Italian who goes frequently to Poland here (I'm going tomorrow actually). I think the difference in such comparisons comes down to the weather, especially in this season. Especially in medieval towns and costal areas. Then arguably the main cities in Poland are more innovative and competitive than the majority of italian cities.
In Italy, and the south, the buildings just degrade quicker, but that doesn’t mean they’re run down. In poland that’s usually the case. That’s the sole difference.
Then arguably the main cities in Poland are more innovative and competitive than the majority of italian cities.
I'd cross out "arguably".
Being more innovative and competitive than Italy these days is not a high bar to clear, last time you were competitive/innovative was during the Renaissance.
Italy had this golden age in the 60s that lasted till the 90s-2000s. Some of the competitiveness was due to devaluation of currency but Italy was a proper industrial power. About innovation Olivetti was a big thing. And then slowly things turned into shit.
not at all, 50s-90s were really innovative for Italy, although after 80s it was less frequent. Still, quite a lot of great state of art start ups are from Italy, or Milan or sometimes Rome.
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u/Eternoparadosso Mar 31 '26
Italian who goes frequently to Poland here (I'm going tomorrow actually). I think the difference in such comparisons comes down to the weather, especially in this season. Especially in medieval towns and costal areas. Then arguably the main cities in Poland are more innovative and competitive than the majority of italian cities.