Postautor: Masaaki » 04 lut 2014, 11:05
The reality is that Praga is just poor. Most parts are regluar blokowiska. For the record, blokowisko is a housing estate consisting of several substandard blocks of flats, usually very dense (each building is ten floors or more), accompanied by a bus stop, a parking, a grocery store, a poorly maintained playground, and some public facility such as a school or a clinic (all of these connected together with pavements, rather than streets). They are relatively unattractive, because Warsaw's business and commercial hub is beyond the river, and the public transport is not as developed. Most blokowiska are also somewhat unpleasant to wander about, because they are ugly and unfriendly in a lot of small ways (for instance, they lack visual cues to help you navigate between blocks).Some older districts of Praga near the river, Szmulki in particular, are essentially slums, with all the inventory that comes with a typical slum. I know that area a bit, as half of my highschool class lived there, and I wouldn't move there if they paid me. That's where most stories about Praga being dangerous come from. However, most people who live there say it's a decent place to live, as long as you keep on good terms with the more colorful part of local population. Most of their dogs are not combat trained, as far as I know.Frakly, I was hoping my humorous intent was made obvious by the warning about hedgehogs, or the part where I said bike signs mark accident sites.