Is ŁÓDŹ Poland's UGLIEST city!? (I was shocked..)

[@KajaKubicka]

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[@Reporterfy]

Hey I hope all is good. I will be in touch today about our documentary. We have a spot for you in the video. Is your email the same ?

[@anaignatowicz2779]

Thank you. This was and still is , in my heart, my hometown. You did an amazing work.

[@KajaKubicka]

@@anaignatowicz2779 thank you!!

[@Dejroslaw2448]

@@KajaKubicka in my opinion bytom is ugliest city not łódź

[@halusiah898]

CO WY ROBICIE W LODZI W POLSCE CZRGO TU SZUKACIE I CO OPWIADACIE LEPIEJ GADAJCIE W SWOIM JEZYKU

[@zuziacw2326]

I live in Łódź and as a person who grew up here I can say, that it's really not that bad. It may not be the most beautiful city to visit but it has some amazing places and i really enjoy living here

[@JumerTDM]

Hi, i'm thinking to go in erasmus in Łodz, do you reccomend me?

[@zuziacw2326]

@@JumerTDM totally yes

[@user-ic1mb6ss6s]

tez zyje w tym miesscie od urodzenia i generalnie lodz bardzo ladnieje od lat i nie mozna jej zarzucic brzydoty (bo kazde miasto ma swoje "brzydkie kaczątka":)), ale co warto napomkniec to: wieczne dziury doslownie wszedzie, gdzie nie da sie normalnie jezdzic oraz wieczne remonty, gdzie remont jest na remoncie (plus nie zawsze on wychodzi dobrze). generalnie jest ok

[@kamil3409]

@@JumerTDM No, łódź is ugly and most important it's mentally 10 years behind warsaw/wrocław etc.

[@yoosungkim2345]

@Antek TDM Definitely no, lodz is gross shithole filled with dozens of intrusive bums, endless traffic jams, filthy tenements with no central heating (and sometimes without toilets!) and very, very depressed people that only pleasure they have are alcohol and bath salts. Erasmus here is a extreme bad idea, Poland really isn't that ugly. Try Warsaw, Gdansk or (even better!) Wroclaw.

[@LiudmylaReading]

Я очень люблю Лодзь. Здесь живут мои сыновья. Приезжая к ним в гости, люблю бродить улицами города, любоваться архитектурой. Обожаю парки Лодзя. Какие они все красивые, благоустроенные и в то же время, входишь в них, ощущение, что попадаешь в лес. Пение птиц, воздух, пруды, утки... Люблю, люблю-). Нравится, что столько театров в Лодзе, очень люблю театр, но не знаю языка и не хожу в драматические театры. К великому сожалению. Но люблю филармонию, бываю на концертах, в Арт-центре "Монополис", в театре Вельки. Очень нравится комплекс Мануфактура. Достойные магазины, площадь красивая, фонтаны, все очень оригинально. Побывала во Вроцлаве (город-сказка), в Гданьске (невероятный город), Сопоте, Гдыне, Кракове. Польша - чудесная страна, благодарна полякам за гостеприимство. Привет из Украины, из города Днепр.

[@Schnuffinski-der-Auswanderer]

I moved about 3 years ago from Germany to Łódź. And I love it ❤

[@MarksWorldOfAdventure]

I visited Wroclaw, Krakow, Katowice and Lodz in 2020, and I honestly think that Lodz and Katowice were my favourites. The postcardy old town bullshit can get a bit boring. I liked the non touristic aspect of these other cities. I felt like Lodz was like the Polish Manchester and Katowice was the Polish Sheffield.

[@KowalskyLeon]

Wrong. Manchester is the English Łódź and Sheffield is the English Katowice.

[@MarksWorldOfAdventure]

@@KowalskyLeon You could say it both ways and they are both true

[@KowalskyLeon]

@@MarksWorldOfAdventure I was just kidding. Such statements always be a subjective opinion.

[@MarksWorldOfAdventure]

@@KowalskyLeon no, I get it. From your perspective, Sheffield is like Katowice. It makes total sense

[@KowalskyLeon]

@@MarksWorldOfAdventure I don't know any of the cities. I just turned your comment other way round. I only know that both Łódź and Manchester are cities which developed mostly during industralization in XIX century, working class cities.That's all. I don't like cities. I prefer country, nature. I think people living in Great Britain care really good about nature. I envy it and I am sad this is seldom the case in Poland.

[@l-rinabatx9998]

Cała "szarosc" Łodzi jest tak pelna klimatu retro modernizmu, za to kocham ją najbardziej. Plus multum opuszczonych obiektow i przerobione obiekty pofabryczne, kocham!

[@KolejoweHistorie]

Ja też właśnie bardzo lubię ten klimat pofabrycznej Łodzi i te stare kamienice. Kiedyś pracowałam blisko Placu Wolności, na Legionów, i bardzo podobały mi się tamte okolice. A do tego Łódź to nie tylko centrum, jest dużo ciekawych miejsc, ale trzeba się trochę rozejrzeć, a nie tylko przespacerować się Piotrkowską. A jeszcze jak były linie podmiejskie do Ozorkowa i Lutomierska i było więcej na terenie samego miasta i jeździło więcej starych tramwajów, które niestety już są wycofane, to dopiero był sztos!

[@mikesteele1034]

I am from Amsterdam living in Krakow for 10 years and last weekend visited Lodz for the first time.. indeed it has some rough ends but in overall i had a very interesting weekend and a fantastic night out in Piotrowska street and OFF.. will be coming back for sure in summer. Lodz is super cool.!!

[@Ols_K]

As a citizen I highly recommend you to visit on your next trip Monopolis and post factory district „Księży Młyn” 🙃

[@janbudzinski4457]

I love Kraków, i live there 2weeks. I want to stay like forever

[@OrientariumZooLodz]

Visit our Orientarium

[@jacekchmielewski6372]

Although I do not live in Poland anymore I’m originally from Warsaw (I have an apartment there) and I had the opportunity to visit Łódź many times over the past six or seven years. The context with which you have to look at the city involves extremely fast growth in the 1800s. In fact the city was the second fastest growing city on earth after Chicago at that time. The other thing to remember is that the city was also heavily industrialized and even under the post WW1 Poland. At that time it was the center of textile industry. I would say in the past 6 to 7 years would has made Gigantic strides forward. I also think the issue of title an old ownership of communal buildings that sometimes were owned by Polish Jews has finally been settled which means a lot of the older buildings can now be renovated without the risk of investment Capital by current owners. One interesting fact about the city is that David Lynch absolutely loves the city and I believe he has an apartment there. He was part of the renovation of the EC one which is located right next door tomorrow the most futuristic railway stations called Fabryczna. In any case greetings from distant Wisconsin in US. I recommend visiting this city

[@krsk5028]

Dziękujemy.

[@KajaKubicka]

dziękuję! :)

[@antonv.]

Poland is awesome, must visit again!!

[@Oscarableful]

I'm so happy you came to my city and you see the unconventional beauty in it! ♥️

[@martynakochaniec3539]

Tak było, ktoś zdecydował, że Łódź nie będzie remontowana i odnawiana. Od czasów powojennych była na marginesie, najpierw rozbierane łódzkie kamienice, żeby odbudować Warszawę, później miała beznadziejnych włodarzy, którzy nic nie robili. Dopiero od 10-15 lat coś się dzieje, ale to wciąż za mało zmian na takie wieloletnie zaniedbania.

[@marti160]

Jesli ktoś tak zdecydował, to byli to sami łodzianie. Od upadku komuny każde miasto, oprócz stolicy, gra na tych samych zasadach. Ma budżet, samo się remontuje i wybiera priorytety. Może ubiegać się o dotacje tak samo jak inni. Łódź jest wręcz uprzywilejowana ze względu na swoje położenie, najlepsze w Polsce, przecinają się tu dwie autostrady, budżet łodzi tak samo nie jest taki najgorszy, są miasta z mniejszymi budżetami a nie wyglądają jakby się zatrzymały w latach 40stych. Nie rozumiem czemu łódź, mając większe możliwości niż wiele innych miejsc, wiecznie jęczy że o nich zapomniano. Może to jest problem? Ze nastawiliscie sie że ktos ma o was pamiętać i za was zrobić? Czy ktoś pamięta o Bydgoszczy, Szczecinie, Kielcach, Lublinie i calej masie miast na zadupiu? Nigdy nie słyszałam żeby ludzie stamtąd tak jęczeli że tajemniczy "ktoś" ma sobie o nich przypomnieć i wyremontować im całe miasto...

[@senna8829]

@@marti160 Nie, to nieprawda, że od komuny każde miasto grało na tych samych zasadach. W 1992 roku bezrobocie w Polsce wynosiło 13 proc., w Łodzi było to ponad 20 proc. Po upadku zakładów włókienniczych na bezrobocie w Łodzi zostały wyrzucone tysiące ludzi, wszyscy z takimi samymi kwalifikacjami, które nie były już nikomu potrzebne. Nie było żadnych dopłat jak dla górników i w efekcie bezrobocia wpływy do budżetu nie były tak wysokie jak w innych dużych miastach.

[@Jan-iz9cy]

​​@@marti160faktycznie, każdy region kraju ma równe szanse: 1. Kopalnie do dzisiaj utrzymujemy mimo że polskie górnictwo jest najdroższe w Europie, a stocznie do 2008 były sztucznie dotowane przez państwo. 2. Emerytury włókniarek w stosunku do innych grup pracujących w przemyśle są żenująco niskie. 3. Łódź jako ostatnie z dużych miast w kraju dostaje średnicową linię kolejową. To, że z Łodzi do Krakowa pociągiem trzeba jechać przez Warszawę jest jakimś żartem 4. Łódź za rewitalizację miasta płaci w 70% sama, podczas gdy Kraków od upadku komuny ma specjalny fundusz który ma za zadanie remontowanie i utrzymywanie zabytków w dobrym stanie. 5. Łódź miała dostać sieć metra i nawet rozpoczęły się prace, które szybko przerwano bo okazało się, że państwo nie ma pieniędzy na budowę dwóch systemów metra w kraju i akurat to Warszawa dostała swoje metro. 6. Łódź w przeciwieństwie do Górnośląsko Zagłębiowskiej Metropolii nie ma ustawy metropolitarnej przez co linie podmiejskie Ozorkowa i Lutomierska zostały zlikwidowane. 7. Z łódzkiego lotniska LOT czyli państwowa spółka, która też należy do Łodzian nie chce latać. Lotnisko Łodzi jest najmniejsze pod względem ruchu pasażerskiego ze wszystkich 6 największych miast w kraju. Jak ma się rozwijać turystyka? 8. Łódź nie wybrano do organizacji Euro 2012, przypominam wtedy 2. największe największe miasto w kraju. 9. Mamy hajs na jakieś koła gospodyń wiejskich i ciągle się mówi o tragedii ziem po PGRowskich, ale na remont kamienic na Górniaku państwo już nie da. Dalej mi wmawiaj, że każde miasto miało równe szanse i wszyscy są tak samo traktowani.

[@robertzielinski2475]

I'm glad you visited Łódź. It's completely different than other cities in Poland which makes it an interesting change if you don't mind grittiness. I also recommend Poznan, and a day trip to Lublin if you live in Warsaw.

[@KajaKubicka]

yess both are on my list!

[@ScrapBoysCom]

@@KajaKubicka I can show you Zamość - my favorite city in Poland.

[@salvadortrejo706]

Good and nice memories. I lived in Lodz back in 2006 and I really enjoyed it. People are great, and very quickly felt in home over there. I am back in Mexico now, but i will never forget such a nice experience. Dzienkuje

[@janicz8597]

Interesting fact ist, that Łódź before WWII was one of the richest citites of Poland and many people went there for work. But after the collapse of communism, also economy of this city has collapsed, resulting in over 150 000 people moving out from Łódź. Right now, Łódź is modern and interesting city, althought has still quite big problems like crime and poverty in some districts.

[@alexandermalinowski4277]

If you meet a man on the street during the work day you must be sure he is drunk and he has been drunk for the last couple of days.

[@malgorzatamakowska9910]

@@alexandermalinowski4277 mai bevuto, se consideri alkohol

[@alexandermalinowski4277]

@@malgorzatamakowska9910 Nie ponimaju rumuński

[@Adjag2Studios]

I am from Canada 🇨🇦 and lived in Łódź for 3 years. It has a lot of cool places to visit and I have a special place in my heart for Łódź. I prefer it over Warsaw. In fact I hated Warsaw. Warsaw is corporate and plastic. Typical consumer culture. The people in Łódź are real, artsy and contrasted. It has heart. It is a great place for the art and culture scene and the bar scene is the best in Poland. There are a lot of great restaurants and festivals. I used to hate having to visit my family in Warsaw and couldn’t wait to come back to Łódź. 🇨🇦❤️-> 🚤

[@renatapruska8596]

😘😘🥰🥰

[@jamescowan6688]

I LOVE Łódź! Your video captures my feelings exactly. It is gritty and earthy but creative and exciting and definitely feels like a city on the move. I was just there three weeks ago and I was pretty staggered by all the construction/development/renovation underway. I love the way that so many of its citizens are passionate and enthusiastic about it. Great video! Thanks so much for it.

[@Torsee]

Another wonderful video! Thanks for the trip.

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you!

[@farmlandmichigan4721]

Looks like a nice place to wonder around. Nice murals on the buildings. I like a good place to eat and have drinks in the evenings and wake up to fresh coffee. Thanks for sharing.

[@flutistnotflautist4740]

THIS is the vlog I’ve been craving to see! Thank you so much! I used to live in Lodz years ago, and it was always hard to describe to others what it’s like. I think you nailed it.

[@KajaKubicka]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MichelePonte]

I really want to visit Łodż! It’s one of the few cities I’ve no visited in Poland 🇵🇱

[@KajaKubicka]

I'm honoured that I've been to places that Mr Ponte has not been to yet ;)

[@dominikacieslik2601]

Proszę przyjechać,moje kochane rodzinne miasto.Zapraszamy

[@19JustMike83]

I'm from Łódź :) You should come in summer :)

[@adamtarmanowski763]

You should to see.

[@OrientariumZooLodz]

Visit our Orientarium

[@2mek99]

Łódź is what we can call the capital of wild capitalism in Poland. In the mid-XIX century, people from the whole of Europe came to make money in the textile industry. Łódź was called the "Polish Manchester". It was the biggest textile production place in the whole Russian Empire. Businessmen built factories (now some of them are transformed into lofts, shopping centres - Manufactura, offices) and palaces (houses for themself) - some of the hotels are in these buildings. Lodz until the end of communism in 1989 was the textile headquarter for Poland. Some of these factories used XIX century machinery. When Andrzej Wajda was nominated for an Oscar award for Ziemia Obiecana (Promised Land - movie about XIX century Łodz and transformation of feudal society into capitalism) everybody in the US asked him how he got the whole scenery? They thought it cost a fortune. The answer was simple. He just entered factories o that time :-) Lodz because it this textile background was the most feminised city in Poland. There were 130 women for 100 men.

[@kamilkucharski3267]

Hi, your language is great! Thank you for this video. I like your style of filming and editing. I was studying in Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. After three years of living in Warsaw me and my wife decided to come back to Łódź. We love this city and it's so accurate that what you said about being creative in the place not traditionally beatifull. I can feel positive energy of creativity here :) Cheers!

[@alegzay]

i spent 4 years of my life in lodz and i love this city from the very bottom of my heart! it was so nice seeing a lot of my fav spots in your video 🥰

[@mateuszmaciaszek3645]

Been living in Lodz for years and i keep saying that it is like a wife after 20 years of marriage . Might be ugly for someone, but for you will always be most beautiful and unique. And it truly is, it is different than any other city in Poland, its got special energy in itself, hard to explain. When it comes to Your English - it s nice and fluent, without hesitation in speech showing Your self-awareness. The only thing i would suggest is work to learn more vocabulary to make it richer. When i was in UK i found "Metro" newspaper very helpful- every morning reading it whole on the bus always picked up new expression or word. Quite easy English in that Metro, not like some posh newspapers when i dont understand literally 90% words they using. Some people read books to memorise a lot of vocabulary, but I m not a big fan personally. Music- that s my second method to master my skills. Quite a lot new words I have heard on the radio. so... Fuck the haters, do Your job, chisel Your skills See ya :)

[@robson617]

It's true that there is a lot of beautiful architecture in Łódź, problem is that most of the buildings were neglected due to lack of owner rights, all these buildings there were maintained by City Hall of Łódź. Since City Hall of Łódź, received owner right for most of these buildings, they've started program called "Mia100 Kamienic", thanks to which there are many buildings under renovation in downtown. Before people used to say, come on one street quite well maintained is not enough (piotrkowska str), but If they would cut this 2 km long pedestal part of Piotrkowska into similar parts, and these parts would be places a site of each other, it might be that the total areal of this area would be comparable to any other large city in PL. And think, what it will be when the renovation of whole downtown will be. Thanks for this movie and too bad that you've skipped MONOPOLIS

[@albertoniez]

It's a beautiful but neglected city. The national revitalisation fund was established by law in 2016. Łódź should receive aprox. 4 billions zl. due to this law. The question is. Where is the money ?

[@robson617]

@@albertoniez no idea

[@albertoniez]

@@robson617 Not only Łódź. Other cities like Bytom and Wałbrzych are also waiting since years for those funds guaranteed by law.

[@jamesgkrk]

Nice you went to Łódź which perhaps is coolest city now in Poland, but feel you missed so much. So many great things happening there now. But perhaps for me most important point is that aside from Warsaw Łódź is only city in Poland that has a big city feel. I might be biased as I’m from Manchester and love post industrial cities, but Łódź Is truly great. Also a fan of Kato for same reason Perhaps a video from some of the smaller towns too. Like Bielsko-Biala?

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Great vlog Kaja, and your English is perfect. Love your wit.👍😊🇨🇮

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you! ❤️

[@marekjakubowicz1130]

thank You, You Beautiful Woman for this Video. I live in Lodz. Many thanx

[@rtservice6858]

There is world famous Film School.All the major directors were studying there.

[@KajaKubicka]

yess!

[@panjaca5697]

Łódź wcale nie jest taka "ugliest", byłem tam niedawno i jestem bardzo pozytywnie zaskoczony.

[@KajaKubicka]

same ;)

[@Urbex_Niederschlesien]

Trzeba było pojechać tu samochodem 😁😁😁

[@jezalb2710]

@@KajaKubicka Łódź has changed a lot over the last 15 years. It is fantastic.

[@tomes3378]

Daj spokój.Te miasto to syf z gilem.Mieszkam tu to wiem.

[@jezalb2710]

@@tomes3378 wg ciebie

[@KajaKubicka]

Where in Poland should I travel to next??

[@splendidfalafel8987]

Thanks for the video and impressions of Łódź :) Found it pretty interesting how you pointed out some reasons why street art might be flourishing so much there!

[@evakmohns5363]

You should also check Łódź in like May, its sooo green

[@OrientariumZooLodz]

Visit our Orientarium

[@driftertravels928]

Cool videos, Kaja. Travelling to Warsaw tomorrow so trying to watch as many as I can! Keep up the good work.

[@KajaKubicka]

enjoy Warsaw!

[@Yassc0]

Cool that you've picked up this town for your Vlog. I often travel to Łódź with my wife because it is enhancing as we speak! Each time there is something new to see there. I highly recommend other parts of this town like "Księży Młyn" or rather area within Kilińskiego, Fabryczna, Przędzalniana and Wincentego Tymienieckiego - coll places to see there. If you like beer there is also nice brewery on Tymienieckiego 22 but for me too fancy. Apart from Manufaktura there are several places like this worth seeing: Monopolis (not a shopping mall, rather art gallery with several fancy restaurants, cosy place), Piotrkowska 217, EC1 near train station "Łódź Fabryczna" or Fuzja (under construction). All in all highly recommended city to visit for longer stay. However, watch your back at night, it is too rough out there...sometimes ;) P.s. Szczecin is also underestimated but cool place to stay! Cheers and have a great trips :)

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you for all the recommendations! :)

[@agawiemal56]

It's my born city. Lodz has got spirit. Always loved my city

[@sarahproto6386]

I think it's amazing that speak multiple languages! My boyfriend is bilingual (Polish) and it's so hard to learn even just a second language for me. Your English is awesome :) love your videos!

[@rzizmont89]

Lodz is capital of Polish film industry, fashion and textile manufacture industry. But not only. Lion part of the city buildings is original. World wars left city almost untouched. We have many secession palaces and buildings. During summer and autumn during weekends tourists have opportunity to take a trip by original XIX century ancient electric trams like they are comparative in San Francisco.

[@annakubiak2302]

I lived in Łódź once upon a time. If you know its history, you may appreciate its architecture. There are some beautifully restored streets and buildings in Łódź now but it is extremely expensive to restore old buildings and keep them up. Some interiors are also magnificent. If you visit the old cemetery, many of textile manufacturers are buried there eg Poznański. The head stones are gorgeous. It was an industrial city but the architecture is unique and lends itself to modern living or commercial spaces eg Manufakrura. Part of Chicago called the Loop reminds me of Łódź.

[@matthewgregor4011]

Thank you for the video. Your English is great, You would run or laugh if you heard my Polish.

[@boggeu2]

Hi Kaja, nice vlog! Personally, I think you have nothing to worry about your accent - you sound very natural and pleasant to listen to. Since I live in Łódź for more than 30 years, I get to know all the pros and cons of the city, but certainly one of the cons is a lack of renovation of the buildings and old tenements. That is mainly because of the ownership - many tenements are still owned by the Jews who live in the US. That causes a heck of a lot of problems with the renovation - in order to do so, you need to have either a legal renovation order for the owner of a building or waiver of tenement rights which of course does not happen often. Lack of contact with the building/tenament owner causes the problem leading to a crazy situation where you can see a few of nicely renovated tenements, and one (or a few) ugly one's which stands out, on the very same street.

[@Marecki_pap]

This is so cool video. Well done👍😀

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you 🤗

[@adamwojciechowski9551]

(I am using google translate). I come from Lodz, thank you for a nice movie about Lodz. As I am a "national" tourist, I recommend visiting the following cities: Toruń Gniezno Sandomierz Kazmierz Dolny Castle Malbork Wroclaw Rzeszow Kurozwęki + Szydłów (Świętokrzyskie Province) Karpacz + Jelenia Góra Zakopane (+ Castle Niedzica + Castle Czorsztyn + Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea) Łowicz Łęczyca Ustka + Słupsk Krynica - Zdrój + Nowy Sącz Ustrzyki Dolne + Sanok (generally the Bieszczady Mountains) Inowłódz + Spała Świnoujście + Międzyzdroje Lublin Hrubieszów Castle Książ

[@wizardanerik]

I mean, I moved to Łódź to study here and even though I personally love living in this city, I am definetely not surprised it's not a popular tourist destination :D But I can safely say it's definetely not the ugliest city in Poland ( that would be Zabrze: D) it's definetely a city full of stark contrasts but you can easily find a lot of hidden gems.

[@Therian_autum_fang]

Zabrze, Chorzów and Bytom. Not recommended at all 😜

[@malgorzatamakowska9910]

In ogni città trovi bel centro storicoe un sacco di brutte periferie,pending Roma o Milano

[@meowlenameow]

I'm from lodz and proud of it

[@Dzidekification]

Urodzilem sie w Lodzi. Studiowalem w Warszawie. Za kazdym razem jak przyjezdzalem z Warszawy do Lodzi to mi sie mozg skurczal zeby dopasowac sie do waskich ulic srodmiescia. Obecnie mieszkam w Edmonton w Albercie , Kanada i patrze na Lodz bardzo zyczliwie. Moze jeszcze tam przyjade.

[@monikamatysiak6653]

Thanks!! It is my city ⛵.Łódź means boat.

[@SatishKumar41]

We won't get tired of hearing from Kaja. And I had no clue that Łódź was pronounced this way and I was trying to pronounce like it was an English name. That could be a challenge for outsiders to read the Polish city names apart from Warsaw and Krakow :)

[@charliedubrowski8419]

I'm from USA and your English is just fine. I actually find the way you say certain words very cute. Such as ---other---you sound like you're saying udder. And I love that! Love your videos and would like to see some smaller towns that you may visit. I'll be in Poland this summer for two months and look forward to seeing places that you have been. Thank you!

[@KajaKubicka]

Thanks ;D and yes I always get comments from people saying that I pronounce weather or other funny :p

[@askwara]

You really made it! :-) Łódź is a city I live in, not pretty but if you find its "vibe". If you ever come back, dont miss Piotrkowska Off ! Łódź has specific underground life and has many cool pubs like Łódź Kaliska. You have good polish pronunciation!

[@Pie86]

I'm English and your English is fantastic, I wish I could speak Polish as clearly as you can my language, keep up the great work

[@andrewskorzewski845]

Thank you for beautiful video and very interesting thoughts. I think the city is in the process of reinventing itself and this process is sort of fascinating to watch. NB You should always listen to your mother :)

[@KajaKubicka]

haha true ;D

[@Torsee]

The mirror installation must have taken years! How many millions of pieces!

[@aman8733]

Why you didn't talk about łódź fabryczna? It's one of the biggest railway station in Europe.

[@godsmacks1000]

Thanks for the great video. I will be visiting Łódź (and Krakow) when I go to Poland in April. On a depressing note, many of the old buildings that are located north of Północna Street along Piotrokowska, Franciszkanska and other nearby streets were once part of the Łódź Ghetto, where the Nazis forced the Jews to live in horrible conditions during World War II. Many of the old, crumbling buildings where the Jews were housed have never been restored and have been left to deteriorate (like in other parts of the city). I plan to tour this area when I visit the city. Also, your English is fine. I'm an American, and I think you are very easy to understand. Don't listen to the haters!

[@KajaKubicka]

I hope you enjoy Poland!

[@godsmacks1000]

@@KajaKubicka Thanks! I'm looking forward to the trip.

[@jezalb2710]

@@godsmacks1000 give me a shout when in Łódź. I can walk you around the place

[@alexandermalinowski4277]

Basically, it is one of the aspects of LODZ, which before war was populated by 40% Jews, 30% Poles and 20% Germans that were source of degringolade of the city after WW2. The city, where most of the population were either murdered or expelled might loose some reason of economic growth. Still, LODZ is also place, where great number people are self employed or have own business, while the others used for work for country minimal wage.

[@jezalb2710]

@@alexandermalinowski4277 Łódź has flourished.

[@aviadilo]

At the end of the video you asked for suggestions about other cities in Poland to visit, including smaller ones. I highly recommend Olsztyn, my favorite town in Poland now - very nice Old Town, but also lots of interesting architecture outside it, starting with the City Hall and continuing past it, walking north and east. I suggest getting off at Olsztyn Zachodni station, not Glowny, because it's a short and nice walk from there to the Old Town. (I live in Warsaw btw.)

[@pawebiay4586]

Nie widziałaś „stajni jednorożców” w Łodzi??? Jak to?? 🦄

[@Torsee]

You have a wonderful command of the English language! I would question the person who thinks otherwise. I am envious of your ability to speak three languages.

[@robertzielinski2475]

Right! To me she sounds almost like native American speaker. People must be really jealous or don't realize she's not native speaker if they criticize her.

[@ayseteshdemir3567]

You have the best content and ideas Kaja. I love that you find places that aren't well known, & to show how incredible they are. Such a great way to start the week; watching these hidden gems that so many people don't bring attention to! Thank you for exploring Earth's amazing cities and towns! x Ah, don't fret reading comments about your English, you speak 3 maybe more ? languages; how many do those who criticise speak? People need to stop picking others apart and 'Let Live' Rant over... :) Happy Week Kaja ~

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you! :)

[@enchanting9]

I love my Łódź ❤️

[@Torsee]

6:13 Wonderful smile! Always listen to your Mom!

[@KajaKubicka]

true ;)

[@babooshkabytes]

I'm from Lodz. I always had lots of fun hanging out and clubbing here. Later I moved to Warsaw for a better job. I found the city so boooring. I left and never came back to Warsaw... We simply have more lively and friendly people in Lodz.

[@zosiawwz93]

come to lodz now, the places youve been in the beggining of the video are now renovated and are SUPER pretty

[@angelikalesniak9865]

I'm living in Łódź and i need to say that This city have a lot like A LOT hidden wonderfull places. If you want to know Łódź you need to try harder than you do it in Another cities.

[@dariavasilkova7876]

You can go to city called Białystok (2,5h from Warsaw), it’s really good🤗

[@revabbyjoovitsky5152]

Your English is good. I enjoyed this video and the one about your 40m² apartment, my rental is smaller in Northern Israel.

[@maryddd3546]

your English is excellent and no one should criticize, love your videos

[@KajaKubicka]

🙏🏼😊

[@Very-ImportantPerson]

Lol.. I don't even know what you said about my City yet (Born and raised there, left when I was 12) but I can already say that Lodz is pretty industrial. Manufaktura is probably our only recent thing to brag about. Other than that, you might wanna go to Piotrkowska St. which is the one of the longest if not the longest streets in Europe! Everybody goes there :) thanks for making a vid about our city btw!

[@akritisehgal6903]

Awesome vlog!!!😍

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you!! 😁

[@Odwalacz2137]

Lepiej mi się to ogląda po angielsku z twoim komentarzem, niż jakby miał być po polsku. Fajny materiał, pozdro.

[@KajaKubicka]

dzięki!

[@wika4721]

greetings from Łódź❤️✌️

[@angelikapisarkiewicz6581]

In the film, you stay mainly in old housing estates. If you would like there to be no neglected tenement houses, etc., you would have to visit Widzew or Olechów. Apart from that, in the movie I do not see anything that could attract people to the Łódź, for example; palm houses, parks.

[@KajaKubicka]

I went to a park, but I did not end up putting that footage in the vlog because it didn't look very nice in winter ;(

[@chiz161190]

I'm happy that you visited my hometown and you liked it. You're english is great, to be honest, I thought you were native speaker.

[@Roz52]

hehehe ja zacząłem oglądać Twoje filmiki bo Twoj angielski jest w łatwy do zrozumienia dla mnie polaka i szkole angielski :D i mówisz, ze nie jesteś native speaker english hehehe dlatego pewnie mam łatwo Cie zrozumiec :D Pzdr

[@KajaKubicka]

pewnie tak! bo sporo osób mi to samo mówi, że łatwo mnie zrozumieć ;D

[@naicadena2634]

I Belice your English is great, I would like to see more videos speaking in polish maybe with English subtitles 🥺🥺 I’m learning polish haha it would be great to watch your videos and keep learning. I’m planing on visiting Poland in a few months, I think I’m adding this city in my visit list I really liked it Thanks for showing 💖💖

[@dmytroostroumov9282]

Lived in Krakow, Wroclaw, but came back to Lodz as it is the best city in Poland:) One love

[@jazyje74]

Ig you go up to Gdansk, you should visit Torun, smaller but amazingly historic. Nearby Bydgoszcz is more-like Lodz.

[@akashdeepsrivastava8300]

My favorite city ❤️

[@PsychoMarlinPL]

polish citizen here. Looking for travel advices in his own country. Any way, it's useful to get this kind of information and the foreign language doesn't bother me. That's great video and I liked it : )

[@AndrewMann205]

The people who criticize your English are fools to be ignored. To be able to speak multiple languages is a gift to be appreciated.

[@sebabrodowski]

Really good video however I wish you visited Poznanski Palace. It’s the beautiful building by Manufaktura. He built Manufaktura and his palace next to it which is beautiful indoors.

[@KajaKubicka]

yes I know, it's really nice! that's why I took the thumbnail pic with the palace in the reflection :)

[@michabiaczynski9990]

Poznański?

[@JS-hr8kj]

My favorite city in Poland. Lived there for few months.

[@yetimateo]

Welcome to Torun!,Nicholas Copernicus from the city, you may test ginger bread, very popular biscuits in Torun. I highly recommend to visit , it is wonderful place next to the Vistula river

[@KajaKubicka]

yes Torun is definitley on my list!

[@krzysztofwitkowski6604]

You should visit Wrocław. Highly recommend.

[@Miszaification]

Lodz is example of city where mainly lower class and students lives in there, most of middle class and reach people lives outside of the city, but it's still changing. Old neglected buildings are becoming more and more modern and more and more developer apartments are being built, besides, Łódź is a city where there used to be a lot of textile factories, which were the largest in Europe before the Second World War, an example of the development of such post-factory buildings is the Manufaktura gallery. It has a rather underground feel, which makes it fun to party there. I don't like driving a car in this city because the roads are full of holes and generally shit.

[@OrientariumZooLodz]

Visit Orientarium in Zoo Łódź!

[@Kaczmar06]

I live in Lodz and it's not so bad here

[@christianorlandoibarragarc3904]

Man I cannot explain but the vibes of the city, even if you only watch the video are kind of sad, It makes me feel like, lonelyness sort of. Cannot explain the feeling.

[@basia1400]

I would recommend you to visit Radom (100 km from Warsaw). It is quite underrated mid-size city in Poland. Feel invited :)

[@kacperlewandowski6941]

We don't say piotrkowska Street it's just pioyrkowska " pietryna "

[@travelmaltaculture]

You have a great accent and voice.

[@janicer5198]

Love watching your videos about Poland. Have you visit Zamość?

[@KajaKubicka]

thank you! No, should I? :)

[@janicer5198]

It's beautiful architecture I love it 😍

[@jw1548]

I love seeing and hearing you. ❣ My first girlfriend looked just like you.

[@aleksandermajsterek4557]

Buildings look bad because they are owned by the government . All the buildings sold do private investors are renovated and nice . Eq Kościuszki 39 . Or Piotrkowska 146 Next to those buildings are council owned buildings which are in fatal states . There are some nice council owned buildings

[@paulinagruchala4121]

Hi, I am from Poland ( from Łódź). In my opinion You have to visit Gdańsk. This city has very good vibes and It is beautiful. I visit Gdańsk every holiday .

[@KajaKubicka]

already went! I love Gdansk :)

[@MrTrool323]

Łodź looks all right if you only stay on the most famous roads or places If you go out to smaller streets (still in the main city) you are guaranteed to find trash,dirt,destroyed or damaged buildings,bad smell or just overall poverty like if you entered to some slums I find the outskirts of the city much nicer and better looking because people actually do take care of their private property

[@rtservice6858]

You can get there free working space for a start up.

[@globaltreats]

Nice video. I made a few vlogs in Lodz but yet to upload them (i'm still uploading my gdansk vlogs). Did you visit the ghetto?

[@frankmontez6853]

I've only seen a lil. Very busy day today . Need to work on home emergency repair. But your English is phenomenal. Hardly an accent at all. First I thought you were Polish then thought perhaps not. Like your videos so far. Best regards.

[@KajaKubicka]

Thank you! :)