Bad opinion about Polish people - rumour or the truth?

I've been traveling around Europe and talked with many people i have a feeling the general opinion about us is negative.

i dont have anything negative to say about a polish person never have never will :)

Who cares?

I have found the complete opposite in most countries I've been in

Hmm....I am from Romania for example...and I also heard bad oppinions about romanian people...but I don't care....

I've lived in Poland for 3 years and had a horrible experience while living there. Alot of them are unfriendly and been robbed 4 times while living there. I lived in Germany for 5 yrs. and was told that Polish are thieves don't trst anyone and i didn't listen but learned the hard way. I was always friendly to all and trying to speak their language but they prefer not to deal with foreiners. I did meet a few very few nice people.

I don't know where you were, but next time you might want to try a bit less of a ghetto-type-neighbourhood.

I lived in Krasnik, Lublin, Pulawy, Swidnik, Radzyn Podlaski, Seidlce and can't really make any difference in my opinion about people in this area.

I'm sorry to hear about your experiences then and that it has changed your views about Polish people. No one hates the Polish criminals more than the Poles themselves as they give us this kind of reputation abroad.

Cheers



It happened to me in Poland as well.. and I'm Polish ;)

Basically as a tourist, all the usual applies: Don't look like a tourist. Don't get lost in shady neighbourhoods. Watch for pickpockets in crowded places like metros.

Sorry to hear about it Joan.

Im Englsih and had my ipod stolen while I was on the underground in London. Doesnt matter who you are, where youre from, or where you are, people steal all around the world. Why should Poland be any different?

i caught somebody with their hand in my pocket in madrid metro... it can, and does, happen anywhere

sorry about that Bubba but I just couldnt stop myself

I didn't say Poles should be different. I just posted my experience in Poland

maybe there where trying to feel you up bubba and not steal anything at all :)

Did you pay her?

it was definately an exciting experience and something i wrote home about

"Dear mom,

I have arrived in Barcelona. The weather is really nice. The food is really good. Thank you for the scarf. People like to fondle my family jewels through my pocket. Say hi to dad for me.

Greetings,

Bubba."

lol..

maybe it was him?

That's why he had to go to Barcelona, so we wouldn't find out... :)

Bull s.h.i.t. I don’t know where are you come from, but don’t spread stereotypes about Germans and Poles.

it was a him... in madrid... in the depths of the metro... ooohhh... exciting...!

I'm English and spraeding crap about Poles. By the way I didn't say anything about Germans, did I?
Abgesehen davon glaube ich nicht unbedingt dass du ein Deutscher bist. Deine Reaktion ist fuer eienen Deutschen ziemlich merkwuerdig (kein deutsches keyboard, sorry).


and not

lucky Bubba!!!

You did get his phone# right?

no... just took mine back... with my wallet...

same as in America.. if you move to a bad area, expect trouble.. good area, your
going to have a great experience..its a given..

that says a lot about Germans.

I was robbed in London and from now on Ill tell anyone who I meet that english are thieves :-).

75% chance that the thief wasn't English then !! <smile>

I know the percentage is wrong everybody but I can't be bothered to look up the London census data again

gosh... that could do a lot of damage... fortunately nobody listens to you...