You may be Polish if...
So scary how all these are basically right on:
- THE ORIGINAL LIST -
1. You or someone in your family owns a Nissan Maxima with a PL sticker proudly displayed on the back windshield and/or a custom-made European license place in the front (most likely with your name written on it)- That was our first car! But we didn't have a sticker...
2. You have relatives who aren't really your relatives-Oh yes...
3. You sing the same song - “100 lat” - on every occasion (weddings, birthdays, baby showers)- EVERYTIME. Usually more than once and then again when people get a little too happy.
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.-Si.
7. You drink your wodka straight
8. You listen to techno- That's all my cousin listens to.
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- Incredbibly true. Especially in Chicago. It's like radar.
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”-Bahahaha.
14. Your name always gets slaughtered on the first day of school- Hey-nah sol-uck-ah anyone?
15. The thought of eating cow stomach (flaki) doesn’t gross you out- Really good, actually.
16. When you're at a stranger's house, you expect their garbage can to be under the sink-Isn't everyone's there?
17. Every window in your house must have "firanki", even in the bathroom Yup. Except my mom hates the them, so we don't have them.
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"- July 26th!
21. You were extremely surprised to learn that American weddings last hours, not days-Umm yeah!