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The country in Europe:
Year of EU entry: 2004
Capital city: Warsaw
Total area: 312 679 km²
Population: 38.1 million
Currency: Zloty (zł)

The north of Poland, stretching to the Baltic Sea,consists almost entirely of lowlands, while the Carpathian Mountains form the southern border. The Masuria region forms the largest and most-visited lake district in Poland.


Clichés:
Poland’straditional dishes include beetroot soup, cabbage rolls (cabbage leaves stuffed with meat and rice) and pierogi (dumplings stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms, for example).
Famous Poles include theastronomer Copernicus, the composer Chopin, the scientist Maria Curie-Sklodowska, film-makers Roman Polanski and Krzysztof Kieslowski, and the late Pope, John-Paul II.

Poles abuse alkohol
Undoubtedly,the culture of drinking alcohol is highly developed in Poland. Its roots go back to the times of monarchy and nobility, who in the 17th century even had the slogan “eat, drink and loosen your belt”.This way of spending time is still very popular in Poland. However, do not suppose that you will see Polish streets full of overweight or drunk people. Poles often go to bars and pubs - they are themost frequent places to meet friends. Traditionally, the most popular alcoholic drink was vodka, but today more people, especially younger generations, choose beer - and beer is now really good inPoland. 


Poles never smile, but complain a lot 
This fact concerns the older part of Polish society who grew up and lived under a communist system. The continuous lack of basic goods (including meat,razor blades, sugar or toilet paper) and the absurdity of everyday life (enormous queues, extreme bureaucracy and propaganda) would exhaust the patience of a saint, not to mention ordinary people.Many of them do not believe in any improvement of their situations, so they only complain. On the other hand, Poles always can laugh at themselves and have been known for the brilliant comedies and...