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Feeling ashamed of my Polish heritage. [237]
Every country, whether in western or eastern europe has had its glory moments and its "pathetic" moments and Poland is no different. Its not a crime to disagree with the way your country is run or what state it is in. I'm Polish (born and live in Canada) and I dream of the day I can return to make my country better (as naive as that may sound). I'm not going to antagonize you for being ashamed of your heritage, although I
strongly disagree with your feelings. You mention your firends of all these different nationalities. Look at the Greeks, they, like Poland, had their glory days in ancient times, but now their economy is in the s***er and they're begging for handouts. The Swedes fought with Poland on a number of different occasions, with more losses than victories. In the 17th century (and 18th century if I'm not mistaken) the fashion of the women of France was heavily influenced by the styles of Polish womens' fashion; during the Napoleonic Wars, the best troops argueably came from Poland (namely the cavalry, dragoons I believe they were called). A lot of western nations owe something to Poland, and vice versa.
I recommend you read about
our history. I think you will be quite surprised with the things we have to be proud of.
Cheers,
Nowak
