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guesswho   
23 Jul 2011
Feedback / Quote attribution name removed and tested :) [116]

Lurkers, now please safely go ahead, register, and start posting to show how many of you there are ;).

your forum, your decision. Thank God, we're all free to make decisions that suit our preferences.
guesswho   
23 Jul 2011
Feedback / Quote attribution name removed and tested :) [116]

after removing 200 off-topic posts

often wrongfully

No username attribution didn't stop us from keeping on topic and having a relevant conversation, did it.

well, wait and see if all of us will accept your new concept and still participate as much as we used to.
I can only talk for myself and I know, it will be much less from me since I don't feel comfortable looking for the replies to my posts.
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

Some are grateful for the opportunity and some say - I had to work hard on my success and I see no reason to be grateful - individual thing really.

true but they forget that if not the "opportunity" this country gave/gives them, they wouldn't get a chance to say that "I had to work hard on my success and I don't see no reason to be grateful" and make it as far as they did here. Yes, I believe they have a reason to be grateful after all.
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

well, we can run a long discussion whether "opportunity" is an active help or not. In my eyes it is because it helps thousands (millions probably) of people to run a better life over here.

migrationinformation.org/datahub/charts/6.1.shtml
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

what else ?

the rest of my answer :-) This country gives them the opportunity to leave behind what they escaped from leaving their countries of origin and the word "opportunity" is what I'm talking about Iron. If you'll deny that "opportunity" is what immigrants are looking for here, then tell me why are they coming here?

Is not as if the country was really doing something for them, it is ?

This country gives them all the "opportunity" Iron. Everything else is up to every single one of them. Some make it here and some don't (there are many reasons for both possibilities).
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

So how many states have you physically visited and how long have you stayed there to confirm what you said earlier? PB, all I'm saying is that generally, it's impossible to determine anything unless actually knowing it and we both don't know it and if "we" don't know something for sure, it's always smarter to say "some" or "few" but never "only" (I hope you'll agree at least with that 1).
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

Guesswho don't patronize me.

Where am I patronizing you PB???? I'm not patronizing you when I'm telling you that it's impossible to determine (for any of us) anything without actually knowing something, that's all. We're all meeting people here and there and communicate with them but we still can't tell, if those few we've met stand for any kind of majority whatsoever. I already admitted that I agree with you that most of them came here because of cash but I disagree with you say "only".

columbia.k12.mo.us/pke/phillips/colonies/whypeoplecametothenewworld.htm
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

My statement are from being and living in, with or among whatever I describe, from actually knowing.

oh really? So what is many? How many millions of of them do you personally know to say MANY? You base your statement on something that you practically can't know PB. You know personally maybe few hundred (if that much) people altogether (including all your relatives), just like everyone else and you say many like you knew millions of them. That's why saying SOME usually makes way more sense.

I meant not much besides that,

how do you know it's not "much beside that"? Let's investigate. I'm sure we'll be able to find a link showing us some numbers. I do agree that the majority came here to make more cash but it's impossible to determine, for any of us, how many of them really came here for what reasons unless we know the exact numbers.
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
UK, Ireland / Poles in the UK, you know were the door is [102]

What this country did for them eh?

allow them to enter the country to begin with, or is it some kind of "must be"? The rest is what this system offers people to survive and go up the social ladder if they have the ability to use it.

this is the only reason why people come here.

nope, not the only one, many people are escaping all kinds of discrimination back home (religious, political etc.)

How many times have you been to Polish communities in Chicago, New York, north Jersey or Philly? none?

I applied for a visa to Chicago and didn't make it (kidding).

Now you're being straight up ignorant.

just check many of your posts here PB, you'll see what "ignorant" means.
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
Genealogy / Polish nationality? Which of the following (if any) determine being Polish. [231]

Well because what else is he supposed to say 'I feel Czech and always will' he told you what you wanted to hear.

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.

People born in an another country will always feel that they are that nationality

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.

Many born here to immigrant parents still feel they are, it's not uncommon at all.

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.
guesswho   
22 Jul 2011
Genealogy / Polish nationality? Which of the following (if any) determine being Polish. [231]

Nope, you are Canadian.

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).
guesswho   
21 Jul 2011
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

I'm not twisting anything PB, I only oppose the name of this topic as I would oppose it in any other case too. There's nothing like "..(any country)... women are the most beautiful in the world". Different cultures, different tastes.
guesswho   
21 Jul 2011
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

A Polish girl could pass for a number of different ethnicities we have blondes, brunettes, blue, green, brown eyed etc.

just like any other European, Australian etc. too

The point is those girls represented a broad rage of different looks and pretty or as pretty as it gets with such features. So for someone not to agree with it he simply must not find white girls attractive.

smartbutt, trying to smooth it out now, lol (I meant your previous comment of course). Now when you add to it that your statement had nothing to do with them being Polish, I'm gonna loudly applaud.
guesswho   
21 Jul 2011
Love / Polish women are the most beautiful in the world! [1718]

so basically, you're denying the fact that other guys have a good taste unless it's similar to yours, right? LOL Calling one a fag (or like guys - your words) just because he doesn't share your taste is like calling woman a lesb just because she doesn't find you attractive. Is that what you're really saying, PB?
guesswho   
20 Jul 2011
News / Polish immigrants contribute to the world [32]

No one can deny that there is a lot of bad press these days in UK or US

I can tell you so much that there's nothing on TV about Poland, nothing at all. Our local NC media doesn't say anything about you guys either. People don't talk about Poland or Poles (no Polish jokes whatsoever).

Maybe in Chicago or New York you still hear this or that, I don't know.
guesswho   
20 Jul 2011
Law / The right to own guns: would you support such legislation in Poland? [2315]

The "if it's not happening in my back yard, it's OK" line doesn't really scale up.

this is not what I'm saying. It was a valid argument when determining the real situation in this country. Visualizing America as a country of criminals based on statistics, is inadequate and an invalid argument in my eyes alexw68.