Life / Of Polish Descent - Looking for Background Information on Poland for a School Paper [5]

Hello,

I am of Polish descent, and working on a US school paper in which I need to interview someone about how different characteristics may influence communication in other cultures. We have many people that have immigrated here, mostly from Mexico where I am, but I decided that I wanted to find out more about my own background in the process. Most of my family lives in SW Pennsylvania where there seems to be a lot of Polish descendants, so I've grown up with some staples such as Pierogis and Stuffed Cabbage, but other than the food I don't know much about my ancestry. Surnames on my father's side were Pytelowski (Pytel, here) and Kovacs (Hungarian, I believe?) and my mother's side is Kwasny.

I've looked through the forums a bit, but so far I haven't seen many differences in relationships. I'm looking for information related to interpersonal communications, such as Social norms, family roles, gender roles, conversation topics. I'm mostly looking for how this would be different than how we Americans are. Things that would be considered the norm here in the US, but rude in Poland.

I appreciate any help you can give, and hope to maybe create some relationships. My father and grandmother have both passed, and I feel a genuine need to know a little more about my background now.