Read all the guides listed here <| sep |> Yeah , I heard that Hannah uses that term too . <| sep |> Yup working as intended . <| sep |> I came here because Poland joined the EU , which automatically meant embracing the European principles of free movement of people , goods , and services , and I could offer a service that Polish people were clearly and loudly demanding . I stayed because I loved the drive and energy of those post 2004 years , where young Poles really believed they could educate themselves and get a good job and buy their own apartment for the first time , rather than seeing everything good only go to the people with connections . It was a time when it seemed meritocracy would triumph over nepotism . When EU money was pouring in and we were going to rebuild everything anew and make it all work . I saw the social uniform change from shaved heads and blue jeans into , shockingly , men with different hairstyles and colourful trousers . Instead of people inheriting their granddad ' s Polonez , they actually bought their own used Volkswagen and drove it to Croatia for holidays outside the country . Cities started selling sushi and curry , new radio stations and specialist magazines were established , big web portals dedicated to Polish audiences were set up np . wykop and people realised they weren ' t the only freak in the block who had read this book or listened to that band that there was more to life than boiled carp and going back home to mummy every single weekend . I watched it all with fascination , watching this proud , old country climb out of its Communist coffin and stretch its legs in this brave new world . But it seems it wasn ' t enough . Some people got richer than others , some people still weren ' t getting rich , and everyone started to complain . The ridiculous conspiracy theories came out on every side , the voices of the angry few got louder and louder , and suddenly PiS are in charge and the brave explorer I met 12 years ago has climbed back in his coffin and told the rest of the world to go fuck itself . When even Roman Giertych starts to sound like the voice of reason , you know everyone else is a madman .