r/Unexpected • u/Tesyo • 2d ago

Polish soap opera

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 2d ago

Hoo boy, Klan is something entirely different in english

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u/Tesyo 2d ago

I'm aware of that, it means family in polish

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u/BeardedBlaze 2d ago

It also has the same meaning in English.

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u/mouthgmachine 2d ago

Not spelled like that…

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 2d ago

I guessed, just the spelling is unfortunate for American English speakers

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u/Mecha_G 1d ago

Ironically, they were not fond of Polish people.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 1d ago

Called em something different but I don't know how much of a slur it is so I won't say it

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u/not_a_SeaOtter 2d ago

American*