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Why are Polish people so ruthless? [87]
There is a harshness that can be seen quite readily amongst some. It depends what you are accustomed to but I'm from a perky family that jokes and is light-hearted and educated. When I saw their biting behaviour, it reminded me of some people back home. The Poles, like most people, are a mixed bunch. There are many here that, like you, I'd really help and would happily spend an afternoon chatting to over tea and biscuits. Some real humble gems that are modest in their humanity.
However, I know the type you mean. They have had to fight for very little over the years and this has made them rugged. They'll dig their heels in and often be brutally frank and boorish. Most of the negative attitudes towards Poles, in my experience anyway, comes from Poles themselves. They do have what I'd coin as a 'squeezing' culture. They sap the life out of people and drain the positive side. The reasons? Communism, deviousness and anger at being contained for so long. Just look at many now, grabbing money and adopting the 'I'm alright Jack' attitude. Still, I don't associate with such people and will have nothing to do with them. The lovely people I'm in contact with here are the ones that have raised the enjoyment of my stay and deepened my appreciation of their hospitality.
Just ignore them. They are away from home and they are fighting with their natural instincts. They were likely raised as moral Catholics but we see all too often that that is going out of the window amongst the younger generation abroad. Keep your dignity, mate!
It's in my nature to be kind but I've learned to follow what my mum always taught me, namely, 'you have to be cruel to be kind'.
