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If you want to taste best comfort food i recommend checking out kebab. Just be prepared that you have ask your friends for to recommend you some place so you won't buy something we call 'kula mocy', which refers to low quality meet. In kebab always buy chicken. We have magical spell that will work in every kebab to order food and it goes something like this: "dzień dobry, kurczak na cienkim sosy mieszane". Good luck, share with us how it went. And remember good kebab will always be made by Turkish.
Well... this stuff about women... ...I guess it's SO much worse in different regions of the world these days... but they cheat and are gold diggers in enormous numbers, more and more as the next wave of feminazism take root in here. I EVAC dating 10 years ago because I have NO tolerance for evil in a woman after abuse I received in my youth, but my younger pall just recently threw a wrench into the whole subject too, and I listen how much worse it became in those last years. GL HF, it will take time, but you will change your mind... a garden tool is a garden tool no matter what culture, they are everywhere, and current changes will let them resurface with new strength, it's just all hidden for now.
I see you're at Kraków. I've spent last 8 years there. Would you mind go to Liam Hong on Starowiślna Street. And try it's Gong Bao Chicken. [poorly translated Kung Pao] I believe it's the best Chinese food i've ever had.
You got one thing wrong. Personal freedom is very highly valued in Poland. Polish people are behaving well in public spaces due to respect to other people and self-respect, You don't want to be seen as a moron who is annoying to other people.
funny, I live in a completely different Poland where everyone is a bit too much into each other's live (sexuality, religiousness and so on) and you feel the pressure 24/7 :) not to mention all the car owners who are fcking assholes to everyone.
Asians are well perceived in Poland thanks to Vietnamese, who came to us in large numbers in the 1990s. They showed that they can work hard and not give up, which they deserved respect. Because life in Poland in those years was really hard.
That’s true. This is one of my memories that in Poland there were polish people and Vietnamese and I thought ok so this is how it goes and I wasn’t surprised when I saw them is shops or something because for me they were always here
As a Pole I have nothing against some Asians in Poland, most of them work hard ,keep clean around themselves and don't create criminal problems.I think there are many vietnamese in Poland but they are almost "invisible".They don't do shit on the streets, don't sleep on the streets.They are doing their own business and that is ok.Unfortnately as we can see in West Europe Africans are quite diffrent.They don't want to accept our culture ,they don't want to work and don't integrate with European societies and most of them want money for nothing.That is the reasons why most of Poles don't want too many imigrants.
Yes, Vietnam in the 90s was even worse economy than Poland. Vietnamese ppl came to Poland and opened lots of low budget restaurants. I would say that Vietnamese cousine was widely present here even before McDonalds. I don’t think Asian ppl have any problems with racism here. We admire their hard working nature. They made their living on their own. Often they were doing better than Poles. This is the kind of immigration we do support.
Vietnamise came to Poland when IT was communist country. We accepted many Viet sudents to study for free. Vietnam was after the victoriius war and IT was ppor. Viet sudents came here event earlier, during Vietnamise war. Poland supportem the Communist Vietnam.
ja nie lubie jak ktos opowiada cos o mnie , moim narodzie i kraju .Kim on jest , zeby oceniac innych , twierdzac ,ze jest zszokowany .Zarozumialy szczeniak .
@@irenakozak7368 Ty też możesz pojechać do innych krajów i na pewno będziesz mieć zdanie o tym państwie. Czyli twoim zdaniem jesteś zarozumiałą osoba jak prezentujesz swoje wrażenie z pobytu w nie swoim państwie? Dziwna osoba z ciebie
Poland is like a rainforest. It will rain, it will pass, it will hit you with so much sun that you will dry out for a moment and then it will start raining again.
The stereotypes about Asians are very positive here. The are mostly seen as a calm and hardworking people, Is due to few different factors, but as few people already mentioned, one of them is massive immigration from Vietnam in the late 80s and early 90s. That's also the reason why Asian food is so popular here.
I wouldn't say that Poles value societal order (collectivism) over personal freedom (individualism). We are just taught from the beginning that everyone gains from order and cleanliness and one of the main mottos growing up is: "don't do to the others what you wouldn't want on yourself". Personal freedom, I think, is triving in Poland because of that. It's just not the destructive type. I rarely see anyone romanticizing asian (Japanese more specifically) work culture in here and most people want to get as far from it as possible. We have a really dark history with collectivism and everyone still remembers that and I think this is the main reason for Poles being individualistic.
I think that we are individualistic from centuries. Romantic soul of Mickiewicz and all the insurgents. But also we valued hard work like "Syzyfowe prace" by Bolesław Prus. I know it is litterature but it is a mirror of reality.
Back when I studied, I had a Japanese neighbour in the dormitory. He studied Polish philology. Anyway, I got to learn from him a bit about Japanese culture and surprisingly there really are quite a lot of similarities. However, there's one thing that we Poles don't really get well (although still better than Americans I believe) is the idea of "honne" and "tatemae". I haven't had that problem with my Chinese friends as they were really open and sociable. But in Japan the idea of politeness is elevated way over the top from my perspective. Poles generally love being straight-forward. We don't sugarcoat and it actually seems as something rude in America as they, on the other hand, think there's always a necessity to express gratitude, especially in business relations where you have to be politically correct. That doesn't really apply too much in Poland. If you screw something up, well... you'll be told instantly. If you do something correctly, then just carry on, everything is normal. Optimal state of beings is expected as normality while abnormalities are scolded here.
I agree. One thing tho - political correctness is not the opposite of being straight forward. It has nothing to do with the topic. Political correctness is just not being racist, that's all
@@kasiamleczarska9078 PC is a bit broader than that but in general yes, I guess I could've said that Poles because of their straight-forward demeanor tend to be perceived as less polite. But that's applicable to all Europeans in the eyes of Americans.
try this tongue twister: SZCZEBRZESZYN Trzynastego, w Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz się zaczął tarzać w trzcinie. Wszczęli wrzask Szczebrzeszynianie: - Cóż ma znaczyć to tarzanie?! Wezwać trzeba by lekarza, zamiast brzmieć, ten chrząszcz się tarza! Wszak Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie, że w nim zawsze chrząszcz BRZMI w trzcinie! A chrząszcz odrzekł nie zmieszany: - Przyszedł wreszcie czas na zmiany! Drzewiej chrząszcze w trzcinie brzmiały, teraz będą się tarzały.” ;)))
I work as a optic fiber technician for few years now. I visit dozens of homes a week. About alcoholic problems its true, but only in really small and old countrysides that are stuck in the 80s or 90s. But you wont meet nicer people in poland than there, trust me. In cities there is always somebody with beer next to shop or behind garages but it changes. there are much fewer such situations over time, Domestic abuse isnt common now, but for sure it exist but for smaller scale than 20 or 30 years ago. I have witnessed such situations but only verbally, Ive never seen anyone hitting anyone. What im getting at is that society is changing a lot and you can see a big differnce over the years.
True, but there's a lot of hidden alcoholism, often in people who have a job and hold it, for instance builders. If you don't believe me, tell me who it is that drinks the 3 million (!) small liquor bottles (małpki) sold every day. Of which one million is sold before noon.
Like you... I don't like these scribbles on the walls of buildings, because it's not graffiti, it's vandalism. In Poland, there should be greater financial penalties for this type of destruction of facades. However, I love real artistic graffiti, which is often seen in big cities.
Coming from Poland and visiting Asia I had the opposite reaction to the weather. When it rains it often rains the whole day which was a bit surprising to me.
What a beautiful video, you're beautiful. Poland is a wonderful country and watching this video is so uplifting. I live in the States, but my wife is Polish. She came here 10 years ago and since then I have known nothing but love from her family. They take family seriously and will make sure you feel loved. Your video speaks truth in ways that's hard to explain to those who haven't experienced it, but by judging how happy you look, you get it. I have nothing but a deep respect and admiration for such an amazing country and can only say, you found home brother. Keep making these videos and me the wife will keep watching.
I can confirm that I find you attractive! I was honestly surprised when I heard that that's not really a common opinion in US The other thing I love about Poland is how green the cities are. It kind of depends on the city, yes, but generally there are trees everywhere. I live in one of the biggest cities and I still feel like I'm surrounded by a forest, and I absolutely love it
I’m thinking about living in either Eastern Europe or russia as certified international professor… but Poland has catch my mind due to good vids I seen on YT… Mr. Wes I love your vids got any good advice for new people wants to live overseas ?
0:56 about this, i remember when i was learning english for the first time and my reaction was completely opposite xD. I was wondering "wtf, why they have so many vowel?! Wtf 'year' means and how the f*ck am i supposed to say this"😂
5:11 korean food, music, culture etc. is very popular in poland, especially in warsaw so it's not surprising that more and more stores are starting to sell korean products
I've always thought that Asian food served in Poland is a variation about Asian food but adapted to Polish taste. It's nice to hear that it can be appreciated by someone who knows, how it originally tastes.
3:41 about not putting trash everywhere: yes, there is trash around places, like cities are quite dirty BUT I wanted to say that I went to juwenalia (basically a week (or a few days) of concerts organised by students under the protection of a uni, each uni has their own) and even there, thousands of drunks students put their trash (bottles) around trashcans in an organised manner that wouldn't make walking difficult. i love this country sometimes even if I talk shit
When living in Poland in Wrocław, the third largest city there, I read a summary of the previous year in which it was reported there was only one murder there in the entire year, and the one murder was an alcoholic found dead in the morning in a park. A city like that would have a few hundred murders in one year in the US.
Since we're talking about weather in Poland - Two days ago I was caught in a thunderstorm, got completely soaked, went home, changed into some dry clothes and then all of a sudden - it's sunny outside lol
1:35 --> Polish families may seem very close-knit, but to a large extent it is just an impression and habit that you have to show that you are a happy family, because what other people think of you is more important. Our history has left a strong mark on our families, where you don't tell other people what's going on at home. Only recently have we started talking more loudly about problems with alcohol abuse or domestic violence. All this has been there for years, but only the current generation of 30-year-olds is stopping hiding the truth. And we have always been taught that no matter how your family treats you, whether good or bad, you always have to be nice to them, good and ready to make any sacrifices.
I'm a Pole and here's few things from my side. I love nature and sadly there are so many places that are not clean, e.g. some forests, beaches, sea. Big cities try to look clean but when u go to the forest u may find so much rubbish... Empty bottles, cans, plastic bags, u name it; sometimes even a wild garbage dump (more common in smaller cities and villages). Nuclear families. Many couples stay in a long term relationship because they're married and usually woman is afraid to walk away from an alcoholic and abusive husband. It's better now than than it was in the past but still alcoholism (in general) is a very real problem in Poland. And lastly, food. Polish cuisine is quite heavy/stodgy what is one of the causes of obesity problem in Poland. I've been a vegetarian since I'm 14, recently become a vegan and it was so difficult to me to eat something in the Polish restaurant/canteen - other than potatoes with salad, sweet pancakes or pierogis. It's better now for vegetarians (now you'll usually get pierogi with cheese and spinach, or some vege dish but not vegan one) but still quite bad for vegans. I was the weird one for so long and special meal needed to be ordered just for me, cause a typical Polish dinner has meat in it. So I just love the fact that when I go to Asian restaurant I know that there would be something vegan there (not to mention vegetarian options) without checking the menu. And I choose Asian cuisine over Polish (especially Japanese and Vietnamese, don't think we've got good representation of Chinese food in Poland, and Korean is too hot/spicy for me) cause I love umami taste, rice, veggies and tofu ^_^
the quality of food dropping so obesity is increasing, the bread that people used to eat is not the same as people eat now. Poland has much more process food etc.
The Asian community is well perceived, as they are hard working people, never made any problems, usually humble and hardworking and form the historically point of view we had never had any battle or conflict with Asians 😂😂😂. But - especially in Warsaw most of Asian community are the Chinese, in some point related to the market with cheap Chinese products, and Vietnamese, who came in 1990’s. They are more related to the Vietnamese cuisine and restaurants and now it’s the second generation of them living in Poland - actually born and raised in Poland (so sometimes it might be odd when you see the Vietnamese young guy speaking perfect Polish, but then you realise he is actually Polish and his homeland is here in Poland.)
It was probably mentioned at some pojnt, but we have quite strong representation from Vietnamese people, i think it was started in PRL when Vietnamese children were send o Poland during Vietnam war.
Hey! Based on your previous vids, I know you dont learn too much polish. I recommend you to at least learn polish sounds (not letters but sounds - two letter combinations and letters with accents sz’, ‘cz’, ‘rz’, 'ć', 'ą' etc) but really do it by heart, practice reading words. Once you get each sound right it gets super easy with no different rules for how to pronounce same letters or letter combination. After that you can get some app libe busuu to expand vocabulary but this is just an option. All the best!
Try to live through systematical changes and not get some alcocholic problems in the process, it is improving tho. Great vid keep it up my man. Also try to get some expierience with countryside might be a shock to see how it differs from a large city like Crakow
weather thing is actually interesting listen im polish and tbh idk if its something wrong with me or what maybe because i was younger at the time but i dont rememebr our weather being that much bipolar like ti is lately i mean i remember in 2011 (i was 11 note to previous thing :D) we had snow in mid of May but except that one anomaly i personally dont know lol
1:36 as a polish person: i don't know much about domestic violence, but i dont really think it's common, but i know alcoholism is. In poland every year a person older than 15 statistically drinks beer every two days, which in total adds up to about 100 liters of beer on average drunk per person in one year. And you know those little bottles of vodka that are anywhere from 100 to about 300 mililiters?(I think these are called "nips" in English) 2 to 3 MILLION of them are sold DAILY. Just an additional question: what city do you live in
Honestly, I don't give a damn what foreigners think about my country. Like it - cool; you don't like it - your problem, look for a country that suits you better. But if you live here and intend to stay here for a long time - adapt. We certainly won't adapt to you.
Takie głosy to tylko miód na moje serce! Wreszcie. Ja już byłem świadkiem sytuacji kiedy ludzie przepraszali cudzoziemców, że "ta polska wymowa taka śmieszna...."
Regarding Asian cuisine, I'm Polish so obviously I have a bias. But after living in some of the major cities: Vietnamese, Korean and Thai seem to be dominating. And Japanese and Chinese is worth it only in fancier restaurants. First two probably due to mass immigration from Vietnam and North Korea (yes, the North one) during communist regime.
nah, North Koreans immigrants were rare (compared to Vietnamese). There are many South Koreans in some cities like Wroclaw who come here as students and end up staying, and they often get into restaurant business. You're correct on the Vietnamese part though
I smirked a bit as you were talking about getting the best produce in Columbia xD And btw i've heard that polish people use a lot of "xD" in the internet in comparison to other nations. I'm definitely raising the average
fun fact: if you want to pronounce the letter "Ł, ł" you have to say "aw", then the sound after "a" should sound like it, hope it helps in pronouncing that letter since it's the most used in sentences and words, mostly letters like "ą, ę" aren't so useful since they're pronounced as "a, e" PS Ł and ł are the same letters, they're just the capital letter and the normal one edit: forgot to delete something from the comments, sorry
Thats why relationships last in Poland, passion fades with time, but if you like the person youre with, you enjoy spending time with them, its easier to get through tough times together.
Glad you like it. I have a lot of respect for Asians, worked with a South Korean PhD once. People from Far East just know how to behave and are hard working.
One thing. I see graffiti in Poland very sentimental way. If people would have a problem with grafiti and it would start disappearing from buildings I wouldn't feel like it's 'cleaner' or 'better'. A town without graffiti in Poland is not a safe town. Thank you for reading >:333
I have always had great respect for Asians for how hard they work... and how smart they are ps. I think that if we had more Asians in the country, we would benefit a lot from it
Never heard of family with domestic abuse or alcoholic problems, maybe because I'm from quite large city. But these stereotypes are still alive even among Polish people.
Indeed, the issue persists in the south and east of Poland, with many cases remaining unreported. Aside from this, Polish families seem to thrive, with both fathers and mothers enjoying equal rights and responsibilities.
I grew up in a village near small town, but we have alcoholics, never heard about domestic abuse tho (I don't count yelling or beating a child that misbehave as a abuse)
These ain't stereotypes. Drinking culture in our country is pretty messed up and it has brought many people to the gutter causing domestic abuse both physical and mental. Every single day you can see many homeless people around cities and villages, in the buses and trains but some of them actually have homes which they go back to when they are done drinking. Few years ago there were some statistics that stated something like "1 million 100ml vodka bottles are sold everyday in Poland before noon" which is pretty believable and scary since you can safely say that these are bought by people who need a "morning fix" even if they are working and can be labaled as high functioning alcoholics. 1/4 of polish people were mentally ill at some point of their lives usually for anxiety and depression, only 53% of kids are seeking help from their parents when problems occur, bout 40% of kids have considered commiting sui**** and 1/3 of them is supected of being depressed. Social werfare centres in Poland are pretty useless and unfair just like courts when it comes to family issues (police too). I would say nowadays these problems ain't as big as they were a few years back but they still exist no matter the size of the city, there are hoods in almost every single one of them and despite them not being that dangerous anymore, behind closed door shi*t happens. I think everyone in Poland knows someone who was abused, had problems with their family or abused substances themselves.
@@kurierlepszejwiadomosci3051 ja nikogo takiego nie znam, no ale mogę po prostu być wyjątkiem potwierdzającym smutną regułę. Do tego jak wspomniałem jestem ze sporego miasta (Torunia), które słynie raczej z wysokiego poziomu życia i jest częścią tej "lepszej" twarzy Polski, mało tu bezdomnych, odsetek ludzi ubogich jest niewysoki, a życie turystyczne kwitnie
@@Antosch776 uwierz, to wciąż jest. Jestem z tej bogatszej północy, pracuję w służbie zdrowia. Znam kilkunastu jak nie wiecej alkoholików, którzy się do tego przyznają oraz kilku, którzy temu zaprzeczają. Część zon tych Panów trochę się skarżyła, że kiedyś coś ten teges... jest też kilka kobiet, jedna na pewno biję się z rodziną (głównie z teściową, ale z mężem alkoholikiem też).
Public order versus personal freedom makes Poland similar to Asian countries. I don't know where to start to say there is completely nothing similar to compare. First of all... Asiatic countries historically enforce public order at the cost of personal freedom. Poland is build on personal freedoms which united create public order. You most likely never learned about the Polish "Golden Liberties." Here is how it works historically. When all countries around Poland over the last many centuries engaged into authoritarian states (where populations were subdued to the public order against their personal freedom and will, Poland was a quasi-democratic country spreading personal freedom as the main idea of the society. If you see Poland as a country in which public order is good, it means this public order comes not from a whip or a gun held by the authority to Polish people, but because they understand that to express their own freedoms is to provide public order.
About polish relationships, you shouldn't think about two polish people as if they are coming together only to have sex or experience some sort of emotional crescendo - we treat each other as partners in crime and require stable, dependable someone who is not only a lover, but also a friend, a confidant and a truthsayer, in order to operate within the harsh reality of being di*ked over by both germany, our own government, UN and russia. In a way, in poland, even if there is societal order, most of the time you are on your own, and in a weird way, that fosters the societal order, because people try to belong to groups in order to have a safety net in their lives - those groups are parts of bigger collective which creates the society, etc. TLDR; Polish relationships are less about scoring a bodycount and more about a lifelong "partnership in crime", and I'm sorry if you do not understand the metaphor, but that's the most accurate way I could put it using english.
Poles has always valued personal freedom and freedom in general much higher than anything else. National disasters were caused by it - famous Liberum Veto etc etc
We got large Vietnam Comunity in Warsaw and Asian restaurants are very popular !! People cook in home some Asian food and supermarkets got most of products from Asia
I think a big part of it is our love for sour food. When you grow up eating fermented cabbage, cucumbers, flour (zakwas do żurku), beets, milk etc, you are gonna love Asian fermented goods as well (kimchi, natto etc)
Sure if you compare to Turkey there's not much trash around but really still lot of progress to do about that, especially compared to nordic countries, Austria, Germany...but well, nobody's perfect
1:20 I guess relations in Poland are not as strong as they may seem. Rather, the low divorce rate is because older people often stay in loveless marriages. You can often see memes in groups with an older couple who hate each other. I'm not sure why it looks like this, but it seems to me that such people decide that divorce makes no sense and it's better to stay in such a relationship.
Honestly in Warsaw I don't "see" many Asians when I don't think about it - they blend in so well. They mind their own, work hard, behave well, so the most times I notice there Asians is in Asian restaurants - I love the quality and reasonable prices. When the food is great I "suddenly" notice the kitchen is fool of Asians. ;)
Our Polish national sport is moaning and complaining. It's never good to respond to "how are you" by saying "great". The better response is just to say "it's ok, life's tough, could be better". Not that we don't feel great at this particular moment but the person you are talking to might get annoyed. And by saying that life's tough can be a good starting point for a nice conversation ;)
Poland can be divided in 3 parts: Big citys like krakow, warsaw etc. Great for pepoles from other countries Small citys with a lot of apartaments also good but there are some groups to avoide like sebiksy or żule Small towns full of grandmas that always talk about mew ppl in town
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If you want to taste best comfort food i recommend checking out kebab. Just be prepared that you have ask your friends for to recommend you some place so you won't buy something we call 'kula mocy', which refers to low quality meet. In kebab always buy chicken. We have magical spell that will work in every kebab to order food and it goes something like this: "dzień dobry, kurczak na cienkim sosy mieszane". Good luck, share with us how it went. And remember good kebab will always be made by Turkish.
If you speak Mandarin, you shouldn't have a problem with Polish, they have all the sounds we have.
Well... this stuff about women...
...I guess it's SO much worse in different regions of the world these days... but they cheat and are gold diggers in enormous numbers, more and more as the next wave of feminazism take root in here.
I EVAC dating 10 years ago because I have NO tolerance for evil in a woman after abuse I received in my youth, but my younger pall just recently threw a wrench into the whole subject too, and I listen how much worse it became in those last years. GL HF, it will take time, but you will change your mind... a garden tool is a garden tool no matter what culture, they are everywhere, and current changes will let them resurface with new strength, it's just all hidden for now.
I see you're at Kraków. I've spent last 8 years there. Would you mind go to Liam Hong on Starowiślna Street. And try it's Gong Bao Chicken. [poorly translated Kung Pao]
I believe it's the best Chinese food i've ever had.
SECOND CLIP YOU WHER IN KRAKÓW PARK JORADANA??
You got one thing wrong.
Personal freedom is very highly valued in Poland.
Polish people are behaving well in public spaces due to respect to other people and self-respect, You don't want to be seen as a moron who is annoying to other people.
Unfortunately there is a noticable number of misbehaving morons.....
we also do have a high disregard for rules in some aspects :D as in: is there a workaround? there muuuuust be one.
@@wieslawirzyniec4527 And if there is no workaround we'll create one, or two, or ten
funny, I live in a completely different Poland where everyone is a bit too much into each other's live (sexuality, religiousness and so on) and you feel the pressure 24/7 :) not to mention all the car owners who are fcking assholes to everyone.
@@adiq6360 You are free to act like everyone else.
Asians are well perceived in Poland thanks to Vietnamese, who came to us in large numbers in the 1990s. They showed that they can work hard and not give up, which they deserved respect. Because life in Poland in those years was really hard.
That’s true. This is one of my memories that in Poland there were polish people and Vietnamese and I thought ok so this is how it goes and I wasn’t surprised when I saw them is shops or something because for me they were always here
As a Pole I have nothing against some Asians in Poland, most of them work hard ,keep clean around themselves and don't create criminal problems.I think there are many vietnamese in Poland but they are almost "invisible".They don't do shit on the streets, don't sleep on the streets.They are doing their own business and that is ok.Unfortnately as we can see in West Europe Africans are quite diffrent.They don't want to accept our culture ,they don't want to work and don't integrate with European societies and most of them want money for nothing.That is the reasons why most of Poles don't want too many imigrants.
There are also a lot of Koreans here. In Wrocław only there are like 5 thousand of them. Also well perceived here.
Yes, Vietnam in the 90s was even worse economy than Poland. Vietnamese ppl came to Poland and opened lots of low budget restaurants. I would say that Vietnamese cousine was widely present here even before McDonalds.
I don’t think Asian ppl have any problems with racism here. We admire their hard working nature. They made their living on their own. Often they were doing better than Poles. This is the kind of immigration we do support.
Vietnamise came to Poland when IT was communist country. We accepted many Viet sudents to study for free. Vietnam was after the victoriius war and IT was ppor. Viet sudents came here event earlier, during Vietnamise war. Poland supportem the Communist Vietnam.
One thing you have to know about the Poles, is we love to watch other people talk about or show interest in our culture
ja nie lubie jak ktos opowiada cos o mnie , moim narodzie i kraju .Kim on jest , zeby oceniac innych , twierdzac ,ze jest zszokowany .Zarozumialy szczeniak .
@@irenakozak7368 Ty też możesz pojechać do innych krajów i na pewno będziesz mieć zdanie o tym państwie. Czyli twoim zdaniem jesteś zarozumiałą osoba jak prezentujesz swoje wrażenie z pobytu w nie swoim państwie? Dziwna osoba z ciebie
@@mikoajmochnacki545przecież to troll
@@MadMatTom7769 jeśli to nie był troll to udało ci się naprawde dobrze go obrazić. Bardzo dobrze XD
That's... why we're here
About weather in Poland: if you don`t like it just wait 20 minutes. It`ll change. XD
Poland is like a rainforest. It will rain, it will pass, it will hit you with so much sun that you will dry out for a moment and then it will start raining again.
We have weather change cheat irl
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@@michaelejohnes951 in June ;)
I agree
The stereotypes about Asians are very positive here. The are mostly seen as a calm and hardworking people, Is due to few different factors, but as few people already mentioned, one of them is massive immigration from Vietnam in the late 80s and early 90s. That's also the reason why Asian food is so popular here.
Sup dude, I am Korean and I also live in Krakow for 3 years..
Do you speak tho?
Did you meet the dragon?
are u Seung-Bin?
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Omggggg
I wouldn't say that Poles value societal order (collectivism) over personal freedom (individualism). We are just taught from the beginning that everyone gains from order and cleanliness and one of the main mottos growing up is: "don't do to the others what you wouldn't want on yourself". Personal freedom, I think, is triving in Poland because of that. It's just not the destructive type. I rarely see anyone romanticizing asian (Japanese more specifically) work culture in here and most people want to get as far from it as possible. We have a really dark history with collectivism and everyone still remembers that and I think this is the main reason for Poles being individualistic.
I think that we are individualistic from centuries. Romantic soul of Mickiewicz and all the insurgents. But also we valued hard work like "Syzyfowe prace" by Bolesław Prus. I know it is litterature but it is a mirror of reality.
100%
@@demolek22 "Syzyfowe prace" was written by Żeromski, not Prus. Hahahahahahahahahahaha! In your face! 😂😂😂
@@qwertynable ok, thanks, my fault, I read it like in mid 1990s. But you got the point? Or did you just here to point mistakes?
@@demolek22dude I'm joking, cheer up! 😉
When judging food in asian restaurants remember that the food is mostly made for polish people prefrences and taste
it's still good to me tbh
@@WheresWes I'm glad you like it 😊
Not cheating is suprising... what a world to live in!
For real
To prawda. Mężczyźni czy kobiety zdradzające współmałżonków nie są dobrze postrzegani przez znajomych. Bo rozbijają rodzinę i krzywdzą swoje dzieci.
Back when I studied, I had a Japanese neighbour in the dormitory. He studied Polish philology. Anyway, I got to learn from him a bit about Japanese culture and surprisingly there really are quite a lot of similarities. However, there's one thing that we Poles don't really get well (although still better than Americans I believe) is the idea of "honne" and "tatemae". I haven't had that problem with my Chinese friends as they were really open and sociable. But in Japan the idea of politeness is elevated way over the top from my perspective. Poles generally love being straight-forward. We don't sugarcoat and it actually seems as something rude in America as they, on the other hand, think there's always a necessity to express gratitude, especially in business relations where you have to be politically correct. That doesn't really apply too much in Poland. If you screw something up, well... you'll be told instantly. If you do something correctly, then just carry on, everything is normal. Optimal state of beings is expected as normality while abnormalities are scolded here.
I agree. One thing tho - political correctness is not the opposite of being straight forward. It has nothing to do with the topic. Political correctness is just not being racist, that's all
@@kasiamleczarska9078 PC is a bit broader than that but in general yes, I guess I could've said that Poles because of their straight-forward demeanor tend to be perceived as less polite. But that's applicable to all Europeans in the eyes of Americans.
try this tongue twister:
SZCZEBRZESZYN
Trzynastego, w Szczebrzeszynie
chrząszcz się zaczął tarzać w trzcinie.
Wszczęli wrzask Szczebrzeszynianie:
- Cóż ma znaczyć to tarzanie?!
Wezwać trzeba by lekarza,
zamiast brzmieć, ten chrząszcz się tarza!
Wszak Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie,
że w nim zawsze chrząszcz BRZMI w trzcinie!
A chrząszcz odrzekł nie zmieszany:
- Przyszedł wreszcie czas na zmiany!
Drzewiej chrząszcze w trzcinie brzmiały,
teraz będą się tarzały.”
;)))
nawet jako Polak to ciężkie XD
Dla mnie nie takie trudne, ale „stół z powyłamywanymi nogami” pierwszy raz poprawnie wypowiedziałam jak osiągnęłam pełnoletność 😂😂😂
Trochę trudne
król Karol kupił królowej Karolinie korale koloru koralowego
I work as a optic fiber technician for few years now. I visit dozens of homes a week. About alcoholic problems its true, but only in really small and old countrysides that are stuck in the 80s or 90s. But you wont meet nicer people in poland than there, trust me. In cities there is always somebody with beer next to shop or behind garages but it changes. there are much fewer such situations over time,
Domestic abuse isnt common now, but for sure it exist but for smaller scale than 20 or 30 years ago. I have witnessed such situations but only verbally, Ive never seen anyone hitting anyone.
What im getting at is that society is changing a lot and you can see a big differnce over the years.
True, but there's a lot of hidden alcoholism, often in people who have a job and hold it, for instance builders. If you don't believe me, tell me who it is that drinks the 3 million (!) small liquor bottles (małpki) sold every day. Of which one million is sold before noon.
yofc?
"Domestic abuse isnt common now," it is common. The reason no.1 for murder is domestic abuse.
all slums moved to HOLANDIA to smoke weed and work picking up strawberries
It's very entertainig to see somoene talking about my country
Like you... I don't like these scribbles on the walls of buildings, because it's not graffiti, it's vandalism. In Poland, there should be greater financial penalties for this type of destruction of facades. However, I love real artistic graffiti, which is often seen in big cities.
Exactly. Murals are cool, tagging walls is not.
And removing it doesn't make anything, it is destroyed once more 2 days later🙄
This unpredictable rain is wy Poland is so green. You have to take the good with the bad. Quintessence of Poland
Coming from Poland and visiting Asia I had the opposite reaction to the weather.
When it rains it often rains the whole day which was a bit surprising to me.
a lot of this things we gain in last 25 years with hard work and dedication of a lot of polish people.
We are proud and grateful for that.
What a beautiful video, you're beautiful. Poland is a wonderful country and watching this video is so uplifting. I live in the States, but my wife is Polish. She came here 10 years ago and since then I have known nothing but love from her family. They take family seriously and will make sure you feel loved. Your video speaks truth in ways that's hard to explain to those who haven't experienced it, but by judging how happy you look, you get it. I have nothing but a deep respect and admiration for such an amazing country and can only say, you found home brother. Keep making these videos and me the wife will keep watching.
I couldn't agree more. You are a very good observer. All the best to you!
As someone who is from Poland, ur videos made my day :>
I can confirm that I find you attractive! I was honestly surprised when I heard that that's not really a common opinion in US
The other thing I love about Poland is how green the cities are. It kind of depends on the city, yes, but generally there are trees everywhere. I live in one of the biggest cities and I still feel like I'm surrounded by a forest, and I absolutely love it
The weather is crazy especially this year, I don't remember anything like this before. Such frequent weather changes are not normal in Poland.
Fun fact: people that did graffiti probably have put trash into trashbin so they don't mess around
Word probably cancels fact
@@norbertelandrin9872 true
Best thumbnail ever, lol!
a man of culture hahahaha
Have a good time in Poland 🙂
Welcome in Poland my friend
I’m thinking about living in either Eastern Europe or russia as certified international professor… but Poland has catch my mind due to good vids I seen on YT… Mr. Wes I love your vids got any good advice for new people wants to live overseas ?
Dm me. instagram.com/wesleezy
@@WheresWes I did it’s tommytanofficial a/ few followers
Russia? Are you serious? 😮
4:20 similar? Man, Steven He helped me to realise that despite being 100% Polish I had Asian parents... 😉
Reading Korean webtoons did the same to me 😂
Yes, I also have polish Asian parents.
Glad you like it here in Poland, hope you'll stay for longer.
Thank U for sharing yours point of view.
keep it up, another great vid !
the weather in Poland is much better than in the Netherlands, it only rains there, the same in Denmark
0:56 about this, i remember when i was learning english for the first time and my reaction was completely opposite xD. I was wondering "wtf, why they have so many vowel?! Wtf 'year' means and how the f*ck am i supposed to say this"😂
5:11 korean food, music, culture etc. is very popular in poland, especially in warsaw so it's not surprising that more and more stores are starting to sell korean products
I've always thought that Asian food served in Poland is a variation about Asian food but adapted to Polish taste. It's nice to hear that it can be appreciated by someone who knows, how it originally tastes.
That's a hell of a language pack you have under your belt! Compliments!
the girl at 3:08 just stared directly into my soul
3:41 about not putting trash everywhere: yes, there is trash around places, like cities are quite dirty BUT I wanted to say that I went to juwenalia (basically a week (or a few days) of concerts organised by students under the protection of a uni, each uni has their own) and even there, thousands of drunks students put their trash (bottles) around trashcans in an organised manner that wouldn't make walking difficult. i love this country sometimes even if I talk shit
We Poles arę mostly simmilar as a nation to south kora. That's why we bough 1000 tanks from them.
When living in Poland in Wrocław, the third largest city there, I read a summary of the previous year in which it was reported there was only one murder there in the entire year, and the one murder was an alcoholic found dead in the morning in a park. A city like that would have a few hundred murders in one year in the US.
I've not heard of domestic abuse that much, but alcoholism and smoking are pretty common problems here
Such a cool guy! And so much of truth he said hah. If I were still in KRK, I would say: chodz na piwo :D
Since we're talking about weather in Poland - Two days ago I was caught in a thunderstorm, got completely soaked, went home, changed into some dry clothes and then all of a sudden - it's sunny outside lol
That's a July weather right there - normal stuff. It gets more stable in August.
It’s actually different - we want freedom, but we also value some order
I have to write it - you have very attractive voice :)
If you're a small city person you NEED to see Toruń
1:35 --> Polish families may seem very close-knit, but to a large extent it is just an impression and habit that you have to show that you are a happy family, because what other people think of you is more important. Our history has left a strong mark on our families, where you don't tell other people what's going on at home. Only recently have we started talking more loudly about problems with alcohol abuse or domestic violence. All this has been there for years, but only the current generation of 30-year-olds is stopping hiding the truth. And we have always been taught that no matter how your family treats you, whether good or bad, you always have to be nice to them, good and ready to make any sacrifices.
Best comment on the case, I think.
I'm a Pole and here's few things from my side.
I love nature and sadly there are so many places that are not clean, e.g. some forests, beaches, sea. Big cities try to look clean but when u go to the forest u may find so much rubbish... Empty bottles, cans, plastic bags, u name it; sometimes even a wild garbage dump (more common in smaller cities and villages).
Nuclear families. Many couples stay in a long term relationship because they're married and usually woman is afraid to walk away from an alcoholic and abusive husband. It's better now than than it was in the past but still alcoholism (in general) is a very real problem in Poland.
And lastly, food. Polish cuisine is quite heavy/stodgy what is one of the causes of obesity problem in Poland. I've been a vegetarian since I'm 14, recently become a vegan and it was so difficult to me to eat something in the Polish restaurant/canteen - other than potatoes with salad, sweet pancakes or pierogis. It's better now for vegetarians (now you'll usually get pierogi with cheese and spinach, or some vege dish but not vegan one) but still quite bad for vegans. I was the weird one for so long and special meal needed to be ordered just for me, cause a typical Polish dinner has meat in it. So I just love the fact that when I go to Asian restaurant I know that there would be something vegan there (not to mention vegetarian options) without checking the menu. And I choose Asian cuisine over Polish (especially Japanese and Vietnamese, don't think we've got good representation of Chinese food in Poland, and Korean is too hot/spicy for me) cause I love umami taste, rice, veggies and tofu ^_^
the quality of food dropping so obesity is increasing, the bread that people used to eat is not the same as people eat now. Poland has much more process food etc.
3:10 oh shoot! thats Wroclaw
The Asian community is well perceived, as they are hard working people, never made any problems, usually humble and hardworking and form the historically point of view we had never had any battle or conflict with Asians 😂😂😂.
But - especially in Warsaw most of Asian community are the Chinese, in some point related to the market with cheap Chinese products, and Vietnamese, who came in 1990’s. They are more related to the Vietnamese cuisine and restaurants and now it’s the second generation of them living in Poland - actually born and raised in Poland (so sometimes it might be odd when you see the Vietnamese young guy speaking perfect Polish, but then you realise he is actually Polish and his homeland is here in Poland.)
It was probably mentioned at some pojnt, but we have quite strong representation from Vietnamese people, i think it was started in PRL when Vietnamese children were send o Poland during Vietnam war.
Glad you enjoy Poland
Hey! Based on your previous vids, I know you dont learn too much polish. I recommend you to at least learn polish sounds (not letters but sounds - two letter combinations and letters with accents sz’, ‘cz’, ‘rz’, 'ć', 'ą' etc) but really do it by heart, practice reading words. Once you get each sound right it gets super easy with no different rules for how to pronounce same letters or letter combination. After that you can get some app libe busuu to expand vocabulary but this is just an option. All the best!
Try to live through systematical changes and not get some alcocholic problems in the process, it is improving tho. Great vid keep it up my man. Also try to get some expierience with countryside might be a shock to see how it differs from a large city like Crakow
weather thing is actually interesting listen im polish and tbh idk if its something wrong with me or what maybe because i was younger at the time but i dont rememebr our weather being that much bipolar like ti is lately i mean i remember in 2011 (i was 11 note to previous thing :D) we had snow in mid of May but except that one anomaly i personally dont know lol
the weather used to be more stable, there were no such frequent heatwaves and storms in the summer, winters were colder and with more snow
i love that u love poland i hope that u love ur new place where i live i live in poland when i was born and im proud of my country
0:54 Grass blade, Absolute, A name of a Polish village
You're welcome English speakers
Our weather is diverse and inclusive 😂
1:36 as a polish person: i don't know much about domestic violence, but i dont really think it's common, but i know alcoholism is. In poland every year a person older than 15 statistically drinks beer every two days, which in total adds up to about 100 liters of beer on average drunk per person in one year. And you know those little bottles of vodka that are anywhere from 100 to about 300 mililiters?(I think these are called "nips" in English) 2 to 3 MILLION of them are sold DAILY.
Just an additional question: what city do you live in
Honestly, I don't give a damn what foreigners think about my country. Like it - cool; you don't like it - your problem, look for a country that suits you better. But if you live here and intend to stay here for a long time - adapt. We certainly won't adapt to you.
Takie głosy to tylko miód na moje serce! Wreszcie. Ja już byłem świadkiem sytuacji kiedy ludzie przepraszali cudzoziemców, że "ta polska wymowa taka śmieszna...."
Gimme five Brother!
I hate grafiti bs - but I like great beautiful grafitis like big paintings. Greetings from Tricity in Poland :-)
Polecam zjeść Flaczki wymieszane z rosołem. Normalnie niebo w gębie
Interesting - I lived for a little over a year in China and had similar thoughts that to some extent there are similarities to polish culture.
We dont like when people are fighting in public
You were in 3city? If not, I recommend checking it out, you can go by a train very cheap.
Regarding Asian cuisine, I'm Polish so obviously I have a bias. But after living in some of the major cities: Vietnamese, Korean and Thai seem to be dominating. And Japanese and Chinese is worth it only in fancier restaurants. First two probably due to mass immigration from Vietnam and North Korea (yes, the North one) during communist regime.
nah, North Koreans immigrants were rare (compared to Vietnamese). There are many South Koreans in some cities like Wroclaw who come here as students and end up staying, and they often get into restaurant business. You're correct on the Vietnamese part though
I smirked a bit as you were talking about getting the best produce in Columbia xD
And btw i've heard that polish people use a lot of "xD" in the internet in comparison to other nations. I'm definitely raising the average
Cool video!
fun fact: if you want to pronounce the letter "Ł, ł" you have to say "aw", then the sound after "a" should sound like it, hope it helps in pronouncing that letter since it's the most used in sentences and words, mostly letters like "ą, ę" aren't so useful since they're pronounced as "a, e"
PS Ł and ł are the same letters, they're just the capital letter and the normal one
edit: forgot to delete something from the comments, sorry
Thats why relationships last in Poland, passion fades with time, but if you like the person youre with, you enjoy spending time with them, its easier to get through tough times together.
2:58 on the left, best electionics shop in Poland
Glad you like it. I have a lot of respect for Asians, worked with a South Korean PhD once. People from Far East just know how to behave and are hard working.
One thing. I see graffiti in Poland very sentimental way. If people would have a problem with grafiti and it would start disappearing from buildings I wouldn't feel like it's 'cleaner' or 'better'. A town without graffiti in Poland is not a safe town. Thank you for reading >:333
Poland is the best country to live. Change my mind
I have always had great respect for Asians for how hard they work... and how smart they are
ps. I think that if we had more Asians in the country, we would benefit a lot from it
good video
Never heard of family with domestic abuse or alcoholic problems, maybe because I'm from quite large city. But these stereotypes are still alive even among Polish people.
Indeed, the issue persists in the south and east of Poland, with many cases remaining unreported. Aside from this, Polish families seem to thrive, with both fathers and mothers enjoying equal rights and responsibilities.
I grew up in a village near small town, but we have alcoholics, never heard about domestic abuse tho (I don't count yelling or beating a child that misbehave as a abuse)
These ain't stereotypes. Drinking culture in our country is pretty messed up and it has brought many people to the gutter causing domestic abuse both physical and mental. Every single day you can see many homeless people around cities and villages, in the buses and trains but some of them actually have homes which they go back to when they are done drinking. Few years ago there were some statistics that stated something like "1 million 100ml vodka bottles are sold everyday in Poland before noon" which is pretty believable and scary since you can safely say that these are bought by people who need a "morning fix" even if they are working and can be labaled as high functioning alcoholics. 1/4 of polish people were mentally ill at some point of their lives usually for anxiety and depression, only 53% of kids are seeking help from their parents when problems occur, bout 40% of kids have considered commiting sui**** and 1/3 of them is supected of being depressed. Social werfare centres in Poland are pretty useless and unfair just like courts when it comes to family issues (police too). I would say nowadays these problems ain't as big as they were a few years back but they still exist no matter the size of the city, there are hoods in almost every single one of them and despite them not being that dangerous anymore, behind closed door shi*t happens. I think everyone in Poland knows someone who was abused, had problems with their family or abused substances themselves.
@@kurierlepszejwiadomosci3051 ja nikogo takiego nie znam, no ale mogę po prostu być wyjątkiem potwierdzającym smutną regułę. Do tego jak wspomniałem jestem ze sporego miasta (Torunia), które słynie raczej z wysokiego poziomu życia i jest częścią tej "lepszej" twarzy Polski, mało tu bezdomnych, odsetek ludzi ubogich jest niewysoki, a życie turystyczne kwitnie
@@Antosch776 uwierz, to wciąż jest. Jestem z tej bogatszej północy, pracuję w służbie zdrowia. Znam kilkunastu jak nie wiecej alkoholików, którzy się do tego przyznają oraz kilku, którzy temu zaprzeczają. Część zon tych Panów trochę się skarżyła, że kiedyś coś ten teges... jest też kilka kobiet, jedna na pewno biję się z rodziną (głównie z teściową, ale z mężem alkoholikiem też).
Yep, my dad was alcoholic, my grandpa was, its a problem here
Public order versus personal freedom makes Poland similar to Asian countries. I don't know where to start to say there is completely nothing similar to compare. First of all... Asiatic countries historically enforce public order at the cost of personal freedom. Poland is build on personal freedoms which united create public order. You most likely never learned about the Polish "Golden Liberties."
Here is how it works historically. When all countries around Poland over the last many centuries engaged into authoritarian states (where populations were subdued to the public order against their personal freedom and will, Poland was a quasi-democratic country spreading personal freedom as the main idea of the society. If you see Poland as a country in which public order is good, it means this public order comes not from a whip or a gun held by the authority to Polish people, but because they understand that to express their own freedoms is to provide public order.
Positive thinking.
When it comes to chinese food, a lot of chinese restaurants are run by Vietnamese people, so the dishes might not be as "authentic" as you used to.
About polish relationships, you shouldn't think about two polish people as if they are coming together only to have sex or experience some sort of emotional crescendo - we treat each other as partners in crime and require stable, dependable someone who is not only a lover, but also a friend, a confidant and a truthsayer, in order to operate within the harsh reality of being di*ked over by both germany, our own government, UN and russia. In a way, in poland, even if there is societal order, most of the time you are on your own, and in a weird way, that fosters the societal order, because people try to belong to groups in order to have a safety net in their lives - those groups are parts of bigger collective which creates the society, etc.
TLDR; Polish relationships are less about scoring a bodycount and more about a lifelong "partnership in crime", and I'm sorry if you do not understand the metaphor, but that's the most accurate way I could put it using english.
Poles has always valued personal freedom and freedom in general much higher than anything else. National disasters were caused by it - famous Liberum Veto etc etc
We got large Vietnam Comunity in Warsaw and Asian restaurants are very popular !! People cook in home some Asian food and supermarkets got most of products from Asia
I think a big part of it is our love for sour food. When you grow up eating fermented cabbage, cucumbers, flour (zakwas do żurku), beets, milk etc, you are gonna love Asian fermented goods as well (kimchi, natto etc)
Sure if you compare to Turkey there's not much trash around but really still lot of progress to do about that, especially compared to nordic countries, Austria, Germany...but well, nobody's perfect
1:20 I guess relations in Poland are not as strong as they may seem. Rather, the low divorce rate is because older people often stay in loveless marriages. You can often see memes in groups with an older couple who hate each other. I'm not sure why it looks like this, but it seems to me that such people decide that divorce makes no sense and it's better to stay in such a relationship.
Honestly in Warsaw I don't "see" many Asians when I don't think about it - they blend in so well. They mind their own, work hard, behave well, so the most times I notice there Asians is in Asian restaurants - I love the quality and reasonable prices. When the food is great I "suddenly" notice the kitchen is fool of Asians. ;)
Where do you live in Poland? I'm a Polish American. Grew up in Poland till age of 12 and lived in FL for 30 years. Now I'm in Poland.
Our Polish national sport is moaning and complaining. It's never good to respond to "how are you" by saying "great". The better response is just to say "it's ok, life's tough, could be better". Not that we don't feel great at this particular moment but the person you are talking to might get annoyed. And by saying that life's tough can be a good starting point for a nice conversation ;)
Very nice video, I wanted to share on my FB to show how Poland is seen, but there is a rude word on the movie cover - please don't use K.. word
Yeah.Its chaos in poland this year with weather..
How could you be considered as unatractive? 🤔
1:38 - Yes
quality of food is SURPRISINGLY good? duuuude... you're stepping on thin ice i tell ya :D
Poland can be divided in 3 parts:
Big citys like krakow, warsaw etc. Great for pepoles from other countries
Small citys with a lot of apartaments also good but there are some groups to avoide like sebiksy or żule
Small towns full of grandmas that always talk about mew ppl in town
Źdźbło trawy
Filipinos and polish would probably be good friends.lol very strong family values, Catholic roots, drinking culture, and etc😂
As a polish person, i always get shocked when i touch a electric fence