Poland is one of the best countries in Europe! Here are some of the culture shocks I experience firsthand as a westerner in Poland. 1. Cafés leave their chairs and tables outside after closing. Poland is so safe that they can do this. No one would steal or destroy them. 2. The streets are super clean. No one litters in Poland, at least, not to my knowledge. Especially in Warsaw you can eat of the streets. 3. Everything is closed on Sunday. Poland is a Christian country, so don’t expect to be able to go shopping on Sunday. Only the Zabkas are open I believe… 4. Zabka every 10 meter. The Polish version of 7/11 I guess. Zabkas are mini grocery stores where you can buy basically anything you need. The hotdogs are great though, starts with those! 5. In Poland they celebrate namedays more than birthdays. At least more significantly. Usually birthdays are celebrated more intimately while namedays are more festive. 6. Completely incomprehensible language. Yeah… The only Polish that I know is (and I’m gonna spell it how I think it’s spelled); Dziekuje, Dzien Dobry, and Jednego hotdog, prosze. 7. Polish pride. The Poles are very proud of their country. That’s something I’d say we can learn from in the West. #poland #polska #warsaw #travel #europetravel #europe #europetrip #traveltips #solotravel #polish