Things Americans Should never do When Visiting Poland || FOREIGN REACTS

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[@leno_o17]

You get the problem with "Eastern Europe"! Yes, we're actually central, and we're so adamant about it not because we're geography purists, but because there's so many weird connotations related to this name. Sadly there's a lot of ignorant people who see the world through stereotypes, and "Eastern Europe" basically equals Eastern Bloc for them. More than that, Eastern Bloc means "basically Russia", because it's the only country they know. I've literally heard an American say that Poland is "basically Russia" and be surprised that we have our own language and don't speak Russian. First thing is, that the Soviet Bloc division is long gone and inacurrate since several decades. Countries that were part of it are drastically different in every sense. And it's also just so awfully painful to be associated with the country that's been occupying you. The invader wasn't able to permanently surpress your identity and sovereignty? Now the ignorant people will. I'm sure India would love being called "basically Britain". Poland is half a millenium older than Russia and polish language is also a few centuries older.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

I think remarks in this video are quite accurate , except that the word he used for "please" is in Czech, not Polish. The horses pulling XIX century style carriages at Kraków Rynek are just a tourist attraction - you won't see horses in the streets otherwise.🤣😂 And the population here is over 7 times hgher than in Finland and over 30% higher than the total population of all Scandynavian and Nordic countries including their authonomic teritories.😁

[@dorota_borowska]

I will also do not agree with tipping. In Warsaw we tip only when we are happy with service and only if tipp is already not added in the bill.

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

@@dorota_borowska Likewise in the UK.

[@sevcaczech5961]

Geographically, Poland or the Czech Republic (which are similar in many ways) are of course in Central Europe, because, for example, Prague is further to the West than Vienna in Austria. These countries have long been perceived as Eastern Europe only because a few decades ago they belonged politically to the socialist countries of the Eastern Bloc. Here, however, it is necessary to add that they were never part of the USSR, as many Americans mistakenly believe, and that they currently belong to the most developed countries from those that belonged politically to the "East".

[@LesLehistani]

You did a good job. Keep it up ! I like your video. This guy who talks about 🇵🇱 Poland and Poles is largely ✅️ right.

[@bohomazdesign725]

Poland from any perspective and in metric is literally Central Europe. - Geographically from a purely geographical perspective - Geographically from a military perspective - Poland is the gate you need to overcome to conquer the rest of Europe (from the West to East, from the East to the West). My history teacher used to say that Poland is the guardian of the gates to hell. If it falls the major powers will unleash hell upon the entire European continent. In other words - the existence of a strong Poland is the guarantee of continental peace in Europe - Militaristically - the melting pot of militaristic ideas and concepts with a prime example being the Winged Hussars - Culturally - the furthest eastern extent of Catholicism and the furthest western extent of the Slavic people and even today when you are in Poland you can clearly tell that Poland is the place of transition between "Western" and "Eastern" political and societal ideas - Even under the Soviet Union (the so called Eastern Bloc) Poland was the most liberal country out of all the countries that were subjugated by the Soviets

[@phoearwenien4355]

@@bohomazdesign725 Exactly. Poland is the perfect blend of Western and Eastern characteristics. It's important to remember Poland was the first country in Europe that implemented constitution and was pretty liberal way before that (having parliament, electing kings, being a place where people could practice different religions and languages freely during Polish-Lithuanian Commonwhelth), while other, supposedly "Western", countries were lagging behind in that regard. Plus Poland was always opposing invaders from the East (Mongols, Ottomans, etc). At the same time Poland has no colonial history like Western countries, quite opposite in fact, being on the other end of the stick themselves. Poland is as Slavic as it can get and was influenced by orientalism (for example importing goods from Turkey like clothes or spicies).

[@GoranGjurasin]

@@phoearwenien4355 as far as the supposed lack of a colonial past is concerned, one should think of ukraine, which was partly part of the polish-lithuanian monarchy. it took a lot of effort to free itself from this stranglehold, even if it was not a colony in the classical sense.

[@phoearwenien4355]

@@GoranGjurasin Read the definition of colonialism, dude. Golden Horde ravaged that region and then tried to invade Poland in order to take it too. Poland pushed back, taking destroyed lands in the process from their hands. It's not colonialism, but what have been happening in Europe for millenia, which is shifting back and forth borders.

[@GoranGjurasin]

@@phoearwenien4355 i don't need to, because i have already written that it was not a colony “in the classical sense”. learn to read DUDE. Ukraine was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Kingdom from the 14th century, which was formalized by the Union of Lublin in 1569. The Mongols were displaced by Lithuanians and Poles in the 14th century, with the Battle of Worskla in 1399 being decisive. fresh up your historyknowledge.

[@phoearwenien4355]

@@GoranGjurasin I don't care about your vision of "classical sense", but the actual definition. Poland didn't have colonies and that's a fact. Go somwhere eles to spread bs.

[@wulfgold]

East/West/British/English/French/European - "you won't make any friends saying that". Yeah... I tend to ask people if they want a drink/beer not some social awkward "You are English" lol. Americans are way too literal, but you can break your 100 bills by buying a heart-attack inducing quantity of doughnuts.

[@MiCHU.94]

A lot of people don’t carry physical ID, we can use a governmental application on smartphones with all our documents (id, driving license etc)

[@vubevube]

Some people don't understand a huge part of Russia is on European continent. So geographicaly Poland is very far away from eastern Europe. If the foreigners look at EU map instead of Europe map (not the same thing) they may get confused.

[@kotzkreskowki]

10:58 ayyy that's the statue of the Wawel Dragon! It's right by the Wawel Castle in Kraków/Cracov, where I'm from. It stems from a legend about the dragon. This was a bit funny to watch as a Pole lol. You had a funny reaction to the horse carriages - they're popular in town centers of big cities! Mostly popular with only tourists though, they're just a bit of a nuisance to locals, to me mostly because I feel bad for the horses, they tend to be mistreated/overworked, and well, just stink up the place a little lmao. I gotta say, from the important things said by the man in the video I'd say the knowledge of Polish words was probably the biggest one I agree with. Most Poles 40/50+ year old don't really know English that well or at all, so especially for them, but honestly for everyone, a simple and very butchered Dzień dobry (Good morning) already makes us smile and open up. It's just sweet to have somebody make an effort, you know? The (not) greeting over a threshold was pretty funny - it mostly just comes from an old idea that it brings bad luck, similar to the black cat or walking under a ladder. I suppose it's upheld but it's not something I'd really think about when meeting people. Maybe I just don't meet a lot of people in doorways lol. The don't pay with big bucks - I do that all the time in stores to get some change haha and it's common sense to do that in bigger stores, not give a 50 for a 7 pln street hot dog lol. Also I know of the Poland is not Eastern Europe!!!!!!! thing, but I don't actually know people who feel too strongly about it, and neither do I. While we are in the geographical center, we are sort of ethnically(?) Eastern European. I guess East Europe = Slavic in my mind so it works for me 🤷‍♂ Two things came to my mind about things to look out for in Poland while watching this that may be useful to know. 1. For some reason it's normal for Poles to use the FB Messenger as the go to app for communication. I don't know why, it's an awful app that breaks constantly but it just is what it is. I actually learned not too long ago that it isn't Messenger for other countries lmao. 2. We like to stare💀Especially if somebody has a distinct look or is of a different race, they may catch some stares and side eyes lol. While there may be some looks from racists because unfortunately we have those like every other country, it's important to point out most stares won't be from that - it's mostly curiosity! I know the Average Slavic Face TM doesn't help with that though 😭 Also if you'd ever like to visit - DON'T GO TO WARSAW. It's like a national rule for everybody who isn't from Warsaw to hate Warsaw... for no explicit reason lmao. But yeah visit Kraków my city instead!! It's the second biggest one and dare I say it's pretty neat haha

[@wiolettapysiak2436]

Hey, a horse-drawn carriage ride is a tourist attraction, there are no horse-drawn carriages on the streets of Warsaw.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

I must say the remark about carriages in the video is very....American even though our content creator lives in Finnland😂😁😆

[@Alltagundso]

The title alone will start dozens of discussions here. 😂😂😂 Especially among Polish people. 😅

[@Alltagundso]

Sorry, I meant the thumb nail.

[@foreignreacts]

Lmao 🤣 that’s the best option I had

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

@@foreignreacts and there you go, including myself 😂

[@Kacponek]

i love when someone mispells something in polish but they're confident it's how you say it 😂

[@marcinszrajber]

Calling Poland and any other countries eastern/western europe has only to do with division of Europe after ww2.

[@Cavaot]

According to calculations by French scientists, conducted in 1989, the village of Parnushkes, located near the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, is the geographical center of Europe. So Poland is definitely physically located in Western Europe.

[@Kjartan1975]

There are various ways to define center of something. In Germany we have several cities which claim to be center of Germany because of different parameter and definitions.

[@Cavaot]

@@Kjartan1975 Geographical midpoint of Europe, many countries claim to define this point in their country, but all of them are east of Poland, except for Bialystok which is in Poland.

[@genesis2303]

The east west thing is not entirely geography issue, it's the cultural one, real Eastern Europe use Cyrillic alphabet and have Orthodoxy religion, while here in Poland we are mainly Roman Catholics and using Latin alphabet same as west, we are westernised as f + we really don't like when someone mixes us with Russian culture, thats entirely different mentality. If you check the data it's visible in every inch of it, from the corruption levels to the HIV statistics. Imagine having that kind of similar brother with criminal records and every time someone confuses you with him despite that you are trying your best to make decent reputation, that is why we really hate being called east. Don't call anyone in Spain Latino, and in Poland, just don't call us east.

[@Johnsonusd]

Some people just hate being called eastern, true, but I just see us, polish people, as central europeans, because geographically, we are in the center of europe

[@yovee5912]

I think carrying your id is not for the police, I have never been in a situation where I had to show my ID to cops, they never approach you really. Never heard of that. But in case you are in a medical emergency it's good to have an id.

[@Roadie38]

Poland is a Central European or Slavic country, because the term "Eastern European" originated as pejoration (through stereotypes) that Eastern Europe is worse (poorer, less developed) than Western Europe and/or under the influence of the Soviet Union/Russia, with which we never wanted to be associated.

[@TheFifthHorseman_]

1:50: The East/West thing was by and large a political division in the time of the Cold War and the Warsaw Pact. Poland was under a de facto occupation by a Soviet-backed regime then - suffice to say, not good times - and today the descriptor basically amounts to telling us "you belong to Russia". Which... yeah, no. 3:00: It's an old, OLD superstition. Many people don't care, but for a lot it simply became one of the Things You Never Do even if they have no idea why it was so. 3:20: My belief is that this one actually has an originally valid reason: Back when carpets were a popular part of home decor here, if you tracked dirt on one of them, it could potentially force the host to spend a significant amount of time and physical effort to clean it. Effectively, bringing in dirt disrespects the host's efforts to keep their home clean and orderly. 4:11: "Prosim" isn't Polish, the correct word is "Proszę" but it's close enough that most people will give you points for effort. 5:00: Slight nuance - you can drink alcohol in public in places that are properly licensed to sell it. Otherwise, drinking on a street, plaza or in a park is an offense (and most of us just assume it's flat out an offense in every other public location, but that is not actually the case). This law was introduced as part of measures to combat alcoholism which was rampant here in the 90s. 6:28: In Poland, carrying an ID is assumed to be the default because the police can detain a person who refuses to present identification. It's also necessary for example if you go to emergency care. 7:25: Cashless payments are a big thing here. Stores may simply find it difficult to make change from such a large bill (or it can make it difficult for them to make change for later customers). 8:00: Horse carriages are a tourist attraction in some cities. 11:30: 38 million and change. It's not much in comparison with USA, but in European Union it's actually the 5th largest country by population - and the 6th place is already less than half that.

[@stasx6272]

It is very simple. In the first approximation you look at the religion which shaped the continent for more than 1K years: Catholic/protestant = Western Europe, orthodox = Eastern Europe. The only exception is Greece which is always an exception. And Albania Bosnia are muslim so not in Europe. Only then you can bring secondary nuances like central, northern etc which are not good for Americans because they can't read.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

I love it🤣😁

[@katarzynaxx563]

I’ve never seen a tip included in the price in Poland. It has to be a tourist trap 😊

[@dorota_borowska]

My favourite food is baked pork ribs with kopytka dumpings.

[@typonut1]

Remember! Polish cops HAVE TO have reason based on the law to get your ID. there is no such thing as for exaple in US - ID state. If you've done nothing wrong, you don't have to give them any infotrmation. Of course like cops in other countrys they will try to force you to give them what they want, but... Another thing is you can pay by card, google pay, apple pay everywere. There is no places with cash only payments.

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

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[@forexscalping_pl]

I advise to watch "Born for the Saber " - explain a bit why Polish have fight in the blood

[@blazejflorkiewicz9698]

36 mln. something like 29 - are Po Lach (po - after means a lot)

[@echinorlax]

The whole "Eastern" or "Center" debate is ridiculous. If you want to divide Europe only in two halves, Eastern and Western (and the idea of central Europe doesn't even exist), then yeah, Poland is in Eastern Europe, together with Finland, Greece, and all countries inbetween. Does it make any sense? Not at all. Calling Greece eastern country and Slovenia a western one (It;s west of the line of division) is plainly ridiculous. But if you want to divide Europe in more meaningful way - including Central Europe - there's literally no way around the simple fact geographical center of Europe is in Poland. If central Europe exists, Poland is part of it.

[@bee12117]

You know that Europe ends at Ural? How is Poland estern?

[@blazejflorkiewicz9698]

besides localization we are west slavs (aside those who were submited by germans)

[@jckopfly2680]

I always thought the terms west and east Europe manifested themselves during the time of Sovietunion, same as east and west Germany. Would also make it completely understandable why people in Poland don't like being called that. But I agree the terminology is outdated.

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

Do neither the USA nor Finland have Bridle Paths? Do fancy funerals & military parades not still use horses. Do the Romanys not still use horse drawn wooden caravans? Are there not romantic carriage drives through large parks? Pity!

[@foreignreacts]

Honestly they prolly do however never seen that at all

[@mr_high8129]

POLAND MATE IS CENTRAL EUROPE

[@ukaszpawlak6118]

0- it's not a big deal.. yes, we are central, but even im school they teach us that we are central-east europe.. so if some one want to be accurate central-east will be super ok:) 1-shaking hands over a threshold, - yes it's true but nobody will be angry about this.. this is just culture thing and nobody knows why we have such habit.. I heard that it is like this because in old days, old pagan days, some tribes or groups of people on land that now is Poland buried the dead important family memebers under the threshold to protect their home.. so it was because of respect for thoes family memebers.. but now in 15-storey blocks.. we have graveyards:) so yes guy is right, but if someone won't know about it, nothing will happen 2-agree 100% but if someone will have shoes on - nothing will happen, maybe sometimes owner of the house will ask to take of shoes but it will be rear.. it's our east part of the culture, in Asia they have the same..:) 3-it's always kind and helps to comunicate with older people and people that speak other foregin language, for example my mother speaks french and russia but english just a little.. 4-maybe:) 5-yes don't drink in public, You can drink outside but just in restaurant and pub gardens.. 6-ID or something that allow to identify You, something with photo, and Your data will be a good thing for example to buy an alcohol or to entry a some clubs.. cops have right to identify You, normally they don't do such thing but they can, so every citizen in Poland has to carry always the ID 7-in Poland You can pay by card in 99% of places, even in small one, sometimes even just only by tapping because for example street icecram seller can have only an aplication it his phone to recive payment.. but if You have something (phone, watch) with NFC and google pay or something simillar You don't have to have cash.. thats why every body want from You small bills, because if everybody pay by card they don't have money to give You change.. 8-tips are nicv 5-20%, I always leave 10-15% but in Poland nobody will chase You if You didn't leave a tip, tip is non-obligatory in Poland, but yes, if You say thankyou You want get a change.. 9-no body like if somebody is late.. all over the world, but we are not a Germany and nobady has an atomic clock in his head so if You will be late about 15 minutes train won't wait but friends should..:) 10- maybe yes, it's all about personal preferences

[@maksio-c7j]

I'm polish and polsnd is eastern europe it's just a fact

[@sincensura111066]

Poland has 38,544,513 inhabitants and an area of 312,680 Km². If we compare, Poland is around the 95% the size of Montana. It's not so big compared to the USA, Rusia, or Brazil.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

You mentioned the countries which are No 1, 3 and 5 in the world in terms of area. Obviously all European countries are "not so big" compared to them.😉

[@sincensura111066]

@dorotabarbowska2184 Of course! I answered because FR asked himself how big Poland was because the video they have said Poland is a big country.

[@vassiliosazopoulos8618]

Do you still live in Finland?

[@AK-47...L.13]

@3:23 its true ;)

[@jarosawwaz8260]

FALSE! You don't need to tip in Poland. If You want? Ofc. But it's not like US, when You don't tip they will spit into You meal or make drama in internet. We get enough cash from our salary so tips are obligatory.

[@Fanti1989]

Central Europe !!!

[@anetass1852]

A usa to usa a nie Ameryka bo to nazwa kontynentu.Uswiadomili mi to Francuzi gdy mowilam cos tam Amerykanie a oni hurem ale z jakiego kraju?😊

[@forexscalping_pl]

Police can do it, but dont think we have always ID with us :) :)

[@babayaga4295]

I like you.

[@maksio-c7j]

Litteraly nobody cares if you call it eastern europe

[@blazejflorkiewicz9698]

i drink in public. im a pole xD

[@blazejflorkiewicz9698]

its illegal xD

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

This depends on the person you’re asking. As a Norwegian we look at Poles as Eastern Europeans as they are neither western nor Germanic, but Slavs/Slavic. And Poles are the biggest immigrant group in Norway, especially in Oslo, followed by Ukrainians and Swedes, as well as Lithuanians. And we don’t like Poles, Russians or Eastern Europeans in general… ask anyone😝 And yes I am in fact Norwegian as well as Scandinavian and European as those terms are not a race, seeing how there’s only one race, the human race.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

Maybe Norvegians have became more hostile since I was there... Years ago, as a student from Poland I used to visit Norway with my friends in summer and met VERY nice and friendly people there , people who offered us a ride ( we hitch-hiked) , accomodation, found us some summer jobs, showed around the country and introduced to their friends. 🥰 In turn they visited our families in Poland and we were in touch with them for many years. I 've never felt unwelcome or disliked in Norway, to be precise it was was North of Trondheim and really long ago. It's sad to read a comment like yours.🙁

[@pikus4392]

Yes, we do not like Norwegians here much, In 60s you babysitted sheeps and fished a lot, but you were just lucky to find oil and gas. And this allowed you to build wealth and pretend you are so advanced, it fact mentlity haven't changed - something wrong with state of mind (just read books of Norwegian authors or watch sitcom- always dark, twisted, weird. Then you sell oil/gas (which extraction is hazardous to environment), buy tesla and pretend that you are so damn eco-friendly nation, no plastic etc - but you sill extract oil and gas and sell to Europe. Hipocricy at its finest. Never trust Norwegians, they will never say whats their agenda and whats on theirs mind.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

@@pikus4392 Oh, come on, you really didn't have to go in this hostile direction...and please speak for yourself, not for others. I like Norvegians, have no bad experience with them and the fact that somebody declares dislike to Poles does not mean I have to return the same to the whole nations It's childish.

[@pikus4392]

@@dorotabarbowska2184 Why i have to held back becouse some Norwegian generalize and speak for others? What is hostile in what i wrote? I just do not sugarcoat in this crazy word. I worked with Norwegians, many of them for many years, been there - so i have a refference point. Read some other opinions of Poles living there for a long time, i find that they are more bitter that sweet in their assessment and this mainly referring to being treated as citizen of second cathegory. Be proud of being Pole and strike back- they don't care about your feeling, why should you.

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

Yup. Nations are political constructs & borders/names change all the time.

[@inakiarruti958]

In the rest of Europe we know Poland is east Europe, but Ok let's hide it from them 😂

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

👺😭😖💀☠🤐

[@Polans-gd]

The fact that the rest of Europe is ignorant of geography and history only speaks ill of the rest of Europe.

[@inakiarruti958]

​@@Polans-gd​There is North and South. Then there is West and East. If you need to create "Central" to avoid being "East" so you feel better about yourselves that's great, no problem.

[@phoearwenien4355]

@@inakiarruti958 If you avoid knowing geography to feel better, that's great, no problem. Just don't impose your ignorancy on others.

[@inakiarruti958]

@@phoearwenien4355 Poland is East Europe for the rest of Europe. Sorry if you don't want to accept it.

[@Tommysimonsen]

Berlin was the split between east and west. stop being delusional. Poland is east of Germany.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

So what? Germany is not the center of the world nor any point of reference - stop being delusional. By the way., Germany is East of France and East of England.

[@Tommysimonsen]

@@dorotabarbowska2184 No one called Poland Eastern world, this is all about Eastern Europa. A term dating back to WWII where American and Russia split Europa.

[@tyxeri48]

@@dorotabarbowska2184 It seems some kind of inferiority complex. Suddenly Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and even Romania consider themselves central Europe. What's wrong with being Eastern? Who is in the East?

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

@@tyxeri48 Russia , Bielorus and Ukraine are eastern Europeans, they share cyryllic, follow orthodox church and centuries long history. Romanians consider themselves Balcans, as far as I know, but if they want to be viewed as central Europeans I have nothing against it. Being called "Eastern" suggests being somehow connected with Russia, which is not what we identify with.

[@phoearwenien4355]

​​​​@@tyxeri48 Because according to the map of Europe, Poland along with Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary is the center. That's a fact. If you can't accept that, it's your problem and not the Polish people.

[@Tommysimonsen]

WTF of course they are eastern Europa, just as east Germany is. Poland east of Germany.

[@Pauliinanmaailma]

Finland is more eastern than Poland but we don't prefere to be called eastern. It's just the idea of the east block that bothers.

[@Tommysimonsen]

@@Pauliinanmaailma It`s almost like Eastern and Western Europa is not based on location, but where Russia and America split Europe after WWII. If only there was history classes in schools.

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

@@Tommysimonsen However, things look differernt if are not talking about past decision of Russia and USA , but about actual belonging of the teritory to civilisation, history, culture, geography, language and so on. And , in particular if the video is about how Poles see their share in Europe - and they do not see it in the East , nor in the West, but in the centre, together with Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. and sometimes also Croatia, Austria , Romania and Lituania. Simple as that. You may also google for yourself what "central Europe " means. 🤪

[@nazimelmardi]

@@dorotabarbowska2184or you can start this argument in Hungary and you quickly get a bar fight. 😂

[@phoearwenien4355]

​@@Tommysimonsen It seems you need to brush both your geography and history knowledge XD

[@barbarakrukowicz1610]

It's not crazy but is true .Poland is central Europ .