SobieskiSavedEurope
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----------------------------------- stand alone American is simply AMERICAN , I have no use for polish , african or english or any other sort of Americans Sobieski .--------------------------------------------------------------------- personally , AMERICAN is the only thing that gets any acknowledgement out of me . Course Redneck , hillbilly or similar is fine but if a person isn't a stand alone American i generally figure , feck that guy . ---------- imo !!Didn't know that. Family is at least 5 generations in America. Most settled in northern MN. Same climate as Poland. Really know nothing of old country or customs.As an American born Pollack who is very non PC I take offense at no slur. It's called having a thick skin and considering the source. Too bad other groups don't learn this.
I just carry a burden of a name that uses every consonant in the alphabet.
Polak is hardly a slur, it's actually the male form of Pole in the Polish language.
I have posted else where with the name Polak Potrafi, meaning the Pole man can do it.
Pretty much a red neck American.
What's a stand alone "American"?
Considering that there is no true "American ethnicity" it would seem to be one who gives up their heritage, in favor of "Americanism"
I certainly don't agree with such, I think that this is a sort of Globalist, Multicultural view.
But, many Polish Americans have assimilated very well.
People like RayfromCleveland, or Bear, or Petro here who admit to a Polish heritage on this forum, all sound very "American"
As for me, I'm definitely attached to being of a Polish background.
Well, I like that here in New York, that you can get some good Italian, Polish, or German food.
In other places where the stand alone Americans are, not so much.
If being a stand alone "American" is so great, how come it's one of the poorest White identifications in the U.S.A?
It seems that many who hold onto their previous cultures, have a sort of enrichment from that, more culture, and that's a good thing.