Why you should grow old in a foreign country
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🤓 We're all growing old, but I think growing old in a foreign country is actually the fountain of youth! I'm growing old in Prague, Czechia instead of my hometown of Los Angeles, USA. Is it easier? No way! Is it better? It depends...watch and find out :)
It takes a courageous woman to speak about ageing. Thank you!
Glad you thought so!
I want to retire so bad in the Czech Republic. Wife is from Bohemian descent. But the difficulty of learning the Czech language at age 70 would be frightening. At least I would know to pay my tv tax. Been there five times, and love the Czech people.
There are plenty of young immigrants that get by in Prague and other big cities with speaking only English. It's a different story in the countryside.
Also, there won't be very many people in your age range that do speak English..
Oh yeah the TV and radio tax. Don't get me started 🙄
@@mk6022
That is standard in all European countries I know, what's wrong with it?
We wouldn't want to have the government interfere directly in the running and the content of the broadcasting company, would we now?
And also we wouldn't want all media to be privatised so it becomes ever more prone to clickbaiting, right? (Like private media companies)
Hi, you dont need to learn Czech language, because many people here understand English, at least young generation
@@PradedaCechwalking Friday night without english can be complicated
Dům bez výtahu Ti umožní být aktivní i pozdním věku, mám takovou sousedku, je to seniorka a i když máme výtah, tak chodí i do schodů s nákupem, protože jí to doporučila lékařka, když ji potkám, tak jdeme spolu a jednou jsme se tak zakecaly, že jsme šly až do pátého patra 😂A vůbec nám to nevadilo, pohyb je život!!!!
Je to pravda, vidím to u prarodičů. Hodně chůze je ve stáří snad ještě důležitější než v produktivním věku.
_To stárnutí zrádné se nádherně zvládne když odmítneš svůj věk vážně brát, ač vlasy ti zřídli hled' zatřepat křídly a naplno žít a správně zrát... vždyt' teprve k stáru máš o světě páru a sečteš-li příjmy místo ztrát je tvůj život stále na úrovni krále, tak hled' ho jen žít a správně znát_ ...\o/
A nebo vám to naopak zabrání vycházet prakticky vůbec.
Jako známé s nemocnýma nohama (ktera ale omezeně stále chodit s pomůckou může,) která bydlí ve třetím patře bez výtahu a nemůže si dojit ani na nákup a je tak odkázána na své sousedy😔
Moje babička byla soběstačná(ale i paličata nenechala si poradit a pomoc od druhých,nechtěla nosit zubní protézu),měla těžkou artrozu v koleni tak ji"léčila" želatinovymi bonbony(ty měla ráda).Nechtěla být v domově důchodců,vidět"ty staré a nemocné babky a poslouchat ty jejich řeči"(jak říkávala-nebyla moc empaticka).Měla ráda jen svoji rodinu,byla uzavřený introvert,rázná vesnicka ženská co se s ničím a nikým nepáre. Byla ale pracovita ,chovala drůbež a hospodařila si v tom svém starém baráku a na velké zahradě.
@@janasvobodova3987 moje prapra teta ještě v 86, jezdila na běžkách nakupovat, bydlela v Krkonoších, měla o 10 let mladší kamarádku a té pořád nadávala, že jezdí pomalu 😄
V tom každodenním shonu jsou Vaše videa pohlazením na duši a chvilka uvědomění si, že ne všechno je jen rutina a práce. Díky
Great topic!
I am 71, and between the age of 28 to 66 I lived mostly in US (with a 1 year break in Germany and 1 year in Japan). I was pretty sure that I would spend the rest of my life married to my wife (we were together for 34 years and have two adult children living in US), but when I was 66, we got divorced, she returned to Japan and I returned to Ceske Budejovice in Jizni Cechy, although I planned to stay in America.
None of us knows for sure where we will grow old and spend our last years. But remember how salmon for some reason return a very long way up the river for hundreds of miles to have a bit of fun and then die where they were born? I think that we humans are in this respect not that different from salmon.
I also think it's best to have a plan A (for instance Prague), and a plan B (for instance California, where I spent 17 years), and cross that bridge when we come to it as the saying goes. My plan A was US and plan B Czech Republic, but I ended up with plan B anyway, as did my former wife. It was probably written very clearly in the stars like this from the very beginning.
To bylo moc hezké a poučné. Vy jste normálně filozof! Rád vás poslouchám.
My Czech husband and I are going to pull the plug in the US and move to the Czech Republic in the next couple of years. He has lived here for 30 years and I'm a US native. Honestly, I am terrified of the language barrier - it's such a difficult language. I've been learning in earnest for the past 3 years and barely speak like a toddler! 😂However, I believe the rewards will outweigh the risks - an easier pace, safer environment, lovely people, family close by, less expensive, better healthcare, etc. I am terrified but I can't wait to become Czech and experience all the loveliness it has to offer.
Good luck. I hope you will be happy :-)
You'll manage and don't worry too much. Most Czechs aren't idiots who would ridicule you for a funny accent or imperfect declinations.
Be careful what you wish for. Visiting a country for a month or two is totally different from living there.
Best of luck to you and Congrats on your bravery! It will pay off.
I love US ('I've been there twice) but the healthcare is actually the reason why I dont want to live there. But I consider Americans as lovely people too ❤
An American saying "no LIFT in a building." I haven't heared your Czech for while but your English is getting more European.
Perfect video all over, perfect video editing, perfect topic and perfect humor as usual. Even I've move from Prague to Toronto I still love to watch your videos. They always warm me up at heart ❤❤ you are a such an AMAZING PERSON JEN!!!
As I'm now 80 and live in Prague I find this topic very relevant to my situation. I live alone in a flat with a lift though sometimes this breaks down and I have to climb 5 sets of stairs. My grown up kids in the UK are always criticising my life style of living here and playing in Rock bands. They say I should be sitting drinking hot chocolate and watching the telly. The nearest I get to that is playing Where You From You Sexy Thing? by the band Hot Chocolate. I have pondered the old people's home thing and wonder what it would be like as I would have a language problem though I do study regularly. I don't want the contrived custom of a funeral so I've left my body to Prague university. This may sound morbid but I studied the idea of death and settling your affairs as you get older was an agreed on opinion that afterwards you'd feel ok and that is true.
Everybody says this - you don't really feel old but logic dictates that I could maybe count my remaining days in months. I work regularly, exercise every day, and socialise with all my friends who are multi national, (I hate the elitist expats phrase - we're immigrants). But despite this I've noticed a deterioration in my functions; my eyesight which only 2 years ago could make out a bus number from far off now has to wait until it reaches the stop, but I don't need glasses for reading - though I may get some because like you I approach such a problem as a fun exercise - circumventing any language problem can be fun - using sign language and Czech nouns which I'm cool at but not verbs.
I love travel and when I do I usually stay at Youth Hostels because - not just are they cheaper but you actually meet people there - nowadays in a modern hotel you can even avoid reception by on line booking. Your reference to time and place I've never felt that - just went with my gut. As a kid I hitch hiked from Singapore to Bangkok and back and seem to have retained this sense of excitement and adventure. I've never pandered to cultural pressure. In the 60's I used to say that all of us should wear dresses in the summer and trousers in the winter - this evoked astonished reactions - now I notice more guys doing this without their sexuality being queried as such questions are now irrelevant. I hope I just burn out somehow and don't have to be incarcerated but you've definitely broached a thoughtful and very pertinent subject.
That's great! I wish all the 80+ yr olds have as active lifestyle as you do. Even many way younger people act like it's all over and that is such a pity. I believe that big part of the all aging thing is just in our heads and being open-minded like you makes anyone forever young in some way. Btw. You Sexy Thing By Hot Chocolate is a timeless classic! Kind regards!
I really feel sympathy to old people who still live their lives to the fullest regardless of their age and society expectations! I think so many people act "old" just because society expects it. Like you retire from work and you are expected to stay home, occasionally play with grandchildren until you die. If you like it, good for you, but if you rather do music, or long term travel, or whatever, go for it no matter the age. Dresses in summer for both sexes are nice idea!
Paní Jen, vy jste úžasná a děkuji, za každé další video ❤
Hmmm měl bych se asi odstěhovat do Prahy, abych zkusil, jaký to je žít v cizině. ... hmmm ne. To radši budu pokračovat někam dál na západ. 😀 Zdravím z Brna. 😀
I think, Jen, if you will feel Prague people to be normal for you. You don't have to move abroad. It is enough to move somewhere countryside in Czechia, buy or rent some small tiny house (read ruins) with some animals, and care of them and reconstruct the house and make new relations with locals. It is totally different against the Prague life. 😇😁
Případně si koupit chalupu na venkově jako druhé bydlení. Znám pár lidí v důchodu, kteří mají byt v Praze, v malé obci si pořídili chalupu a bydlení střídají podle nálady.
One of the challenges about living in a foreign country is you have to figure out how to earn a living. And that can be particularly difficult when you live in a country where the official language is not the one that you grew up with. I'm going through a time when I'm struggling and trying to figure out what to do next in my life as a digital nomad and I see a lot of my friends experience salary increases and get married and have kids, it's hard not to compare my life to theirs and feel poor as a result. When you feel you are experiencing suffering or struggle, what makes it extra hard is that you don't have the networks of support. You're all by yourself. There are times when I say to myself, what the hell did you do with your life when you thought you could spend the rest of your life in Bali. Yet, at the same time, your journey abroad feels rich in the heart and you know you're going somewhere in life. I think it's still important to have communities for support or having regular online interactions with friends from faraway who want to know what you're up to.
Great topic, Jen. I am 34 and have been intensely thinking about both moving out of Czechia AND getting older, something most people under 30 don't really think about yet, especially when they plan a family and have their priorities elsewhere.
I applaud your community here, it's always so interesting just to read other viewers' comments.
I am Czech an I really do not like that word Czechia, I prefer just Czech. Slovakia that is OK Slovensko, Cesko, nebo jestle lepsi byvalo Ceskoslovensko ! Mala zeme roztrhnuta na dve mini!
But “Czech” is meaningless in English as a descriptor of a country. I also hate “Czechia” but it is either that or simply “Czech Republic”. It always really annoys me when fellow Czechs say things like “I am from Czech”. No, you are not. “Cesko” is not Czech”. “Czech” means “Cech” or “Ceska” or “cesky”, but as a country descriptor it is just incorrect English. Very annoying.
@@libuseleman3049v první řadě je název o zvyku, v druhé, oddělení od Slovenska je to nejlepší co se nám mohlo stát.
Totálna pravda a velmi zaujímavé video. Máš talent Jane.
Dekuji moc Martine 😍
You're the best, Jen... Your eloquently presented observations are always spot on. Have lived in a similar 'predicament' for 75 years, starting in what was back then Czechoslovakia, followed by 55 years in western Canada, I have almost identical life experience. Your initial language struggle, getting used to new culture and lifestyle, all the challenges you've had to deal with in the new country together with occasionally being rewarded with feeling of accomplishment, all sound vividly familiar to me... Love your programs, thank you deeply and all the best in all your future endeavours... Ahoj, Vladimir
👍👍👍!!!
My story as well, except in Sweden....
Thank you for your kind words, Vladimir!
Jen, average life expectancy for women in Czechia is currently 81 years. We may expect that when you reach this age, it will be a few years more because of improvements in medicine. You can add another couple of years above this average by healthy lifestyle. It means that with high probability, you will live at least 88-90 years.
So, when thinking about being "old", think how many years are ahead of you till you reach 90.
It means that you are actually a kind of young girl, aren't you? 🙂
The average life expectancy is an average number based an all recorded dead people including those who died as a kid, those who died due to accident etc. Actually, the current generations of retired people should be prepared to live to around 95 years, should they keep accident or disease-free. So by the time we get old, it could as well be 110 years. Let's see!
Really well done for this video. I am almost 40 living in London (moved from CZ) and find that the only expectations I need to free myself from are those self-inflicted ones (and those of my mother in law 😂). I also started to learn Norwegian as English doesn’t do the trick to keep me young anymore.
Det høres bra ut :)
I found out I'was old when girls I liked started to say me "dobrý den" :) There will be weather like in Croatia soon, which Is great for our old bones, so I'll stay here in Czechia. Hope the beer will remain cold and girls pretty.
I just knew you were gonna say Brno! Greetings from a long time lurker, part Czech by descent, following your channel with great interest. Although I don't live there, I would dare to say that Prague is not a bad place at all to grow old in.
Also, time feels like it passes slower when you break up the monotony of daily life with new and unique experiences.
That vacation, reunion, museum, conference, whatever it may be: any new experience will be something distinct to look back on that isn't just an amorphous non-event of life. Whether or not you chose to do it in a new country.
Hey, that was quite thoughtful! You dont actually need to move out from Prague to Brno eventually; just keep yourself interested in learning new things regardless of where you live. And here is a little secrect of mine: keep expanding your capacity (in any way) through out your life. Self-transcendance will give you joy and peace of mind which in turn will make you a queen of satisfaction...😊
The video is spot on as usual. I would say the USA is hard for most people wherever they live, your example was LA. Funny, I don't think most people are even aware how much harder their lives are than it needs to be due to our culture. Your channel helps with this understanding.
Anyway, my Czech wife and I just got back from our yearly trip to Prague to visit family and friends. My wife is Czech and we have been married for 33 years. We decided to live in the USA back all those years ago but if we were just married now, we would choose the CR. We hope to spend the summers in the CR when we retire which is hopefully soon. We love your channel and wish you and your husband all the best.
Thank you for your lovely comment! I hope the US has been good to you. You’re also lucky to travel to the CR so often. I wish more Americans would!
@@WanderlustingExpat The US has been good to us and who knows what would have happened if we had moved to the CR in 1990? It seemed the right move at the time. It was a far different place back then. So much has changed.
As for your comment about more Americans visiting. Your comment reminded me of being in Prague, December 1992 and there were 30,000+ Americans in the city.
The way to get more Americans to Prague if the Czech's even want that is to create direct flights. Some advertising would be needed. Ohh direct flights would be heaven for us.
We could talk about it sometime if you need an opinion for a show or you are just curious. All the best.
Life is harder in the US than in CR? Give me a break. You obviously don't know what you are talking about.
@@frantadavid8919 I did not say that life was harder in the USA vs. CR for everyone but for most which means more than half. As I sit here in NJ in my bubble it could seem that life is paradise in our Country but for a majority of people in our Country their bubble is not as nice.
The USA has 35 million without health insurance. We have 650,000 medical bankruptcies, people losing everything just because they or someone they love got seriously ill. There are people dying here because of a lack of access to healthcare, the CR has none of this. Out of work in the USA, no insurance for most. Not working in the CR, you still have health insurance.
Healthcare quality ranking of CR is 28th in the world, USA is 69th. USA is #1 in expense double that of any other Country.
Education in the CR is free or nearly free to all its citizens, we have $1 trillion in student debt.
The poverty rate in the USA is 11.6% and in the CR 8.6%.
Homeownership rates in the CR is 67.50% and US 65.9%
Homelessness per 10,000 people in the CR 22 vs, 17.5 for the USA.
Drug addiction in the USA is far and away worse in the USA. The US makes up 4.4% of the world’s population and consumes 80% of the world’s opiods. An indication of how difficult life is here.
Czech’s have far more time off from work with 4 weeks off a year after working just 4 weeks. Most have close to 2 months off plus far more National holidays. Americans average 11 days a year and many have far less. This is a quality of life issue.
Maternity leave in USA average is 10 weeks vs Czech of 28 weeks plus many other benefits non existent in the USA.
If I were young and looking to build my career and family life in the USA vs Czech, I would choose the CR, just my opinion.
@kennedy7955 Hi John, thanks for the effort you expended to compose this long answer. What you did is quoted statistics typically compiled by the party that is not in power to smear the party that is in power. I believe what your compatriot, Mark Twain, said : "There are three kinds of lies: lies damned lies and statistics." In my experience the life in the US is what you make it.
Thank you, very interesting and relevant. Just completed 25 years in same job, turned 57, and considering life 2.0, and a new direction in Czechia is an option. There is so much to consider. Nice work.
Jen, I love your videos. Keep going 😎🍻
Awesome video and thanks Jen. Enjoyed the deeper thought of how to positively approach the inevitable while navigating the unknown. Brilliantly done.
Thank you for watching!
You're right, there is no bigger cultural shock than switching from tamvaj to šalina!
Velmi zajimave zamysleni. Sdilim ho s vami p.Jen. Zdravim z Verony a preji Vam stastny pobyt v krasne Praze . Dekuji.
what a beautiful video. The idea AND the execution. standing applause!
Thank you very much!
Good insights Jen.
Moved here from UK and can relate to everything you said. Insightful stuff, kudos to you and Honza. 👍🏻👍🏻
It was so touching! This video was fantastic. I reside in the US, 10,000 miles away from my family & relatives! I adore the United States and the friends I've made over the years, but I believe it's time for me to leave.
❤ děkuji za skvělá videa
@dagmarcimalova6092 já děkuji za skvělé sledující! 😍
I loved this video; you made a lot of good points on things I'd felt intangibly but hadn't put words to.
I hear you, OMG I hear you. I kept asking my husband since I was 25 (and we lived in Chicago, not LA) - DO YOU SEE ANY OLD PEOPLE AROUND??? When I hit 40 and I spent a lot of years in nursing home audits (and had my answer about where the old people went), it dawned on me that I have to move, even if it is the last thing I do. On the other hand, MHD bus ride with seniors is an experience. Don't get me wrong, there are things I miss but the most important ones are improved. I have been here for 6 years and I still think it was a great decision.
I remember my friend whe she was in Moscow in her 27 year. She was asked why she was not married and not had children. And she told them that in our country she would be asked why she is married and have children. Yes, those schemes are changing and before revolution was something wrong if aome woman wasn´t married till her 25 year. But nowadays there are no schemes to keep, you can be anything and anywhere you want if you want. It is not your problem but problem of those asking these questions. You are living your life and you will keep the results of your living. So enjoy the living while you can.
I loved the video and I loved the depth of it…
I can relate to these thoughts being a Hungarian traveling a lot and living in Prague now for 13 years, and I am over 45.
Well done Jenn. Keep up good work.
Very clever, wise and truthful what you have been telling us. It is not only about living in a different country for months or years. This is a general rule concerning travelling in itself, I think. Thank you.
One of your best videos!
Nice Jen! Insightful. I just moved from Prague to Portugal, but I’m still watching you! And now I’m working on my Portuguese!
Good luck with it!
Wow well said. Agree 100%
Super video, very inspiring, especially for us who are older.😊
It was so nice and I understand so much. When I listen your English feel so motivated to learn another language. This idea about be younger because learning is so nice!!
That's great!
Great! Děkuji.
Really nice video Jen :)
Thank you for watching!
For a reasonably wealthy westerner, retiring in the Czech Republic does make sense. You're in one of the safest countries on this planet, with very accessible health care and social care, while the cost of living is quite affordable in general.
Perfect video, interesting answers and view of existential question type ageing, press of culture. Very nice video.
Another great video! 👍
Thanks for the thumbs up!
Znovu supr video, díky moc za natáčení. Akorát pokud mluvíš o výzvách, tak jsem dlouho neslyšel nic v češtině. Myslíš že se dočkám?
Nicely said :)
This was a beautiful video.
Dream Brno! A co teprve Dream Most? :-)
Ja bych to povysil na Dream Chanov! 🤣😂
Interesting takes. I can see you really put work in this video with all the cool shots instead of keeping it just you sitting and talking. I saw the Brno joke coming. 😄
Good one Jen!
Once you started heading towards "even stranger place" I KNEW you were going to poke at Brno!! 😂😂😂
You are so "Prague", Jen, I love it! 😎👍
I am doing the same. I moved from Rio de Janeiro to Prague 2 years ago. I am 43 now, I don't regret 😊
Glad it was a good decision for you!
Great video again !!! Jen, you're right that learning a foreign language keeps a person mentally fit. I'm lucky to be able to attend English lessons directly in the company I work for. Once a week, native speakers (USA,Canada and so on) commute to teach English here to the company. I really like this important and very useful language. I started studying English when I was 23. That was during the communist era in 1983. Back then, the conditions for learning western languages were not good in communist Czechoslovakia. You know, I wanted to correspond with my american relatives. They were not able to write in the Czech language so I had to learn English. It was a very difficult time because communist state security opened envelopes and read the letters. You had to be very careful what you wrote !
Moudrá slova, děkuji.
I am thinking about doing exactly this.
Hi Jen, You’re young, smart, brave and beautiful. 😊 keep making videos.
Líbí se mi váš pohled na život.❤
Jste dost přemýšlivý člověk.To se cení.🍀
Thankyou for making this video! I’m an American living in east Germany
and I’m in my mid 20s but already have lots of grey hair so I’ve sadly thought about things like this sometimes
Thanks for sharing your unique perspective, always like your videos too! ❤
Dream Brno? Looking forward to it :)
Až budeš mít šedivé vlasy a vrásky,to ještě uplyne hodně let.Přeji ti krásné babí léto.🌞
Great idea! Brno needs you, Jen :-)
Prostě nestrašte.Jste mladá hezká žena a u nás se co nevidět bude chodit do důchodu až v 80 letech. To je daleko a tak užívejte života co se do vás vejde. 😂❤
Roztomilé a upřímné.
There is a Czech saying that states that you will notice how old you are getting by observing how your children are growing/maturing.
No wonder why India has a huge population😂. This is very interesting video. Like you said, I have totally paid my attention to learn Czech more than anything this year. Thanks for this nice upload.
Jen. U r so sweet and likeable. I watch every episode of your life and struggles in Czech
I am living 37 years in Australia. . Very hard to become assimilated. Still missing my homeland - South Czechia.
Mějte se moc prima. Čau😉
Pavla aka Pav.
@pavlamiddleton3574 you're so sweet! 😍 Good luck with the assimilation! 🤞
"ze jí srdce v Americe. žalem popukalo..."
I'm in a similar situation.....I've been living in Czechia for 12 years, became a citizen and I will in all likelihood live out the rest of my life here. I have mixed feelings about it. Nice video.
Getting philosophical on us. I love it!
This is a really eye-opening video. So much universal truth. It headed into a somewhat darker tone....and then "Dream Brno" !!! :D :D :D :D I'm dying!
Moc se mi líbí vaše videa.
Je to vždy velmi poučné a optimistické. Děkuji.
Člověk ani neví kolikrát, jak se máme tady v ČR dobře.
A zároveň se dozvím něco o vaši kultuře v Americe.
Jen bych se chtěla zeptat, proč se malým holčičkam v Americe nedávají náušnice? Ve filmech jsem viděla, jak se rodiče zhrozili, když si jejich dcera v pubertě nechala propíchnout uši. Tady je to běžné už u miminek... děkuji předem za odpověď. 🙂
to by mě taky zajímalo... možná to propichování uší je nějaká evropská specialita, protože jsem se o tom bavila s holkou z Tchaj-wanu a taky říkala, že jí přijde kruté, jak se u nás miminkům píchají uši :D
Na tohle není jednoznačná odpověď, protože společnost v USA není tak homegenní jako v čr. Momentálně mluvím za Illinois (každý stát to může mít jinak) a za propíchnutí oušek u lékaře. Většinou ouška nepíchnou minimálně před 2 měsícem a nebo po ukončení novorozeneckého očkování. Zase je nepíchnou po 6 měsíci a před 2 rokem (to zase, že si to dítě je může vytrhnout). Další roli hraje i to, že ne všichni rodiče to chtějí (předsudky, názory, náboženství atd). Další aspekt je cena, což u lékaře činí nějakých $100 (cena před 6 lety) plus cenu náušnic, samozřejmě, že když vezmete dítě do nějakého zlatnictví, tak to bude levnější a menší restrikce, ale otázka je, kdo je to ochotný risknout. Většina mých známých nechávala ouška píchat okolo 6-10 let když to holčičky chtěly samy. Znova, tato odpověď je velice regionální a i v jakém sociálním prostředí se pohybujete.
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stárnutí, zatím se tak necítím (ještě na to nemám věk), ale vědomí, že zítra (1.9.) to bude 10 let, co jsem začal gympl, je trochu znepokojující. 10 let od nástupu do školy (aka začátek druháku na gymplu) se dá vzít v klidu, jelikož člověk byl 9 let na stejné škole, ale teď... 4 roky na gymplu, 5 na vejšce a 1 v práci mění moji perspektivu...
In what country do you want to grow old? Would you rather get older in your home country, or abroad like me?
The perspective retirement place needs to be politically stable, good ecology, good healthy food, low crime, with high life expectancy rate.
@@yury2509 And a high pension!!!
I wanted to get old in country like Spain or somewhere in southeast Asia. Global warming ruined Spain for me. While visiting Poland I also came to conclusion beer is very expensive around the world, not just expensive in Austria/Germany (a price of meal expensive in Poland). Therefore I decided to stay in CR... Until I get large enough stock of pasteurized beer for retirement.
@@citacitonson3791 So hurry up and stock up, beer is going to get really expensive in the Czech Republic too - thanks to our government!
You brighten the day with your views about an American in Prague! You have an incredible way of observing the obvious and making it humorous 😊 I was in the country for a little less than two months and what you describe is very true. Is there a book in your future ? 😊 I look forward growing older in the Czech Republic ❤
Očekávaná narážka na Brno na konci? Už jste pražačka. Pražačka jak Brno! :D
@DanQcaT hahaha, ano asi už jsem. 😎🙈👌
I plan to stay but who knows what the future brings!? :)
Nové české slovíčko pro dnešní den: “druhá míza” 😂
Nove anglicke slovicko pro dnesni den: "a second wind".
I'm from India, I dint know that you had been to India❤ wow
Yes i traveled in northern India for 2 monthS. One of my best experiences.
Jen, very interesting. How do you define "foreign" if you live twice as long in another country as you had in you birth country? Doesn't you birth country become foreign?
Such a good question. By that measure, I’m still only 1/4 czech, 3/4 American. So I’ll report back in a few decades!
@@DreamPrague Jenn, you let me down! I thought you were already at least 3/4 Czech! If I remember correctly, in one of your earlier videos you said something about the Czech natives in their reborn environment and there was your photo!🤔🤓😂😉😄😆😛🇺🇸🇨🇿
@@DreamPrague We will spend this October in Olomouc and I know we will be about as "comfortable" as we are in Spain or any other "foreign" country.
9:12 ❤ that tram trip, ❤ Malostranské náměstí. Superb video.
If it wasn’t for you Jen, I wouldn’t have found Italki, and I wouldn’t have started learning Czech again. You’re absolutely right, it is so rewarding, albeit challenging. 😊
Takes guts to think about moving to Brno. Not only are Praguers stigmatised here, also there is nothing to do (they even made a movie about that😂) and if you speak common Czech, most chat will be limited to abroad students cus locals like me speak this incomprehensible german-like gibberish, which nobody else will ever understand.🤣
Jen, among a lot of other things, I appreciate that you call yourself an immigrant. The word expat is often used by westerners to distinguish and distance themselves from immigrants from Middle East and other nom-white immigrants. I know you used to use that word, which I of course assume was without knowledge how it's often abused.
Anyway, I'm glad you switched to immigrant and if you did it for some other reason, I wanted to inform you that some people misuse or rather abuse the word expat.
The use of expat has nothing to do with distinguishing from immigrants of another race, etc. It has to do with permanence. An expat generally views themselves as where they are from and has intentions of returning there someday. They keep their original citizenship and just choose to live abroad. An immigrant moves for good, striving to get citizenship of their new country.
Stop making everything about race. It is so unnecesary.
Na me moc ryxhla anglictina. Holt jsem trochu starsi a pomalejsi :) I tak diky !
You did Brno dirty 😂 also u love your thought process
Hahaha, the joke about Brno is spot on. Perfect! Hahaha!
Hi Jennifer,
Sir_Mac here, as always!
Hey, the moving tram section was incorporated backwards in this video. It took me a while to realize, what's "wrong" with the tram movement! :)
This particular video of yours is very emotional, or at least it triggers my most sensitive side of me.
I will tell you my recipe for happy life. It needs only three things. First two are mandatory, the third is almost mandatory, I would say for 99,99% of people.
1) Great sleep(ing) - if you can sleep well, you can live well.
2) Great food - if you have something delicious into your tummy everyday, you can live well.
3) This thing - I ask your imagination and deduction to use. [Hint: If you have your Honza at your side, you can live well.]
Hi Sir Mac! I agree with you on all three :).
Living abroad has also another adventage - time passes more slowly. When you are on unknown place or you learn something new, time is "longer". A brain has more perceptions, so it looks like time "goes" slow - exactly like in the childhood.
But it needn't be only living abroad. You can be in the home country and to learn something new. The scientists have found, that training of the brain reduces a risk of Parkinson illness.
Prague must definitely be one of the best places in the world to be an old bat.
Hello Jennifer, I am watching a reality show Selling Sunset and the homes are very big. Did you live at similar home in your childhood?
I grew up in a very lovely home Not quite like Sunset! But I loved it.
@@DreamPrague Lovely home is great.
Thank you for your work. 👍👏
Another remark - after I've finally watched your video to the end: you are really thinking about being old? In Europe you are a young women!
Just move to a vesnice, like 90% of my old friends and family :)
Jen, what is your zodiac sign? Aries, Lion or Sagittarius?
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Hey Jen, your jokes about Brno are becoming predictable.. could see it coming as soon as you started talking about moving to even a stranger place 😄😄😄
Anyway, I'm looking forward to be seeing you there 🙂🙂🙂
There are also houses without a lift to keep you fit 🧑🦽🚶🏃🏋️
Nice
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