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Avoid hitchhiking in Poland at all costs if possible. It's very difficult to get a ride and although people used to pick up hitchhikers it's not so common today anymore, because people don't trust hitchhikers. Many hitchhikers are drunks or bad behaving people and that has seriously damaged the overall reputation of hitchhikers.
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'''Poland''' is sometimes being regarded as a bad country for hitchhiking, but it can also be a great pleasure to hitchhike there. Most drivers generally believe that others do not stop and that hitchhiking days are over in Poland, which however does not prevent hundreds of them from stopping. A positive factor in hitchhiking in Poland is that some 20 to 40 years ago it was the most common way of travel for the majority of young people - and most of them have cars today, so very often do they repay the debt.
Avoid hitchhiking in Poland at all costs if possible. It's very difficult to get a ride and although people used to pick up hitchhikers it's not so common today anymore, because people don't trust hitchhikers. Many hitchhikers are drunks or bad behaving people and that has seriously damaged the overall reputation of hitchhikers.
== General remarks ==
# There are two main groups of hitchhikers in Poland. One is typical tourists (usually youngsters), and the other is the villagers, usually elderly people, who commute from their village to the nearest town or back. It is customary that the villagers leave some small tip to the driver (usually some 10% of the bus ticket price). However, tourists are not expected to pay anything for the ride, unlike in southern Europe. There is also a category of drivers who never stop by the ''villagers'', but very often do accept tourists. Because of that it is a good idea to place your backpack in front of you.
== Roads ==
