Englishman Reacts to... TRUTH or MYTH?! Polish People React to Most Popular Stereotypes
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2023
- So which of these Polish stereotypes are actually true and which are just myths?
Original: • TRUTH or MYTH?! Polish...
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Yeah, don't ask a Polish person "how are you" if you are not actually interested in how they are :P
The word "ku....wa" is attractive because of the "R" in the middle, which can only be pronounced and accentuated by a "true Pole" 😂🤣❤🇵🇱😂🤣
Not every man in Poland works as mechanic, but every polish man is expected to know at least a little in construction or mechanics to do some such stuff at home.
While "kurwa" does indeed translate as "w*ore", it's more like the English word "f*ck", but more versatile.
Obviously, the most annoying stereotype about Poles is that we are thieves. While it was more frequent during the soviet times, when people were deprived of even the basic things, it is a long gone past now. We do have quite a large pay gap amongts various levels of society and and in the poor neighbourhoods crime is obviously higher, but it is not normal for majority of people nowadays.
I am a speech therapist and I can explain what is so unusual about Polish "kurwa". Most countries use one stroke when pronouncing "r" (there are exceptions, e.g. the French use the back of the soft palate). The Polish "r" is multi-stroke. To pronounce it correctly, you need to tap the tip of your tongue against the palatal roller several times. This makes it expressive and gives the impression of growling when speaking.
Regarding being intolerant, it is not true. Our meaning of this word is very close to the original meaning in latin. Tolerance is our generous gesture to others, we are allowing to live here, we are showing great hospitality, but we are expecting to respect our culture, religion and tradition. If somebody is not willing to respect it, demanding from us change in the way we don't like, we are simply saying go away and don't bother us. Live your life as you wish, but don't expect from us we will change our country for you. Simple as that. And healthy approach IMHO. Look at Ukrainians, they respect our culture and they are welcomed in our houses. There is no other nation with this level of hospitality like Poles, so telling we are intolerant is not fair. We just still remember who is the host and who is the guest. The problem with muslims in western countries is much deeper, with its roots in '50s of XX century. We don't have this heritage and problems and don't need to stick with modern, western definition of tolerance.
About complaining: Poles don't complain as much as you'd think, but when a Pole does begin to do so... You're in for a treat. The ammount of vocabulary this language provides specifically for complaining makes Polish pretty much fun to complain in lmao
With Vodka it's more of a tradition. When we do drink hard - vodka is implied. Vodka is a cheap way to get drunk and you can get it nearly on every corner, but as you noticed it's more personal. A lot of guys just like to gather and drink a beer or two. Gals may prefer just meeting for a bottle of wine, but for example if there is a wedding - Vodka is being poured by liters.
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Some people curse a lot and some people don't say it at all, this one a popular curse word in Polish, but people who overuse it are perceived as lower class usually.
In regards to "court" a woman. I think what they meant is that Poles in general are very respectful towards woman. We'll open doors for them, grab heavy bags of of them, help them out in most physical tasks even if we do not know them (especially elders). I heard it from a foreigner one time that he saw another foreigner slapping a girl he was with (visiting Poland) and all of a sudden he was surrounded by 20 man trying to bit him up. We have a saying "You do not hit a woman even with a flower" (meaning you do not hit a woman with something extremally fragile/soft(?)).
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About complaining - we like to complain but it's like... We say it's bad but at the end of the day, we pull through. So Pole will say "Yeah, life is bad. But I manage!"
The question is where they found people for that video.
Nie używam słowa ,,k...a", ani żadnych wulgaryzmów. Nie lubię, nie znoszę przekleństw. Nikt z mojej rodziny, znajomych nie przeklina. Nawet kolega mojego męża hamuje się przy mnie. Poprosiłam o to grzecznie. Wielu ludzi nie używa takich słów, choć wielu ich NADużywa.
For me It is surprising that the word "kurwa", although it is used so often that it serves as a comma in a sentence, is still probably the strongest Polish curse. It has lost nothing of its power.
About drinking in poland.
Once, my friend noticed that I naturally overtook my friend and let her pass at the door. He asked me why I'm doing this out-of-date thing. I answered: 'Women always first because you never know who was hiding behind the door.