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    Warum schützen Stöcke Maria Skłodowska-Curie (oder zumindest mich) so sehr?

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    2. Kryspinsus on

      Why are we so protective of her? Because she was Polish, and saying otherwise is factually incorrect

    3. AmateurHetman on

      Because it’s the truth. It’s not like Copernicus where he could be argued to be Prussian-Polish. She was Polish without a doubt.

    5. Embarrassed-Touch-62 on

      We don’t like thieves I guess, someone else claiming she was not from Poland feels like theft.

    6. bearinthetown on

      Polish people have sort of an unhealthy pride in them. Some pride is healthy, some is not. At school, teachers inject this in us, the belief that some Polish things or people are our national treasures. Top 3 being probably Copernicus, Chopin and Skłodowska-Curie. Followed John Paul II. I understand this mindset perfectly, as it’s been injected in me as well. Poles believe that they are victims of the history, so taking away from us is like taking a penny from a homeless person. Feels unfair.

      Source: I’m Polish

      EDIT

      Yeah guys, DOWNVOTE ME FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH HAHAHA

    7. Schmiznurf on

      Pride in a fellow Pole for accomplishments and great annoyance at other countries trying to claim them for their own.

    9. streetacube2 on

      I remember I’ve asked the same question from French students back in the university. They explained that the way they see her is: „A poor young student named Marie Skłodowska who moved to France is Polish. A world-known scientist who won the Nobel price named Marie Curie is French.” Basically, they think they gave her all the opportunities she lacked in Poland and that gives them a right to claim her accomplishments.

    10. Impressive-Shame4516 on

      Slightly off topic.

      Was Kościuszko Polish, Ukrainian, or Belarussian?

      I’ve gotten mixed responses by people of all three countries. If I mention to a Pole he is one of my favorite tacit founding fathers, I get corrected that he is actually Ukrainian, so on and so forth.

    11. RainyBeast736 on

      For centuries, Poles have been perceived in Western countries only as drunkards and thieves, which is why it is so painful that when one outstanding person from Poland broke through this stereotype, she is immediately culturally appropriated by a Western European power. Karolina Żebrowska explained it very well on YouTube (in English).

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