Genealogy / Polish nationality? Which of the following (if any) determine being Polish. [231]


Why? I bet I didn't sound like I'm working for the Homeland Security, lol He told me that he always dreamed (dreamt for our British friends) about moving to the US. He seemed to be really genuine about it.


maybe mostly but not always PB. I know, you're trying to excuse your butt now, (lol) but don't speak for everyone else because that Czech guy really sounded like he meant what he was saying.


I don't know about MANY but some for sure. I could imagine, it's mostly the case with Pol-Ams judging by this forum but then again, some guy (a member of PF too) from Chicago told me that PolAms in Chicago are not as anti American as some of you here. I can only repeat what PolAms are telling me as I've never met any PolAm (if I did, I didn't know about it) in the US but of course I've met whole bunch of Poles while I was in Poland.

Genealogy / Polish nationality? Which of the following (if any) determine being Polish. [231]


not always my friend. I've met a guy from Czech Rep. in South Carolina who just received his citizenship and he is very proud to be an American and he hopes to be fully accepted here as an American.

Genealogy / Polish nationality? Which of the following (if any) determine being Polish. [231]


nope Candy, he is what he says he is. It's a same with many (not all though) Poles here in the US too. I even prefer if they call themselves Polish, at least I'm less disappointed when they don't act like us when it comes to showing appreciation for everything this country and people did for them. I personally don't blame them for being here since everyone chooses a better place to live for himself. The only thing I don't like about it is that if they don't feel like saying positive things about us, at least they shouldn't constantly criticize everything here either (a little bit of fairness, that's all).

Life / Poland has to pick a nation and accept 3 million people of that nation - who do you choose [59]


that's exactly what I thought when I said it, :-) (matter of fairness)

Life / Poland has to pick a nation and accept 3 million people of that nation - who do you choose [59]

Brits.

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


not even, just let him put his nick instead.

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


good for you

the comments are turning personal. please keep to the topic. thank you .

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]

since you also PMed me, you got my reply in your PM box now so I won't bother to repeat myself here.

CASE CLOSED !!!

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


why are you still saying that he was joking? Did you read his other posts? According to his other posts, I'm convinced, he wasn't joking when he said it.


very true Pat, people are being judged and so are you by supporting his nonsense.


hey, don't worry about DE and I, we'll manage it this way or another. As far as Valpomike, I'm not judging an older man, I'm judging his post that simply doesn't make any sense. Again Pat, this is a public forum, nothing for sensitive people. The only way one will avoid replies (doesn't matter positive or negative) is when he doesn't post here. In my eyes, he was dead serious when he made that comment and I expressed how I feel about. Nothing uncommon on an open forum.


Something you obviously can't determine or you wouldn't be coming back defending your lost case.


wrong again, I don't mind to be judged as long as the person who does it, tells the truth and I gladly admit my mistakes if I feel like I'm wrong. I believe you're misinterpreting the word judged. You're talking about being insulted and it's not the same. I haven't used any cuss words while expressing my disapproval for Vaslpomike's comment. I called it nonsense because it is nonsense in my eyes (btw. not only mine).

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


read it again what I said exactly, the sentence was much longer, wasn't it?


any examples? have I ever copied you? NO and it will never happen. I prefer to be creative and trust my own judgement and "if anything", I'd rather "copy" my parents (much to learn from them indeed).


In general I agree with you but this is an open forum and people are being judged by what they post and not by their age (at least it should be that way). Nonsense shouldn't be tolerated despite one's age.

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


this is a public forum, not a job.

DON'T TRY TO COPY ME, PATRYCJA19, you're really not doing yourself a favor, trust me, lol (we're way too different).

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


what are you saying Pat? what does it all have to do with patriotism?


his other posts on PF indicate that he definitely meant it. Of course, it doesn't "change" a thing to me what he says here but if we put it that way, then why are we even here on PF? We came here to discuss after all.


our way? I can't talk for anyone else but I'll always react when I read something that is opposing common sense and his statement did just that.


entitled to his opinion? Tell me about his opinion. What is it? That "Poland will be a world leader soon"?
According to what you're saying, we have to accept opinions even if they don't make any sense at all, right?

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]



common sense, nothing to add to it and nothing of what you said is anti Polish whatsoever.

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


It's OK to be proud of your heritage but it doesn't serve your case at all when Valpomike or anyone else, makes statements like the one below:


Patriotism YES, blind patriotism NO.

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


very true Sean US (that's why I said what I did earlier in this thread).

Feedback / Why are there so many on here, who do not like Poland [150]


with all due respect, I'm definitely not a Poland hater but what gives you the notion that Poland will be a world leader soon?

Law / Which currency is better for Poland and the Eurozone? Euro or Zloty? [36]

I guess, he still doesn't have enough of it then :-)

Law / Which currency is better for Poland and the Eurozone? Euro or Zloty? [36]


any currency is good as long as you got lots of it :-)

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]

Of course we have many fat people here, I never denied it. All I said to PB was that the Europeans are catching up and I proved it posting a Polish link to make it more credible for him.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


did you think for a second that the reason why my link provides solid numbers is because it's not an estimate? 15-25 looks to me like an estimate while, let's say 20 is a solid number, more credible in my eyes.


It's your fault honey bunny because you told me not too long ago that since you can't be both, you choose to be Polish and not American, remember? You also said that you love Poland while you only like America.

Not that any of what you said bothers me but I call you Polish because it's your own choice. I only honor your choice, that's all. If it bothers you, let me know and I'll call you American again.


as it is obviously (according to the Polish link) in Poland too.


I'll give you an example, my mom weighs 115 lbs by 5'5" and I weigh 107 lbs by 5'7", what's the average weight of a Polish woman?

Do you see what I'm saying? We both haven't answered anything, do you agree with me?

I'll help you out a little:

The average American woman is 5'4" tall and weighs 140 pounds.

inch-aweigh.com/dietstats.htm

Can you provide the same for Polish women?

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


so what is mine PB? Are you saying that Pulsmed isn't legit?

Then you're saying that it's an estimate (your words) so how is yours more convincing than mine?


You said, I'm in denial, lol Look at yourself, you're constantly denying that your country is facing the same problems. All I'm saying is that you guys are catching up and it's true. I never said that we have less fat people here.


I said that you guys are catching up and your numbers are going up too. Whether there will be ever the same percentage of fat people in Europe as it is in the US, is simply impossible for any of us now to determine. The time will show. I say, we'll stay ahead of you for a long while but I also believe that the numbers will be closing in at some point in time. Don't worry, we won't live long enough to see it, probably.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


so why would I believe what your "first better source" says? C'mon PB, why do you think that your source is better than mine?


and vice versa PB, yours doesn't convince me either.

Go back and see what I said about it before you come to any conclusions.
I clearly said that we have more fat people here than any European country. Show me, where did I deny it?

Your problem is that you're totally blind in your patriotism. I love my country too but I never said that everything is great here as nothing is perfect anywhere.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


yep and PB thought, Poles don't have any problems with obesity, right?
Again "co czwarty Polak i co piąta Polka są otyli", this is in Polish PB. This is not some kinda anti Polish propaganda. You guys are catching up !!!


PB, are you saying that Poles are exaggerating? lol C'mon, you don't believe it yourself. Why do you think I posted a Polish link? Because I assumed that you're gonna believe your own people before anyone else as I know how much you love Poland.

Going on a break.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


PP, you didn't pay attention to what was said and posted here earlier. Again, they're catching up fast.


undeniable fact. Who knows how fat Europeans would be right now if their food was as cheap as ours, let's say 30 years ago.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


Half truth in my eyes. I blame the system too since it's responsible for our way of life. This is why I always scream for radical changes in the US, we need discipline here. Staying fit is a part of it.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


As long as you'll say that it's disgusting in general, not just here ...


did you read the Polish text too, I repeat again: "co czwarty Polak i co piąta Polka są otyli".

You are catching up my friend. PB, you know I like you and I respect your patriotism but please don't get yourself blinded by it.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


according to your own link:

30.6 USA (almost 1/3 of Americans, not 2/3)
23.0 UK
22.4 Slovak Rep. (your neighbors)
11.4 Poland

I never said that there are more fat people in Poland than here but I'm telling you again, you guys are catching up whether you like it or not.

"W Polsce, niestety, jest podobnie: co czwarty Polak i co piąta Polka są otyli. Znaczenie problemu otyłości potęguje dodatkowo fakt, że dotyczy ona coraz to młodszych ludzi, w tym także dzieci, np.: w Polsce liczba 'puszystych' dzieciaków wzrosła o co najmniej kilkanaście procent."

pulsmed.com.pl

A Polish link because you might not believe what Americans write about it.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


because you told me that


you can call it what you want, the end result is the same.


not true. Maybe you just didn't stay long enough in Europe to see it. I do agree with you that we still have more fat people than the European countries but as I said earlier, you guys are catching up.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


I didn't say you're fat, I said that if you eat slowly and exercise , you're gonna stay slim :-)


PB, why do you think I provided that link? I did it to show you that French are catching up, slowly but surely. I've been to France many times when I lived in Germany, there are many fat people too.

It's not really what we eat here (not only anyway) that makes us fat but mainly our way of life. Everyone is getting fat nowadays, you guys (Poles) too. I can easily provide links to support what I just said.

USA, Canada / Why are Polish restaurants not successful in the USA? [698]


I love your expressions :-) There are some fat people in France too PB. Just take your time when you eat and you'll stay slim too.

dailyfinance.com/2009/11/14/frances-obesity-crisis-all-those-croissants-really-do-add-up/