What are Poland's optimal both real and virtual neighbors?

I just have a question in regards to what countries Polish people think are their optimal neighbors

Ukraine is definitely one of them Nathan

Many similarities in ethnics, culture, food, mentality. It's no wonder Poles and Ukrainians get along abroad.

Ukraine is definitely one of them Nathan. Many similarities in ethnics, culture, food, mentality. It's no wonder Poles and Ukrainians get along abroad.

would move Kaliningrad Region to the middle of Black see. I think it would make everyone happy, politically and touristically speaking and also weatherwise :-)

Kaliningrad Region

Should belong to Poland.

Does Poland really want it? There's already access to the Baltic Coast and Kaliningrad isn't exactly an economic powerhouse.

It is traditionally Poland's domain,

Maybe, but is there really any great sentiment for it? I've never heard any Pole say it should be incorporated into Poland, unlike, say, Lwów, Wilno, Grodno etc. I understand Lithuania also feels they have a claim.

Maybe, but is there really any great sentiment for it?

I understand Lithuania also feels they have a claim.

What would be the practical purpose of taking on a city like Kaliningrad when Gdansk etc is crumbling economically?

Why shouldn't Russia keep it?

Gdansk is crumbling is due to many factors, Poland economy had been shrinking anyway.
There two different issues, state of economy and territorial claims.

Because Poland doesn't need a Russian beach-head at her borders.

Poland economy had been shrinking anyway

So why take on another crumbling post-industrial city with no great links to Poland for centuries?

Tough. They won it fair and square

Maybe I am wrong, but hasn't the Polish economy been growing since 1992 ... ?

In what way Polish economy been growing ?

Poland’s economy recorded exceptionally rapid growth in recent twenty years. It is worth noticing that Polish economy was developing sustainably, being able to avoid both overheating the economy and economic depressions. Also during last economic meltdown Poland fought the crisis and was the only state in Europe to maintain GDP growth. At he moment Poland is the second fastest developing country in whole Europe.

In 1996-2009 average GDP growth in Poland was 4.5%. The maximum value was 7.1% in 2007, minimum was 1.2% in 1997.

Well, if above stated reasons do not speak for itself, why not?

Did they ? Killing millions and enslaving hundred thousand millions to built military tyrannical power, then instigating WWII and then beating Germany, is fair according to you ?

Well, if Poland ever regain Królewiec , it will be very fair too.

In what way Polish economy been growing ?

the economy there is poor and the residents are not Polish.

They were invaded by Germany

fought back at a cost of millions of lives.

You can only rgain something if it was actually yours.

it is one of the few places in Europe that is experiencing growth.

Poland

It only means that Poland is place where you can make money, not that people and economy is in a good shape

Sorry, I dunno how else you can interprete the figures I gave you

to show the economy has grown, year after year after year

You are just acting as a spoiled little kid who wants his way

Well, sorry to disappoint you ... the stats speak for themselves. Accept it.

Sorry, I dunno how else you can interprete the figures I gave you *but* to show the economy has grown, year after year after year. You are just acting as a spoiled little kid who wants his way. Well, sorry to disappoint you ... the stats speak for themselves. Accept it.

those are not the only criteria,

It was,translating from XIV century relations into nowadays, yes it was.

I don't call it grow, it just the way accountants are counting, it has a little to do with real economic state of affairs.

Everyone else calls it growth. Why do you think Poland's economy isn't growing, despite the views of economists?

read above Johnny