I am sorry to hear about your experience, it must have been really upsetting. I spend about 5 days every month or so in Krakow where I have bought a flat and have never, ever, experienced or witnessed such appalling behaviour. My husband hasn't, either. I really hope that this was a"one-off" for you and that it won't put you off from visitig Krakow again. Really, the people are normally very friendly and welcoming and grateful for tourism.
posted by katiecat on Aug.05.2009 |  |
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wow, galoot, it loooks like you had the worst luck ever in Krakow! i've spent plenty of time in Krakow and the worst I have seen is drunk Poles saying rude things in Polish to similarly drunk Brits, though since neither understand eachother they usually ignore each other and move on with life. as for nazi gatherings, i haven't heard of such a thing in krakow, but for example during the gay pride/tolerance march there are plenty of scary-looking anti-protesters as well. krakow is moving forward and getting better every year, but unfortunately it is a long painful process.
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It sounds odd that there seemed to be a Nazi march in Krakow, as it was the Nazis that were hell-bent on destroying Poles and all of Poland during WW2.
However, the rest of your unfortunate story seems to be a collection of, quite simply, bad luck and coincidence. I lived in Krakow during all of last summer and had no problems. It's a big shame, and I'm sorry you had to experience all that!
I'm sure next time (if you should ever decide to come back) you'd have a proper blast!
posted by SuperHoopski on Aug.06.2009 | |
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