Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]

From my experience and my family...that I know my mom, my grandmothers, female cousins, friends most of them got puffy cheeks, their cheek bone, round or heart shape face, usually dimples (I know I have 'em), dark to light hair, almond eye shape, peachy to milky skin colour, roundish-squishy? type of nose...(most people think I look Polish because of my face shape, puffy cheeks, dimples, my almond eye shape, cheek bone...etc)

I can spot a Polish person easily on a street (I guess I just have a strong gut feeling, she must be Polish or he must be Polish, there just something about their face)

Men? my brother had white blonde hair when he was little now dark blonde hair. Men in my family are average height to tall (I have about 80% of my male cousins that are over 6' foot tall), they don't age, my dad is about 50; he look most at 40...men look younger (well in my family I guess).

Life / Any good Polish films to watch? [112]


No problem :)

"Ashes and Diamonds" = Popiół i diament
"Man of Iron" = Człowiek z żelaza
"Kanal" = Kanał
"The Decologue" = Dekalog

Thanks Krzysztof! :)

Life / Any good Polish films to watch? [112]

is it in Polish? (I don't mind in Polish :)) just curious here

Life / Any good Polish films to watch? [112]


sorry :) I guess I don't go to often here to check (just recently I have started checking this site out) ...but I'll check it out; dzenki!

Life / Any good Polish films to watch? [112]

I think I've seen him somewhere :) I recognize lots of Polish actors...I grew up watching many Polish films (my parents enjoyed watching them)...they also enjoyed watching Polish comedies (they're pretty hilarious :P) "sami swoi" never got me bored :)

Life / Any good Polish films to watch? [112]

Thanks! :D I'll check it out! (whoa unusual film "seksmisja" I just read a bit now...interesting)

Language / NAMES POLES GIVE THEIR DOGS [76]

My dog (an English Cocker Spaniel) who just turned 14 (on Monday); her name is Lotinka :) (Lotina, Tina, Tinka, or my dad like to call her "pana Finka" (lady Finka) or "babcia Finka" =P)

Genealogy / Are all Poles blue eyed and blonde? [450]

I don't have blonde hair :) I do have olive green eyes (although they can change). When I was born I had dark curly hair with blue eyes. As I got older; my hair went lighter and straight. My eyes became more green. Now I have wavy, medium brown hair with olive green. I take it after my father (who got dark wavy/curly hair, green eyes, tan all summer like some Italian or Greek guy)...my mom does have blonde, blue eyes :) sometime people mistaken her for Russian. I got family members with dark brown, brown eyes (almost half of my family) and the rest light hair colour, coloured eyes).

Genealogy / Do Polish people have big noses? [450]

sh$t I just realized what I typed in =P hahaha! yeah puffy it is :)) you're right

Genealogy / Do Polish people have big noses? [450]

Hmmm...growing up I used to hate my nose too =P but I came to accept it :))

I don't have many member of my family with 'big noses'; just a few.

I do have the Polish 'cheeks'! they're poofy! I don't have a high forehead though...

I don't think I look like a Polish gal =/ I remember growing up wondering why I didn't look so Polish? is it because I didn't have light hair colour? high forehead? I don't know :))

I take it after my father who look like a Greek or Italian guy (with dark curly/wavy hair, & 'butt chin')...my mom all Polish, blonde, the nose..everything :)) (my brother takes after her).