Visit Poland - 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Poland
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Visiting Poland can be a very rewarding experience and sometimes even a shocking experience for tourists and travelers. Whether you are visiting the capital Warsaw, seeing Krakow or Gdansk or just skiing in The Tatras Poland has a lot to surprise the everyday traveler. Here are our 10 Things That SHOCK Tourists about Visiting Poland.
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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
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
My neighbor is polish! She does have that natural face expression , but once we start talking she is all about the smiling eyes and the wide smiles ! 💙
Thats how we Polish People look like XD, Thats it
Maybe you have the same face expression too and she is simple afraid of you
People in Poland really love when foreigners try to speak polish. They find it funny and really cute!
Okay say it chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie w trzebrzeszynie na łękołodach żółtych u Grzegorza brzęczyszczykiewicza you cant say it or google translate
x Marrdere x they’re very polite and even if you make a pronunciation mistake they are still polite about it
Because we like to make laugh when you fail :D But seriously, we just appreciate this ;)
Yeah because It's really cute. We know that Polish is fucked up language. And that's so nice that y'all trying
@@The_Puki You're the one that's fucked up, If you describe your native language in a such fucked up way ^^' ;)
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 !
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.
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.
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
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 :|
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!
Hope to visit Poland soon! love from Mexico 🇲🇽 🇵🇱
Zapraszamy:))
Did you go yet?
Bien venido, amigo!
Hope you'll visit us! You're welcome!
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'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! 😊
Polish Greetings from Norway 🤗,love and Light🇳🇴🇵🇱
You was in Narvik?? :)
@@user-rr3vm5wb7e almost, Oslo in Norway 🤗🌌👍
Ahh haaland noooooo
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:)
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
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. 😊
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😂😉🇵🇱
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
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 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.
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
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!
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
I visited Poland in 2019 and I intend to come back yearly. It’s such an amazing place.
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 :)
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
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 🇨🇾 💜
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.
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.
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!)
*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
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.
Something I've noticed watching KZhead videos is that many Polish cities have a well-developed public transit system. Some of it is older but very functional.
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?
is Good that the Polish People loves their Country and Protect it.
Novel Viva polish and proud!!
Thanks for the good words,Poland is my home till 1970 ,now I’m 50 years Canadian .Love Poland my.
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:)!
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.
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.🙄🤭
I went to Krakow ln September. Me and my teen daughter. I didn’t expect the Polish to be so nice. We fell in love with this little city. The people were very helpful and friendly even a young guy at the mall helped us when I didn’t know where to order at McDonald’s lol. The people that try to get business in tours in the city center were also very polite and would say “enjoy your day” I totally didn’t expect to love this place so much. If you plan to go to Europe for the first time Do Krakow!! We will definitely be back and bringing the rest of my family:)
Just don't eat McDonald's junkie, LoL This is not healthy at all...and definitely noooot fresh :P
I know it’s unhealthy but my daughter made it a point that we had to have McDonald’s and compare to US McDonald’s lol
Much love for the country of my grandparents and for its proud, beautiful people
Learn Polish language - it is very deep, sophisticated, complex, soulful. To know another language makes your perception of the world much wider :))
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
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 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 !
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!
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.
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 !
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.
lubię oglądać takie filmy o Polsce XD
też, oglądając taki film aż się zapomina co za gówno się u nas odwala
Ja, tak samo
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'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 😁
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.
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. ♥️♥️
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.
@@mxgic_yt 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.
this is on my bucket list. my grandmother immigrated from poland in 1915. she was a sweet lady.
Learn Polish, man :))) Sophisticated language, very deep and soulful.
@@magorzatamargaret294 i would, but my english language brain keeps getting in the way!
I grew up in Chicago... I love Polish pastries -cheese cakes, doughnuts, etc...
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" :)
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!
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.
Just got back from a 3week trip to Poland--- eye-opening place. Small towns are interesting places to visit especially... you'll likely be the only foreigner there when you stop by a small town.
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
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
Smile Poland from Turkey 😄👋💞
Poland is my love 💓
I loved watching this. Poland is one of my most favorite countries!
Pepe same
Pepe wow Thanks that you like my language 😁😁😁
Podziękowania dla tego co wstawił napisy polskie
i love poland from morocco nice people and culter
Wooow, Arab people are sophisticated and their mix with other nations are beautiful :)))
Poland and the Czech Republic are grossly UNDER- RATED. Those two countries are among the most beautiful in Europe.
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
with out a doubt the nicest country i visited in Europe. I mean the receptionist told us about the restaurant in the cellar and I asked if they had kielbasa and they said no. They went out and bought kielbasa and cooked it for me with saurkraut. never had i seen such Hospitality before. I now go back every year though i'm Irish
Knowing the words for "please" & "thank you" will help you most anywhere you go. Poland is a country I'd love to visit.....have heard great things about the place.
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
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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.
Number 10: I spent a few days in Polska in November and was shocked at how much happier and more prosperous the country was, than in the 90s. And the service was quick and VERY friendly! In Krakow, Warszawa and Gdansk, all three. Made me proud and lucky to be of Polish extraction. I'll be back.
Polish food is legit one of the best cuisines in Europe.
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.
Prosim is in Slovak or Czech I think ;)), Proszę (Proshe) is in polish ;) s and z together make a (sh) sound ;))
+Bartosz Bartosz dwa piva proszę
For Land a jak bedzie po cygańsku 2 piwa? hahahahahahahahah
+Wolters World How did you manage to write this "ę" in "proszę"? This little ogonek added to "e" makes it grammatically correct in your sentence. Even some Poles write it wrong sometimes, hah. This together with misspelled "pivo" makes this sentence even more awesome :D Greetings from Poland.
Here are few tips in polish, w = v(eng), ł = w(eng), v - does not exist, rz and ż - it is a sound of vacuum cleaner xD, sz - something like sh(eng), cz - somehing like in check so cz = ch. ś, si, zi, ź, dż, dź, ć, ą, ę - these are really hard to explain but you can always check in google translator (click sound button in polish table) translate.google.pl/?hl=pl#pl/en/d%C5%BCd%C5%BCownica%2C%20d%C5%BAga%C4%87%2C%20ziewa%C4%87%2C%20%C5%BAd%C5%BAb%C5%82o%2C%20wzi%C4%85%C5%82em%2C%20wzi%C4%99%C5%82a%2C%20siusia%C4%87%2C%20%C5%9Bcierpn%C4%85%C4%87
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Polish/Polish_pronunciation Here is good information if you want to check pronunciation :D
Miło tak posłuchać jak ktoś tak dobrze mówi o Polsce ❤️
Hey my Boyfriend is from Poland and we have been together since 6 years and all what you said is Soooo True 🤭 now is been a while so i understand polish language better and like you said if you try to speak, even some lil words in polish, they open wayyyy more. Is nice people, nice country, chip, very good and healthy food. I love them pastries 👌🏻💕 and the nature is unbelievable. I always recommend people to visit Poland!!
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!
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 :)
Ofc you like Szczecin bcs it was never polish but german-ish all the time
Ohh! I really love Szcecin too. It's like an hour from my home.
I'm going to Poland on my own in may! I'm very excited!
Just returned from Poland. Stunning place. Spotlessly clean. Gardens were all tidy and the houses were fantastic.
Long live Poland ! Best wishes from Italy !
Ciao!
Nie xD
Grazie mille! :)
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 ;)
It's sweet how he encourages people to learn at least a few Polish words 😊 it is an icebreaker. I don't even care that you keep using Czech/Slovenian prosi instead of Polish proszę, we know our language is very difficult and we appreciate your efforts ❤️ I love how nicely you describe Poland, Mark, and the excitement in your voice shows you're genuine 🙂 Thank you, Marc, for putting your time and effort into making this video, it's making our country so much more approachable 😊
Yay I'm Polish..from California ... Best wishes everyone.
Bring some Cali sun to Poland!!!!Greets from Pole in ATL!
@@pawelkolo9678 ... nice to meet you!! Sure you can have the sun!! It's getting hot here already.... if you have facebook you can find me at breann gosik ... have a great day!!!!
@@bg4191 my fb:Pawel Kolo
One of the most safe countries on Europe!
Carrietta White Not racist... reasonable...
Poland is a WHITE country and if YOU don't like it. Then FUCK OFF and LEAVE.
Jrom Krótko z kurwami...
Because they actually aren't pets of the EU like a lot of other countries and they stand against Islam.
Renata Valentin- you are idiot... she didnt say anythink about muli-culti, she just said about rasist in poland! and i'm agreed with her, thats okay when Poland is a white country, but when they are also racists and homophobians they are the same as the Russians to me, maybe they are a little richer, but mentality the same.
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
I absolutely love Krakow. It is my favourite city to visit, especially during December when the Christmas market is on. I couldn't get over how clean and litter free it is compared to where I live. If you've never visited here then you are missing out. You really MUST go. A beautiful country, with lovely people. The ones that I met were more than helpful.
We had the chance to visit Krakow and Warsaw last September with my boyfriend and as travellers who have been in several countries before, I have to say that Poland was a life dream for both of us! We are looking forward to visit Gdansk this summer and of course Poland has THE BEST food in Europe!
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.
"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 !!!!
Good video, but I have to disagree with his 10th point. I found the service-- friendliness and promptness-- to be very good.
Love Poland 🇵🇱 ❤️ Love Krakow I didn’t even notice their serious faces and I’m from US. Yes totally agree with you, beautiful nature, loved the people, love their language, it fascinates me. Also was stunned by their freeway 🛣 It looks brand new and it’s super clean.
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. 😊🇵🇱