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WTf! romania has 5 votes? why someone would want to live there over all the other countries?
I looked it up on google street view and the poverty is really bad there
Yeah, because Google Street View is a very good source if you want to find out about a country's poverty
Yeah, because Google Street View is a very good source if you want to find out about a country's poverty
it does help a lot in case you didnt know. if something look poor and uneveloped then it simply is + romania is poor in general anyway not just because of the way it looks
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Even though I live in Poland, I choose Czech in this list as my number 1 for the single fact that it's one of the most liberal countries on earth.
Poland is getting there, but I believe we still have another 10-15 years to go before we're catching up with our southwestern neighbours... In terms of perspective and economic stability Poland however exceeds all countries in the region and the vast majority of countries in the world.
Even though I live in Poland, I choose Czech in this list as my number 1 for the single fact that it's one of the most liberal countries on earth.
Poland is getting there, but I believe we still have another 10-15 years to go before we're catching up with our southwestern neighbours... In terms of perspective and economic stability Poland however exceeds all countries in the region and the vast majority of countries in the world.
I'm afraid that simply isn't true. The fact that you can't even spell your bordering countries just confirms your ignorance.
Being a gay man, I don't think I would do well anywhere in Eastern Europe.
I would probably choose Croatia or Estonia. I wouldn't mind Poland either considering I'm 1/4 Polish, but it's too religious and conservative at the same time.
Location: Kowaniec, Nowy Targ, Podhale. 666 m n.p.m.
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Being a gay man, I don't think I would do well anywhere in Eastern Europe.
I would probably choose Croatia or Estonia. I wouldn't mind Poland either considering I'm 1/4 Polish, but it's too religious and conservative at the same time.
I don't think people in Poland would care too much about who you sleep with... Seriously, so many people think homofobia is endemic here, but the average Pole really isn't about going to make your life difficult because you prefer the same sex...
Some of my closest friends are openly gay here in Kraków, and as long as you don't care too much about what the guy serving the mass has to say, you would be just fine here. Having said that, 40% of the population in this country does care about what the guy serving the mass has to say, and vocal opposition against gay rights comes from these people, but vocal here does not mean physical. Incidence of gay-related violence is not higher than it is anywhere in Western Europe.
As a matter of fact, I think it's better to be gay in Poland than it is to be gay in probably about 30 of the 50 US states, excluding civilized places such as Portland, Minneapolis, Boston or San Francisco.
I don't think people in Poland would care too much about who you sleep with... Seriously, so many people think homofobia is endemic here, but the average Pole really isn't about going to make your life difficult because you prefer the same sex...
Some of my closest friends are openly gay here in Kraków, and as long as you don't care too much about what the guy serving the mass has to say, you would be just fine here. Having said that, 40% of the population in this country does care about what the guy serving the mass has to say, and vocal opposition against gay rights comes from these people, but vocal here does not mean physical. Incidence of gay-related violence is not higher than it is anywhere in Western Europe.
As a matter of fact, I think it's better to be gay in Poland than it is to be gay in probably about 30 of the 50 US states, excluding civilized places such as Portland, Minneapolis, Boston or San Francisco.
you dont know what you're talking about. I'm gay and Polish... Poland is one of the most homophobic countries in Europe and its no better than even the worst US state when it comes to tolerance.
Try walking down the street holding your bf hand... you will get stared, get nasty comments or even get beaten. + Polish people are against adpotion by gay people and against gay mariage.
I love Poland but no one will tell me that its ok to be gay in Poland because i know from my own experience that is not and the only reason why i will never go back to poland is because of lack tolerance.
Location: Kowaniec, Nowy Targ, Podhale. 666 m n.p.m.
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you dont know what you're talking about. I'm gay and Polish... Poland is one of the most homophobic countries in Europe and its no better than even the worst US state when it comes to tolerance.
Try walking down the street holding your bf hand... you will get stared, get nasty comments or even get beaten. + Polish people are against adpotion by gay people and against gay mariage.
I love Poland but no one will tell me that its ok to be gay in Poland because i know from my own experience that is not and the only reason why i will never go back to poland is because of lack tolerance.
I've heard totally different stories from my girlfriend, who is from Tarnowskie Góry, then what I'm used to here in Kraków. I'm personally not gay, but I also don't really give a **** and have made out with a (bisexual) friend more than once on a full MPK bus just for ****s and giggles, and have plenty of friends that are homosexual but have never experienced anything bad what they wouldn't experience elsewhere.
But then, this is Kraków. Ruch Palikota came in as the second biggest party here during the last elections, and we have 150.000 students (almost a fifth of the population) among which almost 40% voted for Palikot. I'm also well aware that as soon as you leave Kraków 30 kilometres in any direction it becomes deep PiS territory...
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