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6 Aug 2015
Study / Is there racism in Poznan and hate crime against coloured people (students)? [59]
I have been living in Poznan for many many years now as a student and I'm Asian....
Poznan is a very safe city if you compare to other Polish cities just because people from Poznan come in contact with foreigners pretty often since it's one of the most "international cities" in Poland.
Though the neighborhood our Dean's office is located is rated the most dangerous neighborhood in the whole entire Poland! It's called "Jezyce" and if you think I'm ************, then go ahead and read Polish newspapers. I'm letting you to find it yourself from different sources.
My girlfriend is from Poland and after so many years living in this country, I know this country pretty well.
Poznan compared to other cities is very safe but if you go to "less international cities", then you should pay more attention - especially if you are black or Asian or having "unique look that stands out from the rest".
Most of the time, you will just get weird stares or looks (which is not the biggest deal) but sometimes, if you are unlucky, there could be some wannabe gangsters with hooligan looks who want to mess with you, stay away from them!
This kind of racism is due to the fact that Poland is way too homogeneous and some of the Polish kids have never seen a black guy irl before in his life, that's why people get a wrong view and perception of non-white people.
Heck, even in Asia where I come from, people are also racist like crazy - mostly towards black people. But it's all about education and if the kids get the right education about society and adults in the family stop poisoning then with their terrible racist comments, then maybe we get a hope about a bright future.
TL;DR: Don't be afraid of Poznan, you should be more scared of smaller Polish cities where most people haven't never seen or interacted with a black guy or a muslim IRL and the ones they seen on TV was all about terrorists, rapists and nothing nice....
I have been living in Poznan for many many years now as a student and I'm Asian....
Poznan is a very safe city if you compare to other Polish cities just because people from Poznan come in contact with foreigners pretty often since it's one of the most "international cities" in Poland.
Though the neighborhood our Dean's office is located is rated the most dangerous neighborhood in the whole entire Poland! It's called "Jezyce" and if you think I'm ************, then go ahead and read Polish newspapers. I'm letting you to find it yourself from different sources.
My girlfriend is from Poland and after so many years living in this country, I know this country pretty well.
Poznan compared to other cities is very safe but if you go to "less international cities", then you should pay more attention - especially if you are black or Asian or having "unique look that stands out from the rest".
Most of the time, you will just get weird stares or looks (which is not the biggest deal) but sometimes, if you are unlucky, there could be some wannabe gangsters with hooligan looks who want to mess with you, stay away from them!
This kind of racism is due to the fact that Poland is way too homogeneous and some of the Polish kids have never seen a black guy irl before in his life, that's why people get a wrong view and perception of non-white people.
Heck, even in Asia where I come from, people are also racist like crazy - mostly towards black people. But it's all about education and if the kids get the right education about society and adults in the family stop poisoning then with their terrible racist comments, then maybe we get a hope about a bright future.
TL;DR: Don't be afraid of Poznan, you should be more scared of smaller Polish cities where most people haven't never seen or interacted with a black guy or a muslim IRL and the ones they seen on TV was all about terrorists, rapists and nothing nice....