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Well... this stuff about women... ...I guess it's SO much worse in different regions of the world these days... but they cheat and are gold diggers in enormous numbers, more and more as the next wave of feminazism take root in here. I EVAC dating 10 years ago because I have NO tolerance for evil in a woman after abuse I received in my youth, but my younger pall just recently threw a wrench into the whole subject too, and I listen how much worse it became in those last years. GL HF, it will take time, but you will change your mind... a garden tool is a garden tool no matter what culture, they are everywhere, and current changes will let them resurface with new strength, it's just all hidden for now.
I see you're at Kraków. I've spent last 8 years there. Would you mind go to Liam Hong on Starowiślna Street. And try it's Gong Bao Chicken. [poorly translated Kung Pao] I believe it's the best Chinese food i've ever had.
Maby you would like to taste sushi from place Nowa Iwiczna , mieczyków 2 street, we just opening our restaurant , you can tell us od we doing tasty food 💪🏻😎
Asians are well perceived in Poland thanks to Vietnamese, who came to us in large numbers in the 1990s. They showed that they can work hard and not give up, which they deserved respect. Because life in Poland in those years was really hard.
That’s true. This is one of my memories that in Poland there were polish people and Vietnamese and I thought ok so this is how it goes and I wasn’t surprised when I saw them is shops or something because for me they were always here
As a Pole I have nothing against some Asians in Poland, most of them work hard ,keep clean around themselves and don't create criminal problems.I think there are many vietnamese in Poland but they are almost "invisible".They don't do shit on the streets, don't sleep on the streets.They are doing their own business and that is ok.Unfortnately as we can see in West Europe Africans are quite diffrent.They don't want to accept our culture ,they don't want to work and don't integrate with European societies and most of them want money for nothing.That is the reasons why most of Poles don't want too many imigrants.
Yes, Vietnam in the 90s was even worse economy than Poland. Vietnamese ppl came to Poland and opened lots of low budget restaurants. I would say that Vietnamese cousine was widely present here even before McDonalds. I don’t think Asian ppl have any problems with racism here. We admire their hard working nature. They made their living on their own. Often they were doing better than Poles. This is the kind of immigration we do support.
Vietnamise came to Poland when IT was communist country. We accepted many Viet sudents to study for free. Vietnam was after the victoriius war and IT was ppor. Viet sudents came here event earlier, during Vietnamise war. Poland supportem the Communist Vietnam.
ja nie lubie jak ktos opowiada cos o mnie , moim narodzie i kraju .Kim on jest , zeby oceniac innych , twierdzac ,ze jest zszokowany .Zarozumialy szczeniak .
@@irenakozak7368 Ty też możesz pojechać do innych krajów i na pewno będziesz mieć zdanie o tym państwie. Czyli twoim zdaniem jesteś zarozumiałą osoba jak prezentujesz swoje wrażenie z pobytu w nie swoim państwie? Dziwna osoba z ciebie
You got one thing wrong. Personal freedom is very highly valued in Poland. Polish people are behaving well in public spaces due to respect to other people and self-respect, You don't want to be seen as a moron who is annoying to other people.
funny, I live in a completely different Poland where everyone is a bit too much into each other's live (sexuality, religiousness and so on) and you feel the pressure 24/7 :) not to mention all the car owners who are fcking assholes to everyone.
The stereotypes about Asians are very positive here. The are mostly seen as a calm and hardworking people, Is due to few different factors, but as few people already mentioned, one of them is massive immigration from Vietnam in the late 80s and early 90s. That's also the reason why Asian food is so popular here.
There's a caveat here, though. Japanese, Koreans - yeah, we imagine them as tidy, respectful, hard-working, intelligent, capable; there are some exceptions but, generally speaking, the perception is overwhelming positive. Stereotypes about Chinese are a bit less one-sided, but still largely positive. But when it comes to Indians, things become much less rosy. I'd say the stereotypes regarding Indians are mixed/neutral at best. And in some circles - just straight-up negative. I could come up with some hypotheses for the cause of this situation (not the least would be various multinational corporations outsourcing their helpdesks to the lowest bidder they could find), but whatever the reasons, the unfortunate reality is that the "Asians get mostly positive stereotypes" thing, while generally true, doesn't really extend to Indians.
@@Eliastion 'In Britain, the word "Asian" most frequently refers to people with ancestry from the Indian subcontinent (Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans) This usage contrasts to that in the United States, where it is used primarily to refer to people of East and South-East Asian origin.' The understanding of the word 'Asian' in Poland is similar to that of American speakers and usually DOES NOT include South/South-East Asians who are perceived as a totally different category.
Poland is like a rainforest. It will rain, it will pass, it will hit you with so much sun that you will dry out for a moment and then it will start raining again.
I wouldn't say that Poles value societal order (collectivism) over personal freedom (individualism). We are just taught from the beginning that everyone gains from order and cleanliness and one of the main mottos growing up is: "don't do to the others what you wouldn't want on yourself". Personal freedom, I think, is triving in Poland because of that. It's just not the destructive type. I rarely see anyone romanticizing asian (Japanese more specifically) work culture in here and most people want to get as far from it as possible. We have a really dark history with collectivism and everyone still remembers that and I think this is the main reason for Poles being individualistic.
I think that we are individualistic from centuries. Romantic soul of Mickiewicz and all the insurgents. But also we valued hard work like "Syzyfowe prace" by Bolesław Prus. I know it is litterature but it is a mirror of reality.
Back when I studied, I had a Japanese neighbour in the dormitory. He studied Polish philology. Anyway, I got to learn from him a bit about Japanese culture and surprisingly there really are quite a lot of similarities. However, there's one thing that we Poles don't really get well (although still better than Americans I believe) is the idea of "honne" and "tatemae". I haven't had that problem with my Chinese friends as they were really open and sociable. But in Japan the idea of politeness is elevated way over the top from my perspective. Poles generally love being straight-forward. We don't sugarcoat and it actually seems as something rude in America as they, on the other hand, think there's always a necessity to express gratitude, especially in business relations where you have to be politically correct. That doesn't really apply too much in Poland. If you screw something up, well... you'll be told instantly. If you do something correctly, then just carry on, everything is normal. Optimal state of beings is expected as normality while abnormalities are scolded here.
I agree. One thing tho - political correctness is not the opposite of being straight forward. It has nothing to do with the topic. Political correctness is just not being racist, that's all
@@kasiamleczarska9078 PC is a bit broader than that but in general yes, I guess I could've said that Poles because of their straight-forward demeanor tend to be perceived as less polite. But that's applicable to all Europeans in the eyes of Americans.
Hearing someone speak like this about my country is so uplifting. It fills me with gratitude. I unfortunately usually take all of this for granted but your videos are eye-opening. I love you and your videos and Poland! Also I find it funny when you say polish culture is very similar to asian because I always wanted to move to Korea or at least go there for an exchange and my parents kept saying how it's going to be difficult because of the cultural difference. But I agree, we're very similar!
Try looking at it in this way: how can you befriend a man/woman who is a notorious cheater? He/she lives in a world of lies, so one can just imagine the chances you will be next person lied to. So, of course there are a lot of people cheating, as probably everywhere else, but they do their best to keep it off radar because it's generally frowned upon, and it can put a serious dent in their reputation, which can be devastating when they want to settle in something more serious (Polish people gossip a lot and can be unforgiving at times). Family is extremely valued and everything that stands in way of its integrity is an enemy. It mostly came from strict Christian upbringing (currently in serious decline due to a myriad of church controversies), but open relationships or FWB's are more and more common - we're learning from the West (Tinder FTW). So best bet is to choose one path and be open and sincere with it, it's generally acceptable whatever it is (that changed dramatically since maybe 2000 or so). But lying, cheating, double-crossing is considered dishonorable and socially unacceptable... albeit common in societies like politics.
What a beautiful video, you're beautiful. Poland is a wonderful country and watching this video is so uplifting. I live in the States, but my wife is Polish. She came here 10 years ago and since then I have known nothing but love from her family. They take family seriously and will make sure you feel loved. Your video speaks truth in ways that's hard to explain to those who haven't experienced it, but by judging how happy you look, you get it. I have nothing but a deep respect and admiration for such an amazing country and can only say, you found home brother. Keep making these videos and me the wife will keep watching.
I work as a optic fiber technician for few years now. I visit dozens of homes a week. About alcoholic problems its true, but only in really small and old countrysides that are stuck in the 80s or 90s. But you wont meet nicer people in poland than there, trust me. In cities there is always somebody with beer next to shop or behind garages but it changes. there are much fewer such situations over time, Domestic abuse isnt common now, but for sure it exist but for smaller scale than 20 or 30 years ago. I have witnessed such situations but only verbally, Ive never seen anyone hitting anyone. What im getting at is that society is changing a lot and you can see a big differnce over the years.
True, but there's a lot of hidden alcoholism, often in people who have a job and hold it, for instance builders. If you don't believe me, tell me who it is that drinks the 3 million (!) small liquor bottles (małpki) sold every day. Of which one million is sold before noon.
When I was going to school (years 2000-2013, 50k citizens town), in every school at least 3 of my classmates had alcoholic fathers, and that's only counting the ones that told me about it.
Coming from Poland and visiting Asia I had the opposite reaction to the weather. When it rains it often rains the whole day which was a bit surprising to me.
Like you... I don't like these scribbles on the walls of buildings, because it's not graffiti, it's vandalism. In Poland, there should be greater financial penalties for this type of destruction of facades. However, I love real artistic graffiti, which is often seen in big cities.
I really enjoy your videos, especially the way you interpret and delve into cultural issues - you notice details and connections with great insight and accuracy. Your sociological and psychological perspective is very balanced and intelligent. You truly stand out among other creators of this kind. Good job! I gladly subscribe!
try this tongue twister: SZCZEBRZESZYN Trzynastego, w Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz się zaczął tarzać w trzcinie. Wszczęli wrzask Szczebrzeszynianie: - Cóż ma znaczyć to tarzanie?! Wezwać trzeba by lekarza, zamiast brzmieć, ten chrząszcz się tarza! Wszak Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie, że w nim zawsze chrząszcz BRZMI w trzcinie! A chrząszcz odrzekł nie zmieszany: - Przyszedł wreszcie czas na zmiany! Drzewiej chrząszcze w trzcinie brzmiały, teraz będą się tarzały.” ;)))
I can confirm that I find you attractive! I was honestly surprised when I heard that that's not really a common opinion in US The other thing I love about Poland is how green the cities are. It kind of depends on the city, yes, but generally there are trees everywhere. I live in one of the biggest cities and I still feel like I'm surrounded by a forest, and I absolutely love it
Dude! You are walking my neighbourhood :) its cool to listen to how it feels and looks alike from external point of view. Thank you and all the Best :)
Public order versus personal freedom makes Poland similar to Asian countries. I don't know where to start to say there is completely nothing similar to compare. First of all... Asiatic countries historically enforce public order at the cost of personal freedom. Poland is build on personal freedoms which united create public order. You most likely never learned about the Polish "Golden Liberties." Here is how it works historically. When all countries around Poland over the last many centuries engaged into authoritarian states (where populations were subdued to the public order against their personal freedom and will, Poland was a quasi-democratic country spreading personal freedom as the main idea of the society. If you see Poland as a country in which public order is good, it means this public order comes not from a whip or a gun held by the authority to Polish people, but because they understand that to express their own freedoms is to provide public order.
3:41 about not putting trash everywhere: yes, there is trash around places, like cities are quite dirty BUT I wanted to say that I went to juwenalia (basically a week (or a few days) of concerts organised by students under the protection of a uni, each uni has their own) and even there, thousands of drunks students put their trash (bottles) around trashcans in an organised manner that wouldn't make walking difficult. i love this country sometimes even if I talk shit
Pointing out at rain is really accurate since like, most of Poland including Warsaw are closer to the north than London in England which is famous for rainy weather.
1:20 I guess relations in Poland are not as strong as they may seem. Rather, the low divorce rate is because older people often stay in loveless marriages. You can often see memes in groups with an older couple who hate each other. I'm not sure why it looks like this, but it seems to me that such people decide that divorce makes no sense and it's better to stay in such a relationship.
The Asian community is well perceived, as they are hard working people, never made any problems, usually humble and hardworking and form the historically point of view we had never had any battle or conflict with Asians 😂😂😂. But - especially in Warsaw most of Asian community are the Chinese, in some point related to the market with cheap Chinese products, and Vietnamese, who came in 1990’s. They are more related to the Vietnamese cuisine and restaurants and now it’s the second generation of them living in Poland - actually born and raised in Poland (so sometimes it might be odd when you see the Vietnamese young guy speaking perfect Polish, but then you realise he is actually Polish and his homeland is here in Poland.)
5:11 korean food, music, culture etc. is very popular in poland, especially in warsaw so it's not surprising that more and more stores are starting to sell korean products
Since we're talking about weather in Poland - Two days ago I was caught in a thunderstorm, got completely soaked, went home, changed into some dry clothes and then all of a sudden - it's sunny outside lol
In the area where I lived for a few years there was a dormitory of the Medical University (then it was called the Medical Academy). People from Asia started taking advantage of the fact that they could pay and study in Poland. The nearby supermarket immediately allocated one of the shelves to Asian products. It was quite interesting to meet Asian students shopping in slippers and robes :P
When it comes to personal freedom I think most of us live by the quote: "Wolność człowieka kończy się tam, gdzie zaczyna się wolność drugiego człowieka" "A man's freedom ends where another man's freedom begins"
That grafitti were real problem back in poor days. Nowadays you can still found them in some places but you also can found grafitti especially order with beatiful pictures almost in every City
yes as a polish native i confirm that there is an alcohol problem but it doesnt always mean that its gonna be very abusive in some cases drunk families are really nice to eachother
I've always thought that Asian food served in Poland is a variation about Asian food but adapted to Polish taste. It's nice to hear that it can be appreciated by someone who knows, how it originally tastes.
Thats why relationships last in Poland, passion fades with time, but if you like the person youre with, you enjoy spending time with them, its easier to get through tough times together.
1:36 as a polish person: i don't know much about domestic violence, but i dont really think it's common, but i know alcoholism is. In poland every year a person older than 15 statistically drinks beer every two days, which in total adds up to about 100 liters of beer on average drunk per person in one year. And you know those little bottles of vodka that are anywhere from 100 to about 300 mililiters?(I think these are called "nips" in English) 2 to 3 MILLION of them are sold DAILY. Just an additional question: what city do you live in
I smirked a bit as you were talking about getting the best produce in Columbia xD And btw i've heard that polish people use a lot of "xD" in the internet in comparison to other nations. I'm definitely raising the average
When living in Poland in Wrocław, the third largest city there, I read a summary of the previous year in which it was reported there was only one murder there in the entire year, and the one murder was an alcoholic found dead in the morning in a park. A city like that would have a few hundred murders in one year in the US.
For Japanese food (at least a part of it) go and visit few popular ramen shops in Warsaw (Piękna, Krucza, Lwowska streets). In my opinion we have best ramen scene in Europe at the moment :)
So many nice points you mentioned about Poland. I moved out to the Netherlands, and found them more organised in terms of living/banking/administration. Relationship wise seems that value for long term is much lower than in Poland. Need to add a comment about attractiveness of asians - being raised on Bruce Lee movies, i find Asian men very attractive! So gotta agree with what you were saying! 😂
It was probably mentioned at some pojnt, but we have quite strong representation from Vietnamese people, i think it was started in PRL when Vietnamese children were send o Poland during Vietnam war.
We got large Vietnam Comunity in Warsaw and Asian restaurants are very popular !! People cook in home some Asian food and supermarkets got most of products from Asia
I think a big part of it is our love for sour food. When you grow up eating fermented cabbage, cucumbers, flour (zakwas do żurku), beets, milk etc, you are gonna love Asian fermented goods as well (kimchi, natto etc)
I remember an old book from 1901, in which a conservative author highly praised Asians for how orderly they were in their household life, in their approach to medicine, and in taking care of their health. She commended their way of sleeping, noting that they wore full pajamas, slept on firm mattresses, and used small pillows, and so on
You are right about alcoholism and abuse. most Polish families have atleast one alcoholic among them, and abuse is also very common around here. Polska Górą.
As for nuclear families and issues like alcoholism - I feel like what you're seeing now and have taken as benchmark is in no small part an overcorrection that is happening now in US among black dads as well - the current generations are more nurturing than what was the norm a generation or two ago. The family in Poland stayed intact no matter what, but not always for the better, and it was often still effectively single moms raising their children - they just also had to take care of a drunk slob of a husband. But even if the nuclear family was a front, it does seem like it worked as aspirational goal for a lot of kids who are now parents themselves. Asian food and culture: many strong vibes. But food especially. Dumpplings get even more love in asian cusine; ramen is rosołek, but better; Koreans overdo us on grilling. And despite having almost no spiciness (no, Zbysiu, garlic and black pepper do not count) - we're digging that as well. I don't know if you;d get much pushback on the asian food being better - often it feels like using very similar basic ingredients/doing the same general thing, but in asian cuisine ithe end effect is just more worked out, more sophisticated. Just straight up vibin' on that vector.
Glad you like it. I have a lot of respect for Asians, worked with a South Korean PhD once. People from Far East just know how to behave and are hard working.
Regarding Asian cuisine, I'm Polish so obviously I have a bias. But after living in some of the major cities: Vietnamese, Korean and Thai seem to be dominating. And Japanese and Chinese is worth it only in fancier restaurants. First two probably due to mass immigration from Vietnam and North Korea (yes, the North one) during communist regime.
nah, North Koreans immigrants were rare (compared to Vietnamese). There are many South Koreans in some cities like Wroclaw who come here as students and end up staying, and they often get into restaurant business. You're correct on the Vietnamese part though
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If you speak Mandarin, you shouldn't have a problem with Polish, they have all the sounds we have.
Well... this stuff about women...
...I guess it's SO much worse in different regions of the world these days... but they cheat and are gold diggers in enormous numbers, more and more as the next wave of feminazism take root in here.
I EVAC dating 10 years ago because I have NO tolerance for evil in a woman after abuse I received in my youth, but my younger pall just recently threw a wrench into the whole subject too, and I listen how much worse it became in those last years. GL HF, it will take time, but you will change your mind... a garden tool is a garden tool no matter what culture, they are everywhere, and current changes will let them resurface with new strength, it's just all hidden for now.
I see you're at Kraków. I've spent last 8 years there. Would you mind go to Liam Hong on Starowiślna Street. And try it's Gong Bao Chicken. [poorly translated Kung Pao]
I believe it's the best Chinese food i've ever had.
SECOND CLIP YOU WHER IN KRAKÓW PARK JORADANA??
Maby you would like to taste sushi from place Nowa Iwiczna , mieczyków 2 street, we just opening our restaurant , you can tell us od we doing tasty food 💪🏻😎
Asians are well perceived in Poland thanks to Vietnamese, who came to us in large numbers in the 1990s. They showed that they can work hard and not give up, which they deserved respect. Because life in Poland in those years was really hard.
That’s true. This is one of my memories that in Poland there were polish people and Vietnamese and I thought ok so this is how it goes and I wasn’t surprised when I saw them is shops or something because for me they were always here
As a Pole I have nothing against some Asians in Poland, most of them work hard ,keep clean around themselves and don't create criminal problems.I think there are many vietnamese in Poland but they are almost "invisible".They don't do shit on the streets, don't sleep on the streets.They are doing their own business and that is ok.Unfortnately as we can see in West Europe Africans are quite diffrent.They don't want to accept our culture ,they don't want to work and don't integrate with European societies and most of them want money for nothing.That is the reasons why most of Poles don't want too many imigrants.
There are also a lot of Koreans here. In Wrocław only there are like 5 thousand of them. Also well perceived here.
Yes, Vietnam in the 90s was even worse economy than Poland. Vietnamese ppl came to Poland and opened lots of low budget restaurants. I would say that Vietnamese cousine was widely present here even before McDonalds.
I don’t think Asian ppl have any problems with racism here. We admire their hard working nature. They made their living on their own. Often they were doing better than Poles. This is the kind of immigration we do support.
Vietnamise came to Poland when IT was communist country. We accepted many Viet sudents to study for free. Vietnam was after the victoriius war and IT was ppor. Viet sudents came here event earlier, during Vietnamise war. Poland supportem the Communist Vietnam.
One thing you have to know about the Poles, is we love to watch other people talk about or show interest in our culture
ja nie lubie jak ktos opowiada cos o mnie , moim narodzie i kraju .Kim on jest , zeby oceniac innych , twierdzac ,ze jest zszokowany .Zarozumialy szczeniak .
@@irenakozak7368 Ty też możesz pojechać do innych krajów i na pewno będziesz mieć zdanie o tym państwie. Czyli twoim zdaniem jesteś zarozumiałą osoba jak prezentujesz swoje wrażenie z pobytu w nie swoim państwie? Dziwna osoba z ciebie
@@mikoajmochnacki545przecież to troll
@@MadMatTom7769 jeśli to nie był troll to udało ci się naprawde dobrze go obrazić. Bardzo dobrze XD
That's... why we're here
You got one thing wrong.
Personal freedom is very highly valued in Poland.
Polish people are behaving well in public spaces due to respect to other people and self-respect, You don't want to be seen as a moron who is annoying to other people.
Unfortunately there is a noticable number of misbehaving morons.....
we also do have a high disregard for rules in some aspects :D as in: is there a workaround? there muuuuust be one.
@@wieslawirzyniec4527 And if there is no workaround we'll create one, or two, or ten
funny, I live in a completely different Poland where everyone is a bit too much into each other's live (sexuality, religiousness and so on) and you feel the pressure 24/7 :) not to mention all the car owners who are fcking assholes to everyone.
@@adiq6360 You are free to act like everyone else.
The stereotypes about Asians are very positive here. The are mostly seen as a calm and hardworking people, Is due to few different factors, but as few people already mentioned, one of them is massive immigration from Vietnam in the late 80s and early 90s. That's also the reason why Asian food is so popular here.
There's a caveat here, though. Japanese, Koreans - yeah, we imagine them as tidy, respectful, hard-working, intelligent, capable; there are some exceptions but, generally speaking, the perception is overwhelming positive. Stereotypes about Chinese are a bit less one-sided, but still largely positive. But when it comes to Indians, things become much less rosy. I'd say the stereotypes regarding Indians are mixed/neutral at best. And in some circles - just straight-up negative.
I could come up with some hypotheses for the cause of this situation (not the least would be various multinational corporations outsourcing their helpdesks to the lowest bidder they could find), but whatever the reasons, the unfortunate reality is that the "Asians get mostly positive stereotypes" thing, while generally true, doesn't really extend to Indians.
@@Eliastion 'In Britain, the word "Asian" most frequently refers to people with ancestry from the Indian subcontinent (Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans) This usage contrasts to that in the United States, where it is used primarily to refer to people of East and South-East Asian origin.' The understanding of the word 'Asian' in Poland is similar to that of American speakers and usually DOES NOT include South/South-East Asians who are perceived as a totally different category.
About weather in Poland: if you don`t like it just wait 20 minutes. It`ll change. XD
Poland is like a rainforest. It will rain, it will pass, it will hit you with so much sun that you will dry out for a moment and then it will start raining again.
We have weather change cheat irl
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@@michaelejohnes951 in June ;)
I agree
Sup dude, I am Korean and I also live in Krakow for 3 years..
Do you speak tho?
Did you meet the dragon?
are u Seung-Bin?
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I wouldn't say that Poles value societal order (collectivism) over personal freedom (individualism). We are just taught from the beginning that everyone gains from order and cleanliness and one of the main mottos growing up is: "don't do to the others what you wouldn't want on yourself". Personal freedom, I think, is triving in Poland because of that. It's just not the destructive type. I rarely see anyone romanticizing asian (Japanese more specifically) work culture in here and most people want to get as far from it as possible. We have a really dark history with collectivism and everyone still remembers that and I think this is the main reason for Poles being individualistic.
I think that we are individualistic from centuries. Romantic soul of Mickiewicz and all the insurgents. But also we valued hard work like "Syzyfowe prace" by Bolesław Prus. I know it is litterature but it is a mirror of reality.
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@@demolek22 "Syzyfowe prace" was written by Żeromski, not Prus. Hahahahahahahahahahaha! In your face! 😂😂😂
@@qwertynable ok, thanks, my fault, I read it like in mid 1990s. But you got the point? Or did you just here to point mistakes?
@@demolek22dude I'm joking, cheer up! 😉
thank you for choosing Poland, hope you will feel here like at home. :)) enjoy!
Back when I studied, I had a Japanese neighbour in the dormitory. He studied Polish philology. Anyway, I got to learn from him a bit about Japanese culture and surprisingly there really are quite a lot of similarities. However, there's one thing that we Poles don't really get well (although still better than Americans I believe) is the idea of "honne" and "tatemae". I haven't had that problem with my Chinese friends as they were really open and sociable. But in Japan the idea of politeness is elevated way over the top from my perspective. Poles generally love being straight-forward. We don't sugarcoat and it actually seems as something rude in America as they, on the other hand, think there's always a necessity to express gratitude, especially in business relations where you have to be politically correct. That doesn't really apply too much in Poland. If you screw something up, well... you'll be told instantly. If you do something correctly, then just carry on, everything is normal. Optimal state of beings is expected as normality while abnormalities are scolded here.
I agree. One thing tho - political correctness is not the opposite of being straight forward. It has nothing to do with the topic. Political correctness is just not being racist, that's all
@@kasiamleczarska9078 PC is a bit broader than that but in general yes, I guess I could've said that Poles because of their straight-forward demeanor tend to be perceived as less polite. But that's applicable to all Europeans in the eyes of Americans.
@@kasiamleczarska9078 Political correctness is to keep your tongue behind your teeth, nothing else.
Hearing someone speak like this about my country is so uplifting. It fills me with gratitude. I unfortunately usually take all of this for granted but your videos are eye-opening. I love you and your videos and Poland! Also I find it funny when you say polish culture is very similar to asian because I always wanted to move to Korea or at least go there for an exchange and my parents kept saying how it's going to be difficult because of the cultural difference. But I agree, we're very similar!
When judging food in asian restaurants remember that the food is mostly made for polish people prefrences and taste
it's still good to me tbh
@@WheresWes I'm glad you like it 😊
Not cheating is suprising... what a world to live in!
For real
To prawda. Mężczyźni czy kobiety zdradzające współmałżonków nie są dobrze postrzegani przez znajomych. Bo rozbijają rodzinę i krzywdzą swoje dzieci.
Try looking at it in this way: how can you befriend a man/woman who is a notorious cheater? He/she lives in a world of lies, so one can just imagine the chances you will be next person lied to. So, of course there are a lot of people cheating, as probably everywhere else, but they do their best to keep it off radar because it's generally frowned upon, and it can put a serious dent in their reputation, which can be devastating when they want to settle in something more serious (Polish people gossip a lot and can be unforgiving at times). Family is extremely valued and everything that stands in way of its integrity is an enemy. It mostly came from strict Christian upbringing (currently in serious decline due to a myriad of church controversies), but open relationships or FWB's are more and more common - we're learning from the West (Tinder FTW). So best bet is to choose one path and be open and sincere with it, it's generally acceptable whatever it is (that changed dramatically since maybe 2000 or so). But lying, cheating, double-crossing is considered dishonorable and socially unacceptable... albeit common in societies like politics.
@@fourtunes9647 sounds like common sense to me, not suprise
it's sad you find it surprising.
then again i am disgusted at the amount of cheating, sluts, homewreckers etc elsewhere so
Glad you like it here in Poland, hope you'll stay for longer.
What a beautiful video, you're beautiful. Poland is a wonderful country and watching this video is so uplifting. I live in the States, but my wife is Polish. She came here 10 years ago and since then I have known nothing but love from her family. They take family seriously and will make sure you feel loved. Your video speaks truth in ways that's hard to explain to those who haven't experienced it, but by judging how happy you look, you get it. I have nothing but a deep respect and admiration for such an amazing country and can only say, you found home brother. Keep making these videos and me the wife will keep watching.
a lot of this things we gain in last 25 years with hard work and dedication of a lot of polish people.
We are proud and grateful for that.
I work as a optic fiber technician for few years now. I visit dozens of homes a week. About alcoholic problems its true, but only in really small and old countrysides that are stuck in the 80s or 90s. But you wont meet nicer people in poland than there, trust me. In cities there is always somebody with beer next to shop or behind garages but it changes. there are much fewer such situations over time,
Domestic abuse isnt common now, but for sure it exist but for smaller scale than 20 or 30 years ago. I have witnessed such situations but only verbally, Ive never seen anyone hitting anyone.
What im getting at is that society is changing a lot and you can see a big differnce over the years.
True, but there's a lot of hidden alcoholism, often in people who have a job and hold it, for instance builders. If you don't believe me, tell me who it is that drinks the 3 million (!) small liquor bottles (małpki) sold every day. Of which one million is sold before noon.
yofc?
"Domestic abuse isnt common now," it is common. The reason no.1 for murder is domestic abuse.
all slums moved to HOLANDIA to smoke weed and work picking up strawberries
When I was going to school (years 2000-2013, 50k citizens town), in every school at least 3 of my classmates had alcoholic fathers, and that's only counting the ones that told me about it.
I couldn't agree more. You are a very good observer. All the best to you!
Coming from Poland and visiting Asia I had the opposite reaction to the weather.
When it rains it often rains the whole day which was a bit surprising to me.
this vary all the time one between another
The weather is crazy especially this year, I don't remember anything like this before. Such frequent weather changes are not normal in Poland.
You are very correct with your observation 😅 Iam from PL
Like you... I don't like these scribbles on the walls of buildings, because it's not graffiti, it's vandalism. In Poland, there should be greater financial penalties for this type of destruction of facades. However, I love real artistic graffiti, which is often seen in big cities.
Exactly. Murals are cool, tagging walls is not.
And removing it doesn't make anything, it is destroyed once more 2 days later🙄
Enjoyed your take on Poland and the Polish people very much!
Have a good time in Poland 🙂
I really enjoy your videos, especially the way you interpret and delve into cultural issues - you notice details and connections with great insight and accuracy. Your sociological and psychological perspective is very balanced and intelligent. You truly stand out among other creators of this kind. Good job! I gladly subscribe!
try this tongue twister:
SZCZEBRZESZYN
Trzynastego, w Szczebrzeszynie
chrząszcz się zaczął tarzać w trzcinie.
Wszczęli wrzask Szczebrzeszynianie:
- Cóż ma znaczyć to tarzanie?!
Wezwać trzeba by lekarza,
zamiast brzmieć, ten chrząszcz się tarza!
Wszak Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie,
że w nim zawsze chrząszcz BRZMI w trzcinie!
A chrząszcz odrzekł nie zmieszany:
- Przyszedł wreszcie czas na zmiany!
Drzewiej chrząszcze w trzcinie brzmiały,
teraz będą się tarzały.”
;)))
nawet jako Polak to ciężkie XD
Dla mnie nie takie trudne, ale „stół z powyłamywanymi nogami” pierwszy raz poprawnie wypowiedziałam jak osiągnęłam pełnoletność 😂😂😂
Trochę trudne
król Karol kupił królowej Karolinie korale koloru koralowego
lol for foreigniers it must be "cosmos"!!
🤣I myself (being Polish) read it pretty slow it's so hard to prounance
Welcome in Poland my friend
I can confirm that I find you attractive! I was honestly surprised when I heard that that's not really a common opinion in US
The other thing I love about Poland is how green the cities are. It kind of depends on the city, yes, but generally there are trees everywhere. I live in one of the biggest cities and I still feel like I'm surrounded by a forest, and I absolutely love it
This helps me to understand why I never fit in too well where I grew up in the United States, from a family that was 50% Polish.
Thank U for sharing yours point of view.
Love it! It was no typical - subjecitive, no objecitive, but still - soooo true 😉 Thank You!
As a polish person i can say that in Poland foreign food is highly valued while the best polish food is at smaller places
This unpredictable rain is wy Poland is so green. You have to take the good with the bad. Quintessence of Poland
Thats also why I like rain. People usually are not made from sugar, can live with it
Polish weather is overall unpredictable, you can have 5cm of snow in monday and 15 C sunny weather at friday.(march)
Dude! You are walking my neighbourhood :) its cool to listen to how it feels and looks alike from external point of view. Thank you and all the Best :)
Respect mate.
Best thumbnail ever, lol!
a man of culture hahahaha
Public order versus personal freedom makes Poland similar to Asian countries. I don't know where to start to say there is completely nothing similar to compare. First of all... Asiatic countries historically enforce public order at the cost of personal freedom. Poland is build on personal freedoms which united create public order. You most likely never learned about the Polish "Golden Liberties."
Here is how it works historically. When all countries around Poland over the last many centuries engaged into authoritarian states (where populations were subdued to the public order against their personal freedom and will, Poland was a quasi-democratic country spreading personal freedom as the main idea of the society. If you see Poland as a country in which public order is good, it means this public order comes not from a whip or a gun held by the authority to Polish people, but because they understand that to express their own freedoms is to provide public order.
That's a hell of a language pack you have under your belt! Compliments!
I should just put one of Your videos to feel better about myself and my country
3:41 about not putting trash everywhere: yes, there is trash around places, like cities are quite dirty BUT I wanted to say that I went to juwenalia (basically a week (or a few days) of concerts organised by students under the protection of a uni, each uni has their own) and even there, thousands of drunks students put their trash (bottles) around trashcans in an organised manner that wouldn't make walking difficult. i love this country sometimes even if I talk shit
Tbh i watch this guy just to hear him saying good things about my country
Pointing out at rain is really accurate since like, most of Poland including Warsaw are closer to the north than London in England which is famous for rainy weather.
Glad you enjoy Poland
You can try a restaurant Viet Street Food at Królowej Aldony street. That’s an amazing place
1:20 I guess relations in Poland are not as strong as they may seem. Rather, the low divorce rate is because older people often stay in loveless marriages. You can often see memes in groups with an older couple who hate each other. I'm not sure why it looks like this, but it seems to me that such people decide that divorce makes no sense and it's better to stay in such a relationship.
The Asian community is well perceived, as they are hard working people, never made any problems, usually humble and hardworking and form the historically point of view we had never had any battle or conflict with Asians 😂😂😂.
But - especially in Warsaw most of Asian community are the Chinese, in some point related to the market with cheap Chinese products, and Vietnamese, who came in 1990’s. They are more related to the Vietnamese cuisine and restaurants and now it’s the second generation of them living in Poland - actually born and raised in Poland (so sometimes it might be odd when you see the Vietnamese young guy speaking perfect Polish, but then you realise he is actually Polish and his homeland is here in Poland.)
5:11 korean food, music, culture etc. is very popular in poland, especially in warsaw so it's not surprising that more and more stores are starting to sell korean products
Since we're talking about weather in Poland - Two days ago I was caught in a thunderstorm, got completely soaked, went home, changed into some dry clothes and then all of a sudden - it's sunny outside lol
i love that u love poland i hope that u love ur new place where i live i live in poland when i was born and im proud of my country
Interesting - I lived for a little over a year in China and had similar thoughts that to some extent there are similarities to polish culture.
keep it up, another great vid !
the weather in Poland is much better than in the Netherlands, it only rains there, the same in Denmark
In the area where I lived for a few years there was a dormitory of the Medical University (then it was called the Medical Academy). People from Asia started taking advantage of the fact that they could pay and study in Poland. The nearby supermarket immediately allocated one of the shelves to Asian products. It was quite interesting to meet Asian students shopping in slippers and robes :P
When it comes to personal freedom I think most of us live by the quote:
"Wolność człowieka kończy się tam, gdzie zaczyna się wolność drugiego człowieka"
"A man's freedom ends where another man's freedom begins"
That grafitti were real problem back in poor days. Nowadays you can still found them in some places but you also can found grafitti especially order with beatiful pictures almost in every City
I am polish living in the uk and i always get along well with chinese people. They are polite,not loud, direct and very friendly.
Our weather is diverse and inclusive 😂
I recognise some locations in Kraków.
Cool bro
I want to move to Poland ❤
Graffiti is, in a way, an element of our culture too! :)
yes as a polish native i confirm that there is an alcohol problem but it doesnt always mean that its gonna be very abusive in some cases drunk families are really nice to eachother
it sounds like the weather is very similar to how it is in auckland
🤗you is good me from poland
I've always thought that Asian food served in Poland is a variation about Asian food but adapted to Polish taste. It's nice to hear that it can be appreciated by someone who knows, how it originally tastes.
Thats why relationships last in Poland, passion fades with time, but if you like the person youre with, you enjoy spending time with them, its easier to get through tough times together.
Such a cool guy! And so much of truth he said hah. If I were still in KRK, I would say: chodz na piwo :D
1:36 as a polish person: i don't know much about domestic violence, but i dont really think it's common, but i know alcoholism is. In poland every year a person older than 15 statistically drinks beer every two days, which in total adds up to about 100 liters of beer on average drunk per person in one year. And you know those little bottles of vodka that are anywhere from 100 to about 300 mililiters?(I think these are called "nips" in English) 2 to 3 MILLION of them are sold DAILY.
Just an additional question: what city do you live in
Fun fact: people that did graffiti probably have put trash into trashbin so they don't mess around
Word probably cancels fact
@@norbertelandrin9872 true
I smirked a bit as you were talking about getting the best produce in Columbia xD
And btw i've heard that polish people use a lot of "xD" in the internet in comparison to other nations. I'm definitely raising the average
Nice place in Imielin, Warsaw :D
4:20 similar? Man, Steven He helped me to realise that despite being 100% Polish I had Asian parents... 😉
Reading Korean webtoons did the same to me 😂
Yes, I also have polish Asian parents.
3:35 man, you should be here in late 90’ 😅 now it’s 10% of what was in the days 😊
It’s actually different - we want freedom, but we also value some order
Witamy❤
That's a July weather right there - normal stuff. It gets more stable in August.
as a Polish person, I LOVE Asian ppl🤗🤗
Kfc is quite satisfying, taste good, full of protein and who does not like fried chickens lol
How many Polish people are watching this video, that already know these things, but just wanted a friendly reminder. ❤ Polska
When living in Poland in Wrocław, the third largest city there, I read a summary of the previous year in which it was reported there was only one murder there in the entire year, and the one murder was an alcoholic found dead in the morning in a park. A city like that would have a few hundred murders in one year in the US.
Positive thinking.
the girl at 3:08 just stared directly into my soul
NO CHEATING IN MY BELOVED HOME!!!!!! 🥰
For Japanese food (at least a part of it) go and visit few popular ramen shops in Warsaw (Piękna, Krucza, Lwowska streets). In my opinion we have best ramen scene in Europe at the moment :)
As a polish person, i always get shocked when i touch a electric fence
So many nice points you mentioned about Poland. I moved out to the Netherlands, and found them more organised in terms of living/banking/administration. Relationship wise seems that value for long term is much lower than in Poland.
Need to add a comment about attractiveness of asians - being raised on Bruce Lee movies, i find Asian men very attractive! So gotta agree with what you were saying! 😂
Before you leave Poland you have to go to a Polish weding, it s something special
It was probably mentioned at some pojnt, but we have quite strong representation from Vietnamese people, i think it was started in PRL when Vietnamese children were send o Poland during Vietnam war.
We got large Vietnam Comunity in Warsaw and Asian restaurants are very popular !! People cook in home some Asian food and supermarkets got most of products from Asia
I think a big part of it is our love for sour food. When you grow up eating fermented cabbage, cucumbers, flour (zakwas do żurku), beets, milk etc, you are gonna love Asian fermented goods as well (kimchi, natto etc)
I remember an old book from 1901, in which a conservative author highly praised Asians for how orderly they were in their household life, in their approach to medicine, and in taking care of their health. She commended their way of sleeping, noting that they wore full pajamas, slept on firm mattresses, and used small pillows, and so on
You are right about alcoholism and abuse. most Polish families have atleast one alcoholic among them, and abuse is also very common around here.
Polska Górą.
Where do you live in Poland? I'm a Polish American. Grew up in Poland till age of 12 and lived in FL for 30 years. Now I'm in Poland.
I hate grafiti bs - but I like great beautiful grafitis like big paintings. Greetings from Tricity in Poland :-)
As for nuclear families and issues like alcoholism - I feel like what you're seeing now and have taken as benchmark is in no small part an overcorrection that is happening now in US among black dads as well - the current generations are more nurturing than what was the norm a generation or two ago. The family in Poland stayed intact no matter what, but not always for the better, and it was often still effectively single moms raising their children - they just also had to take care of a drunk slob of a husband.
But even if the nuclear family was a front, it does seem like it worked as aspirational goal for a lot of kids who are now parents themselves.
Asian food and culture: many strong vibes. But food especially. Dumpplings get even more love in asian cusine; ramen is rosołek, but better; Koreans overdo us on grilling. And despite having almost no spiciness (no, Zbysiu, garlic and black pepper do not count) - we're digging that as well. I don't know if you;d get much pushback on the asian food being better - often it feels like using very similar basic ingredients/doing the same general thing, but in asian cuisine ithe end effect is just more worked out, more sophisticated. Just straight up vibin' on that vector.
Interesting, what makes ramen better? More spices? I can easily fix that😉
Haw a good time in Poland Asian people are respectful we r to and we love Chinese food 😊
As for the weather it wasn't like that about a decade ago :(
Glad you like it. I have a lot of respect for Asians, worked with a South Korean PhD once. People from Far East just know how to behave and are hard working.
Regarding Asian cuisine, I'm Polish so obviously I have a bias. But after living in some of the major cities: Vietnamese, Korean and Thai seem to be dominating. And Japanese and Chinese is worth it only in fancier restaurants. First two probably due to mass immigration from Vietnam and North Korea (yes, the North one) during communist regime.
nah, North Koreans immigrants were rare (compared to Vietnamese). There are many South Koreans in some cities like Wroclaw who come here as students and end up staying, and they often get into restaurant business. You're correct on the Vietnamese part though
Cool video!
2:58 on the left, best electionics shop in Poland