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Polish people think it's the cold temperatures, not the germs, that make you sick. Drafts (as in air movement indoors) will surely kill you. They fight over it on busses and trains. Since there is no AC it can get very hot inside a bus, like 35-40C (over 100F) but the windows must stay closed. I saw a young lady yesterday wearing a winter coat and a hat and the temperature was 25C and sunny. Another thing I find funny is that they don't realize that fans help to keep you cool when it's hot.

I don't know, I think I use both, depending on the context :D

As a polish woman with No cleaning protocol as I hate cleaning, No grandparents time or some hosting things cause I hate cooking and parties or inviting people etc. Who hates most of my family, I guess it happens 🗿

8:05 THIS IS SO TRUE

Personally I NEVER eat closed sandwiches. It's just wasting tasty polish bread.

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A to nie zależy od kontekstu rozmowy 😁 ? Gdy kladziemy nacisk na jedzenie to A a jak nacisk że Myśmy jedli to B? ;)

It just depends on the accent of each Pole. There is no grammatical form for it.

Hehe, rzecz w tym że jest jeszcze słowo COŚ. Get on with it, sir ;D

B!!!

The USA is a root of the all rott

If you're going to get a photo taken for an ID or passport in Poland they will tell you not to smile. Mine always tells me: no smile, please. It's in the specification for a government document: Mouth closed, no facial expressions and smiling is an expression.

What’s the idea to learn polish? Cant you just watch how paint dries?

bende winna grosika/ A NIE MA PAN DROBNEJ

Polish people are extremely friendly and open from May 1st until October 31st. From November 1st until April 30th they cocoon into winter survival mode, desperately hunting for Vitamin D. You can still talk to them but if a person hasn't had their 3rd coffee yet, they may bite. It's a curious country - depending on the time of the year you visit, you may think you arrived either to Colombia or to Finland O.o

B. Jedliśmy pochodzi od jedli JEŚMY. Słowa posiłkowego, które zanikło.

As a native polish person, I think the first one sounds more natural to me :D ur polish is really good!

Well, poles survived Nazism and Communism. We have in DNA suspiciousness when someone who we don't know comes to us and makes small talk. That "what do you want? " saved many families and because we are many generation families we still have live relatives who survived WWII and Communism. We know their stories firsthand. But when we get to know you... we will smother you with Polish hospitality

A and I'm polish so I think it checks out

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Friendly? Friendship has to be earned somehow. A stranger is indifferent as long as he makes himself known. However, a stranger in need will not have to wait for help. We are unlikely to remain indifferent. Fake friendliness is the worst for us. We have many vices, but we cannot say that Poles are disloyal.

My kid went to 2 kindergartens in Poland, one public, one private, in the same area. In private one, parents smile and are friendly, in public one they don't. So I think it's also a matter of social class and do people have enough money so that not to constantly be stressed.

Nie wiem. Idę grać w grę.

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This is why there is no point at learning Polish language. You need to acquire it. And this is why we always notice a foreigner. One mistake and we know...

Those you, Latinos, are not straightforward too?

Oh well. I'm Polish. I'm guilty. 😀 For decades we have been forced to do something. Maybe that's why we're stubborn. We are allergic to external coercion.👿

I have watched your video to the end and your general tone may sound friendly. But I doubt: Is it really so? To be honest, I find your comment as paternising. Very much so, indeed. You are describing your new country as we were some breed of hard-to-find monkeys to be described in a XIXth century journey book. And here are my questions to you: 1.Which country grew the second most in the last 30 years in the world economy (right after China): Poland or the UK? 2.Which country is safer by their national police statistics: PL/UK? 3.Which country has better economic prospects in the next 5 years? The prognosis is that PL is to overcome the UK in the coming 6 years. I have many English, Scottish and Irish friends. I don't enjoy someone's has it worse. I wish them all well. The UK has taught the World a lot. The UK has been our ALLY in our darkest hour. And I say a BIG thank you! Yet, my friend, if you decided to stay in PL- Express your gratitude, the way to the (unfortunately) crumbling UK is always open.

I think you criticise Poland and Poles totally overtly, and yes- UNFAIRLY. I have never lived in the UK but have been there 20+ times. Bitching about everything is a national sport as well. Faces in a supermarket are way bigger. Do you really want to go back there after Brexit?

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mlode liscie pokrzywy sie je ;P tylko trzeba wiedziec jakie liscie zbierac, no i jak jesd ;) bogactwo makro i mikro elementow... pozdro...

You are on point, I just ate old food my wife forgot in a fridge. I was checking on it every day and keep it there thinking she will eat it soon. No she forgot, I have to eat it, only few days out of date. This will not kill me.

Oh man. Ur so wrong about 4.

Możesz jeść pokrzywę lub pić napar. Pierwszy raz widzę, żeby się ktoś dobrowolnie poparzył.

Love and fascination are two different things. I think people are somewhat fascinated with Poland right now but you truly have to go to Poland to fall in love with it. I think one reason people don't initially think of Poland, or even any Eastern European country is because there was little ability to visit until around 35 years ago. Lets face it, France, Germany (west at least), Italy and Britain all had a big head start on most countries in Eastern Europe and that means that much of what is found now has been a hidden gem. Lets face it, much of what we love was hidden under the yoke of either Naziism or Communism for the greater part of 50 years. It takes time to get the word out, even with the internet. My wife and myself went there about 10 years ago when my son's high school band was invited to play in Mińsk Mazowiecki which is the sister town of our place here in the United States. This is something that has been going on for several years and my wife and myself had the chance to go with him and to spend some time in Warsaw, Krakow and to visit with my son's host family while there. I was very impressed with much of what was going on in Poland at that time and after I retire I look forward to visiting again. I've been to several countries in Europe and rank Poland in the top one or two places to visit. Here are three things that anyone wanting to visit Poland will take away from their trip. My trip was 10 years ago but I am going to guess not much has changed. 1. Going to Poland, or really any Eastern European country is much cheaper and you get much more bang for your buck in these countries. I stayed at a five star hotel in Warsaw (Hotel Bristol), ate very well and pretty much enjoyed every minute in the area and didn't spent a small fortune. Once complaint that I often hear from people going to Western European countries is the cost to do anything. People on limited budgets can have a very nice time and really enjoy themselves on that limited budget. 2. The country really is beautiful. I've only seen, as far as large cities, Warsaw and Krakow but both are fantastic cities. The rebuilding of Warsaw was amazing and you spend your time wandering around looking at the palaces amazed that these have been completely rebuilt. What the Poles did, especially while under the yoke of communism, is amazing. The old town section is amazing, the Royal Castle is beautiful, the city is safe and an easy walk and just a joy to visit. Krakow is, in some respects even more amazing because it is even older and was relatively untouched. We spent a whole day just wandering around from church to church and the Wawel Cathedral. You can tell that this is the seat of the old Royal family. 3. The people there are wonderful. I was pleasantly surprised how many people, even folks my age who grew up under Communism, knew a fair amount of English. Almost everyone under the age of 30 had a better than working knowledge of English. It was much better than my very poor Polish. With very few exceptions everyone was friendly, honest and appeared honestly glad to see us. If you want to be treated well and as a true guest Poland is one place you might want to visit. I just hope we don't screw that up. The family that my son stayed with during his time there ended up becoming life long friends and attended my son's wedding here in the US. We plan on spending more than 10 days there upon my retirement. I am interested in checking out Gdansk and the area around Szczecin which my family came from (when it was still part of Prussia 150 years ago). Lets face it, you could spend six months there an not see everything. Keep talking the place up. No place is perfect but the people there really make Poland a great place to visit.

Depends on with whom, with kdis we use JEDliśmy przed chwilą, when you explain to your parents what you did on your date, jedLIŚmy deser i piliśmy kawę. Polish pronunciation is situational with whom you bee and who yo are talking to so you don't fuck yourself up.

Yes. Gadu-Gadu bardzo fajny komunikator.. 👍👍👍

What is the name of a country in Palestine that is responsible for some genocides?

You are awesome Mate. Great job! Greetings from UK

Z ciekawostek, pracuje w UK i przy wjezdzie z dostawami mamy komunikaty w roznych jezykach dla kierowcow, ktorzy musza stanac do kontroli dokumentow. Ten wyswietlony na ekranie komunikat w wersji polskiej brzmi: ZACIAGNIJ HAMULCA RECZNEGO. Zawsze mnie to bawi 😊 (i do tego jest konsekwentne co do odmiany 😄)

Deppends what region you are from, nowadays at least. Jesc has Proto-Slavic ethymology which means that "e" was a probably a long vowel. Tgen accent on "JE-" would be the correct one according to that. I pronounce it with accent on "JE-"dlismy (Szczecin - probbaly the clearest accent), my friend from Wielkopolska pronounces je-DLIS-my. You need to remember to consider ethymology. Any words coming from Latin in Polish will be accented on the third syllable from back. Any Proto-Slavic can suggest to accent on "e" or "a" (if long vowel), regulars: second from back. And remember: just usually, not always.

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You should find some hobby.. IT will be escape from her.. 😂❤ private time only for you to tekę a breath

It depends of the region of Poland. A is correct for standard, B is correct for "gwara" from south of Poland.

I'm polish and you're correct about everything

Hey man, just wanted to say that I really like your content. I always like a foreigner's perspective on different aspects of my country and I really appreciate yours. You usually hit the nail on the head with a lot of the things we do that are obvious to us, but sometimes just plain weird to a foreigner. Thanks, keep up the good work!

*Which* do you think was the 2nd⁉️

B. A can be regional thou.

Friendly? Depends on how much we Poles trust a stranger on the street. Tbh i wouldn't really trust a person that smiles for no reason on the street and walks towards me. I basically would wait for a moment when this person asks me to sign a petition or something which would be probably a scam anyway.