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What are common Polish character traits? [417]
Moody - yes, but I think that tends to get passed down from the parents to the children. It may be an acquired personal trait. That explains me - my parents are very moody. I only realized that after I went on my own. Now I'm trying to change that. Going to the gym helps...
Easygoing - maybe, but that depends on whether people are in the middle of a mood swing or even what their upbringing was. Sometimes polish parents are way way too strict and a bit on the unemotional side. There's only so much put downs your kids can tolerate before they turn into a mirror image of you. Some people turn to alcohol because of that.
Stubborn - in some ways thats a positive trait, in other ways its not. I suppose it applies to almost every one regardless of culture. For instance, its not a good thing to be a stubborn alcoholic. Most people in Canada call me stubborn because I like to hold on to my polish culture, polish traditions, polish language. I usually get them back with the 'hey Mr. Canada, you got no culture'. But mostly that's for laughs.
Clean. Stubbornly clean. Almost obsessive. Which is a good thing. I used to joke that the street people in Poland were better dressed relative to your average middle class north american. I love the fact that there is little to no trash on the streets. It was a little appaling when I came back to Mississauga, Ontario and saw trash every where. It was petty.
Cheers,
-Woytek
TheMan33[quote]I tended to build muscle mass very quickly when I was bodybuilding. I have always been slightly heavy and have a hard time controlling my weight./quote]
I have the same thing! I eat and eat and eat but hardly ever gain any weight! i'm only 145 and will work out 4-5 times a week but hardly make any progress between 140-155. the funny thing is I eat 5 times a day for 2 weeks and shoot up to 150-155. then i eat 2-3 times a day (atleast a full plate per meal) for a week and shoot down to 145-140! :/
Yes, for those of you who have read this, you understand that I'm clearly polish...
1. Complaining
2. Eating
3. Hard-working
I've got the same 'issue', but it's actually a blessing in disguise. I'm 6.0, 160 lbs, and people tell me I look like a stick figure. The blessing comes from the fact that I'm healthy as an ox, and can actually 'dance'. I do a fair bit of salsa, waltz, argentine tango and being slim helps you 'move' when you don't have to carry all that weight around.
