- Friendly: at least with us, Hungarians, very much (but they are also helpful with tourists, especially if they are speaking English - you have 50% chance for that). Not only our history is tightly connected at some points (common rulers, cooperation during wars - despite commands even!), but also a friendship so strong formed between our two nations, that we are able to feel it without saying anything at most of cases, even when accidentally strangers meet each other from the two countries.-
Proud: they are sometimes complaining because of circumstances, but their national identity is in the right place. The Poles are proud to belong here and they can be, because several times in the history others attempted to make them disappear from world's map, many misery they endured - but they survived. As an example: after the Second World War they completely rebuilt and repopulated their capital city, Warsaw, whose 90% of buildings had been literally in ruins. But, because of the pride, especially the elder generations are not able to forget these mortifications and harm, even after many years.
- Constructive and hard-working: if you visit any place at Warsaw, sooner or later you will meet a construction. Sometimes you have this feeling, that they are tempted to renewing or repair all the things from time to time. The districts, what are considered by us in Hungary place of gray block-houses, here look more spacious, colorful, and full of repainted blocks - buildings are similar, but they look much better because of refurbishings.. And, you are not able to find any garbage on the streets! I dare to tell this because I visited already at least 6 cities here.
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They are very good at drinking: well, they are almost a northern nation, so they can really drink reasonable amount of alcohol, especially beer and vodka. In producing these, they are also outstanding - vodka is not originally a Russian invention, but here is its homeland. I personally tell you, that you shouldn’t miss an opportunity to drink a good vodka if you visit that country, especially mentioning Żubrowka (which could be also drink together with apple juice, then it is called apple pie!) And there are some places, where they sell only vodka and herring for starting the party-evening! About beer I cannot tell you much, because basicly I don't like beer, but my darling always says, that Poland have a good beer, but in Hungary you have to drink rather wine, because good beer is as rare as a white raven there :)
And not to forget to mention the minimum 80% strong Moonshines, which are homemade short drinks - no certain receipe, it could be done from anything, and I experienced already, that it could be a really vicious stuff!
They are very good at drinking: well, they are almost a northern nation, so they can really drink reasonable amount of alcohol, especially beer and vodka. In producing these, they are also outstanding - vodka is not originally a Russian invention, but here is its homeland. I personally tell you, that you shouldn’t miss an opportunity to drink a good vodka if you visit that country, especially mentioning Żubrowka (which could be also drink together with apple juice, then it is called apple pie!) And there are some places, where they sell only vodka and herring for starting the party-evening! About beer I cannot tell you much, because basicly I don't like beer, but my darling always says, that Poland have a good beer, but in Hungary you have to drink rather wine, because good beer is as rare as a white raven there :)And not to forget to mention the minimum 80% strong Moonshines, which are homemade short drinks - no certain receipe, it could be done from anything, and I experienced already, that it could be a really vicious stuff!
- Ingenious, they are good at tricks and tips, according to business and other similar transactions - destitution of the '80s, when there was hardly able to get anything here in the shops, raised them up to be creative. According to a Polish saying: "A Pole always knows, how to trick another Pole."
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Passionate and loud: if we meet them, let's investigate their communication! Their intonation, despite, that we are talking about a slavic language, seems to be a little like Spanish, in the words the accent is at the one before the last vowel. This gives a mediterranian charm to the spoken language. I've listened already to a few slavic nations to speak, but they seemed to be monotonous compared to the Poles. Moreover, more of my friends were reporting, that Poles, who moved to English-speaking countries, are speaking more loudly meanwhile work also in Polish, than in English - okay, that maybe could have more reasons, but it is an interesting fact.
Passionate and loud: if we meet them, let's investigate their communication! Their intonation, despite, that we are talking about a slavic language, seems to be a little like Spanish, in the words the accent is at the one before the last vowel. This gives a mediterranian charm to the spoken language. I've listened already to a few slavic nations to speak, but they seemed to be monotonous compared to the Poles. Moreover, more of my friends were reporting, that Poles, who moved to English-speaking countries, are speaking more loudly meanwhile work also in Polish, than in English - okay, that maybe could have more reasons, but it is an interesting fact.
Btw, they are very grateful if you start to learn their language, and so you try to communicate with them! I never managed any conversations like this without a smile - but neither did they! ;)
And talking furthermore about the passion, I was pretty surprised, when Łukasz was telling me meanwhile walking at streets of Budapest by night - as a comparison - that if they are drinking, they are behaving more aggressive compared to others, tiffs without a reason are more oftenly happening in such situations.
And talking furthermore about the passion, I was pretty surprised, when Łukasz was telling me meanwhile walking at streets of Budapest by night - as a comparison - that if they are drinking, they are behaving more aggressive compared to others, tiffs without a reason are more oftenly happening in such situations.
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Traditionalists and catholics: okay, as everywhere, here it is also applies rather to the elder generation, but significance of the popes is also there - for example, in almost every cities or towns there is a "John Paul Street". Whom are actively religious, at Easter are going to the church to hallow a basket of food, and of course they are attending masses, especially at celebration days, but also without any occasion too. By the members of the new generation, these things are not that strictly set in stone anymore.
Traditionalists and catholics: okay, as everywhere, here it is also applies rather to the elder generation, but significance of the popes is also there - for example, in almost every cities or towns there is a "John Paul Street". Whom are actively religious, at Easter are going to the church to hallow a basket of food, and of course they are attending masses, especially at celebration days, but also without any occasion too. By the members of the new generation, these things are not that strictly set in stone anymore. - And a short look at the physical features:
I would tempt the men, that here many of beautiful-faced girls are living. And for the girls I would pass the information, that the Polish guys, whom I already know, are usually good-looking, polite, it is also not rare that they say hello with kissing the hand, and they are not typically "baby boys of mom" types, which is a really good news for those, who are fed up with the effeminated soft-guys according to nowaday's tendency.By the skin color, you already can see, that you are at more northern-direction, most of the people are red-faced (and at least this is not me anymore, who is considered as the whitest compared to everyone, but still, there were a lot of times, when they told me that I look like a Pole :))
And not an accident, that lactose-intolerance is only 15% here, because they have awesome milk-products, in huge amount you can find many types of cottage cheese and similar stuff, what is made of milk - they had some time to get used to it :)
So, summarizing my experience, this nation looks like to have an intelligent, creative, charming culture, you could feel the impact of Eastern and Western affection - the socialist past left behind some trace, but their diligence is lifting them up according to economy, they are making a really good progress, and didn't allowed themselves much time to cry because of the history - they are real survivors!
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