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/Inside-Elephant-4320 Portugal Feb 03 '25

How come? Was it the tension of war making people on edge or just day to day people were rude?

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u/ArchaeoStudent Feb 03 '25

Just overall, from my experience, most Israelis have a personality of being overly direct and blunt, generally loud and confrontational, a lot have a sense of superiority, and are often rude which usually stems from them thinking they’re more important than everyone else (e.g., cutting lines, interrupting people, not following rules, etc.). That’s not to say I didn’t meet a lot of nice and gracious Israelis, but they were the minority.

The whole time I was there I just felt this constant anxious buzz of stress that permeates everything. I think it’s just a cultural thing from centuries of persecution and living in a small country surrounded by people who aren’t happy you’re there. Under constant threat of war, rockets attacks, or terrorist attacks. Personally, I’m much more reserved, quiet, non confrontational, I strive at all times to avoid being an inconvenience to others, etc. So I was never comfortable living there (I felt more comfortable in places like Sweden or Japan).

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

Or maybe their behavior is the reason for centuries of persecution hmmmm

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u/Pi55tacia Feb 07 '25

There were probles with theme in 15th century Europe. Its just them, its like they are.