10 things NOT to do when visiting Czech Republic

[@stargazingbeginner]

the worst thing to never do is: insult the beer. youll get nationally wanted for saying this

[@rebeccabodnar7809]

:D

[@stargazingbeginner]

@@rebeccabodnar7809 thats true

[@denisgrygar9288]

Yeah XD i live in Czech

[@jeanluby4636]

It is the best in the WORLD!!!

[@paulm9734]

I am just now home from two weeks in Prague.. I'll add to this video with you must time stamp your metro ticket. There are yellow boxes on trams and subway. that you must validate your ticket with a time stamp. You can also now use your credit card to buy your ticket on the tram in an orange box machine which are multilingual.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Very true. I failed to mention that you have to stamp the ticket you buy. Also, I love that they just put those credit card machines in the buses!

[@martinkoubek3434]

03:30 Of course, you can normally ask for a side dish other than what is written on the menu for the selected meal, for example if you want boiled potatoes instead of fries, or rice instead of dumplings, etc.

[@michalctrnacty9834]

Tohle video odráží typicky americké myšlení - je celé jen o penězích. Kolik co stojí, kolik za co zaplatit, jak nezaplatit zbytečně moc atd. Ve skutečnosti jsou důležitější věci, než jestli dát v hospodě dýško 10 nebo 15 korun. Někdo by jim měl třeba poradit, že než se začnou cpát do tramvaje, měli by nechat ostatní vystoupit.Nebo že v MHD pouštíme starší lidi sednout. Tohle cizinci v Praze většinou absolutně nechápou. Ale hlavně že teď budou vědět jak ušetřit za suvenýry ... 😉

[@david.janovsky]

Trefné 👍 A taky že se u nás nehuláká na celou tramvaj/vagón/hospodu/ulici...

bullshit

[@maromorostar6621]

Good comment my friend 👏

[@jeanluby4636]

Ne nechapou protoze po celem svete je to jinak

[@jeanluby4636]

@@david.janovsky Americani to je jejich zvik vsada je jinak

[@petrmikulasek3822]

Sorry, but I have to correct you about tipping in restaurants. Czechs usually tip 5 to 10 %. If you are super happy with the food and service you can do more. Yes, most of the waiters get the minimum wage. But the minimum wage is not enough to live off in Czechia. Hardly anybody works for the minimum wage here. Also if you are in any good restaurant it is ok to send the food back. I would not risk it in low-end ones where the meal costs mentioned $3.50. I would say that the average price of a weekday lunch menu is $5.50 and an ala card meal is approximately $10. Greetings from a Czech waiter :)

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Are you talking in Prague or in other parts of the country, as I know Prague is more expensive that the rest of the country. Secondly, I must admit that my husband only lived here during communism so I learned that many things he has taught me may not be the same as during them time when he lived here. A lot can change in 30 years. 😊

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Most of my knowledge comes either from what I’ve experienced or what my husband has told me. He lived here during communism and then in the states for almost 30 years (he visited here often during that time) and then back here so I think some of the things he tells me have changed and he doesn’t realize it. P Secondly prices here have gone up a lot since I made this video, I’ve noticed that. Thirdly, my husband takes me to only cheap Robert pubs 😫 so the wine sucks, the food is cheap and the service isn’t much to write home about. 🙂 He’s your typical czech guy in his 50’s - very frugal. 😊

[@petrmikulasek3822]

I'm talking Czechia average. Of course, you get much higher prices in Prague city center if you don't know where to go for an affordable meal. The weekday lunch meals start at $ 4 but the average price across the country would be in my opinion more around $ 5.50. Ala card meal usually $ 7 - $ 20 depending on what you're having and the type of the place. In pre-Covid times I used to work as a tour guide for English-speaking tourists. I was taking them to a variety of places across Central Europe. It was in my interest to take my clients to good non-overpriced restaurants. :)

[@petrmikulasek3822]

@@CzechingWithKatrina fortunately a lot has changed since communist times :P :D

[@jcoker423]

@@petrmikulasek3822 Agreed, these Septics (Septic Tanks = Yanks) go to a couple of places in the capital and suddenly they are experts. Total BS. I always round up. I also avoid the center of Prague or any other UNESCO heritage site, if I want to meet friendly, welcoming Czechs.

[@Geker3]

I would say you talk more about how to behave in our turistic indurstry than what not to do in CZ. If you want to make a list of what not to do in general than in top 3 things should be "Don't say CZ is in Eastern Europe." Especially don't say it in a restaurant if you don't want your waiter to spit on your food.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Thanks for the advice. 😊 Yet, given I live in ČB, I don’t much about the Czech tourist industry so I would have to interview someone for a video about that. But that’s an idea so thank you. 😊

[@malofetung1304]

lol another liberal czech... dont listen him, it is another czech attribute to talk subjective shits and say like whole nation thinks same... there is big group of russia supporters and many people would not be touched if you say we are eastern europe many people hate west

[@KMarik]

@@malofetung1304 Too much fetung. You must be Russian.

[@janschwarz9810]

@@malofetung1304 Takový příznivci Ruska mezi lidmi s kterými se stýkám nejsou ani jsem se z žádným takovým dlouhou dobu nepotkal. Není to o národnosti ale o politice kterou se Rusko prezentuje. Pro Čechy je více určující než národnost nebo náboženství jak se člověk chová k ostatním lidem a k okolí které ho obklopuje. Velice pochybuji že jste Čech.

[@JanKonecny8]

Česko je prostě střední evropa😬😹

[@littlehoodiebooo]

Thank you for this advice and it's really helpful, looking forward to go to Czech soon!!

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

When are you coming to visit?

[@isamaaltaein8672]

Katrina, thank you for shearing great information. Chaos

[@tomasbucek4343]

I have to tell you all, waiters in cz live on tips. Thay make below minimal wage, without any holiday, paid overtime ect. it is nice to leave 10%, but you can leave 50 crown tip and it will make the servers day.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

I was told they make minimum wage, which is the lowest wage the government says an employer can pay a worker. In Michigan, where I’m from, minimum wage is $9.87 per hour but servers only get $3.75 per hour so that is why I say they live off tips. It’s my understanding that the minimum wage in Czechia just increased this year from CZK 90.50 to CZK 96.40 per hour. So are you saying that servers don’t make CZK 96.40 per hour?

[@YanQmc]

Thank for the tips. It is helpful to me. Are you required to wear mask indoor now? Are most places open now during pandemic? Thank you much!

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Yes everything is now open but you are required to wear a mask indoors.

[@alenatobolova8786]

These days in school too its realy anoying

[@rizek6670]

Czech waiters and waitresses are normal employees of a restaurant or bar and receive a regular salary, so the tips do not have to be so high, because their remuneration is already included in the bill.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Exactly 😊

[@karmicka3190]

Not really, usualy we get quite low salary. Im a czech waiter. 10 % is normal tip in Czech.

[@erikab4231]

@@karmicka3190 completely agree. Normal tip in Czech is 10%.

[@jcoker423]

@@karmicka3190 Yup we round UP. Mind you I avoid drinking/eating in Prague. Carp manners, service and prices. 10km outside are truly friendly Cz's

[@kacenkaluciusova]

Super video 😁👍 Každopádně v lepších restauracích vodu samozřejmě dostanete zdarma. Ale je pravda, že na spoustě místech to tak není 🙁

[@michaelu2562]

Thank you 🙏

[@mirrorball8435]

I live near České Budějovice ! I have school there, so cool

[@finitovilla7168]

Key Katrina, awesome video & very helpful. I’m planning a trip to Czech Republic 🇨🇿 next year. Where do you recommend me to exchange? I went to Colombia 🇨🇴 and I did the exchange @ the airport

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

I recommend watching the channel The Honest Guide. He gives a lot more great advice about coming to CZ. He also has blog with a map of where in Prague to exchange money. honest.blog/cs/honest-exchange-places/

[@crazydreamPJSK]

I did nothing like that i was in train to meet my sister in Prague

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Glad to hear it. How did you enjoy your time in Prague?

[@crazydreamPJSK]

I was watching KZbin on TV I ordered KFC i was eating Pancakes with ice cream

[@Silacyzez]

Super určitě se pro cestovatele hodí jsem čech

[@katerinasamajova4048]

Would love to know the name of the restaurant where you can get a meal for the equivalent of USD3.50... Maybe fifteen years ago? I mean nowadays a meal from the daily menu will be at least twice that amount, and no, I'm not talking about Prague either.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

When I made this video, I hadn't yet experienced the post covid price hikes. I spent most of 2020 "covid year" in America and i returned in winter of 2021 and made this video when all the restaurants were closed for covid so my reference was to before then. I don't know the names of the beer pubs my husband takes me to in Budejce but trust me, they are pubs with great beer and cheap food - and pre-covid most the meals were about $3.50. At the time, I had no idea the effect covid would have on prices all over the world. Now, these same beer pubs with cheap food run about $7 - $10 a meal - anywhere between 150 - 250 ckz.

[@ondrejcejka5705]

In 2022 / August / about: 140 - 150 Kc : 24 = 5,83 to 6,25 lunch specials. Soup and main corse. Drink is extra about 0,8 - 1.2 USD. This is in Prag but you must know where to go and as a turist this is problem. Its lot of places like this even in central Prag. US students here in Prag are eating there. I may list those places if it help you guys.

[@robertsafar2908]

im czech and i do some of those things, because i dont care what other people say or think about me 😅

[@michaelzuda7859]

Me from Czech i respect this

[@oktobre7]

Thank you for your video!

Why not order off menu? I am from czech republic and i do that like normally. Just ask if it is possible, it usually is possible to have that food without something you dont want

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Are you from Prague? I’m not sure about everywhere in the country but I know Prague is way different than a lot of other places throughout the country. My husband grew up here and he’s the one that said to never order off menu. He said that it’s not like in America where the customer is always right. I’m sure it’s like that though in Prague where there is so much tourism bit he said in southern bohemian, it’s not so.

[@neocaptures]

Tnx...

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

thanks for watching :)

[@ឆុនឈង10B]

I want to go here ♥

[@niky.imagines]

im czech when u need go here i help u

[@mirrorball8435]

I live in here

[@rubby_happyberry]

I am ch

[@antyx1]

Wow!

[@jeanluby4636]

There never was tipping in this country till the west started it. I remember a waiter caught me at the door saying "you forgot some money" Here in the west they run after you if you don't tip asking if something was wrong? Different country different customs nothing more. US completely rely on tipping Airport staff with luggage make next to no money so you tip that's their pay

[@Shake_it_off_Bianca]

Am a Czech but i live in Ireland

[@alenatobolova8786]

You can ask how much is this i ask that all the Time so yeah deffenetli ask that :)

[@alesnepita3296]

super video

[@ThePiratmartin]

To dělaj američani, že když člověk nemluví anglicky, tak začnou mluvit víc nahlas? :-D Já se poseru :-D

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Ano, dělají :D

[@Karloscc13]

Tohle dělaj i Irové , když jim nerozumíš , zejména kvůli přízvuku , začnou na Tebe řvát . Pak jim musíš říct , BUT I am not fucking Deaf ... I just don't understand your accent ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@sonam426]

In Prague you can’t food for 2.5$- 3$, you have to pay at least 5€-6€ . Most restaurants charge 8€-9€ for food..

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

This video was made pre-Covid price hikes when things were cheaper and you’re right Prague was always a bit more than České Budějovice. These days you also can’t get a meal for $3 in České Budějovice. Those days are long behind us unfortunately. 😞

[@christianwagner6213]

Sorry you’re contradicting yourself: you should just round up, but as American it is expected to still tip more like 10% to 15% cause they expect you to do it. Which one is it?? Makes no sense.

[@erikab4231]

the standard for tipping is 10% regardless of where the person is from. Rounding up is for when you get small things like a cup coffee or a beer.

[@Angie-qh4do]

I feel like it is not that bad to charge someone based on how wealthy they are. When I used to live in the UK I would come back home to the south of Italy and feel RICH. It is so unfair that some countries are wealthier than other, then why should I be fair when it come to making you pay?

[@hungryformusik]

Money exchange: Unless you know where ... which you apparently don't know.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

I don't need to know exactly where to exchange because I point out how to find out where the best places are. One doesn't always need to know the answer, if they know where to find the answer. :)

[@samsisak3713]

super

[@kmold0033]

Would you be able to recommend the best website to get train tickets from? I’m going in august and I’d like to visit some nearby cities….also do these trains usually have restrooms or are they easy to come by (weak bladder here) lol

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Try idos.cz. That gives you all the connections but you buy the tickets at the station. Yes the trains have bathrooms.

[@kmold0033]

@@CzechingWithKatrina thanks so much 🙏 I’m dying to go to Cezky kromlov but wasn’t sure what to do since it would be nice to stay there for a night or two… being a local with more knowledge do you think this is a good idea to take a train there and stay a few nights or is there another place you recommend for that more?

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

@@kmold0033 I definitely recommend Český Krumlov. I often struggle to decide which city I like best between Český Krumlov and Prague. Český Krumlov is absolutely beautiful.

[@kmold0033]

@@CzechingWithKatrina thanks so much! Would you say the easiest way to get there is by train using the website you recommended? Is staying there 2-3 days a good amount of time or do most people go for just one day? It certainly looks so beautiful

[@javiermarcialcespedesberne8575]

Hola, que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos, felicidades por tus vídeos..

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

thank you. I hope to visit Peru as well someday.

[@natp3450]

Very interesting

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Thanks

[@rockandblues3635]

go to food court in mall you don't need give tip at all, I hate to give tip, no need taxi, go with public transport, use credit card so no need change money, no need souvenirs at all, no more junk

[@deos-deedeejoe5338]

That was all actualy very true. It´s a shame that people don´t make a good living here, so a lot of them are just trying to scam anyone, especially in Prague.

[@romanz-cz6887]

asi bych zpomalil mluvu i titulky dokazu cist rychlo ale nestihal jsem :D s drobnyma to zkouseji na turisty

[@elpe2063]

California is working its way up to a minimum wage of $15 per hour across all industries.

[@dhand0178]

Since they purposely leave the price off is it appropriate to negotiate with them knowing that they are raising the price especially for you?

[@MrMajsterixx]

(iam czech) no, believe me this is mainly in Prague at souvenir shops and the btchez that do it are mostly not even czechs, i would say dont even go there. find a small localy owned bussines like a small brewery or somethin like that and u can get your souvenirs there. You need to go off the main tourist streets in Prague definetly, its one big tourist trap.

[@Geker3]

If you're in Prague in the main turist zone in a exchange office or any other kind of shop for tursit, than yes, you realy should nogtiate about the price. But this is a speciality of Prague's turistic area. Don't do in elswhere. I'm saying it as a Czech who worked in one of those exchange offices.

[@dhand0178]

@@MrMajsterixx thanks I appreciate it. I actually have in-laws there so I spend more time at non tourist areas actually. But have not been to a brewery could you recommend a good one to go to? Surprisingly they're not big drinkers but I love to drink beer LOL

[@luciekovacova2822]

@@dhand0178 What is so surprising about not drinking? I am Czech and don't drink beer at all. You can always look up breweries on internet I think most do some sort of tours. I have been to one in Třeboň years ago.

[@Shaker1000]

Just don't be a pompous American in otherwords

[@tomasfuksa5163]

3:27 it's not true :) if you have a good reason to return the food, do it

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Well perhaps next time I’ll play it by ear based on how friendly the staff is, the type of place I’m in and the where I’m at. I think I can give it a try in a modern place in the city where the staff is friendly, but in some old boys pub in a small village where the 55 year waiter is also the cook and always wears a frown, I’ll probably just order something different. 😀

[@XXIXyy]

Number 3 not true caz most o' the time water is for free but water with LEMONS and MOCHITO costs 50 or 99 which is like 2 and 4 dollars but a liter of water is for free

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

I’m not sure where you go out to eat but I’ve never gotten a liter of water for free and I’ve gone to a lot of places and order “neperlivou vodu” every time.

[@magnoliatruong4759]

Thanks for sharing .Im will be careful to count all change when I going to buy something's . Because .they are not honestly truiting tourist fell sad for tourists came to visiting

[@jcoker423]

??

[@magnoliatruong4759]

@@jcoker423 。I said .I will careful when I'm going to visiting Prague

[@petrabendikova9761]

#6 platí nejen v ČR 😁😁😁

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Máte pravdu 😊😊

[@bombabombovic3721]

Pomalu všechno co tam říkala platí skoro všude na světě a nejen v ČR

[@maddyvhampy786]

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[@jindranajmrova5302]

To jako když si koupím něco za200 Kč tak je dýško 20 - 30Kč, no to je dobrý!!!

[@a-54franta22]

Já zásadně spropitné nedávám. Mně ho taky nikdo nedává. I když občas výjimka je. Jako posledně. Moc hezká přívětivá servírka. Černovláska vyloženě s krásou od Boha. A moc míle se usmívala. Tak té jsem tu dvacku nechal.😛

[@maruska6301]

I love czech republic im czech republic 🇨🇿❤🇸🇰

[@jjhonecker7644]

Love 'Ceska' my Slavic sister

[@rey8826]

Jsem czech

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

A co myslíte? Video má pravdu?

[@JM-gs5jn]

Geez....I've wanted to travel to the Czech Republic because my wife has strong ancestry there. But constantly being worried about people taking advantage of us or doing something to our food doesn't sound like a place I want to go to 😒

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Oh goodness, I'm sorry if the video made you feel like you shouldn't come to Czechia. Honestly, there will be cheats and pickpockets everywhere you go if it's a high touristy area. However, Czechia has ranked in the top 10 of the safest places in the world to visit for MANY years in a row. It's honestly a very safe and wonderful place to visit! I encourage all my family to come here. These are just some inside things to look out for while you're here and honestly most of them can be applied to any tourist place you visit. Secondly, the part about sending the food back came from my husband who grew up here in communism and is still probably true in the villages where you have old timers from the communist era running the restaurant, but I've gotten a lot of feedback from people that it's not like that in the tourist areas of Prague. Those cooks are used to tourist sending food back, so although I won't send my food back in the outskirts of CZ where we live, I would probably do it now in Prague. :) I hope this changes your perspective of CZ and you get the chance to come visit this beautiful country!

[@EMWStudio]

And after this how can we have money 🤔🤔

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

I'm not sure what you are referring to? How can you have money to visit Czechia or how to have money after visiting Czechia?

[@beentheredonethat5908]

In the US the minimum wage for a server is 7.50. Also if your daily wage doesn't equal the normal minimum wage of 13 the restaurant is responsible to correct it. Places don't honor this law, but it is law.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

In the USA, minimum wage varies by State. So in Michigan, minimum wage is $9.87 per hour but for servers, it’s $3.75 so as you can see that’s a HUGE difference so servers REALLY rely on tips from customers.

[@beentheredonethat5908]

@@CzechingWithKatrina Servers absolutely depend on tips, I know I'm one lol. The wage isn't enough for an adult to live, as you said it's by state, but in NY it's impossible to live on 7.50 an hour. A one bedroom outside of the city can go for 1300, in the city thousands. Servers seriously depend on their tips. That's why depending on where you go, you have younger and older more skilled Servers. To survive you must learn to make an experience rather them just serve your guests. I'd love to go visit there! My family came to America from there in the early 1900s. My great grandparents were the last to speak the language, as back them, to speak anything but English would cause major issues, so my grandfather was never spoken to in his own language, sad.

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

@@beentheredonethat5908 yes it was quite common for immigrants to refuse to speak their language as they wanted to integrate so badly as not to cause any problems for themselves and their family. At the time, they were doing what seemed to be (and possibly was) what was best for their family. But now it’s sad because their grandchildren have lost an integral part of their culture.

[@karay-atutor4664]

thanks

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

Welcome. Thanks for watching. :)

[@matildawolfram4687]

This video is amazing! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!

[@Da_coconut271]

Im Czech:D

[@dainternetkatze3480]

Are Americans really that weird or why are these helpful tips? I, a German, can only wonder.

[@JanKonecny8]

Can you say ř

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

No, not correctly. But you can check out my playlist, Mluvím Česky to see how I say it. I’m sure in one of those videos, I use a word with Ř. The hardest is when it’s at the beginning of a word like řídit. It’s a little easier in words like představit.

[@jarekvitula3674]

That thing about waitress. Of course give tip on how that service is but they dont get that much money per month, tips usually balance their low wages. We are kinda cheap and poor country. I think you talking about this country little bit too as country where everyone try to steal from you. Its not true. Its more comaprison to Prague but in other towns or in Moravia its not that much.

[@wasabiduo5695]

Hele turisté v české republice

[@vendykcz8615]

Velmi smutné video. Typické pro Američana. Najde několik špatných věcí, které vyzdvihne, ale jinak o naší zemi neví vůbec nic. Podle pár zkušeností hodnotí celou republiku.

[@toyena8290]

Vzdyt tam keca kraviny, hlavne o tom jidle a vode 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@madeleineherencialarsen7731]

Let them tip. Why you do this? You don't need to have cash. Use plastic even in toilets. Is this film from prehistoric time?

[@GameplayEdenEternal]

Ah yes sounds like Mexico

[@kokotismorrison4416]

In Australia tips are not mandatory, like in stupid America where everyone has their hands up for their service.

[@jcoker423]

They get paid f-all, so you tip in the US. Clown is Albo'.

[@TonyMagnus1]

?? Divná reč...

[@josefl.8019]

Hej jak moc člověk musí mít nasráno v hlavě aby si objednal jídlo co není v menu? To fakt může udělat akorát vypatlanej Amík! 🤯🤦🏻‍♂️

[@CzechingWithKatrina]

"Order off menu" znamená změnit něco v nabídce. Jako řecký salát, ale požádat o něj bez rajčat.

[@tubevideo2000]

How to change money - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lafUkIyAn62iiNU