10 POLAND SHOCKS from an AMERICAN Living in POLAND!
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- When I first arrived in Poland so many things shocked me about this country. Watch this video to find out the biggest shocks I had as an American visiting Poland for the first time.
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Poland is a modern European country, with good public transport as like other European countries, Impressive history and great people.
I agree with everything you said. 👌
Poland is a GOLD mine for history !!! Americans still live with that Cold War era perception. Please, please get up to speed on the realities.
Poland does have world's largest castle.
Soon Poland will be less and less European like other European countries ...
unlike US :D
For me as a German, I am wondering what your expectations of Poland were before travelling to Poland. Kindly specify those 😮. I travel Poland a Lot 😊 professionally since 20 years, and the speed of the transformation of the country as well as the ambition and the unaltered friendliness and authenticity of the people are just amazing. Love it!
That's a great question. I did know from my American schools that Poland was bombed badly during WWII. We still see the old videos of a war torn Germany and Poland played in our documentaries. So, I wasn't really sure what I would find. But I did not expect such great infrastructure or even skyscrapers rivaling the West. I was actually shocked the first time I saw Warsaw.
@user-yp2mw2ko9k Let me explain it. It is mainly Warsaw and Wroclaw built that way. And there is a reason for that. Simply Warsaw was completely destroyed by Germans after the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. Completely in this case means 'completely'. Not 'a lot'. Completely. 90% of buildings were ruined. Wroclaw on the other hand was destroyed by Soviets as Gemans turn it into fortress. As a result of it the modern buildings and the "old" buildings got built / renovated at the same time. For example renovation of Royal Castle in Warsaw was completed in 1984! 40 years ago and 40 years after WWII. Some skyscrapers were built before that date. But renovation is not ended yet. Now there is a plan to restore 'Palac Saski', also destroyed by Germans and hopefully more will come. This is also the reason why there is so sharp border between the oldest and the newest. Simply there were no means to renovate all, less precious buildings that were sourounding the old town before WWII. They were replaced by modern architecture required to let people live. There is nothing about wisdom in it, it is just about the human needs. You must have houses, workplaces, hospitals etc before you start taking care about monuments and history. The cities that were not so heavily affected like Kraków or Lublin looks much different.
@user-yp2mw2ko9k as a Pole I have to say to you: ignorance is bliss.....
LUBLIN is in top 10 the most beautiful cities in the world!
@user-yp2mw2ko9k Sure, Moscow is superior to Warsaw in every aspect. Your khruschovkas are the envy of the world. And the way you enclose your balconies with glass is a technological marvel. You guys are quite content living like ants in new estates of gigantic blocks of apartments, built one next to another, watching Solovyev on TV, and checking how many people you killed and how many houses you destroyed in Ukraine on a particular day. While repeating to yourselves: "весь мир нам завидует".
People around the world didn't realize that for Poland war ended 30 years ago. They have their country free for only 30 years, of course they will be patriotic, and they will love and cherish every inch of it. People tend to respect what they once lost.
That's a great point. I think that us Americans have forgotten how to cherish our freedoms.
Poland is a beautiful European country where history and modernity can be seen at every step. Good road and railway infrastructure, efficient public transportation, beautiful architecture, tasty cuisine, various regions and landscape are Poland's advantages. All this makes the country worth of visiting. In my opinion, most Poles are patriots who love their homeland. At the same time, they are open to those foreigners who come to Poland legally, obey Polish law and fulfill their obligations towards the country if they decide to settle permanently in Poland. This is my subjective opinion about Poland.
Warsaw rose from the ashes after WWII like a Phoenix. This also applies to many villages, towns and cities. Poles have been developing their country economically at a very fast pace. For this they should be commended.
I enjoyed watching your video. Good job. Keep it up!!!
You listed a lot of great things about Poland. I agree with all of them, Poland is a great place to visit or live. Yes, Poles are very patriotic and love their country. Yes, tourists and foreigners coming to Poland should respect their laws and culture.
Poland is developing at a rapid ace. It's quite amazing how they have rebuilt their country. Thank you very much. 🙏🏻
Zgadzam się w 100% Nie reklamuj za bardzo, bo będzie jak wszędzie 🫣
Shocking fact number 11 - "Polish people don't ride on polar bears".
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But we do. Of course not in summer time. 🙂
@@wojciechpatalas6660 🐻❄🇵🇱🏇
Go to Zakopane and you will understand how wrong you were 😂😂
@@zmacerowanyzywokost3629 Those crazy poles. 🐻❄😂
To wszystko nie jest za darmo. Całe pokolenia walczyły o Polskę i umierały w beznadziejnym położeniu, zdradzane i oszukiwane przez "przyjaciół". Odbudowywały kraj z ruin. Dziś każdy Polak, niezależnie od barwy politycznej czuje się zobowiązany wobec pamięci tych ludzi i domaga się tego samego od każdego przybysza, który chce tu zamieszkać - i nie chce być "ubogacany", bo ma własną , bogatą kulturę i historię. Jest w tym cokolwiek dziwnego?
To prawda👍
no nie jest za darmo, unia sporo się dołożyła, w tym "wredne" niemce
Yes, I respect all those who died to free Poland. I am impressed by how patriotic Polish people are. They really love their country. It has saddened me greatly to learn about the Warsaw uprising and how Poland suffered during WWII. My grandfather was an American soldier in WWII. He told me some stories about the war. But it seemed far away in America. Here in Poland, I've seen the effects of that awful war.
@@TravelAddictGuy Actually, this is 'Nation - alism'. Native. Ne. Which the ''West'' despises & is confused about. And in Poland, WW ii, with the men fighting overseas, the Polish women and youths showed their courage.
@@metanoian965 They fought with such courage.
Dawno nie słyszałem i nie widziałem tyle "słodkości" na temat Polski i Polaków!
Większość z tych tez to raczej prawda...
Autorowi dziękuję.
I only said the things I felt about Poland. Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏🇵🇱
Polska to wspaniale miejsce do zycia. Nie spierdõlcie tego glosujac na peŁo.
@@podunkman2709 zawsze jakas pisowska albo konfiarska cebulka się musi trafić :) chłopie obudź się, jak do ciebie nagrania z rozmów nie docierają dostarczone przez pana kleksa, to nic do ciebie już nie dotrze. masz czarno na białym jakie było złodziejstwo a spinasz się na peło. Jakoś kaczaffi razem z ziobrą i morawieckim mieli 8 lat aby rozliczyć tuska i co? Coś nie pykło? nic nie znaleźli? o popatrz XDDD rozumiem, że ty juz jezdzisz nowiutką Izerą i ładujesz tani prąd z Ostrołęki. A nie, czekaj .... XD
@@podunkman2709
Zgadza się, Polska to wspaniałe miejsce do życia... dla patoprawicowych złodziei.
@@podunkman2709 ok, dzięki za dobrą radę, w następnych wyborach będę głosował na złodziei i oszustów z piss a w prezydenckich zagłosuję na pinokio albo tę wiedźmę oborową z brzeszczy! lol ruski trollu
I presume usage of "how are you" frase is the biggest cultural difference. Even if mostly Poles knows it’s kind of greeting, the habit is to answer honestly. Cultural assuption is if you are asking, you are interested indeed. It can leads to an awkward situations. It's much safer to say, just "hi or hello".
I've heard that, actually, so some people told me not to say. Jak sie masz, unless I was ready to hear a long story.😁
@@TravelAddictGuy true :)
Yeah if you ask "co słychać?" be ready to hear someone summerising their entire last month 😂
I think in most parts of the word people ask, how are you, how is it going, or something similar. It's an easy way to start talking and connect with someone.
@@topalbanomany people just ask "how are you" as British "how do you do", expecting answer like "how do you do" in reverse (not listening, wanting short answer).
It doesn't work this way in Poland and I was kinda surprised why Americans don't use "how do you do" if they expect one word in reverse
Polish does not sound like russian in any way. Listen to any putinlike person and any polish polititian. Is like comparing american english to french and saying that they sound similar. You are a very good honest guy. All the best to you!
So to an American who is not familiar with the Slavic language it might sound a bit like Russian. After being here for a short time, I quickly learned the difference. I know that both countries are completely unalike. Thank you and best wishes to you.
Not only unalike but Russia is hostile to us for hundreds of years. And not only us...
Polish is so different in sound from Russian.
Yes, I can now tell the difference. I can usually detect Ukrainian, too. But when I first arrived, I was not used to the Slavic language.
You're right. In Poland, it's clean. Just clean! No matter where you go, whether it's the countryside, a small town, or a big city, it's spotless. In this regard, a gap is emerging between Poland and the so-called Western countries.
It's true that many American cities are dirty and full of trash nowadays. I choose Poland over the USA.
@TravelAddictGuy it's obvious why but it's a thought crime to say it
If you would have immigrants from all over the world ,Poland wouldn’t be clean.
Small talk is a waste of time, at least for me. Get straight to the point!
Yes, it's the Polish way. I like it.
@@TravelAddictGuy Pole here. I've been working in multinational corporation for many years. I am travelling all over the world, meeting people of different nations, languages and cultures. I've been to anglosaxon countries thousand of times. But still when somebody greets me with "how are you" I am covering in sweat and I die inside a little. What to answer? Does that person really want to know how am I? Why do you care? Why do you ask? Why can't we just get straight to business?!
@@Blyfycyfyfyf The "How are you?" question from a native speaker, is really like a greeting. It's just common courtesy similar to Dzien Dobry in Poland. You can simply answer I'm fine or I'm good, followed by "How are you?" .
@@TravelAddictGuy I know, but still - cultural differences :) The head understands, the heart does not :)
@@Blyfycyfyfyf Same here. :) I've been talking with foreigners for over 20 years now, and still, everytime i am asked about my day, my polish soul is screaming to answer honestly. :)
Thanks a lot man. You're obviously not saying this out of politeness. You're saying it sincerely. Good luck.👍
Yes, that's exactly it. Thank you. 🙏
" There are trains!" got me. So cute.
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In Detroit there is one line that goes to Chicago 3 times per day, that is all.
Poland is relatively safe country, no illegal migrants.
Compared to the US, which I visited recently, Poland is:
11 white
12 safe
13 without drug addicts lying around on the streets
still white ;) I don't mind black, hard-working people in Poland, working hard like me...
It's sad to say what my country has become. Yes, you're right about all three.
@@alias_required lol no Zyd minds
plaskoziemowcu, czyzbys zarazil sie virusem razistowskim od KonfedeRuSSi tz.duch Adolfa
There are no drug addict but there are alcohol addicts but mostly you don't see them everywere
Dzięki za tyle pięknych i dobrych słów o Tolsce i Polakach! 🥲
I only say what I believe in my videos and have experience. Thanks to you and all the kind Poles I've met here. 🙏🇵🇱
Latwo nas kupic kilka slodkich slow ktore nic nie kosztuja, jeszcze poklepia nas po plecach i pojedziemy umierac za Ukraine.
Polacy ciężko na to wszystko zapracowali od upadku komuny, kosztem rodziny, kosztem zdrowia i mimo złodziejskich zapędów władzy
I respect all of the people who worked hard to make Poland what it is today.
I am glad that you were rather shocked by the advantages of the country and the people.
I was shocked by how nice of a country Poland is.
ja się nie cieszę. Raczej smuci jak ci wszyscy ludzie mają sprane mózgi trwającą od dziesięcioleci antypolską propagandą. To tak jakbyśmy przyjechali do USA i byli zszokowani, że Amerykanie nie jeżdżą konno w kapeluszach i rewolwerem przy pasie, a ich miasta nie są kompletnie drewniane i zbudowane wzdłuż jednej ulicy.
Exotic meat. Is it a tiger? Is it an Elephant? Snake maybe? No! It's duck!
Duck is rarely eaten in the USA. I have only seen it in Chinese restaurants.
I've been to Canada last year and in one shop our normal boletus was named "exotic mushroom" :) Something that's normal to us doesn't have to appear the same to people overseas.
That's very true.
How about boar?
@@albertwolanski7688 I mentioned boar, it's delicious and not something we eat in America.
Thank you for your complimentary video on Poland.
Thanks to Poland, I've enjoyed living here. 🙏🇵🇱
The place where the above video was recorded is Bastion Sakwowy (the Sack Bastion) - once it was a part of the city fortifications from the 16th century at the former medieval Sack Gate (named after the guild of craftsmen who made sacks). On Napoleon's orders, the walls and fortifications of Wrocław and Bastion were dismantled, and at the end of the 19th century, the Germans built a recreational complex on this hill, with a fountain, cafes, a viewing point and a promenade. During the siege of Wrocław in 1945, the bunker of the Festung Breslau commandant was located in the basement of the hill - in the 1990s, a music club operated there.
In 2024, the hill was restored again and opened to residents, the first attempt to restore the hill in the 1960s ended in a construction disaster and the death of several people
I knew there was a story behind this place. They have done a wonderful job of restoring it. Thanks for sharing. 🙏
Chodziłem po tym miejscu, gdy było całkowicie zrujnowane, łał, teraz wygląda super! Szkoda, że nie mieszkam już we Wro.
Dziękuję za wpis, bo choć byłam kilka razy we Wrocławiu, to tego miejsca zupełnie nie znam. Pozdrawiam.
@@pantarei. They did all of this in around 1 year. It's quite amazing!
@@TravelAddictGuy there os some work to do with astronomic tower on top - I’m waiting :)
Nice video. I loved Poland when we were there. I'm looking forward to returning.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed Poland. This country has a lot to offer. 🇵🇱👌
Everything you say is very true about Poland, we love visiting 😊
I'm so glad to hear that you enjoy visiting Poland. 👍🇵🇱
Thanks you for the warm words about Poland.
I'm glad to have found this beautiful country. Dziekuje bardzo. 🇵🇱🙏
Well done my friend. It's a country I'm interested in visiting due to your videos. Many things to see and the transportation choices are a plus. The Polish language looks complicated by the length of their words and pronunciation. Thanks for the positivity.
You can easily speak english, most of people can use it quite freely.
I'm glad that my videos are inspiring others to come visit Poland. 🇵🇱🙏
You'll be fine using english, polish is a hard language to learn, but if you use "Dzień dobry" which is good morning, and "Dziękuję" which is thank you, people will notice that.
The USA needs the nationalization of railway lines so that comfortable and fast passenger connections across the continent can be created like in the old days.
That would be awesome. But I doubt it will ever happen because the auto industry doesn't want it. They want to sell cars.
@@TravelAddictGuy You're right, but in the American version, people would be driving along with them in their electric cars.
@@dugiejoness5197 Many Americans don't like the electric cars. They are not buying them.
As someone who lives a 4 hour drive from the nearest train station, who cares if they make the rains better. And many many Americans live hours away from any train.
@@TravelAddictGuy All Americans would love electric cars if they could travel as far on one charge as on one refueling. it's very real but not yet. Prototype batteries are too expensive.
Good food and women, what more can you ask for?
Not much. 😁
Decent beer
Well, you can walk in a middle of a night just about anywhere and you're allowed to carry a knife or even a sword, but you don't need to, because once you lose sight of one 2-men police patrol, another one shows up. So you can walk around a city cluessly whole night and not worry. Almost anytime there is a police patrol who has you in the line of sight and they are not afraid to fight back if someone is actually dangerous.
@@piotrmalewski8178 Police is Poland are very tough and not be be messed with.
alcohol?
Welcome in Poland my friend!
Dziekuje bardzo. 🇵🇱🙏
"Welcome TO Poland", my friend :)
@@grzegorzbainczyk2718 Thank you. 🙏
that's a very generous opinion, looking from the perspective of a Polish citizen who lived abroad for good few years I mostly agree and appreciate being back in Poland ;)
Sometimes you have to live somewhere else, to appreciate what you have back home. 👍🏻
I'm so happy to hear so many good words about my country on your channel, and I'm glad you enjoy living there, cheers.
Dziekuje. 🇵🇱
Holy Poland ❤️
Tak! 🇵🇱
Don’t say that polish sounds like Russian to local people .. just asking for troubles man.
It doesn't now, but it did when I first heard it. I'm just being honest.
@@TravelAddictGuy just so you know ow some words might sound similar a but Russian person will not understand polish person. Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovakian language is more similar to polish than Russian. People in Poland are extremely insulated if you say that. ( just an advise from a polish person) never say that while people you speak to might try to ignore the comment and not react deep down they will always be offended. Russia is polish biggest enemy always has been and any reference like that might set some people off. You were obviously lucky that people didn’t react. Trust me. Avoid comparing anything polish to similar topic/object in Russia.
@@TravelAddictGuy both - Polish and Russian are slavic languages, but we use different aplhabets and Polish
(unlike Russian) is highly influenced by Latin.
Interestingly, Ukrainian (which is also a Slavic language and uses a different alphabet) has more in common with Polish than with Russian. Even if Polish sounds similar to Russian to someone, it is not as close as it may seem. The closest language to Polish is Slovak, and then Czech.
Polski i rosyjski moga byc podobne dla cudzoziemca, nic w tym dziwnego, a tum bardziej nieodpowiedniego. Portugalski czasaimi brzmi jak Polski i rosyjski
ale to najprawdziwsza prawda, czemu gość ma kłamać, że polski nie brzmi dla niego jak ruski??? słyszałem o tym ruskim dziesiątki razy będąc w USA czy w niektórych europejskich krajach na przykład w UK, ignorować i uśmiechać się, to najlepsze lekarstwo na narodowościowe kompleksy :) no i jakie to ma znaczenie??? może pod wiejską dyskoteką z ludźmi z krótkimi czołami i grubymi karkami ma, nie wiem bo nie zadaję się z takimi... ludzie, luzujcie a będzie jeszcze fajniej, dystans do rzeczywistości to podstwa szczęścia :)
Poland is one of the safest places in Europe nowadays ❤ When I was a student I dreamt about living in Paris or south of France one day, now I must say I would not feel safe there anymore especially having family and kids. Although I've been in many countries I always come back to Poland and feel this is my place ☺
I completely agree with you. France no longer feels safe, especially Paris. It's a shame, but it's true. America is also no longer a safe country. 😢
The riviera part of south France is a world-class region and can offer big life, if you can afford...
@@topalbano Of course, there are always safe havens for the rich. Even in America we have that.
Not a minute in and already first major mistake-there are plenty of cities in Poland that don’t have trams.
This „foreigner in Poland” content is becoming quite popular and as a Pole on the whole I like it, but I there’s one thing I’d appreciate: less generalizations. Poland is pretty homogenous in some aspects and surprisingly diverse in others-living here a few years and visiting a dozen or so places doesn’t really give one a base of experience where one can vouch for how every city here looks.
I agree it's hard to make generalizations about a country. For the purpose of the video, I had to. Yes, each Polish city is different.
Hello from Poland.........good morning......thank you....
Czesc! Dzien dobry. 🙏🏻
@@TravelAddictGuy Cześć miłego dnia życzę.....
@@zofiasikorska5863 Dziekuje bardzo.
Dziękuję ❤
Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏🏻😀
Poland is not cheap for Polish.
I never said that it was. Neither is America cheap for most Americans.
Not only for Poles but also others.
comparing the Polish language with the Russian language is an insult to Poles
In addition, these languages are very different, not only by structure, vocabulary or grammar, but also with a sound.
From the historical perspective yes. From the scientifical rather not, we all belong to Slavic group of langueages (polish is western slavic, russian eastern).
I did not compare it to Russian. I said to an untrained western ear it could be mistaken for Russian. After living in Poland and learning some basic Polish. It now sounds very different than Russian. But it's a hard language for us to learn.
What a moronic statement. Both are Slavic languages and are similar to each other.
@@alh6255you are wrong. They are very similar when it comes to grammar and structure. Obviously you do not know either.
You clearly deserve Polish citizenship :) if it was up to me you would get it the next day, you are the ambassador of Poland :) BTW, I didn't know I live in such a wonderful country (and I've been to many) until I found your channel. BTW, I invite you to the Jelenia Gora Valley, the land of my childhood and in particular to the valley of palaces (post-German but beautifully renovated), you will be amazed by the beauty of these post-German sites! Warm greetings from Wroclaw! :)
It's very kind of you to say that you feel like I'm an ambassador of Poland. I'm really glad that I landed in such a beautiful and historic country. I've thought about visiting Jelenia Gora. Now that you've told me about how nice it is. I'm sure that I will visit. Dziekuje bardzo. 🇵🇱🙏😃
Except for the small talk it sounds worth visiting. My wife however she is from the former soviet union believes it’s still grey and depressing like in the east block days. I unfortunately couldn’t convince her of your point of view..
There are still areas like that in Poland. But it looks so much better now than it once did. There are so many things changing rapidly here. With new infrastructure and buildings being built. I think it's a great time to be in Poland with even better times ahead.
Oj, nie rozumiesz swojej żony. Rosja to inna mentalność i nawet nie próbuj jej wyprowadzać z błędu bo zacznie na ciebie krzyczeć. 😂😂
@@matrixmannn 😂😂
Była w Polsce? Niestety dla Rosjan "kura nie ptica, Polska nie zagranica". Przez całe dekady mówiono Rosjanom, że jesteśmy mali, biedni i że mamy gorzej niż oni, a nawet że istniejemy dzięki ZSRR (kiedy to odwrotnie - z Polski wywożono różne dobra, musieliśmy produkować to, co chcieli sowieci). Taki obraz Polski ma przeciętny Rosjanin, a nie ma on nic wspólnego z rzeczywistością. Znajomi Rosjanie gdy przyjechali do Polski byli w szoku, jak u nas wygląda życie. Drogi, domy, samochody, mieszkania. I jak jest czysto.
@@symulacrumorlando To nie ma powodu aby wyprowadzać ich z błędu. Niech myślą, że są imperium, a Ukraińcy zatkną swoją flagę na Kremlu, a my będziemy mieli wreszcie święty spokój bo ile można wojować z tym ruskim mirem, czas odpocząć. Teraz niech sobie Ukraińcy wojują z tym imperium zła. 😁😁
Homogeneous culture gives you unique cultural vibe and safety overall. People feel safer around same people.
Poland not only feels safer, it is much safer than most countries.
01:26 Warsaw is a city, that thinks, its NewYork, but it is not.
I think it's better than New York. It's certainly much safer.
A skąd taki pomysł? Naprawdę myślisz, że przeciętny Warszawiak myśląc o swoim mieście myśli o NY? No nie żartuj. Podnieśliśmy to miasto ze zgliszczy, nie musimy się do nikogo porównywać, kochamy to, co mamy. A wysokie budynki są nie tylko w NY, w Dubaju są większe ;) Przeciętny Warszawiak pośle swoje dzieci na bezpłatne studia, nie boi się bankructwa po pójściu do szpitala, nie boi się chodzić po ulicach po zmierzchu. I ma jeden z najlepszych publicznych transportów.
@@symulacrumorlando
Yes. NY is dangerous, dirty and extremly loud 24/7. Warsaw is the oposite of that.
O! POZDRO Bald, jaki przypadeczek.
Thank you for your great compliments to my birth country. Nice to hear that from an American citizen
I'm very happy here in Poland. Thank you. 🙏🇵🇱
I can totally agree with the lack of small talk in Poland. This is because Polish people look at things in a very straightforward way. They don't like to waste their time on asking random questions to people they don't know very well. I personally see the American "small talk" more like a "shit talk" - the talk about nothing specific which doesn't lead to anything productive. We like to talk about our interests, our job or family life, but we usually don't do that when talking to someone we just met the first time. If you want to talk to the Poles the way you're used to talk to your fellow Americans, you gotta earn the Poles' trust first and let them get to know you better.
It's definitely a bit of an adjustment living in Poland. But I also respect this straightforward, no-nonsense approach.
I'm glad you are enjoying Poland Kerry. Maybe you might settle down with a nice Polish girl. Is there any news on Mikko? Is he still in Spain? Thanks for the video 😊
Hi Janet, Yes, I've been talking with Mikko recently by phone. He is still in Malaga. If I meet the right woman, I would love to settle down with her. 😃
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Witamy cie serdecznie. Możesz z nami zostać. 😅
Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏
That's Wrocław, where he is standing has just been renovated and opened a few weeks ago, in July 2024. I work two hundred metres from where he is stood. Yeah, Poland is fine.
This place looks amazing. The renovation was very well done.
Poland is modern country but beaurocratic system is horrible,is ancient!
You forgot to add that this is one of the safest countries in the world. We do not have to carry guns and we still feel safe. We have free health care. Poland is wonderful.
Yes, Poland is a super safe country. I've talked about this on some of my other videos.
Free health care, ha ha, there is nothing free. Why most people go to private clinics?
@@albertwolanski7688 Is the free health care here bad? I'm sure that even private clinics here cost a fraction of what they do in the USA.
My Naród Polski 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱😎❤️❤️❤️
The Polish language is spelt like passwords. It is very hard to speak or pronounce.
Are people still leaving, or are they coming back. In east Devon, uk, it's like a little Poland, they stick together.
I know 2 Polish women. They are friendly and loving.
In every Polish video or vlog I've seen, including walk about videos, there's nobody about, the cities are so big and spacious and colourful, what do people do, where do they go? .
What about if your vegetarian.
They speak so fast, it all sounds like word,
A lot of people left after Poland joined the EU and the Schengen area, and it seems that Great Britain was one of the top destinations. But that was 20 years ago and today it seems that the movement is in the opposite direction - especially since the previous government, although in my opinion it did little good - it did do one thing well: there is a tax exemption for those returning from emigration - for probably 4 years ? This means that they do not have to pay income tax during this period.
You ask where the people are because there aren't many people on the streets. Well, I'll answer you - at work, that's why we have such economic development, and vloggers usually shoot their materials during regular working hours :)
If you are a vegetarian, you will easily find a large selection of dishes in Poland (including vegan ones). In large cities you will have a restaurant, bar or cafe serving vegetarian dishes literally on every corner, in the provinces this may be more of a problem, but Polish cuisine is rich in numerous vegetables, and you can get potatoes or cabbage (including sauerkraut) in almost every dish, also meat, unless you ask them not to give it to you :)
As for the Polish language, I am very sorry, but yes, it is difficult for foreigners, maybe except Slavs. What's more - somewhere I came across a study that claimed that for English-speaking people, the Polish language is the third most difficult language to learn - after the Chinese Mandarin dialect and Arabic.
But don't worry - you can communicate in English everywhere, it's probably hardest with older people who, if they do, know the basics of Russian or German. But for decades we have had compulsory English in schools, young people take it in exams - and if they study at universities, they must pass a foreign language (and most often it is English) at B1 level.
I'm sure that some Poles are still leaving, but less than ever. Many others are moving back to Poland. Cheers!
@jarosawklejnocki6633 , thanks for your reply. The Polish ladies i mentioned are 2 of my rotation carers, and they are wonderful, i wish i new more, i am 77 years old, and i have motor neuron disease. There is no chance of me visiting Poland, especially wroclaw, one carer is from świdnica the other from Radom.
Polish is easy... :)
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@@MarianJakiel Napisałem swoją opinię, do czego mam prawo. Jeśli się z nią nie zgadasz i masz inne zdanie, to ok.
YES,
In the West and in films from your country, Poland and other countries from Eastern Europe were wrongly shown as grey and gloomy with sad poor people. No wonder. Information about the countries occupied by Russia was not easily accessible to the mass media. Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. They were under Russian occupation from World War II until the early 90s. While others enjoyed freedom already in 1945... We have a history of over a thousand years.
You're right. Many of the countries you mentioned were unfairly shown in Western movies and TV.
Wow, you are really impressed by Poland 🇵🇱🥰. I spent 40 years in Farmington, Ct and I miss USA but I will stay in Poland for now.
I’m from Wroclaw but moved to Bolesławiec.
You should visit Boleslawiec is really nice here.
Thanks for your video.
That is a long time to love in the USA. I don't miss the USA at all strangely. I've been lucky to love in Spain and now Poland. Thank you, I look forward to visiting more Polish towns. 🙏🇵🇱🇺🇲
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"90% of Poland was completely destroyed" - that's complete nonsense. 90% of warsaw maybe was destroyed but not Poland - germans did not bombed every city.
Exactly.
Poland was destroyed by Russians in 1945
Oprocz Warszawy, Szczecin i Wroclaw byly tez zniszczone doszczetnie.
I confirm very clean cities - streets, pavements, and probably the most aesthetic toilets in the world (I travelled).
I agree, super clean.
Big on toilets! Poles. This needs to be emphasized again. I grasped that when toilets in Paris itself drew my attention as so very much inferior (and North America is just a shithole on this from).
…they are coming in different shapes sizes hair colours 😂bless you so sweet thank you for such a great and friendly review you are very welcome here !
Keep exploring and stay safe !
I'm glad that I could make you smile. Thank you very much. 😃🇵🇱
I love how genuine and honest the American reactions are. Also - you did pronounce pierogi (whch is plural) properly which not every English speaked does.
For context - GF is an Australian with American passport and she is happy to be with a Polish guy :)
And yeah, if you ask us 'how are you' you may get an honest answer. Takes a bit of time to get to know us but once you do, you do have a friend that will help you no questions asked.
I try to be as open and honest about things as I can. Thanks. 🙏🏻
0:43 Small correction: There IS a metro. Like, one metro in the whole country
It's nice, though.
Small talk is less popular in Poland for several cultural and historical reasons:
In Polish culture, conversations are often more direct and deeper. Poles may prefer discussions on more serious topics, which could stem from longstanding intellectual traditions and historical events that shaped the nation. Conversations about trivial matters may be seen as superficial or unnecessary. The long years of occupation, wars, and communist rule caused Poles to focus on important matters, such as survival, the fight for freedom, and national identity. In such realities, there was little room for conversations that lacked deeper meaning.
Poles are often seen as more direct and less inclined to avoid difficult topics. Therefore, small talk, which sometimes serves to avoid deeper issues, is not as deeply rooted in Polish culture.
In Poland, people often prefer to form bonds through more personal conversations. Building connections through small talk may be seen as less effective in creating genuine relationships.
I appreciate how well you've explained it.
I don't know if people in America have heard of the Internet, but you can use your web browser to find all the information about the countries you are going to... wow! about Poland you will also find information about public transport, food, architecture, lifestyle and culture, and... there are even photos and videos... wow!
Wow! The internet can do all that? 😂
@TravelAddictGuy I would just like to clarify why people asks to take off your shoes when you enter their home. It's not about the dirt on your shoes (well that's also but it's not the main reason) it's just that they want you to feel like you are in your own comfortable home. We even have a sentence for that "Gość w do, Bóg w dom" which can be translated as 'Guest at home, God at home'.
Apart from that I'm glad you like our Homeland ;)
That's awesome, my Mother also hates shoes in her house. So some Americans have this tradition too.
Respect 💪😎🇵🇱👊
Thank you. 🙏
Oh my God! Are trains, metro, bus in Poland? As in all of Europe? American traveller is schocked for this normal way of life of we Europeans....
And safety? 😳
Yes, it's very safe. I've talked about his in some other videos.
1 - We are proud of it!
2 - Sometimes we complain about our public transport. But we compare it to western Europe, not USA.
3 - Modern - it is not only about skyscrapers. OK in Cracow we have only two (and I don't know if we need more). I think Poland is modern becouse whole system: public transport, education, banks (you can pay with your card almost everywhere).
4 - Pizza is rather not Polish but it is really popular.
5 - 95% of Warsaw was destroyed. But not all towns and cities damaged so much.
6 - YES.
7 - We see it as normal.
8 - Small. Well if you want to say something just say it, without ansking about my family. Especially if you don't know me. But if you need something, maybe I can help you.
9 - Sometimes we are complaining that they should be even more green.
More. Form Americans it may be not much, but in Poland we have low and high mountains, Balitc See, lake districts. History of many towns and cities had stared in middle ages. So there is much to visit.
I appreciate the really detailed list of responses. I'm very impressed with Poland, it's people, culture and daily life. Dziekuje bardzo.
Sweet. Thank you!
Thanks. 😃
What you said is true 100% ! I like Poland ❤
That's awesome to hear. Poland is an amazing country.
Try to eat kabanosy or chrupki w czekoladze. My friend when she visited Poland she fell in love with kabanosy. But my favourite is probably duszonka z ziemniaków z cebulką i innymi dodatkami, but its homemade and you cannot buy it in shop or reastaurant, or maybe but only maybe in some of family restaurants serving dinners?
Thank you for the recommendations. I haven't been lucky enough to be invited to a Polish family dinner yet. But I'm looking forward to one. Dziekuje bardzo.
finally some content that makes sense. good job my great friend.
That's great to hear. Thanks, my friend. 🙏🇵🇱🦅
@@TravelAddictGuy you still owe me another beer trip in toruń ;)
@@sawomirmarnotrawny1694 Yes, I do.
In summary i can tell that u are on the point. Such a very short essence but not everything. I say this as made in Poland 😉
I'm glad that you found what I said, mostly correct. Thank you. 🙏
Poland I left 30 years to USA
So you have seen the changes in the USA first hand. Meanwhile Poland has changed immensely. Do you have any thoughts about this?
That's a great review of the country, especially for a person's perspective whom have been in Poland during WW2 and now he's back! Enjoy our women, they love americans and exercising!
It's good to hear from someone who survived the war and communist times. You have my respect, thank you. 🙏🏻
@@TravelAddictGuy Cheers bro!
Glad to hear you like Poland. Enjoy your stay:)
Yes, I really like it here in Poland. Thank you. 🙏🇵🇱
@@TravelAddictGuy Please do visit Górny Sląsk(Upper Silesia) . Some cities, and districts are like from 40,50's
Spoko. @@maciejwojtowicz295
I live 5min walk from where you took this clip😅
Czesc! You may see me walking in the city one day then. Because I live near the Wroclaw, Glowny station. 😀
Polish sound like a former ruSsian language? Interesting.
Only when I first arrived it did. Now it does not.
@@TravelAddictGuy Well, it's same with East-Asian alphabet and faces. You see them only a few times, they are all the same. You get interested and keep watching, and you might not be able to understand or speak the language, eventually 80% of the time you will be able to tell nationality just from seeing a person, and 100% of the time you will be able to tell the language. 10 years ago I didn't see any difference. Now I know exactly the differences between Chincese, Japanese and Korean, although I can't speak any of the languages.
@@piotrmalewski8178 That's a great example, as Americans we cannot tell the difference between Asian languages.
Polish is difficult, and the words look strange? Two linguistic examples from Poland's neighbor, whose language is famous for word clusters:
Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz.
And a real, existing name: Hubert Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff :)
Nic w tym trudnego to po prostu słowa połączone w jedno długie.
Yes, we also find German to be a hard language. But English has German roots, so it would probably be easier to learn than Polish for us.
@@TravelAddictGuy Yeah, grammar is very different. German is a bit more systematic and precise, so grammar is a bit more complicated, but Polish is a fusional language and if it wasn't bad enough, there are many exception and exceptions from exceptions. Most Poles can't speak it correctly but it has the benefit of being very flexible yet precise if you master it, and since so much gymnastics has to made to speak anything, we don't care about petty things. For example there was this huge gender pronoun issue in Canada. In Poland this wouldn't happen because it's so easy to mess gender in endings of nouns and names, people don't care. As long as the message has been understood and you don't seem to be deliberately mean, nobody will care if you mixed man with woman or anything. Even in political debates, people would accidentally adress a person with wrong gender and no one ever even seemed to notice.
@@piotrmalewski8178 Political correctness has run amuck in the West.
Jestem Polką i bardzo Ci dziękuję w imieniu wszystkich Polaków za taką pozytywną ocenę mojego kraju!
That's very kind of you to say. Thanks to Poland for the warm welcome. Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏🏻
DZIĘKUJĘ za docenienie mojego kraju POLSKI ,dodam ,że jest u nas bezpiecznie /brak gwałtów na kobietach,jest czysto/,ale to zasługa Polaków,którzy sprzeciwiają się napływowi nielegalnych imigrantów ,szczególnie islamskich i to nie jest tak,że nie chcemy pomagać ,ponieważ tych prawdziwych uchodżców z Ukrainy,uciekających przed wojną przyjęliśmy całym sercem w ogromnych ilościach,pozdrawiam cię serdecznie
Bezpiecznie… już niedługo. Już powoli zaczyna być niebezpiecznie. A za dwa lata… Ale cóż, publika chciała tuskoidów i lewiskrętnych u wladzy - publika dostanie skutki swojego wyboru.
Yes, Poland is a very safe country, full of wonderful people. Dziekuje.
@@TravelAddictGuy Two years from now (from 2024) and Poland will no longer be safe. Check what EU forced to do and so-called Polish government agreed to. (Forced relocation of so-called "refugees", in fact illegal migrants who were invited by Angela Merkel & co. in hope to dilute national identities and to make installing Communism v.2.0 much easier.)
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Ale tam też była wojna w Syrii i Iraku i nie chcieliśmy przyjmować tych ludzi. Nie wiem skąd ta niechęć do muzułmanów. Przecież w tym czasie kiedy Ukraińcy nas mordowali na Wołyniu (140 tys. ofiar), to muzułmanie nam pomagali. Persja (obecny Iran) przyjęła w 42 r. 120 tys. polskich uchodźców, wśród których byli członkowie mojej rodziny. Trafili później przez Indie do Nowej Zelandii.
„70 lat temu Iran przyjął 120 tys. polskich uchodźców”
Well american english sounds like indian french to me
It may sound like that to some people.
Second "most long" word is fake. There are spaces in numerals :D Unless one can create infinite word :D
Not in this case, though. Words like that are actually spelt as one word, no spaces - dwudniowy, czterdziestoośmioosobowy, stopięćdziesięciodwuletni, dwatysiącedwunastoelementowy. Weird but correct.
That word is "fake" in two different ways, though. First, it's extremely unlikely for someone to actually use this word in any context. Second, even if someone needed to write it, they would simply write "999-narodowościowy", while in speech, it probably wouldn't be recognized as a single word.
I looked up the longest Polish word on google.
Those are some very long words. They look very intimidating to an American. The word I posted was found on google, under the longest Polish word. Thanks for sharing. 🙏
You forgot about one thing, Poland i most safe country in europe and i think everyone know why.
Yes, it's very safe.
It 'a quite expensive if you don't work as Web engineer. Not so much cheaper than Sweden.
Thanx dude 🇵🇱🤝🇺🇸
Thank you my friend. 🙏🏻
You are from small city in America, aren't you?
I'm from Detroit, Michigan. One of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the USA.
You said in one moment that Poland was destroyed in 90% - it's not fully true, but it's close to it - eg. Warsaw was destroyed in this degree in 2nd WW, Kalisz was destroyed in this degree in 1st WW, but problem is, it was rebuild by communist regime without plan, respect for history and culture, but with lot of communist propaganda included (communist monuments, residential construction, public buldings etc). It's not easy to change it today.
That's a great point. Communists made many changes to Poland.
Respect!!! Wroclaw is the city to go. :)
It's really underrated.
@@TravelAddictGuy it was an amazing city 20y ago. Now its 2 crowded. We had better food back then.
Cause Poland is a great country to live in, to visit, and to learn about. We reconstructed our poor and destroyed country, as it was right after the War, into what it is now, by a really hard work of a few generations of brave and hard-working people. We did it even though Poland was being heavily exploited by a soviet russia for decades.
Now we're proud of what we achieved.
Success was also possible cause We are a very homogenous society with almost no minorities, thus We were able to consolidate our efforts.
If You know, what I mean...
I applaud Poland for rebuilding their country. You're now the envy of the West.
Everything is great when u exchange your currency 4:1 and think everything is cheap XD For us Poles eveything is very expensive now and it just goes up R.I.P [*]
That's true.
I'm glad you enjoyed our country. We see these things differently, like the trains come late, government is rubbish, people drop litter, places are dirty etc. I think it's because we always look up to someone better, for example we look at Japan (it was actually a huge voting phrase back in the 90's to build another Japan in Poland) and we see that streets are not as clean as in Japan so we are totally rubbish. I have only realised how good things are when I went to the UK for two years and learnt first hand how haunting it was. There is lots of things to improve in Poland and we have big problems, but now I appreciate what we have and what we achieved and keep telling to myself; 'It's already not that bad, just keep trying!' Btw. just like any Western nation we are suffering a demographic decline, so anyone willing to work full time, try to do their best, you might want to check if you want to live in Poland. There are difficulties, it's not easy to find a place to live in, and healthcare is far from perfect, but overall I find my home country much easier and nicer to live in, and as long as you have 'umowa o pracę' contract, the state doesn't care how much needs to be spent to cure you from any illness. You don't get any welfare benefits, but if the need to pay 10 million to get you cured from cancer, they will spend 10 million and never send you any bill for that.
Thank you very much for sharing you experience of living in Poland and traveling to the UK. Yes, Poland is not a perfect country, but it has many things that other countries lack. Even western countries like the UK which you found out first hand. Even if your health care is not the best, as you stated. You are covered for any emergency. I think the good outweighs the bad here in Poland. 🙏🏻
My name is Marcin I am Polish emigrant in Ireland. I am 45 years old. I live in Dublin last 20 years. I work as a security guard in the refugee campus in Clondalkin in Dublin. I work at night and sleep during the day. I am polish in my heart ❤️. I love Poland.... And i like Ireland . Poland is over 1000 years of history. 966 , Poland started as a country. We have cheap car insurance. All payments are monthly. Poland is not good at football ⚽⚽⚽ ??? I don't know why. They was good in 1974... so ... 50 years ago... Last 40 years they are useless..... Sorry.... We have crazy football ⚽ hooligans.... We have alcoholics.... criminals.... drugs... We have all this.... But Poland is peaceful country compare to other countries in Europe. Polish partizants did great job in war world two times.... In September 1939 two countries attacked Poland... Germany and Russia... Army lost in 5 weeks time.... It was black September.... So all war world two time , home army.... Called AK .... 400.000 partizants.... I think we have good people and bad people in Poland like everywhere....
Thank you, Marcin, for sharing your story and thoughts about Poland. What are the refugees like? Mostly men or a mix? Are they well-behaved?
Very nice, positive video
It's nice to hear positive comments. Thank you. 🙏
Chyba chce wize!
It's not that difficult to get. Just ask Ukrainians.
0:32 - the last one makes no sense. Where did you find that BS?
I found it from a google search of the longest Polish word.
@@TravelAddictGuy It still makes no sense. it is a fake made up word.
Its clean because there are no bmfers
My Polacy przez pokolenia ciężko pracowaliśmy na taką Piękną Polskę. .Lubimy porządek w domach ,w pracy i na ulicach naszych miast .Jesteśmy dobrze wykształceni ,pracowici ,empatyczni i gościnni .A w USA w Filadelfii to idzie Afroamerykanin pije kawę z kubka i zamiast ten kubek wrzucić do kosza to rzuca na ulicę . Jest tam brud i smród. To samo jest w Seattle ,Los Angeles i innych dużych miastach .Bo ludzie którzy nie pracują żyją z zasiłków nie szanują i nie doceniają Twojej pracy .Zadowala ich bylejakość. Jeżeli emigranci przybyli do naszego kraju będą zaśmiecać nasze miasta to deportujemy ich do ich krajów pochodzenia .
Yes, Poles take pride in their country, city, and home. It used to be like this in the USA. But that has changed in most cities.
Different shapes and sizes 😅.
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