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If you would like to watch videos from another American living in Poland I recommend Russell from Love My Poland channel. His content is very different though - he is older, has three kids with his Polish wife and lived here for a long time (he has an English school). I personally love this guy, great energy, he is so positive. He has lots of videos about cultural differences between Poland and the US
W Polsce często nazywamy naszego partnera drugą połówką, to znaczy o dopełnieniu się wzajemnym i przywiązaniu do siebie, dlatego nie uznajemy sypiania z innymi kiedy jesteś w związku. Żeby się przespać z kimś innym potrzebne są pozytywne emocje, przecież nie zrobimy tego z kimś zupełnie nam obojętnym. A to jest przeciwne całkowitemu oddaniu się drugiej osobie.
About food... You maybe meet wrong people, but vegetables are main ingredient of our cuisine. We eat them raw, cooked, baked, fried... With cream, yougurt, kefir... Even when we fried it we fried vegetables in many ways: on lard, butter, oil... With flour, breadcrumbs... And ask any polish granny and she tells you about hundreds ways of preparing vegetables...
I would say that PORK is our main ingredient in our cuisine. However, I totally agree with what you said. Potatoes are our favorite and if you ask any grandma they will tell you how to prep potatoes in bazillion different ways!
@@commonsense4898I would say pork cabbage( more like cabbage like veggies) potatoes and bread would be Polish big 4 , there are very few dishes that don't use even one of them
I have been flying around the world the last 3 years looking for a place I would want to live and start a family. Every time I come up with a country and start doing research your videos pop-up lol. I will be landing in Krakow this Sunday. Everything I've heard about Poland so far sounds like a perfect fit for me. This time we will be in the same country at the same time. Keep the videos coming!
I'm Polish and I personally think that filial piety isn't as widespread in Poland as in China. I as a Polish person will respect another person only if they respect me it doesn't matter if they are my boss or my parents. I think people are more hot-blooded and can express their opinions more in Poland as it is a democratic country which is different from China where even if you are dissatisfied with your leader/boss you cannot voice that. This is a slight but important difference in culture I think is problematic for Asian countries where filial piety and subservience to leaders is heavily emphasized.
"Democratic" to a certain extent, in my country I'm allowed to say whatever I think about the president, in Poland you are not, I know people who were brought to court for that (just regular people)
LOL We're not jealous about the luxury brands. We honestly couldn't care less, and I think it's typical for most of Europe. Germans, even though they're richer, probably don't care as well. I think historically it's probably because in Europe the elegant people were the "old money" while the "new money" were the flexers and they were looked down upon. In short, old money were the nobles, gentry, landlords etc. who didn't need to prove anything to anyone and the "new money" were people from trade who spent lavishly to catch up with the former. So the more you flex the more it seems like you're not worthy. The USA, from the European view, is a new money country, Russia as well. In Poland you should wear things that are clean and of good quality, but you're the judge not the label. Similarly with the way men dress here. If men put too much attention to their look they seem not masculine enough to Polish women, that's why they don't try too much. Usually it's a man's GF who changes his look for him. BTW Spanking your kid has been illegal in Poland for more than 10 years. You can go to jail even if you abuse your dog, not to mention your kid!
We have sałatka and surówka. I am a Pole and I am a vegeterian from over 35 years 😊 we have a lot of not meat dishes and restaurant vegan and vegetarian dishes
You have to try cebularz from Lublin. As for the vegetables we also cook them in our quisine. Gołąbki (like cabbage rolls), we cook a lot of soups with vegetables (kapuśniak, ogórkowa, jarzynowa) etc :)
I have lived outside Poland for about 14 years now and I always miss Polish soups. Always. Of course you can cook soup abroad (I've lived in Wales, England, Germany, the Netherlands), but the ingredients are not always the same or easy to find. That's why I don't eat soup that often here. Polish soups are one of the Best. Im Polish of coz. Cebularz jest pyszny.
Here is a text from the website of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk - regarding the "strange" Polish-Japanese war: After Great Britain declared war on Japan, the British dominions and allied governments in exile: Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and the French Committee of National Liberation also decided to take this step. The then Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tōjō, did not accept the war declared by the Polish government in exile. He justified his decision as follows: We do not accept the Poles' challenge. Poles, fighting for their freedom, declared war on us under pressure from Great Britain. The two countries remained in formal conflict with each other until February 1957, when the Treaty on the Restoration of Normal Relations between the Polish People's Republic and Japan was signed. For nearly 16 years of formal conflict, Polish and Japanese troops did not fight each other in any battle, which does not mean, however, that the Poles did not fight the Japanese. The most famous figure here is the pilot Major Witold Urbanowicz, commander of the 303 squadron, who shot down several Japanese planes in the Far East while serving in the "Flying Tigers" squadron - the American Volunteer Group. Two Polish passenger ships, "Pułaski" and "Sobieski", were also sent to the Far East, converted into transport ships that carried British soldiers across the ocean. Japan was one of the first countries in the world to recognize Poland's independence (in 1919). Both countries have maintained close political and economic contacts for many years. Their cooperation also took place in the intelligence field against a common enemy, the USSR. Despite breaking off diplomatic relations in 1941, both countries maintained intelligence cooperation.
Bro, respect to your mum for being so open! 😍I'm a Polish woman living abroad for nearly 18 years. I dated and had non-romantic South East Asian roommates. Both Asian and Polish men are gentlemen towards women, which is rare to find in Western guys in today's generation. Focusing on the topic: Asian/Polish dating, it works cause feminine and masculine treats are clearly defined. I'm thinking for both Polish or Asian woman and vive-versa.
I'm Asian American. One of my best friends is Black American. His wife is Polish and was actually born there. They met when he was in the military. I visited Poland with them around 8 years ago. At the time, KPop wasn't the international phenomenon it is today. I noticed during this time that Blacks were popular with Polish women, and East Asians weren't really a thing yet. However, one cousin of my friend's wife was married to a Korean guy who migrated to Poland for work. I attended my friend's wife's best friend's wedding. I was surprised that so many Polish women were talking to me that night. Many kept pulling me to dance with them too. I had fun. I guess I'll visit again now that KPop is popular there and Asians seem to be more in the spotlight.
"one cousin of my friend's wife was married to a Korean guy". Maaan, that's a powerful combo for polish native speaker. High math. Well, about the dance mentioned it's that Polish women are not biased at all towards Asian men, and they can percieve them as shy guys (It is considered cute to be shy in poland), and Asian men are exotic for them, So I guess that Polish women are curious about asian men. However do you should not expect them to obedient and stereotype housewives. If you married one she will be trying to infuence your decision-making while not attempting to get dominant herself.
Japan was the only country that Poland formally declared war on. It didn't stop the Polish-Japanese cooperation and army intelligence of both countries worked together until the end of war (from what I've heard Polish spies in Berlin operated from Japanese embassy). Not only that, Chiune Sugihara helped with smuggling Jews through Kaunas so they could escape Poland and go to USA or Canada through Japan.
From what I understand, the big cultural difference is that in China, parents are the most important all the time, while for us if you have your own family, it's more important than parents, if you had to choose.
I agree with what you said. I don't know why but I noticed that we don't have a problem with immigrants from East Asia at all and we even like Koreans, Chinese and Japanese very much. We even have a similar history with South Korea (still under someone's occupation). When it comes to business, we work well together and we have a very similar approach to family life. I have recently been fascinated by the culture of China and South Korea. Greetings from Krakow
I agree with you on those topics, I also see a lot of similarities myself as a Pole. It also kinda explain why I'm more interested in that part of the world, and not e.g Americas. Even with language barrier it's easier for us to understand those topics, and fit into society cos we are already familiar with them.
For relationships our preference to monogamy is explained by two cultural things. First: religion, even big fraction od atheists in Poland see being unfaithful to a partner as a moral flaw. Second: we have the rule - dont do to other what you would not like to be done to yourself. As most of the mariages here came from love, attraction and affection than business, expect loyalty on that field. Could it be that in Asian cultures what matters more is loyality to the family in more financial and stability aspects? I would say for many Polish women its easier to forgive the husband if he loses their money than if he cheats on her.
The Polish-Japanese refusal to go to war is connected to secret cooperation of intellegence agencies of both countries during WWII, despite being in mutually hostile alliances. Polish agents received lots of help from Japanese dyplomatic services, and it dates back to common fight against Russia, and originally to Yasumasa Fukishima and the Porando-Kaiko poem from the XIXth century, when Poland as state didn't even exist, and was recognized only by former enemy, the Ottoman Empire. I would kind of disagree with the statement that Poles obey the rules. Maybe in comparision with modern West, but history made us consider any government, own or foreign, to be our primary enemy. I think we generally don't like to obey any rules. If rules or procedures are to executed by Poles, then good justification must be given. Same goes with authority. Since the XVIth century our kings would be considered a main threat to peace and stability inside the country, and then we didn't have our own government since the Partitions of Poland in XVIIIth century till 1991, (with a short break in the interwar period), so we may respect authority in personal to a degree, but any political power is naturally associated with primary enemy.
I have a question about East Asian cuisine in Poland. Do you know of any Chinese restaurant in Poland (preferably Warsaw) where you can order dishes with a sharing option? I've been to a Chinese restaurant in Munich and I'm delighted with the variety and possibilities to try everything. I will be very grateful for your recommendation :)
the problem with the cheating you describe is gender inequality. Men can have other women but women don't have this same right. It is not just. It's disgusting
Some say inequality but others could say it's an acceptance in the difference between the genders. Women don't crave sexual variety as much as men do. Many studies have shown this.
@@WheresWes women have sexual needs and women like men. You are trying to justify misogyny and sexism with studies 🤷🏻♀️🙄 I am not for monogamy, I think it is natural to have many partners in a lifetime. So I get your point of view. But it is sad that as usually men will have the right to sexual freedom and women have to be faithful to one man because if they don't, they are gonna be "bitches".
I will be the first person to agree with you, that in polish cuisine you don't have as much vegetable variety yet. Polish cuisine still has deep roots with the cuisine from 100 years ago, when people had to either pickle or dry vegetables in order to survive the winter. Dried vegetables went mostly into soups and pickled ones were used as side dishes for meats. It will most probably evolve as we get more and more conscious consumers looking for vegetarian alternatives to our classics. Poland, as the rest of Europe, does also have a lot more dairy products, which are almost non existent in East Asia. And lastly, polish cuisine has a lot more fruits incorporated into their dishes, but because you eat a lot at Bar Mleczny you won't get to taste it often, as it is conaidered more fancy i guess. For example i love duck or liver with apples, pierogi with wild berries, pork with plum or perries.
Here's a suggestion for a reaction video: Anna Maria Jopek Michał Żebrowski Wspomnienie This song involves an important part of our culture. It's parts of "Sir Thaddeus", probably the most important Polish epic poem adapted for a song. The song is a dialogue between two ex lovers. The male role is recited, like a poem, by Michal Żebrowski, an actor who also played Thaddeus in the 1999 movie, and the female role is sung by Anna Maria Jopek, a beautiful and talented musician. This song is a nice combo of intertextuality and cultural references. It's really something: ua-cam.com/video/E1WCx006PiI/v-deo.html
On fashion from Polish female: we love second hand shops herę. I could afford more expensive brand new clothing but I'm trying to spare money to buy my own property (I value freedom more than what other people think about how do I look).
there’s a polish song from 16th century in middle polish about Vienna, it’s very interesting to hear and see the differences how polish was written at that time and it’s also a very nice song it’s called Wiedeń- polish song
I just saw your video on my city, Wroclaw, but this one was really intresting and very on point. Except 1 thing: You mixed Polish family values and respect for elders, teachers, strangers and women which is true, with our respect to authority which we do not have for cops, government and managers, just because they are "in charge". This is where our love of freedom steps in. Example: In Wroclaw new tech Asian companies came with their Asian employees who did not know european culture. Asians would stand up when managers came, would bow down, wouldn't leave before managers, heard of a company posting no-talk policy during work. Asian companies would have hard time here, their actions were posted online and they had to change their policies. We think of our bosses as another colleague and I think it is a big difference. And for food: Its about comfort and amount of proteins due to how big we are, probably because of our ancestors were wearing heavy armors for hundreds of years and chopping wood for winter... just my opinion. Asians also are known for lactose intolerance. We eat lot of diaries, meat. And eggs for breakfest
I know a Chinese guy who had a gf for 10 years but his family disapproved. They thought he could do better and the girlfriend he had wasn’t independent That led to the breakup of the relationship slowly To this day the guy still hasn’t found a gf and apathetic about dating I remember back in the day the guy was so eager to meet women and we would go out These days he’s not bothered He is 46 now and his relationship ending happened 4 years ago Pretty much there’s goes to end of his family bloodline He does have a sister who has 2 kids though He even told them he’s too old to have kids and doesn’t want any and maybe at most just a gf and not marriage anymore Says marriage doesn’t benefit men . He’s all red pill aware now
@@esteczka not everyone can just get up and find a new gf very easily He doesn’t have a good job and he isn’t that smart either Average height and average looks Chinese guy
I completely disagree when it comes to punishing children physically to enforce a rule, it teaches the children to lie so they're not caught, be scared of their own parents, and get violent in their future intimate relationships.
Not at all. There is a wide range between enforcing boundaries and physical abuse. Physical abuse certainly bad, we can agree on that. It's nothing something that should be used often, and is usually reserved for kids under 10. There is a healthy way to do it in the middle of both extremes.
No problem. For example, a clear line for me would be disrespecting mom. If they did it once, they would get a warning. If they did it again, then you will be spanked.
@@WheresWesnever disrespect mom! I never allowed it, even as a small kid. I was around 5 or 6 when my grandma started to talk really really bad about my mom, I clearly remember shouting at her and then hitting her hard cos she didn't stop. I'm very protective about "my people" the ones I love.
I think showing off wealth isn't exactly popular here because of pretty recent history - first german and then soviet occupation, where our resources were siphoned off and easiest if not only way to get some stuff was to cooperate with the enemy or do shady stuff (steal and whatnot). We even have a derogatory word for people who got their money recently and are showing off (nowobogaccy, literally new-rich).
I think that Poland is the most similar to Korea from all the East Asian countries even because of history (Japan and Chinish invasions and occupation), christianity, alcohol. Although the communism is more like in Germany.
Interesting to see how we are similar, polish culture is shifting. in my opinion Poland has less aggressive people than 20 years ago. You don’t see much dresów anymore 😂
Well, few words about sex and relationships. If you have one partner sex becomes better over time as you more discover each other's needs. Despite exceptions, you marry a person, not money, not status. It is highly romanticised perhaps because of our long-traditioned poetry and literature. I think that in general we don't romanticise that much to expect a partner to fill all of our needs. Hey, we have family and friends to fill those ! As an "old man" (being 35) I am a little sad about young polish people not having that strong relationships with their family and friends. That is so warming to have a connection with other people and perhaps young people got a bit obssessed with financial wellbeing. I am a bit surprised, when I think about it, that you did not mention the tradition of polish poetry and literature.
5:00 well citactualy... since 90% of population up to XVII-XIX century where mostly peasants and overused serfs... hard working was more a thing of survival... Most of goods and wealth where accumulated by nobles ("szlachta") with small group successful city dwellers being also amongst rich ones -> if anything hard work ethic might have roots in their successes...
I feel like we (polish), have that idea that we try not to make others people lives harder. Unless you are neighbour, than we go to all out war that can span years xD
lol. Maybe now Polish people don't. 50 years ago growing up in many Polish households around Chicago if you pushed things too far, "Tough Love" definitely existed and that definitely included physical punishment.
Oh, Polish parents brag about their children but from the high school or university level because all primary schools are mostly the same and you just go to a school near your home. But parents will brag if their child study medicine or law. And if parents do not have higher education they will brag about their children going to any university.
Co do bezpieczeństwa w Polsce może i masz rację, ale uważałbym na tzw. dresów ('dresy') - to młodzi ludzie najczęściej krótko ostrzyżeni, chodzący w sportowych dresach (stąd ich nazwa) i dużo przeklinający, czasem z szalikiem jakiegoś piłkarskiego klubu, często też pod wpływem alkoholu. Tacy ludzie są niebezpieczni, szczególnie wieczorami i jak są w grupie, lepiej trzymać dystans od takich ludzi i przejść na drugą stronę ulicy na wszelki wypadek. Jak mieszkasz w Polsce to pewnie natrafiłeś na takich ludzi czasem.
Asians. Those are all Asians, yeah of course we cannot distinguish them by looks alone. You wouldn't be able to distinguish Polish, Czech, Ukrainian or even German by looks alone. Although, you probably could distinguish someone from the south of Europe by looks alone. You know, darker skin, same as Asians you pointed out!
At least compare "European food" with "Asian Food". Comparing the cuisine of the one small country to the cousine of the largest continent (or just half of it) is a bit unfair.
Kuchnia tradycyjna polska opiera sie nie tylko na miesie ale i na warzywach, rybach, owocach i grzybach. Hie kazdego bylo stac na mieso codziennie wiec wiele potraw ma swoje miesne i warzywne czy owocowe odpowiedniki. Jestesmy chrzescijanami wiec pościmy w okresach przedswiatecznych a takze kiedys kazdy piątek byl dniem bezmiesnym. Pierogi sa z miesem ale sa tez z kapusta i grzybami czy z jagodami. Golabki sa z miesem ale tez sa z kaszą. Robimy duzo potraw z kapusty, ziemniakow, burakow, ogórków. Mamy wiele kiszonek jak z kapusty, ogorkow burakow. Salatki i surówki . Zawsze na zime robimy przetwory z owocow i warzyw. Obiad bez warzyw to ubogi obiad, musi byc salatka lub surówka. Bigos jest z miesem ale gotujemy tez kapuste postną na wigilie z kaszą. Zupy sa na mięsie z kością ale mamy tez barsz czerwony z uszkami i barszcz grzybowy, lub pyszną zupe z prośnianek na wigilie. Jemy duzo jaj , serow i przetworow mlecznych. Kazdy region ma tez swoje potrawy mniej popularne w innych regionach. Z samych ziemniakow mamy 10 lub wiecej potraw jak babka ziemniaczana z pieczarkami i cebula, kopytka,szare kluski, placki ziemniaczane, śląskie kluski do ktorych nie potrzeba miesa tylko podsmazona cebulka , jest tego mnostwo. Najlepiej zwiedzac polske i poznawac kolejne regiony i regionalne potrawy, domowe jedzenie w mniejszych miejscowosciach, gdzie bardziej popularna jest domowa kuchnia , np. w gospodarstwach agroturystycznych. Jedź na Podlasie, Kaszuby, Kurpie czy Mazury. Odwiedz skanseny. Wesele kurpiowskie jest co roku organizowane w Kadzidle, Łyse słyną z palm wielkanocnych, w Myszyncu miodobranie w sierpniu. Spływ kajakowy Krutynią polecam😊 Podróżując poznasz inne oblicze Polski, jej serce. tydzien w kazdym regionie i głównie potrawy regionalne w kilku wersjach z miesem lub bez mięsa 😊 zobaczysz wtedy jak różnorodna jest polska kuchnia i dopiero wtedy można oceniac.
Jeżeli zwracasz się do autora kanału,to raczej nie oczekuj,że nauczy się dla ciebie polskiego,albo będzie tłumaczył każde zdanie w translatorze,bo może nie mieć na to czasu.Nie wiem,czy znasz,czy nie znasz angielskiego,ale to tak jakbyś pisał po chińsku pod kanałem, który prowadzi turek,więc przetłumacz sobie w translatorze to,co chcesz przekazać i tak możesz liczyć na jakąś reakcje z jego strony.😊
Wiesz, że nie dostałam powiadomienia o twoim serduszku, a zazwyczaj nie ma z tym problemu? Tymczasem zalecam ci wspinaczkę na Śnieżkę, szczyt górski w Karkonoszach. Potrafi zmęczyć ciało, aż do bólu. Śpisz po tym jak zabity. Jesteś tak zmęczony fizycznie, że reszta świata nie ma znaczenia. Pozdrawiam.
I'd say you still do not get our temparament fully. I'd trust you on far east asians being heavily based in feudal class structure, but Poland is a noble nation. We treat and expect of each other as of fellow nobles (even if many do it without their knowledge). We have therefore expectations of fullfilment of our roles and we treat those who do it with respect. But it's not respect for authority, but for upholding society. We actually hate authority with a passion. It's joked that law is just a suggestion and we do a lot to skirt it. We are also known to be one of the most rebelious nations in Europe. We even legalized rebellions against kings when those were still a thing. Similarly we respect noble stoicism and to be stoic is seen as proper. But a noble needs to defend his honour, so if the need calls, we can be really explosive. Most of us stake our honour on higher things like family or faith, but some choose more poorly... If you'd find a translation I'd say Kaczmarski's song Warchoł illustrates our mentality quite well: ua-cam.com/video/8JFJapTbc-E/v-deo.html
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In Poland disrespecting women is culturally very bad, almost a taboo. So with few shameful exceptions people are going to react strongly to that.
As an American wanting to move to Poland, you're my new favorite UA-camr. Keep it up homie
If you would like to watch videos from another American living in Poland I recommend Russell from Love My Poland channel. His content is very different though - he is older, has three kids with his Polish wife and lived here for a long time (he has an English school). I personally love this guy, great energy, he is so positive. He has lots of videos about cultural differences between Poland and the US
i have also seen his channel and take inspiration from it.
W Polsce często nazywamy naszego partnera drugą połówką, to znaczy o dopełnieniu się wzajemnym i przywiązaniu do siebie, dlatego nie uznajemy sypiania z innymi kiedy jesteś w związku.
Żeby się przespać z kimś innym potrzebne są pozytywne emocje, przecież nie zrobimy tego z kimś zupełnie nam obojętnym. A to jest przeciwne całkowitemu oddaniu się drugiej osobie.
Unfortunately, kurwa galore in the USA and UK.
About food... You maybe meet wrong people, but vegetables are main ingredient of our cuisine. We eat them raw, cooked, baked, fried... With cream, yougurt, kefir... Even when we fried it we fried vegetables in many ways: on lard, butter, oil... With flour, breadcrumbs... And ask any polish granny and she tells you about hundreds ways of preparing vegetables...
I would say that PORK is our main ingredient in our cuisine. However, I totally agree with what you said. Potatoes are our favorite and if you ask any grandma they will tell you how to prep potatoes in bazillion different ways!
@@commonsense4898I would say pork cabbage( more like cabbage like veggies) potatoes and bread would be Polish big 4 , there are very few dishes that don't use even one of them
I have been flying around the world the last 3 years looking for a place I would want to live and start a family. Every time I come up with a country and start doing research your videos pop-up lol. I will be landing in Krakow this Sunday. Everything I've heard about Poland so far sounds like a perfect fit for me. This time we will be in the same country at the same time. Keep the videos coming!
I'm Polish and I personally think that filial piety isn't as widespread in Poland as in China. I as a Polish person will respect another person only if they respect me it doesn't matter if they are my boss or my parents. I think people are more hot-blooded and can express their opinions more in Poland as it is a democratic country which is different from China where even if you are dissatisfied with your leader/boss you cannot voice that. This is a slight but important difference in culture I think is problematic for Asian countries where filial piety and subservience to leaders is heavily emphasized.
"Democratic" to a certain extent, in my country I'm allowed to say whatever I think about the president, in Poland you are not, I know people who were brought to court for that (just regular people)
@@RenanMendes-zd8hj examples ?
@@perropl examples of what? There is literally a law prohibiting people from "offending" the president lmao
LOL We're not jealous about the luxury brands. We honestly couldn't care less, and I think it's typical for most of Europe. Germans, even though they're richer, probably don't care as well. I think historically it's probably because in Europe the elegant people were the "old money" while the "new money" were the flexers and they were looked down upon. In short, old money were the nobles, gentry, landlords etc. who didn't need to prove anything to anyone and the "new money" were people from trade who spent lavishly to catch up with the former. So the more you flex the more it seems like you're not worthy. The USA, from the European view, is a new money country, Russia as well. In Poland you should wear things that are clean and of good quality, but you're the judge not the label. Similarly with the way men dress here. If men put too much attention to their look they seem not masculine enough to Polish women, that's why they don't try too much. Usually it's a man's GF who changes his look for him. BTW Spanking your kid has been illegal in Poland for more than 10 years. You can go to jail even if you abuse your dog, not to mention your kid!
We have sałatka and surówka. I am a Pole and I am a vegeterian from over 35 years 😊 we have a lot of not meat dishes and restaurant vegan and vegetarian dishes
You have to try cebularz from Lublin. As for the vegetables we also cook them in our quisine. Gołąbki (like cabbage rolls), we cook a lot of soups with vegetables (kapuśniak, ogórkowa, jarzynowa) etc :)
I have lived outside Poland for about 14 years now and I always miss Polish soups. Always. Of course you can cook soup abroad (I've lived in Wales, England, Germany, the Netherlands), but the ingredients are not always the same or easy to find. That's why I don't eat soup that often here. Polish soups are one of the Best. Im Polish of coz. Cebularz jest pyszny.
Cebularz is such a crap food
Polish soups are the best ❤
Here is a text from the website of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk - regarding the "strange" Polish-Japanese war:
After Great Britain declared war on Japan, the British dominions and allied governments in exile: Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and the French Committee of National Liberation also decided to take this step. The then Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tōjō, did not accept the war declared by the Polish government in exile. He justified his decision as follows: We do not accept the Poles' challenge. Poles, fighting for their freedom, declared war on us under pressure from Great Britain.
The two countries remained in formal conflict with each other until February 1957, when the Treaty on the Restoration of Normal Relations between the Polish People's Republic and Japan was signed. For nearly 16 years of formal conflict, Polish and Japanese troops did not fight each other in any battle, which does not mean, however, that the Poles did not fight the Japanese. The most famous figure here is the pilot Major Witold Urbanowicz, commander of the 303 squadron, who shot down several Japanese planes in the Far East while serving in the "Flying Tigers" squadron - the American Volunteer Group. Two Polish passenger ships, "Pułaski" and "Sobieski", were also sent to the Far East, converted into transport ships that carried British soldiers across the ocean.
Japan was one of the first countries in the world to recognize Poland's independence (in 1919). Both countries have maintained close political and economic contacts for many years. Their cooperation also took place in the intelligence field against a common enemy, the USSR. Despite breaking off diplomatic relations in 1941, both countries maintained intelligence cooperation.
Bro, respect to your mum for being so open! 😍I'm a Polish woman living abroad for nearly 18 years. I dated and had non-romantic South East Asian roommates. Both Asian and Polish men are gentlemen towards women, which is rare to find in Western guys in today's generation. Focusing on the topic: Asian/Polish dating, it works cause feminine and masculine treats are clearly defined. I'm thinking for both Polish or Asian woman and vive-versa.
I'm Asian American. One of my best friends is Black American. His wife is Polish and was actually born there. They met when he was in the military. I visited Poland with them around 8 years ago. At the time, KPop wasn't the international phenomenon it is today. I noticed during this time that Blacks were popular with Polish women, and East Asians weren't really a thing yet. However, one cousin of my friend's wife was married to a Korean guy who migrated to Poland for work. I attended my friend's wife's best friend's wedding. I was surprised that so many Polish women were talking to me that night. Many kept pulling me to dance with them too. I had fun. I guess I'll visit again now that KPop is popular there and Asians seem to be more in the spotlight.
Yea, KPop is not THAT popular here ;) Bad luck the first time I guess.
"one cousin of my friend's wife was married to a Korean guy". Maaan, that's a powerful combo for polish native speaker. High math.
Well, about the dance mentioned it's that Polish women are not biased at all towards Asian men, and they can percieve them as shy guys (It is considered cute to be shy in poland), and Asian men are exotic for them, So I guess that Polish women are curious about asian men. However do you should not expect them to obedient and stereotype housewives. If you married one she will be trying to infuence your decision-making while not attempting to get dominant herself.
Japan was the only country that Poland formally declared war on. It didn't stop the Polish-Japanese cooperation and army intelligence of both countries worked together until the end of war (from what I've heard Polish spies in Berlin operated from Japanese embassy). Not only that, Chiune Sugihara helped with smuggling Jews through Kaunas so they could escape Poland and go to USA or Canada through Japan.
Japan actually refused to accept the Polish declaration of war, so Poland was not at war with Japan during WWII
@@tomek5019 Still Poland declared the war and then had to sign peace treaty (which happened in 1957 in New York).
You are a very talented observer. I agree with most of your observations 👍
From what I understand, the big cultural difference is that in China, parents are the most important all the time, while for us if you have your own family, it's more important than parents, if you had to choose.
I agree with what you said. I don't know why but I noticed that we don't have a problem with immigrants from East Asia at all and we even like Koreans, Chinese and Japanese very much. We even have a similar history with South Korea (still under someone's occupation). When it comes to business, we work well together and we have a very similar approach to family life.
I have recently been fascinated by the culture of China and South Korea.
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Yes! Potato is a Vegetable too !!! Hail oh mighty potato with porkchop + sauerkraut salad !!! :D
I agree with you on those topics, I also see a lot of similarities myself as a Pole. It also kinda explain why I'm more interested in that part of the world, and not e.g Americas. Even with language barrier it's easier for us to understand those topics, and fit into society cos we are already familiar with them.
For relationships our preference to monogamy is explained by two cultural things. First: religion, even big fraction od atheists in Poland see being unfaithful to a partner as a moral flaw. Second: we have the rule - dont do to other what you would not like to be done to yourself. As most of the mariages here came from love, attraction and affection than business, expect loyalty on that field. Could it be that in Asian cultures what matters more is loyality to the family in more financial and stability aspects? I would say for many Polish women its easier to forgive the husband if he loses their money than if he cheats on her.
The Polish-Japanese refusal to go to war is connected to secret cooperation of intellegence agencies of both countries during WWII, despite being in mutually hostile alliances. Polish agents received lots of help from Japanese dyplomatic services, and it dates back to common fight against Russia, and originally to Yasumasa Fukishima and the Porando-Kaiko poem from the XIXth century, when Poland as state didn't even exist, and was recognized only by former enemy, the Ottoman Empire.
I would kind of disagree with the statement that Poles obey the rules. Maybe in comparision with modern West, but history made us consider any government, own or foreign, to be our primary enemy. I think we generally don't like to obey any rules. If rules or procedures are to executed by Poles, then good justification must be given. Same goes with authority.
Since the XVIth century our kings would be considered a main threat to peace and stability inside the country, and then we didn't have our own government since the Partitions of Poland in XVIIIth century till 1991, (with a short break in the interwar period), so we may respect authority in personal to a degree, but any political power is naturally associated with primary enemy.
I have a question about East Asian cuisine in Poland. Do you know of any Chinese restaurant in Poland (preferably Warsaw) where you can order dishes with a sharing option? I've been to a Chinese restaurant in Munich and I'm delighted with the variety and possibilities to try everything.
I will be very grateful for your recommendation :)
your videos are always fire 🔥
the problem with the cheating you describe is gender inequality. Men can have other women but women don't have this same right. It is not just. It's disgusting
Some say inequality but others could say it's an acceptance in the difference between the genders. Women don't crave sexual variety as much as men do. Many studies have shown this.
@@WheresWes women have sexual needs and women like men. You are trying to justify misogyny and sexism with studies 🤷🏻♀️🙄 I am not for monogamy, I think it is natural to have many partners in a lifetime. So I get your point of view. But it is sad that as usually men will have the right to sexual freedom and women have to be faithful to one man because if they don't, they are gonna be "bitches".
I will be the first person to agree with you, that in polish cuisine you don't have as much vegetable variety yet. Polish cuisine still has deep roots with the cuisine from 100 years ago, when people had to either pickle or dry vegetables in order to survive the winter. Dried vegetables went mostly into soups and pickled ones were used as side dishes for meats. It will most probably evolve as we get more and more conscious consumers looking for vegetarian alternatives to our classics. Poland, as the rest of Europe, does also have a lot more dairy products, which are almost non existent in East Asia.
And lastly, polish cuisine has a lot more fruits incorporated into their dishes, but because you eat a lot at Bar Mleczny you won't get to taste it often, as it is conaidered more fancy i guess. For example i love duck or liver with apples, pierogi with wild berries, pork with plum or perries.
Here's a suggestion for a reaction video: Anna Maria Jopek Michał Żebrowski Wspomnienie
This song involves an important part of our culture. It's parts of "Sir Thaddeus", probably the most important Polish epic poem adapted for a song. The song is a dialogue between two ex lovers. The male role is recited, like a poem, by Michal Żebrowski, an actor who also played Thaddeus in the 1999 movie, and the female role is sung by Anna Maria Jopek, a beautiful and talented musician. This song is a nice combo of intertextuality and cultural references. It's really something:
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On fashion from Polish female: we love second hand shops herę. I could afford more expensive brand new clothing but I'm trying to spare money to buy my own property (I value freedom more than what other people think about how do I look).
Poland has no roots in communism. It only happened to recently us for a relatively short time of 45 years.
there’s a polish song from 16th century in middle polish about Vienna, it’s very interesting to hear and see the differences how polish was written at that time and it’s also a very nice song it’s called
Wiedeń- polish song
sorry it’s called
Wiedeń the winged hussars song
I just saw your video on my city, Wroclaw, but this one was really intresting and very on point.
Except 1 thing:
You mixed Polish family values and respect for elders, teachers, strangers and women which is true, with our respect to authority which we do not have for cops, government and managers, just because they are "in charge". This is where our love of freedom steps in. Example:
In Wroclaw new tech Asian companies came with their Asian employees who did not know european culture.
Asians would stand up when managers came, would bow down, wouldn't leave before managers, heard of a company posting no-talk policy during work. Asian companies would have hard time here, their actions were posted online and they had to change their policies. We think of our bosses as another colleague and I think it is a big difference.
And for food: Its about comfort and amount of proteins due to how big we are, probably because of our ancestors were wearing heavy armors for hundreds of years and chopping wood for winter... just my opinion. Asians also are known for lactose intolerance. We eat lot of diaries, meat. And eggs for breakfest
Interesting second part. Nie pomyslalam o tym. Pozdrawiam z trojmiasta
I know a Chinese guy who had a gf for 10 years but his family disapproved. They thought he could do better and the girlfriend he had wasn’t independent
That led to the breakup of the relationship slowly
To this day the guy still hasn’t found a gf and apathetic about dating
I remember back in the day the guy was so eager to meet women and we would go out
These days he’s not bothered
He is 46 now and his relationship ending happened 4 years ago
Pretty much there’s goes to end of his family bloodline
He does have a sister who has 2 kids though
He even told them he’s too old to have kids and doesn’t want any and maybe at most just a gf and not marriage anymore
Says marriage doesn’t benefit men . He’s all red pill aware now
What a wasted life :(
@@esteczka not everyone can just get up and find a new gf very easily
He doesn’t have a good job and he isn’t that smart either
Average height and average looks Chinese guy
Goes both way too
I’m Chinese guy and my parents care a lot about the Chinese gfs job and her families job too
Oh yes! First meeting is like interrogation, lol
I completely disagree when it comes to punishing children physically to enforce a rule, it teaches the children to lie so they're not caught, be scared of their own parents, and get violent in their future intimate relationships.
And it leads to anxious avoidant attachment style
Not at all. There is a wide range between enforcing boundaries and physical abuse. Physical abuse certainly bad, we can agree on that.
It's nothing something that should be used often, and is usually reserved for kids under 10. There is a healthy way to do it in the middle of both extremes.
@@WheresWes Thank you for responding! I agree here, I guess I misunderstood you, I'm sorry for that!
No problem. For example, a clear line for me would be disrespecting mom. If they did it once, they would get a warning. If they did it again, then you will be spanked.
@@WheresWesnever disrespect mom! I never allowed it, even as a small kid. I was around 5 or 6 when my grandma started to talk really really bad about my mom, I clearly remember shouting at her and then hitting her hard cos she didn't stop. I'm very protective about "my people" the ones I love.
I love BTS ❤ but I am over 40 so....😅
I think showing off wealth isn't exactly popular here because of pretty recent history - first german and then soviet occupation, where our resources were siphoned off and easiest if not only way to get some stuff was to cooperate with the enemy or do shady stuff (steal and whatnot). We even have a derogatory word for people who got their money recently and are showing off (nowobogaccy, literally new-rich).
K-pop is for sure not popular in PL. It's a niche! Most ppl doesn't know what kpop means.
I think that Poland is the most similar to Korea from all the East Asian countries even because of history (Japan and Chinish invasions and occupation), christianity, alcohol. Although the communism is more like in Germany.
Interesting to see how we are similar, polish culture is shifting. in my opinion Poland has less aggressive people than 20 years ago. You don’t see much dresów anymore 😂
Well, few words about sex and relationships. If you have one partner sex becomes better over time as you more discover each other's needs. Despite exceptions, you marry a person, not money, not status. It is highly romanticised perhaps because of our long-traditioned poetry and literature. I think that in general we don't romanticise that much to expect a partner to fill all of our needs. Hey, we have family and friends to fill those ! As an "old man" (being 35) I am a little sad about young polish people not having that strong relationships with their family and friends. That is so warming to have a connection with other people and perhaps young people got a bit obssessed with financial wellbeing. I am a bit surprised, when I think about it, that you did not mention the tradition of polish poetry and literature.
5:00 well citactualy... since 90% of population up to XVII-XIX century where mostly peasants and overused serfs... hard working was more a thing of survival...
Most of goods and wealth where accumulated by nobles ("szlachta") with small group successful city dwellers being also amongst rich ones -> if anything hard work ethic might have roots in their successes...
We put our vegetables in soups
I feel like we (polish), have that idea that we try not to make others people lives harder. Unless you are neighbour, than we go to all out war that can span years xD
Omg cheating absolutely not and don't say this in Poland because you will be banned 😅
In Poland we don't support physical punishment
lol. Maybe now Polish people don't. 50 years ago growing up in many Polish households around Chicago if you pushed things too far, "Tough Love" definitely existed and that definitely included physical punishment.
@@jayw2716 I grew up in Poland not around Chicago 🤗
Oh, Polish parents brag about their children but from the high school or university level because all primary schools are mostly the same and you just go to a school near your home. But parents will brag if their child study medicine or law. And if parents do not have higher education they will brag about their children going to any university.
ou have to try cebularz f
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Havier food hmm little bit true Poland have a much more harsh of condition of live you dont know that you be able to have eat next day
Co do bezpieczeństwa w Polsce może i masz rację, ale uważałbym na tzw. dresów ('dresy') - to młodzi ludzie najczęściej krótko ostrzyżeni, chodzący w sportowych dresach (stąd ich nazwa) i dużo przeklinający, czasem z szalikiem jakiegoś piłkarskiego klubu, często też pod wpływem alkoholu. Tacy ludzie są niebezpieczni, szczególnie wieczorami i jak są w grupie, lepiej trzymać dystans od takich ludzi i przejść na drugą stronę ulicy na wszelki wypadek. Jak mieszkasz w Polsce to pewnie natrafiłeś na takich ludzi czasem.
We do not distinguish between people from China, Japan or Mongolia.They look the same .Only people from southern Asia by their darker skin.
Well that applies to European as well they all look same tbh
Asians.
Those are all Asians, yeah of course we cannot distinguish them by looks alone.
You wouldn't be able to distinguish Polish, Czech, Ukrainian or even German by looks alone.
Although, you probably could distinguish someone from the south of Europe by looks alone. You know, darker skin, same as Asians you pointed out!
You will once you spend more time with them or watch more movies, lol
as an Asian, sometimes I can't even tell us apart lmao
At least compare "European food" with "Asian Food". Comparing the cuisine of the one small country to the cousine of the largest continent (or just half of it) is a bit unfair.
Kuchnia tradycyjna polska opiera sie nie tylko na miesie ale i na warzywach, rybach, owocach i grzybach. Hie kazdego bylo stac na mieso codziennie wiec wiele potraw ma swoje miesne i warzywne czy owocowe odpowiedniki. Jestesmy chrzescijanami wiec pościmy w okresach przedswiatecznych a takze kiedys kazdy piątek byl dniem bezmiesnym. Pierogi sa z miesem ale sa tez z kapusta i grzybami czy z jagodami. Golabki sa z miesem ale tez sa z kaszą. Robimy duzo potraw z kapusty, ziemniakow, burakow, ogórków. Mamy wiele kiszonek jak z kapusty, ogorkow burakow. Salatki i surówki . Zawsze na zime robimy przetwory z owocow i warzyw. Obiad bez warzyw to ubogi obiad, musi byc salatka lub surówka. Bigos jest z miesem ale gotujemy tez kapuste postną na wigilie z kaszą. Zupy sa na mięsie z kością ale mamy tez barsz czerwony z uszkami i barszcz grzybowy, lub pyszną zupe z prośnianek na wigilie. Jemy duzo jaj , serow i przetworow mlecznych. Kazdy region ma tez swoje potrawy mniej popularne w innych regionach. Z samych ziemniakow mamy 10 lub wiecej potraw jak babka ziemniaczana z pieczarkami i cebula, kopytka,szare kluski, placki ziemniaczane, śląskie kluski do ktorych nie potrzeba miesa tylko podsmazona cebulka , jest tego mnostwo. Najlepiej zwiedzac polske i poznawac kolejne regiony i regionalne potrawy, domowe jedzenie w mniejszych miejscowosciach, gdzie bardziej popularna jest domowa kuchnia , np. w gospodarstwach agroturystycznych. Jedź na Podlasie, Kaszuby, Kurpie czy Mazury. Odwiedz skanseny. Wesele kurpiowskie jest co roku organizowane w Kadzidle, Łyse słyną z palm wielkanocnych, w Myszyncu miodobranie w sierpniu. Spływ kajakowy Krutynią polecam😊 Podróżując poznasz inne oblicze Polski, jej serce. tydzien w kazdym regionie i głównie potrawy regionalne w kilku wersjach z miesem lub bez mięsa 😊 zobaczysz wtedy jak różnorodna jest polska kuchnia i dopiero wtedy można oceniac.
Jeżeli zwracasz się do autora kanału,to raczej nie oczekuj,że nauczy się dla ciebie polskiego,albo będzie tłumaczył każde zdanie w translatorze,bo może nie mieć na to czasu.Nie wiem,czy znasz,czy nie znasz angielskiego,ale to tak jakbyś pisał po chińsku pod kanałem, który prowadzi turek,więc przetłumacz sobie w translatorze to,co chcesz przekazać i tak możesz liczyć na jakąś reakcje z jego strony.😊
17:41 Slavic woman loves to wear dress.No ,they like jeans or tracksuit which is horrible.
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i know man that would not cheat - thats your country.. woman will in the other hand
Niech ktoś znajdzie mu wreszcie żonę, bo się wykończymy. Niezużytą energię yang widać jak na dłoni.
Wiesz, że nie dostałam powiadomienia o twoim serduszku, a zazwyczaj nie ma z tym problemu? Tymczasem zalecam ci wspinaczkę na Śnieżkę, szczyt górski w Karkonoszach. Potrafi zmęczyć ciało, aż do bólu. Śpisz po tym jak zabity. Jesteś tak zmęczony fizycznie, że reszta świata nie ma znaczenia. Pozdrawiam.
Poland into KPop is sad news. LOL
im polak and i u say to other polak mordo ,u dont have any problems at all
Jestes Koreańczykiem.
Kojarzysz nasza panią z Pierogi z kimchi?
I'd say you still do not get our temparament fully. I'd trust you on far east asians being heavily based in feudal class structure, but Poland is a noble nation. We treat and expect of each other as of fellow nobles (even if many do it without their knowledge). We have therefore expectations of fullfilment of our roles and we treat those who do it with respect. But it's not respect for authority, but for upholding society. We actually hate authority with a passion. It's joked that law is just a suggestion and we do a lot to skirt it. We are also known to be one of the most rebelious nations in Europe. We even legalized rebellions against kings when those were still a thing. Similarly we respect noble stoicism and to be stoic is seen as proper. But a noble needs to defend his honour, so if the need calls, we can be really explosive. Most of us stake our honour on higher things like family or faith, but some choose more poorly...
If you'd find a translation I'd say Kaczmarski's song Warchoł illustrates our mentality quite well:
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