BLOWN AWAY by Modern Poland - Is This WARSAW or NEW YORK? 🇵🇱

[@JayandKarolina]

Does Warsaw give you the NYC vibes?! We definitely had this feeling on that day 😎✨

[@flibblesan]

Having been to New York City I'd say for sure that Warsaw looks way cleaner!

[@smerfdzikus2334]

Yes, but not completely (yes I live in Warsaw). We have here plenty of ugly Soviet-styled blocks, modern skyrcrapers and of course a beautiful Old Town (which isn't that old by the way) that is nowhere to be found in New York.

[@ch36799]

​@@smerfdzikus2334 But New York has also modern skyscrapers near old blocks.

[@smerfdzikus2334]

@@ch36799 Not that old. Find me a building in New York from 14th century. Or 13th c. In Poland there are plenty, for example in Kraków.

[@ch36799]

@@smerfdzikus2334 yes! But i talk about Warsaw. In New York you have many old skyscrapers from the 1920- 1930s

[@pauldvorak2486]

Born in Belarus, but all my roots were from Poland. Now I'm living in Warsaw. This country is the best.

[@JayandKarolina]

We're glad to hear that :) Living in Poland is very convenient because the standards are quite high and the country is developing very fast too!

[@shailendrakhairnar6450]

I am a portrait artist from India. In the near future I will try to go visit Poland for the exhibition of my portraits.

[@youTubero21-t7z]

I,m from warsaw 😅

[@8bitMandNES]

Welcome to Poland my friend! 🇵🇱🇧🇾

[@youTubero21-t7z]

@@8bitMandNES Welcome

[@flibblesan]

Poland being a "poor country" is a common misconception spread by certain areas of the press (ie Daily Mail). The truth is that Poland is considered a high-income economy that is growing at a fast rate and the country has a high standard of living. And in my experience Polish people are some of the hardest workers!

[@JayandKarolina]

It’s so true! We’ve really met a lot of people who were literally shocked after visiting Poland because they „didn't expect so many skyscrapers” 😂 But jokes aside in this video we just wanted to show the powerful development of this country and the super places and top restaurants that are still very affordable 🙌 Yes, Polish people are very hard-working and really committed to what they’re doing! It might be influenced by the harsh past and uncertainty but in today’s word it’s rare to see that!

[@Piotr-n8s]

Actually Poland was really a poor country not that long ago. So, this is not a lie but rather outdated perception. Poland was simply the fastest growing European country since the fall of the Berlin Wall (and one of the fastest in the whole world). And it is not done yet.

[@Tweewhite]

I agreed that it was an old perception, not a misperception. I go to Belgium quite a bit and apparently there are a lot of Polish people migrated to Belgium (from 10-20 years ago) and many worked low level paying jobs (house cleaning, etc., almost like some portion of the Hispanic folks in the States). But my co-workers also said not as much any more as Poland economy is getting really good now.

[@Offsetewolution]

Te wieżowce nic nie znaczą. Teraz w Polsce jest większa bieda niż 20 lat temu . Zapytaj normalnych ludzi którzy żyli w tamtych czasach.. Po wejsciu Polski do uni standard życia się obniżył..

[@pawekooszko4799]

@@Offsetewolution Nie kłam

[@jarekkociok1463]

Nie tylko Warszawa sie buduje , cała Polska to jeden wielki plac budowy

[@JayandKarolina]

Exactly 😬 It’s really great to see the uprising economy and how a lot of international capital also comes into the country!

[@sylwia282]

Już nie plac budowy, już od dawna są efekty. Zobacz jak ludzie z innych krajów nas postrzegają, a Polacy tylko narzekają i narzekają.

[@jarekkociok1463]

@@sylwia282 nadal budujemy, jeżdżę po calej Polsce zawodowo ( budowlanka ). Zdania nie zmienię Polska tj jeden wielki plac budowy

[@andee997]

@@sylwia282 Tak, Polacy narzekają. Dlatego dążymy jako naród do stanu, kiedy wszyscy na świecie będą nam zazdrościć. Naród jest dumny i wymagający, i ma na co narzekać.

[@gulasz100]

Pozdrowienia od jednego z robotników który był przy stawianiu tych budynków.

[@JayandKarolina]

🙏🙏🙏

[@khenglim]

Thank you for showing us beautiful Poland which I believe is an upcoming rising economy. It is also home to my favorite KZbinr Eva Zu Beck. Thanks Jay and Karolina for your beautiful vlog. Greetings from Singapore.

[@JayandKarolina]

Our pleasure! It’s really nice to share the insights and actually for me to showcase my country in the best light 😍🇵🇱 [Karolina]

[@hackhack930]

I’m over 50 years old. I remember communist times (although I was a kid). In late nineties I finished university and started the career. I must confess….. it’s completely different country than 20 years ago. Young generation does not notice it but for such an old prick like me it’s amazing that in 3 decades (since east block collapsed) Poland made such a progress.

[@JayandKarolina]

It is so remarkable how you are able to see such huge progress with your own eyes. Thank you so much for sharing your experience 🙏 For us too, Warsaw is changing year by year.... Also interesting to see what this city will look like in 10-15 years:)

[@xharcinx]

Ja dobijam do 30 i już zaczynam widzieć różnice a prawie nie pamiętam Polski przed EU

[@Avastidas]

Nie ma dużo różnica . ​@@xharcinx

[@slavomt5832]

WOW!!! WARSAW looks so nice, modern and cosy .... 😍 surprised?

[@JayandKarolina]

When I had first come to Warsaw I must admit I wasn’t expecting it to be so developed! And what surprised me the most was the quality of living as well as relatively low cost of services - in any other European capital you would pay for the restaurant meal 2x or 3x more and the quality might be the same or even worse! I really can see Poland’s potential and I’m glad that Karolina is Polish because it’s always nice to be back 😄🇵🇱

[@jeffreytan5826]

Agreed! Visited Poland in 2008 and always think that they are a underrated country as compared to the other European countries! Btw the twins are beautiful, speak good English and very entertaining. Great job to the 3 of you! Thank you very much and will make an effort to revisit Poland again.

[@JayandKarolina]

I’m glad to hear that 😍 We’ve had so much fun filming this episode all together! I’m sure that in couple years time it will be even more difficult for you to recognise that it’s Warsaw 👀 The speed of development has been insane! Thanks for watching!

[@PiotrJaser]

In 2008, Poland was completely different. Everything is changing very quickly here.

[@lukassbeataddicts]

2008 you would not recognise Poland anymore, it's a building site.

[@monoceros771]

All young people beyond 40 speak amazing english

[@dorotamaty888]

I visited Poland in 2006 and in January this year. Huge differences, for better.

[@MNUrkuri]

Have traveled a lot in Poland. LOVE it. Amazing country, culture, cuisine and LANGUAGE!

[@JayandKarolina]

Great to hear that :) Each time I came, I felt the same way :) [Jay]

[@MS-db2qi]

I'm Polish and I live and work in UK. When I came to England for the first time I was surprised how underdeveloped, backward this country is. I was shocked by depravation, poverty, poor quality of healthcare, education, public transportation, infrastructure, housing and many other problems. Sometimes it looks like a Third World, honestly. And I'm not trying to be rude, I just like truth. I was always thinking that UK is like Poland but ten times better, because it has stronger currency, bigger economy, etc. Well it's not. Funny thing is many locals here believe their country is the best in everything because imirgants come here from other countries. Well-it's not. For most of us (I mean those who came from Europe, not Third World) it's just stronger currency which allows us to buy a property in our country without mortgage. Stronger currency doesn't mean it's a better, more developed country and most of my life I used to think the opposite.

[@JayandKarolina]

This is so true! I have exactly the same impression - we can afford more when we go abroad but the standard of living, services, restaurants... You pay a lot more for it too and it doesn't necessarily mean it's better. Quite the opposite. It will be interesting to see what happens next in the UK 🙌 I deeply believe that better changes and plans for the future will come, because everyone talks about inflation, traffic jams and economic stagnation, so it would be nice if something changed 😊

[@mwojciec79]

@@JayandKarolina I wouldnt be optimistic, recession came to UK but ppl still thing of UK as some kind of 'british empire'. People are lazy, tend to omit some jobs and there is not enough of some professions. Brexit did a big number as influx of immigrants has been stopped, not only for basic jobs ( which now are either not taken or done with terrible quality by locals) but also some well educated and high paying jobs. EV ( Tesla, China) vs legacy carmakers - this one will be also nasty for UK. All and all - apart from huge influence of UK as political force and also London being one of finance centers of Europe - things do not look good.

[@krowaswieta7944]

​@@JayandKarolina Well, one of your ministers claims Poland will have higher standard of living than UK before 2030 (probably not true as the UK shows the first signs of recovery from the crisis). But ye, poor people have it worse in UK than in Poland (due to high 'base costs', like food, renting an apartment etc.) - from what ive heard its especially pretty rough in Scotland.. But you know, if youre qualified you can earn a lot more in UK than in Poland. But tbh average wage in UK isnt much higher than in Poland anymore (if its really 2041 GBP; apparently its around 2k dollars in Poland so... i think like 1600 pounds?; in 2000 average wage in UK was around 4 times higher btw.).

[@boxingpractise]

as Polish living in Scotland i 100% agreee.

[@Annamat0]

I dont agree with everything - english education is still good level.

[@Tweewhite]

Omg!! Karolina and her twin are like 2 peas in a pod! Even the voice! I can’t tell the difference! lol. You both are beautiful but I am sure you know that already.

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you so much Twee White!! It’s quite interesting because we’re VERY similar but we’re not identical 😄 She’s my true soulmate - sometimes it’s hard to explain our connection to other people because it’s really something special to have a twin ❤️ [Karolina]

[@Tweewhite]

Karolina, wow I could have never guessed you guys are not identical 😳. It’s pretty awesome to have a built-in soulmate! You both are very lucky!

[@abelgnecco7923]

Hi, I am Abel, from Buenos Aires Argentina, and I am visiting Poland for the first time next April, and I just discovered your channel, love the vibe in the videos of you both and now with Karolina’s twin sister is even better. Will watch all you Poland videos now, I can’t wait to know this beautiful country!

[@ondrejpalata8979]

I have been planning to visit Poland for some time, hopefully this summer.

[@JayandKarolina]

You'll have lots of fun! Make sure not to skip Kraków - it's such a rich place in culture, history and amazing restaurants 😋

[@lucaswolf2648]

We will welcome you. It will be an unforgettable adventure 😊😊🍻

[@matrixmannn]

As they think in the world that Poland is a poor country, let them continue to think so. Why straighten it out and explain it. There is not the slightest reason to lead them out of their wrong thinking. 😂😂

[@JayandKarolina]

It’s nice to talk about the success of one’s country 😉 We’re happy to „promote” Poland on our vlogs because it’s amazing to observe how it’s been developing! And filming-wise it’s quite nice that we can attract more people to visit the country!

[@mecx7322]

Lot of people in the world ( also in USA ) think Poland lies in Africa. 😀

[@matrixmannn]

@@mecx7322 Ażebyś wiedział i ja nie zamierzam ich wyprowadzać z błędu. 😂

[@mecx7322]

@@matrixmannn Slyszalem to wiele razy w USA; nieraz pytali czy nie jestesmy w Ameryce Poludniowej. 😁

[@matrixmannn]

@@mecx7322 Ja zawsze mówię, że Polska leży na Antarktydzie. Rzecz w tym, że 90% nie wie czym jest Antarktyda i bierze to na poważnie. Tylko niewielu się reflektuje, że palnęli bzdurę. 😂

[@CanYouDigIt34]

Zabka hotdog was the bomb. I will be in Warsaw in July, totally going there

[@JayandKarolina]

I'm glad to have inspired you to this extent 😂 It's really worth it!!!

[@jjk3502]

Bomb? Well in US bomb means not good = shit.

[@tomy3d]

Żabka to taka ładniejsza kopia 7-eleven.

[@tomy3d]

@@jjk3502 The BOMB! in Polish (colloquial language) means that something is VERY GREAT. :)

[@mecx7322]

18:50 This abandoned building is earmarked for demolishion to make space for a new slim skyscraper. 20:00 These old buildings will be renovated. One of them has the last surviving facade of important pre-war Twarda Street running from south-west to north-east direction and the other one is the birthplace of heroic chaplain Ignacy Skorupka killed at battle of Ossow during great battle of Warsaw in 1920 - one of the most important victories in Polish history. That's why these buildings will be never demolished. 27:35 These buildings on Grzybowska Street are not very old; only about 100 years. They will be renovated once ownership issues are resolved. Building touching The Bridge Skyscraper ( under construction ) is already beeing renovated by Ghelamco. 40:30 Elektrownia Powisle is simply Powisle Power Station. Inside you can see old original pieces of equipment, switchboards, etc.

[@JayandKarolina]

So many great insights! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@mecx7322]

@@JayandKarolina Thanks for your kind reply 😀

[@JayandKarolina]

@@mecx7322 :)

[@stanislawkowal4657]

Great vid Jay and thank the ladies for a great tour. Some years ago I visited Krakow and Ihad the same starter .

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you! The ladies will definitely be reading the comments :)

[@davidgarland9041]

Visited Warsaw many times and absolutely love the Poland. Just watched 2 of your Warsaw videos and now can’t wait for my visit in December just to try the cherry liqueur at Pijana Wisnia. Thank you for showing me there’s still so much for me to explore.

[@DaWeaver]

Love that tea pot please bring me one back to the UK for me 😊 thank you

[@JayandKarolina]

I know right! Such a classy teapot! I’m back in the UK and my arm is recovering well - our next series we will be travelling around the UK for quite a while 😬

[@DaWeaver]

@@JayandKarolina looking forward to your UK videos just be careful in any mountain climbing here 👍

[@Rudelherz]

I fell in love with a Pole ten years ago and now I am falling on love with the country😂❤ so beautiful, thank you for all the insight. My Polish husband had to smile big about the 'the government want us to spend time with the family'. It's probably more the catholic influence still dictating some parts of our life, just like here in Germany. You can't even enter a shopping mall, it's all closed, so that is nicer in Poland, just like the rest actually 😂. You three are lovely ppl, it was fun to listen to and to watch you. They should pay you for doing this tour! We want to go to Warsaw now like probably many others 😂 hugs ❤

[@JayandKarolina]

That’s an interesting story 😬 Thanks for sharing! Yes, Poland has been developing pretty fast but in some aspects it’s still quite conservative! Happy to hear we’ve made you inspired to visit Warsaw ❤️

[@joannapiotrowska3663]

Bez wiary i kościoła Polska by nie przetrwała. Ludziom nałeży się odpoczynek a zakupy można zrobić w sobotę. Pozdrawiam❤

[@navalgdynia3000]

@@joannapiotrowska3663 dokładnie tak

[@FrikInCasualMode]

@@joannapiotrowska3663 Czesi by cię wyśmieli.

[@StanisawSolon]

I mean the cameras in Żabka nano are for surveillance yest but mostly they have shape recognition and image tracking programs that see what did you add to the basket. this is a pretty high end, sophisticated thing.

[@JayandKarolina]

Amazing feeling :) You walk into the shop, get what you want and walk out haha well that and a delicious hot dog! AI will certainly be improved but we have already been delighted by the sensors!

[@hannastudzinska2200]

What you call “these old buildings” are actually pieces of architecture that represent the history of my city of Warsaw. There are different “old buildings”- some are from pre war times, some are communist concrete cubes, called “wielka plyta”.This kind of apartment buildings were constructed the cheap, with low quality materials, also using asbestos and many unhealthy materials. But the brick buildings from pre WWII times are precious and remind of the beauty of Warsaw those days. There is no reason to demolish and replace everything what is old. The city has its important history, and those buildings stand for it. They are going to be renovated eventually and maintain in good condition. There is so much to see in Poland, but my city is the closest to my heart. Enjoy your sightseeing !

[@JayandKarolina]

This is so true! Actually them buildings are a true treasure now because you can see the history in front of you 👀 It would have been amazing to see the whole of the city how it was before WW2... We can only assume how beautiful it was. Thank you so much for watching! 😍

[@alicjapszenicka5047]

​​@@JayandKarolinaafter Warsaw uprising Hitler decided destroy whole city. So about 90% Warsaw was destroyed after World War 2. Bombing planes making hundreds flies per day destroying one building after second building and all citizens were or killed or captured and moved from city by force. For example my grandfather was captured and moved Stutthof and my grandmother moved Pruszków.

[@hannastudzinska2200]

@@JayandKarolina also, Warsaw was so beautiful and lively with culture and night life, that it was called “Paris of the North”. The german nazis monsters bombed and destroyed the whole city as a form of revenge due to Warsaw’s uprising. After the war, Warsaw was rebuilt almost with photographic details thanks among others to the Bernardo Belotto Canaletto’s paintings, showing incredibly the architectural details of the Old Town buildings.

[@pewex114]

Trams are elecrtic only. That is the idea behind trams 😅😅 have u ever seen petrol tram??

[@JayandKarolina]

True that haha, sorry my bad!

[@hackhack930]

There is such a system (internal combustion tram) somewhere in the US.

[@foxy126pl6]

I mean there were horse drawn trams, and even a steam one in italy

[@konyadanmeryem7712]

In some polish cities are still trams powered by horses.

[@booboss]

@@konyadanmeryem7712 What? Where for example?

[@Slavominator7317]

I come from Poland and I'm Polish, now I'll say something like this in Polish ,, Jak będe dorosły to będe podróżował po całym świecie".

[@JayandKarolina]

That's exactly how we thought! It sometimes feels weird to realise that this is our lifestyle 😍

[@TomaszB]

"Are the trams electric?" - "some of them" 🤣 Most of them are pulled by horses like in early XX 😂

[@JayandKarolina]

My mistake 😮‍💨 Sometimes it's difficult to say all the things right while on the go! But yes, all trams are electric haha

[@karolinakuc4783]

​@@JayandKarolinaYou got confused by Czech expression ''autobusowe odchody".

[@hardcorehenry1419]

🐎🐎🐎🤣👍

[@PiotrJaser]

Polska zmieniała się bardzo szybko i wciąż się zmienia. Standard życia rośnie nieustannie. Polska prowadzi racjonalną politykę gospodarczą, sprawnie korzysta ze środków UE i bez wątpienia wciąż ma ogromny potencjał. Żyje się teraz w Polsce dobrze. Największym problemem staje się demografia, społeczeństwo się starzeje, rodzi się stosunkowo mało dzieci, populacja się kurczy.

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes, definitely and this development is very successful :) It will be interesting to see what the pace of change will be over the next several years or so because Poland may even be at the forefront of the most economically developed in Europe! On the one hand, an ageing population is obviously something to worry about, but on the other hand, people are living longer thanks to better health services 🙏

[@urszulapuzniak787]

Jeśli chodzi o Pałac Kultury to darem jest tylko projekt( jako symbol rosyjskich wpływów- wszędze wymuszali ich stawianie), reszta czyli wykonanie wykonane było przez polskich budowniczych i artystów, materiał na wykonanie Pałacu też był polski. Więc ten "dar" jest mocno umowny.

[@JayandKarolina]

Very good insight! Thanks for sharing - this makes complete sense. It's a strange one because it's seen as Russian but built by Polish - so people should maybe focus on what you are saying here and take more pride in it?

[@greycliffnative]

​@@JayandKarolina Actually, the project of the Palace was based not only on US inspiration and technology used in USSR, but the architects were adding local Polish historical elements to the project. There are element shapes of historical renaissance buildings in it. :) On the other hand the modernist architecture was expanding in before WW2 Warsaw, so a bit similar huge building was planned to be built before the war, but in other place in Praga part of Warsaw.

[@mecx7322]

Projekt pochodzi od rosyjsko-zydowskiego architekta Lwa Rudniewa i wzorowany jest na wiezowcach z Nowego Jorku oraz Chicago z lat 30-tych. Ornamenty sa wzorowane na kamienicach z Zamoscia i Kazimierza Dolnego. Rudniew i wspolpracownicy jezdzili po Polsce i kopiowali elementy dawnej polskiej architektury. Takie bylo zyczenie Jozefa Sigalina, owczesnego szefa BOS; ustalil on tez ostateczna wysokosc Palacu. Okolo polowy budowniczych Palacu Kultury stanowili obywatele ZSRR, czesto weterani wojenni; pracowalo tez sporo kobiet. Pozostalo po nich drewniane osiedle Jelonki na Bemowie ( jest zamieszkane do dzis ). Duza czesc materialow wykonczeniowych pochodzi z Rosji jak na przyklad cudowne zielone alabastry z Uralu, rozmaite marmury, itp. Czesc wysmienitych, marmurowych podlog zostala wymontowana ze wspanialego zamku-palacu holenderskiej krolewny Marianny Oranskiej w Kamiencu Zabkowickim na Dolnym Slasku ( sporo jest tez w palacu URM w Al. Ujazdowskich ). Wielkie betonowe rzezby Mickiewicza i roznych filozofow oraz robotnikow odlano w Rydze na Lotwie - wowczas w skladzie ZSRR. Jezeli chodzi o nazwe, to mial sie on od poczatku nazywac Palac Kultury i Nauki. W trakcie budowy, w 1953 zmarl Stalin i zmieniono nazwe na Palac Stalina, ale na szczescie w 1956 powrocono do oryginalnej nazwy. Owczesne wladze PRL mialy do wyboru metro lub palac; wybraly palac, zapewne pod naciskiem Stalina.

[@alicjapszenicka5047]

Wielu w Polsce nie lubi tego budynku bo był związany z rosyjskimi wpływami w Polsce i styl jest socrealistyczny. Mi tam jednak się podoba bo przypomina naszą trudną historię i się wyróżnia. Poza tym wyburzenie go jak chcą niektórzy to ogromne koszty a przecież spełnia się jako atrakcja turystyczna i wiele biur tam jest.

[@mecx7322]

@@alicjapszenicka5047 Spotykalem na calym swiecie ludzi, ktorzy byli w Warszawie i jedyne co zapamietali to Palac Kultury. 😀

[@GregMocny]

4th subway ticket was in the machine - you can see it via that plastic cover

[@JayandKarolina]

Karolina has checked afterwards and there was nothing left 😳

[@GregMocny]

@@JayandKarolina time 29:13 the ticket is stuck to the vertical wall of the device, it does not fall any lower... you can clearly see it - a white ticket with a black stripe.. you can see it through the glass - on the left..

[@piotr7805]

@@JayandKarolina Yeah, as GregMocny has stated, sometimes the tickets get stuck in the plastic cover, so you have to reach with your hand up, not down. Go frame by frame at 30:39 (using dots on your keyboard), and you can clearly see the ticket on the left side of your hand when the light turns on.

[@paulsz6194]

At 8:54, That triangular glass roof reminds me so Singapore’s ion shopping mall.

[@MakoLoveSkun]

You would show full culture in Poland if you let ladies pass first through those heavy doors :)

[@JayandKarolina]

You have a point! I would usually do that as it’s also British culture but what you don’t realise is that I’m doing that on purpose so that I can film the first look/feel to the place for the viewers watching ;)

[@deepap1307]

Thank you for the detailed view of Warsaw. Preparing to come there

[@DariuszTech]

Warsaw is absolutely beautiful. One of my favourite cities in Europe ❤

[@JayandKarolina]

It's always a pleasure to visit Warsaw because each time you come, there's something new to explore 😍

[@michaelstaley2241]

Very good presentation lovely polish young ladies Sunday is a normal day in the uk now..

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you so much! Poland remains still quite traditional in the cultural ways whereas in the UK we normalised also more of the rights of different cultures I believe!

[@ragnargrabson1287]

To be precise, Poland never was a Soviet republic just like for instance Lithuania but we were still controlled by Soviets rulers, maybe not as much as East Germany.

[@umbertoconte2081]

Hi Jay, congratulations on the video you made 😄 Hi Karolina you are super 😘

[@agnieszkakowalska7564]

Jay, your attitute to those old tenement houses is heart breaking😢. They should not be demolished, they are witnesses of history, of development of the city and the survivors its suffering, death and resurrection. This is a holy land, sacrified with heroic, everyday struggle for survival and hecatombe of blood. Go to museums: History of Poland; Warsaw Uprising; Polin; Museum of Warsaw at the Old Town Market - then you will realise what I'm writting about!!! Glass and metal skyscrapers you can see everywhere fro NY, London to Asia, but the old buildings tell the important history of This Place.

[@neilca2987]

Great video guys

[@JayandKarolina]

Glad you enjoyed it :)!

[@mikadorek1]

Super, teraz wiem, że mogę wejść do Spire and how to operate in Żabka Nano.

[@JayandKarolina]

You are welcome - I need another Zabka Nano hotdog now thinking about it haha!

[@Damian.84]

As a pole i hate the stereotype that we are poor its not our fault no one helped us become independent from russias hands

[@jarekkociok1463]

Nie raz i nie dwa byliśmy kopnięci w tyłek i jeszcze nie raz będziemy . Nie ma co narzekać , róbmy co do nas należy a będzie jeszcze lepiej niż jest teraz

[@JayandKarolina]

That’s right! Given this, it is all the more impressive how Poland has developed since the end of the World War II and the fall of communism... It's no coincidence because people are very hardworking and willing to change 🙏

[@piotr5338]

Młody człowieku Polska od 17 wieku jest symbolem biedy w Europie . Czy ty wiesz , ze od 17 wieku nie notowano kołtuna w Europie ?W Polsce był obecny jeszcze w 20 wieku .Badacze z całego swiata przyjeżdżali do Polski jeszcze w 20 wieku. Najbardziej zacofanym.krajem w Europie byliśmy juz przed rozbiorami Do rozbiorów doszło bo byliśmy przysłowiowymi kołtunami , a nie bylismy kołtunami bo zaborcy . To nie wina Rosji , ze byliśmy niezdolni do posiadania państwa ? Jak casus Ukrainy którego wtedy zaborcy chcieli uniknac. W medycynie i naukach przyrodniczy opisywany jest Kołtun Polski .Nazwa systematyczna okresla jako polonia To mówi samo za siebie .

[@karolinakuc4783]

Part of it is that we don't invest enough in PR. Parly it is because Anglosaxons had always been a bit biased about any Slavic nation so you can see any of Slavic countries shown in grey or blue filter and other such. Maybe it is just that Poland doesn't want to show off not to evoke jelousy.

[@setallsetall6181]

The measure of a country's wealth should be the number of its own patents and technologies, but unfortunately this is missing. We are a large assembly plant and subcontractor of simple technologies, mainly for Germany. There is a significant lack of own capital here, which is why foreign capital dominates. We do not set directions of development, we follow other larger and richer allies who care about our sales market and labor force, which is why we are one of their wagons. In addition, there is widespread conservatism and the serf mentality of a large part of society.

[@limakkilsicyw8616]

O kurczę 🐔 Właśnie się zakochałem w Pamcia❣️❣️❣️🥹❤️‍🔥

[@JayandKarolina]

She's already taken, sorry 😬😬😬

[@limakkilsicyw8616]

@@JayandKarolina właśnie mi się przypomniało, że Pamcia mi się w ogóle nie podoba, za to Karolina❣️🥹❤️‍🔥 Moja Boginii 🥰

[@GregPriceAction]

At minute 21, you've asked the girls if trams are electric. The answer was: most of them. But trams are ONLY electric :-D They never do petrol ones. I didnt see in Warsaw many abondoned buildings. The city is clean and I could go everywhere on a bike paths, like in Amsterdam. Lovely!

[@Moloxer]

21:21 Some? There are only electric trams in warsaw

[@JayandKarolina]

And other big cities in Poland too - like Kraków, Wrocław etc. :)

[@pedro_gonzalex]

You can instantly tell who is a turist based on if he pushes the door button in the metro (all doors always open)

[@Krzysiek-.-]

I live in Warsaw, and I 100% agree that the museum of modern art is ugly and should be somewhere else or just not exist at all

[@JayandKarolina]

😂😂😂 Let’s see what people say when it opens! I’m so curious if it’s going to be even good inside lol

[@nncadi1]

Identical twins! Cool.

[@JayandKarolina]

We’re actually very similar but we’re not identical 👯‍♀️😬 Our personalities are way different though which is probably visible on the video too! [Karolina]

[@nncadi1]

My mistake and yes I see the personality differences…especially when your sister started dancing. 😅

[@fakehorse2818]

Amazing interesting video. Getting strange ghostly vibes from Poland!

[@JayandKarolina]

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a cold March day in the middle of the week haha so probably people preferred to work 😂 Normally during the summer time same streets are super busy!

[@kris856]

Please, you don't even dare to compare Warsaw to NY. Warsaw is a safe place (it was safer before February 2022 though, less foreigners) clean and full of possibilities. NY?I will never again go for even a shortest visit - it's a stinking dumpster with shady creatures all over the place

[@JayandKarolina]

As you probably noticed, we compared the office districts and the progress of investment works in Warsaw to NYC, which is a big statement, and the TS metropolis deserves recognition of this type 👍 Our vlog was not essentially a comparison of Warsaw to NYC - if it were, we would certainly include it our considerations regarding safety, costs and standard of living 😉

[@kris856]

@@JayandKarolina I didn't mean to offend you or anything, I was simply shocked (SHOCKED) when I had a possibility to visit NY few weeks ago during my business trip to the USA.. I was not only shocked but really sad seeing how the reality is far away from what the hollywood movies imposed on us for so many years

[@JayandKarolina]

@@kris856 don't worry I wasn't offended - the use of don't you dare say this was strong wording haha but I understand the point you made. If anything I was complimenting Warsaw based off the Hollywood idea like you said.

[@szymonandrzejak7496]

19 państw europejskich wskazało, że nie ma ograniczenia handlu w niedzielę (63 %) W 11 krajach obowiązuje częściowy zakaz handlu (37%)

[@JayandKarolina]

👍👍👍

[@johngilnitz4126]

No, on sunday shops are closed not because the gov wants us to spend time with families, but because people need to have a day off from work and rest.

[@elijahtk3893]

As an English-speaking African I can see moving to Poland would be no problem because almost every young person in Poland can speak English just like in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland where English is so common despite their native languages.

[@JayandKarolina]

It's good to hear that you have such a positive view of Poland - actually, I agree that we had no problem in the capital Warsaw and Krakow :) And people outside these cities were happy to watch what we were doing - only in a few places did we encounter some not very nice interactions....

[@DLCaRo_]

About that 4th ticket for metro. It was printed but it got stuck in the machine. You can see it when you are reaching for other tickets.

[@JayandKarolina]

🧐 Interesting... We genuinely haven't seen it! Maybe we got carried away with filming too much haha

[@DLCaRo_]

Video was great. Been in Warsaw for eastern this year and last year during summer holidays.

[@adamnejmaoui1922]

Cannot wait to move there 😀

[@Lukasz8832]

I earn here now in PL excactly the same what in London in 2015, so i think its allright. Still chasing West but its not that far.

[@JayandKarolina]

I wonder how it's going to change within the next 10-20 years 👀 I believe with the growth at the current pace, Poland would overtake most of the Western countries!

[@maczek70pl]

@@JayandKarolina If all goes well Poland will overtake Spain and Italy in 5 years .

[@SpelareTV]

The factory space reminds me of a space in Amsterdam, looks similar

[@JayandKarolina]

We loved that brick style 😍

[@SpelareTV]

@@JayandKarolina then you should consider to start a tour threw Amsterdam at "NDSM" There is a ferry that takes you from there to Amsterdam Central and back ☺️

[@miazga82]

Btw. the 4th ticket was in there ;) You can see it on the video ;)

[@krowaswieta7944]

What the actual duck... This 'autonomous Żabka' (especially the hot dog machine) kinda blew my mind. I had no idea we have such things in Poland.

[@JayandKarolina]

I loved it too 😬🙌 We’ve been to Żabka Nano before but never have I ever had a hot dog prepared by the robot! It was so cool haha 🌭

[@themrsmanik]

I found your 4th ticket in 30:40 min😄 It curled up under the cover.

[@JayandKarolina]

We were carefully checking the machine but we might have failed then 😅

[@christopherkawecki8544]

Ive been to warsaw so many times but i havent seen mcdonalds and kfc.but thanks 2 u we found it.

[@Никнейм-н4ъ]

Вау, Польша классная страна

[@JayandKarolina]

It really is! Poland has been developing very fast for the past decades but I’m curious how it’s going to be over here in the next couple of years! 🙌

[@Никнейм-н4ъ]

@@JayandKarolina Мне тоже очень интересно😄

[@dominik27k1]

Super bliźniaczki i do tego piękne 😉👍czy ktoś zna ich instagram?

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you so much for watching! Here are all our accounts: @meetrollka, @pamelajna & @jayeshchhaya 🥳

[@dominik27k1]

@@JayandKarolina dziękuję 🤙👍

[@ku8adop]

19:20 it will be demolished soon and if im correct a 80m building will be built there so that is why its so run down

[@JayandKarolina]

Thanks for sharing! It doesn't really fit in so hopefully they will turn it into something more relevant 😜

[@hfexe]

I miss your content when you go to indonesia haha its just so nice and fun content❤

[@JayandKarolina]

We will be back to Indonesia 100% at some point 🥰

[@kaytem9748]

Come back during SUMMER!!!

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes a lot of people told us so because I know that Warsaw and in general Poland is way different during summertime! Would need to make a second visit I believe 😏

[@theender664]

9:12 that's weird, why would it be forbidden? it's not like this isn't a public place or anything

[@quant2011]

Warsaw. huge office buildings. huge streets. super small flats. unless you have 1.5 mio PLN

[@JayandKarolina]

Hmmm, I guess that’s the characteristics of big metropolises! People want to live close to the main part of the city but it’s unfortunately not feasible 😬

[@quant2011]

@@JayandKarolina maybe. But flats in Athens for rent are 2 times cheaper despite twice the population size 4 mil vs 2 mil of warsaw

[@curious5254]

Jest to idiotczny przekaz czesto powtarzany przez ludzi którzy nie ruszyli się nigdzie w swoim życiu albo sa zwykłymi ignorantami. Studiowałem kierunek społeczny więc czesto sobie śledzę różne zestawienia i rankingi. Polska jest wg ONZ i wskaźnika HDI na 36 miejscu na 193 kraje w rankingu światowym. Pod wzgledem jakości życia na 38 miejscu ranking z 2024 roku zeby było zabawniej np Kanada jest na 40. Byłem w tym roku na koncertach Metalliki w Warszawie i potem pod filmem jaki udostępnił zespół porozmawiałem sobie z fanami z Danii którzy byli zachwyceni koncertem, jak się w Polsce bawiliśmy i jacy jesteśmy sympatyczni no i Warszawa im sie spodobała:) nawet chcą tutaj wrócić na wakacje i będą polecać znajomym to samo. Przy okazji podpowiedziałem im co mozna zobaczyć poza Gdańskiem i Krakowem który mają w planach. Wiec może jest jeszcze dużo do zrobienia ale mam wrażenie że najgorzej widzimy Polskę my sami i tych paru ignorantów o których wspomniałem. Jest dobrze i będzie lepiej przez historię poprostu trudną mamy trochę jeszcze do nadrobienia ale to juz nie lata 90 te gdy byłem dzieciakiem:)

[@urbanistic5]

Stores are closed on Sundays in Germany , Switzerland, Belgium , France …

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes, that's true! I wonder if in all them countries the shops are closed for the same reason :)

[@urbanistic5]

@@JayandKarolina ,hi I don’t like as is imposing religion ,or for practical reasons I like idea of store to be open … In the moment on hanging 10 commandments in Louisiana schools ,it’s possible in US 🤷‍♀️

[@jacekchmielewski6372]

Polands GDP from 1990 through today is number 2 in the world after only China

[@JayandKarolina]

That’s so impressive 🙌

[@jarekkociok1463]

Polska jest Tygrysem Europy , dalej do przodu dla naszych dzieci

[@jarekkociok1463]

Polska jest Tygrysem Europy

[@RunForest13]

You mean the real GDP growth rate? Yes agree. Whole V4 (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) actually already outgrew countries like Greece and Portugal, now catching up to Spain a Italy. Only Daily mail & Daily express readership didn't get it yet.....

[@LeszekLin]

Kopytka literally means tiny hoofs (perhaps thanks to the likeness of shape?) Im learning Polish and the name of this dish always makes me laugh

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes, correct! We both love KOPYTKA so much!!!

[@tomaszchrostowski9687]

Amazing !!!!

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Peter0186]

Chodzi pewnie o to że kamerowanie telefonem uchodzi za amatorskie a dodatkową kamerą za profesjonalne , takie mają wytyczne.

[@JayandKarolina]

Yeah it might be that but at the end of the day camera = taking pictures/filming (it doesn’t matter the quality) 😅

[@grandziasz]

@@JayandKarolina If you have a camera, you're a journalist, if you have a phone, you're a tourist." What absurdity:).

[@nncadi1]

Security Guard: you can’t film with your camera J: so, I’m still filming with my GoPro…😂

[@JayandKarolina]

This is so me 😂 I’m not the biggest fan of rules if them don’t make sense at all lol

[@igorwoek502]

@@JayandKarolina Very Polish of you tbh :D

[@DronePilotUK]

for your information all trams are electric ...

[@JayandKarolina]

True that 👍👍👍

[@jolantajaworska4528]

Beautiful Warszawa I love it ❤️😊 Hello from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

[@JayandKarolina]

Thank you! Are you Polish living in Australia? :) Cheers!

[@dawidmorsi5480]

11:00 OMG I DON'T KNOW but i think behind you was a rll popular Polish singer that was also on Eurovision "Michał Szpak" Im not sure though

[@JayandKarolina]

I had no idea who this guy was and I googled him - I think you are right!

[@marekk1154]

Michał Szpak will have such a beard when he is after 50

[@NickyMitchell85]

Po Polsku: 🇵🇱 Polska to jest pięknym i niedocenianym krajem, a język polski to jest również bardzo piękny. In English: 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Poland is a beautiful and underrated country, and the Polish language is also very beautiful too.

[@maciekwr]

All trams are electric :) That's how trams work.

[@JayandKarolina]

True that 😅🙌

[@Ivanhoe-f1g]

"Electric trams" (21'16) is a very strange concept. I've never heard of an non-electric tram, at least in Europe. To my knowledge, all trams in Warsaw are electric, as they move by eletric traction mounted over the tram's lines. But the ladies said only some of the trams are electric. Did I miss something about trams in Warsaw?

[@pablozed6648]

Summer makes Warsaw more beautiful... ;)

[@Kiewicz92]

Nice video

[@Donkazi93]

Nice, where can I meet the tweens 😊

[@Walsinats4]

Also, the one building you commented on not being renovated is actually a historic tenement house. Since Polish state stole all property in Poland after WW2, there are ongoing lawsuits to reclaim those houses, and so many buildings are left to themselves as nobody will risk wasting their money on a house that could be taken away from them at any moment.

[@JayandKarolina]

This is so interesting! Warsaw holds so much history 👀 Thank you so much for sharing!

[@aviadilo]

FYI: "Żabka" means "little frog" or "froggy", not "frog", which is "żaba". Re mandatory Sunday shop closures, hopefully the new government will change that in the near future!

[@JayandKarolina]

Yes, thanks for sharing it! I find the name so cute 🐸 Let's see what the future brings!

[@michadabrowski9750]

Człowiek by podał tego hot doga 5x szybciej.

[@JayandKarolina]

Possibly 😂 But it was quite fun watching this robot! 🌭

[@tvdemien]

I lo❤e Poland

[@KukusPique]

19:59 on the ground level of this building there was a bar called "Manekin" daytime very pleasent and peaceful place, in the evenings it was place to be to for every pervert in the area. closed in october 2005 due to the illicid things that took place there.

[@JayandKarolina]

This is so interesting! Thanks for sharing! Nowadays people only think of "Manekin" as the most popular crepe place on Marszałkowska street; where the queue is always super long 🤭😂

[@kari0675]

I live in Warsaw and I agree the Modern Art Museum looks terrible and I hate that it blocks the view of the Palace of Culture, which I really like actually, despite its history.

[@JayandKarolina]

I completely understand you, because I think exactly the same thing 👍 And that huge white block just doesn't fit there at all haha, I wonder if at least it will be a museum worth visiting!

[@kari0675]

@@JayandKarolina I don't understand how the city architects could accept this awful design and location... The view on the Palace from the street opposite was amazing, and now it's gone. :( I will boycott the museum and not go there...

[@kari0675]

@@JayandKarolina BTW, you said that in London shopping centres are full of people on a Sunday. I was in London five years ago and on Sunday all the shops in Oxford Street were closed, except maybe for some souvenir shops. So how is it now?

[@gabrielbakalarz5722]

⁠@@kari0675 Oxford street has died few years ago . Nobody goes shopping there any longer unless you are a tourist who shops at primark ;) people go to Westfield’s shopping centres these days

[@FaronPL]

Palace of culture wasn't given to us. We were forced to build it using our money and resources.

[@user-lh7du1bq1l]

Proponuje Wrocław, Gdańsk . Warszawa taka sobie.

[@JayandKarolina]

We’ve filmed in Gdańsk too and had plans for Wrocław! I can definitely agree that these cities are having a completely different vibe compared to Warsaw :)

[@8bitMandNES]

Dokładnie!

[@tomy3d]

10:20 SKLEPY MOGĄ BYĆ OTWARTE w Niedzielę i w każdy inny dzień, pod jednym warunkiem: ŻE TO JEST TWÓJ SKLEP W Polsce po prostu nie wolno zatrudniać/zmuszać nikogo do pracy w sklepie w niedzielę. To wszystko, to dobry pomysł który podpatrzyliśmy od Niemców. 10:20 STORES MAY BE OPEN on Sunday and any other day, provided that this is YOUR STORE In Poland, you simply cannot employ/force anyone to work in a store on Sunday. All this is a good idea that we saw from the Germans.

[@JayandKarolina]

That’a a good point! Thanks for sharing! I guess there’s a fine line between people who would genuinely want to work on Sundays and the ones who would only work to earn a bit on top… So that’s why the government would rather impose a law that if it’s not your business, you shouldn’t be allowed to work 🙏

[@tomy3d]

@@JayandKarolina In a democratic country, the boundaries and rules of work are set by those who have the majority. This is reasonable, it is the main principle of democracy. The speed of development of the economy, technology and property is not the most important thing in a democratic country.

[@Pawel33007]

Very beautiful "pączki"

[@JayandKarolina]

I think so too 😬👯‍♀️

[@wypiszwymalujstudio]

Legend has it that the Palace of Culture and Science is a camouflaged Soviet nuclear missile.

[@JayandKarolina]

😳😳

[@sivarangill4899]

Hey Jay I can't tell the difference between the two sisters which one is karolina and which one is Pamela what will happen if you hold the wrong sisters hand will there world war three

[@Mi-bi6ez]

If you wish to see poverty, consider visiting various areas within affluent Western countries. There are some beauties.

[@JayandKarolina]

Yeah, we know this and it’s actually pretty sad and controversial in one. From one side you’re happy to help poor or homeless people but on the other hand if they’re just getting enough help from the state without even trying to find a job, then it becomes a bigger issue.

[@thomaslazarski3596]

Let’s not forget how Britt’s treated my People. United Karendom

[@King-kong834]

The only country were you don't see arabic ❤❤❤❤

[@waldemarusmc3191]

Poland have surpassed Portugal in the GDP per capita in the last few years AMF is now at the Greece level.

[@JayandKarolina]

Great to hear! Keep going Poland!!! 😄🙌🇵🇱

[@szymonandrzejak7496]

W Niemczech też nie zrobisz zakupów w niedzielę.

[@JayandKarolina]

True that! But at least bakeries are opened :)

[@potencjalnypracownik2966]

Żabka means little frog

[@JayandKarolina]

Everyone in Poland loves little frog then 😂🐸🤝

[@chalayan]

So is the same as Amazon Fresh store in London. Just walk in with your amazon app to scan in and walk out with your grocery. We had one of this grocery store in Singapore... but it didn't do well. Oh my, I love the hot dog robot machine. So cool! Btw, there are actually people monitoring the cameras and to track what the customers bought. I read the article for Amazon fresh. I think I will need to come back again with my Scottish partner next time to do a proper visit to Warsaw and maybe Krakow since I heard it is very beautiful city.

[@bea6719]

Gdańsk and Wrocław too

[@JayandKarolina]

I believe so it works like this! Poland is so underrated - the more places we visit, the more I like the culture, cuisine and people! At first I wasn’t feeling super comfortable but now knowing some basic Polish and having Karolina around helps massively 🙏

[@chalayan]

@@JayandKarolina it is always useful if you have a local friend and in your case, your gf as your guide. Ive tried the traditional Polish food and they are nice though not a big fan. I still prefer my Asian food especially South East Asian with spices.

[@Kam7777]

There’s nothing exciting about this cashless stores, they should be banned cos they don’t offer any jobs and no cash payments!

[@StanisawSolon]

There are no people tracking what the customers bought. They review. thecamera footage only in case of an incident.