How To Spot A Real Czech In Prague
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One more tip: You can identify native Czech on crowdy and tourist places by the speed of their walking. Native Czechs hate to be in the crowd of tourist, thus they walk 2-3times faster than everyone else in these destiantions. Also, the look ONLY forward. Just try to stay on Václavák for a while and you will see the pattern...
Yeah that’s true! I never thought about.
Yup, speedwalking on, clutching my handbag, staring ahead and trying not to feel guilty about ignoring the fifth homeless person today.
I mean. Imagine the road rage when people walk too slow when you got stuff to do...
@@DreamPrague The best way to avoid slow tourists in the city center is to wear heavy boots that shake the ground while you walk, do long steps, walk fast, headphones, sunglasses, and a Grinch face on. Then everyone moves from your way, and someone even starts running :-D worked every time.
You can actually spot a difference based on the speed of the walk between Czechs from different cities and towns. Prague person will be much faster than one from Kladno or any smaller town with less to no tourism
@@Solcokatok, až budu muset jít znova na Celetnou beru předepsaný outfit.
„One rohlík per day keeps the doctor away.“ - Právě jsem se počůral smíchy. Děkuji.
😂😂😂
Nemůžu uvěřit, že to fakt dropla, turisti si dají instagram friendly trdelník a čech si dá rohlík s pařížákem, ani nespočítám, kolikrát už jsem si dal ten pařížák.
Jen, you are a brilliant observer. But I am not sure if foreigners understand your straight sense of humor which is more and more in Czech style.
Well I have to say that two trips to Prague as a tourist have been enough for me! Wit is never wasted on those who appreciate it, and never mind the rest. Prague deserves to be visited by people who take it in by their brains, and not just by their liver.
I studied in Prague 2008-2017, a Czech living in a village close to Prague, so I used to travel by train every day (approx. 45 minutes). Worn clothes, backpack filled to bursting. Studying in Prague centre made me hate almost every foreign tourist as it was a pest blocking my way to school, then there were those shopkeepers of the tourist trap shops trying to lure them and ignoring me because they knew I would never buy anything. I also moved quickly, like a crazy mouse, because standing still for more than 2 seconds in the centre made you a perfect prey for a beggar, insurance guy, gypsy, fake mobile phone agreement vendor and other scum trying to get your money (or personal data).... BUT I also used to eat at Apetit in Lucerna (right next to Wenceslas square), where I could get a decent lunch for only about 80 CZK (anyone could, Prague centre hides many precious "cheap" places only locals knew or would visit them) or I spent a beautiful time in a tearoom at Wenceslas square (also almost ignored by tourists) or in a tavern right below the Kolowrat palace where they served Lobkowicz beer. And on the way home, I always laughed at those crazy turists buying groceries from that suspicious Vietnamese store even there was literally Albert next to it and with 75% cheaper goods. But if I summarize this - as a REAL Czech in Prague, I was that type of a person tourist guides would try to hide, because I wasn't part of the Potěmkin attraction xD
I am going to disagree on the Vietnamese stores. Usually they are far cheaper than any nearby crappy hyper-super-duper market. And you won't waste time trying to navigate through those giant bahnhofshalle. Also some of them are the only shop open 24 hours a day. Like the on on I. P. Pavlov.
@@DanielixKlimax I've never seen a Vietnamese store that's cheaper than a Supermarket... Vietnamese stores buy most of their stuff from Kaufland, Tesco and wholesalers in SAPA. But I would disagree with calling them "suspicious" or "bad". Most Vietnamese stores are great, they have many Asia-specific items you can't find in normal stores, the owners are very nice and hardworking people, they are usually the closest store anywhere and some are open 24/7 as you said.
@@DanielixKlimax They are ussually cheaper but not in city center...
As a native Czech, never in my life had I been so offended by something I 100% agree with 😂
That Lidl bag was great joke...seems you getting right into our sense of humor
Jak jako vtip?!
@@sydneydve njn (strokes my cloth Albert bag like the eco-snob i am)
Getting home, taking of shoes, pants, shirt and just prancing about in the flat in the underwear (man and woman alike) is so Czech that I am very glad you caught it.
It was the first thing on my mind when you put "returning home" as a chapter. And you did not disappoint. :D
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In my life till 1968 shoes, yes, but nothing else. Prancing around in the underwear, that is something that I experienced at my later visits, made me very uncomfortable. Specially seeing balls hanging from wrinkled boxers...
Might be a larger central European habit when I think of many Germans doing it too.
Would that it were just in the privacy of your home amongst your family members! When I was about 16, I visited a friend, and her dad, dressed in a T-shirt and a pair of old briefs, joined us for a bit of a chat... I remember forcibly keeping my gaze at his eye level for the entire duration of the conversation, and I never visited this friend in her home again.
As a Czech citizen I find this rlly *helpful*
ríly? 😅
@@interhome6720yes 😅
Nádhera! Ovšem duchové komunistických architektů jsou TOP. Díky moc.
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premyslim, kolik lidi pochopi, ze je to cele jeden velkej vtip. Ja se bavil skvele. A diky za zminku o Janku Rubesovi
Rajčata byla zásah do černého, až se mi srdéčko sevřelo strachem, zda vydrží do víkendu :D
HEY! Lidl was not around here in 1990!
It's Delvita bag and it is a precious heirloom!
So, not Prior or Tuzex? C'mon, we need to preserve the ancient heritage!
@@CZpersi Pramen :)
my grandma still has plenty of delvita bags 😀
@@Pidalin’cos they were made of good all plastic - the one, that was not supposed to decompose in next 20000 years…
In the 80's the top sophistication was to use (or 'wear'?) a "plastový sáček západní výroby" a western-made plastic bag.
Also one of the top fashion statement in the early 80's was to use a fold-able man bag a.k.a. as "buzertaška". By the way were quite practical.
Ask the older Czech people how in the 70's-80's people in very hot summer days people went to the hospoda or worked in their garden or washed their cars in their spodní pradlo (including tighty whities!).
I was there in the middle 70's when, still were trams along Václavské náměstí that I saw a female tram driver driving in her bra, not a bikini top. It was quite hot, about 40°C.
What foreigners visiting a Czech pub (a normal one) for the first time find most surprising is that the secret sign for "Another beer, please" is... not to do or say anything when you finish one. :-)
Exactly! She plays the role of an expat but her jokes are totally local! 😆
Last time I experienced this was in a smoke-filled old pub in a small town many years ago. Almost all pubs I visited in Prague, the waiters always asked me if I wanted another one. The only exception were some low-rank pubs in Žižkov.
every time you release a new video, it makes my day. thank u
Thank you, this comment made my day!
" ... takes two bites and 17 photos before tossing it in the garbage" .... to je proste dokonale, mrtvej smichy :)))))
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Jen, still interested in mushroom hunt near (cca 20 miles) from Prague? I offered in the past ... if the temperature will get still a bit lower and some more rain comes, the september, october could be best time to realize that. Just let me know, no problem.
Jen. You made my day by this :-) So accurate, so funny :-)
It looks like being a real Czech in the Prague’s city centre is becoming another tourist attraction 🙂
yep, pretty much!
To s těmi paneláky a bouřkou mě mega pobavilo.
Tentokrát jste Jen nasadila laťku hodně vysoko :) Vřelé díky za video, spoustu narážek jsem si užil.
A to ještě neví, jakej divokej svět začíná za pomyslným dálničním okruhem kolem Prahy…
As a czech person who goes to Prague pretty much every week, its very accurate :D. (Yes I even do the car thing from time to time 😬.)
😀taky zde sedim a sleduju tento dil v papucich a bez kalhot, muj dum, muj hrad 😀
Já ve fuseklích bez papučí.
Padací most jsem nechal zdvihnout, brána je zavřená, takže vo co go?
Hi, Jen! I discovered your channel a couple months ago and I binge watched all your videos. I love your content and your sense of humor. This video is especially funny, and useful at the same time. I'm vicariously experiencing Prague trough your videos, and I thank you for that. I have an idea for future videos: how is Prague's cultural life? What do Praguers like the most? Modern and contemporary art, or maybe more classic? How common are Ballet and Theater festivals in Prague? Are there any annual festivals that are worth the visit? (I'm sure there must be 😉). Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I truly appreciate all the effort you make to produce your excellent content, and to help educate people from all over the world (like me, I'm from Cuba) about Czech culture, history, and traditions. Love your channel!!!!
I think everyone is able to find their thing. Ballet might not be huge thing, but in general the National Theatre has a lot of plays both modern and classical, and probably also that ballet. The bonus is that even such historical building is equipped with tech to show subtitles for operas and theatre plays, so english subtitles are a thing, therefore suitable even for tourists.
There definitely is good amount of classical music and most people learn to do classic dancing too, however such dancing events are mostly around some private events (e.q. like school graduations, company events, and similar). Though it is also easy to find many modern clubs with modern music to just party. There are also many small independent cinemas that project various unknown movies, also the big cinemas with the usual stuff. Lately, I have seen multiple actions where the local streets were just closed off to cars and some local festival night was happening there (for example of mexican culture). Annual festivals, hard to say, there must be some, but I think most of the stuff is just all-year-around there. Stuff once a year is probably more in the smaller towns around that don't have as many tourists all the time, so they focus on making bigger events sporadically...
Definitely there are beer festivals.
@@antoinehanako3193 Thank you so so much! I visited Prague for 4 days in March and I was able to attend a ballet performance in the National Theater, it was a modern take on Cinderella. I was as impressed with the building as with the performance. Gorgeous architecture! I hope I can move to Prague one day, I fell in love with this amazing city.
If you like Opera, and especially Mozart, I definitely recommend next time making sure of seeing one of the great Mozart/Da Ponte operas at the Stavovské Divadlo. It’s the only opera house still existing where Mozart directed his operas himself. The singers, all Czechs usually, will perform in Italian for the benefit of the purist. Since the theatre has more or less the size that these operas were composed to be performed in, and the musicians take such pride in the longstanding tradition, the sound is exactly as it is supposed to be. In his lifetime Mozart was and felt never more loved anywhere else than here, and you can still feel it.
Beware, although the theatre website states that it’s ok to just put on long trousers and closed shoes, you will find that a lot of the people attending make a point of being dressed smartly, so bring something you like to be seen in on a more elegant occasion. You will make a lasting and very satisfying memory (make sure of booking your tickets in advance, and choose an accommodation within walking distance, preferably).
@@thomasalbrecht5914 Thank you very very much for this lovely suggestion, Thomas! It sounds like my picture perfect evening 😍 I'll definitely mark it as the highlight of my next trip to Prague. Nowadays it's especially sad to see how poorly dressed some people attend to performances in various of the most beautiful Opera Houses and Theaters around the globe, and I'm not saying that their garments are cheap or poor quality, I'm referring to poor taste, and inappropriate garments for the occasion. I'm happy to hear that this venue seems to be an exception 💜
I probably shouldn't laugh so hard, it's just...you absolutely nailed it 😁
Haha thanks!
Enjoyed the Lidl bag from 1990 joke, but Lidl only came to CZ in 2003. But don't worry, my parrents still keep and use bags from Prior and those genuinely are from the 90s. 😀
I bake Christmas cakes in stoneware molds, during a year, I have stored them in the basement in plastic bags from Pampers diapers from 1994. 😁I think it will last like this for a few more years.
I live in the greater Amsterdam area, have studied and worked in Amsterdam and am still witnessing the tourist stupidity almost daily. But the funny thing is that I behave just the same when on a trip to any of the major cities of Europe. And I like it. So much so that I enjoy acting as a tourist and doing touristy things in and around Amsterdam. My wife and I even have a word for it: Tourist-day. On Tourist-day we just go to several tourist traps, like a canal boat ride or visiting the “Zaanse Schans” and enjoying ourselves. Maybe its because it is a bit Campy.
Tourist day! I love it. There are definitely fun touristy things we like to do when our friends visit Prague.
I feel called out 👀😂 thank you Jen! Funny as always!
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This is hilarious. I just returned from Prague last week and quickly learned in restaurants, it is best to know exactly what to order ASAP and speak with confidence, otherwise the server disappears and avoids eye contact until the time-out period is over. 🤣
yes totally! And we were just in France and noticed that the American tourists there also took a really long time to be indecisive before they finally ordered. I wonder if the rest of the world is more "to the point" and we Americans are the ones who are taking too long???
Miluji Vaše videa a děkuji za ně 😊.
Výborné video, jako vždycky. Moc díky. Pobavila jsem se.
i wads NOT expecting the lidl bag! i'm shocked at the accuracy!!!
rohlík dipd in paříšský salat :D legendary.
Absolutely brilliant, it truly cracked me up. Thanks for this episode Jen.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super, dlouho jsem se takhle nezasmál, thanks a lot ❤️
Narodila jsem se v Praze a v centru jsem pracovala mnoho let. Teď jsem v důchodu a centru se vyhýbám jak můžu. Prahu mám ráda, ale nesnáším davy cizinců, i když je mi jasné, že to tak musí být. Vaše postřehy jsou mimořádné. ❤👍🏻
Nikde není psáno, že tomu tak musí být.
Informative and funny at the same time. I love the top notch production on these!
Glad you like them!
Brilliant! Hilarious and spot on. As always. :)
Thank you kindly. 😊
Tohle bylo perfektní 😂Dobrá práce a díky za zábavu.
Dekuji!
Must have had so much fun making this. Thank you!
One rohlík every day, keeps the doctor away….who would have thought that! Brilliant:-)
Are we supposed to eat them or to use them against them?
😂💕 Now all we need is another one of your excellent news bulletins.
Vtipné.
Jako vždy.
Stále více se blížíte skrytému českému humoru.❤
Díky.🌞
Haha. This reminds me of that one advice in Moravian's guide to visiting Prague, where it says that if you need to ask for directions, automatically ask in english because your'e probably talking to a tourist (as there's so many).
Zdravím, jako vždy super. Máte skvělý smysl pro humor. Trdelníky bych v Čechách zakázala. 😊 S pozdravem Hana, Ústí nad Labem
Well done. Deep understanding of Czech soul.
Oh Jen, you made me laugh so hard on my tram… you really know your Czech! Especially the part My Home My Castle (the pants part). Thank you for making my life longer! (FYI, I do like Trdelnik😀)
I'm so glad!
Hi Jennifer,
Sir_Mac here, as always!
I have to say, in many moments, I behave the way, like you described for "Prague Expat" instead of "local". And I am a native czech. So I am very happy I don't follow the "typical czech" stereotypes.
There are three types of the "salát" for rohlík to dip in.
1) pařížský salát [the specific salami gives it the name], standardized by the [ČSN 50160] from 1976
2) vlašský salát [the most variety of pickled vegetables gives it the taste], standardized by the [ČSN 50142] from 1976
3) pochoutkový salát [the most mayonnaise one], standardized by the [ČSN 50145] from 1976.
All those reference's to Honest Guide... Good for you! The mini-market newest one got me especially.
Velice jsem se bavil😂 jste skvělá 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
Correct, this week we need to go and pick so e tomatoes from our garden 🫣
Looking forward to a video with the Honest guide (the trdelník portion was hilarious). No idea if you're working on any but one can hope. ❤
Land of panelaky😂 I'm stealing that!
Personal story to how to spot a turist: Once I provided a tour for a group of rtired guys. Later in the restaurant half of them ordered 'svickova' and the rest had goulash. All with dumplings. When they got their meals, they took the meat stuck it between two dumpling slices and voila, guess the nationality. 🙂
You are just so precise, smart and funny in presenting your observations - especially when it comes to native tribe of Czechs :)! Thank you very much - just keep rollin' 👏
Thank you! 😃
1:38 lidl bag cracked me up :D ..and i liked all the stereotypes pretty funny and on poin btw its cold outside and iam really worried about my few last tomatoes. I am looking forward to fryday for last harvest.
You earned my respect. No děkuji needed.
This was spot on 💯
Thanks Pierre!
I'm going in March! Can't wait!
I considered myself a beer connoisseur and visited that exact brewery store shown on this video, and I'm absolutely losing it now watching this! Díky moc :D In my defense however, a real local Czech took me there.
(I also literally lost that beer on my way home, because I couldn't find the right bus stop in time, ended up too late at the airport, and luggage check-in was closed etc.)
I'm glad you made it there. It's one of our favorites, though definitely pricey.
Great video :). Thank you so much.
The ad segment was smoooth! The best segway yet!
Jen, you have great humor, thanks for a super video
Thanks for watching!
I always watch your videos😀
sooo....my dad, full Czech, born in the US, memories of him coming home from work, hanging out on the couch, drinking a beer and watching TV, in his tidy whiteys, thought that was just a thing by dad did, 🤯 I guess it proves that you might take a Czech out of their country, but you can't take the Czech out of a Czech.
I guess it depends on everyone's habits at home, we always wore either long pants or shorts, never just underwear. But I live in the countryside in Moravia. If I lived in Prague, after returning from the hot city, I would probably also take off my clothes first, maybe even my underwear.
Yup, that’s accurate 😅
Glad you agree :)
Great episode! 😊
Thanks! 😊
And again. Terribly awesome video about us. 🤣 Love it. I haven't laughed a long time as I did it now. 😁
That makes me smile :)
This video is GOLDEN! 🤣 Jen has the "czech humour" in herself for sure no doubt about it.
Great video as always!
Glad you enjoyed!
As native Czech, I confirm this analysis. It's hilarious 😃
You have great personal charm❤
OMG! The Lidl bag killed me😂😂😂
She got the whole outfit right…
Rohlík and pařížský salát. Hahha!! Perfektní!
You have became real Prague & Czech mentslity connosieur with entertaining twist. ❤ Well done!
I will only say one thing: if somebody feels offended by your video and it makes them not come to Prague, this video did an excellent job!
Speaking of markets outside of Prague, have you been to Vranany Farma Hanc yet? it is an amazing market and home gardening center with a cafe. Lots of Praguers there on the weekend.
So accurate and funny. I am an expat but see myself as something between local and expat. I fit in both categories.
Jo jo, vtipné to bylo, díky Jen 🙂
Není zač.
Great as always! 0:60 I've been swarmed by pickpockets in Czechia twice!!! That has not happened to me anywhere in my world travels. ... OK, once in Rome...
11:01 * or they will have Braníček at local "sport bar". 😁
Got me at the expat phone call. :D Also Trdelnik vs. honest guide. :D
The expat phone call is me, more than I'd like to admit.
Brilliant!!!
Naučil jsem když jsem byl loni v Česku poprvé, že autentickí Češi jsou přatelskí (myslel jsem, že Češi nejsou přatelskí protože to je stereotyp). Ale jen jsem potřeboval mluvit český a oni mi zdravili neuvěřitelně srdečně.
Yeah, learning a few words or funny phrases is the way to a Czech’s heart 😄
I love that humour in your videos
Seriously, these must be coming twice a week. At least! One weekly is far from enough! This is sooo good.
Lovely! I'd say the only thing missing is a chapter on getting a dog and walking everywhere with it, including incognito-bag-time when you have to pop into DM/Rossman and absolutely will not leave him alone outside.
Zelo is all the vegetable I need, thank you very much. :D
Hahahaha
Moc hezke, pobavila jsem se. Rohlik a vlassky salat miluju. I housku bych brala.
Exactly, trousers off before the door closes :D
And now a small tip how to recognize native Prague citizen from some random Czech guy: Ask about metro lines.
If the answer is: green-yellow-red, you can be almost sure, he just pretends to be a local.
The true local should answer: A-B-C, as 1) it is shorter, and 2) you should f***ing know.
Can confirm, never heard a true Praguer saying colours, it was always A B C.
Another tip is Braník vs Bráník (the district)
@@zenniegaming9608 Tak historicky to byl kdysi i Bráník ... a my místní tomu taky dodnes tak říkáme. Jedu do Bráníka na poštu ... říct to spisovně, tak bych si připadal jak Ostravák :)
I don't know if it's just my artsy hood Letná, but the typical diet here may be 20% dumplings - just for the nostalgy, but good 80% is vietnamese food, don't forget that as a big part of real local's life)) but of course I understand you are playing with clichés. Love your channel and Thank You for all the good work and valid informations!
I'd say Vietnamese is a big part of our standard diet on this side of the river too! Thanks for watching :)
8:40 no! It's more like $50 😂
Great sense of humor 😀👍❤️
I'm a native, born in the Krč hospital and never have lived anywhere else for any prolonged period of time. Despite that, I find myself (nearly completely) identifying myself with the "Prague expat" variant.
Hi Jen, nice jab at Janek!😂
I love your Czech sense of humour. :)
I use kosik all the time but that picture of a woman shrugging in front of tesco and still dangling her car keys..omg..so familiar..that's most of my family :D :D
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You got me at "rohlik" and "parizsky salat". So on point yet so off, because you forgot all other salads (All based on mayonnaise, of course)! And "jidelna" as "vegetables not allowed" is just... "bozsky" (godly).
funny enough, we do keep some plastic bags for really long time, but lidl česká republika joined the market at 2000.
S dřevorubeckou aférou, kdy záhadně hynuly zrovínka ty stromy, jejichž pokácení bylo předtím Lidlu úředně zamítnuto.
Honest Guide/Kluci z Prahy reference was my favourite part.
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Hi Jen, the Old Quibbler at your service once again! ;) I am delighted to see sign "Keys!" on your doors but I must ask - does it really work? By my experience any thing left to be seen each and every day becomes dailiness and invisible by time... Thenk U for an answer in advance and for entertaining video - U get better with every new one! ;)
Jak posunout videa od toho, že si dělám legraci buď z turistů, nebo z místních? Budu si dělat legraci z obou současně! Boží! 🙂
Chichi. I think I will share this video with my friends instead of explaining my Czech culture. So many great videos on this channel. You clearly put a lot of work into it. I mean into understanding the culture to this level!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
This is hilarious :D works for Slovak towns too, with slight variations in foods :D
This is so great 😂