Do you think that Polish people are rude?

It is an English thing to cue politely and suffer in silence.
How did Pink Floyd put it "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way ".
Well not in London or anywhere else i have been in England, now come to mention it.
But I was too busy going about my business to bother about what the "aborigines" were doing....

In this case, Polish and Filipinos ( at least half of the luggages are boxes ) have some similar traits. However, not everyone does this.

Polish peoples always blame communism on their mindset, or else they blame Russian/Soviet occupations or German occupations and et cetera. Now you see my point - for their current lack of correct socialisitc mindset and rudeness, they blaming every one but own self! Ridiculous tendencies which must be quashed! Polish are born reactionaries.

That's because they are so used to being partitioned and treated like a minority. It might take a generation or two to get out of the mindset.

It doesn't take too much brainpower to figure out why Poles "blame communism" ...or why they "blame Russian/Soviet occupations". Poles should just forget these and other several long-term holocausts to the country, right?


It's true, Poles don't like socialism; and you wonder why?


Yes, yes, quash those pesky Poles yet again. How dare they keep rising up over-and-again.
What is this nonsense called 'freedom' that they continually want?


True again. Poles have reacted against the partitions; against Nazism, against communism, and against all elements that have repressed them. Indeed, Poles are "reactionaries".

Nice to see you around Comrade. For a moment I thought you had been vaporised in that last nuclear detonation.

I'd say they're cold,not rude,but cold,yes,they are big time

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

LOL, yes but I kind of find the lack of politeness rather funny in a perverse way. In England it's 'please' and 'thank you' every sentence, which is not bad at all. But I just love how some Polish shopkeepers have absolutely no sense of customer service! It's like watching Fawlty Towers. lmao

What do you mean no sense of customer service? I find it very funny when Polish people say farewell and are looking in the opposite direction. Do widzenia is often like, 'yeah, about time, pi*s off would ye!'.

Seanus
lol - I know exactly what you mean. And also how they mumble 'dzien dobry' with scowl on their face as if you have just insulted their mother.

Hehehe, classic! It's quite embarrassing. I'm from an open family and if they say 'good day', they mean it!!

Haha! And remember that in the west 'good day' can also mean goodbye! Maybe the Poles are secretly wishing it was a farewell instead of a greeting. :)

the conditions were pretty bad 2 years ago in Gdynia Tesco - the till operators used to earn less than a minimum wage (because they were hired part time 7/8th of the normal working time - you see how part time it is) and there were too few of them - so they were constantly busy - still they were not actually rude when I shopped there (but of course they weren't all in smiles and hellos)

The people out front are really nice to me as I know them. I can think of some really friendly servers in shops.

Give out targetted, good vibes and they will likely reciprocate :)

Lol let me chane the topic a bit :)
I don't thins so we are rude to english people, however some of us living here in UK are really unpolite for other english people, they hate them and are very unkind. Why? I don't know and if so, why they are living here while they hate english society?

Another example is that I've found among english people a rasist, especially among those young between age of 10-15. Severel times I had situation where I passed group of young english people while I was talking by cell phone and I heard yell ' f***en polish' or something like that. They insulted me and my nationality. But deep inside I think it is a issue of our personality. For instance I don't care about what they are saying. They are very cruel it is true but in fact of this, we have to just ignore them, their young, stupid immature behaviour. When I arrived to England and I heard it first time it was for me unbearable, but over time I learnt to put up with it.

Anyway a good advice for everybody. Try to avoid with the wide arc those type of people, and try to make friends with reliable people :)

I've been told I come off as rude when really I may just be shy in the situation! Then again I am not afraid to tell someone what I believe... 0:)

Sorry to say I think they are. I was looking forward to welcoming my son's inlaws out here to me this month and did everything I could to make them welcome.]

They never say hello or good morning or how are you. They never say thank you. They are, in a word, to my way of thinking just RUDE.

They say those words to one another. I think there is a societal expectation that people won't be overly nice but that's in most places. Nobody wants to be naive or another person's fool.

Many Poles have told me that they are, as a nation, rude. However, many really aren't. A lot of people put a brave face on the adverse conditions they work under. There are some complaints but they are often made with a smile by younger people.

I don't think many Brits should be so quick to call them rude when they have a lot to answer for too.

Well I am doing a report on this and I need to know by someone who actually KNOWS if Polish people are rude.( Actually, I would prefer someone who either is Polish, or has lived in Poland. No offence to the rest of you guys. ;-) ) Oh, and also, I am 12 so please, keep it clean. Please and Thank You.

Failing might be an appropriate name for ya, no offence. You come across as a troll, sorry :)

I have lived in Poland and can say that some are rude and some aren't.

I don't think so, now fvck off.

LOL, that's what I wanted to say but the bottle of red wine has made me too mellow and nice. Maybe I need to crack out the vodka tomorrow and let rip ;) ;) ;)

Can you read? A kid was asked to do a report and ask for opinions, shame on you.

To answer the question, I don't think is rude, but poor manners, they don't know that is worng, most people are like this here and if you tried to be polite, they will think you are stupid. It demonstrated clearly everyday in the road.

Do you honestly think a kid would post at that hour?

I don't know, but I will not assume. Is not that hard for me to answer a question straight without abusing someone else

You call it abuse, I view it as public service, put the troll in it's place.

I am a Polish American who lives in the Chicago area. I am very proud to be Polish (my father's father was Czech -- my other three grandparents were Polish).

On July 31, I became a member os PolishForums.com, and I creted a post (under "Polish Culture) called "Polish Heritage Paintings on Art World Chicago." These oil paintings are an expression of my pride in my Polish heritage. Alas, I did not even receive one response.

So your mothers side is American and fathers is Polish? Intersting, but wouldn't he be a Czech?

Both of my mother's parents came from the Jasło area, very early in the 20th Century.

My father's mother's family came from an area Northwest of Warsaw.

My father's father was Czech.

PS - Take a look at mt Polish Heritage paintings in the "Polish Heritage Paintings on Art World Chicago" thread.

Yeah cause people here is more interested in polish wars and racism debates :(