What are some of the polish customs and traditions?

What are some customs and traditions of polish people?

• I don't want holidays, just ways of life.. like for example they tend to eat dinner earlier.

• Answer:

  Everyday life in Poland is not much different than in the rest of Europe. There are generally three meals a day: - breakfast (which is not too often sweet, like maple syrup, pancakes etc., but rather sandwiches, scrambled eggs, bacon etc.) - lunch (taken around 2-3 PM, usually during a lunchbreak, together with mates) - dinner (around 8-9 PM, eaten at home with family) Food: try many kinds of bread (especially rye bread) and sausages - Poland has very good selection of it Drinking habits: Poles like to party with greater amounts of vodka than in the West, some people can drink a lot of it, but among younger people beer is also popular, you can get whisky or tequila at any pub too Young people in bigger cities generally speak English, but don't expect it in rural areas. The public roads in Poland are shabby, the railways are expensive, dirty, stinky and very often out of schedule; currency exchange offices are numerous in tourist centers, they are very flexible, exchanging a good range of currencies, they never take commission Poland is predominantly Catholic, but urban dwellers don't take it very seriously, so don't be afraid of hurting someone's religious feelings too much, people are quite tolerant; despite Catholic custom of fasting on Fridays (no meat, but fish allowed), few city people now observe this, and no one will be insulted if you don't In bigger cities and tourist centers there are a lot of crooks, so don't accept any services from unknown persons soliciting you on a street When taking a taxi, always ask the price before ride, taxi drivers like to cheat foreigners Poles are rather open and nice to foreigners, even if they cannot communicate very well in foreign languages.