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This could be said about all capitals/big cities in the region - Krakow, Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Budapest etc. Good for you that you stayed if that's more li
by jajko 2y ago
This could be said about all capitals/big cities in the region - Krakow, Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Budapest etc.
Good for you that you stayed if that's more like your cup of tea. Perspective of somebody who actually moved - best decision of my life. Nothing less than Switzerland, no point trying to reach less in life than the limit. Not easy to get into by any means, and you have to adapt to their culture and way of life and not vice versa (which is usually the biggest issue with immigrants) and accept few tradeoffs.
But for adventurer and mountain lover like me, who came to appreciate massively clean everything, low criminality, consistently polite and respectful people, society that just works (TM) - social, education, medical aspects, even bureaucracy. Then coming back (not Poland so not comparing with it specifically) gets less and less rosy over time, to the point of being disappointed with whole place and society. You see corruption, stupidity, self-shooting in the foot, greed, everybody thinking about themselves and screw others, mafia, and everybody knows it, knows who is bad guy, yet nothing is done.
Not a place I decided to have kids and raise them, nor get old. To each their own, as long as we are all happy with our choices down the line, life is easy in your 20s and 30s without kids practically anywhere.
- Rinzler89 2y ago>You see corruption, stupidity, self-shooting in the foot, greed, everybody thinking about themselves and screw others, mafia, and everybody knows it, knows who is bad guy, yet nothing is done. Westerners who move there as tourists or with their remote jobs will never see this so for them it's only upsides, especially if they come from that country full of gun crime and homeless people, it's like some miracle place.
- bloomingeek 2y agoMy wife and I vacationed in Prague in the fall of 2021. To us it was magical and beautiful. We've been lucky enough to visit several European cities, Prague is where we could live. Having grown up in the late 60's and 70's in the States, eastern Europe was usually demonized because of the then influence of Russia. When my wife suggested Prague, I admit I had a little apprehension, but I was absolutely wrong. The people were very kind and helpful, the history was interesting and the food and drink was fantastic.
- jajko 2y agoI lived & worked for 5 years in Prague before moving en Suisse. Integrated pretty well, had local girlfriends, visited their families regularly over weekends etc. No expat buble by any means, which is not what you want to rely on for permanent living anyway. Its one of the better places of the bunch for sure. But also ridiculously expensive housing, you'll never own a house in reasonable distance if you start cca now, even apartments can be tricky. Still, what I wrote is valid for that too, no reason for me to return there from where I am now. As semi-local I could see through the surface and see issues I mention, and they are there (plus a typical Prague thing - kids starting with meth at 10-11 since its very accessible and weed even earlier, very popular with adequate consequences). They may be negligible /invisible to many others, not pushing my opinion but I stand by it, and in past 15 years nothing happened to change it, in contrary.
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