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== General Info ==[[Image:Warsaw - poznan.JPG|thumb|right|225px]]* The common way to [[hitchhike]] in {{Cities Poland is to stand on the side of the road with your hand extended and/or thumb pointing upwards. Most hikers also wave their hands up and down, though this is not obligatory (and could be tiresome).* Unlike in [[Western Europe]], hitchhikers in Poland very rarely do write their destination on a [[sign|sheet of paper]] or some piece of cardboard. Waving is usually enough to make a driver stop.* 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.}}
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'''Poland''' is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. It 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 of 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.
== Cities = General Hitchhiking Info ===* [[Andrychów]]* [[Białystok]], [[Bielsko-Biała]], [[Bydgoszcz]]* [[Częstochowa]]* [[Gdańsk]], [[Gliwice]], [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]]* [[Katowice]], [[Kielce]], The common way to [[Klodzkohitchhike]]in Poland is to stand on the side of the road with your hand extended and/or thumb pointing upwards. Most hikers also wave their hands up and down, which is widely understood as ''"I only need a short ride"''. Unlike in [[KolobrzegWestern Europe]], hitchhikers in Poland very rarely do write their destination on a [[Koszalin]], [[Krakówsign|sheet of paper]]or some piece of cardboard. Waving is usually enough to make a driver stop.* [[Łódź]], [[Lublin]]* [[Olsztyn]]There are two main groups of hitchhikers in Poland. One is typical tourists (usually youngsters), [[Opole]]* [[Płock]]and the other is the villagers, [[Poznań]]* [[Radom]]usually elderly people, [[Rzeszów]]* [[Świebodzin]]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, [[Swiecko]]tourists are not expected to pay anything for the ride, unlike in other countries like e.g. [[Szczecin]]* [[Toruń]]* [[WarszawaRomania]]. There is also a category of drivers who never stop by the ''villagers'', [[Wrocław]]* [[Zielona Góra]]but very often do accept tourists. Because of that it is a good idea to place your backpack in front of you.
=== Tips ===
=== Communication & Dictionary ===
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The Polish language is generally hard to learn for most native English speakers. Even the most basic constructions you might need while on the road require the usage of quite complicated grammar and the use of grammatical gender, proper declension and a number of other categories non-existent in modern English. However, contrary to French or German people, Poles are generally friendly towards foreigners who try to speak their language. Because of that do not be afraid to commit mistakes. They might at times sound funny, but most Polish people would be astonished by the fact that you tried.
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