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  • Bizzare laws every tourist that comes to Prague brakes.
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    0:00 Tour Guide Must Have License
    1:05 Feeding Pigeons
    1:52 No Tripods
    2:59 John Lennon Wall
    3:55 Selling Services on the Street
    4:38 Drinking Alcohol in Public
    5:58 Cars Cannot Enter Most Legií
    7:00 Last Few Words
    7:40 Czech Word
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Komentáře • 2K

  • @filipburic5194
    @filipburic5194 Před 3 lety +2787

    In London, it's illegal to suspiciously handle salmon xD

    • @marek.p
      @marek.p Před 3 lety +245

      I remember that from a Tom Scott video 😃

    • @Martina-Kosicanka
      @Martina-Kosicanka Před 3 lety +25

      Have we any clue what the intention was there?

    • @filipburic5194
      @filipburic5194 Před 3 lety +7

      @@marek.p that's the one! ;)

    • @filipburic5194
      @filipburic5194 Před 3 lety +136

      @@Martina-Kosicanka Section 32 of the Salmon Act is headed "Handling Salmon in Suspicious Circumstances". This section creates an offence in England and Wales or Scotland for any person who receives or disposes of any salmon in circumstances where they believe, or could reasonably believe, that the salmon has been illegally fished. Essentially, this is a provision aimed at reducing salmon poaching by making the handling of poached salmon a criminal offence. :)

    • @WhereWhatHuh
      @WhereWhatHuh Před 3 lety +52

      What if you don't suspect a thing, but the salmon does?

  • @AKoldborg
    @AKoldborg Před 3 lety +1058

    A weird one we got in Denmark is,
    'If the Öresund freezes and a Swede walks over to Denmark, Danes are allowed to hit them with a stick.'

    • @angrydragonslayer
      @angrydragonslayer Před 3 lety +57

      I actually know this one
      One of my ancestors were a direct advisor to the king (and his brother led a cavalry unit that drowned during it :/ ) when they marched across the ice and laid siege to copenhagen
      I believe it was the reason for the treaty of roskilde but dont remember the name of the campaign so you'll have to google a bit if you want to read about it

    • @FriendlierFetus
      @FriendlierFetus Před 3 lety +45

      During the Great Northern Plague, Norwegians were adviced to open fire on every Swede trying to cross the border.

    • @Dizzy_Dino06
      @Dizzy_Dino06 Před 3 lety +4

      Love that

    • @nosten5276
      @nosten5276 Před 3 lety +21

      That would be terrifying! I wouldn't want to be chased by drunk with a a stick :P

    • @RJM56
      @RJM56 Před 3 lety +8

      What happens to a Swede who tries to walk from Malmo to Copenhagen without the Oresund freezing? jk

  • @LEL-is8xq
    @LEL-is8xq Před 3 lety +775

    In Malta it's illegal to "run violently", yeah I don't know what that means either.

    • @_xNora
      @_xNora Před 3 lety +42

      so you cant play hide and seek tag in public mk

    • @LEL-is8xq
      @LEL-is8xq Před 3 lety +6

      @@_xNora Legally no

    • @dlteodorian
      @dlteodorian Před 3 lety +34

      Try swearing something bad to me from the other side of the street and i will teach what it means 'Run violently'

    • @ericdeniz5413
      @ericdeniz5413 Před 3 lety +2

      @@dlteodorian lmao

    • @rgf5432
      @rgf5432 Před 3 lety +51

      Imagine you running away from a robber and he sues you for running away violently

  • @ph11p3540
    @ph11p3540 Před 3 lety +352

    A law that contradicts itself: When biking in Alberta you must, with a free hand, hand signal with intent but you must also keep your hands on your handle bars at all times.

    • @HansVonMannschaft
      @HansVonMannschaft Před 3 lety +35

      In Germany, when riding am electric scooter you are required to signal with your arm, but it is very difficult and very dangerous to actual take one hand of the handlebars of an electric scooter.

    • @CaptinHoot51
      @CaptinHoot51 Před 2 lety +4

      That's not contradicting itself.

    • @budus2
      @budus2 Před 2 lety +5

      In Poland it is illegal to ride a bike with a backpack ;)

    • @TemptressTeelia
      @TemptressTeelia Před 2 lety +4

      @@budus2 !! Why?!

    • @budus2
      @budus2 Před 2 lety +7

      @@TemptressTeelia Because some idiot didn't use his brain when he was writing this law last year ;d

  • @liverpoolovencleaning
    @liverpoolovencleaning Před 3 lety +1370

    Here in Liverpool England the "inspections law" of 1998 bans "the detonation of nuclear weapons within the city limits"

    • @jj9749
      @jj9749 Před 3 lety +161

      sometimes there are laws that need to be broken

    • @jtoatm5923
      @jtoatm5923 Před 3 lety +216

      Seems a bit unreasonable. I need to go outside of the city to detonate my nukes?

    • @fiedel
      @fiedel Před 3 lety +69

      Up until the 90ies, even "private" landline telephones in homes in Germany were not private but owned by the postal services and you had to rent them for a monthly fee. It was forbidden to connect "unlicensed devices" to the telephone network. Which made almost every early internet adopter comitting a serious crime when using a modem and also the many adopters of the new cordless phone models coming to market.
      Why this offtopic random fact? Well, the german law proposed a higher maximum sentence for this particular violation than for "causing a nuclear explosion" (which actually is still verboten, as far as I know :)

    • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
      @MyRegardsToTheDodo Před 3 lety +23

      @@fiedel Well, I know that my car ensurance gets voided if I cause a nuclear explosion with my car.

    • @fiedel
      @fiedel Před 3 lety +9

      @@MyRegardsToTheDodo I'll totally hashtag that with #RulesThatMakeSense, if you ask me :)

  • @urspeterkaelin
    @urspeterkaelin Před 3 lety +2370

    Lucky strike: I ran into Janek and Honza on Charles Bridge, right before they started filming. You are great guys, just go on.

  • @codboss7092
    @codboss7092 Před 3 lety +68

    Manhattan: spiderman
    Los Angeles: iron man
    Washinton: Captain America
    Prague: Janek

    • @mitkoshredder
      @mitkoshredder Před 3 lety +1

      I love how your name is COD Boss but you have a Battlefield Bad Company 2 profile picture :DDDD

  • @Redditstoryteller344
    @Redditstoryteller344 Před 3 lety +97

    "We have so many weird laws in prague, so lets go break them."
    **Happy music starts playing**

    • @CosminCRT
      @CosminCRT Před 3 lety +1

      *Murders someone*

    • @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx
      @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx Před 2 lety

      @@CosminCRT With morality being subjective murdering someone might just be as bad as throwing something on the ground but lets not get too deep xD

  • @peachylee8459
    @peachylee8459 Před 3 lety +808

    In Detroit Michigan US, it is illegal to paint a sparrow, and sell it as a parakeet, it is also illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday's. Visitors be advised.

    • @HONESTGUIDE
      @HONESTGUIDE  Před 3 lety +67

      That is awesome, thanks for sharing! :-D

    • @ipektanrica9029
      @ipektanrica9029 Před 3 lety +4

      omg does kind of rules could stand still? unbelievable. must be so old

    • @WhereWhatHuh
      @WhereWhatHuh Před 3 lety +10

      Can you paint a scowling sparrow onto your wife? Say, maybe, while she's sleeping? (asking for a friend)

    • @peachylee8459
      @peachylee8459 Před 3 lety +5

      @@ipektanrica9029 I'm sure they are from the 1800's, or early 1900'S, and were just never taken off the books.

    • @peachylee8459
      @peachylee8459 Před 3 lety +11

      @@WhereWhatHuh If she's into that sort of thing, go for it! Just don't try to sell her as a parakeet. lol

  • @sada1504
    @sada1504 Před 3 lety +853

    In my city it is technically illegal to throw snowballs. As you may imagine, no one actually follows this law.

    • @Hilco88
      @Hilco88 Před 3 lety +34

      Would be funny if you lived in Sydney or something.

    • @sada1504
      @sada1504 Před 3 lety +17

      Haha it would, but no, roughly in the western US. We haven't gotten much snow this year though

    • @Krackerlack
      @Krackerlack Před 3 lety +7

      @トマラ that would be hilarious lmao

    • @ajmalk6533
      @ajmalk6533 Před 3 lety +4

      In my city it doesn't matter if you throw snowballs.
      May be its because we dont have snow

    • @ajmalk6533
      @ajmalk6533 Před 3 lety +1

      In my city it doesn't matter if you throw snowballs.
      May be its because we dont have snow

  • @exponentmantissa5598
    @exponentmantissa5598 Před 2 lety +54

    In Canada many years ago there was a TV show called this is the law. They would show a short clip and the object was for the panel of guests to guess what law gotten broken. It was pretty funny and there were some bizarre laws, contradictory laws and laws that were badly outdated.

  • @tomashejkal4318
    @tomashejkal4318 Před 3 lety +44

    As a local, I can honestly add that I had no idea about any of these laws and I have no intention in following them :D

  • @cecilia76984
    @cecilia76984 Před 3 lety +327

    I'm form Paris and it's illegal to take a picture of the Effiel tower at night !! But nobody will ever fine you obviously ... Great video guys !

    • @TheElafis
      @TheElafis Před 3 lety +47

      yeah I heard about that, i heard becouce of the copyright on the lighting Effiel tower

    • @HONESTGUIDE
      @HONESTGUIDE  Před 3 lety +75

      Seriously??? That is amazing :D Do you know any reason for that?

    • @MarvinCZ
      @MarvinCZ Před 3 lety +40

      It's similar with The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark. The copyright owners are actually known to litigate over that. We need Freedom of panorama in Europe and around the world :(

    • @barvdw
      @barvdw Před 3 lety +16

      @@MarvinCZ in theory, it's true for every design, including architecture, but only in a few iconic exemples, they actively hunt for (professional) use of the image, like the copyright holders for the Atomium in Brussels. They forced the tv news to change their background a couple of years back, because it depicted the Atomium...

    • @MarvinCZ
      @MarvinCZ Před 3 lety +15

      @@barvdw Not every design everywhere. Many countries have Freedom of panorama laws - laws that exmpt architecture and other works displayed permanently in public spaces from copyright protection.

  • @danielwatts7375
    @danielwatts7375 Před 3 lety +94

    In Alabama, if you’re going to drive across a covered bridge, you must honk your horn to alert any horse and buggy on the other side to keep from scaring the horse.

    • @Pidalin
      @Pidalin Před 3 lety +9

      it's like mountain tunnels somewhere in Alps, there are signs you must horn beasue only 1 car can enter tunnel

    • @phanaticz
      @phanaticz Před 3 lety +49

      In Alabama, reverse cowgirl is illegal.
      Because you're not supposed to turn your back on family.

    • @sn2001
      @sn2001 Před 3 lety +5

      @@phanaticz sweet home Alabama

    • @ZebraContent
      @ZebraContent Před 3 lety

      ​@@phanaticz so your saying you are reverse cowgirling your family?

    • @briant4323
      @briant4323 Před 2 lety +4

      Surely sounding your horn will scare the horse!

  • @michaelm1
    @michaelm1 Před 3 lety +164

    "A pigeon. It's basically a pooping machine." - Aren't we all?

    • @ducklingchief8289
      @ducklingchief8289 Před 3 lety

      At least ours goes under and not on

    • @fourcgames7568
      @fourcgames7568 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah but we don't shit on the street xD

    • @adamrezabek9469
      @adamrezabek9469 Před 3 lety +2

      @@fourcgames7568 at least most of the time

    • @N1ghtH4wk86
      @N1ghtH4wk86 Před 2 lety +3

      I dont poop on my neighbors windsheild

    • @michaelm1
      @michaelm1 Před 2 lety

      ​@@N1ghtH4wk86 Very good point. Let's all realize that we in fact envy the birds their ability to perpetrate these "bombing runs".

  • @ComposingGloves
    @ComposingGloves Před 3 lety +45

    Me: "I'm lost, can you point me towards ________"
    Them: "Sorry, I don't have the permit for that."

  • @edzomuljo
    @edzomuljo Před 3 lety +446

    "You cannot offer a service on the street of prague"
    Good one

    • @janekrubes
      @janekrubes Před 3 lety +7

      Here you go: www.praha.eu/public/52/4d/b0/2567053_893656_narizeni_c._9_2011.pdf

    • @Martina-Kosicanka
      @Martina-Kosicanka Před 3 lety +56

      @@janekrubes He probably meant a specific service ;)

    • @poshparker2878
      @poshparker2878 Před 3 lety +22

      @@Martina-Kosicanka In the 90s wenceslas square was packed with hookers at night, offering all sorts of services ;)

    • @Martina-Kosicanka
      @Martina-Kosicanka Před 3 lety

      @@poshparker2878 I can imagine ;)

    • @brake_4_cake
      @brake_4_cake Před 3 lety +7

      @@poshparker2878 I came to the Czech Republic by road in the 90s, Wenceslas Square had nothing on the road between the German and Czech border checkpoints

  • @inkpanther
    @inkpanther Před 3 lety +293

    Just watching that Porsche driver intentionally blocking the way causes something to boil inside of me.

    • @Darwinek
      @Darwinek Před 3 lety +45

      Classic scene here in Prague, though usually the main protagonist is a BMW.

    • @user-ib9pz6id5b
      @user-ib9pz6id5b Před 3 lety +19

      In Prague Is a question. It is a porshe car, or it is a porshe tram which has a stop there? :D (One type of trams in Prague is designed by porshe...)

    • @jancerny3315
      @jancerny3315 Před 3 lety +4

      @@user-ib9pz6id5b stfu

    • @jdjphotographynl
      @jdjphotographynl Před 3 lety +7

      @@Darwinek Not even Audi? Or are Audi drivers over there in Prague also more well known for speeding and blinding the fnck out of you with their way too bright xenon headlights, like they are here in Amsterdam?

    • @Darwinek
      @Darwinek Před 3 lety +5

      @@jdjphotographynl Yeah, the blinding lights of Audi are a thing here as well.

  • @denyauthority4934
    @denyauthority4934 Před 3 lety +18

    In Montana, it's illegal for a wife to open her husband's mail, It is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

    • @nou4605
      @nou4605 Před rokem

      And Americans call other countries regressive. Lmao

    • @a_921
      @a_921 Před rokem

      Let me guess: The opposite (i.e man opening his wife's mail is perfectly acceptable)

    • @randomdude2546
      @randomdude2546 Před 11 měsíci

      @@nou4605 Every country has dumb laws like these you might not have heard of them because they are dead in practice nobody enforces those but also nobody bothered to formally change them

  • @dogfreak3000
    @dogfreak3000 Před 3 lety +28

    Some weird laws in Belgium:
    - It's illegal to mow your lawn on a Sunday
    - Some guy in a town close to mine got fined because he threw a sandwich wrapper into a public bin, which was considered littering...
    - No Dutch monarch will ever possess the throne

    • @_xNora
      @_xNora Před 3 lety +8

      threw a sandwich wrapper in... a public bin... tf

    • @danepher
      @danepher Před rokem +2

      the first one Sunday is a weekend and probably because of noise no?
      the third one, well the rivalry between the flemish and the others?

    • @dogfreak3000
      @dogfreak3000 Před rokem

      @@danepher The first one actually depends on your municipality, and it doesn't always have to do with noise. The third one actually has to do with Belgian history... What is now cocidered Belgium always had been part of the Netherlands, but turmoil in Europe devided the North and South. They were first ruled together by the Spanish, and then the Austrians. The Dutch revolted against these powers, but the Belgians weren't able to. After the French revolution the Low Countries were actually reunited again, but, with backing from France, the French speaking part of Belgium revolted against being ruled by the Dutch, with successful outcome this time. That's how Belgium was created and the same goes for that law!

    • @MCbigbluelp
      @MCbigbluelp Před rokem +2

      in germany its forbidden to do any (too) noisy stuff at sundays. no lawn mowing, no loud music etc

  • @user-ib9pz6id5b
    @user-ib9pz6id5b Před 3 lety +312

    Name of the vide: Tourists breaks these laws
    Reality: Citizens break these laws

    • @kuchyy
      @kuchyy Před 3 lety +1

      For real

    • @choopikaa
      @choopikaa Před 3 lety

      Hi 👌

    • @andrewthezeppo
      @andrewthezeppo Před 3 lety +6

      Actual reality: both citizens and tourists break those laws as the video clearly shows.

    • @fizzy9226
      @fizzy9226 Před 2 lety

      Everybody breaks these laws, but nobody really cares

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist Před 2 lety

      The title of the Czech version of the video does in fact say "everyone breaks these laws". :D I think they titled the English version like this because of the way this channel is geared towards tourists...

  • @gregor5794
    @gregor5794 Před 3 lety +150

    It should be a law to touch the honest lamp in Prague 😂😂

  • @novembreletters4363
    @novembreletters4363 Před 3 lety +7

    In Canada there’s a law saying you can’t build a snowman taller than 30 inches.
    Some more weird laws: you can’t paint your house or doors the colour purple in Ottawa, in Halifax a taxi driver can’t wear a tee shirt, in all of Canada you can’t remove a bandaid in public, in Alberta you aren’t allowed to paint a wooden ladder and in Toronto you can’t drag a dead horse down the street on Sundays.
    I’d say some of them are outdated... 😂

    • @grumpyoldman3458
      @grumpyoldman3458 Před 3 lety

      If you varnish a ladder you can see if the wood gets damaged but you can't if it's painted. Odd to see it being a law though.

  • @comradefiki6413
    @comradefiki6413 Před 3 lety +12

    I love how there is happy music in the background while your braking the law

  • @adamkiraly7833
    @adamkiraly7833 Před 3 lety +161

    Janek started the day an innocent, everyday Prague citizen. But ended the day, as a serius criminal!

  • @sancochito75
    @sancochito75 Před 2 lety +3

    There is another scam that happens in the Trocadero in Venice, where a crew guides you from the parking lot to their keos, charge you a premium and stack you like sardines in their boat taxi. The real taxi is only a 100 meters to the right.

  • @rbncherryfig
    @rbncherryfig Před 3 lety +28

    Aw, I went through Wenceslas Square just as you were filming the scene with the beer 😂 I was too scared to approach though, but I kept smiling afterwards. finally, I saw a real Janek in his natural habitat 😂
    I love you guys, you are doing an amazing job ❤️

  • @lelandunruh7896
    @lelandunruh7896 Před 3 lety +7

    I have consumed easily over 100 liters of beer and a dozen liters of spirits on the streets of Prague. I never knew I was an habitual criminal!

  • @DummyThunder
    @DummyThunder Před 3 lety +21

    In Czechia we can't go out after 9 pm, unless you have a dog

    • @WhereWhatHuh
      @WhereWhatHuh Před 3 lety +5

      during the pandemic alone, more than three million dogs have died from over-walking.

    • @1david1r47
      @1david1r47 Před 3 lety +1

      lmao restaurace na vyšehradě time

  • @hugoslav843
    @hugoslav843 Před 3 lety +18

    I remember, we were on a class trip, we threw bread crumbs from the charles bridge, the amount of birds that were flying after us was hilarious.
    Our teacher wasnt happy.
    Birds were attacking us for the next like 10mins

  • @walthanas
    @walthanas Před 2 lety +22

    Having been a frequent visitor of Prague, due to an ex-partner from Prague, I learned something new in your video: Thank you!
    However, you are incorrect that all cars are over 2 metres wide. Many actually have dimensions, from mirror to mirror, that are (barely) under that 2m mark.
    That includes a lot of the Skoda models from the first decade of this century, which make up a large percentage of the current fleet of cars driving around in prague right now.

    • @suprguy
      @suprguy Před rokem

      yeah I noticed that too. the mercedes s class is even under 2 meters and it is a huge car

  • @davidhinkley
    @davidhinkley Před 2 lety +2

    On the books, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, it is still illegal for a man to be seen in public after dark without a top hat.... and a child to be seen in public at all after dark --- even with their parents.

  • @mauriciofernandes7698
    @mauriciofernandes7698 Před 3 lety +203

    So, from now on, you´re the "honest whatever"?

  • @LokiCDK
    @LokiCDK Před 3 lety +14

    "When the penalty for breaking a law is a fine, the law only exists for the poor."
    LOL, mirror to mirror width of the Paceman: 200.15cm.

    • @andrewthezeppo
      @andrewthezeppo Před 3 lety

      Sad but true, at least places are starting to get rid of cash bail aka modern debtor's prisons

    • @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx
      @ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx Před 2 lety +2

      @@andrewthezeppo If the law is fine then we should use the Finnish fine model where the amount is proportionate to you're income

  • @roevskagg
    @roevskagg Před 2 lety +16

    Doesn't it make perfect sense to require tour guides to have a license (or a permit from the state/city) wherever you are?

    • @brendonharadon7728
      @brendonharadon7728 Před 2 lety +1

      I would think it should depend on the influence of the area, combined with if the guides are charging money for it. Where I live, there is a local tour guide group that will give a tour of the area, and your group only pays for the gas of the tour bus. Well, more of a tour van. But the guide group consists of volunteers from the local museum and arent required to have a licence. I think they offer it as a free service that heavily advertises the museum

  • @travelwithsan6698
    @travelwithsan6698 Před 3 lety +8

    It's so sad, but in the same time amazing to see Prague empty like this. I was used to work in tourism in Prague and I got sometimes sick of all the touristic traps in the city centre. It's so nice to see, that they are gone now :).

  • @ruthlessburger
    @ruthlessburger Před 3 lety +79

    Public drinking is legal everywhere in Switzerland, but it's illegal to hike naked in some regions. (because there were too many naked hikers...)

    • @Nara-zy9qv
      @Nara-zy9qv Před 3 lety +11

      I'm sorry but what?

    • @VodkaSelekta
      @VodkaSelekta Před 3 lety +7

      Maybe they were only naked because they were walking around drinking?

    • @ehanoldaccount5893
      @ehanoldaccount5893 Před 3 lety +12

      Outrageous! Hiking while freeballing intoxicated is one of my favorite hobbies.. Everyday we lose more freedoms 😔

    • @itmkoeln
      @itmkoeln Před 3 lety +1

      I have many questions

    • @huginug
      @huginug Před 3 lety

      Real question, what is the appeal of drinking in public? As in walking around the city while drinking instead of sitting down in a bar/restaurant 😁

  • @uncanadien3272
    @uncanadien3272 Před 3 lety +29

    I went to prague this time last year and it was so cool seeing all the places i visited in the background of the video, keep up the good work

  • @rockandrolleracdc
    @rockandrolleracdc Před 3 lety +10

    Last place I went before the world went to shit, actually the news about the virus broke on our second day there.
    I’ll be back as soon as I can because I miss it so much.

  • @vincentwilliams4159
    @vincentwilliams4159 Před 3 lety +4

    Great job guys,, i was in prague last year and loved your videos that helped me go from the airport to the old town,, and all your tips on crooks !! you are always interesting !!

  • @HONESTGUIDE
    @HONESTGUIDE  Před 3 lety +27

    Let us know which law seemed the most bizarre to you or what crazy laws you have in your city! 👇 We're curious to find out.
    And if you like what we do, please consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/honestguide
    Thanks!
    PS - When we reach 300 Patreons, we’ll do livestream testing trdelníks in the city centre 😃😃

  • @andrescaruceru8755
    @andrescaruceru8755 Před 3 lety +3

    I've never been to Prague, don't even think i'll be able to go, but your videos really make me want to visit this city even during these times

  • @dontchatshit1
    @dontchatshit1 Před 2 lety +16

    Hi Janek. Me and my late friend has visited Prague 8 times between 2014-2017 Sometimes twice a year. Sadly he passed away 2019. Actually the last conversation we had was to visit Prague the day before he suddenly passed away. We like in the uk. On behalf of my late best friend and myself, I’d like to thank you so much from all your videos. We learned so much from your videos, that made our holidays in Prague so enjoyable. We absolutely loved it. I have many videos and memories of Prague. Even kutna hora. The same pub/restaurant you went to, we when there too. Again thanks very much. This is the first video I’m watching since my friend passed. Keep up the good work and hopefully one day, I’ll visit again. Much love and respect vj and my late friend sunny 👍😀🙏

    • @eatyourvegetables1449
      @eatyourvegetables1449 Před rokem +1

      If you don't mind me asking, was it a sudden death like cardiac arrest or was it a disease and you guys saw it coming? I'm sorry for your loss, hope everything is ok.

    • @dontchatshit1
      @dontchatshit1 Před rokem +1

      @@eatyourvegetables1449 it was a cardiac arrest. I really miss Prague. But it may make me really sad to visit. We even went to kutna hora. That was after watching your videos. You taught us where not to get scammed, places to eat, drink and visit. Even waking up to the sun set on Charles bridge. It was the very cold morning, January 2017. We thank you for your educational helping videos that made us want to want to visit again and again. Hopefully I will return and even meet you

    • @eatyourvegetables1449
      @eatyourvegetables1449 Před rokem +1

      @@dontchatshit1 I’m not with the HONEST GUIDE, although my mom originates in CZech and we go there every summer. But I am in no way associated with HONEST GUIDE, I just happened to be a friendly guy curious :)

    • @eatyourvegetables1449
      @eatyourvegetables1449 Před rokem +1

      @@dontchatshit1 and yes, CZech and Prague are beautiful (although I have to admit I like Brno more, less people, less scams and better places, in my opinion). I love to visit there whenever we go during the summer it’s always great fun. I’m glad you enjoy it :)

  • @MrAM4D3U5
    @MrAM4D3U5 Před 3 lety +22

    Spelled BREAKS fam! Love you bro can’t wait to visit Praha again soon

    • @HONESTGUIDE
      @HONESTGUIDE  Před 3 lety +14

      Thanks! I was having such a hard time with this one, really. I guess this was the last push I needed - I'm enrolling back to the uni 😃 Oh my... See you soon in Prague! :) Honza

    • @BelovedNL
      @BelovedNL Před 3 lety +3

      @@HONESTGUIDE Well then another one that might tip you over: 320T(/year) divided by 80.000 pigeons equates to 4kg/y/bird, not 3.2kg ;)

  • @hezcinezkarel7484
    @hezcinezkarel7484 Před 3 lety +22

    Lol, they could fine whole Old Town Square for drinking svařák (mulled wine) during winter... 😂

    • @ruseneca90
      @ruseneca90 Před 3 lety +6

      😂 Well, corruption sometimes has its positives, especially when you have a mulled wine and it's freezing cold outside

    • @vojtsn
      @vojtsn Před 3 lety +1

      that's basically a money printing

    • @martinconnelly1473
      @martinconnelly1473 Před 3 lety

      I was thinking that was an obvious thing that lots of people do.

  • @milansurlan4924
    @milansurlan4924 Před 3 lety +1

    I came from Croatia and stayed here in Czech:)almost 3 years so far:))your guides help alot😁😁

  • @Privat1495
    @Privat1495 Před 2 lety +1

    Great and helpful info,thx!!

  • @Midaspl
    @Midaspl Před 3 lety +9

    6:05 - ha! My car (Fiat Punto) is 1954 mm wide with mirrors :D

    • @saiien2
      @saiien2 Před 3 lety +3

      That's almost a motorcycle so you should be ok :D :D :D

  • @GilesWendes
    @GilesWendes Před 3 lety +12

    Tourists are often surprised that 'jaywalking' is perfectly legal in London and the rest of the UK. If you want to fit in, check the road and cross whenever and wherever you fancy.
    Just not on motorways!

    • @rednapp57
      @rednapp57 Před 3 lety

      and possibly get run over

    • @GilesWendes
      @GilesWendes Před 3 lety +5

      @@rednapp57 I've survived so far

    • @hitlord
      @hitlord Před 3 lety +1

      Isn't jaywalking only a "crime" (it mostly isn't enforced) in the US?
      I thought it was legal basically everywhere.

    • @GilesWendes
      @GilesWendes Před 3 lety

      @@hitlord no, it's illegal in lots of countries

    • @rdizzy1
      @rdizzy1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@hitlord Even if it was legal in the US ,it would be a very bad idea, US drivers don't give a shit about pedestrians, walking across the road at an area that isn't a cross walk (or even on a cross walk if it is a busy road) is just asking to be flattened on the road.

  • @atwenga
    @atwenga Před 3 lety +1

    I gotta say, very interesting rules and laws, esp for the car that I often break. Thanks for this timeless service that you are providing...

  • @klubstompers
    @klubstompers Před 2 lety +4

    In the US, in some areas, is it still a hang-able offense to steal a horse. Some cities just never updated the law.

  • @jabfab97
    @jabfab97 Před 3 lety +7

    5 Ridiculous Laws in New Jersey
    It is against the law for a man to knit during fishing season! ...
    It is against the law to slurp your soup! ...
    It is illegal for automobiles to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the street! ...
    It is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a murder! ...
    It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon!

    • @siriusczech
      @siriusczech Před 3 lety

      the fourth one is really a big deal :D :D

    • @Napoleon.82
      @Napoleon.82 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao they care more about the bulletproof vest more than the murder

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo Před 2 lety

      Asians (or at least Japanese) will get into trouble as for them slurping is showing that you enjoy your food. You would be offending the cook/host if you didn't slurp. Or your partner but I am not going to explain that.

  • @romankacin8365
    @romankacin8365 Před 2 lety +7

    Very entertaining. Thanks guys. As a Czech living in Prague I can say that this is a typical Czech approach. Politicians make tens of thousands of laws that no one respects and are never enforced unless you are a visible minority.

  • @Kat-V
    @Kat-V Před 3 lety

    Teď jsem viděla tvou prohlídku FF UK :) to jsem fakt nečekala, pěkné a užitečné

  • @condo0073
    @condo0073 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Janek, plenty of great advice as usual 👍

  • @CZpersi
    @CZpersi Před 3 lety +3

    I remember multiple people complaining that the security at Prague Bridge harassed them for using even a small photographic tripod. It has something to do with the fact that Charles Bridge is somehow private property of a union of artists, which attempts to prevent unlicensed creators from making professional works without a license.

    • @janekrubes
      @janekrubes Před 3 lety +2

      That's where this "hoax" began. But it is not private property, and some random security can't tell you what to do. If in doubt, you can call police (not that they would know more)

  • @PhilipLon7
    @PhilipLon7 Před 3 lety +3

    We were once stopped by the police because drank beer at a stand at the Wenceslas Square. They forced us to stop drinking the beer but fortunately we were not fined.

  • @Stage4000
    @Stage4000 Před 3 lety +1

    this was an awesome vid. love the sense of humor.

  • @rosellastar468
    @rosellastar468 Před 3 lety

    Great video. This is my first video of yours and straight off the bat you had great communication and made this entirely entertaining

  • @angelbbva3135
    @angelbbva3135 Před 3 lety +3

    That first law is actually a great idea, specially if the gov is taking it seriously. So many scammers make money off of tourists that don’t know what they’re doing or other criminals pretending to be a guide to hurt them

  • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
    @MyRegardsToTheDodo Před 3 lety +8

    #1 actually makes a lot of sense. Unlicensed tour guides that work off the grid don't pay taxes.

    • @R0swell5104
      @R0swell5104 Před 2 lety +2

      And potentially rip off tourist so giving the city a bad name. Makes perfect sense to me too.

  • @graxo3752
    @graxo3752 Před 3 lety +1

    Love your informational and culture deepening videos. Would love to visit Prauge sometime

  • @naomhfermin
    @naomhfermin Před 2 lety

    Just want to say , these are my chill out videos after a hard day. You're just so placid

  • @mrsthad
    @mrsthad Před 3 lety +48

    I'd be in Prague right now if I could. I loved every second of my last time there. My husband and I celebrated our 20th anniversary there.

    • @mrsthad
      @mrsthad Před 3 lety +1

      I forgot to mention that I even named my new service dog Českà!

    • @KulibobCZ
      @KulibobCZ Před 3 lety

      @@mrsthad Oh god...

    • @larsb.1972
      @larsb.1972 Před rokem

      Does your husband ever do it with you? Since ur so large and all

  • @nickinportland
    @nickinportland Před 2 lety +3

    You should do a video on the sidewalks and streets of Prague. When I went I couldn’t stop staring at the ground. Miles and miles of the most beautiful streets in the world.

  • @robfriedrich2822
    @robfriedrich2822 Před 3 lety +1

    In Berlin, street musicians needs a license and aren't allowed to use amplification. The only place without this restrictions is Mauerpark, the Berlin Wall Park between Bernauer and Gleim Strasse

  • @167262
    @167262 Před 2 lety +2

    In Ontario, Canada it is illegal to drag a dead horse along Yonge Street in Toronto on Sunday's.

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo Před 2 lety

      So it's fine on other days ? Noted for when I visit that city.

  • @YashKMusic
    @YashKMusic Před 3 lety +28

    1. reads the laws ✔️
    2. has a channel with "guide" in the name with almost 1M subs ✔️
    3. decides to break the laws anyway :) ✔️
    gotta love this guy

  • @paciic
    @paciic Před 3 lety +7

    3:11
    *there's a Hong Kong Revolution Text in the background*
    _The Chinese Government would like to know your location_

  • @cantsay
    @cantsay Před 2 lety +1

    A town near me has a law still on the books which requires horse hitching posts infront of all businesses. No one follows it, but I met a horse owner who was fighting the city to get his hitching posts!!

  • @franktoledo6342
    @franktoledo6342 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the information.

  • @Platypi007
    @Platypi007 Před 3 lety +5

    I would have to assume that the requirement to have a license and display it in order to be a guide is an attempt to crack down on scammers taking advantage of tourists.

  • @steurtv
    @steurtv Před 3 lety +33

    Sounds like after the exchange offices he is going to shut down the bus tours people. new mission

    • @johnnygomez7063
      @johnnygomez7063 Před 3 lety +6

      nobody would miss it in general - but luckylly the Prague office of this "red bus touristic company " succesfully and oficially BANKRUPTED !!!! HURAY|!!!

    • @karakas9905
      @karakas9905 Před 3 lety

      I wish.

  • @MrBloodyBat
    @MrBloodyBat Před 3 lety

    Thank you, Janek (and team).

  • @margaretdarrah1336
    @margaretdarrah1336 Před 2 lety

    Your channel is great! I’ll be there in your town very soon. Your videos are very helpful and entertaining on how to tip to getting there from the airport to where to eat to money scammers and I haven’t even watched all your stuff yet. Will be watching on the plane. Dekuji ❤️

  • @ninjakitty5126
    @ninjakitty5126 Před 3 lety +7

    I think you deserve WAY MORE subscribers and comments, fans, supporters, because what you do is amazing, and what is the best, that I never went to Prague, or probably never will go to Prague, nevertheless, I still extremely enjoy your videos! And I love that!

  • @rohitprabhu2063
    @rohitprabhu2063 Před 3 lety +4

    This man is a epitome of simplicity.....good man....love and respect for Czech Republic from India 🇮🇳

  • @sofiapervushyna4707
    @sofiapervushyna4707 Před 3 lety

    Guys, you are the best! I love all of your videos! And Janek is sooooo active. Every time I watch your video, it encourages and energises me. I instantly wanna get up and do all the things in the world. Thanks for making such interesting videos❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ And for stopping me from procrastinating 😅😅😅

  • @kenpaul153
    @kenpaul153 Před 2 lety

    Watching these videos make us want to return to Prague and see all the things we missed back in 2017.

  • @burger7499
    @burger7499 Před 3 lety +8

    I have never known these laws up until now. I've lived here for 10 years

  • @duineeireannach6588
    @duineeireannach6588 Před 3 lety +5

    In a certain college in Dublin, it’s illegal to walk around without your sword 🗡

    • @Amarandwolf
      @Amarandwolf Před 3 lety

      i had to look it up, those are things that are making me curious....sry bad english...im german and not really awake...greetings^^

    • @barratansey152
      @barratansey152 Před 3 lety

      Which college?

    • @duineeireannach6588
      @duineeireannach6588 Před 3 lety +1

      @@barratansey152 I don't know which one, but its an actual rule that you must carry your longsword at all times

    • @barratansey152
      @barratansey152 Před 3 lety

      @@duineeireannach6588 haha

    • @DB-th1ux
      @DB-th1ux Před 3 lety

      Do they give you swords just when you are attending the college for the purpose of that law since people don't typically use swords anymore?

  • @ecolumnacom9415
    @ecolumnacom9415 Před 3 lety

    Diky, Honzo! Dobra robota!

  • @theevanpyle
    @theevanpyle Před 3 lety

    Thanks for sharing! Not sure of any bizarre laws back in my country

  • @gregor5794
    @gregor5794 Před 3 lety +52

    Crazy that people care more about a little mistake in the title than about the video itself 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @andrej.k
    @andrej.k Před 3 lety +12

    6:50 the width of that Oktávka is 1,814m, without mirrors - thus less than 2m. I think that only very few cars break this road sign.

    • @Vysous
      @Vysous Před 3 lety +4

      Why would you count only the width without mirrors? Are you driving with them folded? :) But actually my car is 199,1cm wide (ford focus) including mirrors - so there probably a lot of cars which fit under 2m.

    • @Enroxxx
      @Enroxxx Před 2 lety

      @@Vysous Because you can fold mirrors

    • @rdizzy1
      @rdizzy1 Před 2 lety

      The measurement is mirror tip to mirror tip, with the mirrors fully out.

  • @xochitl9161
    @xochitl9161 Před rokem

    Really enjoy your videos !

  • @bluemavryk
    @bluemavryk Před 4 měsíci +1

    Regarding the point about car width - your generalisation is incorrect. Many cars are indeed wider than 200cms from mirror to mirror but a very large percentage are perfectly fine. An Audi A6 for example, which is considered to be a large car, measures between 188.6cm to 190.2 cm wide mirror to mirror. Hence, anything smaller would be perfectly fine. On the other hand, something like a Porsche Taycan (214.4cm) would indeed be too wide. By the way, the Skida Octavia Combi you pointed out is only just a tad too wide at 200.3cm wide. Love your videos! Keep it up!

  • @phanaticz
    @phanaticz Před 3 lety +5

    In Sweden, it's by law, illegal to be a criminal.

    • @peachylee8459
      @peachylee8459 Před 3 lety

      That is the most Swedish thing I've ever heard in my life. lol

    • @andreasakesson9518
      @andreasakesson9518 Před 3 lety

      @@peachylee8459 Hahahaha our prime minister is so stupid, that is What he Said in an video haha

    • @andreasakesson9518
      @andreasakesson9518 Před 3 lety

      @@peachylee8459 the most stupid thing that Stefan Löfven did say is ”there are many dead trying to escape”

    • @phanaticz
      @phanaticz Před 3 lety

      @@andreasakesson9518 What I wrote is actually a quote from Annie Lööf. 😂

    • @andreasakesson9518
      @andreasakesson9518 Před 3 lety

      @@phanaticz hahahaha now i remeber😂

  • @fajceazy3946
    @fajceazy3946 Před 3 lety +9

    6:51 That Škoda Scala is 1.9m wide, Minicooper Countryman has 1.86m (including mirrors!), so yes the most of cars we saw DOES fit in 2m. Not as you said, that all are breaking the law.

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo Před 2 lety +4

      Did you count the mirrors ? I think that in the "official" measurements only the car body is counted, not the part of the mirrors that extends further.

    • @ChrisisisB
      @ChrisisisB Před 10 měsíci

      @@flitsertheoAll cars (I know of) can fold their mirror in, most (all?) can do it electronically (ie by pushing a button without actually exiting the vehicle).
      Reality check, as someone who has worked with trams, I guess you will not get any money from the city if a tram rips you mirror off. Even if it was a situation where, if the tram had been a car, that car would have been considered at fault.

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo Před 10 měsíci

      @@ChrisisisBI can adjust the mirrors of my 2009 car electronically from within the vehicle but folding still has to be done manually, outside the car.

  • @Samcaracha
    @Samcaracha Před 3 lety

    I like the sarcastic style a lot!!
    And also the enlightening guide (oh, I am not allowed to say that) way through Prag. Keep it on and think about free walking tours! Great work anyway!

  • @yolavictoria472
    @yolavictoria472 Před 3 lety

    I’m coming to Prague next month for Erasmus, so excited after seeing your videos!

    • @MRLBRMNN
      @MRLBRMNN Před 2 lety

      How did you like it?

    • @yolavictoria472
      @yolavictoria472 Před 2 lety

      @@MRLBRMNN It was the best time of my life! Few tourists were there because of the lockdown. The city was only filled with Erasmus students. I spent most of my time watching sunsets from Prague's high lands. I love it!

  • @firestorm165
    @firestorm165 Před 3 lety +4

    In Australia it's illegal to punch someone who's stabbing you

    • @Napoleon.82
      @Napoleon.82 Před 3 lety

      Wtf?! Really? Like stabbing you with a knife?

    • @AChannelFrom2006
      @AChannelFrom2006 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Napoleon.82 Australia hates people protecting themselves. If someone is attacking you and they get a scratch on themselves from you blocking them... you can be charged with GBH. If you scream out while being attacked, you can be charged with disrupting the public.

  • @grandmaashley
    @grandmaashley Před 3 lety +29

    Grandma approved

  • @TheSummiteer
    @TheSummiteer Před rokem

    Oh you had me worried for a minute. Your videos have inspired me to visit Prague later this year. I'm hoping to use my tripod for night photography around your beautiful city. Thanks.

  • @chuckguerin8141
    @chuckguerin8141 Před 3 lety

    Love your vids Bro!

  • @daveadriffield7296
    @daveadriffield7296 Před 3 lety +22

    We are not allowed to leave our homes. Only for exercise or something essential.

    • @16m49x3
      @16m49x3 Před 3 lety +5

      that's called prison

    • @kolomaznik333
      @kolomaznik333 Před 3 lety +1

      Everyone is different and the same goes for their essential needs. So you can live almost normally or you are infringed on your natural rights. If it is without proper fair trial then you know you live in totalitarian regime that threw you in prison, innocent or not, no difference.... No liberty, no justice.

    • @MoriMori
      @MoriMori Před 3 lety +7

      @@16m49x3 that’s called pandemic

    • @16m49x3
      @16m49x3 Před 3 lety +6

      @@MoriMori
      No, it's called tyranny

    • @mrdictator7030
      @mrdictator7030 Před 3 lety +1

      meh, no one really cares

  • @anthonyajube6142
    @anthonyajube6142 Před 3 lety +6

    In London is illegal to die inside the Houses of Parliament.

  • @DK-ty5ue
    @DK-ty5ue Před 10 měsíci

    Love how empty the streets are! I’m guessing you filmed this during winter months. Cool channel kluci keep it up. Im a fellow Czech living abroad. Gonna visit Prague soon.

  • @frankieblue1945
    @frankieblue1945 Před 2 lety

    After watching some of your videos I just had to subscribe. Very helpful. Ooh Rah!

  • @David-ld4ql
    @David-ld4ql Před 3 lety +12

    "Breaking the law breaking the law"
    -Beavis and Butthead

    • @brake_4_cake
      @brake_4_cake Před 3 lety

      It's not a Beavis & Butthead quote, They were quoting a Judas Priest song: czcams.com/video/eRorNhiUM8U/video.html

    • @David-ld4ql
      @David-ld4ql Před 3 lety

      @@brake_4_cake thanks for the info!

    • @jj9749
      @jj9749 Před 3 lety

      loved that episode