r/europe 2d ago

Picture Every country stressing about homeless people, meanwhile Poland with double side benches:

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u/xCheezyCZ 2d ago

I was just sitting in Krakow with my girlfriend and like 20 people were just staring at us like we was sitting where we shouldn't be sitting.

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u/Alternative_Gur_2100 2d ago

OR you were just there and they were Poles. I'm from that area and the way people stare at you intently for no reason affects even me. It can totally give you an impression that you're doing something/looking the wrong way at any moment. My mother's been living in a different country for a decade now, and it seriously pisses her off when she visits. I imagine it must be troubling for many foreign visitors. Admittedly, it appears to be less of an issue in Warsaw.

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u/divadschuf Baden-Württemberg (Germany) 2d ago

Hey, it‘s the same over here in Germany. Americans make videos about the German stare.

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u/unsulliedbread 1d ago

Seriously I am Canadian of British/Irish descent. The only place I've ever felt 'exotic' was Germany. Like an animal at the zoo or was interesting. I chose to take it as a compliment.