How the Polish Live Up Lukashenka's Campaign Promise

"It's not me who should tell you how the Polish live" the Belarusian ruler frightened us once upon a time.

Meanwhile, it turned out that Poland, not Belarus, fulfilled the precepts of "Dear Aliaksandr Ryhoravich."

The central statistical office of Poland reports the average wage in the country has reached PLN 4201.91 (€1017) as of the first quarter of 2016. When the Polish count their increased wages, the Belarusians can only dash away their tears in silence. According to the ruler, they were those who should have gained such wages by 2015 (or nearly the same), Salidarnasts reports.

However, Lukashenka just frightened people with a horrifying face of capitalism; the country faced the devaluation both of rubles and promises - from promised wage of $1000 to official average one of $343.

The Polish not only fulfilled the plan, but top the target of the Belarusian dictator. What is more, in 2014. Right when Lukashenka decided to tell about the rough life of neighbours.

- It's not me who should tell you how the Polish live. You know it, and if you're still here, it means that you've done the right choice, he stated in November, 2011.

Speaking about challenges of our neighbors he constantly mentioned low rates for housing and utility services, as well as low prices in domestic shops. We may not have such high wages just yet, but living standards are not low for sure.

Nevertheless, crowds of Belarusians rushing to Poland and Lithuania for cheap goods are a speaking proof of "Belarusian success".

What concerns housing and utility rates, Aliaksandr Ryhoravich has recently not touched upon their low-price. Although Polish housing and utility services never loaded their citizens with expenditures, they always had much more money left than Belarusians.

Speaking frankly, the situation in other neighbouring countries is better.

However, Aliaksandr Lukashenka still frighten people with horrors of foreign life. Due to the annual ruler's address, the Belarusians found out how it's awful to live in America:

- It's a blessing that you're not living in the USA!

Nevertheless, the Belarusians follow his request. It sounds like a Vitsebsk builder climbed a tower crane in the Dinamo stadium for nothing these days. Do you think he required to pay him the salary? No, he tried to climb as high as possible to thank God for an ability to live in the most successful country in the world.