Grownfolksbiz
21 Feb 2009
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]
PennBoy, my friend..... Let me clarify this for you. This is not a race issue. It's a national issue. No one will mistake you for being white. Ask any white in the U.S. their background and they'll tell you Polish, French, Italian, or Irish (etc). Just the same as Jamaicans and Puerto Rican-Americans living in New York or Mexican-Americans in Cali and in the south driving around town with their flags hanging off the mirror. Yes, they're american but some nosey/curious people like to know people's backgrounds when they hear a different accent or hear you talking another language on your cell phone. Please don't feel offended. I can assure you that you won't be followed by the police or followed around stores with expensive items because you're Polish.
Furthermore, people try to act as if they see no differences. Yes, American and I'm black. It's obvious. I have no problem with you stating the obvious. The very same people who chastise others who state the obvious turn right back around and say things like "I don't like America because people are fat." Are they being just as ignorant or are they stating the obvious? hmmmmmmmm?
PennBoy, my friend..... Let me clarify this for you. This is not a race issue. It's a national issue. No one will mistake you for being white. Ask any white in the U.S. their background and they'll tell you Polish, French, Italian, or Irish (etc). Just the same as Jamaicans and Puerto Rican-Americans living in New York or Mexican-Americans in Cali and in the south driving around town with their flags hanging off the mirror. Yes, they're american but some nosey/curious people like to know people's backgrounds when they hear a different accent or hear you talking another language on your cell phone. Please don't feel offended. I can assure you that you won't be followed by the police or followed around stores with expensive items because you're Polish.
Furthermore, people try to act as if they see no differences. Yes, American and I'm black. It's obvious. I have no problem with you stating the obvious. The very same people who chastise others who state the obvious turn right back around and say things like "I don't like America because people are fat." Are they being just as ignorant or are they stating the obvious? hmmmmmmmm?