CZECH HOSPITALITY - why Czechs don’t smile 🇨🇿
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2020
- Hi guys, Today I want to talk about Czech hospitality and why Czechs don't smile a lot :)
So many tourists complain about the Czech service standards and that the people are not friendly and that they don't smile! In this video I will try to explain my opinion about this.
You know, the country has been through a lot and it will take generations for a culture to change a little bit.
If you want to hear more, let me know by leaving a comment and subscribing to my channel. Lots of love ( and chaos ) from the Netherlands. X Lenny
Welcome to my channel! My name is Lenny and I am a dutch mom of 3 boys: Louis (10), Charles (4 ) and Julius ( 2 ). On my channel you will find family inspiration, cooking, cleaning etc. We all need help, courage and inspiration from time to time. Please feel free to join in by subscribing to my channel. XXX
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We don't smile, we laugh
and I love that!! Thanks for watching!
Yes 😆
Yeah, we are laughing beasts.
Voila
When a Czech smiles at me I watch my back
No worries a Czech never smiles at me
@@JiriKrakora I think Reinhard Heydrich got it absolutely correct.
@Lenny's Love & Chaos Czechs actually smile. This is a polite way how to let you know something is wrong and you should check yourself or around you.
I am smiling alot… inside.
Hahaha! Keep on doing so! Thank you so much for watching and commenting ! x
indeed :-)
Není důvod se neupřímně usmívat na každého koho potkáte, úsměv je věc sympatii. Češi jsou velice zdvořilí národ a máme rádi slušné chování a upřímnost, americké keep smiling vždy vypadá jako přetvářka a falešnost, takovému člověku češi od pohledu nedůvěřují.
Thanks for sharing your opinion Ondrej, I understood most of it but needed google translate to read the exact words hahaha. Really appreciate that you took the time to write me a message. Warm regards from the Netherlands
as a Czech guy (born one year before the revolution), this is what I expect from a waiter or waitress: be polite (especially not to sound like I'm annoying them, maybe I also had a shitty day and I just want to have a nice evening...), not to fuck up my order, bring it in one piece, ask me if I want another beer or coke or whatever when I'm finishing the previous one... and that's it I guess :) (and of course I'll tip them if they were alright :) ) no need to chat with me or smile at me with an dishonest smile, just bring me what I want without a sour face and we're OK :D
Thanks for this comment ! Loved reading it ! warm regards from the Netherlands.
I've been here in CZ for almost a year and it seems like I've been living in a parallel universe all along when they say Czechs are rude, just because they don't smile all the time? and they don't make conversation? who does that? I personally am very reserved, so to me not only is this normal and expected but also very much appreciated. :D When addressing them they are kind and helpful, and there's always the occasional grumpy mean, tired cashier or anyone as there would be anywhere in the world, wouldn't there. If anything they have a rather sad semblance, which breaks my heart, but knowing the history, could you blame them? Also if your city yearly was run over, by millions of drunken obnoxious tourists 24/7 365 days wouldn't you be angry most of the time.
Couldn’t agree with you more! Thanks for your valuable comment ❤️
You know what, till now I didn’t realize how much influence on us still has our “touched” history.
Hi Petr, It is just my theory and I know things are maybe more nuanced and there were a lot of things I wanted to tell also but as soon as the camera started to record I forgot half of it haha.. I hope you could appreciate my thoughts on this subject. THANKS FOR WATCHING!
its a very good description - tongs up.
Lenny's Love & Chaos I mean, I never thought of it from this perspective, but there is definately something on it. .And it won’t change soon. Thank you for your “outside” sensotive view.. By the way, I’ve seen other channel about most overrated cities around globe and there was serious complaint about Paris and Frech politness and service. I mean to whom not speaking French. My wife had same experience. After all. we might not be the worst😂
This as a Czech made me cry. I know our history but it's just so sad. Betrayal. Opression. It leaves a mark on a nation. I still think that displaying your true feelings is better than toxic American positivity. They don't want to hear and think about the bad things. That bugs me so much. I hate it. I don't hate smiling and laughing. I smile and laugh all the time, but I am not wasting it on someone that doesn't make me happy or someone I have no connection to.
Hi Klara, thanks for your opinion. it lakes generations to change a nation and the younger people are already so different towards foreigners. In the end we are all brothers and sisters and if we just open up and try to understand eachother more maybe one day wars will be over.... Lots of love from the Netherlands
@@LennysLoveChaos What a load of bollocks. Have you even read her reply in deep???
@@hafrang5613 Dude, i am only trying to be nice... so should you...
@@LennysLoveChaos i should not. Why? Because American waitresses have to be nice at customers?
@@lubosjaronek5267 souhlasím
Hi Lenny,
you really properly described the czech national character.
But on the other hand, do you know any other culture, where if someone enters any building with other people, he / she will say "Dobrý den"? And when he / she leaves, says "Na shledanou"?
Or another typically czech thing - you eat something and anyone, who is well behaved, will say "Dobrou chuť".
Or if you visit someone's house or the someone visits your house, the shoes / boots come off and they ask for or bring their own slippers? :-)
I smile, if I have a reason for smile. If I feel sad, or I feel any other negative emotion, let's display it on my face, why not?
That fake american smile, that makes me upset, really upset.
And the last observation - if anyone, who comes from spanish or english speaking country ask you "How are you / Como está?" he / she doesn't want the true answer. By that question, it starts some sort of game, when you ask and the reply is "Good, and you?" and the reply goes "Good as well, thank you for asking." Meanwhile the Czech would genuinely answer that question, e.g. "I feel tired, I couldn't sleep the whole night, because baby of my neighbours cried the whole night..." or "I feel very good, we just have moved and our house looks like military camp, but we are happy..." etc.
Sir Mac haha, That is the same with the Dutchbat. If you ask me how I am, I Will tell you. Here in Amerika perplex are not expecting that either😅
You see, the Dutch and Czechs should have been neighbors... straight forward with good beer... ❤️
Oh boy, I should have proofread my response. Sorry🙈
wow!! this is so interesting to hear! I had no idea about Czech background. thank you so much for sharing!!
Hi ! And thank YOU for coming over and watching ! Have you ever been to the Czech Republic? x
I'm Czech and I worked in one cafe in Sydney, Australia. One day one regular customer of arabic background had an emotional breakdown complaining that I never smiled. I told him that's just who I am and few days later he apologised to me for his meltdown.
hahaha! always be yourself!
You seem to be a very nice person and I can see you put a lot of enthusiasm into your videos. This channel deserves thousands of subscribers :)
Oh wow, what a comment - this is so motivating... Thank you hruska :) great channel name by the way
I agree with 99%. But "its better to stay silent than to say something silly" is true. Same with smiling. You need to reason to smile. Only crazy person smile without reason. I personaly prefer not-fake smiling.
Its normal to never come back to restaurant, where waitresses behive rude. Maybe if you have google profile, you can write review about them. But you have power of choice to not go there again.
totally agree Jan !Thanks for watching !
Precious and intelligent lady, thanks for your love and understanding for us Czech people. I think if all humans were like you trying to understand other nations there would be no wars. :)
oh dear Miroslava ( I AM IN LOVE WITH YOUR NAME!) your comment touched my heart. I truly believe so! instead of judging eachother we should look further than that and try to understand eachother. Then war would be over forever... ❤️❤️❤️ spread the love and thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for bringing up Czech history!!! Everything is tied to it. Please do it more if you can. I really enjoyed this video.
Thanks Susan, I really appreciate your support! I will do my best :) x
Hey, nice video. I'd like to point out, that every nation has some pros and cons, for instance, I enjoy working with colleagues from Netherlands - their work ethics is very high while they still keep their hillarious sense of humor. When it comes to hospitality in CZ, being polite and respectful is expressed in slightly different way you would expect - tone of voice, choice of words, keeping the distance while still being available, in case of a waiter. If you want people smile, tell a little joke, "establish contact" and they will smile and behave differently. I can tell easily if people are honest and "being themselves" or pretending their emotions. Pretending is not valued here, fake smile is outright suspicious. I understand very well though, for a foreign person these nuances will be superhard to grasp.
HI Petr, thank you so much for this great comment! I love it when people share their opinion on my topics. Very understandable point of view, thanks for sharing !
You're very right!
For example: I am a shy person, but when I open up I'm very friendly. I like to talk with people from diferente places, because I want to know more about their culture.
cool! It is so good for us to learn other peoples point of view right ? Getting to know people from different cultural backgrounds to me is a very valuable gift. thanks for commenting ! X
The more I continued the more I realised that this video really is going to save the Czechs from themselves. After all these years...
A big THANK YOU for mentioning that Prague is not the Czech Republic! Many people think that when they visit Prague they know the whole republic. Love your videos, keep it up! :)
Thanks so much Jeannette! I love to read your comments so thanks for taking the time to leave me a note! X
I have to say, I admire your understanding of Czech history and culture :) And as a Czech person I also sometimes suffer when I see grumpy people almost everywhere, but most of the time it took only a few nice words and Czech people are really friendly and open 😉
Hi Allkea, I have the same experience. Welcome to my channel.I hope you will stick around, there will be more Czech content in the future! x
Yes, you're right. Thank you for this video :) Also I think that Czechs don't smile because why should we do a fake smile? The smile should be from the heart. And about the history and Munich Agreement - I think that countries that betrayed us forgot it like it didn't happen. And still sometimes it looks like the Western Europe countries do not take us as equal. It's so sad.
💕 true smiles come from the heart! And I know - the food in shops sometimes is from lower quality etc... it is sad and unfair 😕
Thank you 👍 I understand 👍👍
There are so many vlogs on this subject and frankly I never experienced any rudness that is always described. In fact I was prepared for a lack of service etc. because of my research (such as these Vlogs).
Greatest vacation of my life. My wife and I are actually thinking of leaving the US to retire to Prague or somewhere close by.
Really? That is so awesome. You must have been to great places. Maybe if everyone would do a bit of research and gave a different approach it would be a completely different situation 💕
I believe in 'you reap what you sow' wisdom. It is much harder to be impolite or even rude to a person who treat you nicely ad that applies to guests and waiters alike.
I just found your channel! Such a great video with a lovely history lesson. I’m considering moving to Czech Republic and your video was helpful. Thank you!
hi! Thanks for your kind words and for watching. I am really happy that my video was helpful. X
Hello Jenny,
I'm also Dutch and I went to the Czech Republic for the first time in 2016. At first I had a bit of a culture shock. I was afraid I did something wrong or that I displeased people. Luckily, I went with my half Slovak boyfriend who speaks Dutch and Slovak. As soon as he addresses people in Slovak, I saw their faces kind of light up. They understand Slovak but also hear a foreign accent. I noticed that the Czechs are not unfriendly, they're reserved. When we visited family of my boyfriend it became clear the Czechs are warm and friendly but really first have to got to know you. Back in the Netherlands, that same year, we spoke about it and I came more or less to the same conclusion as you. I don't mind the Czechs being reserved. They're good people.
I totally agree with you... ze kijken de kat uit de boom nietwaar? haha, cool a slovak boyfriend, where is he from ? x
We Czech don't smile too much. But we have the best humor in the world. That was said by Michael Palin from the Monty Pythnon. Irony, sarcasm, black humor. I really love it.
We don't exaggerate. With emotions, words. We don't use much pathos. For us it seems to be fake. The speech which is mooving for Americans, for us is a disgusting theather. We are not a drama queen. So we don't believe the others if they act (for us) disproportionately.
The fact is some of us don't have too much positive thinking. It's bad. Bad it's about our experience. Not only historic experience of the country. But our own privite experience. For example, the most of the time in school was hell for me. It was only about to survive to the other day. The only chance to do it was to become invisible. It forms my way of thinking enormously.
Oh, I am a bit sad to read that your time in school was so terrible. I hope you are better now? Positive thinking is the answer to many things. And you are worth being visible!! Sending love and courage! You matter my friend! Warm regards from the Netherlands
Watch this and you'll feel much better! czcams.com/video/Dl4ie3TaPGg/video.html
@@LennysLoveChaos positive thinking is best way tu underestimate threat around you. Check first, trust after...thats czech nation aproach
Beautifully beautifully done! It brought tears to my eyes. I am going to send this video to all my friends who never have been to the Czech Republic. Thank you!
Aaaah what a sweet comment! Thank you so much! X
In 10 minutes you have explained Czech political issues that would take me many days to connect all the dots from resources that are usually written by the "victors". I have highly respect to Czech people, people who are very family oriented, people who value their traditions and are proud of their culture, people who have Zelenka, Smetana, Forman and others - comparing to country and it's people who are unfortunately lost in translation, plagued by identity policies and ironically without true national identity and where I am currently living. Regards from "Canadian" on paper and Serbian in heart.
Such a nice comment, thanks so much! Where about do you live in CZ?
Video is very informative, Thanks
Interesting. So good to understand better! Thank you!
thanks so much for watching! Have you ever been to the Czech Republic ?
What a great perspective!!! I'm Czech and young and I could never understand the attitude of older people until I saw your video. Very well for put, thank you for it!
ahoj Radko, thank you so much for your kind words. Thanks for watching 💕
Goeden Dag Meisje! I do love dutch nation because of your History and great mentality. I'm happy that I found your Channel. Your language sounds me really cool and I am speaking Swedish and slowly learning dutch. I was also a bus driver And I drove my bus Across West Europe And Scandinavia. I do love Northwestern Part of Europe because I feel there as there is My true home. You got a new Subscriber. Have a nice day. Tot ziens!
Thank you so much for this Lenny, it's clarified so many things for me about my experiences since moving to Prague from the UK. Really helpful to hear this. What a great video, I'd love to hear more about your take and experience of Czechs and Czech Republic! 🙂
hi Alexei, thank you so much for your kind reply. I have a lot of video ideas up to come... the thing is that I have so many subscribers for all different topics so to keep everyone happy I varie my topics. Hope you will stick around for the next video about the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 x
@@LennysLoveChaos You're very welcome Lenny, thanks for your reply. It sounds like you've got a lot to share. I'll happily wait for your next post about this 'gem-in-disguise' of a country... I loved your lullaby btw, beautifully sung! :)
Haha, the lullaby was a bit embarrassing to share but sometimes you need to step out of your comfort zone right? I made a few videos already did you check out my Czech Republic playlist? X
@@LennysLoveChaos haha, well done for being brave then :) I've seen 3 of the 4 available videos there so far, and am looking forward to watching the last one, your tribute to Czechia... Keep up your good work and warm energy 😊
Hi dear
Lenny ! Very interesting video . Thanks for sharing your opinion !
I wish you a wonderful week , Michael
And thanks for watching Michael !
It's a national sport - to complain of everything, maybe that's the reason of the Czech "rudeness". But take them out of their mood, distract them, talk to them, make a joke and everything will change.
Ahoj! I think in the Netherlands we have the same national sport hahaha
You're wonderful 😊, thanks for explaining this to me, I was confused 🤔
Haha Thanks!!
Really informative. Thankyou
Thanks so much! I am glad you liked my video. Warm regards from the Netherlands.
History matters, the same in my country of origin as well (suburb part). Thank you for sharing Lenny. Have a nice day ahead to you :)
HI Gabby, maaaaaannn, I am so behind with everything- even replying to messages! Thanks so much for watching ! x
In 1995 there was not many people speaking German on English :-) Most people had learned Russian in schools back then.
I know. So the 35+ generation didn’t learn good English at school because the teachers learned English a bit from the Tv :) Luckily times are changing ❤️
I love your energy! Keep up the good work :)
Thanks my friend!! X
Good work and smile from you.Nice job and respect to little understanding :)
:) thanks!!
Hello. The fact that the Czechs do not speak much German and English is also greatly influenced by the fact that until 1990 only Russian was taught in schools. He did not start learning English and German in schools until 1990. In addition, the teachers who started teaching English and German in 1990 also did not speak these languages well and knew only a little more than their students. So at first the quality of teaching was also very poor. Therefore, even today, few people over the age of 45 can speak these languages. That's why I'm not surprised that in 1995, when Lenny was in the park, no one wanted to communicate.
Sorry I am also one of those who do not speak much English and helped me with this google translator. :-)
So true!! I should have said this in my video ! But as soon as the camera is on I forget half of what I want to say 🤣... that’s probably why channel name is lenny’s love & chaos... there is always so much chaos in my head 😂
Thanks for this valuable comment!!!
its not true - Czechs DO speak english very good - but do not expect that from restaurant workers...
@@johnnygomez7063I'm sorry, but believe me, I know what I'm writing about. I experienced this time. I am 41 years old and I am from the Czech Republic
@@KeffodWell Keffod - I am 37, native Czech and I do say that normal people with high school and university education speak normally engish or germam or both or one more o two more other lenguages i n Prague... Its noething unusual these days... In border regions people speak german )Tourism)
If talking about eary 1990´s - its 20-30 yers ago - from point of view of the Czech republic it is like a century ago. But you simply cant compare the situation now and 25 years ago... Speaking about this generation - they did not need to speak any foreign lenguage for their life and any kind of job. But all of them understood Slovak as a second official lenguage widelly used on television or radio. That generation is already retired, accomodated in houses for old people needed permanent care oe dead... There was an elite group of people working in top managemets and in companies focused on foreign trade that were very good educated in case of lenguages - they were responsible for making contracts with foreign companies to sell Czechoslovak goods. Those guys are bilioners these days..
@@johnnygomez7063 Fajn, když jsi z Čech odpovím česky a nemusím používat Google translator. Napsal jsem článek, kde popisuji jak minulý režim ovlivnil jazykové vzdělání národa. Je to sice událost stará 30 let, ale stojím si zatím, že právě proto i dnes mnoho lidí nad 45 let neumí angličtinu ani němčinu. Nejedna se jen o starou generaci (důchodce) jak píšeš. Takový dnešní 45 letý středoškolák se setkal poprve s AJ nebo NJ ve 2. ročníku střední školy, takže se učil jazyk jen 3 roky (2 roky učiliště) a toto absolutně nestačí k naučení jazyka. Totéž platí pro 50 leté vysokoškoláky. Pokud se tito lidé neučili samostudiem dále, neumí se dnes domluvit anglicky ani německy. A to je vše co jsem se v mém příspěvku snažil popsat. Ještě dodám, že Praha není zrovna typický vzorek České populace a vůbec neplatí, že co je v Praze je i ve zbytku země.
I am Slovak , we ,like Czech people ,smile , but we smile when we have a reason to smile , or we want to show an affection to someone we like / love.A smile means “I like you” , “ I am happy to see you “ , “ I feel good in your company “. And we are cautious ,the history taught us not to trust strangers . On the other hand , once we get to know you , we are very friendly and hispitable . We will invite you to our homes and we will offer food and drinks , guest are even welcome to spend the night in case they had too much to drink ;) . I had oportunity to travel a lot in my life , seen different countries and met many people , the smiling americans or west europeans didn’t invite me to their house . Their friendliness is fake. If a Czech or Slovak person smiles at you then he genuinly likes you , we are not fake , we are real .
Thank you very much for sharing all your videos about the Czech republic!!!! I'm Czech and I'm amazed how much you know and understand czech mentality and influence of history on us :-) almost made me feel like you are half Czech :-)
Hi Blanka, beautiful name you have ! Thanks so much for your kind words. Love from the Netherlands x
haha I wish I would have watched this before talking about it in my podcast :D because I said the same thing but you give all the background info why, so thanks. I'm living in Jihlava and it's very apparent here, anytime I get a real smile I give a great tip to hopefully encourage it in the future. Glad I stumbled across your page. Much love.
Hi!! Did you make a podcast?? So cool! In English? i would love to hear it. X
@@LennysLoveChaos yup I have my own podcast and vlog, just did my first Czech episode. They're on my page if you're interested :) thanks
Wow, lady, you have my appreciation and respect.. You are very receptive and open-mind. You have estimated it very well. You really understand the local mentality and I fully agree with you on the points why Czechs do not smile and why in the past they refused to talk to foreigners. There were provocations in the previous regime. STB agents pretended to be from the west and being honest could cost people their lives. On the other hand, there were people who supported the previous regime and with its fall lost all privileges as a result.
HI Mari, I didn't know that about the STB agents. Now I understand the reaction I got even more. Thanks for this valuable comment ! And for watching of course! Warm regards from the Netherlands!
Well said, I agree with you!
Thanks Lucy ! For watching and commenting ! xxx
Your video is very well explained and educative.I’m currently working at Dubai as a food and beverage supervisor and I’m moving to szech shortly.I found your video helpful
Hi Gibril! thanks for commenting! Where about in Dubai are you working? so interesting that you leave Dubai for the Czech Republic! i am really curious about your motivation? Will you please tell me more? Thanks so much! Love from Holland!
Lenny's Love & Chaos I’m currently living in Dubai around business Bay Area.I need to talk to you more but perhaps if I can have your Instagram or any where we can talk.I work for mandarin oriental jumeirah Dubai and preciously work for Starwood hotels like marrriott, Westin and Sheraton .I used to worked for jumeirah group and Hilton as well.I’m happy to hear from you.I already started my work permit process with some consultant and I was told recently that it is approved and I’m now waiting to finalize with them.i will check you on Instagram if you are there or perhaps any where we can talk.I will need your guide when I’m in szech if you don’t mind.Hope to hear from you Lenny 🤝🤝
Thank you!!
you are welcome! And thank you for coming over to watch my video !
As a Czech teenager myself I agree that our country has been through a lot . I also don't think that Czech 's are rude , stiff or cold .We are friendly and nice and more open to people we know.Sure some Czech people are rude and mean but that doesn't give you the right to judge us right away . Just because you don't see us smiling or laughing doesn't mean we don't at all. Get to know us first. I am proud to be Czech . Děkuji.
Hi Irene! I totally agree with you ! Like I said- the Czechs can be a bit reserved but once you get to know them you guys are awesome. I love the humor and drinking beer with some locals in a pub is the best experience ever !
I am pretty rude person, when stranger approaches me, I definitely dont look friendly. But after question on me, I always help, exceptionally when its foreigner, I become super-friendly. Just dont judge book from cover. We have shells on ourself, you must find way to break it. I am 34, so not talking about young generation. Also its completely normal, and I prefer it, to see waitress max 15seconds during 45min lunch, otherwise its annoying.
And last ALSO: I really like watching ramseys kitchen nightmares and it look completely normal to waitress asks if you like the food. it doesnt happen here and I would be super insulted, its food I paid, its commodity you just sold me, not your concern anymore. on the other side, I never called waitress and picked on food thats cold etc, never.
very interesting comment !Please keep sharing stuff like this. We dutch people love it when people are honest and straightforward. Thanks for taking the time to let us know your thoughts.!
Hi Lenny, I fell in love with your videos
.😊
You know so much about our culture and history.
In addition, your knowledge is not smattering, but deep.
I also practice my English on interesting topics that you discuss.By the way, I would be interested in your evaluation of purely typical Czech kitchen.
Could you please record one extra part about it?
Could you taste the food live and be somewhere in a Czech restaurant and not just at home in the bedroom?I hope I don't bother you with my request and I am not found immodest.😊Continue with your nice vlogs I'm looking forward to the next one.👍💕
Hello Marty, you are so kind! Thank you so much for your nice words!
I can't wait to make more videos and also film on location in the Czech Republic. I hope soon! We are currently extremely busy with our new house. We are moving in August and we still need to do a lot of stuff. Please wait a little while - I promiss to make more content you like!
Lots of love, Lenny
@@LennysLoveChaos Lenny, this might interest you 2:
Foreigners and locals taste typical Czech dishes in a Czech restaurant in Sydney, Australia.
117x five-minute episodes
www.televizeseznam.cz/porad/jak-nas-vidi-svet/epizody-3617💕👍😊
Interesting video, I watched with much attention 👌👌✨
Thanks ! Your video's are so cool !
Goodness, that was a lovely explanation.
Thanks Anthony ( my sons second name is Anthony also!) I wanted to explain a bit more and add some nuances but as soon as the camera is on I forget half of the story lol... so you are like a language expert?? How many languages do you speak? I think you are incredible! I studied Czech for one year but the beer was so good so I got distracted. I think I feel the sound and the pronunciation but my vocabulary and grammar are totally gone. Did you watch my czech anthem? People commented that my accent is good but that is pretty much everything. I will do a video about the language soon. Thanks for watching!
@@LennysLoveChaos Somehow, I became a bit well known in the "language learning" community, but I am actually the world's worst language learner. I speak lots of languages very badly. My accent is terrible. Unlike yours.
@@AnthonyLauder I don't believe that ! Don't be modest , how many languages do you speak ? x
So interesting!!!
thanks!
I love you. I laugh and cry at the same time. Love my country. You are spot on xxx
Whahaha! I LOVE YOUR COMMENT!! thank you so much!! ❤️
I commented on your videos before, and again , thank you for having such a love for my country. Living in the USA for years, I know exactly about “overboard “ acting....one thing about our hospitality you might not experience....if you are invited to someone’s home, we make you feel home by offering refreshments....coffee, soda, juice or perhaps an alcoholic beverage such as very Czech national drink called Slivovice....also food such as so called chlebicky and babovka, which is very prettily decorated small slices white bread and pound cake......truly, we love to feed our guests and make them welcome....I miss that here in the USA soooo much....
hi Radka, I can totally understand. When I got invited to peoples home I felt so welcome. People always tried to make me feel comfortable. I remember my boyfriends dad always cooking lovely dinners for me 💕... and even a simple and cheap dish like sunkofleky taste good when he made it 😍
Brilliant!
Thanks 🙏🏻
I never even thought Czech waiters were rude btw. They chat with me very often and make jokes. I think the ones in Prague can be even nicer than American waitresses (I only went to Florida tho), because the American waitresses seemed pushed to always talk to us and always ask a million questions and the conversation was very superficial. I guess Czechs like to be left alone and enjoy their meal. We can call the waiter by making eye contact instead of being bothered every 2 minutes.
Isn't it great to share all these different opinions on this platform? Your comment is so valuable - please keep on commenting to my video's - I do appreciate this so much ! Thanks and I agreed with you... but not everyone gets the Czech humor, right ? I love the Czechs and somehow I always make fun with the waiters too But I think it makes a difference when you try to speak some czech..
@@LennysLoveChaos Definitely, especially in the touristy areas they seem to appreciate a czech customer a bit more tbh
Thank you, for understanding the Munich pact. It is SUCH a major thing for us, yet, any nation who played the role in it would just dismiss it, ignore it, not teach about it, etc. Because it DID NOT AFFECT THEM. I can't even understand how well you just described us in the words of "Czech national self-esteem is not that strong" and the contrast to our "being still very proud of" us being once the centre of Europe. That's it, really.
I´m a czech woman and it sounds so good for me... Thank you so much for your video and that you know so much about our history...
Aaaah Ema, that is nice of you! Thanks so much. Love from The Netherlands
It was said very well of Czech history and attitude. I think you catch it the right way well done. Sometime westerns just need to understand the sense of it. Thanks for the nice video.
aaaah, Petr! thanks so much for your kind comment. I am really happy that you liked my video ! Warm regards from the Netherlands
Your presentation was the BEST I EVER HEARD.! -but than you are Dutch so it is EXPLAINE WHY IS THE BEST.
I am not Check I am Hungarian but GENUINLY WHOLEHEARTEDLY LOVE AND RESPECT THEM. I been in Prague and my first contact was in a shop for to buy cigarettes. It was a young girl who did picked up at once my genuine honest open love for them... SHE SMILED AT ME AT ONCE. YOU CAN NOT FOOL AN EASTERN EUROPEAN right for the fact of all the things the west done to them and still. Once they can feel the clean love and respect and appreciation for their honesty of true and real love they will smile in the way it tells YES you belong or WE ARE THE SAME.
GOD BLESS YOU FOR THIS VIDEO ! I AGREE WITH YOU A LOT.
Hi Elizabeth, thank you so much for watching and commenting. Your words are beautiful. I think you as a Hungarian have a lot in common with the Czechs. Fantastic point of view. Warm regards from the Netherlands. xx
Dobrý den Lenko, držím palce s Vaším kanálem. Moc pěkné. Váš Honest Dad
Whaaaaaat??? THE ONE AND ONLY EPIC HONEST DAD ON MY CHANNEL?? HONZOOOO, I am sooooo honored. Dekuji mnohokrat!! I need to come over so we can have some pivo together. “Dám si sedm piv a jednu zelenou” 🤣 (great song from tri sestry - hope you know it...
Would be great fun!! Cau!
Maybe I should consider to turn that Tri Sestry song in a lullaby too hahaha 😳🤣🤣
I've been wondering about this for a long time. Your theory sounds very interesting and to be honest - right.
Hey Jakube! Thanks for your comment. There is so much more that I wanted to say but as soon as the camera is on I forget half of it hahaha.. But I am glad you liked my theorie ! x from the netherlands
To be honest I think she overrated the historic influence a bit. Service here in Vienna is even ruder than in Prague. The resolute waiter is also a general Central European thing IMO.
Díky (thank you) ❤️
You are welcome... if you have some questions let me know. I am planning a new q&a video soon
I love theese English videos about Czech republic😊
hi Lenny - this is me - Johnny the local guy..
to be very raw honest - in the very turistic places (restaurants and bars) had worked and in many still has benn working the worst human trash possible - its very bad to say but its true. The rood and angry cheetres and rubbers... Many famous pre-revolution and few post-revolution movies has been shoot about it. Many tourists, good tips, excelent possibilities to cheet and steel the tourists - very known worl wide are the city centre taxi drivers asking extra-extra-extra high prices without tickets..
All this has been generation problem - things has changed/has been changing.
(The youngest generation is 16yrs plus in fast foods is amazing)
You could see inrestaurants and pubs the difference in a non touristic areas where is the real competition about the customer - it focus on good service, really big screen TV(s) in pubs, good visible huge beer tank(s), really good food.
In touristic areas the staff is very bad its known - it has - including above all - 2 main reasons:
- the tourists come evryday - just once and then they return back into heir countries..
- the behaving of the tourist in Prague has been really incredible - far-far behing the good manners!!!
----- especially the gipsy-nations like Italians, Spanish - their incerdible sreaming and terrible behavoir is far-far-far behind the biggest tolerance ever... its simply a total trash!!!
(and not speaking any english word, no money, non-civilised. I am just wondering how Italians can even be part of E.U.??? such a xxxxx craetures, GOSH!)
another trash is the (young) British - its visible at the firs sight - the only differnce is that they dont scream in general, they have enough money and they are ready to spend them and they - comparing to the south europeans speak some lenguage that is mix of ... wtf.. lets say norwegian and english
but its stil a total trash..
So this is two basic reasons why the staff in restorants CANT even be friendly - when they are in touch with such a trash on daily basis...
The same behavior and same cultral walue gests are welcome - Austrians, germans, Benelux, Dutch, Scandinavian, Central European .. its normal guests
Russians - tolerated - they have a huge money and they are ready to spent them..
Americans - tolerated - they have money and they are ready to spent them - no metter its totally ANOYING to hear that all american is "the best in universe" - nometter ITS NOT and evrybody know it - ecept them.. of course..
Japaneese, Korean - very quiet guest, very polite - they have money they are ready to spent
CHINEESE - new wave od tourists , their amout doble evry year, 4 direct flight connections from mama Prague - to China - they a bit village behaivoir and vilage minded - but THEY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY!
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The othe think why the Czechs didnt smile was that the country had been in economic trasition, low wages (1/3), but prices same or even higher like in western europe.
Question - why the supermarket cash desk worker in Lidl, Penny, Globus, Albert etc. gets for the same job equivalet of 1000 EUR or less brutto (withot taxes) and the workers in GErmany Austria, Holland get 3X higher salary - when the prices of the food, services, appliances, electronics and HOUSING are the same, price of internet and mobile phone services are doule..
SAME JOB FOR THE SAME COMPANIES, SAME COSTS OF LIVING - SALARY ON THE LEVEL 30-35%.
HOW CAN THE PEOPLE SMILE????????
You´re so lovely, God bless you! ❤️
Aaah thanks!!! 🙏🏻
Thank you.
and thank YOU for watching!
we smile when we want....shoul be some result to smile..))) we like live that way
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If you ask American how is he, he always tells you how great things are (even if it's not true). If you ask a Czech, he always starts complaining how everything sucks (even if it's not true)😁. And we don't smile at people, we laugh at them😁. But seriously, we are nice.
Also the scars on our identity don't come only from others, but from ourselves - under Communist regime it was best to not speak up in front of strangers. A lot of people were snitches who could very easily ruin your life.
I know! very nice! And the complaining part sounds familiar. We dutchies like to complain a lot also - especially about the weather. About that we are never satisfied hahaha. Thanks for watching !
Great video, thanks for short Czech history expl. . Very true. Even we find annoying lack of politness and the quality of service.
Hey Petr, thanks for watching and leaving me a comment !I really appreciate your support!
@@LennysLoveChaos BTW, the quality of stuff depends more about the type of guests - and it´s various according to the kind of city. The restaurant living from tourists usually don´t bother with the kindness because the tourist ussually doesn´t come again. The local people do. It changes nowadays because of possibility of liking on internet or some special websites so another tourist can find it. And some tourists can be realy anoying - especially drunk - I´ve seen a lot of stuff serving them another drink or meal and going back with the wish they soon will pay and leave. And I agreed.
Also we don't get too excited or hyped about anything. It means we don't go well with any ideology. We simply don't care.
You care about other things! more important things... Bohemian lifestyle maybe ? thanks for watching !
Lenny, thank you so much for sharing this! I cannot agree more, after living in Prague for 8 years and also worked in the hospitality industry here. In my latest video, I have covered similar topic :) New Subscriber here from Prague :)
Hi Davud, cool! Where are you from! I will check out you channel soon. I am a bit behind with everything....
Thank you for your love of Czech country! Because it also is my home.. It is nice. You are nice.
Thank you so much... Hey your last name... isn't there a beer brand named Kozel ?
@@LennysLoveChaos you mean my family brewery, sure)) :D But kozel means billy goat so as I was a child I did not like those who were bullying me ;) :D
Bullying is never ok... i am sorry to hear this.. so I remember correctly... Kozel is beer. Cool name dude!
About the part of oppresion and betrayal, there were also genocides of Lidice and Ležáky, which only harden the overall stereotype of foreigner as an mercilless animal who will butcher us all, we often say "Host do domu, klacek do ruky" which can be understanded not trusting anyone coming to your house.
I watch Filipino czech family and i notice his wife relatives they dont smile , now i understand.
Since I have worked as a waitress (and I am from Czech Republic), we are not rude, we just need to get the work done and not chat with everybody all the time. Yes, we can talk to our customers when we and they want to and we enjoy it, but we don't feel the need to do it 24/7. And from my experience, lot of young people working in cafes have lot of problems which make them not friendly as much. But I feel like we are polite and for example say hello and goodbye all the time, even if people can't hear us. We are not rude, we just dont fake our emotions and are honest.
But thank you for great video.
Hi Karolina, thank you for your nice comment! Your english is very good. And I totally understand that working in F&B is really hard work so all the respect for you ! Thanks for watching ! Great to be friends. lots of love from the Netherlands
My boyfriend is dutch, and I love my country czechia a lot. But I wish we adapt some things from dutch people, they are great nation too. Very polite, nice and friendly. But as far as I know - dutch can be very direct, no sugar-coating. Be prepared for that!
Wat leuk dat u hier een video over heeft gemaakt, ik ben zelf half Nederlands en van moederskant Tsjechisch dus grappig dat u zelf Nederlandse bent :) Leuke video!
Hey ! wat leuk zeg ! Ben je hier geboren ? Superleuk ! dankjewel voor je reactie.
@@LennysLoveChaos ja mijn zus en ik zijn hier allebei geboren, mijn moeder is gevlucht tijdens de Praagse lente en gelukkig veilig met haar ouders hier in Nederland warm opgevangen :)
"Charles was great but then his sons came and fucked up and the crisis began"
I feel like a lot of successions could be described just like that. It had me cracking up.
Whahahahaha... thanks for watching and leaving me this funny comment ! So cool :) greetings from the Netherlands
I found Czechs to be very similar to Germans which was weird because whenever I was in another country ppl were so friendly and in the CZR they were just like us xD
Hahaha!! I do agree that the Germans are a bit more reserved than the dutch. It also depends what region I think. We live near aachen and koln and the people are always really friendly there ❤️ where are you from? Thanks for watching!
@@LennysLoveChaos I'm from middle east Germany. Ppl (well me too) are rather reserved and don't smile publicly etc
I lived 3 years in the Netherlands and I cannot say that the service level in horeca was overly friendly. I live in Ireland now but again, I get served but no smiling or friendly chitchat. I think many mainly western Europeans compare eastern European destinations to southern Europe but the truth is that smiling doesn't not come naturally to northern Europeans whether East or West.
As a Mexican I didn’t knew anything of Chequia until I watched an anime called Monster, what an interesting nation 🫶
Interesting, but the Turkish Cypriots of now Northern Cyprus suffered a terrible murderous conflict back in 1974 which was 48 years a go and their not rude and ice cold, infact their very loving, with great hospitality and welcoming.
Yea the thing is almost every single conflict in Europe in last thousand years included Czech lands. Yall be testing armies and weapons there for too long for us to smile.
"Lets put a smile on that face"
haha
Hello Lenny. I must absolutely agree with all what you said. I am Czech but I spend lots of the time around EU especialy in The Netherlads. When I speak at pubs with locals they say the same. Probably I will do the same channel from the opposite site to describe beautiful Dutch mentality and nice places around NL. Thank you. :)
Hi so cool!!! Where have you been in the Netherlands! Yes! start channel so we can interview eachother ! :) thanks for watching my new friend! x
@@LennysLoveChaos I have dozens friends in North Brabant around Boxmeer. But this is usually just my "base" for traveling around whole Netherlands. Every province is unique in something. In Czechia I live on Wenceslas Square in Prague. Waar woon je in Nederland? ;-)
I live in Amersfoort but moving to Limburg!!
We’re the happiest country! We see everyvone smile! I am czech and you’re American or idk... you DONT KNOW HOW IS IT GOING IN CZECH
maybe you should watch the video, than you know where I am from ...
True.
Thanks for watching ❤️🇳🇱
Oh come on with the sensitivity and hurt feelings caution! We are no sugarbabies to need trigger warnings. :D That Dutch straightforwardness you are mentioning and I have experienced actually convenes me pretty much. Makes things much easier.
Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing your opinion Lis. I really appreciate this! Lots of love from the Netherlands
I don't agree that Czechs "need to learn" to smile more. Obviously it's a trait the whole nation shares, part of the Czech mentality and culture. Just because other nations (not all of them!) smile more, doesn't mean that Czechs have to change to be just like the others, especially if they're happy that way. If they're living abroad, they should try to conform to the local culture, but in their own country they are allowed to do as they please. Each nation has their own quirks, being reserved in public is one of the Czech ones. No one asks Americans to stop their 'fake smiles', or the Dutch to be less straightforward, so why should Czechs work on becoming more smiley? Every country has something the foreigners don't like. When traveling abroad, culture shock is to be expected - but the traveler should realize (and be prepared for) that in a foreign country people will behave... foreign. 😁 If every country in the world was the same, there would be no need to travel.
Is nice to see somebody can use brain to see history influence and why things happen.
Thanks so much for your kind words... x
We are reserved to strangers and may even get hostile if the strangers are rude or disrespectful like being loud in public. But once you "pass the test" and you get to see Czechs in private, you experience our hospitality and great sense of humor (sometimes very black humor). We are very down to earth. Czechs don't do small talk, it is considered superficial and waste of time (regrettably). You are right by linking this to the history. PLS do not take us for the "Russians" or the "eastern Europeans". We get very offended and we can get very upset. We are proud of our own history and cultural heritage.
Why would you bother knowing someone if they are cold and stiff at the first contacts? You never get to see someone in private then if you don't start in public first!. Its the friendly and positive people who attract others.
Also what's the problem being being loud in public? Surrounded by living dead apathetic creatures is depressing.
Hello, I was touched by your interpretation of our history. You see, i also got similar experience like you, Getting lost with my father in Wiena 1992 And asking for a direction to the train station a policeman! He didint tell as anything And waved as away like rubish. Another reason for dislike foreiners Back than.
Hi Helena, sorry for my late reply.. I am a bit behind with my comments! so sorry... I can totally understand. So sad for those experiences :(
thanks for watching and leaving me a note. Kisses from the Netherlands.
If you don't mind i want some details,
And now because of Covid-19 the Czech morale is same as in comunist regime because again people are sueing each other, demands of people are ignored by the politicans so i think czechs will never change
You are up to something with your train of thoughts! But looking at other nations going through even more miserable load experiences I wonder if there is more to this story...
There was tipping during socialism. Tipping in restaurants, car services, for tradesmen... but it wasn't considered something special (reward for good job), it was just polite to leave a tip.
Hi ! yes you are right... it was just a couple of crowns right ? I remember in my early days Czechs told me just to make the bill a round number and that was enough. In the tourist places now a lot more is expected. thanks for watching ! x
@@LennysLoveChaos That is right. Thank you for making these nice videos about the Czech Republic.
Yummy, Czech beer!
All bloggers doing videos on why they dislike Prague, are so careful trying not to hurt Czechs' feelings. Well... I think it's sugarcoating:) there's no reason to be THAT rude as they are, regardless of history really. You can be a proud nation, but WHY to be rude? It's not an excuse. There are countries with more horrible history and people still smile. Greece is so poor, but people are so nice, for example. But I love that u go into history, interesting info anyway!
That's what I was thinking. In the Philippines, we have been colonized several times, but Filipinos are still warm, friendly, and hospitable. Our customer-facing workers don't fake smile; they are mostly happy and genuine with their service. It doesn't take an effort to smile and be pleasant. You don't have to go overboard with it, just do the bare minimum and maybe the opinions about Czech customer service will improve.
To tell u the truth back in 2012 I went to this czech christmas party with my parents & everytime I said hi or hello to them they just give me mean face, turn away from me, walk away from me & also waved me off, which it hurts me so hard I could never forget that.
I am really sorry you had this experience but I can offer an explanation. I think majority of those people were just terrrified they would have to speak a foreign language so they ran as fast as they could.