Genealogy / Polish Gypsy Roots & Roma ancestors in their families [205]

You can find many Gypsies claiming to be Polish or having Polish citizenship. But you are not likely to find a single Polish who calls himself a Gypsy. In general these two genres live separately with single exceptions (I only know of one or two villages somwhere far where Poles and Gypsies actually mix). Polish fing Gypsies inferior (thieves, beggars, women enslaving), and the latter don't do much to ever change it.

Answering your question in brief - hardly any or none.

Food / Polish polskie pierogi recipe (prepared at home) [72]

I haven't ever cooked bigos, but if I may have a piece of advice, include all the kinds of meat you can think of, from sausage and bacon to beef. Small pieces, but make all the difference. Apart from that you need loads of sour cabbage and cumin. That's all I know.

Family story? One of my grandmothers includes bigos in the Christmas Eve meal. Every year the same story then... :)

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


Ahh, you mean "figa"

No, not a swear word, just something that means you didn't succeed doing something. It means "fig", the fruit.


No idea about the start, but 'chooch' seems to be "czuc". So whatever the first thing is, the phrase means "I/you can smell ...", "smells like ...".


It seems to me that it comes together : Matko Boska Jezusowa - Jesus' Mother of God


1. Kocham cie - I love you
2. Kocham to - I love it - whatever you were doing :)

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]

Hmm, gues I'll finally start learning Dutch! :)

Polonia / Polonia in Uruguay [30]

Optsie, why are you interested in Polonia in Uruguay, is it about the notorious Radio Maryja's sponsor who lives there? You're in the States after all, so I don't suppose you want to move down there...

Polonia / Polonia in Uruguay [30]

You're not chatting but making serious life choices here...

I lived in Peru, was rather cheap. I'm afraid I don't know much about Uruguay anyway. In Peru you can apply for some kind of residence even if you don't get married to a local.

I have just moved four months ago so you'd have to wait a while. And no promises, lo siento.

Food / Pierogi recipe and filling from my grandmother [179]

I know "farmers cheese" as "cottage cheese", if that's any help. It's similar to mozarella but probably most Poles will disagree it's the same. Mozarella is more dense, has a less intensive flavour and a different consistence. But I suppose for pierogi is should do as just one of many ingredients and not the one that gives the flavour.

Polonia / Polonia in Uruguay [30]

For one thing, I got married and pregnant in Peru. Two things, actually...

I enjoyed some things there, delicious food, low prices, hot summer. But there are other things you don't normally read about in the guides - terrible poverty, culture of pessimism, high crime rate, dirt, lack of safety on public transport (one of the things that shocked me most was the common presence of window glass fitted into mini buses instead of safe car glass). The list is endless...

Polonia / Polonia in Uruguay [30]

Now, that was brief! So much for serious life choices, er? :)

Life / Poles are not racist [873]

I too have been a target of verbal abuse from some black people. Apart from racist remarks, there were just rude ones too, usually spelt out by teenage girls, with typical loud pronunciation.

I agree, ignore stupidity and go on.

Language / Polish Swear Words [1242]


gówno /goov-noh/