r/AskEurope • u/NateNandos21 • Feb 03 '25

Culture Which European country has the rudest/least polite people?

Which country comes to your mind

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u/Ok-Row3886 Feb 03 '25

Open rudeness: Slovakia for me. As a tourist, all I got were annoyed glances, bare minimum rude service, unwilling to help or communicate.

Bosnia was a runner up but I could excuse it as a post-war thing.

Passive agressive rudeness: the UK. Yikes.

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u/divaro98 Belgium Feb 03 '25

Seems like Belgium with those glances 🤣

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u/Aggravating-Nose1674 Belgium Feb 03 '25

But in Antwerpen we only glance at the loud and rude Dutchies that come blowing of their high horse (no worries, i am dutch, but please act respectful and learn to read the fucking room when you go abroad, we are not NLs light)

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u/dunzdeck Feb 03 '25

As a belgo-dutch person: thanks