Is it safe to travel to Poland?

pamThreads: 22 Posts: 463 Joined: Oct 11, 11 MEMBER ♀	Dec 11, 11, 02:34 #91
this is not a new thread as have posted before. have been to poland 3 times travelling as single female. didnt have any problems. my advice...respect the fact that you are not in your own country. dont make yourself a target ( lots of jewellery etc ). keep a watchful eye and dont behave like an idiot. of course you could be in wrong place at wrong time, but that could happen anywhere.

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Feb 10, 12, 01:45 #92

Merged: Is Poland safe and free from Racism for an Asian to visit???

I'm a girl from South Korea and i might/am planning to visit Poland sometime later.

of course i guess most people are O.K and i have also visited some countries in Eastern/Central Europe like Austria, Hungary and Slovakia before and it was fine.

but i'm honestly a bit worried and i've also heard Poland is like the most homogeneous White country in Europe, and from what i know, there's still quite a lot of Skinheads/Neo-Nazis.
also, these days many people in Europe are being quite hostile to foreigners/immigrants due to Economic-crisis in Europe.

There's also a big chance that they might think me of Vietnamese(or Chinese) because there's so many of them as immigrants. (and of course, i'm not going there to live or something)

Please tell me how the atmosphere is like there towards non-Whites and other ethnicities.

Thanks for reading.

a.k.

Feb 10, 12, 09:56 #93

samsungkorea

If it was safe for you in Hungary and Slovakia then it would be safe for you in Poland.

samsungkorea:

these days many people in Europe are being quite hostile to foreigners/immigrants due to Economic-crisis in Europe.

No economic crisis in Poland yet. And even if there was, there is nothing to blame immigrants for.

samsungkorea:

most homogeneous White country in Europe

Aren't Slovakia and Hungary like that?

samsungkorea:

there's still quite a lot of Skinheads/Neo-Nazis.

Again if you did not meet any in the Central European countries you've been before, then no reason to think that Poland is somewhat worse than those countries (especially comparing to Slovakia). Of course if you have a bad luck you can come across a thug in every country.

Warsaw, Cracow, Tricity, Wrocław are all cities which have a lot of foreign visitors, especially the first two.

vladiThreads: - Posts: 6 Joined: May 20, 11 ♂	Feb 15, 12, 16:27 #94
For Warsaw, you should hire at least five Blackwater agents, five more if you go out of Warsaw...

DepressedOne

Feb 16, 12, 16:16 #95

Samsungkorea:
There are not too much nazis or skinheads in Poland, you may meet them drunk in some dark gates but I think that you won't be visiting such places. It's stereotype that Polish are intolerant. If you're ok, then they're ok for you. Simple. Well, I don't think that being mistaken with vietnamese or chinese changes anything. I have to agree with a.k that Polish are no more racist than Slovaks or any other Central-Europe nation. Hope that you'll meet really cool people in Poland, like I did. Peace.

croggersThreads: 8 Posts: 91 Joined: Nov 24, 11 ♂	Feb 16, 12, 18:31 #96
yes it is

pudortizThreads: - Posts: 5 Joined: Feb 17, 12 ♂	Feb 17, 12, 04:19 #97
I've always wanted to go to Poland.. I find the country interesting.. :D

Patrick35Threads: 1 Posts: 17 Joined: Feb 15, 12 ♂	Feb 17, 12, 16:30 #98
I have been in Poland for nearly 3 weeks and I am still ok :) with no problems so far. i believe if something happens, it's just bad luck. wrong place wrong time, as they say

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Feb 20, 12, 16:47 #99

SamsungKorea:

I have visited Poland on three occasions, Kraków and Gdańsk, and surrounding areas, to include national parks. I travelled alone, as I do most of the time; however, I have friends in Poland, whom I met during all of my visits. Being a black female, I was a little apprehensive approaching my first visit in 2009. I now look back at my apprehension with a lot of humour. Considering that I love to travel, and I consider myself to be fairly travel savvy, I am a little embarrassed to say the least. I had many fantastic experiences in Poland; in fact, I can say that Poland has left her indelible mark on me. I experienced the normal stares, but nothing excessive. I was even called ‘Murzynka’ by a little kid in Zakopane…….I just laughed a lot and so did he! Ten out of ten for observation, bright kid! lol

I cannot see you having any problems personally; however, just as anywhere that you go, you will need to demonstrate a certain level of common sense. I would say, not going to obscure places late at night alone, and I guess you know the rest.

Finally, it is fair to say that you can be in the wrong place at the wrong time, which is out of your control. Aside from this obvious statement, I am sure that you will find Poland interesting, enjoyable, and warm-hearted.

Blessings!

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