Kocham Polskę i polski język ! Jestem ormianką i jestem od kilku lat niezmiennie zakochana w tym języku! Uczę się polskiego z wielką przyjemnością .Pozdrawiam wszystkich Polaków bardzo serdecznie!
Slashplite, my husband and I just got done backpacking Eastern Europe and we already can wait to go back! Everyone was so friendly and the food was amazing.
I'm American and I just finished backpacking from Estonia to Serbia, including Poland, Ukraine (Lviv), Budapest, etc. and only met 4 Americans. I remarked to myself, "Where are all the Americans?" I found them all when I finally arrived in Nice, France.
I'm Irish living in Ireland and there million's of polish living here I like polish people a lot good strong people who are super polite God bless the polish
Im English living in England and feel the same way mate. Love the Poles. I understand people have issues/concerns regarding immigration, as do I, but I feel that Poles are unfairly treated in that respect.
I'm a simple hungarian, if I say some Poland related video I like it. Nice people, rich culture, beautiful cities, good food and european values, thats Poland. Greetings from Hungary.
Balázs Tóth I know that you’ve posted this long time ago but I just wanted to say that I really want to see Budapest next year! Greetings to you my brother! 😊
As a Czech person living just few kilometers from Polish border I'm sorry that Western tourists don't know much about Poland. I always enjoy time there :-) If you want to see Europe from different corner where its cheaper yet still safe and fun, you should definitively visit Poland.
Lucius I. Patriot Bygotte de Aquitas I think it will become more popular as other parts of Europe are sadly becoming too dangerous to visit. It looks wonderful!
I agree - I have not been in Poland yet, but I absolutely want to go there in one of my next holidays (I'm German). So many Germans always want to fly half around the globe for their holidays - Europe is so beautiful though!
I had a part-Polish roommate--he was American. He was very nice! Also, I had a Brazilian friend who moved to Poland and he liked it and the food. He said the food was better than Ireland and the people were more open. I've thought about Poland but now I know, if I go, I should visit Krakaw. Is it cold there?
I love the Polish people and the ones I’ve met here in the UK are some of the most open, friendly and fun people. A great intellect too. I think I’ll make a visit one day to Poland.
@@yashaisjdoakd Anybody who wants to live in Poland at this time is either a hard right winger or is not aware of the "Law and Order " party in charge. They are taking peoples freedoms away and vilifying those who are different. The present political climate is really no different than before the fall of communism. The fact that they embraced the authoritarian politics of trump makes me ashamed of my heritage. I thought that since I speak the language and spent time there studying in the early 70"s that maybe I would be able to retire in Poland but until they embrace true democracy I will remain in the USA and so will my retirement pension. I wish you the best of luck.
@michael Grabianowski you should try live in Israel as a "different" if you don't like it in Poland:) Or in free Canada to have your account blocked and truck confiscated for protesting. Democracy is better off in Poland than in US - at least all the main media don't tell the same and aren't owned by the same. You can say whatever you want and you don't get cancelled -although this threat grows since people copy the fashion and think it is democracy... You can say what you want but yes - there is responsibility and there can be consequences - for example you will get sued by state for calling "murderers" the border guards who don't let illegal immigrants freely. And it is fair - for vast majority of Polish citizens - it seems not for you.
My grandparents were from Poland. I wish I could have taken my mother there before she passed away. She could speak some Polish. I'm proud to have Polish blood in my veins.
My Norwegian wife says that the Norwegians use to smile and ask you "how are you" in the streets, but when you have a problem they don't even recognize you the day after. The Poles looks sour, but if you have a problem they always use to help you to solve it. The true friends, she says. ;-)
Yes, it's better to be natural, without this hypocrisy "How are you? fine OK! (in mind: my mother died 3 days ago)" cause you will loose friends if you will show problems immediately. Never the case in Poland
@@KairraKat And he's surprised that they smile hearing "prosim" - this is actually funny because Poles mostly find Chech's speech funny ;) So they are laughing at him :D
PrzypadkoweCyferki sama zauważyłam, że większość ludzi których mijałam na ulicy ma taką twarz co bardzo mnie śmieszyło i coś czuje że sama często mam taką. Jednak jeżeli się widzi grupkę ludzi którzy spędzają razem czas na ich twarzach zawsze gości uśmiech! No chyba się pokłucą xD
I love the Polish people! As an American who lived in Germany for many years and traveled extensively throughout Europe I jokingly called Polish people Americans because the minute you talk to them they’re like super super super friendly compared to other European countries. I hate to do stereotypes but it is how I felt. That truly was my experience. It’s interesting because very few people speak English but everyone really wants to try and help you if you try and speak Polish. You know as I said I just loved Poland and I plan on going back.
Thank you very much. I'm a cashier and here I met American woman.(she's a customer in my store) She's very nice and she's happy that she lives here since few years. Greetings from Warsaw. 😊
My best friend of 32 years is Polish. She's stunningly beautiful, devoutly Catholic, kind, sincere, loving and just the best. Thanks be to God and to Poland. 😊
It's the same with videos done by americans commenting on germany, apparently. There is one channel where a woman moved to germany and talks about comparisons, she mentioned that most of her viewers are really germans. And judging by the portuguese comments in another channel it is apparently pretty common everywhere when it comes to european countries. It's either wannabe tourists, poeple who have already been there or people from the country. Except me. I'm neither polish nor american, I was just watching the english history cooking videos and I end up watching food comparison videos and then I end up in tourist channels like this one XD.
I'm Czech and I've been to Poland 6-7x and every time I went there I felt like I was still in CZ (after about 15 minutes) except for a couple of things, like the street signs being in Polish, and everything is in a "sklep." Very confusing because in Czech, "sklep" means "basement" and I was looking for a Lada auto parts store, and everybody was telling me how to get to the basement of the auto parts store (I thought). I was like "Ne SKLEP Mototechny, ale jenom Mototechna!" The parking situation is also strange and I never will understand it. If I lived up there I could learn Polish in 3 months but some things I will never understand like the excessive religiousness and the obsession with football teams. Everybody up there thought I was at least some tiny percentage Polish but I'm not. Definitely a decent and safe country to visit, and if I had to live somewhere else, I'd move there.
I'm Russian and we've got the same here. People just don't smile for no reason in either Russia or Poland or other slavic countries. But when it's about friendship, I guess, we're way better, I mean we will always help and support our friends or relatives. Slavs don't like to make people paying any attention for them on the streets, that's also important.
I hope you know, that we are planting at least dozen speciec of potatoes, and each of them taste different, even if their made same way? Cabbage also btw..
Anilu Gómez when you go to Poland remember to get traditional meal which is żurek and pork chop with mashed potatoes and cabbage also remember to visit Kołobrzeg it's nice place good for visit and leisure
Don't complain about slow service. The more you are waiting (to some extent of course) the more chance you have to get freshly cooked meal instead of the one just warmed up in microwave. :)
That's true. I'm from Poland, but live in US and see that people here are getting angry when they waiting longer for food, they're not realizing that for fresh made and nutritious meal you just have to wait longer.
Food in Poland is awesome! I went during Easter and in Krakòw square they had this big barbecue in the market so I had sausage, some other bit of pork, potatos and sauerkraut all for about £10, absolutely amazing. And also I loved the obarwazernik krakowiski, is that's how it's spelt? Like massive pretzels crossed with bread rolls, sometimes I'd just go get a get a couple of those and that'd be my lunch sorted for around £3!
Pro tip: it doesn't happen in every other country. Im polish but i live in Dublin now. People tend to smile to each other for no reason at all. Even if you pass stranger in a public restroom, or catch eye contact with someone on the street- there is a high chance they might smile at you. Something that will never-ever happen in poland lmao
@@bellatrix1408 @ why do poland don't like smile? smile is beautiful think, I will visit poland soon I will try not smile coz I don't want poland people think I am crazy or stupid
I'm America and did a 7 week roadtrip through Europe in 2012. I'm a bit of an extrovert. When I travel somewhere I want to meet new people and see how they live. I want to eat what they eat and drink what they drink(bison grass vodka, yes please). Poland, specifically Warsaw and Krakow, were amazing. Along with the Greeks the Poles were the nicest, warmest, most welcoming people I met on my trip. Paris, London, Vienna, and Amsterdam, were all great but if I had to pick a favorite it would be Warsaw because of the wonderful people. bóg błogosław lud polski po
Uhm i'd like to say few things: 1. We don't smile when there is no reason to do it. We actually think that people smiling all the time and without reason are just fake. 2. Younger generation is less religious than elderly people. 3. You usually have it listed on the menu that you will get potatoes or cabage with your dinner etc. 4. Please = proszę, not prosim. 5. Actually there are a lot of tourists in Cracow or Wroclaw but in certain time of the year. 6. Yup it's quite green here. I love polish forests. 7. Waiters are almost always friendly and polite (that's a part of their job). They don't smile all the time, but usually when they give you your food they will smile and say "smacznego" = "enjoy your meal". Service won't come to you every 5 minutes with a huge smile asking if you like the food or need something, but they are ready if you want something. They just don't want to bother you when you are enyoing your food :) 8. If you are a tourist then you should visit not only big Cities, but also the smaller ones like "Sandomierz" or even countryside. That's it, have fun visiting Poland :)
@@kosherboyy i think July or August, summertime. But it tends to rain at times. August is better. Visited it in 2011 but i also love Dźwirzyno and Dąbki.
@@IzayoiArwena oh thanks a lot for the suggestion! I might go a lil later than August I guess...ticket prices are outta my budget during the summer haha. Anyway, thanks a lot for the alternative cities too.
*I'm From INDIA and I'm living in POLAND for 2.5 years. I love this country.. POLAND is the cleanest and beautiful country in the Europe.. Itz million times Peaceful and awesome than all other European country*
Seema Dhaler yeah u can come here without any fear... this is the calm and peaceful country u will c in Europe... and it’s located in the heart of Europe so u can easily travel to any part of Europe during vacation... racism are very less here... see u soon in poland 🇵🇱
Diaz Wellington thanks a million for the swift reply.. I am Muslim so looking in for halal food and mosque around.. I am formally born and brought up in Dubai then after marriage move to South Africa.. now would love to be a part of Poland..
I’m polish but i live in the us and I walk around with the “polish face” and people always if I’m ok or if I’m sad and I’m always like no.... I’m fine lol edit: i don’t remember writing this but i feel cool that you people liked it
I love Poland, and I love polish people. When I traveled there, I was helped by the local people there, I was so thankful. This is a very beautiful country, food tastes great, cheap, scenery is beautiful, churches are big and gorgeous.
My Polish friends are all very nice, generous, welcoming. Much politer than we Germans are. I mean they are very polite. And they do a lot to improve their living conditions. I guess they work very hard. My favourite place is Szczecin. His number one is not mine. Food? BTW, kasza gryczana is a must to try. And nature is beautiful in Poland. It's so green. We should love Poland, really. 12 points from Berlin.
In winter the burning of lignite is not healthy. Air in many cities is filled with particulates. Instead of scrubbers, the Duda government says the will plant more trees to scrub the Greenhouse Gases and that will do it. Myth. The trees, if in private, intensive managed for wood products, would need more than 2x the surface area of the country. Then, you must ask if the existing scrubbers are good to keep mercury from coal to be released (it is in the coal) , deposited on the land and forests (interferes with biological processes, increases forest mortality) Duda, that name rhymes with a portion of anatomy on your backside in Polish. It's what a snow jobbing, know nothing is called here. A "Du..."
My gf is polish and I've been twice so far, I highly recommend, the people are lovely and the food, beer, entertainment, beer, vodka is great! I also felt far safer in Poland then here in the UK. Amazing place.
Mickey Halford British wankers with Polish girls get the fuck out your polish girlfriend take her to a Great Britain or get the fuck out of Poland but don't bring your British it in my country fuck Great Britain
no. 11: Poles shake hands every day. In other countries you shake hands with people that you haven't seen for a while. In Poland you do it once a day. You come to the office in he morning - you have to do a round through all the rooms to say hello to everybody and do the handshaking ceremony. I was quite surprised by that.
the food.... the potatoes and cabbage. I like potatoes but after being there a while when I was in college my mom told me she was making my favorite meal when I got back home: steak and baked potatoes. I said, please... no more potatoes! The soups, mushrooms, fresh fruit and pastries are delicious though!
Polish people do not smile because they do not need to. I'm polish and it's very normal. Even i was asked if am i sad hah. It's very kind for us to hear from people from other countries something good about Poland. Greetings from Poland :)
Polish faces can be read like books. If a Pole is happy, he looks happy. If he is sad, he looks sad, etc. What emotions should have a person waiting for a bus, going to work/school, or performing other usual daily activities? That's why most of the time they have this neutral expression. This is typical in eastern europe, the people there are simple and honest. They don't have to pretend they are happy 24/7.
I'm Japanese. I lived in polish city Gdansk for 3 years. Polish people were very so kind that helped my life to live comfortably. Foods, culture, history, etc, many of things in Poland are very attractive to me. But I decided to back to Japan from Poland. I strongly feel fear of my future. The basic reason is economic. In fact, the wages aren't so high that I'm satisfied with. Compared with wages, it is not cheap to buy everything plus a high tax rate. Despite the low wages, it is very difficult to get a good job spending typically life. Many of polish student drop out the study in university for a difficult exam. Although my polish friend has the doctor diploma, she is keeping hunt a job. When I walked in street, elderly polish usually asked me to give them money. It seems that the Polish government doesn't work very well to use tax for polish economic. It is the real.
You should have seen the crap that the government is doing right now XDD They pay more to cows (yes, cows, I mean it) and children more than they pay teachers XD
I spent several nice vacations with plenty of good food in the Czech Republic in Harrachov, close to the polish border. I was impressed by the cleanliness in Poland, very well maintained roads and spotless houses in the villages. When I visited Karpacz, I felt like I was in a swiss ski-resort ... so beautiful and even affordable. Highly recommended for some days to spend there!
So, according to you there are virtually no roads in Krakow only kudus' trails running across Polish bush and immense dunes of an arid and empty regions of southern Poland. It's such a shame you didn't warn of avid lions and crocodiles awaiting unexpected tourists...
I love how you refer to polish language using czech word "prosím" (please). The right polish word is "prosze". But that´s ok, we understand our languages are extremely difficult to learn. And I share your admiration and love towards Poland and Poles. Greetings from Prague !
Exactly, I noticed that too. Prosim might be not understand by polish people. Proper word which means 'please' is "proszę", as our southern friend says :)
I didn't experience the stone face you talking about. I am Irish and have been there several times visiting friends as well as a tourist. Talking to my Polish friends, they find Americans too pushy and in their face a bit. Smile but be give people their space. They do appreciate if you make the effort to speak some Polish words, even if it is only one or two words. It was said to me by a waitress that I was the first English speaking Tourist she heard speaking Polish and it was much appricated. Reading Polish is not that hard, so you can say the word, if not understand it. Yes, the are a few extra symbols and W are pronounced as V. But nothing that can be remembered. Poland is a great country and I look forward to going back again!
People don't smile all the time, but men usually open you doors and offer you sits if you are a woman. I very appreciate this pollite yet quite vorgotten gestures😊 You will never meet such pollite people in Western Europe, especially in Germany. And polish women? They will always prepare you at least a fine cup of coffee with filigrant served sweets when you have a business meeting! And they will look fantastically stylish, especially those ladies from Warsaw😊 I am Russian, by the way, and i really feel myself very comfortable in Poland, surrounded by hearty honest people. I we would forget and forgive our common history...
the problem is one, we never forgot and never forgive ( that's why Poland was able to reborn after was cleaned ( erased "thx Pete" ) from the world map for over then 100 years ) .. dear, and that's not our fault .. this is very deep inside of our culture, history .. that must be.
I dont think when people in other countries walk in town and they have their own business to get done they will be smiling their best at everybody or crying. they will have a normal straight face.
nobody cares about your thanks. Despite rude words above.. is always nice to hear something nice bout specific country, especially if you live in. Tho honestly... nobody cares if you say "thanks" or not in this case. Why I'm so rude? Cause You - as individual unit - didn't do anything for this country. If this guy said something nice about your work, creation, servives, anything that he remembered, than yeah, u can answer like that, but in case u didnt do anything besides breathing in this city, it's nothing more than useless answer.
Smiling at people, being jovial in public is an American thing. The first time I left the states, I learned this. People don't expect that in other countries. It's actually refreshing to me.
That's true, but the name "Warsaw/Warszawa" relates to legend about fisherman named Wars and his wife named Sawa, there's another version saying that Wars captured mermaid which name was Sawa. That's why mermaid is Warsaw's icon.
About facial expressions. Here we seldom smile for no reason. Living and traveling in the countries of Western Europe I noticed that people are nice and smile just because others expect this. In fact, they don't think of you as positively as it looks. I definitely prefer a true smile or lack of smile on the faces than this smile on the western's faces.
Precisely. Fake, obligatory smiles of ppl who do not give an "F" about you are a shocking disovery made by every single Pole who visits Western European countries. In Poland we do not use our faces to hide what we think. We use them to express it.
You ever been to New York?? If you even look at someone they think you are weird. If you smile at someone they think you are a creep and want to kill them or rape them.
Maybe people in Western countires smile because they're happy and it makes them look friendly, so they probably talk a lot more to strangers and that makes them even more happy? :P
When I've been to Scotland I saw how polite and great people are. Also amazing for a Pole to see Wojtek's and general Maczek's statues in the centre of Edinburgh. One of the best places I've been to
Greetings from Poland-and from oldest Mountains in Europe- Swietokrzyskie Mountains, if you wonna cheap journey -come to our mouintains :) all this places are in short directions-till 100 km,check: Holly Cross(real part of it) in Łysa Góra Temple, Park of Miniatures-Sabat-Krajno, for kids: European Museum of Tale-Pacanów, and more for kids; Museum of Toys and Play-Kielce, Museum of Polish Villages in Tokarnia, Bałtów JuraPark-Jurassic Park, Chęciny Castle, Krzyżtopór Castle, Kadzielnia Rocks in Kielce, Military Museum in Skarżysko-Kamienna City, Paradise (Raj in Pl)-Cave (most beautifull cave in the world) Amazing "Devils Rocks"-Niekłań Wielki- from Jurassic Period- they have got beetwen 50-200 milion years! If you dream is to see real prehistoric culture-come to our poor Region :) Thanks for reading my comment :)
My father liked the Poles. He used to say during the Cold War that the United States should have told Russia that they can have France in exchange for Poland. Great video. I like the way you go right into it without any long introduction. Articulate and you stayed on point. Thank you.
People don't smile because they don't want to look like they trying to pick you up or look like they're too friendly. If you go to any of the European countries people really don't smile as much like they smile in United States on the streets and in the stores.
Thank you - Dziękuje Yes - Tak No - Nie Please - Proszę Goodbye - Do widzenia Hello - Cześć Table with broken legs - Stół z powyłamywanymi nogami xD ( Try to read this, even Polish people have problem with this) The beetle is buzzing in the ree - Chrząszcz Brzmi w Trzcinie ( Tongue twister) Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz ( You can read this ,,Gshegosh Bschetschschykiewitch":)) - Polish name Now you know why polish is called ,, Extremely hard to learn language" :)
Daniel : Totally agree with you man. During my stay all I could pick up was Dziekuje and I felt as if I had done a bachelor's major in some foreign language 😂. The people seemed cold on the outside but once they know you and they are very honest and modest people. Yes, the girls were gorgeus. Every one of them could land up roles in Hollywood if they made it to the USA.
Wooow, great :)))) If you are from India you should know Lisa Ray, a Canadian actress....her father is from India and her mom is from Poland and she was working for some years in India, she knows Hindu a little and she knows Polish :)) Her Bollywood movie was Kasoor.
Małgorzata Margaret .. I’m also from India and yes I remember Lisa Ray.. I haven’t seen the movie but songs were too good.. I too like Poland and polish people. Poland is really a beautiful country with good people.
so loved all of your comments! especially the Polish "face" i am from California and have been residing here for 3 years (polish husband ) and the no smile face gets me everytime , I will say though that the people that know me at my favorite stores and restaurants even ice cream place do smile back ,I really miss costumer service though we tip ,if we get it , and when the same server sees us at the same restaurant , we get great service. I do love polish people though, we have a crazy son (autisim) and they are the kindest most patient people ever ,even the children understand.
Something I've noticed watching RUclips videos is that many Polish cities have a well-developed public transit system. Some of it is older but very functional.
As Polish, I'm saying that you're surprisingly accurate in your observations. If asked, I would say that the main things about Poland are: *a heroic, amazing and also tragic history and a lot of its evidence (and cultural attachement to it); *a lot of nature (a sea, wonderful mountains, forests and even more farming fields, and much more); *cheap travelling (which is a bit unfortunate for Polish people, because while visiting other European countries the costs are quite... unpleasant for us); *an insane language (very poetical, though - I mean for example that, because of variety of words, you can describe one thing in 20 different ways); *specific people - we're generally 1. proud of our nation, and unfortunately 2. not very outgoing and a bit stiff, but try to make friends, because 3. once a man is a friendly "countryman", he's welcome and warmly treated; *very strong religion -90% Poles are catholic. We have a lot of beautiful churches and most of us go to churches on Sundays. And a tip: the religion can be either a very interesting or a very fierce topic of conversations - depends on people you're talking to, so be careful. There are some backwards, of course (as everywhere), but it's not that hard to meet wise people you can talk about religion with and see it's nicer than you may think; *three meals a day: the first - breakfast, the second - which is sth between a lunch and a dinner - and the third: a supper. And the middle one, let's say dinner - almost always includes potatoes. *not very many big cities - most of us live in little cosy towns and even cosier villages. Poland is really a place allowing you to relax. I strongly recommend visiting countryside here! Poland is very specific, but after a moment of surprise (maybe shock) you'll see its beauty and you'll fall in love with it (which I suppose, and I hope). I really encourage you to come and visit my country, so you can see for yourself.
I was totally blown away by Poland. I loved the museums so well made. Didn't love Warsaw as much, but Krakow was amazing. i didn't know what to really except from Poland besides the fact that wee were going to see a lot of WW2 history. But I think the thing that shocked me the most was how very clean literally everything was in Krakow, we got in at like 5am so we got to see the town wake up and the street sweepers. Amazing food, incredible pastries, and honestly the people where so beautiful and friendly.
"Zakopane is cheap" it sounds funny to us. Zakopane is one of the most expensive places in Poland, most Poles avoid it because of it's high-leveled prices. But it's most tourist-oriented place in Poland. Anyway it's a good place to visit. If you still want to spend less money on hollyday, Ukraine is also a good idea. Prices are ridiclously low there, even for us :)
No, Zakopane is not very expensive place in Poland. If you use your brain. I visited Polish Tatra mts many times, and always stayed in Zakopane, in very decent guesthouses (even more than decent - with very good conditions) for prices like in provincional agro-homestay. Just don't go there in high season and don't stay in center. 15-20 minutes walking distance from Krupowki, prices are much lower than in center. Trust me, in every tourist country around of world in high season prices are at least 50% higher than in low or shoulder seasons. By the way: compare prices in Zakopane with prices in Slovakia ;)
Jude, you don't understand, 1US dollar= 4 zł. For Poles it is expensive. No one in Poland cares about how cheap it is for tourists. No one really cares anyway.
The thing is, Europeans don't like american service either (I can speak at least for Germany and Poland) :D I guess Eropeans are more introvert and if they go to the restaurant, they just want to eat or talk with the person they went there with. So basically after they said what do they want to eat and drink they want to be lived alone by all the waiters. A waiter coming to your table every 5 minutes is an european nightmare, because every time you have to stop your conversation for no reason ;) There is also no point in asking if everything is ok, because most of the Europeans would not say if they don't like the food. They are just to shy and they don't want to be rude. So the conversation with the waiter is always the same, no need to ask many times.
I'm not sure that was his point exactly. I'm English and we would also never complain to a waiter but just in general it's very noticeable that hospitality workers aren't smiley in Poland. Often it seems like talking to a customer is a drag for them. Although, it must be said that in recent years in big cities like Warsaw this has definitely been getting better.
As a polish guy i can tell you that we don't smile when there is no reason to do it. Like when we walk for example to the shop we don't smile cuz why would we? There's nothing funny about our little "journey".
I think we (Poles) are just unkowingly taking it from others. I mean I saw it when I was a cashier in a big market here in Poland (summer job). At the beginning I was smiling to everyone but after some time and a few rude people who didn't even bother to say "good morning" back to me I just stopped caring about that as well. You just get tired of things like that and start act similar if you want it or not. I wouldn't describe myself as 'no emotion face' type but apparently my friends keep saying me that my face is just telling others to stay away from me. Hmmm... maybe we're just born like that XD That's also very interesting 'cause I've never really seen this, so when I heard it I was just like 'no way, we aren't like that!'. But after some thinking (and looking at myself in the mirror) I just kinda got it XDXDXD
I'm British and I've been learning Polish for some years. Prz is pronounced like 'psh' as in 'cheap shirts', and the Ł is pronounced like an English W. Sz is like sh in English and Cz is like ch in English, and sometimes you get them together like in 'barszcz'. It's really not that hard to pronounce.
Conway79 - it's close to what you say but not exactly. The Sz Cz Rz sounds the way you describe will help you get by but you'll very much be speaking with an accent.
Ouroboros That is true, but sz=sh and cz=ch is how I learnt it, and it's probably the easiest way for an English speaker to learn. It's like the T and D sounds - I learnt that they're made on the teeth in Polish and not alveolar ridge like they are in English, but I can't hear the difference when others speak or when I made the sounds, so I don't bother trying to do it when I speak Polish.
I'm Polish. For me it is strange when a person whom I do not know l, and whom I only pass on the street smiles at me. Smile means something to us. We don't smile because we have to. Smile means something. That is the difference.
You're wrong about the last point. Service isn't bad. It's relaxed. They realized long ago that some things take time to do correctly, and it is a Pole's nature to get it right. They're not of the opinion that if at first you fail, try, try again. Their attitude is get it right the first time. There's no need to learn from mistakes if you don't make any. Saves time. Makes people happier.
I think he words it that way for America. Tourists that are used to the overbearing “good” service back home. I hear a lot of stories from my ignorant fellow Americans putting up a stink and getting offended by the “bad” service in other countries. He is probably trying to prepare those kinds of people for what they perceive as “bad” service.
Quick Polish pronunciation lesson for Wolters World and others ;) Get yourself familiar with this and you'll read Polish words like you live there: Ł(ł) = English W W = English V (there is no V in our alphabet; example: "Var-sha-va" is how we say Warszawa[Warsaw]) I = English E A = English "Ah" sound E = English "Eh" sound SZ = English SH CZ read as CZ in "Czech Republic" DŻ = English J (as in the name "Jenna" or "Jamaica" or "Would you") DŹ = English J (but more like in the name "Jeena"; it's a softer DŻ with more ringing) Ż(ż) and RZ (same thing)= G from the word "mirage" or French J (as in the name "Jean Claude van Damme") Ź(ź) = sounds like the end part of Polish DŹ Ó(ó) and U (same thing)= English "You" sound after you remove "Y" (Ó and U have the same sound here; it's just a grammatic leftover nonsense) Ą(ą) = nasal A with French flavour (French spelling: Bon Jour = Polish spelling: Bą Żur) Ę(ę) = nasal E with French flavour (French spelling: Vin = Polish spelling: Wę) Ń(ń) and "Ni" = English "knee" sound; Ń is just nasal, shortened variant of "NI" sound (The Knights Who Say "Ni!" from Monthy Python know how it works haha) Regarding Ś and Ć... I've got nothing. I guess sounds are too different. But they are simillar to "NI and Ń" in principle - "Ś" is a shortened "Si" and "Ć" is a shortened "Ci". There you go. Now you can read Polish. You're welcome!
EdgarTheRaven: Wytłumaczyłeś to tak dobrze, że zrobiłam kopię dla przyjaciół i rodziny; tych dzielnych dusz, które próbują nauczyć się naszego języka! Dziękuję bardzo! Pozdrowienia z Kanady.
I'm of Polish descent. One thing that seems to shock a lot of people is Polish coffee. Similar to the Turks, Polish coffee consists of finely ground coffee in the cup combined with boiled water. The ground coffee sinks to the bottom of the cup, and you drink it with the grindings in the cup. Most people who are unfamiliar with Polish or Turkish culture never imagine making coffee this way.
Isn't that just the most simple and normal thing to do with the cofee? ;) Haha... it's funny, I would never think that could suprise anyone - but I am Polish ;) I mean you don't even need any equipment, cofee mechines etc... just cofee and water and a mug, how simpler could it be? :D
Well, I used to have a friend who had a very old graphics of his family tree. He was very proud but 90% of it came from the fact that one of his ancestors whose name was depicted there was said to participate in the Vienna battle in 1683. And his family legend said that after the successful Polish charge on the Turkish camp he was the lucky conqueror of the tent full of - yes - coffee. Very nasty things happened in that camp, let’s say we managed to convince the Turks never to return to Vienna other than for sightseeing. Anyways, the plundering lasted for hours, every noble tried to grab and hold as many treasures as he could and some of them did pretty well collecting carpets and jewels etc. but this guy ended up with bags of coffee and immediately became the target of all the mockery. The story further said he remained in the city and established the first cafeteria there, then remained in business, started importing the coffee and developed to a kind of a franchised network we know of today. He became much richer than those jewelry owners. I don’t know how much of it is true and if he’d ever come back to Poland but it may have been how it all started. I think it’s OK to reveal his name for history lovers so they could mine for more: Kasprzyk
My grandfather and greatgrand father was from Poland & they were very committed with family and history.. I wish to visit someday----God Bless my dear Poland --from Atlanta Ga--USA
11. Poland has the saddest history of any country in Europe. It wasn't on map for more than a hundred years and it became free in 1918, after being participated between Austria, Russia and Prussia since 1795. Poland fought for it's independence in ww2, but it was sold to Stalin by USA and other allies. Cheers, I'm really happy and proud that I can speak Polish and German or Russian won't punish me for that! Long live Poland.
Poland has the saddest history of any country in Europe? -What about Irish? The Partition of Poland was a piece of cake in comparison to hundreds years of english occupation of Ireland. No mention the peoples of Balkan crying in ottoman chains.
Damian B Did you call a participation of my homeland as a fucking piece of cake? Read history boy, I know history of Ireland, Scotland and Balcans. Poland has the saddest history, because Poles did what they could to be free for 10 centuries. Since X they defended against Germans and Russians. Untill XIV century also against Czech. When in XVII century Sweden became strong country, Poles had to deal with them also. Since XVI century it had to deal with Cossaks. Since XI century against Mongols and Tatars. Since XV against Ottomans. In XVIII betrayed by Austria. Since 1795 Poland wasnt independent untill 1918. In 1918 it fought against Soviets. In 39 against Germans. Soviets 17 of September broke nonagression pact with Poland and annexed half of it. After WW2 Poland had to deal with communism. So if we sum it up Poland is very young. Ireland became independent after ww1 and it wasnt betrayed by allies as Poland was. It hadnt communism. Scotland fought for its independence with courage, but they created great empire with England. Poles didnt neither with Germans or Russians. Balcan nations have also very sad history, it shows for example Greece, where like Poland it fought for its independence against Italians as Poles with Soviets in 20.
The summer I spent in Poland it rained a lot. I hadn't brought my umbrella on a particularly drenching day trip so I went to a store in a small town where no one spoke English and I could not remember what the Polish word was. So I gestured like rain dropping on my head, acting like I am trying to open an umbrella, and ducking the deluge that was outside getting nowhere with a manager when a cute little clerk popped up from behind the counter and said "You want something to stop bird poop? Upstairs in the parasol area". I love Poland.
I was a bit shocked that there is such a vibrant craft beer scene in Poland. Lots of local breweries are producing some really creative delicious beers indeed. Excellent video as usual! 👍
I`ll tell you something scary. Polish beer and vodka are going to shit my friends. Even spirit, that i dilluted with carmel, and drank at some occasions up to not so long ago, is now perfumed with some shit... They were far better few years back, but, like always, as soon as commercial thinking sets in... You want good alcohol? Go and find people who make good moonshine, try beer that is local, and you`ll get thing that is first rate And if you find our beer tasty... What kind of swilr they make in your country???
Im Polish and I used to live in England. I’ve been told many times im grumpy and not friendly but i am just real ;) i met so many people smiling to me while not actually being nice to me. I think its beautiful in our culture that we are honest. I love to smile and laugh, all my friends will tell you im the one who is positive and crazy, but i don’t have to smile all the time when i don’t feel like to ;) anyway im sure you have noticed that almost all poles are warm and lovely when we get to know somebody more. So its worth to know us 😃 see you in Poland!
Foreigners think that it's cheap in Poland but it's not true. You just earn much more than average Pole (even if you get minimum wage). Prices are usually similar or higher than abroad if you look at figures, especially electronics, cars, houses, furniture etc. You also mentioned veganism - generally, Poland is not very veggie-friendly country and it's almost impossible to get vegan meal (I mean, real meal, not some potatoes and salad) except big cities but it's changing slowly. Dairy-free and meat-free alternatives are not cheap either. Soy milk costs 5-8 while almond milk even 15 which is more than minimum pay for one hour.
so you just have to shit on your country congrats hope you feel better btw half what you just said is blatant lies good luck friend in your lying business war hope god forgives you cause ppl wont
Yea I've been there with my friend too. Crakow was a wery happy place in that time with a large numbers of young people !!! What was wonderfull really !!!
I live in England and all of my friends are polish and I want to visit their contry so much This videos are helping me so much but you are saying prosze wrong Greetings from portugal !
Try smiling if you live between Germany and Russia.
XD
and have been invaded by them so many times in history
yeah
Prussia invaded 3 times :P
MADE ME SNORT
Kocham Polskę i polski język ! Jestem ormianką i jestem od kilku lat niezmiennie zakochana w tym języku! Uczę się polskiego z wielką przyjemnością .Pozdrawiam wszystkich Polaków bardzo serdecznie!
Li Ly Wspaniale słyszeć, że lubisz nasz kraj, mam nadzieję, że się na nim nie zawiedziesz! Pozdrowienia z Lublina :)
Li Ly
Mi też jest miło czytać takie rzeczy. Powodzenia w nauce języka polskiego. Mieszkasz w Polsce ?
Monika Kawa mieszkam w Armenii :)
Dziękuję bardzo za miłe słowa !
Wera K. Dziękuję :)
Li Ly Pozdrawiam !
Also to American viewers: Don't be scared of Poland and Eastern Europe in general. Its not 80's anymore. Poland is more safe than UK, France or USA.
+Slashplite a nice preview for this Wednesday's video
Slashplite, my husband and I just got done backpacking Eastern Europe and we already can wait to go back! Everyone was so friendly and the food was amazing.
I'm American and I just finished backpacking from Estonia to Serbia, including Poland, Ukraine (Lviv), Budapest, etc. and only met 4 Americans. I remarked to myself, "Where are all the Americans?" I found them all when I finally arrived in Nice, France.
Kathryn Patchoski it's been over a decade and I'm still dreaming of coming back as well as the food!!
I am Italian and I do not think to Poland as a dangerous place.
I'm Irish living in Ireland and there million's of polish living here I like polish people a lot good strong people who are super polite God bless the polish
only ca 100 000 Poles lived in Ireland (with about 3 mln Irish people) some years ago, and half of this number live there now.
@@alh6255 in 2016 there was 122.515 thousand poles living in Ireland trust me that number has increased you have obviously never been there
Im English living in England and feel the same way mate. Love the Poles. I understand people have issues/concerns regarding immigration, as do I, but I feel that Poles are unfairly treated in that respect.
Ireland has a population of like 3 million...wtf
Sorry folks the polish in Ireland are at about 140.000 people also the pop of Ireland south is 4.8 million last census 2016
about polish face..... we are real, when we are happy, you see, when we are unhappy you see it too, we don't pretend much...
lis lisser that’s it!!!
True.
some cultures say " keep smiling" but it is not always genuine. I do not mind seeing lots of serious faces, I do not like angry faces..
I will say" Nice face"
Im polish ... true :|
I'm a simple hungarian, if I say some Poland related video I like it. Nice people, rich culture, beautiful cities, good food and european values, thats Poland. Greetings from Hungary.
Balázs Tóth Budapest nad Eger are beautiful
Barbara Dąbrowska thank you. I attended high school in Eger so I can confirm. :)
Balázs Tóth I Really Want To Come To Hungary :
i'm a simple pole, i see hungarian pal commenting i like and love them unconditionally, greetings from Poland.
Balázs Tóth I know that you’ve posted this long time ago but I just wanted to say that I really want to see Budapest next year! Greetings to you my brother! 😊
As a Czech person living just few kilometers from Polish border I'm sorry that Western tourists don't know much about Poland. I always enjoy time there :-) If you want to see Europe from different corner where its cheaper yet still safe and fun, you should definitively visit Poland.
+Lucius I. Patriot Bygotte de Aquitas I agree a lot of people are missing out.
Lucius I. Patriot Bygotte de Aquitas I think it will become more popular as other parts of Europe are sadly becoming too dangerous to visit. It looks wonderful!
I agree - I have not been in Poland yet, but I absolutely want to go there in one of my next holidays (I'm German). So many Germans always want to fly half around the globe for their holidays - Europe is so beautiful though!
I had a part-Polish roommate--he was American. He was very nice! Also, I had a Brazilian friend who moved to Poland and he liked it and the food. He said the food was better than Ireland and the people were more open. I've thought about Poland but now I know, if I go, I should visit Krakaw. Is it cold there?
Its 22-26 now. Close to 30 in summer.
I love the Polish people and the ones I’ve met here in the UK are some of the most open, friendly and fun people. A great intellect too. I think I’ll make a visit one day to Poland.
I hate being Polish
@RATED_HEX yes plz
@@yashaisjdoakd America peaked in the 90s
@@yashaisjdoakd Anybody who wants to live in Poland at this time is either a hard right winger or is not aware of the "Law and Order " party in charge. They are taking peoples freedoms away and vilifying those who are different. The present political climate is really no different than before the fall of communism. The fact that they embraced the authoritarian politics of trump makes me ashamed of my heritage. I thought that since I speak the language and spent time there studying in the early 70"s that maybe I would be able to retire in Poland but until they embrace true democracy I will remain in the USA and so will my retirement pension. I wish you the best of luck.
@michael Grabianowski you should try live in Israel as a "different" if you don't like it in Poland:) Or in free Canada to have your account blocked and truck confiscated for protesting. Democracy is better off in Poland than in US - at least all the main media don't tell the same and aren't owned by the same.
You can say whatever you want and you don't get cancelled -although this threat grows since people copy the fashion and think it is democracy... You can say what you want but yes - there is responsibility and there can be consequences - for example you will get sued by state for calling "murderers" the border guards who don't let illegal immigrants freely. And it is fair - for vast majority of Polish citizens - it seems not for you.
My grandparents were from Poland. I wish I could have taken my mother there before she passed away. She could speak some Polish. I'm proud to have Polish blood in my veins.
Hope you will visit your's ancestors homeland :)
Im half Polish and I am proud!
Kathy D
Your name is Kasia in Polish.
Kathy D you should be proud
Poland is proud of you
My Norwegian wife says that the Norwegians use to smile and ask you "how are you" in the streets, but when you have a problem they don't even recognize you the day after. The Poles looks sour, but if you have a problem they always use to help you to solve it. The true friends, she says. ;-)
Thanks :)
My mom was Polish- sweetest people😚😙😙
This is soooo true, we Poles look pissed off, hateful and sour xD, but if you have a problem - do not look any further
Awesome commentary
Yes, it's better to be natural, without this hypocrisy "How are you? fine OK! (in mind: my mother died 3 days ago)" cause you will loose friends if you will show problems immediately. Never the case in Poland
I've been to Poland several times. I absolutely LOVE this country and its people.
FOTOREFLECTION ~ Wedding and Portraits Photography awww thank you! I’m from Poland:)
Thanks (I'm Polish)
FOTOREFLECTION ~ Wedding and Portraits Photography ^.^
Hey in polish is hey
Thanks
I live in Chicago where there is a large Polish community. I find them to be nice and polite and down to earth. I like them a lot.
Just a correction:
Prosim is please in Chech or Slovak.
It is Proszę in Polish :)
Exactly! But he is still making the same mistake in every video. Dude is annoying!
I'm glad someone else noticed this, it's irritating me.
@@KairraKat And he's surprised that they smile hearing "prosim" - this is actually funny because Poles mostly find Chech's speech funny ;)
So they are laughing at him :D
That's Mario Batali for yah!
Doomer's Cigarette , phonetically it is pronounced Pro-sha, the “r” is rolled.
Cheers from Brazil, Polish friends
Cheers! ❤
Greetings mate :D I know that it is so far. But if you go to Poland. You will have really good time ;)
kleber povoacao thanks/dziękuję
@begnini87 You are welcome here :D Where exactly do you go? :D
kleber povoacao
Thanks from poland
Haha! you really made me lose my poker face, pozdrowienia z Polski!
+PrzypadkoweCyferki ;)
ksiezniczki barbi
PrzypadkoweCyferki same
Mój nick jest trochę przeciwieństwem moje panie PrzypadkoweCyferki.
PrzypadkoweCyferki sama zauważyłam, że większość ludzi których mijałam na ulicy ma taką twarz co bardzo mnie śmieszyło i coś czuje że sama często mam taką. Jednak jeżeli się widzi grupkę ludzi którzy spędzają razem czas na ich twarzach zawsze gości uśmiech! No chyba się pokłucą xD
I love the Polish people! As an American who lived in Germany for many years and traveled extensively throughout Europe I jokingly called Polish people Americans because the minute you talk to them they’re like super super super friendly compared to other European countries. I hate to do stereotypes but it is how I felt. That truly was my experience. It’s interesting because very few people speak English but everyone really wants to try and help you if you try and speak Polish. You know as I said I just loved Poland and I plan on going back.
Thank you very much. I'm a cashier and here I met American woman.(she's a customer in my store) She's very nice and she's happy that she lives here since few years. Greetings from Warsaw. 😊
is Good that the Polish People loves their Country and Protect it.
Novel Viva polish and proud!!
Poland is beautiful. The Polish are extremely nice. Kisses from a German neighbor.
@jon ford what is wrong with you
Ich liebe Deutschland und Deutsche volk auch
@jon ford in Poland sex without a marriage is illegal
@@jaymello3731 Hahaha! Really? I live in Poland over 50 years and didn't know that.
Ulrich Lehnhardt thanks! ( Btw love german cheese!)
My best friend of 32 years is Polish. She's stunningly beautiful, devoutly Catholic, kind, sincere, loving and just the best. Thanks be to God and to Poland. 😊
I hate being Polish
sweat:)
11th thing is the fact, that if the video is about Poland, then 90% of comments will be written by Poles
It's the same with videos done by americans commenting on germany, apparently. There is one channel where a woman moved to germany and talks about comparisons, she mentioned that most of her viewers are really germans. And judging by the portuguese comments in another channel it is apparently pretty common everywhere when it comes to european countries. It's either wannabe tourists, poeple who have already been there or people from the country. Except me. I'm neither polish nor american, I was just watching the english history cooking videos and I end up watching food comparison videos and then I end up in tourist channels like this one XD.
Welp right, we are so arrogant when someone starts to talk something good about us or our country
I'm Czech and I've been to Poland 6-7x and every time I went there I felt like I was still in CZ (after about 15 minutes) except for a couple of things, like the street signs being in Polish, and everything is in a "sklep." Very confusing because in Czech, "sklep" means "basement" and I was looking for a Lada auto parts store, and everybody was telling me how to get to the basement of the auto parts store (I thought). I was like "Ne SKLEP Mototechny, ale jenom Mototechna!" The parking situation is also strange and I never will understand it. If I lived up there I could learn Polish in 3 months but some things I will never understand like the excessive religiousness and the obsession with football teams. Everybody up there thought I was at least some tiny percentage Polish but I'm not. Definitely a decent and safe country to visit, and if I had to live somewhere else, I'd move there.
It's shocking?
@Wiralek TV That doesn't actually matter😂😉🇵🇱
Beautiful Poland! ! Greetings from Uruguay
Thanks! :Greetings from Polen (Poland)
your u gay ?
Uruguay is fantastic and you people just amazing. been there last year and defiantly come back. next time in summer ;)
Ignacio Perez thanks!
In march I'll visit Uruguay again.I am looking forward to drink mate on Mantevideo streets!. One of the most gorgeous countries in the world!
I LOVE POLAND! from HUNGARY
Polish people love Hungary :)
True. :) Lengyel, magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát :) Szacunek :)
Polska to sztosy
I got a hungarian bff and im polish. kurwa.
Anna's World LOVE LOVE LOVE HUNGARY 🇭🇺 💜 kisses from Cyprus 🇨🇾 💜
I'm Russian and we've got the same here. People just don't smile for no reason in either Russia or Poland or other slavic countries. But when it's about friendship, I guess, we're way better, I mean we will always help and support our friends or relatives. Slavs don't like to make people paying any attention for them on the streets, that's also important.
Balkan Slavic countries are different Serbia Bosnia Montenegro Croatia u can see people on streets smile a lot ;)
יצחק וואלסמאן doesn't like every country not smile for no reason?
What kind of stupid shit is that?
@@kvj541 weź stary. serio?
Yeah its just not being fake, we do not pretend much or try to make impression on random people. Idk if its good or bad but thats who we are
@@dark_paradise27 they have much more Sun 😁
Poland is one of the most beautiful countries I've ever visited, loved it.
I agree!I was just there last month and oh I left my heart in Poland! I love it!
I could eat potatoes everyday. Poland, I'm coming.
I hope you know, that we are planting at least dozen speciec of potatoes, and each of them taste different, even if their made same way?
Cabbage also btw..
Anilu Gómez then you have to go to west Poland
Jesus im sick of potatoes :D
Anilu Gómez when you go to Poland remember to get traditional meal which is żurek and pork chop with mashed potatoes and cabbage also remember to visit Kołobrzeg it's nice place good for visit and leisure
Napisałeś jakby to było jedno danie:D
Don't complain about slow service. The more you are waiting (to some extent of course) the more chance you have to get freshly cooked meal instead of the one just warmed up in microwave. :)
That's true. I'm from Poland, but live in US and see that people here are getting angry when they waiting longer for food, they're not realizing that for fresh made and nutritious meal you just have to wait longer.
@@kkrwazie You haven't seen Kitchen Nightmares, have you?
Food in Poland is awesome! I went during Easter and in Krakòw square they had this big barbecue in the market so I had sausage, some other bit of pork, potatos and sauerkraut all for about £10, absolutely amazing. And also I loved the obarwazernik krakowiski, is that's how it's spelt? Like massive pretzels crossed with bread rolls, sometimes I'd just go get a get a couple of those and that'd be my lunch sorted for around £3!
@@AmazinglyAwkward obwarzanek* :)
@@AmazinglyAwkward you know it is cheap only to foreigners we have to pay here as much proportional to you
"They don't smile."
Why everybody acts like this doesn't happen in any other country. If you smile 24/7 you're a psychopath.
Ha ha ha I love your comment so funny
Pro tip: it doesn't happen in every other country. Im polish but i live in Dublin now. People tend to smile to each other for no reason at all. Even if you pass stranger in a public restroom, or catch eye contact with someone on the street- there is a high chance they might smile at you. Something that will never-ever happen in poland lmao
@@bellatrix1408 I assume you've met every single person who lives in Dublin. You're with them every minute, so you can tell they never stop smiling.
@@bellatrix1408 @ why do poland don't like smile? smile is beautiful think, I will visit poland soon I will try not smile coz I don't want poland people think I am crazy or stupid
@@sweetberries683 Better do not do that. They will think you are rude or something. Just be yourself.
I'm America and did a 7 week roadtrip through Europe in 2012. I'm a bit of an extrovert. When I travel somewhere I want to meet new people and see how they live. I want to eat what they eat and drink what they drink(bison grass vodka, yes please). Poland, specifically Warsaw and Krakow, were amazing. Along with the Greeks the Poles were the nicest, warmest, most welcoming people I met on my trip. Paris, London, Vienna, and Amsterdam, were all great but if I had to pick a favorite it would be Warsaw because of the wonderful people.
bóg błogosław lud polski po
nice:)
Uhm i'd like to say few things:
1. We don't smile when there is no reason to do it. We actually think that people smiling all the time and without reason are just fake.
2. Younger generation is less religious than elderly people.
3. You usually have it listed on the menu that you will get potatoes or cabage with your dinner etc.
4. Please = proszę, not prosim.
5. Actually there are a lot of tourists in Cracow or Wroclaw but in certain time of the year.
6. Yup it's quite green here. I love polish forests.
7. Waiters are almost always friendly and polite (that's a part of their job). They don't smile all the time, but usually when they give you your food they will smile and say "smacznego" = "enjoy your meal". Service won't come to you every 5 minutes with a huge smile asking if you like the food or need something, but they are ready if you want something. They just don't want to bother you when you are enyoing your food :)
8. If you are a tourist then you should visit not only big Cities, but also the smaller ones like "Sandomierz" or even countryside.
That's it, have fun visiting Poland :)
'It's proszę!"
*A minute later:*
*"Cracow."*
Prosim is Czech
8: visited Kolobrzeg once, and I left my heart there. Thinking about going back there actually, would you recommend me the best month to visit?
@@kosherboyy i think July or August, summertime. But it tends to rain at times. August is better. Visited it in 2011 but i also love Dźwirzyno and Dąbki.
@@IzayoiArwena oh thanks a lot for the suggestion! I might go a lil later than August I guess...ticket prices are outta my budget during the summer haha. Anyway, thanks a lot for the alternative cities too.
*I'm From INDIA and I'm living in POLAND for 2.5 years. I love this country.. POLAND is the cleanest and beautiful country in the Europe.. Itz million times Peaceful and awesome than all other European country*
Diaz Wellington hello from South Africa.. I am an Indian too and would love to relocate to Poland .. any suggestion🤗
Seema Dhaler yeah u can come here without any fear... this is the calm and peaceful country u will c in Europe... and it’s located in the heart of Europe so u can easily travel to any part of Europe during vacation... racism are very less here... see u soon in poland 🇵🇱
Diaz Wellington thanks a million for the swift reply.. I am Muslim so looking in for halal food and mosque around.. I am formally born and brought up in Dubai then after marriage move to South Africa.. now would love to be a part of Poland..
Diaz Wellington which part of India are you from?
Diaz Wellington this sounds so informative and helps me to make a better decision .. thanks a lot
I’m polish but i live in the us and I walk around with the “polish face” and people always if I’m ok or if I’m sad and I’m always like no.... I’m fine lol edit: i don’t remember writing this but i feel cool that you people liked it
Joseph Stalin oh nyet
I do the same thing! (a pole who lives in uk)
I'm American and I have the 'polish face'. then again, i have Aspergers
katie macleod sameeee
So it is the polish syndrom? XD
I love Poland, and I love polish people.
When I traveled there, I was helped by the local people there, I was so thankful.
This is a very beautiful country, food tastes great, cheap, scenery is beautiful, churches are big and gorgeous.
My Polish friends are all very nice, generous, welcoming. Much politer than we Germans are. I mean they are very polite. And they do a lot to improve their living conditions. I guess they work very hard.
My favourite place is Szczecin. His number one is not mine.
Food? BTW, kasza gryczana is a must to try.
And nature is beautiful in Poland. It's so green.
We should love Poland, really.
12 points from Berlin.
Mine too but I was born there so I guess I'm biased. Greetings...
I love Berlin! From Poland ♥ :)
Greetings from Szczecin :)
Ohh! I really love Szcecin too. It's like an hour from my home.
In winter the burning of lignite is not healthy. Air in many cities is filled with particulates.
Instead of scrubbers, the Duda government says the will plant more trees to scrub the Greenhouse Gases and that will do it.
Myth. The trees, if in private, intensive managed for wood products, would need more than 2x the surface area of the country. Then, you must ask if the existing scrubbers are good to keep mercury from coal to be released (it is in the coal) , deposited on the land and forests (interferes with biological processes, increases forest mortality) Duda, that name rhymes with a portion of anatomy on your backside in Polish. It's what a snow jobbing, know nothing is called here.
A "Du..."
Polish people are some of the nicest ive met. Greetings from Romania 🇷🇴😝
I can say the same about Romanian People 🇵🇱❤🇹🇩
GAB0NE thx I’m polish
Not in league and i m from poland
GAB0NE thank you ❤️
As long you are not a Jew .Ha, Ha,Ha.🙄🤭
My gf is polish and I've been twice so far, I highly recommend, the people are lovely and the food, beer, entertainment, beer, vodka is great! I also felt far safer in Poland then here in the UK. Amazing place.
Two times "beer" Good choice! ;)
Mickey Halford yeah I know right no sketchy people
Mickey Halford British wankers with Polish girls get the fuck out your polish girlfriend take her to a Great Britain or get the fuck out of Poland but don't bring your British it in my country fuck Great Britain
no. 11: Poles shake hands every day. In other countries you shake hands with people that you haven't seen for a while. In Poland you do it once a day. You come to the office in he morning - you have to do a round through all the rooms to say hello to everybody and do the handshaking ceremony. I was quite surprised by that.
Number 1 suprised me
Couse i thgout evryone walks like that XD
true
Same XD
It is natural, right? There's nothing that makes you happy or sad in the moment, so you do neutral.
Mateusz Nowak because this isn t true
U made my day. xD but how?! Ppl can have difrent faces? :o
Been to Poland twice, one of my favorite vacations, saw a lot of the country, very beautiful country, great food, and tons of history!
lidd69 I got to Poland every year... I'm Polish 😂😜
I'm glad :D I am curious. Have you seen Wrocław? :D ( my city ;D I had to ask about that ;D )
the food.... the potatoes and cabbage. I like potatoes but after being there a while when I was in college my mom told me she was making my favorite meal when I got back home: steak and baked potatoes. I said, please... no more potatoes! The soups, mushrooms, fresh fruit and pastries are delicious though!
I loved watching this. Poland is one of my most favorite countries!
Pepe same
Pepe wow Thanks that you like my language 😁😁😁
Polish people do not smile because they do not need to. I'm polish and it's very normal. Even i was asked if am i sad hah. It's very kind for us to hear from people from other countries something good about Poland. Greetings from Poland :)
Polish faces can be read like books.
If a Pole is happy, he looks happy. If he is sad, he looks sad, etc.
What emotions should have a person waiting for a bus, going to work/school, or performing other usual daily activities?
That's why most of the time they have this neutral expression.
This is typical in eastern europe, the people there are simple and honest.
They don't have to pretend they are happy 24/7.
wiesz w innych krajach są weseli bo cieszą się z życia dla nas życie to katorga
Mów za siebie proszę.
Bartosz Perończyk Mówi, bo pieprzy. :)
Moze dla ciebie.
Erwin Fuchs from my experience Polish ppl always look like they're mad at or something.
I speak polish - what's your superpower?
...Polish people don't like such comments
I speak a little, so I might have a medium power.
That would actually tie to speaking Polish because if you can speak it, your tongue is out of this world powerful.
I do not understand I. Please, write in polish.
Monika Kawa where you from?
I'm Japanese.
I lived in polish city Gdansk for 3 years.
Polish people were very so kind that helped my life to live comfortably.
Foods, culture, history, etc, many of things in Poland are very attractive to me.
But I decided to back to Japan from Poland.
I strongly feel fear of my future.
The basic reason is economic.
In fact, the wages aren't so high that I'm satisfied with.
Compared with wages, it is not cheap to buy everything plus a high tax rate.
Despite the low wages, it is very difficult to get a good job spending typically life.
Many of polish student drop out the study in university for a difficult exam.
Although my polish friend has the doctor diploma, she is keeping hunt a job.
When I walked in street, elderly polish usually asked me to give them money.
It seems that the Polish government doesn't work very well to use tax for polish economic.
It is the real.
お年寄りからお金ちょうだいと言われたんですか？たまにホームレスいるがそこまでじゃないと思う。。
経済的にも大分良くなってきた。失業率は他のヨーロッパ国に比べると低いし、仕事はたくさんある。逆に人が足りていない感じ。
You should have seen the crap that the government is doing right now XDD
They pay more to cows (yes, cows, I mean it) and children more than they pay teachers XD
But food in japan is the best
@@reiphas To farmers, not cows
@@marcelium.
For cows, so it's basically the same thing
Polish Greetings from Norway 🤗,love and Light🇳🇴🇵🇱
You was in Narvik?? :)
@@X32-n8b almost, Oslo in Norway 🤗🌌👍
Ahh haaland noooooo
I spent several nice vacations with plenty of good food in the Czech Republic in Harrachov, close to the polish border. I was impressed by the cleanliness in Poland, very well maintained roads and spotless houses in the villages. When I visited Karpacz, I felt like I was in a swiss ski-resort ... so beautiful and even affordable. Highly recommended for some days to spend there!
maerzen77 hah you haven't seen the roads in Kraków, main roads are like Dakar race paths xd
So, according to you there are virtually no roads in Krakow only kudus' trails running across Polish bush and
immense dunes of an arid and empty regions of southern Poland. It's such a shame you didn't warn of avid lions and crocodiles awaiting unexpected tourists...
Ahh shut it child if you don't get the simple metaphor just be quiet.
" Roma locuta, causa finita "
yes good job kid
I love how you refer to polish language using czech word "prosím" (please). The right polish word is "prosze". But that´s ok, we understand our languages are extremely difficult to learn. And I share your admiration and love towards Poland and Poles. Greetings from Prague !
proszę*
Hehehe))) Polak i Czech rozumieją te niuanse językowe. Amerykanin- nie))) Dla niego prosim, czy proszę to brzmi tak samo)))
@@naonaonia ale jak powiedzą w Polsce "prosim" to nie każdy się domyśli o co chodzi ;)
Exactly, I noticed that too. Prosim might be not understand by polish people. Proper word which means 'please' is "proszę", as our southern friend says :)
All slavics language is hard
Greetings from Mexico Polish friends
Aquamarine ball act 4 I'm Pole and visiting Mexico in 3 weeks. Cant wait ✌️✌️
From which part of Mexico are you?, I'm Mexican too also
Hope you enjoy!! If you have questions feel free to ask.. I'm visiting Warsaw soon too (:
Enrique Delgado Thank you very much !! I will be in safety hands of my Mexican friend ✌️✌️
peeene head We love you anyways (:
Hope to visit Poland soon! love from Mexico 🇲🇽 🇵🇱
Zapraszamy:))
Did you go yet?
Bien venido, amigo!
Hope you'll visit us! You're welcome!
I didn't experience the stone face you talking about. I am Irish and have been there several times visiting friends as well as a tourist. Talking to my Polish friends, they find Americans too pushy and in their face a bit. Smile but be give people their space. They do appreciate if you make the effort to speak some Polish words, even if it is only one or two words. It was said to me by a waitress that I was the first English speaking Tourist she heard speaking Polish and it was much appricated. Reading Polish is not that hard, so you can say the word, if not understand it. Yes, the are a few extra symbols and W are pronounced as V. But nothing that can be remembered. Poland is a great country and I look forward to going back again!
People don't smile all the time, but men usually open you doors and offer you sits if you are a woman. I very appreciate this pollite yet quite vorgotten gestures😊 You will never meet such pollite people in Western Europe, especially in Germany. And polish women? They will always prepare you at least a fine cup of coffee with filigrant served sweets when you have a business meeting! And they will look fantastically stylish, especially those ladies from Warsaw😊 I am Russian, by the way, and i really feel myself very comfortable in Poland, surrounded by hearty honest people. I we would forget and forgive our common history...
Yup. I Hope we will live as friends and brothers in peace one day :)
the problem is one, we never forgot and never forgive ( that's why Poland was able to reborn after was cleaned ( erased "thx Pete" ) from the world map for over then 100 years ) .. dear, and that's not our fault .. this is very deep inside of our culture, history .. that must be.
True
@@romekatomek2159 - instead of cleaned (which doesn't make sense) use wiped off or erased 😉 have a great day
@@romekatomek2159 -👍👌 have a great day 😃💪
I live in Poland and I'm 100% Polish person and what's funny is that I have to agree with you in fact number one! It's called POKER FACE hahaha :)
I dont think when people in other countries walk in town and they have their own business to get done they will be smiling their best at everybody or crying. they will have a normal straight face.
Its not smile its USA poker face
You should proud of your national football team
I'm Polish and I always have a blank face, usually people think I'm either mad at everything or I'm just a cold and emotionless person.
I visited Poland in 2019 and I intend to come back yearly. It’s such an amazing place.
I met a Polish guy in Thailand. He is nice and very funny. I like him 🤗
There is reason it is called *Bangkurwa* :P 🤗
@@Cjnw Uuuummm what?
@@Cjnw
Ahahahahahah bangkurwa
Thanks from poland 😄
I love Poland, can’t wait to visit that country.
Love from France brothers 🇫🇷 🇵🇱
Trojkat bermudzki
@@lewypolski7298?
And I always wanted to visit France:) My online friend lives there
@@lewypolski7298 wtf XD
Salut mon ami. Mes salutations de la Pologne. 😊🇵🇱
Poland is amazing! I went there two years ago and it was a beautifull surprise to me. And Krakow rocks!
Vitor Afterglow Ferreira Thank you very much for your nice words about my country 😀 greetings!
hello,very nice of you ? have a nice day.
nobody cares about your thanks.
Despite rude words above.. is always nice to hear something nice bout specific country, especially if you live in. Tho honestly... nobody cares if you say "thanks" or not in this case. Why I'm so rude? Cause You - as individual unit - didn't do anything for this country. If this guy said something nice about your work, creation, servives, anything that he remembered, than yeah, u can answer like that, but in case u didnt do anything besides breathing in this city, it's nothing more than useless answer.
but still you wouldn't live here, just please don't even try
+Hayazo Go back under your brigde fat troll !
Smiling at people, being jovial in public is an American thing. The first time I left the states, I learned this. People don't expect that in other countries. It's actually refreshing to me.
Humans are made for experincing something new.
Warsaw. That city really "Saw a War"
That's true, but the name "Warsaw/Warszawa" relates to legend about fisherman named Wars and his wife named Sawa, there's another version saying that Wars captured mermaid which name was Sawa. That's why mermaid is Warsaw's icon.
Michal Jasło to dopiero było w 97% zniszczone wiec sie nie wypowiadaj
Give Up not true
Panowie wiem ze filmik nie jest polski ale dyskutujecie po angielsku w towarzystwie samych Polaków :D
Andrzej Bobrownicki-Libchen i meant true
Tylko ktoś wspomni o Polsce to zaraz Polacy wbijają i przejmują filmik 😅
Radziecka Gudetama prawda
Radziecka Gudetama I bardzo dobrze. Masz z tym jakiś problem?
Huh ?
dokładnie xD
Małgorzata Rzepka xDDD ja mam, cho na solo
About facial expressions. Here we seldom smile for no reason. Living and traveling in the countries of Western Europe I noticed that people are nice and smile just because others expect this. In fact, they don't think of you as positively as it looks. I definitely prefer a true smile or lack of smile on the faces than this smile on the western's faces.
Precisely. Fake, obligatory smiles of ppl who do not give an "F" about you are a shocking disovery made by every single Pole who visits Western European countries. In Poland we do not use our faces to hide what we think. We use them to express it.
"In Poland we do not use our faces to hide what we think. We use them to express it."
I really like what you said :) Small change but significant.
Kam Kapetzky Yes! the true smile is better.
You ever been to New York?? If you even look at someone they think you are weird. If you smile at someone they think you are a creep and want to kill them or rape them.
Maybe people in Western countires smile because they're happy and it makes them look friendly, so they probably talk a lot more to strangers and that makes them even more happy? :P
Greetings from Scotland, Poles are lovely people, very hard working and god fearing, we could learn from them.
We don't send our best to Scotland...
When I've been to Scotland I saw how polite and great people are. Also amazing for a Pole to see Wojtek's and general Maczek's statues in the centre of Edinburgh. One of the best places I've been to
Long live Poland ! Best wishes from Italy !
Ciao!
Nie xD
Grazie mille! :)
Love Poland from Italy!! beautiful country and beautiful people :))
Thank You for nice words :-) Italy is also beautiful. Grazie
Jerry Uallera and some Italian culture was pass on by Bona Sfortza. :)
Если кто то тебя сильно любит, надо оценить эти чувство.
Love for POLAND
GREAT COUNTRY💜
Thanks/dziękuję (i am from Poland❤❤❤/jestem z Polski❤❤❤)
Greetings from Poland-and from oldest Mountains in Europe- Swietokrzyskie Mountains, if you wonna cheap journey -come to our mouintains :) all this places are in short directions-till 100 km,check: Holly Cross(real part of it) in Łysa Góra Temple,
Park of Miniatures-Sabat-Krajno,
for kids:
European Museum of Tale-Pacanów,
and more for kids;
Museum of Toys and Play-Kielce,
Museum of Polish Villages in Tokarnia,
Bałtów JuraPark-Jurassic Park,
Chęciny Castle,
Krzyżtopór Castle,
Kadzielnia Rocks in Kielce,
Military Museum in Skarżysko-Kamienna City,
Paradise (Raj in Pl)-Cave
(most beautifull cave in the world)
Amazing "Devils Rocks"-Niekłań Wielki- from Jurassic Period- they have got beetwen 50-200 milion years!
If you dream is to see real prehistoric culture-come to our poor Region :)
Thanks for reading my comment :)
Thanks from Elbląg (Poland)
Pozdrawiam Wszystkich Polaków
My father liked the Poles. He used to say during the Cold War that the United States should have told Russia that they can have France in exchange for Poland. Great video. I like the way you go right into it without any long introduction. Articulate and you stayed on point. Thank you.
Poland has done more for the world than France and has fought communism more than France lol they probably should of.
My mom was born in Poland and my dad is irish- needless to say, I LOVE potatoes.
Miło jest słyszeć coś miłego o Polsce
"..." zgadzam się (:
Właśnie, wszyscy cały czas narzekają na Polskę
Smaug Straszny Mnie też to wkurza
Też kurde obcokrajowcy non-stop żartują z nas a zwłaszcza głupsi Amerykanie.
At least
We are very proud to preserve our culture and traditions. Poland is very historic. You can visit many castles where our kings used to live.
I think our kings lived only at the Wawel and Warszawa castles... .But yeah-all of our castles are beautiful.
Agreed.
our castels were beautiful 99% of them was destroyed from Swedish Deluge and later wars
You should be proud!! VIVA!
The rest of Europe really needs to follow Poland's example.
People don't smile because they don't want to look like they trying to pick you up or look like they're too friendly. If you go to any of the European countries people really don't smile as much like they smile in United States on the streets and in the stores.
Thank you - Dziękuje
Yes - Tak
No - Nie
Please - Proszę
Goodbye - Do widzenia
Hello - Cześć
Table with broken legs - Stół z powyłamywanymi nogami xD ( Try to read this, even Polish people have problem with this)
The beetle is buzzing in the ree - Chrząszcz Brzmi w Trzcinie ( Tongue twister)
Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz ( You can read this ,,Gshegosh Bschetschschykiewitch":)) - Polish name
Now you know why polish is called ,, Extremely hard to learn language" :)
Daniel : Totally agree with you man. During my stay all I could pick up was Dziekuje and I felt as if I had done a bachelor's major in some foreign language 😂. The people seemed cold on the outside but once they know you and they are very honest and modest people. Yes, the girls were gorgeus. Every one of them could land up roles in Hollywood if they made it to the USA.
Nawet nie wiecie jak ten język jest trudny.
The Moon wiemy😁
Stół bez nóg
@@Kapusciara zwlaszcza ortografia ta wielu osobom nieznana
I'm from India and my boyfriend is from Poland and we are planning to get married soon. I think Poland is beautiful country.
Wooow, great :))))
If you are from India you should know Lisa Ray, a Canadian actress....her father is from India and her mom is from Poland and she was working for some years in India, she knows Hindu a little and she knows Polish :))
Her Bollywood movie was Kasoor.
Małgorzata Margaret .. I’m also from India and yes I remember Lisa Ray.. I haven’t seen the movie but songs were too good.. I too like Poland and polish people. Poland is really a beautiful country with good people.
@@plsinha9650 - nice :)))))
so loved all of your comments! especially the Polish "face" i am from California and have been residing here for 3 years (polish husband ) and the no smile face gets me everytime , I will say though that the people that know me at my favorite stores and restaurants even ice cream place do smile back ,I really miss costumer service though we tip ,if we get it , and when the same server sees us at the same restaurant , we get great service. I do love polish people though, we have a crazy son (autisim) and they are the kindest most patient people ever ,even the children understand.
Something I've noticed watching RUclips videos is that many Polish cities have a well-developed public transit system. Some of it is older but very functional.
As Polish, I'm saying that you're surprisingly accurate in your observations. If asked, I would say that the main things about Poland are:
*a heroic, amazing and also tragic history and a lot of its evidence (and cultural attachement to it);
*a lot of nature (a sea, wonderful mountains, forests and even more farming fields, and much more);
*cheap travelling (which is a bit unfortunate for Polish people, because while visiting other European countries the costs are quite... unpleasant for us);
*an insane language (very poetical, though - I mean for example that, because of variety of words, you can describe one thing in 20 different ways);
*specific people - we're generally 1. proud of our nation, and unfortunately 2. not very outgoing and a bit stiff, but try to make friends, because 3. once a man is a friendly "countryman", he's welcome and warmly treated;
*very strong religion -90% Poles are catholic. We have a lot of beautiful churches and most of us go to churches on Sundays.
And a tip: the religion can be either a very interesting or a very fierce topic of conversations - depends on people you're talking to, so be careful. There are some backwards, of course (as everywhere), but it's not that hard to meet wise people you can talk about religion with and see it's nicer than you may think;
*three meals a day: the first - breakfast, the second - which is sth between a lunch and a dinner - and the third: a supper. And the middle one, let's say dinner - almost always includes potatoes.
*not very many big cities - most of us live in little cosy towns and even cosier villages. Poland is really a place allowing you to relax. I strongly recommend visiting countryside here!
Poland is very specific, but after a moment of surprise (maybe shock) you'll see its beauty and you'll fall in love with it (which I suppose, and I hope). I really encourage you to come and visit my country, so you can see for yourself.
Cronos van Dust thank you! lot of information, now we know more about Poland 😁
I fell in love with Poland after World Youth Day in 2016😍😍😍 Poland is a beacon for the world today
You have loot of Time mennn
I think you have very funny history. Time to time I can't find Poland on the maps.
I was totally blown away by Poland. I loved the museums so well made. Didn't love Warsaw as much, but Krakow was amazing. i didn't know what to really except from Poland besides the fact that wee were going to see a lot of WW2 history. But I think the thing that shocked me the most was how very clean literally everything was in Krakow, we got in at like 5am so we got to see the town wake up and the street sweepers. Amazing food, incredible pastries, and honestly the people where so beautiful and friendly.
The Air isn't so clean
Kraków was more beautiful because of you :D
You should visit Gdansk with its sea access, wonderfully clean air and amazing medieval city centre :)
dude I'm dead inside, what expression am I supposed to have
that feeling when june comes same
The face that doesn't show happiness, amger or sadness.
As a Pole i wish You to be as happy as possible. But please dont swim drunk in city fountains anymore ok?
Bida w kraju my g
+ifyoungmetr0 d0nttrustyou Pojedz na Ukraine zobaczysz "bide" :)
Thanks for the good words,Poland is my home till 1970 ,now I’m 50 years Canadian .Love Poland my.
"Zakopane is cheap" it sounds funny to us. Zakopane is one of the most expensive places in Poland, most Poles avoid it because of it's high-leveled prices. But it's most tourist-oriented place in Poland. Anyway it's a good place to visit. If you still want to spend less money on hollyday, Ukraine is also a good idea. Prices are ridiclously low there, even for us :)
Hotele w centrum są drogie. Wynajmij sobie pokój 2 km dalej. Np. w Olczy (o ile nie pomyliłem nazwy).
No, Zakopane is not very expensive place in Poland. If you use your brain. I visited Polish Tatra mts many times, and always stayed in Zakopane, in very decent guesthouses (even more than decent - with very good conditions) for prices like in provincional agro-homestay. Just don't go there in high season and don't stay in center. 15-20 minutes walking distance from Krupowki, prices are much lower than in center. Trust me, in every tourist country around of world in high season prices are at least 50% higher than in low or shoulder seasons. By the way: compare prices in Zakopane with prices in Slovakia ;)
Jude, you don't understand, 1US dollar= 4 zł. For Poles it is expensive. No one in Poland cares about how cheap it is for tourists. No one really cares anyway.
We, poles also avoid Kraków because the air in this city is horrible. That's why I moved from Kraków to Gdańsk.
Mateusz Bartosik ZAKOPIANKA !!!!
The thing is, Europeans don't like american service either (I can speak at least for Germany and Poland) :D I guess Eropeans are more introvert and if they go to the restaurant, they just want to eat or talk with the person they went there with. So basically after they said what do they want to eat and drink they want to be lived alone by all the waiters. A waiter coming to your table every 5 minutes is an european nightmare, because every time you have to stop your conversation for no reason ;)
There is also no point in asking if everything is ok, because most of the Europeans would not say if they don't like the food. They are just to shy and they don't want to be rude. So the conversation with the waiter is always the same, no need to ask many times.
I'm not sure that was his point exactly. I'm English and we would also never complain to a waiter but just in general it's very noticeable that hospitality workers aren't smiley in Poland. Often it seems like talking to a customer is a drag for them. Although, it must be said that in recent years in big cities like Warsaw this has definitely been getting better.
As a polish guy i can tell you that we don't smile when there is no reason to do it. Like when we walk for example to the shop we don't smile cuz why would we? There's nothing funny about our little "journey".
Why do people always insert the little smiley faces in sentences where they don't belong and where they make no sense?
polish waiter approach you with THAT face which is NOT NICE
I think we (Poles) are just unkowingly taking it from others. I mean I saw it when I was a cashier in a big market here in Poland (summer job). At the beginning I was smiling to everyone but after some time and a few rude people who didn't even bother to say "good morning" back to me I just stopped caring about that as well. You just get tired of things like that and start act similar if you want it or not.
I wouldn't describe myself as 'no emotion face' type but apparently my friends keep saying me that my face is just telling others to stay away from me. Hmmm... maybe we're just born like that XD
That's also very interesting 'cause I've never really seen this, so when I heard it I was just like 'no way, we aren't like that!'. But after some thinking (and looking at myself in the mirror) I just kinda got it XDXDXD
I'm British and I've been learning Polish for some years. Prz is pronounced like 'psh' as in 'cheap shirts', and the Ł is pronounced like an English W. Sz is like sh in English and Cz is like ch in English, and sometimes you get them together like in 'barszcz'. It's really not that hard to pronounce.
true
Conway79 Anything that isn't English is hard to pronounce for guys like this. What a poor example he sets.
Conway79 - it's close to what you say but not exactly. The Sz Cz Rz sounds the way you describe will help you get by but you'll very much be speaking with an accent.
Ouroboros That is true, but sz=sh and cz=ch is how I learnt it, and it's probably the easiest way for an English speaker to learn. It's like the T and D sounds - I learnt that they're made on the teeth in Polish and not alveolar ridge like they are in English, but I can't hear the difference when others speak or when I made the sounds, so I don't bother trying to do it when I speak Polish.
1. Say you're baffled about how "Szczecin" has 4 consonants in a row
2. Don't bat an eyelid about "catchphrase" and the like ;)
I'm Polish. For me it is strange when a person whom I do not know l, and whom I only pass on the street smiles at me. Smile means something to us. We don't smile because we have to. Smile means something. That is the difference.
You're wrong about the last point. Service isn't bad. It's relaxed. They realized long ago that some things take time to do correctly, and it is a Pole's nature to get it right. They're not of the opinion that if at first you fail, try, try again. Their attitude is get it right the first time. There's no need to learn from mistakes if you don't make any. Saves time. Makes people happier.
I think he words it that way for America. Tourists that are used to the overbearing “good” service back home. I hear a lot of stories from my ignorant fellow Americans putting up a stink and getting offended by the “bad” service in other countries. He is probably trying to prepare those kinds of people for what they perceive as “bad” service.
Quick Polish pronunciation lesson for Wolters World and others ;)
Get yourself familiar with this and you'll read Polish words like you live there:
Ł(ł) = English W
W = English V (there is no V in our alphabet; example: "Var-sha-va" is how we say Warszawa[Warsaw])
I = English E
A = English "Ah" sound
E = English "Eh" sound
SZ = English SH
CZ read as CZ in "Czech Republic"
DŻ = English J (as in the name "Jenna" or "Jamaica" or "Would you")
DŹ = English J (but more like in the name "Jeena"; it's a softer DŻ with more ringing)
Ż(ż) and RZ (same thing)= G from the word "mirage" or French J (as in the name "Jean Claude van Damme")
Ź(ź) = sounds like the end part of Polish DŹ
Ó(ó) and U (same thing)= English "You" sound after you remove "Y" (Ó and U have the same sound here; it's just a grammatic leftover nonsense)
Ą(ą) = nasal A with French flavour (French spelling: Bon Jour = Polish spelling: Bą Żur)
Ę(ę) = nasal E with French flavour (French spelling: Vin = Polish spelling: Wę)
Ń(ń) and "Ni" = English "knee" sound; Ń is just nasal, shortened variant of "NI" sound (The Knights Who Say "Ni!" from Monthy Python know how it works haha)
Regarding Ś and Ć... I've got nothing. I guess sounds are too different. But they are simillar to "NI and Ń" in principle - "Ś" is a shortened "Si" and "Ć" is a shortened "Ci".
There you go. Now you can read Polish.
You're welcome!
EdgarTheRaven wow difficult...
+Jenny van Formosa not that hard when you live in poland :P
EdgarTheRaven: Wytłumaczyłeś to tak dobrze, że zrobiłam kopię dla przyjaciół i rodziny; tych dzielnych dusz, które próbują nauczyć się naszego języka! Dziękuję bardzo! Pozdrowienia z Kanady.
Thank you for this excellent post! It helps me to improve my pronunciation of Polish words.
Nice one,hope it will hope some people when they'll coma to visit my country!
I'm of Polish descent. One thing that seems to shock a lot of people is Polish coffee. Similar to the Turks, Polish coffee consists of finely ground coffee in the cup combined with boiled water. The ground coffee sinks to the bottom of the cup, and you drink it with the grindings in the cup. Most people who are unfamiliar with Polish or Turkish culture never imagine making coffee this way.
Isn't that just the most simple and normal thing to do with the cofee? ;) Haha... it's funny, I would never think that could suprise anyone - but I am Polish ;) I mean you don't even need any equipment, cofee mechines etc... just cofee and water and a mug, how simpler could it be? :D
Well, I used to have a friend who had a very old graphics of his family tree. He was very proud but 90% of it came from the fact that one of his ancestors whose name was depicted there was said to participate in the Vienna battle in 1683. And his family legend said that after the successful Polish charge on the Turkish camp he was the lucky conqueror of the tent full of - yes - coffee. Very nasty things happened in that camp, let’s say we managed to convince the Turks never to return to Vienna other than for sightseeing. Anyways, the plundering lasted for hours, every noble tried to grab and hold as many treasures as he could and some of them did pretty well collecting carpets and jewels etc. but this guy ended up with bags of coffee and immediately became the target of all the mockery. The story further said he remained in the city and established the first cafeteria there, then remained in business, started importing the coffee and developed to a kind of a franchised network we know of today. He became much richer than those jewelry owners. I don’t know how much of it is true and if he’d ever come back to Poland but it may have been how it all started. I think it’s OK to reveal his name for history lovers so they could mine for more: Kasprzyk
Piotr Pabisiak wow thanks for that awesome story. Hopefully its true 😊
Fajna historia :)
My grandfather and greatgrand father was from Poland & they were very committed with family and history.. I wish to visit someday----God Bless my dear Poland --from Atlanta Ga--USA
you should do that then:)you may like to find out about your family roots,I go there every year! Greets from Pole in Brookhaven/Buckhead Atlanta!!!!
plan the trip then you will understand why...and I'm sure U WILL LOVE IT:)!
Try to smile more living between Russia and Germany :D
Kopi83r hehe good comment 👍
That was good ;)
Spot on. haha
Kopi83r Thats true a bit.
agree, great comment
11. Poland has the saddest history of any country in Europe. It wasn't on map for more than a hundred years and it became free in 1918, after being participated between Austria, Russia and Prussia since 1795. Poland fought for it's independence in ww2, but it was sold to Stalin by USA and other allies. Cheers, I'm really happy and proud that I can speak Polish and German or Russian won't punish me for that! Long live Poland.
KAKKA KARROT KAKE! IS THAT YOU?!
Bass Record i would like to be :)
Poland has the saddest history of any country in Europe?
-What about Irish? The Partition of Poland was a piece of cake in comparison to hundreds years of english occupation of Ireland.
No mention the peoples of Balkan crying in ottoman chains.
Neat and we, Poland wasnt give up. we fought and we won. yeah
Damian B Did you call a participation of my homeland as a fucking piece of cake? Read history boy, I know history of Ireland, Scotland and Balcans. Poland has the saddest history, because Poles did what they could to be free for 10 centuries. Since X they defended against Germans and Russians. Untill XIV century also against Czech. When in XVII century Sweden became strong country, Poles had to deal with them also. Since XVI century it had to deal with Cossaks. Since XI century against Mongols and Tatars. Since XV against Ottomans. In XVIII betrayed by Austria. Since 1795 Poland wasnt independent untill 1918. In 1918 it fought against Soviets. In 39 against Germans. Soviets 17 of September broke nonagression pact with Poland and annexed half of it. After WW2 Poland had to deal with communism. So if we sum it up Poland is very young.
Ireland became independent after ww1 and it wasnt betrayed by allies as Poland was. It hadnt communism. Scotland fought for its independence with courage, but they created great empire with England. Poles didnt neither with Germans or Russians. Balcan nations have also very sad history, it shows for example Greece, where like Poland it fought for its independence against Italians as Poles with Soviets in 20.
thx for kind words. nice to hear from outsider :-)
+Tomasz Ziobrowski I'm a Poland lover.
The summer I spent in Poland it rained a lot. I hadn't brought my umbrella on a particularly drenching day trip so I went to a store in a small town where no one spoke English and I could not remember what the Polish word was. So I gestured like rain dropping on my head, acting like I am trying to open an umbrella, and ducking the deluge that was outside getting nowhere with a manager when a cute little clerk popped up from behind the counter and said "You want something to stop bird poop? Upstairs in the parasol area". I love Poland.
I'm polish and thank you to all people who are very nice about us
I was a bit shocked that there is such a vibrant craft beer scene in Poland. Lots of local breweries are producing some really creative delicious beers indeed. Excellent video as usual! 👍
+Tosh T it has really exploded throughout central europe
Enough of nice stuff to fill any fridge ;)
Yep! I currently live in Wroclaw and here you can buy craft beers literally on every street. I'm really proud of how its getting huge. ;)
And because of that I'm an alcoholic.But 15 months sober :-)
I`ll tell you something scary. Polish beer and vodka are going to shit my friends. Even spirit, that i dilluted with carmel, and drank at some occasions up to not so long ago, is now perfumed with some shit... They were far better few years back, but, like always, as soon as commercial thinking sets in... You want good alcohol? Go and find people who make good moonshine, try beer that is local, and you`ll get thing that is first rate
And if you find our beer tasty... What kind of swilr they make in your country???
Visiting Poland was very touching and a beautiful experience that I will never forget.
Where are you from ? :)
Im Polish and I used to live in England. I’ve been told many times im grumpy and not friendly but i am just real ;) i met so many people smiling to me while not actually being nice to me. I think its beautiful in our culture that we are honest. I love to smile and laugh, all my friends will tell you im the one who is positive and crazy, but i don’t have to smile all the time when i don’t feel like to ;) anyway im sure you have noticed that almost all poles are warm and lovely when we get to know somebody more. So its worth to know us 😃 see you in Poland!
Foreigners think that it's cheap in Poland but it's not true. You just earn much more than average Pole (even if you get minimum wage). Prices are usually similar or higher than abroad if you look at figures, especially electronics, cars, houses, furniture etc. You also mentioned veganism - generally, Poland is not very veggie-friendly country and it's almost impossible to get vegan meal (I mean, real meal, not some potatoes and salad) except big cities but it's changing slowly. Dairy-free and meat-free alternatives are not cheap either. Soy milk costs 5-8 while almond milk even 15 which is more than minimum pay for one hour.
well,. good point - it is not easy in Poland to earn some almond milk in ah hour !
so you just have to shit on your country congrats hope you feel better btw half what you just said is blatant lies good luck friend in your lying business war hope god forgives you cause ppl wont
I fell in love with Poland after World Youth Day in 2016😍😍😍 Poland is a beacon for the world today
Adventure Awaits j
Yea I've been there with my friend too. Crakow was a wery happy place in that time with a large numbers of young people !!! What was wonderfull really !!!
Omg that makes me so happy, as a polish person lmaoo
Yeah, when I went to Poznan for a conference, the food was amazing. Especially the desserts.
what about the city overall ?
Sadly, it was a busy conference and I mostly got to see the hotel and nearby restaurants. Around Stary Browar.
OlofTheOrange
Greetings from Posnan!
Poznan (Eng.)- Poznań (Pol.) XD it' very funny
Gdansk- Gdańsk
Wroclaw- Wrocław
Krakow- Kraków
Jozefoslaw (small village)- Józefosław
I am from Poland and it's veeeeryy funny to watch what people from other countries think about our country. I love it. Thank you. ♥️♥️
Hats off to the Polish army that fought off a Soviet invasion after WW1.
Hats off to the poles who fought off a nazi-russian invasion in ww2
@ german-soviet*
Wait what I heard that someone talking about me
@@Rogalius what a difference?
Bravo Alan. They fought like real heroes. I honor all the Polish war heroes that died during WW 11.
Poland and the Czech Republic are grossly UNDER- RATED. Those two countries are among the most beautiful in Europe.
I'm Polish and srsly I wasn't thinking about my face but you are right
I live in England and all of my friends are polish and I want to visit their contry so much
This videos are helping me so much but you are saying prosze wrong
Greetings from portugal !