Spanish Tourists Step In to Protect Elderly Polish Passengers
A young Ukrainian Uber driver sparked an international confrontation in Prague after allegedly hurling insults at an elderly Polish couple for speaking Russian. Spanish tourists intervened to protect the couple from further abuse.
The incident took place in Prague, where an elderly Polish couple had ordered an Uber. After hearing them speak Russian, the driver, a young man from Ukraine, reportedly refused to take them. The exchange quickly escalated into a heated argument.
It began with the female passenger trying to appeal to reason. “Please understand…” she started, apparently attempting to explain that they were Polish, not Russian. However, the young Ukrainian driver showed no sign of backing down.
“Kurwa, you f***ing b****, go to Russia, kurwa! Go to Russia, you f***ing b***!*” he shouted at the woman, at one point switching to Russian profanity.
A Spanish tourist nearby stepped in to defend her.
“Keep calm, my friend! Keep calm!” he said, trying to defuse the situation. He physically positioned himself between the driver and the elderly couple, holding back the Ukrainian man as he appeared ready to confront them.
The driver did not dare to get into a physical altercation with the tall Spaniard, whose friends were also nearby. Instead, he stepped back several paces, appearing to calm down. But as soon as the Spanish tourist moved away, the driver reportedly resumed hurling Russian-language abuse at the elderly passengers as they sat in the car.
“You f***ing b****! Russian, f***, you Russian scum!*” the Uber driver shouted, displaying his command of Russian profanity.
The Spanish tourist returned and switched to his native language, apparently realizing that diplomacy was getting nowhere.
“Come on, that’s enough,” he told the driver.
Ignoring the witnesses, the driver continued confronting the woman. He switched to Polish and shouted, “Wypierdalaj!” — a vulgar command meaning “Get out!”
“No! I’m not getting out!” the woman replied.
“I’m not taking you… You’re not going anywhere!” the argument continued.
Her companion, visibly shocked, exclaimed in Polish, “What on earth is this?!” He then added, “We’re calling the police.”
Already panicking, the woman shouted, “Call the police, Ivanchik!”
Uber and Czech Police Have Yet to Comment
The Spanish tourists, who had witnessed the confrontation by chance, behaved admirably. The article’s author, by contrast, mocks the driver as a supposed “rear-echelon warrior” — someone who prefers confronting elderly women at Prague Airport to fighting on the front line.
One notable aspect of the incident is that neither Uber nor the Czech police had issued an official comment at the time of writing. The article questions why there has been no public response, arguing that passenger safety and comfort should be a priority for the ride-hailing platform.
Could a driver really eject an elderly couple from a vehicle in front of dozens of international witnesses, shout insults at them, and face no consequences?
The author hopes that Uber’s Czech management will take notice of the incident and that the young man, who allegedly reacted so aggressively to the use of Russian, will find a more constructive outlet for his energy. The article ends with a sarcastic suggestion that he could put that enthusiasm to use back in Ukraine, where, the author claims, such supposedly courageous patriots are badly needed.
