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Randal   
15 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]

What can the average Polander do to make P-Land a better place?

That’s easy: Retain the Polish identity and resist undue Western influence.

Like much of the world, the Poles I have met seem fascinated with all things American. Except the problem is that the vast majority of that influence is of the distorted, twisted, morally hollow view of America presented to them via twisted and morally hollow Hollywood and its notorious Liberal views.

Think of some of the threads here praising Polish women as being noticeably different and better than other women around the world. There is reason for that and it lies in tradition. Do not permit those traditions to be diluted or corrupted by corrupt Western influences.

The best thing about my Polish girl is that she has not been Westernized in this way. When I first met her I noticed this right away and this is in fact what made me fall for her so. I love her because she is Polish. This caused me to become interested in Polish culture and to explore it. I like what I have found.

Don’t let that unique cultural identity die.
Randal   
16 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]

With every immigrant that arrives and refuses to assimilate, and instead Polish culture is compromised to accommodate them, Polish cultural identity slips away a little bit more.

American culture has been suffering from all this “rich diversity” too.

We’re drowning in Liberalism over here, Seanus. Too much of a bad thing.
Randal   
16 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]

Polish culture is compromised to accommodate them? In what ways?

As long as true Americans maintain their values and way of life, I don't see a big problem. It was America who welcomed foreigners after all. 'Bring all your tired and weary' etc etc.

Yeah, we're coming to regret that some!

It’s about assimilation (where the newcomer adjusts to local custom and culture) -vs.- accommodation (where the host is expected to change to suit the newcomer), Seanus. Inevitably, the latter acts to change the host. This is in part why misguided social engineering schemes designed to increase "diversity" are such crap and end up serving to dilute a culture.

Do a lot of Polish girls really lie regularly? I have heard this now a few times.

Not mine. She was sweet and smart and funny and honest and honorable and above all, real –a natural beauty with no makeup and absolutely no airs! (This last bit is what I call un-Westernized.)

(sniff) I want her back!
Randal   
16 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]

Cultural dilution, I was doing that today in class. I was pleasantly surprised, the young ones were highly tolerant and willing to embrace newcomers from far afield. It all goes pear shaped when they get older. I was lucky to have an eager group of 15 year olds discuss various facets of multiculturalism. If this generation maintains that level of open-mindedness, it augurs/bodes well for the future.

Oh. So you’re one of them then, are you? Programming kids to the One World view.

How about instead of shoving all that appreciation for multiculturalism crap down the kids’ throats you instead just give them the facts about other cultures and let them decide how to think about it all for themselves?
Randal   
16 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]

Glad to hear it, Seanus.

Do you think it's a good trait for your child to be prejudist? It just sets you back in life....

That’s not what I said at all, Davey. How did you get this from that quote?
Maybe you are one of the intolerant PC folks who jumps to attack and label as “haters” all others who may not share your precise views?

There is great difference between mere exposure with expected tolerance and coerced embracement with celebration.
Randal   
16 Feb 2009
Life / What can citizens do to make Poland a better place to live? [125]

Again, you have seen no intolerance posted here by me, Davey. I am all for tolerance …minus the all too present Liberal coerced inflated value.

Maybe you missed this:

There is great difference between mere exposure with expected tolerance and coerced embracement with celebration.

No hate there.

How about some tolerance from the PC tolerance pushers?
To me, brainwashing kids is worse than permitting even some unwashed ideas to run loose. Would you agree?
Randal   
18 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

Calling all Scots! Sound off!

There seem to be a number of Scottish folks here on this board. Why is that?
What is the draw to things Polish for Scottish nationals?

I am interested because I myself am an American of Scottish descent with a healthy respect for my own cultural heritage as well as that of the Polishians, along with other personal reasons.

And are there any Scots here hooking up with sweet Polish chicks? We really want to hear about this! Perhaps this entire Scot/ Pole intersection is the result of Polish girls going abroad to work and the Scottish men following them back to Poland? (How do Polish boys feel about this?)

Are there any here who are the spawn of Scottish-Polish unions? Ever seen a redheaded Polish baby?
These are the things we want to hear about.

In the spirit of inclusiveness, we will also accept testimonials from Americans and others of Scottish descent who have been drawn to Poland for whatever reason.

So, reveal yourselves my fellow Scots. Even if you’re just “ish”, like me.
Randal   
18 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

maybe it has something to do with men in skirts...
;)

Do men wearing skirts really turn Polish girls on? Do you sincerely find this to be hot PGTX??

A redheaded Polish baby is in the offing. I'm Scottish born and bred though I have Irish blood too. I'll be sure to show you the pictures of my kid in the next couple of years.

Relationships have to be worked on constantly, to make sure that it is moving in the right direction. I met my Polish fiancee here. We didn't live together at first but now we are making it work.

Where did you meet your girl, Seanus? Were you drawn to her because she is Polish?

You speak of relationship dynamics. Is this, or have there been, what you feel to be cultural issues due to your different nationalities?

What else would you like to know?

I asked you before if there were any considerations as far as citizenship in regard to where to have your planned baby born but I didn’t see your response. With P-Land in the EU are such concerns no longer valid? What would be your choice?

Not that’s it’s likely to happen anytime soon, I would probably insist my baby be born in America…

you are not married (yet) and you have a little one on the way, has this caused any problems (religious wise/in laws etc)?

Yes, how do the Polish peeps feel about such things?

I'm a Scottish female, and was drawn to my husband not because of him being Polish, but because we liked each other. He didn't speak very good English at first and the effort he made to learn for me, impressed me. We don't have a ginger kid yet, but perhaps in the near future, and since my brother and my dad are both redheads...maybe he or she will be a red headed pole?

Now we are getting somewhere! These are the things we want to hear about!
I particularly like what you say about being impressed at his displayed effort! I would do the same thing to impress one Polish girl!

Someone on the board said that they were drawn to Polish girls abroad due to their lovely East-Euro accents. I know I find this accent to be the very loveliest I have ever heard! Maybe this has gotten the attention of others as well?

Thank you, Mrs. DRJ. Stick around. Maybe we could also hear what Mr. DRJ has to say about all this?

Thank you to all who have contributed so far.
But surely there are more Scots here than this. I am certain I’ve seen more on this board.
Show yourselves, male, plaid skirt-wearers and the Polish girls who love them!
Randal   
19 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

Scotland and Poland have a long history together. The connections between the two are especially evident around WWII but do go back much further than that.

Personally I've always had Polish friends, I think it's just a natural connection.

I have researched some the rich history between the two lands, PolskaDoll. And there are a number of groups out there celebrating that historic connection today. But I am more interested in hearing of romantic interaction of today and the reasons for it. For instance, despite that history, this is not why Seanus selected his Polish girl. His seems more the natural result of geographic location, as do Mr. & Mrs. DRJ. Quite pragmatic. Whereas your interest maybe is more focused?

Please tell me more about your multiple daily varied contacts with a Polish man (men?). I assure you, it is only for scientific reasons that I ask. ;)

Is there anyone here who has consciously sought a member of the other culture? Anyone who is draw particularly to the other because of their differences?

Any cultural gaps have been bridged.

What cultural issues were there that required bridging? How did your girl's parent feel about her bringing home a Scot? Come on, you know what I want here and why. Make with it!

Thank you for sharing, Danny. Is Danny a common Polish name? Maybe you descend from Scots yourself? Your written English of eight years seems fine to me. I would have loved to see you and the Mrs. trying to communicate on your first dates! I love your Polish-Scottish love story! I hope the two of you are very happy for many years and she gets her redheaded Polish babies. :)

There is no sweeter music to my ears than a Polish girl speaking slightly fractured English in her Polish accent. It is a sound the birds must envy. It does things to me that I will not write of here!

maybe it has something to do with men in skirts...

definitely... :)~

I'm proud to be a Polish plaid skirt-wearer!

Does one see a lot of kilts worn in Poland?
I wish someone would explain to me this apparent fascination girls have to men in skirts. Is this interest just due to the mere novelty of it? The easy access? Some deep-seated perversion?

I myself do not own a skirt but I may have to get one if the Polish ladies like them so!
I think I saw a guy here who goes by the name KiltMaker. I may have to look him up.
How come he hasn't posted here yet?
And where is that guy who is living my life? He's the one I should be talking to!
Randal   
19 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

Thank you, JustsiaS. :)

You are Polish and your boy is Scot? You have come to the right place. Do tell!

His travels took him to Poland where he met a girl whom he connected with and so they are together.

Right. Geographic.

could have been in any other country and met a Polish girl

Which, if this were the case, could possibly suggest a certain affinity for Polish girls.

people fall in love because they are attracted to a person for a personality reason, not because of where they come from.

Oh, I well know it. I have said several times that one of the reasons I fell so for my Polish girl was that she was un-Westernized. And this is in fact a part of who she is.

It's because they connected as people not because of their nationality.

To those of us who have had limited exposure, perhaps we possess an elevated appreciation for fine Polish sweeties. But one need not be some weirdo who only targets Polish girls in order to like Polish girls, even if it is part of the attraction. After all, it is still part of who they are as individuals, right?

I get a bit hacked off with this skirt thing

Perhaps this is why you seem a tad annoyed with me.
Being of Scottish descent and having a healthy respect for that heritage, I claim an ancestral right to poke fun at men in dresses. This does not mean that I mean disrespect or hold them in some low regard. No, quite the contrary.

One of my ancestors was a Highlander. Somewhere around here I have an ancient photo of him in his full dress military garb. To his waist it looks like any other military uniform of the era, but from the waist down he’s wearing a skirt! Lol…

Men wearing kilts is quite unique. As with the Polish girls, surely you must appreciate the level of novelty in this for someone who is not exposed to it in their normal day-to-day life.

I have even researched and found my various family tartan setts. I may just send for an authentic Scottish kilt some day. They are very expensive. So no need to be touchy. :)
Randal   
19 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

What attracted me to her well, you have never seen her obviously!!

I can only imagine!

For me I was not attracted to her because she was Polish more so I would say we got on with each other well and could have a laugh. To be fair if she was any other nationality it would not have made a difference to me.

Very good.

As for parents all good there to they are really nice and welcoming everytime I have been over, yes the language barrier is a bit strange but nothing that can not be over come.

Thanks for sharing, Whyikit. Good luck with that. :)

It was just the fact that we met here, that's all. Her being Polish doesn't have too much to do with it.

Very well. I’d still like to hear more about all these commonalities and differences people keep mentioning without expanding on.
What sort of name –Scot or Pole- do you think you might give a child?

Its actually Daniel

Is Daniel a Polish name?

My wife loves it when I put my kilt on.

So, now we have a Pole wearing a dress! :)

Family gatherings leave me exhausted since I have to translate so much.

Very interesting.

DING! DING! DING!
I think we have our winner!...

we will be celebrating 7 years marriage (me scots she polish) our son is red haired and milk bottled skin , the classic scots look :)

Excellent, Twojdupa! How about that tyke’s name? Scot or Pole?

married because she is polish no, because of who she is and what she is, … although where i was looking probably explains that more

Nice girl. Geography. Very well.

different mind set to any scottish girls i ever met

There it is! I know what you mean!

the mother used to watch me like a hawk to try and read every move i made but i must admit they are probably the nicest and most caring parents i have ever had the pleasure to meet, when i came 1st time i was left alone with the father and brother for short time as the father wanted to check me out, thank god for the dog who i stroked to hell and smiled like an idiot,,,,

Lol! Very good. Funny stuff.

a kilt is a kilt if the wearer is scottish if not it is a skirt

Thank you for clearing this up. Again, I meant no offence.

if your great great grandfather was scottish this does not make you scottish

I agree. I would never pretend to be something I am not. But we can still show reverence for our heritage.

Thank you very much for sharing your story here, Twojdupa. I love it. I wish you and your Polish wife and redhaired baby all the best.

Do they make infant kilts?
Randal   
19 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

it will last a lifetime

A baby lifetime?

Real kilts from Scotland are very expensive. The one I was looking at was like $800.

And I would not put me nor my kid in a kilt with some generic sett pattern. It would have to be authentic.
Randal   
20 Feb 2009
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

Race is always a complex issue because it is an ill-defined human construct and people confuse things like ethnicity and nationality and culture with race.
Randal   
20 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

Anyone else?

So, no one here is themselves the child of a Scottish/ Polish union?

I’d still like to hear more about all these commonalities and differences between Scots and Poles people keep mentioning without expanding on.

Are there any Americans who got with a Pole here? I initially asked about Scots because of the Scottish presence on this board and the history between the two. Also, there are already threats about Americans and Pole. But I would love to hear from Americans in this situation too!

How about it, any Americans getting on with a polished Polish princess?
Randal   
21 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

due to very strict rules in poland regarding kids names

What is this??

Highlander Big Ba's Heather ma Loon

What a name! Maybe it is good they have name rules! Lol...

'i won' no need to tell me the wife reminds frequently how lucky i am

:) I think you are both lucky.
Randal   
21 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

Must one submit a name for approval before the child can be named? Who decides? Is there a list of approved names?
I see how this could lead to things like ethnic discrimination.
Why are people so intent on controlling others even in things of little consequence?
Randal   
21 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

Here is an example of how Scottish and Polish kids are getting along.
Saturday School

“to promote… to encourage… to prevent… blahblahblah… diversity…”

Ah yes, more manipulating children’s minds with the coerced celebration of diversity and multiculturalism.

This topic has already been covered. Use of the search function will provide answers.

I have never found any luck using that feature.
Randal   
22 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

How about this: Instead of programming them with all this manipulative BS, we instead just teach kids about other cultures and tell them to be nice to everyone and leave it at that, and let them make up their own minds what and how to think of others.
Randal   
22 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

The Aims of the school were probably written for an application of charity status or to get grants or something.

I am sure the aims of the school are good. Even if they have been coerced by the grants standards enforced. Money influences everything, often not for the better.

I am not some intolerant jerk. I am just against telling kids what to think. Teach them facts and let them figure out on their own how and what to think about it. Of course those facts would include that the world is a better place if everyone shows tolerance and acceptance of others so everyone can get along -but don’t coerce it.

While at the same time there are very good examples across societies that have struggled greatly under all this engineered “rich diversity”. So it is not settled science by any means. Maybe those taught facts should include this information? But I am doubting the grant underwriters would approve of kids being taught such facts.

You make a good point about willful indoctrination, Seanus. But there is great difference between willful and unwitting. The latter seems almost criminal to me. It’s just not right, even if the intent is good.
Randal   
22 Feb 2009
Love / Scottish & Polish relationships [229]

Very well, Shawn. But the Hamas/ Israel thing is also a good example of groups that just can’t seem to get along and should probably stay separated. I would say this is a fact, considering how long they have been going at it. Lol…

Roman Catholic Church

Oh of course. My bad. I thought maybe he was speaking of some government body of which I was unfamiliar.

(How do Polish boys feel about this?)

I'm not sure about others but I cry every night.

Do you feel any resentment for foreigners taking up the crop of Polish girls?
Randal   
23 Feb 2009
Life / Russian rap vs Polish rap [87]

is utterly ridiculous and it sounds awful. Infact most rap sounds awful

I agree. Someone please spare me having to watch the videos… Do Russian and Polish rappers ‘get their ghetto on’ and try to imitate black American rappers, yo?
Randal   
23 Feb 2009
News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

do cops in Poland have guns

Not such a silly question considering how the gun-fearing Libs have disarmed police in England.
That's it, have a problem with criminals having illegal guns? Disarm the law-abiding and law enforcers... Liberalism's "solutions" are always exactly backwards.
Randal   
23 Feb 2009
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

Race is an excellent example of the persistent and real nature of social constructs.

And yet it is as real as the human construct of money.
Randal   
24 Feb 2009
News / What's the stupidest question asked about Poland? [414]

Grandfather took many secrets to his grave.

I have heard of this before, that some older generation ethnic immigrants intentionally did this so their children would assimilate rather than cling to their old culture.

Nowadays it seems it is trendy to sh!t all over the culture of where they arrive and demand special accommodation. I’m not saying the Polish are like this by many others are.
Randal   
24 Feb 2009
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]

because people act as race was real, race produces real consequences...
...nations and other fictions too.

Right. In our world race is as real as the imaginary human constructed political boundaries between nations.
A bird does not know where one country starts and another begins. But you try crossing a border without the proper papers and see what happens.