Comments on: Myth #7: Polish people drink a lot

By: Loran

Loran — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:55:39 +0000

You’re the grteesat! JMHO

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:58:42 +0000

Poles here in The Netherlands do drink a lot though. But maybe that’s the cheapest way to take their minds off their shitty jobs. Regardless, they cause a lot of trouble because of it.

By: Kickin77

Kickin77 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:58:26 +0000

I must agree with all of you . We don’t drink enough

By: Dawid

Dawid — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:57:11 +0000

I don’t know whether it was done in the EU or in Europe in general, but a recent survey showed that Poles are in the fourth place in terms of drinking – from the bottom of the table! And the perception that they are heavy drinkers indeed seems to be coming from the “open nature” of alcoholics here, combined with mistaking Poles for Russians.

By: island1

island1 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:39:28 +0000

Natalee: Yes it does count.

By: Natalee

Natalee — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:32:56 +0000

just kidding. I’m 9 and on New Years day, my mom lets me put my finger in alchol but I don’t get drunk but I still have some. Does that count?

By: Natalee

Natalee — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:22:36 +0000

I”m Polish and 9 years old you don’t understand how it is for me. Scesc

By: quackie

quackie — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:08:29 +0000

I suppose the common tolerance (or leniency?) for drunkards showing in public comes from communism time as well as shopping for beer/wine/vodka in foodstores instead of drinking in non-existing pubs…

People used to think “The times are so hard, let’s allow him to forget the reality”, “Poor guy, he must have had tough time” and so on.

But this attitude still declines, especially in order-loving communities (in Wielkopolska region).

By: mochafueled

mochafueled — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:48:41 +0000

Island… couple thoughts… I have friends who run a AA program in Kutno… a hard area where is much alcoholism…

2nd I never thought of Poles as drunks… was/is the Russians who drink themselves to death.

At the wedding I attending in Oct in P-land the family only had wine… no hard stuff… yup had to get my own beer… :(

In my book the Irish are a class until themselves… the Poles not in the top 10.

By: shaun

shaun — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:46:22 +0000

Hey , I agree with you- the Poles I’ve met here hardly touch the stuff and I’ve found myself drinking far less too, for fear of looking like a drunken silly paddy. The only exceptions are the ones I met in Ireland(maybe they were fine before they arrived:/)