Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]


I don't need to do the tests as I have my family tree going back over 200 years.........all Polish....but before that?
Who knows?
That is why I say we are all mongrels....... :-)

Off-Topic / What's your connection with Poland? Penpals. [574]

Just a shame that you are just a bagel......

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]

You are right,its not clean cut or straight forward,we are all a bit of a mixture....

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]

And that is the point isn't it.
We are all mongrels to varying degrees.

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]

Maybe we should widen this discussion.....we could argue that there is a Slavic look,some Ukrainians and Russians do share some similarites to Poles.From my experience, especially women.....don't know why especially women....just an observance.

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]

I am no expert on Ukrainians as we don't have many in London.
But the ones I have met look more Russian than anything else.

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]


I am 100% Polish too and I can't hide......most people can tell,even non Poles.

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]

I would agree that there is not a general "Polish look",but I can tell some Poles from 100 metres away.
I remember an incident when I was about 10 years old and sitting next to my Dad,who was driving the car.
After staring at a family that I instinctively knew were Polish,I turned and saw my Dad smiling and looking at me.
He asked me why I was staring at that family....he knew.....and asked me if it was because I thought they might be Polish.

I was shocked......it was as if he had read my mind......I answered that,yes,that was why I was staring at them.
He just said,"You are right,they are"......and carried on driving.....

Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [676]


Oh dear.....Germanic racial stereotyping is still alive and well I see......

Law / Cajun from Louisiana state seeking refuge/new life in Poland? Wishing to become Polish (is it possible?) [34]


Agreed.

History / Why could some Czechs dislike Poles/Poland? [46]


When I hear Czechs speaking I understand very little and some of their words sound the same as Polish words but have a different meaning.

When I listen to Slowaks speaking it is like an Englishman trying to understand a very strong Glaswegian accent,if I concentrate hard I can get most of it.

History / Why could some Czechs dislike Poles/Poland? [46]

Absolute rubbish.
Slowak is much closer to Polish than the frankly weird sounding Czech.
I thought you were some kind of linguist?
Obviously not.......

History / Why could some Czechs dislike Poles/Poland? [46]

For what it is worth,in my experience Poles get on very well with Slowaks.
Not so well with Czechs.

News / "To understand Poland you must understand Frederic Chopin" (Stratfor Friedman) [74]

I hate Classical music....it always makes me cry when I hear how awful it is......give me Hendrix,Santana,Zappa and hundreds of others any day before the "Danse Funebre" of Chopin.... LOL!!!

History / Why could some Czechs dislike Poles/Poland? [46]

I see we won then.....mods put your post back.... LOL!!!!!

Food / Polish Christmas Eve Dinner recipes [84]


Poles of colour?
What colour may they be then?
Oh yeah,your colour.
The more I think about your handle and the more I read your posts I get a real Australian feel from them....a black Australian feel...

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [534]

I remember Olisadebe now.....that was a joke how the Polish FA got him in.Not a bad player though,but not good enough to save a dreadful Polish team.And I don't think he was ever fully accepted as Polish by Polish fans,despite his Polish wife and Polish passport.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [534]

Firstly,I don't see anything funny about those names.
Secondly,I never heard of any of them.....

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


Agreed.

But when over used it loses it's power.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [534]

What a strange name you have shitonya.......doesn't sound very Polish to me.....

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


In my part of London the population is mainly English,Polish,Irish and Indian.
They all swear like troopers and we all know the swear words in the different languages.
But Poles and Irish are probably the worst,just.

Genealogy / Polish Romani (gypsy) surnames [64]

If your last name is Cygan then your ancestors were either Gypsies or the people around your ancestors at the time either thought they were or behaved like Gypsies.

Cygan,or variations of it means Gypsy in many languages.

History / Poland - problem for Germany? (historically continual hostility of German state on Poland) [154]


I think you need to take France out of that equation.
Germany is strong and will survive almost anything.
France is weak and with so many crises tearing it apart.
Don't bank on France.

please focus on the topic, everyone

History / Poland - problem for Germany? (historically continual hostility of German state on Poland) [154]


Yes,and all the more forward looking nations.
The sclerotic EU is not moving with the times and is being left behind.

History / Poland - problem for Germany? (historically continual hostility of German state on Poland) [154]


Mutually Assured Destruction.....MAD.....it worked a treat for many years.
Nobody will press the button if they know it will mean their total destruction.
I grew up under that and always felt safe.
We need to go back to it.

History / Why do Polish people hate to be called Eastern European? [120]

Blimey!
I agree with you Vlad!
The gulf is huge....yes,there are some Slavic similarities in outlook, but in the main we are miles apart.

History / Why do Polish people hate to be called Eastern European? [120]


There is no such thing as a continent of Eurasia.
It is two continents,Europe and Asia.

History / Why do Polish people hate to be called Eastern European? [120]

Just look at a map?

History / Why do Polish people hate to be called Eastern European? [120]


Geographically???
You need to get a better map......they,along with European Russia are Eastern Europe.

History / Why are Poles/Poland disliked by Germans? [140]

I'm not a great fan of spirits,but at last I have found one thing at least that you and I agree on.... :-)