By, Hannah Hartman

 Food- they eat in a continental style with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.  Clothing- some people make their own clothes because stores are so expensive.  Religion- 90% are roman Catholics.  Tradition- parents stick with Polish names such as Michal for boys and Anna for girls. The average family has one or two children.

 2005 the Kaczynski government wishes to keep the Catholic values while slowing market economy reforms and protecting social welfare programs.  The U.S Catholic church is similar to Poland’s because they both talk about helping the poor and treating others with respect.

 The physical features in Poland are mountains, seas, small lakes, some forests, and rivers.  The land- the land in Poland rises to the south because of the wind coming in.  Natural resources in Poland are mostly minerals but the also have fertile soil, coal, and fuel.  Poland is on the border on the B alsic sea so they transport goods on a water route.  The minerals and goods that they have in Poland effect what there jobs are like today.  Such as trading

 Poland is a highly developed country and one of the highest growing in the EU.  Poland is the fifth biggest economy in the EU.  It is ranking 14 in world education.  It is the second country with the lowest homicide rates in the EU.  Homicide- means the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder.

 Q: How did the Germans conquer Poland so fast? A: They marched in backwards and the Polish thought they were leaving.  Q: How many Polaks does it take to change a light bulb? A1: 3. One to stand on a chair and hold the bulb and the other two to spin the chair. A2: One to hold the bulb and the other to spin the house.

 In Poland, people peel bananas from the blossom end and not the stem end.  Geographically, Poland is not actually in Eastern Europe – it is in fact in the very center of Europe.  Poland’s national symbol is the white-tailed Eagle.  In Poland, pizza bases do not have tomato or sauce on. Tomato sauce is served separately and put on top of the pizza, and very often it is basically ketchup!  Roman Catholicism is so popular that Poland actually has a TV channel dedicated to the Pope.