I would love a series where Honest dad talks about his childhood, communism, and the occupation. Hearing about the history and how it impacted everyday people is important, especially for your viewers in other countries.
I don't think he could bring a big overview based on what he said already. To have a bigger picture of the situation, we should go to the countryside and ask farmer families that back in those years could imagine a future with the support from the government and after communism their major expectation for their daughters was for many years that they can play in a porn movie for some american producer.
@@limon2988 "...and after communism their major expectation for their daughters was for many years that they can play in a porn movie for some american producer." What on Earth are you talking about?
@@limon2988 By support you mean when the communist government literally stole the land from them? If they owned "too much" or they didn't want their land to be destroyed, they'd end up in prison. Cool what a support.
@@limon2988 I don't think you have a good knowledge of central European post-communist countries. It seems you imagine the society in Czechoslovakia being stuck somewhere in the 17 hundreds, where sons would try to get honorable farming jobs and parents would hope for their daughters to become at least ladies of the streets to feed themselves because nothing else was available to them. :D What were the hopes for post-communist daughters of Czechoslovakia? Well, similar to those pre-revolution. Go to high school, go to uni and get a normal job like any other person in any other country would. :D It was much easier after revolution, though, meaning you could go to uni even if your political opinions weren't pro the party in charge. :D
@@limon2988 in most cases the girls who did that in the post communist period had strong disapproval from their families, so they mostly kept it secret. Once the growth of the internet made secrecy impossible, most of them stopped.
Outstanding video. Janek's dad should definitely be in a few more videos. I remember visiting Prague in 1993 and LOVED the city and the people. I remember the pool at Slavia because I stayed with a friend's grandparents who lived in a panelak near there. That summer made me want more. I quit my job in Atlanta and moved to Prague in early 1995 (God it was cold) and lived there for 17 years. I watch your videos and really miss my second home. Keep up the good work.
This person is the kind of senior that deserves to be remembered, protected and cared for. This gentlemen looks like an awesome dad and person to be around.
I would like to see more interviews with your dad about the past. I was born in Prague in 1955. In 1968 my family left just before the Bolsevik came. Now I am back living just outside of Prague and happy to be home after 52 years living in Australia. Keep up the great work you do.
Really brave to emigrate/immigrate in your 50s. As somebody who have done it in his early 30s, I have some experience and I think I understand how increasingly difficult these things are as you get older. How do you fit in?
@@letecmig For me and my family the desition was easy Australia is no longer what they used to call THE LUCKY COUNTRY. I have a young family ( son 10 daughter 6 ) and for them, there are greater opportunities in Europe.
With love from Russia, actually I was born in 1985, every time wiziting Prague I remember of 1968, it is great pain between us, but I hope that in future we will be able to name each other Slavic brothers!
I feel for you. Not trying to underestimate the hardship there in Czechslovakia but it's sadly nothing compared to what Cambodia faced during our commumist 3 years 😢
@Max Wooks Hah, not anymore. The current Russian regime is pretending they were "defending" themselves from our "fascists". The nerve of that fucking country.
@@MasayaShida Agreed, the situation in Cambodia seems to have been absolute hell. I think in Czechoslovakia's case it was more on an emotional level. After being betrayed by the west before WWII people turned to Russia (the USSR) The communists (despite their excesses) enjoyed considerable support, I mean they won the elections in 48. You had these ideas that the Russians were brothers (partially because of the whole Slavic thing) The invasion in 68 shattered this image.
I had the same feelings when my country underwent a military coup in 2016. In that coup over 200 people were martyred by our soldiers, that were supposed to protect us not to shoot at us. I cannot forget the moment where a helicopter shot at civilians on live television, they dragged the wounded out of there covered in blood or missing a limb and it was frightening to see that, that the ones who were supposed to protect us opened fire on those civilians like it was the enemy.
This video awakened my inner child. I loved to sit with old family members & listen to their stories. Even when I go travel abroad, it's easier to make conversation with older locals compared to the younger ones. Wish I get the chance to visit Prague after Covid is over.
Janek... you are so wonderful!...I never miss your segments... now your Dad is added... I hope we see more of him! I am American and my husband is Czech.. we having been coming here since 1989 and live din Prague... wow the changes...we have many stories...my kids are czech too..... (are you married?) i think you would be perfect for my daughter...
What is interesting is that Yugoslavs for example, had no problem of traveling. Our passport was so strong and due to the fact that we were non aligned we could travel with ease both east and west
This is such a great episode. One of my favorite things about living in Prague was hearing stories from people who lived there during communist times and learning how things have changed since then.
It was my honor to first visit to Prague in 1996. There were hardly any tourists and Czechs mostly spoke Czech and German. I did my best to learn as much Czech as possible before my trip. The streets were pretty empty. Prices were super inexpensive. Czechs wore lots of dark and drab colors. I remember people, especially older ladies, would smile and nod at me when I’d get on the metro in my bright red coat. Every time I’ve gone back I’m shocked by how much it has changed. I miss when it was an undiscovered gem but I’m so happy for its people and how they’re flourishing. It’s a beautiful city and I love seeing how proud you are of it. I used to dream of moving there.
Hi, I'm from Yemen and my childhood was in prague and I'm very happy to hear about your father he was a in Yemen and he liked Yemen too much beautiful coincidence
Little Honza's English and confidence in front of the camera have improved by leaps and bounds from what I remember him being like in the beginning a couple of years ago.
Aw, this made me miss Czech humor so much. I studied abroad in Prague and my roommate was Czech. I found it so interesting that our upbringings were very similar, but our parents lived in two different worlds. My parents are also around your Dad's age and again, it's two different worlds. My Dad was shocked that his daughter was going to study in Prague when in 1968, his army officers told him to "be prepared" for an American intervention in Czechoslovakia. Thanks for the video! I hope to see more of Honest Dad in your videos!
I think this is the best episode of Honest Guide ever. Dad's words should be a slap on the face to those who believe that communism is cool. He is also admirable for admitting that he was a "horrible husband". He deserves the Honest Dad title. I wish more people (be it male or female) were as honest as him.
I have been visiting Prague every year since 2005. I am a senior traveling with a Czech woman. It was delightful for me to hear the father’s remembrance of Communism. My Czech friend is about the same age as Janek’s father. As an American I received a much better understanding of life under Communism & the restrictions . No wonder my friend Jarka loves traveling internationally with me. So many places are new for her.
"So many places are new for her"...have you heard the communist regime collapsed more than 30 years ago? And have you heard that average Czech is more travelled than average American - I mean EVEN when you exclude all the european travel
Honest Dad is what I needed as a pick me up today. I'm Sri Lankan and one of the words you use for father is what we say as well. Thank you guys for putting Honest Dad onscreen
No one is allowed to make fun of him! He got emotional about horrible times!!! Thank you for the video and for sharing! The savage honesty reminds me of my Deda!
I just found your channel a few days ago and have enjoyed it so much. My dad is from Prague and listening to your dad talk about the way things were is emotional for me. My dad just recently told us about his escape in 1968. My Babicka passed, and she would never talk about that time. Please keep up the great content, and I sincerely hope to be able to visit Prague one day! So many places I want to see and family I want to meet!
@HonestGuide! I lived in your country back in 1995 (for a school year) in a little town call Rumburk, by the German border, since then I have return 3 times, in 2000, 2004 and last December 2018, January 2019. I can see all the evolution your country has had. From the "let's get going" to the "we are EU" I hope to return and to continue to see the city and country grow!! ANd for ever in love with Prague....See you soon and thanks for the videos!
Fun dad. Honza still takes the cake, and my breath away. Can’t wait to return to Prague, once the lockdown ends. I’m so glad you guys are still going strong. So very proud of you two. Couldn’t happen to two nicer guys.
I understand your dad VERY well...I think I'm a bit older than him. I was 15 when the Soviets occupation happened. It has now been over 50 years since that horrific day of August 21, 1968 and not a single day goes by when I don't think about it. I have built a successful life in Canada and now in the US but I welled up when you dad did. We will never forget the night our lives were forever changed
My dad was 25. And gets as emotional when '68 is mentioned- from hope and open horizons to ..... ... he could not leave because he was the only son and my grandmother was widowed ..... I would not say he regrets the life he lived in the country for next 20 years until '89... But he hates commies and Russians quite irrationally till this day (i mean he starts to curse loudly in public when he hears russian spoken and things like that....and these public outburts get worse as gets older ...sometimes its kind of embrarassing:))
First half : Roast Janek. Second Half : Adhere to the channel name. Honestly, loved it XD Finally, please get Honza tooo PS. thanks for showing my comment up there!
I remember in 1984 as a tourist for 6 weeks - had to convert a set amount of $Cdn to Czk/day. Standing in Old Town Square, looking around and thinking "so this is what it feels like to have more money that you know how to spend.". And today there is no challenge to know how to spend money - lots to spend it on. I love Praha !
Thank you for your story. ...your dad is such a gentle, happy soul and I think you are both awesome. I love Prague. ..I was there for 3 month's for my son's wedding in July and returned to Australia in October . I hope to visit Prague again soon. Cheers.
omg, I'm from Yemen and that made my heart so warm. I am happy you got a chance to visit Yemen and its beauty before it has been destroyed. also I'm coming to Prague soon for studying, and I am very excited.
Yesterday I discovered this channel and I also am in a binge watching. :) I stayed in Prague in 2007, in a camping (camping Troja) and I loved. The camping, the city. I wanted to move in Prague for good. Thank you for the videos. Do also more with your dad! :)
That was a great video. Maybe your Dad could explain some of the culture of the normalisation period, Karel Gott, Major Zeman, Michal David, Elan, Kocab, Barrandov movies of that time, Jiri Korn, those cultural shows they had on TV etc. compared to the present
Would love to hear more from the old folks. My dad was born in 1929. He would call you gestapo if you were doing something he really didn't like. He and my mother (who made excellent dumplings) hiked into Austria with what they could fit into their backpacks in the mid 60's and then came to the states. My father's parents bent the knee to the communists and didn't have it too bad. My mother's parents did not. They took their business, put my grandmother in jail for listening to the wrong radio program (snitching neighbors), and they generally had a pretty miserable time of it. The irony of it is over the course of 2 generations the place they went to is starting to become the place they left and vice versa.
I was in Praha when it still was communist! :-) Started coming there in 1984! Had some friends in Usti Ned Labem, met them in Croatia (Yugoslavia) on holiday and visited them each year. And they came to the Netherlands every year.
@@trancemadmaz yes! But they had to leave a kid at home, so they were sure they returned to CZ... and my parents had to pay for insurance and some other financial securities.
@@Edwin-van-der-Putten Ah interesting. My Mum managed to get to the UK from Poland in 1980 because she had an uncle who fought with the Polish squadron during the battle of Britain and he settled there. Through a family connection she could get a visa to the UK and she was allowed to travel back and forth from UK to Poland during the 80's.
I asked the "how difficult was to travel during the communist regime" (btw, thanks for picking it!). I have been living in Czech Republic since last October and I often ask to my family-in-law how was it back in the days of communism. For me as a Mexican who grew up in the other side of the pond is hard to imagine a life without the freedom of choice at any level. They say to me how hard it was even to get a new song from the "evil capitalist world" and how difficult was to gather and enjoy simple things in life with your friends or family. I really love and admire how the Czechs despite being under different regimes (call them Habsburg, Nazis, or Communists) are open and friendly, and always willing to share with you a shot (or may be five) of Slivovice. Thank you guys!
It is not easy to answer, but I'll try. There were 4 decades of that communist crap any each was different. The 50s were the worst, fanatical crowds, a lot of property nationalization, arrests, torturing and executions, incl. WWII heroes or sportsman etc. only for the fact that they had been abroad before. The 60s were a bit of a relief (see "Prague spring"), which ended in 1968. After that, the 70s were called "normalization", meaning getting back to how it was in the 50s, luckily only halfway though, because people were simply more sceptical about the regime overall and less fanatical, howerver there was still a lot of injustice, imprisonments etc. And then the 80s...it was the era where the regime was already too "fatigued", less repressions were put in place, a bit more freedom than before, it was like calm life, just lousy, poor and boring. The overall life standard had improved compared to 50s/60s, even though not so much, but there was general lack of everything (cars and spare parts, clothes, personal hygiene products etc.). And that was the crucial difference, because in the West, in 80s there were already so many new technologies (better cars, fax machines, computers, Xerox, Internet) etc. so the difference was so vast that it could not survive. There were no significant investments or improvements. I know I skipped a lot anyway because it's simply too much information to provide but I hope I helped you at least a bit.
Really loved hearing your dad speak about his childhood. Love Honest Guide. Followed it when my son lived in Prague studying at the University for six months.
Sorry Janek, but I think we've all collectively agreed that your Dad is just too cool. I'd love it if once outside is an option we could have your dad on honest guide showing us some living history around Prague. Also I can't believe Jan Rubes is your great uncle. I grew up watching him in various TV shows and movies (the mighty ducks 2 still gets repeated). I had no idea he was also an opera singer. Sad he's no longer with us - what a small world though.
Most of my friends in ČR are too young to remember life before 1989. It is fascinating to hear someone speaking of that time. I don’t think people today can even imagine what a terrible and oppressive time that was. This video ranks number two for me after the one where Janek sat in a pub (Zlaty Klas?) and talked about Czech culture - fascinating. Prague has become so much less Czech since even I started visiting some 15 years ago.
I am from Siberia (yeap 🐻 instead of 🍻, basically main reason I moved haha), and had moved to ČR like almost 6 years ago. And sometimes I used to hear how Soviet are f...bad and etc., mostly from people your dad's ages. And your Tatínek really HONEST, like TRULY HONEST. Just saying how it was without just crying out loud. It's my pleasure to listen to him. You are really your Honest daddy's son! Děkuji, jste fakt moc skvělé, hodně úspěchů, a obrovský respekt.
Bruh. Honest dad is kinda epic
i agree pyrocynical
EPICC
VERY EPIC!!!
Honest Dad says something emotional
Honest Dad almost cries
Honest Dad drinks more pivo to calm down like a proper Czech
SPOILER ALERT
*Janek and Honza is also the same name in the czech language.*
is it really like that?
I thought its jan
It is
If you shout honza at a random place in the Czech Republic, somebody's always going to reply.
@@toketwo Jan is formal for Honza(most common), Janek, Jenda, Hanz
What would be the english equivalent? John?
"If this was my son , he would do it much better"
But did he do it himself in the end? Or some other pupil did the crime? They left it a bit open...
He was part of organized crime group.
@@otofoto Maybe that's why he fights crooks now...
@@irondasgr he said it wasn't him who did it
@@cearig He said "I only took the pictures" :)
I would love a series where Honest dad talks about his childhood, communism, and the occupation. Hearing about the history and how it impacted everyday people is important, especially for your viewers in other countries.
I don't think he could bring a big overview based on what he said already. To have a bigger picture of the situation, we should go to the countryside and ask farmer families that back in those years could imagine a future with the support from the government and after communism their major expectation for their daughters was for many years that they can play in a porn movie for some american producer.
@@limon2988 "...and after communism their major expectation for their daughters was for many years that they can play in a porn movie for some american producer."
What on Earth are you talking about?
@@limon2988 By support you mean when the communist government literally stole the land from them? If they owned "too much" or they didn't want their land to be destroyed, they'd end up in prison. Cool what a support.
@@limon2988 I don't think you have a good knowledge of central European post-communist countries. It seems you imagine the society in Czechoslovakia being stuck somewhere in the 17 hundreds, where sons would try to get honorable farming jobs and parents would hope for their daughters to become at least ladies of the streets to feed themselves because nothing else was available to them. :D
What were the hopes for post-communist daughters of Czechoslovakia? Well, similar to those pre-revolution.
Go to high school, go to uni and get a normal job like any other person in any other country would. :D
It was much easier after revolution, though, meaning you could go to uni even if your political opinions weren't pro the party in charge. :D
@@limon2988 in most cases the girls who did that in the post communist period had strong disapproval from their families, so they mostly kept it secret. Once the growth of the internet made secrecy impossible, most of them stopped.
Honest Guy: -What is your favorite beer?
Honest Dad:-Yes!
Dialog may be in English, but soooo much Czech humour going on here! haha
The honesty, the comedy, the relatable emotional roller coaster of a Czech father. Love it!!
Outstanding video. Janek's dad should definitely be in a few more videos. I remember visiting Prague in 1993 and LOVED the city and the people. I remember the pool at Slavia because I stayed with a friend's grandparents who lived in a panelak near there. That summer made me want more. I quit my job in Atlanta and moved to Prague in early 1995 (God it was cold) and lived there for 17 years. I watch your videos and really miss my second home. Keep up the good work.
That was was very smart how the Honest Dad skip the question about his favourite pubs. He don't want mass tourism in those places 😀
Hehehe "The beach", Leonardo di Caprio.
I guess any tourism at all would be something at the moment
@@jj9749 It wouldn't come "at the moment".
Stop teasing us and make Honza cook for Christ's sake xd
No but really, your dad is super cool, especially when he makes fun of you.
This person is the kind of senior that deserves to be remembered, protected and cared for. This gentlemen looks like an awesome dad and person to be around.
I would like to see more interviews with your dad about the past. I was born in Prague in 1955. In 1968 my family left just before the Bolsevik came. Now I am back living just outside of Prague and happy to be home after 52 years living in Australia. Keep up the great work you do.
Really brave to emigrate/immigrate in your 50s. As somebody who have done it in his early 30s, I have some experience and I think I understand how increasingly difficult these things are as you get older. How do you fit in?
@@letecmig For me and my family the desition was easy Australia is no longer what they used to call THE LUCKY COUNTRY. I have a young family ( son 10 daughter 6 ) and for them, there are greater opportunities in Europe.
Wow great! It is always nice to have emmigrants back . Our country can improve a lot
We like Honzík as well and we want to see him more.
Dad: "Do you call this beard? With all those holes"
Janek cries
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH EPIC
Savage
With love from Russia, actually I was born in 1985, every time wiziting Prague I remember of 1968, it is great pain between us, but I hope that in future we will be able to name each other Slavic brothers!
0:56
“How much time we have?”
“🤦♂️No dude.”
Czechiest thing ever:
-What's your favorite beer?
-How much time do we have?
I cried with your dad when he talked about 1968. Unless one lived through it, it’s hard to understand.
Zuzana Ninneman dekuji Zuzano 😊
I feel for you. Not trying to underestimate the hardship there in Czechslovakia but it's sadly nothing compared to what Cambodia faced during our commumist 3 years 😢
@Max Wooks Hah, not anymore. The current Russian regime is pretending they were "defending" themselves from our "fascists". The nerve of that fucking country.
@@MasayaShida Agreed, the situation in Cambodia seems to have been absolute hell. I think in Czechoslovakia's case it was more on an emotional level. After being betrayed by the west before WWII people turned to Russia (the USSR) The communists (despite their excesses) enjoyed considerable support, I mean they won the elections in 48. You had these ideas that the Russians were brothers (partially because of the whole Slavic thing) The invasion in 68 shattered this image.
I had the same feelings when my country underwent a military coup in 2016. In that coup over 200 people were martyred by our soldiers, that were supposed to protect us not to shoot at us. I cannot forget the moment where a helicopter shot at civilians on live television, they dragged the wounded out of there covered in blood or missing a limb and it was frightening to see that, that the ones who were supposed to protect us opened fire on those civilians like it was the enemy.
Incredible! Your dad is GREAT! I love hearing about Czech history. He seems like a sweet man.
This video awakened my inner child. I loved to sit with old family members & listen to their stories.
Even when I go travel abroad, it's easier to make conversation with older locals compared to the younger ones.
Wish I get the chance to visit Prague after Covid is over.
This is one of my favorite episodes! Your dad is amazing
Alevtyna Kharchenko Thanks 😘
Thanks 😘
Janek... you are so wonderful!...I never miss your segments... now your Dad is added... I hope we see more of him! I am American and my husband is Czech.. we having been coming here since 1989 and live din Prague... wow the changes...we have many stories...my kids are czech too..... (are you married?) i think you would be perfect for my daughter...
Victoria Fristensky dear Victoria What is good to your daughter?
Who knows ?
I'm NEW here, but I've been binge-watching the Honest Guide's videos.
WHERE is this other "Honest Dad" video?
I like Honest Dad - he's funny.
What is interesting is that Yugoslavs for example, had no problem of traveling. Our passport was so strong and due to the fact that we were non aligned we could travel with ease both east and west
This is such a great episode. One of my favorite things about living in Prague was hearing stories from people who lived there during communist times and learning how things have changed since then.
Thank you for everything. Díky za všechny díly HONEST GUIDE Jane, Jane a Jane
Such a precious conversation! ❤️
Take care of your dad!
It was my honor to first visit to Prague in 1996. There were hardly any tourists and Czechs mostly spoke Czech and German. I did my best to learn as much Czech as possible before my trip. The streets were pretty empty. Prices were super inexpensive. Czechs wore lots of dark and drab colors. I remember people, especially older ladies, would smile and nod at me when I’d get on the metro in my bright red coat. Every time I’ve gone back I’m shocked by how much it has changed. I miss when it was an undiscovered gem but I’m so happy for its people and how they’re flourishing. It’s a beautiful city and I love seeing how proud you are of it. I used to dream of moving there.
Hi, I'm from Yemen and my childhood was in prague and I'm very happy to hear about your father he was a in Yemen and he liked Yemen too much beautiful coincidence
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You are so lucky to have such a wonderful father! Cherish your time with him because life is so short.
Janeks dad is so savage hahaha treasure him!
He kind of reminds me of my own family - we always tease each other so yeah this is real family love
Little Honza's English and confidence in front of the camera have improved by leaps and bounds from what I remember him being like in the beginning a couple of years ago.
pasta with svičkova is the worst thing I've ever listened to, to be HONEST xD
Alex10DelPiero29 I like svíčková with rice👀
@@terezfrycova4530 For this people is special place in hell😄
Italians, reunite!
@@terezfrycova4530 - 'Roštena' goes with rice, not 'Svíčková'.
If your dad was czech and your mom wasn't this was dinner at least 4x a month... The days we got frozen dumplings from Prague deli🙌
Aw, this made me miss Czech humor so much.
I studied abroad in Prague and my roommate was Czech. I found it so interesting that our upbringings were very similar, but our parents lived in two different worlds. My parents are also around your Dad's age and again, it's two different worlds. My Dad was shocked that his daughter was going to study in Prague when in 1968, his army officers told him to "be prepared" for an American intervention in Czechoslovakia.
Thanks for the video! I hope to see more of Honest Dad in your videos!
Awww guys absolutely wonderful and heart-warming episode! Put a smile on my face multiple times. Your dad is a legend! Thank yoooouuu!
So that family connection explains why your dad's English is so good (especially for someone in his generation)! Great episode!
good to have an honest dad, especially in Prague around all of those scammers.
You're dad is great. He's a rockstar. Much love from Ohio. We loved our trip to Prague back in October, and can't wait to go back.
Hi guys. Yes, we would like to hear and see more of Honest Dad. Be safe.
I think this is the best episode of Honest Guide ever. Dad's words should be a slap on the face to those who believe that communism is cool.
He is also admirable for admitting that he was a "horrible husband". He deserves the Honest Dad title. I wish more people (be it male or female) were as honest as him.
OMG little Honza's eyes from over the book was dynamite
Word to the wise Honest Dad. Speaking with parents is always therapeutic in my book.
Now Honza needs to introduce his dad...
Honzas dad is sadly not with us
I have been visiting Prague every year since 2005. I am a senior traveling with a Czech woman. It was delightful for me to hear the father’s remembrance of Communism. My Czech friend is about the same age as Janek’s father. As an American I received a much better understanding of life under Communism & the restrictions . No wonder my friend Jarka loves traveling internationally with me. So many places are new for her.
"So many places are new for her"...have you heard the communist regime collapsed more than 30 years ago? And have you heard that average Czech is more travelled than average American - I mean EVEN when you exclude all the european travel
Honest dad is a fitting name, he is honest.
Honest Dad is what I needed as a pick me up today. I'm Sri Lankan and one of the words you use for father is what we say as well. Thank you guys for putting Honest Dad onscreen
I remember December 1989, dark, grey, not many shops, but beer was 6kc on Wenceslas Square
but the average monthly salary was 3170kčs
@@ninavinterova9875 that's like 500 beers
@@hippiemuslim Same like today.
@@pakan357 Yes, it's the pivo index, similar to the Big Mac index
@@hippiemuslim And today, you would buy something about 1000 beers for the average salary.
No one is allowed to make fun of him! He got emotional about horrible times!!!
Thank you for the video and for sharing!
The savage honesty reminds me of my Deda!
Your father gives such an interesting and cool perspective to your lovely city
I just found your channel a few days ago and have enjoyed it so much. My dad is from Prague and listening to your dad talk about the way things were is emotional for me. My dad just recently told us about his escape in 1968. My Babicka passed, and she would never talk about that time. Please keep up the great content, and I sincerely hope to be able to visit Prague one day! So many places I want to see and family I want to meet!
i was so mega confused when my comment popped up xD even tho it was just them showing my comment it really made my night :D
I can watch your father talk the hole day. What a lovely guy.
The spelling of these questions! Lol.
Sovjet times had no toursists
@HonestGuide! I lived in your country back in 1995 (for a school year) in a little town call Rumburk, by the German border, since then I have return 3 times, in 2000, 2004 and last December 2018, January 2019. I can see all the evolution your country has had. From the "let's get going" to the "we are EU" I hope to return and to continue to see the city and country grow!!
ANd for ever in love with Prague....See you soon and thanks for the videos!
Savage dad :D I love him. He could have his own channel talking about his life and memories and I would watch it. That is always interesting.
The comeback at 13:17 is just perfect! Poor Janek :D
YEAAAAAHHHHH HONEST CITY with TATA !!!!! so hyped!!!!
Love this video! Dad really seems like such a wonderful guy, he gives off a special little spark.
we LOVE honest dad!!
Erika Čížek dík Eriko😊
Fun dad. Honza still takes the cake, and my breath away. Can’t wait to return to Prague, once the lockdown ends. I’m so glad you guys are still going strong. So very proud of you two. Couldn’t happen to two nicer guys.
7:11 omg you answered my question! Much love 💓💓
I understand your dad VERY well...I think I'm a bit older than him. I was 15 when the Soviets occupation happened. It has now been over 50 years since that horrific day of August 21, 1968 and not a single day goes by when I don't think about it. I have built a successful life in Canada and now in the US but I welled up when you dad did. We will never forget the night our lives were forever changed
My dad was 25. And gets as emotional when '68 is mentioned- from hope and open horizons to ..... ... he could not leave because he was the only son and my grandmother was widowed ..... I would not say he regrets the life he lived in the country for next 20 years until '89... But he hates commies and Russians quite irrationally till this day (i mean he starts to curse loudly in public when he hears russian spoken and things like that....and these public outburts get worse as gets older ...sometimes its kind of embrarassing:))
First half : Roast Janek.
Second Half : Adhere to the channel name.
Honestly, loved it XD
Finally, please get Honza tooo
PS. thanks for showing my comment up there!
I remember in 1984 as a tourist for 6 weeks - had to convert a set amount of $Cdn to Czk/day. Standing in Old Town Square, looking around and thinking "so this is what it feels like to have more money that you know how to spend.". And today there is no challenge to know how to spend money - lots to spend it on. I love Praha !
Czechoslovakian forever ❤ same as me.
Greetings from eastern Slovakia; Košice city .
Omg your dads description of Yemen made my heart melt😭❤️
That feeling when your question appears on the screen and Janek wants to run away...
The world needs more pure men like this Czech
now I am waiting for an interview with honest mom
Your dad is an amazing man to share memories I'm sure many want to forget.
Isnt anybody gonna talk about the young janek and his problem at school?
Thank you for your story. ...your dad is such a gentle, happy soul and I think you are both awesome. I love Prague. ..I was there for 3 month's for my son's wedding in July and returned to Australia in October . I hope to visit Prague again soon. Cheers.
Honest dad is cool, hope to see the episode with the "underground redlight district" ]:-)
That was shut down in the late 90s ... allegedly
There is no "district" but there are apparently some places strewn around.
Apparently, it's the area called "New Town"
www.lastnightoffreedom.co.uk/ideas/stags-guide-to-prague-nightlife/
omg, I'm from Yemen and that made my heart so warm. I am happy you got a chance to visit Yemen and its beauty before it has been destroyed. also I'm coming to Prague soon for studying, and I am very excited.
I loved it and I love all your videos .
I think in the last 10 days I watched all of them ❤️
Thank you for great entertainment
Yesterday I discovered this channel and I also am in a binge watching. :)
I stayed in Prague in 2007, in a camping (camping Troja) and I loved. The camping, the city. I wanted to move in Prague for good.
Thank you for the videos. Do also more with your dad! :)
I think Honest dad don't need own chanal. Bcz you are together one of the best team. And I like humor of Janeks dad. He is Handsome and lovely.
Honest dad is great !!!!! Let him lose to talk about a lot of different subjects past and present.
Great dad !!! Invite him again !!! Beloved dad has many names !!!
Like if Honest Dad is better than bill gates
Why are you still begging for likes in comments of Honest Guide and Drew Binsky??
billy we meet again
Thank you chaps! Another wonderful video for me to enjoy on a tea break! Xxxx
"Yes in this country we all name Honza"😄👌
In Germany we say Honza-Country 😍
Best video ever! We want to see him more please.
That was a great video. Maybe your Dad could explain some of the culture of the normalisation period, Karel Gott, Major Zeman, Michal David, Elan, Kocab, Barrandov movies of that time, Jiri Korn, those cultural shows they had on TV etc. compared to the present
Would love to hear more from the old folks. My dad was born in 1929. He would call you gestapo if you were doing something he really didn't like. He and my mother (who made excellent dumplings) hiked into Austria with what they could fit into their backpacks in the mid 60's and then came to the states. My father's parents bent the knee to the communists and didn't have it too bad. My mother's parents did not. They took their business, put my grandmother in jail for listening to the wrong radio program (snitching neighbors), and they generally had a pretty miserable time of it. The irony of it is over the course of 2 generations the place they went to is starting to become the place they left and vice versa.
This was brilliant! More Honest Dad please!
AshtonArcher 😊
My first visit to Prague was very early 1990. The city was dark but the vibe was electrifying. Best time of my life!
Yes the 90s there were just great.
I was in Praha when it still was communist! :-) Started coming there in 1984! Had some friends in Usti Ned Labem, met them in Croatia (Yugoslavia) on holiday and visited them each year. And they came to the Netherlands every year.
From 1984? Would they have even been allowed to travel to NL in the 80's?
@@trancemadmaz yes! But they had to leave a kid at home, so they were sure they returned to CZ... and my parents had to pay for insurance and some other financial securities.
@@Edwin-van-der-Putten Ah interesting. My Mum managed to get to the UK from Poland in 1980 because she had an uncle who fought with the Polish squadron during the battle of Britain and he settled there. Through a family connection she could get a visa to the UK and she was allowed to travel back and forth from UK to Poland during the 80's.
I asked the "how difficult was to travel during the communist regime" (btw, thanks for picking it!).
I have been living in Czech Republic since last October and I often ask to my family-in-law how was it back in the days of communism. For me as a Mexican who grew up in the other side of the pond is hard to imagine a life without the freedom of choice at any level. They say to me how hard it was even to get a new song from the "evil capitalist world" and how difficult was to gather and enjoy simple things in life with your friends or family.
I really love and admire how the Czechs despite being under different regimes (call them Habsburg, Nazis, or Communists) are open and friendly, and always willing to share with you a shot (or may be five) of Slivovice. Thank you guys!
It is not easy to answer, but I'll try. There were 4 decades of that communist crap any each was different. The 50s were the worst, fanatical crowds, a lot of property nationalization, arrests, torturing and executions, incl. WWII heroes or sportsman etc. only for the fact that they had been abroad before. The 60s were a bit of a relief (see "Prague spring"), which ended in 1968. After that, the 70s were called "normalization", meaning getting back to how it was in the 50s, luckily only halfway though, because people were simply more sceptical about the regime overall and less fanatical, howerver there was still a lot of injustice, imprisonments etc. And then the 80s...it was the era where the regime was already too "fatigued", less repressions were put in place, a bit more freedom than before, it was like calm life, just lousy, poor and boring. The overall life standard had improved compared to 50s/60s, even though not so much, but there was general lack of everything (cars and spare parts, clothes, personal hygiene products etc.).
And that was the crucial difference, because in the West, in 80s there were already so many new technologies (better cars, fax machines, computers, Xerox, Internet) etc. so the difference was so vast that it could not survive. There were no significant investments or improvements.
I know I skipped a lot anyway because it's simply too much information to provide but I hope I helped you at least a bit.
He's not even lying abt everybody in Cz being called Jan or honza.
Really loved hearing your dad speak about his childhood. Love Honest Guide. Followed it when my son lived in Prague studying at the University for six months.
Typical dad jokes. Its difficult, I also suffer when my dad tells any jokes
Sorry Janek, but I think we've all collectively agreed that your Dad is just too cool. I'd love it if once outside is an option we could have your dad on honest guide showing us some living history around Prague.
Also I can't believe Jan Rubes is your great uncle. I grew up watching him in various TV shows and movies (the mighty ducks 2 still gets repeated). I had no idea he was also an opera singer. Sad he's no longer with us - what a small world though.
A new video! Yay! Ahoj! :))
Most of my friends in ČR are too young to remember life before 1989. It is fascinating to hear someone speaking of that time. I don’t think people today can even imagine what a terrible and oppressive time that was.
This video ranks number two for me after the one where Janek sat in a pub (Zlaty Klas?) and talked about Czech culture - fascinating.
Prague has become so much less Czech since even I started visiting some 15 years ago.
Daaamn, channel got even better with the quarantine :-)
True, this is more interesting going back into their family history
That's what you call a honest and touching episode, thank you and love from France !
Thank you that you tell smth about communism ! 👍🏻
Great vibes. Honest Dad rocks.
Nice how your guides make me feel a little bit more in prague.
I am from Siberia (yeap 🐻 instead of 🍻, basically main reason I moved haha), and had moved to ČR like almost 6 years ago. And sometimes I used to hear how Soviet are f...bad and etc., mostly from people your dad's ages.
And your Tatínek really HONEST, like TRULY HONEST. Just saying how it was without just crying out loud. It's my pleasure to listen to him. You are really your Honest daddy's son!
Děkuji, jste fakt moc skvělé, hodně úspěchů, a obrovský respekt.
Kristina Gainanova thanks Kristina