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Joined: 2 May 2013 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 24 Jan 2014
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pierogi2000   
2 Nov 2013
Language / IS "MURZYN" word RACIST? [686]

Merged: Is using "Murzyn" politically correct in Poland?

Why not just use "black"? Wikipedia states

According to the Dictionary of the Polish Language, 'murzyn' means somebody with black skin. Informally, it can also mean:
Somebody anonymously doing work for somebody else;
Somebody with a dark brown tan;
A hard working person forced to do hard labour.

This leads me to assume murzyn is the rough equivalent of negro? So using czarny is more correct
pierogi2000   
2 Nov 2013
News / What is wrong with Poland that Poles emigrate? [167]

Have a Polish relative living in the UK and all I see from her on Facebook is her Polish friends.

Influx of Polish children into schools has 'helped improve British pupils' grades'

Study suggests children from the Eastern European country help boost standards in mathematics
Could be due to better 'work ethic' of their parents
Eastern European parents have complained British schools do not challenge their children

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147976/Influx-Polish-children-schools-helped-improve-British-pupils-grades.html
pierogi2000   
1 Nov 2013
Love / Advice Please! Meeting my Polish boyfriend's parents!! Gifts, customs... [105]

The tea is a great idea. Practicing a few Polish sayings is also a great idea. I'm willing to bet their biggest issue is that their family tree will no longer be Polish. That's just overwhelmingly how mixed cultured relationships end up, especially half way across the globe. Show that you are willing to learn some phrases and this will give them the impression they still have hope of Polish speaking grand children. Ultimately that will go much further than any materialistic objects, American ones no less. Most Americans take pride in how multi-cultured and mixed pot the USA is but Poles take pride in being partitioned, slaughtered and then occupied for 50 years and yet in control of their own destiny today. To see those sacrifices quote "Wasted for a foreign husband" is quite difficult to stomach.

You don't have to get wasted BUT definitely don't attempt to take a high road in terms of alcohol drinking while you are there. It is also in your advantage to get the parents drunk and with that will come out their feelings/concerns. Because Polish culture is probably more conservative/reserved/old fashioned on the first meet up than what you encounter in the USA. But once the door is open, you will be pleasantly surprised. The tough exterior is to run off those that aren't in for the long haul.

Are you, the daughter or her family into spicy/hot food? Taking some hot sauce etc with you would be cool I think. There isn't much of that in Central Europe. It can be your way of showcasing the benefit of the USA melting pot. Because although they said bring Hersheys.....there is much better chocolate over there. Maybe spicy potato chips that you can "have for yourself" but share with them.
pierogi2000   
29 Oct 2013
Love / Younger Polish girl 24 dating old man [21]

Both parties are technically correct

- They failed raising a normal women with values (Being a widow might have a part in this though. Once you've lost love once, whats a 2nd time)

- A fool and his money are soon departed. Your dad is on his death bed and wants one last fun hurrah. It is his money, he should do what he wants with it
pierogi2000   
29 Oct 2013
Love / Younger Polish girl 24 dating old man [21]

If your father has wealth, yeah she is probably after it. Atleast her Polish family is trying to be pro-active against it instead of waiting for the pay day to come
pierogi2000   
28 Oct 2013
Language / Should I learn Polish or she learn English? [83]

Smurf is right

Ultimately her learning English will occur much easier than you learning Polish. I've seen people learn English from watching television and movies. Another aspect people ignore is that there are sooooo many variations of English. British, American, Australian, even in the USA alone you have different styles and accents. So expectations and standards are very low. English is basically the immigrant language. This just isn't the case with Polish but fortunately it is changing and you will receive nothing but encouragement and help from Poles seeing you try.
pierogi2000   
18 Oct 2013
Life / Poland: The land of -isms [63]

If I ran away from every uncomfortable situation here in the USA, I'd never leave my house.
pierogi2000   
18 Oct 2013
Life / Poland: The land of -isms [63]

but 99% just want to work

Even if you counted dealing drugs, your number is laughable. Why are there so many more blacks on welfare than other races? Let me guess, the system holding them down? The same system that seems to be working just fine for every other group of immigrants. Overwhelming majority of blacks in the USA were born & raised in the country....generations of roots in the country. Why are they continually over stepped by immigrants without the English language? Chance occurs once the excuses stop and that is not happening any time soon in the Land of Political Correctness.

I really don't gei it, why people coming here expect Poland to be just like the West or the US.

The majority of this globe is homogeneous. The nations that roamed the globe raping and murdering are no longer homogeneous. Go figure......

And actually Poland has less racists than Americans because logically there are less race issues in Poland....because it's homogeneous. How can a Pole be racist at something they've never met or encountered.

European homogeneous country that needs to progress in order to function better as a future multicultural nation.

Insisting that Poland needs to change into a multicultural nation is no different than me stating the USA needs to genocide their non Whites and return to being a homogenous country. Both are extremes.

It's been said before and will continue being said. If you don't like it....stay out.
pierogi2000   
18 Oct 2013
Genealogy / I am looking for an African guy in Krakow, I dated [73]

@Amathyst

The point is that only a female willing to sleep with an African would also sleep with a guy after 2 dates without knowing his name, location or background
pierogi2000   
17 Oct 2013
Life / Poland: The land of -isms [63]

The reason you aren't treated as an outsider in the UK is because the UK no longer has a heritage or culture. It's now a watered down version of many mixes. That's exactly what Poles are trying to avoid. Who cares how wealthy you are when you hate or can't communicate with your co worker, neighbor or everyday people on the street (Western Life).
pierogi2000   
12 Oct 2013
UK, Ireland / And you wonder why there is Anti-Polish feeling in the UK [187]

So we are left with a situation where the program contained material from someone the BBC effectively said was unreliable yet you still think that it painted a realistic picture, I find that particularly odd.

I lost a significant amount of respect for BBC after that circus before the Euro Tournament. Didn't Sol warn about returning from Poland/Ukraine in a coffin?

Garbage. He had never even stepped foot in the country.
pierogi2000   
6 Oct 2013
Love / What do Polish women think of Italian/Native American men? [23]

Difference is:

As White, I am able to tan and have olive skin in the summer & spring. As a non White, you will be looked upon as peasant skinned in many cultures. Plus having light hair and light eyes with tan skin is unbeatable.
pierogi2000   
6 Oct 2013
News / Poland and Germany should unite, says Lech Walesa [72]

"We need to expand economic and defence co-operation and other structures to create one state from Poland and Germany in Europe," he said.

telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/10330826/Poland-and-Germany-should-unite-says-Lech-Walesa.html

Lech Walesa has called for Poland to unite with Germany to form one European state

LOL! ! !
pierogi2000   
6 Oct 2013
Genealogy / 5'9" tall is a normal for Poland Male height? [17]

Well if we're using Wikipedia to judge Serbia, I guess we'll use Wikipedia to judge Poland. Says 1 inch difference in Poland than Serbia.

Unless you are going from Europe to Asia, or Europe to South America. I don't think you'll notice much of a difference although I have been told Dutch are the tallest Euros