What to wear in Poland?

I just received my travel information from my Polish travel agent. The information she gave me said shorts are not recommended. Also that they are not allowed to be worn in churches. So...what should we wear in the summer? Will knee legth pants/jeans be okay? How about spagetti strap tops/sundresses? Are there any other fashion related issues I should be aware of? Are jeans allowed in churches? Thanks in advance for the help.

Yes...

knee legth pants.... sure why not? something dressy for church yet summery. im not sure but at my polish church we cant wear the spaghetti straps unless we have something over our shoulders or something like that... other than that... iunno... matters what church. does anyone know if theyd like... kick you out if you were wearing something wrong?

No... but they will think bad things about you. You just have to know that you can wear almost everything, just without things like short skirt etc.

I would say something modest for church but when I was in Poland last year there were women (well girls) in short skirs and such like, I wore shorts and so did lots of other people...

Its nice that people respect places of workship, respect and modesty are improtant for people to appreciate things.. when people are dressed modestly they are not looked at in a intimidating way.. its more about ones character

Any catholic will know that you should cover your shoulders and dress modestly in church...But everywhere else anything goes even short skirts, I saw plenty of them when I was there last summer...mainly worn by girls under the age of 20...dress your age - mutton dressed as lamb isnt attractive in any country..

well said!

wear proper cloth :) .

hello everyone :))

Generally speaking, Poles dress better than the Germans, British and Americans. But then that's not particularly difficult.

I think i'll take that comment out to the garbage in a minute along with the rubbish in the black bag!!! Why is it hte polish think they dress so well, goodness me and i'm sorry here Poles but your colour co-ordination is awful and as for some of those clothes, need i say anymore :)

I agree with Tornado on this one... Osiol please explain why you think Poles dress better than British people? (I dont care about the Germans and Yanks) I agree that Polish women definitely like to take a pride in their appearance, but as far as fashions go I guess its all a question of taste as personally I find most of their clothes to be cheap looking, tarty and old fashioned ( I am basing this on Polish women in the UK) and most Polish men do not strike me as style setters.. not that Im saying that all British people are either, but since we are generalising about whole nations here, what the heck.. sorry if Ive offended anyone, but honestly thats my opinion. Sometimes I just want to take them shopping or point them in the direction of the nearest stylist!

That's because we are men, not any metrosexual crap.

yes but some men are interested in nice clothes Greg. My bf is a painter, but he still manages to make the effort to wear nice clothes every day... and yes he is Polish, which kind of contradicts what I was saying earlier.. however, he has had some assistance from me. Now some of his friends say he has an English look, but he is happy with that :)

I look nice too.

you do have a beautiful coat, but I dont like to wear fur myself (unless its fox fur of course)

Once a donkey always a donkey,
In all my trips to Poland ,and this is always to the cities, i have never seen a Polish male wearing designer clothing.In the Uk the majority of Polish males that i know or have met have indicated visually a preference for Matalan.

Can't comment for those nations but its true compared to Irish.

Not a major difference in fashion between the Irish and Polish men. If we're being fair here the bottom of the rung on either side will slum it with their shellsuits/track suits wheter Irish knackers or Polish blockers.

But there is quite a big difference between the Irish and Polish women.
I'm not sure if the Poles have better clothes, more a case of their clothes looking better on them as they tend to smoke more and drink less and generally keep themselves in better shape.

The one thing Polish women don't have a clue about though is make up.
They plaster it on, often using all the wrong colours, something from the 80s I'd imagine.
I've seen a lot of Polish women who look far prettier without make up.
Occasionally some girls overdo it and end up looking like prostitutes without realising it.

Girls should avoid bras when in Poland anyway.

Very funny, hahaha !!


Men should put their brains in their heads at all times, not just in Poland :)
Would help them to think more clearly <big grin>


<joke>

Interesting to read that :)

with perhaps 'big' being the operative word...

men !! why do they like the word 'big' so much <grin>

Another word is -able.

of course not wanting to speak for anyone else but for my part the word is somewhat appropriate...

Men never cease to amaze me <grin> always at the ready.........and of course willing and able .................

For what I just can't imagine..............LOL



:)

i always feel when it comes to womens clothes that less is more :)

Of course ! :)

goes without saying really... ;-)

Dress code when visiting Roman Catholic, Orthodox or Formal churches

The biblical principle is that flesh should be covered, that is why priests, monks and nuns cover as much up as possible. This is also why devout women wear head coverings or hats, to cover their beautiful hair so as not to draw attention to themselves.
In these surroundings, short skirts, shorts, bare arms, bare shoulders, cleavage etc scream out Look at Me! And show a great disrespect to the feelings and beliefs of the worshippers, just like strolling through a mosque in a swimsuit and eating a pork pie.

There is often no law governing these things, but it reflects badly on you and determines the type of reception that you can expect if you want something from them - like a photo or directions to some other place.

And yes, you could be barred from entering a church for any reason, as they are not public rights of way.