jasondmzk: Practicing respect and good manners shouldn't curtail your ability to opine. Unless, of course, you weren't TAUGHT respect and good manners. In which case, you're too old for me to teach them to you now, boy.
jasondmzk: There's the problem. You see a discourse as a competition, not a meeting of the minds. There is no final arbiter, there's no judge, there's no prize
jasondmzk: I'll let you know when to worry about it.
jasondmzk, I don't want to seem patronizing, you are obviously fresh off the boat or you have spent very little time in Poland, therefore all is seen through rose tinted ' Raybans '
WB, on the other hand gave Poland 7 years, bought the houses,started the business,raised the children and dealt with all that Polish life throws at a non - Pole. Therefore you could say, WB speaks from experience:
You should be reminded Poland is NOT America or the UK, even for us caucasians who blend in.
Poland is NOT multicultural.
You can NOT change Poland, although Poland will change you.
You will never be Polish and of this you will be reminded of constantly by native Poles.
You are in Poland as a guest, therefore as a good guest you take off your shoes when entering the house, kiss the hostess's hand and present her with flowers and cakes. Spending more time with your hosts, you acquire the art of complaining,patronizing and wallowing in self pity, all at the same time. If you can master this your wife's family and friends a will stop making you the butt of their jokes. ( as you are becoming more Polish)
Finally pre book in advance at least 2-4 return tickets to home a year, you will be needing it, we all do.
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