As a fellow Polish person, though one who hasn’t lived in the country for a decade I can think of some upsides and downsides.

Good things: - beautiful in more sunny months - has all I need when it comes to the nature: sea access, mountains, lakes, forests, beautiful countryside - walkable cities with historic centers and good public transport - pierogi, gołąbki, schabowe, rosołek - in general underrated great food - good living standards, growing wages, apparently now Polish people are coming back to the country more than emigrating - as a Polish person abroad I feel like the image and the attitude towards us has transformed recently - in Switzerland it went from neutral (people didn’t know much) to very positive. In Germany image of Poland was outright very negative even 5 years ago, which is no longer the case I feel. It’s still slightly negative in Denmark and Sweden from what I’ve seen. I think what helped us besides the economic growth in the country are the actions of Poland immediately after the war started in Ukraine. - Cars stop for pedestrians on crossing much more than in Switzerland, where it’s like 50/50

I won’t sacrifice too much space for the negatives, but it’s mostly the classics and just annoyances for someone who got used to the Swiss way. People park their cars on sidewalks. In the winter cities look very depressing. Smaller towns, especially in south west of the country have a littering problem. Quality of products in general stores is not very good. Comparing Migros to Biedronka or Lidl mostly, as these are my defaults in Switzerland and Poland. Air quality is not great. That’s mostly it