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Comment on Only Polish people will understand this… by Lauren Moisa

Lauren Moisa — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:48:18 +0000

and my grandparent love solitare!

Comment on Only Polish people will understand this… by Lauren Moisa

Lauren Moisa — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:46:21 +0000

Im half Norwegian and half Polish and (as you can see by my last name, which is Polish) My dad’s side is polish. A lot of these things were true about me:
-We sing Sto Lat at birthdays
-we say dupa and butzer
-My grandpa makes his own saukraut and horse raddish(most of my friends dont even know what those things are)
-all the food u mentioned we eat at Christmas
-my dad and grandpa drink their coffee black
-i say “dere” and ya kjnow all the time!
All lot of these things ae so funny and true! haha

Comment on About by mark woods

mark woods — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:55:48 +0000

Joe give me a call 317-650-5591

Comment on Only Polish people will understand this… by Pat

Pat — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:18:28 +0000

This really brings back memories of back home, Shamokin, Pa.

Comment on Only Polish people will understand this… by Pat

Pat — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:15:17 +0000

This really brings back the memories of back home in Shamokin, PA. That’s where I only spoke polish and now have forgotten most of it. It’s a shame our parents thought people would belittle us if we used our native tongue. Wish I could speak it now

Comment on A Worthy Cause by Amid Yousef

Amid Yousef — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:24:15 +0000

Hi Joe, wow. I have not been here before. Duh.
You will have to teach me how to put the most recent comment on top. I tried and could not do it.
Call me tomorrow.
Can you change your schedule on Saturday for a Columbus trip to the Master mind?

Comment on Portfolio by sulayman jaiteh

sulayman jaiteh — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:15:18 +0000

AM VERY PROUD OF YOUR WORK AND ACHIEVMENT.

Comment on Only Polish people will understand this… by agnieszka

agnieszka — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:28:51 +0000

yeah i think this one would be speak to native Poles more:

you have relatives who aren’t really your relatives

you know how to sing Sto Lat and sing it on your firend’s birthdays

you love soccer

you know very well Pope John Paul II was Polish and his name was Karol, not Carol.

you go to Midnight Mass every Christmas Eve and keep your Christmas tree up till February.

you know it’s wodka. not vodka.

you open your presents on Christmas Eve.

you don’t feel the need to add an “s” to Pierogi because you already know the word is plural and it annoys you when others do.

you see a girl and the first thing you check out are her eyes

you sometimes slip up when speaking English and add an ‘y’ to already plural English words.

you love electronica, dance, and European techno in general

you can spot Polish people like Asians can spot each other

your grandparents hardly (if at all) speak English

when you’re at a stranger’s house, you expect their garbage can to be under the sink

you always take off your shoes as soon as you step into someone else’s house, even when they say you don’t have to.

you still think that American weddings should last days, not hours.

you know Chopin was born in Poland and not in France

your grandma understands you better than you understand yourself

you were speaking Polish before you were English

you have never eaten meat on Good Friday

you dash your sevens and hat your ones

your parents have no idea how to use a computer except for solitaire.

your grandmother has a picture framed of Pope John Paul II, right beside your family photo

your family considers mushroom/berry picking as ‘having a good time”

your grandma insists you wear papcie/kapcie because the floor is chilly and you’ll get a cold.

you have paper towels in the house but they’re just for show, because everyone knows you’re supposed to use a szmatka.

all your friends wished they were polish because of Smigus Dingus

you couldn’t say a bad word, even butt, around your mother without getting smacked.

you would fail a blood/drug test because you’ve eaten so much poppy seed cake

you, or your family/Polish friends talk in English, you occasionally slip in Polish words, and it’s ok because you all know what each other are saying.

your grandma can tell if you like a girl just by looking at you

you often doodle the polish eagle during class

Comment on Only Polish people will understand this… by Kasia

Kasia — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:21:55 +0000

I am from Poland, but now live in the center of the ‘Polish’ New Britain in CT. Even though only some of these points apply to me (and my extended) family, sadly, other people in US still ‘stereotype’ us according to what is their perception of Poles as coming from ‘outsiders’ of the culture. This article is a very funny and true depiction of all the collective cross-generational national memories, cultural behaviors and religious rituals that are still practiced to date that made us who we are, no matter where we are from or currently live. As any nation, we have our quirks that make us “distinctive Polish”. Even though I rarely drink and am not employed in the cleaning industry, people commonly ask me if I can recommend a good cleaning lady or a kind of beer Had a great laugh at the ‘collective’ point of view in this article and comments.

Comment on Only Polish people will understand this… by Mike "Ski"

Mike "Ski" — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:27:55 +0000

Basia,

Yep I agree with you. The Polish Americans I know are some of the most religious, “church going” people I know.

I live in Florida and can’t get over people coming to Sunday Mass in shorts and sandals. Even on Christmas. Well, this year I decided to go to Midnight Mass which was all in Polish complete with Christmas carols all sung in Polish too. I loved it!! And one thing I noticed which was really different than other Masses…almost all the men has suits and ties on, or at least jackets and ties. The women were dressed to kill. It brought me back to my youth in the 1950′s and 1960′s. Really made me smile.