Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atmosphere?

Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atm... by ur-whale on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:19AM (#18165299)

Weather and outdoors aren't great in Krakow. Language is also a pretty big problem: true, some educated youngsters will speak English, but the bulk of the population doesn't speak a word. Would not recommend.

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Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atm... by xchaotic on Monday October 08, 2018 @10:10AM (#18167564)

have you actually been around Krakow much? There's climbing spots in the city itself, skiing slopes 1-2 hours away, Tatra mountains 100km away and beautiful Jurrasic valleys to the North-West, lots of green areas in the city and huge forests to the East, perfect for cycling or running. Weather is a mix - some snow in the winter, some lovely sunshine in the 6 warmer months and lots of rain and in-between weather on the bright side it does give you some time to work where you don't mind being indoors and you get to appreciate when it's nice outside.

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Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atm... by ajuc on Monday October 08, 2018 @11:20AM (#18168238)

Kraków has a big problem with smog in the winter. Most Polish cities do, Kraków is one of the worst.

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Re:Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atm... by SmellyGeekBoy on Monday October 08, 2018 @10:19AM (#18167647)

So learn Polish? Why is it up to the locals to adapt to you?

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