Who drank too much?
You may be wondering why I opened a new account and chose the screen name XPAT-Polska.
Well, apart from the reasons I already explained, there is one other reason I have not mentioned.
When I moved to Poland I gave myself 5 years to decide whether or not I wanted to stay here. It was a big move and I have lost things which I miss from time to time BUT my wife, daughter and I have also gained a lot more in many other ways.
Now I have decided that I have no wish to return to the troubled UK which has lost its way in every aspect of life - I needen't add more.
I still love my home country, but although nowhere is perfect, Poland has a far better identity; they are proud to fly THEIR flag, have respect for older people and harsher laws for criminals. This suits me fine, so now I consider Poland as my preferred home. I won't say I'll never leave, because of my Irish blood and itchy feet, but I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be permanently at this time.
Whoever organised the raising of this flag either forgot which way it should hang, drank too much or couldn't be bothered to change the rings. 'To jest Polska!' (This is Poland!) I always say when things go wrong or irritate me. If I didn't like it or accept it the way it is, I wouldn't be here now, so I don't criticise my adopted country - well, hardly :-)
Who drank too much?
You may be wondering why I opened a new account and chose the screen name XPAT-Polska.
Well, apart from the reasons I already explained, there is one other reason I have not mentioned.
When I moved to Poland I gave myself 5 years to decide whether or not I wanted to stay here. It was a big move and I have lost things which I miss from time to time BUT my wife, daughter and I have also gained a lot more in many other ways.
Now I have decided that I have no wish to return to the troubled UK which has lost its way in every aspect of life - I needen't add more.
I still love my home country, but although nowhere is perfect, Poland has a far better identity; they are proud to fly THEIR flag, have respect for older people and harsher laws for criminals. This suits me fine, so now I consider Poland as my preferred home. I won't say I'll never leave, because of my Irish blood and itchy feet, but I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be permanently at this time.
Whoever organised the raising of this flag either forgot which way it should hang, drank too much or couldn't be bothered to change the rings. 'To jest Polska!' (This is Poland!) I always say when things go wrong or irritate me. If I didn't like it or accept it the way it is, I wouldn't be here now, so I don't criticise my adopted country - well, hardly :-)