How Tourists Drive Locals Crazy

[@annalang5687]

"People live there, it's not your personal holiday disney land" is such a good reminder for any city or town you visit.

[@oscarward414]

A mantra every American should have in their head before visiting Europe

[@jaime8318]

@@camhabibi2217 hearing drunken fights in the middle of the night and people vomiting in the streets? The local have a right not to be subjected to that. You wouldn't want that in your city.

[@wallmartdragonlink2513]

@@jaime8318 amen happens alot here then they act entitled when someone calls them out.Its not only tourists its freshmen and teenagers too

[@PatriciaCuniChaves]

Yes yes yes to this. Happens all the time in Edinburgh, where some tourists seem to forget people love every day

[@ShadowsDML]

*Cries in Lisbon*

[@rafaniemczyk4846]

I'm from Kraków, Poland and all of what you said applies 100% here as well. The most noticeable are Brit's stag parties...

[@Pidalin]

Brits, Germans, Dutch, Dans.....I don't understand why they do that, what's the point of visiting interesting places over world and be totaly drunken all the time?

[@DanialGordi-ir]

Oh god!! tell me about it!! Kraków is full of them... I tired to walk around Rynek when I see those ...

[@Darwinek]

The best thing about the Covid era in Prague was, that I could finally leave my window open at night and sleep peacefully without listening to incomprehensible yelling in some English slang.

[@TomekSmykowski]

@@Pidalin Well in my opinion it's actually quite simple, they don't mind the place, if only the beer is significantly cheaper then in their local pub. A thrill of going abroad from rural parts of their home country to such an exotic place as capital of "Eastern" European country is just a bonus. Additionally theirs destination perceived exoticity makes them feel that behaviours they wouldn't ever engage in (or even accept) on a town square in their home city, suddenly in Prague (or any other stag party destination) should be acceptable or at least unpunishable. That last part is unfortunately not far from the truth, thanks to the inability of law enforcement services to properly deal with this kind of situations. Sorry for the bitterness, but I really find it disrespectful and humiliating, when some guys go abroad and treat that place as some colony where they can get away with anything they do.

[@Pidalin]

@@TomekSmykowski How is Prague exotic for Germans or Dans? It looks just like other european cities. And you can buy bottled beer in supermarket even in Denmark, you don't have to spend another 300 eur for weekend trip to Prague. I get your points, but I still don't understand why they do it, what's the purpose. You can get drunk from few beers, it can't be more expansive to do it in your country than travel 10 hours in bus to Prague. I think that main reason is that most of them are students or almost kids and they just want to get rid of their parents for few days and have some "fun" without beying watched.

[@Flevolander]

My girlfriend and I are in Prague now. We have enjoyed the city to the fullest. Your videos have helped us alot. One of the most beautiful cities we have been to!

[@patrikholy3267]

...welcome...

[@jamespppyacek342]

Good for you! I don't know why I wasn't watching these while we were there a few months ago. No worries, I'm already planning my next trip. My dad's parents were Moravian. My name is Moravian. I'm totally hooked on the whole of it.

[@___Zack___]

His name isn't "alot", it's Janek.

[@skywurst5529]

@@___Zack___ dude.... hahahahahha

[@LoveQuimper]

I 100% agree! As a Dutch person it pains me to see what has become of Amsterdam due to mass tourism. Disrespectful visitors who treat the historical city centre like an amusement park make Amsterdam an impossible place to live for many locals. So,thank you for spreading the message!

[@justanoop4jou]

and that's why the rest of the dutch population doesn't go to amsterdam anymore

[@XKS_]

@@justanoop4jou Utrecht is better anyway ;) I might be biased though since I live there

[@korbendallas1210]

I enjoyed Amsterdam outside of its city centre. Amazing city but I do feel sorry for the locals.

[@sordos1]

When i visited Dam 10s~ years ago the best time and meal i had was from a local restaurant where me and my family were usually the only foreigners in. It was a stroke of luck after few bad tries (an indian restaurant so bad it was a crime against humanity etc). Too bad you can't really advertise those places to tourists without them ruining it...

[@viosh7137]

U dont actually live here right? Every job earns from the tourism in the city. Its a tourists city. U can always go live in a far away village.

[@Meerschwein]

This totally destroyed my Tour-Plans. I just wanted to fly 180km to Prague, try to eat poorly made and overpriced Trdelnik and drink because of this experience lots of beer in your streets while swearing extremely loud in different languages.

[@VidocqCZE]

Well Scandinavian countries are even doing covered trips for this....no joke. It's just a drink trip, they will get you here and you can drink all night then get home.

[@Pidalin]

Fly 180km? Is that even possible? You will be here faster on bicycle. :-)

[@Meerschwein]

@@Pidalin An unnecessary flight is absolutely necessary to be a bad tourist

[@helvete983]

@@VidocqCZE Not so much in Sweden, we have a very strict attitude to over drinking, I am not sure all you can drink is even a thing. I have not seen it. The closest we have is a Ferry to Denmark from Gothenburg, where once we leave Swedish waters the buffet and all you can drink bar opens. It's only a 3 and a half hour crossing though so drink fast.

[@VidocqCZE]

@@helvete983 True that mostly these guys are from Denmark not from Sweden. It is mostly even business with the travel company and some "not so good" bar in Prague, so they will pay bigger price for worse service.

[@babblebam]

As someone who regularly travels by train: don’t be loud and don’t drink alcohol. It’s legal, but very annoying to everyone else.

[@beth12svist]

And don't play things on your phone aloud. Especially on long distance express trains because there may be people on the train who have been travelling longer than you and are trying to catch some sleep...

[@babblebam]

@@beth12svist yes, sleeping or working. The trains dont have sound isolation, so I can hear tiktok trends from your phone better

[@knownothing5518]

Generally on trains, be quiet and keep your mouth shut. Talk in a moderate to quiet tone with your travel companions. But let's say you're in the UK and are on a train with strangers. Talking to them is socially FORBIDDEN lol

[@toro712]

I went from plzeň to prague by train yeasterday, it was full of germans most were drunk and one group was blasting some german music from a speaker, but I can’t say it was bad.

[@goju09alt9]

Drink but quietly

[@makijaveli35]

i live in split croatia, we have ruined our city during 15 years of not coordinated tourism, with our irresponsible tourism management, we have big problems today. thats why i find this video very useful. i was in prague in late may where i experienced great vibe of mixed tourists and locals in perfect way, which is little surprise because i taught prague is all about loud drinking, excursions and everything bad like that.

[@hanslund2280]

I remember Croatia 20 years ago.. Alot of big holes and no money for anyone.. I wonder what it would be whitout tourists... Moldova or Albania country side ? Pick.

[@bassmentier]

We didnt ruin our city, people who invested in apartments did. Rich locals whos baba and dida left them land to sell etc. Nobody wants to grow olives or grapes anymore.

[@NoctLightCloud]

​@@hanslund2280It would be like it's neighbour Bosnia-Herzegowina😅 Tourism is what lifted Croatia out of poverty. This commenter didn't say tourism is bad, though, but that it needs better management in Croatia, and that there are cities like Prague they can learn much from. Stop being condescending to Croatia, Moldova, and Albania!

[@scottwilkins6966]

Thank you for saying what we're all thinking! These guidelines apply when you go *anywhere*.

[@joeydr1497]

An American tourist was angry in our local pub in a small village near the Yorkshire dales, why ? Because pen-y-gent,a local mountain, wasn’t wheelchair accessible. It’s a mountain what did you expect.

[@faultlessgraphics6392]

I call these “American moments”

[@smikusko]

Oh, FFS! My countrymen sometimes.... OK, a lot of times. :/

[@saljablo2767]

Lol funny in this video he’s mostly talking about loud drunk Brit’s and Russians.

[@ChristopherPoitras]

@@saljablo2767 apparently it's only Americans that are bad tourists/s

[@garrysekelli6776]

Did you tell him that you'd like a waldorf sallad?

[@PANDA-fo1qi]

Just came home from Prague a couple of hours ago. Best trip of my life. I really used a lot of advice from these videos. Have been watching for 3-4 years or something like that. It was my first time in Prague, and wont be my last :)

[@Vaankeed]

I have been watching your videos for 3 years. As a matter of fact, you are one of the reasons that I am living in Prague. love your work. Keep going!

[@PracticallyGeek]

Also been wanting to move to Prague from the UK, we considered it so much, been over 17 times since 2015 and it never gets old.

[@hugosequeira2997]

@@PracticallyGeek I've only been to Prague once and i want to move there... :-D

[@sirokorozchodnyautobusak3238]

@@PracticallyGeekFunny how I want to move from CZ to UK and you want to move from UK to CZ... :DDD

[@PracticallyGeek]

@@sirokorozchodnyautobusak3238 🤔

[@JuzNyc]

So much of this can be applied to tourists that I see in NY. I once saw a guy stand in the middle of an intersection blocking traffic trying to take pictures until someone came and had to drag him away.

[@pires908]

As a Londoner living in Prague a while back, I use to avoid the centre most weekends because of the stag groups. Didn't have any problems with most of them but some of them would be really get carried away and always nicer to be a little away from the centre and chill.

[@creatifproduction]

how can anyone question if you hate tourists-- your channel literally protects tourists from scams!

[@sharpsichord]

As someone who likes to travel, hearing tips and ways to avoid annoying the locals is always so helpful. I would love to visit Prague someday when my kids are a little older. My Great Grandmother was from Czech Republic, so I'd love to track down some of my lineage.

[@miroslavbuchar2559]

If your grandmother doesnt come from a Prague then try visiting her hometown as well. Maybe you will even find the house where she lived or grew up

[@sharpsichord]

@@miroslavbuchar2559 I wish I had better information. When her parents brought her over she was little, and unfortunately being from another country was something immigrants at the time tried to cover. So, I've been cobbling together info from family. Even the last name was "Americanized" on Ellis Island to Paytash.

[@DaSmik101]

Eeeeyyyyyy Mikeyyyyy

[@NataliaNNS]

@@sharpsichord if you’re interested in Czech genealogy, there are a lot of great resources, such as the blogs nase koreny and Czech genealogy for beginners, as well as a Facebook group called Czech genealogy. Wishing you a lot of luck on your search! Sometimes with the record from ellis island, you can find the ship manifesto, which may contain more detailed information on the persons town or village. If you’re American (which I’m assuming), you should also look for census records, which can tell you when the person immigrated and sometimes from where, and naturalization papers/petition for naturalization. The last ones are the most likely to give you their place of origin, as it was something they had to declare to the us government before becoming American citizens.

[@sharpsichord]

@@NataliaNNS that's very kind of you, thank you for the suggestions

[@revann]

I am always amazed how many people are just "tourist NPCs" walking one after the other from point A to point B in the brochure.

[@scottwilkins6966]

I find Chinese tourists the worst. They come to our town because it's on the list in their guidebook. They don't even know why they're here or what they should see. It's just to tick off their list. I recommend a tour of the castle and they say "Oh, there's a castle?" Yeah, that 3km long thing outside your window...LOOK....

[@ernestkhalimov1007]

Im happy that most if them don't know where Letna Park is

[@goodolbaz]

Thank you Janek, it applies to most cities, but it's always a good reminder. One thing I'd like to say is that you're such a great honest guide, all your videos and informations are always perfect. It helped me when I first came to Prague. I wish there were more channels like you, in others cities / countries! If anyone knows let me know pls (like in many cities in Europe it would be interesting to get that kind of quality content by a passionate local).

[@hedwigapotter3280]

We been in Prague a year ago, we allways respect locals and local culture, never scream, never get too loud. Czech Republic is our second home, so we respect it.

[@vitoravila9908]

As someone that 1 - lives in Paris and 2 - travel A LOT, both for work as for leisure, always remember that YOU ARE NOT AT A THEME PARK! Cities are full of people living their lives, running around for work, study, doing their groceries, etc…BE MINDFUL OF THEM! Try to be as respectful and little disruptive as possible, it means waiting a few seconds for your picture instead of blocking everyone, leave space at the metro/buses/trains/trams for the locals(specially the elderly)instead of occupying 4 chairs with your luggage, do not block stairs and hallways while you try to figure out your way, just step aside for a few seconds(I do it myself, it doesn’t hurt ), doesn’t assume that people are there to serve you, a lot of them are in a rush or don’t speak your language; rather, try to be polite and learn BASIC words in the local language, such as HELLO, PLEASE and THANK YOU…a little gesture of good will that goes a long way… A love tourists, I really do. I’m the kind of person that actively look for clueless people and try to help them, but I hate annoying and entitled people, and a lot of tourists are in this category…

[@mikeclarke6000]

basically don’t be a typical group of drunk Brits abroad. every 👏 time 👏 😑

[@Randomeris1]

Or russians

[@becheroteka9.a525]

Germans and Dutch too.

[@oscarward414]

What’s the obsession with British people going to Spain to get drunk I will never know ahahahaha

[@misamsung6191]

Thanks for reminding people that when visiting another country to be respectful of that country. I've seen a lot of people in my travels be disrespectful to the county that they are visiting. When my wife and I travel to the UK or Ireland we travel as the locals do either by public transpiration or hire a car. We try to avoid the cities as much as we can and take in the tourist attractions outside of the cities. There are some amazing attractions that are way off the tourist track.

[@robfriedrich2822]

Sometimes, public transportation is equipped with air condition.

[@Kav.]

lol travelling by public transport in the UK isn't how most do it because it's so fucking expensive. I cycle or drive everywhere. But otherwise good idea. Also out of all European nations we are probably the last to have any right to complain about how tourists behave here, given how fucking awfully our people behave in other countries.

[@corail53]

So you get drunk at a local pub and take a taxi? Cause that is what the locals do.

[@misamsung6191]

@@corail53 I guess I have more respect for other people and myself than you do. I don't get drunk! But if that is your lifestyle then so be it.

[@stacuu2222]

I will defend hop-on/hop-off buses. They serve their purpose. If you don't have much time in the city that you don't know (that highly influences the time that you will spend commuting instead of sightseeing) and you want to see the most important places with some guide, then they are great for it. I used it in Vilinus on my first one-day visit. When I came back a year later I already knew what I want to see more closely and where are best sights with some added backstory.

[@carnifaxx]

I think his point is that this is a bit different for Prague, because many of the most interesting things are inside areas available only for pedestrians, so the bus won't even go nearby (whilst the old tram has probably an exception and is allowed to go much closer). Like what's the point of getting into a bus, go to the next stop and need to walk the same distance as from the previous stop by foot anyway...

[@stacuu2222]

@@carnifaxx in part criticizing buses, literally the firs thing he says is "That doesn't only apply to Prague but ANY city around the globe". So yeah, that part is bs xd

[@carnifaxx]

@@stacuu2222 He's exaggerating a lot... I doubt he was in all cities in a world. (I actually can't stand him in his Czech videos, so I'm just trying to justify that in case of Prague, he may be accidentally right :D )

[@stacuu2222]

@@carnifaxx in case of Prague he is right, but not so much for the other cities xd

[@warrenSPQRXxl]

I was looking for some one to defend hop on hop off buses which can certainly be be a good introduction to a city. Ideally one could stay for days in a city and explore on your own or with a personal guide, but not everyone has the time and money to do so.

[@slayerovski]

I've been to Prague 7 times now and always with 1 or 2 friends. We try not to get too drunk (failed a few times) but we're always polite to bar/restaraunt personel and ofc also to the hotel personel.

[@standyshavrdu4189]

Getting drunk is completly ok, as long as u can act like an adult person, and not like a drunk pig

[@slayerovski]

@@standyshavrdu4189 Agreed, but we're not young folks (anymore sniff sniff) more like late 40's early 50's

[@Q8Gazer]

I've been to Czech Republic quite some times but i have not only stayed in prague, i have also visited cities from the other part of Czech republic such as Brno, Ostrava, even Opava, Thankfully i have a czech friend to help me around though, because if you don't know the language it might be difficult to explore out of prague, atleast in my opinion, but it was a way more wonderful experience than just staying in prague ^^

[@jeeeyjey]

1:20 one Remark about pub crawls; I think that no one is going to a pub crawl in order to actually experience the local culture or scene, it’s a thing where you can go with a group of other tourists and you know you will not annoy locals as you only are in tourist bars among other tourists. It’s not part of sightseeing or anything just one way to party without annoying locals too much

[@becheroteka9.a525]

Omg, the thing about climbing statues. 110% agree. I always see that when I'm in Prague. Why do people do that?

[@scottwilkins6966]

It kills me when some tourist puts their butt on a memorial that is 400-600 years old. No respect nor understanding of how angry the locals get when we see behaviour like this. We'd gladly have you keep your tourist dollars and stay home.

[@alejandrotorres9994]

Because they are stupid

[@hondolane7929]

In Germany we say when tourist start their travel they leave their brain under the doormat until they return.

[@webexpert247]

Nigerian flag at 1:44 made me smile 😊. Much love from the motherland 🇳🇬

[@Evanp1960]

Sound Advise for any tourist going to any country! As a wise man once told me “Take only pictures and leave only footprints”.

[@Wishmastoras]

I am from Greece and I recently came back from the staning beautiful city Prague. I like to thank Janek & Honza for the great advises. You can't imagine how usefull they proved to be as we moved arround the city easyly. Great channel from great guys.

[@lifeofawearytraveler308]

Thanks!

[@jasontemme8204]

Hello Janek and Honza 😊 as a travel agent in Austrálie and someone who lived in Prague and also near Ostrava I always recommend my customers watch your videos before they arrive in the Czech Republic (some sadly still call it Czechoslovakia) so that they see as much s they can, do not just do what every other tourist see’s, do not get ripped off, eat and drink locally (not in groups) and do not act like idiots. Thank you again Janek and Honza for your great videos that makes me miss Czech every day but makes me smile, glad I had the chance to say thank you in person to you Janek in Prague Jason P.S I did send your Chequepoint envelope but it was returned

[@chris9012]

Agree with you on most things. Just, as someone who does a lot of solo-travel, sometimes it's nice to join a pubcrawl or guided tour to meet other solo-travelers. Not all tours/crawls are bad. I did a crawl in Dublin that was like you described, but one in Sofia brought you to nice bars I wouldn't have found on my own. I do however understand that a local wouldn't be to keen on them.

[@thomdutchgamer]

I had the same experience

[@lcg3092]

Same, I'm social enough to talk to people if we're in a tour together, but not social enough to go by myself to a pub and talk to locals out of the blue...

[@richarddundovic6797]

I'm from Porto, Portugal and we totally get the topic. The problem about the big tourist groups ufff, that's a problem we have with the Spaniards. On the offensive side, people must know and undersrtand that in Portugal we speak Portuguese, NOT SPANISH!

[@hondolane7929]

I feel you. I was once in Luxemburg and were at a restaurant and the waiter asked the German people on the next table if it was their first visit in Luxemburg. They said yes it was their first time in Belgium. We are Germans too but decided to speak English so we don‘t get associated with them.😅 last year we were in Spain and Portugal, drove all around the Iberian peninsula from coast to coast. You have a really great country and we only met nice people.

[@klientproby]

I mourn the loss of the quiet streets empty of tourists. I really enjoyed wandering the historic centre during lockdown. Firstly, I hadn't been to the centre to speak of, for a really long time due to too many tourists. Secondly, it helped me to re-appreciate the city where I live. Fortunately, our mayor has banned a lot of the most stupid and egregious tourist traps, but the cheap crap sold to tourists is still available, including the idiotic Russian hats and dolls.

[@the.nolander]

0:16 That lady in the back next to the guy wearing the blue cap is none less than a majestic queen... 👑 How I'd love to invite her for a dine at a restaurant of her choice.

[@RuffledRowlit]

I live in Gent Belgium and tourists are the bane of my fucking existence… ive lived in a calm little city in Sweden and now im imstead surrounded by tourists everyday just trying to buy groceries is impossible and drunk people being loud and rude is bloody annoying…

[@wallmartdragonlink2513]

Am so happy to hear that am not the only one dealing with that

[@michaelkongstedt]

I have been following your videos, for many years, been to Prague... Sorry, I lost count. This video summs all up... The next Czech words you should teatch us is : "Hello, we are the Czech Police. You Are under arrest"

[@oliversuchanek]

i was literally waiting 3 min for this to upload, always so excited

[@Karadum]

Everyone loves Prague public transport, but if respect is needed somewhere, then in the crowded trams, buses and subways. Realize that the public transport is a necessity for many locals that allows them to get to/from work and they are not happy if a bunch of tourists comes in and starts to have a party or shouting contest throughout the vehicle.

[@WheretheJones]

Agree with everything except for the Hop on / Hop off busses. In lots of places this is the best first ting to do to get a good lay of the land. It is just a quick way to get a general feel of a place. Then you can dive deeper into a place.

[@virgospirit9933]

It may be good in bigger cities. But in Prague you can literally walk all over the main turist attractions easily and to more distant places you can take tram or metro. Prague is great in this. It's not far anywhere.

[@katiebellebourassa5251]

I disagree with the Hop-on hop-off bus point. I just got back from a trip from the UK and I did a hop-on hop-off bus it turned out to be really beneficial and we got to see a lot and learned a lot because of the guides.However these buses may not work in every city but in some cities it can really helpful, plus you can get a discount to attractions that require payment with a hop-on hop-off bus ticket.

[@notthatyouasked6656]

Agreed. These buses are particularly useful if your time is limited, but even if you have a fair amount of time, they can help orient you to the layout of the city.

[@izengolf1]

Agreed! Was a great way to see all of Barcelona quickly and narrow down what to see. One great place was on the outskirts and hard to reach without a taxi.

[@michaelkongstedt]

Tak!

[@andreyradchenko8200]

Those weird knockoff ushanksas with officer cockardes are giga cringe, I live in Moscow and can't state just how much I hate them. They sell that garbage all over the tourist locations and even on the Arbat. And yes, things like that are offensive stereotype garbage and buying them would insult the locals here as well. Don't support soulless chinese garbage and be more sensitive to people if you enjoy their cities, countries and cultures.

[@CitizenAyellowblue]

Prague has fantastic public transport. Worth using as an activity in and of itself.

[@stephantrzonnek1720]

this is one of the most important videos from the Honest Guides. Remember that sentence: "Respect the locals"

[@hansgruber1946]

I've been watching this channel for the last year and love the content. Realistically I'm never going to Prague but am glad to have been enlightened with these videos.

[@NikoAwayyy]

The only point I don't agree is not to take the hop on hop off buses. There is something a lot of people forget, in a lot of cities this bus ticket is cheaper than taking a cab - so you can basically use these buses as a "taxi" to several destinations in the city.

[@virgospirit9933]

Well yeah, but this is mostly about Prague. In Prague you can just walk all over the main turist attractions and then take tram or metro to other places of Prague of your own choice. Local people don't use taxi much, because exactly as you said, it's expensive and our public transport is great and cheap. You can pay at least 30$ for those hop off buses or you can buy ticket for public transport for like 5$ (for 24h) and go anywhere u want. So yeah, those hoo off buses are bad in Prague, but maybe not in other bigger cities.

[@ursuspovo]

One more tip: in an era when many people can work remotely, living in a different city is a much better experience than visiting it for a weekend. I know not everyone can spend a month abroad, but it's quite an experience. It 100x your chances of meeting locals and experiencing the city as one of them. Second tip: to all the lovely people coming to Europe from overseas: spending your holiday in a single country looks for sure less interesting on your instagram, but makes for a much better (and relaxing) vacation. Noone forces you to visit all the main touristic spots on europe, there are many hidden gems that are ignored by mass tourism.

[@akid8642]

Totally agree with the first one about discovering. I'm 16 so most of the time I am not the one to get the final decision but I just hate these tourist tours were you go with a bunch of other people to some place. My familiy luckily is a much more let's just explore an see what happens

[@Feroxing12]

most ridiculous tourists are gangs of young guys and it does not matter whether it's stag party or not. loud everywhere as if everything belonged to them, when i'm in restaurant a pray they dont come there. usually drunk after couple of beers (amateurs). looking and pointing at girls in non respectful manner, yet they are unable to get any girl which pisses them off and they get more drunk and that's it, some of them finish the evening in brothel. surely no each group is like this but the pattern is pretty obvious.

[@savydaniel]

I was in Prague at the beginning of this month, I'll be back in August. I acted like a local, not like a tourist and everything was almost fine, excepting 2 places where my lack of czech determined the final bill.

[@mczeljk]

I'm from Hamburg, Germany. The people having their stag parties here are the absolute worst! I can totally relate.

[@greyg3614]

Listen to Janek folks

[@mogmason6920]

The beermat trick is best tip any tourist could be given, I have a massive stack of them from my many trips to Belgium over the years!

[@You-Be-The-Judge]

Thank you so much for this video. I hope the right people see it so the rest of us do not feel like we have to apologize for our countrymen every place we go.

[@-Black-White-]

I wished many czech tourists visiting vienna would watch this video!

[@FilipMoncrief]

Yeah, it’s kinda sad how czechs treat Amsterdam/Vienna the same way they hate their cities to be treated

[@Zenit_Bourg]

Hahahah when I was trusted to plan the itinerary for our school trip to Europe, everybody was shocked it includes WALKING.

[@klammyvagikarp7578]

I took so much advice from this channel and had a wonderful time in Prague with ideas from it. But I did go to KFC there to see what Czech KFC is like. I try to see KFC in every country, and I still remember being served these interesting crisps instead of chips there as a vivid memory.

[@hildegr]

I love your videos. Have been some 25 times (lost count) to Prague, it is by far my favourite European city. Have never climbed a statue, and have no plans to do so. Your videos have cheered me up no end while we were not allowed to travel anywhere these past two years. My husband and I were back last autumn, and I hope to make another visit before Christmas. Keep up the good work.

[@fbrandonisio88]

Lived 6 months in Prague and i can tell that public transportation is awesome! if the sign at the stop tells you your arrive in a place in 8 minutes, you'll be there in 8 minutes, no matter what

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

I still carry the fact that in my 2 months in Belgium. I got asked for directions by Belgians 2 times as a batch of "not looking like a tourist"-honor.

[@patrickbentley6014]

Stag parties and hen parties are the worst thing about Prague. I like to relax in the beer garden at Letna, but as soon as they show up, I leave. They always ruin the atmosphere for everyone else.

[@2012edunne]

As a tourist, its best to meet with the locals, go to local bars, book your own tours, etc. Much more enjoyable and you learn more about the people, country, and culture.

[@ldstiesto]

I’ve traveled to many, many countries except Prague. The city looks incredible amazing! Thanks for sharing this cool tips.

[@ListenToElectronic]

Prague is such a beautiful country, much better than Czechia.

[@ramroop.s.1124]

@@ListenToElectronic sarcasm level infinity 😂

[@ov8456]

@@ListenToElectronic I agree

[@becheroteka9.a525]

@@ListenToElectronic As a resident of Středočeský Kraj (Central Bohemia region), I agree.

[@FilipMoncrief]

Brno is a better country, especially with its capital city called Czechia

[@CyrilJap]

I believe most of people watching your channel are good and respectful tourists. This video should be shown in the planes and the trains arriving to Prague.

[@lokelosk]

In summary: don't be an asshole, be respectful. I'll forward this video to some people.

[@namcat53]

I was going to say that, but I thought KZbin would censor it. We never have and never will be a------s. Thanks.

[@mariopeedor7433]

I live in historic part of popular tourist destination in Southern Spain(Malaga). Almost everything you say is very true. But I been always suggesting tourists to explore city with hop on/hop off buses. First, they remove the need to do proper research about popular hotspots(not everyone likes spending hours of research and planning during vacation). Second, due to growing population in city centers, public transport is getting extremely crowded. Third, the price, it might sound a lot, but is it? 1 day pass in Malaga costs 25 euros, it includes also free pass to Car Museum(9eur) and MIMMA(5eur), both awesome places to visit. Public transport fee: 10 times ticket costs 8.70eur, due to short rides, 10 times goes quite fast. Using taxi or rental scooters will rack up quite heavy transport expense., FAST. Might be different in Prague as the city is bigger and traffic jams are longer.

[@matttv94]

Janek I’d like to say Thankyou for being such an informative guide. I’m in Prague at the moment on my first solo trip. I was really nervous about going on my own but your channel has really helped settle my nerves. Your country is beautiful and I really don’t want to go home tomorrow

[@postkartefurpauline2801]

Zum wiederholten Male reisen wir auf den Spuren und mit den Empfehlungen von Honest Guide durch die City von Prag Und das kann ich jedem nur empfehlen. Mit Janek und Honsa Ist es so leicht die besonderen Seiten dieser wunderschönen Stadt zu entdecken. Großes Lob und herzlichen Dank an diesen genialen Reise-Vlog

[@jonatanwestholm]

To the number 0 of this list I think we should also add: consider visiting Any Other City in Czechia, other than Prague. Like, spread the Love, don't just hug Prague to death!

[@alexj9603]

And this one other city should not be Český Krumlov, because it's also a tourist trap.

[@haakonwibe9379]

We visited twice in the late 90's. Had a super-awesome holiday the first time. We had literally no plan for hotel or anything, just 4-5 days and a travel budget. Took a bus for 20 hours from Norway, and befriended a local on the way down. He set us up with a really friendly elderly lady who lodged us (3 guys) in her house on the outskirts of Prague. We were so lucky I still can't believe it, like 30 minutes away from the city center by bus and metro. She made us tea and had these sugarcubes shaped like aces and spades. From the house we had outlook over the hills into the city centre. Taking the public transport really made us feel like locals. Even got a ticket for missing to buy a ticket once! ... What a great time

[@Lisasplace]

i will say, for big places that don't have proper (or just plain expensive) outside public transportation, i do really like the hop on hop off buses. The ticket is for 24 hours and allowes you to quickly scope out if the [enter place] is for you or if you can skip it. Granted I now learned there is a tram in Prague so instead i'll take that one

[@AlaskanTiger23]

There's a tourist tram in Lisbon, too, but it's a massive spot for pickpockets. I'm curious if the one in Prague is the same.

[@MrMaidenHell]

Had such a wonderful time in Prague after watching The Honest Guide's videos! Will definitely return again!

[@PracticallyGeek]

We have been over 17 times now to your beautiful country and city, long walks, metro and tram rides to different parks, train rides to other towns/cities but walking through old town square has become a minefield in ways. Loud, drunk and rude tourist most of which are English and all I can think is wow give us a great name. I honestly start to feel a bit embarrassed, I even saw those beer bike things but in a boat form, I mean come on! Overall though they are drowned out by the wonder of the country and city, still finding things to do since our first week there in 2015. My advice, see the tourist sights maybe once or twice then start to explore parks, surrounding places, different towns/cities but most of all be kind, considerate and peaceful. Thank you for this video guys! P.S Those hop on/hop off buses man! My wife has to put up with me every time we are in Prague getting way to angry at seeing people riding them, come on just walk the city or get a day ticket for every public transport available. They must miss so much of the city while on them.

[@mathismuller6033]

Whenever we went to any city as a tourist, we always avoided any place with lots of tourists and instead explored all the nice little things off the beaten path. The only place were I ever found tourists to be annoying was in train stations. Usually the locals now exactly were to go and were not to stand, but tourists block paths and especially escalators by standing on the wrong side. That is very noticeable in the Berlin main station. It is constructed very confusingly, especially to tourists, and so they usually get lost.

[@jeromeclaessen3921]

If only every country had an honest guide like you.

[@chynazes5000]

4:15 as a Ukrainian, I relate to this so, so much!! It is infuriating when people who don’t know about our history (or just listen to the russian propaganda version of it) celebrate the soviet union or tour Ukraine for its “soviet appeal” with ZERO regard for the fact that that regime murdered and oppressed millions of our people just for being Ukrainian and actually was an occupation of our country which symbolises so much pain & trauma for us to this day. I think also especially after russia’s war against us during which they’re doing the same atrocities to us as their soviet predecessors did & for the same reasons, there will be zero tolerance of soviet symbolism in Ukraine 🙏

[@chynazes5000]

On a side note, thank you so much for hosting some of my compatriots in your cities while our country fights this hopefully final war against the russian’s attempts to occupy & oppress us. And I really hope that the Ukrainians in your cities are being respectful 🙏 I was in Prague a few years ago and really like your city

[@HeyItsEmilyLove]

I hope you and your family are doing ok. I wish you the best 💙

[@k.o.h3599]

Oh no, the poor slave owners and kulaks! I'm so sorry the USSR ended the famines in the Ukraine and industrialized the region... And it must have been so awful for the literal nazis and nazi sympathizers who were punished during and after the war... So sad

[@de_Gude]

Why should it cause any trauma to you? You weren't even born during this time.

[@raphaelanjoss]

Tomorrow I am back to Prague with my wife and Honest Guide changed the way I see the city for the best!

[@namcat53]

We are very good tourists wherever we go; we can't help it. YOU are the Good Guys teaching others how to be a good tourist and we appreciate that... I would go so far as to say you are The Cool Guys teaching others to be cool. Thanks for another great video!

[@jorgepalacio6910]

Public drinking is what makes a city great. In my country it is 100% illegal to drink in public at any time. So the streets are dark and dangerous. I've been to places where you can drink anywhere in the city and there is people everywhere and you always feel safe walking in any alleyway

[@diyandimov5104]

Man.... I love this channel... I hope you grow it to a channel for around all of the Czech Republic... I myself am a traveler and I prefer to travel by car... Why not have a few stops around before reching Prague :) Keep the vibe on, keep the fight on (against scammers) And Greetings from Bulgaria (the real Bulgaria, not the gispy part)

[@fgm1197]

I love Prague. Been there 6 times now. I am so happy that I have a Czech friend with whom I spend my "holidays" (weekend trips) in Prague. Thanks to her i do not look like a complete moron and i get to see the real Czech places of interest.

[@christophergrace1085]

As someone who grew up in a tourist spot (NYC), I always remember how annoying tourist could be and always try to be respectful of the locals.

[@renej8961]

if I'm city hopping I try to get a Local Guide as much as possible. Sometimes i get a bad one but more then not you get to see the real soul of the City and learn the culture.

[@kaprun100]

Such a good vibe in this video, with lots of proper advice for the tourists! Good catch! :)

[@Brutetank]

If you wouldn't be shitty in your own neighborhood, don't be shitty in somebody else's. Very simple

[@janne_alves]

I am truly amazed and grateful for all your videos! I'm going to Prague this month for my birthday after visiting Budapest and I hope I can enjoy the best of the city. I will see Don Giovani at the Stavovské Theater and the Prague Chamber Orchestra at the Smetana Hall.

[@timonix2]

My dude really hammering down on the tourists 😅 you go, lol at all these cool things and the tourists go naaah we want to be tourists, we aren't locals, will never be, will never attempt to be Tourists like the traps, the fake traditions and weird venues. That's why they come. You just happen to live in what's to them Disneyland. It's not about the locals and their traditions. Never has been

[@davasG9]

You guys are really awesome!!! I have been following you for years. I have been in Prague 3 times till now and planning to come a lot more! You are really helpful. I never visited any tourists places. After i checked your videos i only go to local restaurants and pubs which are far better experience!!!

[@mydrone245]

Prag is an amazing city, 2 days was awesome, amazing, lovely Person, nice food. I like your City. Nice Castle, wine destination.

[@ismailgultekin9768]

i was scrolling in netflix and just said "well nothing to wacht, i hope honest guide has a new video'. here we are :D best youtuber :)

[@subtropicalken1362]

Ha. I’ve been collecting beer coasters for decades. Great way to remember (maybe 😏) the beer halls/pubs or beer and the places one has been. And they don’t weigh much. 😉

[@iurilino41]

I never seen someone that loves his city so much. Its wholsome

[@Iskijos]

I was lucky enough to visit Prague last week. It has been wonderful 4 days. By the way: Thank you for the wonderful Food-Recommendations. I really loved "Vegan's", "U Červeného páva" and the "Kolacherie" I am agreeing with you in all, but two points: First "Dont do only the classic touristy stuff": This depends on how many time you have, I was in Prague for three and a half days and the only "Non classic-Touristic"-thing i was able to do, was to visit the national museum and get up to the Petřín. There, unfortunately was no time to do much more. Second "Dont take the Hop On, Hopp Off buses": I have to be honest, one "Must-Do" on all of my city-trips is to take the HOHO-Buses. There are not many alternatives to get a general overview about the Points of interest and the history of the place you are visiting in such a short time.

[@V0lkanic]

Díky!

[@Ddeletham]

I think it just gives you more and better experiences when you go to local places and try out the local products. I never regret eating local food anywhere I went before and it often opened my eyes -and taste buds- to new possibilities.

[@mikeedwards3162]

Thanks for clarifying about climbing the towers...I literally was thinking it would be cool to absail down the castle.

[@NotSpockToo]

In any city we visit that has a tram line we take it as far as it goes in a couple of directions. That lets us really see the city and not just the historic center. It also helps us figure out where we want to go explore further the next day. We've also spoken to some amazing people this way as someone usually assumes we're lost tourists and ask if they can help. We ask that person for recommendations of what to see.

[@JokeeGA5]

That’s the part I never understood. People ask me if it’s legal to drink in public in Prague. And I’m like, for the most part, but why? Who walks around with a can of beer when there is a pub on every corner serving amazing beer on tap. *shrug*

[@yalinter]

This video came just in time. Will visit Praha next week. Have my "Honest Guide" at hand and am good to go :)