Travelling throughout Poland
I'm in Poznan, one of Poland's biggest cities. During the weekend I attended a Local Conference. Lots of cool local member and a bunch of amazing trainees. All in all I'm extremely impressed by @ in Poland. When it comes to things like PboXes they have acocmplished things that it will take us years to do in Sweden.
What strikes me most is the time that @ers have available to spend on @. It was the same in Turkey, people are sitting days on end in the office just working. In Sweden that unfortunately not the case. Swedes are extremely rushed and when the Poles have 7-hour (no kidding!) EB-meeting, we have to finish all our business in 45 minutes, while eating lunch! On the other hand, this makes us very effective compared to Poles or Turks. But what it all comes down to is that @ in Sweden is more focused and work, and less focused on fun.
In general Poland has surprised me. I had expected it to be colder, greyer and poorer, that is; more Soviet-ish. Even though the living standard is quite low, and the men in the street resemble Swedish skinheads, the general feeling is warm and friendly! I think that a lot of westerners (including me!) need to update their notions about Poland. It's a shame that so few people want to travel here for vacation or traineeships.
Back to my travel plans! Tomorrow I will be taking the train to Warzaw to visit the old Jewish Ghetto, enter my first Synagogue and visit the Grave of the unknown Soldier. I look forward to see all that. Hopefully I will have some time to drink some Lech beer with the local @ers!
On the 30th of June I will take the ferry from Gdynia to Karlskrona, and the morning after I will be back in Sweden. Some of you I will see at the Transition party in Stockholm!
Czesc!
What strikes me most is the time that @ers have available to spend on @. It was the same in Turkey, people are sitting days on end in the office just working. In Sweden that unfortunately not the case. Swedes are extremely rushed and when the Poles have 7-hour (no kidding!) EB-meeting, we have to finish all our business in 45 minutes, while eating lunch! On the other hand, this makes us very effective compared to Poles or Turks. But what it all comes down to is that @ in Sweden is more focused and work, and less focused on fun.
In general Poland has surprised me. I had expected it to be colder, greyer and poorer, that is; more Soviet-ish. Even though the living standard is quite low, and the men in the street resemble Swedish skinheads, the general feeling is warm and friendly! I think that a lot of westerners (including me!) need to update their notions about Poland. It's a shame that so few people want to travel here for vacation or traineeships.
Back to my travel plans! Tomorrow I will be taking the train to Warzaw to visit the old Jewish Ghetto, enter my first Synagogue and visit the Grave of the unknown Soldier. I look forward to see all that. Hopefully I will have some time to drink some Lech beer with the local @ers!
On the 30th of June I will take the ferry from Gdynia to Karlskrona, and the morning after I will be back in Sweden. Some of you I will see at the Transition party in Stockholm!
Czesc!
