American in Poland: FIVE THINGS ON POLISH PEOPLE

Want to know about Polish people? I moved to Warsaw, Poland a few months ago and I thought I would share a bit about life here... by sharing a few things on Polish people. :D A bit about me - I spent the past six years living in the United States (mostly), and so a lot of my thoughts on Polish people are compared to life in the U.S. By no means are these opinions true for all Polish people. There are also many other things I would love to share!! Overall, I'd also like to highlight that my exposure to Polish culture right now is limited given the pandemic/lockdowns etc. but I hope that you enjoy this video.
Starting to download photos I've taken around Warsaw since moving here - will be posting them from the below account (if anyone is interested) or wants to reach out/connect/ask questions:
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00:00 Introduction
01:18 #1 letting loose & acting a fool
02:14 #2 :((
03:27 #3 anonymity in Warsaw 👋
04:47 #4 ppl are reliable ♡
05:27 #5 they are absolutely guilty of this
07:47 Final notes
Thanks for watching! :)

[@anibal7hn]

polish people are some of the friendliest i've ever met once you get to know them :)

[@PlexiGlasss]

Can’t disagree 😁🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@majk1908]

5000pln is a pretty good entry level salary in Poland to be honest:D

[@morikeu2351]

ye, most people dont make it even after few years of working XD, i would like to earn so much

[@pulsarpl]

I guess it's gross and in Warsaw.

[@KrychuGMR]

In Warsaw it's not too much to be honest.

[@DominikKost]

I'm a host of a mountain shelter in Bieszczady, I earn 1800zł per month and I'm fine with that, being able to save like half of it every month. My sister earns about 7.5kzł after 10 years of working as a concept artist in computer game industry and her salary is considered high in Poland, but yeah, 5000 złotys at the start is something most Poles can only dream about. :)

[@AdamKrukowski]

@@DominikKost dokladnie

[@aleksandrablachnio]

I think people are just really genuine, we dont like to pretend... If we are happy we smile and laugh and when we are tired, angry or sad you can see it. I think its a good thing because you can make real reletionships that are deep and meaningful. If we care we really care! Take care girl ❤

[@drzewowit]

"Melancholy is the joy of sadness".

[@PlexiGlasss]

Of course. 😂

[@CrystalPepsiDog]

Wow, actually I never thought of melancholy that way, but this is so true. I tend to be melancholic very often, but that doesn't mean I am depressed. I get pleasure from listening to sad, dark and gloomy music while driving a tram in Poznań and looking at cloudy grayish sky at the same time.

[@kodivoid9109]

Our complaining is an artform. This is how people bond here :)

[@uglarthenosmart4573]

With terapeutic valiue of complaining you have right. American people do not speak openly about problems they kept smiling and go to profesional psychologist. Polish people make at least one complain to family member, friend or even stangers per day. And do not need prossesional help. Of course you should kept balance with it to not be toxic for people around. But if you openly can speak about your bad day, or random problems I think it is helthy. Greets from Poland.

[@PlexiGlasss]

I agree! It sounds a bit funny to me - ((prescribing daily complaints), but it's really about speaking openly like you said. Getting things off your chest. It seems healthy to me :) Thanks for the reply! best,

[@pulsarpl]

@@PlexiGlasss a lot of this complains may be a joke. We have a quite grim sense of humor.

[@grzesiek1x]

so true!!

[@sannasanna962]

Yes, we are not sad. We don't wanna fake emotions

[@diecastmodelsnbeyond6354]

🇺🇸♥️🇵🇱Love Poland and the Polish people.

[@PlexiGlasss]

☺️💕

[@bartoszjasinski]

"Just join the fun and complain with them" - Jakie to jest wspaniałe podsumowanie naszego narodu :D BTW: cool hair

[@PlexiGlasss]

Haha, thank you! 😊

[@StefanTompson]

Interesting insights!

[@PlexiGlasss]

☺️thanks

[@equinoxetm4132]

O! Co Ty tu robisz Stefan?!

[@equinoxetm4132]

Plexi, You must know that Stefan is celebrity in Poland☺️. Greetings from Oxford.

[@PlexiGlasss]

@@equinoxetm4132 hahaha oh! I did not. 😂😊Wonderful channel though! Really quality stuff it looks like

[@abcd04081]

Great video: simple but sophisticated, both on the technical and personal level. It's not easy to achieve. Congrats!

[@wrobelsparrow]

Just try to make friends here girl. You gonna have friends forever ;)

[@PlexiGlasss]

😂 I’ll have to work on that post-pandemic 🙏

[@AdamKrukowski]

your editing is some next level!

[@PlexiGlasss]

It’s something 😂😂🤣

[@cerfreferf6600]

I really like you channel's name - very clever :D Powodzenia :)

[@PlexiGlasss]

thanks:DD

[@iguasumora]

Tak punktualność jest ważna

[@kryokori]

yup, you got good insights it is kind of therapeutic to complain and say as things are if we see glass usually as half empty we are more often positively surprised later on than the other way around ;)

[@PlexiGlasss]

Yess. Saves you the disappointment! I dig it. 😌... thanks for your insight! 😊

[@s99bf0c8]

I might be moving with my wife to warsaw where she is from. Thanks for the video.

[@PlexiGlasss]

Exciting! Good luck with the move 😊

[@monikaschubert2392]

Yeath, right, Slavic nations have this tendency to be melancholic, to complain a lot. This is very true and you gotit right that it is akind of theraphy. It helps.

[@cmediaproduction3964]

Yea but on another side, if you look at it they complain a lot but for me living in the US I see People that are super nice upfront but when you dig deeper they will empty miserable...like they have no goal I live...like they are missing something. When in Poland you always get REAL friends and family next to you to spend time with and they are really happy.

[@PlexiGlasss]

good perspective, thank you! :D

[@grzesiek1x]

not only in the US but also in the UK or France people are very superficial sometimes and I have noticed after a few years spent in different countries I can only trust my friends in Poland!! Sad but true...

[@grzesiek1x]

but also maybe it depends because I have some contacts in the US with people who are really passionate about radios, radiotelecommunication and electronics and they even try to help me through youtube etc. while I am in Europe so maybe it depends on what kind of people and where exactly

[@mariuszszot583]

if you can speak Polish, you'll find a lot of people for chit chat everywhere. Warszawa is weird place for me, I had the same feeling in London. maybe it's about capitol cities in general. Poles are not sad. We just don't express ourselves in western manner. Weird that you haven't mentioned that people are still looking at you :D have fun and visit more places. Poland is vibrant and beautiful and people are nice ;)

[@PlexiGlasss]

to nie jestes z warszawy ? :D I agree that it might be a capital city trend. As far as people looking at me...I haven't really noticed that, maybe on days where my appearance is strange. XD I definitely would like to get out of Warsaw for a bit and see more of Poland. I once visited Krakow (on a highschool field trip) and have some distant family in a village outside of Katowice...and that's about it. so I need to get out more lol

[@mariuszszot583]

absolutnie nie jestem! Mieszkam na południu ;)

[@nadajniczek]

Complaining is the polish "small talk" ;) believe me :) :) :) We do this when we want to start conversation with a stranger (for eg. in the lift). English people does the same with talking about weather or talking sarcastically... I remember when an old and ellegany Englishman told me that I miss the plane "because there's gonna be a tsunami" :P nope, he didn't say that I'm planning to get up too late and there is a traffic in the city... he made up stories to make the conversation flow and flow 😆 And Polish people are like: "feel my bad!", "everyone is mad" "we can have different worldview but I'm sure we feel pain about the same small things". To understand that better (and I can hear you know polish) - I reccomand you to watch a film "Dzień świra" it simply show the life of typpical paranoid Pole ;) And you said it so proper - complaining can be a national teraphy :) :) :) Maybe it has something in common with our history - we were oppresed many times...and there is a polish proverb which describes it very well: "You meet the best friends when you are poor/misery" (Najlepszych przyjaciół poznaje się w biedzie) :)

[@PlexiGlasss]

Well there you go 😂👏 sounds about right. I’ll have to check out the film for research lol. Wouldn’t be surprised if history had something to do with it... and very nice proverb. Thanks for sharing :)) 💖😊

[@haremsultana]

Przyjechać do Polski i narzekać, to prawie to samo jak jechać do Watykanu i chcieć zostać papieżem.

[@rafalwasilewski2235]

You’re very beautiful and good hearted. Love from London 😘

[@pulsarpl]

I remember, when I was in US, it was super annoying that in every single store they haunted me smiling and asking "how can I help you". Being from Poland I was not used to that. Eventually I've started to avoid eye contact. I guess they might start thinking I'm a thief while I tried to avoid being near store employees. Restaurants were even worse, because, obviously, I couldn't keep away.

[@JMK_Ziemia]

Pięknie! :)

[@DeusEversor]

Wait, you have polish grandma?

[@PlexiGlasss]

😂😂🤣 well there we go. And yes I do. :)

[@ajuc005]

5000? Even in Warsaw it's pretty high when you're just starting. Most people start under 4000 in Warsaw and 3000 in smaller cities. After tax of course.

[@ScorpioPL]

Great vid! Have fun in Poland! Keep your head on straight in the crazy times we live in. Never forget... Thou shalt complain regularly or be flogged and shun :D Such is the unwritten law. Cheers! P.S. Breathe, calm down you're doing great.

[@PlexiGlasss]

XD thanks Scorp!! Appreciate the feedback and sweet wishes. “Flogged and shunned” 😂 all the best!

[@Le0n83]

Hey Alex , Welcome To Poland! 🍻 Btw, you look like singer Lorde in this video :)

[@kaszaloten]

Ok so you are wrong - they are actually sad xD Wow you are really good in reading ppl... I mean you catched so much just from the compainign stuff. I think there's much more to it than just complaing, it's a coping mechanism, one that's really reliable, it didn't fail through all this crazy stuff that happens here xD Anyway it's really fun to watch Your vids, gives some perspective towards life. Cheers!

[@AdamKrukowski]

There is bieda :D

[@GrzegorzPlichta]

If you could define Polish people in one word. What it would be? And what that word be for Americans?

[@canaryinacoalmine7267]

The only negative thing I can say, because I really LOVED Poland, involves animals. I wish they would be more open minded to people like me who are vegetarians, and understand that many of us love animals. That is the only thing that really bothered me. I wish they would treat animals better, and be kind to animals.

[@PlexiGlasss]

yeah that's a shame, not sure what you saw, but I will say i think vegetarianism/veganism is on the rise here in Warsaw :)

[@wolnyczlowiekpolski]

5000 pln = entry level wage? WHERE? Give me that job! Now!

[@reFocusZone]

Woah, you’ve added a lot of cool video elements since your previous video! 🌟 Are you by chance studying computer graphics in school? I’m glad you have family there to help you integrate, bc your grandma has already helped you learn THE most important part of successfully living in a foreign country (something that many expats unfort never learn, even after 30years of residency) - namely to “respectfully integrate” into society by always remembering the old golden proverb “when in Rome, do as the Romans do!”. Following that rule is even more vital to a successful integration than, lets say, fluently learning the local language -IMO as an expat in a neighboring country.

[@PlexiGlasss]

I'm not sure whether they added much to the clips, but yes definitely playing around with each video to see what I can do!! And no, nothing so creative, so I guess this has been a fun outlet. I think you make a really good point. Of course language helps to navigate, but taking their lead/trying to follow how the locals do sounds smart. Where are you currently situated? When I think of "expats", I think of how they are often involuntarily sent to a new country i.e. for work. In that case, the interest in X culture is minimal, integration superficial (just to get by/temporary). Moving to Poland has been out of genuine interest for my Polish background, so I think it might make a difference in my approach...obviously helps to have a grandma/family here to help advise...but even I don't always do as the Romans do! :) It sounds like you have a lot of experience abroad!

[@agata.7452]

I agree with everything. Poles even themselves joke that complaing is our national sport. I think it's also a way to bond with others. Great conversation starter with strangers, for example while waiting at a doctor's office 😆 Punctuality is a must! I think not being puctual is very rude and shows lack of respect for the others' time since they have to wait for you, while they could be doing something more enjoyable or productive. Of course shit happens sometimes (late bus etc.) and everyone understands but it's import to communicate in such case.

[@Litwinus]

Tak jesteśmy punktualni(nie wszyscy) bo szanujemy kogoś czas.I jak już się zaprzyjaźnisz z kimś,to ludzie się otwierają.Polacy nie udają miłych,są ale dla wybranych.

[@adrianmroz646]

you are funny , pretty and better looking in glasses :) have a good day

[@PlexiGlasss]

🤓🤓🤓 thanks Adrian. Makes my day!

[@onevision2203]

5k zł! u mean more like 2,5k

[@richardescobar7465]

I don't understand anything you are talking about, since I don't speak English, but I love hearing your voice and your nose. postscript: use google translate to translate this

[@PlexiGlasss]

XD

[@Dreju78]

Well.. I procrastinate a lot so... Dunno. 😉

[@PlexiGlasss]

and by the looks of that name...Polish XD 😬

[@andrebajan7833]

i was born there ,have a good take on them ,even though im in canada ,i steer away from them now ,.rather be asiatic lol

[@BBTeZeT]

meow

[@czarnamalina]

Very interesting, but I am very confused about the way how you cut and edit this video. To many distracting side effects etc., but probably people like it. For me it was a bit hard to watch.

[@PlexiGlasss]

Thanks for the feedback! And making it though the video despite it being hard to watch 🤣 (I grew with you) I think I was just playing around with imovie editing features to learn. What’s there, so it’s a bit kooky

[@czarnamalina]

@@PlexiGlasss made it and not regret 1 sec. But was a challenge 😂👍

[@kathyclark1449]

We complain about those thing in America.

[@bilalmalik3520]

🇵🇰♥️

[@sabelg.9398]

Isit true that smiling at people is a no go?

[@BBTeZeT]

No it's not, it's just something what polish people doesn't often do, but sometimes it happens - I mean smiling at random ppl on the street. No one will beat you, or get offended by that besides psychos / drunk / or someone clearly in a bad mood.

[@biteme4322]

Well, it's weird to smile at strange people at Poland.

[@tamerselmy5761]

Hi, you have done good analysis hihihi may be you have to some level good point of view. I like your video.

[@PlexiGlasss]

thanks, Tamer! :)

[@tamerselmy5761]

@@PlexiGlasss i am with you in the same basket if i can say i came to poland last October 2020 and you express what i feel exactly. Thank you ❤❤❤❤ again.

[@kocahmet1]

hAha great

[@PlexiGlasss]

thanks :D

[@adrianmroz646]

still wearing those sexy glasess? so nice , love it

[@Marcin-L]

Your grandma is Polish? naaah so You are a Polish girl. Witamy w kraju

[@PlexiGlasss]

Wlasnie jest. Mocno dziekuje!! 😊

[@zepter00]

Saying dzień dobry is a matter of god manners. Beeing not punctual you sugest that your time is more important than time of people which you are going to meet with. Average Polish are far better educated than average American. We know a lot about all countries around the world and many Americans have problems to nam 5-6 eUropean countries..continent with 50 countries. Also funny is that in USA peopelarw so stupid that you in cars under bonet is writen don’t touch ! Hot! on hot parts of the engines. Like for 7 years old kids 😆

[@mr.anderson6040]

I think you're so beautiful like I'm going to see Howard marry you I have a doctor and Princeton University anyway I like you I think you're beautiful please message me I would love to talk to you

[@mr.anderson6040]

No way Jose if anybody is going to marry her it's going to be me not some whatever I can't even

[@damianblancik9666]

z dziakami nie rozmawiaj :D