poncho
31 Mar 2008
Life / When to greet strangers in Poland or not.. [30]
where i live, in upstate ny, you almost always greet a person you see on the street, usually just saying "hi" or "how are you?" or just nodding to the person..when u enter a store or office youll say "good morning" ill admit i dont hear many people saying "good afternoon" and almost never "good evening" (unless at a restaurant) i think after noon people just switch to "how are you?"
from the time i spent at my grandmas in poland, near jaroslaw, in a tiny village people would always say "dzien dobry" or sometimes even "Szczesc Boze" the one thing that is different here is that in poland people always shake hands, even with people they dont know. Here alot of people dont shake hands as often, usually only when they are introduced to somebody. just my rambling thoughts.
where i live, in upstate ny, you almost always greet a person you see on the street, usually just saying "hi" or "how are you?" or just nodding to the person..when u enter a store or office youll say "good morning" ill admit i dont hear many people saying "good afternoon" and almost never "good evening" (unless at a restaurant) i think after noon people just switch to "how are you?"
from the time i spent at my grandmas in poland, near jaroslaw, in a tiny village people would always say "dzien dobry" or sometimes even "Szczesc Boze" the one thing that is different here is that in poland people always shake hands, even with people they dont know. Here alot of people dont shake hands as often, usually only when they are introduced to somebody. just my rambling thoughts.