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PolAms -- do you regard yourselves only as 'white Americans'? [187]
Now really, are you doing anything for Poland?
Con Con Con,
This has to be one of the silliest conversations I have had with anyone here.
Where do I even begin?? LOL
Con,
First of all I do and have spoken with Poles in Poland as well as Poles who just came here as well as Polish Americans who are 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation. Granted most of the Polish people I speak with are Poles/Polish Americans here in America since this is where I live. But you do realize I have family and roots from Poland don't you?....for goodness sake. Also as I have said before I do speak some Polish, its just not as good as my Polish. How do you think I read these Polish articles here? LOL
Also as I have said repeatedly now, this forum is not just about Poles in Poland. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? Don't believe me? Just look at all the topics here. WHAT language is this forum in? Hint: Its the language that most Polish people outside of Poland speak LOL
Its about things in general about Poland and Polish people. So according to you, once a Pole and or his family leave Poland they are suppose to not have any interest in their Polish ancestry? For goodness sakes we have millions of Italian Americans, Jewish Americans, African Americans, Irish Americans, etc that love to talk about their interest and pride in their ancestry and these are 4th and 5th generation ethnic Americans.
I already provided youtube videos of how 4th and 5th generation Irish Americans are going through the trouble of coloring the Chicago river GREEN to show their interest and pride in being Irish. Have you ever been to an Italian Columbus Day Parade or Irish Saint Patrick Day Parade in a major US city? I have. These are mostly 3rd 4th 5th generation Italian and Irish Americans respectively in these parades going wild about their ethnic ancestry. Are you going to tell these millions of Italian and Irish Americans to lay off their interest and pride in their ancestry as well??? LOL
Seriously. What Pro-Polish things have I said that have offended you and made you feel so uncomfortable? LOL Was it my support of the Polish soccer players in Germany bringing honor to Germany? Was it my support of Polish born boxer Tomasz Adamek boxing here in the US? Was it my support of that cute Polish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki bringing honor to her nation of Denmark? Which was it? LOL
I've never heard anyone say to somebody else in so many words that there are ONLY CERTAIN things they can do to "help Poles" or Poland or any country for that matter like you do. LOL You're just being silly.
But since you brought up investing in Poland I have invested/donated to charities and hospitals in Poland. Heck I even donated to a Polish kids baseball team. But even if I didn't that doesn't make me any less pro-Polish.
As for my efforts in defending Poles and highlighting the good things people of Polish ancestry do, I don't know any Pole who told me, "NO DON"T DO THAT". "You must invest your time and money in Poland ONLY!" On the contrary, these Poles like what I do. Heck THEY WORK WITH ME AND EGG ME ON!!! LOL!!! How does that grab you??? :D
Share a bit of that superior "western" education that you had the chance of taking part in. That will help Poland, not calling people Russian from across the pond. There are plenty of Poles that know their history well, they're not idiots you know.
One of the last things I would accuse Poles in Poland of are "being idiots". I've already seen enough of that kind of Anti-Polish hate propaganda by Poland's enemies. Frankly I think its something that would come out of your mouth much sooner then my mouth. Your pal Delphiodomine who is basically arguing your same argument against me, on many occasions has already called Poles in Poland idiots many times in so many words.
Are you now debating me on behalf of Delphiodomine now?? LOL Its interesting to see how the mention of "Russia" is hitting a nerve with you, just like with Delphiodomine.
One last thing. Check out this video of the Polish national anthem that was sang by Polish Americans in Newark NJ in AMERICA, right before the recent Tomasz Adamek fight.
Like the Polish anthem says in so many words, where there are Poles/people of Polish ancestry, there is Poland, no matter where Poles are.