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EM_Wave   
25 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

The creation of the European Union was the final nail in the coffin.

Except not all European countries belong to the EU. We still have many immigrants from non-EU European countries. I've even heard of illegal immigrants from there.

I'm sure many Poles also prefer to work in England vs America

That's only because it's much easier to travel with an EU passport instead of going through the process to get a visa, then a green card, and then finally US citizenship. (I'm referring to immigrants who want to move permanently)

which is basically a brown mans country.

Excuse me? We're a diverse country with people from all sorts of ethnic backgrounds which is a good thing.

I'm not saying I agree with that reasoning or calling Poles racist but I do believe that plays in the minds of some.

It sounds like Poles need to educate themselves a bit. People who come to America do a much better job of assimilating unlike in western Europe where anti-Semitic Muslims go protesting and yelling that Islam will dominate Europe.
EM_Wave   
25 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

Not nearly as many Europeans immigrate to America as in the past. The number has continually decreased since 1990.

Still a significant amount do.

Ones that move to America end up returning after making money

Many of the European girls I've met want to get a green card.

Why move to America & travel states if you can work in Europe & travel countries

Why? Ask them. They keep coming here. I'm just telling you what I see. Although, one reason I hear a lot is that Europeans are attracted to American universities.
EM_Wave   
25 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

Europeans don't really immigrate to America anymore.

Yes, they do. On my college campus there are plenty of European women.
EM_Wave   
23 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

So, are you saying if people don't go around wearing a shirt with their ancestors' national flag, they are ashamed of their ancestry?

No, I'm not saying that. What I am saying is that people are usually indifferent to what their ancestry is.
EM_Wave   
23 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

I honestly never heard that an EU passport can let immigrants live and work in the USA permanently. lol...
EM_Wave   
23 Feb 2012
History / A little reminder for those Brits that ***** about Poles [143]

HAHAHAHAHA! So a few Polish men fought and died in the RAF, Brits are not allowed to criticize Poles?

Listen, I'm a person who always criticizes those particular tiny dicked Brits who complain about non-white immigrants in the UK. However, this topic is just ludicrous.
EM_Wave   
23 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

Listen patrycja, even Polish immigrants who come to America are sometimes willing to totally forget where they came from. I've banged my fair share of Polish women and most of them have said they want a green card so they never have to return to Poland.
EM_Wave   
23 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

Well, certain areas like Chicago and Greenpoint are exceptions, but in general people don't go around wearing a shirt with their ancestors' national flag.
EM_Wave   
23 Feb 2012
Genealogy / Being ashamed of Polish ancestry? [156]

Polish-Americans tend to be quite proud of their ancestry.

Not really. Just the ones that visit this site (naturally).

Anyway, not all Americans boast about their ancestry. This isn't something exclusive to Polish-Americans.

For example, I have mixed ancestral roots but I don't really see the need to take great pride in everyone of my ancestors' nationalities.
EM_Wave   
22 Feb 2012
Love / 'Seks po polsku' - the sex lives of Poles: [45]

You think it's just Polish men that believe that? LOL!

I'm American and I can assure you that many of us believe that young girls from Poland and central/eastern Europe in general are...to put it politically correct...unusually sexually active.
EM_Wave   
19 Feb 2012
Love / Polish girls want to be dominated. Fact? [63]

Sometimes Polish women come to America to study or work. It's a general consensus among American men that Polish women are not into long-term relationships. They're more about a one night stand and then they're off to another guy for the next night.

this has nothing to do with the op's opening post.
EM_Wave   
16 Feb 2012
Life / Is Poland a poor country? [578]

Huh? You mean to tell me you actually left your basement and stopped hiding behind 50+ different nicks?
EM_Wave   
3 Feb 2012
Polonia / What similarities would you say there are between Poles and Mexicans? [132]

Poles are Slavs

And many other things that came into the mix since the establishment of a Polish state one thousand years ago.

Many Mexicans have Jewish ancestry, too

Some Mexicans have Sephardic Jewish ancestry. Some Poles have Ashkenazic Jewish ancestry.

Both countries are predominantly Roman Catholic.

I will say that Mexican cuisine is more enjoyable than Polish cuisine. ;-)
EM_Wave   
31 Jan 2012
Love / Why do Polish girls and women look at me in a flirty way? [44]

What I simply asked was- Can I know why Polish ladies/ girls give me such flirty look depsite not being a 6-pack man nor Bieber or Ronaldo?

I would think the only girls that would give a flirty look towards Justin Bieber would be those from the pre-pubescent population.
EM_Wave   
29 Jan 2012
Study / Shocking! Test standards in Polish schools. [165]

Is it possible to understand it too?

Probably not too many would. Then again, many college students get good grades in their calculus courses by solving problems but not actually understanding what they are doing.
EM_Wave   
29 Jan 2012
History / Why are Jews pestering Poland for "proper" WW2 monetary restitution/reparations? [750]

is it true that the Polish Jewish diaspora around the globe is still pestering Poland for "proper" monetary restitution/reparations (ex. $65 billion) for atrocities committed against them in WWII?

Well...for one Poland did fail to protect her own citizens of whom have as a result lost their property/lives...
EM_Wave   
29 Jan 2012
Study / Shocking! Test standards in Polish schools. [165]

Well...I think it is possible for a 13 year old to learn basic differential and integral calculus. When I was 12, I learned limits and basic derivatives. I'm pretty good at math but I'm not a genius.
EM_Wave   
29 Jan 2012
Study / Shocking! Test standards in Polish schools. [165]

What does complexity of the language has to do with the intelligence of its native speakers.

I'm not trying to imply there is some relation. I'm just saying, Finns are a bright bunch in general. When I was in Helsinki, all the Finns I met spoke English fluently. No European country I've been in compares to Finland.
EM_Wave   
28 Jan 2012
Study / Shocking! Test standards in Polish schools. [165]

And they are said to have the best education in Europe. They are leading in PISA.

The Finns are a very bright people. You truly have to be an intelligent person to learn their language fluently. Finnish has the most complicated grammar of any modern language.
EM_Wave   
27 Jan 2012
News / Poland now soft-pedalling ACTA signing [107]

I would rather people were able to choose freely which sites to go to, rather than the have governments telling people what's good for them.

Well, good thing your view is not shared by everyone.

the only thing about you that interests me remotely is why you visit a website focussed on a country which you know nothing about

I visit Europe usually once or twice each year. Poland is one of the countries I've been to and spent a substantial amount of time there.
EM_Wave   
27 Jan 2012
News / Poland now soft-pedalling ACTA signing [107]

and perhaps this forum which you and I are enjoying bickering on will
itself be a victim of ACTA or a much worse piece of leglislation to come

I would support legislation that would shut down all sites that condone racism (including this one).
EM_Wave   
26 Jan 2012
Study / Shocking! Test standards in Polish schools. [165]

Do they teach you latin in middles school? May I ask what for?

Here in America, Latin is offered in high school and sometimes middle school. One of the reasons students take Latin classes is because Latin students on average perform considerably better on the SAT verbal section.
EM_Wave   
26 Jan 2012
Love / Is it acceptable for a Polish male to have a German girlfriend? [58]

Genetic diversity is mostly theory

Genetic diversity is healthy and it's a fact. There are many cases which prove it.

For example, let's say "XYZ" is a disease common to northern European populations and is passed on through recessive genes. If a Swedish woman carries the recessive gene for "XYZ" and decides to have a baby with a black man from central Africa where the disease is non-existent then their offspring has 0% of a chance of getting the genetic disease. Sure, there is still a 1/4 chance the recessive gene will be passed on to the baby but at least it has no chance of having the disease active.
EM_Wave   
26 Jan 2012
Love / Is it acceptable for a Polish male to have a German girlfriend? [58]

Many Poles have some German ancestry (aka Gerpoles). The Polish-German intermarriage rate right now is extremely high.

As an American, I've had luck with many girls from different European nationalities. European women seem to love American men based on my experience.

the opposite situation is not common.

While it is true that German male and Polish female couples are more common than the opposite, it is absolutely false that Polish male and German female couples are not common.