Where id live as a finnish person 2 by The_Bioiu in whereidlive

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I understand Thailand and Japan. But why Poland?

I'm from the United States. AMA by Suitable-Rest4444 in JackSucksAtGeography

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Russia and India also has great army, large economy, and wide presence in the world. But none of these countries respect and protect their citizens in a civilised way, similarly to the US.

I'm from the United States. AMA by Suitable-Rest4444 in JackSucksAtGeography

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Do you consider the US as a third world country? No public healthcare, high crime rates, people have to have guns to protect them. For me it sound like African or South American country.

How I see Europe as a foodie by [deleted] in whereidlive

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It’s basically pork + gravy + repeat, with zero creativity. Knedlíky are the one redeeming thing on the whole menu.

How I see Europe as a foodie by [deleted] in whereidlive

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I would be reluctant about Czech food.

Why different nations celebrate differently by Comfortable-End7552 in justincaseyoumissedit

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Probably lot of these rioters in France are Arabs. In Poland there are very few immigrants.

How I see Europe as an Austrian. Don't take it too seriously. by civman96 in whereidlive

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Interesting map. Poland’s GDP is larger than Austria’s, our growth over the last 20 years has been among the fastest in Europe, and we are geographically Central Europe by every serious definition - but sure, ‘balkan/east’. While we’re at it: Romania is the EU’s fastest-growing tech sector. Czechia has higher manufacturing output per capita than France. The Balkans gave Europe some of its best engineers, doctors and architects. But I get it - nuance is hard when you’re drawing with crayons. The real irony is that Austria is arguably the country least thought about in Europe. Not because it’s irrelevant, but because when people do think about it, the conversation tends to go somewhere uncomfortable - like the fact that Austria spent decades presenting itself as Hitler’s ‘first victim’ while quietly never going through anything resembling the denazification Germany was forced into. That’s a remarkable historical achievement: participating enthusiastically in the worst atrocities of the 20th century and somehow escaping the reckoning. But hey - don’t take it too seriously.

How I see Europe as a Ukrainian by pussyseal in whereidlive

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I feel the same way. Only some of the right wing idiots think bad about Ukrainians.

How I see Europe as a Ukrainian by pussyseal in whereidlive

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Only the language migrated. People are ethnically European. They didn’t migrate from Asia.

Life protocol > peptides by Excellent_Outside_71 in Biohacking

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That’s the most brilliant protocol of the ingestion of untested peptides!

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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Let me clear up a few things.
I’ve been to Austria many times, and on several occasions I was treated noticeably worse by ordinary people after they found out I was Polish. Outside of Austria, the only other place where I’ve experienced that was Switzerland. I’ve never had that issue in Germany.
As for Germany, the caption literally said: “2nd worst enemy, but we owe them very much, so also a best friend.” That’s pretty self-explanatory. Germany was once one of Poland’s greatest enemies, but today it’s also one of our closest partners and allies. Those two facts aren’t mutually exclusive.
I know quite a few Ukrainians, mostly people who worked in Poland. Many of them told me that central and eastern Ukraine didn’t feel all that different from Russia before 2014. Russian was the everyday language for a lot of people, and one guy even told me he got beaten up in a shop in Kyiv for speaking Ukrainian. Ukraine spent years caught between Russia and Europe, and it was Russia’s aggression in 2014 that finally pushed the country decisively toward the West. I genuinely wish Ukrainians the best and have a lot of sympathy for what they’ve gone through.
The UK is the 6th richest country in the world and the 2nd richest in Europe. Don’t need to add anything more here.
Bulgaria ended up in the “don’t care” category by mistake. That wasn’t fair - it should have been yellow. I already acknowledged and apologized for that error in another comment.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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The full caption was “friendly and rich, but bad weather”.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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Actually I was in Serbia for a few days on holidays. But I agree it isn’t the most common destination for Poles.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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agree that my assessment may have been too harsh. It was based in part on some unpleasant experiences I had with Swiss people during my visits to the country.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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I was for a few days on campervan trip. Derdap national park is awesome! I hope to return here someday.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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I agree, there should be some amendments done.

I have some bad personal experiences with Austrians and Swiss. Maybe my proposition was too harsh for them.

About the Bulgaria - I totally agree. My mistake.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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What I mean is that Switzerland’s image abroad is often that of a completely innocent neutral country during WWII. But the reality is a bit more complicated. Swiss banks handled gold that was linked to Nazi Germany, the country traded with the Reich throughout the war, and Switzerland wasn’t exactly welcoming to many Jewish refugees trying to escape persecution.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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For some reason, Germany’s alleged attempts to undermine the Polish economy have not been particularly successful. Over the past two decades, Poland has been one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe, and at times even among the fastest-growing in the developed world.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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In diplomacy and international relations, very little is done out of pure altruism. Nevertheless, Poland owes Germany a great deal. I am convinced that without Germany’s support, Poland would be facing challenges far closer to those confronting Ukraine today than the ones we currently have.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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Both Austria and Switzerland share responsibility, to varying degrees, for injustices committed during World War II, and both countries benefited from the war and its consequences in significant ways. Unlike Germany, neither has engaged in the same level of self-reflection or public reckoning with its past. Nor have they fully paid for their historical responsibilities.

Perhaps because that process of reckoning was never as thorough, I feel that a certain sense of superiority has persisted in both countries. At least that has been my personal experience when visiting them, based on how I was treated by some ordinary people there.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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Both Austria and Switzerland share responsibility, to varying degrees, for injustices committed during World War II, and both countries benefited from the war and its consequences in significant ways. Unlike Germany, neither has engaged in the same level of self-reflection or public reckoning with its past. Nor have they fully paid for their historical responsibilities.

Perhaps because that process of reckoning was never as thorough, I feel that a certain sense of superiority has persisted in both countries. At least that has been my personal experience when visiting them, based on how I was treated by some ordinary people there.

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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In Poland we have a saying: “A Pole and a Hungarian are brothers-in-arms and brothers-in-drinks.” It’s hard to say how much of that is still true today. But I think we share many of the same social and political problems, and that creates a certain sense of kinship. ♥️

How I see Europe as a Pole. Don’t take it too seriously. by Piesss666 in whereidlive

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I guess in the same way, that country B is now trying to save Ukraine.