Genealogy / "You don't look Polish" statement [29]

Hi I am adopted and yesterday I received my adoption records from the state.
I finally had it 99% confirmed that my father was Polish.
This makes me half Polish and half English.
Today a woman stopped me at and asked me if I was Polish. She liked my short gingery beard (different to my hair colour - light brown/blonde) - and said she had seen many Polish people with the same colouring.

I am 6 ft 2 (188cms) and slim.
It totally threw me when she said this to me.... it made may day, but also made me cry.
I have always felt different and looked very different from the short skulking English.
Does anyone else feel different to the English?...as Polish or part-Polish people?
It feels great to know who I am now, and where I come from.
I feel I am amongst friends here :)

Life / Whats gay life in Poland? [140]

I find it disappointing that a reasonable discussion about life for gay people living in Poland should decend it to discussions about child abuse and selective religious doctrine.

The world (including Poland) is a complicated place, but a simple basic respect for one another ought to be at the heart of all spiritual guidance .

History has its place but hate and ignorance are no excuse for true spirituality.
I hear very little respect for gay people in this forum topic.
Please do not confuse political correctness with basic human rights. ALL humans should be treated equally weather homosexual, heterosexual, black, white , Asian , tall short , etc....

It's so simple.

Life / Whats gay life in Poland? [140]

why did you choose to change his statement? ...why go to all that trouble?
Is that supposed to be funny?
A serious point has once again been rubbished.
I don't want to follow this thread anymore.
'Heterosexuality is not normal....it's just common'
He he I love that one :)

Genealogy / Simborowski - Polish? [6]

thanks that is really helpful. Asearch on google brings up much more info with your spelling .
Does anyone else know anything about this name?
I mean is it a common name like smith or Jones?.....

Life / Surviving the Polish Winter [27]

I agree.... The UK is uselss for any kind of extreme temperature. in the winter everywhere is too cold, in the summer there is no air conditioning.

If it happens without warning then people talk of little else....
English people are obsessed with the weather and yet they are always so surprised when anything happens like rain or snow.... dafty english! hehe