18th Birthday Celebrations in Poland Question...

Go to Warsaw, eat some good food in the old town and go out to some house and dance clubs, like The Cinnamon.

cheers,

Witek

so... lets get to the crunch... there is one very important point that needs to be established before the celebrations commence...

now... we are talking about n 18th brithday party... there will be alcohol flowing....

im a brit... i come from a semi civilised country... and when we celebrate a friend's birthday we - the guests - buy the dirnks - it's your birthday mate... let me get you a drink - it's the done thing... civilised...

now... on the first occassion i celebrated a birthday in poland i was shocked... to say the least... that the birthday boy is expected to get the drinks in... absolutely outragous and really not on...

so... the question to be asked is...

who gets the drinks in!!!

Man that is awesome for my 18 th birthday i was at home dressed up all pretty and did nothing...!!! But Happy Birthday IndianPolishGirl i hope your party will be a blast you must drink wine and party all night...!!!and champagne..!! Food must be definetly good like Krysia said. and have a lot of people over..!!! that you know of course unless you want stranger guests which is perfectly cool!! But ya have fun darling...!!!

Don't pay any attention to this wheezel---just another barbarella making an a** of themself!

YOU GO GIRL!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Angelia

Since it's the birthday boy who invites people, he buy's the drinks. In Poland it's like "Hey boy's, tomorrow is my day, come to my party and don't worry about the alcohol! I will take care of that". I guess Poles like to be generous, and this tradition goes way, way back to the middle ages.
Don’t be so shocked, though. It's the same way like with the weddings. I don't think that in England the guests are expected to bring their alcohol with them to the party, are are they?

For some reason, I tot the birthday is over.. we need IPG to come back and update us..

in th uk it's like "hey mate... it's your birthday... let me buy you a drink... put your money back in your pocket... it's your special day... this one's on me...!!!"

if i am invited to a party then i bring alcohol... of course... polite... manners... and then when i go home if my alcohol hasnt been drunk then i leave it at the party... i dont take it with me...

and when i am out with friends i get a round in... i buy everyone a drink because they are my friends and it's a pleasure for me to buy them a drink... and then the next person gets a round in.. then the next person...

[quote=Matyjasz, Post #35 ]don't worry about the alcohol!quote]

i know from experience the generousity of the poles but the way you write it makes it almost sound like people wont come to the party of they have the worry of buying their own alcohol...

that made me laugh. thats what went on back in the 70's. spin some records, play twister & pin the tail on the donkey, eat pretzels and chips, drink pop, and take a loot bag home, etc....


no its all about drnking and getting loaded.

While in Poland it's: "hey mate....It's my birthday....come with me, let's have some fun... put your money back in your pocket...I invited you to this party… it's all on the house".

18th Birthday is treated here just like the wedding. I must say, that if I were to organize a party, I wouldn't dare to expect from my guests to come with their own alcohol. The guests bring only presents for the birthday boy, and that's it.

Situation looks different when it comes to some dinner parties. It's nice and very polite to bring some kind of food, like a salad, or some kind of alcohol, but nobody would expect people to do so. It's just from their free will.



The same here in Poland when you go in a pub.



It was suppose to sound extravagant and generous, and it came out rather desperate… But I think that you already know what I had in mind.

In conclusion, from the more economical point of view, it’s better to be a birthday boy in England and a guest in Poland.

Oh, and one more thing. I don't want to judge which custom is better and which one is worse. Their both fine by me. Hope I didn't came across as rude.

Pozdrawiam.

yeah... thats what i thought...

it's my birthday a week on monday and will be celebrating in the tri city... maybe i will keep it quiet...

You are lucky, here in USA, you have to wait until you are 21 to really enjoy the fun stuff. I have 2 weeks left! But it wont be such a big deal because I always managed to get into the places where you had to be 21 to get in. Looking older than your age has its benefits and its drawbacks

have a great 21st... sagaterius... the best

when does someones birthday officially begin at midnight or when they wake up?

Interesting question. I think when they wake up, typically.