REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK! Back to America (from Czechia)
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2024
- Expats cannot go back to America without having reverse culture shock! We went back to America this summer after living in Czechia for 9 years, and it really highlighted how we've changed and actually became more used to the Czech way of doing things. Some of these shocks were totally new to me, but a lot of these "shocks" were just the way I used to do things when I grew up in California, which seem strange to me now! Have you ever experienced reverse culture shock after living outside your home country? Let me know in the comments below.
00:00 Intro
00:37 Talkative strangers
03:04 Everything is faaaar
05:09 Infrastructure
07:57 Endless choices
10:06 The Checkout Lady
13:01 Restauarant servers and tipping
17:11 More sitcker shock
19:12 Food warnings
21:42 Unsolicited calls
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Jestli se Honza zepta ceske podkladni, co bude delat o vikendu, tak si bude myslet, ze ji zve na rande.
nebo řekne: CO BYCH JAKO MĚLA DĚLAT??? BUDU TADY SEDĚT!!!
Ja jsem se ji chtel take zeptat, ale mal jsem tam manzelku ... :)
ja som v prahe v alberte musel vysvetlovat pani v pokladne ako planujem otvorit kokosovy orech, ktory som si prave kupil... :D
Tak to je přesný. :D Pokud by to bylo milé, ne vlezlé a přesto odvážné, přesně tak by to česká žena mohla vyhodnotit. Ale na druhou stranu nadáváme, že čeští muži ženy nedobývají, neoslovují, nejsou aktivní. Ono se není čemu divit, když by jim ženská nejspíš nevěřila a považovala je za úchyla, nebo obšourníka. :D
@@lusisali7188 Zajímal by mne překlad pojmu "obšourník" do angličtiny. :-D
Nedoporucuji se ptat pokladni co bude delat o vikendu. S nejvetsi pravdepodobnosti ji nastvete, jelikoz o vikendu bude pipat na kase, stejne jako pri vasi otazce.
BODY SBÍRÁTE? :)
@@Wyderr Billa karta?
Lidl aplikaci používáte?
Ano souhlasím a z vlastní zkušenosti vím, že pokladní se pokud možno ve vlastním zájmu soustředí jestli dobře vrátila peníze, takže jakékoliv otázky! u dokončení platby ji vyrušují. Pokladní si v tom maratonu plateb také potřebuje v hlavě srovnat, že je to o.k. a může jet na další várku bez toho, že by byla do večera nejistá jak jí to výjde , že vrátila třeba špatně, protože jede jako automat. Nemůže se člověk divit, že se po několika hodinách v momentech prostě už tzv. vypíná....přestože večer jí pokladna vyjde o.k.- bez manka :-) Naštěstí mám toto již za sebou a doufám, že se k tomu nevrátím.
@@janawaw8293 A další problém je s některými spoluobčany (60+ :D ) ... jakmile se dáte do řeči se zákazníkem, tak hned vás jiní zákazníci upozorní, že jste tady od toho aby jste markovali zboží. A ne, aby jste se vybavovali se zákazníky. :D ... často taky přijde zákazník a bude se s vámi hádat kvůli slevě, která nenaskočila, protože ji čekal. Takže 10 min se s ním hádáte kvůli 5 kč. .... (dělal jsem 3 roky na pokladně)
The cashier in the Czech Republic are paid by the hour, but they only have a certain time to mark one product. If the cashier is too slow, he may lose his job. It's sad, but it works that way in some stores. For example in Lidl. Every month, a list of cashiers according to speed is placed on the bulletin board. Those that are too slow are highlighted in red and everyone sees it. Therefore, let us not judge them.
This is so fascinating Teresa! I feel like I need to do a further exploration of the cashier working conditions!
My cashier this week told me about her twelve year old dog and how he needed surgery!!😂
I would like to add my sisters experience…she used to work as a cashier at store called Kaufland. She would always complain how stressful the job was. Did you know that the company actually hired people, “under covers”, and they would try to catch cashiers doing things wrong? Basically, they would pose as regular costumes with carts full of items; however, they were there to make sure that every single item was scanned correctly + nothing was overlooked or forgotten . Ugh!
As far as helping with bagging costumers items goes that is strictly prohibited! Ugh again! And I know…don’t get me started!
one thing i like about lidl is the fact that they have two of these little "stations" where you can bag your things!! so if you're still getting your stuff and they're done scanning everything they'll just go on to the next person.
Where did you see that? It's hard to believe such thing really exists, that's like from some American movie. Quality of cashier is not only about maximal speed and I think visible showing to other employees that you are slow or bad worker could be even illegal or at least very discourteously, it's your personal thing between you and your employer.
Trik v supermarketu u pokladny: skládat zboží na pás tak, jak si ho budeš dávat do tašky. Tzn.těžké, tvrdé věci první a křehké nakonec. Tak abys ty křehké měl v tašce nahoře.
Nebo házet to zpátky do nákupního vozíku a do tašky si to dat v klidu po zaplacení. Pěkný den :)
To máte samozřejmě pravdu. Nejčastěji chodím nakupovat do Hypermarketu Albert. Ale některé prodavačky neberou věci, tak jak jsem vyskládala na pás. Třeba dávám první brambory, džus apod... . ale ony si nějak podle sebe berou potraviny z prostřed. Vůbec to nechápu. A jiné prodavačky i prodavači ani nepočkají, až všechny věci naskládám na pás a jedou takovým fofrem, že to ani nestíhám házet zpět do vozíku, natož si to pěkně poskládat do tašky. Taky se mi stalo, že jsem brala nanuky a měla jsem u nich nachystaný sáček. A prodavačka ho chtěla vyhodit. Ještě, že jsem rychle zareagovala, že mám ten sáček na ty nanuky. Oni totiž nesmějí mít sáčky u pokladny. Je to divné, ale v Lidlu se sáčkama u pokladny neměli žádný problém. Tu a tam napočítají nějakou věc navíc. A kdybych se někoho zeptala, co bude dělat o víkendu, tak se na mě zamračí, že je to jasné - opět u pokladny, jak jinak. Ale na druhé straně, musím prodavačky politovat. Kolikrát nemají čas si zajít ani na WC. Někteří zákazníci jsou protivní. No, je to nevděčná práce, nedělala bych ji ani za nic.
@@pavlazakova7769 Nesmějí mít sáčky u pokladny? Co to je za nesmysl? Zrovna včera mi v Albertu extra sama zabalila dvoje tvarůžky do sáčku. Měla tam sáčků celou roli.
@@jankrynicky Asi, jak kde.
The crazy amount of items in supermarkets definitely has to lead to crazy amount of waste. Sadly.
Yeah, I realized with so much options, they certainly can't sell everything, so the amount of waste is probably pretty big.
So much in the US is nonperishable though... Even the bread!! We aren't Czech enough yet to buy daily rohlíky, but it was kind of crazy to me to see my family in the US eating bread they bought weeks ago like that's normal
how can you even know whats good? stupid wasting
I am not fond of shopping in supermarkets, because of time I spent finding items I need. If I would live in USA I would make list of titems i need and where to find them even then it would take too much time.(too much stuff i do not need)
Supermarkets are in Czech Republic also. Wasting happens on both side of the globe.
To the checkout situation here in CZ: My parents taught me that I shouldn't waste the time of the cashier so she could have some break. So they showed me how to properly put all of those groceries in the same order on the counter as I will stack them in the bag/backpack. Mostly all of my friends were taught the same system when they were younger. Usually bottles of beverages first then cans and jars, then heavy/hard stuff like potatoes, carrots and on top of that light stuff like rohlíky, potato chips, packs of hams/salami etc.
and if you go to some local "večerka" where the lady has a huge checkout counter and all the stuff they are selling are behind her on the shelves, you should be prepared and tell her the stuff in the same/similar order as I already mentioned.
Tak já ten nákup narvu zpět do vozíku a do tašek si ho pak v klidu přendám někde na chodbě,klidně i před obchodem.
@@ElstromF problem je to s kosikama. Ale s vozikem casto resim nakup az treba u auta nebo tak. Je to pohodlnejsi nahazet to zpet a pak si v pohode a klidu resit taskovani.
@@ElstromF Nikdo ti nedovolí vzít košík za kasu :D Možná to máte na Slovensku jiný.
Ja si to balim vzdy v pohode a cim su oni rychlejsi tym som ja pomalsi. Proste taka symbioza :D
@@Kkkk-pu3ez Teď už bohužel ne, ještě před pár lety to nebyl žádný problém... nevím, co se změnilo.
Celý život jsem normálně dal věci zpět do košíku, odnes si ho někam bokem (dokonce na to byly takový odkládací pultíky), tam si v klidu přendal nákup do tašek a při odchodu dal košík ke dveřím k ostatním, kde si je mohli lidi brát... fungovalo to nádherně. Teď se košík musí nechat před kasou - proč? Takže je potřeba další clověk, který je občas sebere a donese ke dveřím, aby si je lidi mohli brát - proč? Naprosto zbytečně, jen to komplikuje situaci... když jsem se s tím setkal poprví, tak jsem jen čuměl co to má znamenat, proč by někdo vymýšlel takovou píčovinu... ale je to tak, pořád to nechápu.
Košíky jsou teď úplně k ničemu, klidně je můžou vyhodit... buď je ten nákup tak malej, že to poberu do ruky a košík nepotřebuju, nebo je větší a musím si stejně vzít vozík, abych měl kam dát věci po zaplacení.
@@Kkkk-pu3ez Nesmysl, vozík si beru většinou před obchodem a tam ho vracím, mám na mysli supermarkety.
Jen & Honza, great video as always. I wish it lasted twice as long to be honest :D What I would be really interested in is how your family and friends "saw" you after such a long time and if they noticed any changes about your attitude to certain things, new habits in your behaviour you might make in CZ and how they look at your life in CZ...
Great question!!!
Good question, but it can be a little bit too personal question. :)
That would be a great video!
Especialy forbiden talks about LGBT/Neomarx and other things. At CZ is normal to critize or have a debate about these. But at US!?
OMG, this is hilarious... :D I am originally from the Czech Republic but live in Canada and visit US quite often. I remember being really annoyed with how slow the cash register people were in Canada and US :D I'd be standing at the end of the cash register with my bags ready and the items were coming through the cash register sooooo slow. I kept thinking "Come on! Move it! I don't have all day for this!" :D Now I'm used to the slow process and chatting with the cash register ppl and am in panic anytime I need to bag my groceries in CZE because I'm not used to the speed anymore :D
The check out lady story is the best. I am a Czech living in California and I keep spoiling them over here by bagging the groceries myself. They always can't believe it 😂🤣
I am from Scandinavia, Sweden, a literally “do it your self” - country. But... when I was just recently in Prague they told me that I have to weight fruits my self and it was said NOT in the very nice way despite being absolutely clear that I am a tourist. It was Strange! So.. is there any logical explanation for that? Is it like very extremely low paid? Or are their work hours long like hell?
@@jammmy30 Firstly, the not nice way, is often (but not always) just an automatic neutral response (bambillion of people ask, people get tired, ...), it's often not meant in a mean way (again not always ;)) and sometimes you can strike a quick conersation and realize the person is actually very nice.
Now back to the topic, to weight your fruit and vegetable, this came with the surge of automatic cashier machines, to be precise it came a bit earlier in some places but it was part of the plan. The reason why it came earlier was because there were long lines of people waiting while now things are surprisingly a lot quicker.
Main reason now is that you don't really need to meet a cashier if you don't want but you still need to get the weight/price of your items ;).
Have a nice time in Sweden!
Jammy: ive just got my 783 euros in czech crowns the very first time after working for one company after 9 fricking years... Its not really much for someone who has to eat gluten free food only.
@@jammmy30 The reason is pretty simple: The cash register, the machine, cant weight the things. There's just not any weighing-machine
built in it. It's not like the lady doesn't want to do it, she actually can't do it :D And now the funny part: Some supermarkets have these 'dumb' cash registers and some have 'smarter' and the lady does the job :D So even I as a Czech don't know if I should weight it myself or not :D
@@IQEGO thanks for a very good answer
You guys looks so happy to be back in the "normal" world at home :)
We are happy! Thanks for the welcome!
The allergen information is a legal requirement in the Czech Republic, and in the rest of the EU, based on the EU Council Directive 1169/2011.
A pro někoho, kdo nějakou alergii má je to ohromná výhoda. Když se pouze zeptáte servírky, poví vám cokoliv. V lepším případě, že neví. V ještě lepší případě se jde zeptat do kuchyně. Ale - co je psáno, to je dáno. (musím se vyhnout 1 - lepek)
@@vaclavkucera4098 99,99% lidí nemusí, ale nakecalo si, že musí. Výhoda pro alergiky - jsou bezlepkové potraviny. Nevýhoda pro mne - sehnat něco co bylo ze přenice a teď najednou v tom pšenice není. Nevýhoda pro kuchyni - drahé řešení a nikdy nikdo neví, jestli je to opravdu alergie, nebo jen "moderní".
@@vaclavkucera4098 souhlasím, je to výhoda. Bohužel se setkávám i s restauracemi, které alergeny uvedeny nemají a mají tam tu úžasnou hlášku "informace u obsluhy" ... tak se zeptám, jestli to jídlo obsahuje lepek a řekne mi, že vůbec neví co to je. 🙄🙄 že mi ti informace nemůže dát, tak ji poprosím, ať se zeptá kuchaře a přijde s informací, že asi ne ......
žer seno a trávu a máš po starostech
Hodí se to i u klobásek a šumek, tie s lepkem taky obcházím, kalorická nálož jídla je taky zaujímavý príspevok...
Ach Bože! Já jsem se lekl, že jste odešli z Česka! Jsem rád, že jste v Praze doma 👌🏼
Neboj se! Jsem doma ;)
@@DreamPrague .... a kde jste doma ??? ´=D
@@sujamich v Praze přece, duh!
13-16 dollars for beer? That is attrocity.
Martin, I am with you on this.
@@DreamPrague It is directly racketeering!
It's like in Monaco or Paris.
U nás taky máme místa s extrémně předraženými věcmi, pasti na odrbávání nepozorných turistů.
@@breznik1197 Ale tam okrádají místní a ne jen turisty.
v Čechách a na Slovensku sú pokladníčky hodnotené aj podľa toho ako rýchlo skenujú tovar majú na to normu a keď neskenujú podľa tej normy majú zrážky zo mzdy a ešte k tomu musia odbiehať a riešiť aj iné veci ako blokovať tovar - upratovať, vykladať tovar.
V CZ/SK je normálne, že ak je pri pokladniach menej zákazníkov, tak okamžite vyženú pokladníčky vykladať tovar, a tak v obchode aj s 30 pokladňami bežne nájdete otvorené 2 - 3. Opačne to však až tak rýchle nie je - musia sa vytvoriť "kilometrové" rady pred pokladňami pokým sa niekto rozhodne poslať aspoň jednu pokladníčku naspäť. Takto to funguje celý rok a rok čo rok.
Jedinou výnimkou je keď príde "veľké zviera zo Západu" (z centrály reťazca). Vtedy samozrejme zoženú brigádnikov cez pracovné agentúry a v 30 pokladniach je nepretržite 30 pokladníčok. Keď "veľké zviera" odíde, všetko sa vráti do "bežného" režimu. (Zažil som to)
@@JackAddams Spíše naopak - když se začnou tvořit fronty, kvalifikovanější doplňovači zboží jsou od své hlavní práce narychlo odvoláni, aby na chvilku vypomohli na pokladně. Že by někoho volali naopak, z pokladny k doplňování zboží, to jsem ještě neviděl.
@@breznik1197 : Netvrdím, že to v inom obchode nemôže fungovať inak, ale ja som to zažil takto. Veľakrát.
Ano,to jsem chtěla napsat, že jsem se s někým o tom bavila a jistý obchod má třeba na zákazníka na markování časový limit.
Je to zábavné, já pocházím ze Slovenska před 20 lety jsem přijela do Prahy a byl to rozdíl i když jsme podobná země, jsou rozdíly v temperamentu. Když jsem po 10 letech přijela na Slovensko tak si říkám jak jsou všichni hlučný a takový že když Vás od srdce chtějí někam poslat tak to prostě udělají. A když se Vám zdají prodavačky tady nepříjemné tak na Slovensko ani nejezděte. Pracovala jsem taky jako pokladní a musím říct, že pomáhání skládání do tašek opravdu není starost prodavaček a bere se to jako že zdržujete. Nejlepší je si vzít vozík a věci si tam zpátky naložit a po té si je uložit do tašek.
Po 15 letech v Praze jsem se s manželem který je rozený Pražák ( takže vše co není Praha je vesnice) rozhodli odstěhovat do vesnice poblíž malého města. To byl také šok, nejprve jsme zjistili jak je vše levnější mhd, parkovné. Dokonce se i dá zaparkovat na různých místech ve městě. Mnohem menší výběr v obchodě a taky počítat s tím, že večer už nic nekoupíte. Byly jsme zvyklí chodit nakupovat do nonstop tesca klidně v noci a vše jsme koupili. Ale netrvalo to dlouho a zvykli jsme si rychle na to jsme přišli když asi po dvou letech jsem se rozhodla, že pojedeme na Vánoce nakoupit do Globusu do Prahy. Bylo to asi stejné jako to co popisujete koukali jsme kolem sebe, toho zboží, toho výběru, tolik druhů pečiva a tak, jak malé děti přitom ještě nedávno jsme to považovali za normální. Ale rozhodně jsme si taky vzpomněli na ty davy lidí a na klid a pohodu u nás. Už vím že takový výběr nepotřebuji u nás je hodně a více různých pekáren a farmářských prodejen. Takže takové malé šoky se dají zažít i v malém měřítku.😊
Mě by zajímalo, jak se na Vaše "poevropštění" dívali známí, kamarádi, rodina. Jestli se divili některým zvykům nebo na co se vyptávali.
I've just recently moved back to Texas after spending 15 years in Prague. Slowly trying to re-adjust. Everyone has noticed drastic change in me, and I feel like "home" is a foreign place now. I never thought I'd say that I have to culturally adjust to being where I was born and raised.
I moved back to Czech after 22 years in TX. Same feelings you have. Im back 15 years and i could tell you, you will never change like it was. But actually this is good :)
I moved back to Czech after 22 years in TX. Same feelings you have. Im back 15 years and i could tell you, you will never change like it was. But actually this is good :)
Texas sucks.
I would pick up those random calls and respond to them in czech: Dobrý den dovolali jste se do České Republiky. And just see how would they respond to that xDD
In Czechia (Austria,Germany) you get approached and asked by beggars on the streets only,in the USA i got approached many times by strangers who just wanted to chat,weird.I feared them but they were nice and politely walked away.NYC is like Prague,you better avoid strangers.Loud talking on the buses or metro is considered rude and hillbilish in Central Europe.
I live in NYC. People occasionally approach me on the street to ask directions, etc., because I look approachable, I guess. But I don't get strangers wanting to chat, maybe because I'm older. NYC is a lonely place - people sometimes chat on the street or in a bus just to make a connection with somebody. If they know you are a "foreigner", they may be trying to make you feel welcome.
The thing with the checkout lady at the groceries, they are horribly underpaid and there is a pressure from the management, they basically track every single code scan and forcing them to be faster and scan it faster… There’s a whole documentary out there on RUclips about this.
Sympatické, vtipné video jako vždy.👍 V USA průměrně více vyděláte, ale zase na různých, skrytých a často nepřehledných poplatcích snadno utratíte, obere Vás kde kdo. Kapitalizmus je tam doveden až do absurdity, žel i my se k tomu pomalu blížíme. I tak jsem rád, že žiji v Evropě a v ČR zvlášť. Ať se i Vám zde daří. Málo komunikační povaha má v Česku složité historické kořeny vyplývající z nedůvěry, to je ale příliš široké téma. Pokud nemám z různých důvodů náladu jsem rád, že mě nikdo zbytečně neotravuje. Je příjemné pozorovat, že začínáte být doma spíše tady
Jn pravda ta komunikace od revoluce vázne...
I almost choked on what I was eating when I saw those beer prices. That's a long jacket with lots of inside pockets event.
I was horrified to see a glass of Barefoot wine for $12. That's more than the price for a whole bottle at the store, and it's not like it's even good wine!
I was so happy to have my phone ding with a new video! These were some really great perspectives on things I haven't thought about out here before.
I've lived here (CZ) for 4 years but I go home to Michigan quite often (a few times a year) and one of my favorite things of returning home is talking to strangers. I'll be in the restaurant bathroom or the grocery store and the stranger will say something to me. At first, I'm a bit shocked but then I'm reminded of how much I love it and miss it. Sometimes here in CZ, I'll reach for something in the store and a stranger will reach for something next to me and I have to remind myself not to start talking about the product and how I use it, etc. Then I immediately feel sad that strangers in this country are so disconnected.
As for the distance in driving. Ugh, it drives me crazy. My Czech husband and I lived in the States together for 17 years and driving 30 minutes to get somewhere seemed like nothing and just an everyday part of life. Here, we live in a village about 5 miles outside of České Budějovice and my husband's brain switches back to Czech thinking. To drive to the city (5 miles away) twice in one day is completely unheard of. If I ask him to go somewhere a 1/2 hour away, he responds with "that's so far!" I have to remind him how it's not far and how often we did it in America and he thought nothing of it there.
Velmi, velmi zajímavé 👍👍
Great video! Good to have you back in Prague! :) both of you look super chilled and Jen - you look absolutely flawless! ☺️
Super video brala bych více takových 🤩
Jen a Honzo děkuji za další skvělé video a těším se na další. 👍🍀🌻
nedokážu si představit jak bych reagoval ve veřejné dopravě, když na mě bude mluvit celý autobus, zatímco si budu šeptat s členy mé rodiny. a zase toto pěkné video mi připomíná že jsem rád že žiju tam kde žiju. ve státě kde si věci z nákupáku musím dát sám do tašky a nějaká otrava mi do toho nekecá.
Very interesing insights, as always. Thank you for your videos! And yes, we do have a rather disreputable supermarket checkout culture in Czechia... not always but often.
Prodavačky to nemají jednoduché. Sama jsem taky dělala. Chvátají, protože okem vidí tu spoustu nervozních a nepříjemných lidí, co čekají ve frontě. Pokud by prohodila pár slov se známým, dostane od dalšího zákazníka vynadáno, že zdržují, někdy ještě hrozí, že si na ní budou stěžovat u vedoucí, pokud není dost rychlá. Stačí obyčejné stornování. Jde jí o rychlost, protože i za tu je hodnocena a odměňována. Naštvaní zákazníci, co čekají ve frontě několik minut si opravdu nechtějí povídat a už je naštve i zbytečné nabídnutí další klubové karty.
Pokud jste v malém krámku, nebo u pokladny a nikdo za vámi nestojí, jednu dvě přátelské věty rádi přijmou. Pokud si budete chtít povídat a za vámi bude deset lidí, vyslechnete si nehezké věci od čekajících.
The best feeling is when you have those checkout-bagging sector dividers in Albert, you push everything to that side and take your time :)
Uf,jsem se lekla že jste zpátky v USA❤
This was awesome! Really loved this
I am looking forward to watch this episode !! Cheers ;-)
I actually found the calories really useful when I was at a business trip in the US. We went to some cafe to eat and saw some salad on the board. It was the highest calories dish on the menu so we figured that it is not the kind of salad we expected :D
This sounds soooo interesting! And the supermarkets, wow! I have troubles picking something in Czech supermarkers, opting between, like, 4 flavours, I'd be absolutely lost in Walmart or something like that :D I was wondering, what felt more like coming home? Going to the US after such a long time, or going back to the Czech rep.?
Either way, we're glad to have you back
I only recently discovered your channel and I love it!. Our son studied in Prague four years ago. We were fortunate enough to visit him and fell in love with this beautiful place! While we don't plan on moving to Prague permanently, we are hoping to get back for an extended stay in the future. Until then, I will be watching and learning from your videos ! By the way, you have suchscreen presence and a great sense of humor!!
Always nice to see you. I miss you Jen
Is overwhelming really everything what you pointed I am totally agree
Hi, yes, know exactly how it feels, Jen and Honza. I had a reverse culture shock - I am Czech who came back to Prague for 8 month, after 8 years of life in USA, including LA. It was tough. I cried every day. :) But this was back in 2005 when both, Czech and LA were far from what they are now. Now the transition seems much less painful. Not sure if it's the cultures or me, probably both. I learned not to compare, instead of embrace the difference and enjoy it! Good observations on your side as always, thanks for the video!
I am still trying to get used to non talkative Czechs after 3 years here. Even Covid times I travelled back and forth between US and CR. When I land in US I start a conversation with the van driver because I missed it so much. 😄😃
někdo se v dopravě chce občas i vyspat, aspoň to je se domnívám důvod toho, že jsou lidi z ticha :-)
As someone from Woodland Hills/Calabasas looking at moving to Prague, this extra touch of familiarity is really comforting :)
So true! Love this comparison! I'm Czech but lived in California for some time and totally agree on all the points!
When I went grocery shopping in the US the first time and hence encountered a "bagger" for the first time, I thought the person wanted to steal my stuff. :)
I didn't go through a checkout lady for years, always using the self checkout..
Self check outs are the best. I hate the ones with weights tho... Always so slow. The ones without weight checking are so wuick to use if you just go grab a beer and crisps.
I have encountered "baggers" in South East Asia. The worst about that was the amount of plastic bags they used to pack a few things... And when we told them that they can use only one bag, they were very surprised why the hell would we want that.
I feel these every time my family and I come back from visiting my in-laws in Czechia and we're only there for a few weeks at a time. The last thing I want to do after being trapped in airports and a flying metal cylinder for 14 hours is deal with a chatty shuttlebus driver.
Jen Dekuji Vam a Vasemu sympatickemu manzelovi za sdileni zajimavych zazitku! :)
Great episode !!
I worked in Czechia for a few years, and I have had culture shock going there, reverse culture shock coming home, and reverse reverse culture shock going back after quite a few years. One of the things I found was that Czech people where I lived were more talkative, and Americans of your generation or younger are not very willing to talk to strangers because instead of neighborliness, they were taught as kids that almost any stranger is dangerous. When I lived in CZ, I sometimes ran into the situation that American parents from the Greatest Generation were excited to have a conversation, while their Xer or millennial kids thought the parents were being reckless talking to strangers. When I lived there, I found that Czechs were not very concerned about safety, so among other things, they didn't clear the ice off the sidewalk. On snowy or icy days, the local emergency room was always full of people with broken limbs or cracked heads from slipping on that ice. On the other hand, Czechs had developed a skill since childhood of walking up and down steep hills covered with ice without (usually) falling. When I went back a couple years ago, I was surprised to discover that Czech supermarket cashiers are as crabby as they were under communism. I had also forgotten how much meat Czechs consume and how much alcohol I'd be expected to drink. Everything was meat and alcohol. I also found I was now unwilling again to strip in a coed locker room at the local dojo in front of 12-year-old girls, which Czechs take as normal. (Czechs will strip nude and change into their bathing suits out in the open on public beaches.) Another thing I noticed when I went back was that things will never be as convenient in Czechia as they are in the US, because while entrepreneurial types can add a veneer of digital convenience on top of a service, if they try to make the whole service convenient (such as shuttle buses waiting for you to transfer from a private-run train), there's always some bureaucratic lunkhead with a communist-era mentality throwing a monkey wrench into the whole thing. Also, the quality of the produce in Prague supermarkets would be second- or third-rate in the US, Germany, France or Hungary. Many of the vegetables are rather rubbery.
Great video being born and raised in So Cal!
Off topic but wondering where In Nebraska Honza family is from. On my Mother’s side I have all Czech relatives. They were from Dodge, Scribner and Mother was born in Minden. I would love to know the history of why so many Czech settled in Nebraska? Have you done a video on that?
I love your channel and your personality! Thank you!
Wow. Awesome video. Really enjoyed it. I was excited to hear that it might be normal to help during putting your shopping to the trolley. I was pregnant during this spring And shopping was one of the most challanging things for me. I was so thankful for cashier ladies who closed the pokladna after I did my shopping because I could do it slower. ONCE even the cashier lady put all my shopping into my trolley - that was surprising for me and I was really glad. However after certain month of pregnancy I told my husband I cannot do this anymore And did ONLY online shops or wrote a shopping list to him but it Is not the same as shopping on my own ;-)))))
Well, the size thing is really more a density and urban planning thing.
Prague is actually much bigger than what is shown on the picture (although indeed smaller than LA). The difference is that European cities are generally planned as mixed zones where everything is together - apartments, shops, offices, services, etc. This allows people to generally stay within a small distance from their home, since everything they need is there. On the other hand, in the US such zoning is generally prohibited by local regulations + there is a strong car culture, leading to bigger distances between places one visits often.
Great to have you both back! I missed your videos. Thanks for the interesting chat. I look forward to the next part.
"Flavor of vaccine" :-D :-D :-D
From my experience there is also a difference between prices at sporting events or concert and outside in Czechia, although they are not that outrageous of course. I remember in 2019 Radegast 12 cost 55 CZK at a festival and 36 CZK right outside in the town. :-)
The niceness of checkout lady can vary according to the store. The "big" stores in my neighbourhood like Lidl or Kaufland have checkout ladies like you described (in Lidl the pokladna is split though, so while you are bagging, the checkout lady can move on another customer and you've got time to bag). But the closest potraviny is a really small shop (Coop) with few customers (cause everyone is in Lidl and Kaufland), mostly elderly people living nearby and students buying snacks. The checkout ladies are in no hurry and familiar with the customers, sharing personal details as they get to know them.
This is prety much on point. Those huge markets like Kaufland, Tesco, Albert or even Billa have hilarious traffic of customers and thats usually the reason why they are trying to get rid of you as soon as possible. Theres another factor as well though.
The shopping culture in CZ is horrible, like realy,.Czech people throw away any manners or common decency as soon as they enter any kind of super/hyper market, If you watch them carefully it will remind you some zombie movie like Walking Dead. Everything they want, has to be done fast as they are in hurry for .... something rather, simply insert any random made up reason. If you fail to deliver they start calling you mean names or servant and all kinds of shit, i have never seen such behavior in UK.
Iam working as a secutiry on various places one of which is hypermarkets / supermarkets. I wish that you and everyone else could see what iam seeing every day, you would understand. It is very sad, but sooner or later you will start to understand serial killers, no joke. But then again, this is our banana republic exclusivity.
Nice and funny video, it's always nice when you're both in the video Jen.
Hi Jen, Honza, that's great one, very nice. Thank you for this.
Just very small notice ... on one side, you are happy, you don't need to talk to strange people in bus or metro ... on the other side you require to be asked by cashier about your weekend plans.
I do understand that the speed and behaviour of our cashiers is a bit crazy, but the last thing I wish is to talk with them about my private plans or things :)
Thanks god you are back in Prague 🙏😊 we were missing you 😂👍
Aw thanks Mira!
It's really nice to see you guys together in a video, I enjoy seeing your dynamics :)
Thank you Ica! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Awesome couple! Thank you for another great video! The prices of basic living needs in The US are unbelievable. Every time you turn around you feel like you are taken to cleaners. People are also totally unaware of this fact. This is also true about any educational lessons and sports for children.
welcome home, i love your videos, from all the world...thanks, děkujeme....
Ono jde o to že kdyby prodavačka v ČR nebyla extrémně rychlá tak si stěžují lidi ve frontě že to trvá. A většina čechů není na doporučování a nějaké jiné prupovídky prodavačky vůbec zvědavá. Je to prostě o té mentalitě a není na tom nic špatného. Pomoc při balení do tašky je fajn ale kdyby si se mnou chtěla pokladní pokaždé povídat nevim jestli bych z toho byl úplně nadšený. =D Češi totiž obecně nesnáší strojenou konverzaci. Nestojím o to aby se mě pokladní ptala jak se mám když vím že je jí to ve skutečnosti úplně volný. =D
Oh my gosh ... Jen this was priceless... I couldn’t agree more with you an all counts . I’m going to be in Prague this Monday( from SF and LA) and I know exactly what you mean. I’m somewhat shocked in both places ...
Glad you could relate Jitka!
Thank you for this video. You both are very nice and I sort grow fond of you. You became my virtual friends :))))
Thanks Jan! Happy that you’re watching!
Hello! I'm from Slovakia (I lived in the US) and all of these things also apply over here! BTW, I've been binging your videos for the past few days and they're really good!
Thank you Ben!
@@DreamPrague You're welcome! Za málo!
I'm so proud of you.
My reverse cultural shock coming back to Czechia - smiling at people and having a small talk is seen as invasion of privacy
This video was pretty refreshing in that that you were 2 people talking, it makes the video much more interesting ...
Glad you enjoyed it! I’ll ask Honza to join me in more videos😎
Great video! In regards to tipping, not all states in the US have raised their minimum wage for tipped workers. In Nebraska the minimum tipped wage is still $2.13 per hour so I always tip really well.
Super video 👍
K těm pokladním. Teda vůbec se mi to nelíbí. Raději používám samoobslužné pokladny.
Ale vím, že pokladní jsou hodnocené za rychlost. K tomuto chování je tlačí systém zaměstnavatelů. Rychlost, optimalizace, tlak na snížení nákladů. Čím větší rychlost = méně pokladních = zisk.
Neobsahuji to. Pouze objasňuji.
“The check out ladies are…..special.” No truer words!! 😂😂😂
I always talk to the checkout people to brighten their day since they work so hard and I can see it makes them happy.
super video, videt to vasima ocima co znate obe strany je vyborne a poucne , sice bych asi nemenil ale prozkoumat bych ty vase obchody a vlidne prodavacky chtel , moc dik
ahoj, tak mě osobně by "takto vlídné" prodavačky obtěžovaly! chci si nakoupit a CO NEJRYCHLEJI odtud vypadnout!! klidně si věci ani do tašky v obchodě nedám-to udělám až venku u auta, mám li velký nákup; jinak u běžného to v pohodě stíhám u té pokladny----hlavně ať už jsme od tamtud pryč!!
@@simonasramkova6520 Zbožňuju takový zákazníky!!! :-D Já jsem jinak to samý. Přišla jsem nakoupit, ne s cizím člověkem probrat život. V práci mám nejradši lidi, kteří nakoupí, zaplatí, vypadnou a neptají se na absurdní kraviny. :-D Mám samozřejmě okruh stálých zákazníků, kteří vědí, kdy mám směny, i se na mě těší, povídáme si. Ale to pro mě nejsou cizí lidi.
@@pavlinaseberova2992 :-) Pavlínko, tak to máme asi obě kliku, že nežijeme někde v USA:-) ...mějte hezký den:-) S.
When you are at the checkout in store just put everything scanned back to the basket, pay and you have time to straighten everything into a bag like you want to. And the others behind you don't have to wait for you to straighten it up. :)
This is really the best approach, but for some reason, I still find myself trying to bag at light speed.
But this is a double job.
@@marcelaprazakova3726 for the same reason i hate self-checkouts. You first have put all your shopping on the scale and bag it only after paying. A god save you if you put your bag on the scale in attempt to put your shopping right into it, you wont even be able to proceed to scanning your items. Who the hell came up with this idea?! Not only do i take twice as long to scan my shopping than the cashier lady, but moving all the items twice makes my 5 min shopping a 15 min hell!
@@martinajurickova5750 I think I've seen the option "my own bag" on self-checkouts at some chains. But never tried it yet.
@@martinajurickova5750 I always get some sort of error at the self-checkout, and then have to wait for an employee to come over and fix it. I would rather wait in line for a person than deal with that stress.
Jsem rád, že jste zpátky
Jsem ráda, že jste sledoval!
Slovakia had a similar sidewalk law, at least as far as winter maintanance was considered, for a couple of years. The sidewalks went back under the village/city responsibility about two years ago.
The check out ladies are actually monitored for the speed of scanning the items. The do have limits on how many items per minute she has to scan.
I know exactly, you speaking about. I worked at US for one year. I must smile. You are great.
LOL. We've truly asimilated these two :D
My dialogue with the cashier is limited to "Dobrý den" and "Nashledanou, přeji vám příjemný den". But most of them smile when I wish them a pleasant day. I can't remember meeting one that would be unpleasant or that would try to rush me.
Maybe you dont go shopping a lot or you go to a particular store with nice chechout ladies😉I go shopping one or twice a week to various stores and unfortunatelly it still surely happens to me at least half of the time I pay there.
jinak chytré, poučné a zajímavé video , Pozorovatelka 👍👍👍 taková sympatická Šmíračka 😉😇😆
na Wikipedii heslo Šmírovat 😅
Doporučím vás na školení českých prodavačů v obchodech obecně. Snad to vezmou pozitivně 🙂
Moc pěkné video.
I haven't been back to the USA in more than twenty years. As a result I'm a changed man the idea of visiting NYC makes me ill. Life in Czechia is becoming more Americanized year on year which may not necessarily be a good thing. I have witnessed the changes since my first visit in 1991.
Your US-stadium experience reminds me of what you've mentioned in one of your previous videos on restaurants; i.e. that going to a restaurant with friends in the US is a once in a month time event, therefore it must be luxurious and expensive. This mentality possibly affects your expectations regarding the stadium and your mind is more willing to accept that the prices are ok.
It's interesting how much you've changed living in Czechia. :) ... Though I don't get the sentiment about somebody bagging your items in a store. Why would I want a stranger touching my food to pack it? Just put it in a cart and organize it later.
exactly.. the bagging part..dont touch my stuff! And I can bag it as quickly as she scans, you can learn it, not dificult, key is to put the stuff from troley in order you want to put them in a bag..easy
Jídlo máte zabalené takže se pokladní dotýká obalů a ne jídla a lidé to berou.
i would feel totally incompetent if someone tried to pack my food for me at a store 🤷
great video, thanks for that
Haha! That was an awesome episode. Whenever I get back I experience EXACTLY the same. Except the sidewalks :) fortunatelly in Seattle the city hall has not neglected that yet.
And who is the owner of such sidewalks in LA or SEA? We had similar duty here in CZ enforced by cities (e.g. Prague), to remove snow from sidewalk in front of your house. Fortunatelly it has benn canceled by highest court, reasoned that way nobody can be forced to take care on some other property.
12:15 that sounds like a nightmare. It slows down the process. Czech czechout ladies are not friendly but they are fast and efficient.
Haha, you might have a point Jakub.
Ono za těch pár korun, co dělají, by možná někteří chtěli, aby jim ho u toho ještě vykouřila :P
Also it kinda fits the Czech mentality. I am not in "chore places" to socialise. I am there to do my chores. Be it at the doctor's waiting room, public transport or grocery store.
When we go out to socialise you can tell we are out to socialise. No avoidance of eye contact, no book in hand or headphones, no "looking past you" absent minded looks. And we do that in places that make sense like pubs (even there we mostly keep to ourselves there), clubs, parks, beaches, stadiums, concerts etc. But in the grocery store, the only thing that interests me is getting out of the grocery store. I am not there to be inefficient. Check out ladies have trouble of their own and I do not care about hers as much as she does not care about mine. I'll honestly wish her a nice day because I worked in retail and I know the rat race it is and carry on.
Oh, but some are friendly :). I usually shop late in the evening, less people, and I find it amazing that after a long day the cashier is able to ad some sincere "have good evening, it´s finally colder outside" or something like that. They must feel like a non-person machine there, so it is nice for them as well to communicate a bit.. I often slip some nice word there as well, and I always get a nice reply. (and I hate small talk otherwise).
Nobody wants to wait in line for too long. I think that´s why Czechs prefer those self-check outs. When I decide to go through a cashier, and there´s a male cashier and a female cashier, I decide to go through the female cashier because they are usually much faster...
The allergen lists on menus are actually EU legal requirement :)
(I am not completely sure it has to be written directly on the menu BUT it definitely has to be available to every customer in any restaurant, buffet or food stand in the EU, write it right next to the meal is probably the most convenient)
The alergen list can be right on the menu or the waiter can tell you (in such case there must be a sentence on the menu stating "For the list of allergens in particular meals/bevarages ask the service.").
New to the Channel. As a Czech/American, living in a predominantly Czech community in America, interesting to see an American's perspective of Czechs' while living in the Czech Republic. This channel gives a lot more meaning and understanding of encounters and experiences while being rared as an American by mostly Czechs.
Oooh, cool! Where is the predominantly Czech community you live in? I bet you have so many interesting stories to tell about being dual-culture!
@@DreamPrague Here is the location of West, Tx and a little bit of History as described in the Wikipedia:
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West is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,531. It is named after K. West, the first postmaster of the city. The city is located in the north-central part of Texas, approximately 70 miles (110 km) south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, 20 miles north of Waco and 120 miles north of Austin, the state's capital.
Despite its name, the city is not located within the region of West Texas; area residents sometimes call the community "West comma Texas" to avoid repetition.
As of 2012 it has one of the largest concentrations of Czech Texans of any city in the state.
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History
The first settlers of northern McLennan County arrived in the 1840s. They were farm and ranch families drawn from the east by the rich lands made available by the government sale of land to build schools in Texas. The area farmers cultivated the land and grew cotton, wheat, and grain sorghum, and raised cattle. The farming community centered around a freshwater spring that became known as Bold Springs. In 1860, Bold Springs had a population of about 300 and provided services such as a blacksmith, churches, and a post office.[8]
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad was laid between Hillsboro and Waco in the fall of 1881. The path of the railroad passed through land owned by Thomas West, who had moved to the area in 1859. He farmed land that he had purchased and served as postmaster of Bold Springs. A train depot was built on the land he sold to the railroad company and the land running beside the tracks was divided into small sections and sold to people wanting to start businesses. The new depot included a post office, and from that time forward it was known as the West Post Office. Mr. West served as postmaster and opened the first general store. He became a successful businessman and later owned a hotel, a furniture store, and a bank.[8]
The railroad brought prosperity to the area during the 1880s. More businesses were opened and more surrounding land was purchased. Czech immigrants came to the area, purchasing the rich lands to farm and start a fresh life in the new world. They also opened businesses, sharing their European culture. By the 1890s, the Czech businesses flourished in West.[8] On June 11, 1892, West was officially organized into a town. It had become the center of commerce for the area. There were cotton gins, grocery stores, churches, schools, and doctors' offices.[8]
The temporary city Crush, Texas, located just three miles (5 km) south of West, was the location of The Crash at Crush,[10] a head-on collision between two locomotives that was staged on September 15, 1896, as a publicity stunt for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Over 30,000 spectators gathered at the crash site, named "crush" for MKT passenger agent William Crush, who conceived the idea. About 4 p.m. the trains were sent speeding toward each other. Contrary to mechanics' predictions, the steam boilers exploded on impact, propelling pieces of metal into the crowd. Two people were killed and many others injured, including Jarvis Deane of Waco, who was photographing the event and lost an eye. Texas Historical Marker 5315, located on Interstate 35 northbound frontage road, between Mangrum and Wiggins Road, commemorates the event.[11]
The turn of the century brought electricity, running water, and natural gas. The population of West and surrounding area grew. Many of the descendants of the original settlers continue to farm the lands and run the businesses today. Czech is still spoken by some of the older residents.[12]
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We still have a working farm(Ranching and Corps) that has been in our family since 1912 which I still manage today. Both my parents are Czech, Zatopek + Marak, came over in the 1880's through the port of Galveston from Frenstat Moravia, first settled in La Grange which is a city in Fayette County, Texas.
Hey, I just found your channel… I am a Czech girl and I’ve enjoyed every single video so far!🙌🏻
It’s strange… I’ve never been to the US, but there’re so many things that influenced me during growing up. Most of them coming from the US… not all bad. When the first Starbucks opened in Prague, I was so basic…😂😂 nevermind.. it’s nice see your pov:)
Hi @MSeliskaZ! 👋 Ráda slyším, že se Vám videa líbí. 💚 Thank you so much for the kind words!
od té doby co jsem začal používat self-checkout nemám problém :) ... dokud se teda ten krám nezasekne :D pak začíná horor
Pecka tam kupovat 5 pytlicku vanilkoveho cukru treba 😅 kdyz ty mrchy nekdy nezaznamenaj ten 1g balicek.
Mám pocit, že mně se častěji zasekne, než ne. A pokud zkusím platit stravenkovou kartou, tak to vždy vyžaduje potvrzení obsluhy.
Pěkný opruz je, že když má člověk něčeho víc kusů, tak si musí odpípat každý zvlášť, pokud tedy nejde např. o pečivo. Kupovat deset piv nebo patnáct tatranek je asi fakt lepší u obsluhy, která má povolené i násobit.
.... nepoužívám samoobslužné pokladny .... neberu lidem práci , raději půjdu k naštvané pokladní , nežli bych zvyšoval marži majiteli . A při těch samoobslužek mě i napadlo co si vymyslejí příště - --vypěstujte si zeleninu a k nám jí příjdte jen zaplatit a slogan k tomu dají " víte co jíte , jelikož jste si to vypěstovali sami "
@@sujamich super. Jsme na vas vsichni moc hrdi.
Možná Vás to šokuje, ale prodavačka speciálně v hypermarketu je hodnocená i za oskenované položky za minutu.Taky mi to nevyhovuje, ale prodavačku z toho neviním. Ale jinak: Good job, thanks!
To jsem nevěděla! teda ji neviním!
Šikovná a rychlá pokladní zvládne mezi markováním klidně i konverzovat, nešikovná a pomalá je ve stresu, moc s ní nepokecáte a ještě nadělá spoustu chyb. Takže určitě je správné oceňovat a preferovat ty šikovné. Jiná věc je ten sociální aspekt. Ovšem kromě míst, kde práce frčí a odsejpá, je i řada jiných pracovních míst (i v maloobchodě), kde spíš hrozí, že se člověk unudí. Ale logicky - kde je malý obrat, je i malý zisk a tedy většinou menší výplaty.
To neni uplne tak o sikovnosti ale i o povaze, ja s nekym prohodim vetu, dve, ale nekteri fakt se s Vami nehodlaji bavit, protoze na to nemaji naladu, myslenky apod. Take mene spolecenska pokladni si s Vami nepokeca, kdyz se bude chtit hlavne sozstredit na svou praci... mimochodem nabizel jste nekdy cca 400 lidi body na karticku ci aplikaci do mobilu?? 😔😋
Muj komentar je pro Breznika...
Ono to je i poznat podle toho, že místo 10x položka je na účtence "pípnutejch" 10 stejných položet pod sebou... ať žijou ekotašky a zbytečně dluhý nepřehledný účtenky...
Musím říct, že jsem se tu ocitnul omylem. Líbí se mi vaše porovnávání a po chvíli jsem zjistil, že se usmívám, hm... , nadšení, se kterým vyprávíte:). A pokud by jste někdy stáli o provedení Brnem či okolím, stačí mi tu napsat, můžu dát pár tipů.
Could you do some of the next videos about comparisons between Czech and US elementary (or other) schools? I heard that there are very little (if any) breaks between sessions and kids have to stay for long hours at schools in the US. Kindergartens are quite demanding for kids (homework, learning to count to 100, how to read very well) and you can't let your kids go to school without your supervision until they are 14 or 15... In Czech Rep. kindergartens are more about socialisation, playing, learning rhymes, how to use cutlery. At elementary schools we have breaks in between "hours" (after 45 min session there is either 10 or 15 min break, with a 30 min break for lunch), kids go to school on feet or on public transport quite early on without their parents and can go home alone since they are about 8 years old... Also at the US schools you sit alone at your desk at the class (unlike desks for two pupils in Czechia) and the kids in classes changes every year/subject so it could be quite demanding to make friends.
Tak já se zeptám co dělá paní pokladní o víkendu a její manžel nebo moje manželka my rozbije hubu. To v Čechách asi nebude fungovat. Jinak pěkné video.
To comment on the whole payment/bagging situation in Czechia. It most certainly is not stressful for most Czechs. When I buy groceries, I let the woman stare as much as she likes. As you said, they are paid hourly. It's not that they judge you, they just have nothing better to do when you're occupying their bagging tray. Just ignore it, if you want to talk to them, try striking up a conversation yourself, they'll be immediately taken out of their comfort zone and will suddenly need to improvise, which will turn them back into human beings :D
Not true. It's always very stressful for me as I feel the pressure to pay & get out quickly, esp. from the customers behind me. I think it's very rude from the businesses to put their customers in that position. A horrible Czech habit. In this area Americans really do better!
Just some random thoughts:
1) I´ve learned in marketing that there are distances according to how often you need the goods - so food was the most importatnt so that it should be within 5-10 minutes of walk from your house. After that goes "drogerie", pharmacy, clothing, books, electronics etc. At the end was a car or a furniture seller because if you realy want it you are able to go there even more than 10 km. The more expensive or luxury good you want the bigger distance to the shop you will accept. Maybe it changed since than (15 -25 years ago) but I think that is probably different here in Europe than in USA.
2)Cashier has to be quick because people don´t like the shoping so much and they like to use their time for leisure activities. Nobody wants to stay in a queue waiting 10 minutes till he gets to the front of the queue. As they say - why I had the badluck for the slow cashier?!
3) There is common to pay more money for your food or drink at the concert because the seller has to pay for the stand place - he gets more customers from the concert or match but he is usually selling for higher prices to earn more money. But the difference is not so big as you spoke about - I´ve seen maximum twice as much as normal. And there is a big risk that people don´t want to buy the too expensive drink. That´s why you are not able to take your own water into the concert area - to buy the water there. That´s why they even open the bottle and take you the bottle cap (for example in O2 in Prague) when they sell it to you because they know that a lot of people split their water on the ground accidentaly by droping it or kickin the bottle by foot (standing on the floor) and they had to go for a new one. If they had a bottle cap they would just pick up the bottle and it would be alrigt. I told it once to my friend and she smiled - she didn´t believe me. Ten minutes later she splited her cola to the ground and understood. She went for a new one. That´s why I always go to concert with some bottle cap in my pocket. It helps very much because usually all the PET bottles has the same size of the cap - realy there are just two different types of thread.
All those things happen to people in Czech Republic too. Like the infrastructure - you once mentioned living in the Prague's centre - well even the sidewalks are most likely seen as historical landmarks, so they must be taken care of. Not the same everywhere. The cashiers? When I politely mention I'm not as fast, they're always nice and assure me I can take my time. Some chains actually have a limit of items scanned per minute the cashiers must manage, but it's another thing when they wait for you to pack it. I never got any annoyed looks, but it's all about your own behaviour. I treat any cashier, doorman or a cleaning lady with the same politeness and respect I would my boss, thank them for everything with a smile and I've learnt they remember me, appreciate it and give back. And there is the small talk too, but asking about my weekend? That's too personal.
The checkout ladies are measured on amount of items scanned per minute btw 😉
Exactly. In the retail chains, time per customer is measured and analysed.
Oh, God, I honestly *hate* listening to other people's conversations. I don't particularly like talking at any significant volume on the bus, and I especially hate talking on the phone on the bus. I only do it if I *have* to, and even then, only really quietly. It honestly seems really rude, and it might just be me, but I end up being rather embarrassed that I was talking on the phone on the bus, where other people could hear my conversation. I wouldn't be lying if I said I'd rather keep phone boxes on the street and in squares even if they were only there to talk on a mobile phone. And it'd be even worse if I was talking about what vaccine I'd had, especially in front of strangers. Perhaps in front of family and friends (if only to see what kinds of side effects I should expect), but definitely not in front of strangers.
I 100% agree with you Alex
Did you know that in the Czech Republic they don’t have privacy curtains around beds in the hospital? This is when I got my biggest cultural shock in my life. The local nurses and doctors also complain about it, but nothing ever done 🤷♀️
I took me ages to get used to grumpy Czech shop assistants, poor products choice and prices here 😭
@@MyTarasik Wow, that’s honestly insane. Here in the UK, in all the hospitals I’ve been to (as a patient or a visitor), there’s always been one. Wonder if there’s any organisations that advocate for patients that could get them installed
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I am laughing soo hard, you are absolutely right! Those check-out ladies 😂🤣😂🤣
In Australia the supermarkets are run the same way as in America, everybody is relaxed and makes small talk while they pack your groceries. I will miss this when I come back to Praha in December. You produce such fine videos, very informative keep it up. Cheers from OZ
Oh yes! I bet the Aussies are even more friendly at the supermarkets than the Americans. Maybe it's the culture of sunshine, and taking things slowly?
@@DreamPrague Tom is right but AU as a country has turned into a sh*thole. If I didn't have obligations here I would have moved back to CZ asap.