I dont think US is really unsafe.I am from Czech rep and I lived in the USA for 9 years. And if I wasn't in a Latino or black neighborhood, it was always very safe.In my experience southside Chicago,Cicero etc. A had small painting company bussiness i never had any problem with costumer paying me on time People in the US are usually in a good mood and even if they are not, they try to be pleasant in Czech NO. Also, the police in the USA, if they see that you are normal, they try to help you rather than bothering you unnecessarily. Both countries, the USA and the Czech Republic, are very safe if you don't look for places full of dubious people
all cool man, no need for any apology. Czechia was part of eastern block, so this asociation is quite common. Personaly, i would like to say thank you for noticing, that we dont see ourselfs as the east. And by the way, that was a good emotional speech. I think even the tractor, plowing the field behind your window, was moved by your words 😄✌
I am Czech, and honestly, I´ve been dreading you having some negative experience (because idiots are everywhere)... So happy to hear your story... No need to feel sorry, it´s not close-mindedness, it´s natural. Being careful when you don´t know much about a place.
@@sarkarudlova On si to odhalení nechal až někde na prostředek videa. Bylo to celkem dramatické to sledovat... :D. měli by ho zaměstnat u filmu. Tvářil se tak, že se nedalo poznat, jestli se mu stalo něco pozitivního nebo negativního.
Ty idiot Vdaka tejto zle reputacii mas bezpecnu homogennu populaciu ktora nema problemy ako Amerika a Nemecko s Ghettami a s ciernymi/islamistami ktory robia bordel. Nenavidia bielych a rozne ine individua(zlocinci/mafiani) multikulty hadky v spolocnosti. Buduje to napätie a roztrieštenie v spolocnosti. Mixovanie ras a kultur nikdy v zivote nikomu neprospeslo ako Rimskej ríši tak Nemecku tak Amerike, sa pozri ake problemy maju a ako upadaju vdaka bordelu ktory sa tam deje.
@@RagnokRaven Ono je to myslím trochu jinak. Ano, národnostně víceméně jednotné státy jsou dobrá věc. když během a po druhé světové došlo k velkým výměnám minorit v rámci Evropy, byl to dobrý tah pro budoucnost. Co se týče migrantů, tak spíš záleží na tom, jestli jsou ze stejného kulturního okruhu nebo ne a z jaké společenské vrstvy. Taky jestli přijímá kulturu země, ve které se rozhodl žít nebo vytváří uzavřený okruh.
As a fellow American who has called Prague home for the past 10 and a half years, this video just warms my heart!!! Glad you enjoyed yourself in Prague and that a family of Czechs made a good impression on you. Come back soon!
I like your channel. This video again cracked me up. I'm glad he liked Czech but where did he get that Eastern Europe nonsense from ? He looks pretty young, I lived in South FL for 20 years and Frankly none of my friends ever thought Prague was in the " Eastern " whatever bs. I'm talking people in their 20s to their 40s. They have no clue about who was whose ally 50 years ago. Can they finally leave this alone and stop obsessing about this completely irrelevant topic ? If you want to discuss geography or economy stick to GDP per Capita. Yes Miami is south of Orlando, San Francisco is north of LA, Ámsterdam is north of Brussels, but no one makes a big deal out of it. Jesus what a stupid nonsense.
Prague or Praha Is a very beautiful City but south Moravia Is beautiful too. When you will come to Czech Republic you May visit this beautiful part of our beautiful country.
hello from Prague. Happy to see, that your family enjoyed your trip. Just fun fact: Czech republic is in the top 10 safest countries around the world. Based on the 2022 we are on the 9th position before the Canada. Before us is Ireland and Switzerland.
@@eimantas314-rblx Yes scams exists but normally they dont affect that much Czech people because we are used to not believe strangers who offer you something
As a German I'm travelling to the Czech Republic since the fall of the Berlin wall. It's a great country and has strongly developed in the last 30 years to overcome the remainings of the era of communism. Especially Prague is a very beatiful city and I will be there next week. I appreciate that you liked it too.
Awww. Thank you so much. 😍🥰 Danke sehr. Das ist aber süß. Ich möchte im Gegenzug sagen, dass Deutschland mein Lieblingsland ist. Hauptsächlich Nord- und Ostsee, Rügen.
The Czech Republic could have been one of the best places if it weren't of World War 2, the occupation of Germany and the subsequent occupation of the Russians. Unfortunately, they totally ruined it here.
I am half black and half Czech my dad was American military stationed in Germany. I grew up in CZ in the early 90s right after the wall came down and my sister and I were prolly the only mulato kids in the country and we almost NEVER encountered prejudice. We were treated with so much kindness and love. Even though I’m a little bias because my family is CZ but it is in my opinion the BEST place in the world!
Hi, iam from Czech republic. Its good to hear it, becouse, and its unfortunately true , here are still some racist. And 90´was escalating for society and rise of skinheads. Also true is that we have still problem with gypsies minority and many of peoples dont like them. If it is rightly or wrongly, I will not discuss. But it is fact. Now its much better, but then.... I mean, you was lucky and iam glad for it. On every place on the world are nice people and idiots, the difference is only in their ratio. And i also traveling, but still love Czech nature. And as i think it pay everywhere, cities and rich peoples are worst then villages and poor peoples. He who has everything gives nothing. He who has nothing would give everything. That is the reason, why i like poor countries much more then rich countries. Have a nice day.
@@m3ndn502 That's quite a strong statement and it should be followed with at least few examples with sufficient ammount of details… I mean, knowing how Italians act both from my childhood (my godfather was italian) and from my work, I have strong feeling, that it'll be something in the lines of: A: "I asked some elderly ppl in English/Italian about directions in "Italian way" - shouting, making faces and wild gestures. Not only they didn't hepled me, they were chasing me with pitchfork" B: "There was this psycho shouting some obscenities and weird sounds, surely going to kill us all, so I chased him with pitchfork…"
@@m3ndn502 how can you call it racism when you are Czech (white)? I am also sometimes treated like shit and I am local - so you would also call it racism?
Thank u so much, I really appreciate it as Czech. U don’t need to be ashamed, it’s common, we’re used to it. It’s same w us when we think about some even more Eastern countries like Ukraine, Armenia… The people there are so poor from an economic point of view, but so rich in the terms of humanity. They had basically nothing to offer, but they invited us to their house and gave us homemade meal they probably needed hours to work for. It’s really important to not judge countries or people by things u hear in media neither by some commonly known rumours. World needs now more such positive stories like that, in my opinion.
I heard stories about visiting Russia and it seems like they invite you for meal and vodka at evening and they want to kill you at morning next day, I hope those people are just exagerating it. On other hand, I heard from family friend that he visited Dagestan, which is considered very unsafe, and he felt much better and more safe there than in "normal" Russia far from these problematical regions, people there were kind, especially when he said that he is Czech, because they hate Russians there even when they are part of Russia too. 😀
Prague (Praha) is one of my favorite places on Earth. Period! End of story. I lived in Prague for 2 years, and my *worst* days there were as good as (or better than) my decent days in Chicago, the city I was born in. Other cities in the Czech Republic are nice as well. Prague, is amazing in ways that can't be described, and it's mostly because of the people. If you ever go back, I'd also suggest visiting places like Olomuc, České Budějovice, Český Krumlov, Karlovy Vary or just pick a place at random. I hope to move back to Prague next year. I've been away too long and I'm actually homesick. It's good that you went to Prague and stepped outside of the bubble that a lot of US-Americans refuse to leave. It's also great that you had such a good experience there. The next time you're in Prague, visiting the areas of the city that are off the beaten path might be a lot of fun as well. The Žižkov neighborhood (where I used to live) is great. It's full of bars and pubs, but has some amazing places tucked away on quiet streets, and there's an amazing park there, where people go to hang out and watch the sunset. It's a great place for summer evenings.
I see many more americans coming back "home" to Europe in a very near future. :-) They will probably be labeled as not real americans, like now we have not real russians. I see so many parallels between USA and Russiam, just few years delayed.
Enjoy Czech republic and try villages or some nature place far from cities . Peoples there are much more nice and friendly, than in cities. Belive me. Iam traveling on motocykle and our villages still amaze me. Many of them are really beautifull. We have beautiful rivers, mountains, forests, meadows. Only the sea is missing here, but we have beautiful lakes and big pond (not sure with word pond, i mean meres, water surfaces... i dont know what is correct word). For many czech citizens are Prague people worst in Czech .-). So it will only get better. have a nice day.
The Czechia is central Europe and ranks among developed countries, as well as one of the safest countries. Many people think the opposite because it is a Slavic country
My first trip to what was then Czechoslovakia was right after the fall of the iron curtain, in late 1989 or early 1990. I drove to Pilsen/Plzeň, on a whim, just because I could (big deal then!). And since I've always been a beer nerd, I went to see the Plzeň brewery museum. There I was, the only visitor far and wide, and that guy at the entrance, nobody else around. I went up to him and told him I had no Czechoslovakian currency on me and could I please pay in Deutschmark. I didn't care about the entry fee, which was ridiculously low (one crown?), and I didn't care about the exchange rate (like one to ten then?). I would just give him one Deutschmark or two or three, okay? I didn't need a receipt, either. He turned visibly pale and told me that was absolutely illegal and he couldn't possibly do that. So what could we do then? I asked. And after some agonizing, he said, "Well, I'll just let you in for free." Just an anecdote, but it has informed my opinion of the Czechs as a very, very nice people ever since. :)
It seems you're a European that lived in the wrong country until now 😉 As a Bavarian I met a lot of chzech people in eastern Bavaria. And I visited the Chzech Republic four times. Yes, the chzech people got a culture of hospitality that stands out. In combination with their excellent food and beer I only can recommend a visit to everyone! And Prague is still the most beautiful city that I ever visited. Don't undestimate eastern Europe! It's a region so rich on culture and history. So shout out to our brothers and sisters there ❤️
Bavarian and Czech people are historically very same and common to each other also our countries Czechia (Bohemia) and Bavaria are both named after Celtic tribe boii who lived here before Germans and Slavs.
It is always so nice to hear stories like this about your home city, I am glad you had such a great experience in Prague, it really warms my heart. I feel like Czechs in general maybe do come across as unfriendly or whatever, but when you actually speak to them, they aren't as rough as they seem. I guess we are more carefufl to open up, but once we do, we open our hearts fully. I like to think that at least... Also, Prague is very safe place to be, like at least in comparision to many places in the US. Also, don't be so hard on yourself, people tend to have prejudices, I am glad your opinion was changed! And come back soon!
I moved to Prague from Los Angeles in March 2022 and prior to moving here (knowing I was moving here) I don't plan on going back to the states. Even as an exact; the health insurance is incredible, the pricing to educate yourself is phenomenal, it's so clean, it's beyond safe and the food is amazing. There are other reasons why this city is amazing, but thank you for the video.
I would say it is typical in Czech Republic. When we go to kid's playground, there are ALWAYS some toys there, because people just leave them there for other kids to play.
I came to Czech Republic for university from the USA and never left. Prior I never heard about the country or was even thought it in High school. My friends dad recommended it and I said why not. What made me stay is how genuine the people are.
I heard yesterday that ancestors of Bavarians were belligerent Czechs (Slavs) who went more west. I even heard the linguistic roots that became later to Bavarians but I don´t remember that. But yes, we have something in common in our historical roots.
So glad you had a great time in my country. Stay the way you are, it will move you to have awesome experiences and adventures. God bless your soul. I'm wishing you all the best in your life.
I’ve lived in the CR for 11 years and I love it here. I live in a small town teaching English and I felt welcomed here from the very beginning. The Czechs are very unique and I feel lucky to be here.
I will say a funny one. My US friends and I went from Munich to Prague by bus back in like 2018. Then we drove back to Germany to catch a flight., One of them, who was less knowledgeable on geography, didn't even know we left Germany. She literally thought we were in Germany the entire time, just in another city. So this 3 hour bus ride magically got us to the East . lol. Still cracks me up to this day.
Thanks for nice and warm words. Idiots are everywhere, but even if you meet any of them here in CZ you can still feel very safe. So enjoy your next trip to any other location and have fun. Cheers from Prague. P.S. we were in the forrest looking for some mushrooms last weekend and we met a guy and he was so happy to give us all the mushrooms he found because he didn't have time to bring them home. I felt So happy that I live in such beautiful country with such nice people.
I've been to the Czech republic, mainly Prague, this August for the first time. I went to see Slipknot and a Czech band called Dymytry, but stayed for 3 days, to check out Prague. I'm usually more into vacations to explore nature, not cities, but Prague was a great experience and probably the most beautiful city I visited so far. The only negative: I'm trying to learn Czech for some time now because of Dymytry and realized that I have to practice way more to be able to communicate at least a bit 😅
Hi, Czech is difficult and even many Czechs have problem with proper grammar, poetic vocabulary etc. I want you to never feel bad about speaking broken Czech if you ever visit again as most of us would truly appreciate even the slightest effort. If you learn to say ahoj, prosím, díky and mějte se hezky then most people will genuinely smile at you because you've just made their day.
@@mortisCZ Děkuji! So far Duolingo teaches me to say 'useful' things like 'Jaká je Žofie manželka?' nebo 'Velká ryba žere malou'. And I really have problems with the many changes of words depending their position in the sentence. But I hope it will get better with practice. Dobrou noc!
that is a great story...it always reminds me of this....There are good and nice people everywhere on the world regardless of their nationality, religion or origins. Unfortunately, there are also some not so nice people everywhere. I try to act towards other people as I would prefer to be acted with.
thats just it , if everybody would do that, this wolrd would be awesome, but you have to take the humility and courage, u have to do that even if u know that some people are not gonna do the same thing
Hi! Prague was ranked the 6th most safest city worldwide. And BTW, we (Czechs) dont call this part of Europe as Eastern Europe, but Central :). CZ in fact is really in the center of Europe...
Nevzpominam si, ze bych se ve skole ucil svetovou stranu "stred". Pouze sever, jih, vychod, zapad. Ceska republika je ve vychodni evrope, pojem "stredni evropa" je pouze kabatek pro lidi, kteri si to nedovedou pripustit. A ve smyslu vlivu po 2. svetove valce jsme samozrejme take vychodni evropa jak vysita.
@@FF-wl1oo Prosim? Co to placate za nesmysly? Svetove strany a geograficka poloha / geopolitika jsou naprosto odlisne kategorie. To je jako byste rekl, ze neexistuje treba Stredni Amerika...
@@janpolanecky9693 "Svetove strany a geograficka poloha / geopolitika jsou naprosto odlisne kategorie" Ano, to je pravda. Ja tvrdim, ze neexistuje "stredni evropa". Jeste mala vsuvka - kdy presne se zacal pouzivat pojem "stredni evropa" v souvislosti s CR/Ceskoslovenskem? Ja mam takovy pocit, ze je to jen alibisticky termin, protoze si nekteri lide nejsou schopni pripustit, ze byli pod sferou vlivu SSSR. A ano, zacali pouzivat domnelou "geografickou polohu", aby se oprostili od "geopolitickeho" stigmatu.
It's Central Europe. Thank You for the kind words.❤ You should visit our natural reservations and such. We have the best tourist and hiking marking in the world propably.
I had the same, I'm from the Netherlands and I decided to do my full time bachelor in cz. at first I was scared too, and a lot of people I knew were surprised I went here because they did not know the culture and the country. But being here has been such a blessing: I enjoy it a lot and yeah everything is great!
I'm really glad you like it here, but once I visited Netherlands (february this year for the first time), I really can't see why. I loved your country and hopefully go back there soon. You have some beautiful places there and don't get me started on your cheese. OMG, the cheeeeeeese. 🤤
my gf is from Czech republic, thank you for this video, cuz i constantly hear people questioning my choice in a Czech girl. but even just from the few interactions i have had from her family and friends i can see how friendly and welcoming they are and that the world has such a negative view of the people and the country due to its history with Russia. im planning to visit her at some point next year, and this video made me all the more excited for that.
@@zlyboby5317 Some did, some didn't, just like most people probably didn't want to be part of Nazis Germany before that and Austrian empire before that. Maybe even Sámova říše or Velká Morava had its objectors back then. I'm not saying it was good, I'm just saying it was real.
Well who has negative View are people over 60. People below 50 and even more below 40 were little kids in 1980s when the changes happened and I doubt the even cared about politics back then. Let's make it clear. With that said 70% of population have no clue there was a political alliance between Russia and Czech half a century ago.
American living in Bratislava, formerly Brno. I recommend visiting Karlovy Vary, Český Krumlov, Olomouc, Znojmo, Brno, and Uherské Hradiště! And in Slovakia, go to the tatras mountains, near Poprad.
I am from Ceske Budejovice (Budweis) in the southern part of Czech republic. Its a beautiful historical city. U can visit. Europe is not devided into western and eastern any more. Now its devided into western, central and eastern, CZ being in the central part. Another part would be southern Europe coz countris like spain, portugal, italy, greece have a lot of similarities too. Times have changed but I absolutely understand that average americans who never travelled are still stuck in the past.
It's surprisingly common to see people talking about Czechoslovakia as if that's still a thing, so the messy western-eastern division is not a huge deal.. Tho it stings a bit when you hear people say that they expected militiamen with AKs to be running around or something..
The message "go and see for yourself" is great now as much as it was when I travelled. Some 20+ years ago I went for 13 months as an au-pair to Mississippi knowing NOTHING about it. Of course I thought I know everything and nothing could surprise me. And believe me it was a cultural shock. For me it was a crazy world. I learned to live there (and be safe) and to like it. It wasn't always easy but I never regret that experience. To this day I remember that every member of the family and their friends left a X'mass present for me under the tree because I started the job mid December and they expected me to be lonely and wanted to make me feel welcome. It still makes me all mushy to think about it. There are nice people and bad people everywhere it the world. I'm convinced that there are mostly the nice ones. But unfortunately we hear more about the others. So enjoy your time wherever you are and if you come again to Prague, we can go for a cup of tea/coffee and I can tell you maybe about the preschool in the Czech Republic
Hey! I come from Czechia and want to tell you a few words... Don't feel so awful about the situation and about your way of thinking of this country. The media is making you think specific things and you don't get to know the real stuff about the countries or cultures and people until you get to know them and visit the country. Thank You so much for sharing this story, it's really nice to hear a person from different country and culture to say these warm things about us, I'm sure many of us Czechs really appreciate it! Have amazing days🎉
Thanks for posting this!!! I am also an American and first came to the Czech Republic almost 15 years ago. I fell in love with the country right away. The people and the cultural were both wonderful. I continued coming back every chance I got and few years after the first trip I fell in love with a beautiful Czech girl. I have been here ever since. If you come back to Czech let me know. We can show you some amazing places that a lot of folks visiting miss.
This is so beautiful. Come to Ostrava to see Bets For Love or Colors of Ostrava 2023. And not everything is so sunny here, but yes, you are not afraid to walk the street alone in the evening.
Thank you for this video! It´s always so nice to see ppl sharing positive experiences, not just trying to shock. And thank you for being such a nice person. Wish you the best! :)
Thumbs up to you my ftiend. It takes a lot of courage to admit mistakes. And yes, you are absolutely right. I lived outside of Czechia in Anglo-Saxon World for 25 years. Returning back home was the best decision Ive ever made. I feel so blessed being here. And Im saying this being perfectly aware of Czech mentality and everything negative here. Compared to rest of the World, its a Child Play. I love it here! Thanx and take care.
Hi Tray! Your very nice apology accepted, Sir! :-) It´s nice to hear the Man like you saying nice and kind words about our country! Thank you, much appreciated! Greetings to you from Prague! 😎
I know Prag from former CSSR - it was a great country. First visit in CSSR with my parents was in 1978, my mother did learn Czech language for this. Next years we made some holidays there. Some years ago I was in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) - great again. Czech Republic seems to be a Geheimtip.
I guess that like 1000 people already said it in comments, but we as Czechs don't think about ourselves as eastern europeans, when you say eastern europe, I imagine places like Russia, Ukraine, Moldova which is 1000+ km away from Czechia, so the fact that people from west put us into this group is just bizare for us, we have been part of western civilisation since like 10th century with only one exception - 40 years of communism and 20 years of Soviet occupation and that's what moved us to that so-called "eastern europe" thing. To be honest, I visited some countries considered to be "western europe" and I would say that many of them look worse than Czechia. Not everything is good here, but generally, life is pretty good here, not great, not terrible, people tend to complain about salaries, but we are still very cheap country even with today inflation and energy crisis. You can see massive change since 90s when everything was destroyed after 40 years of communism, but in last few years, things started moving faster, streets have new cobble stones instead of patched asphalt like in the past, parks are getting renovated, buildings important for our history are restored, like national museum, it's white again after decades, people didn't even remember it was white when it was new. I could continue but this comment is already long. I can tell you that Prague and Czech cities generally now look better than like Vienna and such cities and I mean it completely seriously, people don't judge things objectively, they go here with that "eastern europe" mindset so everything is ugly for them and then they visit Vienna and it's "amazing" becuase it is "the west" even when you step on dog shits and everything is covered by graffiti. BTW, we tend to have bad meaning about countries like Poland, many Czechs would never visit it because they remember some vacation 40 years ago and they say there is nothing, but you should really give a chance to Poland, it looks great there, in some places it looks better than here in Czechia, especially their new highways and rails....it's amazing what they built in only 15 years.
I appreciate your openness about this experience. It makes me sad to see that people would dread exploring places in eastern Europe based on its history and such, but at the same time, it is awesome to see that you own up to it and let everyone know what a great time you had. To me, it shows you are openminded, ready to grow and learn from life. I wish everyone was.
I just found this video, so I am sorry that I am writing after 2 years. Greetings from the Czech Republic, Thank you for visiting Prague (my city). I am actually quite surprised that Americans might think we are not safe. Last year, we were the 8th safest country in the world, even before Germany and France (and of course, before the USA - it was ranked around 120th). Nevertheless, I am very happy that you visited my country, especially my city, and that you enjoyed it. Feel free to visit us again, and I would be happy to give you a tour around Prague or Czechia.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people are in dire need of it for these reasons. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in a small corner of the earth all one's life."- Mark Twain I have been to Prague twice. The first time when it was still behind the Iron Curtain: 2 nights actually, but I only slept 4 hours, the rest I walked around the city, ate and drank - great time!
I would recommend Tábor. It is very calm peacefull historic city with extremely cool and unique story. Also try Ostrava which is city with incredible historic industrial architecture. But most importantly, and this is overlooked by majority of tourists, Czech Republic has georgous colorfull nature and landscape is full of original medieval castles. The true treasure of Czech Republic is really hidden outside of cities. Overall people in Prague are much more cosmopolitan, so be ready for some morose or even xenofobic person outside of cities, but trust me, you will not find safer country in the world then Bohemia is.
I'm really glad you had so wonderful time here. I was really scared, at the beginning, you met some crazy people (they are everywhere, unfortunately). But this really warmed my heart. For your next trip I strongly recommend to see our nature. For example Teplicko-Adršpašské skály and close to it Broumovské stěny (both sand rocks). I live there and I've seen them like million times and every time it gets me.
I am SO glad you had a nice experience while being in our country! Obviously, some people may be unlucky and encounter something terrible. But I am sure most visitors can love the Czech Republic just like I do.
Hello bright soul,thank you so much for this sweet video!Im from Prague,been living here all my life..and I enjoy being kind to tourists everyday ad I live in tbe centre.This is very sweet for me.I ll make sure this video will reach the family you talked about❤
It warms my heart that you had the luck to meet friendly people here. Please don't blame yourself for not getting info about those people, they surely didn't expect anything back. Not all tourists have the same experience but I wish it would always be like this.
I am so glad you liked your visit in my country, and your story is adorable. I can recommend Olomouc, my home town - a historical and university town. Someone has already mentioned České Budějovice with nice smaller towns nearby: Písek, Jindřichův Hradec and Český Krumlov. Český Krumlov is very popular and touristy but for a good reason. All the best for your next trips!
Thank you for kind words about my country, I suggest to come to Olomouc, it is similar to Prague but smaller and we will have nice Christmas market as well. Lonely planet calls Olomouc the Nr.1 Hidden gem in Europe 🌍💎
Prague has a really special spirit. Yes, there are other beautiful cities in Europe, but every time I come to Prague I have a really special and indescribable feeling.
I moved to the Czech Republic 15 years ago from the UK way before the stupidity of Brexit...I have never looked back it the best and hopefully best kept secret country in Europe, bit cold in winter but still very very beautiful.
I am glad that you have such positive opinion about our country after you moved here,but can I ask what motivated you to move to Czechia specificaly and not to some other country?
@@tefky7964 It reminded me of how the UK used to be back in my childhood. I came here first after CZ joined the EU to do a story for the press Association and kept it in my pocket. I now live near Benesov but do travel a lot too
Hi Trey, Thank you for your video and for your sincerity! You don't have to feel sorry for that situation in the restaurant. When you come back and experience 10 other such situations it will stop bothering you ;) And although Prague is magnificent next time try to visit other places as well, you won't be dissapointed.
Thanks for sharing, man! Not everybody meets good people in Prague for sure, but I hope you were not just "lucky". But the fact you went to this specific restaurant says a lot. ♥ Thank you! I went to US once and my experience was also awesome, Kennedy Space Center rocks!
Great that you enjoyed your trip and you learned something new and got a good experience. I just spent a long weekend with my hubby in Prag celebrating our wedding anniversary. As VIennese you always feel like home in Prague. The only time I felt interupted was at our anniversary celebration at the restaurant we were stuck between 2 tables of US tourists. You could hear them in the whole restaurant and one table with Mr Rich American guy (and he was from Florida, couldnt overhear him talking about it) looking and behaving like Lou Pearlman. So we would have love you and your family next to us instead .
Thank you for the beautiful story! I am glad somebody appreciated the time here for the reasons you did. We have the reputation of country with cheap beer, but there is more. And we as Czechs do not really see, what we have. When it´s a norm for you, you do not even think about it. So thank you for reminding us to be greatfull for this place.
Prejudices ain't bad. Bad is: not checking on them and resolving them to an opinion. It is kind of cute you were bashing yourself so much. You went and built an experience. That's what it's all about. Enjoy your journey.
Thank You for your beautiful video. It is lovely to hear such nice things about my home country. I am glad Czech Republic and people here were good to you 🙂 Maybe it is also thanks to you though.... as the saying goes.....what you give is what you get 😊
Thank you Trey, I ´m glad you enjoyed your trip to my country Czechia as much as I usually enjoy trips to your country, the US!! There are good people everywhere. God bless you and your family!
Thank you for posting your story! This is why I watch your channel - breaking down barriers of bias we have as Americans and seeing the world for the beauty it gives. Don't blame yourself because we are taught that America is the best country on Earth where the American dream runs our livelihood. For those of us who cannot travel, I really love hearing what these places are like through your eyes and being able to learn with you and your family. Cheers and I'm happy you had such a moving experience in the Czech Republic, where many of my ancestors are from.
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The Czech Republic is in Central Europe…not Eastern Europe! My apologies!
It's really not a problem at all, small detail. You are very kind.
I dont think US is really unsafe.I am from Czech rep
and I lived in the USA for 9 years.
And if I wasn't in a Latino or black neighborhood, it was always very safe.In my experience southside Chicago,Cicero etc.
A had small painting company bussiness i never had any problem with costumer paying me on time
People in the US are usually in a good mood and even if they are not, they try to be pleasant in Czech NO.
Also, the police in the USA, if they see that you are normal, they try to help you rather than bothering you unnecessarily.
Both countries, the USA and the Czech Republic, are very safe if you don't look for places full of dubious people
That's ok 😃 most of the world think Czech republic is "eastern" ...Maybe like everything to the east from Germany is the"east"
So happy you corrected it 🤣🤣
all cool man, no need for any apology. Czechia was part of eastern block, so this asociation is quite common. Personaly, i would like to say thank you for noticing, that we dont see ourselfs as the east. And by the way, that was a good emotional speech. I think even the tractor, plowing the field behind your window, was moved by your words 😄✌
I am Czech, and honestly, I´ve been dreading you having some negative experience (because idiots are everywhere)... So happy to hear your story...
No need to feel sorry, it´s not close-mindedness, it´s natural. Being careful when you don´t know much about a place.
I was fearing too when I saw the title of the video, but eventually I was so happy that the Czechs did not spoil this family' s vacation 🙂
@@sarkarudlova On si to odhalení nechal až někde na prostředek videa. Bylo to celkem dramatické to sledovat... :D. měli by ho zaměstnat u filmu. Tvářil se tak, že se nedalo poznat, jestli se mu stalo něco pozitivního nebo negativního.
Ty idiot Vdaka tejto zle reputacii mas bezpecnu homogennu populaciu ktora nema problemy ako Amerika a Nemecko s Ghettami a s ciernymi/islamistami ktory robia bordel. Nenavidia bielych a rozne ine individua(zlocinci/mafiani) multikulty hadky v spolocnosti. Buduje to napätie a roztrieštenie v spolocnosti.
Mixovanie ras a kultur nikdy v zivote nikomu neprospeslo ako Rimskej ríši tak Nemecku tak Amerike, sa pozri ake problemy maju a ako upadaju vdaka bordelu ktory sa tam deje.
@@RagnokRaven Ono je to myslím trochu jinak. Ano, národnostně víceméně jednotné státy jsou dobrá věc. když během a po druhé světové došlo k velkým výměnám minorit v rámci Evropy, byl to dobrý tah pro budoucnost.
Co se týče migrantů, tak spíš záleží na tom, jestli jsou ze stejného kulturního okruhu nebo ne a z jaké společenské vrstvy. Taky jestli přijímá kulturu země, ve které se rozhodl žít nebo vytváří uzavřený okruh.
Já taky (same here) :D
As a fellow American who has called Prague home for the past 10 and a half years, this video just warms my heart!!! Glad you enjoyed yourself in Prague and that a family of Czechs made a good impression on you. Come back soon!
the fact that i found u in a coment section of this video makes me love u even more.
I like your channel. This video again cracked me up. I'm glad he liked Czech but where did he get that Eastern Europe nonsense from ? He looks pretty young, I lived in South FL for 20 years and Frankly none of my friends ever thought Prague was in the " Eastern " whatever bs. I'm talking people in their 20s to their 40s. They have no clue about who was whose ally 50 years ago. Can they finally leave this alone and stop obsessing about this completely irrelevant topic ? If you want to discuss geography or economy stick to GDP per Capita. Yes Miami is south of Orlando, San Francisco is north of LA, Ámsterdam is north of Brussels, but no one makes a big deal out of it. Jesus what a stupid nonsense.
good he didnt meet OKAMURA ! 🙂
Maybe try to go outside of prague.
Prague or Praha Is a very beautiful City but south Moravia Is beautiful too. When you will come to Czech Republic you May visit this beautiful part of our beautiful country.
Strong message. Thought provoking when one has to listen to foreigners to appreciate his own country. Thank you Sir.
THANK YOU!!!!!! These are important conversations to have!!!
hello from Prague. Happy to see, that your family enjoyed your trip. Just fun fact: Czech republic is in the top 10 safest countries around the world. Based on the 2022 we are on the 9th position before the Canada. Before us is Ireland and Switzerland.
I did not expect that especially the scams
@@eimantas314-rblx Yes scams exists but normally they dont affect that much Czech people because we are used to not believe strangers who offer you something
@@Hilariusgamer same in lithuania (like the offices)
@@eimantas314-rblx
Watch Honest guy channel, they are talking about tourist scams.😉
@@eimantas314-rblx scams are everywhere, much more in Paris, London etc. Most of the scammers come from former Soviet countries or Romania.
As a German I'm travelling to the Czech Republic since the fall of the Berlin wall. It's a great country and has strongly developed in the last 30 years to overcome the remainings of the era of communism. Especially Prague is a very beatiful city and I will be there next week. I appreciate that you liked it too.
Awww. Thank you so much. 😍🥰 Danke sehr. Das ist aber süß. Ich möchte im Gegenzug sagen, dass Deutschland mein Lieblingsland ist. Hauptsächlich Nord- und Ostsee, Rügen.
Du musst zugeben, dass das Bier ist besser als in Deutschland hier in Tschechien xd
The Czech Republic could have been one of the best places if it weren't of World War 2, the occupation of Germany and the subsequent occupation of the Russians. Unfortunately, they totally ruined it here.
Yes, we developed a hefty debt, surely overcoming the communist era. What a great development.
@@Majklovo mostly the russians, we were almost untouched by the germans.
I am half black and half Czech my dad was American military stationed in Germany. I grew up in CZ in the early 90s right after the wall came down and my sister and I were prolly the only mulato kids in the country and we almost NEVER encountered prejudice. We were treated with so much kindness and love. Even though I’m a little bias because my family is CZ but it is in my opinion the BEST place in the world!
Hi, iam from Czech republic. Its good to hear it, becouse, and its unfortunately true , here are still some racist. And 90´was escalating for society and rise of skinheads. Also true is that we have still problem with gypsies minority and many of peoples dont like them. If it is rightly or wrongly, I will not discuss. But it is fact. Now its much better, but then.... I mean, you was lucky and iam glad for it. On every place on the world are nice people and idiots, the difference is only in their ratio. And i also traveling, but still love Czech nature. And as i think it pay everywhere, cities and rich peoples are worst then villages and poor peoples. He who has everything gives nothing. He who has nothing would give everything. That is the reason, why i like poor countries much more then rich countries. Have a nice day.
@@m3ndn502 Iam sorry for that. Really. I was hoping it would be better.
@@m3ndn502 That's quite a strong statement and it should be followed with at least few examples with sufficient ammount of details…
I mean, knowing how Italians act both from my childhood (my godfather was italian) and from my work, I have strong feeling, that it'll be something in the lines of:
A: "I asked some elderly ppl in English/Italian about directions in "Italian way" - shouting, making faces and wild gestures. Not only they didn't hepled me, they were chasing me with pitchfork"
B: "There was this psycho shouting some obscenities and weird sounds, surely going to kill us all, so I chased him with pitchfork…"
@@m3ndn502 so tell us, how everyday racism on a half czech looks like here.
@@m3ndn502 how can you call it racism when you are Czech (white)? I am also sometimes treated like shit and I am local - so you would also call it racism?
Thank u so much, I really appreciate it as Czech. U don’t need to be ashamed, it’s common, we’re used to it. It’s same w us when we think about some even more Eastern countries like Ukraine, Armenia… The people there are so poor from an economic point of view, but so rich in the terms of humanity. They had basically nothing to offer, but they invited us to their house and gave us homemade meal they probably needed hours to work for. It’s really important to not judge countries or people by things u hear in media neither by some commonly known rumours. World needs now more such positive stories like that, in my opinion.
I heard stories about visiting Russia and it seems like they invite you for meal and vodka at evening and they want to kill you at morning next day, I hope those people are just exagerating it. On other hand, I heard from family friend that he visited Dagestan, which is considered very unsafe, and he felt much better and more safe there than in "normal" Russia far from these problematical regions, people there were kind, especially when he said that he is Czech, because they hate Russians there even when they are part of Russia too. 😀
but Czech republic isnt poor economic country😭
The way you speak about this shows that you are a good person.
🤜🤛🏿🇪🇺❤️
Prague (Praha) is one of my favorite places on Earth. Period! End of story. I lived in Prague for 2 years, and my *worst* days there were as good as (or better than) my decent days in Chicago, the city I was born in. Other cities in the Czech Republic are nice as well. Prague, is amazing in ways that can't be described, and it's mostly because of the people. If you ever go back, I'd also suggest visiting places like Olomuc, České Budějovice, Český Krumlov, Karlovy Vary or just pick a place at random. I hope to move back to Prague next year. I've been away too long and I'm actually homesick.
It's good that you went to Prague and stepped outside of the bubble that a lot of US-Americans refuse to leave. It's also great that you had such a good experience there. The next time you're in Prague, visiting the areas of the city that are off the beaten path might be a lot of fun as well. The Žižkov neighborhood (where I used to live) is great. It's full of bars and pubs, but has some amazing places tucked away on quiet streets, and there's an amazing park there, where people go to hang out and watch the sunset. It's a great place for summer evenings.
So happy to hear you've fallen in love with my hometown. Hope you'll be able to come back home next year.
Cheers from Zizkov. Prague is looking forward for your comeback! :-)
I see many more americans coming back "home" to Europe in a very near future. :-) They will probably be labeled as not real americans, like now we have not real russians. I see so many parallels between USA and Russiam, just few years delayed.
Žižkov moment xD
Enjoy Czech republic and try villages or some nature place far from cities . Peoples there are much more nice and friendly, than in cities. Belive me. Iam traveling on motocykle and our villages still amaze me. Many of them are really beautifull. We have beautiful rivers, mountains, forests, meadows. Only the sea is missing here, but we have beautiful lakes and big pond (not sure with word pond, i mean meres, water surfaces... i dont know what is correct word). For many czech citizens are Prague people worst in Czech .-). So it will only get better. have a nice day.
The Czechia is central Europe and ranks among developed countries, as well as one of the safest countries. Many people think the opposite because it is a Slavic country
That's kinda upseting why should we be some third world country it does feel like it sometimes but Its still far away feom actual third world country
My first trip to what was then Czechoslovakia was right after the fall of the iron curtain, in late 1989 or early 1990. I drove to Pilsen/Plzeň, on a whim, just because I could (big deal then!). And since I've always been a beer nerd, I went to see the Plzeň brewery museum. There I was, the only visitor far and wide, and that guy at the entrance, nobody else around. I went up to him and told him I had no Czechoslovakian currency on me and could I please pay in Deutschmark. I didn't care about the entry fee, which was ridiculously low (one crown?), and I didn't care about the exchange rate (like one to ten then?). I would just give him one Deutschmark or two or three, okay? I didn't need a receipt, either. He turned visibly pale and told me that was absolutely illegal and he couldn't possibly do that. So what could we do then? I asked. And after some agonizing, he said, "Well, I'll just let you in for free." Just an anecdote, but it has informed my opinion of the Czechs as a very, very nice people ever since. :)
It seems you're a European that lived in the wrong country until now 😉
As a Bavarian I met a lot of chzech people in eastern Bavaria. And I visited the Chzech Republic four times. Yes, the chzech people got a culture of hospitality that stands out. In combination with their excellent food and beer I only can recommend a visit to everyone! And Prague is still the most beautiful city that I ever visited.
Don't undestimate eastern Europe! It's a region so rich on culture and history. So shout out to our brothers and sisters there ❤️
I dont think anyone underestimates Central Europe 🙌
Bavarian and Czech people are historically very same and common to each other also our countries Czechia (Bohemia) and Bavaria are both named after Celtic tribe boii who lived here before Germans and Slavs.
Yeah, especially since the CZ is just a 2-hour drive from Munich, right? 😀
@@holextv5595 Moravians were in the Czech Republic before the Czechs came. Now they are a lot mixed with Bavarian Czechs. My family are Moravians.
It is always so nice to hear stories like this about your home city, I am glad you had such a great experience in Prague, it really warms my heart. I feel like Czechs in general maybe do come across as unfriendly or whatever, but when you actually speak to them, they aren't as rough as they seem. I guess we are more carefufl to open up, but once we do, we open our hearts fully. I like to think that at least... Also, Prague is very safe place to be, like at least in comparision to many places in the US. Also, don't be so hard on yourself, people tend to have prejudices, I am glad your opinion was changed! And come back soon!
I moved to Prague from Los Angeles in March 2022 and prior to moving here (knowing I was moving here) I don't plan on going back to the states. Even as an exact; the health insurance is incredible, the pricing to educate yourself is phenomenal, it's so clean, it's beyond safe and the food is amazing. There are other reasons why this city is amazing, but thank you for the video.
I would say it is typical in Czech Republic. When we go to kid's playground, there are ALWAYS some toys there, because people just leave them there for other kids to play.
I came to Czech Republic for university from the USA and never left. Prior I never heard about the country or was even thought it in High school. My friends dad recommended it and I said why not. What made me stay is how genuine the people are.
Visit Brno, it is close to Vienna. A good destination for a prolonged weekend trip.
awesome video! czech republic is a lot like northern bavaria really. architecture, beer, food. they feel like cousins to me that i can not understand
I heard yesterday that ancestors of Bavarians were belligerent Czechs (Slavs) who went more west. I even heard the linguistic roots that became later to Bavarians but I don´t remember that. But yes, we have something in common in our historical roots.
Like both are named after same people bohemia and Bavaria after Celtic tribe boii what in both have people some ancestry from this people
True.
So glad you had a great time in my country. Stay the way you are, it will move you to have awesome experiences and adventures. God bless your soul. I'm wishing you all the best in your life.
I’ve lived in the CR for 11 years and I love it here. I live in a small town teaching English and I felt welcomed here from the very beginning. The Czechs are very unique and I feel lucky to be here.
I will say a funny one. My US friends and I went from Munich to Prague by bus back in like 2018. Then we drove back to Germany to catch a flight., One of them, who was less knowledgeable on geography, didn't even know we left Germany. She literally thought we were in Germany the entire time, just in another city. So this 3 hour bus ride magically got us to the East . lol. Still cracks me up to this day.
Thanks for nice and warm words. Idiots are everywhere, but even if you meet any of them here in CZ you can still feel very safe. So enjoy your next trip to any other location and have fun. Cheers from Prague.
P.S. we were in the forrest looking for some mushrooms last weekend and we met a guy and he was so happy to give us all the mushrooms he found because he didn't have time to bring them home. I felt So happy that I live in such beautiful country with such nice people.
I've been to the Czech republic, mainly Prague, this August for the first time. I went to see Slipknot and a Czech band called Dymytry, but stayed for 3 days, to check out Prague. I'm usually more into vacations to explore nature, not cities, but Prague was a great experience and probably the most beautiful city I visited so far.
The only negative: I'm trying to learn Czech for some time now because of Dymytry and realized that I have to practice way more to be able to communicate at least a bit 😅
Hi, Czech is difficult and even many Czechs have problem with proper grammar, poetic vocabulary etc. I want you to never feel bad about speaking broken Czech if you ever visit again as most of us would truly appreciate even the slightest effort. If you learn to say ahoj, prosím, díky and mějte se hezky then most people will genuinely smile at you because you've just made their day.
@@mortisCZ Děkuji! So far Duolingo teaches me to say 'useful' things like 'Jaká je Žofie manželka?' nebo 'Velká ryba žere malou'. And I really have problems with the many changes of words depending their position in the sentence. But I hope it will get better with practice.
Dobrou noc!
@@MrMajsterixx díky, ahoj!
Ye, Czech language is really hard, but don't give up...Dymytry have some really good lyrics
@@Wanasek666 I won't. Díky!
As Czech, I can just say thank you very much. I`m happy your stay was so nice. But even in Czechia we have bad people so please be cautious. :-)
that is a great story...it always reminds me of this....There are good and nice people everywhere on the world regardless of their nationality, religion or origins. Unfortunately, there are also some not so nice people everywhere.
I try to act towards other people as I would prefer to be acted with.
thats just it , if everybody would do that, this wolrd would be awesome, but you have to take the humility and courage, u have to do that even if u know that some people are not gonna do the same thing
I'm Czech, thanks for the positive comments lol. Some of the things youve said that don't happen in the us is sad.
Hi! Prague was ranked the 6th most safest city worldwide. And BTW, we (Czechs) dont call this part of Europe as Eastern Europe, but Central :). CZ in fact is really in the center of Europe...
For western nations everything what used to be behind the iron curtain is east.
@@zbynekii3005 Yeah.. It's not that we don't want to be "west", but the west doesn't want us..
Nevzpominam si, ze bych se ve skole ucil svetovou stranu "stred". Pouze sever, jih, vychod, zapad. Ceska republika je ve vychodni evrope, pojem "stredni evropa" je pouze kabatek pro lidi, kteri si to nedovedou pripustit. A ve smyslu vlivu po 2. svetove valce jsme samozrejme take vychodni evropa jak vysita.
@@FF-wl1oo Prosim? Co to placate za nesmysly? Svetove strany a geograficka poloha / geopolitika jsou naprosto odlisne kategorie. To je jako byste rekl, ze neexistuje treba Stredni Amerika...
@@janpolanecky9693 "Svetove strany a geograficka poloha / geopolitika jsou naprosto odlisne kategorie" Ano, to je pravda. Ja tvrdim, ze neexistuje "stredni evropa". Jeste mala vsuvka - kdy presne se zacal pouzivat pojem "stredni evropa" v souvislosti s CR/Ceskoslovenskem? Ja mam takovy pocit, ze je to jen alibisticky termin, protoze si nekteri lide nejsou schopni pripustit, ze byli pod sferou vlivu SSSR. A ano, zacali pouzivat domnelou "geografickou polohu", aby se oprostili od "geopolitickeho" stigmatu.
Now I'm relieved. At the beginning and with the headline I thought you had a bad experience in Prag and couldn't believe it.
This guy is always modest and you can always expect to hear just good things from him. He can't fool me anymore.
It's Central Europe. Thank You for the kind words.❤ You should visit our natural reservations and such. We have the best tourist and hiking marking in the world propably.
I had the same, I'm from the Netherlands and I decided to do my full time bachelor in cz. at first I was scared too, and a lot of people I knew were surprised I went here because they did not know the culture and the country. But being here has been such a blessing: I enjoy it a lot and yeah everything is great!
I'm really glad you like it here, but once I visited Netherlands (february this year for the first time), I really can't see why. I loved your country and hopefully go back there soon. You have some beautiful places there and don't get me started on your cheese. OMG, the cheeeeeeese. 🤤
@@moniqueriddle9339 I'm glad you enjoyed nl😁 I really liked living there! Good cheese, lots of bikes and lots of rain... Hihi but it's great!
Trey the Czech Republic is in Central Europe not Eastern Europe.
I am surprised there aren't more comments like that....
Thank you for liking it.... Love my country to death and I am proud to be born and living in Czech Republic
And seriously thank you.....
my gf is from Czech republic, thank you for this video, cuz i constantly hear people questioning my choice in a Czech girl. but even just from the few interactions i have had from her family and friends i can see how friendly and welcoming they are and that the world has such a negative view of the people and the country due to its history with Russia. im planning to visit her at some point next year, and this video made me all the more excited for that.
Negative view dute to history with Russia? What does that mean?
@@jjaartraa I guess it means we used to be a part of the Soviet block and a lot of people might have some prejudices about that.
@@moniqueriddle9339 But...we were occupied :D it's not like people here liked it
@@zlyboby5317 Some did, some didn't, just like most people probably didn't want to be part of Nazis Germany before that and Austrian empire before that. Maybe even Sámova říše or Velká Morava had its objectors back then. I'm not saying it was good, I'm just saying it was real.
Well who has negative View are people over 60. People below 50 and even more below 40 were little kids in 1980s when the changes happened and I doubt the even cared about politics back then. Let's make it clear. With that said 70% of population have no clue there was a political alliance between Russia and Czech half a century ago.
Czechs are great, I just live 30 KM from Czech Republic!
You're welcome my friend....I'm Czech and hear stuff like your story make me proud. Thank you Sir .
American living in Bratislava, formerly Brno. I recommend visiting Karlovy Vary, Český Krumlov, Olomouc, Znojmo, Brno, and Uherské Hradiště! And in Slovakia, go to the tatras mountains, near Poprad.
I am from Ceske Budejovice (Budweis) in the southern part of Czech republic. Its a beautiful historical city. U can visit. Europe is not devided into western and eastern any more. Now its devided into western, central and eastern, CZ being in the central part. Another part would be southern Europe coz countris like spain, portugal, italy, greece have a lot of similarities too. Times have changed but I absolutely understand that average americans who never travelled are still stuck in the past.
You forgot northern Europe.
It's surprisingly common to see people talking about Czechoslovakia as if that's still a thing, so the messy western-eastern division is not a huge deal.. Tho it stings a bit when you hear people say that they expected militiamen with AKs to be running around or something..
Thank you Trey We are not all bad 😉😃
Go to Bohemian Paradise, it's 1 hour drive north from Prague 👍
The message "go and see for yourself" is great now as much as it was when I travelled. Some 20+ years ago I went for 13 months as an au-pair to Mississippi knowing NOTHING about it. Of course I thought I know everything and nothing could surprise me. And believe me it was a cultural shock. For me it was a crazy world. I learned to live there (and be safe) and to like it. It wasn't always easy but I never regret that experience. To this day I remember that every member of the family and their friends left a X'mass present for me under the tree because I started the job mid December and they expected me to be lonely and wanted to make me feel welcome. It still makes me all mushy to think about it.
There are nice people and bad people everywhere it the world. I'm convinced that there are mostly the nice ones. But unfortunately we hear more about the others.
So enjoy your time wherever you are and if you come again to Prague, we can go for a cup of tea/coffee and I can tell you maybe about the preschool in the Czech Republic
I didn't expect that. That makes one proud. Thanks for speaking so nice about my country.
Hey! I come from Czechia and want to tell you a few words... Don't feel so awful about the situation and about your way of thinking of this country. The media is making you think specific things and you don't get to know the real stuff about the countries or cultures and people until you get to know them and visit the country.
Thank You so much for sharing this story, it's really nice to hear a person from different country and culture to say these warm things about us, I'm sure many of us Czechs really appreciate it!
Have amazing days🎉
Thanks for posting this!!! I am also an American and first came to the Czech Republic almost 15 years ago. I fell in love with the country right away. The people and the cultural were both wonderful. I continued coming back every chance I got and few years after the first trip I fell in love with a beautiful Czech girl. I have been here ever since. If you come back to Czech let me know. We can show you some amazing places that a lot of folks visiting miss.
to je cool :)
As a czech i appreciate your words very much.
This is so beautiful. Come to Ostrava to see Bets For Love or Colors of Ostrava 2023. And not everything is so sunny here, but yes, you are not afraid to walk the street alone in the evening.
Thank you for this video! It´s always so nice to see ppl sharing positive experiences, not just trying to shock. And thank you for being such a nice person. Wish you the best! :)
I'm glad, you liked it here. Greetings from Czechia.
Thumbs up to you my ftiend. It takes a lot of courage to admit mistakes. And yes, you are absolutely right. I lived outside of Czechia in Anglo-Saxon World for 25 years. Returning back home was the best decision Ive ever made. I feel so blessed being here. And Im saying this being perfectly aware of Czech mentality and everything negative here. Compared to rest of the World, its a Child Play. I love it here! Thanx and take care.
Good and nice people are everywhere, thank you for nice words about your expierence. Take care.
Hi Tray! Your very nice apology accepted, Sir! :-) It´s nice to hear the Man like you saying nice and kind words about our country! Thank you, much appreciated! Greetings to you from Prague! 😎
Thank you!
Warms my heart to hear stuff like this :3
Nice to hear that. I am from czech and its nice that somebody talks like this. Thanks man.
And I like to add: Binging your videos the last few days and I gotta say: You make my days a little brighter each day now. Thank you.
This is a pretty beautiful story. Kids are so pure. Your son is adorable. God bless you and your family.
I know Prag from former CSSR - it was a great country. First visit in CSSR with my parents was in 1978, my mother did learn Czech language for this. Next years we made some holidays there. Some years ago I was in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) - great again. Czech Republic seems to be a Geheimtip.
I live here and love it! Also I can confirm with same thing about kids and toys! Its brilliant here. Come back when you can! 😁
Love to hear this as a czech citizen. All the best toyou and your family :)
I guess that like 1000 people already said it in comments, but we as Czechs don't think about ourselves as eastern europeans, when you say eastern europe, I imagine places like Russia, Ukraine, Moldova which is 1000+ km away from Czechia, so the fact that people from west put us into this group is just bizare for us, we have been part of western civilisation since like 10th century with only one exception - 40 years of communism and 20 years of Soviet occupation and that's what moved us to that so-called "eastern europe" thing.
To be honest, I visited some countries considered to be "western europe" and I would say that many of them look worse than Czechia. Not everything is good here, but generally, life is pretty good here, not great, not terrible, people tend to complain about salaries, but we are still very cheap country even with today inflation and energy crisis.
You can see massive change since 90s when everything was destroyed after 40 years of communism, but in last few years, things started moving faster, streets have new cobble stones instead of patched asphalt like in the past, parks are getting renovated, buildings important for our history are restored, like national museum, it's white again after decades, people didn't even remember it was white when it was new. I could continue but this comment is already long.
I can tell you that Prague and Czech cities generally now look better than like Vienna and such cities and I mean it completely seriously, people don't judge things objectively, they go here with that "eastern europe" mindset so everything is ugly for them and then they visit Vienna and it's "amazing" becuase it is "the west" even when you step on dog shits and everything is covered by graffiti.
BTW, we tend to have bad meaning about countries like Poland, many Czechs would never visit it because they remember some vacation 40 years ago and they say there is nothing, but you should really give a chance to Poland, it looks great there, in some places it looks better than here in Czechia, especially their new highways and rails....it's amazing what they built in only 15 years.
sending love from Brno❤Feels good to hear something positive about czechia from tourists
Very humble! Thank you for sharing this! Greetings from Prague :)
I appreciate your openness about this experience. It makes me sad to see that people would dread exploring places in eastern Europe based on its history and such, but at the same time, it is awesome to see that you own up to it and let everyone know what a great time you had. To me, it shows you are openminded, ready to grow and learn from life. I wish everyone was.
So good to hear that you had a great time in Prague! Hope to see you here on chrismas man!
Thank you for your kind words! I am happy you had a great time in my country and enjoyed it with toot family. ❤
I just found this video, so I am sorry that I am writing after 2 years.
Greetings from the Czech Republic,
Thank you for visiting Prague (my city). I am actually quite surprised that Americans might think we are not safe. Last year, we were the 8th safest country in the world, even before Germany and France (and of course, before the USA - it was ranked around 120th). Nevertheless, I am very happy that you visited my country, especially my city, and that you enjoyed it. Feel free to visit us again, and I would be happy to give you a tour around Prague or Czechia.
Hey Stepan! I’m currently trying to figure out how to make Czechia a second home for me. I think about it everyday.
@TreyDaze Oh, that's great. If you need some help with it, I would be happy to help you as a Czech citizen.
Glad to hear that, thanks for the visit man 💚
warms my heart to see you liked it here. And that story was so sweet.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people are in dire need of it for these reasons. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in a small corner of the earth all one's life."- Mark Twain
I have been to Prague twice. The first time when it was still behind the Iron Curtain: 2 nights actually, but I only slept 4 hours, the rest I walked around the city, ate and drank - great time!
Fun fact: Twain said this after having visited Germany.
@@hape3862 yes, he had best summer here 😎
You don´t need to apologize. Glad you and your family enjoyed it in Czechia ♥
Thanks for speak up. As a Czech, I appreciate this.
wonderful story, thanks for sharing
Czech here, from Olomouc. It warms my heart you had such a beautiful experience in my country. Thank you for your video.
Im happy you got positive experience from Czech republic, stay cool man :)
I would recommend Tábor. It is very calm peacefull historic city with extremely cool and unique story. Also try Ostrava which is city with incredible historic industrial architecture. But most importantly, and this is overlooked by majority of tourists, Czech Republic has georgous colorfull nature and landscape is full of original medieval castles. The true treasure of Czech Republic is really hidden outside of cities. Overall people in Prague are much more cosmopolitan, so be ready for some morose or even xenofobic person outside of cities, but trust me, you will not find safer country in the world then Bohemia is.
Thank you for visiting my city and thank you for having so many words of praise for it. I am really glad you enjoyed your visit. 🙂
Thank You for your sincere thoughts. Your healthy and open mind attitude is inspiring. You made my day :)
Hello from Czech republic
I'm really glad you had so wonderful time here. I was really scared, at the beginning, you met some crazy people (they are everywhere, unfortunately). But this really warmed my heart. For your next trip I strongly recommend to see our nature. For example Teplicko-Adršpašské skály and close to it Broumovské stěny (both sand rocks). I live there and I've seen them like million times and every time it gets me.
Happy to hear you enjoyed it in our country
I am SO glad you had a nice experience while being in our country!
Obviously, some people may be unlucky and encounter something terrible.
But I am sure most visitors can love the Czech Republic just like I do.
This video means a lot for us. Thank you. 🇺🇸🇨🇿
Hello bright soul,thank you so much for this sweet video!Im from Prague,been living here all my life..and I enjoy being kind to tourists everyday ad I live in tbe centre.This is very sweet for me.I ll make sure this video will reach the family you talked about❤
Lovelly story. I'm glad u guys were having good time here.
It warms my heart that you had the luck to meet friendly people here. Please don't blame yourself for not getting info about those people, they surely didn't expect anything back. Not all tourists have the same experience but I wish it would always be like this.
I am so glad you liked your visit in my country, and your story is adorable. I can recommend Olomouc, my home town - a historical and university town. Someone has already mentioned České Budějovice with nice smaller towns nearby: Písek, Jindřichův Hradec and Český Krumlov. Český Krumlov is very popular and touristy but for a good reason. All the best for your next trips!
Thank you for kind words about my country, I suggest to come to Olomouc, it is similar to Prague but smaller and we will have nice Christmas market as well. Lonely planet calls Olomouc the Nr.1 Hidden gem in Europe 🌍💎
Prague has a really special spirit. Yes, there are other beautiful cities in Europe, but every time I come to Prague I have a really special and indescribable feeling.
Its really lovely to hear that about our country,.
I moved to the Czech Republic 15 years ago from the UK way before the stupidity of Brexit...I have never looked back it the best and hopefully best kept secret country in Europe, bit cold in winter but still very very beautiful.
I am glad that you have such positive opinion about our country after you moved here,but can I ask what motivated you to move to Czechia specificaly and not to some other country?
@@tefky7964 It reminded me of how the UK used to be back in my childhood. I came here first after CZ joined the EU to do a story for the press Association and kept it in my pocket. I now live near Benesov but do travel a lot too
Hi Trey, Thank you for your video and for your sincerity! You don't have to feel sorry for that situation in the restaurant. When you come back and experience 10 other such situations it will stop bothering you ;) And although Prague is magnificent next time try to visit other places as well, you won't be dissapointed.
Thanks for sharing, man! Not everybody meets good people in Prague for sure, but I hope you were not just "lucky". But the fact you went to this specific restaurant says a lot. ♥ Thank you! I went to US once and my experience was also awesome, Kennedy Space Center rocks!
so nice! Thanks for this.
Great that you enjoyed your trip and you learned something new and got a good experience.
I just spent a long weekend with my hubby in Prag celebrating our wedding anniversary. As VIennese you always feel like home in Prague.
The only time I felt interupted was at our anniversary celebration at the restaurant we were stuck between 2 tables of US tourists. You could hear them in the whole restaurant
and one table with Mr Rich American guy (and he was from Florida, couldnt overhear him talking about it) looking and behaving like Lou Pearlman.
So we would have love you and your family next to us instead .
Yo bro, that's awesome experience. Every place has its dark side but it's great that you had a chance to see these positive things here
I’m happy you had a good time bro! It’s reassuring for a Czech living in London! Sending love to Germany, to an American! ;)
Glad to hear, man.
Thanks.
Thank you for the beautiful story! I am glad somebody appreciated the time here for the reasons you did. We have the reputation of country with cheap beer, but there is more. And we as Czechs do not really see, what we have. When it´s a norm for you, you do not even think about it. So thank you for reminding us to be greatfull for this place.
Prejudices ain't bad. Bad is: not checking on them and resolving them to an opinion.
It is kind of cute you were bashing yourself so much. You went and built an experience. That's what it's all about. Enjoy your journey.
You enjoyed Prague, what is amazing, I enjoyed your pleasant way of talking about it. Thx 🥰
Thank You for your beautiful video. It is lovely to hear such nice things about my home country. I am glad Czech Republic and people here were good to you 🙂
Maybe it is also thanks to you though.... as the saying goes.....what you give is what you get 😊
Thank you Trey, I ´m glad you enjoyed your trip to my country Czechia as much as I usually enjoy trips to your country, the US!! There are good people everywhere. God bless you and your family!
Thank you for posting your story! This is why I watch your channel - breaking down barriers of bias we have as Americans and seeing the world for the beauty it gives. Don't blame yourself because we are taught that America is the best country on Earth where the American dream runs our livelihood. For those of us who cannot travel, I really love hearing what these places are like through your eyes and being able to learn with you and your family. Cheers and I'm happy you had such a moving experience in the Czech Republic, where many of my ancestors are from.