klaudona
22.05.12, 19:30
YOU KNOW YOUR 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 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'
8. You are convinced your pets only understand Polish
9. You are forced to listen to Disco Polo by your parents
10. You can spot Polish people like Asians can spot each other
11. 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'
12. Your name always gets slaughtered on the first day of school
13. The thought of eating cow stomach (flaki) doesn't gross you out
14. When you're at a stranger's house, you expect their garbage can to be under the sink
15. Every window in your house must have 'firanki', even in the bathroom
16. Once in a while, you do a big 'przemeblowanie' at home
17. 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)
18. You celebrate your birthday AND your nameday, 'imieniny'
19. You were extremely surprised to learn that American weddings last hours, not days!!!