Polish looks?

that's what your British countrymen say. try to convince them, I can't do that (obviously because I'm a defensive Pole)

you are defensive zeti :P

why does it bother you what some foreigners say about Poles in the UK - do you think you will have to emigrate or what?

Obviously people can recognize foreigners by certain characteristics they cannot quite put their finger on it. You are making a big deal out of it.

Questions about typical Polish look are being asked mostly by Pol-Am for the obvious reason.
Others are just adding their observations or thoughts on the subject. After all it is the Internet.:)
It doesn't need to be consistent or well thought thru.
No big deal!
I don't understand what you are expecting form such threads?


He is just one of those bigots who are blissfully unaware of their own bigotry..

You are waxing poetically Ironside :)

Do you also tell people to take a drink as they are putting cup to mouth?
I would suggest you do a few things but I'm confident you've already done them, got my point?
That is one thing which I will always identify as being Polish in nature; telling people to do something they are just about to do. I'm sure people of other ethnicities do this too but it is embedded in my mind as being Polish.

Well played Poles, well played.

Well, compared to many British females, they do.

I've noticed younger women and teenagers often seem to stand straighter and keep their legs closer together. (They are more likely to curtsey, too!).

I've wondered if it is anything to do with the volleyball (seriously). Mind you, there are a lot of dance classes where I live, so maybe there are just more trained postures.

I was working in Paignton (south west England) a few years ago at a language school, and I ended up playing "guess the nationality" in town (there are lots of schools and foreign visitors), and it was surprising how you could tell from clothes and posture (and haircuts) Poles, Germans, Russians etc from Brits (round shouldered and greasy hair).

OK, huge generalisations here, I know.

I understand what WB is saying I think. It is selective vision though. He is choosing a particular variety of Polish women. Slender, reasonably attractive, high heels, stockings(fantasy) and impeccably smart. Not always a perfect specimen, but has the ability to make the most of her features by using her make up intelligently. She walks tall, but is not aloof. A real head turner, but approachable, unlike her English counterpart, who treats everyone around her with contempt. I have selective vision when I see one of these young ladies too. Summer Friday afternoons in the town centre are always a pleasure. Sundays bring out the Russian girls, dressed in black, micro short skirts, loud make up and ultra high heels. They could easily be confused with someone looking for work. The cheap look is interesting, but the novelty wears off. The sophisticated look, wins out.

Wopps now you're stereotyping again ;)

My turn

I wasn't thinking of high heels, myself. More like trainers, and a lot of girls seem to walk on their toes/balls of their feet.

I suppose, as well, Polish girls are more used to walking in high boots, cos of all the snow :-)

Nice try old chap, but no thats not it.

Its difficult to describe, its a subtle difference and they dont all have it, but it is an exclusive Eastern European thing.

Eastern European or Polish? It is not an interchangeable word as you lot seems to think.
Anyway it would render your observation invalid as you have specifically claimed to be able to spot Poles not Eastern Europeans.

I-S(?!)

...I'd also like to throw in - I'm sure it was said lots of times before - that Poland is not Eastern Europe. It's Central. It used to be Eastern from a political point of view as part of the Eastern block, but not since 1989.

I also can't believe you actually are having a conversation about how Polish women walk and how is that different from others.

When people start saying that 'the other lot' have 'pointy heads', eyes too close together, or smell 'funny', then all this tells us is that the person making the remark is prejudiced.

Of course, different people have different appearance. Obviously, we can tell with 100% accuracy if someone is black or white. We would probably know with 90% accuracy whether someone was of Greek or Scandinavian descent.

Telling apart different Northern Europeans is pretty near impossible if you base it on physical appearance alone. For example, most Germans have Slavic ancestors, and many Poles have German ancestors. Any study of surnames will tell you this.

The idea that there is an English, Polish and German 'look' that applies to most members of each nationality is pseudo-scientific mumbo-jumbo.

Now, when it comes to fashion, make-up, and so on, we have a better chance of distinguishing between different Northern European nationalities. Of course, our fashion sense is influenced by our culture, and to some extent every country's culture is unique.

However, go to any Polish city, and you'll see lots of Poles wearing England football team related merchandise.

Personally, I'm extremely interested in the 'which nationality is he/she game'. However, I often get it wrong, and I simply disbelieve anyone who claims to 'know' what nationality anyone is simply by the way they walk or smell.

And we will have a conversation that Poles are indeed green and have tails. We just cut them off after the birth and all wear make up to hide the green shades of our skins. As for the antennas... it's exserted and we all wear prosthetic ears. Here! I've gave out all the Polish secrets! ;)

I'm also Polish, so yes, I can confirm the tail part, but my family didn't eat lots of cabbage and gherkins, therefore my skin is not properly green :( But you know, be cool and don't give out the secrets, k? Not everyone has to know that we are invading indeed, in more ways they imagined. Polish women will seduce, lie and cheat in order to get more men, get up the duff, populate the land with half-Polish babies (so we can then have the benefits!) while Polish men are going to fertilise local women and that's how we're going to take over. Beware.

I have been mistaken for a German, French, Dutch, and English.by the different people and in the different circumference of course.
Saying that I believe that locals can spot foreigners with a reasonable degree of accuracy.


I think you should make yourself more clear.
Either:
- You can spot Poles
-You can spot Eastern Europeans.
You cannot say that you are able to spot Poles because of

I lived in Greece for some years, and was always taken for being Greek by the locals. Usually, they will start talking English to anyone who looks like a tourist, and for them tourists are very easy to spot. As far as I'm aware, I have no Greek ancestry whatsoever.

check your reading comprehension on that last one and look up the meaning of the word stereotype and yet again you should be surprised...that being said, I commend your willingness to engage in English- and despite this latest failed coup it is far better than my Polish.

Take a bow.


Even when the skin colour isn't the deciding factor we can tell this because of features. It works this way for ethnicities as well.


You know this how?


Because you say so?


Because?

why don't you guys post pics of people from different countries and start guessing where they're from? (like 3 pics and one of them has to be a Pole, male or female, doesn't matter).

I don't care about all that thingee:)
I'm just asking WB to clarify his statements.

It's idiotic. However, if you want to believe closely related nationalities smell and walk differently, then it's up to you.

When you asked me about how I know that Poles and Germans have mixed ancestry, I have already mentioned the surnames. If you don't happen to know much about history and ethnicity in Central Europe, then I don't propose giving you a crash course.

Let alone saying that some smells isn't a very kind thing...

btw. some users suggest to post pictures of random people and guess their nationality. I don't think it would be kind to post pictures of random strangers in such thread without their concent. As for famous people everyone can check the nationality and be dishonest about the guess, not to mention that a user might simply recognise the person in question.

But if you really wanna see a Polish guy who most certainly wouldn't be judged by you as Polish looking just google: Sławomir Nowak. What nationality he look like?

Or this guy (don't look at the link):



what nationality is he?

Jewish?

Cybulski is a Pole, of course ;-)

Oh dear.

Thank you for spoiling the game for others!

How about this man:

you asked who it was

An Old Jewish American guy and a young chinese man are working in an office together, the Jewish guy says to the Chinese man, " I hate your people you Bombed Pearl harbour".

The Chinese man answers back "don't be stupid that was the Japanese, I am Chinese".
The Old Man says, "Chinese, Japanese all the same to me".
The Chinese man retorts,"well I hate your people you sank the Titanic!".
The Old Man looks shocked and replies, " An Iceberg sank the Titanic".
The Young Chinese man smiles and says" Iceberg, Goldberg, Greenberg....they all the same to me".

No I asked about his nationality. You supposed to guess by judging his facial features.