Travel / Anyone know about a village called Bobrownik in Warmia? [9]

Thanks Peter you have been very helpful. You seem very knowledgeable about Warmia.

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By the way, what part of Van? I am from bellingham.

Travel / Anyone know about a village called Bobrownik in Warmia? [9]

You say it is a raw, abandoned military area. Was this a military base recently? Would this be a dangerous place for a foreigner to visit? Are there farms or was this a military training ground?

Thank You very much for the information on the bus. A great help.

My family left this village 100 years ago. I found the village name on a Streamship log for my great grandmother and my grandfather.
I find it interesting that a women from such a small village was literate 100 years ago. The steamship records also listed this fact.

Not sure what I will see there and would not expect to find any relatives. But I wil be in Gdansk so worth a look.

Travel / Advise on how to dress in Poland (40 yo man) [10]

Green socks..........LOL

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Thanks for the videos Jack. I am visiting Warsaw in May and your videos are great.

Travel / Advise on how to dress in Poland (40 yo man) [10]

I see your sense of humor, haha :) The truth is that people do not dress the same in any two countries or even to a certain extent in any two regions of the same country. There is certainly a Euro sense of fashion which differs from the U.S. sense and etc. I don't see shorts and a ball cap being the norm in a church in Olsztyn while that is not uncommon in Seattle. I have looked at a site called Polish Street Fashion and yes I do see similiarities to dress in the U.S. but at the same time there are major differences. Besides that site focused on young people and adults dress differently everywhere.

Life / Do Poles accept people from the Polish diaspora as Poles? [14]

That is a good question. I guess when I meet someone born in Poland in the U.S., I feel a certain sense of kinship. I certainly go out of my way to be helpful to them and talk about the experience of being Polish in an "English" and Prostestant society.

Having read many of the threads on here, I believe I can see that Polish people, no matter where they are born, do share some experiences in common. Having to always spell your last name, listening to the horible attempts at pronunciation, the jokes. The complete misunderstanding of the Polish nation and its history. This all leads to a bit of a twisted sense of humor towards most things.

To be honest, I am very interested is seeing what the experience of "returning to the homeland" will be like. To be in a place where my name is "normal" and my religion is common. Wil I feel completely out of place as an English speaker or will I feel like I am among my own? I guess to a large extent that will be determined by the additudes of the people I meet. Which, I guess, is why I asked the question.

Life / Do Poles accept people from the Polish diaspora as Poles? [14]

foreign with polish orgin :)

Travel / Advise on how to dress in Poland (40 yo man) [10]

Thank You

Travel / Anyone know about a village called Bobrownik in Warmia? [9]

I can find the location but not anything else. Can you describe it or tell me anything about it at all. Anything at all would be appreciated. Is it a farm town? This is where my family is from. Is there a bus that goes there from Lidzbark?

Peter, is there anything else you can share with me about this town? Is there a bus that goes there from Olsztyn? Is it a farm town or a suburb? Is it a poor town or a well off town? Is the town pretty or drab? Anything would be appreciated.