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Do you think that Polish people are rude? [951]
I have a case of mistaken rudeness in Poland. I was heading from Poznan to krakow with my gf and we were both enjoying the window seats until this missle aged man came in and told my gf to move so he can sit by the window. She did without any hesitation and I immediately gave the man a difficult time telling him he had no right to move her from the seat. For an hour I was grilling this guy thinking he's the rudest man. Shorly after I asked my gf why she moved and she said because it was his seat. I didnn't understand, but now I understand that when people buy train tickets, they do come with seat numbers :) I guess I was the rude one in Poland :) In America, when you buy a train ticket, you sit wherever your a$$ brings you.
The only time I feel like people are being rude in Poland is while in line/queue people like to get in front of you. No one says anything to these people.... well, besides me of course :) and I end up staying behind the cutter anyway to avoid a fight.
I've also noticed that some Americans may feel like people are being rude because no one wants to speak English to them...unless they're very confident to do so. I don't take this for rudeness though....just have to build their confidence up.
This thread as well as the many others are all dwindling stereotypes. Besides the cultural differences, people are people.
