Koko koko.

So... I am back! I'm trying to make up my mind, to write about my short- polish holidays, but it's hard.
It was too short to see everyone and to do everything, but it was long enough to see the most important people, eat good quality food, drink my favourite polish beer and vodka with my dad, go to the city, check what's changed, laugh with my friends (with a hint of sth funny), talk with my mom (but only a bit!). Oh yeah, and to get a tattoo.
I have to admit, life's hard in Poland if you don't have any way to deal with it.
It's expensive (for polish people), it's very unfair and mean.
Politics is something that you HAVE to avoid if you don't want to go crazy.
My friends.. they get on. They really do. They're young and have a lot of tricks how to survive and take the best from life.
It's different for older people, for people like my parents who still remember communism and would love to take a rest from life. Instead life is turning its back on them.
Don't get me wrong, it's not critically bad, it's just.. annoying.
The worst part for me was when I arrived back in The Netherlands and got a text message from my dad saying ''some letter just came in for you from polish tax office''. ''Some letter'' turned out to be a ticket for 465PLN to pay, because last year, when I worked in Poland I've earned too much or my former boss didn't cut off enough money from my salary for the tax office. Which means.. I owe polish tax office around 110euro.
Nice, huh? Just to give you an example of how life in Poland can kick you in the ass.
For me it's not such a big deal, but in Poland it would be half of my salary..

Sure, there are also bright sides. My hometown is getting prettier!
Thanks to Euro2012 there are a lot of changes: better roads, nice places looking even nicer, old buildings renovated, new restaurants/hotels/bars. Now we should change the mentality of people and it would be perfect.

Well, ''there will be ups and downs, smiles and frowns'', it's life. But I wish that someday, some things will be as easy, as here. Or at least as fair as here.

You know what was sad? On the plane, an older lady sitting next to me bought hot chocolate on board. It cost 13PLN (around 3 euro). She got a small cup of water, and instant chocolate in a small bag. When she tried to open the cup she spilled some water out of it, she didn't manage to mix it with chocolate.
Damn, that looked really sad. The lady didn't even complain, she just left it like that.
Polish people, wake up! Fight for your right to get a new fu**ing cup of nicely prepared hot chocolate!

So, I also have something to deal with now. And it's not the polish tax office, that's already done.
It's something more important than money. I just don't know what to do.
Go with the flow because it's fun that way, or take a step back and let it go, because I don't want to go serious?
Maybe I should be just as honest as it's only possible.Maybe I am simply afraid?

P.S. So.. what's the deal with spring here this year?

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