Death by a Thousand Cuts

Oct 23, 2011 5 Comments by

Poland’s health system is quite often praised, thanks to the quality of staff involved and the costs involved – especially when compared to many other national health systems. However, it appears that the Polish system has a high standard as it is required to heal all the many illnesses in Poles, as opposed to helping [...]

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Myth #7: Polish people drink a lot

Mar 02, 2008 22 Comments by

Utter nonsense. The average Pole drinks far less than the average Brit and many of them hardly drink at all. The Polish attitude to alcohol is bizarre. Just about every Pole will tell you that ‘a strong head for alcohol’ is a defining characteristic of the typical Pole, and then immediately tell you that they [...]

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