiedz Link