Poland is a very special place. It’s home to the world’s largest castle, Europe’s heaviest animals, one of the most diverse ecosystems in Europe, and of course, many delicious foods. But aside from gorgeous forests and stunning beaches, Poland also houses a fascinating online community that pandas from all over the world can enjoy.
We’ve taken a trip to the Pictures From Polish Profiles Facebook page, which features hilarious and somewhat confusing photos that Poles have shared online. So sit back, relax, pour yourself a little wódka if that's something you enjoy, and have fun experiencing a bit of Polish culture. Na zdrowie!
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Perhaps some reference for those quick to smirk at this picture - in Poland most kids who have their First Communion will typically ask for money and/or other expensive gifts for their own benefit (yeah, I don’t get it either…). This stellar dude however has obviously done the opposite by asking for food donations that he can pass on to an animal shelter somewhere and for that I commend him and hope that others may learn to do the same! Way to go!
I was not smirking bit was definitely curious to know why these similar pictures. Had no clue what was happening so thanks :)
Load More Replies...Thought it was a Halloween costume and instead of candy they give doggie treats! Thought it was great!
This is a kid after his First Communion which is highly celebrated and there's a family party similar to wedding but for the kid alone. And this one possibly asked that people bring him animal food instead of personal gifts. Kids tend to pose with things they've got at that time.
Load More Replies...Chemistry textbook.
Poland is a beautiful country in Central Europe that houses nearly 38 million residents. It’s likely that you already love Poland for giving us pierogies, paczki, Marie Curie and Frédéric Chopin, but thanks to Pictures From Polish Profiles on Facebook, the country has also gifted the world countless hilarious pics. This account has amassed 192k followers on Facebook and over 9k followers on Instagram since its creation in 2018, sharing hundreds of photos that speak to the hearts, souls and funny bones of Polish people and non-Poles alike.
*with a mouth full of pierogis* YESH
Load More Replies...The working class in Poland are now better off than the working class in the United Kingdom. You guys are still in the EU. Krakow has beautiful architecture. Excellent access to pickled vegetables. Ancient forest. There are some reasons for you.
Agreed I visited Swinoujsche and it was just beautiful. The food, pubs and beaches are top notch x
Load More Replies...Hmm..... your friends and family live there (I suppose?). You live in a country with a super interesting history (says the historian in me). You have the Bialowieza forest, which I would loooove to visit! I used to have a pen pal from Poland and she was so nice! So she's a reason as well. There are so many super awesome postal stamps from Poland! And.... living in Poland sounds waaaaaay cheaper than in my country. (This was a nice test for me to try and find great things about a country I've never actually giving a whole lot of thought 😊)
The left boy's hair is honestly what's bringing me all the questions
its a dual costume, outfit as a bodyguard, head of Spongebobs house
Load More Replies...Papa is Polish for pope. It appears to be a Mercedes!
Load More Replies...Idk what I’m watching here but have to say the guy sitting in the cart look handsome.
To find out more about how this quirky and beloved Facebook page came to be in the first place, we reached out to the account’s creator, Igor Walczak, who was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda. Igor shared that he was inspired to create the page after coming across another account called Pictures from Italian profiles and “immediately thought that such a formula would be perfect for Polish photos.”
“While their content relied more on retro photos, I focused more on humor with a dose of nostalgia and Polishness in the broad sense,” he went on to explain. “To be honest, I did not expect such a success. As you probably know, the beginning of any page is the hardest time. You need a certain amount of luck to succeed, and I was very lucky.”
There is a very long tradition of making wine, beer and liquors in monasteries.
Still could be Poland, no? Kozel is imported there and the brand even has some breweries in Poland!
Load More Replies...Why do people think think it's funny to see monks and nuns with beer? Who do you think invented it? (OK, ancient Egyptians... but monks and nuns made it what it is today.)
Cultural disconnect. In America, because of an increased awareness of alcoholism, sobriety is often preached. Many (although not all) churches have switched to grape juice communions even for adults I think they just figure it's better to play it safe since they don't know who in the congregation is one sip from relapse. On paper, it's recognized that there's nothing wrong with alcohol in moderation, but in practice people mentally associate it with sin. So therefore, they don't always remember the full extent of the church's association with alcohol.
Load More Replies...lol atfirst i thought it was one here bcuz the second one looks like shes floating lol
Yes, I have noticed that Polish love our Czech beer Kozel. Which is great, as many Czech refuse to drink it even anally, and the brewery and it's employees need money to live.
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When it comes to what makes Polish social media special, Igor shared that “Polish social media reflect what Poles themselves are like. We do not take ourselves too seriously, and we really like to make jokes about our flaws and shortcomings. However, we don't really like it when others make fun of us."
“We absolutely love it when someone mentions Poland abroad," he added. "That makes us feel very appreciated. It may be a matter of complexes that Poles as a nation have. We are not a country of great international importance, therefore every mention of Poland in foreign media makes us happy and proud.”
Ok but if I had bought a chair the least I'd do is to sit on it whenever I had the chance
Dammit! Just wrote the same thing! Yours is better cos u wrote it first AND you used two question marks.
Load More Replies...Done that. Pass the gate, pass 2 security guards, pass 3 Subway works , pass train driver on my way to the subway train with my IKEA Poäng chair no one said a word. After I got off the..."You can not have chair that big"
In the Book of Revelation (Alternative Facts Edition) it says: "On a cobblestone road in Polandia, a priest will once greet an angry dog in harness..."
We were also curious about what Igor loves most about his home country. “The thing that I like most about Poland is the aforementioned ability to laugh at our flaws and joke about our problems,” he told Bored Panda. “Polish history was not a bed of roses. We have faced many problems over the centuries. The most important of them are, of course, the Second World War and the post-war times. Our sense of humor has always been a kind of coping mechanism that helped us get through the hard times.”
I had a raccoon baby that I rehabbed; his name was Pierogi! Take my upvotes!!! ❤️ love those trash pandas!!!
Excuse Mr. Raccoon? I'm going to need to see your license, registration, and proof of insurance. I smell alcohol. Have you been drinking tonight?
We do. It's invasive and only in western and middle part of Poland but it's there. My friends in Szczecin have problems with racoons and trash bins.
Load More Replies...That's a pretzel-like snack called paluski, they make them plain, with sesame seeds, salt or poppy seeds. The best one is poppy seeds, obviously 😋
The dog thought it was a cigarette and was trying to save him from lung cancer ☺️
Don't make a joke about polish car thieves, don't make a joke about....
Okay......but can you tell me why professional car thieves from Belarus always steal two cars when they work in Germany?
Load More Replies...»The Polish high school students proudly present the souvenirs from their recent class trip to Dresden«
Ok it looks like a class in technical high school from 90's. What's funny?
Igor noted that he finds many of the photos from Polish profiles to be hilarious, but his favorites tend to refer directly to Polish culture or pop culture. “A foreigner might have trouble understanding many of them,” he noted. “An example can be memes with Pope John Paul II, which are very popular among young people in Poland. On the other hand, we have pictures that are very Polish in nature and yet they are able to amuse anyone, regardless of whether you are from Poland or not. These are usually pictures showing grotesque situations from everyday life of Poles.”
He shared that some of his favorites include one of a “football hooligan contemplating a painting,” “some teenagers cosplaying John Paul II,” a pizza with the pope’s face on it, and a Żabka store, a very popular chain of convenience stores in Poland, recreated in the game Counter-Strike.
And Beetlejuice would probably be best friends with him because of the sandworm's rising population on Saturn 😂
Load More Replies...Kind of fabulous. When you arrive at your destination, you can attach it to a chain and wear it.
When Gold finger tried to take over the world he lost a lot of money, so he had to scale down a bit.
It's such a stark difference in home design the whole former soviet country aesthetic in the pics can be a little dour.
When it comes to what makes Poland unique, we would be remiss if we didn’t mention the language. Spoken by only about 40 million people worldwide, native speakers of Polish make up about 97.6% of the residents in Poland. Outside of the nation, however, you can find significant numbers of Polish speakers in the United States, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, Czechia, Belarus, Ukraine and Latvia.
Polski is the only official language of Poland, and it’s notoriously tricky for foreigners to learn. According to Autolingual, “Languages such as Czech and Slovak are close to Polish, but if a Czech and a Pole were to have a conversation, they'd still need to make an effort to understand each other. To find languages that are closer to Polish, we need to look at minority languages such as Silesian, Kashubian and Sorbian."
Yes, but in some countries we wouldn't show the money.
Load More Replies...Am I missing something? The point of communion is to receive the gift of Christ's death on the cross...or at least in "Christianity". In catholicism, communion means you get a bunch of money and you're supposed to brag about it and flaunt it?
For those who don't know - that pic was made by an artist Karolina Wojtas. Money on the ground was placed of purpose. You can visit her, and her other art on https://karolinawojtas.com/ ;)
For using metal fork on nonstick pan😂
Load More Replies...haha I thought the same... photo glitch, but adds to the evil expression 😈
Load More Replies...so much both right and wrong in that photo but I'm focused on the metal fork in a non-stick pan. lol
The non-stick cookware is itself an issue, PFAS..., people are already poisoned enough with fluoride added to things without risking more of it.
Load More Replies...Thought the same -- kid's definitely got the expression down. EDIT- for anyone curious: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_D._James_Album
Load More Replies...I'm first Gen American to polish parents. This was me growing up. Remember, the eastern Europeans have little tolerance for incompetence lol.
Just a guy ant his friend looking for a good woman who would be a blessing in their life
Looks like the dog is having the same “hair” the owner has next to his ear🤣 Did the owner clip his hair on his right side and gave it to puppy?❤️😅
If you find yourself making a trip to Poland (which you definitely should!), there are plenty of great spots to visit. In fact, the nation has their own list of “seven wonders” that are certainly worth checking out. These include the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of the world’s oldest salt mines; Torun Old Town, a historic settlement in the northwest of Poland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Malbork Castle, the world’s biggest castle; Wawel Castle and Cathedral, 13th and 14th-century buildings exhibiting various different architectural styles; Elblag Canal; Zamosc Old Town, a 50-mile canal and one of Poland’s official national Historic Monuments; and Krakow Market Square and Old Town, the largest Medieval town square in Europe.
As a Pole I can tell you that those guys went somewere in foreing parts for holidays and brought back souvenirs! ...without understanding of the culture or even basic politics... But it's OK, you haven't seen my parents after their trip to Egipt 😒
Or they just went to see Poland play in Qatar??? That seems more accurate
Load More Replies...Police priest.
It's better than the yellow gilets with MEDIATEUR written on on every non-catholic wedding in France. And just FYI, they're not there to to the inter-religious mediations but to keep the guests calm as they seem to do the Romeo and Juliette show every time as someonegetsmarried... So much we don't understand about foreign cultures...
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, many of the photos on this list have something to do with religion. This is not surprising when you know that Poland is one of the most religious countries in Europe. Today, about 87% of the nation identifies as Catholic, with 1.31% practicing Orthodoxy, .38% identifying as Protestant and even smaller factions identifying as Jehovah’s Witnesses, Buddhist, Pagan, Jewish and other religions. Pope John Paul II was also Polish, making him the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century.
Construction worker's yogurt.
Yes, correct. But the package resembles a yogurt container, and construction workers here have the reputation of always drinking in the job site
Load More Replies...Looks like old road nr1 (Now 91) somewhere near Piotrków Trybunalski according to distances.
Poles are also an incredibly resilient group of people. During World War II, Warsaw was tragically nearly completely destroyed and needed to be almost entirely rebuilt. With the help of paintings by Bernardo Bellotto, a Venetian artist, the great people of Poland were able to recreate their Old Town into almost exactly what it was before. Poland also completely vanished from maps for 123, between 1795 and 1918. This was due to three partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that resulted in the temporary elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania. Thankfully, in 1918, both nations were able to restore their independence.
I'm not even remotely Polish and I don't see anything wrong with this picture. This shop is adorable!
Load More Replies...90's? Do you mean the 1890's? I'd say they were about 1940/1950.
Load More Replies...If there existed a memorial to the Soviet shops I'm sure it would be these iconic scales, all too familiar to all people of the USSR.
Wine from the fruit from Helenka and Rys' garden.
Oh, I got some of that too from my last trip a few kilometers south of Krakow. Only it was distilled and packed a punch like it hated you.
In my first apartment, all of our glassware was reused bottles. You soak some twine in acetone nail polish remover and tie it around the bottle. Then you light it on fire, let it burn really hot while turning it, and plunge it into ice water. You get a nice, clean break.
Whether you’re Polish or you haven’t yet had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful nation, we hope you’re enjoying these photos, pandas. Clearly, Poles excel at many things: creating delicious meals and pastries, distilling some of the world’s best vodka and sharing hilarious photos online. Keep upvoting the pics that make you proud to be Polish, or make you want to book a trip to Warsaw or Zakopane as soon as possible, and then if you’re interested in viewing even more of these hilarious pics, you can find Bored Panda’s last article featuring Pictures From Polish Profiles right here!
Lawyer.
I initially thought this was cereal with milk of course. Just silly kid’s sharing a giant bowl of cereal like a soup. But, the alcohol and soda? Would they have put alcohol in the bowl too?
Welcome to Hel. (Hel is a seaside resort at the end of a sandbar, near Gdansk).
Also used to be a heavily fortified area during the Cold War (Rejon Umocniony Hel) - you can't take two steps without stumbling into a gun pit or tripping over a bunker...
Load More Replies...They're having a good time. I don't know what they're doing but they're happy.
School disco night, there in one tired female in a picture sitting, the other one is probably taking a photo
Fiat 127, didn't know they still existed. Cute little car. Was my parents first car in 1974. We drove from the Netherlands to Spain for vacation. My parents, my brother and I. With luggage.
No, this is a POLSKI Fiat, an imitation of the Italian car.
Load More Replies...Just the omnipresent pope John Paul II. again - he has been dead for 18 years now, but still found on lots of merch all over the country.
Load More Replies..."I'm sorry" + "apologies unaccepted" consolation backup... dude has experience lol.
Load More Replies...or a mobile doctor's office for prostate examination. on the drawing, it clearly shows the area to be examined
Load More Replies...Why does the kid's outfit match the purple on the transport 😂
Pol-burger. Schnitzel in a bun.
Sadly that must have been like 10-15 years ago. Now even in some forgoten little town It would not cost less then 20 pln (and real burger on bigger cities is 30-50 pln, which is still not that bad).
Load More Replies...Come to Vienna, Figlmüller´s Schnitzel will wipe you out.
Load More Replies...Heroes III Polish Edition
Biedronka means ladybird, and is another supermarket chain.
Load More Replies...Two fingers rule is still applicable except wrong direction.
Load More Replies...Look like it could have been any low budget camping spot in Sweden as well. I spent my summers as a child seeing men just like this one grilling and drinking beer. Sometimes my dad was one of them.
My dad's parents were from Poland. He and at least one of his brothers loved art and beautiful things.
Yes, that's Van Gogh's Sunflowers. I believe it's usually found in the National Gallery in London, UK
Load More Replies...Train🙂 Spoiled kids though, it's a 1st class carriage
Load More Replies...This site should be listed on the UNESCO world heritage list, that's the facts.
what is this place and why does it needs to be listed on UNESCO list?
this is historical place where Pawel Jumper made the extremely danger jump on their bike and made viral this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cX17CeYKt0
Load More Replies...A break at school in 2009 be like.
Okay... ? My apologies for being having rocks for brain, but where's the funny part?
So I googled - apparently singer and radio personality. Are the photos in this post intentionally cringe? I watched a couple of his videos and I can't understand the words but the vibe I get is sort of intentionally humorous / stereotypes. Kind of like the LMFAO guy singing about sexy and I know it when he isn't that sexy.
keepin' it real
Royal couple
Makłowicz and Baśka. Makłowicz is the sweetest person on planet, a chef that travels the world and has a youtube channel (used to be a tv show) dedicated to showing cuisinenand culture of the countries he visits. Baśka is an internet persona. A rather nice in person but blunt lady who says whatever comes to her mind and does things considered funny (or not)
Żabka is a small grocery store thats basically on every corner in the big cities, i have 3 near my house rn, the third one opened recently
No way! Teenagers sharing pizza? That’s hilarious!! (I’m sorry, I do not understand why this is amusing. It looks super normal and like a nice time).
The link for the photos just says Pictures from Polish profile, so bored panda has once again mis-titled their article.
Load More Replies...This looks like a fam y dinner to me with candles and what I think are “the good plates”.
Plate nearest to us looks like a piece of carp, which is traditional for Chistmas.
Load More Replies...This type of wedding.
Janitor ... everybody had one in school.
Why is a photo of school janitor weird or funny? Smh this is just someone working to earn a living.
Agreed. I do not know why several of these are funny. I’m assuming I don’t know enough about the culture to get the joke.
Load More Replies...One on the right is either a Black Crowes fan, a Grateful Dead fan or an Otis Redding fan.
Relax, you don't see kid's face. Where's the problem? It's just a kid in a doctor's office, taking his height and weight measured.
Load More Replies...Most of these are neither weird or funny, instead of they're making fun of normal people living their lives, and others are from 2000s and 90s. Not many of these reflect anything to do with life in Poland tbh. A few traditions shown, rest is just people.
I didn't see them as being ridiculed. So many people seemed to be enjoying their lives.
Load More Replies...Why is this supposed to be funny or entertaining? Just normal people getting along with their normal lives.
My parents were born and raised in Poland. I'm 1st Gen American. I get all of these lol
My people! I'm second generation American but two of my grandparents came from what is now Poland. Then, it was sometimes Russia. The Polish side is where my siblings and I got our sense of humor. Thank heavens for the Poles. Thanks to them for their kindness to Ukrainians, my other side.
❗❗ Oh my, as a Pole I must say I'm really embarassed by that gallery. Honestly, we don't live here like that. Half the photos looks like +20 years old or more and the other half looks like showing life of some pathological people or someone extremely poor. Like the kid with the stove? I mean, if someone live in such conditions, social services take care of them! Same for the rest of pictures showing home interiors. Or clothes people wearing in the pictures. I live here 30 years and haven't seen anything like that since early 2000! Come on! I don't think we stand out from the rest of the Europe. See Kraków, Katowice or Warszawa. Normal people, normal cities, normal homes. Also, we are not all alcoholics. Or extremely religious. Or homofobic. Or thieves. Or whatever they say about us. Oh, sorry for my english, I finished school over 10 years ago. 😂
If you did this same thread for the US it would be pretty depressing and disturbing.
Most of these are neither weird or funny, instead of they're making fun of normal people living their lives, and others are from 2000s and 90s. Not many of these reflect anything to do with life in Poland tbh. A few traditions shown, rest is just people.
I didn't see them as being ridiculed. So many people seemed to be enjoying their lives.
Load More Replies...Why is this supposed to be funny or entertaining? Just normal people getting along with their normal lives.
My parents were born and raised in Poland. I'm 1st Gen American. I get all of these lol
My people! I'm second generation American but two of my grandparents came from what is now Poland. Then, it was sometimes Russia. The Polish side is where my siblings and I got our sense of humor. Thank heavens for the Poles. Thanks to them for their kindness to Ukrainians, my other side.
❗❗ Oh my, as a Pole I must say I'm really embarassed by that gallery. Honestly, we don't live here like that. Half the photos looks like +20 years old or more and the other half looks like showing life of some pathological people or someone extremely poor. Like the kid with the stove? I mean, if someone live in such conditions, social services take care of them! Same for the rest of pictures showing home interiors. Or clothes people wearing in the pictures. I live here 30 years and haven't seen anything like that since early 2000! Come on! I don't think we stand out from the rest of the Europe. See Kraków, Katowice or Warszawa. Normal people, normal cities, normal homes. Also, we are not all alcoholics. Or extremely religious. Or homofobic. Or thieves. Or whatever they say about us. Oh, sorry for my english, I finished school over 10 years ago. 😂
If you did this same thread for the US it would be pretty depressing and disturbing.
