Famous TV Shows Mentioning Our Country (And What They Got Wrong)

[@TheRealSpeedWolf]

This is for those who don't know: the reason why the Czech Republic is mentioned many times in Hollywood media is that it serves as a cost-effective location for shooting exteriors and interiors of other famous European landmarks and cities, such as Paris, for years.

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[@alittlebitgone]

Why would one lead to the other though? I see no connection.

[@PurpleH4z3]

​​@@alittlebitgoneeople on the industry are used to work in czech republic therfore know about the country and are more incline to include it on their scrips Probably

[@Herr_Damit]

@@alittlebitgone They know that country in particular (which is rare for Americans) and they maybe feel some kind of gratitude towards them. Sounds believable.

[@jeanneknight4791]

Another reason is that many people wound up in emigrated to Hollywood such as Milos Forman. They have Czech ancestry. It is amazing how many movies stars have Czech ancestry.

[@MicrOvce]

I think many English speaking people would find the Czech title of Breaking Bad funny, because it was introduced here as "Gingerbread Dad". The caveat is that Czech word for gingerbread, "perník", is a slang term for methamphetamine. It originates from WWII German brand name for meth Pervitin, which was used in the war by Third Reich soldiers.

[@frufruJ]

I always wondered whether it was also a call-back to the movie Gingerbread Man, which in the Czech translation was "Perníkový dědek" - Gingerbread Old Man.

[@jakubhrabal7664]

​@@frufruJIt is called Perníkový táta (Gingerbread dad) in Czech republic

[@Acinnn]

I wonder what would people outside of Czechia think of Perníková Věž.

[@P0larh4wk]

​@@Acinnn i like that movie, i dont think its as good as Samotaři but still quite good.

[@1234cheerful]

Thanks for this funfact! I never knew about the Nazi meth rations till a few years ago!

[@hejdy7013]

You forgot Radek Zelenka from Stargate Atlantis. There is a few scenes where he swears in Czech in the original version.

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[@borispsalman]

and when they were filming some video to be sent to earth and he started talking about everything classified in czech :D

[@vitezslavnovak2077]

Thanks God, he was given a real Czech name, not some pseudo-slavic nonsense as usual.

[@Imolos]

@@vitezslavnovak2077 Like Petra Petrova which for me sounds more Russian than Czech.

[@petrdv.6185]

@@Imolos While our president is Petr Pavel. Petra Petrová is noc a common name but could be definately Czech.

[@zagarna]

What they say about the hostel in Prague offering a cell in which Vaclav Have was held is actually true. The key thing, though, is that he was only held there short-term for interrogation before being either released or jailed/imprisoned. The building where he had been held, which btw has an amazing history itself, was repurposed into a hostel after the fall of the iron curtain. The hostel kept a couple former basement cell rooms to rent in mostly original condition and eventually evolved into a very nice and highly rated "Unitas Hotel". I happen to know all this cause I worked there for some years and I gotta say I sometimes kinda miss the eerie feeling I used to get thinking of all the stories that building could tell...

[@anambitiouswimp]

As a czech person I was always really happy about the way they were talking about the Czech Republic in Gilmore girls! I have yet to know any other tv show that seems to have such nice, educated knowledge of our culture and the dialogue about the czech topics was always so dignified, it really seemed to me like the writers like our country and actually know stuff about it. I especially loved the talk about Havel, Kafka, Kundera and so on!

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[@honestlyamelia]

agreed! i love how they said that kundera was speaking at rorys yale graduation and that rory loved kafkas books

[@gabemacdonell6423]

Just a quick note - we didn't rename the country, Czech Republic is still its official name, Czechia is just a shorter version that was introduced way later. It's normal for countries to have two versions of their names, you wouldn't say 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland', you'd say the UK. You also wouldn't call Germany the Federal Republic of Germany, because it's too long. TL:DR - both the Czech Republic and Czechia are still the names of our country and you can refer to it as both! The one name that you SHOULDN'T use however is "Czech" since that is an adjective and not a name of a country xD I am in Czechia 👍 I am in the Czech Republic 👍 I am in Czech 🙅‍♀️ Hope that helps!

[@vytus__]

Upřímně jeden z nejchytřejších a nejužitečnějších komentářů co jsem kdy četl, Janek to nevysvětlil moc dobře. :D

[@tomasjusta6701]

Well, actually, the name 'Czechia' wasn't introduced later. :) It was an official short geographical name of the country since 1993 and the word itself goes back to 17th century. It just wasn't used for official presentation of our country because of political reasons, but you can look it up in the UN archives from '93.

[@gabemacdonell6423]

@@tomasjusta6701 you're right! I should've said 'reintroduced' instead of introduced 😁

[@Haluziak13]

I found out that many more people abroad knows the term Bohemia, instead of Czech Republic od Czechia. And then there is fun in explaining that Bohemia is just a part of Czech Republic.

[@duse1010]

Thank you. Could not have explained it better.

[@donutdude1934]

While traveling in a totally different country, I had a taxi driver who kept referring to your country as "Czechoslovenia." I tried to correct him a few times, but he wouldn't listen.

[@MrSinjoy]

*Chechnyoslovenia

[@FreelancerCZ]

Would've been better union. At least some access to the sea. 😂

[@filipbitala2624]

@@FreelancerCZCzechocroatia

[@FreelancerCZ]

@@filipbitala2624 igraj moja hrvatska ked ta vidim ja srdca mi gori pro tebe gori

[@filipbitala2624]

@@FreelancerCZ kámo chill

[@cruisingfromtheozarks]

You should look up what 420 is code for in the US. Some debate on the history of how it started, but it makes perfect sense that Snoop would know it.

[@Suzuky15]

Yep I heard it has to do with the time people smoke weed at 4:20 so it became a code. That’s why he would know.

[@Posiman]

I was amazed that Janek missed the overall joke of the quiz segment where every single answer refers to weed. Even if Snoop did not know the Czech call number, he would've guessed correctly.

[@Yana-rx3gq]

Missed? He was standing in front of a cannabis shop. :D

[@m1crowavedsoap]

@@Posiman but he did know, watch the czech version of the video. also he was standing in front of a cannabis shop lol

[@ThatsJustGinaRose]

One of my favorite films off all time was shot mostly in Prague, and that film is Amadeus. I first saw that film when I was a teenager, and I remember watching the behind-the-scenes video on the DVD and in that they explained why they chose Prague and how amazing it was to shoot the film there. And that was what inspired my want to visit Prague (and the Czech Republic in general). I still haven’t gone yet, but some day! 🎥🎬🖤

[@caifothiazz]

fun fact: Salieri's actor, as the only member of the crew, let himself be accommodated in another hotel in order to feel isolated from the rest of the crew, and was able to empathize more with his role.

[@viktornovomestsky3999]

Well, amazing it was, but not just because of the city itself, the architecture and so on, but mainly due to the reason that in that time we were still occupied by the USSR, turned into a totalitarian, slave and satellite state.. The Velvet revolution happened many years after, in November 1989... There were police (called STB that time), many spies, censors and so on during their whole stay.. So it was not easy for them to shoot under these conditions... But I personally love Amadeus, the movie, it's a briliant work of art..

[@randomfellow6157]

It was shot in Kroměříž, not Prague. Fun tour of the Bishop’s Chateau if you’re interested. Just don’t worry about the leather slippers. Also, the gardens their are just beautiful. Definitely a place to visit.

[@any14817]

The director was actually Czech (or I heard about that at least).

[@randomfellow6157]

Yes, the director was Miloš Forman, a hugely famous director, including such films as “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt”

[@uninterestingone9805]

also in HIMYM in 4th season episode 13, when lilly didnt bring marshall any beer from her trip, a different girl shows up with a sixpack of starobrno beer

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[@janjelinek3828]

I never caught this mention! Thanks!

[@richardaubrecht2822]

Oh the poor bastar.... He had to drink THAT?

[@en--ev]

Naoki Urasawa's Monster spends many chapters of its story in the Czech Republic, some specifically in Prague, with the most important backstory taking place in former Czechoslovakia. It's also just one of the greatest and most well written pieces of fiction ever created with *the* greatest and most well written antagonist ever created. You should give it a watch and/or read!

[@Ashikawahong]

Yep. Monster made me consider visiting Prague in the future

[@guyr.6053]

Great video Janek! You forgot to mention the movie EuroTrip that was supposed to be following the cast in London, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam and more, yet was shot completely in Prague! 🤯 Would you consider making a video showing us the filming locations?

[@alexgut1everything]

Yeah, funny part of movie :-D

[@richardaubrecht2822]

Not completely, the dilapidated Slovak parts (We're in Eastern Europe!") were filmed somewhere in the south of Bohemia.

[@andreinybakken9252]

Euro Trip was filmed at Ceský Krumlov.

[@KMarik]

The 420 is actually supposed to be 4:20 PM. This was the code used by some California high schoolers in the 70’s to set up a time to go to smoke pot. Over a period of time this spread throughout California, and the entire US of A then followed. When you say ‘four twenty’ you are usually talking about time but it could also be April 20 which is considered to be kind of a holiday for potheads.

[@tree427]

Just 4 days away

[@NoraHeath]

And the game show is set up so one member of the team (Martha Stewart, in this case) has the answers in front of them, and must describe them (without saying them) in such a way that the other team member (Snoop Dogg here) says the correct ones. Here all of the answers were marijuana-themed (weed, roach, 420). We can instead be impressed that Martha Stewart knows the country calling code for the Czech Republic (which is not beyond the realm of possibility). Within the context of the themed answers, "420" was really the only thing Snoop could have said in reply.

[@LilJonBigNuts]

Lol that’s not true 420 relates to the police code used in LA for POT.

[@KMarik]

@@LilJonBigNuts That is one of the false explanations.

[@benjamindover7399]

Potheads in California have a holiday on Hitler's Birthday?

[@joshualieberman1059]

Janek : 5% of Czechs are on meth is not true….meanwhile Honza : “tight,tight,tight” behind the camera.

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[@martintuma9974]

Maybe smokers of weed makes 5 percent of the population. 🙂

[@NubaHuba]

@@martintuma9974 more like 50%

[@randomfellow6157]

Check out Moravia and you’ll see

[@Meanfromeindhoven]

Inwould say 20% ​@@martintuma9974

[@ivantepo]

Actually in How I met Your Mother there is another episode in Season 01 Episode 20 called Best Prom Ever, in the minute 14:48 Lyli meanwhile she is dancing with a guy asked him what is his plan and he mentioned he will move to Prague and open his video game company.

[@LilKrobik]

I loved the constant mentions of Czechoslovakia in Monster. Kinda sad you did not mention it, even tho it is not as well known as those other shows.

[@subhadippal5705]

I remember in one of the episodes of Better Call Saul, the wife of the German engineer Werner Ziegler mentioned the hot springs of Karlovy Vary and also Prague to Lalo as they meet each other in a bar.

[@MsDoubleTeam]

Next you should show places in Prague that were featured in movies, like from The Gray Man

[@marskavols1073]

yea i think Gray Man should have been there but i think he found only clips from some video and did not use his own (the vid is a bit older so the Gray Man was not out yet)

[@Antonio88870]

Amazon Prime's Jack Ryan also has Prague mentioned through season 3 with some shots done in there and a character who is the (fictional) president of Czech Republic

[@pavlal.4552]

Amazon's prime show Carnival Row with Orlando Bloom was shot in Czech Republic also.

[@kryss2056]

@@marskavols1073well the beginning of James Bond: Casino Royale is also in Prague

[@WhereWhatHuh]

0:22 and 8:13 -- Petra Petrova (Rocky Rock) is likely a veiled reference to Paulina Porizkova, an amazingly attractive Czech woman who defected to America and became a supermodel in the 1980s. She played opposite Tom Selleck in the 1989 movie "Her Alibi." Since the Czech republic was then behind the "Iron Curtain," she represented all Czech women in the mind of most Americans, especially young men.

[@rebeccabarnes1946]

I was so confused when I first heard about the new Czech name. I had literally just moved back to the U.K after living in Prague for a year (where everyone I met-Czech and tourist alike- had called it the Czech Republic), went on holiday to Costa Rica and had an American correct me and say "it's not the Czech Republic. That's offensive to call them. The country's name is Czechia" and I had literally only been away from the Czech Republic for like a month. I was so confused 😅. But I've since googled it and asked the people I knew and it seems like both names exist simultaneously, neither replacing the other.

[@richardaubrecht2822]

Sure. Czech Republic is the official name, Czechia is the official short name. France is also a short name for the French Republic, and Germany is actually the Federal Republic of Germany.

[@hanastrnadovastrnadova8405]

Yeah, Chechia sounds to me weird but it is maybe just me

[@samriddhidhiman5207]

Parts of a very famous Indian film Rockstar are also shot at stairs of the Prague Castle. You might want to check, it's nice! I first visited Prague in Dec 2019 after watching your videos, went to a small cafe in the city centre and bought your book Honest Guide Prague full of amazing drawings and interesting information about the city! Lots of love :)

[@subraxas]

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[@anonymator]

My favourite was in tv show Roswell (1999) where the word Czechoslovakians was used as a replacement for aliens. They even acknowledged in the show that it doesn't make much sense since Czechoslovakia no longer existed as it had splitted in two in 1992.

[@TheRach995]

I miss Prague so much whenever I see your videos, I was only there for a couple days when I was 16 and i was on a guided school tour so i didnt get to explore as much as i would have liked but I really enjoyed my time there, except for getting tricked by the fake weed lol but that hemp-seed chocolate bar was kinda tasty though.

[@jindrich5562]

The English name Czechia (pronounced 'Che-ki-ya' btw) is completely fine and logical, because in many languages, our country has been well-known by its short-form name for some time already. E.g. Tsjekkia, Tsjechië, Tschechien, Tjeckien, Tchéquie, Çekya, Češka... So, why should it be a problem in English? 🤷‍♂️

[@Kobylia]

Well, we just don't like it... It is hard to explain, but it doesn't sound right in our ears... But we are tolerating it in the end because it is way better than "Czechoslovakia". I guess. Most Czech people are already used to it and it is not such a big deal anymore. But if you want to please us, then speak about us as about the "Czech Republic", you will see the difference. ;)

[@rehurekj]

@Kobylkavpyzamu theres no we, you may, just like guys in the vid, personally dislike it but theres no we in sense we, Czechs. lots of Czechs prefer shorter Czechia over the long Czech Republic( just like most of Slovaks speaks usually about Slovakia and aren't anal about using Slovak Republic all the time or most of French usually call France France and not French Republic) cos to them it makes sense, its correct Czech and its been used in past, it has no political connotations and they dont think just cos they personally dont like someones name it gives them right to demand someone to be renamed and others stop using it. My Grandma wouldn't like it cos it'd remind her Tschechei used by Germans during war, which is valid opinion- for her to dislike it but she wouldn't have right to push her own opinion on every Czech cos she wasn't narcissist and knew she can not speak for all Czechs but only for herself. how would you like it if I speak for all of Czechs and been talking about how we Czechs all think that anyone and any tourist who doesn't use Czechia has IQ of room temperature and any Czech who meet them will dislike them automatically just cos I personally think that reasons like "Czechia is similar to Chechnya so its wrong to use the name" are stupid and equally moronic like to demand Austria shouldn't be called Austria anymore cos its too similar to Australia?

[@petrdv.6185]

@@Kobylia I am a Czech and I use "Czechia" exclusively, so speak for yourself.

[@LuaanTi]

I don't think it really is. Apart from the weirdly common thing in the US news programmes where they use Czechia and Chechnya (a completely different country absorbed into the Russian empire) interchangeably. And a few other confusions.

[@georgefridman8432]

@@Kobylia no one says US republic, no one says Greece republic.

[@biabarreto1434]

Here in Brazil, Prague has actually shown up as a location in several telenovelas. The most notable is the 2001 novela "Um Anjo Caiu do Céu" ("An Angel Fell from Heaven"), where it's the location to the big events that act as the catalyst to the plot of the show. The main character is a photographer who's in town holding an exhibition of his photographs showcasing how much people suffered under the Nazi regime. After that exhibition, he ends up taking a picture of a Neo-Nazi terrorist leader in an intimate moment (mourning the loss of his wife) and that ends up getting him pursued by the terrorists, culminating in his car getting hijacked and exploding with him inside it. This, in turn, causes the angel from the title to swoop in and save the main character's life, and while the main character is in surgery, the angel comes to him and strikes up a deal to help him make amends with his family within six months.

[@noellep4779]

The snoop dogg thing is probably just because 420 is slang for weed, probably just an interesting thing for him to know based on his experience.

[@m1crowavedsoap]

hes standing in front of a cannabis shop

[@travellingsebi]

Ahoj Kluci, I sent you guys a tweet which was also left unanswered 😜about well, Montreal being used to pretend to be Prague in the Netflix tv shows called The Recruit. So, it could be fun for you to do a video about how cities or countries are being used to show Prague instead of Prague and the Czech Rep themselves.

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[@brokkrep]

I just heard that Praha is used for scenes set in Paris.

[@sulista-consulting]

Rep means "prick" in all Balkan countries- a beautiful abbreviation!

[@travellingsebi]

I'm pretty sure that happens a lot. That's why I think it would fun to see an ironic video of other cities "acting" as Prague. The Montreal sequence is really bad for me because I know both cities really well and the boys could have a lot of fun with it.

[@JanNeumann]

Oh wow! That is so interesting considering that for us Czechs Prague is kind of a meme for being so cheap to film in, that even Netflix producers come here to use Prague as pretend-Paris, pretend-Venice, and pretend-all-of-Europe kind of in general (for example The Grey Man re-used a few Prague streets to pretend the main guy traveled all over Europe and Asia). So the fact that they faked Prague in Montreal when they could've had the real thing for quite cheap is unexpected and quite funny to me. 😆 Now I'm really curious to see what their recreation of Prague made in Montreal looked like 🙂

[@robp3027]

Paulie- "He killed 16 Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator." The sopranos

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[@1234cheerful]

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart jokes, and then the reveal: in front of Cannabais Point! Man the humor does not stop but is so delightfully subtle at the same time!

[@PradedaCech]

Czechia please. 6:57 "He is a guy from Czech" OUCH! As a near native English speaker from Czech(ia), I didn't expect that from Janek. Greetings from Swiss.

[@Neumini.s]

He focuses on dismissing Czechia so much that he uses all other incorrect forms of the name instead...it's a bit of a disappointment.

[@LordAC13]

I always thought he would say it like that because that's how it roughly translates from Czech. Plus, it's shorter than saying "from the Czech Republic". Plus I heard many Czech people don't really like the new name, Czechia. He might be one of them. Idk.

[@emphoenix247]

My former boss used to ask me "How's Czech?" as in how are things in my country, my family etc.. I always felt the tiny urge to snap back as "Czech what?!" as it made me irrationally angry that he didn't call my country properly :D But I myself never call it Česká Republika, but Česko, so he's alright :D

[@chlebnick]

Just gonna mention John Candy again - he did mention Czechoslovakia in the movie Planes, Trains & Automobiles while upselling his shower curtain rings as fancy earings.

[@stvdagger8074]

John Candy was also in the 1981 film Stripes, in which a squad of US Army soldiers accidentally cross into Czechoslovakia and are captured. They are rescued by Bill Murray and Eugene Levy in an EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle, an armored personnel carrier disguised as a recreational vehicle.

[@MrBritishComedy]

In HIMYM, also Starobrno makes an appearance. You can find the freeze frame by googling HIMYM and Starobrno. The weird part is that no such six pack has ever been sold here in the Czech Republic.

[@komandor9584]

14:52 it looks like you have a similar confussion with "uczyć" as we have in Polish. In English there are 2 different words: "learn" and "teach".

[@marathimanus1147]

I'm an Indian and one of our film industries made a movie named Prague. It wasn't a good one or hit in my knowledge, but nevertheless, I think it's a cool fact. :)

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[@moijeejiom]

The mention I remember the most is from Madam Secretary, pilot episode 8:56: - "Madam secretary, it's the Czech ambassador, he says it's urgent." - "What can be urgent over there?"

[@Att441_]

Hey, As a Norwegian it is quite funny that some people in the Czech republic is calling themselves Czechia because that is what most people in my country have called you for a while. Well since your separation from Slovakia, even though some people where slow to split your names.

[@JirkaHolas]

Nice video. Yes Prague is a very strong name. Actually when I was in New Zealand, we were talking about, who was from where, and when I was talking about the Czech Republic now and then it happened that someone didn't know and then Prague .. yeah I know that's where I was .. and yes a few people thought that Prague was a country.. holt "Nikdo není dokonalý" / "Nobody is perfect" ;)

[@racheldestigter3836]

There's also a show called Jane the Virgin where one of the main characters, Petra is Czech. There's a scene in the first season that's in Czech (pretty bad accents, but they tried)

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[@terentule]

I love Jane the Virgin! And I always thought it was both nice and funny to have Petra there :D. 'Cos they used a lot of specific details that were kinda accurate yet very off, like picking up koruna coin, but using much older Czechoslovak one (and the whole Miloš throwing acid was just weird), Petra's "traditional" wedding dress, the accents...but the show was just all over the top, so I forgive them :D. Though I would've happily consulted for them 😂

[@dr.prashantmittal7017]

U forgot the Indian movie named "Rockstar" ..most of the film shootings were done in Prague...And one of my fav movie The Gray Man..most of the accident scenes ( including the tram collision) were shoot in Prague..Check it out...😊😊

[@rs120]

Prague is one of my favorite cities in Europe... great video thank you

[@Zombie_kitty-L0veurself]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THE NAMES CORRECTLY

[@enlig]

Hi! The last segment about how people keep referring to the Czech Republic as „Czechoslovakia“ made me think of an obscure thing I've stumbled upon some while ago. The Vogue magazin has different editions for different countries and one of them is the „Vogue Czechoslovakia“.

[@vojtechlansky86]

Spiderman had literally a whole sequence both filmed and storywise in Czech republic. In the story it was Prague, but it filmed in Liberec a lot

[@greislige]

Let's not forget about Tina Turner, who sang about President Havel: "Václav Got to Do with It"

[@TilmanBaumann]

I love that Prague often is used as filming location for mysterious eastern European hellholes. And I'm always, guys, have you been there? There are no goons with guns protecting the mafia boss in the street!

[@Chatterscompany]

This is so random. In Soul eater anime, there is one or two episodes that revolve around a golem and there is also a shot of a map where you can see it is supposed to take place in Czechia

[@steveb_]

In the series How I met your mother, specifically in the episode where Marshall has dilema whether he should meet Lily at the airport and continue their tradition, is a mention of Czech beer Starobrno. It is when Lily is also thinking about stopping the tradition and is scared that some other woman with 6-pack of beer (Starobrno) will sway Marshall.

[@MrTrenchcoatguy]

My favourite mention of the Czech Republic is in The Sopranos. In the first episode, the first character to get whacked is Czech, Emil "E-mail" Kolar. He even comments to Christopher that he should sometimes try Czech sausages.

[@drankercz]

in Spiderman: Far from home, there was an entire scene filmed in Prague!

[@srnec_m]

Yes and No. Half of the scenes were actually filmed in Liberec.

[@Neumini.s]

...and the festival of lights is completely made up...

[@andyuk2010]

Great video. John Candy in the reindeer scene is actually saying "the ninth one of course, Rudolph", not "then I bought of course, Rudolph". He's talking quickly so difficult to follow but that's what he's saying.

[@janjelinek3828]

In Big Bang Theory was more mentions. In one episode The Santa Simulation (Vánoční deziluze) s6 e11 was mentions Czech king Svatý Václav (St. Venceslav) in Christmass song by Sheldon. And in another episode Penny is talking about fake shooting movie in Prague.

[@carlov.3017]

Hello Gentleman - Love your videos, my wife and I visited your great country and great city over a decade ago. It may be time to return. I have a request for a video. Could you tell us more about Hotel Ještěd?

[@Roman-gy7pr]

Also "Grimm" has mentioned Czech Republic or Prague throughout the series. Makes sense, since it's vaguely based on the works of the Grimm brothers.

[@czechgirl917]

Jane the virgin has a lot of CZech Republic and Prague mentioned. One of the main features is acting a girl coming from CZech. I think her name is Petra

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[@chrisk5651]

Paulína Pořízková was one of the 1st supermodels that I remember & she married the frontman of the rock band The Cars- Rick Ocasek who is an American of Polish descent.

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[@chrisk5651]

@@mv8838 I’m assuming that you mean Paulina. Of course she was born in Czechoslovakia so I wasn’t sure if she was actually Czech or Slovakia! But she is actually Czech which is why I mentioned her here.

[@chrisk5651]

@@mv8838 okay. I looked on Wikipedia and it only said about Ric having Polish ancestry but nothing about Czech ancestry.

[@julianne_warren]

@@chrisk5651 An American of Polish descent with the Czech surname, that is hilarious. And weird. Czech sur/names without diacritical marks look weird. Slavicek, Reznicek, Bouril, Ocasek, Novak... at least Svoboda is left untouched.

[@ivanostry3359]

Episode 8 of season 1 of the incredible show ‘Succession’ is ‘Prague’ because the characters are supposed to travel to Prague for a bachelor party. Alas, they never leave their hometown, and go to an underground sex party in NYC instead.

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[@plagiats]

The one person to answer your tshirt question is not the actor but the prop master for that episode of How I met your mother. Check the credits ✅

[@petrneuman]

420 is code number for weed. Thats why Snoopdog knew the number.

[@durchdachten]

There is also good amount of mentions of Prague in Gossip girl!! Season 4 I believe

[@AudriusZilinskas]

Fun fact in Lithuania we call it already Čekija (as your mentioned Czechia) or by full official name Čekijos Respublika (but almost nobody uses this one as it's too long).

[@georgefridman8432]

everyone call it Čekija, only official gov. / tech docs / mails / work are signed as CZ republic.

[@Anonym-fk2qg]

420 is not about country code only 😂 It’s a special number in cannabis culture.

[@Soundbrigade]

A) Really sad that Czechoslovakia broke apart, as the joke “What city can be found in the middle of CzechOSLOvakia?”, makes no sense any longer. B) It’s always fun … well, in a way … to see how your home country is presented around the world. C) When Russian bandits are thrown into Swedish films they are often played by actors from Poland, Hungary or Czechosl …(sorry) Czech republic and are given the strangest of strange name.

[@tetriss1722]

You should make a video about films filmed in Czech Republic. Like Last Holiday, which was filmed partially in Karlovy Vary

[@chris9012]

In Dutch we've always called your country "Tsjechië" without the "Rebublic" bit.

[@ch3rt.]

And you are right because 90% of locals call ourselves Čechy, which is basically it. Czech Republic is quite formal. Btw. we still call your country Netherland (Nizozemí) formally, but Holland in a common speak. :)

[@Neumini.s]

every language does :-)

[@Simtatic]

In Germany and Slovakia we too say Czechia. Adding Republic is quite formal. Same with Slovakia -> formal: Slovak Republic. I think many languages leave out the Republic except English.

[@renatobabka263]

​@@Neumini.s actually no, in Brazilian Portuguese it's República Tcheca and in European Portuguese it's República Checa. If u only say Tcheca here, it would mean a completely different thing 😅

[@chris9012]

Only country I can think of that we do say "republiek" is "Dominicaanse Republiek"

[@pedrostormrage]

I'm sorry for pointing it out, but I can't help but be amused by the differences (like thumbnails and video titles) between this channel and the Czech one (Kluci z Prahy/Guys from Prague). For this one, the Czech version was more direct about how you were upset about the bad reputation (the title was "Alcohol! Drugs! How are we talked about in Hollywood?"). It's understandable, though: different approaches for different audiences. Still (as someone who likes insider insights from other cultures/countries), I'm always interested about how natives of a certain country talk about national issues with each other (there's usual some degree of national pride that "dictates" you shouldn't point out national flaws to foreigners). I know dirty laundry is washed at home, but boy am I curious to see that being washed 😂

[@JirkaGasik]

Czechia is a very useful short version. And seeing as you yourself said "he's a guy from Czech" (i.e., an adjective, similar to saying, "he's a guy from Slovak or from German), might be a time to get in the habit of using Czechia ;)

[@pavelqr]

2:50 Here’s the explanation for this part with Snoop Dogg: April 20 (or 4/20) is celebrated by marijuana enthusiasts around the world as a day to gather and smoke together. According to1 and2 , the holiday originated with five students at San Rafael High School in California who met at 4:20 p.m. by the campus’ statue of chemist Louis Pasteur to partake in marijuana. The term "420" was popularized by the Grateful Dead and High Times magazine, and the date has become an annual gathering of pot smokers in states where marijuana has been legalized, such as Colorado and California.

[@Ondrejmatai]

420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hashish consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 pm (16:20). It also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20 (4/20 in U.S. and Canadian date form).

[@2PK1.7]

When you're a smoker "420" means a lot it's basically cannabis slang for marijuana and hashish consumption. "420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for marijuana and hashish consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 pm (16:20). It also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20 (4/20 in U.S. and Canadian date form)."

[@jitkafarina3841]

Been to Prague a couple of times and love it. Watch you often, great informative stuff! Just wanted to say that most Americans think Colbert sucks. Once at a pub they muted the sound on the TV during his show and the patrons were ad-libbing what he was saying. Needless to say they were not very flattering to Cobert but were much funnier.

[@PetrHerold]

Janek: "We do not have a problem with meth use" also Janek: "We have the biggest meth lab in europe 😎"

[@seekingtravel]

We in Romanian call it Cehia. It's the official name in Romanian. Or if we want to be official is Republica Ceha. So the way Czech people want us to refer to it now, it's quite easy for us since we called it basically that (it also sounds almost identical) is no big deal at all. It's crazy though that some pp still don't know it's called Czech Republic or anything else except Czechoslovakia :D

[@Herr_Damit]

It's kinda funny that Plzeň , the City Pilsener comes from, is in the Czech Republic and not in Germany, the country that is now most known for Pils. At least here in the Ruhr Valley, everyone drinks it, even though export is way better because it's less acidic and has more horse power. Czechs have the best dark beer though, and their beer-brewing culture is even better preserved than in Germany ( apart from Bavaria maybe. Sadly I only visited Prague, so it may be the same over there, in that it's mostly preserved for tourists). It's so striking to me, that this city has burned itself into my mind so much, that I recognize many places in the videos, despite having been there only once for a week, when I was in the 12th or 13th year of school. The best place to be, is behind the castle. There is a chasm with ruins, where you are shielded from views, it looks beautiful and for some reason almost noone goes there. There where also some narrow ways with hanging bridges, that where more slippy than the stones in front of the never ending stairs. Edit: Ok, so this is not confusing at all. Czechia and Chechnia. Tschechien, Tschetschenien. At least the thing with the republic was easy to remember. 😑

[@oldadajbych8123]

Mission Impossible, xXx, Bourne Identity, Gray man ... that are the movies I can recall at the moment. I suppose some non-action movies were shot in Prague, but I do not watch them. Bourne identity used Prague only to mimic Switzerland, but those other movies mentioned Prague specifically. Even some of our actors were in the movies. What is always funny when you know the city is how geographically messed up the scenes are.

[@prividinc]

420 is the code to identify individuals in north america that are weed friendly. It indicates a time to meet 4:20/1620 at a specific location

[@jelena7604]

Loved the new twist on your video.

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[@Ajgormy]

In Gilmore Girls, there was also mentioned the spliting of Czechoslovakia.

[@dawnemanuele3684]

Speaking of John Candy, Czechoslovakia plays an important role in the movie Stripes.

[@mzmz9355]

Good video again. Regarding Sheldon's educational intermezzo, I (to this day) blame mr.klaus & mr.meciar to decide the whole "divorce" without "children".

[@G59METH]

I was expecting Breaking Bad to be in the video, but not that fast :D

[@danaondrackova3431]

Amazing one is in StarGate Atlantis. We literally have a czech there who talks in czech and comments about the actors being bleak and the costumes are the worst but nobody there understands him, they just know he is always cranky :D Zelenka is amazing :D

[@PoulamiBanik-d8w]

I think it would have been worth mentioning the episode in BBC Sherlock season 1 episode 3 the great game where there were three mentions about the country- the Bohemian stationary, the Prague legend "Golem" and Miss Wenceslas.

[@georgiancrossroads]

I still say Czech Republic. I can't get used to Czechia. And I often hear it get confused with the Chechnya now. The Czech Republic sounds official and quirky at the same time. Which pretty much sums up my feelings about the CR. It's officially quirky.

[@IQEGO]

Yes! It really resembles Chechnya. I remember that even before the Czechia term was invented in 2013, CNN and some other US TV channels even marked Czech Republic as Chechnya 🤣

[@georgiancrossroads]

@@IQEGO Indeed. And here's the weird thing. The Czech's don't say it. They might say Česko. Czechia is basically a marketing term to get around exactly the issue that Janek is talking about. And I've watched enough on Honest Guide to know that Janek doesn't like the term, you can see that between the lines here too.

[@IQEGO]

@@georgiancrossroads I don't like the term either. Because it's completely made up. People refer to France as France, because it is historically France, no matter officiall name (republic, Empire, ...). The same with German Lands. Czech Republic was always referred to as Czech Lands, or separately Bohemia, Moravia... Czechia sounds awfully wrong

[@georgiancrossroads]

@@IQEGO And I have heard several KZbinrs get completely mixed up. Before saying Chechnya, They Called it Czeshia. Czech Republic, Czech Lands, etc all great. Czechia does sound a bit goofy.

[@Scopolamin89]

@@IQEGO Není to vymyšlené. Označení Česko existuje v jiných jazycích naprosto běžně a na mapách se objevuje 500 let.

[@georgefridman8432]

14:51 been in CZ 4 times and many refer Czech republic as Czechia/Česko/Чехия/Czechy .its a short common name used in many places around the world, i use it sometimes.

[@JRCSalter]

Another one for the list. I believe in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spike and Dru visited Prague off screen shortly before their appearance on the show. Apparently Dru was nearly killed there.

[@marcus_rigonati]

One nice thing a friend told me recently is that the video clip of Numb by Linkin Park was filmed in Prague!

[@Tongkat_Ali]

The film "Jojo Rabbit " was filmed in Czechia.

[@robertmaxa6631]

John Candy's character, in the move "Plains Trains, and Automobiles", also mentions the Czech Republic, by saying he was selling "Czechoslovakian ivory". Which is funny.

[@CK8smallville]

Mission Impossible features Prague heavily

[@stevenschwartzhoff1703]

While cool Praguers may avoid downtown like the plague on New Years Eve, many Czechs in smaller towns do shoot off Roman candles and other fireworks randomly on new years often bouncing them off buildings and back into the crowd. I doubt those are foreign tourist I see in down-town Olomouc or the suburbs of Ostrava.

[@vojtechp]

You forgot to mention that Apple shoots commercials quite often in the Czech Republic, especially in Prague.

[@chrisk5651]

I’m glad that you came to New York!

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[@MatLBN]

I was watching today "House of Cards" S06E03, and there was mention about one of characters (Tom Yates) "uses his credit card in Prague".

[@nickmanistef2371]

I didn't know about this Big Bang Theory thing but in Greece Czech Republic is called "Τσεχία" and it literally translates to Czechia. Most school books, maps and tour guides written in Greek call this country "Czechia" and only a few mention the name "Τσεχική Δημοκρατία", which literally translates into "Czechian Democracy".

[@sulista-consulting]

The Greeks are intelligent people, evcharisto!

[@nickmanistef2371]

@@sulista-consulting To clarify my statement, it wasn't a statement about whether it's good or bad, it's just how the Greeks call the Czech Republic.

[@sulista-consulting]

@@nickmanistef2371 isn't it logical to call countries by their short names?😉

[@nelliebubik1329]

ASHDGHSHS u forgot the Gilmore girls clip where Franz Kafka is mentioned my heart was warmed just then

[@GomushinGirl]

There's an entire K-drama series set in Prague: Lovers in Prague (프라하의 연인)

[@ms-mss]

HONESTLY love this channel

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[@veronikamajerova4564]

Zapomněl jsi na Disneyovskej seriál Gargoylové (nevím, jestli ho dávali i v češtině). Jedna z epizod se odehrává v Praze, kde se setkávají s Golemem.

[@microcolonel]

When I say Czechia I get blank stares. Prague is an eternal city state, even though in practice it is now just a very important and historic city in a nation state. Firearms enthusiasts know about Czechia though, because of famous manufacturers like ČZUB and FK Brno.

[@sleepete12]

"When I say Czechia I get blank stares." good... you should be saying Czech Republic...

[@microcolonel]

@@sleepete12 OK

[@alki2827]

@@sleepete12 I'll never get why are some people so hung up on using the full 'Czech Republic'. We would never say 'Slovak Republic', 'United States of America'(instead of just US or America) or 'Russian Federation'. So why is it so bad to shorten the Czech Republic as well? Hell, we even use 'Česko' instead of the full 'Česká Republika' in our own damn language.

[@PradedaCech]

@@microcolonel Don't listen to him. For some, Czechia is rather new and unusual, but it is the correct name.

[@microcolonel]

@@PradedaCech Yeah, I have confidence in myself on this one, just don't like to get too into that sort of thing lol.

[@LednacekZ]

i am quite sure, that in one of the episodes of HIMYM, when Lilly and Marshall meet at an airport, One of the Six-packs of beer shown is also a Czech brand.