1. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH – ATITUDE TOWARDS PARANORMAL ISSUES
- INTERVIEWING TOURISTS
WE HAVE INTERVIEWED AND RECORDED PEOPLE VISITING FAMOUS PLACES CONNECTED WITH MYSTERIOUS STORIES-
LEGENDS OF OUR REGIONS. WE ASKED THEM QUESTIONS TO HELP US IN OUR RESEARCH AND WORKED OUT
DIAGRAMMES PRESENTING THE RESULTS. FINALLY, WE MADE CONCLUSIONS.
INTERVIEWED TOURISTS: Poland 20Germany 16 Spain 20
1. Sex
F11 M9 F8 M12 F12 M8
2. Nationality
Polish 20 German8 foreign 8 Spanish 3 foreign 17
3. Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle?
Yes17 no3 Yes 7 No9 yes15 no5
4. Do you believe in creatures/monsters haunting the place of your visiting?
Yes12 no 8 yes2 no14 yes4 no 16
5. Are you afraid of visiting the places that hide mysteries from the past?
Yes3 no 17 yes 4 no 12 yes 2 no18
6. Do you believe in paranormal phenomena like UFOs, ghosts, haunted houses?
Yes12 no8 yes6 no10 yes3 no17
7. Have you heard about any haunted houses in your country?
Yes14 no 6 yes4 no 12 yes9 no11
8. Were you a witness of any strange event in your life or do you know anybody who was such a witness?
Yes8 no12 Yes2 no14 yes8 no12
2. 9. Are you interested in paranormal issues?
Yes6 no14 yes5 no11 yes4 no16
10. Do you believe in life after death or past regression?
Yes 13 no7 yes 4 no12 yes 10 no10
3. Gender
male female female
femalePoland
Poland Germany male Germany Spain male Spain
11 9 8 12 12 8
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
female Poland male Poland female male female Spain male Spain
Germany Germany
Gender
Poland 20 Germany 16 Spain 20
5. Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle? (Percentage)
Poland Yes Polandno Germany Yes Germany no Spain Yes Spain no
85 15 43,75 56,25 75 25
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Poland Yes Poland no Germany Germany Spain Yes Spain no
Yes no
Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle? (Percentage)
6. Do you believe in creatures/monsters haunting the place of your visiting?
Poland Germany Spain
Yes no yes no yes no
12 8 2 14 4 16
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Yes no yes no yes no
Poland Germany Spain
Do you believe in creatures/monsters haunting the place of your
visiting?
7. Are you afraid of visiting the places that hide mysteries from the
past?
Poland Germany Spain
Yes no yes no yes no
3 16 4 12 2 18
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Yes no yes no yes no
Poland Germany Spain
Are you afraid of visiting the places that hide mysteries from the past?
8. Do you believe in paranormal phenomena like UFOs, ghosts, haunted houses?
Poland Germany Spain
Yes no yes no yes no
12 8 6 10 3 17
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Yes no yes no yes no
Poland Germany Spain
Do you believe in paranormal phenomena like
UFOs, ghosts, haunted houses?
9. Have you heard about any haunted houses in your country?
Poland Germany Spain
Yes no yes no yes no
14 6 4 12 9 11
15
10
5
0
Yes no
yes
no
yes
Poland no
Germany
Spain
Have you heard about any haunted houses in your country?
10. Were you a witness of any strange event in your life or do you know anybody who was such a witness?
Poland Germany Spain
Yes no yes no yes no
8 12 2 14 8 12
15
10
5
0
Yes
no
yes
no
Poland yes
no
Germany
Spain
Were you a witness of any strange event in your life or do you know anybody who
was such a witness?
11. Are you interested in paranormal issues?
Poland Germany Spain
Yes no yes no yes no
6 14 5 11 4 6
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Yes no
yes no
yes
Poland no
Germany
Spain
Are you interested in paranormal issues?
12. Do you believe in life after death or past regression? (Percentage)
Poland Germany Spain
Yes no yes no yes no
65 35 25 75 50 50
80
60
40
20
0
Yes no
yes
no
yes
Poland no
Germany
Spain
Do you believe in life after death or past regression?
(Percentage)
13. CONCLUSIONS
Tourists interviewed in Poland were all Polish nationality while in Germany 50% of interviewed tourists were foreigners. A
vast majority of tourists interviewed in Spain (85%) were foreigners (mainly British, German or French) .The tourists
interviewed in Poland were mainly among 30-40, while in Germany they were teenagers 14-16.
A vast majority of tourists of Poland and Spain have heard of the Bermuda Triangle while in Germany the tourists who
have heard about it are the minority.
Tourists in Poland are more interested in paranormal issues than in Germany and Spain .
The least tourists who don’t believe in paranormal phenomena are in Spain (only 15%), more in Germany (35%) and the
most in Poland (60%). The most tourists in all countries believe in existence of ghosts and haunted houses, less people
believe in UFOs.
A vast majority of tourists in all the countries are not afraid of visiting the places which hide mysterious stories from the
past, only a few are afraid of visiting, especially at night.
70% of tourists in Poland have heard of haunted houses in their country. They mention the houses in Myszków,
ZarkiLetnisko and Poreba. 45% of tourists in Spain have heard of haunted houses, they know the Laura’ s haunted house.
Only 25% tourists in Germany have heard of the haunted houses. They mention the house in Oberhausen and
Frankenstein Castle. Tourists tell us about strange voices, flying objects, steps, murders, crackle in the houses.
Most of tourists of Poland, Spain and Germany have not been a witness of any strange events in their life nor have not
known any person who was such a witness. Only 1% of tourists in Germany have been witnesses of bell ringing without
energy. 25% of tourists in Poland have witnessed the unusual phenomena. They saw the Black Dog, crop circles, heard
14. children’ crying. One person had a grandmother who had an ability of predicting the future. Two people had experiences
during sleep. The same number – 25% of tourists in Spain have been witnesses or know a person who has witnessed the
unusual phenomena. They tell about close relations with dead parents, talking to parents after death, changing the place
of photograph of dead father by itself and prophetic dreams.
Tourists who claim their interests in paranormal issues are only below 40% in Germany, 30% in Poland and 2% in Spain.
Majority of tourists in Poland (60%) believe in life after death or past regression, especially the first one. Half of the
interviewed tourists in Spain believe in these life after death as well as past regression. In Germany tourists who believe in
these phenomena are a vast minority (only 25%).