We the Poles laugh at ourselves that we are the onion people. Onion is one of the top export vegetables of Poland as the area of onion grow is around 25 000 ha. In a sarcastic way we call our currency (polish zloty, PLN) - the onion zloty (onion is 'cebula' in polish) so the PLN we would translate as 'cebulion'.
We also name some strange or non standard behaviors as onionish - 'cebulactwo' for example if someone is really cheap or in spite of having average level of income still is a typical scrooge - loves his money more than anything in the world and seldom spends any more of it than he has to. Also we make fun of ourselves wearing socks with sandals or with plastic mules during summer. As an addition we also carry a lot of plastic bags with ourselves. Those bags are a pure treasure.
Around polish Internet we spoil ourselves with funny meme pictures about being a typical onion person. So I thought about sharing this here on the blog. By the way - we also laugh at the name 'Janusz' (read: yanush).
What we laugh at then?
1. Polish pineapples (ananasy - cebulasy)
Pineapples does not grow in Poland but an onion does. Below is a great example of recycling the onion by planting it in soil or in water when it starts to grow chives. We keep it at home and add this to our food.
pic source: wykop.pl and kobieceinspiracje.pl site
pic source: kwejk.pl site
Notice the mules with socks and the 'zabka' bag - a bag from chain of grocery stores called 'the frog'.
We tend to carry along the 'biedronka' bag also (yellow with a ladybird on the logo). Don't be surprised if you see us taking pictures dressed like that - we now make it for fun and to highlight the polish onionish spirit abroad.
and the classic shoe wear is a fashion statement
3. Portal to Poland
I am from Poland, and this is gold.
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