Denis Yurchak@denisyurchak
Sitting at a cafe in Warsaw, 90% of people are working with their laptops
Same cafe in Western Europe – most would be reading books, newspapers, or chatting, almost 0 people working
The staff would kick you out the moment you take your laptop out of your bag, because "cafes are for social life, not work"
In Warsaw and Krakow, there are a ton of specialty coffee places that allow laptops. The internet is usually good, and nobody is going to harass you if you work or do calls
The price of a coffee cup is around 16-18 zl (4 euros). You can take 1 or 2 and sit in the cafe for hours.
This is a small detail, but very telling about the vibe in Poland vs Western Europe
In Poland, people will respect you for building cool shit or trying to start a business. The people are hungry, and there is a hustler mentality
In Western Europe, people are content with what they have (a house from grandparents they can rent out and live off it) or rely on the state
This gives rise to a society of eternal students of political science and bureaucrats. If anybody wants to build a business, they leave and go to the US
Meanwhile, Poland is taking over Spain in GDP per capita, and soon will take over the UK as well
