History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


Lol, how recent is that map? I didn't know there were that many whites left in America. That's interesting though.
It's hard to read all that tiny print. Are the light blues the Germans?

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


Thanks, I thought that was the case but I needed you to be sure. I didn't know the map was clickable... It's from the 2000 census which means people who aren't German could have put German anyway which just means they are caucasian.

My guess is some who put they are German are what could be called European. Many people have a German great great grandfather and an English/Scottish great great grandmother.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

There are plenty Polish Americans but they might have said they were Caucasian while people with a German grandparent marked "German" because of that.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


A lot of people with a German grandparent or two like to talk about it, boasting, sorta, so they want to put the info on the census form. If someone has an English/Scottish grandparent they are less likely to put "English/Scottish" and just say Caucasian without being specific.

I would classify them as caucasian mutts. There might be a few who can trace each parent's German roots and can honestly say they are completely German but most prolly just have a German grandparent or two.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

It is interesting. Sasha, thanks for finding that map! I just clicked on it and it's very detailed, county by county. It's interesting. B.B., you'll be happy to know my county is light blue :p

Still, there's something fishy about that map. Some of those states in the northeast are completely Irish and Italian. I don't get that. It doesn't look that way up close. And what, exactly, does "American" mean. Can that mean any ethnic group found in the America but just doesn't want to admit which one?

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


I don't know about that but I do live in a mostly white suburb. That part is consistent with the info on the map.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


That I do believe. It seems like most of the blacks are in the south. There's a lot in the Northeast too which is why the statistics puzzle me. There must be more Italians and Irish than blacks.

Places in Illinois and Michigan have a lot of blacks too.
My state has only one black county and that's a bit surprising.

B.B. the people who claim German ancestors like rural communities but the problem is, it's hard to make it in rural areas these days because of commercial farming so they live in suburbs that are mostly caucasian and provide access to decent schools, universities and good paying jobs. Rural life is getting tougher and tougher.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

Now let's all hold hands and embrace.

Hee-hee, you'll be happy to know, B.B., my state is green in that link you provided meaning German was the major ethnicity in 1990 :P

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


Sasha, that's good to know because after I posted that, I wondered how it would be recieved. I thought "uh oh, that was a faux pas I just made".

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


I was under the impression Caucasian was enough of a description but I think I will start being more specific.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

What really amazes me is Irish is so under represented. There are lots of Irish. I thought there were more Irish than German in the US.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


I can't believe you never go to Oktoberfest. Do you celebrate St Pat's day or Valentine's day?

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

I bet he goes every year;)

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


You think that's going to help him get elected. Gee, how many jewish presidents has america had ??

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


I bet he will change parties like Spector did.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

That was long ago and far away!

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]


What I don't understand is him being a republican in the first place. Those Kennedys are all over the place! He should switch sides so he can be just like Ted.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

That's an interesting question. Is that part of the Russian psyche? To see Germans as villians, or is it a coincidence? I notice nations, races and ethnic groups can get into the habitual cycle of villianizing each other.

News / Polish priest publishes sex guide [97]

It's no surprise a priest who never gets any writes a book about sex. He can't have it so he prolly thinks about it constantly so what does he do? He writes about it. Those who never get it think and write about it all the time. That's how you know they are hard up!

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

He was anti everything except Russia. I only read one book of his Crime And Punishment in History of World Lit 2 in college.

History / Western Europe and America vs Russia WWII - chances of Poland being saved [494]

That doesn't surprise me at all because it was a different time. It was the time before PC. He was bigoted and surrounded by harsh, unforgiving people. Sucks but at least he wrote some okay books. You have to take him in context and realize his weaknesses.

News / Polish priest publishes sex guide [97]


Maybe he should write a book questioning the controversial celibacy requirement?

News / Polish priest publishes sex guide [97]

It makes the Church look worse after all the sex scandals. Who wants to be educated by a Priest anyway? It's kinda weird and creepy.

News / Child with Polish ex, is 275 Euros a normal amount for child maintenance? [53]


Oh well. You made the baby you got to pay your part to take care of him or her. You can't expect to not pay child support. Just because your relationship soured doesn't mean the courts allow you to pretend like the entire relationship never happened.

Think of it this way and someone already mentioned it. If she and the baby were with you it would cost you A LOT more inconvenience in time and money. You would be doing much more and it would be much harder. You would be paying utilities, housing, food, clothing, everything! You would have to spend time away from your favorite passtimes to actually raise your kid.

You are getting off cheap.

News / Child with Polish ex, is 275 Euros a normal amount for child maintenance? [53]


No, the child is his and her responsibility and he has to pay child support like it or not. He is getting off cheap but he cannot get off scot free!

You can't just create the baby and say "it's not my problem".

News / Child with Polish ex, is 275 Euros a normal amount for child maintenance? [53]


Well, yes, all this is assuming the child is really his. You establish paternity, then the courts make you pay your part. If she wasn't seeing anyone else at the time and you pretty much knew where she was all the time, most likely the baby belongs to you.

News / Child with Polish ex, is 275 Euros a normal amount for child maintenance? [53]


That's why, in the states, it's standard to establish paternity before the courts decide anything. I would advise this dude to establish paternity and go from there. If it's established thru DNA testing it's his child, he has to pay child support. He can complain about it all he wants but he should have worn protection or something until he was for sure it was going to work out with this woman. It's too bad she went back to Poland and jilted him. If you don't want to be stuck in this situation do not have babies until you are sure about the relationship.

He can always try to visit the child in Poland if he wants to spend time with him or her. I am sure the courts would encourage contact with the biological father.

News / Child with Polish ex, is 275 Euros a normal amount for child maintenance? [53]


The distance is an issue. They don't consider these things before the baby is concieved. These are the kinds of things everyone should think about before they decide to have children. However, just because she went back to Poland, for whatever reason, and we do not know what that reason is because she is not here to tell her side, is not an excuse for him not to pay child support.

News / Child with Polish ex, is 275 Euros a normal amount for child maintenance? [53]


Because it's not his kid. This guy should pay child support after a DNA test establishes paternity. In the US many share your attitude, Sapphire, which is why the welfare state exists.

If you think it's bad this guy should pay without establishing paternity first, why do you suggest someone else who isn't the bio dad pay too? Sounds a bit hypocritical.

News / Child with Polish ex, is 275 Euros a normal amount for child maintenance? [53]

Sapphire, why would you disagree with a law that requires the biological father to pay for his child. Would you rather your government pay because he doesn't want to, or someone else do what he's supposed to be doing? Why shouldn't he be expected to be the one doing the paying since he supplied the sperm?