The truth about living in the Czech Republic | An American's point of view

[@kulovicz3152]

About the ,,yellow flowers". They look beautiful, but behind these fields is actually much more controversy than expected.

[@Zero86Sk]

Fun fact Slovak is so simmular that it is mutually understandable. We have all kinds of movies and music etc in Czech. When games come here and are translated, they have Czech Subs. Lost of Czechs and Slovaks still see each others as brothers/sisters.

[@GTrivia]

100% truth

[@JoshityJosh]

The foam is for isolation so in winter the heat wouldn’t escape out

[@goodreason3123]

I laughed really hard when he talked about it xD

[@danielvlach5449]

This guy looks like he would be good at chess.

[@petrmaly9087]

Just to clarify with the history - for those watching - CZ is a country that historically existed as "Lands of the Czech Crown", a land and later kingdom that was independent or semi-independent for centuries, since the 7th century, actually. It was just the time between 1620s and 1910s (Before 1620s, Prague was for a long time capitol city of the Holy Roman Empire) when the Austrian Empire tried to integrate it so hard it pretty much backfired and Czechs pushed for independence instead.

[@tonylethanh]

" Austrian Empire tried to integrate it so hard it pretty much backfired and Czechs pushed for independence instead." Hah. Learn your history. People were pretty happy in Austro-Hungarian Empire and they didn't mind integrating until the end of 19th century when Nationalism went popular in Europe.

[@soniquecat4745]

The pretty yellow flowers are actually quite horrible for the nature.

[@soniquecat4745]

Dumplings are actually a main dish, not a dessert for most people. We have several sweet dishes.

[@lamebubblesflysohigh]

Choosing your career during high school is not that detrimental to your future career as it may sound from his description. I chose one, went to university and studied something totally different and now I do neither of those :)

[@ludmilastefanova3982]

Also ,,domečky" (I'd call them more like řadové domy)and paneláky are usually in bigger cities. But in villages or smaller towns there are also just normal houses. And each house is different size and colore because they were build invidually .

[@Killerean]

Panel houses have been actually invented in Czechia (I think in the fifties) and the very first panel house ever built still stands today. It was an experiment nobody have ever expected to succeed. Engineers and architects were making fun of the project, predicting it to fall like house of cards. However, after the first one was built - fast, modular and convenient, and didn't fall, the manufacturing have exploded. For following forty years these buildings have become the defining piece of communism. Housing built quick, affordable, ready to take in masses. It was the go-to design for every town in need of housing. And need there was. Communists have been dead locked on growing the population and showing the west how it's done. And so thousands upon thousands of these grey atrocities have been built. Paradoxically, we are in need of similar fast, cheap housing today, but there was no successor to the original project. With the fall of communism, panel house have become a thing of the past. The DIY nature of Czechs is also a legacy of communism. During the times of communism, there was shortage of literally everything. And if you needed something, you had to either make it, or use a series of contacts to get what you want through theft. More or less it worked so that you'd steal something at the factory where you work. That you will take home, and if you were lucky, you'd exchange it directly with a friend working in different factory or a warehouse for the thing you wanted. If not, your friend will exchange that thing further for other things and the chain will continue until a desired object was found and obtained.

[@Siminkamartinka]

It's very accurate what you say and it's nice of you that you "forgot" to mention the negative about us :) You are a super knowledgable and nice person. Great video :)

[@Thvari]

The bathrooms also struck me in the US. You have less privacy as the stalls are partially see-through as far as your feet are concerned! :-)

[@orwiable3074]

Svíčková is tenderloin (beef), not pork. And the sauce is with cream. The full name of the food is Svíčková na smetaně = "tenderloin on cream".

[@mkDaniel]

2:46 Jo... Řepka je všude

[@cruiserupce]

Kingdom of Bohemia (Czech Kingdom) existed ever since 1198 (King Ottokar I) - 1918

[@anubis1107]

Fact about czech is that we love to teach people to call svíčková candle soup

[@jindrichpodlesak2589]

The building you mention as a museum - The National Monument in Prague - was actually built as a burial / memorial place for WW1 "legionnaires", who fought for independent Czechoslovakia and against the Central Powers (and the russian communists, too).

[@sickflex8341]

Marlenka is actually traditional armenian desert. CEO Nshan Avetisjan actually emigrated from there to Czech Rep and made a big business off it.

[@davidstutz6204]

...made of the concrete PANELS :) That's a reason for why we do call them PANELÁKY .)

[@ontopmeow]

Congratulations, you named every czech stereotype haha

[@pokladnicimysteriapragensi4810]

well actually school system was invented by one czech, name Jan Ámos Komenský in middle of 17th century en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos_Comenius

[@alesjpohl]

To be exact, the cake is called "Medovník". The company, tgat mostly distributes it is called "Marlenka" One more thing. The communist regime fallen in 1989. We splt with slovaks in 1993. In 1991 the USSR split

[@bla3blaBrotherQ09bla]

This guy really knows :D

[@petrahajna9041]

Fruit dumplings was served with quark (tvaroh).

[@eniepresley5867]

Bryndzové halušky are gnocchies with sheep cheese, bacon, also with special slovakian klobása. Halušky themself could be fixed with sauerkraut and lard, too. Also by poppy seed (sweet way), tvaroh, etc.

[@eniepresley5867]

Svíčová is not pork neither whipped cream. It's beef roast. Gravy itself contains cream.

[@MrGuppiSocks]

Dude, this place sounds so cool!

[@johnbroz7511]

svickova is made with beef served with dumplings and candle sauce

[@pokladnicimysteriapragensi4810]

marlenka is honey cake

[@alesjpohl]

Its not even called Marlenka

[@Geker3]

ok, there should be no pork in Svíčková, it's a beef.

[@majatesarova1618]

He said few things wrong for example: those sweet dumplings are actually the main dish not dessert at all🤷🏼‍♀️. But that is okay.

[@andreaibrahim6204]

Halušky is typical food for Slovakia but yeah we love it too 😊

[@petrahajna9041]

Pond locks we call panelak as is buid from big panels

[@mikeman787]

Svíčková - No pork, or beef(cow)😉And ...But you are good!Respect from Czech Republic

[@jackwinterrose3050]

Marlenka is actually an old Armenian dessert.

[@ladujG]

Hey man, thank you!

[@Tangerinka410]

Everything in this video is so true, I am impressed! Very good point about why Czechs don't trust organizations and unions because of our sad history - unfortunately, many polititians are now using this distrust for their own profit, as it's very easy to convince people that some current organizations - like the EU - again just want to use us, and let us down...

[@eniepresley5867]

Karp meat itself is delicious, regardless of bones.

[@Jan_Marecek25]

Nice video in view of facts :-) but why technical quality is like 2012. :-|

[@prg2457]

The most awkward thing in CZ are beds, even Queen size bed has two separate mattresses but there are many goods things about CZ other than this....

[@zdenekmutina2188]

Marlenka is in fact armenian recepie.

[@neplatnyudaj110]

Comunists didn't "come" in 1948. Comunists were elected. Not that it matters, since Czechoslovakia would be occupied by soviets anyway.

[@monikasantorova8238]

Am I the only Czech here?

[@emmasmith3286]

*Thank you for using Czech Republic 🇨🇿 and not Czechia ❤️❤️❤️❤️*

[@krystofreha]

Isn't it Czechia?

[@cruiserupce]

Svickova does not have pork, that is a big NO NO... it supposed to have sirloin beef or filet mignon.

[@ellendipeolu1612]

Im from CR!

[@12ozi21]

In Svickova is Beef meat not Pork.hehehe

[@debil9075]

"It'a very westernized" I suppose big parts of bohemia could be, but I don't know about moravia and silesia

[@davidkandr8251]

I’m sorry, that you experienced some minor incidents. Idiots are everywhere. Greetings from 🇨🇿

[@vojtiik1801]

Češi ukažte se xD

[@waterfordMARTIN]

U meant sheep cheese not goat one..with Halusky 🐑🐑🐑

[@johnthebaptist7218]

Bro I’m suspicious now

[@carlrosenbaum3754]

They go around whipping the women then give them candy 🍬???

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

Two maybe 3 different letters... Thats also a way to call a 42 letter alphabet lol

[@VisibletoanyoneonYoutubes]

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