"They are friendly in a different way". That sums up about polish people, maybe from the outside like they have "Polish smile" or negative vibes, but when you talk to them it's like warm and very welcoming people. Greeting from Indonesia for Poland 🇮🇩🤝🇵🇱
How do you understand "being friendly"? Recently, leftist circles have been interviewing Poles living, for example, in the Netherlands - people there smile, they are very nice at first glance, but when you are in trouble, this gloomy Pole will help you, a Dutchman with a nice smile will tell you: 'I'm sorry, I can't help you' (it was leftist circles that conducted the interviews - I emphasize)
@@pawemarciniak4929 I'm not sure what's your point. That's exactly what is being said- that people don't show this excessive friendliness on the outside, but they are actually friendly. And what does it have to do with "leftists"?
The lack of smile is also associated with Finnish, Russian, German, Hungarian, and Ukranian people. The smiles of Americans seem more weird than people who don't have the mandatory customer service smile.
In Poland we find such smile fake. We usually do not interact on streets with eachother. Relationship with Poles is a deep thing. We are looking for friends that will be reliable rather than keeping smile. It might change in future but it's just way we are
Lithuania, too. I went to Lithuania when I was 12 and saw a girl around my age and smiled at her and then was a little offended that she didn’t smile back lol
The 'American' smile isn't American at all. It is Anglo culture and comes from UK/Ire where it is part of politeness to appear friendly to people you don't know and make small talk. Sometimes this can appear fake but it's not an American specific thing it has its roots in the British Isles. You will see it throughout ex-British colonies including Australia, NZ, SA etc.
At 10:00 the fixing thing is very true. The Polish gardeners and tradesmen who worked on my old house were excellent; very hardworking, thorough and precise.
With this Polish smile it's like this: if you smile at everyone for no reason, it means that your smile is worthless and meaningless. Something that is scarce is more valuable. For Poles, a smile is something valuable, a sign of friendship and trust. And valuable things are not given away all the time.
Love your Poland series. Reminding me of the good old days when I lived in NY. I'm Chinese, but I was hanging out in the Polish neighborhoods (such as Greenpoint & Maspeth) like all the time ;) Agree with the friendliness & smile thing. I don't think I recall if the Polish ppl I'm more familiar with smiled or not the first time I met then haha! But they definitely are some of the friendliest ppl I've ever met. After drinking, chatting & partying at the same bars for a couple of times at least. XD Although I did remember one, major exception. My 'beautiful stranger' who happens to be from Kraków. She smiled at me the first time our eyes locked together. A big, warm smile. That was during the harshest lockdowns of COVID, things were difficult. But her smiley face always gives me a ray of sun. And I still remember the first time she served me a shot of Żubrówka. Which was a little too strong for me at that time, that I had to finish in TWO shots... Too bad she remained my 'beautiful stranger'. ;( (Had nothing to do with the 2 shot vodka drinking thing I swear).
I have a wild theory. While the stereotype that we Poles complain a lot is most definitely true, I think it's one of the reasons why Poland is doing so well right now. Poles are simply dissatisfied with the surrounding reality, complain about it and then proceed to improve it. And as an addition, it's not our governments or the EU that made Poland what it is - it's the regular Poles by their perseverance, hard work and stubbornness that did it - and that's why we complain also, because we have to do everything ourselves ;)
It actually is. Smiling is an additional action that the muscles have to perform. It's not a natural expression - natural face is a resting face (and that for some people it turns out to look like a resting B*CH face...well). Smiling without a reason to smile is literally wasting energy.
Sorry for the late upload everyone! Hope you like the Polish themed videos 😀 I went to Krakow and Warsaw to film this, and honestly, I felt that the people of Krakow were much, much friendlier than Warsaw. But I guess it's also the smaller city vibe. Also, stay until the end to see me test Poles on their love of vodka 😊
The stupidest decision of your life. We are introverted in public places, for us it is a sign of good manners - not imposing ourselves on others. Poles are an emotional, very extroverted nation - emotions boil under a cold shell. As our great poet wrote, "our nation is like lava, cold and hard on the outside, dry and dirty, but it will not cool its internal fire for a hundred years."
As a Canadian, I remember being shocked by Polish customer service in restaurants. No smile, just straight-to-the-point. Hilarious! However, it's true that Poles may seem stand-offish at first, but are so warm once you get to know them. ❤
@@topalbano What for? Because this cold and unfriendly person does not pretend to be a friend to people he does not know. You are so stupid. When you have real problems in life, you will become smarter. It's better to have relationships with people who are honest and initially distant, when they open up to you, you know you can rely on them. You certainly CANNOT rely on idiots with the "standard #3 smile" plastered on their face.
@@topalbano P.S. and this is exactly the experience of Poles and, for example, the Dutch "The Pole will be rude, but when you are in trouble he will care very much and help you, the Dutchman will answer with a nice smile "I'm sorry, I don't know how to help you" Do you understand, idiot? Life should have real value, not be a pretend game "to make it nice"
Happy Saturday, Marina! Love the video on the Polish 🇵🇱 stereotype and Poland 🇵🇱 is credited as the first country who invented the drink, Vodka. Sending you my love ❤ from Miami, Florida, USA 🇺🇸
Empty poker faces at times, but I've seen people on the street bumping into friends and they become quite friendly and open then, I actually prefer this, unlike those insincere smiles and empty polite conversations people give each other in the west, at least these people are frank about things.
I feel like the reason we smile here in Canada is more of a friendly acknowledgement; kind of like 'I see you' sort of greeting. Helps people feel less lonely in a highly capitalistic, individualistic society
I feel it’s the same in the USA but there’s also the diversity factor, in my opinion. When you have a country built on immigrants and people who don’t all share the same language , a smile is an easy way to communicate in a positive manner without having to say any words. Facial expressions are universal across many cultures and you can read them much easier than trying to decipher a foreign language you’ve never heard before.
we have such saying in Poland Im not a horse to show my teeth :D it is because of old days :D - so people dont feel like they need to smile neither be always happy, it might be sign of madness for us
I used to be like that long time ago. People already told me I could be a good bodyguard. But with time I learned smile is important. It brings people closer and open a lot of doors. I got to be an English teacher it is good to smile. If you have a good smile, you go really far. At least, in Brazil, it is good to have a smile
Well, that's just a cultural difference. If your culture expects superficial openess, than not acting accordingly will isolate you. Here, there's different expectations- acting a bit reserved is part of the savoir vivre, while invading someone's personal space and fake pleasantries are seen as a bit disrespectful and tedious.
I've been in Wroclaw for 2 weeks and I think the people are warm and friendly. They always say good morning or hi when they see me outside.. maybe it is different here
We smile, but in conversation with loved ones. If we walk on the street and smile all the time then we start to think something is wrong or it is fake. We put more emphasis on natural facial expressions and "on the spot" emotions, that's all. We are friendly and like to joke in our own specific way.
11:17 she's totaly right!! I was in Poland last year and I noticed this I notice also that Polish people are fery friendly although they don't smile a lot on the street hhh
@@EA00000 that is such a dumb comparison. Hungarians like to complain as well, Lithuanians like to complain, Ukrainians like to complain. Poles differ much from Germans and here is how according to my expierience with Germans: - ya'll drink less vodka. In fact, you hardly ever drink vodka or any high voltage alcoholic beverages apart from Jagermaister - You obey rules like blind sheep. Poles have hardly any trust towards government and it's common not to abide the law - You are atheists. This is pretty sad. That's why your society is collapsing but that's a fact. Your churches are empty whilst ours are full every sunday (I'm not counting black muslims that imigrated to your country. They are not Germans) - You're open for other nations while we're not that open. As a matter of fact, people here are already getting angry with Ukrainians. TL;DR: If you look really hard, you will find similarities between Americans and Germans. It doesn't mean shit and comparing these nations to each other is plain dumb. Not to mention, 'friends' from the west tried germanizing us for 123 years. Of course there will be similarities as Germans commited a multitude of attrocities towards Poles in order to seem that way
I was born in America, but am Polish. Living in Poland.... I just try to smile at people's dogs and not them. You smile at people you know, not strangers. It gets me in trouble at lot when I go out.
Well, it's safe thats a big plus Alcohol prices are fairly low A lot of tourist locations have english captions Some older generation have hard time with english which can cause some troubles with tickets, other than that its great place to come for a week or two just to see some places and chill
In general Europeans don’t smile without a genuine reason(Especially eastern or northern europeans),while north Americans are just accustomed to smile as a way of being polite
People are nice. It's more about the very first impression, when you just see some starngers walking down the streets- like the people they showed to present the "Polish smile"? They all might become super nice and friendly when you actually start talking to them.
There are some things I believe are worth pointing out (I know nobody asked, but there's an essay): 1) Words have great meaning to us, compared to The Western countries - e.g. If we ask how are you, we want to know how are you really. No politeness, no courtesies, we mean it. In other countries one could perceive our answers to this question as oversharing, but we don't mind it. Therefore we don't do such small talk if there's no need/connection with people we talk to. Also that's why formal courtesies are so important here - that's how we show the respect to the other person and the job they do, not by the smile/pointless small talk but with genuine words and gestures. 2) Smiling on the streets to strangers is the same for us as posting 100+ meaningless photos on social media by influencers. We prefer being neutral and direct over being somewhat "fake" to the people we don't know. Someone in the comments described customer service in Poland - that job is so demanding, so why would you like additionally to smile all day? Moreover I can't stress enough how The Polish hate to be deceived for a profit of some kind - it's our toxic trait as nationality, we're overly skeptical and cautious. Poles prefer to understand why you are happy and enjoy it fully with you after some talking and building trust, over questioning the motives behind this visual. History full of ingenuity, how we are educated, how we celebrate e.g. national holidays and so on play huge part in this. These are the reasons why an innocent smile is considered intimate and why we are so formal in public. Not rude, just neutral with no need to be bothered. I feel like we tend to smile more to ourselves than to others in public. 3) To be humble is a virtue here - if you are talking about your achievments to strangers you could be perceived as an arrogant person who boasts a lot. It's acceptable here to be proud of yourself because personal (!) achievements to the closest people, because they know you. On the other hand every person has hardships in their lives, so to complain is more natural and bonding. Again, history, religious influence etc. is crucial here. 4) Majority of Polish people have the need to prove themselves to others. That's why everything has to be perfect - from lawns to families. It can create toxic enviroments, it also bothers us when we're abroad (because of e.g. mess in public spaces) but there's an explanation for that. Many people for huge part of their lives heard that "American/British etc." e.g. goods are better. We've seen movies/foreign ads with beautiful parks while people like me played in literal sand (and I'm talking about 2000's as a person whose family was considered well-off at the time xD). In short amount of time we had to overcome the barriers that were imposed by Iron Curtain to match the lifestyles of people living in the West and we're still not there. The reputation gained by people who migrated from Poland to e.g. the UK doesn't help either (alcoholics/people on benefits). That's also why we are soooo proud of "collective" Polish achievements in e.g. sports, because it seem to fulfil this need, healing our inferiority complex. 5) Last but not least, drinking. Like, why is it even a stereotype nowadays? Have you seen a young person from Nordics/Western Europe drinking? That's a mess compared to the drinking culture we have here XDDD This one in modern times has to change. So yeah, many of those stereotypes can be true and our culture is far from perfect. However it's also worth mentioning that for the past few years there has been a change - I can assure you we're more outgoing, chilled and positive than people were at the start of this millenium.
Lol. You know that Vampires (the way how the got to our popculture) actually come from Slavic mythology? European Vampire Capital is somewhere in Western Poland/Eastern Germany (where western Slavs resided)
In the US, as children we are taught a saying and it goes like this: "smile and the whole world smiles with you". In most of northern European countries (not just Poland) this is considered insincere. Southern Europe is different, you'll see people in Italy smiling walking down the street.
What, Insincere just being hospitable, good-mannered and enjoying sunshine, flowers, music, pretty girls walking down the street? For us Latinos is so hard to understand this point of view. Is it forbidden to enjoy life, and when are you supposed to emjoy it, after death?
I am from greece and i find insincere and a trick if someone smiles at me without being my friend. I feel like he wants something from me and uses this technique to lure me in
@@amiquigonzales7917 it is partly a consequence of communism and ww2 tbh. Back then even a smile made you suspicious and could end your life I suppose. It is common to smile at people you know etc. but it is seen as weird and suspicious when you do it to a stranger and people will ask themselves do I know you? unless it's like some grandma smiling at sb's baby type of context then it's normal
@@duqial People at our places do not smile walking down the street, just when they address to someone, it is considered polite. Not that we are planning to lure you to an ambush, for God's sake, we are just trying to be nice !!!
I’ve been dealing with Polish people in many instances. One is my husband lol 😅 Generally, the key to success is to know “ when to smile “. Sometimes the situation requires that. And you can only “ get it “ after you’ve decoded some cultural riddles. You’re expected to smile when : - seeing a neighbour - you’ve finished a talk - a salesperson “forgives “ you 2 groszy - a librarian or a social worker is specially nice - it’s a gift to you - when you yourself do something nice - you smile with confirmation. There are muuuch more. These are ones I’ve decided so far 😊
I'm kinda disappointed with the answers of my fellow Poles. So let me tell you about what I think: There is no such concept of small talk in Polish culture and I believe it to be a great reason for Polish 'coldness' with strangers. If we ask 'how u doin'' we genuinely want to know what is going on in the other person's life, both good and bad things. So approaching strangers with 'Hello, how are u' often seems to Poles too intimate, almost a lack of disrespect. I don't know if you want to talk to me (a stranger for you) and tell me about your life so I don't approach you without a clear signal that you're okay with this. In this context, personal space is an important part of Polish culture and a way to be courteous and respectful towards others. And indeed, we complain a lot, however, I wouldn't call it 'negative' or 'pessimistic'. We complain, but then we don't take it so seriously. We comment on anything that bothers us, and then we get over and deal with it. You can almost perceive it as a Polish manner of small-taking. Complaining about some general phenomena like weather or poor economy is considered to be a safe topic (not like politics, hehe). It's literally talking about the weather, trying to avoid being 'fakely' optimistic, which results in the "negative-realistic" way of approaching the subjects. And yes, we Poles can be super expressive, passionate, emotional and positive. We just keep that for our social groups like friends or family, so we don't bother strangers with it. And yessss, we drink hellish amounts of vodka (and other things too) and dance and sing a lot when drinking!
We are straight forward, we smile and joke, and we are very friendly to those we with whom we have already made friends. If somebody we don't know, will say "Hi" on the street, we will be confused "Do I know, him?" "I do not remember... that is awkward...". So when you say "hello" in the street, and we don't reply, and start looking around discreetly in surprise, know that this is not boasting, it is confusion.
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Polish People compare themselves to other nations too much. All the cultures most liked by the Poles - the French, Spaniards, Italians, Portugese, Greeks, Brits - are more selfcentered and create their culture for themselves. Never in Germany, the Netherlands or Portugal I've seen as many English wirtings and ads in the public space as I am seeing every day in Poland.
On the more controvertial note: funny thing about Poland and opennes is that the surveys show less acceptance towards the lgbt after the parades and june's flagging everything that at other times. Most people have this tendency to think like if it is done in the bedroom I don't care, but dont take indecency to the streets (men walking around in only colourful panties and other unconventional clothing choices are seen as inappropriate for public view). Also about racism. SInce we are a really white country and we are so safe foreigners bring this feeling of threat. It cannot be hidden that they are strangers. From what I expirianced, it is mostly Polish men who take good care of their women (fathers, husbunds, brothers) that are the most xenophobic towards non-Europeans. But when it comes to real interaction with other we are friendly and wish everyone the best.
They are friendly, sometimes flashy: like to show wealth, nationalistic, sometimes bossy, because they take pride in their history and military. They also have aristocrats before WW2. Do Canadians smile ? I thought it is an American thing.
My attitude towards Poland is very neutral. Historically, Poland has often been under pressure and yet it has survived. That's respectable. Food in Poland is good. It probably takes the Polish language to really judge Poland. Poland is European, I would say so.
Ja naprawde usmiecham sie czesciej niz przecietny Włoch...obserwowalam w tramwaju...jedyny ktory sie śmiał to byl afrykanczyk rozmawiający przez telefon ...pozostali patrzyli sie jakby chcieli go ukatrupic
I don't think North American smiling is "fake" or "doesn't mean anything." In a multiethnic society where you aren't always sure about other people, superficial niceness is a great and highly effective social lubricant.
the "alcoholic" stereotype comes from back in the times, becouse polish workers were often paid in jobs with vodka instead of money. It's kinda a cultural thing now because when for example your neighbor fixed your car its popular amongst older generation (like 40,50) to bring them some sort of alcohol like vodka and drink it together
Polish guy #1, “ I know that Budapest is a capital city, but for the life of me I can’t remember which country!” Polish guy #2, “Oh man, geez it’s on the tip of my tongue!” Polish guy #1, “Oh well, whatever.” Polish guy #2, “ So anyway, you hungry?” Polish guy #1, “ Yeah, I’m starving!”
Omg, why didn't I meet you visiting my city? Haha 😅 Yes, I can confirm all of that. And I'd say that I prefer that sincere approach here than being kind and polite and in reality thinking "get the f... out" like in some other countries. Maybe you will not see Poles going down the street and smiling for no reason, but in reality we are very friendly 😁 And I choose chocolate! I don't drink alcohol and when it comes to chocolate I think good chocolate is delicious and bad chocolate is still pretty good 😆
Why do you have this obsessive idea that people being kind and good-mannered in the bottom of their hearts are really thinking "get the hell out of here"?? Soooo strange, in Latin America people are passionate and free to express themselves, if they dislike you they will show you, no doubt, but if they smile and try to help you is that they really want to. We never shut up.
@@amiquigonzales7917 okay, this is my opinion based on the behaviour of Norwegians and British. At first they were extremely kind to me, wanted to help me with everything etc., but after a while they started to show me that they are more and more annoyed with me and were like "you're not a part of out community, fuck off".
@@gordian2939 Strange people ... aren't they Christians? " Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself". Our culture is Catholic and we are raised in such a creed, an important part of which is to share, to love, to be compassionate .... And for educated Latin Americans, it is EXTREMELY IMPOLITE to show you are annoyed: better just be absent elegantly. Our culture is hospitable and respectful, don't tell me these are bad characteristics 😟
Thanks Marina for visiting Scandinavia. We'll miss you. It sounds like some Norwegian men like Polish women too. It's ok. You can upload whenever you like. Thank you again!
My family came from Poland to the US and we are complainers and negative 😂 but we do laugh about it. We are family orientated and we work, work, work til time to go to bed. We are frugal but generous at the same time.
The racism thing is unfortunately true, even in big cities. Many people I know who come from the Indian subcontinent have been treated badly simply because of where they are from. Refused service at restaurants or harassed. It's happened to me as well but once they find out I'm Latino, it's a complete change. And this has not been a single experience but multiple ones throughout several years visiting Poland.
Majority of Poles are not at all racist or homophobic. We do not care that much unless you force us to conform to your agenda. We hate political correctness, because true Pole is independent critical thinker. We like what we like, we are pragmatic and adhere to reality. You can convince us with facts but not with your ideas and concepts about how the world in your view should look like. We will speak hard truths nobody likes and behind Polish smile is a person that is truly free.
To że Polacy nie uśmiechają się do obcych ludzi, to jest coś normalnego. Właśnie uśmiechanie się do obcych ludzi wydaje mi się strasznie dziwne. Zakrawa to wręcz o jakąś chorobę psychiczną. Poza tym Polacy jak już kogoś poznają i porozmawiają z taką osobą dłużej, to wtedy jak najbardziej można zauważyć że potrafimy się uśmiechać. Raczej nad swoim zachowaniem powinni się zastanowić ludzie co się uśmiechają do obcych, anie pouczać w tej kwestii Polaków.
Dokładnie. Poza tym ja nie cierpię tej ich kultury fałszywych uśmiechów. To jest dla mnie takie sztuczne i nieszczere, że serio nie chce mi się gadać z tymi ludźmi. Nie wiadomo, czego po kim się spodziewać, tym bardziej, że nauczony doświadczeniem generalnie nie ufam ludziom z Europy Zachodniej i staram się trzymać ich na dystans. Mówiąc wprost po prostu ich nie lubię i te ich uśmieszki to często dla mnie oznaczają, że albo czegoś chcą ode mnie, albo nachalnie szukają kontaktu, co dla mnie jako introwertyka nie jest fajnym doświadczeniem.
@@esztemeszte89 Słuchałem ostatnio Cejrowskiego, który opowiadał o prawyborach i dyskusjach telewizyjnych w USA. Zapomniałem jak to określił, ale opowiadał o dyskusjach i wyglądało to okropnie sztucznie, bo jedna osoba zarzuca drugiej jakieś straszne rzeczy a ta słucha i oczywiście amerykański piękny uśmiech. Jak by ci ktoś zarzucał że jesteś złodziejem ... itd to byś się uśmiechał? Mówił że wyglądało to tak sztucznie i nienaturalnie.
@@esztemeszte89Is it the same as giving a morning greeting as you walk by? Of course you don't do this in a city, but in smaller towns and more rural areas?
@@gordian2939 Chinese dumplings come from China. Polish dumplings come from Poland. There are many nations in the world who have their own version of dumplings. Pierogi were a popular dish as far back as the fourteenth century. At that time, most Poles had no idea about the existence of China.
Only an idiot walks around and smiles to himself for no reason. Such a smile for no reason is very well described in Poland by an old Polish saying "smiling like a fool to cheese". We do not want to be fools in Poland !!!!!! Of course I miss smiling in services, with a waiter or a salesperson etc., but this is a remnant of the times of communism, and maybe also the Russian, German and Austrian partitions or after another misfortune that befell our nation, i.e. the German occupation and World War II, when POLES definitely did not feel like laughing. In each of these historical misfortunes that Poles have had to deal with over the last centuries, an inappropriate smile could even result in losing one's life!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . I've lived in Austria for over 36 years. OMG!!!! Austrians don't walk the streets all day with a smile glued to their faces either. Leave Poles alone! I'd rather not smile than smile falsely like they do in the USA or MEXICO (in Mexico someone smiles at you and then, smiling, stabs you in the back and steals your bag). I'd definitely rather be an unsmiling Pole than a smiling HYPOCRITE. I know one thing that in case of a misfortune I'll get help and care faster from an unsmiling Pole than from a smiling Frenchman, German, Italian, Austrian, etc.
I did not know what the hundreds of millions of smiley people on the planet are hypocrites and "stab you in the back and steal your bag". I will start by today acting like a stiff robot to be perceived as "real"
We Poles are only smileing WITH peopel who we realy like and know good! Bring a bottle of Wodka and we will smile to you😊😊😊 and the Stereo Type IS, that we only Drink Wodka, that is wrong: we Drink All THE WODKA😂😂😂
I can't stand vodka! Gross. Last time I drank vodka was like 25 years ago. It was mixed with orange juice and I puked like crazy and since then I don't drink neither vodka nor orange juice. I would say that most of what was here said is true. My American friends tell me that I look very serious if somebody doesn't know me which is fine, since I don't care talking or smiling to everyone around if I don't feel like it 😊. I like to be myself and not faking like Americans do. They would ask you 'how are you' but they don't give a sh.t about it, so why you asking me if you don't mean it? 😄
Truth is, all eastern european countries drink much booze. Poland is no different boozing than LT, LV or Belarus. RU is the only asian country where people drink much booze.
"They are friendly in a different way". That sums up about polish people, maybe from the outside like they have "Polish smile" or negative vibes, but when you talk to them it's like warm and very welcoming people. Greeting from Indonesia for Poland 🇮🇩🤝🇵🇱
How do you understand "being friendly"? Recently, leftist circles have been interviewing Poles living, for example, in the Netherlands - people there smile, they are very nice at first glance, but when you are in trouble, this gloomy Pole will help you, a Dutchman with a nice smile will tell you: 'I'm sorry, I can't help you' (it was leftist circles that conducted the interviews - I emphasize)
To prawda i we Wloszech ,wszyscy przyjacielscy e potem niestety zero @@pawemarciniak4929
@@pawemarciniak4929 I'm not sure what's your point. That's exactly what is being said- that people don't show this excessive friendliness on the outside, but they are actually friendly. And what does it have to do with "leftists"?
Joke: Why do Poles smile so rarely? Try to live between Russia and Germany.
Where is the joke?
Try living in America..next to Mexico and Canada!
Those that do not know the Polish history will not get it, but as a Polish person i will say that this joke made me chuckle
When did Canada and Mexico divide US territory between themselves? 😉
@@arczicz When did Mexico took militarily and for good USA's territories. It's the other way round, right?
The lack of smile is also associated with Finnish, Russian, German, Hungarian, and Ukranian people. The smiles of Americans seem more weird than people who don't have the mandatory customer service smile.
In Poland we find such smile fake. We usually do not interact on streets with eachother. Relationship with Poles is a deep thing. We are looking for friends that will be reliable rather than keeping smile. It might change in future but it's just way we are
The police came to talk to me, found out I was an American.
I can't fundamentally grasp the idea of not smiling and talking to strangers.
"Do they do this where you from"
"Yes!?"
"Okie Dookie, what about where else you been!"
"Yes"
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"Welcome to Europe, don't talk to strangers."
Lithuania, too. I went to Lithuania when I was 12 and saw a girl around my age and smiled at her and then was a little offended that she didn’t smile back lol
The 'American' smile isn't American at all. It is Anglo culture and comes from UK/Ire where it is part of politeness to appear friendly to people you don't know and make small talk. Sometimes this can appear fake but it's not an American specific thing it has its roots in the British Isles. You will see it throughout ex-British colonies including Australia, NZ, SA etc.
At 10:00 the fixing thing is very true. The Polish gardeners and tradesmen who worked on my old house were excellent; very hardworking, thorough and precise.
With this Polish smile it's like this: if you smile at everyone for no reason, it means that your smile is worthless and meaningless. Something that is scarce is more valuable. For Poles, a smile is something valuable, a sign of friendship and trust. And valuable things are not given away all the time.
but frowns and unfriendliness are given generously for no reason again :)
Love your Poland series. Reminding me of the good old days when I lived in NY. I'm Chinese, but I was hanging out in the Polish neighborhoods (such as Greenpoint & Maspeth) like all the time ;)
Agree with the friendliness & smile thing. I don't think I recall if the Polish ppl I'm more familiar with smiled or not the first time I met then haha! But they definitely are some of the friendliest ppl I've ever met. After drinking, chatting & partying at the same bars for a couple of times at least. XD
Although I did remember one, major exception. My 'beautiful stranger' who happens to be from Kraków. She smiled at me the first time our eyes locked together. A big, warm smile. That was during the harshest lockdowns of COVID, things were difficult. But her smiley face always gives me a ray of sun. And I still remember the first time she served me a shot of Żubrówka. Which was a little too strong for me at that time, that I had to finish in TWO shots... Too bad she remained my 'beautiful stranger'. ;( (Had nothing to do with the 2 shot vodka drinking thing I swear).
That's one cool story. Maybe come visit Kraków one day? Who knows, maybe she'll be visiting her home too.
I have a wild theory. While the stereotype that we Poles complain a lot is most definitely true, I think it's one of the reasons why Poland is doing so well right now. Poles are simply dissatisfied with the surrounding reality, complain about it and then proceed to improve it. And as an addition, it's not our governments or the EU that made Poland what it is - it's the regular Poles by their perseverance, hard work and stubbornness that did it - and that's why we complain also, because we have to do everything ourselves ;)
That's true my man
I think complaining also has a lot of therapeutic value. Basically every nuisance is easier to deal with when you share it with someone.
I'm Polish and I think that a constant smile on my face is unnatural, tiring and... false.
It actually is. Smiling is an additional action that the muscles have to perform. It's not a natural expression - natural face is a resting face (and that for some people it turns out to look like a resting B*CH face...well). Smiling without a reason to smile is literally wasting energy.
Sorry for the late upload everyone! Hope you like the Polish themed videos 😀 I went to Krakow and Warsaw to film this, and honestly, I felt that the people of Krakow were much, much friendlier than Warsaw. But I guess it's also the smaller city vibe.
Also, stay until the end to see me test Poles on their love of vodka 😊
Good to know
Bottoms up 🍸
Poland seems like an introverts paradise. I'm moving right now!!!
Also there's no sexual harrasement in the streets 👌
I lived in Poland for 5 years, it truly is a introvert paradise 😅 although I am not but I admit it about Poland
I have such a hope for that to be true as an introvert Mexican
The stupidest decision of your life. We are introverted in public places, for us it is a sign of good manners - not imposing ourselves on others. Poles are an emotional, very extroverted nation - emotions boil under a cold shell. As our great poet wrote, "our nation is like lava, cold and hard on the outside, dry and dirty, but it will not cool its internal fire for a hundred years."
I am a Polish introvert and it sucks. Most people are extroverts here
As a Canadian, I remember being shocked by Polish customer service in restaurants. No smile, just straight-to-the-point. Hilarious! However, it's true that Poles may seem stand-offish at first, but are so warm once you get to know them. ❤
You and me both. I tried smiling at people and they just glanced back with no smile
go to the Netherlands :)
First impression matters. Why to get to know someone who is cold and unfriendly at first? You just turn your back and go to the next one.
@@topalbano What for? Because this cold and unfriendly person does not pretend to be a friend to people he does not know. You are so stupid. When you have real problems in life, you will become smarter. It's better to have relationships with people who are honest and initially distant, when they open up to you, you know you can rely on them. You certainly CANNOT rely on idiots with the "standard #3 smile" plastered on their face.
@@topalbano P.S. and this is exactly the experience of Poles and, for example, the Dutch "The Pole will be rude, but when you are in trouble he will care very much and help you, the Dutchman will answer with a nice smile "I'm sorry, I don't know how to help you" Do you understand, idiot? Life should have real value, not be a pretend game "to make it nice"
Happy Saturday, Marina! Love the video on the Polish 🇵🇱 stereotype and Poland 🇵🇱 is credited as the first country who invented the drink, Vodka. Sending you my love ❤ from Miami, Florida, USA 🇺🇸
Empty poker faces at times, but I've seen people on the street bumping into friends and they become quite friendly and open then, I actually prefer this, unlike those insincere smiles and empty polite conversations people give each other in the west, at least these people are frank about things.
I feel like the reason we smile here in Canada is more of a friendly acknowledgement; kind of like 'I see you' sort of greeting. Helps people feel less lonely in a highly capitalistic, individualistic society
I feel it’s the same in the USA but there’s also the diversity factor, in my opinion. When you have a country built on immigrants and people who don’t all share the same language , a smile is an easy way to communicate in a positive manner without having to say any words.
Facial expressions are universal across many cultures and you can read them much easier than trying to decipher a foreign language you’ve never heard before.
we have such saying in Poland Im not a horse to show my teeth :D it is because of old days :D - so people dont feel like they need to smile neither be always happy, it might be sign of madness for us
@@jusienka1 Rude people, dislike
@@amiquigonzales7917 what? xD
I used to be like that long time ago. People already told me I could be a good bodyguard. But with time I learned smile is important. It brings people closer and open a lot of doors. I got to be an English teacher it is good to smile. If you have a good smile, you go really far. At least, in Brazil, it is good to have a smile
Well, that's just a cultural difference. If your culture expects superficial openess, than not acting accordingly will isolate you. Here, there's different expectations- acting a bit reserved is part of the savoir vivre, while invading someone's personal space and fake pleasantries are seen as a bit disrespectful and tedious.
I've been in Wroclaw for 2 weeks and I think the people are warm and friendly. They always say good morning or hi when they see me outside.. maybe it is different here
yes, Wroclaw is different. Always has been.
Love Poland greetings from London
Marina I have to say you look much happier out and about doing this style of video. We love them. Keep it up and all the best as always from the UK.
We smile, but in conversation with loved ones. If we walk on the street and smile all the time then we start to think something is wrong or it is fake. We put more emphasis on natural facial expressions and "on the spot" emotions, that's all. We are friendly and like to joke in our own specific way.
11:17 she's totaly right!! I was in Poland last year and I noticed this
I notice also that Polish people are fery friendly although they don't smile a lot on the street hhh
As a German I see in ths video many similarities between the german and the polish culture.
so true :D
Don't you fucking dare compare my culture to your failing, jew-eating society
Yes so true ! Polish also like to complain also Germans always complain
@@EA00000 that is such a dumb comparison. Hungarians like to complain as well, Lithuanians like to complain, Ukrainians like to complain. Poles differ much from Germans and here is how according to my expierience with Germans:
- ya'll drink less vodka. In fact, you hardly ever drink vodka or any high voltage alcoholic beverages apart from Jagermaister
- You obey rules like blind sheep. Poles have hardly any trust towards government and it's common not to abide the law
- You are atheists. This is pretty sad. That's why your society is collapsing but that's a fact. Your churches are empty whilst ours are full every sunday (I'm not counting black muslims that imigrated to your country. They are not Germans)
- You're open for other nations while we're not that open. As a matter of fact, people here are already getting angry with Ukrainians.
TL;DR: If you look really hard, you will find similarities between Americans and Germans. It doesn't mean shit and comparing these nations to each other is plain dumb. Not to mention, 'friends' from the west tried germanizing us for 123 years. Of course there will be similarities as Germans commited a multitude of attrocities towards Poles in order to seem that way
U kill a lot of innocent people so your Culture is familiar to this one who don't die from your grandfathers :)
I was born in America, but am Polish. Living in Poland.... I just try to smile at people's dogs and not them. You smile at people you know, not strangers. It gets me in trouble at lot when I go out.
Poland seems a beautiful place to spend some vacation
Well, it's safe thats a big plus
Alcohol prices are fairly low
A lot of tourist locations have english captions
Some older generation have hard time with english which can cause some troubles with tickets, other than that its great place to come for a week or two just to see some places and chill
@@bkjvk thank you;)
In general Europeans don’t smile without a genuine reason(Especially eastern or northern europeans),while north Americans are just accustomed to smile as a way of being polite
I love these people, great answers ❤
I remember once a person from Poland saying "we smile a lot" and then Marina "Polish people smile a lot ? What ? I don't believe you" 😂
Yes. I did a "Polish smiles" video on Instagram 😄
Actually they seems all super nice.
Greetings from France.
People are nice. It's more about the very first impression, when you just see some starngers walking down the streets- like the people they showed to present the "Polish smile"? They all might become super nice and friendly when you actually start talking to them.
There are some things I believe are worth pointing out (I know nobody asked, but there's an essay):
1) Words have great meaning to us, compared to The Western countries - e.g. If we ask how are you, we want to know how are you really. No politeness, no courtesies, we mean it. In other countries one could perceive our answers to this question as oversharing, but we don't mind it. Therefore we don't do such small talk if there's no need/connection with people we talk to. Also that's why formal courtesies are so important here - that's how we show the respect to the other person and the job they do, not by the smile/pointless small talk but with genuine words and gestures.
2) Smiling on the streets to strangers is the same for us as posting 100+ meaningless photos on social media by influencers. We prefer being neutral and direct over being somewhat "fake" to the people we don't know. Someone in the comments described customer service in Poland - that job is so demanding, so why would you like additionally to smile all day? Moreover I can't stress enough how The Polish hate to be deceived for a profit of some kind - it's our toxic trait as nationality, we're overly skeptical and cautious. Poles prefer to understand why you are happy and enjoy it fully with you after some talking and building trust, over questioning the motives behind this visual. History full of ingenuity, how we are educated, how we celebrate e.g. national holidays and so on play huge part in this. These are the reasons why an innocent smile is considered intimate and why we are so formal in public. Not rude, just neutral with no need to be bothered. I feel like we tend to smile more to ourselves than to others in public.
3) To be humble is a virtue here - if you are talking about your achievments to strangers you could be perceived as an arrogant person who boasts a lot. It's acceptable here to be proud of yourself because personal (!) achievements to the closest people, because they know you. On the other hand every person has hardships in their lives, so to complain is more natural and bonding. Again, history, religious influence etc. is crucial here.
4) Majority of Polish people have the need to prove themselves to others. That's why everything has to be perfect - from lawns to families. It can create toxic enviroments, it also bothers us when we're abroad (because of e.g. mess in public spaces) but there's an explanation for that. Many people for huge part of their lives heard that "American/British etc." e.g. goods are better. We've seen movies/foreign ads with beautiful parks while people like me played in literal sand (and I'm talking about 2000's as a person whose family was considered well-off at the time xD). In short amount of time we had to overcome the barriers that were imposed by Iron Curtain to match the lifestyles of people living in the West and we're still not there. The reputation gained by people who migrated from Poland to e.g. the UK doesn't help either (alcoholics/people on benefits). That's also why we are soooo proud of "collective" Polish achievements in e.g. sports, because it seem to fulfil this need, healing our inferiority complex.
5) Last but not least, drinking. Like, why is it even a stereotype nowadays? Have you seen a young person from Nordics/Western Europe drinking? That's a mess compared to the drinking culture we have here XDDD This one in modern times has to change.
So yeah, many of those stereotypes can be true and our culture is far from perfect. However it's also worth mentioning that for the past few years there has been a change - I can assure you we're more outgoing, chilled and positive than people were at the start of this millenium.
Spot on. And, as a person from Kraków- when you think about "drinking", you think about the Brits who come here. It's not a nice view.
People from Poland are kind .
I like that the Mexican in a Slavic country’s accent evolved into a vampire accent.
Lol. You know that Vampires (the way how the got to our popculture) actually come from Slavic mythology? European Vampire Capital is somewhere in Western Poland/Eastern Germany (where western Slavs resided)
@ Yeah, that’s why I made the joke. :P
Some nice people and couples in the video…kudos
In the US, as children we are taught a saying and it goes like this: "smile and the whole world smiles with you". In most of northern European countries (not just Poland) this is considered insincere. Southern Europe is different, you'll see people in Italy smiling walking down the street.
What, Insincere just being hospitable, good-mannered and enjoying sunshine, flowers, music, pretty girls walking down the street? For us Latinos is so hard to understand this point of view. Is it forbidden to enjoy life, and when are you supposed to emjoy it, after death?
I am from greece and i find insincere and a trick if someone smiles at me without being my friend. I feel like he wants something from me and uses this technique to lure me in
@@amiquigonzales7917 it is partly a consequence of communism and ww2 tbh. Back then even a smile made you suspicious and could end your life I suppose. It is common to smile at people you know etc. but it is seen as weird and suspicious when you do it to a stranger and people will ask themselves do I know you? unless it's like some grandma smiling at sb's baby type of context then it's normal
@@duqial People at our places do not smile walking down the street, just when they address to someone, it is considered polite. Not that we are planning to lure you to an ambush, for God's sake, we are just trying to be nice !!!
Im Poland smiling without any reasons made you look like someone high or just realy weird
I’ve been dealing with Polish people in many instances.
One is my husband lol 😅
Generally, the key to success is to know “ when to smile “.
Sometimes the situation requires that. And you can only “ get it “ after you’ve decoded some cultural riddles.
You’re expected to smile when :
- seeing a neighbour
- you’ve finished a talk
- a salesperson “forgives “ you 2 groszy
- a librarian or a social worker is specially nice - it’s a gift to you
- when you yourself do something nice - you smile with confirmation.
There are muuuch more. These are ones I’ve decided so far 😊
We don't smile too much because we are inteligent and realist.
I don't think it is relayed to intelligence. It is more related to overthinking. Most overthinkers don't smile !
@@sirajyousef5915 there's probably some truth to this.
I'm kinda disappointed with the answers of my fellow Poles. So let me tell you about what I think:
There is no such concept of small talk in Polish culture and I believe it to be a great reason for Polish 'coldness' with strangers. If we ask 'how u doin'' we genuinely want to know what is going on in the other person's life, both good and bad things. So approaching strangers with 'Hello, how are u' often seems to Poles too intimate, almost a lack of disrespect. I don't know if you want to talk to me (a stranger for you) and tell me about your life so I don't approach you without a clear signal that you're okay with this. In this context, personal space is an important part of Polish culture and a way to be courteous and respectful towards others.
And indeed, we complain a lot, however, I wouldn't call it 'negative' or 'pessimistic'. We complain, but then we don't take it so seriously. We comment on anything that bothers us, and then we get over and deal with it. You can almost perceive it as a Polish manner of small-taking. Complaining about some general phenomena like weather or poor economy is considered to be a safe topic (not like politics, hehe). It's literally talking about the weather, trying to avoid being 'fakely' optimistic, which results in the "negative-realistic" way of approaching the subjects.
And yes, we Poles can be super expressive, passionate, emotional and positive. We just keep that for our social groups like friends or family, so we don't bother strangers with it. And yessss, we drink hellish amounts of vodka (and other things too) and dance and sing a lot when drinking!
On point.
07:03 Funny how the weather changed drastically. Sunny then dark
yes, that's exactly Poland in a nutshell - you can never predict the weather 😅
I would like to visit Poland, greetings from Mexico
We are straight forward, we smile and joke, and we are very friendly to those we with whom we have already made friends. If somebody we don't know, will say "Hi" on the street, we will be confused "Do I know, him?" "I do not remember... that is awkward...". So when you say "hello" in the street, and we don't reply, and start looking around discreetly in surprise, know that this is not boasting, it is confusion.
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Thank you! That is my goal 😊👌
As a Mexican, yes we are happy, regardless of wealth class.😂
5:00 that Polish lady doesn't know English word for "Hospitality" is just perfect
Awesome video
Smiling all the time looks like someone's mental 😂
Exactly the same for those who don't smile all the time
This video really made me want to go to Poland.
That blond in red dress is beautiful❤
What's your point? Inane comment.
@@pythagorasnine Awwww, who's a little snowflake.
2:05 thanks for telling us poor cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽 lol 😅
Polish People compare themselves to other nations too much. All the cultures most liked by the Poles - the French, Spaniards, Italians, Portugese, Greeks, Brits - are more selfcentered and create their culture for themselves. Never in Germany, the Netherlands or Portugal I've seen as many English wirtings and ads in the public space as I am seeing every day in Poland.
On the more controvertial note: funny thing about Poland and opennes is that the surveys show less acceptance towards the lgbt after the parades and june's flagging everything that at other times. Most people have this tendency to think like if it is done in the bedroom I don't care, but dont take indecency to the streets (men walking around in only colourful panties and other unconventional clothing choices are seen as inappropriate for public view).
Also about racism. SInce we are a really white country and we are so safe foreigners bring this feeling of threat. It cannot be hidden that they are strangers.
From what I expirianced, it is mostly Polish men who take good care of their women (fathers, husbunds, brothers) that are the most xenophobic towards non-Europeans. But when it comes to real interaction with other we are friendly and wish everyone the best.
The society is also just very divided- so it's not that "we" are this or that- itbusually applies only to some part of the society.
I hope Marina didn't get drunk haha
I have a friend in Krakow, he resigned from his job because his new boss didn't allow him to drink xD
I found them 'correct' but not particularly effusive or warm . Take them or leave them is as good as it gets .
In the streets were all like enemies. But its easy to break the ice.
They are friendly, sometimes flashy: like to show wealth, nationalistic, sometimes bossy, because they take pride in their history and military. They also have aristocrats before WW2. Do Canadians smile ? I thought it is an American thing.
My attitude towards Poland is very neutral. Historically, Poland has often been under pressure and yet it has survived. That's respectable. Food in Poland is good. It probably takes the Polish language to really judge Poland. Poland is European, I would say so.
that one polish swear is like if you walked up to someone from US, asked them where they're from, and you said fuck like every 3 words
weather plays a big role
4:05 - Trust me, that's only in Cracow.
Ja naprawde usmiecham sie czesciej niz przecietny Włoch...obserwowalam w tramwaju...jedyny ktory sie śmiał to byl afrykanczyk rozmawiający przez telefon ...pozostali patrzyli sie jakby chcieli go ukatrupic
I don't think North American smiling is "fake" or "doesn't mean anything." In a multiethnic society where you aren't always sure about other people, superficial niceness is a great and highly effective social lubricant.
Did not think that the smile will be common thing for poles and russians
the "alcoholic" stereotype comes from back in the times, becouse polish workers were often paid in jobs with vodka instead of money. It's kinda a cultural thing now because when for example your neighbor fixed your car its popular amongst older generation (like 40,50) to bring them some sort of alcohol like vodka and drink it together
Polish guy #1, “ I know that Budapest is a capital city, but for the life of me I can’t remember which country!” Polish guy #2, “Oh man, geez it’s on the tip of my tongue!” Polish guy #1, “Oh well, whatever.” Polish guy #2, “ So anyway, you hungry?” Polish guy #1, “ Yeah, I’m starving!”
Nie usmiechamy sie sztucznie, jesteśmy szxzerzy w tym.
❤ Poland 🥰
Omg, why didn't I meet you visiting my city? Haha 😅 Yes, I can confirm all of that. And I'd say that I prefer that sincere approach here than being kind and polite and in reality thinking "get the f... out" like in some other countries. Maybe you will not see Poles going down the street and smiling for no reason, but in reality we are very friendly 😁
And I choose chocolate! I don't drink alcohol and when it comes to chocolate I think good chocolate is delicious and bad chocolate is still pretty good 😆
Why do you have this obsessive idea that people being kind and good-mannered in the bottom of their hearts are really thinking "get the hell out of here"?? Soooo strange, in Latin America people are passionate and free to express themselves, if they dislike you they will show you, no doubt, but if they smile and try to help you is that they really want to. We never shut up.
@@amiquigonzales7917 okay, this is my opinion based on the behaviour of Norwegians and British. At first they were extremely kind to me, wanted to help me with everything etc., but after a while they started to show me that they are more and more annoyed with me and were like "you're not a part of out community, fuck off".
@@gordian2939 Strange people ... aren't they Christians? " Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself". Our culture is Catholic and we are raised in such a creed, an important part of which is to share, to love, to be compassionate .... And for educated Latin Americans, it is EXTREMELY IMPOLITE to show you are annoyed: better just be absent elegantly. Our culture is hospitable and respectful, don't tell me these are bad characteristics 😟
Here in USA I meet so many Polish people so far they are good people
Thanks Marina for visiting Scandinavia. We'll miss you.
It sounds like some Norwegian men like Polish women too.
It's ok. You can upload whenever you like. Thank you again!
So much more to come from Sweden! And a bit from Norway too :)
My family came from Poland to the US and we are complainers and negative 😂 but we do laugh about it. We are family orientated and we work, work, work til time to go to bed. We are frugal but generous at the same time.
Our faces need rest. Leave us alone! 😛
1:01 and she said that smiling
The racism thing is unfortunately true, even in big cities. Many people I know who come from the Indian subcontinent have been treated badly simply because of where they are from. Refused service at restaurants or harassed. It's happened to me as well but once they find out I'm Latino, it's a complete change. And this has not been a single experience but multiple ones throughout several years visiting Poland.
Why do they prefer Latinos over people from the subcontinent?
You're not entitled to be accepted in foreign countries
That's actually a German stereotype. It's been attributed to the Polish since WW2
Majority of Poles are not at all racist or homophobic. We do not care that much unless you force us to conform to your agenda. We hate political correctness, because true Pole is independent critical thinker. We like what we like, we are pragmatic and adhere to reality. You can convince us with facts but not with your ideas and concepts about how the world in your view should look like. We will speak hard truths nobody likes and behind Polish smile is a person that is truly free.
Speak for yourself please! You're not representing all Polish people!
@@Craphithefanyou neither.
To że Polacy nie uśmiechają się do obcych ludzi, to jest coś normalnego. Właśnie uśmiechanie się do obcych ludzi wydaje mi się strasznie dziwne. Zakrawa to wręcz o jakąś chorobę psychiczną.
Poza tym Polacy jak już kogoś poznają i porozmawiają z taką osobą dłużej, to wtedy jak najbardziej można zauważyć że potrafimy się uśmiechać. Raczej nad swoim zachowaniem powinni się zastanowić ludzie co się uśmiechają do obcych, anie pouczać w tej kwestii Polaków.
Dokładnie. Poza tym ja nie cierpię tej ich kultury fałszywych uśmiechów. To jest dla mnie takie sztuczne i nieszczere, że serio nie chce mi się gadać z tymi ludźmi. Nie wiadomo, czego po kim się spodziewać, tym bardziej, że nauczony doświadczeniem generalnie nie ufam ludziom z Europy Zachodniej i staram się trzymać ich na dystans. Mówiąc wprost po prostu ich nie lubię i te ich uśmieszki to często dla mnie oznaczają, że albo czegoś chcą ode mnie, albo nachalnie szukają kontaktu, co dla mnie jako introwertyka nie jest fajnym doświadczeniem.
@@esztemeszte89 Słuchałem ostatnio Cejrowskiego, który opowiadał o prawyborach i dyskusjach telewizyjnych w USA. Zapomniałem jak to określił, ale opowiadał o dyskusjach i wyglądało to okropnie sztucznie, bo jedna osoba zarzuca drugiej jakieś straszne rzeczy a ta słucha i oczywiście amerykański piękny uśmiech. Jak by ci ktoś zarzucał że jesteś złodziejem ... itd to byś się uśmiechał? Mówił że wyglądało to tak sztucznie i nienaturalnie.
@@esztemeszte89Is it the same as giving a morning greeting as you walk by? Of course you don't do this in a city, but in smaller towns and more rural areas?
That girl in red. Sha-wing!
Another stereotype is that they eat pierogies.
It's the truth 😁
...which is funny that the most stereotipical Polish dish is the one that actually doesn't originate from Poland, but from China 😅
@@gordian2939 Chinese dumplings come from China. Polish dumplings come from Poland. There are many nations in the world who have their own version of dumplings. Pierogi were a popular dish as far back as the fourteenth century. At that time, most Poles had no idea about the existence of China.
In a latin perspective, chile seems much as Poland.
Polish men are underrated, a lot of them are handsome.
I’m living in Poland now, and it’s really true polish people didn’t smile maybe because of the weather😢😊
Better question is why would there be a need to smile?
I'm half Hungarian so it must be an Eastern European kind of thing. 😅
I just treat people the way people treat me.
only going to mayor cities is not the way to find out, rural is very different from big cities...
I would say that complaining is polish National sport 😂
In traditional Eastern European culture, smiling without reason is equated with sillines :) oops
they look friendly i wish i had a polish girlfriend and build a family with her
😇
You know how they say...only fools smile all the time, becouse they don't really understand what is going on around them...😉
Honestly i'm complaining that too many Poles are complaining xD
Careful......Love is like Hate !
Polish women are amazing, beautiful, funny, good souls. Very direct😊
I am not polish but I have the same personality 😭
Only an idiot walks around and smiles to himself for no reason. Such a smile for no reason is very well described in Poland by an old Polish saying "smiling like a fool to cheese". We do not want to be fools in Poland !!!!!! Of course I miss smiling in services, with a waiter or a salesperson etc., but this is a remnant of the times of communism, and maybe also the Russian, German and Austrian partitions or after another misfortune that befell our nation, i.e. the German occupation and World War II, when POLES definitely did not feel like laughing. In each of these historical misfortunes that Poles have had to deal with over the last centuries, an inappropriate smile could even result in losing one's life!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . I've lived in Austria for over 36 years. OMG!!!! Austrians don't walk the streets all day with a smile glued to their faces either. Leave Poles alone! I'd rather not smile than smile falsely like they do in the USA or MEXICO (in Mexico someone smiles at you and then, smiling, stabs you in the back and steals your bag). I'd definitely rather be an unsmiling Pole than a smiling HYPOCRITE. I know one thing that in case of a misfortune I'll get help and care faster from an unsmiling Pole than from a smiling Frenchman, German, Italian, Austrian, etc.
I did not know what the hundreds of millions of smiley people on the planet are hypocrites and "stab you in the back and steal your bag". I will start by today acting like a stiff robot to be perceived as "real"
It is because we are slavic people our culture is different
This interview is fake. Who drink pure vodka in Poland?
We Poles are only smileing WITH peopel who we realy like and know good! Bring a bottle of Wodka and we will smile to you😊😊😊 and the Stereo Type IS, that we only Drink Wodka, that is wrong: we Drink All THE WODKA😂😂😂
Those stereotypes are true . End of discussion.
Much way better than cold grumpy Russians
What's that about?
@@frostflower5555Too much Vodka, delusional!
Nah Russians are kind and happy @Rene_Moor3095
@Rene_Moor3095 Are these Russians in the same room with you now?
I can't stand vodka! Gross. Last time I drank vodka was like 25 years ago. It was mixed with orange juice and I puked like crazy and since then I don't drink neither vodka nor orange juice.
I would say that most of what was here said is true. My American friends tell me that I look very serious if somebody doesn't know me which is fine, since I don't care talking or smiling to everyone around if I don't feel like it 😊. I like to be myself and not faking like Americans do. They would ask you 'how are you' but they don't give a sh.t about it, so why you asking me if you don't mean it? 😄
ua-cam.com/video/xgBN3UgOT9w/v-deo.html If a man says he's going to fix it. He's going to fix it. No need to remind it twice a year.
Fake smile or natural
Truth is, all eastern european countries drink much booze. Poland is no different boozing than LT, LV or Belarus. RU is the only asian country where people drink much booze.
Russia IS NOT an "asian" country, IT IS SLAVIC!!!
RU is not an Asian country, baby
@@tatjanaztsva2472 you are right , i ment " eastern " not " asian " of course and " MUCH more " booze...
@@tatjanaztsva2472 RU is asia and has always been asia. Its culture is anti-european.
@@sebastiandrylla Well, geographically speaking, the bigger part of Russia is on Asian continent.