I insulted others, too
Kania - you have to give him this. He is the quintessential equal opportunity offender.
Novichok is the Nietzsche of PF.
Name the top three. Make sure they are exclusive to Poland.
And who wrote the rule book that says that such things must be decided on such criteria? Why can this benchmark not be subjective?
Regardless - I will attempt:
1) Whether in art, literature, or music - amongst the Slavs the only comparison is amongst the Poles. As a Russian, I am conditioned to see in Poles traitorous schemers. However, as an objective human being, I can see that they wrote some good things, composed some good music, and made some good painters. More so, it resonates with me deeply - in my Russian soul. Some piece of Slavicness that my DNA discarded historically, through unuse, presented back to me in the raw.
2) Polish courage - up there with the Spartans. No Russian will say Poles are cowards. Morons, idiots, Western poodles - but not cowards.
3) Polish sense of freedom. There is a reason Kosciusko is such a hero in America. There's a reason Poles played such a role in the Russian Revolution. There's a reason you live in Illinois. Though we try to stamp it out, it's cause of great respect still.