You know you're Polish when... ?

and how do you make your kwasne mleko because I love it too

An easy trick that I devised to work with Polish speakers trying to learn how to pronounce "th" is to make them aware that this is the exact sound that is produced by Poles with a slight lisp whereby they cannot pronounce "s" or "z".

For instance: "sasanka" (pasque-flower) , or "zaraza(pestilence)" pronounced with a lisp as voiceless "thathanka" or voiced "tharatha respectively"

Nearly all Poles I know can imitate the lisp, and once they are made aware of the similarity, they are on their merry way to use "th" it should be used.

you know when you are polish when you can spell your surname before your teacher, you know when you are polish when you know what a krufka is( them fudgy gorgeous toffeee things ) or pirogi or that cherry vodka stuff which im sure is illegal lol you know you are polish when you are a nice friendly sociable person... polish people are the best..,i'm a brit born to pole parents but i love the way ive been brought up ..we have values and respect

You're dying for a kielbasa Polish sandwich so bad, you'll even settle for one from Wienerschnitzel.

...when you rather have a slice of good, rye bread with you soup instead of crackers... :)

You know you're a Pole - when the first thing you recall as a child is making Kielbasa, then smoking it in the backyard smoker!!

Well, now I know where my short temper came from. ;)

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hey guys, this is a thread, and you guys say 'you know you're polish if..." lol. Like you know you are polish when your neighbour competes with you. This sounds ood, but feel free to post.

Yep.


Um WTF


yep i always get called KAYTAY instead of katie ¬¬

Could never drink kwaśne mleko. Does that mean that I get drummed out of the Polish club?

No; we forgive you! ;)

You know you are Polish when someone mistakes you as a Russian!

I've never been asked if I were Russian...but somehow I was asked many times if I was Austrian or German. I could never figure out the Austrian thing...

My friend is mistaken for Russian or Ukrainian often, however.

People always think I'm German too. I don't think I have a single drop of German blood in my entire body.

You know you're Polish when... ?

You love the fact that the colour 'Red' is back in fashion this year <g>. I love wearing red. I bought a red hooded rainjacket/ coat the other week, very expensive and classy. So why do I look like Red Riding Hood in it hahaha !

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U wheel out the same old tongue twisters time and again.

You know you're Polish when you don't understand why your friends snicker when you say you're hosting "a sausage party."

im curious over this one .....

U think Lepper, Giertych and Tusk are the only politicians that matter

Your Doctor tells you that you have 0.006% of blood in your alcohol.

roflol. I can't drink, but I used to always drink on the weekends, vodka straight up! Or add some nice orange juice... ;>

your dad doesn't care what you do or what time you're home, as long as your mom said it was okay. if your dad calls you and proceeds to yell at you to come home, you only need to say "ale mama wie gdzie jestem i powiedziala ze moge zostac jeszcze dwie godziny..." and he promptly replies "oh. okay. have fun then," and hangs up.

I don't even own any ketchup, but every time I look in the mirror, I know I am a Polak.

Also I know I am Polish, because in a house full of Sassenachs, I am the only one who has created a complex system of washing lines in my room, and created a bedside cabinet out of a cardboard box, with the interior shelved by smaller boxes.

I think you can be sure you are Polish, if you find a piece of string and save it because it could be useful.

lol would you care to take me through that with the english inserted please :) although it sounds a bit like my house but without the polish, lol.

@Tornado2007. It translates as "But Mother knows where I am and she says I can stay another two hours."

lol, that sure sounded like our house :)

You have five kinds of gourmet ketchup in your kitchen cabinet and you put in on everything including scrambled eggs, stake, mashed potatoes and veggies!

Scrambled Eggs. That's the one thing I will put ketchup on.

Dont froget about pizza


I do that..lol

That is a typical american way, not polish at all

This is a good thread.

When you mention pierogi all the time and how nice the women are.