{"id":718,"date":"2010-03-24T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=718"},"modified":"2010-03-25T04:49:19","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T04:49:19","slug":"visiting-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/visiting-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting – part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since Adam\u2019s post about going z wizyt\u0105<\/strong> (to visit someone) is proving quite popular (to read it, check the previous entry on the blog), let me expand on it a bit.<\/p>\n

The \u201ccut your meat before eating\u201d stuff is confusing some readers. Sorry. In retrospect I realize it should have been phrased somewhat differently.<\/p>\n

OK, so here we go (w go\u015bci<\/strong>, LOL!)<\/p>\n

In Poland, it seems to be common to hold widelec<\/strong> (fork) in your left hand and n\u00f3\u017c<\/strong> (knife) \u2013 in your right hand. You only cut a little bit of the food \u2013 as much as will fit onto the fork in one go. Daintily lift it and shove it in your mouth in a very sophisticated manner \u2013 trying not to drop any food bits along the way. And then repeat the whole procedure \u2013 cut, place on the fork (which is still in your left hand, by the way), eat, and so on.<\/p>\n

A very European way of eating, which becomes a highly refined method of torture if you are unlucky enough to be served groszek z marchewk\u0105<\/strong> (green peas and carrots) along with your ziemniaki<\/strong> (potatoes) and mi\u0119so<\/strong> (meat).<\/p>\n

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As a kid I thought it rather tedious and unproductive and decided that cutting all the food all at once before eating was the way to go. Then put down the knife, transfer the fork to your right hand and enjoy.<\/p>\n

Last year in Poland I saw more and more people eating that way, so it seems to me that it\u2019s becoming more accepted now than it was once upon a time. Back in the olden days eating like that was a sure sign of very poor table manners.<\/p>\n

Now, about kapcie<\/strong> (slippers).
\nPoland is not the only country in the world where taking your shoes off upon entering someone\u2019s home is common. As a person who\u2019s stuck doing all the floor mopping and vacuuming, I like this custom. So if you want to visit me, make sure your socks are clean.<\/p>\n

And about Polish hospitality (go\u015bcinno\u015b\u0107<\/strong>).
\nI know of families (I come from one) where the first question you are asked when you visit is \u201cJad\u0142a\u015b ju\u017c obiad?<\/strong>\u201d (Have you had dinner yet?, when asking a familiar female<\/em>) and then regardless of your answer, you are served a full meal. Which of course you should eat, because otherwise you\u2019ll end up looking like an ungrateful prick with appalling manners.<\/p>\n

But as everything else when it comes to all things Polish, this post should come with the following disclaimer \u2013 your experience may vary.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Since Adam\u2019s post about going z wizyt\u0105 (to visit someone) is proving quite popular (to read it, check the previous entry on the blog), let me expand on it a bit. The \u201ccut your meat before eating\u201d stuff is confusing some readers. Sorry. In retrospect I realize it should have been phrased somewhat differently. OK…<\/p>\n

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