The strangest Polish customs/habits/traditions by foreigners

Dzień dobry,

This time it will not be me to tell you about some observations - time for People who have enough distance to Polish culture.

Foreigners in Poland (and those who met Polish people abroad) have been asked what customs/habits/traditions (zwyczaje) they find strange or unusual pointed out:

1. Traffic rules such as being overtaken by a car, when there is another car approaching from the opposite direction; using warning lights to say "thank you" to other divers for letting you first etc.

2. Taking your shoes off at home when visiting someone.

3. Kissing woman on her hand as a form of a polite greeting.

4. Christmas Eve tradition of sharing the wafer (opłatek).

5. Kolęda - a visit that a priest pays to his flock around Christmas. Each year they visit all homes in their parish.

6. Train platforms' designation - each platform has two tracks that have separate numbers.

7. Times of the meals and their contents: quite big breakfast, eating open sandwiches and a dinner served between 3pm-5pm were mentioned.

8. An applause the pilots get each time they land (regardless of how difficult or easy the weather conditions were).

9. Drinking coffee in glasses.

The full article in Polish can be found here:

http://niewiarygodne.pl/gid,13732755,img,13733952,kat,1017185,title,Dlaczego-Polacy-klaszcza-gdy-wyladuje-samolot,galeriazdjecie.html

Can I just say, that it is not true at all and we don't do that. I would like to say this loudly once and for all. 

Oh ... I must finish now, because someone is at the door and I'll better give them the slippers and a glass of coffee - I am a good hostess after all.... Anna, size 5 you are - do I remember it right? Here you go - the fluffy ones...

See you in class,

Ola