Warsaw

How the f is this city in the #1 spot for europe? Is the Warsaw city council paying for the spot?
I spent a month here mostly to help during the ukraine refugee crisis. This was the most meh city I've visited in my life. People are incredibly cold. They have this attitude (I was about to write slavic, but actually I've been to other slavic countries and they've been really friendly, so I don't want to bunch them together) kind of a cold indifference, but you can never tell if they're purposefully being an jerk either. Kind of like a big city attitude without having any of the actual benefits of a real big city to back it up. Like every adult is stuck in angsty teenager mode. There definitely is no customer service, but again, it's not that they are being difficult, they really just don't care. Example:
Went to 3 diff coworking spaces and none of them got back to me about doing a tour. So I spent a whole day physically going to the 3, then picking the least standoffish one (HUBHUB). The receptionist gave me a contract starting on Friday, I paid for a 24/7 access accnt, but I couldn't get my keys till Monday, so wasting the 1st weekend, and I kept bringing up payment and kept being told in the future. They never ended up charging me.

The caveat is that this city DID take in a million refugees without blinking an eye and everyone has shown much charity to all the newcomers. So deep down, they are actually incredibly good people. And there is a lot of classical music w/ free chopin concerts. That was the one redeeming factor for me. Also it was cheap. But I don't mind paying slightly more to not live in an unfriendly snoozefest.

I lived in Central Warsaw on and off for about 1 year pre and post-pandemic. Central Warsaw is the "New York of Eastern Europe".

Pros:
- Very convenient, safe and clean.
- Lots of modern, futuristic buildings. Easy to find nice apartments.
- Very bike-able.
- Not too expensive.
- Lots of coworking spaces.
- Some startup culture and quite a few meetups (pre-pandemic).
- Polish women are beautiful.
- Interesting history.

Cons:
- Not much of a nomad scene.
- Coworking spaces have a rather corporate hustle vibe (WeWork, etc).
- People aren’t very open to foreigners.
- Weather is quite bad most of the year. City is quite polluted.
- Racism and homophobia is frequent,
- Populist government.
- Construction everywhere.

I prefer the laid back vibes of Krakow more.

I already living more than 1 year in Warsaw and i still think it's one of the best cities to live as a nomad as well.
there is plenty of meetups to meet other expats, the people are nice, its cheap, its very big and not crowded, and very clean,
pros:
cheap
easy to make international friends , as there is many meetups
great public transport
plenty of cafes to work from
warm and honest locals
the cons :
Not many nomads,
big city so some places far from each other .
expensive cowork places (around 200-250eur a month for hot desk)

I lived in Warsaw for 5 months and loved it! While it isn't as cool as warm countries like Portugal, Italy and Spain, it is very inexpensive and provides a high-quality life. The best thing is that the city is very active, with lots of things to do. I would have colder months though

I'm there 5 month already, I love this city ! great and honest people great atmosphere and very cheap !
there is many green areas and huge parks, good nightlife, and if you dance Latin (bachata, sals etc..) it have a huge scene.
and if you single guy this city have the most attractive, easy going and beautiful ladies you even meet.

Really enjoyed my time in Warsaw. Besides being cheap, it was beautiful, super liveable, and had a ton of great restaurants and coffee shops everywhere. Very active city with very friendly people. Almost everyone spoke English too which was nice.

Loved Warsaw. The city has great vibes, nice people, a good nomad, and business community, delicious restaurants, fun nightlife, and extremely inexpensive in my eyes (coming from Miami, USA). Got a nice apartment near the city center with less than $600 USD/month and meals out/groceries are half if not a quarter of the price at home. Throughly enjoyed my month in Warsaw and will be back.

Honestly, I enjoyed seeing more of WARSAW than KRAKOW. the 2nd biggest city in POLAND is not as spectacular or wider as the capital. Loved a lot the architecture + the prices in the old and new town (Stare MIASTO and Nove MIASTO). Good food in the center and you have a lot of things to see around there. Although it was pretty much reconstructed after the 2nd World War, the city still has a good shape with skyscrapers and old comunist architecture! :)

I'm a nomad, but this is my city. I was born and raised here. I think it takes at least a few months to understand and feel this city. Because Warsaw has many many levels.

Warsaw is incredible. Berlin-style nightlife is way more accessible, cheap, and friendly than "Western" Europe. Plenty of cafes, co-working spaces, and very very nice public libraries (registration is free! I highly recommend working there!) and overall an atmosphere of getting shit done. People are down-to-Earth, and if you speak English natively you will have plenty of work opportunities.

One of the best cities I've been to. Much better then Berlin, Budapest, etc. so experiences can be quite different. I loved it.

Cleanest city in Europe. Nightlife is big in my opinion, especially Mazowiecka. Also beautiful river with a lot of things to do during the summer.

Warsaw must the most boring capital of Europe. Nothing to see, nothing to do. Polish people very unhelpful and disinterested in talking. City however is remarkable clean and food is very cheap.

nothing to see . better if you want to stay in cemetary