[DrazAdwamoi]

I dont know if it have been discussed here before.
We like to say what we like about our nation or what we do not like about others, but what about dislikes concerning own ethnical group?
Obviously, its all based on generalisation and simplification.

There are a few things I dont like about Polish people.
- overall tendency to improvisation and relying on "common sense". Law and regulations? Only idiots need them, we know better ourselves, cause for Polish people everything is "obvious". e.g. when there is a road sign saying maximum speed is 50, a Pole will go 60 because he knows better. He will not go 80, cause "obviously" he is not an idiot, but "obviously" 50 is too low and 60 is just perfect.
- lack of imuch interest (especially in Eastern part of Poland) about public space, contrasting with accurate caring about private space. People can spend hours digging their own garden and planting flowers, while at the same time just behind the fence there will be a big pile of rubbish and they will not touch it, cause its "not theirs".
- lack of moderation in public debate, plus lack of distance sometimes- going up and down from feeling superior to feeling opressed, the best example is national football team, which last 25 years is a pile of crap, but before every Mundial we have out of the blue "this time very good team" and they loose and everyone is surprised, no ligic in this behaviour.
- relying on what the "world" says about Poland or Poles. Anything important happens and Poles will search what other think, even people on some small island of Oceania. Instead of focusing on the event, we focuse on "how it is perceived".


There are 4first things which came to my mind, probably the most annoying to myself.

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[illiderob]

Poland is an impressive country with a strong rise at the moment and I wish the people the best for the future, I think out of a stagnating Europe in the future-Poland can become one of the leaders, maybe even make Europe great again-who knows.




As for OOKA (UK) as much as I love it:

1) Unquestioning trust for the media.
2) Overreliance on TV.
3) Commonplace social ignorance on certain issues: EU, Tuition fee rises, the NHS etc. Talking to one idiot off the street is often like talking to every idiot on the street.
4) Superstition (considerable belief in UFOs, Ghosts, Astrology, Tarot and other such bullshit).
5) Overreliance on vice-tobacco, alcohol, gambling etc.

To name a few

[AdobeCreativeSuite]

Apathy
Ignorance
Arrogance

[Saispapedlimi]

-most politicians

-crappy TV (unlike 15-20 years ago when most of my favorite Swedish TV shows were made)

[Evsltkzl]

The average citizen's ignorance of basic economic principles would probably be first on my list.

[adultcomicssitedessaa]

The average citizen's ignorance of basic economic principles would probably be first on my list.

i think it applies to every single nation in the world.

Apart from Jews.

Joking here

[ZesePreodaNed]

political correctness has gone overboard

[golozhopik]

examples`?

[pipittujbk]

political correctness has gone overboard

????

[Espacamlisa]

1--Pollution

2--Education

3--Japanophobiacs

4--Slow internet

[BipiewExifese]

1) Lack of work ethic among the native English (as in born in England with an English cultural background)
2) Too much kow towing to the whims of the Scottish, the Welsh and the European Union
3) Lager louts
4) Rejection of Englishness in favour of being 'British'
5) Lack of understanding among people of our heritage and national history (never mind other nations' histories of which people are even more ignorant)

[AdipexAdipex]

political correctness has gone overboard

political correctness is a term in America used when someone says something that offends someone. The term is used like this, "saying that was politically incorrect". Anymore in America none can say anything anymore without saying something that offends someone or that the media tells us offends someone. Examples include: It's politically incorrect to call someone fat, instead you call them obese. It's politically incorrect to call someone slow, instead you call them mentally challenged, basically for every adjective used we now have to use another one to describe something.....but this way of thinking has carried over into schools, workplaces and everywhere else and has involved into more than just reclassifying words, its now an attitude or a way of thinking. Many are calling it the (and please forgive me if I am politically incorrect) "wussification of America". It is no longer appropriate to stand up for what you believe without "stepping on someones toes" or "hurting someones feelings".

[fygESytT]

1) Lack of work ethic among the native English (as in born in England with an English cultural background)

I think you are being a bit harsh there, almost a stereotype (btw I'm not native English) perpetuated by the Daily Mail about benefit scroungers and the like. It's only a small minority of English who have poor work ethic. Some have been abandoned by the education system since they are English working class, it is thought that they should never amount to anything and there is no reason to bother as they are inherently lazy-which is wrong. But ever since the primary and secondary industries of this country have been destroyed the working class have had to move into business type jobs and move away from their traditional work-without any help. If anything, the English working class have been betrayed, not the other way round.


2) Too much kow towing to the whims of the Scottish, the Welsh and the European Union
It's hard to argue with euroskeptics. Although I do agree with you that the Scottish and the Welsh get an easier ride courtesy of London.


3) Lager louts
Couldn't agree more, in an ideal world beer and spirits would be illegal.


4) Rejection of Englishness in favour of being 'British'
I can't speak for the English, but I think it would help if there was more of an English identity.


5) Lack of understanding among people of our heritage and national history (never mind other nations' histories of which people are even more ignorant) Definitely, the lack of awareness of British heritage/history/culture (sorry about the B word) and international history/culture is shockingly poor. Even in the days of the empire people were far more educated, you would think in the modern day people would be more clued up.

[OccabsLam]

Our current government.

Political correctness.

Apathy.

[soyclocky]

1. President Obama.

2. Political correctness.

3. Rampant illegal immigration.

4. How many foreigners here don't speak English.

5. Abundance of fat people.

[vNZsk39B]

All.

[JosephNF]

Our President, he's a selfish dwarf

[mymnduccete]

The stereotypes.

[MidwestMadman]

I can´t stand the acceptance of the corruption as part of the daily life, and as an unavoidable bad. From the big politics and corportations to the day to day of the working class areas.

they call it "Picaresca"

[PharmACT]

"Nothing, we are perfect"

or

"everything, we suck"


depending on the context