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a decade of prosperity has left many Poles leave national psyche of victimization and liabilities become active

There's an old joke about a meeting Polish pessimistic optimist: "Things are so bad, so terribly bad, it could not be worse," said the pessimistic, optimistic that the answers "No worry my friend, who might actually possible."

The Polish national character may be famous for its dark atmosphere of life, but the country is celebrating Independence Day on November 11, there is little reason to be pessimistic. The country has never been richer, safer and better organized than it is today. As the Polish-born, former U.S. national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, recently said: "Poland has the best season in its history." According to figures from the World Bank, the former communist country is now the Sixth EU economy. When the capital moved to Warsaw in the country in 1995, my neighbor, a teacher, earned about $ 200 per month. Currently, the average national wage is more than five times, and growing . Importantly, in a nation where the painful memories of past aggression Russian and German are still strong, Poland is now a full member of NATO with all the guarantees of security for the western military alliance offers .

made this change in the fortunes of a country once divided and wiped off the map of Europe for 123 years, has changed the mentality of its people to enjoy often accused of pessimism and victim mentality ? The stereotype says that if you ask a simple pole, "How are you?" It will launch right into a long list of its many problems and misfortunes. While this is true for some, especially older people who did not benefit from the development since the fall of communism, most Poles grew decidedly more upbeat in recent years.

A 2011 study showed that 80% of Poles are now "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with their lives. In 1992, the beginning of economic transformation, only 58% said the same thing. In fact, when I remember the mid-90s in Poland, happy is not the best term to describe the popular mood at the time. The Poles not only pessmistic, who were also frustrated and easy to mark off, since people tend to be if you do not have money. These days, the Poles are much softer. To smile more often and are less prone to aggression. No civilized society as effectively as prosperity.

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This new optimism was also evident in the reaction to the financial crisis that erupted in 2008. With news of catastrophic floods throughout the world, what the Poles? They went shopping. This helped maintain the strength of domestic consumption during this period, one of the main reasons why Poland has come to be the only EU country to record a GDP growth for 2009. In fact, the Poles have become capitalists.

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But make no mistake, there are still Poles who are still good, old fatalistic. To paraphrase a famous quote, one could say that we are now "new focus" and the "Pole of age." The distinction is not defined by age but by attitude.

new poles are generally open-minded, optimistic that their destiny is in their own hands, that Poland should not be a prisoner of its past and waxes bright future for their country. The age of the Poles remains defiant, proud of his pessimism, I do believe that the only "realistic" position possible, in contrast to the naive optimism of some of his compatriots who have forgotten the past. "Guarantees of NATO? We have had assurances from France and England before Hitler attacked us and it was worth? "They will laugh.