Nicrez
Ideal_Rock
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- Jan 21, 2004
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What ever happened to the work ethic?
The Us is known to be the land of opportunity, and that's why both my parents, and MILLIONS of people come here. They know the chances of being poor in your country in rising up is MUCh slimmer than coming here and making it big.
By the way, Martha Stewart is of Polish descent; both her parents’ families emigrated from Poland. Martha’s maiden name is Kostyra (ko-STY-ra). I don't know if she got scholarships, and although in the end she was taken down from her thrown, she is a perfect example of what the children of immigrants can achieve if they want it enough.
I have a childhood friend who's parents where from a very very poor neighborhood in New York. They both married after college, each being the only ones of their large families to have graduated HS and paid their way through loans and scholarships. They had a child and still worked three jobs each. They had a second child and managed to move to a better neighborhood. When I met my friend, she was one of four children and they lived in one of the wealthiest part of my upper middle class town, and their house was facing the bay.
They opened up a restaurant that grew with their hard work, and their dedication to it. It's the only restaurant in my town to close only one day a year. Christmas. They worked like dogs, and their children went to Syracuse, Penn State, Columbia and Cornell each. Not cheap schools. Most of them were top of their class and worked at the restaurant for tips and had savings for school.
To me, I can only applaud immigrants because it takes such courage to leave your home for an uncertain future. My father literally came to the US with a bottle of wine and a few books. He borrowed money to get a marraige license to marry my mom. To this day, they take trips all over the world and have money in rela estate and investments. If you know how to spend and save smartly, there is NO limit to what you can achieve. I have seen Electrical Engineers with doctorate degrees paint houses. I met a cab driver who was getting his masters in Chemistry, while supporting a wife, her family and their three kids. If you want it, you can do it.
Cry me a river.
The Us is known to be the land of opportunity, and that's why both my parents, and MILLIONS of people come here. They know the chances of being poor in your country in rising up is MUCh slimmer than coming here and making it big.
By the way, Martha Stewart is of Polish descent; both her parents’ families emigrated from Poland. Martha’s maiden name is Kostyra (ko-STY-ra). I don't know if she got scholarships, and although in the end she was taken down from her thrown, she is a perfect example of what the children of immigrants can achieve if they want it enough.
I have a childhood friend who's parents where from a very very poor neighborhood in New York. They both married after college, each being the only ones of their large families to have graduated HS and paid their way through loans and scholarships. They had a child and still worked three jobs each. They had a second child and managed to move to a better neighborhood. When I met my friend, she was one of four children and they lived in one of the wealthiest part of my upper middle class town, and their house was facing the bay.
They opened up a restaurant that grew with their hard work, and their dedication to it. It's the only restaurant in my town to close only one day a year. Christmas. They worked like dogs, and their children went to Syracuse, Penn State, Columbia and Cornell each. Not cheap schools. Most of them were top of their class and worked at the restaurant for tips and had savings for school.
To me, I can only applaud immigrants because it takes such courage to leave your home for an uncertain future. My father literally came to the US with a bottle of wine and a few books. He borrowed money to get a marraige license to marry my mom. To this day, they take trips all over the world and have money in rela estate and investments. If you know how to spend and save smartly, there is NO limit to what you can achieve. I have seen Electrical Engineers with doctorate degrees paint houses. I met a cab driver who was getting his masters in Chemistry, while supporting a wife, her family and their three kids. If you want it, you can do it.
Cry me a river.
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