![]() The thought of eating cow stomach (flaki) doesn’t gross you out.ġ6. Your name always gets slaughtered on the first day of school.ġ5. When others find out you’re Polish, they tell you about every Polish person they’ve ever known, which is most likely followed by them mispronouncing common phrases such as _czesc_ or _dziekuje_.ġ4. You can spot Polish people like Asians can spot each other.ġ3. You are forced to listen to Disco Polo by your parents.ġ2. You are convinced your pets only understand Polish.ġ1. However, you still add ‘y’ to already plural English words … chipsy, dzinsy, etc.ġ0. You don’t feel the need to add an “s” to pierogi because you already know the word is plural and it annoys you when others do. You go to Midnight Mass every Christmas Eve and keep your Christmas tree up till February.ĩ. You know very well Pope John Paul II was Polish and his name was Karol, not Carol.Ħ. You sing the same song - “Sto lat” - on every occasion (weddings, birthdays, baby showers).ĥ. You have relatives who aren’t really your relatives.ģ. You or someone in your family owns a Nissan Maxima with a PL sticker proudly displayed.Ģ. Polish kids: Know that being Polish is cool.Īnd also one I got before (from another Polish kid….)ġ. Polish kids: Will kick the whole crowd’s ass who left you behind.Īmerican kids: Think that being Polish is cool. Polish kids: Eat kielbasa sandwiches with dill pickles on rye bread.Īmerican kids: Will leave you behind if that’s what the crowd is doing. ![]() Polish kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.Īmerican kids: Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft mushy white bread. Polish kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.Īmerican kids: Know a few things about you. Polish kids: Keep your stuff so long, they forget it’s yours.Īmerican kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave. Polish kids: Call your parents Mom and Dad.Īmerican kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days and then return it. Polish kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a pat on your back.Īmerican kids: Call your parents Mr. Polish kids: Will come over and get cabbage rolls, pierogi, roast chicken, salad, bread, fruit, cheesecake a few before, during and after dinner drinks.Īmerican kids: Will greet you with “Hello” or “Hi.” Know what I mean?Īmerican kids: Will come over for cake and coffee and get only cake and coffee. Polish kids: Call their dad or uncle, and ask for another dad’s or uncle’s phone number to get it done … cash deal. Polish kids: Are not at all fazed when their dads show up, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00, and starts painting the window frames or mowing the lawn.Īmerican kids: Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages when they need to have something done. Polish kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings three days’ worth of food, begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the furniture.Īmerican kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them, and it’s usually only on special occasions. Polish kids: Move out when they’re 28, having saved enough money for a house, and are two weeks away from getting married … unless there’s room in the basement for the newlyweds.Īmerican kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt cake, and you sip coffee and chat. We though Dino Lingo Polish blog readers might really like this and wanted to share it with you without changing the original post.Īmerican kids: Move out when they’re 18 with the full support of their parents. 12, December 2007, 5-6) and also posted on and Polish Culture Forum. This article was originally posted on Polish-American forum, printed on Gen Dobry (Gen Dobry!, Vol.
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