Reaction To Why I Left America For Poland 

Im from Poland, Warsaw and I traveled most of Europe and a lot of Asia, and I can confirm, Poland is one of the safest, cleanest and most friendly places you can visit. I agree with everything this guy said. Also I think Scots and Poles are pretty compatible socially.

We in Poland tend to complain about everything, but after watching this I am proud to be Polish.

I've also moved to Poland 1 month before covid shut down transportation. I'm a programmer with ~5 years experience. Regarding the engineers I've worked with, yes they are impressive. I've always had very pleasant co-workers or at the very least it felt professional; this was a stark contrast to the types of people I worked with in the USA in Illinois. In the USA it was sufficient for something to appear to work, or seem good, artificially pumping up work statistics took place at every level of management. Fake smiles, fake people. In Poland mostly everything is as it seems; if it's run down, it's run down. If it's beautiful, it is beautiful. The gaslighting in the news is less advanced than American gaslighting and the bullshit is easier to distinguish; stepping out of American propaganda and into Polish propaganda is like Goku stepping out of the gravity pod. I am grateful that the television programs are unwatchably bad so I only use my tv as a second monitor for my computer. That being said, I think the tv programs that are targetted at a younger audience do a great job of instilling fear of teen pregnancy and promiscuity and real life drama... so bravo in that respect. I earn 1/4 of what everyone else in the EU earns but I'm for the first time in a long time HAPPY. I have great neighbors, no crime, women are gorgeous; it's one of the few places left where being overweight is seen as unattractive. The process of getting setup as a citizen and resident is a little fucky-wucky; government websites are god awful but the service in city hall in my experience was actually fantastic but the wait list can be a month or two and you need to meet multiple times to get everything set up. Also, food food food food food. Delicious fresh normal food. Polish food has the capacity to rot a short time after buying it! That means bacteria can live off of it -> that means it's edible and not sprayed with who knows what the fuck. I bought a bag of white (i think) Canellini beans, they all sprouted 5 days after buying them. The food Americans buy is completely sterile. They do offer pre-packaged food with all kinds of preservatives and shit but it's the alternative, it's not the first thing people reach for. There is a dark but fantastic optimistic philosophy. "nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło". Which to me basically means you can always find the good in the bad. I think this belief runs deep in many Poles and explains how quickly Poland recovers from devastation. Polish people (that don't work abroad) are financially poor but rich in almost every way that matters.

I have polish roots, but was born outside of Poland, never lived there before. Finally after turning 30 I decided to move to Warsaw. Best choice in my life! Been here 3y+ and not looking to move anywhere else!

I moved from Toronto to Warsaw 2 years ago. Never going back 😊 I work in IT, super easy to get a job in Warsaw vs Toronto, I have the same salary, yet the cost of living is about 30 percent lower. Great food and I can travel anywhere within Europe with ease. Great public transportation, always something happening in Warsaw. Love it❤️

Anyone who respect our Polish history and us as a people is welcome here :)

I am here now, I came here for work and I love the country, people are warm, and I am black, my experience has been great, can't complain.

Dziekuje za mile slowa o naszym Kraju. :) My best regards

I am from Poland and my husband is from the U.S. We lived together both in Poland and in America and we chose to raise our kids in Poland. It’s much safer here and there are a lot of opportunities. I can recommend not only Warsaw but Gdańsk and Wrocław. All these places are great to live and have a lot of foreigners living there. When it comes to the language it’s true that a lot of young people speak English. With older folks it’s kinda hit or miss. So if you’re looking for directions ask a young person. 😉

You are more then welcome! I was born in Warsaw. Lived for 15 years in Dublin. Now, I'm back enjoing Poland: opportunities, culture, safety, food... Don't think too long! I'm sure you you'll like Poland. Give it a try! And finally, you will get exciting job here with no doubt. All the best! See you soon!

I’m Polish myself. I’ve been leaving in London for the last 18 years and I absolutely love to see my country grow and change in such a positive way. Every time I find myself in Warsaw I can feel this energy, a vibe, an ambition to succeed. It’s very exciting. I will definitely move back sometime soon.

Kochana ojczyzna♥️ pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍

So it's time to move to Poland:)

You are very welcome in my country. I love Scottish people, my friend is Scottish and I get on well with her. She’s such an incredible warm and friendly person and I happened to meet more Scottish people’s they all so nice! Unlike some English 🫢

Mert-Pol, not only you could easily get a job in Poland, but you could probably become celebrity in PL, being invited to TV programmes etc, as you promote Poland in your videos - in interesting, friendly and honest manner. Best of luck!! (And we wish we could know your real name, btw) 😊

I think I just realized how fortunate we are living in Poland but we tend to forget this and complain about life here. Compared to how this country is seen by foreigners made my day :)

I fully agree with the video. I moved to Poland in 2000 to study here. Over these 23 years I can observe the huge progress Poland has made so far and there is still very big potential for further growth and development. I love the country and Polish history and I am proud to be a part of this success story😊

What explains much of the much higher status of life in so-called "old Europe" is the accumulated wealth passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately, multiple wars and annexations deprived us of this. The last such act was the times of the PRL (communism) where people were simply dispossessed of multi-generational property. Paradoxically, this phenomenon made us stronger. We don't expect an easy start in life, we don't expect to get an apartment while studying or to inherit a business from our father. Everyone works their way up from scratch.

As a Pole, I am pleased to hear so many positive opinions about Poland and Poles. We are not angels, but we are not completely crazy yet. Regards

Funnily enough I moved from Edinburgh where I lived and worked for nearly 7 years to Warsaw, Poland. One of the best moves ever. I truly enjoy the dynamics and contrasts of this city, with it's pockets of pristine beauty. Honestly, a great place to call home :) Oh, and I have never felt safer when doing my late evening solo workouts in Warsaw's amazing parks. Try that in LND or NY :P

Poland have most potential in the world, we just have to use it for our sake

I'm from the UK and came to Warsaw about 20 years ago. That was another world -- it has changed a lot. I easily got a job teaching English without any formal qualifications, and after time I gained a CELTA cert. Now it would be a bit harder to just come over and teach English without any qualifications, if at all possible. But I know you're in a different line of work. In your game, fintech, I would recommend securing a position first. Come over and do some reconnaissance for a short while. Although if you have a financial cushion so to speak you could move here and do the rounds face-to-face with employers. They will be interested in what you can provide for them, obviously. Just do the research first. Your amazing enthusiasm will be greatly appreciated, and I reckon you could make it here no probs. Good luck man.

Been in the uk for 18 years and now started planning my life back in Poland

I am Polish. I love this video. It is so true. I have been traveling around the world and I can confirm. Poland is one of the best place for living. Welcome! 🔥

I'm from Poland and I,m often guest in Warsaw. Its really nice what you and this guy are saying about are country. Thank You!

Feel invited with the whole family to Poland. Everyone who works honestly is welcome. Anyone coming on vacation, too.

There's obviously no such thing as a perfect place but the more I travel around Europe and the World, the more I appreciate my little hometown in the west of Poland. We tend to complain about our country all the time but some people have no idea how blessed they are to be born here. I also have my own, private theory about this - During the nineties and shortly after joining EU we had such a huge feeling of inferiority and we felt so bad about our reality compared to western countries that we tried to keep up with them at all cost and as soon as possible. We always thought that other countries are cleaner, safer, more modern with better infrastructure and public transport so we tried to be better and better and better and... at some point we created something really fantastic, maybe even something exceeding our original targets. Some of us just don't see it, don't travel enough to be able to learn it and they still keep complaining ;)

You are more then welcome ❤. It is awesome that you would like to learn polish while Bering here but I have to say my language is quite difficult for foreigners. As long as you will be able to say two, three sentences everyone will be extremely proud.

Pliiiiiiz., come to Poland,this is so pretty place and beautyful ladys all around

Well, I am trying to migrate from Russia to Poland. It is really a hard process. I m truly impressed by the Polish cultural heritage. I find this country safe, friendly and beautiful. By all means, I regret about the historical background between Russia and Poland. I hope that the history wont be repeated. Screw all politicians!!!

in Poland we have this proverb: "Everywhere is beautiful where we are not." Living in Poland also has many disadvantages, and there was real freedom 20 years ago. Since 9/11 until today, there has not been a single terrorist attack in Poland. But we have Russians as our neighbors.

Chcemy być najlepsi w europie. I będziemy ❤

Polish here. I find Your vids very encouraging and making me appreciate this place more and more. It's really a pleasure listening to what You say about us and would really love to greet You once You visit 😊

I'm Polish, lived in other countries...and can confirm that everything what this guy says, it is true. UK is not even close to Poland on work-life balance and life style. We welcome skilled workers 🎉 with opened hearts and arms❤

Hi! I'm from Warsaw, I appreciated very much this video. Actually I'm living in Italy (30 years!) and I'm considering the idea to move back to my hometown. This short film is just another little thing that make me feel like "I have to go now!" Thank you!

10:07 Poland is not a perfect country, because nothing in this world is perfect. But it's a country where, if one wants, one can live well as in the West and at the same time not experience the annoyances of the absurdities that have occurred in the West due to lax governments.

Greetings from Kraków :)

Yes, I would rather live in Poland than in the US, but I want to say that Poland is not a cheap country, prices are usually lower than in the west but people earn less money and in the end living is just as expensive. In big cities like Warsaw or Wrocław there is a housing crisis just like in western cities, but polish cities are often cleaner and more pleasant than, for example, Paris or even Berlin. But Poland is liveable, in the US there are more homeless people and more crime, I think that with new goverment there may also be more tolerance and quality of democracy. So in general Poland is a very nice place and I'm not suprised that people want to live here.

You're most welcome in Poland - just keep it in mind during the future decisions. ; ] According to Warsaw - well, lots of people love this city, but there are ofc some people who hates it. I, personally, was born, rised and living here and I love Warsaw! It's undoubtly the city of opportunities, still developing, being more and more multicultural and multilinguistic, as well as more and more beautiful. Public transportation is very well organized and the city is clean and safe. So again - feel welcome to Poland/Warsaw if you will ever decide to move to another country! P.S. If you'd like to know the other reasons why people from around the world chooses Poland as their new home i recommend you to check out the channel of one girl from the Netherlands, who decided to leave Holland and travel around the Europe and World, but while she landed in Poland, she immediately fell in love with this country and made Poland her new home. Her YT channel is called "The Writing Traveler".

it is like this - I've been SFBayArea - standard of living in Warsaw is way higher than you can imagine. It is not only about the food and sense of being in a safe place - it is also about work culture and how communicative here people are

My relatives are living in Poland. I am going to move to Poland.I live in Seattle. Seattle is Dying / Homelessness/Addiction, and Death in the Emerald City -NO SAFE !!!! Lovely POLSKA!!!!

Me (Polish) and my partner (British) have been considering moving to Warsaw or Poland in general in a couple or so years. I’ve lived the first half of my life in Poland and the other half in the UK. The economy here is so bad along with other things. My British partner genuinely hates UK at this point and is very adamant to learn Polish more so we can move. Thank you for this video :) Every year I get more and more home sick

Thanks for you😊

yes Poland has the highest education We are the champions . Every country know that Polish people are very high educated.

That's all nice to hear but you must stay realistic. The average salary is still much smaller than in those big western economies like germany, uk or france, which wasn't mention in the film.

Come and try! I lived 5y in London, and I decided to come back to my hometown Wrocław, and I am thankful every day for this decision. One of the things, that I disliked in the UK was, that it was so difficult to do activities with people, you need to "announce" your plans. C'mon! we love to be a bit spontaneous! PS. your accent is super cool :D

Poland is the best ❤️🙂

As a Pole, I can thank you for such films. It's good to hear about your country from the point of view of someone who comes to us. What he said and what arguments the guy from America gave also appeal to a native Pole who was somewhere abroad. I'm glad that this gentleman is proud to be part of this history that Poland is writing. Well, it's true, history is created by all of us who live here and work for our GDP. And we must never fall into workaholism.

Hi Mert. I am very happy with your films about Poland, my homeland. I would like to ask if you could recommend us some films about Scotland, history, culture. Greetings and welcome to Poland. 🙋

Jak kazdy kraj ma wady i zalety mysle ze najgorsza wada polski politycy wiecej psuja niż buduja

I never thought about living in Poland, Warsaw that way, but I live here since I was born, so for me it's a like normal thing. I lived in UK for a year, but I came back, because living away from loved ones is not for me. I've noticed development in Poland over the last few years of course, but it's always nice to hear these words about my country. Anyway, love your accent ;-) PEACE!

Well. True. And when it comes to the job, it's the job looking for you. There it's impossible to not get any job. Announcements on most of the shop vitrins.

Jeśli chcesz wybrać się do Polski, pomyśl o Wrocławiu. To bardzo niedocenione, ale warte odwiedzenia miasto. I koniecznie spotkanie z widzami! Dzięki za film, pozdrawiam

Thank you for this reaction. To be fair, I also learn some things with you(even though I'm Polish, there's a lot for me to learn about my own country. And through your videos I learn about yours and other countries too).

I was born and raised in Warsaw, I lived for 15 years just 200 meters from spot in park(Saski Park) he walks in 7:49, now my sister lives there. Yes, thats all true, and there is more and more and more. You can't get bored here. Also theres a lot of beautiful nature, we have all, lakes, mountains, sea. And food is best

That's true that Poland is very safe. I live in Warsaw and I regurarly walk home in the middle of the night (like 2 or 3 am) and I never experienced any dangerous situations.

You'd be most welcome :) Wrocław is great for IT as well and a bit slower paced than Warsaw

Poland is a good place to live, I think. Although, if you asked most Poles you would most likely hear many complaints. Warsaw is becoming more and more busy nowadays. If you look for a more quiet place to live you can also check places like Piastów, Pruszków or any smaller city around Warsaw because they are usually well connected by trains and buses.

Thank you for this reaction. Best regards from Warsaw. 🙂

I think we have many more really good bakeries than 40 😂. More like 200, pretty much on every corner.

Yes he is wright ❤ I can see you have polish heart. Here in Warsaw only those who don’t want to work have no job. We need more people to work with your position job is easy to find

True ❤ safe, beautiful and full of potential.

Always nice to hear well about our country. Very good advertisement. See u in Poland then. I recommend Wrocław ❤

What I like about this particular video is the fact the you, Mert , have finally said something personal about you, your job, places where you live, and your approach to learning languages abroad (respect). As as far the content of this video is concerned ...hm... the grass is greener on the other side so you will find lots of Poles complaining about their country. I'm old enough and 'I've been to so many other places to know that the grass here is green now, but I'm also quite pessimistic about the future after the recent elections. I fear that the new government will turn Poland into a satellite country for Germany, a source of cheap labour for them, will subject us to EU business policy at our cost and will impose their leftist agenda on us as they did before...

fortunetly for us Polish people we are really getting stronger and better then we was and we for sure will be in top countries in few years but Polish people still have the issue of west and they always thinking about moving to the other countries when they really shouldn't because we are currently going to the golden century for Polish so... be proud from being part of this super fastly growing country

Im from Poland live in Warsaw for 15 years. This city is amazing but business focused.

A lot of people thinking to move to Poland from US or Australia this is why I'm here on your channel I live in Canada everything after 2019 is going to trash here!! Many skilled polish Immigrants are returning home.. I watched so many Vlogs about Poland I dont see homeless people on streets living in tents or sleeping in transit system streets are so clean!! I have feeling that Poland is a place to live nowadays -seriously!!

And the quality and standard of housing is so much better than in the UK! You would never feel high humidity and get mold as in the UK! Please feel invited :)

I'm looking forward to seeing you come to Poland

I'm from Poland and i recently visited Warsaw. There's many beatiful buildings, museums, history, and even video games! There's many restaurants that are reaally good. I reccomend atleast visiting Warsaw, if not deciding to live there. Even tho i don't live in Warsaw, my local restaurants, shops and more have english signs, we learn English in schools nearly everyday. And it's really cheap too! There's alot of universities geniuses used back in the day, like Mikołaj Kopernik (he has his own museum with technology we invented i'm pretty sure) , we also have had great musicians like Frederyk Chopin. I reccomend you give Warsaw a visit and then decide if you wanna live there.

Another thing, the prices - these are prices dating at least a year ago (check when the video was recorded). Now it’s at least 20% more expensive.

I love the story how they rebuild the Warsaw. I have no idea if this is true or not but in the WW2 musem I was told, that guys from art or architecture university had to mesure buildings in old Town, as a tasks througg their 1-3 yo of college. And after the war it was used as a basis of rebuliding. Like I said, no idea if this is true, but I love stories like that!

Pristine beaches are in Poland , there is very few pristine beaches in California , greetings from Walnut Creek Ca.

For everyone that never been in poland, just get there for a weekend and u will See that the country is Worth living in. Low crime Rates, Costs for living are Good, food is nice for everyone and the people maybe Look mad but are the nicest people if you talk to Them.

I am impressed and I really like what he said about my country, I live in the UK myself but I am proud of my roots although I love both countries❤

I'm polish living abroad. I'm glad to hear that. It's a pity that the EU is bringing all illegal immigrants from Africa. They are making all this mess. Poor Sweden with no go zones, shootings every day 😢 And now war in Israel, which can lead us to the 3rd WW. Peace to all of us ❤❤

Your Polish pronunciation is quite good. Seriously. And your rrrrr. I love it You would master Polish R in no time at all.

Mate, you have watched so many classic polish videos and comedies that you have already became part Polish. You are welcome to move in but consider Wrocław which is one of the most developing cities in PL right now

Krajów idealnych nie ma. Wszystko zależy od ludzi i miejsca, w którym pracujesz. Był filmik (chyba anglika), który trafił do nas, nie podobało mu się, ale kiedy zmienił miejsce i firmę, zmienił zdanie i rozważał pozostanie na stałe. (niestety nie pamiętam nazwy kanału).

Thank You again.

A wiesz kto najbardziej nie lubi nas Polaków,,?? My Polacy

In point!basic language of country u staying over few weeks. Welcome to Poland Brother!!!!

Wow, great advertisement for the country, it makes me want to live there, wait a minute, I live here 😅. Beautifully told, it's a pity that many of our countrymen do not appreciate it and complain. In fact, a lot depends on politicians, unfortunately now, after the elections, a lot in the country can change for the negative, this is what happens when Germany, through the hands of the European Union, interferes in the spray of our country to make it less competitive.

I’ve meet canadian who moved to poland 4 years ago, now he’s speaking polish very well

Hahhaha Welcome in Poland :) Best Country in the World

The guy is not talking about Poland. Hes talking about Warsaw. That's a massive difference. It's like talking about London to somebody in Carlisle. Nothing against Carlisle, but that's two different worlds. Life in small town Poland has nothing to do with life in Warsaw.

American tech giant Intel has announced that it will invest $4.6 billion (18.7 billion zloty) to create a new semiconductor chip assembly and testing facility in Poland. The project, which will create 2,000 jobs, is the largest greenfield investment in Polish history. Jun 16, 2023

As a Polish citizen I would like to comment on few things from this video. I think it should be treated only as type of advertisement and not a factual portray of reality. What I can agree is that yeah we are relatively safe country especially comparing to places like US or UK but most of the other things that are mentioned in the video are at least misleading. The video is also not very recent, what have to be taken into account. First of all, our economical situation has been hit hard by ongoing crisis that makes many business, (INCLUDING THOSE IN TECH INDUSTRY) to struggle. People are getting fired etc. Situation on job market is not good, especially again in tech industry where, yes, as the guy stated we have many graduates what results in plenty of applications for every available post. I work in the industry and I know what I'm talking about. When it comes to cost of living, it went up a lot during last 2 years, especially in bigger cities. Prices of basic things like food, not to even mention rent are simply crazy. Another thing, we are not as welcoming as this guy presents, we are doing better, sure but still there is PLENTY of nationalism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and gender inequality here (don't know where this guys saw tech company with 50/50 ratio...). He mentions also maternity leave, well sure is good to have some but 52 weeks that actually may be extended further by parental leave is a damn idea that makes woman to be cut off from the job market in very high percent of cases. It would be better to have less leave and way more early education/pre-school institutions where you could leave your kid and go back to work. When it comes to knowledge of English, well, maybe in Warsaw or other bigger cities is not bad but come to any smaller place and you will be doomed. Teaching someone English in school does not mean, he/she will actually learn it. Generally our education system is in terrible condition, at least the public one. Hopefully we will have some positive changes with the new government but it will still take years to be where it should be. The same situation is with out health care system (or maybe even worst). So, yeah, we don't have mass schootings, hurricanes and crazy private health care like in US but we have shit load of other problems. It's not a bad place to live (especially after last elections ❤) but its not such a paradise as this guy presents it to be.

Welcome to Poland mate 😂😂😂:)

In IT sector finding your job won't be an issue. Just visit, travel bit pick your favourite city of biggest ones, check offers and you'll probably find something for your liking. Hybrid and remote work is also an option, since COVID. The pay is okey for local prices - you won't get rich by american standards but you'll be able to enjoy your life for sure. Some of us are pretty passionate about our work, so it is pretty easy find awesome team doing really neat stuff to be part of :) 15 years ago was lot of bugfixing/maintaince work as contractors but it changed and looks better and better each year.

dont forget the film industry the best film school in LODZ

We've got well developed video games sector too. Our companies created games like Witcher or Cyberpunk. You can also pay by card nearly everywhere, but the usually the simplest options are our fast paying methods like Blik. What's interesting, we're home country of one of the Europe's biggest magnetic rail company, inventor of MagRail technology. I hope government will help our inventors develop. Best regards:)

It's nice to watch such comments, especially when someone lives in Polish province like me. The video commented by Mert isn't the whole picture of Poland in particular when we are after parliament elections. I'd like to mention the war in Ukraine. Greetings!

Im Polish . I left Poland when I was 27 . Im 65 and going back retired soon . I'm regrated i didnt move sooner bcs the USA became a hell hole.

Mert, come to Poland and even do not hesitate! :-)

I saw this video some months ago and while he makes a lot of good points this is essentially a promo video for his VC fund.

Great video! When are you moving?

All non Polish people I spoke to or even heard of who went there either for holiday, some kind of work experience or study have great memories and loved the place. I think the work- life balance is the most appealing way of living, although there is not enough part time positions. Poles are also balanced in terms of friendliness vs not being too nosy. You would feel great there, Scottish people always had mostly great things to say about Poles in Scotland so they must have lots in common, and you would feel great there. But I can’t quite believe the average salary will be higher in Poland than the U. K any time soon.

Move to Poland my friend. My country is beautiful 😍

The salaries are still much lower than in UK, although you may have higher a little bit higher living standards (because prices are lower).