Do you think that Polish people are rude?

Would you be able to describe one of those situations? Maybe you're a teachers who can't control their classrooms and blame it all on a poor kid.

I'm not talking about Polisharerude or anyone else here but you know and I know that due to the cultural differences, sometimes Polish (or European) people come across rude while in the states. Especially here in the South were people are extremely polite, anyone who behaves or reacts differently than us, might be or is often considered rude. The same type of behavior is widely accepted or at least tolerated in Europe.

He is poor though and he yells alot while everybody else is calm not just cause hes polish... maybe just alittle cause people at our school are rasict lol.... but hes rude so its call Disapline!! :O

I don't deny that Polish people are somewhat rude, especially the customer service, but he's a kid so cut him some slack, you Polish "alittle Disaplined rasict"

That's not rude. That's ADHD and most American kids have it. Perhaps his parents simply refused for him to be drugged with Ritalin.

The Polish woman who turned up at the bus stop today, just as the bus I had been waiting for, for over 20 minutes (it was late) pushed in front of me and tried to get on the bus first!!!!! How very rude is that?! If there is one thing more important than learning the language when visiting England, it is the etiquette of queueing. People should not be allowed into the country until they can prove they have learnt how to queue properly!!

Needless to say, she was pushed to the back of the queue by an army of elderly woman, who had been waiting at the bus stop with me.

you should never use public transportation in Poland then, Daisy - it would be too traumatic for you - and I mean what I say - methinks some people can't abandon their habits in a new country ( I have always been a good queuer if you ask unless in Poland ;)

To defend Polish people here, buses are a little different. Here, you can get on at different places having previously bought a ticket. You just need to put it through a special machine and you are good to go. In my day in Scotland, you had to go to the front of the bus and pay the fare to the driver. That meant queueing as the entry point was rather narrow. Also, many Poles are accustomed to trams where many hop on at the same time.

It's a bit like opening doors for others. It's not sth they tend to value. I hope that explains her different approach.

When in Rome...people can do what they like on their own buses, but they really should learn how to queue when visiting here. Here on rural bus services, we still pay the driver, not that, that makes a difference. Those old ladies may look elderly and frail, but most of them live and still work on the family farm, they can shift bales of hay and anyone who doesn't obey the rules of queueing.

The point is that many Poles don't really care what others think of such actions if they feel they can get off with it. I agree that they should learn how to queue properly but queueing culture is, shall we say, not in a fully developed state here. It's just not how they go about things a lot of the time.

they don't get away with it with the old women around here

And quite right! Standards are standards!

I think the so called rudeness of Poles often stems from differencess in priorities. For example the famous "How are you?" - in the UK asking someone how he/she is is a part of the etiquette. Polish people do not ask "How are you?" unless they are friends with someone - and when they ask a friend, they feel obliged to show the will of listening to how the friend's TRULY feeling. Because what is valued more than political correctness is the genuinity of your concern. If you're not concerned, save your breath. If you ask a stranger in Poland how they are, they'll stare at you - because they assume that you don't really care - why would you? And if you don't care - why do you ask? For Poles there are 2 explanations: either you want to use them, so you pretend to be more friendly than you really are; or you are a nosy person and you just like knowing things that are none of your business.

Actually, it's not like the British people believe that a sales assistant cares about how they feel - but they seem to value the etiquette more than real emotions or concern - everbody knows that the etiquette is empty, yet they are happy to play that game. My theory is that there's very little of real positive emotions left in the British society, so they hold onto the substitute of kindness, cause without it life here would be just unbearably cold.

That is just formal.
Same question in slavic world has a meaning.

Poles are not rude or more problematic than other nations. If someone has a problem with them in Poland, why not leave 'cause you are guest, and outside Poland, just go separate ways. There will be another stranger being able to stand you.

I like Poles. Punkt.

Not unless they have a few hours to spare......

What is it by the way in GB? Like stand in line and wait your turn? Is there anything else to it?

Also in Germany when you ask how are you the Germans start talking about their bowel movements.But you know instantly that is not a legitimate question to ask like we do in mediteranean countries.Here you can also say hi,how does it go?,hi what happens?,hi what do you do?,ho what does it say? etc.

oh for goodness sake Daisy...get a life will you? I bet you are one of those types who stands neatly in line huffing and puffing at anyone who is not doing exactly the same...what a waste of energy,,everyone gets on the bus in the end don't they? None of us are queuing up for rations any more are we>?

oh, really? You mean Polish people do not walk up in front of others anymore? Or are you one of those enjoying "jumping" the line?

no I just lurk about amusing myself watching anally retentive Brits get hot under the collar....then I get on the bus in a normal fashion..:)

Paranoic state of mind, trained by several federal police organisations. ;)


Again a universal stereotype. Nothing polish here. Amis do it, Brits, Germanics, Greeks...everybody.
Daisy? She's just arrogant and untouched. ;)

To queue lovers I would advise a standing next to Albos it would dissolve many hesitations.

You forgot about their pets. ;)


Being a gentleman. ;)

You're just touched in your sad confused little head

Polish people are far less rude, than most of the rest of the world. I find this to be true, in each of my visit to Poland. Come to Chicago, that's rude people.

Mike

You clearly have been visiting and looking through rose tinted glasses.

Yes,if you take kurwa as a compliment.

Exactly


I like you too.. even if you're Russian, Сашенька ;)


Exactly. It's because we're candid - if you ask, get prepared to know how we are :))


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Very true.