Bad opinion about Polish people - rumour or the truth?

Here at Greece , we have too many polish but never we didn't heart anything bad for them....actually we have good opinion about them

I also heard that when I was living in Germany, however what I bear in mind is that the German telling me this was a totally narrow-minded tosser who had never left his village in 60 years, let alone Schlweswig-Holstein.

Polish are thieves, hey man, u stole my idea ;) Where r u from anyway? LOL

In Toronto, people generally have a good opinion of Polish people. But then, the Polish population here does not stand out as much as the Chinese or Italian populations do.

Maybe this thread should be renamed to: I Had my (fill in the blank) Stolen in (fill in the blank)

I`ve never had anything stolen in my travels although when I visited Venice, there were signs everywhere saying to watch for pickpockets.

When my family was still living in Poland (in the early 1980s) my mom had her wallet stolen in a store during a busy time of the day.


Wow, what a b*tchy thing to say!

A couple of years ago, I visited several cities across the world that had a bit of a reputation for crime (not going to name them... don't want to get sucked into offending anyone here) in a 6 month period. During that time, I had my credit cards stolen from my handbag and a couple of weeks later had my handbag stolen - a gorgeous Mulberry one, a b'day present from my husband :( . Where? Both instances in quiet wine bars just a few blocks from home....

Whever you go in the world the guidebooks always say, "watch out for pickpockets and thieves" and detail parts of cities where it's not safe etc. Usually it's public transport and places where you might go "after dark"... :)

In reality, tourists look like tourists and are usually easier targets for thieves. :)

awwwww.... Its always the worst when something of sentimental value gets stolen.


Our house was robbed during broad daylight in a nice suburb in Toronto. They ran out of time because they probably heard someone coming so they only got to a few things (dvd, mom`s jewelry, $3000 cash that my dad had just withdrawn from the bank and left it in his nightstand drawer because he didn`t expect to be robbed the next day)

Very true, but I'd also say that pubs near offices that attract the Thursday / Friday night post-work crowds are also rich pickings. You see a big pile of coats and bags in a corner, as everyone goes off to chat and mingle.