Language / Is math in Polish different than in English? [59]

Polish Math

American Math

Hmm... maybe there is some difference

Feedback / No blanket statements on PF - clarification [134]

nobody post pics of their children being circumcised either dude.
If you wanna swing it around the internet, why dont you make a blog like that swedish guy..who got circumcised for personal want at like age 25+?

And whatever point you want to make I am sure description wil be more than enough.
I'm beginning to think you are in serious need of some Miltowns or Lithium.

Language / I am looking for help to identify a song track which I believe is Polish. [25]

Easiest way I would say is to upload it to you tube if you can,
if you have at least Windows movie maker or something you can make lame 2 pic movie with
or you can use Video while playing song,with your smart phone and upload that to You tube.
make the privace medium requiring link
voila!

USA, Canada / General differences between Poland and the USA? [184]

We Americans are sedated- innudated- overated and heavily armed?

Seriously though... aside from the obvious multi ethnic population?

Infrastructure I would say is a big one. We had a very advanced and huge( for the time especially) roads and communication system put in "just in case of next war" to move equipment and units from East-West quickly. Engineers reshaped whole landscapes-removed mtns where they were in the way: added mtns when needed.

And the Interstate system gave birth to rapid expansion of corridor areas and a very mobile society.

Individualist tendencies written in the stone of our Constitution would be another large difference

Our domestic beer is kinderbier anywhere else

Genealogy / Do you think all Slavs are white? [178]


:(
I only wish I can deny that..however you exaggerate. 6 out of 10 would say that. and not heard that as a "saying" anywhere. Only academia woudl know such trivia

Love / wife says she is going to leave me and go back to poland with brother [3]

She sure gives a lot of ultimatums..engagement ring-marriage-etc-kids .. : (

Everytime you are here it is because she is calling the tune in a rather abusive and manipulative way (she must be a real knock out)

Even if you say "yes" -Drag her to marriage/couples counseling before you have a kid with her... ! and if she waffles-make it a Priest couselor! they have them! In fact go to one even without her. It will give you better standing if all goes south.

If you are in States I advise you file first! A lot easier to drop it than to be the one with the leftovers.

I can see where she could have some concern, if you had an understanding "wait a couple years then kids" when you got married and the time is expired. We fems do have a quicker "stay fresh " date in reproduction and you have been together seven years (+/-) .... are you guys in your 30s or something? but honestly dude."by July or else"?

And her former demands about having to be married and all... you can already see her morality/Catholic mores are when they suit her (and that goes for her brother's religious mores as well since he is not urging her to NOT accompany him) Because otherwise she would not be even talking about leaving you when you are a good provider and obviously mellow guy.

This type of gal ,as your posts are painting her; is very commonly seen in base housing (US mil). If she gets pregnant? She'll leave you anyway and GOUGE you for support.

Her behavior has little to do with just being Polish or pseudo catholic (practising catholic that need a lot more practise)

Love / English Men vs Polish Men [207]



Never dated a Brit..

The ones I met...? well they were fun to drink with but I prolly would stab one (of the guys I did meet- who were military if that makes dif) to his death in the temple with a spork if he were the man I was with. And one really fussy prissy black guy my aunt dated once was London born. He would have got a spork to the brain too.

And now that I don't drink I'd have even less patience with that sort of shennanigans.

With 2 exceptions, the half doz Polish I have known also drank. They got tempersome instead of buffoonish. Their sober selves were conservative and traditional workaholics that voted left. Only have dated a American born mixie and my pure native fiance (who is one of the non drinkers)

I would venture to say in a general sifting thru; guys from "non westernized" upbringing will appeal more to a traditional kind of "good girl". Normally have the right amount of chauvinsim/maniliness and chivalry, ambition and work ethic. The "defined" roles. The traditional expectations.

History / How different would WW2 turned out if Poland accepted Hitler's offer [215]

Doesn't it depend on if Poland would be kept and "rehabilitated " like West Germany or still been given up to Stalin along with E Germany?

Certainly would be a few less Jewish saved but the various resistance movements would have still been there. But it would have been no less bombed and sacked.

In option A: it would have had its infrastructure rebuilt with Marshall plan, nazi sympathies bred out, currency changed, heavy industry halted (until population deemed clean to be allowed technology so til mid 1950s? when US forced Britain and france to allow recovery to progress forward?), and total plundering of its intellectual properties of the time in the "reparation" act.

In option B: very bad ? since as former Nazis, the Commies would hate you worse than as just plain Polish and likely annihlate even more of the population than it did in retaliation?

Of course there is that possibility that Poland may have tipped the scales, made the takeover of Europe swifter before the US government could get it's VERY reluctant people to become heavier involved by declaring War? And US would likely had only concentrated on Japan as long as no move was made against it from the Nazi regime.

Winner make the deals and write the history.

IEDIT: Good point Vlad... IF Poland had such an offer since Hitler would have Germanized it eventually. Didn't he have the notion Poles in general as beasts to exterminate (though just as Aryan in appearance maybe even more so in the % of population)?

Life / Is it True that People in Poland Dislike Charity? [13]

I doubt that any "people" as a group (Americans-Brits-Poles-Chinese-Iranians-Samoans) dislike "charity", though many mistrust large private association that pay more to administrators & employees than is ever spent on relief.


LOL. Don't mistake a baptised person who is practicing and still aint got it right, with a person who is pious or believes and follows biblical tenants.

The RC Church and its associations like St Vincent De Paul still does very weighty work among the poor, concentrating on those that just need that timely leg up; and those the welfare system shuns or lets fall thru. And the Salvation Army.(Goodwill is not so willing or good for the average poor/at risk but still has some beneficial programs)

This also goes for the Mormon Deseret Industries and the Jewish Hands on (?) Sedaka (they give to other charities the trust are helping the poor to discharge their traditional religious obligation to charitable acts)

I would think the question is actually more about the times. For us in the US, the welfare-state federal programs often enacted without any true votes within the public on state level; have soured many about charity. Add scandals in big private charities to further cause distrust and dislike. In addition, the past generations have been entitled, spoiled and unaccountable. Not a recipe for humanists. Not to mention the average worker has so many hands out wanting his money, he has to slap a few away to see the beggar's palm to give alms.

And I myself would not wish to compelled or coerced to give to a "charity" I did not trust or believe in. (Which is why I am for major welfare reform even it must be erased and then set in a state to state vote (Propositions) for what it should even encompass). Nor do I want to give generously to the poor a 100% and only see them recieve 5%.

I don't give to many organized charities other than useable item donation. But since I had my first job at 9 years old (watching a general store and working the butcher counter at a trout farm); I have always, in the least annually (my father's Weiss kin traditions), chosen a person or family to assist, even when my own funds were not in my comfort range. How can I whine over what I want if the other does not even have what they need? I also volunteer my contracting skills for Habitat for Humanity and go to court as a Advocate for DV survivors (both genders) when time and location are convenient.

USA, Canada / List of Polish Communities in the Southeast of the US? [18]

You're not likely to find many obviously Polish ethnic around here for sure...
most originated as German, Irish or Scot and good portion don't even know that much about their own bloodline (though ironically the first "real" Poles I ever saw were 3rd generation kids in my local high school. They were husky, a bit dark skinned, white haired with ice eyes and bushy black brows- the whole stepstool family looked that way.)

I'm presently in the TriCounty foothills 60 miles from either Asheville or Charlotte (aka Podunk ) downsizing the amount of junk my mom has so I can move her to me in Arizona. Luckily this State has only stolen 5 years of my life in total. I can't wait to get back home. I like some things here...but nothing keeps me. Least it's cheap so I can keep my house up while renting here. Heh ...so you don't like the wheeless trans-camero collections and porch appliances..awww.

link for humor only:

For Southeast- Raliegh, as mentioned, I have heard mentioned.
There are fair size Polish communities in Florida... mostly southern FL.
Memphis, and Nashville have sizeable portion -enough to have a deli (I wasn't searching Poles at time- I was searching for Euro delis; I am huge consumer of fine sausages and pickled items. I was at Ft Lewis).

I saw a Polish store when I was stationed in Alabama..but that was quite some time ago (80s)
The farrier school I wanted to attend in WV is near several polish communities like Wheeling (I was researching nearest catholic churches)

I can't really recall very many festivals therefore a representative ethnic communities of any size in the Carolinas except fake kitschey stuff along the seaboard tourist traps. A few Celtic based ones in Ashevile and Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham, there quite a few German ones that are long running including a few Oktoberfests throughout Carolinas. And of course Native American festivals.

Maybe immigrant Poles didn't like the humid southern states much? Or good farmland was already taken and no mining? If they had similar reason as Czechs.

I believe the previous suggestion of joining a Polish club would be the best way to connect you to other AmPoles but those are places to look : )

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Really other than up north in obvious places like NY, Boston or Chicago:...where I stay clear of....brrr! you'll find some pretty big Polish (and czech) communities central like in Texas/Oklahoma then some spatter across places like Wisconsin/Nebraska. My fathers birthtown, Ennis even has a well known International Polka festival (czech origin). Festivals near Houston (polish) and Austin (Polish) as well. Texas is proud to have had the first Polish farming community (not first Polish ever -but specific community in 1854..a year before Polonia..lol)

Life / What gifts to take? Presents customs in Poland. [148]

Aww..I like circus peanuts..but they are NOT marshmallows. And compared to fine chocolates or common EU chocolates..Hershey's shall not pass.

Butter brickle is more "american". Specially pecan or peanut. Or licorices. Reeces cups. bitOhoney. Sweet cornbread mix? Divinity. Fudge. moon Pies. Twinkies. Nothing too perishable or carbonated would pass muster for flight. Salsa. Jalepeno Lollipop.

Iconic still avaialble toys:
Tonka trucks(real ones) and green army men. Slinky. Hula hoop.Etch A sketch. Lincoln logs. Shrinky dinks.
Maybe a iconic board game like Trouble, Monopoly. Nerf stuff-football-dart board-etc.

Item hard to find by web shop.
Easter Egg coloring kit.
Maybe traditional Trinkets from your local indian tribe? esp Turqouise jewlery.. pretty beaded choker or hair accessories. Coonskin cap. Turkey Feathers;
Coins? maybe a 50 states set of quarters. Shoes that are skates(my kids and I all have pairs).
A mountain board (large all terrain skateboard?) or Torx scooter? An American Football -for the kick of it. Or other sport.
Are they musically inclined? A toy/youth banjo? (even TRU carries such thing in certain regions). Marachas. Kazoo. Autoharp or dulcimer. Toy youth versions stay in the price range you mentioned.

A teen girl might like something displayable on a shelf or apparel like Tshirt from Abercrombie, or other iconic brand store. Mickey mouse tshirt. Or something tasteful and iconic from Hot Topic/Spencers (ie I have Flinstone "Pebble Yell Tour" babydoll T ). A retro mood ring.

Teen guy might like something edgy like one of our lovely large insects (scorpion-tarantulas-ect) in plexiglass paperweight. Poland barely has any poisonous anything.

Thats all I can think of in unique.Kids are funny sometimes...
Other than namesakes and astrology ; My older son collected Ikea horses and Rubber Duckies (and had one chosen himself Nutcraker Barbie Christie he kept on shelf.. <_<) # My daughter liked ballerina animals, odd monsters /aliens

My youngest Hot wheels and anything with a chicken on it.

Life / Have you wonder how to recognise a Polish person on the street? [21]

what utter trite BS... I regret clicking
So what if the guy is Polish and has right sound... the whole article is cretinous. I really didn't find it all that amusing, not as satire or teasing.

Is that a sign I am getting old? though that kind of thing actually amused me less when I was young teen. I wasn't trolly 'til a few years in the Army.

My dear fiance has not used that word in Polish or English, even in gaming, for the 2 years I've known him (though there is an explosive "Aw **** !" or soft "demmit" now and again. Once I heard him say another way of damn/koleera..combined and different tense-maybe a double demmit?).

I mean I have heard the word here and there. My russian MIL (who was a chain smoking -hard drinking -coke snorting hedonist-bless her soul) said it often. I heard my one grandpa say it a few times..like rare angry or banged head on something.. and he was American Czech

I see/hera it a lot on You tube where the person filmed likes saying it as many times as they can..like a 12 year old being naughty..........or said in string of unintelligible Polish (for me) as an adverb by hooligans....

or if attacked by an alligator

Love / English women and polish man who ran off with my life savings [22]


Agreed..it has too many conflicting premises.

I figured the next step would have been to ask for small "bits" of finance to cover search after the "find his friend" part.

The is part that got me! how can they find the friend ..or know their name when she doesn't know his name to find him or a cousin in a small town?

Of course it could be mostly true and his "mom " was not his mom at all (how would she know?). And he has a wife in small town... ^_^

and OP lost no money but simply wants to stalk the guy that bailed after she invested 5 years into him. ^_^

She has to know his real name ..how did she transfer the money otherwise? cash? 0_0 I wouldn't even do that with my X when we were married!

USA, Canada / A questionnaire about smile and laughter in the US [13]

What on earth...lol? 3 different names talking about this?

It must be a specialty subject that is required through a particular book or curriculum.
What is the chances a Polish student in 2010-Agri
a unknown non member in 2012 -Aga wanting results of the data
and a person from 2013 Delaware -Lag would be needing same data?

Since it was a person's MASTER thesis... the work would not/should not be easily accessible to simply anyone for copy/paste turn in. If the participants still even have links after 3 years.... ^_^

One might try PMing the original poster in hopes they have the same email to ping & to see if they would give you the flat data results.

Off-Topic / ING Bank and PROGRESSIVE Insurance [6]

Meh - dont like that person or her site.

Already don't/won't use Progressive (they gyped me in a serious not-my-fault accident)
And dissapointed in ING. Do they support Stormfront and Huffpost too?

Genealogy / Who are the Poles? Balts, Germanics, or Sarmo-Sycthians? [19]

I'll answer you in off topic for when we arrive there... ^_^....

USA, Canada / Grace Pianka case - Injustice to Polish Citizen [66]

AZ justice should have been involved back THEN.

In the very least making sure she had a good translator. If she had been an illegal...? (Even who had lived here for years and had a good working knowledge of english? ) ; she still would have had translators and help ( case in ..hmm I think 1995? Mexican illegal MURDERED his pregnant local girlfriend-was caught RED HANDED and still took 2 years to send to jail because of activists. He was the city one. There was one in Flag and one in Tuscon almost in month of each other).

mean to say but true.. she would have had EVERY assistance had she been "disadvantaged" sleazy low life in an "official" minority color . : (

Genealogy / Who are the Poles? Balts, Germanics, or Sarmo-Sycthians? [19]


Is that not the Language group ..... which is NOT one and the same with DNA?

David you were seeming to want infomation on genetic roots. No one was arguing the language group.

and a one line answer which the person was unsure of and has no data is now ACCURATE...

You don't have many of the long term Polish members answering because they have already gone over this often. There ARE threads already.
But since data is not required I shall second this:

Genealogy / Who are the Poles? Balts, Germanics, or Sarmo-Sycthians? [19]

there are more ....but Here: (and Im not being trolly no more ^_^. That website was just too much for me to resist)

https://polishforums.com/history/silesia-people-consider-themselves-silesians-64345/
https://polishforums.com/genealogy/consider-gorals-lemkos-silesians-poles-64934/
https://polishforums.com/history/upper-lower-silesians-came-62988/
https://polishforums.com/genealogy/silesians-people-german-germanic-60529/
https://polishforums.com/news/poland-germany-provoke-using-silesian-52283/

Oh and my opinon on the question? I believe in general that Polish are part of a north influenced proto-slav genetic group and shared little with ancient germanic. This is excluding any admixtures in more recent centuries with border changes, wars andn dispora caused by such.

https://polishforums.com/history/poland-decided-germany-interfere-silesia-51226/
https://polishforums.com/history/silesia-occupation-48887/

Genealogy / Who are the Poles? Balts, Germanics, or Sarmo-Sycthians? [19]

vaidilute.com? you reallydidnt check through it to see how valid it could be as a source? really? wow

My post -aside from the trolly teasing about the author of that website- is saying that your source is not likely close to valid. Welcome to PF. I don't have to live in Poland or be Lithuanian to smell a load of horseapples on a self promoting website ^_^

Or wonder why you used it as a source.
I disagree with the direction of your musings so far ...and don't feel like doing the research FOR you
I wonder why you started new threads when these subjects are already up...
hopefuly the mods will merge you to where this belongs and if they erase my post while doing so? *shrug*
I still will say you use questionable "easy" sources that you yourself are not reading through.

khazaria.com/genetics/poles.html

This may be of interest for you... a lot of dry reading but has solid data regrardless of the effeciency of the research available in their parameters


last study in list...

Genealogy / Who are the Poles? Balts, Germanics, or Sarmo-Sycthians? [19]

Did you actually read that website..? THAT for a SOURCE? OMG ROFL !

She is part of the culture I absolutely HATED about the Pacific NW. And baited mercilessly when I had the youth and inclination to. Mean but true.

I'm sure it is a source of butthert for her, being raised in Springtucky..heh! Though I'm sure her parents were thinking of safe and clean, which it hasn't had since the late 80s. She raises herself soo far above the wretched refuse of patchouli wearing, shroom smokin, "just say N2O" crowd of deadheads by virture of not doing drugs and bathing. But she also doesn't mention the simple local born boys who are simple sensible farmers and NOT inbred, working class or others who also raised to her lofty status by way of higher education. Or why her parents moved there.Or why she is so new age frou frou herself.

She's mostly homeschooled so her parents could keep her secular view of the world and the country that sheltered them.
This quote tells she is American who says she is not because she romatizes her ancestry:


Hmm..she is over 18-why hasn't she tried to change her citizenship if her parents love Lithuania so much, they must still be holding citizenship there. She has had four years to apply for the change. though it would kick her off school benefits.

and THIS one is most telling:


L-O-L all that nasty "other" history that conflicts with her imposed view of the world ..Bwahahahahhaa! And wastes her time making her well rounded for her degree.

Thanks David...I haven't had a laugh like this in ages.
When I dressed up for Ren faire? I didn't actually believe I was who I portrayed >_<

The sooner she moves to Lithuania the better.. though I notice that she plans to further her education in Oslo and not in wonderful Lithuania..LMFAO

Ugly Eugene Oregon:



or 'Beautiful" Vilnius?:

So having some red roofs makes for that much better?

And Eugene started as trading post and a lumber town on two rivers. Yet had universities early on. It is restricted in growth by nat'l parks, terrain. Hasn't had a major 'war urban renewal' to pick and choose which buildings get rebuilt, while ridding the signs of yuky industrial districts.

I mean true; I romaticize about Hussars..but I admit I surely would shudder if my man today came home burly, saber wound across the face, unbathed , unshaved for months and said "cmere baby-I missed ya" . Then couldn't perform well because he was losing breath from the injury of crushed ribs when his horse fell on him on. LOL

And I do understand that you don't fit in well when raised "Old World". I felt closest to my Czech grandparents and my Portuguese one. And maybe I would have felt more "expat " if I had been homogenous in my ancestry. I was private schooled mostly. I disliked my peers.

But I know absolutely if I moved to Czech Republic or Portugal-even I still spoke fluent? I am spoiled by infrastructure. I would feel like I was blasted back to stone age. I would have a lot of adjustment to live in EU. It is why the thought I MIGHT move there in 5-6 years has me prepping my psyche now.

Things like; used to a lot of space and a lot of stuff. I am whiney when I live in less than 1500sq ft. 2 bathrooms a must. And I love the luxury of fridge and freezer... heheh! she has some big changes ahead of her!

I know I'm teasing a lot ... but really ...using that website as source? for anything?
She doesn't even cite where she snagged that map, if it is even historically acurate. She is 22, coddled and homeschooled and just barely into a Uni and already complaining about 'their' unfair expectations for degree.

And you know what? IMO? I bet she is going to school on a grant like half of oregon does. Or worse a student loan that if she goes ot Europe, she wont repay.

Why don't you just outright say what theory you are trying to confirm david? So far with the direction of your threads, the vibe I have now is that you want to confirm that all of Silesia is ethnically German in majority and belonged once to Germany (among others) and...?

I am pretty sure there are threads here already that can give you all the information you could ever need with good bibliography reference even.

Law / Civil law court case in Poland - can a witness be forced to attend? [10]

I almost answered earlier ... for advice: It is best to simply contact whoever sent subpoena. Better to be safe than sorry.

In US it really does not matter if Civil or Criminal (Civil includes Family Law and TORT).
What matters is if it is legal summons and not just a notice for witness. Most civil cases do not send out subpoenas, only the witness notices. Jurors are summoned for full trials also. Here, if it is a subpoena? You are legally obligated.

There are ways to bow out. You can say -politely- you will not testify if you appear. Most attorneys won't want you if that is the case and it is as unimportant as you make it to be.

Legal excuses here from appearance incl poor transportation availability(cant pay your bus& taxi if they do not service area)-commutes over 500miles (tho they may offer to pay) and poor health (requires physician statement). You can ask on various reasons to simply provide a notorized affidavit and unless there is some special reason for your being there , that near always suffices.

Skipping can earn you- free dogwalk to court via baliff escort .Fines +/or jail time for contempt. Or worse...a bench warrant for the contempt that can snag you unawares years after the fact.

Plus -rarely- if your testimony is very close in to the event...a ***** summoner may very well just make you another defendant.
then you or a represntative will have to appear in order to insure a default against you doesn't happen.

I'm sure Poland probably has similar ways "out"

Source: ME. Paralegal assistant in Sonoma Co, CA, USA 90-93 I don't think there has been any sweeping change in that aspect of the law since I was familiar with it.

PS: the Barrister than came into our practice (I love that .'barrister" so dignified and trustworthy sounding >_<) didn't seem to comment on that aspect being unusual so I would have assumed it the same in UK.

Life / Question about obnoxious drunks in some cities of Poland [15]

Hmmm... Across the street so pepper spray spritzed furtuively wont send em off. Lobbing flaming bags of ******* will eventually trace to you.

No high threat options.

Call me trolly but I'd either "join them" (as a guy) and talk about how sexy I find them and how glad I was I finally came to say hello. Even if one does swing both ways he cant admit it in front of this sort of drunk. Subtle though so they get all squeamish.

Or I'd hire non-descript teen punk to hit and run douse them with a sweet woman's perfume so the wives can stab them at home.

also find a friend with long hair of a unusual color to leave hair aound that area as part of same plan.

I guarantee a wife doing laundry will barely notice her everyday man's smell with eu de la drunk...but damn she'll notice that one red hair and the smell of someone else's perfume ^_^ I get my friends in trouble all the time for shedding in their cars or on their coats if the Mrs has't met me yet.

Heck even if only one gets stabbed .. the rest wil be nervous when they keep getting perfume bombed

:::: there is always the mormon option

Genealogy / Are Silesians people German/Germanic? [178]


Most likely...meaning they assume it but have no concrete data for the times for germanic tribes in document.

Not sure what you are trying to aim at ... it is all easily searchable asn some is part of big historical events in the region.

But it seems ethnically Silesia was originally informally cut small pieces and diverse. Not heavily german, even had celts. When it became formally "Silesia" the bulk was under control from Czech(Morovian-Bohemian) before passing to the Polish in dynasty era.

The history shows Germanic tribes were hovering and immigrating through the east part before settling further south and were not a heavy portion of population until a large influx of Walloons in 12th century and the 13th century had open invitation for settlers from Germany. Then they slowly displaced the local population by the numbers. But all and all it looks like it was all polish in upper and split german/czech in lower for more than a single century. Works by Jan Potocki could help you with the tribes/ethnicities documents in first century.

:Wikipedia
::Genes, Peoples, and Languages" Scientific American, November 1991
:::The Celtic Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, Universal Publishers, May 1, 1998

Language / "No tak"; The Oddest Phrase In Polish For This American [75]

Embrace the dark future... |337 and txt type will be official muti-national language.. no more pesky pronounciation marks.. roll dice on what language iffy word is rooted in.

UMad Bro will soon be considered theatrical ^_^

Language / "No tak"; The Oddest Phrase In Polish For This American [75]

How on earth did this become a politics bashing thread... and what america you grow up in Lyzko. The school system was FAIL long before Reagan.

Late 70s and early 80's? A majority of HS students that were illiterate... what was it.. 78%? 87%? fok more than 50%.

Schools started taking a dive around time I was in 4th grade (my dad taught me extra curricular at home so school became my LOL zone every grade after that). I survived "New Math" , stayed in private school until I was 8th grade.Then I LAWLZD thru school graduating at 16 since most monkeys could low pass the classes with simple attendance.

.... isn't there a thread on this already?

that the mod can move somehwat off topic direction and those of us that respond?

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

Ah.
The square faced, stockier Poles always make me think of Germans or my own family. Or slavic jews.

tumblr.com/tagged/polish%20history =image selections

I always thought of Polish in a general ethnic look from historical artwork or even Photos from before 1950. Long rectangle or oval faces, high hairlines, wide foreheads, prominent often bulbous noses, sharp high cheekbones, light pinkish complexion tones, defined small chins. Slender medium builds and not very tall. Excepting fat old generals with drinkers ruddy cheek and red noses. Girls with no curves. Lots of blondes. And sportin mustaches ..lol.

But my lack of knowledge of modern Poland is one of reasons I am here.

My particular guy has more golden hue, rather full mouth and a roman nose. Though I think he looks similar to that rapper (who has the fuller weight and rougher complexion of men in his age group of any ethnicity) I don't really think he looks "Polish".

Honey is on the slight side of slender as well a gingerbeard. Redhead is not the first thing in my mind when I think Polak. He doesn't look as "Polish" as his sisters or parents. If he was dark he'd look more like a movie stereotype Transylvannian, than my own idea of a Polak.

History / Interesting film archive site has stuff on Youtube - Fall of the Polish Calvary 1939 [4]

Heh ..well this guy is selling the wares as historical data.....

He has gotten hold of a lot of authentic old footage that he piecing together"randomly' with whatever titles he pleases.
Like American planes strafing farmers (some maybe so.. war brings ugly things out .. but the one cart pulling a distinctive german staff car was maybe shot up for a particular reason)

But it is still footage of the times ...

USA, Canada / Grace Pianka case - Injustice to Polish Citizen [66]

It was a strangely handled case...
I've sat in cases that the bloody entrails still steamed on the hands (yes literally) and had more trouble convicting.
I didn't sit the box in that one though. She also was picked at for her looks in a couple of pieces.
Most the "damning" evidence came mere fact of the husband's affair (for major motive) and statements from a neighbor who changed his tale and even got mad at the atty (or was it a journalist? It made the rounds) and said some smart ass thing like "if I was badgered that day like now I prolly just said what they wanted to make them leave me the hell alone!" Yet his testimony pegged her leaving the crime at the given required time of event. He came off a major dick...

It had weird reporting from what can remember (was in last stage of my divorce then and traveling from home, my mom's to WA til I moved completely back to AZ in 2007). I remember bits and bobs the "witness" who was hostile and the mistress fled the state.

I remember she wasn't a full citizen (they made a big deal about it in WRONG way) nor did she have anyone make sure her first questions were made really clear in her native language (ACLU is only fer fokin illegals and sleazy gangbangers that moved in from Oakland : ( )

That is about the same time period that Aussie family was being deported with thier Visas revoked -for no wrong doing- after living here like 22 years and half the kids citizens?

Regardless of her possible guilt I think her rights to a fair trial were violated