A small survey on Poland

Hello,

we are Polish students and we have a small survey on the topic: "How American People perceive Poland and Poles?". If you have time and feel like filling it in, we would be grateful. Here is the text:

First, some questions about you:

1.    Your gender:                    male          female
2.    How old are you?            …...
3.    What American state are you from?     …………………….

Now, some questions about the visit(s) you paid to Poland:

4.    How many times have you visited Poland so far?
a)    1       
b)    2       
c)    3       
d)    more

5.    What is the total time you spent in Poland during ALL your visits:
a)    a week or less
b)    2 weeks - 1 month
c)    1-6 months
d)    around 1 year
e)    more than 1 year

6.    What was the purpose of your visit(s)? [check all applicable]
a)     work, tourism and leisure,
b)    study, missionary / religious purposes,
c)    meeting you family,
d)    other:………………………………..

7.    Did someone help you in your preparations for the trip by giving you information about Poland?: [check all applicable]
a)    no, not at all;
b)    yes, people on the Internet;
c)    yes, family members/ my colleagues/ my friends
d)    yes, students that were on an exchange in Poland;
e)    yes, people at the travel agency;

Now something about your personal experience in this matter:

8.    What stereotypes had you had about Poles before you visited Poland for the first time?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..

9.    Did Poles matched you stereotypes or expectations?
a)    yes, completely;
b)    yes, to some extent;
c)    no, not at all
10.    Try to name some differences between Poles and Americans
………………………………………………………………………………………….

11.    Would you be willing to live in Poland for a period longer than a year? [yes / no]

12.    Would you be willing to work with Poles? [yes / no]

13.    Would you be willing to accept a Pole as a member of you distant family? [yes / no]

14.    Would you be willing to accept a Pole as a member of your immediate family (e.g. your child's or sibling's partner)? [yes / no]

15.    Would you be willing to have a Polish wife or husband? [yes / no]

16.    If so, would you prefer to raise your children in the USA or in Poland? [ the USA / Poland / doesn't matter]


The last part concerns the way you would describe Polish issues mentioned below to the people you know in your country. Please, write down briefly how would you describe the following:


17.    Polish man:
………………………………………………………………………………………….

18.    Polish woman:
……………………………………………………………………………………………

19.    Poland as a place to live in:
……………………………………………………………………………………………

20.    Poland as a place to study (leave this blank if you weren't involved in Polish educational system):
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

21.    Poland as a place to make business:
……………………………………………………………………………………………


Thank you for your help,

Agnieszka, Joanna, Karolina, Roksana

P.S. You can send the answers also to this e-mail address: intercultural.com@o2.pl