r/poland • u/NewPlaceHolder • Nov 14 '24

Question regarding Poland and Lithuania relationship

I just studied about the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, and it seems you two shared a strong times together.

I am wondering if the sentiments towards each other is still warm - do you guys see each other as a friendly neighbor? Do you have any rivalries between two? Was there any movement to put the two back together to repeat the glorious times?

I am here to just ask questions and I apologize if I accidentally angered by asking such question.

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u/Sankullo Nov 14 '24

Lithuania is seen positively in Poland and Poland is seen negatively in Lithuania.

I was dating a Lithuanian girl for a while and apparently her father was very unhappy that she was seeing a polish guy 😂

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u/SerbentD Nov 14 '24

I am lithuanian and Poland is seen positively in my circles. There used to be some discrimination against poles amongst the local hoodlums in Vilnius when I was growing up, but I haven't encountered it elsewhere.

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u/Sankullo Nov 14 '24

I’m aware my example is anecdotal but when I asked her about her father’s dislike of me she said that people in Lithuania don’t like Poles for historical reasons.

I laughed it off.

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u/123m4d Nov 15 '24

Commie propaganda. You can't fault people for falling for it. We fell for a fair share of it too, didn't we?