Why everyone always forget about part of Marie’s last name. Marie SKŁODOWSKA-Curie. People please stop skip it. She always was proud of being form Poland and she always emphasized that.
People skip it, because it's hard to say it by non-polish speakers. They don't do it out of spite. If someone is bright enough he knows she was a Pole.
"The Witcher" originates from a series of fantasy novels by the same title ("Wiedźmin" in polish) written by Andrzej Sapkowski. The series began when the author entered a competition with his short story in 1986, making his debut and winning the 3rd place :)
Maria Skłodowska-Curie ,Polish woman, chemist and physicist . She is the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the only one in the world to receive two Nobel Prizes
actually, there are 4 people in the world's history who have won 2 nobel prizes, but she was the first one to do so, and that is a massive achievement, especially for a woman at the very beginning of the 20th century
In terms of food- Biała Kiełbasa (literally: white sausage) is my favorite kind of sausage. It has a very rich taste and is commonly served for christmas and easter. It is slowly baked in a roasting pan with onions and herbs, (somtimes also with plumes) untill it turns brown with a nice crust. The other particularly delicious polish food is Schab ze śliwkami -a piece of sirloin stuffed with plumes, baked in one piece and then cut into slices.
11:31 My grandparents instilled in me the importance of never wasting even a crumb of bread. They would carefully dry small leftover pieces to later grind them up for breading when making fried food. If any become too stale, they would either feed it to the birds or fry it after soaking it in beaten eggs, similar to making French toast. They invoked 'our daily bread' from the Lord's Prayer. To this day, I remain cautious, buying only what I need or freezing any excess for later. Despite being an atheist and considering myself rational, I still feel a sense of dread at the thought of discarding any bread, as if it could bring poverty.
Btw: the Wieliczka chandaliers (every single piece of those) is made of salt too. :) Over 500 castles and countless palaces out there in Poland! (my fav one is Zamek Chojnik! (actually the ruins of the castle, but well preservrd!) Oh, and thing, that wasn't mentioned in that vid: Poland, as the only country in the world conquered and owned Moscow! Twice! :)
I am Polish living in Wrocław , this is the city, with dwarf figurines. These dwarf figurines have an interesting history: Let's go back to the second half of the 1980s, when Poland was a socialist country, under the forced tutelage of the USSR. In Wrocław at that time there was such an illegal, but not secret organization "Orange Alternative", This organization organized happenings mocking the system on Świdnicka Street (I participated in almost all of them). The first one was held on the occasion of Children's Day (June 1), when many people came wearing red hats they had sewn, resembling dwarf hats. When Poland regained independence, the first figure of a dwarf was erected on Świdnicka Street to commemorate this event. Some time later, dwarf figurines became popular in Wrocław and are now a tourist attraction. My sister collects photographs with these figurines. To answer your question: I don't know of a case where someone hurt themselves by falling on one of the figurines, but just because I don't know something doesn't mean it couldn't have happened. Post Scriptum: Sorry for my English, I don't speak it well. I had to learn Russian at school. I salute the presenter. Greetings to Scotland too. One of my two (together with Denmark) favorite countries..
Poland is invested in IT and electronics. That is why we have highly developed IT infrastructure and love for coding and Gaming. Except CD Project we have Techland - creators of "Dying Light" and "Call of Juarez" Series and TopWare creators of "Two Worlds 2". There are many more Indy studios in Poland. It's all because we pushed our education system in the direction of future technologies.
6:45 *"Polisz Łałel kassel"* 😂 Or at least that's how every Pole hears it... This is a *_"Polski Zamek na Wawelu"_* that it reads *_"Vavel"_* and not any *"Wowl"* 😂
Comparing Krakow to Warsaw. Due to the destruction during and after the Warsaw Uprising, Warsaw was deprived of its monuments An uprising was also ordered in Krakow, but the local military leader refused to carry out the order to the uprising and thus "saved" the architecture, monuments as well as the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians
In the village of Bulowice, there is a Scottish style castle. It's a private property and you can enter only during special events etc. 'Twas built in 1882 by a baron Karol Edmund Larisch for his Scottish wife Jessey Mapeltoft-Paterson. She said she could only stay in Poland, if she had a Scottish house there. It's based on Huntly castle, near Aberdeen.
Hi. I'm from Poland but live in England .I love your channel. I wonder why did you choose Poland as a subject of your video's ?Greetings from Hereford 😊
My Favourite Polish Vodka is "Bocian" the bottles even look beautiful and the taste is AMAZING. Fun Fact: Poland is the First to make Vodka making them the Creators of Vodka!
yes, but to be more specific - the first written document that mentions vodka that we know of is from Poland, so we are indeed it's creators, not Russia (as most people think, which hurts my polish pride a bit haha)
Vodka is generally drank straight as it is usually distilled (and/or filtered) several times, making it smooth(er) with almost no fumy afterburn. My favorite is Belvedere, but for a flavored option, the new Chopin Salted Caramel is divine. Favorite food is Golonka (pork knuckle), also known as pork picnic in the US. Beer braised and flame roasted to crispy up the skin, it is perfect. Meaty, tender, tasty, and filling, pairs perfectly with an ice-cold beer. Though stuffed cabbage rolls earn an honorable mention.
Give it a 6 months, we should be done with renovations by then, and visit Poznań. Direct connection from Edinbourgh. It's the cradle of Poland, and we have history and architecture, nature, restaurants and pubs, all you want and need ;)
About dances "Polonez" dance is traditionally performed before prom ball after completing high school. So yes probably 90% of polish people performed this dance at least once :)
@@dorotabarbowska2184 I can prove you’re very wrong being so sure … it’s exactly 55.5% of Polish citizens as to have a prom (studniowka) you have to finish the second level of education that ends with leaving cert, and up to the last national census of population it’s exactly 55.5% of all adults having leaving cert. The rest of people have only primary or lower profession secondary education that does not end with leaving cert exam.
Of course 99,9% is my wishful thinking 😆, nevertheless my comment was not about education but about dancing polonaise. Please read comments under Rob's episode concerning polonaise and draw the conclusions later. It seems to me that after WWII, until the end of millennium , polonaise was associated almost exclusively with "stodniowka" (and New Year's Eve balls), however, in recent years it has become popular at all levels of education. Children dance it and the end of kindergarten, primary school, elementary school, secondary school, high school (the most popular) and at student's balls. To my joy the tradition to dance it at weddings has been restored. It's more and more popular , as a part of patriotic and historical celebrations - danced in the city squares, or streets, which I love. I checked all links recommended in comments below that video and was surprised how many people, regardless of age and education, have had a chance to dance polonaise. My theory is that the production of " Pan Tadeusz" with polonaise composed by Wojciech Kilar added to this, because the vast majority of the linked films showed dance performed to this piece. I danced polonaise at studniówka and years later at the 100th anniversary of my high school, my daughter at a dance school gala, my nephew at his wedding. There's a darker side to it, unfortunately. When I was in high school our proms were organized in school buildings, tables were placed along corridors and we danced in the school gym, decorations were made by us, food was prepared and served by volunteering parents, there was a dress code which required modest dresses (white blouses and navy or black skirts or just navy or black dresses for girls) so the costs were very low. Nowadays the proms are often in hotels or conference centres, food is provided by restaurants and served by professional waiters, and this costs a lot. As a result , there are some students who decide not to participate in the prom or who (even if participate in the ball themselves) do not dance polonaise if they don't have a partner from the same school and can't afford to pay for a partner from outside. This I find sad and know that such situations happen because this is actually a situation of my daughter's friend.
I have seen a few of your video and as big and shiny eyes you have as here seeing pączki dounats, you had never before 😆 Yes Wieliczka mine organises parties for New year or Valentines and more (at least used to)👍
Polskie słuchowisko Wiedźmina Andrzeja Sapkowskiego to dla mnie jedno z największych arcydzieł. Polish audio book (with actors/dubbing) play of The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski is one of the greatest masterpiece for my.
Yeah, there is nothing better than polish pierogi :D You should definitely watch The Witcher game trailers: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Killing Monsters Cinematic Trailer and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Launch Cinematic.
Hi Mert, I love your videos, you're an awesome guy, however there is one thing that concerns me. You always tell us to tell you more about some kind of topic and a lot of people are explaining to you various stuff in the comment section. Unfortunately I've never seen you replying to those comments or even throwing a heart at them/pinning them. If you want us to teach you more about Poland, it would be great if you could respond to us or even show any sign, that you read these comments. Keep up the good work, cheers!
It makes me laugh how all the Polish names in this video are pronounced like in English and 80% of the time they don't sound even close to the original words😂But the facts presented are true.
On St. Andrew's Eve people throw parties at homes, at school for kids or even some employers organise huge parties for their employees and their partners. Traditionally young girls would foretell their future husbands. The most popular method of divination is pouring melted candle wax through a key into a bowl of cald water, then casting a shadow with the solidified wax lump and trying to guess what the shape tells about one's future life. The decorations for parties usually are cobeebs, black cats and witches so it resembles Halloween a bit, however it's a natively Polish custom. In the past it would also be the last occasion for having a party before Advent.
I'm from Wrocław, those gnome statues are tiny and not exposed like your typical heroic sculpture, they're placed in the craziest of places, it's like finding Waldo but in real life.
Pierogi! ❤❤❤ My favourite are pierogi ruskie (Ruthenian pierogi). Better don't learn spelling from the vid's lector. 😅 Fun fact: one of world's oldest pictures of 4-wheel cart/wagon is from territory of Poland. It's on neolithic pot found in Bronocice. I've never played Witcher but have a sentiment and I'm proud the game developers done so worth to be proud of job. ❤
BUT to make it clear: Bartosz and I are not laughing in subcomments from the lector because he tries to spell Polish names (because we love when a foreiner tries to speak Polish, it's really heartwarming for us that someone puts effort in this), but because he pretends his spelling is correct. His voice has a confidence of 5yo kid in Batman cosplay. 😅
As a Pole who lived in Scotland I must say that Scottish castles are prettier. They all give you a "Braveheart" vibes. "our" castles are more like Disney style :)
9:43 Not true, the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is considered one of the worst universities in Poland due to left-liberal and communist propaganda, and in Poland the majority of society is rather right-wing and it is clear that they do not like such forced ideology, especially since the University Famous traitors of Poland, such as; Andrzej Wajda, Łukasz Stanisławowski, Andrzej Nadolski and Adam Michnik, the latter even had a brother, the general prosecutor's office during the communist era, who sentenced innocent people to death, among the sentenced were such patriots as Captain Witold Pilecki, an agent of the Polish underground who voluntarily went to Auschwitz, thanks to him we know today what this place really looked like...
2:00 almost every city has open air swiming pools they are pretty common. U can check out largest open air swimming pool in europe its in czech republic, ostrava poruba
A bit of a correction to the Malbork castle part as I see no one else said it yet. It is actually 3 castles in 1. High castle (the tallest part with thet big tower where all the "big wigs lived) Mid castle (most of what you see now when you see it) and Low castle (almost nonexistent now). There are a few spots around the Malbork city where you still can see parts of the Low castle but if it was still there it would encircle around 1/3 of the current city itself.
Hi, I love your videos, checking on your channel often; thank you for appreciating my country ❤ You have asked for other castles in this video. Yes ,we have a tons of them, you right. But two closest to my heart are the one I grew up next to: Niedzica Castle and Castle Czorsztyn:) Beautiful, beautiful place to visit:) I would appreciate if you could mention it in your video 😊 Also you're most welcome there, come and see for yourself 😊😊
You can react to Witcher 3 game cinematics trailers. As I mentioned under another of your videoes, an author of this cinematics was the same guy who made those historical animations about Poland you did watch before and he also played main part in Allegro movies as creator of speciall effects. These Witcher 3 cinematics are a highly "must watch" masterpieces. PS. I must admit, Your association of Wrocław dwarfs with drunkards falling down was hilarious. 🤣
3:17 *"Glusty Vartek"* 😂 ... it's called *_"Tłusty Czwartek"_* . *"Ł"* it's read in Polish like; *"W"* in English... 3:22 Oh! Even better! *"Paczki"* 😂 ... that's in Polish means the *"packages"* , and these yeast dough balls fried in oil or in lard are Polish *_"Pączki"_* from the word *_"Pąk"_* ( _the bud_ ), i.e. something from which a flower blooms, and not from any _packets_ 😂 *"Ą"* it's read in Polish like; *"O + W"* in English...
Through the centuries we had a few capital cities, the first in Gniezno ( loosely translated as "Nest"), Kraków, and then Warszawa. Looking at the flag, I remembered a children's rhyme (by Władysław Bełza), from kindergarten: "Kto ty jesteś? (Who are U?) Polak mały! (Little Pole!) Jaki znak Twój? (What's your sign?) Orzeł biały! (White eagle!) Gdzie ty mieszkasz? (Where do you live?) Między swemi. (With my people) W jakim kraju? (In what country?) W polskiej ziemi. (In Polish Land / on Polish soil) Czym Twa ziemia? (What is your land?) Mą ojczyzną! (My motherland!) Czym zdobyta? (How was it gained?) Krwia i blizną. (With blood and scar) Czy ja kochasz? (Do you love it?) Kocham szczerze. (I love it trully / With all my heart) A w co wierzysz? (What do you believe in?) W Polskę wierzę. (In Poland I believe) Czym ty dla niej? (what wre you for it?) Wdzięczne dziecię. (A grateful child) Coś jej winien? (what do you owe it?) Oddać życie. (my life / I owe her my life). " Edit: I hate vodka and would much rather drink mead. "Polonez" dance is danced at "Studniówka" ("sto" meaning 100, and "dni" meaning days) - a ball 100 days before the matriculation examination (secondary school-leaving exam). Sometimes at the primary school graduation ball, too.
We dance polonez on of begining our prom. Mayby is not excatly the same which prom is but very similar. I dance it 20 years ago but I know it is still a tradition. Ps. Sorry for my English 😉
13:47 No, Lech Wałęsa in Poland is considered a traitor rather than a patriot, and this is because he was drunk and agreed to everything the Soviets proposed to him during unofficial negotiations in the "Magdalenka" pub, and the "Round Table" conference was just a theater.
The pronunciation was quite a bit off but I'm glad people are taking interest in the country, even if we're not doing great politically. But most importantly, if you want to learn how we feel about pierogi, listen to "Eat Pierogi" by Mee And The Band 😂
My fav polish game is "THIS WAR OF MINE" game about ww2 where you need to survive as normal civilian not some soldier on dday but normal human of that time
Greetings to everyone. I like your channel. Wieliczka, all the rooms are the remains of mining in the old days, every sculpture is made of salt, the chandeliers are made of salt, literally everything. Tourists often touch the walls with their tongues to check if it is salt. The entire interior and everything carved there is made of salt. This is truly unique in the world. November 30 is Saint Andrew's Day. This day was called "Andrzejki" in Poland. After this day, in the Catholic religion, fasting begins, it is a period without games and entertainment. That is why this day is called "Shrovetide" - the last day when you can hold parties and balls. After that On this day, fasting begins and lasts until Christmas. This day and these prophecies are a remnant of old Slavic beliefs, when people predicted the future. especially young girls, they checked who would find a husband in the coming year, who would be successful and so on. The ,,pierogi" shown in this video are not Polish. And the donuts also look different, they are more like donuts, American . Our Polish ones don't look like that.
The Poles did not invent the bulletproof vest, and Jan Szczepanik himself was a kind of Steve Jobs, he sold the product, historically Koreans are considered to be the inventors of the bulletproof vest and they were called Myeonje baegab Myeonje baegab historical records from 1867 and the date of birth of Jan Szczepanik 1872
@MertPol Polanie which name Poland gets it's name alse were called Lechits which mean forest people ,there is massive misunderstanding cause Pole today mean field but in the day mean outside house ,and back in centuries Poland was covered by vast Forrest that's why Lechits would fit more to Us Polish people cause Lech was our leader from legend which mean leader of people of forest
Warszawa could be also called "Cannibal City", as to rebuild it few cities in the west, on "reclaimed land", has had huge parts of them stripped down for bricks. It is os a city build from other cities.
@mertpol yeah, the shepherd dogs might seem cute... as long as they are puppies... the adult ones (about 70cm tall and 50kg) can be scary as fuck... as to bigos, i never saw it to be a mix of fresh cabbage and sauerkraut... either, or... and ffs, Wrocław is not spelled 'Ro-claw'... it's like 'Vrotsuav'...
Man if you dont know the game dying light is too from poland im.a pole too and i love this game its just perfect for me. Also the pierogi are in made in a lot of ways, like there are so many that i cant tell you all of them
This video has so many mistakes :/ 1. I've never heared anyone calling Warsaw a "Phoenix city", it is a pretty accurate label tho. 2. Polish language is spoken by more than 60mil people in the world, there are about 40mil poles only in poland, but almost 20mil abroad. 3. EVERY single video ALWAYS gets Polish cuisine wrong. They probably just read about it for 3 minutes and then speak some weird things. Kiełbasa is not a sort of sausage, kiełbasa literally translates to sausage in english and there are a lot of types of sausages like kiełbasa śląska, kiełbasa krakowska podsuszana, kiełbasa wiejska, but also kaszanka, white sausage, you get the point, there is a lot. A biggest facepalm is that they've shown pierogi first as pierogi but a second later chinkali, which is a Georgian dish. 4. You actually can organise balls and even weddings in Wieliczka salt mine. 5. There are 1,8mil registered citizens in Warsaw, but some estimates claim over 3mil people live in Warsaw, and I wouldn't be surprised if this number was a lot higher, especially now with all the Ukrainian refugees. 6. Andrzejki is rather a thing of the past. 7. No one ever said nothing about a spirit visit during christmas, only wanderer or a beggar. I also don't think new year's eve is unique to Poland. 8. Ofc they were talking about The Witcher game series and shown a poster from the garbage Netflix show. Really, don't watch this sht, read books and play games, I promise this will be one of your best entertainment experiences ever. Answering your question, polish people make such great games because we have the best IT people in the world now (prooven facts). Many Polish programmers are one of the most important people in all sorts of IT venues all around the world, like AI, OS, game engines or even space tech. Fun fact: Steve Wozniak, co-funder of Apple is Polish. 9. Aushwitz Birkenau GERMAN concetration camp. 10. OMG, Copernicus was not the first to propose this, he was the first to proove it without doubt and the first who convinced the world it is true. Before him many many people proposed this without success. 11. Mazurek, Polonez, Krakowiak, as they're pronounciation was butchered and no subtitles were given, 12. Never heared of anyone kissing bread, It may be a thing af a very very far past. You're not supposed to ever throw away bread tho. 13. Pierogi can be stuffed with just about anything that comes to your mind. My fav are vension filled, duck filled and oven baked pierogi with huntsman sausage and juniper fruit. 14. number 33 makes absolutely no sens, I don't even know what is he blabbering about. The rule of 3 is a ancient theater rule, like wth does it have to do with Poland?
As a fellow Pole I'll give you some of my views on these two: 6. It is not. We still have Andrzejki parties. Depends on the region you live or the friends you have the formula may differ. With my group of friends we always go to parties organised in wedding houses that are basically wedding-like but without newly married couple. Rest is the same. Obviously those spiritual games and seeing future stuff is now left for children to play. 12. I was born in 1988 and I remember from my childhood that my grandmother used to do it. Also families of my friends did it too. It's now thing of the past and not many people remember it but it was a normal thing to do when I was a kid.
@@mariuszwaszak1523 this is why I said "rather". I do realise some traditions are kept in some places, but I don't think they look like described in the vid. I also remember how they looked like in my childhood, but never seen it being done like that nowadays. With the kissing bread thing you surprised me tho, I was convinced it is more like a medieval thing 😅
Why everyone always forget about part of Marie’s last name. Marie SKŁODOWSKA-Curie. People please stop skip it. She always was proud of being form Poland and she always emphasized that.
People skip it, because it's hard to say it by non-polish speakers. They don't do it out of spite. If someone is bright enough he knows she was a Pole.
@kronisawbomoro. People might be smart but they are ignorants. I also have two last names and I want them to be called exactly how they are.
"The Witcher" originates from a series of fantasy novels by the same title ("Wiedźmin" in polish) written by Andrzej Sapkowski. The series began when the author entered a competition with his short story in 1986, making his debut and winning the 3rd place :)
and we have our own 2002 TV series based on these books ;)
People like you are better in promoting Poland than our government. In fact they should pay you for your work :)
Maria Skłodowska-Curie ,Polish woman, chemist and physicist . She is the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the only one in the world to receive two Nobel Prizes
actually, there are 4 people in the world's history who have won 2 nobel prizes, but she was the first one to do so, and that is a massive achievement, especially for a woman at the very beginning of the 20th century
@@wictoria1940 I mean .Maria she is only one woman on the world ,with 2 nobel prizes.
@@sepiks9099 oh, sorry about that, didn't read your comment thoroughly
In terms of food- Biała Kiełbasa (literally: white sausage) is my favorite kind of sausage. It has a very rich taste and is commonly served for christmas and easter. It is slowly baked in a roasting pan with onions and herbs, (somtimes also with plumes) untill it turns brown with a nice crust. The other particularly delicious polish food is Schab ze śliwkami -a piece of sirloin stuffed with plumes, baked in one piece and then cut into slices.
Scottish Brother!😄
Internet inventor Paweł "Paul" Baran, 😁 Thank you!!!
Jesteś bardzo miłym człowiekiem 👍✌️
11:31 My grandparents instilled in me the importance of never wasting even a crumb of bread. They would carefully dry small leftover pieces to later grind them up for breading when making fried food. If any become too stale, they would either feed it to the birds or fry it after soaking it in beaten eggs, similar to making French toast. They invoked 'our daily bread' from the Lord's Prayer. To this day, I remain cautious, buying only what I need or freezing any excess for later. Despite being an atheist and considering myself rational, I still feel a sense of dread at the thought of discarding any bread, as if it could bring poverty.
Polonez is a traditional studniówka (prom) dance and it's pretty easy so most of the Poles know how to perform it
I'm Polish and I don't really know how to dance it 😅
@@xunknown_user who asked
@@madds2137 I don't care if someone asked or not.
@Midnight_Nightt but so what? you want me to say Oh okay i was wrong cuz there is this one person who claims they don't know how to walk rhythmically?
@@madds2137 Nope. You take things too seriously
Btw: the Wieliczka chandaliers (every single piece of those) is made of salt too. :)
Over 500 castles and countless palaces out there in Poland! (my fav one is Zamek Chojnik! (actually the ruins of the castle, but well preservrd!)
Oh, and thing, that wasn't mentioned in that vid: Poland, as the only country in the world conquered and owned Moscow!
Twice! :)
Oh yeah, how could I forget about that? Btw Russian people still celebrate the day when they banished us away
@@wictoria1940 Indeed! That's the most important holiday in kacapia.
I am Polish living in Wrocław , this is the city, with dwarf figurines. These dwarf figurines have an interesting history: Let's go back to the second half of the 1980s, when Poland was a socialist country, under the forced tutelage of the USSR. In Wrocław at that time there was such an illegal, but not secret organization "Orange Alternative", This organization organized happenings mocking the system on Świdnicka Street (I participated in almost all of them). The first one was held on the occasion of Children's Day (June 1), when many people came wearing red hats they had sewn, resembling dwarf hats. When Poland regained independence, the first figure of a dwarf was erected on Świdnicka Street to commemorate this event. Some time later, dwarf figurines became popular in Wrocław and are now a tourist attraction. My sister collects photographs with these figurines. To answer your question: I don't know of a case where someone hurt themselves by falling on one of the figurines, but just because I don't know something doesn't mean it couldn't have happened. Post Scriptum: Sorry for my English, I don't speak it well. I had to learn Russian at school. I salute the presenter. Greetings to Scotland too. One of my two (together with Denmark) favorite countries..
Poland is invested in IT and electronics. That is why we have highly developed IT infrastructure and love for coding and Gaming. Except CD Project we have Techland - creators of "Dying Light" and "Call of Juarez" Series and TopWare creators of "Two Worlds 2". There are many more Indy studios in Poland. It's all because we pushed our education system in the direction of future technologies.
Zapraszamy do odwiedzenia Polski
I really like the history of Mary Queen of Scots, she was a sister in law to French Henry III Valois, who was King of Poland 1573-1575.
In Wieliczka mine every thing event lamps are made from Salt .🤘😎
6:45 *"Polisz Łałel kassel"* 😂 Or at least that's how every Pole hears it... This is a *_"Polski Zamek na Wawelu"_* that it reads *_"Vavel"_* and not any *"Wowl"* 😂
on andrew's day it is very popular to pour wax through a key so it makes different shapes! also it is commonly practiced at school during this day
also, about the witcher, many creatures are based on pagan beliefs, u should look into it!
Ignacy Lukasiewicz - founder of the world's first oil mine, inventor of the kerosene lamp,
i take part in polonez because every student dance it on his or her studniówka which is polish equivalament of prom and my favourite vodka is Ogiński
USA: Breaking Bad, Poland: Baking Bread 😂
Comparing Krakow to Warsaw.
Due to the destruction during and after the Warsaw Uprising, Warsaw was deprived of its monuments
An uprising was also ordered in Krakow, but the local military leader refused to carry out the order to the uprising and thus "saved" the architecture, monuments as well as the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians
In the village of Bulowice, there is a Scottish style castle. It's a private property and you can enter only during special events etc. 'Twas built in 1882 by a baron Karol Edmund Larisch for his Scottish wife Jessey Mapeltoft-Paterson. She said she could only stay in Poland, if she had a Scottish house there. It's based on Huntly castle, near Aberdeen.
Could we see the similar movie about Scotland, please?
No bro he is only talking about Poland bro
Every video about poland done by a non-polish speaker is fun to watch just to listen to them prenounce different things
Hi. I'm from Poland but live in England .I love your channel. I wonder why did you choose Poland as a subject of your video's ?Greetings from Hereford 😊
My Favourite Polish Vodka is "Bocian" the bottles even look beautiful and the taste is AMAZING. Fun Fact: Poland is the First to make Vodka making them the Creators of Vodka!
yes, but to be more specific - the first written document that mentions vodka that we know of is from Poland, so we are indeed it's creators, not Russia (as most people think, which hurts my polish pride a bit haha)
@@wictoria1940 YUP YUP i heard about that document! (also hurts my polish pride HAHA)
4:58 You can even have a wedding here for the right price
My favourite Unesco site is remains of Teutonic Order Castle in Toruń
Vodka is generally drank straight as it is usually distilled (and/or filtered) several times, making it smooth(er) with almost no fumy afterburn. My favorite is Belvedere, but for a flavored option, the new Chopin Salted Caramel is divine.
Favorite food is Golonka (pork knuckle), also known as pork picnic in the US. Beer braised and flame roasted to crispy up the skin, it is perfect. Meaty, tender, tasty, and filling, pairs perfectly with an ice-cold beer. Though stuffed cabbage rolls earn an honorable mention.
Give it a 6 months, we should be done with renovations by then, and visit Poznań. Direct connection from Edinbourgh. It's the cradle of Poland, and we have history and architecture, nature, restaurants and pubs, all you want and need ;)
About dances "Polonez" dance is traditionally performed before prom ball after completing high school. So yes probably 90% of polish people performed this dance at least once :)
90%??? Why? I'm sure it's at least 99,9%
@@dorotabarbowska2184 I can prove you’re very wrong being so sure … it’s exactly 55.5% of Polish citizens as to have a prom (studniowka) you have to finish the second level of education that ends with leaving cert, and up to the last national census of population it’s exactly 55.5% of all adults having leaving cert. The rest of people have only primary or lower profession secondary education that does not end with leaving cert exam.
Of course 99,9% is my wishful thinking 😆, nevertheless my comment was not about education but about dancing polonaise. Please read comments under Rob's episode concerning polonaise and draw the conclusions later.
It seems to me that after WWII, until the end of millennium , polonaise was associated almost exclusively with "stodniowka" (and New Year's Eve balls), however, in recent years it has become popular at all levels of education. Children dance it and the end of kindergarten, primary school, elementary school, secondary school, high school (the most popular) and at student's balls.
To my joy the tradition to dance it at weddings has been restored. It's more and more popular , as a part of patriotic and historical celebrations - danced in the city squares, or streets, which I love.
I checked all links recommended in comments below that video and was surprised how many people, regardless of age and education, have had a chance to dance polonaise. My theory is that the production of "
Pan Tadeusz" with polonaise composed by Wojciech Kilar added to this, because the vast majority of the linked films showed dance performed to this piece.
I danced polonaise at studniówka and years later at the 100th anniversary of my high school, my daughter at a dance school gala, my nephew at his wedding.
There's a darker side to it, unfortunately. When I was in high school our proms were organized in school buildings, tables were placed along corridors and we danced in the school gym, decorations were made by us, food was prepared and served by volunteering parents, there was a dress code which required modest dresses (white blouses and navy or black skirts or just navy or black dresses for girls) so the costs were very low.
Nowadays the proms are often in hotels or conference centres, food is provided by restaurants and served by professional waiters, and this costs a lot. As a result , there are some students who decide not to participate in the prom or who (even if participate in the ball themselves) do not dance polonaise if they don't have a partner from the same school and can't afford to pay for a partner from outside. This I find sad and know that such situations happen because this is actually a situation of my daughter's friend.
I have seen a few of your video and as big and shiny eyes you have as here seeing pączki dounats, you had never before 😆
Yes Wieliczka mine organises parties for New year or Valentines and more (at least used to)👍
Poland ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Polskie słuchowisko Wiedźmina Andrzeja Sapkowskiego to dla mnie jedno z największych arcydzieł.
Polish audio book (with actors/dubbing) play of The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski is one of the greatest masterpiece for my.
My favorite castle is in "Moszna".
Poles are one of the best programmers in the world. Many international competitions win.
Yeah, there is nothing better than polish pierogi :D
You should definitely watch The Witcher game trailers: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Killing Monsters Cinematic Trailer and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Launch Cinematic.
Hi Mert, I love your videos, you're an awesome guy, however there is one thing that concerns me.
You always tell us to tell you more about some kind of topic and a lot of people are explaining to you various stuff in the comment section.
Unfortunately I've never seen you replying to those comments or even throwing a heart at them/pinning them.
If you want us to teach you more about Poland, it would be great if you could respond to us or even show any sign, that you read these comments.
Keep up the good work, cheers!
It makes me laugh how all the Polish names in this video are pronounced like in English and 80% of the time they don't sound even close to the original words😂But the facts presented are true.
Bo tylko u nas jak źle przeczyta się po francusku lub angielski to ludzie się wstydzą,na zachodzie czytają jak się pisze i się nie przejmują.
@@zybrzeszczot1012prawdopodobnie tylko u nas sie gada, ze takie rzeczy to tylko u nas ale coś jest w tym co mówisz.
On St. Andrew's Eve people throw parties at homes, at school for kids or even some employers organise huge parties for their employees and their partners. Traditionally young girls would foretell their future husbands. The most popular method of divination is pouring melted candle wax through a key into a bowl of cald water, then casting a shadow with the solidified wax lump and trying to guess what the shape tells about one's future life. The decorations for parties usually are cobeebs, black cats and witches so it resembles Halloween a bit, however it's a natively Polish custom. In the past it would also be the last occasion for having a party before Advent.
Well done 👏
I'm from Wrocław, those gnome statues are tiny and not exposed like your typical heroic sculpture, they're placed in the craziest of places, it's like finding Waldo but in real life.
Pierogi! ❤❤❤ My favourite are pierogi ruskie (Ruthenian pierogi).
Better don't learn spelling from the vid's lector. 😅
Fun fact: one of world's oldest pictures of 4-wheel cart/wagon is from territory of Poland. It's on neolithic pot found in Bronocice.
I've never played Witcher but have a sentiment and I'm proud the game developers done so worth to be proud of job. ❤
True... DO NOT learn from him. That guy didn't even try to pronounce well all that words. (ale śmiesznie brzmi Łałel castle i żeżejki :D )
When I heard 'Wro-claw' I felt like a few kittens drowned
@@bartoszjasinski , Zakopejn. 😜😅
BUT to make it clear: Bartosz and I are not laughing in subcomments from the lector because he tries to spell Polish names (because we love when a foreiner tries to speak Polish, it's really heartwarming for us that someone puts effort in this), but because he pretends his spelling is correct. His voice has a confidence of 5yo kid in Batman cosplay. 😅
@@aaergplay6022 xD
Wsiadaj do samolotu i poprostu przyjedź do mojego kraju. Podróż trwa tyle co wypicie 4 piw w barze.
I know all of them, but I haven't been to half of them. As we would commonly say "you praise someone else but you do not know your own".
In these days Wałęsa is more like a meme than a hero.
As a Pole who lived in Scotland I must say that Scottish castles are prettier. They all give you a "Braveheart" vibes. "our" castles are more like Disney style :)
9:43 Not true, the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is considered one of the worst universities in Poland due to left-liberal and communist propaganda, and in Poland the majority of society is rather right-wing and it is clear that they do not like such forced ideology, especially since the University Famous traitors of Poland, such as; Andrzej Wajda, Łukasz Stanisławowski, Andrzej Nadolski and Adam Michnik, the latter even had a brother, the general prosecutor's office during the communist era, who sentenced innocent people to death, among the sentenced were such patriots as Captain Witold Pilecki, an agent of the Polish underground who voluntarily went to Auschwitz, thanks to him we know today what this place really looked like...
2:00 almost every city has open air swiming pools they are pretty common. U can check out largest open air swimming pool in europe its in czech republic, ostrava poruba
Jestem z Polski. Bardzo mi się podobają Twoje Filmy! Ale zastanawiam się... Dlaczego Ty się Polską zainteresowałeś ? :)
A bit of a correction to the Malbork castle part as I see no one else said it yet. It is actually 3 castles in 1. High castle (the tallest part with thet big tower where all the "big wigs lived) Mid castle (most of what you see now when you see it) and Low castle (almost nonexistent now). There are a few spots around the Malbork city where you still can see parts of the Low castle but if it was still there it would encircle around 1/3 of the current city itself.
Fun fact: That 118 feet tall Jesus statue also has free wifi!
Hi, I love your videos, checking on your channel often; thank you for appreciating my country ❤
You have asked for other castles in this video.
Yes ,we have a tons of them, you right.
But two closest to my heart are the one I grew up next to: Niedzica Castle and Castle Czorsztyn:)
Beautiful, beautiful place to visit:)
I would appreciate if you could mention it in your video 😊
Also you're most welcome there, come and see for yourself 😊😊
So when you will come visit Kraków ? I can offer myself as local guide :)
You can react to Witcher 3 game cinematics trailers. As I mentioned under another of your videoes, an author of this cinematics was the same guy who made those historical animations about Poland you did watch before and he also played main part in Allegro movies as creator of speciall effects. These Witcher 3 cinematics are a highly "must watch" masterpieces.
PS. I must admit, Your association of Wrocław dwarfs with drunkards falling down was hilarious.
🤣
3:17 *"Glusty Vartek"* 😂 ... it's called *_"Tłusty Czwartek"_* .
*"Ł"* it's read in Polish like; *"W"* in English...
3:22 Oh! Even better! *"Paczki"* 😂 ... that's in Polish means the *"packages"* , and these yeast dough balls fried in oil or in lard are Polish *_"Pączki"_* from the word *_"Pąk"_* ( _the bud_ ), i.e. something from which a flower blooms, and not from any _packets_ 😂
*"Ą"* it's read in Polish like; *"O + W"* in English...
I just can't, when at 0:51 they show Poznan, and tell it's Zakopane
7:47 ye we love vodka but our tradition are mead we are the best in this
Through the centuries we had a few capital cities, the first in Gniezno ( loosely translated as "Nest"), Kraków, and then Warszawa.
Looking at the flag, I remembered a children's rhyme (by Władysław Bełza), from kindergarten:
"Kto ty jesteś? (Who are U?)
Polak mały! (Little Pole!)
Jaki znak Twój? (What's your sign?)
Orzeł biały! (White eagle!)
Gdzie ty mieszkasz? (Where do you live?)
Między swemi. (With my people)
W jakim kraju? (In what country?)
W polskiej ziemi. (In Polish Land / on Polish soil)
Czym Twa ziemia? (What is your land?)
Mą ojczyzną! (My motherland!)
Czym zdobyta? (How was it gained?)
Krwia i blizną. (With blood and scar)
Czy ja kochasz? (Do you love it?)
Kocham szczerze. (I love it trully / With all my heart)
A w co wierzysz? (What do you believe in?)
W Polskę wierzę. (In Poland I believe)
Czym ty dla niej? (what wre you for it?)
Wdzięczne dziecię. (A grateful child)
Coś jej winien? (what do you owe it?)
Oddać życie. (my life / I owe her my life). "
Edit:
I hate vodka and would much rather drink mead.
"Polonez" dance is danced at "Studniówka" ("sto" meaning 100, and "dni" meaning days) - a ball 100 days before the matriculation examination (secondary school-leaving exam). Sometimes at the primary school graduation ball, too.
mate, i just love your accent
Kiełbasa literally means sausage, it's not a type.
It's like saying that UK has many good sausages, but the best one is sausage.
You can have a wedding in Wieliczka
Polish donoughts are the best, you should try them 😋
We dance polonez on of begining our prom. Mayby is not excatly the same which prom is but very similar. I dance it 20 years ago but I know it is still a tradition. Ps. Sorry for my English 😉
Thera are 5 national dances in Poland
Polonez
Mazur
Krakowiak
Kujawiak
Oberek
13:47 No, Lech Wałęsa in Poland is considered a traitor rather than a patriot, and this is because he was drunk and agreed to everything the Soviets proposed to him during unofficial negotiations in the "Magdalenka" pub, and the "Round Table" conference was just a theater.
Polish donuts are the best donuts in the world
The pronunciation was quite a bit off but I'm glad people are taking interest in the country, even if we're not doing great politically. But most importantly, if you want to learn how we feel about pierogi, listen to "Eat Pierogi" by Mee And The Band 😂
record a reaction to Polish music, for example, "Męskie Granie" and Dawid Podsiadło
My fav polish game is "THIS WAR OF MINE" game about ww2 where you need to survive as normal civilian not some soldier on dday but normal human of that time
Yeeeeess Fat Thursday I love it 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
These dogs breed is named Owczarek Podhalański in Poland means dog from Podhale
pozdrawiam 😮
Mój kraj kocha ludzi co szanują mój Kraj . Zapraszamy wszystkich co chcą odwiedź nasz kraj .
Greetings to everyone. I like your channel. Wieliczka, all the rooms are the remains of mining in the old days, every sculpture is made of salt, the chandeliers are made of salt, literally everything. Tourists often touch the walls with their tongues to check if it is salt. The entire interior and everything carved there is made of salt. This is truly unique in the world. November 30 is Saint Andrew's Day. This day was called "Andrzejki" in Poland. After this day, in the Catholic religion, fasting begins, it is a period without games and entertainment. That is why this day is called "Shrovetide" - the last day when you can hold parties and balls. After that On this day, fasting begins and lasts until Christmas. This day and these prophecies are a remnant of old Slavic beliefs, when people predicted the future. especially young girls, they checked who would find a husband in the coming year, who would be successful and so on. The ,,pierogi" shown in this video are not Polish. And the donuts also look different, they are more like donuts, American . Our Polish ones don't look like that.
The Poles did not invent the bulletproof vest, and Jan Szczepanik himself was a kind of Steve Jobs, he sold the product, historically Koreans are considered to be the inventors of the bulletproof vest
and they were called Myeonje baegab
Myeonje baegab
historical records from 1867 and the date of birth of Jan Szczepanik 1872
That what you see in Wieliczka is a minor chapel of st. Kinga
@MertPol Polanie which name Poland gets it's name alse were called Lechits which mean forest people ,there is massive misunderstanding cause Pole today mean field but in the day mean outside house ,and back in centuries Poland was covered by vast Forrest that's why Lechits would fit more to Us Polish people cause Lech was our leader from legend which mean leader of people of forest
my favorite computer game from Poland is all series dying light and Dead Island
Warszawa could be also called "Cannibal City", as to rebuild it few cities in the west, on "reclaimed land", has had huge parts of them stripped down for bricks. It is os a city build from other cities.
As a Polish person (born there), if I had to drink every time the narrator of this video literally BUTCHERED a Polish name or word, I’d be dead.
Aside The Witcher I know Polish games like:
Dying light
Cyberpunk
Priest simulator
Observer
Layers of fear
Ghostrunner
Niech żyje Grzegorz Braun! Precz z marszałkiem Hanukownią!
You must se Żyrardów the oldest worker city in Europa . Build using Red Bricks
We don't talk about Lech Wałęsa :D
Mazury
Pretty sure dying light 1 was made in Poland, amazing game!
As a scott drop us some Scottish history please. About dance we all learn it in nursery and primary. Good job pal. Greet from Stirling.
@mertpol yeah, the shepherd dogs might seem cute... as long as they are puppies...
the adult ones (about 70cm tall and 50kg) can be scary as fuck...
as to bigos, i never saw it to be a mix of fresh cabbage and sauerkraut... either, or...
and ffs, Wrocław is not spelled 'Ro-claw'... it's like 'Vrotsuav'...
You might consider checking out the Witcher games trailers 👌
We even have desert xD
You must try "Placek po Węgiersku". Or watch a video how to make it. Trust me!
"Ksiaz castle"
tech land is from poland producents of daingh light
What about thousands of Scottish families who settled in Poland around 400 years ago you got anything about
Family od my husband is one of those - sine 1655 in Poland
Man if you dont know the game dying light is too from poland im.a pole too and i love this game its just perfect for me. Also the pierogi are in made in a lot of ways, like there are so many that i cant tell you all of them
This video has so many mistakes :/
1. I've never heared anyone calling Warsaw a "Phoenix city", it is a pretty accurate label tho.
2. Polish language is spoken by more than 60mil people in the world, there are about 40mil poles only in poland, but almost 20mil abroad.
3. EVERY single video ALWAYS gets Polish cuisine wrong. They probably just read about it for 3 minutes and then speak some weird things. Kiełbasa is not a sort of sausage, kiełbasa literally translates to sausage in english and there are a lot of types of sausages like kiełbasa śląska, kiełbasa krakowska podsuszana, kiełbasa wiejska, but also kaszanka, white sausage, you get the point, there is a lot. A biggest facepalm is that they've shown pierogi first as pierogi but a second later chinkali, which is a Georgian dish.
4. You actually can organise balls and even weddings in Wieliczka salt mine.
5. There are 1,8mil registered citizens in Warsaw, but some estimates claim over 3mil people live in Warsaw, and I wouldn't be surprised if this number was a lot higher, especially now with all the Ukrainian refugees.
6. Andrzejki is rather a thing of the past.
7. No one ever said nothing about a spirit visit during christmas, only wanderer or a beggar. I also don't think new year's eve is unique to Poland.
8. Ofc they were talking about The Witcher game series and shown a poster from the garbage Netflix show. Really, don't watch this sht, read books and play games, I promise this will be one of your best entertainment experiences ever. Answering your question, polish people make such great games because we have the best IT people in the world now (prooven facts). Many Polish programmers are one of the most important people in all sorts of IT venues all around the world, like AI, OS, game engines or even space tech. Fun fact: Steve Wozniak, co-funder of Apple is Polish.
9. Aushwitz Birkenau GERMAN concetration camp.
10. OMG, Copernicus was not the first to propose this, he was the first to proove it without doubt and the first who convinced the world it is true. Before him many many people proposed this without success.
11. Mazurek, Polonez, Krakowiak, as they're pronounciation was butchered and no subtitles were given,
12. Never heared of anyone kissing bread, It may be a thing af a very very far past. You're not supposed to ever throw away bread tho.
13. Pierogi can be stuffed with just about anything that comes to your mind. My fav are vension filled, duck filled and oven baked pierogi with huntsman sausage and juniper fruit.
14. number 33 makes absolutely no sens, I don't even know what is he blabbering about. The rule of 3 is a ancient theater rule, like wth does it have to do with Poland?
As a fellow Pole I'll give you some of my views on these two:
6. It is not. We still have Andrzejki parties. Depends on the region you live or the friends you have the formula may differ. With my group of friends we always go to parties organised in wedding houses that are basically wedding-like but without newly married couple. Rest is the same. Obviously those spiritual games and seeing future stuff is now left for children to play.
12. I was born in 1988 and I remember from my childhood that my grandmother used to do it. Also families of my friends did it too. It's now thing of the past and not many people remember it but it was a normal thing to do when I was a kid.
@@mariuszwaszak1523 this is why I said "rather". I do realise some traditions are kept in some places, but I don't think they look like described in the vid. I also remember how they looked like in my childhood, but never seen it being done like that nowadays.
With the kissing bread thing you surprised me tho, I was convinced it is more like a medieval thing 😅
Cyberpunk :)
This is the largest castle complex built of bricks. Not the biggest castle in the world!!!!!!
How I can concact with you?i would like to send you another interestings videos
Bro the worst is żubrówka if you wont try any wódka don't try this one
yu cac al.... zawsze