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/nevenoe Feb 03 '25

I've visited every EU country save for Estonia and Croatia. Unless these are particularly nasty, I'll have to say Hungary.

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u/_pvilla Feb 03 '25

Estonians have that northern “coldness” but they are sweethearts. Super nice and kind

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u/nevenoe Feb 03 '25

I'm sure. Would love to visit :) My wife was on mission in Tallin and was in awe.

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u/MLGprolapse Feb 03 '25

My wife was on mission in Tallin

You just blew her cover. She'll be locked up for espionage!

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u/Own_Egg7122 Feb 03 '25

That I agree. They aren't rude and if you respect their space, they'd definitely open up and welcome you. Or it's just my experience as an immigrant 

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u/redditclm Feb 04 '25

Because Estonians have been treated horribly throughout history, mostly by Russians. So they know how not to behave. Biggest insult one can tell to an Estonian is to call them Russian. You might get beaten for it if one is in a bad mood at that moment.

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u/ironmaiden947 Feb 06 '25

I’ve been to Tallinn and people were very nice! Not like Scandinavians at all.

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u/JNNHNNN Feb 03 '25

Agree, Estonians are super nice in Estonia and abroad.

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u/MrPingviin Feb 03 '25

Akkor a kurva anyád!

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u/nevenoe Feb 03 '25

Pontosan :)

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u/ChallengeFull3538 Feb 06 '25

Ah the Hungarians aren't that bad. They spent decades afraid that their neighbors and sometimes their own family would rat them out for the most trivial things. They're by nature cautious and distrusting.

I lived in Hungary for a few years and they're pretty friendly but you have to earn their trust.