Novichok
22 May 2025
Language / Use of "Pan/Pani" in Poland vs Other Countries [30]
Life offers those rare moments that can define a relationship in a bad way for years...
One of those is when you meet your FIL. I blew it with mine and until he died in 1983, it was weird as hell. He would call me Ryszard but never told me how to call him.
I would never call him anything other than Marian. He never suggested so I never did.
When it was my turn to be "a FIL", I was brutal: Never call me "Sir", or anything like this. It's "Rich".
You should see the relief on their faces. I have two SILs.
Another reason why I like Americans more than Poles.
Life offers those rare moments that can define a relationship in a bad way for years...
One of those is when you meet your FIL. I blew it with mine and until he died in 1983, it was weird as hell. He would call me Ryszard but never told me how to call him.
I would never call him anything other than Marian. He never suggested so I never did.
When it was my turn to be "a FIL", I was brutal: Never call me "Sir", or anything like this. It's "Rich".
You should see the relief on their faces. I have two SILs.
Another reason why I like Americans more than Poles.
