Foraging mushrooms and berries... It's not about the lack of food, but about the taste. In the store you will not buy products that have such a natural taste.
Thanks guys! Foraging predates the communist era. When a large part of your population is rural and there are forests full of edible mushrooms and berries around you, ofcourse you forage. We used to do the same with our Polish parents and still do in pine forests in Australia and now it's becoming a thing among gourmets!
Polish Proverb "Gość w dom, Bóg w dom" "Guest in the house God in the house" A proverb about the value of hospitality. "Guest in the house, God in the house" is the principle that obliges the hosts to welcome guests cordially and hospitably. These words spoken at the beginning of the visit mean the joy of visiting.
W Polsce zawsze witamy gościa jak najważniejszą osobę i dajemy co mamy najlepsze. Jeżeli wiemy, że ktoś przyjedzie to kupujemy i przyrządzamy co najlepsze.
Forging is so relaxing, good for your health: breathing fresh air, movement instead of sitting in front of a monitor, you eat fresh, natural mushrooms and berries grown in natural environment, they taste so much better than the "plastic" products you find in shops. My American friend asked sriously "do you want to poison me' when I first encouraged him to eat forest bluberries and mushrooms 🤣, bud later on he learned what and how to pick and was very proud of himself.😁
Im not a fan of wild mushroom myself but the deal with wild blueberries is that they are fucking delicious. Like blueberries you know taste like paper compared to wild blueberries
I feel like foraging is especially popular with the older generations, parents and grandparents often do it as an excuse to call the entire family for a walk in a forest with their grandchildren, and 'if you're in a forest already, you might as well gather some mushrooms'. Then such mushrooms are often dried or pickled, so they can be used to make memorable family meals all year round, that just can't be replicated with store bought food. There are also many people, again often elderly, who gather mushrooms for sale. Wild mushrooms are quite valuable, and good ones can be sold to make some extra cash. If you find younger people gathering mushrooms, which I find to be quite uncommon, it's usually because they were brought up in a family where the entire family would go to gather mushrooms, and now they have it ingrained that when you go hiking in a forest, you might as well gather some mushrooms. Though it would not be uncommon that they would then drop the mushrooms at their parents or grandparents house because their generations know better how to make best use of wild mushrooms, and often have more time (i.e. a young adult might have a dayjob but goes foraging on a weekend, whereas their parents are already retired and have the time to make preserves etc.).
A lot of things common in Poland are common in different countries as well. Plastic bags reusal isn't as prevalent, but it does exist in other places. So does cash for bags. Giving out bags for free is actually not environmentally friendly. Some companies though still prefer to give them out for free. Foraging isn't specifically Polish either. It exists in other places, too. In Sweden (and rest of Scandinavia) there are laws (called Common Access Law in English) that allow foraging anywhere, even on privately owned properties (though of course not their gardens or fields - just privately owned wilderness)
Grzybobranie było juz w Polsce od dawien dawien znane. Zbieranie jagód też. Mamy to w naszej literaturze i tego uczyliśmy się w szkole. Np Balladyna uzbierała więcej malin niż jej siostra i dlatego została zamordowana. Literatura 19 wieku. Wtedy nie było jeszcze socjalizmu czy komunizmu w Polsce. Niech ten Amerykanin się douczy.
As for working over 40 hours a week, I suppose there are multiple reasons. I often hear from people that their boss told them to stay overtime e.g. because someone else called sick or because there was more work than expected, and many people comply because they're afraid to argue with their boss. Theoretically they should be paid 50% extra for overtime work, and legally they're allowed to refuse, but in practice between fear of losing the job and simple lack of assertiveness, many employees just do what they're told, and then some bosses even 'forget' to pay the extra, unless the employee fights for it. I'd say it's much more common in small businesses, because large ones are under more supervision and an audit could be bad news for them, if things don't add up in financial reports. Not to mention large businesses are more likely to eventually get an employee who takes things to court, at which point more employees might do the same, so they try to avoid that. Small businesses that employ the same team of people for 20 years are more willing to take the risk that no one will have the courage (and money and time) to take things to court. Other than that, it's often told you need two people (e.g. a married couple) to both work overtime if they want to save up money to buy a small apartment or a house. So working overtime is sometimes desirable for that reason. Though that depends on incomes, two people with lowest income jobs definitely, especially if they have children, they may need to work overtime if they want to save up. People with higher income jobs often opt not to work overtime. But I guess that's similar in many other countries as well, right? I hear buying a house is no small thing in USA either, and many people fear they won't ever be able to afford one. (as a side note, also many Poles prefer to just move abroad to work for a few years to save up money, as it is often easier than saving up in Poland)
I love foreging mushrom, You go to forest spend some times in nature and bring some good mushroms to eat, some people foreging mushroms and dont even like it taste, it more like time with nature and hobby
A lot of mushroom/berry gathering culture is effect of moving countryside people to towns in search of better jobs. You would love picking borowiki in your home forest near the field but when you had to move out (to become - for example - coal miner or mediocre state etatist) you searched for nearest forest to find them.
Uśmiech udawany amerykański, dlaczego? = spotkali się egoiści w cudzym kraju, tylko Indianie byli u siebie, każdy inny to wycieczka lub okupant(bandyta). Brak uśmiechu wśród dobrych ludzi(Polaków), to prośba o pomoc, w ameryce to nie działa, zbyt mało ludzi ma empatię a zbyt wiele osób "suszy zęby" udając szczęśliwych. Polak pomoże słabszemu, Amerykanin śmieje się ze słabszych, taka różnica.
My Grandfather came from Poland before 1930 to Buffalo, NY. He would go out and pick mushrooms for homemade Mushroom Soup. So wasn't because the Communist.
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Every pole has a drawer in the kitchen for plastic bags 😂
And a chair or an armchair with washed clothes waiting to be ironed
I keep them in a drawer under the sink 😁
@@dorotabarbowska2184 tam powinien być kosz jak w każdym dobrym polskim domu… dlaczego na to pozwoliłaś ? 😂😂😂
@@martynar6119 kosz jest obok pojemnika na torby plastikowe/ trashbin is next to the container for plastic bags, in the same big drawer😁
fr, I have it
Foraging mushrooms and berries... It's not about the lack of food, but about the taste. In the store you will not buy products that have such a natural taste.
The bags thing is a common thing across most of Europe, while mushroom hunting is also popular in neighboring countries as well as in northen Europe
Thanks guys!
Foraging predates the communist era.
When a large part of your population is rural and there are forests full of edible mushrooms and berries around you, ofcourse you forage.
We used to do the same with our Polish parents and still do in pine forests in Australia and now it's becoming a thing among gourmets!
Polish Proverb "Gość w dom, Bóg w dom"
"Guest in the house God in the house"
A proverb about the value of hospitality. "Guest in the house, God in the house" is the principle that obliges the hosts to welcome guests cordially and hospitably. These words spoken at the beginning of the visit mean the joy of visiting.
W Polsce zawsze witamy gościa jak najważniejszą osobę i dajemy co mamy najlepsze. Jeżeli wiemy, że ktoś przyjedzie to kupujemy i przyrządzamy co najlepsze.
Po co piszesz to po polsku na angielskojęzycznym kanale reagującym na anglojęzyczny kontent?
Forging is so relaxing, good for your health: breathing fresh air, movement instead of sitting in front of a monitor, you eat fresh, natural mushrooms and berries grown in natural environment, they taste so much better than the "plastic" products you find in shops. My American friend asked sriously "do you want to poison me' when I first encouraged him to eat forest bluberries and mushrooms 🤣, bud later on he learned what and how to pick and was very proud of himself.😁
Im not a fan of wild mushroom myself but the deal with wild blueberries is that they are fucking delicious. Like blueberries you know taste like paper compared to wild blueberries
I feel like foraging is especially popular with the older generations, parents and grandparents often do it as an excuse to call the entire family for a walk in a forest with their grandchildren, and 'if you're in a forest already, you might as well gather some mushrooms'. Then such mushrooms are often dried or pickled, so they can be used to make memorable family meals all year round, that just can't be replicated with store bought food. There are also many people, again often elderly, who gather mushrooms for sale. Wild mushrooms are quite valuable, and good ones can be sold to make some extra cash.
If you find younger people gathering mushrooms, which I find to be quite uncommon, it's usually because they were brought up in a family where the entire family would go to gather mushrooms, and now they have it ingrained that when you go hiking in a forest, you might as well gather some mushrooms. Though it would not be uncommon that they would then drop the mushrooms at their parents or grandparents house because their generations know better how to make best use of wild mushrooms, and often have more time (i.e. a young adult might have a dayjob but goes foraging on a weekend, whereas their parents are already retired and have the time to make preserves etc.).
A lot of things common in Poland are common in different countries as well.
Plastic bags reusal isn't as prevalent, but it does exist in other places. So does cash for bags. Giving out bags for free is actually not environmentally friendly. Some companies though still prefer to give them out for free.
Foraging isn't specifically Polish either. It exists in other places, too. In Sweden (and rest of Scandinavia) there are laws (called Common Access Law in English) that allow foraging anywhere, even on privately owned properties (though of course not their gardens or fields - just privately owned wilderness)
Polish hospitality is not only for family we are like this for all of our guests ;) "Gość w dom bóg w dom"
Grzybobranie było juz w Polsce od dawien dawien znane. Zbieranie jagód też. Mamy to w naszej literaturze i tego uczyliśmy się w szkole. Np Balladyna uzbierała więcej malin niż jej siostra i dlatego została zamordowana. Literatura 19 wieku. Wtedy nie było jeszcze socjalizmu czy komunizmu w Polsce. Niech ten Amerykanin się douczy.
As for working over 40 hours a week, I suppose there are multiple reasons. I often hear from people that their boss told them to stay overtime e.g. because someone else called sick or because there was more work than expected, and many people comply because they're afraid to argue with their boss. Theoretically they should be paid 50% extra for overtime work, and legally they're allowed to refuse, but in practice between fear of losing the job and simple lack of assertiveness, many employees just do what they're told, and then some bosses even 'forget' to pay the extra, unless the employee fights for it. I'd say it's much more common in small businesses, because large ones are under more supervision and an audit could be bad news for them, if things don't add up in financial reports. Not to mention large businesses are more likely to eventually get an employee who takes things to court, at which point more employees might do the same, so they try to avoid that. Small businesses that employ the same team of people for 20 years are more willing to take the risk that no one will have the courage (and money and time) to take things to court.
Other than that, it's often told you need two people (e.g. a married couple) to both work overtime if they want to save up money to buy a small apartment or a house. So working overtime is sometimes desirable for that reason. Though that depends on incomes, two people with lowest income jobs definitely, especially if they have children, they may need to work overtime if they want to save up. People with higher income jobs often opt not to work overtime. But I guess that's similar in many other countries as well, right? I hear buying a house is no small thing in USA either, and many people fear they won't ever be able to afford one.
(as a side note, also many Poles prefer to just move abroad to work for a few years to save up money, as it is often easier than saving up in Poland)
I love foreging mushrom, You go to forest spend some times in nature and bring some good mushroms to eat, some people foreging mushroms and dont even like it taste, it more like time with nature and hobby
A lot of mushroom/berry gathering culture is effect of moving countryside people to towns in search of better jobs. You would love picking borowiki in your home forest near the field but when you had to move out (to become - for example - coal miner or mediocre state etatist) you searched for nearest forest to find them.
it is a pleasure to go pick up wild mushrooms or berries in Poland, plus why pay when you have free and fresh growing in forest near by ???
I don't know about new gen but we grew up poor and when you know how hungry feels, you share last piece of bread
I miss hearing from Trev. Wonder how is he now.
Uśmiech udawany amerykański, dlaczego? = spotkali się egoiści w cudzym kraju, tylko Indianie byli u siebie, każdy inny to wycieczka lub okupant(bandyta). Brak uśmiechu wśród dobrych ludzi(Polaków), to prośba o pomoc, w ameryce to nie działa, zbyt mało ludzi ma empatię a zbyt wiele osób "suszy zęby" udając szczęśliwych. Polak pomoże słabszemu, Amerykanin śmieje się ze słabszych, taka różnica.
My Grandfather came from Poland before 1930 to Buffalo, NY. He would go out and pick mushrooms for homemade Mushroom Soup. So wasn't because the Communist.