jusarrived Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 How safe or unsafe are these countries for Indians ? I have always wanted to travel to Central and Eastern Europe , but the idea of moving in atleast for 1-2 years is making me think again . any experiences ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Haven't heard good things about eastern europe when it comes to racism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippoSucks Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 http://www.quora.com/Why-are-most-Polish-people-being-racist-towards-Asians-or-mostly-being-judgemental-of-people-based-on-their-appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I have been to Poland and it surprisingly looks like New Delhi. Similarly built cemented buildings, pollution and a little crowded. I dont know if I'd want to travel there for fun but I dont think its very unsafe, having said that a colleague of mine got chased by a cabbie as my colleague had decided to use Uber which pissed off the next cab in line at the hotel. I have been to Czech Republic which has similar people but there is a lot more to see. I'd suggest Czech over Poland anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I have been to Mexico, Costa Rica on my own..if you read Internet these places are filled with stories about how unsafe the place is. Visiting any place and being practical (don't talk to shady ppl and don't go to shady areas with loads of cash) is the norm. If you ask people here like Finey..you are bound to get all kinds of advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I have not traveled to Eastern Europe but know that people who have traveled have appreciated it - esp. relative low costs to experience Europe. You could do excursions in to other near by places and countries as well .... However, you should be careful of pick pockets, etc. not only when traveling to Eastern Europe but to Southern Europe as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vayuu1 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Has anybody met public agent there like they show in hmm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusarrived Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Haven't heard good things about eastern europe when it comes to racism. Neither did I before I started researching a bit and spoke to a few guys . I think its a bit like how they looked at India in the past and to an extent even now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusarrived Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have been to Poland and it surprisingly looks like New Delhi. Similarly built cemented buildings, pollution and a little crowded. I dont know if I'd want to travel there for fun but I dont think its very unsafe, having said that a colleague of mine got chased by a cabbie as my colleague had decided to use Uber which pissed off the next cab in line at the hotel. I have been to Czech Republic which has similar people but there is a lot more to see. I'd suggest Czech over Poland anyday. Travel is a big priority , I have covered most of Asia living in India , Europe is what I want to explore next , by which I dont mean just visit tourist places for few days . The city in Poland where my company is located has 6 different Capitals within a distance of 600KM ( Prague , Warsaw , Vienna , Berlin & Budapest ) Money off course is important as well , its almost the same money I would get in US or UK , but the cost of living is like one fourth of these countries . Czech Republic was my choice as well , but at this point I dont have anything good on the job front from there . sandeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusarrived Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have been to Mexico' date=' Costa Rica on my own..if you read Internet these places are filled with stories about how unsafe the place is. Visiting any place and being practical (don't talk to shady ppl and don't go to shady areas with loads of cash) is the norm. If you ask people here like Finey..you are bound to get all kinds of advice.[/quote'] The one thing every one has told me is to stay away from Football matches . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vayuu1 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 The one thing every one has told me is to stay away from Football matches . Very brutal to be honest, people are always ready to pick fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camarillobrillo Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 here a great article about migration and cricket. Lovely actually! it's on the Indian magazine scroll.it https://scroll.in/magazine/833894/cricket-is-giving-comfort-to-indian-and-pakistani-immigrants-in-an-increasingly-xenophobic-europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diga Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Some troll ..posting that article everywhere sandeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I've spent a few days in Budapest. Its a beautiful place but language could be an issue. Even the names of their places are very difficult to pronounce. Indian food is extremely expensive there. I did not encounter any instance of racism. If anything the people were very helpful though their ability to help was severely curtailed by their lack of English language skills. There are a lot of German tourists in Hungary, so most of those in the tourism sector do speak German. It is like a second language there anyways. If that is language you can manage, you'll have many more avenues to interact with the locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhere Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Prague is simply beautiful. Similarly, Vienna. Germans i have heard are hardworking but a lot of times are very rude. Czech and Austria should be your choices. You will find lots of Indians and Pakistani's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I would not recommend Turkey now after election results but Istanbul is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohit S. Ambani Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I have visited Prague and other central, eastern European cities. Please download local offline maps apps such as mapy.cz (No matter where in Europe you are heading for your trip, you should bring your Mapy.cz tourist App with you.) Use Google Translate Look for cheap airline tickets from Kayak or Skyscanner. Hitchhiking, ask for lifts, people are very friendly there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I spent close to a month in Russia by myself in the dead of their winter. What would you like to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 hour ago, EnterTheVoid said: I spent close to a month in Russia by myself in the dead of their winter. What would you like to know? birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 i spent two/three days in belarus , people are not that much freidly when compared to finnish/danish .. women are not that hood looking as i expected . but better than finnsh and far more better than injians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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