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Most non-restaurant stores are closed in Poland on Sundays. At first I found it a bit inconvenient, but as I've lived here longer (going on ten years) I really
by keiferski 28d ago
Most non-restaurant stores are closed in Poland on Sundays. At first I found it a bit inconvenient, but as I've lived here longer (going on ten years) I really appreciate it. It's a forced "slow down" day that's society-wide. It also helps push back against the constant desire to inject money and capital into every aspect of life.
It would never be allowed in the US, but I do think a designated "don't buy stuff" day once a week would be a really good idea, as well.
- psp99 28d agoSame in DACH
- dwedge 28d agoUnless you can also send packages there
- keiferski 28d agoNot sure I understand your comment. On Sundays, you can send packages via paczkomats (outdoor lockers) and convenience stores (Zabkas) but the post office, DHL, UPS, etc. offices are closed.
- dwedge 28d agoI meant Żabka and Delikatesy use that loophole to stay open, so thousands of shops are still open
- keiferski 28d agoAh right. Well normal restaurants are all open too. Personally I would let grocery stores stay open, but having Zabka, Carrefour Express, etc. open is a decent compromise.
- gpvos 27d agoI'm curious why that is a loophole at all. Post offices are traditionally closed on Sundays all over Europe as far as I know, so sending or retrieving packages on Sunday is not a fundamental right or something. (And if you really want it, there are the automated lockers nowadays.)
- throw-the-towel 28d agoI bet the crowds on Saturdays are something to enjoy.
- keiferski 28d agoI try not to reply to snarky comments, but - it's not noticeably worse than other days, unless you want to go shopping in the biggest mall in the center of the city.
- wink 26d agoI'm not sure it's really snarky. In large parts of Germany stores have been closed on Sundays for most of my life (and where I live also after 20:00) and yes, going into town or to IKEA on a Saturday is actually a meme sometimes. Both things can be true - I can be indifferent or appreciative of stuff being closed on Sundays and I can also be annoyed that 90% of the people have their only free day on the same day and thus bigger shopping needs to happen there instead of being spread over two days, unless you take days off.
- keiferski 26d agoThe tone of the comment is sarcastic and snarky, not the content.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 27d agoNothing compared to the crowds on Sunday in the few stores that are allowed to open because they're e.g. inside a train station or otherwise exempt.
- stratocumulus0 28d agoLong before that, a known religious zealot used to close his online store on Sundays and put out a very in-character lecturing note if you tried to visit it anyway.