That was very interesting. I am 72 and my father was Polish and came to the UK after WW2. We used to visit during communist times so my memories of Poland are of 60 years ago. On our first visit in 1960 I noticed that many buildings were pock marked from gun shots. It was a very dour place. But the thing my English mother noticed was that in spite of all they had been through, they did not seem bitter. I am so pleased to see that at last Poland is coming into its own, after all their trials and tribulations. My father did not live to see it, unfortunately. Jeszcze Polska nie zginela.
In Warsaw you can still find some buildings with bullet holes in the Praga district on the far side of the river and throughout Poland there are many many memorial stones and statues to recount the tragedies sustained during history. Though you are right, the people have largely moved on, of course some are still bitter about the past and some prejudices remain though largely by the minority of people in my experience. The country has changed a lot even in the last 10 years and you find a lot of new projects still, definitely much more development to come 😊
I'm Polish , respect to Eng... UK.... Brits are great people, they make me look like abstinent.... and one thing you can say about me is, I'm not teetotal. Btits are great people
@@michaelmckelvey5122 I’m polish, woman and nurse who live in the uk and unfortunately I can hear sometimes nasty racism comments . I can feel excluded from my colleagues who were breed and born in England , white and don’t want to deal with us .(Poles)im a white too hey ho doesn’t matter cos I’m from Poland. Doesn’t matter how educated you are doesn’t matter cos I’m not English and it will never change. I won’t be fully accepted by them.
@@EP-cm8ch Ja tego nie zauwazylem, nie wiem bo nigdy nie pracuje z Polakami ale czasem spotykam ludzi z Polski w pracy. Nic nie mam przecziwko nim i w ogole sa mili. Napewno, nastepnemy pokoleniu bedzie latwiej w Anglii bo mlody Polak wyglada podobny do Angola i mowi jak Anglik bo dziecko chodzi ciagle tu do szkoly. Ja przylecialem dawno zima ku Polsce bo zdalem polski B1 w Warszawie ale nigdy nie pracowalem w Polsce. Teraz, oczywiscie, nie moge zostac w Polsce wiecej niz 90 dni. Dawno, trzydiesci lat temu, chcialem kupic ladny dom w Polsce, wolnostajacy dom z ogrodem za 30,000 funtow tak byly wtedy ceny ale bylo nie wolno dlatego, ze bylem obcy. Zawsze mowili do mnie, ze nie jestem Polakiem, nie mam obywatelstwa polskiego. Wtedy obcy nic nie mogl kupic, ani domu, ani mieszkania lub dzialki. Po wejsciu do Unii, milion Polakow przyjechalo do Anglii, tu mieszka, pracuje i kupuje sobie wlasny dom. Chyba nie jestem najlepszym czlowiekeim, z ktorym mozesz dyskutowac nad takimi sprawami bo zrozumiale, ze mam co najmniej troche urazy. Mam nadzieje, ze rozumiesz moje zdania ale prosze zrozumiec, ze tylko przeczytalem od deski do deski ksiazke na temat jezyka polskiego aby zdac egzamen B1. Polska to dziwny kraj, kiedy dawno byl komunizm musialem kupic wize i teraz Polska jest w Unii, gdybym chial przedluzyc moj pobyt w Polsce tez musze kupic wize! Jest takie cos po polsku: 'panu Bogu swieczke a diablu oganek.'
@@agnvaria7049 very good point! It’s true, hadn’t even thought about it when I replied, but yes the people here are a lot more considerate when it comes to litter 😊
@@britinpoland2392it hasn’t always been the case. And even today you can still see a pile if trash in woods dumped by some locals who want to get rid off unwanted stuff quickly. Luckily police is able to find them and the consequences and general embarrassment of public knowledge who did it is working as a preventative measure. I am a fan but of polish movies from the 50s and 60s and it works as a great documentary how it was back in the olden days. People disposed of the trash directly onto the streets. How times changed!
I am moving to Poland from the UK and I can't wait. My partner and I have been going over for years and years and now it's finally time. I completely get all the points you've brought up in this video, it's hard to describe the feeling but when you're there you know. So excited!
At least it’s not too far to travel, though shame the airfares have gone up so much in recent years 😕 I would love to go home to my family more often, at least I am lucky that they travel to see me here as well. Greetings from Snowy Warsaw!
when it comes to nature it is very easly accesible almost everywhere not like in England were many places and lands are privately ownd , i love Poland it allowes you to get very close to nature without having to pay for access . poland is the best
The only issue with some of the nature is getting there without a car 😅 So much I want to see so I look for group trips or organise my own when I can 😊
I wandered around Europe for 10 years to finally return to my homeland. Never again, unless on holiday🤣. A wonderful place to live, I'm glad that more and more people notice the beauty of Poland. It is sad that within 2 decades we will become the last bastion of European culture and civilization.
It’s a sad truth that Europe is losing its identity and one of the reasons Polish people can be proud that they have preserved their culture even with the many attempts to erase it from history!
As I grow older I value peace and serenity more, and Poland is full of that, and I wish it will stay like this. I myself come from south and nature there is so gorgeous.
@@Eathrien I sometimes consider moving to the south, Poland is so many different worlds and living in Warsaw it’s a harder commute to see those truly amazing places there! I’ll be seeing more of Pieniny at the weekend and next year for sure I’ll be aiming to spend more time exploring 😊 I just hope that the western regions can recover from this terrible flooding at the moment 😢
@@Eathrien yes, I’ve seen the TV series and learned a bit about that flood! Scary how quickly it all happened! I just hope the drier weather helps things return to normal, Warsaw as ever was barely impacted, we just had some small localised flooding in the streets but nothing that hasn’t already gone
Thank you! Good to know you are enjoying Warsaw, it really is a special place to live and all the time I am discovering new things here! I have made a lot of videos about Warsaw but not one yet that does the overall city justice…one day I will figure out the formula to create that one 😁
I LOVE living in Warsaw ❤️ I am never bored and always very well fed 🙈 especially coming from Toronto where you spend half of your life in a car commuting, Warsaw seems so compact. I take public transportation or walk. My fav part is walkability and green spaces in the summer, spending warm summer nights by Wistula River on either side ❤️ I went to Toronto earlier this year, have zero interest in ever going back to Canada. Btw, do you go to any Expat meetups?
@@britinpoland2392 I believe that is already your country as well😊 Good to watch your video and listen to your experience in our homeland. All the best for you!
@@britinpoland2392Well, I'm glad... and happy you like to live in Poland. I decided to move to yours (cos spoke English and was close enough to mine). I was soo disappointed of likvivg in my own country, but traitors didn't allow to shine and do things to people wanted to do something. I don't know whether now but 20 years ago young after universities were kind of threat to old. Wages were just to pass to the next month, going out was a big thing as we had to count every 'grosz' Without knowing the dirt in UK was nice. Now the situation is similar everywhere. I do admire the beauty of countryside in UK and the buildings, but things are getting here wrong direction as well as in Poland.) Short long. Sending warm greetings! All the best! ❄️⛄🎄🌞
In the winter of 1985, I actually came through via Wejherowo train station. I was staying in Gdansk and going to a house in Bialogarda. I had to take the small train to the end of the line that ended at Wejherowow and then get another train to Slupsk and then take a bus. It was winter and freezing cold but I can remember the steam engines and the heat was incredible, it literally warmed me up even though I was standing on another platform altogether.
Totally agree. Lived here 18 years and certainly not returning to the UK, despite family and friends there (nothing a budget flight cannot help remedy, though!). Love the people, architecture, (some of the) food (sorry, but Indian cuisine is still my favourite!), the fact it is so safe, culture, general attitude, dark humour and many other attributes. Love the dynamism of the place and people as well. A country of huge change in my time here thus far. With you on Beksiński, too. Check out Warsaw's very own Aleksandra Waliszewska as well. In Krakow myself. Never once regretted it!
As you live in Krakow, have you ever tried out the really nice little bar mleczny on Tomasz, not so far from the market square? It is not cheap but they do a magnificent Irish breakfast, as I say, it is not cheap, some 42 zloties but it will 'set you up for the day!' Just off the min market square is an English theme pub called The Bull Bar and I met an Englishman in there who has also lived in Krakow for many years. In fact, he told me that it is his voice that has been used as an English commentary in the local cathedral! It might be worth checking it out as you might like to meet a fellow Brit in Poland. He told me that he had been there in Poland for some eight years.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 Yes, have been to that place but not for over three years as it's just cheaper to make such breakfasts at home. I know the owner of this place, though. Good food, but always (understandably) busy. Of course, I know the Bull Pub as well, but only ever ventured into it once with my wife and left before even ordering a drink. Just too busy and loud for us, plus only amounting to a grim reminder of one of the reasons I left the small town in Kent I lived in until 2005. Good call on the guy getting the cathedral gig, though. One of my friends here in Krakow, also a Brit, ended up securing a similar job on a kids' tv show years ago simply because of his English accent. Easily done if one speaks RP or enunciates slowly and clearly. Closest I've come is correcting science papers for the best locally based university, simply due to my teaching background and having a reasonable grasp of reading, spelling and stringing sentences together. The science/medical jargon mostly lost on me, but ended up doing such papers for years! That certainly wouldn't have happened in Herne Bay!
@michaelmckelvey5122 Don't know the fireman chap, am afraid. My friend just did a one-off thing where he had to don a Frankenstein monster outfit for some reason I'm not entirely sure he even knows. I generally avoid the places where most Brits go, tbh. Always full of boisterous stag party-types I personally can't stand. At least the vast majority of Polish people I've seen get drunk over the years just tend to end up dancing and having a good time. Only ever seen five fights in Krakow in 18 years here... and two of those involved Brits!
Nice to hear a British guy talking about Poland so positively. Even though Ive lived in Canada for over 30 yrs, I miss Polska and its nature. Good luck to you British guy 😊
It’s easy to be positive about Poland, it’s a great pleasure to explore this country and to just experience everything here! Good luck to you as well, I hope Canada is being good to you!
W Katowicach stoi jeden z najciekawszych i wg mnie najpiękniejszych cudów architektury minionej socjalistycznej epoki, tak zwany Spodek. Piękny jest też w całości Park Kultury i Wypoczynku, zaraz niedaleko, czyli w Chorzowie, ratowany przez ludzi przed sprzedażą terenów deweloperom, z cudnym odnowionym niedawno Planetarium. Polecam i dziękuję za piękny opis mojego kraju. Zdecydowanie Polacy powinni bardziej docenić Polskę.
I’ve been inside Spodek to watch the volleyball last year! Poland vs Bulgaria 😊 on the same trip we went to the planetarium too 😊 Katowice also has some great museums!
Safety, smart people, clean everywhere and modern. What keeps me from comming back is knowlage how well educated polish people are and that I am not competition for them.
5:10 niedawno zaryzykowałem spacer po 23-ciej na proletariackich obrzeżach Katowic, które nie cieszą się opinią bezpiecznego miasta, i czułem się dużo bezpieczniej niż na warszawskiej Pradze. pomyślałem sobie wtedy, że faktycznie Polska jest relatywnie bezpieczna
@@britinpoland2392 Praga is a huge district, I think you mean Praga North (Praga Północ), especially some streets in the part called Szmulki. It can be dangerous there in the night, because many alcoholics live in very neglected houses there and can cause rows on the street, and drug trafficking is also flourishing there (in the night). But even there it is relatively safe, e.g. much safer than in Paris near the Eiffel Tower or any of the Paris or Berlin railway stations.
Proponuję poznać regiony, nie tylko duże miasta, nowe doświadczenia zapewni przyjazd na Kurpie. Na Wielkanoc jedz do miejscowości Łyse zobaczysz największe wielkanocne palmy. Poznaj tradycje kurpiowskie, jedzenie i historie regionu. I tak z każdym innym regionem. Będziesz zaskoczony ile zobaczysz rzeczy, których nigdy nie widziałeś i nie znałeś. Choćby to, że na Kurpiach nie ma morza a jednak bursztyn jest i wykopuje się go od wieków z ziemi i obrabia. Najlepszy miód pitny to kurpiwski😊. Pozdrawiam i życzę dalszego udanego poznawania mojego kraju.
Thank you for the suggestions! I appreciate getting tips about places to visit, key thing for me is getting to these places with public transport 😅 I try to see any place I can get to!
I'm a UK expat also. I've been here ten years. I echo alll your sentiments and love being here too. I would never go back to London. I've always felt safe and welcomed wherever I've been. One quick question: at 17.30 in the video you showed a shot of an English breakfast: sausage, egg, bacon, beans etc. Do you recall where that was? I love Polish food but could sometimes 'kill' for an old fashioned fry-up -:)
The best English breakfast I’ve found is in Legends bar Warsaw, though from my travels I’ve seen many breakfast places that have Angielski Sniadanie on the menu, most are pretty decent but the sausage and bacon is the big variable 😅
In many, many Polish restaurants and cafés, you have 2 options: a Polish breakfast and an English breakfast (sometimes also French le petit-déjeuner). Sometimes an English breakfast is referred to as an Irish breakfast. Just check it. This is a long Polish tradition dating back to the 19th century, when Poles just liked English breakfasts with bacon and beans, and included it in a typical restaurant menu, just like a classic Polish breakfast (Poland was under partition at that time, but most phenomena related to Polish culture and lifestyle occurred simultaneously in all three occupied parts of the country.) Also, during the Polish People's Republic, in cafés and restaurants you could choose between these two traditional breakfasts (Polish one are scrambled eggs plus cold meats, plus various cheeses plus fresh tomatoes, fresh or pickled cucumbers and lots of chives :).
@@britinpoland2392 No, there is something wrong here as you have an adjective in the masculine single followed by a neutral singular noun so it should be angielskie sniadanie.
O! Miło słyszeć, że Ci się w Polsce podoba :-) Też uwielbiam chodzić po górach i podziwiać przyrodę. Widać, że jesteś aktywny, spostrzegawczy i towarzyski. Wszystkiego najlepszego!
Thank you! 😁 I do my best to be active and to be sociable, helping to run this international group (Warsaw Global) helps a lot with that! Soon I will do a video or two about this organisation 😁 P.S. sorry for my replies in English, it’s a lot faster to get through comments this way, though translating the Polish is a good exercise for me!
A nawet śpiewają taką piosenkę z lat 70 ch ale nie pamiętam kto to śpiewał ale na youtubie pewnie łatwo znaleźć ….Jak się masz kochanie jak się masz,powiedz mi kiedy znowu cię zobaczę 😂😂
Agreed, people actually (on the most part) care and are curious about how you are and that’s simply lovely 😊 I would love to know more about early culture though, I still pray for a museum about Polish mythology! (Though did find a nice one in Karpacz)
Jak sobie ponarzekasz w polskim stylu, poprawia ci się humor (dajesz upust emocjom i już się tak nie spinasz wewnętrznie), ale tym, którzy słuchają tego narzekania, humor się trochę psuje. Tylko że ta druga strona (czyli drugi Polak) tez wtedy zaczyna narzekać i ostatecznie wszyscy wychodzą z tego z nieco poprawionym humorem i świadomi zarazem różnych minusów (czasem wydumanych). To faktycznie zachęca do zmian, bo ciężko w Polsce przymknąć oczy i cieszyć się, że jest OK i fajnie, że nie jest gorzej. Kochani Rodacy nie pozwolą na to :)
@@britinpoland2392 Narzekanie to jest polski sport narodowy. Co to za życie jak nie można sobie ponarzekać, robi się wtedy nudno. Narzekać należy na wszystko, zawsze i wszędzie inaczej ktoś pomyśli, że jesteś dziwny bo ci wszystko pasuje, a przecież wszyscy wiedzą, że w rzeczywistości nigdy tak nie jest. Jest to niezbędny aspekt towarzyski, wiesz ile znajomości się nawiązało jak sobie tak wspólnie ponarzekaliśmy. No i jeszcze lud musi narzekać aby ci na stołkach wiedzieli, że ich zamieciemy i mają się nas bać bo to my tu rządzimy, a nie oni. Oni są tylko wynajęci na 4 lata aby robili to co my chcemy bo jak nie to wynocha. 😂😂😂
If u want to live in Poland and want to be respected and welcomed, u must follow the following simple rules: 1) Respect the Polish history. (Generations of Poles have given their lives for the freedom of Poland) 2) Respect the Polish customs. 3) Respect the Polish tradition. (the Polish tradition is thousand years old) 4) Be loyal to Poland. 5) Take care of the Polish state, because Poland is our common good. 6) Don't kill, don't rape, don't cheat, don't lie, don't steal, don't insult others, don't hurt others 7) Be polite, help people who need your help. 8) Help Polish people to protect their country. Respect Polish soldiers, police and firefighters. 9) Don't take narcotics. Drinking vodka is commonly acceptable in Poland, but if you lose your family, money, job ... because you are an alcoholic, you will be despised. 10) Take care of the environment.(30% territory of Poland is a forest. 80% of forests lakes, rivers etc is owned by the Polish State and is FULLY OPENED FOR ALL POLISH PEOPLE!!! TAKE CARE of this COMMON TREASURE!!!!!!) If you follow the rules above, you have 100% guarantee, that you will be respected in Poland no matter the colour of you skin, race, religion, gender or nationality. You can be a part of Poland no matter where are you from. This is a part of the Polish tradition. If you are not able to follow the rules above, Poland is not a place for you.
I agree with all of this, it may seem like a lot at first glance but it is all true and fair, this country is valuable and should be treated as such, cared for, respected and treasured, long live Poland!
You are really spot on with your observations. Me and my British wife we are moving to Poland soon from Manchester. Reasons are obvious, crime, cost of living and far far away to nature, plus too many people
Is the move easy to do now since Brexit? I assume that you are Polish or at least of Polish origin as you describe yourself as ''me and my British wife.''
good work mate thanks for promoting my country in UK and around the world hope it will bring more people like you to our country to build Poland strong and prosperus place . Keep your good work going and good luck to you.
It's great that you actually explored Poland so well, I'm Polish and I think I have seen less of Poland than you :) Enjoy your life in Poland! (btw England i great, too!)
It’s my main hobby 😊 next week I’ll see Wisła in Silesia and planning to focus on the south/south east next year 😁 Hope you are also enjoying your life in England!
I enjoyed watching your vlog about Poland. I share your observations 100%. Poland is a very safe and pleasant place to live, with great landscapes and many opportunities ❤ I like your calm narration, too. The only thing that I think can be improved is the selection of photos/framing and the technical quality of filming. All the Best & Thank you.
Thank you for your comments, I like to think that my filming gets a little better with time, problem is I don’t have money to invest in the best equipment partly, all of this is done with an iPhone and selfie stick 😅
@@britinpoland2392 A very common problem when using the front and rear cameras on a smartphone is that the lens gets dirty easily. I suggest that before you start filming, you should always wipe the lenses with a regular microfiber cloth for glasses. Contrast, details and colors will immediately improve. By the way, the cameras in the iPhone are very decent. Good luck 😀
@@britinpoland2392 Do you think the background music helps? The introduction to the videos with the little piece of Chopin is nice but having to listen to your voice and have to concentrate on the background music at the same time is annoying. Do you think the added music actually adds anything to the overall film? I very much doubt it.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 it’s something I debate, I try to put the music to as low a volume as my video editing software will allow but am aware that sometimes it makes it difficult to hear me, in such cases I try to boost the volume of my speaking 😅 it’s a tough balance! Though overall I feel the music makes the videos more enjoyable, adding a soft atmosphere, but noted in your difficulties, will work on the balance more!
Thank you for your video and HONEST commentary about Poland. Most of us really love our country and vice versa. As we can cay: " Good to be Polish, it's good thing". All the best.
@@oktawianciez6481 okay, then I have a question, is this gallery a permanent exhibition? I was in Częstochowa a few years ago: Częstochowa - Poland's gift to God ua-cam.com/video/XqVK1gE4jnM/v-deo.html And did see they had a Besiński gallery (though was under renovation when I was there) and thought it could be one of the moving shows (which I saw in Tychy and Wrocław), if Permanent I do need to go back! (Same story with Krakow which also had one under renovation when I tried to see it 😅)
@@oktawianciez6481 oh indeed…I’m even trying to organise a hike along the red trail for next year, though it’s a long one 😅 It is definitely a dream to travel this trail and see these castles! There is also one of the Polish deserts along this route I would want to get to!
Great UA-cam video and I have visited krakow a few years ago and loved the city and the people were very welcoming also really liked the buildings and the square of restaurants and shops. Looking forward to visiting Poland 🇵🇱 again.
Krakow is always a good place to start when discovering Poland, there are also a million and one things to do nearby…I’d be tempted to live there but it’s not quite my scene, in truth Warsaw is great to live in! I wish you much fun discovering more of Poland, around every corner is something different and interesting 😊
It does indeed and I see more of that with every amazing place I discover for myself here! I was in Pieniny at the weekend…I think I found the most beautiful place on earth ❤️
What you show me opens my eyes to my own country. And that's cool.\ Your passion for getting to know a foreign country is also very cool. I happened to leave Poland at a time when things weren't so nice. You didn't talk about the realities of life in retirement, about Polish law, about Polish harassment by the tax system, and many similar situations that I hate living in the UK. But everyone has free will.
I have a rule that I only talk about the things I know in a reasonable detail, also this was focusing on the positives of Poland, so the kind of topics you mentioned are a bit out of my scope 😅
I found it very interesting to listen to opinions of foreigners as they bring unbiased perspective . I need to say after living for 18 years outside of Poland , I can appreciate the tremendous leap that Poland made in the last 2 decades, I come back to Poland at least once a year and I am astonished . Shiny new Motorways ( we had none 15 years ago ) , low unemployment, cleanness, safety and low crime, the country seems vibrant and people content as you often find when there is growth and country is on the rise . If you compare it to some of “old” economies like Italy or UK , I just cannot believe that it happened in my life time that I can say Poland definitely has caught up .
Poland will not only have caught up soon but will overtake those economies one day according to predictions! Poland is a success story that continues to add new chapters 😊
My first time visiting Poland was around 8 years ago. I was there with a friend and his Polish wife. They took me to Warsaw, Auschwitz, and Krakow. This was during July, so there was green grass nearly everywhere; especially in the countryside. My allergies were killing me because of this. It's a shame because it took away some of my enjoyment. I did have fun overall. I'd have to live near the ocean if I were to live in Poland.
@@Constellasian we can’t really offer the ocean, though we do have the Baltic Sea, beautiful part of Poland however maybe more expensive and in the summer full of tourists 😅
I knew I had to mention it, there is a lot more I could say about the positives about Poland and it’s people, but I have to be mindful of peoples attention spans with my videos 😅
Excellent video mate... I really enjoyed it and you did a great job conveying all that information. Honestly it felt like I was watching a travel show on mainstream TV.
See (in summer) the Elbląg Canal with 5 slipways, on the Elbląg-Buczyniec section, the only such engineering monument in the world (ships "swim" on the grass). Greetings from Gdańsk 🥰
Like many Brits, many Poles love to hate their country, or at least criticise it in public, but they will become passionately patriotic if you agree. :) I'm a ne new subscriber of your channer and an expat of a kind - I moved from Cracow to Warsaw years ago.
I definitely see this trend! I honestly believe that Poland has a lot to be proud of as a country and I love exploring more and more, I would hope to see the whole country over time 😅
Indeed and enjoyed every minute 😊 We had a great camping adventure there! 4 days in Augustów - Camping around Poland's 'Nicest' city ua-cam.com/video/XIiwNl5kD5k/v-deo.html
@@britinpoland2392 So weird to see my hometown in the video :D I hope you enjoyed it even though I'd show you some more/other stuff than you presented in the video ^^
@@britinpoland2392 If you like nature then two here is a must: Hancza to Frącki kayaking from Wigry lake, Rospuda by ship/boat, Kaktusik as a place in general and good food there too. For traditional food Jędrek definitely, Ogródek Pod Jabłoniami also great food. You were also near jezioro Sajno, but you didnt take trip along the shore :) Its pretty wild place with great lake where motorboats have no access (and good spot for camping as well -> Królowa Woda). This kayaking I mentioned above is unforgettable experience, even for me as a ex-local. I also believe time when you go there is important, for instance when "Co ma pływać, nie utonie" is organized. No worries, you did a great job anyway and explored more than typical turist
Before going to Sanok, be sure to see if all of the exposition of Beksinski is there. Dad's part of family is from there and, I've been to the museum couple of times - the art does often travel aroun and might not be entirely viewable. Sanok is charming but also due to it's history quite sad since it lost it's significance after WWII
Thank you for the tip! I’ve been to one of his travelling exhibitions when I was in Tychy, I also still need to see the work of his in Krakow…I tried last year but it was under renovation at the time 😕
@@britinpoland2392 sure, also Sanok is kinda gloomy - unless its good weather so you can take advantage of the time to go hiking/cycling the only other thing to do would be skiing in nearby Ustrzyki Dolne.
@@StanisawSolon I’m not a skier unfortunately but I love hiking 😊 In general would you say a day is enough time to explore the city and do some hiking?
@@britinpoland2392 I guess so yes. come in the evening, go up early to the museum, and then spend the rest of the day for a walk along the San river. The town square is petite. There is the open air "Skansen" with some examples of old village buildings but Im not sure if there was anything else worth mentioning. Nearby there is Bóbrka wth Ignacy Łukasiewicz (inventor of kerosene distilling, kerosene lamp and the constructor of first modern oil well) museum and a bit further the Solina Dam - which is kinda pretty. Cant think of much else. Lovely nature but all my life i thought that area of Poland to be pretty boring.
Ciao…nie chce Ci nic narzucać ale jeśli będziesz miał zimą wakacje ,jedź jeśli już nie byłeś do Świeradowa zdroju….Karpacza …na Czarną Górę …okolice Zieleńca,Bystrzycy Kłodzkiej ,Lwówek Śląski ,piękne zimowe widoki….Sudety….Ziemie Odzyskane 😂👍
@@britinpoland2392doceniam jako twój subskrybent że odpisujesz ludziom na wiadomości….naprawdę to miłe dla każdego kto zostawia normalną wiadomość …dziękuję panie „ Angliku „ 😂👍
@@britinpoland2392 There is literally nothing there of interest at all. I remember staying there some years ago and a nice young lady explained to me how the whole town used to be so busy on a Saturday but now, as everybody has gone abroad, the streets were empty. An hour visit would suffice.
I always say to others that foreigners like yourself are the best ambassadors of Poland although considering the amount of time you have lived here I hope that you no longer feel like a foreigner. Merry Christmas. Thumbs up.👍
Until I’m more fluent with Polish I’ll always feel like a foreigner 😅 though I do feel at home in Poland and love the life I have there. It’s always interesting to see things from the outside and discover more and more each year, already I can’t wait for more adventures in 2024 😉
I recommend visiting small Towns not only Warsaw, Krakow etc. People are more friendly for guests and you can find very Beautiful places. I Recommend visiting Zamość and near Zamość you have Roztoczański Park National. There are many Beautiful Villages in the Forrest with clean Air. But I recommend visiting in the late spring, so the Best End of the May or in June. Nature is amazing and views.
I’ve been to around 50/60 places in Poland now, gradually getting around 😅 Zamosc is part of my plan next year definitely 😊 as well as Sandomierz and a lot of places…I never have time to see everywhere I want to 😅
@@britinpoland2392 So good Mate. I live in Your Country and I've been in British National Parks, Hills and many more. UK have a lot Beautiful places as well. Cornwall, Snowdonia, Lake District etc. I can't undarstand only. Why in 2023 you are still building the same houses as you did almost 100 years ago.🤔
@@piotrpalka5636 yes, one day I should actually see more of British national parks, of course I’ve seen a few over the years 😅 As for housing, well it’s a terrible system, never enough houses and a lot of mass produced estates…there’s need to be some shake up in the planning department! Oh and to confirm on the original point, feel free to check out my exploring Poland playlist to see a list of the places I’ve been so far 😊
Thank you for your nice words 😊 It’s much easier for me to be positive about Poland, I prefer this outlook…probably I could complain about a few things, though I think it best to focus on the things that make us happy 😜 Hope you are living your best life in Florida!
About the service in restaurants. In Poland it is considered rude to interrupt people while they are eating or discussing something among themselves. If you want some thing just call the waiter. Having said that there are more and more places (about 80% of all places in 2023 in my estimate) that read those comments and ask ones or twice if "everything is ok". I'm ending up talking with my month full "yes, everything is ok" every Sunday dinner with family these days. A side note: while home Sunday dinners are common in Poland restaurant Sunday dinners are not.
On the whole I don’t find restaurant service too bad…though I do like when prompted if I could use another drink, it can be considered bad manners in the U.K. to flag waiters down 😅
Im looking at moving to Poland next year I've been learning the language and looking I to learning some good employability skills like IT skills. I'm just trying to figure out the best order of doing things like apply for visa, look for work, look for accommodation etc
@waynespence9122 I would start with getting a place to work secured, with that you’ll be able to get a residence card which means the visa will be obsolete, companies mainly interview online these days in my experience 😊
Nice. I enjoyed hearing so much praise about my own country. It kinda made me want to explore it more. However, there was one part that got me a bit uneasy - the food part. And specifically you saying that you don't understand veganism. I'm not gonna lecture you on veganism (unless you up for it), but from what I've observed, big cities in Poland are very vegan-friendly. Warsaw is amazing in that regard (was ranked no.6 as the most vegan-friendly city in the world before Covid). And I sincerely hope that vegans won't be minority for too long, especially if we care about the future of the planet.
It’s a fair comment, it was me trying to be a little humorous 😅 I have friends who have been vegan/vegetarian, although I understand the reasoning behind it, that lifestyle isn’t for me, though good on you for staying true to your convictions 👍
Summer's are usually mild, it's bloody cold in the winter, I find the food quite plain, but oddly enough, some of the lowest crime rates in Europe, and when you see how most Poles are like, you can understand why - they're usually a nice bunch overall. Not sure about health though, many of them still smoke and can drink quite a lot, but at least they don't tend to get violent when drunk.
Agree with the above, health wise though I think on average the gyms are more used in Poland than say the U.K. a lot of people look after their weight…but yes, smoking is a little more normal 😅 I think the Polish way of drinking is a lot more sensible, with a good spread of food and juice after the shots, a lot better than the U.K. binge drinking culture for sure!
Jako Polak powiem witam, urodziłem się w 1968 i mój pradziadek walczył w 1905 w wojnie Rosyjsko Japońskiej(Babcia miała rok) Dziadek był na robotach przymusowych w Niemczech i przez Niemca stracił rękę a po powrocie do Polski żołnierze Rosyjscy go okradli i kazali uciekać i cieszyć się że żyje, ot takich mieliśmy przyjaciół. Niestety Brytyjczycy po tym jak Polacy bronili ich nieba też nas zdradzili bo ważniejsza była polityka. Mam nadzieję że dzisiaj będziemy się nawzajem bardziej szanować ale do tego jest potrzebna prawda Historyczna. Mam nadzieję że możemy się dogadać i wzajemnie szanować, jak masz pytania to chętnie odpowiem i wiem że nie mieliśmy wpływu na nasze losy w przeszłości👍👍
Yes, I’ve heard this perception from Poland about how Britain abandoned Poland, stole their best pilots for operations that didn’t liberate Poland, didn’t enter the war early enough to prevent Nazi Germany from rising and after the war how they abandoned Poland to Russian rule, same as after World War I, it saddens me to see this in history 😕
@@britinpoland2392 Dziękuję i mam nadzieję na zrozumienie, bo na zachodzie Europy niestety wiedza o tym jest zbyt mała. Życzę dobrych wzajemnych kontaktów i wzajemnego zrozumienia z szacunkiem wzajemnym dla obu narodów👍👍
Hello:) All of reasons to LOVE my sweet Poland are the same as Yours Dear Mate :))) Have a lot of smiling days here. Let Poland to be Your second Homeland:) Kisses from Szczecin :))
I have been to Szczecin several times. I stayed with someone in a flat in Swinoujscie, not so very far away from Szczecin and there was a free ferry across the water. Szwinoujscie was a strange place as it was part of Poland but joined geographically to the then G.D.R. I remember the nice beaches at Miedzydroje and the countryside around Wolin. Talking about the free ferry service, I remember the amusing time I was first in the queue to go on board and there was a second row of cars that built up to my left. The man in charge of loading the ferry looked at my car and ignored me and let the other group of cars on first even though I had been first on arrival. Of course, as it transpired, the man looked at the driving seat of my car and decided that the driver was not there, of course, he was not used to a right hand English registered motor car! I imagine that the place has changed somewhat from when I was there as it was shortly after visas and currency exchange vouchers had been scrapped. I still remember seeing a two-door two-stocked engine Syrenka motor car parked outside the block of flats, a shame that I did not buy it was it would be a museum piece today.
Bigos is cool, I’d have to make a whole video about Polish dishes to give justice to everything worth trying in Poland, my favourite is still Kotlet Schabowy 😛
@@britinpoland2392 Interesting.I wonder why, and I never hear of anyone visiting there. Perhaps not so pretty? I wonder now about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, if it is safe there in Radom since they have an ammunition factory, I've heard. I worry for Poland too.
@ Poland is completely safe unless Russia crosses the line and starts world war 3, we are a member of NATO and the army is growing every year, plans are in motion to further secure our land borders with Belarus and Russia, so you don’t need to worry about that at all…the day Poland is not safe then none of us are safe… As for Radom…well people in Warsaw have a very low opinion of this city, they say there is nothing there and can be a little condescending about the people, it’s a bit of a joke is what I get from the context and maybe next year I’ll finally check it out for myself 😊
@@britinpoland2392 I know my father came from a poor farming family. Perhaps nothing fancy there. I’m sure I have family somewhere in Poland and in Ukraine, I just don’t know of them.
@ Radom I believe is actually the second biggest city in this region, more a centre of industry now I think…but my knowledge is little, they had an airport built near that wasn’t used…I think there were plans for this city that never quite materialised maybe, don’t worry, I’ll tell its story one day 😊
Safety #1 Priority in Poland. ❤ Food is terrific and yet we welcome other cultural influences and adopt if we see fit..however we will never allow our culture to be diluted or erased by other cultures ergo; No Muslims !!
Preserving one’s culture is very important, a lesson the U.K. lost to long ago, we don’t even celebrate St George’s day 😕 One thing I respect about Poland is it honours and preserves its traditions, also gives us the bonus of extra holidays 😉
the worst thinie are bugs or flying insects "blood suckers" at summer time, sorry im allergic to spit of black fly and this lovely creature is active then + horse flies. Expect that 100% you're wright
Mostly flats/apartments in the centre of the city, houses on the outskirts (unless you’re pretty wealthy), not so much housing estates but large apartment blocks for sure
I live in Poland. There is 1 reason why i love living in Poland -- it is European. There is 1 reason why i hate living in West Europe -- it is not European.
@@PotatoCannon-fy2sm very much so, there isn’t all this stuff pumped with artificial preservatives like in the U.K., generally you are better off if you can cook here as ready meals aren’t so much of a thing Restaurants are very high quality no matter the cuisine in my experience also
The polish people I talk to who are living in England, question why I went to some places in Poland, a bit dismissive, but at the same time very chuffed that I went. Probably not dissimilar to British people outside London and major cities view
For sure there are places in Poland commonly disliked by Polish people, though I’ve been to some and they are actually very nice. Poland has changed a lot in the last 20 years and a lot of views on cities are out of date, every place I’ve been to so far has had some merit 🙂
Ha ha, poza bezsensownie ustaloną nazwą ta potrawa NIE MA NIC WSPÓLNEGO Z BRETANIĄ! Podobnie jest z kawą "po turecku" czy też nazwą "szwedzki stół" - znajomi Szwedzi nie mogli się nadziwić temu określeniu.
Skończ z polityką i ideologiami. Polska ma o wiele więcej do zaoferowania niż twój wyimaginowany "brak islamu". Polscy Tatarzy, którzy walczyli o nasz kraj oddając życie to wg Ciebi kto jeśli nie muzułmanie?
@@VoidCosmonautto akurat ludzie o wysokiej kulturze i jako ludzie i jako ludzie wyznający islam…którzy agresywnie nie przedstawiają swoich racji ….po pierwsze są Polakami pochodzenia Tatarskiego …warto zapoznać się z historią nikt siłą ich nie zmuszał do obywatelstwa …👍
I’m not going to get involved with politics, there is some Islam here, the issue in the U.K. is it’s slowly taking over the country, without the mass migration Poland remains a great country, if it ever opens the doors like Germany or Sweden…then there can be problems
@@britinpoland2392 Thank you for your answer👌I don't like politics either! My compatriots who comment on your beautiful trip around Poland have no idea what it means to go to the Christmas market in a barricaded concrete building👍👍👍👍🤕🤕🤕
Hey Brother. Would you mind explaining something to me? I am just a dumb Polack living in an english speaking country and i am refered to by the locals as an emigrant. How do i become an expat? Do i need to be a native english speaker and white living abroad. Is that how it works?
It’s best to find better people, I use the term expat for anyone who chooses to live in another country than the one of their birth. Here in Warsaw for example, the main Facebook groups are called Warsaw Expats and they relate to people from all over the world. Anyone who claims the term expat is only related to Brits I would say is out of touch, it should relate to anyone!
@@britinpoland2392 I always got the feeling that the word 'expat' was used in the sense of an 'expat community.' So, as an Englishman, if you go to a bar , restaurant or club in Warsaw where lots of other British people tend to hang out together, then you are part of an 'expat community.' On your own, you are seen more as a 'new arrival' or 'immigrant.' Maybe I am wrong but that is the way I see it. If he is a Pole living in England (in fact, he does nor disclose where he is in fact living) he is an immigrant. He can hardly be a Polish immigrant to the U.K. and call himself an expat'-that simply does not make sense.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 I actually did a video where I debated this viewpoint 😅 Maybe I’m just trying to be a wave of change to get this term modernised to reflect the changing state of the world 😅 If people call me expat or immigrant I don’t see the two differently, though the term expat feels more natural for me, I think because of all the negative media stigma for the term immigrant in the U.K.
@@britinpoland2392 Like I say, if I fly to Krakow on holiday, I am a tourist, if I fly to Krakow and rent a flat in order to live and work, then I am an immigrant. If I am living in Warsaw and meet you and with other British people we go to our 'local' for a couple of good English ales and eat fish and chips and play bingo and then shout at the television whilst the Liverpool Arsenal game is on, then I would call that part of being an expat community. Whilst on holiday on my own walking the streets of Krakow, would you refer to me as an expat?
I am Polish and I love Poland. I'm not waiting for better ("better" is now), I have no complexes towards the West. But I am not a voter of the PO party or other left ******, I saw different continents and countries. Poland is fantastic place to live in!
Agreed, this is a golden age to be in Poland, the country is growing and thriving, everywhere you go there is construction and redevelopment (even though sometimes this takes way to long to implement…hmm hmm Poznan hmm hmm 😂) Though apart from development it’s just honestly a pleasure to live here and to know it’s people 😊
@@britinpoland2392 It all depends on what you are looking for. I always think the 'golden age' was around 1990 when Communism came to an end and freedoms began. We could finally travel to Poland without a visa and official currency exchange vouchers. The English language was in huge demand so easy for a Brit to find work and property prices were very cheap indeed. For thirty thousand pounds you could buy a four bedroomed house with half an acre of land but you needed Polish nationality then to buy in your own name. I think every aging person such as myself looks back with nostalgia. In many ways things are easier now as Krakow, for one example, now has a new airport with quick links into the city centre but the centre now is just full of tourists and is so tacky, you walk around the main square and you are approached by offers to go to see a striptease show or are asked for money to support Ukraine or one of a multitude of other things. There is never a right or wrong time-each generation experiences something different from the generation before. I for one, remember the good Polish bands such as Lady Punk, Maanam, Lombard, Baam, Perfect and Budka Suflera. I remember the Syrenka, a funny two door two-stroke engine motorcar built like a Russian tank as well as the Pewex shops where you could only use foreign currency to make purchases. Like I say, there are good and bad things about everywhere and in each and every time frame. You also write that it is nice know it's people but that is now easier to do in England than Poland as so many have fled the country! Are you aware that there are more Polish people living outside of it's borders than within Poland proper? it doesn't say much for the country if everybody just wants to leave!
Primarily to earn more money working abroad, salaries in Poland don’t really compare to say Germany or the U.K. However a lot left because they didn’t like the previous government or were not a fan of the country, some just love the adventure of living elsewhere!
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That was very interesting. I am 72 and my father was Polish and came to the UK after WW2. We used to visit during communist times so my memories of Poland are of 60 years ago. On our first visit in 1960 I noticed that many buildings were pock marked from gun shots. It was a very dour place. But the thing my English mother noticed was that in spite of all they had been through, they did not seem bitter. I am so pleased to see that at last Poland is coming into its own, after all their trials and tribulations. My father did not live to see it, unfortunately. Jeszcze Polska nie zginela.
In Warsaw you can still find some buildings with bullet holes in the Praga district on the far side of the river and throughout Poland there are many many memorial stones and statues to recount the tragedies sustained during history.
Though you are right, the people have largely moved on, of course some are still bitter about the past and some prejudices remain though largely by the minority of people in my experience.
The country has changed a lot even in the last 10 years and you find a lot of new projects still, definitely much more development to come 😊
Heleno, czas ponownie odwiedzić Polskę :)
I’m English , respect to Poland . Poles are great people.
Thank you❤ dziękuję
I'm Polish , respect to Eng... UK.... Brits are great people, they make me look like abstinent.... and one thing you can say about me is, I'm not teetotal. Btits are great people
Some are and some are not so nice. I have met some quite nasty ones in Poland from time to time.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 I’m polish, woman and nurse who live in the uk and unfortunately I can hear sometimes nasty racism comments . I can feel excluded from my colleagues who were breed and born in England , white and don’t want to deal with us .(Poles)im a white too hey ho doesn’t matter cos I’m from Poland. Doesn’t matter how educated you are doesn’t matter cos I’m not English and it will never change. I won’t be fully accepted by them.
@@EP-cm8ch Ja tego nie zauwazylem, nie wiem bo nigdy nie pracuje z Polakami ale czasem spotykam ludzi z Polski w pracy. Nic nie mam przecziwko nim i w ogole sa mili. Napewno, nastepnemy pokoleniu bedzie latwiej w Anglii bo mlody Polak wyglada podobny do Angola i mowi jak Anglik bo dziecko chodzi ciagle tu do szkoly. Ja przylecialem dawno zima ku Polsce bo zdalem polski B1 w Warszawie ale nigdy nie pracowalem w Polsce. Teraz, oczywiscie, nie moge zostac w Polsce wiecej niz 90 dni. Dawno, trzydiesci lat temu, chcialem kupic ladny dom w Polsce, wolnostajacy dom z ogrodem za 30,000 funtow tak byly wtedy ceny ale bylo nie wolno dlatego, ze bylem obcy. Zawsze mowili do mnie, ze nie jestem Polakiem, nie mam obywatelstwa polskiego. Wtedy obcy nic nie mogl kupic, ani domu, ani mieszkania lub dzialki. Po wejsciu do Unii, milion Polakow przyjechalo do Anglii, tu mieszka, pracuje i kupuje sobie wlasny dom. Chyba nie jestem najlepszym czlowiekeim, z ktorym mozesz dyskutowac nad takimi sprawami bo zrozumiale, ze mam co najmniej troche urazy. Mam nadzieje, ze rozumiesz moje zdania ale prosze zrozumiec, ze tylko przeczytalem od deski do deski ksiazke na temat jezyka polskiego aby zdac egzamen B1. Polska to dziwny kraj, kiedy dawno byl komunizm musialem kupic wize i teraz Polska jest w Unii, gdybym chial przedluzyc moj pobyt w Polsce tez musze kupic wize! Jest takie cos po polsku: 'panu Bogu swieczke a diablu oganek.'
You forgot its clean everywhere, not even swidish cities are so clean as polish ones
Very true, public services here are incredible, I remember being surprised how many public bins there were when I arrived here!
@@britinpoland2392 I think it is not only about public services. It is the Polish people who do not litter in the first place😉
@@agnvaria7049 very good point!
It’s true, hadn’t even thought about it when I replied, but yes the people here are a lot more considerate when it comes to litter 😊
@@britinpoland2392it hasn’t always been the case. And even today you can still see a pile if trash in woods dumped by some locals who want to get rid off unwanted stuff quickly. Luckily police is able to find them and the consequences and general embarrassment of public knowledge who did it is working as a preventative measure.
I am a fan but of polish movies from the 50s and 60s and it works as a great documentary how it was back in the olden days. People disposed of the trash directly onto the streets. How times changed!
@@LittleSparrowFLY I think that’s really good, my mother would have done similar but perhaps in a softer way 😅
I am moving to Poland from the UK and I can't wait. My partner and I have been going over for years and years and now it's finally time. I completely get all the points you've brought up in this video, it's hard to describe the feeling but when you're there you know. So excited!
Welcome to our nation, I hope you live a good new life here. Thanks.
@@IhaveBigFeet ❤️
I hope you enjoy Poland as much as I have, truly an amazing place to live 😁
Welcome to Poland❤
Is it an easy move now after Brexit?
I'm very happy that you feel so good in Poland. I live well in the UK, but I miss Poland very much. Greetings from rainy Manchester ;)
At least it’s not too far to travel, though shame the airfares have gone up so much in recent years 😕
I would love to go home to my family more often, at least I am lucky that they travel to see me here as well.
Greetings from Snowy Warsaw!
when it comes to nature it is very easly accesible almost everywhere not like in England were many places and lands are privately ownd , i love Poland it allowes you to get very close to nature without having to pay for access . poland is the best
The only issue with some of the nature is getting there without a car 😅
So much I want to see so I look for group trips or organise my own when I can 😊
I wandered around Europe for 10 years to finally return to my homeland. Never again, unless on holiday🤣. A wonderful place to live, I'm glad that more and more people notice the beauty of Poland. It is sad that within 2 decades we will become the last bastion of European culture and civilization.
Zachod zdycha, a bastion musi granice miec
It’s a sad truth that Europe is losing its identity and one of the reasons Polish people can be proud that they have preserved their culture even with the many attempts to erase it from history!
As I grow older I value peace and serenity more, and Poland is full of that, and I wish it will stay like this. I myself come from south and nature there is so gorgeous.
@@Eathrien I sometimes consider moving to the south, Poland is so many different worlds and living in Warsaw it’s a harder commute to see those truly amazing places there!
I’ll be seeing more of Pieniny at the weekend and next year for sure I’ll be aiming to spend more time exploring 😊
I just hope that the western regions can recover from this terrible flooding at the moment 😢
This scale of destruction wasn't seen since 1997 when Odra and Vistula overflood Western territories, and was called Millenium Flood.
@@Eathrien yes, I’ve seen the TV series and learned a bit about that flood!
Scary how quickly it all happened!
I just hope the drier weather helps things return to normal, Warsaw as ever was barely impacted, we just had some small localised flooding in the streets but nothing that hasn’t already gone
One more thing everybody seems to be forgetting - there are No scammers aiming the tourists and foreigners!
This is very true! Never seen anything like that in Poland!
What a great video! I moved to Warsaw from Toronto 3 years ago and agree with all the points you are making, especially about the food :0)
Thank you! Good to know you are enjoying Warsaw, it really is a special place to live and all the time I am discovering new things here!
I have made a lot of videos about Warsaw but not one yet that does the overall city justice…one day I will figure out the formula to create that one 😁
I LOVE living in Warsaw ❤️ I am never bored and always very well fed 🙈 especially coming from Toronto where you spend half of your life in a car commuting, Warsaw seems so compact. I take public transportation or walk. My fav part is walkability and green spaces in the summer, spending warm summer nights by Wistula River on either side ❤️ I went to Toronto earlier this year, have zero interest in ever going back to Canada. Btw, do you go to any Expat meetups?
Glad to have you here, in PL! Hope you'll find happiness in my country, it's indeed a great part of the world to live in!
Amazing to be here and to discover more and more, meet amazing people and find incredible experiences 😁
@@britinpoland2392
I believe that is already your country as well😊
Good to watch your video and listen to your experience in our homeland.
All the best for you!
I love my country. I'm glad You like it too :) Cheers from Wejherowo!
Indeed, I couldn’t wish for a better country to live in 😊 cheers from Warszawa!
@@britinpoland2392Well, I'm glad... and happy you like to live in Poland. I decided to move to yours (cos spoke English and was close enough to mine). I was soo disappointed of likvivg in my own country, but traitors didn't allow to shine and do things to people wanted to do something. I don't know whether now but 20 years ago young after universities were kind of threat to old. Wages were just to pass to the next month, going out was a big thing as we had to count every 'grosz'
Without knowing the dirt in UK was nice. Now the situation is similar everywhere.
I do admire the beauty of countryside in UK and the buildings, but things are getting here wrong direction as well as in Poland.)
Short long. Sending warm greetings!
All the best! ❄️⛄🎄🌞
In the winter of 1985, I actually came through via Wejherowo train station. I was staying in Gdansk and going to a house in Bialogarda. I had to take the small train to the end of the line that ended at Wejherowow and then get another train to Slupsk and then take a bus. It was winter and freezing cold but I can remember the steam engines and the heat was incredible, it literally warmed me up even though I was standing on another platform altogether.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 love the historical insights you provide 😊
@@michaelmckelvey5122 Wow! That's a story!
What a great honest view of a lovely place
Totally agree. Lived here 18 years and certainly not returning to the UK, despite family and friends there (nothing a budget flight cannot help remedy, though!). Love the people, architecture, (some of the) food (sorry, but Indian cuisine is still my favourite!), the fact it is so safe, culture, general attitude, dark humour and many other attributes. Love the dynamism of the place and people as well. A country of huge change in my time here thus far. With you on Beksiński, too. Check out Warsaw's very own Aleksandra Waliszewska as well. In Krakow myself. Never once regretted it!
Thanks for the art tip! Will have to find an exhibition of her work 😊
As you live in Krakow, have you ever tried out the really nice little bar mleczny on Tomasz, not so far from the market square? It is not cheap but they do a magnificent Irish breakfast, as I say, it is not cheap, some 42 zloties but it will 'set you up for the day!' Just off the min market square is an English theme pub called The Bull Bar and I met an Englishman in there who has also lived in Krakow for many years. In fact, he told me that it is his voice that has been used as an English commentary in the local cathedral! It might be worth checking it out as you might like to meet a fellow Brit in Poland. He told me that he had been there in Poland for some eight years.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 Yes, have been to that place but not for over three years as it's just cheaper to make such breakfasts at home. I know the owner of this place, though. Good food, but always (understandably) busy. Of course, I know the Bull Pub as well, but only ever ventured into it once with my wife and left before even ordering a drink. Just too busy and loud for us, plus only amounting to a grim reminder of one of the reasons I left the small town in Kent I lived in until 2005. Good call on the guy getting the cathedral gig, though. One of my friends here in Krakow, also a Brit, ended up securing a similar job on a kids' tv show years ago simply because of his English accent. Easily done if one speaks RP or enunciates slowly and clearly. Closest I've come is correcting science papers for the best locally based university, simply due to my teaching background and having a reasonable grasp of reading, spelling and stringing sentences together. The science/medical jargon mostly lost on me, but ended up doing such papers for years! That certainly wouldn't have happened in Herne Bay!
@michaelmckelvey5122 Don't know the fireman chap, am afraid. My friend just did a one-off thing where he had to don a Frankenstein monster outfit for some reason I'm not entirely sure he even knows. I generally avoid the places where most Brits go, tbh. Always full of boisterous stag party-types I personally can't stand. At least the vast majority of Polish people I've seen get drunk over the years just tend to end up dancing and having a good time. Only ever seen five fights in Krakow in 18 years here... and two of those involved Brits!
Nice to hear a British guy talking about Poland so positively. Even though Ive lived in Canada for over 30 yrs, I miss Polska and its nature. Good luck to you British guy 😊
It’s easy to be positive about Poland, it’s a great pleasure to explore this country and to just experience everything here! Good luck to you as well, I hope Canada is being good to you!
W Katowicach stoi jeden z najciekawszych i wg mnie najpiękniejszych cudów architektury minionej socjalistycznej epoki, tak zwany Spodek. Piękny jest też w całości Park Kultury i Wypoczynku, zaraz niedaleko, czyli w Chorzowie, ratowany przez ludzi przed sprzedażą terenów deweloperom, z cudnym odnowionym niedawno Planetarium. Polecam i dziękuję za piękny opis mojego kraju. Zdecydowanie Polacy powinni bardziej docenić Polskę.
I’ve been inside Spodek to watch the volleyball last year! Poland vs Bulgaria 😊 on the same trip we went to the planetarium too 😊 Katowice also has some great museums!
Excellent summary about my beloved country.
I’m glad you enjoyed 😊
Safety, smart people, clean everywhere and modern. What keeps me from comming back is knowlage how well educated polish people are and that I am not competition for them.
I’m sure you sell yourself short!
5:10 niedawno zaryzykowałem spacer po 23-ciej na proletariackich obrzeżach Katowic, które nie cieszą się opinią bezpiecznego miasta, i czułem się dużo bezpieczniej niż na warszawskiej Pradze. pomyślałem sobie wtedy, że faktycznie Polska jest relatywnie bezpieczna
Praga does still have a bit of a reputation 😅 though I think it’s much better than former years 😜
@@britinpoland2392 Praga is a huge district, I think you mean Praga North (Praga Północ), especially some streets in the part called Szmulki. It can be dangerous there in the night, because many alcoholics live in very neglected houses there and can cause rows on the street, and drug trafficking is also flourishing there (in the night). But even there it is relatively safe, e.g. much safer than in Paris near the Eiffel Tower or any of the Paris or Berlin railway stations.
@@alh6255 oh for sure, Praga is a very changed district, gentrified in many places but certainly it’s not all safe 😅
Proponuję poznać regiony, nie tylko duże miasta, nowe doświadczenia zapewni przyjazd na Kurpie. Na Wielkanoc jedz do miejscowości Łyse zobaczysz największe wielkanocne palmy. Poznaj tradycje kurpiowskie, jedzenie i historie regionu. I tak z każdym innym regionem. Będziesz zaskoczony ile zobaczysz rzeczy, których nigdy nie widziałeś i nie znałeś. Choćby to, że na Kurpiach nie ma morza a jednak bursztyn jest i wykopuje się go od wieków z ziemi i obrabia. Najlepszy miód pitny to kurpiwski😊. Pozdrawiam i życzę dalszego udanego poznawania mojego kraju.
Thank you for the suggestions! I appreciate getting tips about places to visit, key thing for me is getting to these places with public transport 😅
I try to see any place I can get to!
I'm a UK expat also. I've been here ten years. I echo alll your sentiments and love being here too. I would never go back to London. I've always felt safe and welcomed wherever I've been.
One quick question: at 17.30 in the video you showed a shot of an English breakfast: sausage, egg, bacon, beans etc. Do you recall where that was? I love Polish food but could sometimes 'kill' for an old fashioned fry-up -:)
The best English breakfast I’ve found is in Legends bar Warsaw, though from my travels I’ve seen many breakfast places that have Angielski Sniadanie on the menu, most are pretty decent but the sausage and bacon is the big variable 😅
In many, many Polish restaurants and cafés, you have 2 options: a Polish breakfast and an English breakfast (sometimes also French le petit-déjeuner). Sometimes an English breakfast is referred to as an Irish breakfast. Just check it. This is a long Polish tradition dating back to the 19th century, when Poles just liked English breakfasts with bacon and beans, and included it in a typical restaurant menu, just like a classic Polish breakfast (Poland was under partition at that time, but most phenomena related to Polish culture and lifestyle occurred simultaneously in all three occupied parts of the country.) Also, during the Polish People's Republic, in cafés and restaurants you could choose between these two traditional breakfasts (Polish one are scrambled eggs plus cold meats, plus various cheeses plus fresh tomatoes, fresh or pickled cucumbers and lots of chives :).
@@alh6255 really cool to know that history of the English breakfast in Poland!
@@britinpoland2392 :)
@@britinpoland2392 No, there is something wrong here as you have an adjective in the masculine single followed by a neutral singular noun so it should be angielskie sniadanie.
O! Miło słyszeć, że Ci się w Polsce podoba :-) Też uwielbiam chodzić po górach i podziwiać przyrodę. Widać, że jesteś aktywny, spostrzegawczy i towarzyski. Wszystkiego najlepszego!
Thank you! 😁
I do my best to be active and to be sociable, helping to run this international group (Warsaw Global) helps a lot with that! Soon I will do a video or two about this organisation 😁
P.S. sorry for my replies in English, it’s a lot faster to get through comments this way, though translating the Polish is a good exercise for me!
@@britinpoland2392 No worries. Understandable.
Poles take care about their cultue. That's a state of small local communities. "How are you" is not a simple small talk. They ecoect a true answer.
A nawet śpiewają taką piosenkę z lat 70 ch ale nie pamiętam kto to śpiewał ale na youtubie pewnie łatwo znaleźć ….Jak się masz kochanie jak się masz,powiedz mi kiedy znowu cię zobaczę 😂😂
Agreed, people actually (on the most part) care and are curious about how you are and that’s simply lovely 😊
I would love to know more about early culture though, I still pray for a museum about Polish mythology! (Though did find a nice one in Karpacz)
Polacy kochają swój kraj tylko mamy tradycje do narzekania ;) zawsze można coś poprawić nawet jak jest dobrze ;)
pozdrawiam
narzekanie jest tu sztuką, myślałem, że Brytyjczycy są źli 😂
@@britinpoland2392 No... czymś trzeba się wyróżnić w tej szarości świata😂
@@jozeffurman9343 prawda!
Jak sobie ponarzekasz w polskim stylu, poprawia ci się humor (dajesz upust emocjom i już się tak nie spinasz wewnętrznie), ale tym, którzy słuchają tego narzekania, humor się trochę psuje. Tylko że ta druga strona (czyli drugi Polak) tez wtedy zaczyna narzekać i ostatecznie wszyscy wychodzą z tego z nieco poprawionym humorem i świadomi zarazem różnych minusów (czasem wydumanych). To faktycznie zachęca do zmian, bo ciężko w Polsce przymknąć oczy i cieszyć się, że jest OK i fajnie, że nie jest gorzej. Kochani Rodacy nie pozwolą na to :)
@@britinpoland2392 Narzekanie to jest polski sport narodowy. Co to za życie jak nie można sobie ponarzekać, robi się wtedy nudno. Narzekać należy na wszystko, zawsze i wszędzie inaczej ktoś pomyśli, że jesteś dziwny bo ci wszystko pasuje, a przecież wszyscy wiedzą, że w rzeczywistości nigdy tak nie jest. Jest to niezbędny aspekt towarzyski, wiesz ile znajomości się nawiązało jak sobie tak wspólnie ponarzekaliśmy. No i jeszcze lud musi narzekać aby ci na stołkach wiedzieli, że ich zamieciemy i mają się nas bać bo to my tu rządzimy, a nie oni. Oni są tylko wynajęci na 4 lata aby robili to co my chcemy bo jak nie to wynocha. 😂😂😂
Thanks mate! It was very kind of you. I'm happy you feel good here. Lots of luck!
My pleasure, loving life here and much more to explore 😁
If u want to live in Poland and want to be respected and welcomed, u must follow the following simple rules:
1) Respect the Polish history. (Generations of Poles have given their lives for the freedom of Poland)
2) Respect the Polish customs.
3) Respect the Polish tradition. (the Polish tradition is thousand years old)
4) Be loyal to Poland.
5) Take care of the Polish state, because Poland is our common good.
6) Don't kill, don't rape, don't cheat, don't lie, don't steal, don't insult others, don't hurt others
7) Be polite, help people who need your help.
8) Help Polish people to protect their country. Respect Polish soldiers, police and firefighters.
9) Don't take narcotics. Drinking vodka is commonly acceptable in Poland, but if you lose your family, money, job ... because you are an alcoholic, you will be despised.
10) Take care of the environment.(30% territory of Poland is a forest. 80% of forests lakes, rivers etc is owned by the Polish State and is FULLY OPENED FOR ALL POLISH PEOPLE!!! TAKE CARE of this COMMON TREASURE!!!!!!)
If you follow the rules above, you have 100% guarantee, that you will be respected in Poland no matter the colour of you skin, race, religion, gender or nationality. You can be a part of Poland no matter where are you from. This is a part of the Polish tradition. If you are not able to follow the rules above, Poland is not a place for you.
I agree with all of this, it may seem like a lot at first glance but it is all true and fair, this country is valuable and should be treated as such, cared for, respected and treasured, long live Poland!
Śmiać się czy płakać ? Ty człowieku napisz mu , że seks poza małżeński jest zakazany .
Remember to respect Babcia= grandmother and eat all the dishes she serves 😂 during Sunday dinner 👍
ur head is up ur hole
@@ucjarutka6209 Oh you don't bad mouth Babcia! Damn are fighting words. You can do almost anything else, but that? Oh boy....
Good lad . Keep posting I'll keep watching and learning about my fatherland more and more. 🇵🇱 ❤ mate.
Happy to show off everything I can find here…it will take a long time even to say I’ve seen the best places in this country 😅
You are really spot on with your observations. Me and my British wife we are moving to Poland soon from Manchester. Reasons are obvious, crime, cost of living and far far away to nature, plus too many people
Is the move easy to do now since Brexit? I assume that you are Polish or at least of Polish origin as you describe yourself as ''me and my British wife.''
@@michaelmckelvey5122 I should say Polish Brit :).
Good luck with your move! 😊
good work mate thanks for promoting my country in UK and around the world hope it will bring more people like you to our country to build Poland strong and prosperus place . Keep your good work going and good luck to you.
Thank you, a pleasure doing it 😊 I’m always thinking about the next place I can explore 😁
Thank You for the film. All the best ❤
My pleasure, it’s always heart warming to talk about Poland ❤️
It's great that you actually explored Poland so well, I'm Polish and I think I have seen less of Poland than you :) Enjoy your life in Poland! (btw England i great, too!)
It’s my main hobby 😊 next week I’ll see Wisła in Silesia and planning to focus on the south/south east next year 😁
Hope you are also enjoying your life in England!
moherka?
I'm very happy that you feel good
Thank you and I hope you feel good too 😊
@@britinpoland2392 Thanks!
I enjoyed watching your vlog about Poland. I share your observations 100%. Poland is a very safe and pleasant place to live, with great landscapes and many opportunities ❤ I like your calm narration, too. The only thing that I think can be improved is the selection of photos/framing and the technical quality of filming. All the Best & Thank you.
Thank you for your comments, I like to think that my filming gets a little better with time, problem is I don’t have money to invest in the best equipment partly, all of this is done with an iPhone and selfie stick 😅
@@britinpoland2392 A very common problem when using the front and rear cameras on a smartphone is that the lens gets dirty easily. I suggest that before you start filming, you should always wipe the lenses with a regular microfiber cloth for glasses. Contrast, details and colors will immediately improve. By the way, the cameras in the iPhone are very decent. Good luck 😀
@@slavomt5832 thanks for the tip!! Will remember that going forward 😊
@@britinpoland2392 Do you think the background music helps? The introduction to the videos with the little piece of Chopin is nice but having to listen to your voice and have to concentrate on the background music at the same time is annoying. Do you think the added music actually adds anything to the overall film? I very much doubt it.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 it’s something I debate, I try to put the music to as low a volume as my video editing software will allow but am aware that sometimes it makes it difficult to hear me, in such cases I try to boost the volume of my speaking 😅 it’s a tough balance!
Though overall I feel the music makes the videos more enjoyable, adding a soft atmosphere, but noted in your difficulties, will work on the balance more!
Thank you for your video and HONEST commentary about Poland. Most of us really love our country and vice versa. As we can cay: " Good to be Polish, it's good thing". All the best.
You have much to be proud of 😊
@@britinpoland2392 You British as well. Two European nations most proud of their history: British and Polish.
@@miroslaw7105 many Britain’s forget what pride means now sadly 😅
@@britinpoland2392 Well, it happens. But times, they are changing...
@@miroslaw7105 I hope so 😊
Merry Christmas :)
Wishing you a merry Christmas too 😊
Beautiful video. Thank you for you hard work and putting it together ;)
Thank you 😁
Thank U for your warm, sweet and so touching review of our country and people. ❤ I’m happy you feel here welcome and happy. ❤😊
Thank you, it’s a pleasure to discover more and more of this country 😊
Thumbs up for Beksiński!
Just need to get to Sanok now 😅
@@britinpoland2392 or Częstochowa, we have a Beksinski Gallery in the town, and it's a lot closer to Warsaw
@@oktawianciez6481 okay, then I have a question, is this gallery a permanent exhibition?
I was in Częstochowa a few years ago: Częstochowa - Poland's gift to God
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And did see they had a Besiński gallery (though was under renovation when I was there) and thought it could be one of the moving shows (which I saw in Tychy and Wrocław), if Permanent I do need to go back! (Same story with Krakow which also had one under renovation when I tried to see it 😅)
Jak dodasz tylko polskie napisy to będzie WOW WOW WOW. Pozdrawiam
kliknij "napisy" wygenerują sie automatycznie
na tym etapie lepiej, żeby Google przetłumaczył niż ja 😅
If youre into castles you must see the "Szlak Orlich Gniazd" which is a series of medevial castles built in the Polish Jura Upland
@@oktawianciez6481 oh indeed…I’m even trying to organise a hike along the red trail for next year, though it’s a long one 😅
It is definitely a dream to travel this trail and see these castles! There is also one of the Polish deserts along this route I would want to get to!
I've never been there but I want to visit the country.
Highly recommended, I never regretted coming here and have a lot of amazing places left to explore 😊
I love Poland!
Indeed, amazing place!
Great UA-cam video and I have visited krakow a few years ago and loved the city and the people were very welcoming also really liked the buildings and the square of restaurants and shops. Looking forward to visiting Poland 🇵🇱 again.
Krakow is always a good place to start when discovering Poland, there are also a million and one things to do nearby…I’d be tempted to live there but it’s not quite my scene, in truth Warsaw is great to live in!
I wish you much fun discovering more of Poland, around every corner is something different and interesting 😊
You are very kind, but it is true, Poland has much to offer.
It does indeed and I see more of that with every amazing place I discover for myself here! I was in Pieniny at the weekend…I think I found the most beautiful place on earth ❤️
Im American and love Poland and there people mabey in the near future I get a chance to live there
Good luck, I can tell you it’s a great place to live 😊
What you show me opens my eyes to my own country. And that's cool.\
Your passion for getting to know a foreign country is also very cool.
I happened to leave Poland at a time when things weren't so nice.
You didn't talk about the realities of life in retirement, about Polish law, about Polish harassment by the tax system, and many similar situations that I hate living in the UK.
But everyone has free will.
I have a rule that I only talk about the things I know in a reasonable detail, also this was focusing on the positives of Poland, so the kind of topics you mentioned are a bit out of my scope 😅
I found it very interesting to listen to opinions of foreigners as they bring unbiased perspective . I need to say after living for 18 years outside of Poland , I can appreciate the tremendous leap that Poland made in the last 2 decades, I come back to Poland at least once a year and I am astonished . Shiny new Motorways ( we had none 15 years ago ) , low unemployment, cleanness, safety and low crime, the country seems vibrant and people content as you often find when there is growth and country is on the rise . If you compare it to some of “old” economies like Italy or UK , I just cannot believe that it happened in my life time that I can say Poland definitely has caught up .
Poland will not only have caught up soon but will overtake those economies one day according to predictions! Poland is a success story that continues to add new chapters 😊
My first time visiting Poland was around 8 years ago. I was there with a friend and his Polish wife. They took me to Warsaw, Auschwitz, and Krakow. This was during July, so there was green grass nearly everywhere; especially in the countryside. My allergies were killing me because of this. It's a shame because it took away some of my enjoyment. I did have fun overall. I'd have to live near the ocean if I were to live in Poland.
@@Constellasian we can’t really offer the ocean, though we do have the Baltic Sea, beautiful part of Poland however maybe more expensive and in the summer full of tourists 😅
I take allergy pills most days and they seem to work.
Lo❤e Poland
Bardzo Kocham!
Thank you for mentioning our health consciousness. It's very important👌
I knew I had to mention it, there is a lot more I could say about the positives about Poland and it’s people, but I have to be mindful of peoples attention spans with my videos 😅
Very honest opinion, I love the point of view. Great video.
Thank you, given how honest people are here I always think it best to be the same way 😊
Excellent video mate... I really enjoyed it and you did a great job conveying all that information. Honestly it felt like I was watching a travel show on mainstream TV.
@@mitchellm873 wow! Thank you for the praise, maybe my dreams of a Netflix series about Poland aren’t crazy 😅
BLIK was developped by a Polish Bank as an original idea. They now export this tech.
Awesome to know 😊
See (in summer) the Elbląg Canal with 5 slipways, on the Elbląg-Buczyniec section, the only such engineering monument in the world (ships "swim" on the grass). Greetings from Gdańsk 🥰
I’ve touched on this canal a little so far, though I need to see more of it, definitely need to hire a boat at some point to sail it 😁
@@britinpoland2392 great experience!
Like many Brits, many Poles love to hate their country, or at least criticise it in public, but they will become passionately patriotic if you agree. :) I'm a ne new subscriber of your channer and an expat of a kind - I moved from Cracow to Warsaw years ago.
I definitely see this trend! I honestly believe that Poland has a lot to be proud of as a country and I love exploring more and more, I would hope to see the whole country over time 😅
wow, you visited Augustów! :D finally someone who visited that part of Poland :)
Indeed and enjoyed every minute 😊
We had a great camping adventure there!
4 days in Augustów - Camping around Poland's 'Nicest' city
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@@britinpoland2392 So weird to see my hometown in the video :D I hope you enjoyed it even though I'd show you some more/other stuff than you presented in the video ^^
@@mesi0r I would love to know what I missed!
I scoured google for the main sites and felt I explored the area pretty thoroughly 😅
@@britinpoland2392 If you like nature then two here is a must: Hancza to Frącki kayaking from Wigry lake, Rospuda by ship/boat, Kaktusik as a place in general and good food there too. For traditional food Jędrek definitely, Ogródek Pod Jabłoniami also great food. You were also near jezioro Sajno, but you didnt take trip along the shore :) Its pretty wild place with great lake where motorboats have no access (and good spot for camping as well -> Królowa Woda). This kayaking I mentioned above is unforgettable experience, even for me as a ex-local. I also believe time when you go there is important, for instance when "Co ma pływać, nie utonie" is organized. No worries, you did a great job anyway and explored more than typical turist
I visited Augustow thirty years ago!
Thank you for this objective review.
Before going to Sanok, be sure to see if all of the exposition of Beksinski is there. Dad's part of family is from there and, I've been to the museum couple of times - the art does often travel aroun and might not be entirely viewable. Sanok is charming but also due to it's history quite sad since it lost it's significance after WWII
Thank you for the tip!
I’ve been to one of his travelling exhibitions when I was in Tychy, I also still need to see the work of his in Krakow…I tried last year but it was under renovation at the time 😕
@@britinpoland2392 sure, also Sanok is kinda gloomy - unless its good weather so you can take advantage of the time to go hiking/cycling the only other thing to do would be skiing in nearby Ustrzyki Dolne.
@@StanisawSolon I’m not a skier unfortunately but I love hiking 😊
In general would you say a day is enough time to explore the city and do some hiking?
@@britinpoland2392 I guess so yes. come in the evening, go up early to the museum, and then spend the rest of the day for a walk along the San river. The town square is petite. There is the open air "Skansen" with some examples of old village buildings but Im not sure if there was anything else worth mentioning. Nearby there is Bóbrka wth Ignacy Łukasiewicz (inventor of kerosene distilling, kerosene lamp and the constructor of first modern oil well) museum and a bit further the Solina Dam - which is kinda pretty. Cant think of much else. Lovely nature but all my life i thought that area of Poland to be pretty boring.
@@StanisawSolon thank you so much! This insight really helps with my trip planning ❤️
Ciao…nie chce Ci nic narzucać ale jeśli będziesz miał zimą wakacje ,jedź jeśli już nie byłeś do Świeradowa zdroju….Karpacza …na Czarną Górę …okolice Zieleńca,Bystrzycy Kłodzkiej ,Lwówek Śląski ,piękne zimowe widoki….Sudety….Ziemie Odzyskane 😂👍
Sorki…przejrzałem filmiki w Karpaczu już byłeś 3 lata temu…My Lord forgive me…moja wina moja wina moja bardzo wielka wina 😂✌️
I’m glad you saw it 😊 I really loved Karpacz!
This year my winter holiday will be in Wisła, but I’m always looking for new places to experience 😊
@@britinpoland2392doceniam jako twój subskrybent że odpisujesz ludziom na wiadomości….naprawdę to miłe dla każdego kto zostawia normalną wiadomość …dziękuję panie „ Angliku „ 😂👍
Good luck :)
8:25 Every city in Poland is different. Yes... except Radom. Radom looks like anything and this is it's most unique feature. ;)
And here come the Radom comments 😂
I’m still going to visit one day to see the truth for myself 😜
Radom is a 'mem' city 🤣 very popular video - "chytra baba z Radomia" = greedy Women from Radom 🤣
What about Sosnowiec? :P
@@VoidCosmonaut I hear wonderful things 😅
@@britinpoland2392 There is literally nothing there of interest at all. I remember staying there some years ago and a nice young lady explained to me how the whole town used to be so busy on a Saturday but now, as everybody has gone abroad, the streets were empty. An hour visit would suffice.
I always say to others that foreigners like yourself are the best ambassadors of Poland although considering the amount of time you have lived here I hope that you no longer feel like a foreigner. Merry Christmas. Thumbs up.👍
Until I’m more fluent with Polish I’ll always feel like a foreigner 😅 though I do feel at home in Poland and love the life I have there.
It’s always interesting to see things from the outside and discover more and more each year, already I can’t wait for more adventures in 2024 😉
Bardzo się cieszę że pokochałeś Polskę ❤ czuj się jak u siebie w domu❤
Dziękuję bardzo!
Thank you
I recommend visiting small Towns not only Warsaw, Krakow etc.
People are more friendly for guests and you can find very Beautiful places.
I Recommend visiting Zamość and near Zamość you have Roztoczański Park National. There are many Beautiful Villages in the Forrest with clean Air.
But I recommend visiting in the late spring, so the Best End of the May or in June. Nature is amazing and views.
I’ve been to around 50/60 places in Poland now, gradually getting around 😅
Zamosc is part of my plan next year definitely 😊 as well as Sandomierz and a lot of places…I never have time to see everywhere I want to 😅
@@britinpoland2392 So good Mate. I live in Your Country and I've been in British National Parks, Hills and many more. UK have a lot Beautiful places as well. Cornwall, Snowdonia, Lake District etc.
I can't undarstand only. Why in 2023 you are still building the same houses as you did almost 100 years ago.🤔
@@piotrpalka5636 yes, one day I should actually see more of British national parks, of course I’ve seen a few over the years 😅
As for housing, well it’s a terrible system, never enough houses and a lot of mass produced estates…there’s need to be some shake up in the planning department!
Oh and to confirm on the original point, feel free to check out my exploring Poland playlist to see a list of the places I’ve been so far 😊
As a Brit living in Germany I’ve met a lot of Polish people over the years and I’ve still never met one I haven’t liked.
Nice to know 😊 I can think of very few here in Poland I have had an issue with
Thank's ❤😊
Proszę 😊
Even though I live in Florida I really appreciate your very positive opinion about my old country and polish people 👍 Great channel !
Thank you for your nice words 😊
It’s much easier for me to be positive about Poland, I prefer this outlook…probably I could complain about a few things, though I think it best to focus on the things that make us happy 😜
Hope you are living your best life in Florida!
About the service in restaurants. In Poland it is considered rude to interrupt people while they are eating or discussing something among themselves. If you want some thing just call the waiter. Having said that there are more and more places (about 80% of all places in 2023 in my estimate) that read those comments and ask ones or twice if "everything is ok". I'm ending up talking with my month full "yes, everything is ok" every Sunday dinner with family these days. A side note: while home Sunday dinners are common in Poland restaurant Sunday dinners are not.
On the whole I don’t find restaurant service too bad…though I do like when prompted if I could use another drink, it can be considered bad manners in the U.K. to flag waiters down 😅
Im looking at moving to Poland next year I've been learning the language and looking I to learning some good employability skills like IT skills. I'm just trying to figure out the best order of doing things like apply for visa, look for work, look for accommodation etc
@waynespence9122 I would start with getting a place to work secured, with that you’ll be able to get a residence card which means the visa will be obsolete, companies mainly interview online these days in my experience 😊
@britinpoland2392 hey thanks man that's helpful
@ good luck!
@@britinpoland2392 dzienkuje
Nice. I enjoyed hearing so much praise about my own country. It kinda made me want to explore it more.
However, there was one part that got me a bit uneasy - the food part. And specifically you saying that you don't understand veganism. I'm not gonna lecture you on veganism (unless you up for it), but from what I've observed, big cities in Poland are very vegan-friendly. Warsaw is amazing in that regard (was ranked no.6 as the most vegan-friendly city in the world before Covid). And I sincerely hope that vegans won't be minority for too long, especially if we care about the future of the planet.
It’s a fair comment, it was me trying to be a little humorous 😅 I have friends who have been vegan/vegetarian, although I understand the reasoning behind it, that lifestyle isn’t for me, though good on you for staying true to your convictions 👍
Summer's are usually mild, it's bloody cold in the winter, I find the food quite plain, but oddly enough, some of the lowest crime rates in Europe, and when you see how most Poles are like, you can understand why - they're usually a nice bunch overall. Not sure about health though, many of them still smoke and can drink quite a lot, but at least they don't tend to get violent when drunk.
Agree with the above, health wise though I think on average the gyms are more used in Poland than say the U.K. a lot of people look after their weight…but yes, smoking is a little more normal 😅
I think the Polish way of drinking is a lot more sensible, with a good spread of food and juice after the shots, a lot better than the U.K. binge drinking culture for sure!
...thx mate...!!!
My absolute pleasure 😊
If you love my country and the Polish people, and you're willing to give your life for its freedom and land, then in my eyes, you are Polish.
Jako Polak powiem witam, urodziłem się w 1968 i mój pradziadek walczył w 1905 w wojnie Rosyjsko Japońskiej(Babcia miała rok) Dziadek był na robotach przymusowych w Niemczech i
przez Niemca stracił rękę a po powrocie do Polski żołnierze Rosyjscy go okradli i kazali uciekać i cieszyć się że żyje, ot takich mieliśmy przyjaciół. Niestety Brytyjczycy po tym jak Polacy
bronili ich nieba też nas zdradzili bo ważniejsza była polityka. Mam nadzieję że dzisiaj będziemy się nawzajem bardziej szanować ale do tego jest potrzebna prawda Historyczna.
Mam nadzieję że możemy się dogadać i wzajemnie szanować, jak masz pytania to chętnie odpowiem i wiem że nie mieliśmy wpływu na nasze losy w przeszłości👍👍
Yes, I’ve heard this perception from Poland about how Britain abandoned Poland, stole their best pilots for operations that didn’t liberate Poland, didn’t enter the war early enough to prevent Nazi Germany from rising and after the war how they abandoned Poland to Russian rule, same as after World War I, it saddens me to see this in history 😕
@@britinpoland2392 Dziękuję i mam nadzieję na zrozumienie, bo na zachodzie Europy niestety wiedza o tym jest zbyt mała. Życzę dobrych wzajemnych kontaktów i wzajemnego zrozumienia z szacunkiem wzajemnym dla obu narodów👍👍
WE HAVE GOOD BREAD.
A polska kiełbasa "palce lizać"! 😅
Hello:) All of reasons to LOVE my sweet Poland are the same as Yours Dear Mate :))) Have a lot of smiling days here. Let Poland to be Your second Homeland:) Kisses from Szczecin :))
Thank you! Loving my time here, every year is a new adventure full of wonderful sights and experiences ❤️
I have been to Szczecin several times. I stayed with someone in a flat in Swinoujscie, not so very far away from Szczecin and there was a free ferry across the water. Szwinoujscie was a strange place as it was part of Poland but joined geographically to the then G.D.R. I remember the nice beaches at Miedzydroje and the countryside around Wolin. Talking about the free ferry service, I remember the amusing time I was first in the queue to go on board and there was a second row of cars that built up to my left. The man in charge of loading the ferry looked at my car and ignored me and let the other group of cars on first even though I had been first on arrival. Of course, as it transpired, the man looked at the driving seat of my car and decided that the driver was not there, of course, he was not used to a right hand English registered motor car! I imagine that the place has changed somewhat from when I was there as it was shortly after visas and currency exchange vouchers had been scrapped. I still remember seeing a two-door two-stocked engine Syrenka motor car parked outside the block of flats, a shame that I did not buy it was it would be a museum piece today.
What’s About Bigos NumberOne TraditionalFood In Poland (!)❤️🇵🇱
Bigos is cool, I’d have to make a whole video about Polish dishes to give justice to everything worth trying in Poland, my favourite is still Kotlet Schabowy 😛
What do you personally do for work in Poland?
@@JamesThistle-p1u I work as a project manager in IT and I help to run an expat community group in Warsaw
Have you been to Radom and/or Slomka Poland?
@@birbtunes not yet, many people have advised against Radom (consequence of living in Warsaw) but I intend to check it out one day
@@britinpoland2392 Interesting.I wonder why, and I never hear of anyone visiting there. Perhaps not so pretty? I wonder now about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, if it is safe there in Radom since they have an ammunition factory, I've heard. I worry for Poland too.
@ Poland is completely safe unless Russia crosses the line and starts world war 3, we are a member of NATO and the army is growing every year, plans are in motion to further secure our land borders with Belarus and Russia, so you don’t need to worry about that at all…the day Poland is not safe then none of us are safe…
As for Radom…well people in Warsaw have a very low opinion of this city, they say there is nothing there and can be a little condescending about the people, it’s a bit of a joke is what I get from the context and maybe next year I’ll finally check it out for myself 😊
@@britinpoland2392 I know my father came from a poor farming family. Perhaps nothing fancy there. I’m sure I have family somewhere in Poland and in Ukraine, I just don’t know of them.
@ Radom I believe is actually the second biggest city in this region, more a centre of industry now I think…but my knowledge is little, they had an airport built near that wasn’t used…I think there were plans for this city that never quite materialised maybe, don’t worry, I’ll tell its story one day 😊
Safety #1 Priority in Poland. ❤ Food is terrific and yet we welcome other cultural influences and adopt if we see fit..however we will never allow our culture to be diluted or erased by other cultures ergo; No Muslims !!
Preserving one’s culture is very important, a lesson the U.K. lost to long ago, we don’t even celebrate St George’s day 😕
One thing I respect about Poland is it honours and preserves its traditions, also gives us the bonus of extra holidays 😉
the worst thinie are bugs or flying insects "blood suckers" at summer time, sorry im allergic to spit of black fly and this lovely creature is active then + horse flies. Expect that 100% you're wright
@@a_j130 totally agree, the river is the worst area for sure with those things! Certainly been bitten a few times this year 😅
Where do people live, do they live in flats/apartments, do they have housing estates like in England uk. ?
Mostly flats/apartments in the centre of the city, houses on the outskirts (unless you’re pretty wealthy), not so much housing estates but large apartment blocks for sure
I live in Poland. There is 1 reason why i love living in Poland -- it is European. There is 1 reason why i hate living in West Europe -- it is not European.
you fkin right.. sweden is also full of monkeys
Is the food clean/natural in Poland?
@@PotatoCannon-fy2sm very much so, there isn’t all this stuff pumped with artificial preservatives like in the U.K., generally you are better off if you can cook here as ready meals aren’t so much of a thing
Restaurants are very high quality no matter the cuisine in my experience also
Regarding restaurant service in Britain . 14 years on cruise ships including QUEEN ELISABETH 2 and SILVERSEA , British restaurant service is awefull
I find it mixed, but generally not great 😅 never had the pleasure of the QE2, though my mum got to travel on it once when I was much younger 😁
The polish people I talk to who are living in England, question why I went to some places in Poland, a bit dismissive, but at the same time very chuffed that I went. Probably not dissimilar to British people outside London and major cities view
For sure there are places in Poland commonly disliked by Polish people, though I’ve been to some and they are actually very nice.
Poland has changed a lot in the last 20 years and a lot of views on cities are out of date, every place I’ve been to so far has had some merit 🙂
Haha try polish fasolka po bretońsku ;D enjoy 😎🇵🇱
Ha ha, poza bezsensownie ustaloną nazwą ta potrawa NIE MA NIC WSPÓLNEGO Z BRETANIĄ! Podobnie jest z kawą "po turecku" czy też nazwą "szwedzki stół" - znajomi Szwedzi nie mogli się nadziwić temu określeniu.
I think I had this in one bar…mixture of beans with Kielbasa? 🤔
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May I ask please what is your job? Do you enjoy work?
I’m a project manager…work is okay, but I’d rather be doing something like this as well as the event coordinating I do in my spare time 😛
Pessimist : It can't be worse
Optimist (and Polish); Yes It can , it can ...
Very true sentiment! Poland has seen some of the darkest moments of history!
Though like the Phoenix the people are reborn and they are stronger!
Najlepsze co polska ma do zaoferowania to !!!??? Ze nie ma Islamu👌👌👌 Wszyscy ludzie z zachodu o tym mysla ale nie powiedza❤❤❤
Skończ z polityką i ideologiami. Polska ma o wiele więcej do zaoferowania niż twój wyimaginowany "brak islamu". Polscy Tatarzy, którzy walczyli o nasz kraj oddając życie to wg Ciebi kto jeśli nie muzułmanie?
@@VoidCosmonaut Przyjedz na zachód albo przeczytaj Koran!
@@VoidCosmonautto akurat ludzie o wysokiej kulturze i jako ludzie i jako ludzie wyznający islam…którzy agresywnie nie przedstawiają swoich racji ….po pierwsze są Polakami pochodzenia Tatarskiego …warto zapoznać się z historią nikt siłą ich nie zmuszał do obywatelstwa …👍
I’m not going to get involved with politics, there is some Islam here, the issue in the U.K. is it’s slowly taking over the country, without the mass migration Poland remains a great country, if it ever opens the doors like Germany or Sweden…then there can be problems
@@britinpoland2392 Thank you for your answer👌I don't like politics either! My compatriots who comment on your beautiful trip around Poland have no idea what it means to go to the Christmas market in a barricaded concrete building👍👍👍👍🤕🤕🤕
Hey Brother. Would you mind explaining something to me? I am just a dumb Polack living in an english speaking country and i am refered to by the locals as an emigrant. How do i become an expat? Do i need to be a native english speaker and white living abroad. Is that how it works?
It’s best to find better people, I use the term expat for anyone who chooses to live in another country than the one of their birth.
Here in Warsaw for example, the main Facebook groups are called Warsaw Expats and they relate to people from all over the world. Anyone who claims the term expat is only related to Brits I would say is out of touch, it should relate to anyone!
@@britinpoland2392 I always got the feeling that the word 'expat' was used in the sense of an 'expat community.' So, as an Englishman, if you go to a bar , restaurant or club in Warsaw where lots of other British people tend to hang out together, then you are part of an 'expat community.' On your own, you are seen more as a 'new arrival' or 'immigrant.' Maybe I am wrong but that is the way I see it. If he is a Pole living in England (in fact, he does nor disclose where he is in fact living) he is an immigrant. He can hardly be a Polish immigrant to the U.K. and call himself an expat'-that simply does not make sense.
@@michaelmckelvey5122 I actually did a video where I debated this viewpoint 😅
Maybe I’m just trying to be a wave of change to get this term modernised to reflect the changing state of the world 😅
If people call me expat or immigrant I don’t see the two differently, though the term expat feels more natural for me, I think because of all the negative media stigma for the term immigrant in the U.K.
@@britinpoland2392 Like I say, if I fly to Krakow on holiday, I am a tourist, if I fly to Krakow and rent a flat in order to live and work, then I am an immigrant. If I am living in Warsaw and meet you and with other British people we go to our 'local' for a couple of good English ales and eat fish and chips and play bingo and then shout at the television whilst the Liverpool Arsenal game is on, then I would call that part of being an expat community. Whilst on holiday on my own walking the streets of Krakow, would you refer to me as an expat?
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Beksinski & Behemoth !!!
Please tell me about Behemoth!
Most of the Poles who undersell this country, are the people who have never been anywhere for longer than all-inclusive Egypt or Turkey holiday.
Definitely you get a much better perspective of Poland and how good it is here when you’ve been around more of Europe for a fair comparison 👍
Dziki wprowadziły się do miast.
Wciąż czekam, żeby je zobaczyć poza zoo 😅
@@britinpoland2392Gdynia,Szczecin on 100% in Świnoujście 👍🐗🐗🐗 in city street
Krynica Morska Also.
I am Polish and I love Poland. I'm not waiting for better ("better" is now), I have no complexes towards the West.
But I am not a voter of the PO party or other left ******, I saw different continents and countries.
Poland is fantastic place to live in!
Agreed, this is a golden age to be in Poland, the country is growing and thriving, everywhere you go there is construction and redevelopment (even though sometimes this takes way to long to implement…hmm hmm Poznan hmm hmm 😂)
Though apart from development it’s just honestly a pleasure to live here and to know it’s people 😊
@@britinpoland2392 ❤️
@@britinpoland2392 It all depends on what you are looking for. I always think the 'golden age' was around 1990 when Communism came to an end and freedoms began. We could finally travel to Poland without a visa and official currency exchange vouchers. The English language was in huge demand so easy for a Brit to find work and property prices were very cheap indeed. For thirty thousand pounds you could buy a four bedroomed house with half an acre of land but you needed Polish nationality then to buy in your own name. I think every aging person such as myself looks back with nostalgia. In many ways things are easier now as Krakow, for one example, now has a new airport with quick links into the city centre but the centre now is just full of tourists and is so tacky, you walk around the main square and you are approached by offers to go to see a striptease show or are asked for money to support Ukraine or one of a multitude of other things. There is never a right or wrong time-each generation experiences something different from the generation before. I for one, remember the good Polish bands such as Lady Punk, Maanam, Lombard, Baam, Perfect and Budka Suflera. I remember the Syrenka, a funny two door two-stroke engine motorcar built like a Russian tank as well as the Pewex shops where you could only use foreign currency to make purchases. Like I say, there are good and bad things about everywhere and in each and every time frame. You also write that it is nice know it's people but that is now easier to do in England than Poland as so many have fled the country! Are you aware that there are more Polish people living outside of it's borders than within Poland proper? it doesn't say much for the country if everybody just wants to leave!
Why are Poles leaving/left, Poland.?
Primarily to earn more money working abroad, salaries in Poland don’t really compare to say Germany or the U.K.
However a lot left because they didn’t like the previous government or were not a fan of the country, some just love the adventure of living elsewhere!
Can i ask what is yr ethnicity..
I would have thought the name of the channel may give it away 😅
I’m British/English