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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I thought only polish people do this. Although to be fair I've only been flying with other poles.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It seems to be an Eastern Europe thing for sure, maybe ex-communist countries?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Possibly? It definitely comes from a very different time. I always thought of this as a kind of national embarassement but now I learn it's not just a polish thing.

I've noticed that recently when older poles try to start a clap most younger ones scoff at them and roll their eyes and it fizzles out very quickly

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago