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iwona   
25 Oct 2006
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

i just want to tell you that you see what you want to see.that's all.

Exactly,

I am Polish but have been living here for a few years so I try to be objective about any subjects concerning UK, Poland.... probably similar like you. Some people know very little about Poland, our culture....and just say lots of rubbish which is quite annoying.

I don;t mind sensible criticism but not lots of crap.

And as you said some British people are unhappy, lonely not so rich as it can look so it is always nice to look down at other country from Eastern europe it just make they feel better that is all.

But also lots British people are nice and sensible and write sensible things here.
iwona   
22 Oct 2006
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

(In places like Sweden & Britain - "mature countries" - people accept criticism and think what they can improve about themselves or the state. In Poland you all treat it as a personal attack, which it isn't!). Can't you all just grow up and discuss things maturely without taking it as a personal insult?

I completely don't agree. British feel in general quite superior so they don't bother about citicism they ignore it. But average british person can be quite sensitive and offended by criticism. Not different than any average Polish person.

I wuld say that we Polish are a little sensitive about our country.

And. I think that you are a little obsessed about subjecit. Polish are little reserved but not unhappy.

Did anyone checked how many suicide people commit in different countries ?. Are we on the top? I don't think so.

I would say that in countries like UK, USA very commercial , money orientated, selfish and inhumane people are much more more lonely and unhappy than in Poland .

And artifical smile means nothing to me. It doesn't mean that soemone is happy or likes you it is just little game, that is all.
iwona   
12 Oct 2006
Language / Polish sayings [236]

mine- apple doesn't drop far from apple tree( It means children usually don't differ much from their parents)
iwona   
12 Oct 2006
Life / Poland Religion in daily life/ INTERVIEW for school paper [28]

9. They bless Easter Baskets on Easter Sunday

Sunday????? In Krakow it is on Saturday.

I would say about shaking hands with people , priests do it in England I am afraid it is impossible in Poland as there are too many people in the church.

I have notce few more differences but between Poland and England- Polish sermons are much loooonger.( sometimes tooo long)
People in Poland are brught up with bigger respect to church, being there. I was last time on English mass and peopel who were living previous one were talking really loudly.eating somthing...

And one more think- I didn;t see it my Catholic church but Church of England they have little play area in tee back for children to play?:)

I can;t believe it would ever happen in Poland.
iwona   
12 Oct 2006
Language / Polish sayings [236]

Niedaleko spada jablko od jabloni
iwona   
6 Oct 2006
Life / Do Polish People steal a lot? [330]

I think that certain kind of people in each country steal if they see opportunity.
iwona   
6 Oct 2006
Language / Polish or any Slavic language key to any other Slavic languages? [126]

I would say that slovakian is probably the easiest to understand for polish person.

I met here in England Slovakian girl and we were talking in English , later her friend said "why don't you speak in your own languages" we did and we understood each other quite well.

I never hear Ukrainian. Russian is not really similar. I think that languages in previous Jugoslavia ( I am nto so sure how many languages they have now) was not so difficult to understand.
iwona   
2 Oct 2006
Food / Kopytka, pyzy, kluski [60]

We call it kluski na parze, parzaki it is not the same like kopytka.
iwona   
28 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

thanks
Wroclaw good explanation.

I remember majteczki w kropeczki was a hit for bus drivers , you could hear it everywhere.:)
iwona   
27 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

I don't like them either ..... I remmebr there was song.....majteczki w kropeczki....
iwona   
27 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

I suppose they grew up and are less popular.

You are right all their CD you can buy are old ones, nothing new.

What about Disco polo? :) :) :)

I tried to explain my husband what it is , but i can't ?????? It is not folk....
iwona   
25 Sep 2006
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

lara,

Why Am I better? Did I say it in my e-mail?

You seem to be oversensitive and no completely not right in your head.

catholic church care for pedophiles and women rapists? never heard about it.I would say that you live in country full of phedophiles.I said about it to point our culture and behaviour as example.

You sound like another kind of Freddy I am afraid.

I still think that smiling to strangers on the street is just stupid and shallow. Maybe for someone happy clappy on drugs.No people are not bad,bad.... just there is not reason for stupid smile all the time.

.And if you don't like Poland don't go there noone will cry over it.

My personal opinion is when poles do not smile or are miserable it would be cause they are either so over worked or are missing there family's so much

Sara do you know who is the worst?

people like Lara ( I met few like them) who moved abroad some time ago and now look down and Poland and everything is wrong there for them.

Everything is worse there , miserable, dirty..... Do you know why they say it? They didn't achieve much abroad so spitting at Poland make them feel better.
iwona   
24 Sep 2006
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

with AntiMonoPole and I'm a Pole myself - only living 25 years in the West.
If I smile at people in Poland as I'm used to do, they don't smile back. They just look back unfriendly at me

Lara, not unfriendly just aware....
I think that polish are quite reserved that is the problem. We , smile,laugh are friendly with people that we know. It is not polish custom to smile to strangers on the street( it is maybe English, American) But is it ....French or German ? No really.

I seeme that everone here compare Polish to Anglo-Saxon culture we are slavs so we are different.

I went today to polish mass in our church and when priest says "give each other sign of peace"- some people chake hands some not just move head and say peace with you.

I think that lots poeple are so reserved I noticed as I first give hand out everyone is happy to shake it.

On English mass everyone shake hands, smile, some snuggle even. For me it is little theatrical- Especially English who not much time ago invaded big part of the world spreading ? "peace". Maybe I sound sarcastic now but that is what I think.

We are not miserable we are just different.
iwona   
23 Sep 2006
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

I suppose Polish have different mentality than English, American.... English laugh-off everything it is like defensive reaction. Polish are more serious about things ....

But I was in Krakow about 2 weeks ago and didn't notice so many sad faces. Lots student ready to start ....some tourists......local people.

I could say the same about english streets ( I mean Peterborough) lots of fat women in too tight clothes with similar haircuts and look.....
iwona   
21 Sep 2006
Life / Why do people think that I'm Polish ? [92]

For me I am Polish but few people told me in England that i don't look foreign.

I mean before i open my mouth and start speaking.... accent is accent.
iwona   
19 Sep 2006
Life / Thoughts on Music in Poland [132]

I think that polish music is not so bad but language..... this is barrier for polish singers to be noticed abroad.

I was surprised but on amazon website there are few polish Cd- have you heard about group( very,very Krakow one) Pod Buda- Andrzej Sikorowski ?
iwona   
19 Sep 2006
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

I think that there are 2 groups of people cheerful and happy in general and sad, grumpy.

And both groups are in any nationalities.
There was a girl ( luckily left) in my current work who smiled, and laughed but was so grumpy and whingey that I never met somethone like her before.

She moaned non-stop about everything and was so sensitive about herself that I didn't even dare to joke with her. Terrible. I don't rememeber this English saying.... treating someone like egg shell?....
iwona   
19 Sep 2006
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]

We are not so miserable but I would say that we are not so good at laughing at ourselves.

I quite like it with English people - this sarcastic attitude to everything.
To be honest I must admit that I changed here. I had always sense of humour but I sometimes treated some things, sugjects too seriously. It is changed now. I have learn some distance to things.

I know one English woman she never, never smiles. Always looks so serious....so exceptions are everywhere