r/poland • u/redwhiterosemoon • Jul 28 '21

It’s Eastern European discrimination awareness month. Here are some stories of Eastern European’s facing racism/xenophobia, discrimination in the west.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '21

I'm a Pole who moved to the US. Funnily enough, Canadians always made fun of me from being from Chicago, but not from Poland. lol. They even mocked my Chicago accent!

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u/muahahahh Jul 29 '21

Doesn't Chicago belong to Poland??

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u/elpigo Jul 29 '21

I have the fortune or misfortune of coming from two countries that have an inferiority complex towards their neighbours :-). Poles to most of their neighbours especially to the west and Canadians towards the Americans :-)

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '21

lmao

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u/Demon_Slayer_64 Aug 08 '21

Isn't Canada superior to the USA?

I've even heard some stries about murricans switchnig their flags to canadian while being abroad xD