I have family from this region, it’s considered Poland’s Bible belt. It’s also propped up by tourism. Maybe a lot of Europeans could boycott this area? Ironically, a lot of tourists come from Middle East countries which may agree with this mayor’s take. Even though Middle Eastern tourists are controversial in this region. It’s a very interesting dynamic going on.
Tourists are generally oblivious and view the places they visit as scenery for them to enjoy. I don’t think there’s ever been a tourist boycott of any place for any reason.
Canadians boycotting USA right now and there is somewhat of an impact… That’s just one recent example. You’re probably right that it won’t change much.
It’s awesome if you’re a tourist. hardly a local phenomenon, farming and forestry got professionalized, less people can get jobs in these sectors, people move out, there’s not enough traffic to sustain other businesses and you get dying villages filled with stubborn retirees
Though I understand what you’re saying, I wouldn’t say farming is a “job” here. My family, as recently as the 90s, would literally supplement their livelihood by living off the land. The cattle, crop was to survive off of. The community would help each other with harvest. I wouldn’t say the villages are dying, instead they are being commercialized. The villages were dying in the 90s when people were moving out of Poland. Now there is an actual real estate market, in the 90s few would by a home in one of the valleys around zakopane. Just my opinion, not a fact since afterall my family were one of many to GTFO of Poland for a “better life”.
i come from a bit flatter place and yeah farming used to be something done by about everyone as a side job, but while most of land around village, population 500, was also owned by about everyone, now 3/4 of it is owned by maybe 4 families who are actual, professional farmers who do actual, industrial farming. (this really kicked off when farmers could get loans for new machinery, and with EU money influx) other than another handful of people who work within village, and retirees, everyone else commutes to and works in bigger towns around, and some moved abroad entirely. this is how it looked in 00s, and from there it can go in two directions: when there’s not enough people around, all of these tiny shops in villages close and people eventually move out, or some people open other small businesses where they live and situation stabilizes sort of. but also independent from that, some people who get specialized degrees don’t come back but instead stay in cities where they got it, because there are no jobs they’re qualified for there. there are villages where places like hairdressers or various kinds of workshops open up and people stay and live there and there are villages where there are no births in entire year, because everyone under 30 moved out
How generous of him to volunteer for right-wing austerity measures. /s
I have family from this region, it’s considered Poland’s Bible belt. It’s also propped up by tourism. Maybe a lot of Europeans could boycott this area? Ironically, a lot of tourists come from Middle East countries which may agree with this mayor’s take. Even though Middle Eastern tourists are controversial in this region. It’s a very interesting dynamic going on.
Tourists are generally oblivious and view the places they visit as scenery for them to enjoy. I don’t think there’s ever been a tourist boycott of any place for any reason.
Canadians boycotting USA right now and there is somewhat of an impact… That’s just one recent example. You’re probably right that it won’t change much.
Thats because the US is messing with Canada, this Polish official is messing with Poles.
Tourists don’t generally care about domestic issues such as this, unless theres a genocide or civil war going on, most people dont care.
it’s really split between there and some 100km wide belt along eastern border, except the people living in the very southeastern corner, they’re chill
I haven’t been to the very Southeastern corner yet. My opinion of it is that it is poverty stricken, also hard to get via public transportation.
it’s one of these places where nobody wants to live including locals. the ones that do also live from tourism (and forestry/farming)
The mountain hiking is awesome. I wouldn’t say I would love to live there but I visit often to go hike.
It’s awesome if you’re a tourist. hardly a local phenomenon, farming and forestry got professionalized, less people can get jobs in these sectors, people move out, there’s not enough traffic to sustain other businesses and you get dying villages filled with stubborn retirees
Though I understand what you’re saying, I wouldn’t say farming is a “job” here. My family, as recently as the 90s, would literally supplement their livelihood by living off the land. The cattle, crop was to survive off of. The community would help each other with harvest. I wouldn’t say the villages are dying, instead they are being commercialized. The villages were dying in the 90s when people were moving out of Poland. Now there is an actual real estate market, in the 90s few would by a home in one of the valleys around zakopane. Just my opinion, not a fact since afterall my family were one of many to GTFO of Poland for a “better life”.
i come from a bit flatter place and yeah farming used to be something done by about everyone as a side job, but while most of land around village, population 500, was also owned by about everyone, now 3/4 of it is owned by maybe 4 families who are actual, professional farmers who do actual, industrial farming. (this really kicked off when farmers could get loans for new machinery, and with EU money influx) other than another handful of people who work within village, and retirees, everyone else commutes to and works in bigger towns around, and some moved abroad entirely. this is how it looked in 00s, and from there it can go in two directions: when there’s not enough people around, all of these tiny shops in villages close and people eventually move out, or some people open other small businesses where they live and situation stabilizes sort of. but also independent from that, some people who get specialized degrees don’t come back but instead stay in cities where they got it, because there are no jobs they’re qualified for there. there are villages where places like hairdressers or various kinds of workshops open up and people stay and live there and there are villages where there are no births in entire year, because everyone under 30 moved out