Polish Stereotypes -Busted! (Part 1)

[@mobo8074]

We don't drink much of vodka. Record holders are Russians, we are drinking more beer now than vodka. As for other alcohols: you mixed them all up and, as we all know: 11th: Do not mix. We have nalewki, made from spirytus with different fruits and berries and water. Bimber is a home made moonshine. We have also śliwowica, vodka made with plums with high voltage, made mainly within one region near Pieniny mountains. Check out Russell's channel Love my Poland, he recently talked about pigwówka.

[@PeterJ-cb3vk]

Vodka was heavily consumed while Poland was behind the Iron Curtain. Life was bleak back then, many people lost hope and resorted to drinking. Now, it's a different story. Poles are branching out into other alcoholic drinks such as wine/beer and mixed drinks containing whiskey, brandy, etc. The level of sophistication has gone up.. While there is still consumption of vodka it has really dropped substantially and if it persists then it is probably in the poor rural areas.

[@britinpoland2392]

I know a lot of shall I say young and ‘sophisticated’ Poles who regularly break out vodka at parties, I am often a victim of this as vodka is a weakness in my drinking state 😅 But I know a lot of Poles who enjoy Gin and Beer...I really think there is a market for a Gin bar in Warsaw! If I was the entrepreneurial type I would open one haha

[@tiktak21]

Rly enjoyed your point of view. Keep up and best wishes to you both.

[@britinpoland2392]

Very glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@pixietwo]

Congratulations on 100 subs. Keep up the great work ;)

[@britinpoland2392]

Thank you :) it’s been a bit of a grind, but it’s nice to reach this milestone!

[@wojtekrogalski5419]

love it

[@charonboat6394]

You’d seem to mix bimber with nalewka. Bimber is simply moonshine. Nalewka it is a homemade vodka often with fruits.

[@annawarner1078]

Gentlemen - Polish people if they want to work abroad have to be able to speak English well. I live in California and I had professional jobs - MIS manager for Apple Computer, Program Manager in Boeing. But I speak English well. Knowledge of the language of the host country is a must. My niece works for Proctor and Gamble in Milan. But she went to study in Italy when she was in college, and now she works as IT specialist with SAP system.

[@annawarner1078]

Actually internet shows that in 2017 there were over 1 million Poles living in the United Kingdom. In June 2020 there were 815 thousand Poles in Great Britain. I'm Pole living in California. I worked as MIS Manager in Apple Computers and as Program Manager in Boeing managing multimillion dollar programs, but I speak English. Problem of many Poles living in foreign countries is that they do not speak English well therefore many of them tend to work in the menial jobs, even those who have degree from the university or polytechnic. But I also know that many Polish doctors immigrated to England after Poland became member of European Community so I assume that they work somewhere in NHS, hopefully as medical doctors, and not only as nurses.

[@izabela1961]

Do you find Polar bears in Poland? Yes, each street has its own bear. Do Polish people drink a lot of Vodka? Yes, and only vodka. No water here. Do Polish people use a lot of polish to clean? No, we do not clean at all. Just get dirty, drink vodka and feed our bears (with vodka). Do Polish people sing Sto Lat a lot? Yes, but only at our bears' birthday parties. Do the Poles have a passion for dance? Yes, belly dance is popular. After vodka and with bears only. Do Poles have soup with a boiled egg for Breakfast? Yes, but just leftovers if the bears can't finish their meal.

[@britinpoland2392]

😂😂😂 clearly I didn’t understand Poland as well as I thought 😜

[@jedzmieso437]

7:30 - great trolling :D

[@britinpoland2392]

Some stereotypes have to be made fun of for sure 😛

[@SurMikasMetin2PL]

We had one polar bear in the army - females named "Baśka", unfortunately ended badly. Discopolo is from the turn of the '80s' 90 - a small correction :)

[@britinpoland2392]

Thank you for the extra fact there, I believe I have heard stories of this bear! Thank you also for the correction, sometimes I get confused here...evidently 😅

[@Daro41B]

Do you know roots about polar bears in PL urban legend?

[@britinpoland2392]

Actually no, please tell me 😁

[@Daro41B]

@@britinpoland2392 legend goes, polar bear escaped from Warsow zoo in 50s or 60s.American correspondent was lucky to took pic of it and than tabloids later were "Polar bears in Warsow".

[@britinpoland2392]

@@Daro41B amazing 😂 I heard something similar happening a few years ago where some guys ‘borrowed’ an animal from the zoo...I think it was an alpaca and took it home

[@Daro41B]

@@britinpoland2392 good they did not borrow polar bear.

[@maciejszymanski2386]

Yes. Poles avoid pubs because they do not know what pub is for indeed and they don't know how to behave. They think it is another bar where you only can get drunk and nothing else. Nothing like that! I found English pubs as a great opportunity to learn some local lingo and became one of the locals. It was kind of investment and it payed out for me pretty well.

[@britinpoland2392]

It is one of the things I miss about the U.K., but the bars here in Warsaw are also nice (when not closed for Covid!), the craft beer places are the closest I’ve found really and I enjoy going when I can, but definitely I found people drinking with friends a lot more common than in the U.K.

[@maciejszymanski2386]

@@britinpoland2392 If I can recommed you a place it would be "Kwadrans Cafe" in Mochnackiego Street. Tiny but comfy. The landlord is friend of mine and the first non comunist PM Tadeusz Mazowiecki was a regular in this place.

[@britinpoland2392]

@@maciejszymanski2386 thank you, always happy to try new places to see! And any place with added historical significance is a bonus 😊

[@maciejszymanski2386]

@@britinpoland2392 You welcome!

[@ania6577]

Stereotypes are great because you don't have to think. 😁

[@britinpoland2392]

Hahaha, too true!

[@izabela1961]

Actually you can find brown BEARS in the Tatra Mountains, not many, they are not aggressive and they are protected. I don't know many people drinking VODKA, rather wine or beer but at weddings or other ceremonies they do drink vodka, I like vodka with coca-cola. I absolutely hate DISCO POLO and TAKING OFF shoes. This taking off comes from the times when most poeple worked on farms and after coming home from the fields in dirty shoes, they had to leave them outside the house. But old habits rarely die, so many people follow this tradition.

[@britinpoland2392]

I haven’t seen wild bears yet, though deer and foxes I have 🙂 I know Vodka is a mixed one, I do have close friends who love it a little too much and many who can’t stand it 😅 Disco polo is the thing people love to hate…yet I still see it turned on towards the end of a party 😉 With shoes it’s mixed, I find most people expect it from me when I go to a flat 🙂

[@wladyslawbukowski]

The Russians consume the most vodka per person (approx. 13.9 liters). Annually, they buy nearly two billion liters of it, which is almost half of the world's production. Belarus is second with 11.3 liters per person, and third is Ukraine with 7.7 liters per person. Poland, with 7 liters per person, ranks fourth in the "Economist" ranking. It should be noted here that, unlike some others, Poles eat well when drinking and therefore do not go on all fours in the streets. Drinking alcohol in public is prohibited by law in Poland.

[@Chris-n8b4y]

I was born in Northern Ireland but my mothers entire family tree is polish

[@britinpoland2392]

@@Chris-n8b4y I’m yet to find any Polish blood in my bloodline, though hope some turns up some day, would help explain my attachment to this country 😅

[@Hexxed_00]

fk me this is so good

[@britinpoland2392]

@@Hexxed_00 glad you enjoy 😁

[@grash4435]

Ha ha ha ....I'm living in UK 30 years and I do not have polish friends they all British. My husband had very high job in American firm situated in UK. And we do not like vodka.

[@britinpoland2392]

Oh indeed, not every Polish person likes Vodka for sure, I myself struggle with it, I do like Nalewka though 😋

[@annawarner1078]

Honey your video is spreading stereotypes about Polish people. Like drinking vodka - where did you get it from?. I'm Polish and I do not drink vodka. Also while living in Poland I've seen only polar bears in zoos.