I'm SHOCKED! Why Didn't I Come To Warsaw Sooner?🇵🇱

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  • čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
  • This is my first time in Warsaw, Poland, and I am IN LOVE with the city. Today I want to talk about the pros and cons of Warsaw and why I believe this will be one of the most important European cities in the future.
    BLOWN AWAY By Warsaw, Europe’s Next Supercity
    I'm SHOCKED! I Should've Come To Warsaw Sooner
    I'm SHOCKED! Why Didn't I Come To Warsaw Sooner?
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Komentáře • 249

  • @WheresWes
    @WheresWes  Před měsícem +4

    Like the video and share your thoughts!
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    • @user-vn1js2ey5r
      @user-vn1js2ey5r Před měsícem +1

      Business idea in Warsaw: Start a graffiti cleaning business.

  • @user-js9ee2xo1k
    @user-js9ee2xo1k Před měsícem +102

    Warsaw is also one of the safest cities in the world.

  • @piotrb4240
    @piotrb4240 Před měsícem +88

    Tap water is not polluted, I drink straight from the tap for at least a decade or so and it's all fine. You'll get a different taste from it because it's 'hard water', which means it contains a lot of minerals, mainly calcium bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate. You can notice it by the amount of limescale in kettles etc. For health it's completely neutral but yes, it can force you to use other cosmetics, I've heard complaints of dry hair. If it bothers you, you can always buy a filter. For the bathroom I'm not sure, but for drinking get a filtering jug of the "Brita" type, they're easy to get in a hypermarket and very affordable. In particular, they do get rid of the limescale effectively.
    People being friendly on the street is much more pronounced during summer. It's more common to strike up conversations with strangers in summer, I remember a few years ago I ended up talking to 3 random people on my (short) way to work about nothing in particular, it was a bit of a shock.
    Honestly, I haven't noticed "a lot" of interracial couples, not that I pay much attention. I think most people don't care so much about race once they get to know you. It's the US and to some extent the Latin American countries, and former European empires (Britain, France etc.) that have this divide according to race, which is strongly encoded in culture and a centuries-old tradition. In Poland people, especially in the small towns, can be wary of people who look or in general are very different to them, but it's not so much the case in Warsaw, because there are so many.

    • @kurrwa
      @kurrwa Před měsícem

      Racism was invented by British

    • @user-js9ee2xo1k
      @user-js9ee2xo1k Před měsícem +6

      You want some polluted tap water, go to Asia, South America and even the U.S.

    • @robertklimczak5630
      @robertklimczak5630 Před 29 dny +2

      Najlepsza woda w dużym mieście w Polsce to trzeba do Łodzi. Mamy tylko w kranach wodę głębinową.

    • @halthammerzeit
      @halthammerzeit Před 18 dny +2

      Generally tap water in most places is better quality than bottled one.

    • @RafalTraveler
      @RafalTraveler Před 18 dny +4

      True about the water. It just has more minerals. Some tap water e.g. south of the country is even a healthier option than some mineral waters in other countries. As for the "jug filters" I recommend Dafi instead of Brita since it has great quality, better price and it is a polish company so it will come back to you in the infrastructure built for the taxes they pay in Poland🙂. All the best!

  • @olseneudezet1
    @olseneudezet1 Před 29 dny +44

    Vietnamese diaspora has indeed been in Poland for decades, since the communist times. They are very appreciated due to being hardworking and not causing any trouble. In the Włochy district in Warsaw, you have the Asian town, where tons of Asian restaurants and shops are. Warsaw is of course the most cosmopolitan city in Poland as it has the best job opportunities.

  • @FutureCityAmbient
    @FutureCityAmbient Před 29 dny +55

    As a Lithuanian, i super love Warsaw. I come over to Poland in general at least once a year for the past 4 years, but this year alone inwas already there a few times, including Zakopane and obviously my favourite Warsaw. Nothing to compare with Vilnius at all :)

    • @halko7122
      @halko7122 Před 24 dny +5

      feel welcome, brother!!

    • @slavomt5832
      @slavomt5832 Před 24 dny +16

      Vilnius is smaller, but very charming. I did enjoy it . I live in Warsaw.

    • @kmuchorowski
      @kmuchorowski Před 4 dny

      I do not think one needs to choose one city above the other. Vilnius is very charming, and being smaller - it is a "slowlier" city. Have nice memories from my visits there... Cheers!

  • @myszorkaaa
    @myszorkaaa Před 21 dnem +20

    Tap water in Warsaw is not polluted, it is simply harder than in other cities! You can safely drink it without filtering or cooking - it is 100% safe for people. If you have a problem with the feeling left by hard water, try for example, going to the Tatra or Bieszczady Mountains - the water there is phenomenal.

  • @benwars9524
    @benwars9524 Před měsícem +47

    About the graffiti - you're right. Most of it appeared during the lockdown, but now the city authorities' indifference to this problem is annoying. About the tap water - what "pollutants" in it are you talking about? Warsaw's water treatment plant is ultramodern and effective, tap water here is perfectly clean and straight drinkable, some experts say that it's better than bottled water.

    • @user-js9ee2xo1k
      @user-js9ee2xo1k Před měsícem +12

      He clearly doesn't know what he's talking about.

    • @leno_o17
      @leno_o17 Před měsícem +15

      Yeah, I was taken back by that. Tap water in Poland is generally of very high quality. I think he's just going by taste- and it may be because the water in Poland is hard, it has a lot of calcium and other minerals, but it's not a bad thing.

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +3

      @@leno_o17 yes I meant more that it was hard, the calcium is quite harsh on the skin.

    • @olseneudezet1
      @olseneudezet1 Před 29 dny +6

      @@WheresWes fun fact "the city of Warsaw gets its water from a river and the main water pump has 8 clams that have triggers attached to their shells. If the water gets too toxic, they close, and the triggers shut off the city's water supply automatically.”

    • @RafalTraveler
      @RafalTraveler Před 18 dny

      @@olseneudezet1 true story. they have a lot of detectors though including the clamps that are electronically monitored. An innovative biological sensor, a bit Matrix style for the clamp itself ;-)

  • @thefirsthii
    @thefirsthii Před měsícem +28

    Thanks for this video! I'm going to Poland tomorrow so this is great to know.

    • @dimare1920
      @dimare1920 Před 17 dny

      and how was that?

    • @ReTeVol
      @ReTeVol Před 12 dny +1

      @@dimare1920 he is still drunk i suppose...

  • @lilu7544
    @lilu7544 Před 4 dny +3

    Warsaw🇵🇱♥️♥️♥️ is one the best cities in Europe .greetings from 🇺🇦

  • @jarosawklejnocki6633
    @jarosawklejnocki6633 Před měsícem +32

    We, the people of Warsaw, who have lived here for generations, are understanding about opinions about our city. I am a 3rd generation resident of Warsaw, and my wife is probably 7th, her grandfather was even a Warsaw insurgent with the rank of lieutenant. The incumbents of Warsaw are quite proud and we don't really care about opinions - good or bad - about our city. Some will like it more, others less. But if you are rooted in a city that rose like a phoenix from the ashes, your strong attachment to the place is most important. Hence the common opinion that we are defiantly proud or even arrogant.
    However, Warsaw is an open city, a lot of people live here for career reasons, studies, etc. And Warsaw welcomes them, it does not take a lot of time for you to feel like you are at home.
    There is a joke about Krakow: "how long does it take for native Krakow residents to start treating you as their own? Well, after approximately 300 years of living in Krakow, you can count on it." But you also need to know that there is some cultural tension between Warsaw and Krakow and the inhabitants of both cities like to say typical Polish insults to each other :)
    You watched, as I can guess from the film, mainly the modern center and the Old Town. The phenomenon of Warsaw is that individual districts are very different from each other. If you were to immerse yourself in Żoliborz or Stary Mokotów, you would feel in these generally residential and quiet districts a bit like in some Swiss Bern, in numerous areas of Prague, located on the other bank of the river, you would encounter a somewhat "wild" city, but also artistic districts, such as for example Christiania in Copenhagen or Republika Užupis in Vilnius, Lithuania. These are, of course, quite distant and general comparisons, I mean some impressions.
    As for the tap water in Warsaw - it really is one of the cleanest among European cities. Which, of course, does not eliminate your individual impressions. Watch the YT material made by an English traveler on this topic - here is the link: innpoland.pl/186496,jak-sprawdzic-czystosc-wody-malze-warszawa

  • @BeeboiZam
    @BeeboiZam Před měsícem +9

    Good video Wes! Looking forward to seeing more of you in Warsaw!

  • @slavomt5832
    @slavomt5832 Před měsícem +39

    Only one, short visit to Warsaw and so many good observations. I live in Warsaw for over 20 years and I like it! The city develops so fast, you can be surprise every month by many changes on every level; transport, restaurants, cafes, skyscrapers, green areas, events, concerts, museums. And it is still very safe city with clean public transport. Krakow is lovely, but for me great for a weekend trip, more like holiday vibe. Warsaw is high energy and progress.

    • @artcorbeau
      @artcorbeau Před měsícem

      don't ever import migrants from africa and muslim countries if you want poland to stay clean and safe

    • @ipodman1910
      @ipodman1910 Před 11 dny

      Warsaw is safe mostly because the likes of him are still relatively rare here…

    • @artcorbeau
      @artcorbeau Před 10 dny

      @@ipodman1910 you mean asian men? asian men have lowest crime rate than even white men
      what the fuck you're talking about?

    • @slavomt5832
      @slavomt5832 Před 10 dny

      @@ipodman1910 I would not lump Chinese or Americans into the same bag as Muslims. This is very wrong.

  • @alexvlasny9755
    @alexvlasny9755 Před měsícem +11

    I visited Warsaw last year and I absolutely agree with your description of the city! Well done

  • @agnieszkawiecek930
    @agnieszkawiecek930 Před měsícem +52

    Warsaw is the most comfortable place to live in Europe, I❤❤❤ Warsaw

    • @olseneudezet1
      @olseneudezet1 Před 29 dny +3

      Let's not exaggerate, I love Warsaw but there are cities like Vienna, which are ranked as more comfortable in international rankings.

    • @annaneex3843
      @annaneex3843 Před 25 dny +2

      For me too! I agree. Maybe London is also a good place to live and a more beautiful one. But it is safer in Warsaw.

    • @slavomt5832
      @slavomt5832 Před 24 dny +1

      @@olseneudezet1 So is Copenhagen.

    • @adamme8369
      @adamme8369 Před 20 dny +1

      @@annaneex3843 London? If you are loaded and don't leave Knightsbridge or similar areas, then maybe. Go to Croydon.. ☠

    • @krowaswieta7944
      @krowaswieta7944 Před 15 dny +1

      @@olseneudezet1 I mean... If you have a lot of money. Wien is glamorous af. Well, its simply one of the most influential city in the world.
      Truth be told Warsaw isnt even close.
      The best city to live in (imo) in our region (middle-eastern Europe) is Prague. Stunning architecture (again, in my opinion its the most beautiful city in Europe), a lot of leisure-time places, big money, cheap beer... But they also have a lot of junkies and scammers.
      Imo Warsaw isnt even in top 3 best cities to live in in Poland.

  • @lukaszkoziol8302
    @lukaszkoziol8302 Před 19 dny +12

    You should know, that in July/August Warsaw is not crowded because people go on holidays

  • @gdanski_G
    @gdanski_G Před měsícem +66

    Warsaw is not a small city. Only 4 city's in US are bigger then Warsaw. NY,LA Chicago and Houston.

    • @piotrb4240
      @piotrb4240 Před měsícem +17

      You can't compare it like that. The US is mainly suburban, few people live in the city itself, who commute every day by car. You should rather compare metro areas. For Warsaw it's 3.3 mln, and that gives 15-20 metro areas in the US that are larger.

    • @kurrwa
      @kurrwa Před měsícem +3

      USA is build differently 😂

    • @gdanski_G
      @gdanski_G Před měsícem +24

      @@piotrb4240 Well, I just did. And I will do it every time when people compare city's. He says city, not metro areas. Just listen again and stop bitching - kurwa.

    • @CatSounds-u9f
      @CatSounds-u9f Před měsícem +2

      @@piotrb4240 I mean the 15th biggest metro area in the US is the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad metro area, and you wouldn't call San Diego a small city.

    • @robertrobski1013
      @robertrobski1013 Před měsícem +1

      Detroit is much bigger

  • @kaj748
    @kaj748 Před 29 dny +8

    You nailed it with that polish smile. I bet I look exactly like that half of the time I interact with strangers 😅

  • @monkeymoo87
    @monkeymoo87 Před měsícem +11

    I appreciate the video man. Ima check out Warsaw and who knows maybe that’ll be home 😎

  • @marcingargol390
    @marcingargol390 Před 23 dny +11

    I agree, graffiti is awful, it is a real issue for the city.

  • @loremipsum0421
    @loremipsum0421 Před měsícem +12

    tap water in poland is very good

  • @Ryan-ul7dy
    @Ryan-ul7dy Před měsícem +12

    The infrastructure there looks amazing. Something that I miss in Colombia.

  • @Pablo_oobo
    @Pablo_oobo Před měsícem +15

    Hi Wes, as for tap water in Warsaw, you mention you smelled chemicals in it but it is not true. On the opposite: Warsaw's tap water is one of the best in whole Poland. See the movie about that (water is protected by clams:)):
    czcams.com/video/i0RkEs3Xwf0/video.html

  • @rasheedguo
    @rasheedguo Před měsícem +5

    Good video.

  • @curtishawkins717
    @curtishawkins717 Před měsícem +17

    I fly into Poznan next week!!

  • @jacek3384
    @jacek3384 Před měsícem +13

    i listen english language from channels like your and you have big advantage that you don't give fake compliments.

  • @Marek-ww5nv
    @Marek-ww5nv Před 2 dny +1

    there is Polish proverb: in Cracow you're walking, in Warsaw you're running ;)

  • @FunnnyValentine
    @FunnnyValentine Před 17 dny +4

    Hehe, most of my good friends from Kraków dislike Warsaw "just because" :D. They typically say Kraków is better without any particular reason. As someone who moved to Warsaw around a year ago (and I previously lived for many years in Lublin, which I find pretty much a perfect place for family life), I think it's an awesome place to live. It truly has plenty of layers to it and incredible venues to visit. :) Plus...nothing can replace a good night out with friends at Bulwary Wiślane or Pawilony. :D

  • @piotrekjankowski3112
    @piotrekjankowski3112 Před měsícem +5

    I love this city ...

  • @cathulhu3772
    @cathulhu3772 Před měsícem +3

    If you want to raise family in Warsaw, you do that in Wawrzyszew / Stary Bielany / Żoliborz district. Actually i have it a bit backwards, since i live just next to central railway station next to NYX, opposite side of street from Varso Place, yet i work just next to Wawrzyszew metro station and spend my whole free time here strolling through forest, fishing, reading books at parks, having fun in Gniazdo Piratów and treating home more like a hotel just to take a bath and sleep. :D

  • @ZWZDOzLtxBEO
    @ZWZDOzLtxBEO Před měsícem +2

    Regarding tap water: the quality varies even within different parts of Warsaw. However, there are places in Poland where tap water is exceptionally good, comparable to bottled water, as long as the water source is from deep wells, especially those in limestone formations.
    For example, the area around Nałęczów, Kazimierz Dolny, Puławy (in the Lublin region) has tap water that tastes similar to the well-known bottled waters Nałęczowianka and Cisowianka, which are sourced from this region.

  • @Mateusz-kg6mn
    @Mateusz-kg6mn Před měsícem +12

    Warsaw is big, but have perfect public transport and infrastructure so everywhere is close...

  • @ChoreProblemyPodcast
    @ChoreProblemyPodcast Před 18 dny +2

    Greetings from Kraków, one of the most beautiful places in the world :) ps. Tap water in our city is high - quality. You can drink it for sure without filtering.

  • @urbanityandcities3269
    @urbanityandcities3269 Před měsícem +3

    Warsaw is great but you really should visit beautiful city in the east Lublin . It is very beautiful.😊

  • @Agatella13
    @Agatella13 Před 16 dny

    Finally in Warsaw! 👍

  • @HogfatherPL
    @HogfatherPL Před 18 dny +1

    Interesting fact about the water in Warsaw's taps. It is not poluted, only mineral, like from a bottle. The point is that it can be drunk from the tap and is healthy. The minerals contained may influence the sensations during bathing, for example.

  • @eksotropia
    @eksotropia Před 19 dny +2

    i recommend gdansk, its my home city and i feel like its often overlooked by foreigners (most tourists are swedish or german from my experience) but every time i hear opinions about it from foreigners they always say theyve fallen in love with it (although friend from egypt said that polish smile is the most common in gdansk and hes been to few big cities here HAHA but he said that even though we look like we want to die we are wery welcoming once you talk to us)
    its next to sopot and gdynia and we call it "tricity" which are also great cities to visit and you can travel to all of them by skm train
    also we have kaszuby region which is really picturesque and there are many lakes if you want to drive out of the city and spend a peaceful day in the countryside
    mazury region is also great for that but its a bit further

  • @edgarm770
    @edgarm770 Před 23 dny +2

    Went to visit Warsaw in October ‘23 and I loved it. I want to visit again.

    • @barbarellla1553
      @barbarellla1553 Před 18 dny +3

      Visit Warsaw in spring or summer ⛱️ it's beautiful here when it's warm and green

    • @edgarm770
      @edgarm770 Před 17 dny +1

      @@barbarellla1553 yes, that’s what everyone was telling me. Hopefully in the next couple of years.

  • @piotrkozlowski8543
    @piotrkozlowski8543 Před 11 dny

    Tap water is excellent quality here. It's safe to drink straight from the tap. If you happen to live in an old building however, you may receive more minerals than usual. I live in Kabaty neighborhood, the water here is soft. We run it through the filtering pot and drink without boiling

  • @chevychase
    @chevychase Před 6 dny

    I was last in Warsaw in 1989. I loved it. Lazienki Park was fabulous and I loved the community gardens which I hope are still there. I loved how they adored Chopin then and I hope that hasn't changed!

  • @Auf_dem_Sonnendeck
    @Auf_dem_Sonnendeck Před měsícem +7

    The city looks surprisingly modern. How many days do you need for a tourist visit?

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +2

      3 is good

    • @lukaszbastler4234
      @lukaszbastler4234 Před měsícem +2

      In my company, a whole week won't be enough :)

    • @fabianstudtmann9344
      @fabianstudtmann9344 Před měsícem +1

      I think 2-3 days if you like museums, but I think you should combine in with another place like Gdańsk or Kraków, because they are more touristically aesthetic, but Warsaw is still worth seeing.

    • @cathulhu3772
      @cathulhu3772 Před měsícem +1

      I would say a week because what that guy doesn't tell is that each district has a VERY distinct vibe, yet all he does is stroll in one, central district, instead of checking out what is around different metro stations and i know since i lived here 43 years and there are some districts that i hate - like the central [where i live] and some that i REALLY love like Wawrzyszew / Stare Bielany / Żoliborz / Mokotów. But to be hones there are people that find the "vibe" they are looking for at Praga, Wilanów, Wola. Besides the same ticket that you use for transport inside the city is used to travel via trains in a Warsaw Metropolitan Zone, so you can actually travel really far to various forests, lakes that WArsaw is surrounded by. You can on google maps how totally different each district is. In Wawrzyszew, where i'm now at work we have EU Nature 2000 preserve just 15 minute walk from metro station. :D

  • @Pawel_Mrozek
    @Pawel_Mrozek Před měsícem +2

    I will tell you about my city because I live here. Living in Gdańsk, you can get to know this city anew every few years, new museums, new places, new pubs, restaurants, new parks, whole new parts of the city, various new conveniences like city bikes, agglomeration railways, new tram lines. Even though I have lived here since birth, every now and then I discover some part of the city again and I feel like a tourist ;) I am afraid that this crazy development has to end someday. And by the way, if you are also looking for clean tap water (you mentioned ;) ) and clean air also, visit the Tri-City.

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +6

      People keep talking about tri city, I need to go

    • @alh6255
      @alh6255 Před měsícem +3

      Tap water is very clean all over Poland (except Zakopane and the surrounding area), I don't really understand this criticism. The water is controlled, and you can always get information about its composition on a given day (actually since 1998). It may not be very tasty because it contains calcium (which, however, supplies calcium to the body) and not everyone likes it. I like it, and like many Poles, I drink water straight from the tap. In Warsaw, water is purified in very modern treatment plants, and one of the purification stages includes a special set of gravel and other natural layers, so technically it is like spring water.

  • @Qba86
    @Qba86 Před 13 dny +2

    As a resident, one of the things I really like about Warsaw is the relative abundance of green areas. This is paricularly visible when compared to some large cities in Western Europe but also to other Polish cities. And as the summer heat waves inevitably get worse, this will certainly grow in importance. As for the views about Warsowians as people, one really shouldn't rely on Cracow residents for an unbiased opinion. Cracow being the former capital and Warsaw being the current one, we have a bit of a "friendly competition" ;) Though obviously you will find some jackasses with a superiority complex, like in every capital city.
    Regarding infranstructure, the moment that many things began change for the better really fast, not just in Warsaw but everywhere in Poland, was when we entered the EU in 2004. I was fresh out of secondary school that year, and it was interesting to watch things change in real time, both in terms of infrastructure and the standard of living.

  • @tonny.c
    @tonny.c Před 12 dny +1

    Check out Miss Kimchi and try the Jjigae. It's the best I've ever tasted.

  • @AK-qv2im
    @AK-qv2im Před 15 dny +8

    Oh gosh, polluted water. Man please 🙏. It’s one of the purest water in the world. Check statistics.

  • @michawozniak5955
    @michawozniak5955 Před měsícem +5

    You take that thing you said about our tap water back!

  • @melimelum7
    @melimelum7 Před 10 dny

    Warsaw is very smiling and friendly :)

  • @DzikiFinansista
    @DzikiFinansista Před dnem

    As a finance guy Warsaw is the best pick in Poland for me. I love it.

  • @electrixxeditz
    @electrixxeditz Před měsícem +2

    Hey Wes, what do you do for a living in Poland?

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +5

      CZcams, consulting, and gonna get back into real estate

  • @michamachnik8339
    @michamachnik8339 Před 12 dny

    You should visit Gdańsk next!🙌😎

  • @jajajejehjune4301
    @jajajejehjune4301 Před 18 dny

    Tap water in Warsaw, as well as in other cities, is of good quality and is completely safe to drink

  • @alamotyw8500
    @alamotyw8500 Před 14 dny +2

    "Tap water is not so good" 😂😂😂 You're definitely wrong, tap water in Warsaw is great and according to the tests is healthy

  • @teresalehtonen8499
    @teresalehtonen8499 Před 23 dny +2

    Hello from Finland. I was just in Riga and that city was so beautiful, NO graffiti. And super beautiful old buildings. No trash on the ground. I loved it. Never been to Poland. Would you recommend Warsaw of Krakow?

    • @TomaszB
      @TomaszB Před 21 dnem +3

      1) Gdańsk
      2) Wrocław
      3) Kraków
      4) Warszawa

    • @barbarellla1553
      @barbarellla1553 Před 18 dny

      ​@@TomaszBmy 1. would be Wrocław

    • @TomaszB
      @TomaszB Před 18 dny +3

      @@barbarellla1553 I forgot real #1 - Toruń

    • @miimmiim9726
      @miimmiim9726 Před 10 dny +1

      Kraków. Then Warsaw. Forget about Gdańsk, Toruń, or Wrocław, those are small, or post-german.

    • @barbarellla1553
      @barbarellla1553 Před 10 dny

      @@miimmiim9726 think about Wrocław

  • @vrxznn6428
    @vrxznn6428 Před 20 dny +2

    11:57 cars just riding backwards okay😂

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před 20 dny +1

      Lmao i didn't even notice that

  • @user-vq8rv1uu8t
    @user-vq8rv1uu8t Před 15 dny

    Warto zobaczyć jeszcze Wrocław. Lublin, Toruń, Zamość, Gdańsk, spływ tratwami w Pieninach, kopalnia soli w Wieliczce😮 i wiele innych miejsc mniej znanych . Bieszczady, Karpaty i wiele innych miejsc

  • @kravietz81
    @kravietz81 Před 29 dny +3

    @whereswes as far as I know Cracow tap water is the cleanest and best mineralised in the world according to one ranking I've seen. I need to find it...

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před 29 dny +2

      Yes please show me. I also drink from the tap but have to filter it because it's very hard

    • @kravietz81
      @kravietz81 Před 29 dny +2

      @@WheresWes I've tried twice to send a link to it but none of these posts showed so far...

  • @MrFaust1985
    @MrFaust1985 Před 18 dny

    To be honest, tap water in Krakow is one of the healthiest (unless you are a washing machine). The taste comes from a large amount of minerals that are healthy for the heart ;)

  • @nawilawi9042
    @nawilawi9042 Před 18 dny

    The graffiti is an issue - they keep repainting the buildings and new graffiti popes up almost immediately. Also visit Silesia! It's an agglomeration - there is a lot of small cities around and they kind of make a one massive interconnected place, a lot of greenery and it's been developing like crazy. Katowice is the biggest around Silesia, but there is also Glwice, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Chorzów (with amazing park which is massive, also a zoo) : D

  • @YujinYeoh
    @YujinYeoh Před 29 dny +2

    Also Poland introduced a 10 year lump sum tax regime? Pay a fixed amount of tax every year. Looks like Poland is being quite aggressive in attracting entrepreneurs and capital as you said, rather than some other places where the policy just attracts people speculating on property.

  • @poczujZbyszka
    @poczujZbyszka Před 16 dny

    11:25 come to Gdynia all new buildings have the same style they look good but its like in video games when you try to optimize your game by using same prop instead of making new one
    Chyba jednak żyjemy w symulacji

  • @tymontimmy
    @tymontimmy Před 18 dny

    You should defenetly visit 3city This is perfect place in Poland

  • @olseneudezet1
    @olseneudezet1 Před 29 dny +3

    When it comes to real estate, there could be a bubble, but who knows. I don't think the Ukrainians and Belarusians that are here will leave to their home countries, these won't get that better in the near future. My Warsaw flat's value went by 50%(!) according to the current market rates, since when I bought it in 2022, two weeks before the war, so the prices are expected to fall, but not dramatically. People have been waiting for the bubble to burst for a long time now and it never happened. Those who waited to buy property (for their own use, not investments) until the bubble bursts, now can't afford it any longer. It slowly starts to look like in the West, where many young people can't afford to have their own property.

  • @kurrwa
    @kurrwa Před měsícem +6

    Cost of living in Poland constantly going up. Warsaw is the most expensive city to live in. Also is good keep in mind that Poland was divided into poor, and rich side. German side is much richer then Russian side. You can clearly see that in mentality in people. Warsaw has mix of people from all the parts of Poland. It’s good to keep this in mind

    • @portjanka
      @portjanka Před měsícem +1

      That's true, results of partitions from more a 100 years ago linger to this day. They are hoping, that pouring all this money into revitalization of Łódź will eventually change it from a shithole that it's been for decades, but it will take generations, if ever.

    • @azeca0025
      @azeca0025 Před 28 dny

      Eastern Poland is more patriotic. Western part is antipolish and likes to be a slave to Germans. Western part is also antidemocratic. Thanks to Russia whole Europe has high inflation.

    • @ch36799
      @ch36799 Před 24 dny

      Eastern side is more patriotic and democratic.

    • @SqueezePl
      @SqueezePl Před 21 dnem

      @@portjanka Sam jesteś shithole, umysłowy.

  • @alexandergreene6986
    @alexandergreene6986 Před měsícem +3

    Wes Did You Have A Chance To Hook Up With Life With David When He Was In Poland?

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +2

      yup, we took a pic together i posted it on my community tab.

  • @michau75
    @michau75 Před měsícem +2

    Warszawa jest dokładnie taka jak ją opisałeś.

  • @bobeczek01
    @bobeczek01 Před 11 dny

    One thing I can appriciate about your channel I think you are creating a channel not to please Polish people. You give hoemst opinions, although some will definitely disagree. I was born in Poland in the Tricity area and I still believe its extremely beautiful and miss it daily - you have yhe beach front , thr beautiful forest , even dough the concept of Zoos is controversial I think Gdańsk zoo has beautigul location in the valley surrounded by forst. Also its so close to Kashubian region with all the beautiful lakes. Alo lots of cool places and museums and restaurants and the historic Długa Street with the medival (restored) town houses and if you love biking a lot of infrastructure is avaible invluding thr routes alongside the shore of all three cities (well technically Sopot is more like a village but does have its city rights) and of course the whole metropolitan area is constantly growing and incorporating thr smaller villages.

  • @sylwiatime
    @sylwiatime Před měsícem +4

    I keep advocating corporal punishment for graffiti offenders but it still needs some time to catch up. BTW Warsaw tap water is really good. Probably it's just harder than what you're used to because of the minerals.

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +1

      Yes you are right, it's the hardness that's the issue

    • @sylwiatime
      @sylwiatime Před měsícem

      @@WheresWes That's the problem of finding the right balance. Soft water is better for washing but harder water is better for your health when you drink it.

  • @SupernovaCentral
    @SupernovaCentral Před měsícem

    You got me thinking Wes… You said that you wouldn’t want to raise your children in Poland, but you didn’t mention which countries you personally think would be best for raising kids?
    Which countries would you say are your top three in that regard?

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +10

      I said I didn't want to raise my kids in Warsaw. I would gladly raise them in Krakow, Poland is an amazing place to have kids.

    • @SupernovaCentral
      @SupernovaCentral Před měsícem +1

      @@WheresWes nice! Which other countries would you say are also amazing for raising a family?

    • @mariuszstopa903
      @mariuszstopa903 Před 19 dny

      @@WheresWes I started watching your channel today. I like your opinions about Poland. You don't exaggerate, and this is appreciated in Poland. I lived outside Poland for 21 years and I came back last year. I have visited over 80 countries around the world and one thing I can say when it comes to raising children and attractions for children, I think that Poland is a great place to start a family. Safety is also a plus to starting a family in Poland.

  • @siafok6960
    @siafok6960 Před 14 dny

    You can take a metro train, ride 15 minutes to Stare Bielany and you have much quieter place than Kraków but you are in bigger city. I don't want to say anything bad about Kraków it's beautiful but Warsaw have its advantages too.

  • @symulacrumorlando
    @symulacrumorlando Před 14 dny +1

    Serio? mieszkam w Warszawie i piję wodę z kranu, nie wiem dlaczego masz takie odczucia. Są nawet akcje propagujące picie kranówki.

  • @jejudo3000
    @jejudo3000 Před měsícem +2

    Brosaw Poland is where is at

  • @reyrueles224
    @reyrueles224 Před 18 dny

    Hope I have time. I went to Wroclaw, Gdansk and I am going to Berlin tomorrow. I love the borscht, hope I can make it to Warsaw and krakow. One girl asking me until when I gonna stay here I only here for two weeks. Sometimes I say hi to the pretty girl in elevator and she hi back. In Gdansk I am only Asian guy here. Not a lot of Asian. The girl from Ukrain I meet online She said go to Gdansk and also you can stop by at the beach 🏖️ or stogi beach and drink beer. I have a good time. But you need to learn some Polish basic expressions and they love it. D

  • @AlexTiger19
    @AlexTiger19 Před měsícem

    Did you like Warsaw more than Budapest?

  • @markhunter9646
    @markhunter9646 Před 9 dny

    Wes you need to check out łodz - yes the one city all poles tell you "don't go " to . I'm an English native speaker, lived and worked in krakow for 8 years. Currently paying 1600zl rent on an apartment- size - 26 m2 approx - 30 min walk from centre. 15 by tram.
    Łodz will be the new polish Berlin.
    #englishmatters42 #esl #nativespeaker

  • @krytyczka
    @krytyczka Před 10 dny

    Hahaha the Polish smile 😂😂😂😂

  • @user-yp2mw2ko9k
    @user-yp2mw2ko9k Před 17 dny

    0:02
    What beauty, what exquisite elegance....
    🙄

  • @DanielBogusz
    @DanielBogusz Před 4 dny

    All water in EU is safe to dring (same for US). The only concern are old buildings (pipe's within themselfs can be rusty).

  • @IndianPolishMix
    @IndianPolishMix Před 10 dny

    Graffitis are a problem in all of Poland… They do clean them up in Warsaw, but it doesn‘t take long until new ones are smeared on the walls…

  • @user-pc8oj3dq4q
    @user-pc8oj3dq4q Před dnem

    I"m looking for my old friends his name is Pawell he is from Poland and he is steel structure engineer I met him about 20 years ago in Skhaline in Russia If someone inform me his contact point. Im very much appreciate. My name is Lim and living in South Korea.

  • @smok40
    @smok40 Před 17 dny

    True about the grafitti, in both Kraków and Warsaw. Extremely annoying.

  • @monchichipower6334
    @monchichipower6334 Před měsícem +1

    I met a lot of foreigners from Ukraine , Poland and asia in downtown sf
    I don’t need to fly across the globe.

    • @WheresWes
      @WheresWes  Před měsícem +1

      Interesting perspective

    • @piotrb4240
      @piotrb4240 Před měsícem

      @@WheresWes Actually the number of specifically Colombians is growing. This is a very recent development, only 7 thousand working and registered right now, but this number *quadrupled* (grew 4x over) since a year ago. Also the number of Filipinos is growing very quickly.
      This is caused by a permissive approach to legal immigration. Just to throw one number: in 2021 Poland issued 1/3 of all work permits in the EU (almost a million), the highest number in the Union.

  • @siafok6960
    @siafok6960 Před 14 dny

    bombiarze to tak, fakt

  • @dzejrid
    @dzejrid Před 13 dny

    Dude speaks about Warsaw being relatively cheap... for a Westerner.
    My man, the rent prices in the past 5 years have easily tripled and they are still going up on a quarterly basis. I have lived in Warsaw all my life, born and bred, but I'm seriously debating moving out to the countryside and renting my apparent out, because it gets to the point of becoming unaffordable for the common person. Rent alone for a commie-block flat is now almost 1000PLN for a single person, and that is without electricity bills taken into account. It used to be less than half that in 2019 and it was even less in throughout whole 2010 and kept on a stable level rising only slightly in that whole period. It started to climb during pandemic and now, after the full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the prices are in almost constant rise month by month.

  • @Baybaya-uz6wj
    @Baybaya-uz6wj Před 8 hodinami

    it was much cheaper. the prices went up a lot

  • @matkagrogan5251
    @matkagrogan5251 Před 10 dny

    You nailed it! Graffiti is Warsaw's kryptonite. But the most shocking thing is that town authorities have absolutely no plan to fight it off. And those imbeciles who tag every single square meter could be so easily defeated.

  • @user-js9ee2xo1k
    @user-js9ee2xo1k Před měsícem +12

    You can't compare Warsaw to any city in Ukraine. Warsaw is way cleaner, more modern and a lot more advanced. All the Ukrainians are shocked by the drastic difference. It's like stepping into a "New World" for them..
    Colombia is a cesspool of a country. Unsafe and dirty. Doesn't even come close to Warsaw. And Polish food is much much better and you have a lot more variety.

  • @randomastheycome8300
    @randomastheycome8300 Před 18 dny

    Maan u crazy bout that tap water. Don't you know we have the best natural water purification alert system? Clams. Ignt, just ignt. CZcams Warsaw clams!

  • @forexscalping_pl
    @forexscalping_pl Před 20 dny +1

    I żeby żyć komfortowo trzeba zarabiać z 15-20 tys złotych na rękę. Bo choć pieniądze szczęścia nie dają to trochę pomagają w jego osiągnięciu :)

  • @cvy227
    @cvy227 Před 12 dny

    theres a beef between cracow and warsaw, polsih people know

  • @Adammasterek
    @Adammasterek Před 17 dny

    $2000-2500 and living comfy live with nice restaurants and all? :D Only if you rent a room I guess :D

  • @williammurgida7521
    @williammurgida7521 Před 4 dny

    I agree graffiti ruins everything

  • @Walsinats4
    @Walsinats4 Před 13 dny +1

    Unfriendly Varsovians is a myth started by disgruntled Krakovians ;)

  • @AmiRa-wj9jt
    @AmiRa-wj9jt Před měsícem +3

    If you are interested in single relationships, I think that Warsaw is the best option for you. There are a lot of clubs, at night Warsaw is teeming with life in these places, so you can definitely meet women there who are interested in men in a different way than Polish women from smaller towns ;). Women from Warsaw are "easier" and want to "experiment" ;). Are they prettier... a matter of taste ;) living in the capital certainly means that women who live there have to "take more care" of themselves, especially if they work in offices.
    Good luck.

  • @rnw4468
    @rnw4468 Před 14 dny

    ummm need to pay a visit someday soon. for the graffiti, come to Amsterdam and you will feel it even worse

  • @tvdemien
    @tvdemien Před 29 dny +3

    I lo❤e Poland

  • @operaGx-gh7ms
    @operaGx-gh7ms Před 22 dny

    (walsaw NO) (warsawa yes)
    remember PLS

  • @piotrgodyn6870
    @piotrgodyn6870 Před 4 dny

    Wrong. Come to Kraków instead of Warsaw...it' s much more beautiful

  • @hassanbin8514
    @hassanbin8514 Před měsícem

    Guys how did you grab the visa to Poland from the Embassy me nga am tired of weekly drawings from the polish Embassy Nairobi KENYA its Now one year in draw no response yet from the Embassy so terrible

    • @albertopiergiorgi5980
      @albertopiergiorgi5980 Před 29 dny +2

      Poland doesn't need Muslims, Hassan. Nobody in Embassy would speak that to you openly - so I do now.

    • @hassanbin8514
      @hassanbin8514 Před 28 dny

      @@albertopiergiorgi5980 But am not a Moslem

  • @oljackie35
    @oljackie35 Před 15 dny

    cracow isnt that well maintaned, and if i was comparing every major city public transport cracow has the worst one. Even in lodz is better

  • @AlbertoTorresr9
    @AlbertoTorresr9 Před měsícem +2

    I think you have a problem with graffiti man !

    • @gacekwilkooki
      @gacekwilkooki Před měsícem +10

      So do I!. Graffity is awfull. Athorities should do smthng about this!

  • @editorjohn8803
    @editorjohn8803 Před měsícem +1

    The best restaurant ever in Warsaw is Manekin! The pulled beef waffles are incredibly good and the price is cheaper than the rip-off food court and Burger King
    prices

    • @yakeosicki8965
      @yakeosicki8965 Před měsícem +1

      Manekin to ściek jak inne szybkożery. Fatalne miejsce z gównianym żarciem. Knajpa z filozofią podrzędnego GS-u czyli dużo, tanio, byle co! Myślałem, że te czasy minęły. Chyba, że nie masz kubków smakowych, to wtedy przepraszam.

    • @marcinerdmann476
      @marcinerdmann476 Před měsícem +3

      ​@@yakeosicki8965Przecież to typowa sieć fastfoodowa. Zjeść od biedy coś można, ale zachwycać się nie ma czym.

    • @yakeosicki8965
      @yakeosicki8965 Před měsícem +1

      @@marcinerdmann476 tak, też o tym piszę. 🙂

    • @kurrwa
      @kurrwa Před měsícem +1

      Manekin is overrated place 😂

    • @editorjohn8803
      @editorjohn8803 Před měsícem

      @@yakeosicki8965 Trip Advisor and Google Review have Manikin as the top-rated over 10k reviews. You can continue to eat your 7-11 fart dogs, which I know you love at even cheaper prices. Everyone has their own tastes, and yours are not very popular