Hey everyone, thanks for watching! Skip to 2:45 to avoid the history lesson ;) If you're new here, I upload geography and Geoguessr videos every week! I hope you enjoy my channel!
SPOILER ALERT...The location at 14:33 was actually because my research on famous Czechcagoans included George Halas, the son of Czech immigrants. He founded the Chicago Bears American football team in 1920 , and they are still owned by his daughter. He was also a player and coach for the team and was nicknamed "Papa Bear".
Ah, the TH-cam algorithm didn't fail, first video on my homepage. :) This reminds me that we were planning on visiting Chicago on our US trip that was supposed to happen this summer. Only managed to buy the plane tickets to get across the pond all the way back in February before the apocalypse started. Well... maybe next year. Until then, I can only send my greetings from the Czech Republic. ;)
The Pilsen area which is just near the start of the Čermák's road in Chicago is named after a Czech city called Plzeň, we're brewing our most famous Pilsner Urquell beer there. You could actually see it on a poster on the Czech Plaza Restaurant at 9:57
Very interesting! :) I did find you through the first Czech Geoguessr video you made and I did watch for the insecure-about-our-national-heritage reasons as Czech people tend to do. But this was actually really interesting, I didn't know about any of this stuff! :)
Dvorak (Dvořák) was so popular composer in USA, that he was tasked to write american hymn. But he refused, saying, that every nation needs to write their own.
One of my favourite TH-camrs! The way you can pinpoint EXACTLY where you are, is just incredible. I enjoy all of your geoguessr videos, they are really fun, and i wish to be as good as you with GeoGuessr :D Also, greetings from Zlin!
Antonín Čermák is my very distant relative....it's so cool to see that he is well known in the USA. Actually he is absolutely not popular in Czech republic which is kind of sad 😐
So fun fact: The reason why Soldier Field for the Chicago Bears is significant in this game is because the founder was a Czech immigrant. His name was George Halas.
I am suprised how many Czech references there are, I always thought we migrated more south - Texas, Oklahoma.... Btw your voice is greate for movie trailers or something like that :-D
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There is - or at least there used to be - a plaque commemorating Čermák in Kladno. I used to walk by it on my way from school.
Wow, I’ve been to states a couple times but never in Chicago. I knew that there was some connection between the republic and Chicago, but I never knew there was a city part named after the city I’m typing this comment from - Pilsen :D Gotta visit Chicago now
We don't even say 'saint Wenceslaus' as it's the Latinzed version. We say svatý Václav and he's patron saint of the Czech lands :) Václav the Good was the duke of Bohemia in 10th century. He was very popular among people. Maybe you know a British Chrismas carol about the Good king Wenceslas. That's the guy. He was born to pagan family and his father died young, so he was raised by his grandmother who was converted to Christianity early on, which made him probably the first Bohemian ruler to be raised as a Christian. Alas his grandmother was strangled by his mother and he himself was assassinated by his younger brother (known as Bolesav the Cruel), which made them martyrs and saints :)
That was really exciting! I didnt know there is so many Czech places in Chicago. Nice video! PS: I know that few of my family members moved to Chicago before Soviets occupied us. Unfortunetly I dont know nothing about them.
Cool video with some history I didn't even know about as a Czech. Thank you. :) Another interesting thing is, that all names you mentioned are kind of changed to sound more English. For example, the original form of Cermak surname should by Čermák. You can read Č like "cz" in "Czechia" or ch in "chips". Even more interesting is the Wenceslaus form of the name. It sounds strange and hardly pronounceable even for us, the Czech original form is Václav.
Hi! I'm a big fan, I'm a Czech person in Portland Oregon, I was thinking, if you ever need a huge challenge, I'd recommend doing the Portland metro area. Děkuju Moc!
Damn I am early here this time... :D Also to that Cermak Road. I am pretty sure the original czech form of that name was Čermák. Also if Wenceslaus is hard for you try the original form of that name - Václav (saint patron of Czechia).
Band of Bohemia and Klas are both closed. Klas has been closed for years, Though I want to say the building is for sale, so it might not be around much longer.
4:10 another fun fact! My high school, which I mentioned in your previous video about Czechia, was also called The high school of Antonín Dvořák! :D And yet another one - my english teacher came from Chicago :D
Wow, you are so good bro. I played you in battle royale (my name is Tog, idk if you remember me) and you guessed every location in like 3 seconds and destroyed all of us!
If you ever decide to go to Czechia, be sure to check out Honest Guide on yt, they make videos about tips and tricks that will make your stay here better
4:08 There would be Antonín Dvořák or at least Antonin Dvorak. 9:06 right side sign CeskO there would be CeskY and Čermák = Cermak pronounce CZermaak. CZ read like CZech.
You americans pronounce Cermak completely different! In czech its Čermák (quite common name) [Tscher - maak]. Secondly, Really... Anton? Thats a russian name for czech Antonín [ENG Anthony] And its Dvořák [Dvo - řaak]
Hey everyone, thanks for watching! Skip to 2:45 to avoid the history lesson ;) If you're new here, I upload geography and Geoguessr videos every week! I hope you enjoy my channel!
I come here for Czech geoguessr not history. How dare you try to educate me!
SPOILER ALERT...The location at 14:33 was actually because my research on famous Czechcagoans included George Halas, the son of Czech immigrants. He founded the Chicago Bears American football team in 1920 , and they are still owned by his daughter. He was also a player and coach for the team and was nicknamed "Papa Bear".
I am a simple Czech, I see something with the Czech Republic, I press like
St. Wenceslaus is the patron saint of Czechia
Interesting, thanks!
His czech name is Václav [va:tslav], not even that hard to pronounce.
@@ChicagoGeographer in Czech it's spelled as my name.
@@maroscz like vaclav havel
Paradox. The best Czech TH-camr is a guy from Chicago :-) Thank you for your content ;-)
Who is that
@@antonindusicka4060 Paradox
@@vojtahadrava1660 Nejlepším se myslí ten s nejvíce odběrateli, což Gejmr není.
@@vojtahadrava1660 jsem z Česka :D
@@vojtahadrava1660 perhaps most comertially succesful but definitely not best
9:57 Pilsner Urquell half liter for $6 that kinda hurts to see
"I'm moving to Czechia!" announcement when
2021 ;)
@@ChicagoGeographer Don't do it.
@@ChicagoGeographer you Will go to czechia?
@@interpl6089 why? -_-
@@tomasenzl3545 Czechia sucks
Very interesting! I am really glad your videos where you "explore" Czechia are getting so popular. They are really cool. 😄
Thank you! I'm really glad people enjoy them!
Really nice video. I like these videos about Czech Republic because I live there. :D
No jo :D
xd cc jardinela
here before this gets popular
Ah, the TH-cam algorithm didn't fail, first video on my homepage. :)
This reminds me that we were planning on visiting Chicago on our US trip that was supposed to happen this summer. Only managed to buy the plane tickets to get across the pond all the way back in February before the apocalypse started. Well... maybe next year. Until then, I can only send my greetings from the Czech Republic. ;)
i might have to 'czech' this out :D
The Pilsen area which is just near the start of the Čermák's road in Chicago is named after a Czech city called Plzeň, we're brewing our most famous Pilsner Urquell beer there.
You could actually see it on a poster on the Czech Plaza Restaurant at 9:57
I'm from Czechia and I've been really enjoying the Czechia videos. Thanks for making these videos about my country!
As if GeoGuessr wasn't informative enough! Fantastic idea for a video!
Thanks!
Very interesting! :)
I did find you through the first Czech Geoguessr video you made and I did watch for the insecure-about-our-national-heritage reasons as Czech people tend to do. But this was actually really interesting, I didn't know about any of this stuff! :)
Dvorak (Dvořák) was so popular composer in USA, that he was tasked to write american hymn. But he refused, saying, that every nation needs to write their own.
In next round u can try our capital city Praha.
One of my favourite TH-camrs! The way you can pinpoint EXACTLY where you are, is just incredible. I enjoy all of your geoguessr videos, they are really fun, and i wish to be as good as you with GeoGuessr :D Also, greetings from Zlin!
Antonín Čermák is my very distant relative....it's so cool to see that he is well known in the USA. Actually he is absolutely not popular in Czech republic which is kind of sad 😐
So fun fact: The reason why Soldier Field for the Chicago Bears is significant in this game is because the founder was a Czech immigrant. His name was George Halas.
I am suprised how many Czech references there are, I always thought we migrated more south - Texas, Oklahoma.... Btw your voice is greate for movie trailers or something like that :-D
There is - or at least there used to be - a plaque commemorating Čermák in Kladno. I used to walk by it on my way from school.
Very cool!
Wow, I’ve been to states a couple times but never in Chicago. I knew that there was some connection between the republic and Chicago, but I never knew there was a city part named after the city I’m typing this comment from - Pilsen :D
Gotta visit Chicago now
We don't even say 'saint Wenceslaus' as it's the Latinzed version. We say svatý Václav and he's patron saint of the Czech lands :) Václav the Good was the duke of Bohemia in 10th century. He was very popular among people. Maybe you know a British Chrismas carol about the Good king Wenceslas. That's the guy. He was born to pagan family and his father died young, so he was raised by his grandmother who was converted to Christianity early on, which made him probably the first Bohemian ruler to be raised as a Christian. Alas his grandmother was strangled by his mother and he himself was assassinated by his younger brother (known as Bolesav the Cruel), which made them martyrs and saints :)
I'm Czech. Got your video recommended by youtube. Again. Damn you are gonna become czech focused youtuber just because of the algorithm :D
Lol, thanks for watching!
That was really exciting! I didnt know there is so many Czech places in Chicago. Nice video!
PS: I know that few of my family members moved to Chicago before Soviets occupied us. Unfortunetly I dont know nothing about them.
Cool video with some history I didn't even know about as a Czech. Thank you. :)
Another interesting thing is, that all names you mentioned are kind of changed to sound more English. For example, the original form of Cermak surname should by Čermák. You can read Č like "cz" in "Czechia" or ch in "chips". Even more interesting is the Wenceslaus form of the name. It sounds strange and hardly pronounceable even for us, the Czech original form is Václav.
Čermák, Antonín Dvořák, Klasův sklípek
Love this czech content makes me proud to be Czech 😁
Thank you for doing this and for interest for our small country, with great history.
I'm a simple man - I see Czech Republic, I click
Hi! I'm a big fan, I'm a Czech person in Portland Oregon, I was thinking, if you ever need a huge challenge, I'd recommend doing the Portland metro area. Děkuju Moc!
Tak to ti Oregon závidím :) Jednou bych se tam a do Washingtonu na severu rád podíval
Damn I am early here this time... :D Also to that Cermak Road. I am pretty sure the original czech form of that name was Čermák. Also if Wenceslaus is hard for you try the original form of that name - Václav (saint patron of Czechia).
Yep, Cermak is the "American" spelling of his name!
Band of Bohemia and Klas are both closed. Klas has been closed for years, Though I want to say the building is for sale, so it might not be around much longer.
Really sad to hear that. I think Czech Plaza also closed recently :(
Klas was recently (2022) torn down. George Halas, who founded and coached the Bears, was the child of Czech Immigrants.
really interesting video with a lot of unknown facts(at least for me). cant wait for another one!
yaaaaaay, thank you for next episode :) I love your czech videos:)
4:10 another fun fact! My high school, which I mentioned in your previous video about Czechia, was also called The high school of Antonín Dvořák! :D And yet another one - my english teacher came from Chicago :D
Pretty cool and informative video, thanks man
Thanks for digging deeper into this. Hope I can visit the Czech quarter in Chicago one day :-)
Nice video and I am really surprised about czech influence in Chicago, really wanna visit this city 🇨🇿
Yes! I love this!
This video was very interesting and informative! Thanks :)
OOOOOO, Čermák road
I wouldnt be surprised if this guy started learning czech
Wow, you are so good bro. I played you in battle royale (my name is Tog, idk if you remember me) and you guessed every location in like 3 seconds and destroyed all of us!
Thanks for stopping by! I was actually recording those games so you'll make it into a video this Wednesday!
The Czech Plaza restaurant on Cermak in Berwyn just closed for good, it did not survive the pandemic.
That's too bad :(
Greetings from Czech! :D
so your slogan is "so let's go ahead and make the guess" now 😂? Greetings from the Czech Republic.
You should do a trip into Czech republic when Covid situation gets better
Definitely thinking about it!
please make another video about the Czech Republic. I'm from the Czech Republic.
Good idea for this video brooo👍👍
If you ever decide to go to Czechia, be sure to check out Honest Guide on yt, they make videos about tips and tricks that will make your stay here better
4:08 There would be Antonín Dvořák or at least Antonin Dvorak. 9:06 right side sign CeskO there would be CeskY and Čermák = Cermak pronounce CZermaak. CZ read like CZech.
I am from czech
Please more Czech
I am not from Czech
I am disappointed
@@ChicagoGeographer I literally laughed out loud! :D
Nice, I did not even know about this...
Me neither
Kingdom come let's play when ?
Maybe on Twitch sometime haha
Cool, I didn't know there were so many czechs in USA
I visited cafe Prague I'm Chicago and that Pilsner sucked and stuff was Ukraine. Best Pilsner was in Italian restaurant...
Hey I just played you in a Battle Royale about an hour ago :D
Hey, thanks for stopping by the channel!
What if you made a vlog of you visiting this czech restaurant?
Maybe!
Have you visited Czech Kitchens or Band of Bohemia yet?
Greetings from Czechia.
Not yet, I might wait until the pandemic ends so I can get the full experience though!
@@ChicagoGeographer good call, hopefully the pandemic won't be like queen elizabeth or putin's presidency
What if you have Czech ancestry
Unfortunately not, haha - I am British, Japanese, and German!
Lol im here so soon and im almost czech
Really nice video 👊, go check this czech restaurant :D
How many of these did you visited afterwards?
Just the cemetery, but I've definitely gotta check out some of the restaurants!
I'm pretty sure Cermak is not pronounced the way you say it.
That's his Americanized name (and pronunciation). Czech spelling is Čermák
chiermaack
@@ChicagoGeographer criticism of pronunciation cannot be missed in the comments :D If I were you I would just ignore them hehe
@@handycandy7244 The guys started complaining about pronunciation has russian name, not czech. ;)
based on avatar - Bulgarian
Ahoj
At 2:45 you said "go check it out" and not "go...Czech...it out"
And again at 7:30. Missed opportunities to really "dad this up".
You americans pronounce Cermak completely different! In czech its Čermák (quite common name) [Tscher - maak]. Secondly, Really... Anton? Thats a russian name for czech Antonín [ENG Anthony] And its Dvořák [Dvo - řaak]
Yes, Cermak is a common word/placename here in Chicago and I said it the American way.
Je tu též někdo z Česka?
Ano lol
Překvapivě jo...jako u každého videa, který se týká ČR.
One of Czech weebs here before it gets popular😂
Nah u Italian Giorno, btw part 6 kdy?
@@baph0met dobra otázka
@@RTDD-gc4je Možná na začátku 2022 nebo na konci 2021
@@baph0met jn💀