Do Polish people respect other cultures?

Why stop at just Ireland...get everyone out...that'll teach the bloody lot of them......

Funny, that's exactly my impression about Germans visiting Kołobrzeg and other parts of Poland. :)

Give him a break Ola, being a foreigner he's entitled to struggle with his English as much as you do!!


Don't worry about it Danny Dan, I think she thinks your a Brit!........The abuse was aimed at us more than you.

Anyone with half a brain will act accordingly in a country where his/her poeple are outnumbered. :)


Yeah, and lets get all the people of Spain, France, England, Germany, Switzerland, italy, etc. out of Europe and give it all to Poland.

That sounds like a solid plan, no? :) lol

I have met several Polish people and all were very respectful and kind. there are rude and nice people in every culture in every place. perhaps you need to be more careful in your choices as to whom you converse with.

not gonna lie my parents are pretty racist
they're slowly starting to get over it...
They think Poland is the only country in the world that has people with morals.
of course they wouldn't admit to it.

Having conducted several cultural classes, I don't think Poles are that culturally aware, often operating through stereotypes and generalisations. It's getting better tho.

I can't believe this. The person who wrote this is not discriminating? What race doesn't have their bad people? Look at the friggin news. You guys make me sad.

And that thing about Polish people only respectful in Germany or USA? Exactly like the other people said you'll respect which ever country you're in. This is why there is hate. This makes me so furious how some people can get so stubborn.

I've never heard a polish individual say dirty things about other cultures. I believe every country/culture has its goods and its bads... Us humans, are designed to speak our minds LOL and not everybody think the same ;) Expand your horizons and open your mind 'cause there are lots of polish people with good heart. In fact, I think everybody has a good heart. Except the ones who need heart transplant Lol Sorry It was a joke! (;

D0brAn0c! :D

no we dont,we call them Pikeys,or thieving baste......


maybe you just cant bake iwona?


Why do you feel uncomfortable,is it far more than you would spend on a guest?

I am a UK citizen and have been living in Poland for the last 3 years. I like the Poles, but i find them to be very reserved in their behavoir. They are generally not the kind of people who 'like to let there hair down', and are definate'ly not 'go with the flow' types. Many Poles, more so among the older ranks, seem obsessed with there own behavoir, striving hard to be decent and civil at all times. These types often attempt to inhibit others from behaving free'ly.

Polish people are very judgemental, if you clank your spoon against your cup when stirring your tea, or tip your bowl towards you rather than away from you when finishing your soup, expect to see eyebrows being raised. If you do not wish to be considered as a modern day caveman, then dont stand with your hands in your pockets or talk too loud when your in a shop.

Polish culture is steeped in tradition, its almost impossible for a 1st time visitor not to make a thousand blunders within his first week, but do not fear, the Poles will have you corrected and up to speed on exactly how you should be behving in no time! They are very good that way!

As you may have figured by now, i much prefer the uninhibited freedom of the British culture! Poland needs to let its hair down!

Totally agree with Ali on his statement.


To some extent most Polish people are kind of judgemental.


Definetly, Polish culture is steeped down in tradition and culture.

Im foreign national living in Poland from last 3 years now and found this country very tolerable, open, full with historical events and so on.

And to my view Polish people should fee proud of themselves of being part of this great nation.

I think Poles are very tolerable and many of them are facinated in their own and others cultures.

when i was in poland, they seemed almost scared of anyone who was not from poland.

I was also given this valuable information.


Yes,I know they checked their trousers if they got stolen by Poles.

But then it wouldn't be Poland.

Well, i could say a lot about that. Had lots of exchange programs with Germany in high school. Met a lot of biased, rude and extremely ignorant ppl. But at the same time a lot of open minded and amazing ones..

Loads of stereotypes about Poland in Germany. It seems to be changing though, just very slowly.

While it's true that bad manners exist in bucket loads in Poland, they also do in pretty much every other country. The big difference in how we perceive what could be described as crude or rough behaviour is simply how familiar we are with how it is expressed.

I find that people tend to react more sharply to that which they haven't experienced before; now, everybody has experienced rudeness, crudeness, pretension, arrogance and more, but it is simply a question of "how" we experience it and whether or not we're used to it that tends to make us see what "other" people do and gloss over what "our" people do.

I'd love to read an opposing viewpoint as this is just my opinion.

A definition from dictionary.com

gypsy: (lowercase) a person held to resemble a gypsy, esp. in physical characteristics or in a traditionally ascribed freedom or inclination to move from place to place.

So yes, someone would be perfectly correct in describing a traveller as a gypsy.

I hope that helps.

No, Poland is far from perfect. The Poles lack education and therefore they can not understand other countries or cultures. The Poles have traditionally been stuck in their own ways surrounded by Communism and they have had a total lack of respect for Western countries, until now of course that they too can travel and it is now a different thing altogether. Education is the key but it is also cultural perspectives, which are important and country girls in Poland can not live up to these high ideals.

I had to actually stop myself... As an Englishman I think it's polite to clear your plate. To a Pole it means the English guest is still hungry, give him some more!

I don't know if it is possible to die from eating too much cheese cake, but I would give it a try! Yum yum!

when you sitting down to a meal with someone who cant hold their knife and fork correctly, youve got to ask yourself 'how much respect does this person really want?'

the answer is simple.

anybody who hasnt mastered the simple art of holding a knife and fork properly is not worthy of respect. eat your cheese cake, then eat theirs, and then demand more... and make sure they pay the bill.

Poles are some of the most cultured and culturally aware.

Here in Australia, the older generation Poles, and myself, still rise when a lady leaves the table and some still kiss hands. This is expected of a Polish gentlemen.

Perhaps the problems of the Poles not being culturally aware of say Britain is perhaps more an issue of Britain not having much culture rather than a deficiency on the side of the Poles? Dunno, just throwing it out there.

Yes, if only us Brits can learn to be as cultured as you Australians.

It is a problem.

Bubba identified the British inability to hold a knife or fork.

You Poms are coming along well though - the first step toward rehabilitation is owning up to the problem.

Thanks. Those back to back episodes of 'Home and Away' on Channel 5 are really beginning to pay dividends. My accent is now so high-pitched and nasal that only dogs can hear it and I inflect every statement I make so that it sounds like a question.

why holding a knife and fork properly should be equated with being cultured i have no idea - its a skill learn by most before they learn to read or write, in the uk at least

but then i guess from an australian perspective, anything that you have personally yet to master would be considered the hight of cultrualism.

so i tanned his hide when he died, clyde, and thats him hanging on the wall. yindee yindee blue, still shaggin the wallabee?

Actually, the episodes you refer to were the dubbed ones, where the English accent was dubbed over the original Australian one.


... and left it hanging on the shed - altogether now: tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down etc.

Rolf Harris' music was actually a cultural experiment inflicted on you Poms. Some prominent Australian experts recognised that only the most knuckle draggingly primitive and vulgar cultures would allow Rolf Harris' music into their homes - apparently he made it to number one with a bullet in the UK "Top of the Pops".


That was actually a little urban myth created by some Aussie's who felt sorry for you Poms. There was (and presumably still is) some international indignation and uproar generated from the rampant Pommy practice of defiling sheep, and the Aussies felt it best to create a diversion - sorry to shatter the bubble bub ;-).

Pip pip and all the rest - my shout for a round of warmed lager and jellied eel!

Why is West London plagued by Australians who all shout about 'Rubbish Britain' but have spent a decade working as bar staff just to avoid leaving?

AQI (Australian Question Intonation) is the dumbest accent in existence! Imagine a Brummy with Downs Syndrome who can only engage on the topic of cricket and your half way there to understanding the problem.

...and we got the cream of the crop! If you actually vist 'down under' prepare for wall-to-wall vegimite, V.B. and 'pomme bastard crap at cricket, ugh, ugh'.

And if your complimented as 'interesting' it's an insult. They're being sarcastic... the height of Ozzie wit.
Wankers!

I don't mind Aussies. They're just another country of Brits. The Scottish have more of a problem with the English than the Aussies do. I've met a few Aussies, not many but a few and they were decent. They love our accents ..

The Scottish however, they're fine in English territory. They have nothing against you, they have no problem with the English but in Scottish territory they despise the English. I went to Scotland, Dunfirmline and watched England play someone, I can't remember, it was in 2001. I got my England shirt on and buggered off to the pub. I was only 16 and I got some disgusting looks. My workmate told me to nip home and change my shirt just to be on the safe side.

I can't stand the Scottish anti-English mentality. It's sick. The only decent Scots are friggin Rangers fans due to their unionism.