Genealogy /
Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]
Yes there is, a Yank who wants to stake a claim to the honor of being accepted as a true Pole based on his ancestry has to respect his ancestors otherwise he’s just another foreigner, no more no less.
A Yank (any nationality here) is a Yank and not a true Pole. He can be an American of Polish ancestry, that's all. Whether he/she should respect the country of his ancestors, everyone has to decide it for himself. It's good to be aware of where one is originally from and show some respect too but no one should be looked down to just because he feels American, German etc. and because he has developed feelings for the country he's born and raised in. I personally see it as ridiculous for someone who's born and raised abroad to call himself a Pole (any nationality). If one considers himself a Pole, he should move to Poland and live there (I'm not talking about people who are born and raised in Poland and who just left Poland to make some money and go back).