Many polish people watch anime with japanese voices and polish subtitles (some with english). So I think those people are not tired to hear japanese and read subtitles at the same time. Hope your stay here was fun and you learned a lot about us, Poland and yourself. :)
I was watching only a few anime. Now I think they are perverts and annoying. Yariichin Bi*ch Club destroy my mind. Never again!!!! And I am Polish of course 🇵🇱
@@stasi0238 yeah, totally same here! I can't imagine watching Ghibli film / playing Zelda etc. without japanese language... Ken, we are used to read the subtitles so it's not bothering us at all :)
Sharavy czy ja wiem.. Tylko Ignacy hmm.. Np. Z mojej perspektywy to wyglądało zupełnie inaczej.. Moje 1 filmiki oglądane z perspektywy PL w Japonii były od TH-camra(taki w okularach ale nie byli ich dużo bo jakoś mi nie przypasował za bardzo.. Niestety =/ ale cóż tak bywa..) Potem trafiłem na Emme(Emma o ile dobrze pamiętam nazwę.!? Jeśli pomyliłem to proszę o wybaczenie Emma =P i tak Cię lubię heh) u niej poznałem trafiłem na inny kanał.!! Aiko&Emil.. Który bardzo polecam!! (Oczywiście kanał Emma również) jednak kanał Aiko i Emila jakoś mega bardzo mi przypadł do gustu i przypasował.!! Emil mega fajnie przedstawia Japonię ze swojej perspektywy i doświadczenia! Oczywiście mamu tutaj również jego świetna żonę Aiko =) super para! Pokazują różnice z perspektywy PL i JP.. Emil bardzo się zaangażował w tym kierunku, sporo filmów a co najważniejsze i bardzo mnie cieszyło zwracał uwagę na nas subskrybentów..., nasze opinie, prośby o np. Pokazanie tego czy tego, takiego miejsca czy takiego.., prowadzi również drugi kanał na którym prowadzone są wywiady z Polakami i Polkami których losy związały się z Japonią itd. Oni również przedstawiają opinie ze swojej strony i doświadczenia jakie mają itp.. Co dodatkowo owocuje i cieszyło.!! Dlatego też ja sam jakoś zacząłem najczęściej bywać u Aiko&Emila i ten kanał został moim nr.1 jeśli chodzili o JP.. Potem był kanał Emmy.. A co do Ignacego porównując do tamtych obu.. Mógłbym rzec iż jest to stosunkowo młody kanał dla mnie jeśli chodzi o moją obecność na nim.! Może z 1-1,5 roku.. Jednak tym co mnie zaskoczyło u Ignacego była jego wymowa i poziom z jakim posługiwał się naszym Polskim Językiem.! (zmiażdżył mnie tym heh.. A jak człowiek się zagłębiał dalej w nim tym bardziej byłem zdumiony iż chłopak się go sam nauczył z neta itd.. Jego wiedzą na dany temat, jak mocno się zagłębiał w nasz kraj i historie.. Jego poziom kultury i ten epicki spokój z jakim opowiadał itd itp! Więc także zostałem u niego subskrybentem jak u Emila i Emmy =D) Polecam serdecznie wszystkim te 3 kanały bo naprawdę warto!! A teraz jestem tutaj na kanale który również mnie zaczął interesować =P dlatego dałem Sub by być na bieżąco! Życzę Ci Powodzenia w PL, wytrwałości w nauce i realizacji planów =) Polska jest pięknym krajem z cudowną i zróżnicowaną przyroda! Ma wiele miejsc do zaoferowania które warto zwiedzić i zobaczyć! Mamy bardzo wielka i rozległą Historię.., smutną, tragiczną ale również zaskakująca, podnosząca na duchu i radosną! Heroiczną, dymna i patriotyczną! Mamy również do zaoferowania najlepsze jedzenie w Europie i Unii.. Nasza jakość produktów, smak itd jest na poziomie o co najmniej połowe większą niż reszta.. A najważniejsze co mamy w Polsce i powinno być to uważane za dobro narodowe to.. Piękne, inteligentne kobiety które posiadają dobry styl i gust ubioru! Są wykształcone, rodzinne i uparte by postawić na swoim heh.. Polska to kraj który jest przyszłością świata!!
In Poland there's a big community of anime lovers, who naturally get interested in Japan and the Japanese language and culture. Me? I got so crazy about anime, one thing led to another and.. I'm learning Japanese. Your language is absolutely beautiful, I'm sure that many of your fans agree with my statement.
There are many, many, maaany groups about anime. Not only facebook, but everywhere. Discord, instagram pages, seperate sites dedicated to anime, you name it!
It was interesting to hear your reason to come to Poland. You’re very brave to have come here and I’m glad you’re working towards your goals. I’m wondering, has your English improved since you came to Poland? I hope you feel that your English has improved at least slightly. Greetings from Wrocław
@@kensolojapa Being Japanese in Poland you are someone special, since everything about Japan means quality in Poland Japanese people are quality too. I hope all of us Poles treat you with respect .
Maybe you do not speak Polish yet but I can assure you - from hearing you say 'Dzień dobry" and "Do widzenia" - you have really good ear for picking up the pronounciation. If you ever consider learning our language, you're very likely to succeed👍 And no, we do not mind the English subs😉 Thanks for choosing our country!🥰
I know few Japanese who were living in Poland. They were football players and they left really good impresion about their country. One is Takuya Murayama and the other one is Takafumi Akahoshi. Specially "Aka" was a great ambasador cause of his more open mind and of course typical japanese politeness with all the gestures that felt really nice. He was living with his wife in here who also is japanese and If I remember corectly they named their daughter with typical polish name "Anna". As long as Japanese soul find itself comfortable enaugh to start talking with others like europeans used to they will feel like at home. Poland provides the balance between typical west (almost brutally open) minds and more conservative way of thinking. Poles are like one big family with all the pros and cons. We hate each other, we complain about each other but we can't live without all of this. We have strong connection with ours families, patriotism and nationalitism are very strong but people are also open (sometimes they just don't look like they are😂). They are also speaking severall other languages like german, russian, english and french because of the strong economical connection between countries. People usually work in the west and than come back in here becaue it's much cheaper. So most of them speak english and german, elders usually know russian and there is also big ukrainian community.
Dear Ken, it is a big pleasure to host you here in Poland. Thank you for your appreciation and good words. Europe and first of all the West Europe could learn/needs to learn so much from the Japanese people, what is like to be polite, kind, honest and respectful to each other. These features of character are unfortunately forgotten. And one thing: thanks to Japan for help for nearly 800 Polish orphans in 1920, who were deported once with their familys to Siberia, as the Japanese Emperor herself organized and supported the evakuation of them and after that met them personally 🙏 It was a very notable humanitarian gesture!
What a great choice and very logical. I already like you. My grandfather's name was Ignacy so I watch Ignacy z Japoni. Maybe next time make a street interview with nice polish girls asking them,what do they think about Japan ? Milego dnia zycze !!
That's Smart. Reasonable I think. I'v seen explanation like " it was my only choice", and I'm really glad that there is someone who thought about it as you.
Hi ken 😊I’m Brazilian and live in Japan!!! I wish could visit others countries too ,when you come back to Japan I hope to meet you and listen everything what you pass in Poland 😊
I really enjoy watching your videos. I was giggling at part about Japanese people are perfectionists, and how you take a time to have everything perfect... I can't believe you when I see all those mistakes / misspellings in subtitles :) But I can imagine how hard and time consuming is writing all those subtitles so I am still happy for them :D Greetings from Slovakia
13:00 Well, we Norwegians are used to watching whole movies with subtitles in foreign languages. I think that's common among users of other languages too.
In Poland there is also popular way of dubb the foreing movies where one person reads the subtitiles with a little add of emotions almost like it was an audiobook. So you don't have to read, you also hear the background original speaking actors but you definitly hear that one guy who translate eveything. So we have like 3 main types: original with subtitles, dubbing, and lector who reads it.
As for learning English, it's crucial to have a lot of exposure to the spoken language. What did it for me was countless hours spent on TH-cam - first with subtitles, later without - as well as ~always pausing and looking up words | phrases I didn't know. TV shows work too btw Also, diving deeper into phonetics (of both English and one's native tongue + maybe even other interesting languages) is really helpful
I actually love how you started from the grounded reasons, not "I'm in love with Poland since third grade" or something like that. In real life, not in dreams, you see ppl who moved in some other country because of some politic/economic/geographic reasons, not because of culture, language or their fantasies about that country.
It’s actually very nice to listen to Japanese language and I must say you’re doing a great job with editing and subtitles :) TH-cam randomly recommended me your channel and I’m very glad it did, it’s interesting to hear what you think about Poland and about differences between Poland and Japan (the fact that you give your basket to the cashier in Japan was a big surprise for me and I agree more countries should adopt this method 😂). Keep up the great work! 🙂
Japan and its culture has always been very popular in Poland, or maybe it's just me 😂 I'd gladly take some japanese lesson, even basics on your channel!
You're very young and brave. I like your way of thinking. And as a much older person, I believe that you will be successful :) In Poland, we say - you have a well-organized mind. Indeed, many young people in Poland speak english. But we focus more on the content, not the grammar. First of all, we want to be understood and then grammar. But in school, of course, they teach grammar first. There is no time for talking to students. That 's why many students go to additional private classes.
For the price part... I am a Pole living mostly abroad. I left over 6 years ago. So I have a good conparison every time I come back for holidays. And I can tell you the prices in Poland were more or less 1/3 of Japan's still in 2016-2017 but it went so much up (just a bit in 18-19 and then got absolutely crazy 2020 onwards)
I will tell u what recently one English guy said to me: "we do not care what your english is. The goal is to communicate. So if I understad what you say - it's absolutely fine". Same in US.
4:06 Actually, education is free, also for non citizens both in Norway and Germany. And probably in a number of other European countries. In Norway you have to either get into a class in English (highly competitive) or demonstrate that you're competent in both spoken and writen Norwegian to be admitted. And for a student visa you need to prove that you can fund your living expenses for at least one year before you get a student visa. You might want to apply for a work permit if you get here though as living expenses are high. But yeah, the education itself is free, but not the books, excursions, materials, living expenses etc. Transportation is subsidized for students, but also not free.
My Mother is polish and i can agree that the currency of poland is not expensive. My father is from finland, and it it also a great country. It has been said to be the worlds happiest country! Finland doesent have a large populaation but finland euros are a more expensive currency. I love your beautiful japanise and i am looking forward to learning it.
As for costs of living, it´s maybe not one third but it´s definitly half. If you look at renting or electricity costs only, you will not find an appartement for less than 70000-90000 yen in Japan (2000-3000 zl)- and that´s a very small place without proper heating or parking place. Fruits, meats, bread, dairy products, sweets, alcohols, costs of traveling are much cheaper in Poland. If you had a car you would see how much cheaper it is in Poland compared with Japan (most superhighways are free, repairing costs, annual check etc). I agree, there are some products where the difference is not so significant anymore, like vegetables, fish or eating out (portions are much smaller in Japan, though). Also yen is very weak now making Europe more expensive for you.
10:38 Go to visit Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands the UK (including Scotland, Wales and Cornwall) and visit Ireland. You'll get way better at English there I'm sure. ;-)
Lol some of them are not understandable at all so I bet it easier to understand english in Norway, Holland, Sweden than in UK, Ireland, Scotland ect) those org english speakers countries make that extra terrified accent.
@@Mr00Bosek I *love* some of those accents. :-D I live in Norway, over here you don't get bullied for having a dialect, quite the countrary. Here having a regional dialect or at least speaking in a unique way is way higher status then any kind of "standard" ever was. And quite frankly I'd take Yorkshire dialect or Scottish (not Scots or Scottish Gaelic) and Irish any day over things like Oxford English etc. Honestly most of the English dialects are charming, even the more neutral ones. The only thing that truly pisses me of is when people try to act like *their* language is better then anyone elses. Be that English snobs, Danish ones or upper class Norwegians. We've faught each other for linguistic freedom. And I'll knock down any American or Brit that refuses to accept AAVE, Scottish English, Irish, Australian, etc, etc and every single dialect of these as 100% correct and proper English. Anyone that speaks English with consistent rules within their dialect even if it's different from Recieved Pronunciation or General American or whatever is the biggest standard in their country *is* speaking correctly.
You could always set up a european travel agency in japan or an english tutoring school that hires poles who will be cheaper than english speakers from america or england. The thing about english is its not a logical languange it has rules that it often breaks. Because so many of the words come from other european languanges
5:17 Hum, surprised that Norway was taken out at that stage. Totally get that we might not be ideal for you. But our English proficiency is on par with Sweden or the Netherlands. And ahead of Germany and Poland. 6:02 Yeah, I kind of figured that this step would come and eliminate us... If you manage to get into a study here you can sometimes apply for private grants to help you with living expenses. But there's no guarantee, and it's bloody expensive... 6:09 Hahaha, if you don't like rain then Norway is *definitely* out, although areas east of the mountains isn't that bad.
@@podunkman2709 Well, said leftists seem to be doing *something* right, we're best at pretty much every single metric out there. There's no country that's more "right wing" that's better to live in, neither for citizens nor for companies. It's a well run country governed by pragmatists. Now, the cost of living and the weather I'm more inclined to agree on. Although you can pick and choose the weather a bit. East of the mountains you're mostly protected from high humidity weather like rain. In the south it's not *that* cold. At the coast, mostly in the west you're protected from large temperature swings, but you'll get more bad weather in the form of rain etc...
@@podunkman2709 A government being "leftist" doesn't mean that it's bad, nor being right wing that it's good. You'll have incompetence all over the political spectre, but we have a proportional electoral system that fosters many political parties with real power and with incentives that ensures that pragmatists and good leaders that know how to make good compromises are the only ones that makes it to the top of the food chain here. That's even more important then being popular among the voters here. Since politicians are judged as whole parties rather than individuals, so if individuals screw up the whole party suffers and vice versa. It's all about the team effort here. And voters, both for your own party and allied parties can *easily* punish you if you don't perform. As can other political parties, meaning that parties and their politicians are always held accountable. The problem with the communists during the Soviet era wasn't so much that they where left wing as the fact that they where authoritarian (like the current Polish government, just more so). Having more parties means that you can get the benefits of left wing parties like welfare etc while also ensuring that right wing issues like ensuring that companies have a good business environment is maintained, with compromises that works for both sides being the norm. We trust each other and *all* of us work for making this country better. And will cooperate across the political spectrum to find the best possible solutions to any problems.
I guess I prefer actual spoken language that I can understand than subtitles due to the fact I can do sth else during listening, like cleaning or cooking, while with subtitles it's impossible.
Well I have a question. Have you considered teaching Japanese to Polish people? My boyfriend would love to learn Japanese and I think that I would be a good opportunity to learn Polish by you. What do you think about it? Recently, there is not many channels, none so to say, that are focused on learning Japanese for Polish people.
Ken, don't you regret choosing Poland ? Is the level of English in Poland as you expected, did conversations with Poles in English help you learn English ?
I know this is not topic of the video but in the end did you found and tasted Kaszanka? You already tasted Kiełbasa, but in the end no kaszanka video :( Unless its somwhere just not mentioned in the tittle of the vid. Edit; If you didnt you also should try soup called Rosół Its chicken broth with begetables and noodles
@@kensolojapa Kaszanka or Kazanka as you called in it the previous video. To my understanding in english it would be called blood sausage. I think best option to find it would be to go to meat/butcher shop and ask there. They should have it. Depending on the place you go to you might find separate meat section in market or just as standalone shop. Sometimes if you are lucky you can find them in shops like "od i do" or some small shops. Also. As someone already reccomended kaszanka is best fried on a pan with choped onions.
It is not hard to watch long video with english subtitles. You propably know anime "Code Geass". I watched whole two seasons two times. Both times i watched first seeason, then get short break and then watch second season :D (i mean all 50 episodes in 1 day). Also i watching 21 anime series in this season, all in english because i like to see them how fast it is possible. And just like You, i can understand english, but i can not reply without errors. Like this one of mine comment i did not used google translator, but when i use him, anyway i read how its translate polish to english and trying to correct the errors. I wish for understanding anime without subtitles without learning japanease, because i am to lazy. In any case, by watching anime, I am able to understand quite a lot of what you say. Around 20% i think...
You need a Polish friend with a car for better content then, and I think if you learn the language and meet a nice polish girl you can call yourself a Polish-Japanese TH-cam sensation number 1, by the way, you are very culturally aware and Polish like when you try and taste or test their culture and way of being, we appreciate it
Japanese is a very respectful nation. That kind of people is always welcome so Ken might bring his family here ;p But he need to watch out on to not follow negative traits of us. We have a lot bad behaviours casue of a turbulent history
It´s about the methods of teaching English in Japan. Japanese English-teachers focus on rote-learning and petty grammatical rules instead of speaking. Native speakers teaching English in japanese schools are frustrated because they have to follow the japanese curriculum, which is totally outdated and inefficient. Japanese students study English for many years and cannot say a sentence. As soon as Japanese move to an English-speaking country they learn English fast. If you go to countries like Thailand or Cambodia or even to Taiwan or China, English-levels are much higher than in Japan inspite of their langauges being also totally different. It has also to do with the japanese culture. In Japan spoken word is not valued high, silence is standard and eloquency is looked down upon. In dayly life they communicate in set phrases. Japanese also strive to total perfection and they would not say anything before it´s 100% right. Therefore they rather say nothing before saying something "wrong" (in a wrong way or something that may hurt someone´s feelings).
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@@kensolojapa Maybe small vlogs - some youtubers like to describe even weather :P you can describe situations you've met in Poland that are strange, describe your avarage day/food you like to eat in Poland/breakfast etc... If you want you can make shorts about fun facts about Japan :P There are plenty of topics.
Well, I guess it is time for me to rephrase *his* name again. Jugemu Jugemu Goko no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Fuuraimatsu Kunerutokoro ni Sumutokoro Yaburakoji no Burakoji Paipopaipopaipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Guurindai Guurindai no Ponpokopii no Ponpokona no Chokyume no Chouske!
ok first off dont beat your self up over your english.english is not exactly a friendly language to learn. oth hand once you learn polish alphabet and how letters are put toghether you should have no issues learning polish. polish is phonetic and uses alphabet as such so they always sound the same. so learn to read should take a day since you already have english alphabet hiragana and katana under your belt. however speaking will be harder since polish is not exactly a language that has a rythim like english or japaniese. if you want ask any kid or teen to help you they will love it...it will give them a social status bump and will not charge you money.also stick to large cities where english is more often than not spoken and since it is summer go and travel since more poles travel during this time of the year. hit tri city gdansk gdynia sopot and while there hit the music festival ohhh enjoy summer in poland ut is cooler than summers around most of japan...ohhh point of interest go to baltic shore around hel and watch the sunset next month ...you will see something amazing a sunset that foes not set.
You have never left Japan. Your context is Japan and what Japanese think of you. You do not care about the place you are now and people you encounter there. All that matters for you are Japanese real and imaginary friends you left in Japan who you believe (which might be. a mistaken belief) think as you do. In other words you live in the world that is a projection of your mind. You live in your mind and rarely leave it. That's why you constantly engage in comparing small and irrelevant things between Poland and Japan. You are unable to experience Poland as it as you are compelled to put in the con text of Japan and compare it.
Many polish people watch anime with japanese voices and polish subtitles (some with english). So I think those people are not tired to hear japanese and read subtitles at the same time. Hope your stay here was fun and you learned a lot about us, Poland and yourself. :)
Oh, I see! Glad to hear that😌
@@kensolojapa I love hearing Japanese and reading subtitles, becouse Japanese just sounds so much better than any other language.
I was watching only a few anime. Now I think they are perverts and annoying. Yariichin Bi*ch Club destroy my mind. Never again!!!! And I am Polish of course 🇵🇱
@@stasi0238 yeah, totally same here! I can't imagine watching Ghibli film / playing Zelda etc. without japanese language... Ken, we are used to read the subtitles so it's not bothering us at all :)
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So, i dont know about the others, but i watch "Ignacy z Japoni"
He is Japanese who speaks really (i mean really, really) good Polish
On jest prekursorem Japończyków tworzących kontent o polsce. Oczywiście, że dużo osób go ogląda, skądś musiał wytrzasnąć te 146k subów.
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Sharavy czy ja wiem.. Tylko Ignacy hmm..
Np. Z mojej perspektywy to wyglądało zupełnie inaczej.. Moje 1 filmiki oglądane z perspektywy PL w Japonii były od TH-camra(taki w okularach ale nie byli ich dużo bo jakoś mi nie przypasował za bardzo.. Niestety =/ ale cóż tak bywa..) Potem trafiłem na Emme(Emma o ile dobrze pamiętam nazwę.!? Jeśli pomyliłem to proszę o wybaczenie Emma =P i tak Cię lubię heh) u niej poznałem trafiłem na inny kanał.!! Aiko&Emil.. Który bardzo polecam!! (Oczywiście kanał Emma również) jednak kanał Aiko i Emila jakoś mega bardzo mi przypadł do gustu i przypasował.!! Emil mega fajnie przedstawia Japonię ze swojej perspektywy i doświadczenia! Oczywiście mamu tutaj również jego świetna żonę Aiko =) super para! Pokazują różnice z perspektywy PL i JP.. Emil bardzo się zaangażował w tym kierunku, sporo filmów a co najważniejsze i bardzo mnie cieszyło zwracał uwagę na nas subskrybentów..., nasze opinie, prośby o np. Pokazanie tego czy tego, takiego miejsca czy takiego.., prowadzi również drugi kanał na którym prowadzone są wywiady z Polakami i Polkami których losy związały się z Japonią itd. Oni również przedstawiają opinie ze swojej strony i doświadczenia jakie mają itp.. Co dodatkowo owocuje i cieszyło.!! Dlatego też ja sam jakoś zacząłem najczęściej bywać u Aiko&Emila i ten kanał został moim nr.1 jeśli chodzili o JP.. Potem był kanał Emmy.. A co do Ignacego porównując do tamtych obu.. Mógłbym rzec iż jest to stosunkowo młody kanał dla mnie jeśli chodzi o moją obecność na nim.! Może z 1-1,5 roku.. Jednak tym co mnie zaskoczyło u Ignacego była jego wymowa i poziom z jakim posługiwał się naszym Polskim Językiem.! (zmiażdżył mnie tym heh.. A jak człowiek się zagłębiał dalej w nim tym bardziej byłem zdumiony iż chłopak się go sam nauczył z neta itd.. Jego wiedzą na dany temat, jak mocno się zagłębiał w nasz kraj i historie.. Jego poziom kultury i ten epicki spokój z jakim opowiadał itd itp! Więc także zostałem u niego subskrybentem jak u Emila i Emmy =D) Polecam serdecznie wszystkim te 3 kanały bo naprawdę warto!! A teraz jestem tutaj na kanale który również mnie zaczął interesować =P dlatego dałem Sub by być na bieżąco! Życzę Ci Powodzenia w PL, wytrwałości w nauce i realizacji planów =) Polska jest pięknym krajem z cudowną i zróżnicowaną przyroda! Ma wiele miejsc do zaoferowania które warto zwiedzić i zobaczyć! Mamy bardzo wielka i rozległą Historię.., smutną, tragiczną ale również zaskakująca, podnosząca na duchu i radosną! Heroiczną, dymna i patriotyczną! Mamy również do zaoferowania najlepsze jedzenie w Europie i Unii.. Nasza jakość produktów, smak itd jest na poziomie o co najmniej połowe większą niż reszta.. A najważniejsze co mamy w Polsce i powinno być to uważane za dobro narodowe to..
Piękne, inteligentne kobiety które posiadają dobry styl i gust ubioru! Są wykształcone, rodzinne i uparte by postawić na swoim heh.. Polska to kraj który jest przyszłością świata!!
fajny z ciebie Gość! Pozdrawiam i życzę wszystkiego najlepszego :)
In Poland there's a big community of anime lovers, who naturally get interested in Japan and the Japanese language and culture. Me? I got so crazy about anime, one thing led to another and.. I'm learning Japanese. Your language is absolutely beautiful, I'm sure that many of your fans agree with my statement.
Oh, it's Facebook group??
There are many, many, maaany groups about anime. Not only facebook, but everywhere. Discord, instagram pages, seperate sites dedicated to anime, you name it!
Not big but the live... ;) but all of young men (today +30) saw Kapitan Jastrząb lub Kapitan Hawk (jap. キャプテン翼 Kyaputen Tsubasa)
It was interesting to hear your reason to come to Poland. You’re very brave to have come here and I’m glad you’re working towards your goals. I’m wondering, has your English improved since you came to Poland? I hope you feel that your English has improved at least slightly.
Greetings from Wrocław
I think my English is getting well!😁
@@kensolojapa Being Japanese in Poland you are someone special, since everything about Japan means quality in Poland
Japanese people are quality too.
I hope all of us Poles treat you with respect .
Why are you living in my city? XD Just joking. That's so cool! 😯🥺😳😂
@@kensolojapa When Polish will be better? Do you want a challenge from us? #learnpolishin1year
Maybe you do not speak Polish yet but I can assure you - from hearing you say 'Dzień dobry" and "Do widzenia" - you have really good ear for picking up the pronounciation. If you ever consider learning our language, you're very likely to succeed👍
And no, we do not mind the English subs😉
Thanks for choosing our country!🥰
I know few Japanese who were living in Poland. They were football players and they left really good impresion about their country. One is Takuya Murayama and the other one is Takafumi Akahoshi. Specially "Aka" was a great ambasador cause of his more open mind and of course typical japanese politeness with all the gestures that felt really nice. He was living with his wife in here who also is japanese and If I remember corectly they named their daughter with typical polish name "Anna". As long as Japanese soul find itself comfortable enaugh to start talking with others like europeans used to they will feel like at home. Poland provides the balance between typical west (almost brutally open) minds and more conservative way of thinking. Poles are like one big family with all the pros and cons. We hate each other, we complain about each other but we can't live without all of this. We have strong connection with ours families, patriotism and nationalitism are very strong but people are also open (sometimes they just don't look like they are😂). They are also speaking severall other languages like german, russian, english and french because of the strong economical connection between countries. People usually work in the west and than come back in here becaue it's much cheaper. So most of them speak english and german, elders usually know russian and there is also big ukrainian community.
Dear Ken, it is a big pleasure to host you here in Poland. Thank you for your appreciation and good words. Europe and first of all the West Europe could learn/needs to learn so much from the Japanese people, what is like to be polite, kind, honest and respectful to each other. These features of character are unfortunately forgotten. And one thing: thanks to Japan for help for nearly 800 Polish orphans in 1920, who were deported once with their familys to Siberia, as the Japanese Emperor herself organized and supported the evakuation of them and after that met them personally 🙏 It was a very notable humanitarian gesture!
Thank you😌😌
What a great choice and very logical. I already like you. My grandfather's name was Ignacy so I watch Ignacy z Japoni. Maybe next time make a street interview with nice polish girls asking them,what do they think about Japan ? Milego dnia zycze !!
7:25 "いいえ、でき!"
I love that phrase
That's Smart. Reasonable I think. I'v seen explanation like " it was my only choice", and I'm really glad that there is someone who thought about it as you.
Thank you! I'll keep going😁
Hi ken 😊I’m Brazilian and live in Japan!!!
I wish could visit others countries too ,when you come back to Japan I hope to meet you and listen everything what you pass in Poland 😊
I really enjoy watching your videos. I was giggling at part about Japanese people are perfectionists, and how you take a time to have everything perfect... I can't believe you when I see all those mistakes / misspellings in subtitles :) But I can imagine how hard and time consuming is writing all those subtitles so I am still happy for them :D Greetings from Slovakia
13:00
Well, we Norwegians are used to watching whole movies with subtitles in foreign languages.
I think that's common among users of other languages too.
In Poland there is also popular way of dubb the foreing movies where one person reads the subtitiles with a little add of emotions almost like it was an audiobook. So you don't have to read, you also hear the background original speaking actors but you definitly hear that one guy who translate eveything. So we have like 3 main types: original with subtitles, dubbing, and lector who reads it.
@@Mr00Bosek It's kind of harmful for language learning.
We prefer to hear the original language and then read subtitles most of the time.
I Am as Polish i Prefere also subtitles
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As for learning English, it's crucial to have a lot of exposure to the spoken language. What did it for me was countless hours spent on TH-cam - first with subtitles, later without - as well as ~always pausing and looking up words | phrases I didn't know. TV shows work too btw
Also, diving deeper into phonetics (of both English and one's native tongue + maybe even other interesting languages) is really helpful
I actually love how you started from the grounded reasons, not "I'm in love with Poland since third grade" or something like that. In real life, not in dreams, you see ppl who moved in some other country because of some politic/economic/geographic reasons, not because of culture, language or their fantasies about that country.
It’s actually very nice to listen to Japanese language and I must say you’re doing a great job with editing and subtitles :) TH-cam randomly recommended me your channel and I’m very glad it did, it’s interesting to hear what you think about Poland and about differences between Poland and Japan (the fact that you give your basket to the cashier in Japan was a big surprise for me and I agree more countries should adopt this method 😂).
Keep up the great work! 🙂
Glad to hear that!!
Japan and its culture has always been very popular in Poland, or maybe it's just me 😂 I'd gladly take some japanese lesson, even basics on your channel!
You're very young and brave. I like your way of thinking. And as a much older person, I believe that you will be successful :) In Poland, we say - you have a well-organized mind.
Indeed, many young people in Poland speak english. But we focus more on the content, not the grammar. First of all, we want to be understood and then grammar.
But in school, of course, they teach grammar first. There is no time for talking to students. That 's why many students go to additional private classes.
Thank you so much, I respect Polish-English👍
7:29
Honestly, give Sweden and Norway a try sometime.
If you can work part time in either country you can make a living and save money there.
It's a really nice video 😇Interesting background on how you ended up in Poland :)
You are so sweet :) .
Keep up the good work :)
For the price part... I am a Pole living mostly abroad. I left over 6 years ago. So I have a good conparison every time I come back for holidays. And I can tell you the prices in Poland were more or less 1/3 of Japan's still in 2016-2017 but it went so much up (just a bit in 18-19 and then got absolutely crazy 2020 onwards)
I will tell u what recently one English guy said to me: "we do not care what your english is. The goal is to communicate. So if I understad what you say - it's absolutely fine".
Same in US.
4:06
Actually, education is free, also for non citizens both in Norway and Germany.
And probably in a number of other European countries.
In Norway you have to either get into a class in English (highly competitive) or demonstrate that you're competent in both spoken and writen Norwegian to be admitted.
And for a student visa you need to prove that you can fund your living expenses for at least one year before you get a student visa.
You might want to apply for a work permit if you get here though as living expenses are high.
But yeah, the education itself is free, but not the books, excursions, materials, living expenses etc.
Transportation is subsidized for students, but also not free.
Very good and interesting video 😀
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Nice video! I was wondering why Poland and not Germany for example
Come to visit Lithuania. We are near and also like Japanese people 😍
Hymm interesting video
I wait for jest good video
Thank you!!😁
No problem ^^
My Mother is polish and i can agree that the currency of poland is not expensive. My father is from finland, and it it also a great country. It has been said to be the worlds happiest country! Finland doesent have a large populaation but finland euros are a more expensive currency. I love your beautiful japanise and i am looking forward to learning it.
Oh, Finland... I want to see the aurora in my life...
reading and listeinig for me Polish person is FINE :) I want to learn Japanis i will treach you Polish Bro :D
Cool
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As for costs of living, it´s maybe not one third but it´s definitly half. If you look at renting or electricity costs only, you will not find an appartement for less than 70000-90000 yen in Japan (2000-3000 zl)- and that´s a very small place without proper heating or parking place. Fruits, meats, bread, dairy products, sweets, alcohols, costs of traveling are much cheaper in Poland. If you had a car you would see how much cheaper it is in Poland compared with Japan (most superhighways are free, repairing costs, annual check etc). I agree, there are some products where the difference is not so significant anymore, like vegetables, fish or eating out (portions are much smaller in Japan, though). Also yen is very weak now making Europe more expensive for you.
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Go to visit Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands the UK (including Scotland, Wales and Cornwall) and visit Ireland.
You'll get way better at English there I'm sure. ;-)
Lol some of them are not understandable at all so I bet it easier to understand english in Norway, Holland, Sweden than in UK, Ireland, Scotland ect) those org english speakers countries make that extra terrified accent.
@@Mr00Bosek I *love* some of those accents. :-D
I live in Norway, over here you don't get bullied for having a dialect, quite the countrary.
Here having a regional dialect or at least speaking in a unique way is way higher status then any kind of "standard" ever was.
And quite frankly I'd take Yorkshire dialect or Scottish (not Scots or Scottish Gaelic) and Irish any day over things like Oxford English etc.
Honestly most of the English dialects are charming, even the more neutral ones.
The only thing that truly pisses me of is when people try to act like *their* language is better then anyone elses.
Be that English snobs, Danish ones or upper class Norwegians.
We've faught each other for linguistic freedom.
And I'll knock down any American or Brit that refuses to accept AAVE, Scottish English, Irish, Australian, etc, etc and every single dialect of these as 100% correct and proper English.
Anyone that speaks English with consistent rules within their dialect even if it's different from Recieved Pronunciation or General American or whatever is the biggest standard in their country *is* speaking correctly.
You could always set up a european travel agency in japan or an english tutoring school that hires poles who will be cheaper than english speakers from america or england.
The thing about english is its not a logical languange it has rules that it often breaks.
Because so many of the words come from other european languanges
So you're gonna leave Poland after visa expiration or will you prolong visa? What's the plan?
Yeah, I have to leave after Aug😭
@@kensolojapa 😟
I think that prices i Poland were much lower before covid and even more before the war in Ukraine...
Watch polish movies with English sub, and then polish subtitles, very easy way to learn
5:17
Hum, surprised that Norway was taken out at that stage.
Totally get that we might not be ideal for you.
But our English proficiency is on par with Sweden or the Netherlands.
And ahead of Germany and Poland.
6:02
Yeah, I kind of figured that this step would come and eliminate us...
If you manage to get into a study here you can sometimes apply for private grants to help you with living expenses.
But there's no guarantee, and it's bloody expensive...
6:09
Hahaha, if you don't like rain then Norway is *definitely* out, although areas east of the mountains isn't that bad.
Weather in Norway... brrrr! This is also very expensive land and... you have leftists ruling the country 🙂
@@podunkman2709 Well, said leftists seem to be doing *something* right, we're best at pretty much every single metric out there.
There's no country that's more "right wing" that's better to live in, neither for citizens nor for companies.
It's a well run country governed by pragmatists.
Now, the cost of living and the weather I'm more inclined to agree on.
Although you can pick and choose the weather a bit.
East of the mountains you're mostly protected from high humidity weather like rain.
In the south it's not *that* cold.
At the coast, mostly in the west you're protected from large temperature swings, but you'll get more bad weather in the form of rain etc...
@@podunkman2709 A government being "leftist" doesn't mean that it's bad, nor being right wing that it's good.
You'll have incompetence all over the political spectre, but we have a proportional electoral system that fosters many political parties with real power and with incentives that ensures that pragmatists and good leaders that know how to make good compromises are the only ones that makes it to the top of the food chain here.
That's even more important then being popular among the voters here.
Since politicians are judged as whole parties rather than individuals, so if individuals screw up the whole party suffers and vice versa.
It's all about the team effort here.
And voters, both for your own party and allied parties can *easily* punish you if you don't perform.
As can other political parties, meaning that parties and their politicians are always held accountable.
The problem with the communists during the Soviet era wasn't so much that they where left wing as the fact that they where authoritarian (like the current Polish government, just more so).
Having more parties means that you can get the benefits of left wing parties like welfare etc while also ensuring that right wing issues like ensuring that companies have a good business environment is maintained, with compromises that works for both sides being the norm.
We trust each other and *all* of us work for making this country better.
And will cooperate across the political spectrum to find the best possible solutions to any problems.
I love u
I guess I prefer actual spoken language that I can understand than subtitles due to the fact I can do sth else during listening, like cleaning or cooking, while with subtitles it's impossible.
Well I have a question. Have you considered teaching Japanese to Polish people? My boyfriend would love to learn Japanese and I think that I would be a good opportunity to learn Polish by you. What do you think about it? Recently, there is not many channels, none so to say, that are focused on learning Japanese for Polish people.
Ken,
don't you regret choosing Poland ?
Is the level of English in Poland as you expected, did conversations with Poles in English help you learn English ?
No, I don't! I'm going to the UK after August actually😁
If you want to increase subscriptions of your channel, you should do a coop with other youtubers who are Japanese in Poland like Japolka.
Yeah I'm trying. But she is in Japan now👍
Here is the real reason 8:40
Jaa, hikouki ga suki desu ka? ;-)
I know this is not topic of the video but in the end did you found and tasted Kaszanka?
You already tasted Kiełbasa, but in the end no kaszanka video :(
Unless its somwhere just not mentioned in the tittle of the vid.
Edit; If you didnt you also should try soup called Rosół
Its chicken broth with begetables and noodles
I haven't tried Kaszanka, how can i get it??
@@kensolojapa Kaszanka or Kazanka as you called in it the previous video. To my understanding in english it would be called blood sausage.
I think best option to find it would be to go to meat/butcher shop and ask there. They should have it. Depending on the place you go to you might find separate meat section in market or just as standalone shop.
Sometimes if you are lucky you can find them in shops like "od i do" or some small shops.
Also. As someone already reccomended kaszanka is best fried on a pan with choped onions.
You should make a video about trying to pronounce Polish tongue twisters
That's a nice idea😁
It is not hard to watch long video with english subtitles. You propably know anime "Code Geass". I watched whole two seasons two times. Both times i watched first seeason, then get short break and then watch second season :D (i mean all 50 episodes in 1 day). Also i watching 21 anime series in this season, all in english because i like to see them how fast it is possible. And just like You, i can understand english, but i can not reply without errors. Like this one of mine comment i did not used google translator, but when i use him, anyway i read how its translate polish to english and trying to correct the errors. I wish for understanding anime without subtitles without learning japanease, because i am to lazy. In any case, by watching anime, I am able to understand quite a lot of what you say. Around 20% i think...
Glad to hear that!!
You need a Polish friend with a car for better content then, and I think if you learn the language and meet a nice polish girl you can call yourself a Polish-Japanese TH-cam sensation number 1, by the way, you are very culturally aware and Polish like when you try and taste or test their culture and way of being, we appreciate it
Japanese is a very respectful nation. That kind of people is always welcome so Ken might bring his family here ;p But he need to watch out on to not follow negative traits of us. We have a lot bad behaviours casue of a turbulent history
I have a question, does Poland have "引きこもり"?
I don't know, depends on the person😅
It´s about the methods of teaching English in Japan. Japanese English-teachers focus on rote-learning and petty grammatical rules instead of speaking. Native speakers teaching English in japanese schools are frustrated because they have to follow the japanese curriculum, which is totally outdated and inefficient. Japanese students study English for many years and cannot say a sentence. As soon as Japanese move to an English-speaking country they learn English fast. If you go to countries like Thailand or Cambodia or even to Taiwan or China, English-levels are much higher than in Japan inspite of their langauges being also totally different. It has also to do with the japanese culture. In Japan spoken word is not valued high, silence is standard and eloquency is looked down upon. In dayly life they communicate in set phrases. Japanese also strive to total perfection and they would not say anything before it´s 100% right. Therefore they rather say nothing before saying something "wrong" (in a wrong way or something that may hurt someone´s feelings).
Yeah, I want to be a teacher as soon as possible😁
Hi Ken.
Did you deleted my comment or this was youtube deleting my comment because i included link to youtube video?
I didn't do anything, maybe it's deleted naturally😅
TH-cam removes all comments with link to anything
@@kensolojapa Anyway is there a chance to do reaction video to IPNtv: The Unconquered? But please dont watch before you're going to react.
@@qqqq-nj2zj This is not true, comments with links to TH-cam videos are not removed. Here is the proof.
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You can yeach Japanese in Poland.
Check out AYAKO KITCHEN another Japanese channel in Poland
Why don’t you start doing shorts on TH-cam where you try speaking English? :)
Nice! Do you have good ideas?😁
@@kensolojapa Maybe small vlogs - some youtubers like to describe even weather :P you can describe situations you've met in Poland that are strange, describe your avarage day/food you like to eat in Poland/breakfast etc... If you want you can make shorts about fun facts about Japan :P There are plenty of topics.
Are drinkin Polish alcohol?What youre favorite.
Ginger highball😁
Well, I guess it is time for me to rephrase *his* name again.
Jugemu Jugemu Goko no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Fuuraimatsu Kunerutokoro ni Sumutokoro Yaburakoji no Burakoji Paipopaipopaipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Guurindai Guurindai no Ponpokopii no Ponpokona no Chokyume no Chouske!
the prices so high cause of the russians started war. and im really sad that poland was the last country you wanted go to.
Honestly, that's wrong. While explaining logically, it bacame the last naturally. Totally, Poland matched all my requests👍
ok first off dont beat your self up over your english.english is not exactly a friendly language to learn. oth hand once you learn polish alphabet and how letters are put toghether you should have no issues learning polish. polish is phonetic and uses alphabet as such so they always sound the same. so learn to read should take a day since you already have english alphabet hiragana and katana under your belt. however speaking will be harder since polish is not exactly a language that has a rythim like english or japaniese. if you want ask any kid or teen to help you they will love it...it will give them a social status bump and will not charge you money.also stick to large cities where english is more often than not spoken and since it is summer go and travel since more poles travel during this time of the year. hit tri city gdansk gdynia sopot and while there hit the music festival ohhh enjoy summer in poland ut is cooler than summers around most of japan...ohhh point of interest go to baltic shore around hel and watch the sunset next month ...you will see something amazing a sunset that foes not set.
German is popularne language? Where ? And the german as the same as france use its own language, hard to speak english or any other language there.
You have never left Japan. Your context is Japan and what Japanese think of you. You do not care about the place you are now and people you encounter there. All that matters for you are Japanese real and imaginary friends you left in Japan who you believe (which might be. a mistaken belief) think as you do. In other words you live in the world that is a projection of your mind. You live in your mind and rarely leave it. That's why you constantly engage in comparing small and irrelevant things between Poland and Japan. You are unable to experience Poland as it as you are compelled to put in the con text of Japan and compare it.
What are you saying?