Do Polish People steal alot?

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Feb 15, 07, 04:47 #61

Most of the Polish people are very honest and very hard working, but unfortunately I have also encountered a few Polish criminals here in Ireland (99% male). A lot of the Polish people, in particular the women, are very good and hard working, but there are always a few bad eggs to spoil it for everybody.

Mostly fraudsters and wannabe-gangsters, but also some former army people involved in crime. Nearly all of the people involved in crime have come from LODZ and POZNAN.

Unfortunately, they are worse to their own (i.e. other Polish) than anybody else. Making people pay protection money and making people pay fees for getting them a job.

Here is 1 example
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marchewka	Feb 15, 07, 07:15 #62
Quoting: dannyboy Mostly fraudsters and wannabe-gangsters, but also some former army people involved in crime. Nearly all of the people involved in crime have come from LODZ and POZNAN perhaps it's not that positive but my sister,who lives in Poland said that she is happy that some criminals left Poland to coquer the West

WroclawThreads: 74 Posts: 7,272 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Feb 15, 07, 08:18 #63
Without doubt Polish people steal. Only today I was given two doughnuts by the boss and within minutes one of them went missing. I asked around, but no-one would admit their guilt. It saddens me to know that people can do this especially as the workforce had already made it's way through a whole baker's tray of them.

Evangelion	Feb 17, 07, 17:24 #64
well, i dont know if polish people steal a lot but as a manager in a supermarket, we caught a bunch of 'em already!

Faustyna	May 5, 07, 17:08 #65
I an Polish.But I never met a friend of mine that is Polish (like me)that steals!

witekThreads: 2 Posts: 739 Joined: Apr 1, 07 ♂	May 5, 07, 20:17 #66
Quoting: dannyboy Nearly all of the people involved in crime have come from LODZ and POZNAN. haven't met my friends from the Praga neighbourhood of Warsaw yet?

ukpolskaThreads: 51 Posts: 2,159 Joined: Oct 23, 06 MEMBER ♂	May 5, 07, 23:21 #67
Bloody Polish thieves, I think they are terrible. I have had personnel experience of this and I am still suffering the trauma after nearly 6 years when my wife stole my heart. Then I had a double whammy when my daughter was born (I suppose you can call her half Polish), and that was enough for me. They have both stolen my heart. :)

PawelThreads: 4 Posts: 145 Joined: Jan 5, 07 ♂	May 5, 07, 23:24 #68
Quoting: ukpolska Then I had a double whammy when my daughter was born Is that a bad thing....

ukpolskaThreads: 51 Posts: 2,159 Joined: Oct 23, 06 MEMBER ♂	May 6, 07, 00:03 #69
Quoting: Pawel Is that a bad thing.... In context my friend :)

Observer2001

Jun 25, 07, 19:36 #70

I spent about 2 years in Poland and must say - without exaggeration - that most Poles I met, irrespective of their characters, were thieves or one sort or other. Every day, millions of zloties worth f goods are sold at the Stadion in Warsaw, much of which is either stolen or smuggled. Those I met, had absolutely no shame about thieving and considered it perfectly acceptable. The Poles in Germany are known as thieves. It was interesting that a Polish friend of mine was complaining how in Germany shop-keepers would watch the Polish tourists like hawks in case they steal things, but he himself had participated in such thefts.

I don't know why theft should be so normal among the Poles. Sure, they are poor, but there are poorer nations who don't indulge in mass thieving.

I suspect that it could be because Poles believe that the whole world owes them something. The Germans and the Russians for invading them. The Italians for being allies of Germans. The French and the British for not coming to their aid... This attitude is reflected in the demands of their government to the EU. Always hungry for money, but when it comes to co-operation, there is none.

If someone has a better suggestion for the prevalence of thieving among Poles, I am most interested to hear.

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀	Edited by: krysia Jun 25, 07, 21:21 #71
The first impression from the Poles arriving to America is that there is so much honesty in the US. Americans might not think that people in the US are honest, but they are, compared to Poland. This from reliable sources.

RanjThreads: 27 Posts: 1,286 Joined: Sep 29, 06 ♀	Edited by: Ranj Jun 25, 07, 22:22 #72
Quoting: krysia This from reliable sources. Hmmmmm, how is that Reliable source of yours doing? Tell that source I said, "CZESC!" and that I look forward to seeing you and that source at Taste of Polonia! :)

krysiaThreads: 26 Posts: 3,604 Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀	Jun 25, 07, 22:44 #73
hahahaha, the "source" is very impressed with the politeness of people in the US. He went for a bike ride and people he doesn't know wave and smile to him. He can't get over it and is very impressed. He is doing very good, I will say "hi" to him. Thanks Ranj!!

Patrycja19Threads: 76 Posts: 3,877 Joined: Oct 31, 06 ♀	Jun 25, 07, 23:34 #74
Quoting: krysia the "source" is very impressed with the politeness of people in the US. Krysia this is good to hear. because people do get the wrong idea about America. so I too am glad your source is very impressed here.. :)

GoonieThreads: 10 Posts: 297 Joined: Mar 6, 07 ♂	Jun 26, 07, 00:06 #75
i've never stolen anything :)

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Jun 26, 07, 00:14 #76

Another racist topic on this forum (re the implied generalisation). Same question can be asked about any nation - and yet it seems to be never asked. Why just the Poles are associated with theft and similar unsavoury subjects? Yet notice who the question comes from - his or her spelling.... Maybe it's the primitive 'sledz' who himself steals? Evildoers often like divert attention from themselves by accusing others. Only Fiszek has replied in kind to the racist imbecile. Fiszek, thanks to you (and Shopgal) my image of Americans gets brighter.
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Grzegorz_Threads: 80 Posts: 6,102 Joined: Nov 16, 06 ♂	Jun 26, 07, 00:23 #77
Quoting: Goonie i've never stolen anything :) Traitor...

GoonieThreads: 10 Posts: 297 Joined: Mar 6, 07 ♂	Jun 26, 07, 00:47 #78
Quoting: Grzegorz_ Traitor... LMFAO!!!!!

shopgirlThreads: 7 Posts: 1,446 Joined: Apr 6, 07 ♀	Jun 26, 07, 00:49 #79
Quoting: Puzzler Fiszek, thanks to you (and Shopgal) my image of Americans gets brighter. Ahhh. Such a sweetie! Here go the rumours again! :)

JagnaThreads: - Posts: 30 Joined: Apr 4, 07 ♀	Jun 26, 07, 03:56 #80
Quoting: Grzegorz_ Traitor... LOL

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Jun 26, 07, 06:25 #81

Quoting: Puzzler

Another racist topic on this forum (re the implied generalisation). Same question can be asked about any nation - and yet it seems to be never asked. Why just the Poles are associated with theft and similar unsavoury subjects? Yet notice who the question comes from - his or her spelling.... Maybe it's the primitive 'sledz' who himself steals? Evildoers often like divert attention from themselves by accusing others. Only Fiszek has replied in kind to the racist imbecile. Fiszek, thanks to you (and Shopgal) my image of Americans gets brighter.
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Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Hatians, El Salvadorans, Guetamalans, Hmong, Chinese, Turks, and Jews, especially Jews, are all accused of theft in the US, much more often than Poles. I mustn't forget the Italians, and the Irish, Russians, and Russian Jews of course. Blacks are in a class by themselves, but we must differentiate between American blacks, and natives of Africa. Nowadays, with the influx of Indians, Pakastanis, and the various Arabs, all are easily accused of theft much more often than Poles.

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Jun 26, 07, 07:27 #82

Quoting: krysia

hahahaha, the "source" is very impressed with the politeness of people in the US. He went for a bike ride and people he doesn't know wave and smile to him. He can't get over it and is very impressed. He is doing very good, I will say "hi" to him. Thanks Ranj!!

My gf says the same. She can't believe people here are so polite.

Quoting: regionpolski

Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Hatians, El Salvadorans, Guetamalans, Hmong, Chinese, Turks, and Jews, especially Jews, are all accused of theft in the US

The only ones that I know that get arrested for stealing in the NY area are the Blacks and Latinos. Never heard of any of these others "accused". And these are people that got caught, so I'm not voicing an opinion. When I worked retail we'd have people in the back all the time for stealing.

I was thrown back by the accusations I've heard while in Germany and Poland. Even the Media Markt commercial had a PL person stealing. I think it may've been removed though.

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Edited by: FISZ Jun 26, 07, 07:34 #83

Quoting: Observer2001

It was interesting that a Polish friend of mine was complaining how in Germany shop-keepers would watch the Polish tourists like hawks in case they steal things, but he himself had participated in such thefts.

They do say "You are the company that you keep". What does this say about you?

Quoting: Observer2001

I suspect that it could be because Poles believe that the whole world owes them something.

And I suspect that you've lost your mind. Am I correct? :)

Quoting: Observer2001

The Poles in Germany are known as thieves.

From what I've observed; and I may be wrong, is that the Germans still have this attitude of being superior, so to them everyone is lower class. I just dissregard anything that they say.

People. Regardless of where you're from. There are those who have sth in their head that makes them want to steal. It's a rush of sorts. Just ask Winona Ryder :)

Also, have you ever seen these scam Emails from PL people? If they are so poor, why aren't they trying to scam the world like the Nigerians ?

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Jun 26, 07, 07:46 #84

Quoting: FISZ

The only ones that I know that get arrested for stealing in the NY area are the Blacks and Latinos. Never heard of any of these others "accused". And these are people that got caught, so I'm not voicing an opinion. When I worked retail we'd have people in the back all the time for stealing.

I was thrown back by the accusations I've heard while in Germany and Poland. Even the Media Markt commercial had a PL person stealing. I think it may've been removed though.

I was being sarcastic. Every nationality has its thieves, Polish included.

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06 ♂	Jun 26, 07, 08:05 #85
Quoting: Puzzler Maybe it's the primitive 'sledz' who himself steals oh yeah! I was out all night stealing stuff

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Jun 26, 07, 08:06 #86

Quoting: regionpolski

I was being sarcastic. Every nationality has its thieves, Polish included.

OK. My sarcasm sensor has been disabled this morning :) In this case you're correct.

When I was 6 I was caught stealing by my mom (big punching balloon). She brought me back to the store to have me "fake arrested" by the police to teach me a lesson.

Now maybe some can say all Native Americans are theives. We are getting a lot of the white mans money with our casinos though ;) so you never know what people say under their breath while leaving the casino broke :) Fekking thieves.... took all of my money :P

irishman	Edited by: irishman Jun 27, 07, 04:24 #87
thats b*llsh1t. Most people DONT steal if they have an opportunity. if it was the case there would be chaos like the wild west. Only worthless SCUM steal when they get the chance becasue they are too lazy or useless to EARN the money to buy what they need. Yes you should not leave things unattended but it doesnt measn that its ok to steal if something is left unattended.

Airin	Jun 27, 07, 07:52 #88
Irishman: I completely agree with you. But you should know, that there are people, who unfortunatelly think differently. Pity :/

joepilsudskiThreads: 44 Posts: 2,521 Joined: Apr 27, 07 ♂	Jun 28, 07, 16:03 #89
Not as much as the Jews.

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06 ♂	Jun 29, 07, 04:19 #90
i asked my partner yesterday why the lady renting our shop hasnt paid her rent... simple he said... the lady working for her robbed her blind... so i get shafted... wtf...!!! do polish people steal a lot...? no... dont be silly

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