▁parties ▁who ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁imperial ▁identity . ▁ ▁Anti - Pol ish ▁s tere ot ypes ▁In ▁Russian ▁language , ▁the ▁term ▁ma z ur ik ▁( ма зу ри к ), ▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁" pick po cket ", ▁" pet ty ▁th ief ", ▁literally ▁means ▁" l ittle ▁Mas ov ian ". ▁The ▁word ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁how ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ' s ▁liberal ▁use ▁of ▁col lo qu ial isms ▁has ▁been ▁catch ing ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁media . ▁ ▁The ▁" Pol ish ▁pl umber " ▁cl ich é ▁may ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁cheap ▁labor ▁from ▁poor er ▁European ▁countries ▁to ▁" over take " ▁jobs ▁in ▁wealth ier ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁others ▁associate ▁it ▁with ▁afford ability ▁and ▁depend ability ▁of ▁European ▁migr ant ▁workers . ▁ ▁D run ken ness ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁Polish ▁people ▁in ▁several ▁European ▁cult ures ; ▁the ▁French ▁language ▁has ▁the ▁phrase ▁‘ dr unk ▁as ▁a ▁P ole ’ ▁(« ▁soul ▁comme ▁un ▁Pol on ais ▁» ), ▁while ▁German ▁uses ▁the ▁phrase ▁‘ dr unk ▁as ▁a ▁P ole ▁on ▁pay ▁day ’ ▁( “ bet run ken ▁wie ▁ein ▁P ole ▁am ▁Z ah lt age “ ). ▁ ▁In ▁B ieg ans ki : ▁The ▁Br ute ▁Pol ak ▁S tere ot ype , ▁Its ▁Ro le ▁in ▁Polish - J ew ish ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁American ▁Popular ▁Culture , ▁American - Pol ish ▁author ▁Dan