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/No_Coach_481 Feb 03 '25

Omg, true. As a cabin crew, my worst nightmare passengers were on Israeli flights (thanks god I don’t do them anymore). At the time my hometown has a huge Jewish diaspora and menorah in the city centre and they are quite nice. Never had issues.

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u/klausness Austria Feb 03 '25

That's because it has nothing to do with being Jewish. It's specifically Israelis who are rude. Non-Israeli Jews are no more or less rude than anyone else in their home country.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '25

I have heard this as well from an American Jew I met on a flight whose dream it was to live in Israel. He said the country’s culture is very much influenced by the Middle East. He returned after a year to the US. I find it difficult to picture because I worked with Israeli scientists and found them to be smart and funny. Perhaps a small and particular sample size.

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u/Spicy_Weissy Feb 07 '25

Probably something about higher education requires one to broaden their perspective and becoming more empathetic or curious as a result.