Brits say being drunk senseless while visiting Poland is national trait

More than a quarter of Britons think getting drunk senseless in Poland is a national characteristic, according to a survey released to mark England's national day.

An Opinium Research poll of 2,012 British adults found that 60 per cent thought drinking tea was a national trait, closely followed by talking about the weather.

Forty per cent associated a "stiff upper lip" mentality - stoicism in the face of adversity - with being British.

Meanwhile 32 per cent thought supporting the royal family was a British characteristic, as the country gears up for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday.

Twenty-eight per cent thought that getting drunk senseless and being an absolute twat while vistiting Poland was a British attribute, while fewer than one in three thought working hard made people British.

"Our research has revealed that it's hard to pin down what it means to be British, but being a drunken wanker in Poland is a defining characteristic" said Opinium Research managing director James Endersby.

"With several stereotypical attributes making the list as well as wider personality traits, it goes to show that Britishness is a complex mix of characteristics."

Since when has a third of British people visited Poland?


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though nothing much to talk about and feck all about Poland.

Quite funny getting this story from an Ozzy who describes himself as a homeless bum...

Seems a bit of a coincidence that of the 2012 people interviewed, over 500 had visited Poland. Now if they had said this about Spain, then I might have believed you.

Poles say being drunk while driving in the UK is a national trait.........Poles say raping old english ladies is a national trait...............Poles say smuggling LMs into the UK is a national trait...........Poles say shagging kurdish men is a national trait................Poles say opening up a sklep on every single street in the UK is a national trait...............Poles b!tch and moan at the drop of a hat,national Polish trait..................

Did i hit a nerve there isthatu2? banned from a few bars in poland are you?

Cant say I am....not barred from anywhere..seems more like projection on your part. Are you a recovering alcoholic by any chance? Id say the chances you are were high considering you are Polish and of course we all know just how bad the alcohol problems are with Polish men. The UK traffic Police could certainly tell a few hairy stories about that. D.W.P used to mean Driving While Pis sed, now it means Driving While Polish........

Couldn't you say the same thing about all countries with selective reporting/surveys?
I have heard many Poles say the same thing about Russians or their satellite country's.

Hmm i don't see any bars in england saying no polaks allowed. The reverse is certainly true in krakow where several bars proudly sport no english signs due to numerous violent and stupid incidents. The irish are usually welcome of course.

Care to give the names of the bars? Last time I checked only "no stag group" signs were there.
Then again i doubt it.

oh o.k my information is outdated. I did not relize the municipality made then change the signs to not to offend the EU and the well behaved british citizens.

Nobody made anyone change the signs. It is up to the bar owners who they serve. Never have I ever seen a sign on a bar in Krakow saying "no English". But like I said, care to give some names of the bars?

Its against the law to discriminate against a race, religion or creed so therefore I would be inviting trouble if i listed these bars.
Out of interest , are you an expat psychaitrist working in poland?

So,basically,an aussie barman moaning about people drinking.....if thats not a conundrum wrapped up in an enigma bundled into a WTF I dont know.......................

(btw, Im not english so,try again cobber)

well lets face it what else are British people on stag supposed to do in Poland?

No it isn't. You are bullshitting my friend. Let's play a game, you name the bar and i'll turn round and prove you wrong.


No.

The "English " are not a "race" anyway,so post away blue....

As I said the signs have been changed to no stag parties. Since 100 percent of tourist stag parties are english or british. Its quite easy to see what they are implying. Stag parties give all poms a bad name in poland. Also there are several skinhead bars that will collect english scalps.

No, again BS. The signs have always been "no stags". And to be honest with you there are very few places that have these signs, maybe 2 or 3 and that was many years ago.


Skinhead bars???!!! Haha, have you ever been to Krakow? You might think Ironside is a skinhead bar, but it's not really, the owner is an ex rugby player so at first glance you'd think it was rough, but they are a friendly bunch.


Nope, cos the majority of Poles know what a stag party is and why people are drinking. Have you ever seen Polish people on their stag parties or holidays?

I still find it ironic an Oz complaining about folk having a drink :D

Inviting ridicule, more like.

Let those Britons drink - have a good time the way they please. Is there any problem about it?

What? No way...You mean the Brits have a reputation for acting like that, lol. Part of the national character of the British is getting drunk and acting dorky in Poland? That's really hilarious *slaps knee*

Thats a cheap arsed way to get a toupee :)


TBH even the Romans were saying that about us. Theres no smoke without fire............

Hahahaha. I'd love to know where they are - I've never found such a bar yet.

You seem to have forgotten that the vast majority of dodgy types are actually quite fond of the British and are more likely to drink the Brits to death than to fight with them.

Yes, there's our problem: we, unlike our Australian friend, have actually been to Poland, so we know what it is and isn't like. The racist moron hasn't and doesn't.

Oh, many a fool hath unjoked a 'wise' man's joke with his ha, ha, ha!

I used to drink in some rough bars in nowa huta, guys in there are alright, sweetypies compared to some holes in glasgow.

Saint Boniface wrote to Archbishop Cuthbert of Canterbury complaining about it


He still wasn't happy, in a later letter to Pope Gregory (I couldn't find a reference) he complains that the English are the most drunken nation he has come across. that was over 1,000 years ago, so old party pooper Boniface didn't have much of an effect.

So it's in our DNA, it's our cultural heritage. We should raise a glass and celebrate it

Weell, he was down Crediton way, wasn't he? No change there then ;)

Don't you mean Cerditon?

I was on the bus into Glastonbury Saturday morning, when an old boy got on just before Street, he had an old water bottle filled with proper farmhouse scrumpy, the real cloudy stuff and he was drinking it from the bottle on the bus, this was ten o'clock in the morning. He was obviously paying homage to his ancestors

Why would polish hooligans/nationalists and the hardcore poor be fond of brittish expats?