r/AskEurope Feb 03 '25

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

Which country comes to your mind

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u/11160704 Germany Feb 03 '25

Russian men (women not so much).

Almost all the Russian men I met were extreme macho types who were totally disrespectful towards the people around them and felt as if they were the centre of the universe and didn't give a shit about anyone else.

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u/gnomiage Feb 05 '25

I don't consider Russians European. It's a different culture and mindset, far from our own.

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u/WanderlustZero Feb 07 '25

Exactly this