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To be fair though, last time I went to Poland (Krakow 2011) they were super-racist. One of our friends was black, it was very scary at times. Lots of skin head
by mattmanser 7y ago
To be fair though, last time I went to Poland (Krakow 2011) they were super-racist.
One of our friends was black, it was very scary at times. Lots of skin heads, random people spitting at our friend, getting followed by gangs of people.
I have no idea what it's like in Lithuania, but there can still be some pretty extreme racism going on in E.European countries.
- lewisj489 7y agoMe and my brother went to woodstock in Poland and it was not a welcoming experience at all (We are black)
- fyfy18 7y agoBrit living in Vilnius. It's true you don't get many people with dark skin here, but people are friendly and I don't think they would behave that way. They may stop and stare, but it's more out of interest. For context, my wife's grandma lives in a village and has only seen black people on TV. I have a couple of Indian friends who live here and they don't have any issues. To be honest I'd say this country is more welcoming to foreigners than the UK.
- eyko 7y agoI've been to Poland quite a few times (love it!) and, as a mixed race (western european + west african heritage), the worst racist comments and treatment I received was, ironically, from a jewish person in Krakow's jewish quarters - (if he was actually jewish is anyone's guess). I'd agree that it's a generally racist society but I wouldn't go as far as saying super-racist, but then again, I was never spat at. Of course I could come up with dozens of anecdotes, like a woman refusing to shake my hand saying "I don't touch black people" after shaking everyone else's hand in my group, but I'm not comfortable generalising since almost everyone I met was super welcoming and friendly, without a hint of hatred or disgust. Let's not judge a country by a few rotten apples!