USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

Okay if people wanna discuss anything other then what the TOPIC is about make YOUR own THREAD. I don't want racism or any negativity if there was a block button trust me I'll be using it right now

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

Excuse me I am studying for my tests. 1. You don't know which side of the states I live on. 2 I am over 18 and I have the right to do what I want and 3 don't ever call me Cinderella.

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

Like I said I'm only going to Greece to study classics which makes since because it's based there. The whole point was me freaking out because In America everything has switched roles everything that was made fun of is now considered a beauty standard. For example brown or dark eyes are appreciated more but light eyes are not beautiful anymore. I have blonde hair and blue eyes and I had no culture because I thought I wasn't polish enough. I'm not saying I'm 100% polish. My family through out the years has celebrated it from my grandpa to my mom. It isn't something we started celebrating, we've had it for more then 78+ years.

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

I do not know anything about dna I just took a test for curiosity.

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

Well to be fair American tv and books tell us that we are "hated everywhere" and there is no reason to move. You should see how everything is labeled and seen.It's quite sad how children grow up and are influenced a certain way.

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

So when I move out of the states will wherever I move be accepting and friendly after awhile because I can't live in America for personal beliefs and I don't want to move where I get dirty looks and rude remarks?

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

My Greek Connection is that I'm studying Greek mythology and I want to enrich the culture and my name is Greek. My mother named me after a feminist and I feel proud but yes I am American and I'm embarrassed because for the rest of my life I'll be labeled in different cultures as an fat lazy American who is culturally insensitive and it's sad that I'll be known as that.

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

My mom visited Poland once and was so amazed by their culture they way the were so friendly and whenever I'm down she tells me about her travels and how history is still alive and it's sad that in America a lot of our monuments are either destroyed,put away or overly protected.

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

In my opinion I'm a little embarrassed to be American. A lot of negative stuff goes on here and I feel in my heart that I do not belong. I'm going to college next year and I'm studying abroad to Athens Greece. I want to be apart of a rich heritage where it's still alive and not negative. To be American is very different then people make it to be. That's why I'm proud to be polish. My grandfathers grandparents came from Poland and they kept the culture and heirlooms alive and rich.

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

Thank you! On my fathers side is german (I have a german last name but if I move to Poland I'm changing it to my mothers very polish maiden name) I'm just happy and proud to be apart of a very happy and positive culture of people where everyone is welcomed!

USA, Canada / I'm struggling with my culture - I grew up Polish in America. DNA test. [37]

It said I was 38% Europe west, 20% Europe east,18% Scandinavian and 14% Great Britain.