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Posts by DREAM  

Joined: 4 Oct 2010 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 28 Dec 2010
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Posts: 2 		From: Sydney
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Interests: Languages around the world

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DREAM   
28 Dec 2010
Love / I treat my Polish colleague like I would treat my older sister, Confused [9]

@Ashleys mind

Really don't have words to express my gratitude. You made my day. Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate it :)

What is scary is though that you sound like her.. I feel like starting calling you starsza siostro now ;)

@shewolf: nope, that's not the case.
DREAM   
28 Dec 2010
Love / I treat my Polish colleague like I would treat my older sister, Confused [9]

@noreenb

haha, I should have explained it properly. None of us are shy, we are very open with each other and I consider her one of my best friends. I've already had that conversation with her a long time ago, and she said that it doesn't bother her, but I have a feeling that it does. I refer to her as 'moj najdroższa siostro' all the time, which is supposed to mean 'my dearest sister'. And sometimes she looks at me as if I'm an alien.

I was just wondering if the whole 'treating your friend like family' is a concept that is completely unheard of in Poland and if it is inappropriate in Polish culture.
DREAM   
27 Dec 2010
Love / I treat my Polish colleague like I would treat my older sister, Confused [9]

Hey guys,

Ok, this is going to be a weird one..

One of my colleagues is Polish, and she also happens to be the most amazing person I've ever met in my life. And over the last few months, she's been like a sister to me, and she has inspired me to try to become a better person and helped me make a lot of tough decisions. She is one of my idols now and I love her and respect her a lot. BUT

She's 6 years older than me, so I treat her like I would treat my older sister if I had one. And it is quite common in south east Asian culture to treat a very good friend like family. But I'm not sure if it is something that is very inappropriate in Polish culture because sometimes she seems as if she is feeling uncomfortable by being treated like an older sister by some random brown guy that she works with.

I would really appreciate your insights into the matter.