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pingwinThreads: 3
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  Mar 25, 07, 09:21 /  #
Quoting: miranda
If you address the problems to the people who hurt you or mistreated you, you would get somewhere, instead of attacking anything and everythinng with the Canadian flag on it. Good luck.



Bravo! Bravo miranda!!! You are so right that he needs to attack the root of his problems. Well said!!!!

Shawn_H   Jun 23, 07, 19:04 /  #
Quoting: Puzzler
about the brutal beating of the Polish immigrant in Richmond, British Columbia, by a bunch of 'Chinese Canadians'? He was coming back from a shop with milk for his newborn baby. The CBC totally ignored the incident


Puzz, Google didn't provide much help. Any other info on this?
nauczyciel   Jun 24, 07, 02:56 /  #
Quoting: Puzzler
Well, from my own experience, 'Canadians' are the most racist Polonophobes I've ever met. Dreadful human beings.


>>please provide us with factual examples. I doubt you can.

I find it hard to get how Polish people can stand living in Canada, or any other US state?


>>Canada is not a state of the USA but an independent country. You really should look at at map sometime or go back to grade 3.

How do you cope with the constant spite and hatred levelled at you there? For example, with the loud boorish ridiculing your nationality, your Polish surnames in the banks and 'stores,' with the open discrimination in schools and workplaces, with the incessant hateful picking on the Poles and Poland in the Canadian media?


>>Can you give specific examples rather than a general statement without factual evidence? I have lived in Canada for 38 years and not one ever faced any ridicule of my surname. Other than when i was a kid growing up. We all know that kids can be nasty. My surname is actually German. Adoption make me a mix-breed.

>>Please provide us with links, documents backing your claim that there is "incessant hateful picking on the Poles and Poland in the Canadian media". I doubt you can.

Have you heard about the brutal beating of the Polish immigrant in Richmond, British Columbia, by a bunch of 'Chinese Canadians'? He was coming back from a shop with milk for his newborn baby. The CBC totally ignored the incident.


>> When was this? I have googled it, and can't find anything. I even have friends in the Richmond RCMP, and they said they know nothing about this incident. So what that the CBC ignored this incident? I used to listen the the VCP on my scanner 10 years ago, and there were many things that i heard happen, that were never reported in the news.

BTW... there are other media outlets in Vancouver other than the CBC. And the fact that I have googled "richmond BC polish man chinese beating" in at least 12 combinations and came up with nothing suggests that this story is formulated by yourself.

I wonder how can you call yourselves 'Polish Canadians'? You perhaps talk into yourselves that the Polonophobic hatred doesn't exist in Canada, don't you?


>>if you are from another country and have become a citizen of Canada, you can call yourself "your home country"-Canadian. It's pretty easy. It is easier to judge someone on the colour of their skin and seeings how 99.9% of Poles are caucasian, they are not a visible minority, and thus not subject to visual hatred. Puzzler, you speak out of your butt. Maybe it is you that has hatred towards Poles. seek help.


I feel sorry for you, folks. Why don't you leave those nasty lands, or at least stand up for your human rights and dignity there? It's going to be hard, because their 'human rights' organizations are infested with racists and phonies.


>> nothing wrong with the physical land. There are problems in every country. I have never come across human rights violations against Poles specifically. The police in every country has stepped across the line and has violated "human rights/charter of human rights".

I find it funny that you claim that human rights organizations are infested with racists and phonies. Kinda like YOU PUZZLER, spreading your hatred of Canadians on this board. Please back up your claim with factual evidence.


And from what I know, Canada doesn't honour any international court, such as the one in Strasburg. This means that they can do any harm to the Poles in their 'country' with total impunity.


>> interesting....Please provide us with cases relating to Poles from this court in Strasburg where Canada doesn't honour it. I'd like to know, and won't waste my time googling it. I/we'll just wait for you to provide it.

ever heard of "The softwood lumber dispute" where the USA illegally imposed tariffs on imported wood into the USA from Canada and made billions of dollars(paid by Canadian wood companies), and yet when Canada took them to World Trade Organization Courts, and Supreme Courts of Canada, and the unanimous decision was that the tariff the USA imposed WAS ILLEGAL.


By the way, isn't it Canadian PM who said that the Canadian values are the same as those of the Israelis?


>>Who is "Canadian PM"? I assume you are refering to "Canadian Prime Minister". You need to work on your sentence structure. Assuming you are refering to the Prime Minister, which PM said that? please provide us with factual evidence of this, I'd sure like to know.


PS. The gentlest and least prejudiced people I've ever met (and I've travelled a lot) are the inhabitants of the British Isles: English, Irish, and Scots.


>> first of all P.S. means "post script" which means that you add it last after your signature. It is not part of your run on paragraph. I find that interesting you say that E,I,S's are the least predjudiced people. I guess you have never experienced the hatred that they have towards Poles for coming into their countrieslie found on this forum.

In spite of the fact that the media in England (mind that I don't call them 'English media') have been carrying out a vicious Polonophobic hate propaganda, the majority of the English people seem not to be fooled by it and still treat the Polish guest workers with respect. By the way, Canada has long ceased to be a Brit country. They have besmirched and totally destroyed their British roots.


>> Canada was a British country? you need to study your history there pal. Destroyed our British roots?? What planet are you from? Please provide factual evidence of this happening.

Puzzler- I'd like to know what your nationality is and where you call home. But you are anonymous on this board, so we know you could just lie. kinda like the crap you have spewed on this forum.
miranda Edited by: miranda   Jun 24, 07, 08:02 /  #
Great post Nauczyciel.
I would like to see some links and become educated too.
miranda   Jun 24, 07, 09:55 /  #
I have been waiting for 2 months
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  Jun 30, 07, 12:18 /  #
Quoting: Mroz
Hey all,

Polish Canadian here. My dad is from Poland, my mum a Cape Breton girl of Scottish descent. Although I now live in Halifax, I was born on Cape Breton island in the city of Sydney, where there is a fair-sized and active Polish community (much more so than here in Halifax it seems). We have our own church, St Mary's, I believe the only Polish Catholic church east of Montreal. Most of the Poles from my former area arrived in the early 1900's, lured by promise of employment in the growing steel industry in Sydney.

Well, that is about it in a nutshell.

With regard to weather talk, we have been having an absolutely fantastic winter with great temps and very little snow (fingers crossed). Oh well, a few more months to go, eh?

btw, nice to meet you all!

Ray



Wow, a Polish church in NS?! The only other one I know about is in the ghetto in Dartmouth haha but its kind of unofficially Polish, all the Polish people in Halifax go there basically.
Shawn_H Edited by: Administrator   Jun 30, 07, 13:17 /  #
Quoting: Davey
sovereign nation as of 1887


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Confederation_Canada_%281867-1914%29
love   Nov 7, 07, 13:47 /  #
Hey does anybody know which universities have a large number of polish people ?
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  Dec 8, 07, 11:31 /  #
According to the 2001 Canadian census, 817,000 Canadians claim full or partial Polish ancestry.
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Edited by: arek1109   Dec 8, 07, 11:41 /  #
facebook.com/group.php?gid=7660572273 - Polish Canadians Facebook Group or

poloniablog.com/group/PolishCanadians - Polish Canadians PoloniaBlog Group
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  Jan 11, 08, 19:47 /  #
Canadian Polonia Network
Polonijne blogowisko lokalnych ciekawostek, filmików i fotek. PoloniaBlog.com is a multilingual platform dedicated to connect Canadians of Polish ancestry.

poloniablog.com
rysia   Feb 22, 08, 16:23 /  #
whaaaaa
i'm a polish canadian.. and i love it.. i love this country and i love the people ...i live in the beautiful victoria, b.c. we have great summers and very mild winters... you can say it's a paradise... i'm a nurse working at the local hospital ... i speak with as accent and i love it... im a very respectful member in my community and i have never beed mistreated in any way...it's about who we are and what we represent as a person that make others pay attention... one more thing.. the only a'real canadian " are aboriginal people".. the rest emigrated here just like me.. and they know it...
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Edited by: Mali   Mar 3, 08, 13:49 /  #
I'm a polish canadian! I was born in poland but immigrated with my family in 1989 when I was 4. I now live in a suburb in Toronto and love it here!

Also, there are plenty of Polish people in Mississauga, one of Toronto's neighbouring cities.
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  Mar 10, 08, 06:57 /  #
hi guys,
i am new here...I am Polish living in London, UK, but I s want to move to Canada. I love your winters and falls....
I went to Ottawa for a month in Feb this year and I am absolutely in lovvvvveeee...
I love the snow, I was excited like a baybe when I experienced my first canadian storm or when my boots wher full of slash...love it....
is there anyone interested in marrying me, coz the visa process is so fregging long.. just kidding btw
miranda   Mar 10, 08, 08:45 /  #
felicitakk wrote:
I went to Ottawa for a month in Feb this year and I am absolutely in lovvvvveeee...

it is one of the coldest cities in Canada. If you like winter this is your country. 6 months of winter is definatelly something you should try and see for yourself. Most Canadians are not tha tcrazy with winters since they have to pu tup with it every year, but you seem to like it, so.....there are no visas to Canada for Polish citizens, so the door is open.
Shawn_H   Mar 10, 08, 09:45 /  #
Amen sister! They are sooooooo looooooooooooong!
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  Mar 10, 08, 11:40 /  #
there are no visitors visas, but we still have to apply for a work permit or skilled worker visa which takes up to 2 years and is costly....
Hanica   Mar 28, 08, 15:08 /  #
Hallo!
My name is Hanna.I come from Poland.I need some work in Canada.Maybe u may help me.
My mail : mypumass@tlen.pl
DevinskyThreads: 2
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  Apr 1, 08, 17:46 /  #
haha i'm here man! actually it feels like most ukrainians here have polish surnames, and most "average" canadians cant make any distinction between poles and ukrainians! i'm a little ukrainian as well but it seems that polish culture is wayyy overshadowed by all things ukrainian! just because the ukrainian community is much much larger
miranda   Apr 1, 08, 17:53 /  #
Devinsky:
ust because the ukrainian community is much much larger

you are a liitle overboard with your comment. Welcome.
DevinskyThreads: 2
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  Apr 1, 08, 17:58 /  #
sorry miranda but all you have to do is check out the census of Winnipeg :P, the number of people who report as polish is much much smaller then the amount of people who report as being ukranian. that is because there was a greater immigration of ukrainians from Galicia at the start of the 1900's. it's not overboard , it's the truth. i wasnt saying that there are more ukrainians in the world, just more in winnipeg then there are poles. :)
miranda   Apr 1, 08, 18:01 /  #
Devinsky:
i wasnt saying that there are more ukrainians in the world, just more in winnipeg then there are poles. :)

I see. It that case you are absolutely righ. I am of Ukrainian heritage as well, but born in Poland.
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  Jun 1, 08, 14:21 /  #
To Felicitakk
I also live in Uk,and i want to move to Canada,do u have any info ,whats to best way to immigrate to Canada.Also where do u live in UK.
See ya
Guest   Aug 19, 08, 05:07 /  #
Hello there,
my name is Łuka¶, I'm originally from Gdan¶k, my Family and I are trying to emigrate to Canada. We've checked all the points we can achieve, and we have chances over my father and the skilled worker program. He's a wood tecnology engineer, 52 jears old and has more than 25 jears experience in his profession.
Now we're searching for a job for him in Canada, we need an employer who would support us.
Can anybody here give us a tip?
My father can speak polish, german and a little bit english. We're all improving our language skills, actually, but most needed for us is a job for him.
We're thankfull for every hint.

Dziękuję
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  Aug 19, 08, 12:44 /  #
No have to be from Middle East to get into Canada.
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  Sep 6, 08, 19:11 /  #
Toronto and Montreal has Poles. I know definitely that Toronto does and also a cousin of mine moved to I think Montreal from Poland. Anyone know any Kania's in Canada....eh!
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  Nov 15, 08, 18:52 /  #
hey everyone,
i live up in northern canada and I only know 2 other polish people here, most of them are all down in southern Canada where it's a bit warmer! I've lived in Canada most of my life and I came to this country when I was 4. I still go back to Poland quite often to visit family and would even consider moving back there if possible. I do wish I was closer to a Polish community, but this forum is pretty good, lots of interesting topics.
Zosia :)
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  Nov 15, 08, 18:56 /  #
Hello Zosia,
And welcome to the polish Forum.
What is it like where you live?
I am from Dublin, Ireland and Live near Krakow, Poland.
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Edited by: Maxix   Nov 17, 08, 04:53 /  #
Hello there,
I m Piotr I from Warsaw, I looking some people can help with first steps in Canada. I living in Dublin 3 years time now. Me and my girl like to moving out from Ire to Ca next year so I m looking new friends. Somebody can tell me how is the easy way start looking job, house and rest useful info about Ca(Toronto, Hamilton). If you have some info email me pls .sitarekpeter@yahoo.ca

Thx people
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  Nov 23, 08, 13:23 /  #
Hi Sean,
where I live it's cold! but beautiful, the temperature today is -22 celsius! i think it's our first cold day of the winter.
you live near Krakow? How lucky! it's such a beautiful city, i have some family that live there and I try to visit Krakow when I visit Poland but I'm usually in Olsztyn, which is quite far from Krakow.
thanks for welcoming me!
Zosia

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