Why You'll HATE Living In Poland 🇵🇱

After living in Poland for 4 months I have really enjoyed my time in this country. Not everything is perfect though. Today I discuss the main reasons why I don't like living in Poland. The cons of living in poland. Negatives about living in Poland.
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[@moonanoke9872]

As a Polish person, I'm so happy I don't have to practice small talk with people I don't know! I hate it

[@WheresWes]

I can understand that

[@MoAdan28]

I can understand your opinion on small talk. For me I like small talk as long as it’s respectful and technically I’m extroverted so it works in a favour for me. Polish culture is always like a London culture but different and differ from people where small talk is non existent.

[@LMB222]

Jak leci?

[@fif5659]

people are a little cold but at least not fake

[@WheresWes]

Agreed 💯

[@ricos_road6328]

I always thought the English were the worst at holding their alcohol on my travels through Europe

[@MoAdan28]

Oh yh literally they couldn’t even handle it and then they quit alcohol which then they realised that they went into teetotal. I’m from England and it’s accurate that it is I’ve seen first hand what they capable with and they aren’t capable with anything at all.

[@MoAdan28]

Don’t agree with alcohol in Poland. Like in UK Yh people would vomit a lot when I was at uni and they can’t handle alcohol some of them but the way it’s going on it’s really bad in Uk alcohol, but I’m pretty sure it’s the same in some European countries.

[@Yunit87]

All western countries have lost happiness and peace in their hearts. Me, me, me, me.

[@BeYourselfMan]

Latin southern countries are the friendliest. Always will be.

[@03817]

No one is required to speak English, go to France and try to talk to people in English. Try to learn a local language, it shows respect to the people and the country you're visiting. People don't really smile in Poland. Even when tried they look at me as if I were crazy. Speaking about slavic countries' weather is ridiculous. If 15-22°C is a cold temperature to you, most of the Europe apart from the south, isn't for you - from west to east.

[@xWEPx]

the best explanation i heard for why polish people seem rude to foreigners is the fact we consider it rude to be aproached/interrupted by a stranger without a valid pretext.

[@slaviapolandia7541]

When a Pole asks you "How are you?" it's because we actually care and expect a truthful answer. Poles won't fake smile or small talk unless we have a reason. Poles might be "rude" but we are genuine and authentic. But try visiting a polish house and you will learn what polish hospitality is "Gość w dom, Bóg w dom" meaning...we treat our guests as if God entered our home. Polish people will go into debt to host their guests with abundance and respect.

[@arturoveloz7875]

Very true, as a husband of a polish woman and have few polish friends, whenever i entered the house of the in laws or a friends house i was treated like a king

[@icequeen.]

From my own expirience and from what I saw around me if you ask us about directions or overall help - we will help you as best as we can. Maybe not with a smile, but still - you will get the help you needed. I, personaly, don't smile to strangers, don't see a reason to smile to them, don't like when strangers bug me on the streets, trying to small talk with me etc. A lot of times I'm busy and have headphones or I'm talking on the phone and foreigners bug me not for help, but to just flirt or small talk. If we didn't give you any signs of interest - it's ok to ask for help, but don't bug people for anything else. We like to know a person a little more and a little better before we call you a friend. And we just like to be honest, so if we don't like something, don't have a time etc - we will tell you right away, which sometimes people take as being rude. We just more open and friendly for the people we know, strangers can always get help, but that's it. No one will be acting like you're their friend on first meeting ;).

[@duncanmac2195]

In my travels it's 6 of one and half dozen of another. 6 things you like 6 things that drive you nuts. I crave good weather and cheap but even in Canada you can live somewhere for 2 years and only make a couple of so so friends.

[@bezimienny5149]

I agree with everything except drinking (I don't see something what was described in the video usually) and second thing that "people in Ukraine are more friendly". They are basically very similar in that matter, in your case they are just happy to see that some foreigner came to their country, in Poland we don't care (anymore) about that because it's something common for us for years. I am sorry there are some things you didn't like here.

[@travelstourswork1437]

Hello dear, I have a question, what is the reason for the visa rejection of Bangladeshi passport holders? And when will the ratio of Poland visa be good, thank you. 🙏🙏🇧🇩

[@BeeboiZam]

Good video. Keep up the good work Wes!

[@mastercalabaster9824]

Our culture is overall very introverted. People are supposed to keep to themsleves in public, unless you know someone already, e. g. walking around with a friend - of course you're going to talk and laugh. But when you're walking alone you are supposed to just go about your day and be quiet. Do not smile to strangers!!! Very important. While in the anglo-world and southern Europe smiling is seen as a sign of friendliness, in Central and Centre-Eastern Europe, smiling is a sign of "laughing/having fun".... So smiling at somebody is essentially laughing at them. People will think you are rude if you smile at them with your teeth sticking out. Learn how to do a Polish smile, and if you want to be nice just do that to people, they should respond in kind. If you're asking for directions, just ask for directions and fuck off, don't do small talk, most Poles will get nervous because we do not practice that. We don't even have a word for small talk. The culture changes once you're drinking. It's a 180 degrees shift, people will become loud and extremely open.

[@evanmcclure67]

I think the polish are nice. It's just not as surface level as in lets say the west. Just understand that you're a stranger especially when you first meet someone. In Europe in general for the most part, they tend to be rather cold when first meeting, but that doesn't mean they hate you. It's just that they don't know you and especially if you wanna form a friendship or relationship it'll take time for them to see your true colors. I have a polish friend...well two actually. But I met them in a hostel and they're very well travelled however.

[@WheresWes]

They are kind people but definitely not the most friendly. Being kind and nice and two different things, people are conflating the two

[@MoAdan28]

@@WheresWeswell not your stereotypical American friendly but friendly enough to actually ask for directions and then after that nothing happens so really depends I guess. Polish people can be cold but when you get to know them they can be nice and friendly to you. It just they take longer to warm up and sometimes they don’t either so I wouldn’t really take personally and at least they straight up honest and polite not the fake politeness you get in Uk but you get what I mean.

[@LMB222]

November is horrible. So is mid March to mid April. Summers are pretty cool because the place is dry, so it's sunny all the time.

[@gsanand86]

Title of Wes's next video: Why I am returning to Colombia again!

[@abrahamissac5938]

Sounds like a Country I could live in. I hate it when I’m shopping Workers are force to talk to you so I can tell that enforcement of fake kindness is a irate feeling. I’m am Introvert in heart so people who mind their own business & not mine is peaceful.

[@albertkowalski5629]

Krakow is famous for the fact that people from all over Europe come on weekends to party and drink alcohol. I'm not saying that Poles don't drink alcohol, because they do, but there are a lot of weekend tourists from all over Europe in Krakow. Krakow and Poland are still very cheap for tourists, alcohol is much cheaper here than in Germany or the UK. By the way, I agree that weather is not nice especially during winter. Sadly we do not have snow anymore, winter with snow is way better.

[@tombernard4612]

If you want the European vibe and cheap cost of living you should really check out Albania and they also have awesome weather even in the winter compared to Poland ;)) ps.. I'm sure you already know but since you mentioned bureaucracy , Spain and Italy are the worst for delays in government paperwork visas etc...

[@rwtindall]

Wes, you should visit Paris. I think you’ll love it. It’s off the charts incredible.

[@WheresWes]

was not impressed by Paris at all. Dirty, expensive, and super overrated.

[@jmedz893]

Wes - I guarantee that if, like me, you work in some of the warehousing or service industry jobs here in the UK, you will definitely see what its really like working with Eastern Europeans in general .. A lot of them really don't have any cultural awareness or manners when it comes to everyday communication. Even just smiling or acknowledging one another in a friendly manner seems to be something alien to them, & they are quite cliquey as well. Of course, not all of them are like this - but the majority of them are. Also, if you wear glasses like I do & are seen as a "lesser" minority e.g. East Asian - you will be underestimated & seen as a pushover if you don't raise your voice or stand up for yourself. This is something I had to learn, & it definitely rubbed some of my EE co-workers the wrong way (most specifically, Poles & Romanians). I've not really had this problem with fellow Brits or other minority groups.

[@jumpinjehoshaphat1951]

Can't speak for Poland, but some slavic countries are very friendly.

[@WheresWes]

They are all different. Ukraine, for example, was extremely friendly

[@knightshroom2393]

@@WheresWes they just wanna rob you, fake smiles, oh look up there, and your wallet is gone! ;)

[@TheHouseAlwaysWins-xs8zd]

The Poles have a history of being invaded and conquered so I think culturally it will take some time to be positive about things as a whole. One thing I do like about the Poles is how united they are in their fighting spirit as is evidenced by the country's military modernization goals and warrior culture. I'm glad that they're not taking their eye off the ball with regards to the threat in the East i.e. Russia.

[@BeYourselfMan]

Aren't they called the Punching bag of Europe?

[@Konrad9119]

@@BeYourselfManPoland, the Christ of Nations.

[@chrisnguyen8788]

Can attest with Wes on the grumpiness aspect of Poles. I think they are good people for sure but they are not very friendly, just facts. I even tried speaking broken Polish to them. They’re not even that welcoming. For example, Thais are very warm. They would still be cool and smile even if you speak broken Thai. Just saying facts. This is not bad mouthing Poles.

[@chrisnguyen8788]

Been taking dance classes here. Most of the people who talked to me are non Poles. Ukrainians, Belarusians. Poles seem to not very interested in other people but their own. Just my observation

[@jmedz893]

@@chrisnguyen8788 Nah your right dude I understand, same experience here as a British-Filipino growing up in London. Most EEs are generally fine, but a lot of them are just plain grumpy & on "work-mode" 24/7. As a Brit, its not the sort of working environment you wanna be in long-term.

[@Rene_Moor3095]

@@chrisnguyen8788 And it didn't occur to you that those Poles didn't know English or were afraid to speak English to you because they don't speak it well (that's how Poles have it due to the fact that the English language was shittily taught from the grammar side, not speaking, and a lot of Poles have a barrier in speaking English at the beginning? Maybe instead of complaining and criticizing you should also learn about Polish history and wonder why Polish people keep their distance in the beginning? Terrible are people like you who know nothing, but criticize and generalize.

[@LMB222]

As I wrote ounder your another video: leave Kraków. It's an areogant and touristy place.

[@rrrado1]

British can handle alcohol better? It's very opposite.

[@WheresWes]

Not what I said

[@gambler3-236]

I like the love/hate videos. Because some travelers make the USA seem like hell and all other countries like heaven with angels living in them

[@serkanyavuz4809]

I live in Germany its that same complete opposite from turkey.

[@RustyCohle]

Keep keeping it real my man! There are way too many vloggers that lie and claim everywhere is awesome, wonderful etc.

[@Robert12770]

I don't understand what your problem is

[@StevenDavisPhoto]

Eastern Europe is just like that. They're not overly friendly. Many are very recently communist. I experienced the rudest people in Prague. As an American, it's very off-putting for me.

[@jmedz893]

This is true, & I'm sorry you had to experience that. As much as people (ourselves included) love to sh*t on the US & UK - at least our countries are diverse & idealistic, no matter how bad or corny or "progressive" things seem. Unlike in these post-communist countries where the mentality is just different & these people don't really "get" us. Think Apollo Creed vs Ivan Drago in Rocky 3, it really be that way sometimes.

[@user-sd8qh4fg1m]

Poland is Central European. Go to Germany, people will act the same.

[@AlexTiger19]

Why did you choose Poland for long-term living over Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, or Romania...

[@WheresWes]

Mainly cause of the visa situation

[@ataksnajpera]

@@WheresWes Due to visa scandal in Poland you may forget about that in future. Everything is much more strict now.

[@moonanoke9872]

Better quality of life

[@KoRbA2310]

03:14 Dude didn't visit Ireland yet if he thinks UK is bad with alcohol LOL

[@WheresWes]

I've been. Guiness from Ireland is undefeated

[@AKRLUC2012]

I hope you already left Poland. Everyone is different in every country. The difference between Polish people versus certain other countries, Islands, is: We dont commit Robberies, Put a gun to your head, a knife, or other unspeakable things. Once you get to know the culture, you will understand their people. Did you get the pleasure of going to Middle Eastern countries, Sudan, Africa, Jamaica, Venzuala, Yemen, Argentina, Aruba, Gaza would be a fantastic place to go, wonderful people. Wish you the best.

[@WheresWes]

still here, i'm quite happy in Poland

[@vodkila194]

clichés, et faux commentaires

[@marvincolon]

Yet they will kick the ass of those neighborhoods on their east

[@BeYourselfMan]

Hiding behind and American base while Ukraine fights to protect you. Yeah... some real "ass kicking"..

[@zdravo2247]

I just want a place where I will can find a 18 yo Beautiful girl enven if I'm bald

[@mastercalabaster9824]

bro wtf

[@CD-pm9kc]

Mainly because we are deeply aware of how multiculturalism has effected Western countries.

[@BeYourselfMan]

More like you are just racists.

[@teddydavis2339]

I believe they were nice when the country was poor. Polish people used to have a reputation of being nice. I don't know what happened.

[@kurczeblade140]

He's talking nonsense, probably going only to bars and gyms. It depends on who makes the impression what communication skills he has and what environment he lives in . You have to earn the trust of Poles

[@kurczeblade140]

Individual regions in Poland also differ slightly from each other

[@kurczeblade140]

It's idiotic to generalize because you can meet different people everywhere . Many Poles, if they started writing about the negatives in other countries, would provide much more brutal examples of negative behavior of residents of other countries. People usually live in their own bubble and often describe their own subjective experiences.

[@kurczeblade140]

If someone doesn't know Polish slides on the surface

[@WheresWes]

I have many polish friends from all over the country and they will all say the same things I'm saying.

[@miaemilia6462]

Anything good in Poland or you just here to crap all over polish image? 🧐

[@WheresWes]

I talk about the good and bad, like I always do

[@yendaaaa]

If you’ve ever watched his other videos and had no problem with him talking about his experience in other countries, then this should be no different lol grow up. The man is literally complimenting Poland like all the time in his other videos, I don’t understand…

[@tomaszhoff8933]

GO HOME !

[@BeYourselfMan]

My reasons: 1 Poor minimum wage of under 760 euros a month ( why half the population lives outside of Poland 2 They drain the most EU funds out of any country in Europe 3 Miserable people unless you're a tourist 4 Pretty racist.

[@walterjurewicz1567]

So let me get this straight you don't want to learn Polish but in one of your subtitles you stated you may want to learn Russian. A country that invade d Ukraine and made threats against Poland and you want to learn Russian. Russia will be another North Korea for the next 100 years. That's like saying I want to learn German in 1939 as the Nazis were invading. Let's make one thing clear you living in Poland is a privilege to you not the other way around. Poland is booming it has past Greece and Portugal in salary and will surpass the rest of southern Europe by 2030. You need to think about what you say.

[@WheresWes]

I wanna learn Russian because it's infinitely more useful than Polish. Much of Eastern Europe and almost all of Central Asia speaks Russian. Not everything is about politics, chill

[@walterjurewicz1567]

@WheresWes you should chill you made a stupid statement. No one uses Russian unless your from a sh*thole central Asian Republic. If you like Russia so much move there and let's see how much they like Asian Americans.

[@ThinLineMedia]

You sound like a Nazi bro ! Russian is in the top 10 languages of the world spoken by around 500 million people worldwide. In every country in the world there are people who understand or speak Russian.

[@aniwee17]

This KZbinr is into dating; he is not thinking about politics and history. This is a dating channel. Both Russia and Poland produce smart and beautiful women who also like to move to a western countriy like the USA to live. A perfect match!

[@WheresWes]

It's a channel about travel and my life, which sometimes includes dating. Don't wanna move back to the US, don't know where you got that idea.​@@aniwee17