Poland: Do's and dont's?

[taufiqhakim]

What are some of the top 10 do's and dont's when concerning a trip to Poland?

[bernardo]

Don't say: "I'm happy to be here in Russia"

Don't say: "You are all racially inferior Slavic people, so we will kill three million of you and use the rest for slave labour while taking your land for our own living-space."

Do: Remember your passport

[luckystrike]

Do: Go to Estonia instead!

[veritysims]

take no notice. poland is very beautiful in parts. krakow is pretty and lots to see in the form of churches and historic buildings. zakopane in the south is very scenic. i went six years ago so i cant remember enough to offer 10 dos and donts. however, my main advice would be to take plenty of warm clothes. weather was unpredictable. the poles arn't over friendly but i think its just their way. visiting ausvitch was a life changing experience but not exactly fun for obvious reasons.   &nb sp;                             oh yeah and steer clear of cheap vodka - i vividly remember puking after a few of those. have fun!

[niceprincess]

As a Polish resident I truly encourage you to visit this country. Do's: Cracow's great. beautiful, full of old buildings, churches etc. Zakopane is our winter capitol, well it is not Davos but I love it. If you have never been to Eastern Europe here you have the chance to see a part of different world. Well it's not that we live 100 years in the past, we have electricy and stuff :D Go and see Auschwitz, that is gonig to be and unforgetful experience for you I bet. Dont's: Veritysims is right take a lot of warm clothes, it is cold here, but not as cold as in Finland I guess.

Poles are very proud of their history. And many of foreginers tend to think that Poland used to be one of the Soviet Republics. Well, it was not. Veristismis wrote that Poles are not friendly, well, I have always thought I am, but I guess that depends on the person not the nationality. Oh, and another 'do': it will be cheap for you to come here. Why do you want to come? As a turist, teacher, buisnessman? Anyway, good luck!

[veritysims]

niceprincess, im sorry, i didnt mean to cause offence. i didnt actually say that the poles are unfriendly. i did not encounter any hostility whatsoever in poland. i did however get the impression that they were slightly wary of tourists (which is fair enough). the people i met were civil and polite and to be honest i prefer that to the over friendly / in your face / have a nice day kind of welcome that is so sickeningly prevelent in alot of countries that rely on tourism.