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* Poland has about as much rivalry with its neighbors as Russia. Between the World Wars this was [[Serious Business]] as the Russian Empire collapsed and Poland went to war over its old commonwealth territories in what is now Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania and got into diplomatic spats with Czechoslovakia for good measure. 70 years of tyranny and destitution later they can't agree on much, resulting in a collective European [[Face Palm]].
** Poles still don't care for Germans all that much, but the hate for the Russians has come to trump that old hostility for now.
*** However, President Obama
*** Don't remind Poles and Lithuanians that they have more than a little shared history. The nationalists on both sides STILL get into it over Vilnius/Wilno.
** Polish jokes abound for much of the 20th century in the U.S. Mostly played for laughs, but can cause trouble in heavily Polish cities like Chicago and Pittsburgh.
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* Don't mix up Sweden and Switzerland.
** Also, don't mistake Austria for Australia.
== Towards Asian Countries ==
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