Mateusz Gamrot says Poland cleaner, safer, more modern than United States

UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot has shared his perspective that Poland is superior to the United States in several key areas including cleanliness, safety, hospitality, and even modernity despite America's reputation. Speaking on the "WojewódzkiKędzierski" podcast, Gamrot cited examples like restaurants only recently getting portable payment terminals that Poland had implemented a decade earlier. He criticized American social interactions as superficial, recounting how people don't know how to respond when you deviate from expected pleasantries. Gamrot also noted the lack of genuine hospitality, saying he was invited to barbecues where he would have gone hungry without bringing his own food, contrasting this with Polish culture where guests are properly fed. While acknowledging the U.S. offers career advantages for athletes, he emphasized that quality of life is not necessarily better, even noting his children preferred going to their grandmother in Poland over staying at Florida beaches.