Ask Poland (Q&A for the curious)

[Iluminat]

Warsaw perhaps

[Iluminat]

Originally Posted by newbiecrftr

hi there.
Do Polish section have some kind of welcome thread, that briefly describe main country developments thru the POV of this forum - skyscrapers list, main projects diagram and so on ? If not, it probably can be pretty helpful for newcomers and random visitors

Welll you might look at this two threads:

for projects
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...118527&page=25

for projects that are already U/C or with valid construction permit etc.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...45204&page=102

unfortunately in Polish

[delfin_pl]

Originally Posted by xJamaax

Which polish city is the most diverse?I want to visit cities in Poland to see how things look like in real life

Tricity for sure, Hanseatic Gdansk, summer curort Sopot and modern, vibrant Gdynia.

[xJamaax]

Originally Posted by Iluminat

Warsaw perhaps

I guess Warsaw must be diverse as it's your capital.Most capitals are diverse to some extent

[Iluminat]

It also depends what do you mean by "diverse". Warsaw was largely destroyed in the WWII so it's rather modern so socrealism and late modernism kinda dominates but there are also some high quality reconstructions, neomodernism, postmodernism etc. so it feels quite diverse if you ask me but I guess things like that are subjective.

[xJamaax]

Originally Posted by Iluminat

It also depends what do you mean by "diverse". Warsaw was largely destroyed in the WWII so it's rather modern so socrealism and late modernism kinda dominates but there are also some high quality reconstructions, neomodernism, postmodernism etc. so it feels quite diverse if you ask me but I guess things like that are subjective.

I meant demographically,the different ethnic groups from different parts of the world residing peacefully in those cities

[polkos]

You won't find big minorities in any city in Poland.

[xJamaax]

Originally Posted by polkos

You won't find big minorities in any city in Poland.

I think Warsaw might be a little better compared to the rest of the cities as it's a financial and political capital of Poland.Anyways I have some Polish friends there so diversity won't be a big deal

[Iluminat]

If you're interested in multicultural cities London or Rotterdam would be a better choice, there are some exotic tourists and immigrants but I doubt it would be enough to create "diverse" feeling you are looking for

[Chmielok]

There is no multicultural city in Poland. There were a few: Warsaw, Cracow, Lodz, but they lost their diversity due to WWII.

[castermaild55]

Does the polish here know this story?

[delfin_pl]

yes, there is a movie about this.

http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Jesie%C5%...ie-2003-363538

[castermaild55]

Originally Posted by delfin_pl

yes, there is a movie about this.

http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Jesie%C5%...ie-2003-363538

WOW, thank you very much

[Coetzee]

Originally Posted by xJamaax

Which polish city is the most diverse?I want to visit cities in Poland to see how things look like in real life

If you want to go diverse in Poland, definitely check out Wólka Kosowska, just outside Warsaw. Half of population Chinese or Vietnamese, also significant Turkish minority. Big cities have some pretty diversified cuisine to offer, ranging from anything like Sushi boxes to Turkish/Arab kebab to South American restaurants- many of these run by natives (watch out though for pizza restaurants, there are plenty of those and 90% do not have anything to do with Italian cuisine ). In the east, there are some Ukrainians and Belarusians, but they are fellow Slavs and not much different anyway. Other than that, you will not find diversity of British or American levels. Actually, outside of large cities/summer resorts/border areas, finding any foreigners may be quite of a challenge. You will find plenty of Jewish legacy though- mostly graveyards and monuments.

[oxo]

Polish society is quite homogenous and therefore a lot of Poles are racialist, especially in the less cosmopolitan cities and particularly towards people with darker complexions such as Indians and Africans.

Generally speaking, Poles tend to look up towards the English (God knows why)
and sometimes have an inferiority complex when it comes to Western countries - this is why you will often hear self-depreciating phrases banded about by Poles such as ‘’not a bad building as far as Polish standards go’’ (referring to a piece of architecture in Warsaw for example) or ‘’we are a long way from becoming European’’ meaning not having reached high levels of civility and social advancement, as if Europe represents high civilized ideals and ‘progressive’ culture.

Warsaw is the most diverse city – ethnically, culturally, architecturally and in terms of its increasingly cosmopolitan character.

[xJamaax]

Originally Posted by oxo

Polish society is quite homogenous and therefore a lot of Poles are racialist, especially in the less cosmopolitan cities and particularly towards people with darker complexions such as Indians and Africans.

Generally speaking, Poles tend to look up towards the English (God knows why)
and sometimes have an inferiority complex when it comes to Western countries - this is why you will often hear self-depreciating phrases banded about by Poles such as ‘’not a bad building as far as Polish standards go’’ (referring to a piece of architecture in Warsaw for example) or ‘’we are a long way from becoming European’’ meaning not having reached high levels of civility and social advancement, as if Europe represents high civilized ideals and ‘progressive’ culture.

Warsaw is the most diverse city – ethnically, culturally, architecturally and in terms of its increasingly cosmopolitan character.

Great assessment!

[Switek]

Originally Posted by oxo

Polish society is quite homogenous and therefore a l...

In fact, Poles living in Poland, are the most ethnically homogeneous nation worldwide...

[Eno]

Originally Posted by xJamaax

I meant demographically,the different ethnic groups from different parts of the world residing peacefully in those cities

Of all the (wonderful) reasons to visit Poland this would surely qualify as being the least important one. It's almost like saying you'd like to visit Canada to check out its beaches. If you'd like a taste of Poland, and Krakow in particular, please check out the link in my signature.

[Iluminat]

Knowing xJamaax and African forumers in general he probably asked us in which Polish city it's least likely that he would be beaten to death by local skinheads because apparently in "Eastern Europe" people have nothing better to do.

[Chmielok]

Originally Posted by castermaild55

Does the polish here know this story?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX-SSXvVazw">YouTube Link</a>

Amazing story, haven't heard it yet