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Polish Chicago

They're young, hot and Polish, and as fashion designers, metal rockers and social networkers, these immigrants are spicing up Chicago's cultural scene.

	Polish karaoke night: Polish expats gather every Thursday at the Paris Café to sing the homesick blues away.
	Drinking in Polish bars: What to drink, how to order it, and everything else you need to know about drinking the Polish way.
	Polish bar phrases: Popular sayings for ordering drinks—and avoiding fights—in Polish bars.
	Whorrid: A half-Polish local metal band is all-awesome.
	Agga B. Raya: A Polish-born fashion designer finds a weird version of home in a local diner.
	Kasia Tarczynska: A young Polish immigrant in Chicago promotes immigration-law changes.
	Mariusz Moscicki: The Chicago screenwriter brings his Warsaw-bred sense of humor to the big screen.
	Tomasz Kuczborski: A young networker brings together young Polish Chicagoans at Cafe Lura.
	Polish-American Chicago: Growing up with Polish culture in the Windy City.
	Old Pole, new Pole: Think you know Polish Chicago? Here are old-school hangouts and updated spots.
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	Polish pub crawls: Two nights of Zywiec, Okocim and Zubrowka are more than our writer can handle.