>&~Lanca»ter Farming, Saturday, March 8,1975
He Called Poland Home As
by Bonnie Szymnnski about his two years in which would be attended by Iron Curtain countries, when Actually, the people who
“I was paid 3,000 zlotys a Poland as a Brethren 1800 scientists from all over he applied for a visa to visit worked with John were able
nonth,” said John K, Volunteer in Service, the world. West Germany, he told us, to speak some English,
Iraybill, Jr., a Manheim Rl He explained that an at- As English was one of the authorities questioned him educated as they were. In
•esident who spoke recently tempt to equate his 3,000 official languages of the vigorously, wanting to know fact, they wanted John to
o the congregation of the zlotys to a monthly salary in congress, John was where he was going, where speak to them in English so
Jtitz Church of the this country would be almost responsible for correspon- he was staying, why he was they could improve their
Jrethren, 300 W. Orange St., futile because of the dif- dence with English speaking going there and who he was command of the language.
ference in exchange rates for persons planning to attend or going to see. Of course, at the same time,
tourists as compared to otherwise connected with the His final six months were John wanted to converse
resident rates and black program. spent in research devoted to with them in Polish so he
' the market rates, used by He explained that every the study of soils and plant could become more at ease
PIQT "m almost everyone at one time day of the six months was cultivation techniques, with the soft-sounding Polish
LJKfI I mL* or another. needed to prepare for the Specifically, John spent words. Diplomacy reigned
■ BARN CLEANER A graduate of Lehigh international gathering; not most of his time working on a supreme: they took turns
University, Bethlehem, with only is preparation for such bio-chemical and nutritional practicing on each other.
u degree in chemical an event always complicated project. Using rabbits, he “I took a course in Warsaw
r engineering, John’s main and time-consuming, but in a attempted to analyze the that was designed to teach
tijSarea of concern during his country like Poland, said amount of proteins in dif- Polish to Americans,” said
~ alternative service work in John, even the most in- ferent strains of wheat by John. “But it was so far
Poland was in agriculture significant request gets tied studying the affect each way from where I was
and related fields. According up in miles of red tape. strain had on the animals’ staying,” he continued,
j ] toJohn.thePolish-American in Poland, beauracracy protein content. “that I often got there after
RUGGED. agr cultural exchang has been developed to a fine Polish Vs. English the class had started; so I
OEPENDARIF f program was initiated 20 art. John was never so aware Unlike most Western learned mostly from talking
I |j nndop all years ago by Professor of the truth of this statement European countries whose to the people around me.
I 1 under ail Pieniazek, a man univer- as when he attempted to citizens usually understand After I learned some Polish,
I Operating sally renowned in the field of procure travel visas for some English even if they it wasn’t hard to converse.”
I Conditions horticulture. visiting surrounding don’t speak the language, Americans Well-liked
I During his two-year stay, countries. According to most Poles do not speak or What are they really like,
I . John worked in three dif- John, “They like to make understand English. Con- these Polish people? Do they
ferent agricultural in- you wait.. . just because.” sequently, John found think we’re “ugly
stitutes. He remained in the Although he had few himself in a situation where Americans” like so many
■ See your PATZ Dealer today. first city, Skiemiewice, for a problems obtaining a visa he either had to learn the other Europeans do?
CALL 717-272-0871 year. Here, he participated when he wanted to travel to native language or spend two On the contrary, said John.
U ADI/IM I in research which dealt with Yugoslavia, as it is one of the years talking to himself. Americans are particularly <
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well-liked in Poland because
so many of the Poles have
relatives in the States. Very
often people he met would
say to him, ‘‘Oh, I have an
uncle in Chicago,” or, “I
have an aunt in Detroit."
But, like so many others
throughout the world, Poles
also think we are a nation of
millionaires. According to
John, even those Poles who
have had the opportunity to
visit the United States see
only the abundance of
material goods and the
wealth.
In fact, the Polish people
regard American-made
products as the highest kind
of manufactured goods. John
told us, “Some Poles think
it’s good just because its
been made in America.”
Justly proud of their own
country, they never tire of
telling visitors that Coper
nicus, Madame Curie and
Chopin were Polish. Said
John, “They have statues of
Copernicus and signs with
his picture all over. They
even have his picture on a 10
zloty piece.”
John attended a few
operas while he was in
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