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

hey, i'm only judgemental on myself. i'm polish (from poland) and if someone tells me i 'look' polish then i think 'great, i'm an ugly dork!' i'd rather jus be judged as a person, not a polish person. besides, that was my point, there is no look, especially if someone has been living in the u.s. for some time, the've become 'americanized'. maybe some cultures can be differentiated by their dress or customs but if you throw them all in together, most of the time you can't tell who's who. and the person who says they can tell them apart is usually full of crap...

Life / Poles are not racist [873]

i think that racism is deeply interwoven into the polish culture, especially with the older generations. it's bred out of ignorance and when you grow up never seeing anyone different than yourself then it's easy to hate people that are different. in the ten years i lived in poland i came across only two black people the whole time i was there! nevermind anyone that wasn't catholic! thankfully things are changing with the younger generations. with more exposure comes more understanding and tolerance resulting in less racism (hopefully).

that's why it seems like a shock to the system when people come to the u.s. from mostly 'white' countries. for me it was a saving grace...

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


that's true for the most part but is starting to change because of all the fast food places that have opened up over the past ten/fifteen years...


now that's subjective. just the other day i was having this conversation about being able to tell if a person is polish by just looking at them and in my opinion if they look polish then they, by definition, can not be attractive. mind you there are attractive poles but that 'polish look' to me screams dork! i.e. ugly...


actually what my boyfriend said was 'they're hot!' to each his own but i guess i should consider myself lucky since he thinks i 'look polish' and am 'hot' at the same time. if that's ever possible...