Typical Polish house and family

Speaking of babcias I almost fell off my chair when I saw a photo of Polish people on the street. There was a babcia that totally looked like my late maternal one (she's not Polish afaik but maybe she has sth Slavic). And yes, she tended to grumble as well. :)

They grumble even if what they do, like cooking and cleaning, can be bought. They are adamantly against it and then they grumble how unappreciated and tired they are. For some unknown reason, grandpas grunt when they stand up.

Coz they already wake up with horrible pains in every part of their bodies. Would you be as happy as a clam at high tide in their situation?

This seems to me to be as good a thread as I can find to bring up this subject.
Let me state that I am UK born first generation Pole.
Both my parents were Polish.
I have been to Poland many times and love Polish people, culture and history.
But every culture, nation, race has it's problems.
We need to face up to them.
In another thread we discussed terrible Polish drivers causing too many deaths.
Only pawian disagreed, but he was playing "devils advocate".
This is about Poles and alcohol.
Hey, I love a drink, don't get me wrong.
But Poles tend to drink too much.
The only T total Poles I have ever known were women.
My parents were virtually T Total except for Polish parties.
Dad would drink with the rest of them and then find a sofa to kip on for 2 or 3 hours....he couldn't handle it.....
Me, I can drink, but not to excess.
I remember when one of my cousins got married, warning another cousin not to drink with the older Poles.
Of course, he was young and ignored my advice.... ended up in a fight and he got thrown outl
Most of my uncles and aunts were like my parents.
Only drank at parties.
But I did have one alcoholic uncle.
And you can't blame communism for Polands love affair with alcohol because none of my parents generation ever lived under that vile doctrine.
My son is virtually T Total, at most he will drink one pint of beer, my daughter prefers tea to alcohol, but when she drinks she can match me......must be the Polish blood.....

So, what is it with Poles and alcohol?

Poles had to drink a lot to warm themselves up in cold climate. Simple. Coming home after a long ride through snowy forests and fields, they had to take a few quick shots to feel warm. The same with Russians.


I see you still can`t forget it. :):)

It's funny Poles drink so much when they notoriously can't handle it well. We Bulgarians can handle much more, yet we do it only socially and women rarely drink (but they smoke more than guys even!).

hahaha
No, of course not. You are joking. Or today is a great day for people in the forum to imagine things. :)):) Is it sth in the weather conditions or what?

This is true.


True, you were the only one who disagreed.
Either you are an idiot or are playing games...I don't think you are an idiot.....
nuff said....

But why did you build villages that way (1 or 2 streets)? You have lots of space.

Do you mean two crossing streets?

Frankly speaking I prefer Polish style of drinking to UK one with being completely drunk as the goal and most having 'warm up' drinks. For Pete's sake- I'm going out to have that drink with my friends.

While Poles drink quite a lot the times of getting hammered with a bottle of wòdka are going into the past.

I agree with Lenka.
From what I have seen Brits drink more than Poles do.

I don't think they do.
What Brits do is go out on a night with the intention of getting "hammered".......which I see as absolutely pointless and ridiculous.
But they don't drink as much as Poles do over a week.
From that aspect, Poles are far more sensible and less likely to get blind drunk.

Yes most Polish villages are not like mini towns but just houses along a road (almost none square/circle-shaped billages). Is there a cultural reason for that? Nearby Czech, Slovak and German villages have the more common shapes (just like mini towns with many intersecting streets).

Yes, I saw it there, I know what you mean now.
Well, the reason is Polish individualism, as usual. Poles want to live close to each other but not too close if it is possible. Such a typical Polish village makes it possible - neither too far, nor too close.

A question arises. What about cities, then? Well, in the past a lot of Polish cities were inhabited by Germans who didn`t have a problem with close neighborhood.

@Miloslaw
Having a pint or wine to chill in the evening is drinking over the week .... Brits do that a lot. ...
All the pubs would go bankrupt if they didn't and there are lots of pubs and hardly anyone stops with just a pint.

@jackrussel
There are villages that are like mini-towns as you describe it. It all depends.
As for houses often lined up by the street, I don't know who thought of it but the reality is that it does make some sense. Everyone has easy access to the road and their own land in the back - sometimes even orchards.