nothanks
9 Sep 2015
Genealogy / Why Polish aren't white?? [272]
Welcome Uncle Mitch,
OP was correct. I think the misunderstanding stems from Poles being Slavic and Germans not. To some Americans this makes Poles/Poland somewhat of a spin off from Russia.
"Believe it or not, it is extremely common among Americans to not take much interest in their European heritage." usually the case because the majority of Americans are mixed. I remember discussing this with my table in a Physics course in American University. I was the only one 100% something. Each individual was a different religion too: Muslim, Catholic, Athiest and Mormon.
IMO, if you have never stepped foot on the homeland you cannot consider yourself that ancestry. This is many times the case with Americans.
Welcome Uncle Mitch,
OP was correct. I think the misunderstanding stems from Poles being Slavic and Germans not. To some Americans this makes Poles/Poland somewhat of a spin off from Russia.
"Believe it or not, it is extremely common among Americans to not take much interest in their European heritage." usually the case because the majority of Americans are mixed. I remember discussing this with my table in a Physics course in American University. I was the only one 100% something. Each individual was a different religion too: Muslim, Catholic, Athiest and Mormon.
IMO, if you have never stepped foot on the homeland you cannot consider yourself that ancestry. This is many times the case with Americans.