Quote Originally Posted by Budwise
I think we all hate the Poles because even historically, they are a weak nation. Okay, I will give them a break for falling to both Nazies and USSR at the same time because they were tag teamed on two fronts but seriously, three guys cross the border and the Poles crap their pants and run.
Sorry, but I must disagree. You look only in 20th century. As far as I know, Poles formed their state in 10th century, since 18th century and 1st partition nobody had conquered them. The Turks were finally defeated at Vienna 1683. When it looked city is going to fall Polish king Jan III Sobieski came to help and , although outnumbered at least 2:1 (probably more), defeated Turkish army.

They were just unlucky to be surrounded with powerful neighbours, like at first HRE and later Prussia from the west, Russia from the east and Habsburg monarchy from the south, from 16 century with Sweden from the north.