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PATRIOTISM -- POLISH OR OTHERWISE? [23]
There is nothing wrong with being proud of your country , i am proud of England , my country , as well as having a pride in being a resident of Poland...Sadly being proud of your country is taken to extremes by a minority of nutters who see it as an excuse to be racist....It makes me bloody angry that flying an English flag above my home in the UK would have me labeled as a national front supporter , and no doubt upset Asian people around me....Its the flag of my country for gods sake , one i fought and was prepared to die for , and for the Asians born in the UK its their flag too...The only time i felt able to fly an English flag was on my Landrover during a trip to Poland , Belarus , and Russia , ironic that flying an English flag in Russia caused less of a problem than it would in my country..!
Now i live on my farm in Poland i feel once again happy to fly an English flag above my home , i also have a Polish flag flying despite the fact i have been told its not legal to have it on display apart from special days , but nobody , including the Police seem to have a problem with this....
It saddens me that some young Polish people seem to be ashamed of their country , i was many times told by my students that Poland is no good , and they see only leaving Poland as the way to a good life , many were unaware of the things that Poland has reason to be proud of , the many heroic deeds of Polands soldiers , airmen , and sailors during the war came as a suprise to them when i told them about this....
Many of them were astounded that an English person would want to live in Poland , and i was constantly asked why i was here... Read your history Polish people , be proud to be Polish....I believe that Poland has a great future in Europe , the fact that Poland exists at all is reason to be proud., go out and wave the flag...!