Poland is typically regarded as Central Europe.
I don’t think the historical Iron Curtain is a useful means by which to make that distinction today.
Unless you’re willing to proclaim to Berliners that you love being in Berlin despite it being in Eastern Europe. I think you would raise some eyebrows. Or fists.
Czechs (wholly western to Poland) are always called "Eastern Europeans" in contemporary media and or any place I have ever worked before.
Historically, “Eastern Europe” has been used as more of a derogatory signifier in places where it’s culturally acceptable to make jokes at the expense of Slavs, like in Germany or USA.
Let’s not forget that Vienna is actually geographically further East than Prague, though I doubt many Austrians would be comfortable considering themselves Eastern European.
Poland is pretty squarely in the middle of Europe by a number of metrics.
If we’re talking about time zone, Poland uses Central European [Summer] Time.
If we’re talking geographically, most of the claimants to the geographical midpoint of Europe are actually East of Poland.
If we’re talking politically, then the midpoint of the European Union is said to be in Würzburg, which is only 470km South-West from the border with Poland. And we can hardly say that anything East of Würzburg is Eastern Europe, since that would include all of Austria.
I am calling bullshit. It simply referenced the Soviet zone. Eastern Europe was everything behind the iron curtain, including Eastern Germany. Everything else was Western Europe, including countries in the North and South of Europe.
edit: Its also worth mentioning that framing that geopolitical conflict as racist is highly oversimplistic and counterproductive. The only upside i can think of is signaling and the stakes are far too high for such selfish endeavors. Stuff is just complicated and geopolitical conflicts even more so.
I would however be happy to hear your qualification on this.
I for one wouldn't describe myself as an idiot.
As you are a person who has previously shared Kremlin propaganda on this website, I have nothing more to say to you.
Good day.
That might be the problem and the reason for your unsupported overconfidence. And its no wonder given your unwillingness to consider different perspectives.
You are welcome.
edit: I would hope nobody sees that as a confirmation for the stereotype of Poles being racist. I see no reason to not suspect a Russian sock puppet and neither should you.
Classifying Czechs as closer to Russians than to Austrians does not have basis in today's economy, culture, geography, politics. It fits when you're considering a specific historical period or linguistics.
I learned this the hard way!