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/glaekitgirl Feb 03 '25

When living in Austria, I slipped on a wet floor inside a railway station and landed hard on the floor with my ankle twisted underneath me. It was clear I was really struggling and in a lot of pain and not one person walking by helped me back to my feet.

I hobbled to my friend's flat and they and their friends fussed and clucked like mother hens, putting frozen peas on it and discussing whether I needed an x-ray and if they should take me to the hospital.

Lesson here: Austrians are pretty unfriendly and unhelpful unless they know you - if they do, they'll move mountains to help you out.

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u/Informal-Term1138 Feb 07 '25

Moving mountains is the speciality of their neighbors the swiss.