How Janusz Escaped From Communist Poland | Easy German 416

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Learn German from the streets: In this episode we follow Janusz on a tour through his own migration history. Exactly 37 years ago, Janusz fled by ferry from Poland first to Sweden and then to Germany. At that time, the world was still a different place. Eastern and Western Europe were divided, Poland was ruled by a socialist regime and no one was allowed to leave their own country.
In our video we accompany Janusz on a special journey. We travel with him once again from Gdansk (in Poland) by ferry to Sweden. On the way, Janusz recalls his hopes, dreams and also fears that accompanied him on his escape in 1984.In 1984 Janusz escaped with a ferry from Poland, first to Sweden, then to Germany. Together with Janusz we visit Gdansk, a city in northern Poland that Janusz came to in 1984 in order to leave Poland forever on a boat.
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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.
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Hosts of this episode: Janusz Hamerski/Carina Schmid
Camera & Edit: Carina Schmid
Transcription: Esther Marake
Translation: Ben Eve

[@eg12p34]

People don't really understand what it is like to be an immigrant, leaving everything behind and taking a journey to the unknown, just for a slight chance to have a life.

[@trevorguy63]

This channel is so much more about just learning German. It's about learning about regular people like you and me, the way they live, and their stories. Thank you so much Janusz and Cari!

[@julieenglert3371]

I had an uncle who came from Poland and ended up here in Australia. It was only at his funeral that I realised what a difficult but interesting life he had. After the war he ended up in a refugee camp in Germany. He and 18 other Polish men were given the choice to either return to Poland or migrate to Australia. They all decided to migrate to Australia. This was a really brave decision as none of them could speak English and none of them knew where Australia was! Once they arrived in Australia they had to work for the government for a few years to pay off the debt of being an asylum seeker. 🤔 All the Polish men were sent to the desert to build railway lines.

[@braveman918]

ich glaube, dass es nicht so einfach für Janusz ist, diese Geschichte zu teilen. Danke für dieses Video. Es hat mir wirklich Mut gemacht :)

[@karolas98]

Ever since I started watching your channel I have been wondering what is Janusz's story. I am glad he decided to share it with us! Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

[@ahmadmusawer9392]

Diese tolle Episode sieht wie ein Film aus. Das Filmmaterial ist spitze. Die Geschichte von Janusz ist echt inspirierend.

[@ugur__ugurcan]

Easy Polish: How did we fail to catch Janusz?

[@pm-jz4lx]

That was emotional to watch, as a Syrian I can understand and relate to everything he said specially when he mentioned that when it feels like a prison, all you wanna do is try to get out and to escape, this sentence was so heavy and so real, I'm really glad for him and that he made it, I hope he lives a long happy healthy life ❤️

[@erikretana1744]

Ich bin, wie jeder Easy German Fan, auch ein großer Fan von Janusz, und ich freue mich darüber sehr, dass Janusz heutzutage ein schönes Leben in Deutschland haben kann. Janusz Geschichte ist echt inspirierend und immer noch relevant in aktuellen Zeiten. Ich wünsche dir das beste, Janusz! Vielen Dank für alles!

[@pacificprospector]

Es war so schwer zu hören, Janusz. Es freut mich dass für alle Polen diese schlechte Zeit endet hat. Du bist meinen neuen Hero. Herzlichen Grüße aus Vancouver-Insel.

[@RachelMerrillS]

This made me tear up, the whole story and then Cari‘s message at the end. Thank you for being willing to share such personal stories, you both make me feel less sad about the world and humanity.

[@karinspruill3299]

Janusz' story is so relevant, dramatic and touching. Er is SO lieb, offen and echt <3

[@user-fj6qn4td5z]

My bestie will leave Hongkong for Canada this month. Chances are we’ll never see each other again under the current circumstances. Such dark times are tough for both of us. May we all be free.

[@Barbarabelcanto]

Oh, Janusz und Cari, das war echt, eine besondere Episode. Starke Gefühle. Ich freu mich, das Janusz hat ihre Migration geschaft und das er hat dich gefunden, Cari. 🙏

[@Sharon181818]

Janusz. Thank you so much for sharing this part of your story. I'm afraid that too many people do not appreciate the freedoms they enjoy. Everyone should see this. Thank you again for sharing this.

[@zaptolite2719]

This channel is incredible, it's not just a great language learning channel but a lot more than that. Everyone in the Easy German team is great. Thank you so much for your hard work. ❤

[@troychavez]

You know somthing insightful is coming up when Janusz talks .

[@magdamagda4694]

Nie sposób Cię nie polubić Janusz. Jesteś cholernie szczerym człowiekiem. Ja wyjechałam do Niemiec w 1993 roku i mojemu wyjazdowi towarzyszyły zupełnie inne emocje. Wyjechałam już legalnie i mogłam wrócić. Mogłam kalkulować i wykalkulowałam, że za bardzo kocham Polskę, mojego chłopaka, moją rodzinę, aby zostać w tym tak mi wtedy obcym kulturowo świecie. I cieszę się, że miałam wybór. Polska niesamowicie się zmieniła od tamtego czasu a ja mogłam i mogę być nadal świadkiem tych zmian. Jestem za to bardzo wdzięczna i też nie żałuję. Cieszę się, że znalazłeś tam radość z życia. Chętnie oglądam każdy odcinek. Też jestem wielkopolanką (Westpreussen), a mój dziadek nazywa się Schmidt :-) Dobrego dnia

[@adamzki]

Czekałem na ten odcinek i dziękuję Panu Januszowi, że zechciał podzielić się tym bardzo osobistym doświadczeniem. Może gwoli wyjaśnienia warto byłoby odczarować obraz Polski i pokazać jej dzisiejsze wartości, zalety. To zdaje się dobry kierunek w przypadku kraju - sąsiada skąd pochodzi wielu uczących się j. niemieckiego. Jeszcze raz dzięki i pozdrowienia!

[@starlight55971]

What a great story, I believe this is my favorite so far. I could almost imagine what Janusz must have been feeling going back and seeing where his story began. Thanks so much for sharing it!