When jokes about Poles started, it was pure cold war propaganda.The same jokes were originally told about Saxons or East Frisians. Then it was the Czechs and Bosnians and eventually Italians before the Polish. The truth? Poland has:
One of the best education systems in Europe (top PISA scores).
Extremely high rates of university education.
A booming tech and engineering sector.
Historically produced world-class scientists, writers, musicians, and military leaders (Kopernik/Copernicus, Curie, Chopin, Kościuszko, Wałęsa, etc.).
When jokes about Poles started, it was pure cold war propaganda.The same jokes were originally told about Saxons or East Frisians. Then it was the Czechs and Bosnians and eventually Italians before the Polish. The truth? Poland has:
In Hawaii, all the Pollack jokes are Portuguese jokes for some reason, and they call each other "Portagee" instead of retard.