Reaction To 5 Polish Habits Americans Wouldn't Understand
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- Опубліковано 24 бер 2024
- Reaction To 5 Polish Habits Americans Wouldn't Understand
This is my reaction to 5 Polish Habits Americans Wouldn't Understand
In this video I react to interesting Polish habits and Polish culture shocks.
Original Video - • 5 Polish Habits Americ...
Zbieranie grzybów i jagód w lasach nie wynika z przebytego niedostatku w czasach komunizmu . Zbieranie grzybów i jagód to "Sport narodowy " część tradycji prasłowiańskiej .Wszystkie narody słowianskie tym się zajmują i Bałtowie również
picking mushrooms during autumn is almost like a national sport
😉🤝😄
Like barbecue during Majowka
What nonsense! We just love wild mushrooms and wild blueberries ❣️
We are Slavic. Picking mushrooms is our nature 😉.We have always been picking berries and herbs 😃
There is a saying that almost every Polish home has a bag for other bags. And there is a lot of truth in this. It works 100%, at least for all my friends and family. Why throw away something that may be useful?
Forging mushrooms is a big fun for the whole family! Remember from my childhood !
Mushroom picking is a tradition. Mushroom are dried, frozen or pickled and in this way they can be used for food all year round. Some people collect mushrooms and then sell them at the market or by the road, and some just for fun. Just going to the forest and breathing clean forest air calms you down and gives you strength to continue working.
mushroom forging is common over continental Europe (way more than UK or Ireland) - France, Germany, Austria, Czech, Poland, Scandinavia etc. Mushrooms are big part of cuisines in all those countries and people like walking around forests. It's as old as the continent and completely unrelated to communism
Yes and some people do that as a hobby
But it's popularity increased even more during communist times
@@kacperdudenko6828 mayby, but not for the reason OP mentioned - there was no hunger during communism in Poland
@@GdzieJestNemo food could be bought only for special cards, and it was often hard to buy even basic food supplies. Of course my grandfather could lied to me, but I believe him, together with common knowledge about very big shortages of food articles during PRL
@@kacperdudenko6828 that doesn't mean there was hunger. Lower standards of living or lack of variety is not the same as hunger. Just a reminder that the first transformation were actually worse.
Picking mushrooms, berries and other forest food is not a communist invention, but an ancient one. Many Polish dishes are based on these products. You can't add champinions to "bigos". A champignon is a champignon. In Poland, mushrooms are called "prawdziwek", or "borowik" , the rest are leftovers.
1. we use plastic bags multiple times even if those are free, no need to throw them away if i can reuse those. 2 standard working hours in Poland 40 hours per week. 8 hour day, 5 days in week. 4. picking up mushroom is a fun thing to do, waling around forest etc. nothing to do with being poor, just oposite, it is a way to ear something different, or just send time with friends. and i think this is normal in whole europe, not only in poland
I am from Warsaw, my family has lived here for generations. My mother and her husband go mushroom picking (I don't like picking mushrooms, but I like eating them, especially fried "Kania"). Poles 🇵🇱 also go mushroom picking from big cities to get some fresh air and pick delicious mushrooms at the same time. It is IMPORTANT to know which mushrooms are edible and which are not. Some can be deadly poisonous.If you don't know the mushroom, it's best not to pick it. As a last resort, send the photo to the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station. They will help you. The tradition of picking mushrooms in Poland 🇵🇱 comes from the times of the first Slavic tribes. That is, for thousands of years.
But it was made more popular due to food shortages during PRL
@@kacperdudenko6828Nah, not at all.
Haven't you read "Pan Tadeusz"?
@@TheDekazer but it was done mostly by people living in countryside before prl, during prl also city folk started to pick up mushrooms more often, at least that is what my Grampa used to tell me
That's absolute bs@@kacperdudenko6828
mushroom foraging is just a nice relaxing hobby where you get to visit nature, walk through forest looking for hidden treasures and at the end of the day you get to eat them. what's not to like?
We picking mushrooms and berrys because WE HAVE FORESTS and we have this habit from 1000 years. This ancient polish tradition. Poland is green lungs of Europe. I find my first mushroom in forest with my dad when I was 5 years old.
I don't think that foraging has anything to do with communism, (maybe it partially helped with keeping the tradition 🤔) but it's rather a pastime, a recreational thing. Poles also love wild foods and mushrooms are very popular. Foraging is very calming and it has a meditative effect, picking mushrooms never felt like a chore to me.
About those long working hours, it's not just work for work or affording the rent, I think we have a mentality of saving for the future (like everywhere, I know), but it's really a goal in Poland to either buy or build a house, every time I visit my family I see the villages growing rapidly, and most of those new houses are quite beautiful. Also the new generations have pretty much the same lifestyle as in the rest of Europe, we love to travel and enjoy life 😊
Wild blueberries just taste different. I prefer them much more than those that can be bought in shops and supermarkets.
as for hospitality - there is a saying "gość w dom, bóg w dom" - receiving guests is inviting god to your home.
1. yeah, every single polish household has a drawer filled with plastic bags - n it's not a new thing it's like that since ever, ppl stack even those thin ones
2. I think both - some ppl work to make ends meet and some are def there just cuz they feel like they should - I know way too many workaholics that are absolutely not self-aware
3. I can see that, never had to think about it before, but we indeed force-feed guests
4. not a post-communist thing, cultural, in previous centuries it was an entertainment of the elite (even mentioned in "Pan Tadeusz"), we have plenty mushroom-based dishes
5. slavs are usually honest
Yep we do that I went with my dad my whole childhood to pick up mushrooms He taught me how to recognise the edible ones from nonedible and poisonous . I still sometimes go pick mushrooms during early autumn. Berries not so much but mainly becouse picking berries requires going trough thorns which, nope.
Also good video about General Maczek is :
"GENERAL MACZEK - POLISH SCOTTISH HERITAGE"
Thumbs up, if you still have that one place you put all of your bags to use later :P
Also, I'm from Warsaw and we didn't much go mushrooming per se. WHen we go biking into the forest, we just stop randomly for a break and then look around for mushrooms. I don't know if other Poles do that too, but that's my family's version.
Not only reuse bags we gives 2nd life almoust enythink. You shood come to Poland on grzybobranie ;) we knows what food forest can give you Luke uszka z barszczem mmmm
Mushroom foraging is a very long tradition in Poland and it does not stem from the communist era. One of our most important literary works - Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz, that takes place at the beginning of XIXth century features a group of protagonists - some Polish noblety - going foraging for mushrooms. There is a short by the Museum dedicated to the epic (Muzeum Pana Tadeusza w Ossolineum) that tells of the contexts of the epic and they made a short called "The mushroom hunting" that tells of the sceene in the book. It has English subtitles if you would like to see it : )
Also, our kitchen does feature mushrooms but the store bought ones just don't taste the same. So for example my family would dry out mushrooms found in summer/fall in order to be able to use them for traditional Christmas dishes : )
At the same time, blueberries are not the same as the store-bout blueberries. The ones you might be thinking of are the big ones with pearly flesh that we call american blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.). Meanwhile the blueberries that you can find in the forest are Vaccinium myrtillus L. They are a bit smaller, with intensly purple flesh that has a potential to stain. This is the traditional taste of blueberries in Poland. Much as with Macadamia nuts, this is one of the species that so far humanity was not able to cultivate, so the only way to get them is to pick them in a forest, in its natural habitat. That does not mean that it is impossible to buy blueberries or forest mushrooms for that matter - there are points that buy both off of individuals and sell them on to shops and to the industry. That makes foraging an option to earn some cash.
As for mushrooms - there are many that can be poisonous, so one of the functions of SANEPID - the sanitary-epidemiological control institution that in general is the body ensuring compliance with health and safety standards offers an option to bring the mushrooms you've picked and they will help you identify them to make sure they are safe to eat.
Also, if you see people picking mushrooms in America - there is a good chance they are Polish who live there. It's a very strong tradition ; )
Also-also, I guess you can see how strong a tradition mushroom picking is by the proportion of the comments on this vs the rest of th video.
Someone: suggests Poles only picked mushrooms to get more food in the communist era
All of Poland: Hella triggered
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In Poland we got 30% Forest, 30 % fields, so we have where go.
Yes, hospitality is taught to kids. Whenever I brought friends home I was instructed by my family what I should offer them. That's when someone came unexpectedly. When invited guests receive much more because we have more time to prepare.
Forging mushrooms is a hobby/way of spending free time for mamy Polish people. Also Polish people like to eat fresh and healthy food. Mamy people have their own vegetable garden. If they can't have it they can both it directly from farmers on special markets
Polish nobility use to colect mushrooms in XVII century. It was their tradition as well as hunting was.
Check both and decide what is best. Also, it will be nice to hear Your opinion about this gentleman
Mushrooms are the second biggest religion in Poland
The over the top hospitality he experienced may have to do with being a foreigner. In Poland, he is exotic in America, he isn't.
When non-Americans come to the U.S., they experience over the top hospitality.
Foraging is just tradition that comes from Slavic times when Poland didn't even exist yet. In Polish literature you have uper class (noblemen) taking their fiance on a nice Sunday picnic while enjoying Autumn nature and foraging mushrooms, so it's definitely not from poor backgrounds ;)
It's a national sport :D
When it comes to work attitude we have 2 main groups of working people in Poland. 1st Work hard and give their 100% 2nd Work Smart, do as much as possible (as much as the other group) with the least amount energy involved.
Foraging is has nothing to do with Communism.... People just enjoy nature and it's gifts...and we just find it a fun activity with entire family.
1. True
2. 40h full time job but overtime is also normal
3. True.
4. True.
5. True.
I love foraging mushrooms! I never eat them tho XD it's purely for fun. I like to go in a group of friends and we usually compete who will find more. And no it has nothing to do with age or communism - I'm in my twenties ;)
dokładnie - Time is money :)
Zbieranie grzybów, jagód itp. nie ma związku z komunizmem, po prostu do niedawna ogromna większość Polaków mieszkała na wsi i w małych miasteczkach, to było normalne uzupełnienie rolniczej gospodarki.
And 5, yeah, generally we're more... 'reserved'. It's changing, but I can remember myself when I lived in UK, random night, I was going back home after party, I met 2 lads fighting on the Street. Once they noticed me passing by they stopped fight, they asked 'you alright, mate' and shortly starte to fight again 😁
We're changing but still far to that level, I'm afraid
We like mushrooms and blueberries. Only in the forest we can find them fresh with no artificial fertilizers and for free. I love mushroom picking but I don't like eating them. I could spend a whole day in the forest.
Ja nie zbieram grzybów, bo potrafię odróżnić tylko "kurki" i "kominki", więc się boję. Poza tym uważam to za nudne zajęcie, kiedy grzybów w lasach mało, za to kleszczy dużo. Dawno temu, we wsi gdzie mieszkam, ojciec niechcący otruł dwoje swoich dzieci grzybami, bo pomylił "kanie" z "muchomorem sromotnikowym", a ich babcia je przypiekła na blasze kuchni. Chłopca, który tylko spróbował z trudem odratowano, a dziewczynka zmarła. Nie bałam się jeść tylko grzybów, które zbierał ojczym, bo wychował się wśród lasów i wszystkie znał.
I use materil bags wash them and youse tem alll the time😂.But I have plastik bags youse tem for something else too😂.like more that once
I cannot agree about forging mushrooms part. Its not due the poverty - it's cultural. Many national cuisine evolved in times of poverty - of course - as well as times of wealth. british cusine is based on imperial times and India ocupation, Dutch on Indonesia ocupation, and polish is based on what ever the nature has produced. Climate in poland is very beautiful and giver 4 very distingueshed seasons. Each season gives differen seasonal food. In spring everyone loves those colorful sandviches with raddish, salade, onion and eggs. In summer you have cherry soup, fruits and veggies from the garden [fresh cabbage soup etc] and blueberries from the forest. It's also good time to collect potatoes. In fall you get mushrooms you hang in the kitchen to dry and you store your potatoes in the piles of soil. In the winter you eat everything you could preserve - jars of fruits and veggies, pickles, sour cabage, harings and apples. Polish cuisine evolved on this seasonal changes people have in poland and as a kid of parents with their own piece of garden - i still love june for koolrabi and strawberries, september for fresh apples and december for mushroom and sour cabbage pierogi.
So no - it does not conotate with comunism. It's way older and it's in polish blood.
Hours worked per week - the number is just an average and it needs some background info to understand. Poland is still a developing country, with potential unleashed after 50 years of communism, preceded by 123 years of occupation due to partitioning in the 18th century. People are building their wealth, therefore working part-time is not popular in PL (unlike US or UK). Most people work full time (40hrs a week), some take overtime or additional part-time jobs. Not sure about small businesses like sole proprietorships, but they are also likely to declare more hrs spent or making money than standard 40.
Grzyby i owoce leśne to produkty wykorzystywane w w wielu tradycyjnych polskich potrawach np.pierogi z kapustą i grzybami ❤❤❤
We’re like Japanese, we just like to work a lot
grzyby w Polsce zbieramy od zawsze,,NIE OD JAKIEJS KOMUNY ..TYLKO OD SATEK LAT..OD POCZATKU PAŃSTWA=BO SA NATURALNYM ŹRÓDŁEM POZYWIENIA....ZACZNIJCIE MYSLEC ROZUMNIE ROBIAC TAKIE FILMY...POLSKA NIE ZACZEŁA SIE OD KOMUNY..MAMY JUZ WG BADAN ARCHEO..PONAD 3.5 TYSIACA LAT...SZANOWNI PANOWIE..ZACZNICIE ///MYSLEĆ..
I do lasu nigdy się nie jeździło tylko po grzyby, jechało się odpocząć ,zrelaksować na łonie natury, poczuć las nosem. Grzyby przynajmniej w mojej rodzinie, były przy okazji.
JESTES IDIOTĄ ..CZY DEBILEM Z KIBUCA..TO WAZNE..@@JaRoxson
3.5 tys lat? Mam inne dane - mieszkamy tu ponad 10 tys lat. To nasza ziemia.
Zbieranie grzybów w Polsce to wielowiekowa tradycja ....❤❤❤
So, if the American smile is insincere, I would venture to say that the Canadian "sorry" is insincere.
1. Plastic bags, it's rather commie than eco, especially among babcia (granny). I can remember (yet in 90s) my dad (who still doesn't care about recycling) always had a plastic bag in his pocket. Just in case he needs to do some shopping
2. Hard working. Well, it's very complicated. The old generation had a great work culture. The young generation raised in market economy also works hard. The middle one often has a mentality from People's Republic - czy się stoi czy się leży, dwa tysiaki się należy (whether you stand or lay down, you should be paid 2000 for your "work"). In communism everybody had to work, even if economically there was no point for that, e.g. to move some stock from one place to another today, to move it back tomorrow. But! Even those people often start to work hard if you pay them well. I'm sure you work with some of them
4. Forging blueberries. On the other hand this one is not because of commie poverty but because your babcia's plum jam was the best one you've ever eaten. So once you have own family you ask your babcia how she does it. Absolutely it's not economical. A jar of jam is 5 zł., 1 kg of plums is 10. Energy costs, additions, long hours in kitchen. Still, people like to make own to give their children best, no preservatives etc.
Hospitality is normal for us. It is from pagan time. We say guest in home is like God in home.
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I always carry fabric bags with me and refuse the plastic ones in a store. I just hate the pile of plastic bags growing in my kitchen. And yes, the paid plastic bags is a EU rule.
And another thing this General lived and dies in Scotland
Mushrooms foraging is not a relict of communism, it was popular before communist started in Poland. This is kind of tradition, which has unclear origin.
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As the saying goes... Guest home, God"s home :)
Polish people picked mushroom and blueberry for centuries .This is our hobbies nothing else .To reuse plastic bag is normal ,way not ?
Tak jak pisali już wcześniej grzyby zbiera się w Polsce od zawsze. Jeśli się chcecie wypowiedzieć to trzeba by posiadać chociaż odrobinę wiedzy w danym temacie.
No Rob, not everyone in Poland is working hard, recykling, picking mushrooms, fishing in fact there are people who hate other for doing that, use racial slur while talking about central european cultures (Poland is in Central Europe btw) and keep being toxic to other people and nature.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR BAGS?
wait you guys don't pay for your bags?
Dlaczego nie ma tłumaczenia na język polski jestem polakiem i chce czytać opisy po polsku
Ja też bym tak wolał, ale takie filmy jak ten i komentarze pod nimi są skierowane bardziej do obcokrajowców niż Polaków - i dobrze. Przecież nam nie trzeba tłumaczyć co to jest grzybobranie, albo dlaczego używa się wielokrotnie toreb na zakupy. Co do tego ostatniego, jestem raczej zdziwiony tym, ze kogoś to dziwi.
Ja podchodze od innej strony-jest wiele kanalow po angielsku stad ucze sie tego jezyka i nie potrzebuje polskich napisow ani w grach komputerowych ani na tym kanale.Wybieram opcje,ze to ja przystosowuje sie do swiata zamiast oczekiwac zeby swiat dostosowal sie do mnie.Albo naucz sie angielskiego albo zacznij ogladac polskie kanaly,ktorych jest zatrzesienie.
ONLY AN AMERICAN WOULD SPELL 'LIDL' LIKE THAT
This guy talks nonsense. Poles have loved collecting wild forest mushrooms since ancient times - it is even a ritual and a very social fun. Moreover, people love to eat wild mushrooms, which are very diverse and tasty and play a great role in Polish cuisine, giving many dishes a special flavor or becoming a unique appetizer. It's similar with forest berries or raspberries - we love their taste and we have a long tradition of picking them (preferably in the company of people we like), we value them much higher than quality berries or raspberries grown by farmers. Polish traditional cuisine is very rich and largely based on "forest additives". Mushroom and berry picking are a natural Polish custom and also an opportunity for fantastic contact with forests, of which there have always been many in Poland.
Moreover, during communism in Poland, no one starved and did not have to get food on his own "in the forest" 🙂. There were problems with the regular supply of stores because the central management of the economy has its drawbacks. That's why people stood in queues (mostly during martial law in the early 1980s - when, in addition, Poland sent supplies to the USSR, whose economy was becoming more and more inefficient, which made the management of domestic supply in Poland even more difficult). Ppl stood in queues not for basic food products, but for, e.g,. better types of meat or cold cuts, because it was never known when the next delivery would be large enough to meet the demand in a given location. Matching supply to demand is the greatest challenge for a typical communist economy, because central management at the level of the entire country is unable to meet this challenge. There was no shortage of food, but the central management was too slow and too rigid to ensure that everything was always on time and in the right quantity everywhere.
Besides, when, for example, the government announced price increases for some goods, queues would line up to buy it (e.g., after announcing impending increases in sugar prices in the summer of 1976, suddenly there was a shortage of sugar because people were lining up in long queues to buy it before price increases. This situation lasted until August 1976 - for about 2 months. Then these queues disappeared). The guy from this movie either has stupid friends in Poland or is stupid himself.