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[T-Type]

Originally Posted by HoosierRon

We don't celebrate Poland's national day of independence (November 11)

A small aside, Poles celebrate on May 3rd. At least all the ones I know. Not sure about Nov. 11.

Anyway, back to your spirited discussion.

[Saturn69]

Originally Posted by 1487

its amazing how we are all supposed to be a melting pot whenever folks want to criticize others for speaking spanish or celebrating a Mexican holiday. When it comes to cultural traditions that hail from Europe no one seems to have a problem. In many large cities neighborhoods were divided by ethnicity. Only within the last 30 years or so have ethnic enclaves started to disappear as people moved from city to suburbs.

Very good point!

[HoosierRon]

Originally Posted by 1487

its amazing how we are all supposed to be a melting pot whenever folks want to criticize others for speaking spanish or celebrating a Mexican holiday. When it comes to cultural traditions that hail from Europe no one seems to have a problem. In many large cities neighborhoods were divided by ethnicity. Only within the last 30 years or so have ethnic enclaves started to disappear as people moved from city to suburbs.

Where I grew up, there were no ethnic enclaves. No one referred to themselves as hyphenated Americans. I moved to Milwaukee. There were and are ethnic enclaves to this day. However, when it was time for me to buy my house, I quite purposefully did not move into "my" enclave. I moved into a suburb because I was quite uncomfortable seeing people fly "my" foreign flag in front of their houses (on American soil).

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[Bravada]

Originally Posted by T-Type

A small aside, Poles celebrate on May 3rd. At least all the ones I know. Not sure about Nov. 11.

Anyway, back to your spirited discussion.

Just for the record:

On May 3rd we celebrate the anniversary of our very first Constitution of the Republic of Poland (1794) - the very first European modern constitution, world's second after American.

On November 11th we DO celebrate our Independence Day, to commemorate the re-creation of the Republic of Poland after its non-existence for 123 years, in 1918.