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Differences in Polish, American and British mentality [237]
Poland is a really tiny nation in comparison to the massive amount of different cultures and societies living here in the US and abroad. Honestly we’re hardly recognized as a unique culture or mentality in this melting pot.
9 out of 10 when I just say that I’m Polish to someone they'll look at me confused wanting more explanation. Once this is established, people just accept it. They may pay attention to news about Poland because now they know someone that says is Polish. And that’s where it ends.
There are so little of us out there that it's not really difficult for a Polish person living abroad to spot another Polish.
To me personally it feels like looking in to a giant jelly bean jar and spotting white and red one in there. To us Polish, the white and red means something, to others it’s just another jelly bean.
You can pretend not to be Polish but the white and red mentality will give you away to other Polish. To others here in the US you’re just another white dude in a melting pot of many.
As a side note: it's so much more fun to mangle with all the jelly beans in the jar and not only those white and red ones.
It gives one a valuable perspective that can be used to ones advantage.
I would like to hear someone’s perspective from the British side.
