Do you think that Polish people are rude?

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sparrowThreads: 4 Posts: 307 Joined: Apr 24, 07 ♂	Edited by: Moderator Apr 30, 07, 13:24 #151
While scrolling over the threads I read this as "Do you think that Polish people are nude?" Should I seek councelling? No, but it shows what your thinking ;)edited by moderator Please also try to post something on topic dzieki

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Apr 30, 07, 14:03 #152

Quoting: Eurola

Most polish people are really nice, very helpful and very gracious.

My experience of Polish people has changed my outlook on life....for the better.

I'm from Northern Ireland and recently a couple of Polish girls started working in the same building as me.

Girls in general seem to ignore me but this girl in particular is very friendly and always has a smile and a hello when I see her. She is stunningly beautiful and it has totally taken me aback. No-one I've met in my country is anywhere near as pretty as she but they act like pampered supermodels. I had almost given up hope on the female race until my Polish angel arrived.

I'm very shy and am unsure what to do next, I know I should try to talk to her more but my Polish is sketchy at best and she is bound to reject me.

micksterThreads: 1 Posts: 21 Joined: Apr 29, 07 ♂	Apr 30, 07, 15:11 #153
I don't want to generalise so I can only talk on my own personal experience. I live in Dublin..........my neighbours are Polish and so are some of my work colleagues and they are not / do not come across as rude at all!

Mala_ElfThreads: 14 Posts: 21 Joined: May 2, 07 ♀	May 3, 07, 19:32 #154
Polish people are exceptionally nice.

daffyThreads: 40 Posts: 2,118 Joined: Feb 5, 07 ♂	May 4, 07, 10:00 #155
ah mala, nice and rude is not nation specific, its person specific - ive met lovely polish/irish for eg and equally ive met rude polish/irish but i wouldnt attached 'rudenss' to the polish people (or the french lol) ;)

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May 4, 07, 15:39 #156

I agree with Daffy but why does everyone crowd into the bus or tram as if it were the last bus or tram EVER to go to their destination ? ole ladies push me and my 2 year old girl out of the way like we are not even there. And when my wife was pregnant no man ever gave up his seat for her only women. Its strange for a culture so used to waiting on lines they are terrible at it, they will cut in front of you any chance they get I constantly ask people in English if they would like to share my trousers with me, because they get so close. They just look strangely at me a few who understand laugh.

shopgirlThreads: 7 Posts: 1,446 Joined: Apr 6, 07 ♀	May 5, 07, 15:01 #157
Quoting: TheKruk I agree with Daffy but why does everyone crowd into the bus or tram as if it were the last bus or tram EVER to go to their destination ? Ahhh, the "sardine instinct". You can also witness this at Disneyland :)

fea

May 6, 07, 08:50 #158

All of this things that TheKruk said have their reason in the years of comunism knocked down just in 1989. After the end of the Second World War to this date, people generally didn't have their own transport because it was to expensive and uneconomic. So they chose buses/trams/trains to get to place they want. And there were so many of them... that, as I know from the histories that some members of my family have told me, not seldom that bus or tram WAS the last mean of transport that could take them off. And why that historic situation have reflection today? Thats our cultural heritage :D That our bus-rudeness is slowly decreasing but it will have place unless the last people of comunism era don't comprehend that they are not the centre of the universe.
Take a look that great percent of young don't participate in this. They come to the bus at last and generally stand all the route.
I always stand ;) unless I have my legs healthy I let the others sit, but I hate the situation that you wrote. Pregnant woman/old man/lady and young teen on the bad sides of bus chair :DDD In this situation you have to intervene.

Sorry for my english.
pzdr
fea

JarThreads: 1 Posts: 11 Joined: May 9, 07 ♀	May 9, 07, 11:34 #159
Quoting: iwona really don't like it "are you all right".....What is the point of it? This person doesn't know me personally and is not interested if I am "all right" or not. This is used as a general greeting the same as hi, it dosnt really mean anything.

freebird	May 9, 07, 17:07 #160
Quoting: daffy nice and rude is not nation specific, its person specific good one

hanulka

May 11, 07, 18:53 #161

According to the comparative research I have conducted, in Polish "please" is replaced by a specific intonation pattern (rise-fall at the beginning of the utterance) which means the same. The Poles frequently use it when speaking foreign languages, believing that it has the same function independent of the particular language, i.e., not giving it any thought at all - they just feel that they are being adequately polite because they let their voice rise and fall during the first two syllables, and no "please" is needed any more ... I still cannot get rid of this pattern although I have been living in Germany for the past 17 years. This is just one aspect of the politeness problem, but there are dozens of such "small differences" which are largely unrealised, and influence the impressions on both sides.
Ciao
Hanulka

gingerstar61

Aug 6, 07, 10:42 #162

We have some new neighbours, a polish couple and so far have found them being a bit inconsiderate and rude.

Maybe there is some truth in an Englishman's home is his castle, because we are very proud of ours, and I was wondering if the same principle is true for polish people?

They've parked partway over our driveway on a regular basis (until I started leaving my own car parked over our driveway to keep it clear), they removed our fence to paint there shed while we were out, and when we returned were sitting on our path painting it, which I have no problem with, it was just the fact they did not speak a word to us as we were walking around them on our path with our shopping and had not asked permission to be there. I know they can speak english, as the only time they bother is to ask us to keep our cats off their garden.

It makes me feel like moving out, as would any neighbour acting this way, I feel intimidated to go outside sometimes and I was wondering if this is the way they would treat neighbours in their own country, if it's just a polish culture thing or if it's just that as individuals they are generally that way.

I'd appreciate your comments, as I'm hoping its just them as individuals, and that there are some nice polish people out there! x

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07 ♀	Aug 6, 07, 10:47 #163
You've got off to a bad start with your neighbours. I don't think you can put it down to their nationality, people have problems with their neighbours all over the world. I can't speak for your situation, but is it possible they did not realise the fence was yours, have you asked them?

tornado2007Threads: 20 Posts: 3,497 Joined: Jul 11, 07 ♂	Aug 6, 07, 10:48 #164
Quoting: Daisy I don't think you can put it down to their nationality your dead right Daisy, totally agree with this point, its not about nationality its about individual personality, when will people wake up and see this!!!!

Wyspianska	Aug 6, 07, 11:06 #165
Quoting: tornado2007 your dead right Daisy, totally agree with this point, its not about nationality its about individual personality, when will people wake up and see this!!!! Are u talking about bubbaWOOO? answer is: taadaammm: Never

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06 ♂	Aug 6, 07, 11:12 #166
experience suggests that poles are neither theives nor rude... they do, however, tend to have large noses and are terrible drivers, some of them are also pretty stupid... but thats obviously got nothing to do with nationality

PuzzlerThreads: 11 Posts: 1,613 Joined: Mar 21, 07 ♂	Aug 6, 07, 17:33 #167
re: they do, however, tend to have large noses and are terrible drivers, some of them are also pretty stupid... but thats obviously got nothing to do with nationality - The above can be said about any nation. Including your own.

tornado2007Threads: 20 Posts: 3,497 Joined: Jul 11, 07 ♂	Aug 6, 07, 17:35 #168
Quoting: Wyspianska Are u talking about bubbaWOOO? answer is: taadaammm: Never give me a break, i say one thing about him thats good, now you think i'm practically going to bed with him!! its way over the top my dear :)

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Aug 6, 07, 17:41 #169

A couple of years ago, a housemate of mine was Polish. We used to sit in the kitchen chatting while the landlady was watching soap opera after soap opera. I mentioned to him that we had some Poles at work. He was no Polonophile - strangely he seemed to prefer England, but then he was no Michal. He showed no interest in this and the topic of conversation moved on. Just before he left the room, he leaned over and quietly said: "Look out! All Polish people are thieves!"

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06 ♂	Aug 6, 07, 17:46 #170
Quoting: Puzzler - The above can be said about any nation. Including your own. yup

southernThreads: 116 Posts: 10,896 Joined: May 17, 07 ♂	Aug 6, 07, 17:50 #171
Poles are not rude.Kurwa is a word for the gentleman.

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Aug 6, 07, 17:56 #172

re: Just before he left the room, he leaned over and quietly said: "Look out! All Polish people are thieves!"

- There are folks from Poland who say negative things about Poland. There are people in any nation who say negative things about the nation they come from.

I have met some Britsh folks who told me that British folks are cons.

Does it mean they were right?

The Brtish tend not to say negative things about Britain to the foreigners. Does it mean that these things don't exist in Britain? Or does it just mean that the British care about their image?

Now there's a definite tendency in the so-called English-speaking world (US, etc.) to speak negatively about Poland and Poles.

Does this mean that all these good folks - including some on this board - are actually right when refer negatively to us?

PuzzlerThreads: 11 Posts: 1,613 Joined: Mar 21, 07 ♂	Aug 6, 07, 17:59 #173
re: Poles are not rude.Kurwa is a word for the gentleman - Hm, then you've got to be a gentleman after all. Wow, I didn't know that until now. Do you suggest there are no vulgar words in other languages? How about your own language, pal?

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Aug 7, 07, 01:48 #174

Quoting: gingerstar61

We have some new neighbours, a polish couple and so far have found them being a bit inconsiderate and rude.

considering all the possible things that could have happened, word of mouth
that they will not be accepted so easy might be the reasons why,, media
all the polish who already came and experienced some bad things, yes, if they
seem to be a little rude, maybe they have good reason..

what I would do , first and formost is maybe make a nice cookie plate, or something
to that nature and introduce yourselfs and welcome them into the neighborhood.

of course they will feel uncomfortable moving to a new country, and maybe they
dont know they are doing something that makes you upset.. communication works
:) really it does :)))

if they still are doing it, then you would have a good reason to accuse your neighbors
not the whole polish nation of being rude..

but I would try a little kindness first, see what happens :)

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07 ♀	Aug 7, 07, 01:54 #175
Quoting: Patrycja19 but I would try a little kindness first, see what happens :) It does appear they ahven't tried communicating directly with their neighbours. They haven't even had the politeness to reply to the answers people on the forum have given them :(

PuzzlerThreads: 11 Posts: 1,613 Joined: Mar 21, 07 ♂	Aug 7, 07, 02:01 #176
I think Patrycja is right - trying a little kindness, such as friendly introducing oneself, etc., seems like a good idea. Some foreign people may appear unfriendly because they feel unsure whether their new milieu is welcoming and friendly. Right on the money, I'd say, Patrycja.

Patrycja19Threads: 76 Posts: 3,877 Joined: Oct 31, 06 ♀	Aug 7, 07, 02:05 #177
Quoting: Daisy They haven't even had the politeness to reply to the answers people on the forum have given them :( maybe she is outside guarding her driveway :) chuckle chuckle snort snort :)) LOL sorry had to say that.. go ahead daisy say it.. Patrycja You are bad!!!

Patrycja19Threads: 76 Posts: 3,877 Joined: Oct 31, 06 ♀	Aug 7, 07, 02:06 #178
Quoting: Puzzler think Patrycja is right - trying a little kindness, such as friendly introducing oneself, etc., seems like a good idea. Some foreign people may appear unfriendly because they feel unsure whether their new milieu is welcoming and friendly. Right on the money, I'd say, Patrycja. * does double take at Puzzy*!!! Thanks , that was very nice of you to say..

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07 ♀	Aug 7, 07, 02:10 #179
Quoting: Patrycja19 go ahead daisy say it.. Patrycja You are bad!!! yup bad, but true ;) I still think it says something of this person, that they ask a question, get plenty of replies, but lack the common decency to say thank you

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Aug 7, 07, 02:16 #180

Quoting: Daisy

yup bad, but true ;)

I still think it says something of this person, that they ask a question, get plenty of replies, but lack the common decency to say thank you

well it sounds like they just want to justify their inner thoughts and have a good
reason to be hateful towards their neighbors by asking if this is a common trait
among polish people..

anyone can be rude,, especially if you rub emm the wrong way.

but i agree with you, if she was so worried about it, she would have come back
to check and see who posted and make or form her own opinion by it, but it
sounds like she already has formed a opinion of her neighbors.. thats just sad..

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