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FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2643 Joined: Jun 14, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 14:32 #1
What's the stupidest question asked about Poland?

WroclawThreads: 49 Posts: 4229 Joined: Apr 1, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 14:43 #2
A lot of people think Poland is still stuck in the 70's or before. So any questions about: shops, transport etc. Even on these boards some posters are asking about buses and how to get around. It's like we still have dirt tracks and donkeys.

BubbaWooThreads: 45 Posts: 4473 Joined: Sep 26, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 14:51 #3
didnt someone ask if they had telephones and computers for communication the other day...?

ramonaThreads: 3 Posts: 10 Joined: Jan 2, 07 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 15:16 #4
Quoting: FISZ, Post #1 What's the stupidest question asked? about Poland..well not quite the same, more ignorant cliches I guess. Such as Poles only eat cabbage and that all Polish Girls want to meet Western guys. But I agree that most seem to think that Poland is a repressed backward country, rather than the vibrant developing country it really is. It's the same in the UK with American tourists believing that Sherlock Holmes is real and that it is always foggy in London............

helloThreads: 39 Posts: 1151 Joined: Dec 5, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 15:22 #5
One time I was asked if Poland is a part (state) of Russia.

AmathystThreads: 19 Posts: 2316 Joined: Nov 10, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 16, 07, 15:25 #6
someone asked me if it snowed all the time! and was it anywhere near the North Pole!

Griff76Threads: 2 Posts: 26 Joined: Nov 9, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 15:26 #7
I was in the Post office with a Polish friend here in the UK and he was sending a postcard to his family and the confused woman behind the counter shouted to her boss........'Is Poland in Europe?'

Grzegorz_Threads: 67 Posts: 5552 Joined: Nov 16, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 15:30 #8
Once my friend was in UK and someone asked him to translate something for some Russian guy and when he said that he doesn't know Russian, reaction was like "So you don't have the same language in Poland?".

aleksy	Jan 16, 07, 15:38 #9
This guy was talking to me about the war in isreal and lebanon and he said, dam is poland affected? i was like what do you mean why would it be affected? and he said its like right beside those countries isnt it?

Mario	Jan 16, 07, 15:46 #10
What's the official language of Poland.

Tlum	Jan 16, 07, 15:46 #11
It's not exactly stupid, but tricky - "Is Polka a Polish dance"?

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1702 Joined: Jul 20, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 16:06 #12
Quoting: Amathyst, Post #6 someone asked me if it snowed all the time! and was it anywhere near the North Pole! Quoting: Griff76, Post #7 and the confused woman behind the counter shouted to her boss........'Is Poland in Europe?' I like those two.

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2643 Joined: Jun 14, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 16:09 #13
How about do polar bears come from poland?

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1702 Joined: Jul 20, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 16:10 #14
Quoting: Tlum, Post #13 It's not exactly stupid, but tricky - "Is Polka a Polish dance"? Polka is the ultimate evil cast upon us by those bloody Czechs! Damn you pepiczki!!

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2643 Joined: Jun 14, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 16:11 #15
no .....disco polo is the ultimate evil

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1702 Joined: Jul 20, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 16:12 #16
Quoting: FISZ, Post #15 How about do polar bears come from poland? Welcome back FISZ. Yeah, the polar bear myth is a classic.

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1702 Joined: Jul 20, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 16, 07, 16:14 #17
Quoting: FISZ, Post #17 no .....disco polo is the ultimate evil True, but in contrary to polka disco polo is actually a polish invention.

kakaThreads: 1 Posts: 152 Joined: Dec 28, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 17, 07, 03:47 #18
is Poland in European Union? or but you have microwaves over there? when I was in NY, one guy asked me where I came from. I said, from Poland, and he looked very confused, so I asked him: do you know where it is?? and then I heard the most stupid answer ever: - I'm not sure but I think it's an island near by Australia... defenetly the most stupid thing about Poland, Ive ever heard

globetrotterThreads: 4 Posts: 129 Joined: Jan 8, 07 Gender: Male	Jan 17, 07, 04:55 #19
'Are all the telephones bugged?' was a good one. 'Can I get a direct flight or will I have to change at Moscow?' was another

BubbaWooThreads: 45 Posts: 4473 Joined: Sep 26, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 17, 07, 04:59 #20
poland has beaches....?

MayaThreads: 1 Posts: 46 Joined: Jan 6, 07 Gender: Female	Edited by: Maya Jan 17, 07, 05:52 #21
one of my mates came 2 with this silly n cheeky smile on his face and asked me: is it true u ev got polar bears in poland n that penguins r runnin on the streets?? :P damn that made me laugh :P

sapphireThreads: 28 Posts: 1455 Joined: Dec 7, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 17, 07, 07:44 #22
I was wondering if Pole dancing orginated in Pole Land?

Maxxx PayneThreads: 2 Posts: 285 Joined: Oct 11, 06 Gender: Male	Edited by: Maxxx Payne Jan 17, 07, 09:07 #23
Quoting: sapphire, Post #24 I was wondering if Pole dancing orginated in Pole Land? Yes it did. The same way Lap dance originated from Lapland

MayaThreads: 1 Posts: 46 Joined: Jan 6, 07 Gender: Female	Jan 17, 07, 10:50 #24
Quoting: Maxxx Payne, Post #25 Lap dance originated from Lapland gud one

josecitomadera	Jan 17, 07, 11:29 #25
There are no stupid questions. The only stupid question is the one not asked.

BubbaWooThreads: 45 Posts: 4473 Joined: Sep 26, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 17, 07, 11:34 #26
Quoting: josecitomadera, Post #27 There are no stupid questions. The only stupid question is the one not asked. only an american would say this... ... in the uk we say... ask a silly question... get a silly answer...

RanjThreads: 29 Posts: 1329 Joined: Sep 29, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 17, 07, 11:52 #27
Quoting: BubbaWoo, Post #28 only an american would say this... Arrrg! Sometimes I just want to slap you!

AmathystThreads: 19 Posts: 2316 Joined: Nov 10, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 18, 07, 10:31 #28
I think that some people think that Polish people still have wait in line for food and that you only wear grey clothes....it makes me laugh, but these are the kind of people who have never been out of the country in their lives.

Lee_England	Jan 21, 07, 12:20 #29
I'm one of the few English people that has had the privilege of visiting Poland, here's a few classics I've been asked by my friends: "Do they have electricity in Poland?" "Is it safe to walk the streets in Poland?" "Does anybody speak English?" "Are the girls after passports?"

Grzegorz_Threads: 67 Posts: 5552 Joined: Nov 16, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 21, 07, 13:25 #30
Quoting: Lee_England, Post #56 "Are the girls after passports?"

mitffoch	Jan 21, 07, 22:16 #31
This is really not a question that I'm asked, but if I meet someone and I say I'm from Poland, the frequent reply is "oh yeah, my aunt was from Romania (or any other country from that part of the world". I know they are trying to be polite and break some ice, but I never know how to reply to this...(I usually smile and say "really?"). Another question is "what part of Poland", which would be OK, but usually they have only vague idea where Poland is, let alone know its shape or location of particluar city. But of course I have to answer, after which I receive that blank stare. I give some more information (like "near Cracow"), still nothing... "near Russia", then "oh, OK". Oh yeah, and one more: "How is Poland like?". Please can someone give me a good answer to that?

MatyjaszThreads: 2 Posts: 1702 Joined: Jul 20, 06 Gender: Male	Edited by: Matyjasz Jan 22, 07, 08:19 #32
I guess that I also am a little bit ignorant sometimes, so I don't want to judge people, but on the other hand, when a person lives in Europe and doesn't know what are the rest of countries present on this continent, then it just makes me wonder what has he been doing on the geography class.

AmathystThreads: 19 Posts: 2316 Joined: Nov 10, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 22, 07, 11:44 #33
Quoting: Matyjasz, Post #62 just makes me wonder what has he been doing on the geography class. Im actualy amazed I got my O level in geography since I hated it...but travel, reading and conversation with those that have travelled extensively always helps to understand about different countries and their cultures...

mitffoch	Jan 22, 07, 22:52 #34
My point was really about geographical ignorance. It would be like me meeting a person from Peru and asking him which part of Peru she was from. I only know Lima and I don't even know where it is (I can't even tell for sure who borders with Peru). So there is no point asking that question if the answer is not going to bring me any value. Yet I'm always asked. By the way, I live in US so for a lot of people Poland is my Peru.

i_love_detroitThreads: - Posts: 90 Joined: Nov 13, 06 Gender: Male	Jan 28, 07, 14:30 #35
I was asked about 2 months ago here in Calgary by a Korean guy: Which language you speak in Poland, Portuguese or Spanish?

MayaThreads: 1 Posts: 46 Joined: Jan 6, 07 Gender: Female	Jan 28, 07, 15:24 #36
Quoting: i_love_detroit, Post #69 Which language you speak in Poland, Portuguese or Spanish? haha gud one... Portuguese coz starts with P - just like Poland does :P

i_love_detroitThreads: - Posts: 90 Joined: Nov 13, 06 Gender: Male	Edited by: i_love_detroit Jan 28, 07, 16:25 #37
But anyway, whould we get offended if people ask us strange question? How the hell thay are suppose to know which language we speak in Poland? Why question about microwaves was stupid? It's actually a good question. Do we have? I had not seen a microwave in my life until I went to Canada for vacation a couple years ago. It's just that people in Poland do not use microwaves all that much because they have enough time to prepare/heat up everything traditional way. To conclude, there are no stupid question although some seem funny to us, so it's good to laugh at some, but never get offended.

krysiaThreads: 29 Posts: 3755 Joined: Aug 10, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 28, 07, 16:36 #38
Some people in Poland are afraid to come to the US and ask if there are shootings on the streets all the time. They see America through TV and that's the impression they get.

MaatiThreads: 1 Posts: 212 Joined: Nov 4, 06 Gender: Female	Jan 28, 07, 16:45 #39
Somebody asked me once if we had trains and cotton in Poland.

TBurk	Jan 28, 07, 18:32 #40
A friend said he wanted to go to Poland because he had never visited Asia.

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