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Post by valpomike on Oct 17, 2008 0:58:02 GMT 1
The other day shopping in a area store, my wife and I came across two great looking young ladies, who were speaking Polish. I went up to them and spoke with them, they are here as students at Valparaiso University, and play on the basketball team. The one, who was from Warsaw, was over six feet tall, and the other, she did not say what city she came from, was only around five eight, and is a guard, on the team.
We told them we would love them to visit us at our home some time, and gave them our address and phone number.
If there is a university near you, you may want to check and see if there are students from Poland, and if yes, you would enjoy them visiting your home. And remember, several schools, close down for the holidays, and many of the students can't go home, and would love to have a place to stay, and this could be your home.
Think this over, don't you wish someone would look out for your children when they are away a distance, at school.
Let me know what you think on this.
Mike
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Post by tufta on Oct 17, 2008 9:00:50 GMT 1
Mike, a great adventure you had, thanks for sharing. But you have to know the girls in Poland, as open and joyful they are, are usually raised in conviction that they shouldn't visit a house of a stranger met in public. I think you should find a way to make yourself transparent to them, so to say.
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Post by valpomike on Oct 17, 2008 16:19:24 GMT 1
I don't understand, please clear up what you mean. My wife was with me, and we were in a food store. How can I better help those from Poland, away, a distance from home, without a place during the holidays. How do I help them, and learn from them?
What do you mean, transparent to them?
Mike
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Post by tufta on Oct 18, 2008 9:14:40 GMT 1
I don't understand, please clear up what you mean. My wife was with me, and we were in a food store. How can I better help those from Poland, away, a distance from home, without a place during the holidays. How do I help them, and learn from them? What do you mean, transparent to them? Mike Sorry Mike, I don't think I am able to explain it better. |
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Post by valpomike on Oct 18, 2008 17:50:10 GMT 1
Why not? Spell it out for me.
Is it something that only you understand?
Mike
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Post by valpomike on Oct 18, 2008 17:52:46 GMT 1
Are you saying that young women, raised correct, are different here in the U.S.A. than they are in Poland?
How is that?
These two young women were around 18-20 years old, not children.
Mike
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Post by tufta on Oct 19, 2008 7:34:47 GMT 1
Mike, it seems you do understand very well what I meant.
I wanted to save you disappointment if the girls won't visit your house after a brief encounter in the mall.
I am sure none of the American girls raised properly would, either. At the same time - yes I think the girls in USA and Poland are raised in a different manner.
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Post by valpomike on Oct 19, 2008 15:11:55 GMT 1
Good families, raise good children, the same all over the world. Again, the young ladies were somewhere from 18-20 years old, and living here in the U.S.A. a new life style for them.
Mike
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Post by tufta on Oct 20, 2008 7:50:54 GMT 1
Again, the young ladies were somewhere from 18-20 years old, and living here in the U.S.A. a new life style for them. Mike  Are you saying that young women, raised correct, are different here in Poland than they are in the US? |
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Post by valpomike on Oct 20, 2008 14:28:25 GMT 1
Tufta,
What would be wrong if they came over and shared a meal with my family? This is what we hope for, only, and let them know that they have friends here also.
Mike
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Post by tufta on Oct 20, 2008 15:52:15 GMT 1
Tufta, What would be wrong if they came over and shared a meal with my family? This is what we hope for, only, and let them know that they have friends here also. Mike I think it would be great if they come, Mike! |
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Post by valpomike on Oct 20, 2008 19:59:46 GMT 1
I did not say that the young here are any better than Polish people, but most are the same.
If we don't hear from them, we will try and reach them. Do you think this is O.K.?
Mike
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Post by valpomike on Oct 21, 2008 21:27:18 GMT 1
Please give me some input on this, what would you do, and why?
Mike
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Post by gigi on Oct 22, 2008 14:07:21 GMT 1
Please give me some input on this, what would you do, and why? Mike I would say that it would be best to wait and see what happens. You and your wife have extended the offer, and now it is up to the young women to decide if they wish to accept it or not. It is not necessary for you to follow up with them (did they provide you with a number to contact them)? If they do not contact you, please don't take it personally. As Tufta has said, accepting such an invitation may not be considered appropriate for young women. I would think it would be the same for young American women traveling abroad to Poland. |
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Post by valpomike on Oct 22, 2008 18:21:46 GMT 1
Thank you, we will wait. I just hate to think that they have no place to stay, or eat, for the holidays, and they will be here soon.
Mike
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Post by gigi on Oct 22, 2008 19:17:50 GMT 1
Thank you, we will wait. I just hate to think that they have no place to stay, or eat, for the holidays, and they will be here soon. Mike It is very possible that they will share the holidays with other students - either at the school or at the homes of other students' families. |
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Post by valpomike on Oct 22, 2008 21:19:22 GMT 1
The school and dorms close down for the holidays, and I don't want to think that they have to stay at a hotel or motel.
Mike
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Post by gigi on Oct 22, 2008 21:25:06 GMT 1
The school and dorms close down for the holidays, and I don't want to think that they have to stay at a hotel or motel. Mike I doubt that they will have to. Most likely they will spend the holidays with some of their basketball teammates. |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 22, 2008 21:45:41 GMT 1
The school and dorms close down for the holidays, and I don't want to think that they have to stay at a hotel or motel. Mike I doubt that they will have to. Most likely they will spend the holidays with some of their basketball teammates. Mike, I agree with what gigi said. Most college teams are close-knit groups and their team-mates will most likely invite them to their homes. If this is not the case, often times coaches will take the initiative and invite them to their homes, so please don't worry about them. |
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Post by valpomike on Oct 23, 2008 16:23:48 GMT 1
I will hope this works out for them, I just care.
Mike
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