CULTURE SHOCK May a foreigner feel shocked in our country? Which of Polish customs may seem strange to them?

When we go to another country we are sometimes surprised, with the way that people live, with the customs they have. It often happens whet we go to the country of different culture. We are not very surprised when we go to another European country but some customs in Africa or Asia could be very shocking for us. I don’t think that life in Poland may be strange for Europeans or Americans. Our customs and traditions are similar. However there are some things that might seem to be strange and difficult to understand. Everybody from the west is surprised with our polish hospitality. We like guests and entertain them much better then people in the west do. Maybe we drink to much alcoholic drinks in any occasion but I think it’s changing at the moment for better. Not very pleasant surprise for drivers who visit our country are polish roads. They are in bad condition. We haven’t got enough highways, and it’s really difficult to move quickly from one place to another by car. In my opinion the first sign of culture shock is the border. There aren’t enough customs officers, and people have to wait for hours to cross polish border. Polish people are very religious, there are a lot of them in Churches, and it can be strange foreigners. For some people also the food in another country can be difficult to accept.