Never heard of anything like this happening in USA, but even if I were there I’d be more proud of it, rather than embarrassed.
Kiełbasa kings sounds like a restaurant people go to every Sunday
What’s embarrassing about this?
Be thankful you have somewhere like this to go
Kiełbasa kings sounds like some eastern european PornHub production
Opposite, I’m always glad when I see polish get togethers and events. Only thing that pisses me off is the ones that aren’t run by polish people and just use “polish” to get people through the door.
They’re trying to connect themselves to their heritage. The only cringe thing is “being embarrassed” and judging other people for having an open and welcoming community event. If you’re mad just don’t participate
I’m in NJ. We got Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Irish festivals here all the time.. Why the hell would I be embarrassed of my heritage?
I grew up a first-generation American and my Polish-born parents were very active in the Polish Polish-American community. That is, the Polish speaking, direct connection to Poland community. Things like the festival here were sort of oddities to them…while they would not attend, they certainly would not be embarrassed either. To them it was the Americanized version of Poland.
I’d be willing to bet with enough beer and good food, the Kielbasa Kings would be a pretty fun show.
I’m not a Pole in united states’ but damn. That looks fun, and I would certainly go there with friends lol
Good ol’ festyn
If kielbasa and beer are decent, the dosage of Disco-Polo or the American version of a shitty redneck music, is not lethal, there are no local or Polish politics involved (basically the same republican/conservative vs. democrats/liberals thing), I don’t see any problem with this event. Tatars are a very interesting Polish minority if it is about them, Polish dances are wonderful.
The Kiełbasa Kings! Idc what music do they play, the name sounds dope
The only embarassing thing is mixing up polka (traditional CZECH dance) with Poland.
The rest is, I think, as Polish as it can get for American standards and I’d happily join to spend a chill Sunday with those guys.
The Polish equivalent of this is that “American” restaurant in malls with dishes like “Oysters Santa Fe style” (Santa Fe being in the desert), and the t-shirts that say things like, “Brooklyn Subway: Freedom Motorcycle Club California Style” in English.
A lot are missing the point, it’s not “Polish” it’s “Polish-American” which are different things. These events don’t claim to be in depth educational cultural events, just some fun while celebrating their ancestry.
Its Polish-Americana, it is its own thing.
If you don’t like it, offer to help host one and make it “accurate.”
I don’t even know what you’re complaining about. Dance, music, and food are the easiest cultural trappings people can export. There are many Polish dance schools in the northeastern USA; I highly doubt the folk dances will be “inaccurate.” All culture fairs serve the easiest food to access and mass-produce. I can, and do, handmake pierogi every Christmas Eve. It’s delicious and not that complicated. It’s also a ton of time to do and messy; I am not going to handmake pierogi to feed a crowd. Forget about more complicated recipes.
I lived in Hawaii before and we had culture festivals ALL THE TIME with the same dance, easy food, old-style music. It’s not just a Polish thing, the point of culture fairs are to condense a culture down to give people a very basic idea of what a culture might be like. Hell, even Native American culture fests don’t really touch on “culture”, just trappings. Anyone with half a brain doesn’t go to a culture fair expecting to learn cultural political/worldviews or find gourmet cuisine.
Finally, remember that Americans can’t afford to travel. A few will be lucky enough to visit Poland someday. Most won’t. Please stop begrudging us the only kinds of culture we can afford.
No … why ? I get the gang together and we go have a great time.
I went to this. Considering it’s sponsored by Polish American companies and stuff, I fail to see the problem, then again I’m not Polish-Polish. Polish seem just as patriotic as Americans. This area has a lot of Polish immigrants. They had dances and sang both national anthems. Often you can hear lots of Polish spoken at these events by attendees. Money tends to go towards the Polish Businesses.
Polish Muslims are not Tartars, they’re just a comedy band made of Polish Americans.
The only cultural thing that was shown was traditional dances by a dance group here. They showcased a handful of different regional dances.
The pierogi was sponsored by a local Polish Grocery Store. Polish owned, you can tell because of the obligatory picture of St. John Paul II hastily pinned above the meat locker. (that is a joke)
Please look into the history of Hamtrammack, Michigan.
This is typical of many diasporas to retain an older and less nuanced version of their homelands. This isn’t as bad as St. Patrick’s Day in Boston.
No… I love it! Just went to a Polish festival and picnic a couple weeks ago. It was very fun, the several folk dances and dance groups were amazing and the food was delicious.
It looks almost like every other “święto pieroga”, “święto wsi” in Poland. Some pierogi, some grilled kiełbasa, some beer, some local folk dancing, some local disco-polo or modern folk band.
I think only things missing are “żołnierska grochówka”, and some politician making things awkward for half an hour.
Is this different than other festivals in the area?
Maybe not living in US, but cringed a little.
It’s their own thing lmao let them have their festivities if they want to
That being said, Americans who pass themselves off as polish while only having a polish great great great great great great grandpa and the only polish word they know is Kurwa then yes I agree it’s embarrassing
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The polish muslims?
What would be the reason to be embarrassed?
Never heard of anything like this happening in USA, but even if I were there I’d be more proud of it, rather than embarrassed.
Kiełbasa kings sounds like a restaurant people go to every Sunday
What’s embarrassing about this?
Be thankful you have somewhere like this to go
Kiełbasa kings sounds like some eastern european PornHub production
Opposite, I’m always glad when I see polish get togethers and events. Only thing that pisses me off is the ones that aren’t run by polish people and just use “polish” to get people through the door.
They’re trying to connect themselves to their heritage. The only cringe thing is “being embarrassed” and judging other people for having an open and welcoming community event. If you’re mad just don’t participate
I’m in NJ. We got Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Irish festivals here all the time.. Why the hell would I be embarrassed of my heritage?
I grew up a first-generation American and my Polish-born parents were very active in the Polish Polish-American community. That is, the Polish speaking, direct connection to Poland community. Things like the festival here were sort of oddities to them…while they would not attend, they certainly would not be embarrassed either. To them it was the Americanized version of Poland.
I’d be willing to bet with enough beer and good food, the Kielbasa Kings would be a pretty fun show.
I’m not a Pole in united states’ but damn. That looks fun, and I would certainly go there with friends lol
Good ol’ festyn
If kielbasa and beer are decent, the dosage of Disco-Polo or the American version of a shitty redneck music, is not lethal, there are no local or Polish politics involved (basically the same republican/conservative vs. democrats/liberals thing), I don’t see any problem with this event. Tatars are a very interesting Polish minority if it is about them, Polish dances are wonderful.
The Kiełbasa Kings! Idc what music do they play, the name sounds dope
The only embarassing thing is mixing up polka (traditional CZECH dance) with Poland.
The rest is, I think, as Polish as it can get for American standards and I’d happily join to spend a chill Sunday with those guys.
The Polish equivalent of this is that “American” restaurant in malls with dishes like “Oysters Santa Fe style” (Santa Fe being in the desert), and the t-shirts that say things like, “Brooklyn Subway: Freedom Motorcycle Club California Style” in English.
A lot are missing the point, it’s not “Polish” it’s “Polish-American” which are different things. These events don’t claim to be in depth educational cultural events, just some fun while celebrating their ancestry.
Its Polish-Americana, it is its own thing.
If you don’t like it, offer to help host one and make it “accurate.”
I don’t even know what you’re complaining about. Dance, music, and food are the easiest cultural trappings people can export. There are many Polish dance schools in the northeastern USA; I highly doubt the folk dances will be “inaccurate.” All culture fairs serve the easiest food to access and mass-produce. I can, and do, handmake pierogi every Christmas Eve. It’s delicious and not that complicated. It’s also a ton of time to do and messy; I am not going to handmake pierogi to feed a crowd. Forget about more complicated recipes.
I lived in Hawaii before and we had culture festivals ALL THE TIME with the same dance, easy food, old-style music. It’s not just a Polish thing, the point of culture fairs are to condense a culture down to give people a very basic idea of what a culture might be like. Hell, even Native American culture fests don’t really touch on “culture”, just trappings. Anyone with half a brain doesn’t go to a culture fair expecting to learn cultural political/worldviews or find gourmet cuisine.
Finally, remember that Americans can’t afford to travel. A few will be lucky enough to visit Poland someday. Most won’t. Please stop begrudging us the only kinds of culture we can afford.
No … why ? I get the gang together and we go have a great time.
I went to this. Considering it’s sponsored by Polish American companies and stuff, I fail to see the problem, then again I’m not Polish-Polish. Polish seem just as patriotic as Americans. This area has a lot of Polish immigrants. They had dances and sang both national anthems. Often you can hear lots of Polish spoken at these events by attendees. Money tends to go towards the Polish Businesses.
Polish Muslims are not Tartars, they’re just a comedy band made of Polish Americans.
The only cultural thing that was shown was traditional dances by a dance group here. They showcased a handful of different regional dances.
The pierogi was sponsored by a local Polish Grocery Store. Polish owned, you can tell because of the obligatory picture of St. John Paul II hastily pinned above the meat locker. (that is a joke)
Please look into the history of Hamtrammack, Michigan.
This is typical of many diasporas to retain an older and less nuanced version of their homelands. This isn’t as bad as St. Patrick’s Day in Boston.
No… I love it! Just went to a Polish festival and picnic a couple weeks ago. It was very fun, the several folk dances and dance groups were amazing and the food was delicious.
It looks almost like every other “święto pieroga”, “święto wsi” in Poland. Some pierogi, some grilled kiełbasa, some beer, some local folk dancing, some local disco-polo or modern folk band.
I think only things missing are “żołnierska grochówka”, and some politician making things awkward for half an hour.
Is this different than other festivals in the area?
Maybe not living in US, but cringed a little.
It’s their own thing lmao let them have their festivities if they want to
That being said, Americans who pass themselves off as polish while only having a polish great great great great great great grandpa and the only polish word they know is Kurwa then yes I agree it’s embarrassing