What is the nature of Polish people's hygiene?

I did. I dont think it something to attach with race.

I think these are insults hurled at people some would like to demean.


Anyone who will work hard will have sweat.

Lets not be mean ... lets be filled with brotherly love and compassion :).

What you never smelt all those wonderfull Indian spices? Walk into most Indian homes and the smell of curry will overwhelm you, i made a cracking curry the other day with all the traditional spices - my kitchen reeked of curry for days.


It wasnt intended as an insult only that they smell different. Many US Vietnam veterans survivied the war through their ability to smell the Viet Cong sneaking up on them in the jungle. They had a unique odour.

gag...it cant be as bad as getting into a Chicago taxi...phew!!!


They said they could smell the Americans also,
I believe its because we drink alot of milk??

I did ponder that, i think they called it Jungle rott or something being out in the field for long periods at a time not showering, not washing your clothes etc they must all have stank.

About the expensive water....I deffenetely agree with you.

People in Poland don't always wash their hands after using the toilet. There is always a baba sitting there collecting money and women after using the toilet just walk out after they're done.

I don't know how it is in the men's room and don't think I want to.

Not just in Poland. I've been in the UK a long time and see this consistently. People come out from the cubicle, put the tap on (if it works) and rinse hands under for a few seconds. Or they don't wash at all, but preen for a moment in a mirror and then leave.

Hygiene loses it's importance after a lot of drink apparently. ;)

Hygiene in Poland used to be a huge problem. Nowadays i think the younger generations keep clean, but the 50+ age group ... umm plug your nose. Even here in canada, i can smell all the 50+ aged eastern european immigrants.


LOL working in a convenience store is considered hard work?

Seems like it's more of a Canadian problem then. Of course some people in Poland stink, esp. drunks and frail pensioners in care homes etc., but this is a global phenomenon.


I just can't help but love sweeping generalisations like the above. Pray, what hard facts and data do you base your assumption upon?

That's a little bit far fetched, manual workers surely will.. but that doesn't mean that intellectual work isn't hard work..

Poor hygiene is a trait of people who are dead lazy, you'll find this kind of breed anywhere you go.. not just Poland..

My nose collected plenty of data during all the summers i spent in poland as i was growing up. Maybe if i visited in the winter my 'data' would not be so skewed:) Forgot to mention, 9.9 times out of 10 it was men who smelled bad.

But in the 00's the situtation has improved i must say.

goldie87

They never wash themselves, instead they sprinkle Cologne all over them every day, bleh!

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M-G (grumpy!!)

IMO personal hygiene has a lot to do with the standard of living. It's easy for me to take two showers a day if I have three bathrooms in my house. I also have a laundry room with a washer, a dryer etc, so it's easy for me two change my clothes at least once-twice a day.

From what I understand an average Polish family has one bathroom, in which they usually keep a mini-size washer, dryers are very rare.

So no wonder they don't take as many showers as we do and don't change their clothes as often. Isn't it pretty much the case with all the Europeans that they sort of slack in the hygiene department compared to the North Americans? Although I heard that Brits are way better in this then the French who are notorious for a bad personal hygiene (see Pepe Le Pew) :)

Hey, I take a bath daily. I also smell sweet like plumeria or sweet pea flowers. Too bad we don't have smellovision here.

I'm for it! Sign me up please! :)

lol, again I was joking, sweetie :) I shower at least once a day, I just use lynx (the stuff the rest of the world outside Ire and the UK calls Axe) shower gel, don't know which variation, I just grab one in the shop and that's the one I use that two weeks before I get a new one. Hm but smellovision would be a good idea, nevertheless. Would explain a thing or two :)

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M-G (coffee is good)

Unless you do heavy manual labour, why on earth would you change clothes at least once a day? I'm not talking about changing underwear or changing clothes because of going out to a fancy restaurant etc. I am talking about just changing for the sake of it. Why would you wanna do that? Do you really get sweaty and dirty that fast? I think not - I think it's something you've been taught to do by the laundry and clothing industries. The more you change and wash, the more soap you need and your clothes don't last as long as they could.

Do you honestly and truly believe that if I put on a clean pair of jeans in the morning and then just sit around all day - they will be actually dirty by nightfall?

Because he hasn't washed his body for the last 6 or 7 years. He simply thinks it's easier to change clothes. So every time his clothes start reeking after his bodily odours, he changes clothes. Easy peasy.

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M-G (didn't expect that, didn't you, Maggy?)

Holy crap...I have met my hygential clone. :-)

Especially the towel, clothing, and toilet part. ^_^

But after having taken a few Microbiology courses at the university, you should really consider what soap you use (especially for washing your hands). All of that gel, good-smelling stuff is more of chemical aroma than antiseptic. My suggestion (if they have it) is go to a store and buy the DIAL foam soap. Apparently it is #1 Doctor recommended and contains special antiseptics that kill 99.9% of all bacterium. I've seen it used in doctors offices and hospital wards. It's full name is DIAL Complete-

dialcorp.com/dialcomplete/

However use it only a few times a day, it tends to be strong and will dry your hands up fast if used too often. Also consider carrying a bottle of hand sanitizer around with you. It's much more hygenic than a clean hankerchief that allows diseases to easily spread.

Also be sure to bleach your toilets and baths once a month, and to wash your bed sheets once or twice a month as well.

lol I can't believe I'm talking about this on PF.


Actually they do bathe, and many daily. It's the Curry spice that they eat. It's known to be one of the most powerful spices in the world. With one meal it stays with you for a week; and wash all you want, it comes out of your sweat glands consistently. :-D

Also if you cook it in your house, you'll need a new coat of paint and carpet cleaning to get rid of the smell.

I clean once a week


I do it thrice a month... that is, once every 10 days.


Maybe I ate that in UK.

But anyways, I agree with you that it must be something to do with the food (i.e. if its a non racist comment about the odour). However, I have had friends from india and bangladesh, and I didnt get any wrong smells. And mind you, I take hygene very seriously, and can smell something rotten in no time :).

I take a shower for my birthday, every June. So it's only 4 months ago that I had one. Still ok, I think. I will go again for Xmas. Life is hard enough with ppl walking past me in a big circle and don't want to come close to me, why complicate it with taking showers every day?

I don't like all that modern stuff. Now it's hygiene again. Next thing you know they're gonna say that you have to keep your house clean as well! Ridiculous!

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M-G (hy...what?)

I work in an office, I get a bath when I get home and get changed..I like to feel clean, Ive been wearing the clothes since 07:00 that morning..hardly considered "fresh" I do wear the same jeans a couple of nights on the run, but not the same t-shirt or whatever top..

As for wear and tear on clothes, thats why we have economy wash and 30 degrees...I dont need to put my clothes on a boil wash because they're not "dirty"

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You should do them every week (on a 60 degree at least)...and hoover your matress - we shed skin and bedbugs feed on it :0


Dear Lord!!!! Once a month!!!! I do my toilet every weekend with bleach and I have one of those toilet blue blocks in the cistern and I have one of those things that stick to the side that keep it clean in the week! As for the bath, I use a spray every time I use it to clean it and I give that bleaching for good measure also at weekend!! Please tell me you were joking when you said once a month???


Plus the amount of onions and garlic used in cooking...Well, we are what eat!

I dont have bedbugs. But you analysis is interesting non-the-less.

lol, yes I do clean by baths and toilets as you people say. But when I say bleaching I mean taking pure 100% Chlorine and flooding it in the bowl for a few hours or so. Other than that, yes I do clean every weekend.

What a bunch of bull, been there many times (northamerica) lot of smelling people as well, and i mean lots, especially sweat...well yeah its understandable, if you have a michelling-man-like body :P

Generally speaking North American hygiene standards are higher than European. Sorry to say but the French are the worst offenders, especially household upkeep).


Nonsense. Unless you are going to perform surgery in your basement you don't need extra strong antiseptic soap. Regular one will do. Those strong ones have an alcohol in them and they are drying your skin.


I agree about changing your bed sheets ones a week. Vacuming your mattress: I'm changing my mattress cover ones a month as well as all pillow protectors. If you have bedbugs simple vacuming will not help; you have to call professional exterminator and clean all bedroom from top to bottom (good luck if you have your garderobe there!)


Toilet bowl needs to be clean at least ones a week. I don't see a point in pouring bleach into it: regular disinfectant on a weekly basis do the job. Rather keep that toilet brush in good condition and get a new one regularly and if you have boys in the household wash that wall behind the toilet. In the bathroom the most important thing is good ventilation. This one on timer is a very good solution.

Wow, Dice, I almost thought you were Scrappy there until you mentioned that British hygiene is of a higher standard ;) ;)

Compared to what? The inside of an American's / Canadian's aquarium. Sorry..

ALLL HAIL .. KING EURO!!!!!! SIEG HEIL!

I don't do such comparisons, Scrappy. Sorry to disappoint you.

LOL!!! Show respect to King Euro, please. If you upset them they will come and kill us!