Jeshco
15 Mar 2009
Life / Why are Poles always so miserable? Why do they never smile? [512]
I think the Polish are just more reserved. There are no fake smiles and inane "how are you, I am dying.., Oh! that's good!" sort of conversations.
Once you get to know a Polish person you'll find that they smile a lot, but mainly amongst their friends.
I've been living in Oz for twenty years now, and initially I thought that people here must be very happy and sociable as they all smiled all the time and asked me how I was...
Little did I know that the smile is just a part of the social norm, and the "how are you" means nothing at all. Whatever answer you give they just keep smiling and say "Goood!".
I think the Polish are just more reserved. There are no fake smiles and inane "how are you, I am dying.., Oh! that's good!" sort of conversations.
Once you get to know a Polish person you'll find that they smile a lot, but mainly amongst their friends.
I've been living in Oz for twenty years now, and initially I thought that people here must be very happy and sociable as they all smiled all the time and asked me how I was...
Little did I know that the smile is just a part of the social norm, and the "how are you" means nothing at all. Whatever answer you give they just keep smiling and say "Goood!".