#just to say I do not prioritize any part of poland. both have their pros and cons. that's it.
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We have a saying "widać zabory" (you can see the partition)
Because poland was split in half and occupied for over a century all the way until after world war I the country is severely split. The west is more western, often prioritizing left-wing views, more infrastructure and more influenced by capitalistic views, where east is more eastern, with many more field labourers and traditional views.
Most people will say Poland is central, because not only does it make sense geographically (also doesn't put a harsh border between the east and the west) and is a nice compromise between the two extremes that you can find in Poland
I've seen debate on this - do Polish people consider Poland a part of Western or Eastern Europe? From my understanding Eastern Europe is everything east of Berlin ? But also Poland is Roman Catholic so?
(obviously I'd rather this be answered by people from Poland but yk it's the internet so lmfao)
This debate reminds me of if people consider states like Virginia to be part of the south or not lmfao (my partner from the deep south does not but people up here where I live do)
#i really don't think it's for “looking bad at the east”#at most it's just not wanting to be associated with russia and belarus#but the difference you can find here is staggering#if you go to Katowice or Wrocław you are treated to a very western style society#just to say I do not prioritize any part of poland. both have their pros and cons. that's it.#oh and “widać zabory” is most seen if you look at government election results in Poland#and whenever i visit my family in a city in podlasie i am in awe of the peace of living there
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