Comment by Wololooo1 on 28/07/2021 at 17:40 UTC

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

And im Living 6 years almost now in Poland, and i never experienced racism or discrimination, quite the opposite. Im from Greece. And to think that to the rest of europe poland has this image of having low tolerance towards foreigners, while Germany and Britain are welcoming and accepting nations.

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Comment by redwhiterosemoon at 28/07/2021 at 17:56 UTC

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Thank you for your comment! This is very true!

Comment by polishjake at 28/07/2021 at 21:01 UTC

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I just moved to Crete this month ;)

Comment by diamondpolish at 28/07/2021 at 18:51 UTC

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poles are tolerant, unless you're dark or ukrainian

Comment by Tararator18 at 29/07/2021 at 05:55 UTC

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Try being gay or black/brown and you'll see Polish tolerance. I have heard numerous stories of POCs being harassed in clubs or on the streets where I come from (Silesia). The gays... Well the ruling party is making their lives insufferable all the time and they make it clear that you can be openly homophobic and it won't be frowned upon.

Comment by HoneyRush at 29/07/2021 at 08:04 UTC

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That's because you're considered being from western Europe. If you would be Ukrainian or anywhere close on "racist color chart" to Syrian then you would have completely different experience