Alcohol problems of Polish people

WOW, I would never have survived in England, back in my drinking days----I usually was just getting started around 11 pm.

You would struggle in England. I think that around 11pm there was last round and closing time.

Im not sure about that, I know people that dont drink and I dont consider them odd for not wanting to....Like I have said everything in moderation I enjoy a few glasses of wine with friends of a weekend since I dont usually drink through the week (once in a blue moon) I think my drinking habbits are acceptable and yes I will get a little bit tipsy now and again, but I still know how to conduct myself

laws have changed bars can open 24 hours if they like, most local pubs will open until 12/1 and bars in the city centre will close at about 2am and clubs about 4am

as to sterotypes.

and who is right ... with some judgments.

Scotland has an average of 11.1 litres per person, which from the above chart, seems to put it up there with Ireland.

A good posting by Szkotja2007, the Scots are right up there with the Magyars. Luxembourg no1, that's a shock!!

Well,I drink maybe 5 or 6 times a year.....so go smoke that stereotype :)

One person doesn't affect stats that much Colonel. How do u smoke stereotypes btw? Just curious

Just role a big fattie.... :]

I did but she started crying ;)

According to the UN WHO study Poland ranks 26th in consumption of alcohol. Don't think they're the worst in terms of alcoholics.

Rank Liters/Year Country
1 15.6 Luxembourg
2 13.7 Ireland
3 13.6 Hungary
4 13.2 Moldova, Rep
5 13.0 Czech Rep
6 12.3 Croatia
7 12.0 Germany
8 11.8 United Kingdom
9 11.7 Denmark
10 11.7 Spain
11 11.5 Portugal
12 11.4 France
13 11.1 Austria
14 10.8 Switzerland
15 10.6 Belgium
16 10.4 Slovakia
17 10.3 Russian Federation
18 9.9 Lithuania
19 9.7 Netherlands
20 9.7 Romania
21 9.6 Latvia
22 9.3 Finland
23 9.0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
24 9.0 Greece
25 8.6 Serbia and Montenegro
26 8.1 Poland
27 8.0 Italy
28 7.8 Estonia
29 7.0 Iceland
30 6.7 Slovenia
31 6.1 Ukraine
32 6.0 Malta
33 6.0 Sweden
34 5.9 Bulgaria
35 5.7 Macedonia, FYR
36 5.5 Belarus
37 5.5 Norway
38 4.4 Faeroe Islands
39 2.0 Albania

you can bend stats to suit your liking, governments do it all the time :) so that counts for jack :)

They mistakenly put Poland in the wrong list. The 8.1 figure was supposed to be for the first quarter, LOL

I don't think we drink more maybe we just have lower tolerance to certain alcohols?? Like I can drink a whole lot of wodka and be just fine .

or maybe its just that a lot of the drinking goes un reported :) or maybe the figures for Poland was just for the under 18's instead of over :) ok i'm just pulling your leg now :):):)

Hey, the stuff u drink from a tap isn't vodka Dzhaklin, I think u confused it with water ;)

Hello! My name is Kasia and i have join to this forum because i have problem with my bruther. He is alcoholic and i dont know how to help him. He lost his job in Poland and he came to me to Englend. I was thinking that it can help him but every day is worse. I dont know what to do.
Is any AA club in inglend that i can join him to? But he doesnt speak english so it can be problem.

Sorry to hear it Kate. Apparently the AA has a Polish support group in Edinburgh - not much help if you're not in the area though. Best to get in touch with them and ask them yourself - I think their helpline number is 0845 76 97 555. PM if you have any trouble

It smth new to me. Poles drink less than Americans.

I think that calls for a toast! Bottoms up!

I'll drink to that!

I was on vacation in Poland 4 years ago. It would be 7 or 8 in the morning and there would already be men sitting outside the little store in the village drinking beers and this was happening every day.

http://www.dziennik.pl/wydarzenia/article270928/Koniec_mitu_Polaka_pij aka.html

New report only 3 nations in europe drink less than Poles (Sweden, Bulgaria and Malta)

Good true Vikings don't need such stimulator ;). Averge Pole drinks 75% of EU average.

Being teetotaller is more and more fashionable in our country.

In my imagination I see Polish Calvins in 1600's :)

True , most days when i called at the local shop before work at 6am to get some breakfast there would be guys buying , and drinking beer before setting off to work....I am not sure Poles are worse than any other nation , but it seems more acceptable in Poland....

That is common in England too, poles like homebrew and cheap wine.

From article I've posted.

"Tylko 14 proc. badanych dorosłych Polaków, którzy pili alkohol w ciągu ostatnich 30 dni, robiło to częściej niż jeden raz w tygodniu. Przeciętny odsetek dla 25 krajów UE wynosił w tym przypadku 44 proc."

Only 14% of mature Poles have been drinking alcohol in last 30 days. Average fro EU is 44%.

"Jeszcze na początku lat 90. statystyczny Polak wypijał prawie 9 litrów czystego alkoholu rocznie. Od kilkunastu lat pijemy jednak coraz mniej i zmieniają nam się - co ważne - upodobania. Zamiast wódki sięgamy częściej po piwo i wino. W 6,7 litra pitego przez nas alkoholu 4 litry pochodzą z piwa, 1,5 z wina, a z wódki zaledwie 1,2 litra.

Consumption per capita decreased from 9 liters of pure alcohol on person (begining of 90's) to 6,7 liers per person. That gives us such a good place in europe. 4 liters come from beer, 1,5 from wine, from wódka - 1,2 liters.

Progress is noticable.

Continuing ths raport:

http://www.dziennik.pl/wydarzenia/article270928/Koniec_mitu_Polaka_pij aka.html

""Zmiana modelu picia dotyczy przede wszystkim ludzi młodych i bardzo młodych, którzy w kwestii picia odeszli od nawyków i zwyczajów pokolenia swych rodziców" - zauważa Prajsner. Potwierdzają to wyniki badań Światowej Organizacji Zdrowia, z których wynika, że polska 15-letnia młodzież pije znacznie mniej niż młodzież w większości krajów UE."

Chanage of customs is especialy noticable when we look on young Poles. 15 year old Poles drink much less than teens in other european countries.

It is new tendention . More money, more opportunities ... we have results.

Zubrowka is great. :)