USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]


Funny how you picked out people that don't look typically Polish

USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]


No of them look Polish, anyone who knows what i'm talking about would agree with me, if i'm wrong, then why can I and just about anyone else tell what ethnicity someone is just by looking at them??????


Son you have some serious issues, or you get offended too easily, he said nothing for you to say that twice.

USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]


is a half wolf half human still a human or a werewolf? i think appearance changes


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Polish gay guy, probably from Poznan :)


and Jewish once again, no offense of course he just does

USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]


But Poles have some outside admixture but it's almost perfectly evenly distributed, a lil bit of German, bit of Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Jewish, Russian, all mixed well with the original Slavic genes, and there is a face of a typical blond Pole, a brunette, or dark haired, there's like 3 or 4 looks to an ethnicity when you see it you know what someone is.

USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]


hahahahaa, a half Pole or quarter Pole isn't a Pole, but only half or quarter. Even if he/she is half something very often they look fully or mostly the other ethnicity, so it didn't make any sense what you were trying to say.

USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]


Really? i have no problem distinguishing a Pole from a non Pole, there is something as looking Polish


Woah!! he didn't say anything for you to use language like that, and if you think we're dumb or Polacks why are you in Poland??? say that to someone on the street

USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]

Homeland Security estimated that out of some 20 million illegals in the U.s, 18.5 million are Mexican, now i wonder how many of the remainder 1.5 million are non Hispanic and how many are non white, and finally how many are white?? maybe half a million, how many illegal Poles are there?? i'm guessing few, i see very few new faces from Poland in my neighborhood, Poles don't come here in large numbers no more they go to Western Europe. Can make more or less the same money, be there legally like human beings, not watching out for the authorities, and board a plane for 50 euros go home for the weekend to Poland.

History / Ghetto Uprising better known than Warsaw Uprising? [111]


Yea but it's changing slowly they're starting to write and make documentary films about it more..

USA, Canada / Polack/American Polonia/Plastic Pole "culture" [568]


Yea but Spanish is becoming the first language so how will they reach the people?

Genealogy / Jewish Roots of Poland [638]


It's true that many American Jews (those who descend from Polish Jews) identify themselves as both Jewish and Polish and that's all fine, there's one in my neighborhood who on a huge flag pole has a big Polish flag flying all year round, only takes it down for the Jewish holidays putting an Israeli flag up for a few days. And there's the ones that blame us for what happened to their people on our soil, as if it's all our fault.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]


Jewish is an ethno-religious group, not just religious, more specifically his ancestors were Ashkenazi Jews.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]


You must be from Minnesota or Wisconsin as there are many people of each of those backgrounds in those states. It depends on which region of the States one lives of course, in general Poles mixed mostly with Irish and Italians, same religion was important when choosing a mate.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]

I'm not asking for much, just give me a platoon to command ;)

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News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]


Exactly, they didn't just arrive there in recent years, they've lived on that land for hundreds of years, at one point that WAS Poland, like it or not. I like it how the Polish government isn't letting this slide and is keeping the pressure on.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]

Yeah but i dunno if it's the kind i'll like, in the future i see no race stated, the people of this country will look like Brazilians all mixed together.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]


In the last census there was no column to write in or check Polish, or Irish, or German, just white.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]


True there are English Americans in the South, who are descendants of some of the first settlers came there in the 1600 or 1700s, they've been there for so long they're not sure where their family came from, so they just identify themselves as American.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]

Exactly, i was born in Poland moved here when i was 9, yet some on this forum had the audacity to call me a Plastic Pole, since i don't live there no more. I of course feel more Polish but since i've lived here for so long and am a citizen of both countries i also feel a bit American.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]


Well technically if you're an American citizen you're an American, of Polish descent, doesn't matter that you're not American born. Some people see it that way some don't, at least on paper it's that way.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]


well i'm a dual citizen, came here in 1991, from the 80's i just remember the long lines in front of stores and greyish buildings lol.

Genealogy / Americans of Polish descent. How many of us are on Polish forums? [216]


You mean just American born, or also Polish born naturalized citizens? depends what you mean

Work / Black English Teacher going to Wroclaw [247]

4,500 maybe 5,000 Polish citizens that are black, sure there are many more permanent or temporary residents.

Study / Going to Medical School in Poland (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn / and others) [51]

Akademia Medyczna (Academy of Medical Sciences) Poznan University supposedly the best one in the country.

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News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]


Lithuanians polonized on their own not by force, Lithuanian nobility admired their Polish counterparts, as Poland was the wealthier and stronger military of the two, thus having more influence, the Lithuanian nobles over time became more Polish than Polish nobles, clothing, music, food, faith everything.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]


True, those nobles who betrayed Poland saw what exactly it's neighbors were doing to Poland united with the patriots, and passed the Constitution, but by that time it was already too late, Poland was a big but very weak state, involvement in foreign wars, little foreign trade for decades weakened the vast state, at the same time its 3 aggressive neighbors though taxing its citizens and trade, had large professional standing armies.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]


That was at the very end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealths existence, it was a desperate move to try and save the country by uniting the people. Since the early 1700s a secret Prussian-Austrian-Russian alliance set at weakening Poland took it effects, they did as little economic trade with them as possible, no military alliances, constantly interfered in it's politics, bribing Polish and Lithuanian nobles to pick kings that would favor one of them or all. By 1791 Poland was basically a vassal state.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]

Umm i'm not so sure, he means native as in originally from that land they live on, Poles have been living there since the late 16th century (Polish nobility bought land) the common people moved in large number at the beginning of the 19th century, so for at least a couple hundred years. Yet no Poles are native to that land, no Polish (Slavic) tribes lived on the land that is today Lithuania, just being fair.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]

Poland should just bring these 210 thousand or so Poles from Lithuania and 400 thousand from Belarus back to Poland if it really cares for them, it's just a matter of time before they're all assimilated mixing with the general population. A million Poles left Poland in recent years, these newcomers many young would fill their places.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]


Well i think good relations with Germany and Russia are far more important to Poland, not just to have peaceful relations with those two, but economic benefits. Lithuanians mistrust us, during the Polish-Soviet War (Bolshevik) of 1920, after driving the enemy back, Polish soldiers decided to just 'take' Vilnius while they're there, and incorporate part of Lithuania into Poland. Then Soviets annexed them in 1940. They have they're reasons.

News / Polish Lithuanian Diplomatic War? At last. [533]

Lithuanian minority, much smaller has all those rights in Poland, Polish minority the largest in that country doesn't, both EU countries, that is discrimination, Lithuanians claim it's to protect themselves from being assimilated, the Polish and Russian minority are about 6.5% each give or take, i doubt there gonna assimilate the Lithuanians, Lithuania isn't occupied by any nation it's a free EU state, there is no threat to its sovereignty or national identity. If Poland gives the Lithuanians full minority rights Lithuania should also., not use some cheap excuses.