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Joined: 15 Aug 2008 / Female ♀ 		Last Post: 8 May 2009
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Calicoe   
15 Aug 2008
Genealogy / Do I Look Polish? (my grandfather was Polish) [60]

Hi:

I would like to borrow your thread to ask the same question. I hope I am not intruding. I was adopted as a child and am recently discovering my Eastern European ancestry. I know that my maternal grandmother was Polish, and my maternal grandfather was Hungarian. The other side of my biological roots were from Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean, and include Arawak Indian. All I have for now is this goofy picture, but hopefully, it will do.

So, do I look Polish?

Thanks for your feedback.


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Calicoe   
15 Aug 2008
Genealogy / Do I Look Polish? (my grandfather was Polish) [60]

It's not such an easy question to answer. I have three girls in the house and no two of them look the same. And two of them are sisters.

I'm sure that we all have characteristics that might fit. I'm not sure about your eyes...maybe yes maybe no. Your cheeks and the lower part of your face look too full.

Thank you for your feedback. It could be that I resemble my Hungarian side more, or my biological father's side. Since I am adopted and have not been to either country yet, this is but one way I have of seeking out questions of identity.

Calicoe- you look like a polish girl i know Agneshka
so yeah in my oppinion you do

Thanks for your feedback bohobabe.
Calicoe   
15 Aug 2008
Genealogy / Do I Look Polish? (my grandfather was Polish) [60]

No, I haven't taken one yet but I'd love to do so. I also have ancestry from Hungary and Arawak Indians, so I'd love to see why my haplogroup will show.

Edit: I tried to upload another picture, but my files are too big.
Calicoe   
15 Aug 2008
Genealogy / Do I Look Polish? (my grandfather was Polish) [60]

I know. I'm sorry to seem self-absorbed. I'm not. It's just that the curiosity gets to me sometimes. I am from New York but currently living in DC, so I will have to seek some of them out (Poles in NY). Thanks for your thoughtful responses.
Calicoe   
20 Aug 2008
Genealogy / Pole: What is your nationality? I am eurounian.... [30]

Yes, it is incredibly fascinating. I have also commented on a couple of other genealogy threads since I started here. I also have Native American blood, via South America (Suriname and Dutch West Indies) on the paternal father's side. I was given up for adoption, and raised in another vibrant ethnic culture. However, I have now started to research my biological heritage of Eastern Europe, and it has been the beginning of a fascinating journey. I am part Polish and Hungarian on the maternal biological side, and Suriname (Arawak and various strains of East Indian, Asian and Dutch). I look European to most people's eyes, but from where exactly???

The research on the E. European side has led me again into Asia, into the Ural-Altai regions and the Turanian migration of Central Asia, and the history of the Slavs, Ural-Altai tribes, Mongolian Turks, multi-ethnic confederations, Scythians, Samaritians, Khazars, Avars, Tatars, Huns, Magyars, Cossacks ... fascinating ride. I feel confident and validated saying that I am Eurasian, because I feel that the term has merit in its own right. I think people who sneered at the term (and previously I could have been one), simply don't know enough about the region and its origins.
Calicoe   
20 Aug 2008
Love / Polish women are known for their beauty, but men are so ugly (most of).. [250]

As a Portuguese living in Poland...

You really shouldn't bring racist slurs into it, because that only reveals an inferiority complex within yourself. Someone looks down on the appearance of Polish men, and then you have to look down on someone's supposed race. When in reality, it was a stupid comment to begin with. There are gorgeous Polish men and ugly Polish men, gorgeous Portuguese and ugly Portuguese, gorgeous black men and mixed-races and ugly, etc. If it isn't your thing, then it isn't, but no need to be a racist infantile, whether you are ugly or not.

I am starting to take pride in my Polish side, but I really hope this forum or Polish members do not make me feel ashamed.
Calicoe   
20 Aug 2008
Love / HOW CAN POLISH WOMEN KEEP A BLACK MAN? [84]

If I don't have a reason I don't ask. it's not the colour of the skin, it's the mentality that is different. and yes I do think b4 I post. I'm specificaly askin black guys 4 a reason ok!

Yes, but black guys are from different cultures and countries, same as white guys. Where is this black guy from: Africa - Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, Egypt; Caribbean - Jamaica, Bermuda, Trinidad; West - England, France, United States .... get the picture?
Calicoe   
20 Aug 2008
Love / Polish men vs German men: Who is hotter? [513]

Wow, got me, ha ha.

But then again, didn't Austria have large Slavic areas earlier in its history and before it was Austria? But, I am a history geek so it is never ending.

countrystudies.us/austria/67.htm
Calicoe   
21 Aug 2008
Work / Another question about teaching english in poland, students English [3]

I think that's good advice, Foreigner. Along those lines: I have a 4-year university degree (bachelor's) in English, and a master's degree in another discipline. I have experience teaching children and adults in Asia at schools and universities.

What would be the best way to supplement my credentials to be eligible for the best teaching jobs in Poland - CELTA, TEFL, education degree? Am I eligible now, without the supplemental credentials?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Calicoe   
21 Aug 2008
Travel / WE ARE BACK FROM POLAND AND HERE IS OUR REPORT [96]

We always thought the Danes had the most beautiful girls now we are sold on Poland as being number 1 in our travels.

So, I'm just curious: what has changed in the appearance of the "old-fashioned" Polish girls to the stark-raving beauties of today? Anyone have a theory?

Nice to hear about your travels. I definitely want to go soon.
Calicoe   
22 Aug 2008
Love / Polish women are known for their beauty, but men are so ugly (most of).. [250]

The thing is that beauty is relative (only to an extent, I think there are universal elements to it,) and coming from New York, beauty/damn-fineness is defined by how closely you resemble supermodels or actors

I'm from New York as well, and that is one feature (judging beauty according to models or actors) that I find particularly shallow. In all fairness, you were cajoled to share so I'm not judging you, but maybe more your generation. You guys have been besieged with these unrealistic standards of beauty (from air-brushed magazines, plastic surgery adherents, and computer generated visions of beauty), to the point that you cannot appreciate beauty in its natural and flawed form. Anyway, that's my rant about using "supermodels and actors" as a standard of beauty. That being said, I take care of myself, my skin, my health, and I have been rewarded by looking much, much younger than my years, and I have a naturally youthful attitude because I stay current and involved. But, I have learned to accept myself with flaws and all, and not run with the rest of the stampede to the plastic surgeon's office. I do just fine, and I don't need the approval of everyone, just those whose approval or attention I need.

By the way, you are very good looking from your profile picture, and you must have interesting stories to tell living in Poland. I am also mixed but look white to most people, but I will be curious to get your perspective on being a black male in Poland.
Calicoe   
22 Aug 2008
Love / Polish women are known for their beauty, but men are so ugly (most of).. [250]

haha well what part of Poland do you have in mind? I'm mostly talking about Warsaw, but that should be pretty representative no?

BTW, I have to agree with Seanus on this one. I am part Polish, Hungarian, and Suriname but I was adopted into a Caribbean family. I look mostly white, but always fit in because I have a small waist and an s-curve round ass. I had no idea where I had inherited this from, until I saw other Polish women recently in a restaurant in the East Village. They have great asses that could stand their own against African and Caribbean butts any day.

So, I don't know what you're talking about on that one. Maybe they have all dieted to be way skinny?
Calicoe   
22 Aug 2008
Love / Polish women are known for their beauty, but men are so ugly (most of).. [250]

aw man I won't even get into it, they've heard enough from me about "being a black male in Poland" on these forums let's just say that rather than getting checked out, I just get stared at. And by the way, I'm not mixed, both my parents are fully black, my father was on the light side but still black.

And yeah The New York standard is pretty shallow, mostly because I hung around a shallow scene.

Where in New York are you from, what brings you to these forums?

Yeah, I understand. I don't want to derail the thread, either, so I will PM you. To answer your question, I grew up in the Bronx, left for school, lived around the world, and am currently getting in touch with my Polish and Hungarian roots since I never knew them, or knew what it meant to be Polish and Hungarian. That's why I am on this forum. I am also thinking of moving to the region for awhile.
Calicoe   
22 Aug 2008
Love / Polish women are known for their beauty, but men are so ugly (most of).. [250]

Thanks for the encouraging words ShellyS and Polishgirl. I am definitely very passionate, for better and worse, lol. I met a Hungarian woman this past summer while I was consulting for a non-profit, and after being typically American and smiling at her - and she typically not smiling back a couple of times - I think she was finally curious and befriended me. I learned a little bit from her (also that Hungarians are very negative, which I am as well, and that Poland and Hungary share a deep friendship), and started reading up on the history of the region, especially Poland and Hungary.

Well, I somehow inexplicably fell in love with the countries, and feel such a deep empathy and bond because of all they have gone through. I have not stopped obsessing about the region since. To be fair, I have gone off on tangents earlier in my life about the other side of my biological identity (Suriname, Dutch, and Arawak), so I think it is now Hungary and Poland's turn.

I am also underemployed, and need to get back to work writing cover letters and CVs today. But, I am also thinking it could be an opening for me to get the heck out of here and go to Poland.
Calicoe   
22 Aug 2008
Love / Polish women are known for their beauty, but men are so ugly (most of).. [250]

Don't know; I'm considering it. I would like to try and find a professional job first in the region. I've been an English teacher before in Asia and it is not always the best of work. But, if it is the only opening I have at first, I may consider it. I am trying to figure out how to get the best spot I can though. I have degrees, but I may need to get a TEFEL certification.

Sorry for derailing the thread folks, if anyone cares.

*To keep this on topic, does anyone know why so many Polish guys are bald? Do they lose their hair and then shave the rest off, or is it the current fashion? I do like men with hair, lol.