Post by rdywenur on Dec 26, 2007 20:37:14 GMT -7
Polish kids vs. American kids
American kids: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of
their parents.
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.
American kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt
cake, and you sip
coffee and chat.
Polish kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth
of food,
begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the
furniture.
American kids: Their dads always call before they come over to
visit them, and
it's usually only on special occasions.
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.
American kids: Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages
when they need
to have something done.
Polish kids: Call their dad or uncle, and ask for another dad's or
phone number to get it done...cash deal. Know what I mean??
American kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only
coffee. No more.
Polish kids: Will come over and get cabbage rolls, pierogi, roast
chicken ,
salad, bread, fruit, cheesecake a few before, during and after
dinner drinks.
American kids: Will greet you with 'Hello' or 'Hi'.
Polish kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a
pat on your
back.
American kids: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
Polish kids: Call your parents Mom and Dad.
American kids: Have never seen you cry.
Polish kids: Cry with you.
American kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days and then return it.
Polish kids: Keep your stuff so long, they forget it's yours.
American kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
Polish kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just
being
together.
American kids: Know few things about you.
Polish kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
American kids: Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft
mushy white bread
Polish kids: Eat kielbasa sandwiches with dill pickles on rye
bread.
American kids: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is
doing.
Polish kids: Will kick the whole crowds' ass who left you behind.
American kids: Are for a while.
Polish kids: Are for life.
American kids: Think that being Polish is cool.
Polish kids: Know that being Polish is cool.
American kids: Will ignore this.
Polish kids: Will forward it.
And also one I got before (from another Polish kid....
YOU KNOW YOUÂ'RE POLISH WHEN....
1. You or someone in your family owns a Nissan Maxima with a PL
sticker proudly
displayed
2. You have relatives who aren't really your relatives
3. You sing the same song - "100 lat" - on every occasion
(weddings, birthdays,
baby showers)
4. You watch soccer
5. You know very well Pope John Paul II was Polish and his name
was Karol, not
Carol
6. You go to Midnight Mass every Christmas Eve and keep your
Christmas tree up
till February.
7. You drink your wodka straight
8. You listen to techno
9. 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. However, you
still add 'y'
to already plural english words... "chipsy", "dzinsy"
10. You are convinced your pets only understand Polish
11. You are forced to listen to Disco Polo by your parents
12. You can spot Polish people like Asians can spot each other
13. 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"
14. Your name always gets slaughtered on the first day of school
15. The thought of eating cow stomach (flaki) doesn't gross you out
16. When you're at a stranger's house, you expect their garbage
can to be under
the sink
17. Every window in your house must have "firanki", even in the
bathroom
18. Once in a while, you do a big "przemeblowanie" at home
19. You always take off your shoes as soon as you step into
someone else's
house (even if the owner of the house insists you don't have to)
20. You celebrate your birthday AND your nameday, "imieniny"
21. You were extremely surprised to learn that American weddings
last hours,
not days!!!
Wesolych Swiat!
American kids: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of
their parents.
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.
American kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt
cake, and you sip
coffee and chat.
Polish kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth
of food,
begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the
furniture.
American kids: Their dads always call before they come over to
visit them, and
it's usually only on special occasions.
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.
American kids: Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages
when they need
to have something done.
Polish kids: Call their dad or uncle, and ask for another dad's or
phone number to get it done...cash deal. Know what I mean??
American kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only
coffee. No more.
Polish kids: Will come over and get cabbage rolls, pierogi, roast
chicken ,
salad, bread, fruit, cheesecake a few before, during and after
dinner drinks.
American kids: Will greet you with 'Hello' or 'Hi'.
Polish kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a
pat on your
back.
American kids: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
Polish kids: Call your parents Mom and Dad.
American kids: Have never seen you cry.
Polish kids: Cry with you.
American kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days and then return it.
Polish kids: Keep your stuff so long, they forget it's yours.
American kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
Polish kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just
being
together.
American kids: Know few things about you.
Polish kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.
American kids: Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft
mushy white bread
Polish kids: Eat kielbasa sandwiches with dill pickles on rye
bread.
American kids: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is
doing.
Polish kids: Will kick the whole crowds' ass who left you behind.
American kids: Are for a while.
Polish kids: Are for life.
American kids: Think that being Polish is cool.
Polish kids: Know that being Polish is cool.
American kids: Will ignore this.
Polish kids: Will forward it.
And also one I got before (from another Polish kid....
YOU KNOW YOUÂ'RE POLISH WHEN....
1. You or someone in your family owns a Nissan Maxima with a PL
sticker proudly
displayed
2. You have relatives who aren't really your relatives
3. You sing the same song - "100 lat" - on every occasion
(weddings, birthdays,
baby showers)
4. You watch soccer
5. You know very well Pope John Paul II was Polish and his name
was Karol, not
Carol
6. You go to Midnight Mass every Christmas Eve and keep your
Christmas tree up
till February.
7. You drink your wodka straight
8. You listen to techno
9. 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. However, you
still add 'y'
to already plural english words... "chipsy", "dzinsy"
10. You are convinced your pets only understand Polish
11. You are forced to listen to Disco Polo by your parents
12. You can spot Polish people like Asians can spot each other
13. 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"
14. Your name always gets slaughtered on the first day of school
15. The thought of eating cow stomach (flaki) doesn't gross you out
16. When you're at a stranger's house, you expect their garbage
can to be under
the sink
17. Every window in your house must have "firanki", even in the
bathroom
18. Once in a while, you do a big "przemeblowanie" at home
19. You always take off your shoes as soon as you step into
someone else's
house (even if the owner of the house insists you don't have to)
20. You celebrate your birthday AND your nameday, "imieniny"
21. You were extremely surprised to learn that American weddings
last hours,
not days!!!
Wesolych Swiat!
;D
