Love / How do I tell her how I feel? Working with a Polish woman. [24]

Don't feel bad, brumdave. She probably knew she was going to leave and that's why she kept her distance. Just tell her you're sorry that she's leaving and that you wish you could have known her better. Ask her if you can call her or write to her when she's gone.

Love / Dating a Polish man - how to impress his mother? [51]


It's a mistake to speak poorly of his mother and ask him to straighten her out. The only thing you're going to accomplish is to create tension between you and him, and it will eventually drive him away.

My advice is to leave it alone. She doesn't live with you. You don't have to see her everyday. He loves you. He wants to ignore her comments. Why don't you ignore them, too? Seriously, leave it alone.

Love / My Girlfriends Decisions! Am I overreacting? British guy with Polish girlfriend. [11]


It took 10 policemen to arrest him and they needed to use pepper spray to restrain him. He was ordered not to go near his girlfriend who he had assaulted five times. That's just being very male? Really? Wow. That's surprising.

USA, Canada / Do Polish guys like American girls? [103]

I'm sorry to hear it didn't work out between you and your girlfriend, Baacon. You look awfully familiar. hmmm

Love / My Girlfriends Decisions! Am I overreacting? British guy with Polish girlfriend. [11]

Was her 5 year-old daughter going to be in the same house as him at night? That's a scary thought. No, you didn't overreact.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]

Have you heard of the website House of Names? You can find the history there. I think the name is Irish.

Polonia / What similarities would you say there are between Poles and Mexicans? [132]


And then there are those from Poland who have migrated to Mexico throughout history.

USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]

That's what PolishForums is all about. ;)

USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]


What about those that did run from their homeland during the wars? It happened a lot more than you might know. Are they no longer Native Americans because they live a few miles across the border?

I've known Native Americans who went to Europe in the military and they and their children (who are born there) are considered American Indians over there. They all get together in Europe. Try telling them that they're no longer Native Americans and see what happens. haha.

People readily accept that there are genetic ties between certain groups like Native Americans or African Americans or Latin Americans but when it comes to Poland, the idea is rejected.


Oh. I thought he was talking about his wife, that she's the one that believes that way.

USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]


But that would be like admitting that there's such a thing as an ancestry or a race regardless of what language someone speaks. If it's possible for a woman to be Native American whether she speaks a Native language or not and whether she lives on an Indian Reservation or not, then it has to be possible for someone to be Polish or to have Polish ancestry regardless of what they speak or where they live.

I mean, genes do get passed down through the generations. I can sometimes guess where someone's parents or ancestors came from because of the way they look and I'll find that I'm right. It has nothing to do with the language they speak.

USA, Canada / Can you BE Polish without SPEAKING Polish in the US? [256]


Why would your wife think someone is Native American based on the way he or she looked? It's like saying that you have to speak Polish in order to be Polish but you can be Native American if you just look a certain way. That kind of logic doesn't make sense.

News / Poland fines singer for bashing Bible [159]


Does she write her own music? Because people sometimes see in others what they see in themselves.

Love / Problem with my Polish boyfriend [74]


haha. If all of those people experienced the same thing they would worry, too.

Love / Problem with my Polish boyfriend [74]


Then you have nothing to worry about. Why are you worrying? You'll be with him again in February. You have a future together. Right?

Love / Malaysian Girl with Polish Guy... any chance together? [16]


You should go for it and have fun. You only live once. If you lose him, so what? You'll survive and you'll find someone else. Don't run away from experiencing happiness just because you might get hurt in the end.

Love / I have a crush on a Polish boy ~ [15]


He doesn't want the other girls to be uspset? What?

Love / What did I do wrong? A Polish girlfriend doesn't want me to send her anything? [84]

Did you ask her why she didn't want you to send her anything? What did she say?

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

daytripper, I thought you were from England or Ireland in your pictures.

In the black and white picture of your mom, she reminds me of a Swedish or Norwegian woman. But in her later picture she reminds me of Zsa Zsa Gabor who is Hungarian (when Zsa Zsa was younger and beautiful).

News / Polish Diaspora - many of these 20 million actually speak Polish? [79]

Then I guess it must have been my imagination when it became the rule in Los Angeles some years ago that children could only speak English in schools. Things may have changed since then.

News / Polish Diaspora - many of these 20 million actually speak Polish? [79]


I don't know the history of the English-Only movement but I think it all started in the 1800's. Have you heard of how Native American children were taken from their homes, forced to attend school, and forced to speak English only? They were punished for speaking their languages. It was an order from the government. That's just one example.

Although laws or rules like that can't control what happens in the home, some parents did fail to teach Polish to their children so that they would prosper in America. In some cases, kids didn't want to speak Polish in order to fit in with the other kids. And then, of course, when they got older they regretted it but it was too late.

News / Polish Diaspora - many of these 20 million actually speak Polish? [79]


In the U.S., speaking a different language, other than English, was discouraged in school-aged children. A lot of parents went along with it. Eventually there were English-only laws. So, there would probably be a lot more Polish speakers if there had not always existed so much prejudice.

Polonia / What similarities would you say there are between Poles and Mexicans? [132]


Many Mexicans have Jewish ancestry, too.

Polonia / What similarities would you say there are between Poles and Mexicans? [132]

Are you sure these are all Mexican women you're all seeing? How do you know? Can you tell the difference between them and women from Guatemala or El Salvador or Ecuador?

Love / Your feedback on office sex (situation from Poland) [37]

If it's not written in his contract that he can't date people from the workplace, then there's no legal basis to fire him or get involved in his personal life. The situation should be ignored. It will fall apart all on its own.

Life / Poland: worst teeth in the world? [98]

Do the dentists in Poland offer payment plans like they do in the U.S.? Americans can get their teeth straightened and fixed because of the low monthly payments.

Love / Polish men like Latin girls? What do u find attractive in a girl physically & emotionally? [29]

You should wait for him to "break the ice" like you said. There might be a student/teacher rule at your school. Some teachers have to sign an agreement that they won't get involved with anyone at work or with a student or they'll get fired. And also, if you have to be in his class for a year, it could make things awkward if you express interest in him and it doesn't work out. If you really want a future with him, wait until he's no longer your teacher.

And the idea that Polish men are loyal and don't want one night stands is not true. It's really funny, actually. haha.

Work / Working as an English teacher in Koszalin - Does anyone have any experience of the place? [14]

How exciting. Let us know what happens.

Love / I like a Polish guy - does he like me - what are Polish men like to women [18]

souixe13, he told you that he loved you, asked you to leave your boyfriend, and then acted like it never happened. Why would you want a man like that? He's an idiot. Just because you slept with him has nothing to do with it. Find someone better.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


I think Americans don't eat Polish food because it's not as available as other foods. When you go into a shopping mall and pass the food court, there's no Polish food but you do see Greek and Italian and Mexican and Indian food. If Polish food was more available, more people would eat it.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


There's one in Los Angeles called Polka Restaurant that has been around for years and people of all backgrounds go there. I hear the food is good.