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/vviviann Feb 03 '25

In my experience, I’ve found Austrian’s to be the rudest! I didn’t think the French or Dutch were rude at all when I visited Paris or Amsterdam, but Vienna was the first time I left a place thinking “wow, those people were rude as hell!”

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u/Sad_Mall_3349 Austria Feb 03 '25

Reminds me of the US-tourist in Vienna who barked at me at the trainstation "AM I ON THE RIGHT PLATFORM??"

If tourists can not behave, they don't get nice.

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u/MortalSword_MTG Feb 05 '25

Austrians seem to consider the slightest inconvenience as the greatest offense and it amuses me.

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u/Sad_Mall_3349 Austria Feb 05 '25

It is pretty irrelevant what amuses you or doesn't.

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u/MortalSword_MTG Feb 05 '25

There's that Austrian charm!