Do you think that Polish people are rude?

A woman in ZUS was a little rude today. My fiancee was handling the matter and I decided to slowly walk to the window. She told me that I wasn't allowed to do this and had to sit down. Wow, you have no freedom to walk to a window? Amazing!

Could be for health and safety reasons following the twenty eight people who had jumped from said window after failing to have their problems resolved by the ZUSers despite having visited on average 16 times each;)

Mine or theirs? LOL Nah, there wasn't any height to speak of :)

16 times? I heard it was 18 ;) ;)

That's true. We are Homo Politicus, but that's because we have always had Homo Neanderthalensis as a close neighbours ;-].

yep, blame it on somebody else. Typical Polish attitude;)

It would seem to be common amongst some. I can only imagine how car crash claims are for insurance companies ;) ;)

If the evidence fails them, go to plan B or C:

B) What political party do you vote for?

C) What's your favourite vodka?

We always look for similarities in life and British judges are just as bad. I've heard some clangers about their decisions.

Seamus, come on. Be serious here.

Your favourite kind of vodka is a very pertinent question. One of the most important, in fact.

(Cherry!)

Sorry, that was a tongue-in-cheek post. The Poles have little digs at the Scots so it works two ways. There is, in the main, a healthy respect between our 2 peoples.

Polish people in supermarkets etc are rude. Its maybe not rudeness because it might just be their character, but would it hurt tom just pretend to be greatful for a job and be polite to customers

The conditions are pretty bad though. Remember to separate theory from reality.

I felt much the same as this when I was going to/leaving O'Hare, like I was offending by my very existance ... at Warsaw airport I mainly felt like a passenger, of no interest at all but equally not anything negative. Shrugs.

And at Heathrow, Birmingham etc I felt like a customer. Guess it's down to what you are used to.

@Seamus - lol. I didn't take it as bad - I just think your favourite kind of vodka is culturally important here :D

I'm aware of the cultural sensitivities here. I was responsible for showing new teachers round and giving them hints and tips and warning them of a faux-pas or 5.

Polish people are just much more direct than British people. Some other European Countries I think are the same too.

The British people on the surface are a bit more polite <or timid > really ?

I've noticed here though that older people can be very rude and they are British !

Generally true but many Scots are just as upfront. Quite a few Poles I've met are quiet and shy so it really depends.

There are rude people everywhere too.

I think it's not about being upfront or direct.

Too many here too often try to outsmart the others for really petty things as if they have to prove something.

Why do people try to push others aside to get on a bus? Why do drivers run red only to be stopped by another red light just 30 metres or so down the same road?

Then, there's a general lack of enlightenment.

Why do so many people keep asking really pointless questions, such as "Can you see anything through such narrow eyes?" "Do the Chinese have trains? (and I haven't even been there at all)" "Is it true that the Japanese have a really small/big d-ck?"

And, why do they do the same elsewhere, such as in the UK?

But, to be fair, the same can be said about certain Southern European nations.

It comes from a lack of education and stereotypes, Yoshi. Some here have studied Japanese and have made a good fist of it. It's rude to throw out stereotypes of which you know little about in reality.

They are quite big on the skośny oczy here, or slanted eyes. It's big in the West in general. Quite sad really!

You want to see the blue rinse brigade when you're getting on public transport, they take no prisonsers, they're even more vicious when abroad!


I think we used to be, but that's becoming less aparent.


Not sure about the Amercians but there were shed loads of illegal Brazillians who contributed nothing since they didnt pay tax, the only reason they're not here any longer is because of the clamp down on illegal workers! At least Poles pay tax and NI, so I'd shut up if I were you! Rude person!

Do you think that Polish people are rude?

Interesting question. An there's only proper answer: "yes I do."

I do believe if you asked "Do you think that people are rude?" there will be only proper answer like above.

During life of every individuals they sometimes behave in rude way. Becouse we are humans, the most developed animals.

Eh, I wouldn't say animals. Even Darwin said not to. Owell, point is there's rude people everywhere, but the very truth is after having lived in Poland for over a year, I'd say that the people here were nicer than in any other European country I have been to. Go figure.

Ummm, don't all girls sweat? Also, I have seen many asses on Polish girls ;-) and they sure as hell aren't ugly.

Earlier today I was relaxing with a cigar and sat near a woman at a park bench. We struck up a conversation. She said she was from Iraq but then admitted that she was a Kurd. Her husband is from Iran. Turns out this woman lived for 10 years in Sweden and 10 years in Poland. I asked her how she was treated in Sweden and she noted that Swedes were distant to her and her family. I then asked her about Poland and she said that the people there were very friendly. When I asked her if she spoke Polish she said "yes". Then I spoke a few words in Polish to her and she seemed surprised but spoke in Polish back to me, indeed, her Polish was better than mine. She was damn fluent.

She continued to say that Kurds and Poles had a lot in common noting that both wanted their own country historically, etc. She also had plenty of Polish friends in the Chicagoland area and her teenage son was with some Polish friends of his now. Her son also spoke the language.....

So I had an interesting exchange with this 'dark' woman who was well educated.
Who would have thought that in this crazy world her family had this sort of life experience.

very often

Perhaps if you didn't have that permanent scowl on your face then people wouldn't be rude to you.

I was in Okęcie Airport in Warszawa once, waiting for my luggage. Lol.
The Poles were pushing, standing next to the carousel, sticking out their elbows and complaining the whole time.
"oh, it's moving too slow", or "oh, it's moving too fast".
They had the biggest darn bags I've ever seen. Coming from Chicago, they were bringing their whole posessions to Poland.
I've been in other countries and people are more civilized in airports than the Poles.

have you ever seen my face, no so quit assuming

Amathyst
I agree that Polish people are not naturally rude as a whole but they are rather reserved before they get to know you and this can come across as slightly 'rude'. Also, 60 years of Communism didn't encourage people to be polite. You just had to get what you could when you could.

Yes, Poles are known for their extended elbows.


Everyone knows there is no middle ground with Poles.

It is well known that Poles buy the largest bags possible. I, myself have one that is 6 feet by 6 feet.

In order to bring "whole possessions" it is necessary to carry large bags.

Even the Poles at the Yaoundé Airport in Cameroon were sticking their long elbows out at the indiginous people there. The poor Pygmys attempting to travel never had a chance.


Technically you are correct. Just think of my comment as a metaphor of 'how' you communicate in these threads.

and they like to cut the line at the store or else...!!! as small as i am, i'm ready to fight when it happens... lol

One might expect that twenty years without communism would reverse the trend.

in Poland we call it 'rude'... in America it's just 'redheads'...
;)