Comments on: Fifth Anniversary of Joining the EU http://www.transparent.com/polish/fifth-anniversary-of-joining-the-eu/ Language and Culture of the Polish-Speaking World Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: khrystene http://www.transparent.com/polish/fifth-anniversary-of-joining-the-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-856 khrystene Fri, 01 May 2009 15:33:33 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=538#comment-856 A lot has changed. Happy 5th Anniversary! ;) A lot has changed.

Happy 5th Anniversary! ;)

]]> By: Phil Gyford http://www.transparent.com/polish/fifth-anniversary-of-joining-the-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Phil Gyford Fri, 01 May 2009 11:07:53 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=538#comment-855 Hi Anna. My first trip to Poland was in 1993 for a 3 week holiday. First impressions were that it remimded me of England in the early 1950s, Every thing basic and about 40 years behind Western Europe. Last year I did a repeat visit to Sanok, it was one of the first places I visited in 1993. The town square had changed from a dirty, scruffy car park into a beautiful paved square with fountains in one corner, an outside drinking/eating area and half the population of Sanok (it seemed) appeared to be just walking and relaxing in the square. All of this happened in 15 years and it is happening all over the country. Warsaw is becoming a place to visit and not just a place to pass through on the way to see Krakow or Gdansk. To me Poland is the Centre of Europe and Eastern Europe is farther to the east. The biggest negative I see with the EU is the push to standardise things over the whole of Europe and destroy the reasons why people travel to see these countries. Each country of the EU is unique in its traditions and way of life and if these things are destroyed then the reason to visit is diminished. Hi Anna.

My first trip to Poland was in 1993 for a 3 week holiday. First impressions were that it remimded me of England in the early 1950s, Every thing basic and about 40 years behind Western Europe.

Last year I did a repeat visit to Sanok, it was one of the first places I visited in 1993. The town square had changed from a dirty, scruffy car park into a beautiful paved square with fountains in one corner, an outside drinking/eating area and half the population of Sanok (it seemed) appeared to be just walking and relaxing in the square.

All of this happened in 15 years and it is happening all over the country. Warsaw is becoming a place to visit and not just a place to pass through on the way to see Krakow or Gdansk.

To me Poland is the Centre of Europe and Eastern Europe is farther to the east. The biggest negative I see with the EU is the push to standardise things over the whole of Europe and destroy the reasons why people travel to see these countries.

Each country of the EU is unique in its traditions and way of life and if these things are destroyed then the reason to visit is diminished.

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