Life / WHY DO POLES USE ENGLISH WORDS IN CONVERSATION? [396]

I completely agree with you guys who are against the use of those words, it is quite annoying, but what I dont understand is why when Polish people leave Poland to go to, lets say the UK or the US, when they come back they act like they have forgotten to speak polish, I just don't get it. What is so cool about that, what is so cool about speaking English?

I am 100% polish, i speak polish fluently, and I have lived in various countries. So I can say that I have been around. I used to have this "polish pride" and got so angry when someone said something bad about Poland or Polish people. The more time I spent around Polish people and living in Poland,(im including my family sadly) I realized that I too dont like Polish people myself. Now I am generally ashamed to be Polish, the only good thing about being polish is having a EU passport. The more time i spent around polish people, I realized that they are by far the most negative and backward thinking group of people I have ever met. They confront everything with a negative and realist perspective. All they do is complain, mainly about life, politics, and money. If they spent as much energy on actually taking a risk in life or doing something great as they do on complaining, perhaps Poland would be a stronger nation today. I would agree with anyone who argues Polish people are very well educated, in all actuality they are among the top 5 most educated young people in Europe. The problem is due to their backward mentality all that education will mean nothing in the end. This does not pertain to every Pole, but I can safely say the majority. Through out history they have been whiners, it is probable because of that history they became that way, which is OK, but I mean after, now what 60+ years after the war, people are still crying about something. Whether it is the Russians did this or the Germans did that, SO WHAT!!! Any person who lives in the past during the present will never enjoy a future. And to say that, to not like polish people is being a racist, is quite the outrageous statement. As polish people are probably the one of the most racist nations in all of Europe. so haha to sum it up im acting really polish right now, by complaining about something. sorry for that.

History / Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond [301]

Jola: really haha you must do some more study of politics and the theory of politics, because i can see you have no idea what you are talking about. we can talk someother time im going now.

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TO M-G: You think that other countries dont have Polish people in them, and how does it sound strange, yeah as a little kid living in the US very strange that part of my life has nothing to do with where my opinion stands today, in that time all i did was run around like a kid so you have nothing to say to that. and to SoftSide, if you dont have time to answer such comments why did you spend so much time getting angry and responding to my comments, sounds like you have a lot of time, but just gave up, get over it not everyone has to like polish people, you probably dont like other people from other countries to so just give up because you will make a fool of yourself if you keep speaking, because i believe i wrote nice things i dont write anything like F*** polish people or I hate them or anything like, i simply voiced an opinion, and all you have been able to do is attack in an immature way, like i asked you before if you have such a strong opinion against me than tell me what is so great about the polish people. I believe they have many positive traits as a nation and people but there is not enough positivity to combat the negativity and thats where my view and i stand today. I have three passports so i definately have moved on and am very happy in doing so.

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Ironside you should consider changing your name to softside, I am not the only one who thinks so about the passport and nationality situation. I cannot do anything about my blood, i cant change that...and on the subject of nationality, its a man made creation and idea, why should i be bound to one nation, i am my own individual and am free to chose my residence and what i want to be proud of correct, or no is that against your rules as well. if i were to follow your logic many other people including myself would be hiding in the closet on the subject of national pride, and we would keep it a life long secret. Just because I was born in one place and had parents from this place does not mean i am forced to look at myself as a Pole for the rest of my life and go on the streets screaming Polska Polska Polska!! or trying to fight anyone who says something bad about Poland. And if you are such a proud man of your nation, then explain to me this, why is it that many polish people go abroad, and when they return to poland they pretend to have forgotten how to speak polish, act in a different way, or if they get to the point to accept a citizenship from their new nation lets say the US, UK whenever somebody asks where they are from they will respond, Im British, Im American. so please just stop your argument because you really have none. race, nationality, culture are all man made ideas and everyone is equal and has the equal right to chose who they are and represent as an individual.

TO JOLA:I have lived in poland by the way for quite some time, I can chose to be whom I want. and affraid of polish history topics, first of all i said nothing about polands rich history, and if you have a question just ask, dont ever assume anything, because people may suprise you ;) just some future advice

History / Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond [301]

To ironside and media watch: Yes I am polish, both my parents, myself, and my entire family dating back i think is polish( and i mean by polish by being born and living there), sorry for putting it blunt as the other poster said. This is my own personal opinion on the Majority of polish people, and when did i mention anything about polish people abroad, that is your own perception, i was talking about polish people in Poland. to say that i found no good things, you are wrong, I like the fact that polish people are very hospitable, and many of them caring. This is also the case in all Eastern European cultures. But to get so angry at my opionion is kind of stupid dont you think. when people BOOOO someones opinion its always great:) Im not racist but I dont have to like or dislike anyone, its my choice, my experience, and my view, if you dont like it well thats your problem. If you read my post fully, you would have seen that i said that polish people are very well educated in school, but maybe not in life, this too was my own perception. I will not change my opinion and many people would agree with it but i guess there are people like you who dont agree. and dont give any comeback like yes nazis would agree with you, NO normal people polish or not polish would agree. so stop acting like a 13 year old and pissing your pants over some internet post..and instead tell me what is so good about polish people. and i have known and met thousands upon thousands upon thousands of them throughout my whole life, so from these people and just a view from the outside of other polish people i have formed my opinion.

History / Poles and (Polish) Jews... Victims of war... and beyond [301]

I am 100% polish, i speak polish fluently, and I have lived half of my life in the states and the other half in other countries. So I can say that I have been around. I used to have this "polish pride" and got so angry when someone said something bad about Poland or Polish people. The more time I spent around Polish people and living in Poland,(im including my family sadly) I realized that I too dont like Polish people myself. Now I am generally ashamed to be Polish, the only good thing about being polish is having a EU passport. The more time i spent around polish people, I realized that they are by far the most negative and backward thinking group of people I have ever met. They confront everything with a negative and realist perspective. All they do is complain, mainly about life, politics, and money. If they spent as much energy on actually taking a risk in life or doing something great as they do on complaining, perhaps Poland would be a stronger nation today. I would agree with anyone who argues Polish people are very well educated, in all actuality they are among the top 5 most educated young people in Europe. The problem is due to their backward mentality all that education will mean nothing in the end. This does not pertain to every Pole, but I can safely say the majority. Through out history they have been whiners, it is probable because of that history they became that way, which is OK, but I mean after, now what 60+ years after the war, people are still crying about something. Whether it is the Russians did this or the Germans did that, SO WHAT!!! Any person who lives in the past during the present will never enjoy a future. And to say that, to not like polish people is being a racist, is quite the outrageous statement. As polish people are probably the one of the most racist nations in all of Europe. so haha to sum it up im acting really polish right now, by complaining about something. sorry for that.