Top Surprises of Poland : Part 2

[@Sylwia220394]

I once heard an opinion that our polish "poker face" came from having to have to live under soviet and german occupation. Back then if you brought attention to yourself in public you might have just ended up dead, so outside people would look at the pavement, keep to themselves and show no emotions. Also there was the underground resistance and the members couldn't ever betray themselves so again, showing emotions could end up badly.

[@charlies.5777]

I've also heard the saying that," If your country was flanked by Russia and Germany, you wouldn't be smiling, either!!" Definitely some truth to this. While I was born and raised in the USA, I'll readily admit that the constant smiling of many Americans comes off as a bit manipulative and disingenuous,which is one reason why I don't do it. I guess another reason is that I have Polish DNA!! That being said, simply from reading the comments on this site it's easy to decipher that Polish people are funny, clever and like to have a good time.😀

[@mariobart1654]

I think the poker face's also the reason, especially when the English speaking try to speak to Polish guy that don't understand well English. That's some kind of protection '' Don't ask me'' look down and poker face. I saw it sometimes being with my Polish and English friends together. I got a funny story about this, when I used to have a restaurant in Poland and I got some German and Dutch clients. With Dutch I used to speak English with Germans I use German and the Polish guy was behind, get sweat, in some panic scratching head. So when I ask him in Polish - ''What You want to order? He said '' Got thanks!! I was thinking how's the steak with potatoes in English?

[@dimitrizapaliev5951]

I think the main reason is that people not making much money and have financial problems that's why they dont smile.

[@rheinhartsilvento2576]

@@dimitrizapaliev5951 I'm sure there's some truth to this. But, it very much depends on the temperament of the nation or group. Many of the most smiling and joyous people on the planet are also the poorest.

[@xxxxxx-hx3vp]

When I moved to UK I got very suspicious each time somebody asked me: 'How was your weekend?'. I thought to myself: 'It's not your damn business!'😂Took me some time to get the idea behind it. Recently I went to Poland and my Father (bless him!) admitted: 'You know what? I'm sorry for saying this, but you somehow get on my nerves.' When I asked him why, he replied: 'Not sure...You are so smiley and chatty with everyone... it comes across as false..' Then I realised I started to absorb the English culture. By the way - love your energy and your videos!

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thank you 😊Great story!

[@whitekronos]

That’s true unfortunately.......or maybe not. Despite our poker face or angry-one,whatever, we just love privacy. But what happened to double 3X happens to all of us cuts off from natural environment, but Polish people are great in melting in whithout loosing identity. God bles u brother

[@4it4k]

"I'm holding my thumbs for that" - you're truly Polish! 😂

[@ebarteldes]

When I was living in Brazil, we had the same tradition of All Saints' Day. Actually, I was impressed how many Polish and Brazilian customs are the same.

[@ladyjm8571]

De Dio de los Muertos - I think.

[@ralphzamoyski2807]

@@ladyjm8571 se dice: el dia de los muertos, and yes it is very similar to "wszystkich swietych" in Poland with the difference of parties that go everywhere, in Poland it is the day of remembering loved ones that passed away and it is sort of serious, rather than time of festivities and joy like in Mexico for example. What I remember from growing in Poland only Gypsies enjoyed this day like latinos.

[@ladyjm8571]

@@ralphzamoyski2807 Yup. Unfortunately in Poland every holiday is celebrated too serious. In my opinion there is a tradition for gloomy celebration at Wigilia wszystkich świętych, or any other festivity as Christmas Eve, Easter. And the most gloomy are the church celebration. Church in Poland can at any occasion, happy or not, make you depressed. Who ever been at church and listened those horrible depressing songs, and the impression of suffering... It, like people enjoy to scourge themselves and wallow in misery. I wish people in Poland had much more distance and not take everything so serious, noble, and pompously.

[@ebarteldes]

@Wolnościowiec There was a wave of Polish immigration to Brazil following WW2, but it has stalled a bit since then. But in Parana, Brazil there is a large expat population and even a city - Aurora - where Polish is the main language.

[@monikakacprzak4721]

@@ladyjm8571 Christmas Eve is not celebrating gloomy! Food can be a little strange for foreigners, but celebration is not gloomy. Presents for everybody! Santa Claus!

[@octo.lina69]

I'm glad I found your channel! I was born in Opole then adopted & came to Canada. Canadians are usually polite & smile. Hope I can go back to Poland one day♡♡ love your videos!

[@LoveMyPoland]

What an amazing story! Thank you and stay tuned!

[@robertciesluk7207]

Oh darling ! You are always welcome in Poland!!!

[@octo.lina69]

@@robertciesluk7207 Dziękuję!😊😊😊

[@Adriano70911]

@@octo.lina69 nice story sis

[@patrycjaannaamalia]

Mieszkam aktualnie w Opolu! Jedno z najbardziej uroczych miast w Polsce! :)

[@jesman3]

Interesting stuff. It is nice to learn about other cultures.

[@Arthas771]

Funny thing about smiling. When I went to work in USA, one of the workers ask me if I was bullied by other workers, just because I had my neutral face all the time.

[@ladyjm8571]

It's national bitchface.

[@vubevube]

you don't even have to go to US. I was working in UK with Australians and they already knew Poles are grumpy looking and i didn't prove them wrong.

[@chiyoko4244]

​@@ladyjm8571 'dla obcych ludzi mam twarz jednakową - ciszę błękitu' :3

[@ysy662]

Great and spot-on especially last 30sec. Dressing up, especially among women in Poland borders on an obsession. :-)

[@yakeosicki8965]

hahahaha świetna obserwacja z tym pokazem mody na cmentarzach. Kiedyś dobrym miejscem i czasem na prezentacje nowego futra była Pasterka w Boże Narodzenie hahahahah

[@dariuszb.9778]

Na wsi to wciąż jest Pasterka. W miastach ludzie są zbyt leniwi i mało która dama będzie się fatygować w śniegu lub błocie o północy tylko po to, aby pokazać się sąsiadom w nowym ciuchu (chyba, że już jest na emeryturze, bo przed emeryturą wystarczy jej pokazać się w pracy przed koleżankami :D ).

[@supajasiu]

Wiekrzość na pasterke teraz nie dochodzi :D trzeba wypić za dobre plony, a co?

[@utahdan231]

W miastach nie ma błota i ludzie chodzą na pasterkę bardzo licznie.

[@malgorzatamakowska9910]

@@supajasiu taaak wiekszosc...

[@malgorzatamakowska9910]

elegancja to tez szacunek dla innych no ,ale sa tacy ktorzy wola dziurawe spodnie rozciagniety sweter i ..ekologiczne oszczedzanie wody na prysznic...

[@zdenekzdun410]

With your last point you have nailed it. Right to the point. The show off is the polish tradition. By any price. "Zastaw się a postaw się" is one good example of that. This is also the reason why polish grave stones are so impresive compared to another countries cementaries, does dead need it? The living need it!!!

[@rheinhartsilvento2576]

Right! And have you seen Russian headstones? They're something else!

[@gdanski72]

I love it when you show Mexican candle 6:16 .... well that's what we get in Texas .... Virgin of Guadalupe ..... Love your channel

[@ewelino]

I gave you the huge thumbs up for saying the truth about winter coats and shoes xD it's so true!

[@dariuszb.9778]

Co do smętnej miny i "wiecznego narzekania", to każdy ma trochę racji, bo to i kwestia tradycji, i historii, i wstrętu narodowego do pokazywania sztucznych emocji (sztuczny uśmiech jest traktowany niemal jak sztuczna złość; sztuczne uśmiechy zaakceptowaliśmy w sklepach, ale to przecież "uśmiech biznesowy" i każdy sprzedawca towaru i usługi "orze jak może", więc nie można mieć do niego pretensji, najwyżej trzeba się "oduśmiechnąć", aby nie było mu/jej głupio ). Mało kto jednak pamięta o jeszcze jednym powodzie, dla którego nie pokazujemy publicznie swojej radości, a zwłaszcza nie chwalimy się publicznie swoimi sukcesami (a jeśli już ktoś się o nich dowie, to je "umniejszamy" na zasadzie, że "trafiło/udało się" i że "ciekawe jak to długo jeszcze potrwa, bo przecież co się polepszy, to się popi*rzy"). Tym powodem są zakorzenione głęboko w naszej kulturze... przesądy. Kto chwali się swoim szczęściem, tego pech niechybnie spotka. Chwalenie się to ściąganie na siebie kłopotów, a jeśli nawet tych kłopotów nie przyniesie "licho" (czyli słowiański demon niepowodzenia/pecha), to z pewnością zadba o to zazdrosny sąsiad lub sąsiadka, która zacznie nam szkodzić rozpuszczając plotki lub trzyma gdzieś na strychu szmacianą kukiełkę i szpilki @_@ Tylko głupi by się tak podkładał O_o

[@Michal235]

xD

[@malgorzatamakowska9910]

za to oszczedzamy na psychanalistach ktorzy, o ile sie nie myle, robia zloto w USA

[@mareknizinski3745]

@@malgorzatamakowska9910 brawo

[@KarsonNow]

No chwalipięty mają problem...co chwilę ktoś im wrzuca kłody pod nogi...albo inne dołki są na około powykopywane... 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@rheinhartsilvento2576]

@@malgorzatamakowska9910 Z tym oszczedzaniem na psychanalitykach tobym tak się nie spieszyła 😋 Dobra psychanaliza czy terapia przydałaby się bardzo wielu Polakom

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

That Orange candle is gorgeous! 😍

[@mechanicvs2116]

Story that caught me off guard as Pole myself: I was sitting in corridor waiting for the classes to start. Suddenly some guy that I didn't know approached me and we shaked hands. After I told him that I'm from different group he apologized that he greeted me - and it was serious apology.

[@Saheryk]

Yeah, there is something in some people, that they are kind of sorry for interrupting the peace of your tribe.

[@leadmagnet5309]

You forgot about goong to the forest for fugi/mushrooms, during atumn, most Poles love to do it. Very relaxing.

[@LoveMyPoland]

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[@ziggyszymczak7371]

You’re right Russell about fashion show at the cemeteries in Poland 😂

[@KarasekUS]

4. To ta słowiańska dusza nieutulona...

[@cecyliaokreglak8171]

I just discovered your videos on KZbin and I like very much your point of view on Poland. I was born in Poland, immigrated to US in 1968 . I have two children which were born in US and do not know too much about this “exotic” country. It was called “exotic” by a Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz.....I do not know why. So your video is very educational and I am glad that you like this beautiful country !! Thank you.

[@smyk1975]

If you think Polish winters are harsh you definitely don’t want to experience Eastern Canada. Or any Canada outside Vancouver. I thought I was ready for Canada being Polish but nothing can prepare you for a Quebec or a Manitoba winter.

[@ricken21]

Alaska winters are pretty harsh too, from what I saw from TV series Przystanek Alaska (not Canada but close)

[@gmiernik]

I love your ending about women. Here in Toronto I sometimes go to the Polish church on Sundays, and here it is that Sunday service that not only women but men do too to show off, the clothes the jewelry the new watch list is never ending, and ever so often the priest will try to remind the people to tone down on the perfumes and colognes, it is hard to spend an hour in a beautiful church when everyone's soaked them self with their favourite scent and all the scents start mixing, quite often to the point where you can taste what's in the air.

[@elizabethloren-broz2680]

That comes from old Polish saying " jak cie widza tak cie pisza " i nigdy nie wiadomo kto moze cie zobaczyc na zewnatrz. That is why when you go out you HAVE to look your very best !

[@edlawrence5059]

I arrived in Warsaw in the middle of July 2014, and it was actually cold. I had never experienced anything like that before then.

[@johngcahill9583]

Your episodes are very informative ...thank you

[@MattTheBandGuy]

Speaking for myself as an American tourist with some Polish ancestry, I smiled all the time when I visited Poland. I wasn't showing teeth, and it was more of a perpetual grin, really, but I just couldn't get over how beautiful the country is, and the sheer amount of history in the places I visited. Living in the Western US, there are no cathedrals or castles from the 14th Century to marvel at. I felt the same way about Sweden and Finland.

[@Mister-Christer]

Cool. I am a Swede, with parents from Finland and a Polish wife. :) I speak Swedish and Finnish and have dual citizenship. Kocham Polska

[@MattTheBandGuy]

Sweden is beautiful! I have Swedish relatives who live between Vänern and Vättern, and visited them in June for the first time. My Polish great-grandfather married a girl from Sweden after he arrived in the US, then settled in California. And...... I used to live in Finland.

[@sharky666l8]

I agree, it's beautiful

[@Litwinus]

I understand that you don't like cold, but I miss cold and snowy winters the most.

[@pangroszek3498]

In Poland on a elementary is always a cross and there is a tradition that you put a candle there for this graves that you are not able to visit and for those people you even don't know where are buried (lost at war etc)

[@bron9242]

hi I've seen few episodes of yours and I must say you're very close to reality ,witch is very difficult in Polish,well done you I hope you're still enjoying liveng in Poland. Cheers Bronislaw

[@Phea7]

Milder winters is very bad news actually... Climat changes and stuff. Also, I miss snow and true winter's atmosphere.

[@misiekkkPL]

Ice skating is the best. But I love it when I can Ice skate on a frozen pond. Does it get frosty in Houston?

[@visualjottings5626]

Good work. Kudos to you.

[@Michal235]

I have to say that this neutral face and, generally, stoicism is something I really appreciate in polish people. The poker face doesn't mean that people avoid like any interactions in public, if you'd ask somebody in a bus for, idk, route to somewhere, he'd be more than happy to help you. And yeah, there are also many things I really don't like in polish people, but there are also many things I don't like in people in general xD

[@leszekchrusciel7719]

next all hallows day, go to the cemetery about 0-2 am when no one is there, only fire candle and walk among the graves, this is amazing view. Sorry for my english. I like your movies

[@LoveMyPoland]

Your English is great! Dziękuję bardzo!

[@witekkopyrda6924]

6:40, Swieta racja, panie kochany haha.

[@SnowChickenFlake]

I prefer cold and snowy winters, that what is this season

[@Dziki_z_Lasu]

In the most parts of Poland winters are mostly just around 0C and rainy with a wet snow but mostly cloudy and fogy, with only a couple of days from time to time of a winter wonderland or a week of sunny but up to -20C actic cold, which is realy nice compared to i.e. freezing rain, or a weak but still unpleasent huricane.

[@kosmopolitanna]

I like watching you but c'mon cold winters? Try Jakuck, Russia. Honestly, you're spoilt in here! :-P

[@LoveMyPoland]

Recently it's been a lot better, yes!

[@Pyrokan]

I am from relatively small town in Poland and well - when you visit cemetary on All Saints Day you can be 100% sure you will meet some of your friends and their families paying their respects. So it kind of doubles as a day to meet acquaintances and exchange greetings. You don't want to look shabby in such a social situation, right?

[@LoveMyPoland]

Right!

[@SnowChickenFlake]

*this is true*

[@MyMrJellyfish]

I’m Pole but as a Pentecostal often I am suprised by Polish traditions. 🤫😅

[@anini8057]

I think you live in a very traditional environment, good traditional polish roots ;)

[@adrianbogacz3593]

The last remark - 'Cmentarianki'. You do not look it up, just ask around how people undrstand the word. By the way, great content and delivery. Thumbs up!

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Not only can you not show up at the cemetery dressed to the nines, but you can't go into town not looking spiffy and flash!

[@sebastianadamski1271]

Hi Russell my name is Sebastian for last 26 years I live in Connecticut. IN 1989 I WALK 14 DAYS from Przemysl to Częstochowa there was 900 people in the group . Funny fact 12 off us every body called us APOSTOLES WE WALK TRU THE VILLAGE CAALED AMERICA THE MAIN STREET WAS REAGAN STREET IT WAS FUN I WACH ED ALL YOURS videos please make more take care HAPPY EASTER

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thanks! More are coming!!

[@pucioy]

Nov. 2nd and you have a T-shirt on you :)

[@pawefilipiak558]

the ending is so true 😂😂😂

[@OhFishyFish]

I spent the first 20-odd years of my life in Poland and I absolutely hate those all saints day lanterns. People spend money on pointless plastic waste just to outdo their neighbours in this Annual Grave Decoration Championship while hardly every actually celebrating the lives of those who passed away. It is extremely superficial, rushed and always felt forced to me, especially that most of the family members only visited the graves on this day. You nailed it when you mentioned women showing off their latest coats and shoes, really observant of you. :) Our Ukrainian neighbours have much better tradition in my opinion - theirs all saints day is celebrated after Easter and people have family feasts at the cemeteries (there are tables and seats on most of them) where they celebrate and even share food with the deceased.

[@LoveMyPoland]

😂

[@aggies5963]

I was hoping you'll mention about women dressing up for all saints day. Couldn't stop laughing when you said it 😂😂😂 Polish people care too much what others think of them, it's an old thing bit its still going strong

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

Głęboko zakompleksiony naród, ale kto nie ma tego świadomości, to się wkurwi, jak mu się to powie.

[@krzysztofskalski7350]

fajny film

[@dimitrizapaliev5951]

About smiling all the time by you (americans) there is Polish idiom which as far as i concerned you like - nie rób dobrej miny do złej gry - means if you loosing dont make face like winner - something like that

[@miraxterrik]

The non-smiling this is the same i always hear about Hungarians. Tourists are usually shocked seeing all those sad/depressed faces in the street but the opposite would be just weird for me. If someone is smiling to themselves on the bus, we would think they are crazy :D

[@Pinzpilot101]

I have an old video of my village and the cemetary from the 80's and some 'All Saints days' were warm with people in T shirts....and some were snowy and cold...climate change?? it changes by the year in these parts. Podkarpacie Rzeszow area.

[@LoveMyPoland]

Nice!

[@karolcianiebieska]

Listopad i nie jest tak zimno bo jesteś w koszulce :)

[@katarzynamonika2281]

We got nice various znicze (made in PRC) but aren't ecological.After All Saints Day are terrifying mountain's of rubbish from znicze😢

[@arczi1309]

That's why you don't throw the entire thing away, only the used candle inside. It's not ecological but hey, 3x less waste anyways

[@MIncoMiss]

😂🤣 you are holding your thumbs??? Nice

[@ceglastymonster7799]

myslę ze masz rację jeśli chodzi o ten "pokaz mody", mogłoby byc lepij, ale nikt nie jest perfekcyjny:) mi sie bardzo podoba Amerykańskie halloween, przezabawne :)

[@grosienka]

WSZYSTKO PRAWDA!!!!!!....everything is true!!!!!

[@jaysonwitting4671]

Winters getting milder doesn't sound like a good thing

[@ulllaaaklara]

Yep, it's a real fashion show on the 1st of November 😊 But to be honest, you should dress approperate, I've seen some people with a sweatpants or 'work jacket' and that just didn't look good.

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

I just don't care =]

[@your-alter-ego7895]

people in general all over the world are in one form or the other inauthentic, because you dont wanna get hurt. you show your protection-persona. which one it is depends upon the culture.

[@ceebee3083]

Możesz wyrażać siebie jak tylko chcesz. Chyba, że chcesz się po prostu uśmiechać na ulicy... to wtedy nie możesz...

[@WhitefirePL]

Actually I think that cementaries on All Saints Day used to be way more beautiful in the past. The "znicze" you show are modern, they are covered for protection from rain. In the past, most of these candles had open tops and unless the weather was bad, there was a lot, and I mean a lot more light overall when you visited the graves. It started to change in the 90s, i think.

[@kurp718]

Polish people went through decades of being oppressed by communism and Russian influence while Western Hemisphere could flourish under American protection, even Western Germany was on American steroids. Yes, while Polish soldiers fought all over the world for other countries freedom Poland was betrayed by these countries, mostly by GB. So, when you see sad people give consideration to these facts and think these people remember these horrific times and just maybe something was ripped off from their hearts, maybe they went through hell that you haven’t ever experienced, ...such as current days in Venezuela, or Cuba. You wouldn’t believe how many mental scars these people carry, yet you want put American smile on their faces. Maybe they are afraid that everything is going to collapse again and they will have to give their blood again, and again will get betrayed... Thank you for good words about my home country.

[@bjornerlendur4606]

Agreed. Poland is definitely colder than Iceland. There are even folk legends about polar bears... and well, there are Icelandic ravens in Poland, but that's not a legend.

[@adrianbogacz3593]

There's an expression for the cemetery fashion show: Cmentarianki

[@elvictorof]

hi, you are doing a good job. I will tell you how so many traditions and holidays come from Poland. All the holidays in Poland, such as Easter, 1 November, harvest festival, Midsummer. All holidays are the heritage of the ancestors. All holidays have Slavic roots. These traditions have replaced the Catholic Church with their ordinances. Why is Easter, for example, a mobile holiday? And not as permanent in Judaism. Because it is an astronomical celebration! It always falls on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon. Ordinary Christmas, such as hay under a tablecloth or an additional plate for a wanderer, is a remnant of the Slavic traditions. You certainly did not know about it. Even many Poles do not remember it anymore.

[@nonperson22]

New winter coat :D Yeah, it's true. Women 😂

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

So, Poles cram into ONE DAY what the Japanese do over the span of 5~9 days during the Obon Festival of mid-August!

[@michal234486]

I doubt the thing was hand painted :p

[@PeterPanMan]

Russell, you're at an added disadvantage...you're from Texas, the friendliest state in America, says this Philadelphian who lived in Dallas for 4 years.

[@robertciesluk7207]

That's why we celebrate names day instead of birthday. My name is Robert because I was born 17. 04. the day of saint Robert.

[@robertciesluk7207]

I mean we in the EAST of Poland. We are real Polish society.

[@maat_538]

My family comes from the borderlands and we celebrate both: name-day and birthday

[@robertciesluk7207]

@@maat_538 Me too. Just because I love party and gifts.

[@maat_538]

@@robertciesluk7207 We too :D

[@mil0s251]

noone i know realy celebrates the name day, it's more like a fun fact: "oh it's your name day, cool. happy name day"

[@arcer5944]

Grave candles - znicze. KZbin subtitle says "Nietzsche" :|

[@LoveMyPoland]

Oh gosh.... 🙄. I can only say I'm sorry for that and that KZbin is responsible for the translation 😞

[@withpikachu2402]

In US people smile because there was no common language, so they use body language to communicate - look I am smiling and harmless... In Europe generally, when someone smiles at you it is usually not a good sign. Ok, some smiles are true and they really mean it.

[@inamina4606]

Wiesz , ze nr 10 to specjalne miejsce na boisku? Chyba sie nie utozsamiasz z tym uzurpatorem Krychowiakiem?

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

Whole families often come to graves. Often, further ones with which little contact is maintained. That's why (which is mega fucked up, but nothing can be done) is an opportunity to brag. Showing your status and assets became an integral part of this holiday in Poland. And that's why fancy candles are selling so well. To show other "suckers from the family" who is the richest here.

[@GiantEscaper]

That's one way of looking at it, quite cynical. For me is is a sign of RESPECT for everyone - those who still live and those who already died.

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

@@GiantEscaper It should be like that. Although I personally disagree with this. Spending lots of money to celebrate someone's memory is raising your ego. Unfortunately, in practice it looks like this. Day of the dead is a competition for "who bought the most expensive / the most beautiful candle". And then there is the "who did not appear", "and who left such an ugly candle", "who instead of buying a new one used the old one and only bought the refill". And of course, repositioning the entire "composition" on the grave so that the "our" candle is most visible.

[@arkasongiplay]

ja widzialam kolesia ktory na butach mial cene 99zl....szedl jak paw dumny😂😂😂

[@mobo8074]

A propos Zaduszek te dwa filmiki kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnympIameNVsZ7s i kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3zKqYN4qb11d6c Im dłużej oglądam Twoje filmiki, tym bardziej utwierdzam się w przekonaniu, że w zrozumieniu i poczuciu niektórych spraw, które mogą się wydawać dziwne pomoże Ci poczytanie polskich klasyków. Polecam zwłaszcza "Pana Tadeusza" Adama Mickiewicza. Nie przeraź się, że to wierszem i dość gruba książka i że okrzyknięta epopeją narodową. Tak naprawdę jest to opowieść o okupowanej Polsce na początku XIX wieku, kiedy odżyły nadzieje na odzyskanie niepodległości we współpracy z Napoleonem. Pełna humoru, nostalgii ale i zjadliwej trafności opowieść o ludziach zajętych swoimi drobnymi sprawami. Jest rozdział o podrywaniu dziewcząt, o grzybobraniu, o wychowaniu dzieci, o polowaniach i łakomstwie, o robienie sobie na złość z sąsiadem i o współpracy w obliczu zagrożenia, o zmieniających sie modach, ludziach zacofanych i postępowych, pozerach i szpanerach, nawet o tym jak zaparzyć dobrą kawę :) Poza tym myślę że obejrzenie którejkolwiek z komedii Fredry też oprócz zabawy dużo wniesie (tu masz playlistę Zemsty, jest w kawałkach na YouTubie kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoW2o4Vnd8p0qZo) No i Sienkiewicz szczególnie trylogia, czyli "Ogniem i mieczem", "Potop" i "Pan Wołodyjowski" (chociaż napisał też "Krzyżaków", "Quo Vadis" i "Listy z Ameryki") też można znaleźć jako audiobooki i filmy na YouTubie. To są rzeczy pisane w czasach rozbiorów Polski, które miały niesamowity wpływ na kształtowanie poczucia tożsamości narodowej i wykształcenia się nowoczesnego Polaka jako patrioty. Szczególnie Pan Tadeusz może Ci co-nieco rozjaśnić, szczególnie jeśli będzie to dobre wydanie z przypisami wyjaśniającymi niektóre rzeczy. Nie będę wchodzić w bardziej mistyczne i oparte na podaniach ludowych romantyczne wiersze Mickiewicza, bo takie "Dziady" pewnie by Cię skutecznie uśpiły, ale podlinkuję Ci streszczenie w 2 częściach ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXTZiot9ZrKjiK8 i kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIKmd6Obo66UkLM Pozdrawiam

[@yakeosicki8965]

No "Dziady" jak najbardziej, bo to z tej tradycji pogańskiej, ogólnoeuropejskiej wywodzi się Halloween :-) Ogólnie bym z Tobą dyskutował ale to bardzo złożony temat. Zdaj sobie tylko sprawę z tego, że pojęcia takie jak naród, narodowy są pojęciami XIX wiecznymi. I kiedy one kształtowały się na świecie to Polski nie było, a byt jakim była Rzeczpospolita to zupełnie inna bajka. Pojęcie narodu w formie współczesnej przychodzi do nas właśnie z USA. To konstytucja USA jest pierwszym aktem prawnym tworzącym tożsamość na pojęciu narodu. Historycznie, to proza Sienkiewicza jest bajkopisaniem .

[@LoveMyPoland]

Dziekuje bardzo. Pozdrawiam!

[@Rahuza]

Naród był w Rzeczypospolitej, tylko w formie szlachty, za społeczeństwo uznawano najbardziej aktywną część narodu, dla chłopa nie ważne było czy robi na Francuza Niemca czy Polaka.

[@michaelmckelvey5122]

Yes, you are probably right-Polish winters are becoming warmer-that is because during the Communist era, almost everybody relied on public transport, buses, trams and trains.. Before, when I was in Poland, you would have taken your children to the seaside by train, nowadays everybody will use their own car burning fossil fuels driving the 443 kilometres to the sea. I remember some years ago being in Warsaw and the traffic was horrendous with nobody really going anywhere at all and at the same time, the trams were running completely empty. Have you not heard of the term global warming?

[@galtube]

Lack of smile... Everlasting problem with Eastern Europe. Probably the reason is more complex than that, but you know who's smiling all the time? Sales people. Sales people are "happy" and smiling because happines and smile is good for sale. I think that many people here seeing somebody smiling without a reason, think "O-o! He's trying to "sell" something to me".

[@nioxi]

Hahaha polish winter is not wet...irish winter is ;) Huuuge difference.

[@cathulhu3772]

Ja dziaduniowi zostawiam na płycie orzechy z drzewa, które posadził dekady temu i 200 ml samogona. Wiem, że bez sensu ale to tak samo, jak za chrzestnego w Zimnym Kącie na Mazurach wylewać pierwszego strzała za burtę, bo tam rozsypany. Robimy to dla siebie, a nie, bo jesteśmy zacofanymi idiotami. Katolikiem nie jestem ale modlitwę odmawiam, bo jako kompletny chaota i dyskordianin, każdą wiarę, prócz kilku wyjątykowo agresywnych szanuję i okej! Może akurat on miał rację? Nie, to nic nie stracę ;) :)))))

[@ewixyt5462]

jestesmy narodem jednorodnym na przyklad w polsce nigdy nie bylo wojny domowej i nigdy nie bedzie owszem kazdy ma prawo do wolnosci wyznania czy kazdej innej ale malo polakow decyduje sie na odrebnosc jesli wychowany jest w rodzinie o wartosciach polskich kazdemu jest szkoda zostawic piekne swieta czy np. polakow rozmowy nocne za dobrze nam z tymi wartosciami tradycyjnymi jesli nowe nic nam dobrego nie daja .mam nadzieje ze teraz latwiej zrozumiesz polska mentalnosc

[@izabelafirmowska7788]

Long, cold winter in Poland... What about Wisconsin? Summer all year around? I love your films. You always make me lough or at least smile but I don't get it why you always complain about Europe's winter like you wouldn't have any snow or frost in US at all.

[@garys.7846]

you have to remember, he is from Houston, Texas. Hot climate there.

[@Pinzpilot101]

I teach Russians and they tell me that Happy People in Russia are considered insane...keep away. ! Did communism do this to people??? Children at schools in Poland often ask me why I am so happy...parents too......I tell them I retired form working for other people in my 40's...yes they don't believe me!!!!

[@LoveMyPoland]

Yeah, being too happy is suspect here too. I'd put a lot of weight on the communistic background. It's changing rapidly though...

[@Pinzpilot101]

@@LoveMyPoland Yes If you teach young people you will see the changes...in attitude etc...(is it a good thing? questionable). But here in these parts in villages especially children are told to sit still and shut up...when they are 17.....it changes the moment they are 18...and the parents wonder why they are unprepared for adult life. ??? Seriously I have had 17 year olds sent out from the room while I was discussing their abilities in class....I said that they need to be here so they will know what to concentrate on...I was told that they are too young to understand adult discussion....(podkarpacie....a Poland within Poland - maybe?)

[@kor_di]

So true about women during All Saints Day 😂 So called "REWIA MODY" get it's heat in Warsaw, where all so called "dziunie" need to show off 😂 It's so cheesy...

[@Avenlith]

Literally no one cares about looking good at the cemetery. Of course, there are people that must show how they look like, but there is no pushing in the society to look your best.

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

Yeah, but people like to judge you by your looks. Talking behind your back also. Fortunately it's slowly changing.

[@raf.b]

Grave fashion show

[@justynafigas-skrzypulec3349]

Please, don't hold your thumbs for the climate change!

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

Pracuję w państwówce i marnuję tyle prądu i paliwa ile tylko jestem w stanie.

[@fox570808]

The candles are all made in China.

[@fox570808]

@Gregory Słowik Dzięki, pocieszyłeś mnie :)

[@bartoszgurdak2921]

U havent seen katolics in USA with candles coz it is old pagan tradition from Slavic culture = Polish

[@maary610]

Nieprawda - wspominanie zmarłych męczenników wywodzi się z V w., miało jednak inną datę. Przeniesienie na 1 listopada przypada mniej więcej na 741 rok, początkowo rozpoczęte w Rzymie. Wszystkich Świętych jest nie tylko katolickim świętem, ale i protestantów (m.in. luteranie, anglikanie, metodyści) i prawosławnych (w innym terminie). Dzień Zaduszny (bardziej związany z wierzeniami pogańskimi) choć praktykowany we wcześniejszych wiekach, został ustanowiony na 2 listopada w 998 roku we Francji. Nie są to więc "polskie" święta

[@aljoppok123]

My dude, just don't film on cemetery, it might be uncomfortable for some ppl, some would say "it ain't a park".

[@aljoppok123]

but great video btw ;p

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

Park to to nie jest, ale festyn jak najbardziej, na co zresztą zwrócił uwagę wspominając o cmentarnej rewii mody.

[@stara_nowa_nazwa]

tak kochasz Polskę , to może się po polsku naucz mówić

[@catariah]

Nie myślałeś o tym, że chce też opowiedzieć ludziom z innych krajów o Polsce, z swojej perspektywy? My Polacy już to wszystko wiemy, widzimy to na co dzień. PS: w szkole jest taki przedmiot jak j. angielski. Polecam xd

[@KubuśpuchatekTVN]

@@catariah 😁👍