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FennecGirl   
24 Feb 2012
Life / Of Polish Descent - Looking for Background Information on Poland for a School Paper [5]

Thanks for the response, pip! That's pretty interesting about speaking in the third person - that's not something we generally do.

What about the gender roles? Is there a significant difference? Such as, what are the roles of males vs. females? Do women work outside of the home, or do they remain at home to raise the children? Are women ever the breadwinner in the family? For example, would you find a wife that works as a lawyer, while the husband raises the kids, or even holds a job where he makes significantly less money than his partner?
FennecGirl   
22 Feb 2012
Life / Of Polish Descent - Looking for Background Information on Poland for a School Paper [5]

Hello,

I am of Polish descent, and working on a US school paper in which I need to interview someone about how different characteristics may influence communication in other cultures. We have many people that have immigrated here, mostly from Mexico where I am, but I decided that I wanted to find out more about my own background in the process. Most of my family lives in SW Pennsylvania where there seems to be a lot of Polish descendants, so I've grown up with some staples such as Pierogis and Stuffed Cabbage, but other than the food I don't know much about my ancestry. Surnames on my father's side were Pytelowski (Pytel, here) and Kovacs (Hungarian, I believe?) and my mother's side is Kwasny.

I've looked through the forums a bit, but so far I haven't seen many differences in relationships. I'm looking for information related to interpersonal communications, such as Social norms, family roles, gender roles, conversation topics. I'm mostly looking for how this would be different than how we Americans are. Things that would be considered the norm here in the US, but rude in Poland.

I appreciate any help you can give, and hope to maybe create some relationships. My father and grandmother have both passed, and I feel a genuine need to know a little more about my background now.
FennecGirl   
15 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Kwasny Joseph born 1891 Kalisz area [5]

I will need to ask my family about any relations to a Joseph, but my mother's maiden name is Kwasny and we lived in IL for over 30 years. The rest of her family, however is from PA.

Related: Ancestor Search -- Lyszczek & Kwasna Families

My grandfather was, Andrej Lyszczek, born 1891 in the village of Zglobien, son of Wojciech Lyszczek and Zofia Rog. He came to the USA and married Aniela Kwasna who was from Rzeszow. If anyone has any info on either of these families, please let me know. Thank you!!