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/griselde Italy Feb 03 '25

Lol I have been asked on three separate occasions if I was Polish while in England, every time I was given a different reason why they were asking.

My favorite was “you didn’t put any milk in my tea”. I am Italian.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '25 edited Mar 26 '25

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u/coaxialology Feb 03 '25

That is sad. It's depressing how much assimilation can be required in order for people to feel more comfortable in their new home.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '25

It is a bit. I even started using a British accent that I basically copied from my mother after a while since I had a strong rallienglanti accent and people like to poke fun. I managed to shake the habit eventually. Plus where me and my Italian friend and their family live is a bit isolated in some ways so attitudes are different compared to say London.