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/^t/First of all, moderation ought to be exercised as we put too much emphasis on substantial meals. An average Pole cannot do without piles of sandwiches for breakfast. Dinners usually consist of a soup and then a main course is served. The main course means: piles of potatoes overflowing in rich sauce and mammoth size pork chops. These are frequently followed by desserts. To make things worse, suppers must be square as well because a Pole cannot go to bed hungry. What is more, however huge the portions are they must be obviously eaten up because we haven't developed the habit of leaving tables with some room left in our stomaches. If a Pole does not eat much, his company may easily declare him ill and crying for a second helping is in good taste.