ODD THINGS ON THE STREET IN PRAGUE (that you would never see in America)
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Are you traveling to Czech Republic? Don't miss these odd things on the street in Prague! Okay, maybe not "odd"-but you would never see them in America! But that's the reason you came here, right? To experience real Czech culture and see how Czechs live! So get out of the touristy center of the city and venture into the other districts of Prague.
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You are in Prague: okay
You hear a siren: okay
It is not the first wednesday in the month: PANIC
I Always hated and still hate it. Like, we were in class, learning and all and then the sirens were so loud...!
Oops, sirens were loud two times in my town and it wasn't Wednesday or 12 am. (But that happens few times a year.)
@@slushiesforlife My high school was one street down from the hospital :D twice as annoying!!
@@jayxfrost8987 Oh no. Poor you!
@@slushiesforlife Když se na Žižkově stavěl ten obrovský bytový komplex RGT (700 bytů) měl jsem tu příležitost stát na střeše toho věžáku, když zrovna spustili tenhle "alarm"..... ta rezonance... v tomhle místě... ve výšce 19. patra... šílený... myslel jsem, že mi praskne hlava...
We are literally counting on everyone having common sense and general awereness of their surroundings.
@Marek Dolezel Well, what to say: Be vigilant :D
First of all, the thing said in the video is false; if you're an owner of a pavement or a sidewalk and you leave snow or icing unattended leaving to someones injury, you are liable for a financial damage if the thing goes to litigation. The difference is that the health insurance company typically does not litigate these things and since there is little to no copay on a health bill, people don't litigate it either.
Mark Stopka I believe she only said how it is in USA about the snow left on your pavement/footpath.
@@veronikac6895 It's the same in Czech Republic though; you're supposed to look after any public-facing property of yours: either keep it hazard free or surround it with a fence and/or no entry / warning singage. Not sure if you're financially liable towards anyone getting hurt, but you could definitely get fined. The health services here probably help quite a bit.
Amunak I know :)
Hi. The sirens every first Wednesday in a month are for control that the sirens work. It is since 2002 because of the big floods in that year when they found that some sirens didn´t work because of not testing them too long and nobody had found it. And for the traffic system there are rules for that so just the pedestrians had too keep themself safe. The drivers know what to do.
Aha, that's why they started in 2002! I appreciate that the rules encourage pedestrians to be responsible. Though interestingly, my American friend got a "jaywalking" ticket here in Prague, for crossing outside a crosswalk, even though there were no cars around. Thanks for your comment!
@@DreamPrague its "illegal" to cross outside a crosswalk if there is any around 50 meters. But usually dont care much
@@DreamPrague Sorry to hear about your friend - police probably did not yet have filled their ticket quota for the day :)
About the sirens, in our city they first run them and afterwards they run the announcement that says, it is just an exercise. So, if there would be a real dangerous situation, no one would care.
@@zuzananoskova9933 if there would be real dangers, there would be different sound. There are tree different sound:
Monthly: up - 30 seconds (?) - down
Dangers: up - down - up - down - up - down...
For fireman, not sure perfectly: up - a few seconds - down - up - few seconds - down...
The lack of warnings and general street conditions used to drive me crazy. During my first winter, I fell on ice and twisted my ankle in front of my school. When I asked why it wasn't salted and should be, my headmaster told me "In Czech winter you should expect ice."
That's hilarious.
Actually, in this country the owner of the that particular land (in this case the sidewalk) is liable for the condition. If you twisted your ankle, did the principal not tell you they were? You could have claimed some compensation.
Člověk je odpovědný sám za sebe. Takže musíte dávat pozor.
@@korinakrausova9548 No, tak ona ta povinnost dát chodník do pucu majitelem pramení z faktu, že tu máme třeba babči o berlích, že. 😉
@@jantchakonigkteré jsou také zodpovědné samy za sebe. A pokud nejsou, mají mít zodpovědný doprovod.
Hi, I am here to explain the Vietnamese community. After the Vietnam war, Czechs as a part of the easter block had an agreement with Vietnam that Vietnamese people can go to Czechia to "learn" (they got benefits and stuff). So, a large portion of Vietnamese went and from that time, they become the second/third biggest minority in the country :)
Thanks for the explanation. I find it interesting though that you mostly only see Vietnamese people running Večerky or Vietnamese restaurants. I also find it interesting that I've only seen ONE Czech person every working in a večerky. Just an odd observation.
@@DreamPrague their kids are premiants at school. Speaks better at cz. language than 50% of czechs. They are future of this nation :D
@@DreamPrague Yeah, I guess Czech people are too ambitious for that. You can't get rich running Večerka. It's really thankless job. The Vietnamese imigrants usually don't have any special skill, they can't get education here because they struggle with the language, but they are extremely humble and hardworking, so they become sole proprietors and work almost nonstop - no weekends, no holidays - just to secure their family and raise their kids to get naturalized in this country with good free education and stuff. It's almost like post-soviet version of the American dream :D
Slováci jsou menšina
That was the official commie story. In reality they were a semi-slave labor which worked for less than minimum wage, used as a payment for the weapons, the ammunition and mainly SEMTEX, the infamous plastic explosive during the war. As Vietnam was cash poor at the time. And many stayed after the fall of the communism since their children were already born in Czechoslovakia and didn't know any other home. But it is true that the most common last name in todays Czech Republic is Nguyen.
I have to say one of my favorite parts of this video is John's reaction to the sirens :)
Hahaha, yeah he freaks out every first Wednesday, glad I got to capture it on film 😂😂😂
Very funny husband, I appreciate these scenes! :-D
Je docela zábavné polouchat cizince, jak mluví o tom, co jim přijde zvláštní ve vaší zemi.
To s těma neznačenýma nekontrolovanýma křižovatkama byla nadsázka a zjednodušení pro lidi co nejsou z ČR? Jestli ne, tak jezděte opatrně na takových křižovatkách. Platí tam poměrně jednoznačná dopravní pravidla, každý v Česku se to učí v autoškole. Na neznačených křižovatkách platí vždy přednost z prava, takže vozidlům jedoucím zprava musíte dát přednost. Trochu výjimkou jsou tramvaje, které pokud jedou paralelně s vámi a následně zatáčí, nebo vy zatáčíte a tak si křížíte cestu s tramvají, mají přednost. Dále by se měli pouštět lidé na přechodu, pokud by to neznamenalo zadupnout brzdy a zastavit na metru a lidé by neměli přecházet mimo přechod, pokud je přechod poblíž. To že na přechody spousta lidí kašle je druhá věc:D ale nemělo by se to dělat. To jen tak zjednodušeně jak je to na těch neznačených křižovatkách.
Snad nevadí, že jsem to psal česky. Baví mě vaše videa, jen tak dál.
Děkuju za rady ohledně pravidel jízdy! Je mi trapná, protože jsem složila zkoušku řidičů v České republice, ale toto pravidlo jsem neznala! Děkuji za sledování!🙃
@@DreamPrague Můžu se zeptat, jak taková zkouška probíhá? Musela jste psát test, a pak absolvovat jízdu s instruktorem?
Jinak na těchto křižovatkách platí jak již bylo řečeno:
1. Tramvaj má vždycky přednost a to i před chodci
2. Chodci mohou přecházet jen přes přechod (pokud je nějaký v okruhu 50 metrů) a na přechodu dávají přednost tramvajím.
3. Auta dávají přednost chodcům, tramvajím a autům, která přijíždějí zprava.
V Čechách neexistuje "4-Way Stop" vždycky, pokud není značka "STOP" nebo "Dej přednost v jízdě (yield)", tak dáváte přednost autu přijíždějícímu z pravé strany.
Značka STOP a YIELD znamená, že ulice, kterou vjíždíte je tzv. hlavní.
Pokud jedete po silnici označené značkou hlavní silnice (žlutý kosočtverec), tak přednost zprava autům nedáváte, ale tramvajím, které odbočují z hlavní silnice ano. Přednost však máte před tramvajemi, které na hlavní vjíždějí.
jinak každá křižovatka ruší všechny předchozí značky.
@@tomgol6140 Ano, museli jsme dělat stejný výcvik a zkoušky jako Češi, i když jsem už 20 let řídila! Myslím, že to bylo kolem 18 000 Kč, ale přesně si nepamatuji.
@@DreamPrague 18000? Really, that is dubble of normal price for driving licence! Btw its kinda important to learn this rule if you live in Prague :D btw2 nice video =)
V Americe všechno řeší STOP, všude STOP, dokonce i ze všech stran STOP, obecně tam jsou silnice tak že si člověk připadá jak v pomocné škole
btw there are in general 3 kind of road intersections:
a) controleld with lights - thats obvious
b) controlled without lights - one road is designated "main" by a sign (white square with yellow square inside) and the other road is designated with "yield" sign (white triangle with red edges): if you are on the main road, then the traffic in the other have to yield to you. If you are changing direction from the "main street" to the side streed and you are going to the left, you have to yield to the cars on the main street in opposite direction
c) uncotrolled: there is no sign. In that case, you have to yield to traffic comming from your right side. If there is no car on the right, you can go.Those are common in housing areas for example,
I was kind of weirded out by that part. Don't they have this system in USA? Giving the right of way to the car on your right hand side or having the main road marked in the intersection?
@@infrared337 Remembering my short stay in Canada and USA.. if its not controlled by lights or trafic signs, its first come first serve. At first I thought its stupid but usually everyone stops so it seems safer thann czech system but more confusing if you are not used to it
c) uncontrolled does not exist in US as such.... There you will see something that's called a "4 way STOP". It's basically a STOP sign on all 4 sides and whoever got there first has priority, don't ask me how it works in detail, it's just something I picked up from other youtube videos and I still can't get my head around it.
@@rodirij9655 we have stop signs too in Czechia and i think its common in Europe too
@@MrMajsterixx Yes there are stop signs in Europe... What I wrote is a 4 way STOP, that's when all 4 roads leading to crossroads have a STOP sign. I've never seen that in Europe, while it's fairly common in US.
"Shoes are not fashion here, they are FUNCTIONAL!" 😂😂
Fakt. 😜
@@DreamPrague Já vím, jsem z Moravy. Mám dvoje boty do společnosti, dvoje do školy a všechny ostatní do "terénu"😂
@PragaMaterUrbium Tak to už nosili římští vojáci, takže taková hrůza to zase není. :D
Před pár dny jsem musel vyhodit boty přítelkyně, které měly tvarovanou podrážku, co se nedala vyměnit. Říkala, že je má už dlouho, nicméně kožený svršek vypadal jako nový, bylo mi jich fakt líto. Jak jsem z nich sundával přesky, našel jsem pod vložkou napsaný datum - 06/97 :D
@@klaraleblochova chodíš taky do terénu? neuvěřitelné :D ;-)
The cobblestone sidewalks are cute, for sure. But not so much anymore when you're trying to get home in the middle of the night intoxicated and wearing high heels.
or ride a Lime scooter over one (which i think you actually shouldn't do on any sidewalk in Prague but that's not how it goes. )
Haha exactly...
Rule #1 -- You do NOT wear high heels in Prague (unless you want to break your legs :D)
@@jayxfrost8987 that's true! points to you :)
Just try to not put much pressure on your heals instead kind of "tiptoe". Also many streets have smooth large stones on the sides of the roads, so if you are not too drunk you can walk on them easy. ☺️
The specialty shop is not just a Prague thing. I lived and travelled around Europe a fair bit and little shops are common everywhere.
I love that! I wish we had more of those in USA
Yes, still common in Europe :)
And that is good so!
Skvělé video, moc mě tyto pohledy na naší zem baví sledovat. Vidím, že problematiku křižovatek už rozebralo mnoho lidí předemnou, takže se nebudu opakovat. Keep up good work Jen!
Thank you!!😜
Air raid sirens: I live in the Bavarian Forest, close to the Czech Republic, and we also have sirens still. They are used to draw people's attention to nature's nastier sides, like flooding or heavy thunderstorms. And, of course you are right, the professionals get informed by mobile phone, and I must say, as I know the Czech Republic very well, they have one of the best cellphone networks in Europe, way, way better than even Germany. Maybe Estonia is a little bit more to the top when it comes to mobile technology, but Czechia sure is at least second place.
Similar to Prague, our sirens get checked every first Saturday in a month at 10 a.m., so, different countries, different schemes, but the principle remains. Loving to hang out on a Friday night and strongly believing that there won't be no war in Europe anymore, the sirens just tell me one thing: They are working, firefighters and police are out there watching, and I can feel safe.
What I missed: I love the Czech Republic for their love of warmth. I never was at a Czech restaurant, home, or hotel, where they didn't have it decently warm in winter. Maybe what they are doing is not the friendliest thing you can do to the environment, but it's the friendliest thing you can do to your fellow people.
Eisi Kater Deffinately, we heat a lot, my wife is master of heateng😀 In UK on the other hand, they do not heat at all, bloody cold in their houses in winter🥶 😉
I'm Czech and I don't mind foreigners using Czechia at all! It's really about time to stop using the republic when talking about our country.
@PragaMaterUrbium, I would be really interested about the use of Czechia. Jen uses it in the videos. In Germany they say you should avoid it, because it reminds of the times of WWII.
I thought this type of sirens are in almost all countries, at least in Central Europe.
@@henningbartels6245 Though there are Czechs who don't mind the name Czechia like MishuleZ above, a lot of people don't really like it and will correct you that it is the Czech Republic. And yes part of the issue is the pronunciation resemblance to "Tschechei", which is what the nazis called us.
That air sirens are more effective than some texts because u can talk to ur friend and can miss that text, but this is something that u can't ignore, And we as irefighters use this like alarm that we have to get to our station (this work just for voluntary firefighters, proffesionals are 24/7 at station.)
You're right, I miss texts all the time!
@@DreamPrague but if something happens we of course have emergency text warning, we just dont test it every month :)
Sirény se takto zkouší po celé Čr :) při velkých záplavách Prahy v roce 2002 jich velká část nefungovala a tak se pravidelně každý měsíc pouští po celé republice.
Někde ale hlásí, že bude zkouška sirén (zkouší zároveň i rozhlas), a někde na to kašlou (nebo rozhlas už ani nefunguje).
Protože záplavy se očekávají každou chvíli posledních dvacet let 😁
Až se fakt něco stane, tak to budou všichni považovat za zkoušku sirén.. tento zvyk bych v době mobilů a místních rozhlasů zrušil. na to, že je v řece po okraj vody vidím z okna. Jo kdybychom tu měli Tsunami, to by byla jiná
@@olinczewa1083 proto při prušvihu se používá kolísavý ton :) ne nepřerušovaný
@@voprais Ne, to je nový doplněk, kdy případná abcence sirény byla nahrazena rozhlasovým zařízením, resp. toto zařízení doplňuje sirény i o mluvené slovo, které má sdělit co se děje.
Love the video. Did you heard czech expression for cobblestones? We call them "kočičí hlavy" (Cat heads). Oh boy- those bastard get slippery after rain. Especially when driving car, bike or motorcycle. Also uncontrolled intersections- there is "right hand rule" for that.
Wait, how did you get your driver's licence without knowing how to pass through an uncontrolled intersection?
Great question! Guess I always deferred to the right driver out of instinct!
@@DreamPrague Everyone going from a right side has right to go or the one who is on main street - there is sign to it...and you know how yield sign looks like...I am from Prague, got my CA license now and the stop signs everywhere drove me crazy my first year in the US :D like why you have them everywhere :D but I got used to...
you dont need to drive any car - Prague has one of worlds best public transport going everywhere 24/7 and at unmarked intersections, your right hand direction drivers always takes precedence - you should know that from your car school. and also that the tram has always precedence. In case of shoping - people in europe dont like the big stores ofering evrithing. We preffer small specialised shops.
Yes, I SHOULD know that, but Im embarrassed that I forgot it. 😳 I agree, I much prefer small shops like there are in Prague.
@@DreamPrague as well you probably dont have "main road" sign in America autobible.euro.cz/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dopravni-znacka-hlavni-pozemni-komunikace-1024x683.jpg
Dream Prague Don't feel embarassed, please! You' re so nice to us. When I see Czech drivers not using their turn signal, not keeping the right speed, chasing the green light from one intersection to another, then your little fogottentherighthandrule is like a light at the end of the tunnel.
And who teaches Americans visiting Prague the right hand rule? Nobody. So you just showed us how any American might feel facing those different rules.
Johnny Gomez Tram has precedence always........’coz that monster has 40 tons rings the bells like hell!!! 😀😀😀
Tram doesn't always have precedence... Only when you are going the same way
13:58 Many foreigners also learn the hard way we don't call medicine "drugs"...
4:53 Am I the only one who always went only on one colour and pretended the other colour is dangerous?
Yes! Omg in not only one xd
Everyone did that. I sometimes do it still and I am 25 :D
oh yes the holes. digging starts in may, then, for four to six moths, two guys with one shovel just stand there and look at it. repairs on freeways take so long that when they finish one section, the previous one is in need of repair again. sad thing.
You're right, it seems endless!
Wow, it's very similar to Rome... An endless construction.
Uncontrolled intersections are perfectly controlled by "right hand rule" :-)
I have to stop and tell you that I just stumbled upon your channel today and I love your content! I am married to a man from the Czech Republic and we are going to be moving back there soon. It's great to have a vlogger that has lived there awhile and has a good sense of the Czech culture and can put her American spin on it. Love it! I've subscribed and rang the bell. Thank you for your efforts!
Thanks Cheryl, lucky you to be moving to Czech Republic! I'm sure you'll enjoy it. See you in the next video 😜
TRAMVAJ má vždy výhradní přednost před auty a pěší osobou! Ta křižovatka je velice přehledná, ale chápu, že se Ti může zdát zmatená. Jsi úžasná, jen tak dál. Tvoje videa se mi moc líbí.
I absolutely love your imitating of czech impresions (maybe you're Czech now :P ). Especially: "You were dumb enough to fall in an obvious hole? It seems like you shouldn't be walking on the streets."
As a Czech I think we really want to apply common sense and even if everybody says people are dumb (especially in Czech republic), we still believe that you are able to be reasonably cautious. Like is it really mistake of a city that you slip on the ice? Really you dont have eyes? Moreover it could lead for some unpleasant frauds and unjust demands. Like really thousands (or even millions?!) of dollars? For twisted ankle? People even aren't able to make as much money during same period of time as they have to spend in care of medical services, not to mention overcrowded courts. Your damage is probably not so high for being awarded of such riddiculous damages. Nah that would be unjust.
However it is like you said - American medical insurance - it is total bullshit and absolutelly unfair for (not exclusively) poor people. We sometimes do not choose that we get injured. Why should I be punished by enormous fee for that? And our almost free medical care is probably reason for this oppinion (and maybe that common sense).
Your opinion makes total sense to me...Americans just think so differently about these things! I think they should all live for a year in a different country...
well, there may be people with impaired vision walking around... Children running around etc...
@@miplev I dont think it is hummane to let them pay for experience. They suffered enough through broken leg :P
Souhlasím, když je člověk tak blbej že spadne do očividné díry at radši neleze z baráku :D A kdyby skusil žalobu tak ještě dostane po držce :D :D
:)
*zkusil
A co treba nevidomy, co se musi spolehat na to, ze si cestu osahava bilou hulkou s kulickou na konci. Nebo male, zvedave deti...??? Nechapu jak vy muzete bejt tak blbej a uvazovat takhle omezene...
@@miplev Slepci mají hole, nebo slepecké psy...
Podobně je to, pokud si nějaká dámička v lodičkách upaží na náledí a zláme si drápu. Takové bych dal tu operaci zaplatit a na odchodnou ze špitálu řádně proplesknout a né, že se ještě bude drze soudit s vlastníkem chodníku o odškodnění.
I miss Prague it was awesome, thanks for bringing me to memory again all that fun
Thank you for your videos! It's nice hearing observations of someone who wasn't born in czech republic (didn't want to call you a foreigner since you've been living here for quite some time now). You made me look at prague in a different way and appreciate the little things i never noticed c: sorry for any mistakes 🙏
No mistakes, excellent English! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
the difference between Večerka and Potraviny: Potraviny means grocery store and it is a general term. in many potraviny aside from groceries you can also buy basic hygiene products as tampons and toilet paper plus alcohol and cigarettes,though. In smaller cities the regular potraviny are open during the day and close in the evening. for example in my village in Slovakia they close at 18:00 and on Saturday they close around 12:00 if i remember correctly. on sunday they can be even closed. Večerka on the other hand is open mostly in the evening or "večer" or it is open all day long including večer and they sell the most necessaty products as food,alcohol( yes that is considered necessary here) and toilet paper. Usually it is smaller than regular potraviny and the choice of brands is not so wide. plus the price may be slightly higher as they sell on extraordinary time. I dont know if all these things apply also to Prague as you say these shops are mostly run by Vietnamese and it can work differently. but what i described should be the concept of Večerka/potraviny in all the former Czechoslovakia, potraviny being a general term for grocery stores and večerka a shop for necessities when you forgot something and you need to buy it in the evening
3:24 😄 I really enjoyed this fact
Love it. As a prague citizen, who lived in Prague 1 for whole life, you make me smile for whole video. Thanks!
About the siren hooter exam, when I have been on work and travel programme in Kansas City. they been there exatly same even at the same time (first saturday noon) like in czechia. If I remember well it was due to risk of tornado.
If you live in a tornado area in America like the Midwest, they have warning system just like that but also you'll get a text message to warn you about high winds and tornado warnings.
As far as I know those golden Jewish cobblestone were intended to be put on the ground as of beginning of the idea because you are supposed to bend over to read a details written on it which shows unintentionally respect to those people.
I like that idea!
Thank you for your videos! It was interesting to hear about stones and about situation with small shops in US.
Super vid as usual my favourite city mc!
I like how you mentioned that in the US everybody kinda sues everybody and responsibility for your own well-being has disappeared (or has been transferred to a third person). I hope Europe will keep itself on this path where you have to take care of yourself (and not be dumb enought to fall into a big hole on the street). In the US, it is in my opinion getting out of hands and many people actually take advantage of it. Anyways, thanks for yet another entertaining video :-)
Unfortunately, I think you're right about the US. Thanks for your comment!
Yeah, and to make matters worse, I’ve noticed that in America we’re also made to feel responsible for things we have no possible control over. So it’s this super weird combination of blaming others for things we control, and blaming ourselves for things we’re powerless over. It’s like a bad Salvador Dali painting. It makes no sense at all! Haha
5:11 Ješeník Mountains :D
And Jeseníky are in north Moravia region, not Silesia.
@@jiricerny9372 Jeseníky is in both and Jeseník is literally in Silesia.
Keep up good work!
i really liked your video!!
You dont have to be an elderly person not to check your phone all the time! I would certainly die if my life depended on a text.
I stare at my phone all the time and I still miss texts!
what if the disaster comes at night? Sirens are the best way to wake you up. as far as i am concerned, probably the only way to wake me up 🤣🤣🤣
@@vladimiramatejova1796 Nerozumim, co jste mi chtela rict.
@@catepilarr co je na tom nepochopitelne? hovorim , ze sireny su dobre v tom, ze nas upozornia na nebezpecenstvo aj v noci . aj ked spime
The sirens are my love :) There are special occasions when they run the sirens to honor the dead. The last time it was when President of the Senate died, but most often it's for soldiers or firefighters who die in service. The thing is, it's deliberately never on the first Wednesday so the people take notice :) So those are the times when even natives are little confused when they haven't watched the news and you can see them frantically googling what's happening :D But the truth is, when there's gonna be a real emergency the howling pattern will be distinctively different, so as long as you're hearing this static tone, you're good :)
Yes I head that they also honored the dead...that's a lovely tribute. I will keep an ear out for the howling pattern of real emergency, thanks!😬
I love reading the comments of your videos. Always very engaging 😂
Jen, you are fantastic!!! I♥u
haha to me it feels so weird that you can get stuff like shampoo and hygiene products in general at the same place you get your medicine in the US
😂😂😂
Well, I hope we won't EVER adopt a throwaway culture. No offense.
Just found your channel so new subscriber! I’m moving to Prague in June 2020! I just enrolled in your moving to Prague course and I’m very excited to get started!! Thank you for an amazing channel!!
Hey that's fantastic, I think you'll love Prague. June is a great time to come, the summer is awesome here!
I can't stop watching your videos! 🤣🤣🤣
For uncontrolled intersections, there are rules as was said. Those are:
1. Trams (and trains) have always the highest priority
2. Pedestrians on the pedestrian crossing have priority, but not absolute (they should care about their safety, not to go across when car is like few meters before them)
3. Everyone to the right have priority before you. (The ones on the left go after you)
Thank you for explaining it clearly for me!
Když jsem dělala v r. 2002 řidičák tak měly. Naštěstí nebydlím v Praze.
Hey jenn! I’m from Slovakia, ironically living in US 😂 but literally every point you made in this video, including the ominous sirens is spot on for Slovakia as well lol.. I think ours goes off on a Friday lunch though..the first time I heard it as a child during a class at school it almost had me in tears, because in all the documentaries we watched, that sound was heard seconds to minutes from all hell breaking loose..but it’s funny how you get so used to it and forget tourists don’t know it’s a regular test of sirens
Thanks for your comment Adela! I hope you're enjoying your time in the US - I bet you have a lot of observations about my culture that would surprise me!
This is so cool guys - hope you are both well and safe. Cheers from Virginia!
Amazing video, funny and informative! :D Enjoyed a lot, even being czech :D
Thank you!
jestli při katastrofě/válce vypadne signál mobilního operátora tak nedostaneš SMS, potom je jediné rychlé upozornění obyvatelstva siréna a hlášení
The sirens were in Prague long before 2002 but in that year there were masive flodings in the city and most of the sirens didnt worked. So from 2002 they are testig them and preventig failures in emergency situacions:) And for phone preventing system you have to sign up that you agree.
And in the city center where most of the people is, you dont have space fot these giants shops, so they are in suburbs and you dont wanna go there just to buy 2 or 3 things. And many of my friend dont have car, cause you dont need it in Prague
Thanks for the correction! I'm happy that there's not enough space for a Kaufland in the middle or Prague !
Nice video 😊
Jenn...when I went to college in Chicago we had cobblers tailors and specialty stores..bakery...egg stores...fruit and veg...in the 80's
Hij Jennifer,
Sir_Mac here as always!
Firstly - slight corrections, the name of the street is Pařížská, it is from word Paříž (Paris, capital of France) and the ending -ská, the adjective ending of a word.
The mountains in Silesia is Jeseník, but all people called it familiarly Jeseníky.
Cooblestones - it apparently applies to czech "dlažební kostky" or the more artistic type of them called "kočičí hlavy" (lit. cat heads). I am sure, there were a lot of cobblestones in the streets in the past in american big cities, when there the tramways were operated, because it is easy to fix any troubles with the ground of the tramway tracks. And one other useful thing - if there is a temperature below 0°C, so the water turns into ice, the cobblestones are slight prevention from the full coverage of the street by the ice.
The trash cans for dog poops - the people relatively look behave, UNTIL the snow covers everything. If there is snow on the streets, the same people don't use those trash cans, because the snow "hides" the poop. But when the snow disappears, the poops come to the "sun" again and sometimes, you have to do a ballet dancing to move across those poops... like in Swan Lake.
The sirens - it is quite annoying, but it is just 2 minutes of your life every month, so it is acceptable. The sound is perfect "transmittor" to inform everyone (except the deafs).
If the intersections (czech křižovatky) are not operated by traffic lights (czech semafory), there are other traffic signs (czech dopravní značky), which you have to know, no matter if you are driver or pedestrian. And if there is no traffic lights or traffic signs, there are rules, stated in law/act (czech zákon), how to behave on the intersections.
Jennifer, let's say that pedestrian is some sort of "god" on the streets. They have, I don't know how to say it in english, maybe "preference" (czech přednost), until there is traffic light or tramway track. In those cases, pedestrian has to be careful, this is also covered in law/act. For instance - if there is no pedestrian crossing (czech přechod pro chodce) in 50m of your sight, you are allowed to cross the street.
Thanks for the video, very inspirative and it made me to think about certain things, which I live with since my birth! :)
Hi Sir Mac! "The pedestrian is some sort of god" really made me laugh. Yes, they certainly act like it! Most are cautious, but as an American driver, I have to get used to these "gods" jumping out in front of my car 😂😜! And I totally know what you mean with the snow/poop situation. Shameful! Spring is definitely a precarious time to walk on the grass in Prague. Thanks for watching!
Yeah, agree with the dog poop during melting. And if it gets warm quickly, the aroma is terrible. Also thank god for the poop-sucking utility vehicles.
Nuns on a bicycle trip in Prague:
Nun 1: I've never come this way before....
Nun 2: It's the cobblestones...
Oh gosh 😂😂😂😂
your take on 'uncontrolled' intersections was hilarious. the rule of right hand takes care of it. it is easy. traffic coming from your right hand side has the way and tram always has the way.
Vecerka Is more like Grocery store In the Usa😉Great video,thank you for sharing
I don't know why.. I am just proud to be czech.. :D
I am always amazed what's different in the US and Czech.. Incredible videos. :D
Czechs are awesome 🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿
Lol, some of the intersections are really special :D. The entire Spálená street is a nightmare for both pedestrians and cars and the Křižovnická/Kaprova intersection is a nightmare for drivers specifically. There's a lot more but I used to go to school in these places and I had my share of experience with them. I kinda think that a part of it is that it's supposed to discouraged people from using cars in the centre of Prague :D. It's not working very well over all though. There's still way too many cars.
I know that intersection! I am COMPLETELY discouraged from driving in Prague, and I hardly ever do.
Awsome!
As a person born and living in Prague most of the life a had great fun watching your video. You certainly hit the top of the nail (? ) 😀
Haha, maybe... "You certainly hit the nail on the head!" And thank you!
@@DreamPrague Thank you for correction :-)
The Stumbling Stones are on the sidewalk not because the owner doesn't want them on the house.
I originally heard one explanation, later I learned two other possible explanations. There were people saying that it is disrespectful to put them on the ground because then people step on them. Apparently the artist replied to this that these Stones are made from such a metal that the more you step on it, the more it shines (because you polish it).
The other two explanations are that EITHER it's because when you want to read what's written there, you have to bend over and therefore you bowing to the person OR it's because tourists usually look up on the buildings while locals usually look down on the ground and it's mostly the locals who need reminding what kind of animosity was happening in their neighborhood..
Ta zkouška sirén je po celé republice. Ve všech městech.
Nejen v městech, ale i v každé vesnici
@@veronikaczr1105 jasně, jen jsem to nezmiňovala. :)
Ale je pravda, že je to relativně nová věc.
Videa mě fakt baví, jsou super... :) Ty drobné pražské obchůdky bych hned nespojoval s tím, že je v Česku nějaká nižší vývojová fáze kapitalismu. On ten český kapitalismus a jeho korporace jsou ve skutečnosti přibližně stejně staré, jako ty americké... :) Ale třeba první velké obchodní domy, kde člověk měl všechno zboží na jednom místě, vznikaly paradoxně právě v době komunismu. V Praze třeba Kotva nebo Máj na Národní třídě. I na venkově vznikaly ještě v 50. letech státní obchody, kterým se říkalo "samoobsluhy" Komunisté se tak snažili zničit síť malých obchodů tím, že se bude veškeré zboží prodávat na jednom místě. To, co v USA začal dělat třeba Walmart, zvládla v Česku o deset let dříve Komunistická strana... Ale třeba takový pražský obchodní dům "Bílá Labuť" otevřeli myslím dokonce ještě před druhou světovou válkou jako jeden z prvních v Evropě. Stojí zato se tam jít podívat, je to opravdu dost bizarní místo a nahoře je dnes vynikající dělnická jídelna... :-) Bezvadné video, těším se na další... :)
Pro změnu Labuť a kdysi Brouk a Babka vznikly za první republiky.
Děkuji za váš komentář! Máte pravdu, nevysvětlila jsem, co mám na kapitalismu správně na mysli. Myslím si, že by podnikatel v Americe nemohl otevřít nový malý obchod, protože velké obchody by je okamžitě rozdrvily.
Osobně si myslím s těmi samoobsluhami, že to bylo spíše právě o napodobování západního životního stylu. Vím, že třeba ve vesnici, kde máme chatu, ji lidi zbudovali zcela dobrovolně. V čechách je to slintání nad vším západním vidět často i dnes. Krom toho síť malých obchodů jim, pokud je mi známo, patřila také, protože zde nebylo možné dlouhou dobu soukromě podnikat. Jedinná taková možnost byla v podstatě spotřební družstva, jako například Včela, Jednota atd. .
A ještě doplním, že Kotva byla v době otevření dokonce jedním z největších obchodních domů v Evropě.
@@technewsbyseven1240 Kotva is a really interesting mall/shop for me-though it's unique and not really like American malls. I'd like to make a video about it. 😉
Zajímavé je, že v Chicagu i Vancouveru jsem takových malých obchodů taky viděl hromadu. Ano většinou to byli Mexičani, Indové nebo Iráčani, ale taky prodávali svoje :) Ale jo, většinově je Amerika zemí řetězců, což je hrozná nuda.
Hi Ms. Dream Prague, love your talks! For the first time since 1980, I’m returning to Prague from Dallas mid-April. Will be looking for real estate. Am retired and footloose. Thanks for your insightful, informative, and interesting videos! 🙏-cynthia
Have to say I am enjoying your videos even though I am a Czech. Great job done!
Air raid sirens are there since forever, they are just upgrading them periodically.
Pěkné video. Pár poznámek:
- v centru prostě není dost místa na velké obchody
- díky příliš úzkým ulicím ani nejde vybudovat pruhy pro bicykly
- líbilo se mi kolik pozornosti věnujete dlažbě:) takže doporučuji sledovat také domovní znamení
www.google.cz/search?q=domovní+znamení+praha&tbm=isch
Wow, domovní znamení jsou krasné!!
přidám, že u nás je trend kupovat kvalitní zboží konkrétního druhu ve specializovaném obchodě. Obchod se sýrem bude mít zajímavější sortiment než hypermarket, bude mít od lokálních dodavatelů, což se také snažíme podporovat. V Malém obchodě je prodavač lépe informován o sortimentu, umí poradit, buduje si vlastní klientelu a u některého zboží prostě potřebujete asistenci. Nevýhodou je zde cena zboží, která rozhodně bude vyšší než u řetězce.
@@DreamPrague a každý takový dům má svůj příběh.
They have a shopping mall by Flora train station in Prague .
Super, s tým Potraviny si to zabila 😁👍
Sometimes we need an eye of an outsider to notice things. Pavings, intersections, specialty shops, etc. For me it was always normal. But now when I think about it, it's obviously normal only for us Czechs. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome! My husband and my favorite conversations are about noticing the little differences in our every day lives in Prague. 😜
AND slovaks :P
Já sem Česka, a moc mě to video baví❤️❤️
Děkuji za sledování!
@@DreamPrague nemá zac❤️
You have nice stories :D thanks to Prague and the way how it is
13:10 good comparison
Hi Jane, regarding Czech sirens, there is an article on Hasičská Záchraná Služba (HZS) Praha, where they describe in what situation what siren is used (yes, there are different sounds :) ) For instance, sirens used in past (in Prague) in case of big floods, like in 2002. And they even have there siren-sounds examples.
wait, you don't have "the right hand rule" when there is no lights on the intersection? Interesting
I could be wrong, but I think all intersections in the US are "controlled"...at least in California.
Dream Prague
Who has the right of way at an uncontrolled intersection:
If you arrive at a uncontrolled intersection, you must give the right of way to the vehicle that arrived at the intersection first. If you and another driver arrive at an uncontrolled intersection simultaneously, the vehicle on the right should have the right of way.
Zdravim ze Seattle
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@@DreamPrague really? but it may be. Though I heard they have diferent light rules than here.
@@dagmaryork4940 Is there rule that you may go to your right even though your light is red?
katerinalojikova
It is legal to turn right on red as long as there are no signs posted restricting the turn. But drivers must come to a complete stop and be on guard that the turn will not endanger other drivers or pedestrians.
We learnt at school that potraviny means grocery store. Is that right or wrong? :)
Jiří Kára no. Potraviny means foodstuffs :) if you’ve learned that in school, your teacher got probably wrong dictionary ( guid book idk how it’s called )
Yes, this kind of shop is referred to as a grocery store or a convenience store. Foodstuff is just a literal translation of the word "potraviny" in some contexts, but not in the context of these shops, nobody would ever say "I'm going to buy something from the foodstuff".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocery_store
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convenience_store
@@VaclavSir,
‚Convenience store‘ je spíš malé smíšené zboží.
These small shopw are for local buyers and specificaly focused. Support of small sellers is popular in Czech Republic last few years. But also we have a lot of shopping centers (supermarkets or hypermarkets) as a Lidl, Kaufland, Tesco, Penny, tec. :)
Awesome :-D...... Those uncontrolled intersections :-D :-D :-D :-D. I almost fell under my table here... laughing. Somebody should explain it to you before something happens :-D :-D :-D. Anyway.. Great job explaining the differences. It got me thinking :-).
Greetings from Jeseník, where instead of grain, grow best stones.
:D
Zdravím z Jeseníka, kde místo obilí rostou ty nejlepší kameny.
Really?? Then you're my first viewer from Jeseník! Welcome!
What you call special shop speciality - thats how shops are in Europe ;)
Two cities in the US that I lived in (Milwaukee and San Francisco) have monthly sirens (every first Tuesday at noon iirc) so I'm sure there are others, but definitely not all
The bit you spoke needing to drive to a big shopping centre (or mall), where you can buy everything in one store, is the same in the UK (we have Asda (owned by Walmart), Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Tesco, Costco, Waitrose, Lidl, Aldi and others)
co sem viděl jen v Americe a co se mi opravdu hodně líbí, je ta Americká hrdost, všude, ale opravdu všude jsou Americké vlajky, lidé je mají na domech, na zahradách, na ulicích jsou všude...to se mi strašně moc líbí...já mám naši krásnou vlajku pověšenou vždycky přes léto na chatě na stožáru a lidi když jdou kolem, tak čumí, jak kdybych byl nějaký extrémista :D
smutny ovsem je, ze se dost vyrazne rozmana ceska vlajka ve spatne podobne, tj. s prilis kratkym modrym klinem. /klin ma mit poloviny sirky vlajky/
Oni jsou k tomu vedení prakticky od mala. Vyučování ve škole jim začíná přísahou k vlajce.
Vlastenectví je fajn věc ale v Americe to zrovna občas dost přehání, třeba každý školní ráno přísahat k vlajce nebo zpívat hymnu je upřímně už trochu extrém :D
I love your videos! about the driving.... and uncontrolled intersections :) Our rule(law if u want) number one is:"Vehicle coming from right goes 1st if there are no signs" (aka přednost zprava/pravidlo pravé ruky)
One more thing what you didnt mention or might you dont know is that you are not allowed turn on red sign. You can do it in some cases but there will be green arrow ;)
www.bezpecnecesty.cz/cz/bezpecna-jizda-v-aute/prednost-zprava-pravidlo-prave-ruky
I am now embarrassed as a driver, I should have remembered the rule to give priority to the vehicle on the right! 🙈Not turning right on a red is something I had to get used to! Thanks for the comment!
@@DreamPrague Just be careful - this rule as described is only valid if all roads are the same class (i.e. main roads, secondary roads). If there is a car coming form the right (from secondary road) and you are on the main road, ofcourse, you go first. The right of "right hand" is valid just in case of uncontrolled intersections where the road-class is not given. The intersection signs telling you which road is which you should know from autoskola.
@@megaluria9654 Ah yes, i SHOULD know if from Autoskola, but after making this video, I will never forget it!
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Hi, I just discovered your channel a'd I'm in love 😍 I'm Czech but living abroad so I can totally relate to many things.
I find it really interesting what you said about specialty shops. But I think it's related rather to the urban lifestyle than to the culture. I live in Paris and all I also have to go to the baker, butcher, fromagier for cheese, chocolatier for chocolate etc. I think it's related to the age of the buildings, you just can't fit a Target into an old city like Prague or Paris. Plus big stores are only worth it if you can do a HUGE shopping for which you need a car and a ton of storage space in your apartment... Which we don't :) So I guess our lifestyles are just built differently.
But I'd imagine that in NYC shopping culture is rather similar tu European. Because there people don't have space for the typical American shopping either...
we have the sound system as well in Netherland, only we do it on the first monday of the month at 12:00
i drive in Prague every day and it doesnt seem scary to me :P
Hi Jen, you're right with those tags, it's horrible. Unfortunately half of them are left by stupid tourists. Some are Russian, others are Hungarian and so on. The last big incident was when two Germans sprayed Charles Bridge. Fortunately one good guy removed it overnight. Otherwise, you're from the US shows you're having trouble with a traffic-free junction. Where we don't have Trafic lights, we follow the rules. A main road vs side road, a right-hand rule and a priority rule, so tram first, then a pedestrian crossing street on zebra and then cars.
Update: sirens are tested as I remember, as a child I remember them, tested outside the Czech Republic and Slovakia in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The only difference is the term and the interval. The Austrians have it on Saturday, the Swiss once a year in February.
Hi Mari, thanks for the comment! As I was filming the part about uncontrolled intersections, I thought to myself "you should have studied more for your driver's license!!" Cheers 🤓
And the swedes 15.00 PM on Mondays...
Oh boy i almost forgot about that incident. It was kind of hilarious honestly. I remember when it happens everyone in the news was saying how it's gonna cost millions of crowns to remove that and how long it's gonna take and what not
and then some guy removed it overnight just like that😂 such a legend
About those "uncontrolled" intersections - there are basic traffic rules (which a driver should know from school). If there are no traffic lights (and with trams there usually are) then there are traffic signs that define who had the right of the way. And if even the signs are not present (which is a real curiosity in the center) them the right hand rule applies, you have to give right of the way to the car coming from your right. :)
I do really like your point of view. It seems that we are very strange people for outsiders , but you made your points. Stay safe if you walk on street or passing by, we got use to it. Hahaha.
Thank you, I will!
There are no uncotrolled intersections, every intersection has rules, some are written by trafic signs some have semaphores and for some you have to know the rules, which is in the shown case, every vehicle from your right has a priority and every tram has a priority above all vehicles, its realy not hard if you know the laws.
Not every tram has priority- that shows you did not pay attention at driving school. www.cspsd.cz/127-ma-tramvaj-vzdy-prednost-v-jizde
10:14 it is a test of sirens if they work, by the way every first Wednesday of the month and it is all over Europe and not only in Prague. Another thing those dice are cat heads and Europe, not only in Prague are building for centuries. And those graffiti, they're from local vandals that just ruin the fun otherwise nothing more. And dug up roads, no sorry, but if you are not an asshole or an American, you will not fall anywhere, just look at the way. I was recently in the US and I was shocked to hear that your lighters were on fire. Are you serious?? Perhaps it is clear that the lighter is burning. In our country, even a five-year-old knows that it is burning, not just an American must have written there I do not understand. The man must be really a dement or an American in order not to understand. Otherwise, nothing wrong.
As a exiled Czech for over 30 years in Canada, I found this video very interesting.... Thank you for making it!
Thanks Romana! Enjoy Canada!
It gets better, I now live in Ecuador as an early retiree.... Now I speak 3 languages, Czech, English and Spanish.... I love adventure!
Every month I think to myself that sirens must be confusing for the foreigners. I'm glad you mentioned them :-)
We have big stores like Tesco and Kaufland, which have "all that you need", one Tesco is in the center of Prague. Lots of these small stores are privately owned and not a part of big chain. And if it is "early capitalism"... I really hope a big capitalism never comes to roll over them with their shitty quality products. The essential oils shops are Czech brands.
Also... I had no idea what "pocherweeny" is. It's read "pot-rah-winny". Starts with POT. Nobody on the streets will understand what pocherweeny is and will likely think it has something to do with worms (červy/chervi), so you may be sent to Naplavka's food fests, where they occasionally sell fried worms :D
I apologize for my pronunciation of Potraviny. 🙄
I hope that the large stores don't invade the city more in the future! I prefer the charm of the small, independently owned shops.
@@DreamPrague They already did and really pushed away many small shops but I would say that in the last decade the quality of life increased significantly and people are more and more aware of quality - there is increase in demand for small shops and their products. But not all shops are good. I would avoid večerka as they typically re-sell goods from big malls but for much greater price. Also not all big markets are bad. Globus is one of the best as they have their butchers - fresh meat and bakers (majority of their products is not from frozen mass produced pastry), Lidl also has some good quality branded goods but on the other hand Tesco often reaches last positions with their branded goods in nearly all tests and competitions.
"Ať tě Šalina srazí!" upozornění pro neopatrné cizinecké chodce.
Loving the union Jack in the background
Proč tam asi je?
Já taky
Me too
I liked this video! Crosroads? I think the one from the right can go first (even trams). and the stores? I think the small stores sell more quality stuff than in any Hypermarket like Tesco or globus, and now the economic situation is up, people want more quality and buy things localy. Its interesting for me, to see, that "what where to buy" is not the same everywere. I didn't realise that. Greetings from south bohemia (Czechia) and a idea for a next video? public transport in Czechia VS. USA