I was born here. During my formative years, i lived here. And although I moved to California almost fifteen years ago, I spent majority of my life here.
Já v Brně vystudovala a sedm let žila. Ani nevím, proč jsem se odstěhovala do Prahy, byla to chyba, za dalších 9 let jsem si na střední Čechy opravdu nezvykla. Pořád mě to téhne na Moravu, ve středních Čechách jsou jiní lidé a většina Pražáků jsou opravdu méně přátelská než u nás lidé na Moravě. Asi su divná. :-(
I thank you so much and i really love your city, just remembering the walks through namesti svobody and other landmarks throughout moravia make me so happy, thanks for the response
Dobre vecer Vladislav, I am an Irishman living in Ireland but a regular visitor to Czechia and inSeptember 2014 I'll be visiting your home town. I am looking forward to it immensely. My wife and I love Czechia and its wonderful people, architecture, cities and towns and countryside and of course your food and drink. We hope to be able to retire and live somewhere in Czechia in the future. Thank you for this lovely video view of Brno. Dekuji mnohokrod.
Sean, thank you for your nice comment. I also appreciate your use of the term Czechia. It is a proper one-word name of the country although not much popular. I use it even in official documents.
@stmike12 Ja chodil dva roky naproti na Leninovu 65. Pak otevreli Uvoz a my presli tam. Na Bayerce bydleli Martin Koristka a Lada Sebesta. Na Kotlarksou jsem vlastne chodil taky, ale to byla Kotlarska 2. Pet let. Ted jsou prestehovani do Bohuhic.
Rodrigo, the list of songs is at the end of the video: Ta brněnská čeština, Hvězdy jsou jak sedmikrásky nad Brnem, and Ponávka. The first song is a traditional perhaps from 1920s-1930s, the second one was a lot on radio in the late 1950s, and Ponavka is from about 1963. I can recall watching its TV premiere in 1963-4. The lyrics combines the old "hantec" with contemporary idioms. "Jdi do Mekky" was pretty much popular in those days but its popularity was short-lived, not surviving after 1966.
Zbrojovka plays "Extraliga" today but did not in the previous seasons. I always called the team Zbrojovka, although officially it was Bobby and Stavoarticle and also Spartak Brno ZJS (Zavody Jana Svermy), SK Zidenice. and CAFK.
It depends what you are looking for. Brno (population about 400k) is smaller than Prague and has more provincial atmosphere. On the other, there are several universities here, several theaters, including opera if you like it, so that there is a cultural life here. You can be quickly out of the town and recharge your batteries in a forest of your choice. When it comes to sports, there is no soccer team in Brno playing national division I. Until recently, similar situation was also in ice hockey.
But other than dealing with all historical facts openly, I think both sides need to keep moving forward together. It is crazy to bear old grudges. We don't have to forget the past, but the future what is matters. And the Czechs and Germans are still neighbors and need each other. I think on that everyone can agree.
Trefa do cerneho, Capkova je/bylo me bydliste od roku 1953, na Uvoz jsem chodil do skoly, takze pamatuju slavnostni otevreni v roce 1961 s ministrem Kahudou. Tehdy se taky oteviral Uvoz. Byly tam znacky zakaz vjezdu a kluci z vyssich trid je jednodusse oddelali, a tak se tam zacalo jezdit.
Actually Fc Zbrojovka Brno playing the highiest Football (Soccer) Division ... And about Prague .. Im living in Brno for 17 years and i dont like Bohemians and Prague . Why ? People there dont know to speak in normal language :D and they are unfriendly ,arogants etc. People on Moravia is more friendly etc. and girls is more pretty here on Moravia :D
While I respect the Czech historical point of view, justifying the German expulsion on the basis of their "betrayal of the Czechoslovak Republic" is a very one-sided explanation of what was a very complex situation, quite similar to the one in Kosovo today. While the Sudetenland had been a historical part of Bohemia, it had de facto become mostly German. After WWI, Woodrow Wilson promised "self-determination" as a basis for the peace. Thus, the Sudeten Germans should have been able to vote to join Germany. They were denied this promised right. Instead, the Czechs, who had been discriminated against in the past, now formed a state where they formed less than half the population but could discriminate against the other ethnic groups. And during the expulsion, not only were there "no bands playing" -- in fact, some 200,000 Germans were killed. Everyone has head of Lidice but no one of Postolprty. One thing is clear: While 90-year Germans are still being arrested for war crimes and endless reparations still being claimed against Germany, the allied war criminals will never be judged nor will their victims ever get any reparations, simply because they were on the losing side.
Well, I think the Postoloprty killing is well known, I read somewhere that it was under the command of the later procurator Karel Vaš but cannot confirm it. And there were other places, too. E.g., Ústí nad Labem. Nevertheless, 200,000 killed Germans? Try to simply view it from the technical point of view. 7,000 murdered at Srebrenica were burried in huge mass graves. Can you imagine 200, 000? I have no doubts this number is grossly exaggerated even if we include those who died by dysentery like those in Pohorelice (not part of Brno, as claimed in Wikipedia). Well, some politicians want to be elected and they need some agenda to get the votes needed. German Church Search Service was able to confirm the deaths of 14,215 persons (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Germans_from_Czechoslovakia). Still a high number.
Vladislav Dolnik Are you kidding ? NO politician in Germany will touch this subject in public! In fact, the German establishment is interested in keeping the numbers low (Dresden, etc.). It's only something that people discuss in private. When it comes to actual numbers -- you are right, it is something difficult to arrive at exact numbers. This is also the case with certain other claims of casualties in WWII, but when you question those numbers, you open yourself up to legal prosecution, if you understand what I mean. I don't know exactly how many Trautenbergs were killed by Krakonosc, but I am sure it was a hell of a lot. Of course, the Poles killed many more, up to 2 million (10% of the ones they expelled). They then claimed those 2 million as part of their own casualties!
Byl jsem tam nedávno. Pěkné, hezké a nádherné město!
I moved to the Brno in February 2007. In a few weeks, I knew it was my home. I love Brno! It is my home and I'll never leave again.
Brno is our adoptive city for 8 years & we love it!
This is the city of my grandmother and of my admired Milan Kundera. Hope to visit this city soon. I love all about Brno
Já v Brně vystudovala a sedm let žila. Ani nevím, proč jsem se odstěhovala do Prahy, byla to chyba, za dalších 9 let jsem si na střední Čechy opravdu nezvykla. Pořád mě to téhne na Moravu, ve středních Čechách jsou jiní lidé a většina Pražáků jsou opravdu méně přátelská než u nás lidé na Moravě. Asi su divná. :-(
This video is very natural and inspiring! Thank you!
I thank you so much and i really love your city, just remembering the walks through namesti svobody and other landmarks throughout moravia make me so happy, thanks for the response
Dobre vecer Vladislav,
I am an Irishman living in Ireland but a regular visitor to Czechia and inSeptember 2014 I'll be visiting your home town. I am looking forward to it immensely. My wife and I love Czechia and its wonderful people, architecture, cities and towns and countryside and of course your food and drink. We hope to be able to retire and live somewhere in Czechia in the future. Thank you for this lovely video view of Brno. Dekuji mnohokrod.
Sean, thank you for your nice comment. I also appreciate your use of the term Czechia. It is a proper one-word name of the country although not much popular. I use it even in official documents.
Moc milé video...
Brnooooooooooooooooooo........ I am comingggggggggggggggggg
Tak kemo, ty dyzs vodcvalal pred 15 jarama pali, tak ja uz byla 15 na zapade. Takze ses uplne cerstvej venku. Teda pro me. :)
@stmike12 Ja chodil dva roky naproti na Leninovu 65. Pak otevreli Uvoz a my presli tam. Na Bayerce bydleli Martin Koristka a Lada Sebesta. Na Kotlarksou jsem vlastne chodil taky, ale to byla Kotlarska 2. Pet let. Ted jsou prestehovani do Bohuhic.
Rodrigo, the list of songs is at the end of the video: Ta brněnská čeština, Hvězdy jsou jak sedmikrásky nad Brnem, and Ponávka. The first song is a traditional perhaps from 1920s-1930s, the second one was a lot on radio in the late 1950s, and Ponavka is from about 1963. I can recall watching its TV premiere in 1963-4. The lyrics combines the old "hantec" with contemporary idioms. "Jdi do Mekky" was pretty much popular in those days but its popularity was short-lived, not surviving after 1966.
Já žiju v US (AZ) něco přes 20 let. Vyrostl jsem na Bayerové, na Kotlářskou jsem chodil do ZDŠ. Malej svět, co?
Rodrigo, it was on CD "Nelepci pecky v hantecu", e.g., here: www.getacd.es/album_various_nelepci_pecky_v_hantecu-2621828.html, i believe song # 6.
Thanks for informatin.
Zbrojovka plays "Extraliga" today but did not in the previous seasons. I always called the team Zbrojovka, although officially it was Bobby and Stavoarticle and also Spartak Brno ZJS (Zavody Jana Svermy), SK Zidenice. and CAFK.
It depends what you are looking for. Brno (population about 400k) is smaller than Prague and has more provincial atmosphere. On the other, there are several universities here, several theaters, including opera if you like it, so that there is a cultural life here. You can be quickly out of the town and recharge your batteries in a forest of your choice. When it comes to sports, there is no soccer team in Brno playing national division I. Until recently, similar situation was also in ice hockey.
Loved the video, actually i lived there last year but id be greatful if you could post the names of the songs id appreciate it infinitely, dobrou noc
Hi, Is it a nice place to live? I was offered a job there and I am thinking of moving there put I've never been. What's it like compared to Prague?
One last question, where could i acquire Ta brněnská čeština because i cant seem to find it even in youtube
Bonita ciudad. ¿De cuanto debería ser un sueldo para una pareja y una niña allí en Brno? :)
But other than dealing with all historical facts openly, I think both sides need to keep moving forward together. It is crazy to bear old grudges. We don't have to forget the past, but the future what is matters. And the Czechs and Germans are still neighbors and need each other. I think on that everyone can agree.
Cauky supr video, a ještě by mě zajímala ta poslední písnička. Kdo to zpívá??? :)
+Katerina Fialova Ponavku napsali panove Pantucek a Fuchs nekdy v roce 1963 (pokud to nebyl Fuchs sam) a nazpival ji Zbysek Pantucek.
It is Gambginus Liga - not Extraliga , it is only 1st Liga ... But yes ...
Trefa do cerneho, Capkova je/bylo me bydliste od roku 1953, na Uvoz jsem chodil do skoly, takze pamatuju slavnostni otevreni v roce 1961 s ministrem Kahudou. Tehdy se taky oteviral Uvoz. Byly tam znacky zakaz vjezdu a kluci z vyssich trid je jednodusse oddelali, a tak se tam zacalo jezdit.
POLSKA
And Jews lived here, too. Until they were used as a source of fat for industrial soap production a few years earlier.
Actually Fc Zbrojovka Brno playing the highiest Football (Soccer) Division ...
And about Prague .. Im living in Brno for 17 years and i dont like Bohemians and Prague . Why ? People there dont know to speak in normal language :D and they are unfriendly ,arogants etc. People on Moravia is more friendly etc. and girls is more pretty here on Moravia :D
Quite cringe, but nice.
While I respect the Czech historical point of view, justifying the German expulsion on the basis of their "betrayal of the Czechoslovak Republic" is a very one-sided explanation of what was a very complex situation, quite similar to the one in Kosovo today. While the Sudetenland had been a historical part of Bohemia, it had de facto become mostly German. After WWI, Woodrow Wilson promised "self-determination" as a basis for the peace. Thus, the Sudeten Germans should have been able to vote to join Germany. They were denied this promised right. Instead, the Czechs, who had been discriminated against in the past, now formed a state where they formed less than half the population but could discriminate against the other ethnic groups. And during the expulsion, not only were there "no bands playing" -- in fact, some 200,000 Germans were killed. Everyone has head of Lidice but no one of Postolprty. One thing is clear: While 90-year Germans are still being arrested for war crimes and endless reparations still being claimed against Germany, the allied war criminals will never be judged nor will their victims ever get any reparations, simply because they were on the losing side.
Well, I think the Postoloprty killing is well known, I read somewhere that it was under the command of the later procurator Karel Vaš but cannot confirm it. And there were other places, too. E.g., Ústí nad Labem. Nevertheless, 200,000 killed Germans? Try to simply view it from the technical point of view. 7,000 murdered at Srebrenica were burried in huge mass graves. Can you imagine 200, 000? I have no doubts this number is grossly exaggerated even if we include those who died by dysentery like those in Pohorelice (not part of Brno, as claimed in Wikipedia). Well, some politicians want to be elected and they need some agenda to get the votes needed. German Church Search Service was able to confirm the deaths of 14,215 persons (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Germans_from_Czechoslovakia). Still a high number.
Vladislav Dolnik Are you kidding ? NO politician in Germany will touch this subject in public! In fact, the German establishment is interested in keeping the numbers low (Dresden, etc.). It's only something that people discuss in private. When it comes to actual numbers -- you are right, it is something difficult to arrive at exact numbers. This is also the case with certain other claims of casualties in WWII, but when you question those numbers, you open yourself up to legal prosecution, if you understand what I mean. I don't know exactly how many Trautenbergs were killed by Krakonosc, but I am sure it was a hell of a lot. Of course, the Poles killed many more, up to 2 million (10% of the ones they expelled). They then claimed those 2 million as part of their own casualties!