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  What it means

  Literally “as they see you, so they write you.” Means you are judged by your appearance and first impressions — “you never get a second chance to make a first impression.”

  Vocabulary

  • widzieć — to see
  • pisać — to write; here: to judge, to describe

  Grammar note

  Two parallel clauses with 'jak … tak' (as … so). 'Piszą' here means to form an opinion/description of someone.

  Cultural context

  A reminder that appearances matter in Polish social culture — how you present yourself shapes how others treat you.

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