Warsaw Is A GREAT Place To Live (our typical day) 🇵🇱

Roughly six weeks ago we crossed the border from Ukraine to Poland after Russia invaded Ukraine.
After living in various places around Poland, we decided to make Warsaw our home.

[@cherylgalleran6602]

Beautiful Warsaw! Truly. It definitely gives me a little bit of a New York City vibe. I can see what you’re saying. Thank you for the lovely day strolling through Warsaw. I had no idea just how lovely of a city it is. Sending you positive good thoughts and love my friend🥰👍🏼😎👋🏼✌🏼🙏🏼❤️😉

[@mi6597]

I am polish and I learn a lot about appreciating my country from you. I am glad that you two, soon three, found a new home and it makes me proud its Poland.

[@rozsadnymarek5988]

You're *Pole,* to begin with. Pozdrowienia.

[@mi6597]

@@rozsadnymarek5988 Marku mam prośbę, naucz się najpierw obcego języka, zanim będziesz wytykał komuś błędy. Po pierwsze, obie wersje są poprawne. Po drugie, Twoja poprawka jest niestety błędna, ponieważ w wersji, którą uważasz za słuszną pisze się "You're a Pole". Dobranoc.

[@rozsadnymarek5988]

@@mi6597 Niestety ale "I am polish" oznacza tyle co "jestem pastą". Podobno osoby anglojęzyczne utożsamiają tą pastę bezpośrednio z pastą do butów... Jest to nie tyle moja uwaga, co uwaga mojej nauczycielki angielskiego z czasów ostatniej klasy maturalnej. I proszę się nie obrażać, bo nie o krytykę dla krytyki chodzi. Wyobraź sobie jaki polew mają osoby anglojęzyczne słyszące w każdym miejscu internetu, że Polacy mają się za pastę do butów, bo dla nich tak właśnie wygląda twoja deklaracja. Jeszcze raz podkreślam, że są to słowa mojej nauczycielki angielskiego, więc chyba wie co mówi. Mam nadzieję, że pomożesz mi w szerokim uświadomieniu reszty użytkowników internetu. Co do porawności masz rację z tym *I'm a Pole.* "A" dajemy przed rzeczownikami ze spółgłoską jako pierwszą literą, natomiast "AN" przed rzeczownikami z samogłoską jako pierwszą literą. Pozdrawiam.

[@margauxkol3875]

@@rozsadnymarek5988 Jesli juz to Polish, z wielkiej litery ;) Bo to narodowosc. Moze o to chodzilo nauczycielce ? Jesli napiszesze polish z malej, jestes pasta , owszem ;) I kiedy ta matura sie odbywala ? Ciekawe, bo ja po anglistyce i od lat w zawodzie , otoczona osobami z krajow anglosaskich , nigdy nie slyszalam, ze moja narodowosc wyrazona przymiotnikiem kojarzy sie z pasta. Natomiast mozna mowic o roznicy w takim sensie, ze Polish oznacza narodowosc, a Pole tozsamosc, ale i to jest naciagane , bo dlaczego by mialo tak nie byc w przypadku Francuzow czy Niemcow, dla ktorych nie ma wiecej niz jednego slowa ?

[@rozsadnymarek5988]

@@margauxkol3875 Niech sobie każdy mówi tak jak chce.

[@p.godlewski6316]

Funny thing I am a Pole who has been living in Chicago for 20 years now. Did not visit my old country during that period. I am watching this video made by You guys and I just realized how much I miss it. With love from your old country bro.

[@planetjames95]

Thank you bro!

[@penguinsfan251]

My niece lives in Chicago. I have been there twice but never to the Polish neighborhood. I need to go and see that.

[@pamelajaye]

Back in the '80s, everything in my life is back in the '80s It seems :-) , I heard that there were loads of Polish people in Chicago. At the time I had not been in Chicago but we did have to change planes at O'Hare. And we had to wait for a while because some other flight to Denver was being diverted and joining us. It was a plain full of really happy people from the West Coast. We were from Boston. They were wide awake! We just wanted to go to sleep. But really that's not my point. These days many flights don't land until 2:00 a.m. . In the snow. After we had just left Boston with a balmy tropical 80° post hurricane Gloria. Also not my point I just noticed when I was in the airport that somebody was being paged in Polish. That's all I remember because it was 1985. But I think I found it exciting at the time. The next year I married a man who asked me not to speak to him in foreign languages. Or large words. That lasted 8 years...

[@YouTubeExplore777]

God bless you both, I love you both my friends, wishing happiness love and safety.

[@casualtravelers5847]

May I make a video topic request - can you please make a video of the gear you use to make videos? I know you have a smartphone, obviously. What is the selfie stick you use? Also, do you use any other gear? When you walk down the street, do you just hold your phone or do you have a phone holder of some sort, or do you have a GoPro? The local stores are sometimes a great place to buy farm products, so yes, keep checking them out. As far as where to live in Warsaw - you're doing the right thing checking out places. Do remember about the green areas and areas that would be good for walking around with the baby stroller. If Marina is like other East European ladies, she'll likely be taking the baby for a lot of walks. (By the way, will she be able to get a maternity leave from the bank? I certainly hope so!)

[@EWAMILENAP]

It doesn't make sense to own a car in the city like Warsaw. The public transport saves time and it's excellent👌

[@nnnnnn3647]

samochód to wolność.

[@Norikoo84]

I think it does when you have a child and a garage place in the building. I go everywhere by bike, most of the time (I also live in Ochota) but it takes me only 5 mins to drop my kid to the daycare by car while if I wanted to take a bus or walk it would be 25-30 mins one way (with walks to and from bus included).

[@romaindemarais]

it really depends... with a child a car is much easier and there are many homes with a parking included in the rent

[@penguinsfan251]

Single people may not need a car, but when you have kids and they are in activities, a car is necessary....to say nothing of getting groceries.

[@zepter00]

It has sensie if you prize things called freedom and Independence. Having motorcycle in Warsaw is ultra cool. You have ultimate freedom and speed you pass traffic jams is like you traveled by helicopter. All drivers give you place as you drove ambulance and you can pass between cars which are in traffic jams

[@namelastname8D]

So, you can call yourself a Warszawiak (guy from Warszawa) and you have a document to prove that! It is AMAZING!

[@anic131313]

We have a saying "kwiecień plecień bo przeplata trochę zimy trochę lata" which basicaly means that you have a bit of summer and a bit of winter during April :)

[@piotrfelix]

Use Veturilo next time(Warsaw Public Bicycle)- it's free for first 20 minutes of each rent. And has a fancy Esperanto name too.

[@jajajejehjune4301]

True Veturilo is crazy cheap and bike stations are scattered around city and even at the suburbs :)

[@JPAGH]

First 19 minutes are free. Further, from 20 to 60 minutes only 1 zloty. Second hour 3 zloty.

[@igorwarszawa7691]

Czesław NIemen- Sen o Warszawie. This is our Anthem :) Tekst: I've got, just like you do My own city, in which There's my most beautiful world Most beautiful days I've left my colourful dreams there One day I'll stop time And I fly like a bird With all strength of my wings To the place of my dreams And Warsawian colourful days If you'd like to see Dawn over Vistula Set off with me today And you will see How beautifully we'll be greeted By a Warsawian day I've got, just like you do My own city, in which There's my most beautiful world Most beautiful days I left my colourful dreams there If you'd like to see Dawn over Vistula Set off with me today And you will see How beautifully we'll be greeted By a Warsawian day How beautifully we'll be greeted By a Warsawian day Warsawian day Warsawian day

[@kodokoa]

I am addicted to your vlogs!

[@hieronymusbosch2656]

Biedronka is probably the store with the best prices in Poland. Almost all other stores are more expensive. The quality is good too.

[@marekkwapisiewicz2675]

Dino and Kaufland have comparable prices.

[@berzerkinglemur6534]

@@marekkwapisiewicz2675 And unfortunately Auchan.

[@przemoc2893]

The subss are growing ! nice to see u doing well !

[@planetjames95]

Thanks and good to see you too bro.

[@krzesimirchrzastowicz4833]

The downtown is not the real business center of Warsaw. There are two main business areas. One is Wola near Daszyński roundabout and Prosta street and the other is Służewiec, that is called by natives: Mordor. It's because , as you can see - Warsaw has a really good public transportation, but not in Mordor. There is no Metro only a couple of buses and trams that is not enough for all the people working there. And Mordor is rather far from the city center and there is almost always a big traffic jam. The beautiful area you have enjoyed after work is the Grzybowski square, revitalized just a couple years ago.

[@miramari732]

Mosia steals the show :). My cats are very interested every time they see her on the screen ^^

[@planetjames95]

We need to convince her to start her own YT channel soon 🐱

[@pamelajaye]

@@planetjames95 My bunny used to have her own Facebook account. I always liked to read her status updates, because my roommate wrote them :-)

[@ddorotka6363]

🐱😸😺💝

[@Deailon]

It is refreshing to see Warsaw through your eyes :) I love the city more because of that. Before the pandemics I worked as a freelancer for some time living with my wife and a little daughter in a similar size appartment in Śródmieście. I had to work outside alot, as my wife, an academic, did plenty work at home and more often than not had classes in the afternoon. Warsaw is a great city for that kind of life: there is a multitude of places, both coffe shops and restaurants, where you can charge your laptop and sit for hours getting something to eat and drink from time to time. From May to September it is warm enough that I took my kid to a daycare and then go to a park to noon. There I did a workout in an open air gym, sit on a bench for an hour or two working on my laptop and when the sun would get too strong - head to coffee shop or restaurant. If I had to work longer and the weather was poor (the storms in August can be really strong), I went to... Pizza Hut. In Warsaw they have locals made for working clients with isolated coaches and often two elctrical outlets so you can charge both laptop and phone. And of course there were a refill drinks for about 3-4$ (no it is probably a little more). Good times.

[@timlsq988]

If you're into hummus and middle-east cousine, check Shuk restaurant in Ochota, probably close to your place. The best in Warsaw in its price category. I'm not related to them, but just wanted to give you a piece of friendly advice as a Warsawian, born and bred here :)

[@aranoth88]

Yeah, they've got amazing big breakfasts. On weekend you should consider to book a table beforehand :)

[@Susan.I]

Wow malls are still popular in Poland! Malls that aren’t doing well in the US are closing.

[@pamelajaye]

So it is not just me that thinks that? I also saw some or at least one malls in Russia on KZbin. Actually two different people I think. I could have watched a lot more of people showing various stores being closed. But I think two was enough. Around here we mostly have shopping centers now. Even 20 years ago. When I got here my mother told my brother to take me to the mall and he said "we only have two." So he took me to one. Everything is more expensive and I'd rather just go to Target. Especially since most of the bookstores are gone. And bookstores are dangerous to my wallet anyway. So now we have large parking lot areas with freestanding stores - including Target. I heard on the news yesterday I think that there are actually three Kmarts left in the US. I kind of liked their clothes. But the one that was near us looked so ancient, it was depressing to go there. The checkout aisles were narrow. Also it was my first experience with self-checkout. It didn't go well. I didn't do it after that. It kept telling me I had more items. I didn't. Maybe the situation has improved but if there are still cashiers in a store I would prefer to keep them employed. On the other hand when it comes to banks I've been going to ATMs since at least 1980. Probably before that.

[@magdalenap.5536]

Totally agree, Ochota is one of the most beautiful and cool places in Warsaw :)

[@HCforLife1]

Awesome episode! Cheers!

[@dociebiemowie915]

Warszawa to piękne miasto.. wiele jest do zwiedzenia i można sobie po łazić godzinami. No i oczywiście Polska kuchnia!!! Pozdrawiam!

[@Dziki_z_Lasu]

We are observing our American exploring his new habitat. It looks like he likes the Warsaw's Mordor, resembling a bit the well known to him Manhattan. Local population has ambivalent reactions to this frustrating place. However there are multiple reports of specimens of his kind roaming in those office buildings. Does he instinctively follows theirs scent? Czytała Krystyna Czubówna

[@planetjames95]

That made me chuckle a bit

[@mwojciec79]

@@planetjames95 Their name means "boars from forest". So it looks like observation of humans species from perspective of those fine animals. Like reverse thing :) Also - Krystyna Czubówna is famous polish lector for some Animal Planet/Discovery kind of documentaries. She is currently one of most recognized 'voices' in Poland. We as Poles sometimes mock our dialogues with ending like 'Czytała Krystyna Czubówna' -> meaning 'Read by Krystyna Czubówna' . That is her famous quote - she typically has been ending those animal documentaries like that.

[@michastankiewicz9966]

There are also premium services here, you just didnt had a chance to find them. Rich people are living much further from city center so services there are for commoners :)

[@mwojciec79]

Yeah, especially either in Konstancin Jeziorna, or those apartmanets near Vistula river - "Powiśle'.

[@mszczesnik]

I lived on Plac Narutowicza when I was in university :). Good times.

[@magdalenaborek8350]

Biedronka is a polish store but bought by portugese.

[@rk71happyworld48]

great honest video

[@jezuspan4015]

Polska i ta inflacja coś pięknego

[@krakendragonslayer1909]

LANGUAGE TIP: Speak Ukrainian to Poles, they will understand and correct you with corresponding Polish word.

[@marcinbanasiak3024]

In area where you are is beautiful park Szczesliwicki. Chech this. It is about 1 km from you.

[@Littlevolfee]

"World famous Biedronka" XD

[@Bartek4space]

welcome to neighborhood :)

[@lissetteramos1761]

I just hope you both can find city or place that you both fall in love with, feel at peace with. To be your home away from home. They may have 2 bdrm.apartment,2 family home or house to rent. In some places you go its cheaper to rent either a 2 family home, single family than apartment and other place it's the opposite& some, it's less expensive or the same price a of 2 bdrm but a 3 bedroom apartment. The reason is because of demand. If it's a high demand for 2 bedroom than 3 it will show up on price. At least here in Jersey City NJ , it is. They do credit check,a letter from your previous owner,of recommendation and either your 4 pay stubs or your income tax return. You must make at least 2x -2 1/2 x the rent. How is it in Poland? What is the average rent price range for 2 to 3 bedroom in Poland. Please keep an open mind. Check also for duplex, single family home, instead a 2 bdrm,an 3 bedroom apartment or home. You might find 3 bedroom for the price of 2bedroom. Happy hunting & good luck.Also , may you always find good paying, with medical insurance and permanent job easily.

[@becomingpolish1933]

James, please check out "Johnny FD" channel and try to connect with him, he is an American who lived in Kiev and bought an apartment and fled to Hungary, he just arrived in Poland, you guys should collab on something, would be very good for your channel and a good guy to know, fellow American, peace from Macau.

[@safwabchatnia366]

Would it be difficult to live there without speaking polish?

[@pseudounknow5559]

I dont know if you have told us but you are working in what industry ? I would guess in IT but not sure

[@heart5929]

Immediately switching to lithuanian you say? Interesting... maybe you were a citizien of the Commonwealth in your past incarnation :D

[@planetjames95]

Haha...it's certainly possible...

[@romaindemarais]

in a previous video, did u say u were paying 1500 usd for your rent? it seems to me very expensive for the flat we can see on your video in a communist like block! in a good area of mokotów, in a condominium in a recently built building (2008), you can have a 70m² fully furbished for 4000 to 4500zl (approx 1000 usd).

[@planetjames95]

We will check out Mokotów soon.

[@romaindemarais]

check the condominium called Marina Mokotów. there are a couple of real estate agencies and some flats to rent. there is a park within the residence, shops, small eateries inside and just outside ( Woronicza, postępu and Fort Mokotów) and play grounds for your future little one. loads of families and very international too. it is near public transports and the business area called "mordor". Walking distance to Galeria Mokotów shopping mall (20 minutes). it is very family orientated and ideal for a pregnant lady to get some air without going too far. It is also near Hospital Banacha and large public parc of Pole Mokotowskie. bus stop to get there: Wyjazd on the south side of the residence, and Do Fortu on the north side.

[@shadowgno87]

hehe biedronka is all what you need haha :D

[@jancieslak8479]

💪💓

[@alexwhitman9343]

You can tell cat is up to something…🤔

[@ogienc]

How long do you line in USA?

[@agnesricher8412]

Happy to see you are enjoying Warsaw, we moved last year from Toronto and absolutely love living here! It's especially cool in the summer, lots of events all over town 😊 my fav is by far, the food, lots of options and it's all so so so delicious 😋

[@planetjames95]

Sounds great!

[@morrisstex3454]

*Despite the economic crisis,this is a Still a good time to invest in stock and Crypto****

[@jamilumartins2971]

@@morrisstex3454 The rich spend less and invest more

[@jamilumartins2971]

Investing in these economic crisis will be one of the best thing to do

[@margaret2165]

You're right I think stock and Crypto are the best to invest right now☺️

[@vubevube]

22:36 you're passing by a tea store called "Będę później" which roughly translates to "i'll be later/late" :) what a cool name and must be a bit confusing to arrange a meeting with someone there :D

[@marekpodskarbi2537]

Hello and good luck to you :) I recommend you (in order): 1. Łazienki Park 2. Wilanów 3. Pola Mokotowskie 4. Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego 5. Nocny Market 6. Fabryka Norblina 7. Park Skaryszewski and many many more. I keep my fingers crossed for you :)

[@jajajejehjune4301]

Pole Mokotowskie, nie pola :)

[@godq3]

Also the viewing point on the 30th floor of Palace of Culture.

[@nikin9362]

wow warsaw is so beautiful, modern, clean, very good looking city

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

it's one of the greenest (meaning number of trees) cities in yurp. Can't wait till it gets warm, because it's the middle of april, and I'm still using my autumn jacket.

[@antija6825]

ok - just simply call them oligarchs or..... the "back" of the Ukr puppet-president

[@grzegorz_m]

Some of the other video bloggers from Ukraine also mentioned, that they feel that Poland has a more developed middle class: living here is more comfortable, and many services are more affordable. I hope some day Ukraine will also get there. Peace & prosperity, that's what everyone wants! ;)

[@_tym3k]

19:32 these are called "paczkomat"

[@aleksandrap.5088]

I love how you take care of Mosia. It shows you'll be amazing parents 🙂

[@pamelajaye]

I was thinking that too

[@ddorotka6363]

🤗😺

[@RomaaanticGuy]

ᓚᘏᗢ

[@czarliw1644]

To miłe, że podoba się Wam Warszawa! 😃👍

[@planetjames95]

Dziękuję!

[@P19S48]

@@planetjames95 Powodzenia w Stolicy. W ukochanej Warszawie. All the best in my LOVELY Polish Capital Warsaw.

[@Marc_oi]

I don't know, maybe you know, but on sunday and monday practically everything will be closed because of Easter. Some foreigners do not expect it and then they have nothing to eat;)

[@supreme3376]

But on saturday mostly of shop will be open

[@Marc_oi]

@@supreme3376 Yes, but only until 14 (2 pm)

[@piotrsodel3077]

You don't like the weather, so wait for the summer heat. Sometimes 3 months up to 39 degrees. I lived a bit in New York, Kearney New Jersey to be exact. Transportation is terrible. In New York, a car is not useful at all, and apart from New York, you won't get anywhere without a car. The weather sucks too. In Poland you will see a pleasant warmth in summer and in New York it is the humidity that is exhausting at any temperature.

[@adriennecruz3843]

Love your positive attitude and no-complain approach.

[@berzerkinglemur6534]

We Poles love to complain, this is our national trait. Watching someone who appreciates almost everything he sees is a bit weird, but most of all incredibly uplifting. It changes perspective and allows us to appreciate what we have.

[@orzeh8]

I'm afraid he is PIS troll. Poland is collapsing right now.

[@berzerkinglemur6534]

@@orzeh8 Kto jest PISowskim trollem?

[@orzeh8]

@@berzerkinglemur6534 Ten vlogger, który od ponad miesiąca wszystko zachwala.

[@berzerkinglemur6534]

@@orzeh8 Mowisz o Jamesie (American in Ukraine)? Jeżeli tak, to nie wydaje mi się. Może jestem naiwny, ale wierzę, że gość po prostu przyjechał do Polski i ocenia to, co widzi (a porównanie ma). Polityka zdaje się go nie interesować. Chcę w to wierzyć.

[@everydaynormalguy2484]

One thing I Can't stand about polish cities as a Pole is that there are places with old beautifull building arounding middle century age - standing right next to a communist piece of garbage named block that looks terrible and were made when Poland was under communists boot. They were puuting those blocks for people to live and by that they were destroying old beauty architechture. We both Ukrainians and Poles sufferd terrible things from Russia and that's why we must protect eachother now.

[@ddorotka6363]

RuSSia .

[@mehow357]

A hint for the hidden gem: You can try to find and visit the garden on the roof of university's library (it's open for the public as well). Additional hint: you had one video just next to this library but you didn't know you can go to the garden on the roof of it 🤣

[@maggiekowalczyk3914]

I Inpost locker does not belong to Amazon. Actually it was invented by Poles. They introduced it in many other countries. It is a simple and great idea. It took some years to make people use it. It is great someone appreciate our Public transport and quality of life. Greetings from Warsaw but different district 😀

[@0plp0]

Automatic Post locker are not Polish invention. German Post tested it in 2005 before Inpost.

[@berzerkinglemur6534]

I love those lockers, they are incredibly convenient. They make a great duo together with Allegro. Of course, it is related to a certain ... let's call it a disease that can be called "paczkomatoza", but convenience prevails over aesthetic considerations.

[@antija6825]

you mean it was a Polish investment/ money/ concept? 🤣🤣🤣

[@azeca0025]

@@0plp0 but in Poland they exist longer than in Germany.

[@0plp0]

@@azeca0025 No they don't. Sorry there is a falt on Polish wikipedia. In Germany the tests started end of 2001 in 2 cities Dortmund and Mainz. In 2002 there was 24 packstation in this cieties. In 2006 700 packstations in 120 cities. But in Poland there is more of this lockers then in Germany.

[@kamilosowski3889]

I think by "democratic" you rather meant "egalitarian". It's not a full picture tho. Places you visit and use are mostly used by the middle class, however Warsaw is much more diverse than this. Places like shopping centers are full of middle class shops and services but there are no high end services or luxurious boutiques there. It doesn't mean that there are no such places in Warsaw and if you look well enough I will easily find gyms for USD100 per month with a private parking for your Ferrari, sauna inside and other high end commodities. Same goes with food... There are restaurants like Milk Bars (Bary Mleczne) where you can get a soup for next to nothing, middle class restaurants and also high end, posh places where a bowl of soup is like PLN 40-60. When it comes to shopping/groceries you generally don't get low quality stuff but in cheaper places (like Biedronka) you have a limited choice of products. If you go to something like Kaufland, Auchan (don't... they still operate in Russia) or Tesco, the quality will be similar but range of products will be wider. And obviously you can also find expensive delis with really fancy and high quality food but these tend to be expensive. You just need to know what and where to look for but it comes with experience :)

[@kaskatomaska783]

Good to see that you are happy in Poland.Good luck

[@planetjames95]

Thanks! 😃

[@ralphmill8094]

In Ochota area you can also find Public Libraries or Public Reading Room (called czytelnia). If you're a member, you can work from there (in silence). Maybe this is an option for you. Just visit and ask whether you can "read a book" in this place :)

[@abbypaige428]

WOW!! I want to try the food there so bad! It looks SO YUMMY!!!😚😋😋😋 God ❤💙💛

[@rabomarc]

13:20 I’ve been to Kiyv a long time ago (around 2009) for several days and this is one of impressions I got from there: either poor or super rich, nothing in between. I remember basic stuff in shops being super cheap but then anything that could be considered more sophisticated or prestigious was much more expensive than in Poland. Also the cars in the streets were either old Ladas or the newest Porshes (it was quite amazing how many there were) nothing in between.

[@planetjames95]

Yes, that's a good observation.

[@agnieszkaka3536]

I live in Warsaw now, and having lived in other places in PL and abroad I've been always complaining about this city. Watching your channel now made me realise that maybe it is not the worst place to live and that maybe I take many things for granted :P

[@planetjames95]

Warsaw is special.

[@agnesagnes3740]

I have seen lots of places in the world and realized that Poland is so clean and so much nicer then people give a credit for . Polish people like to complain a lot about politics , money and anything and don’t know how much it has changed for good . You get used to good things so easy and always remember the bad things instead of nice . Positivity is the key and realistically Poland has come such a long way

[@zepter00]

@@planetjames95 Warsaw and Mazovian Voivodeship 4 years had GDP ( Global Domestic Product) higher than GDP of whole Ukraine. ..whole country of Ukraine. Poland has 16 Voivodeships. Poles ar longest working people in European Union. Poland has highest and second highest and constant economic growth in Europe since early 90s. Polish GDP overtook GDP of Greace, Finland, Sweden, Portugal, Belgium. Soon Polish GDP will overtook, Spain, Italy and Netherlands. Germans the most demanding consumers in the world are buying 25% of whole Polish export.

[@Pyrokan]

In Ochota you stay very close to where I used to live as a student :) It wasn't Alcatraz, mind you (Warsaw University of Technology student dorm in inter-war massive building next to Narutowicz Plaza). I remember that neighborhood fondly, especially the tiny hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese bar next to Kopińska Hall and the local veggie market right next to them. I wonder if that place still exists? Oh, and also I had a similar feeling about Warsaw in general - the longer I lived there the more I've liked it! That city just grows on you in many, tiny ways.

[@comdo831]

28:23 Those are examples of the very few pre-WWII buildings in the city center still existing today. They have been nicely renovated, with the original cobblestone street preserved. Pretty much all of the Warsaw center was blasted to pieces during the war, some in fighting, a lot intentionally. If somebody thinks Ukrainian cities have got it bad now, it's nothing compared to what our German friends can do when they fall into a demolition frenzy.

[@comdo831]

@@ColinH1973 Hotel "Bristol" next to the old town is original. So are few apartment houses in the city center next to the main train station. Then there is what you see in this video. There isn't much, but a few buildings here and there have survived. Most of them survived because the German army used them to house the military personnel.

[@comdo831]

@@ColinH1973 But I never said anything about the Old Town being original. I'm talking about the city center and the buildings in the city center. Every information source I know says hotel "Bristol" did not suffer any significant damage during the war.

[@Bialy_1]

@@ColinH1973 "If you are Polish you will know that the Stare Miasto was completely obliterated by the Nazis" Nope, then you know it was done by Germans... All over Poland Germans were placing signs "Nur für Deutsche" (English: "Only for Germans"), they were speaking German and after they leveled Warsaw to the ground they came back home and were loved in Germany... Just go to wikipedia and read bio of Heinz Reinefarth if you do not believe me... you may understand why we call them by the real name. also on wikipedia you can find: Estimated Warsaw city destruction during German occupation 1939-1945 Category Destroyed Roadway and railway bridges 100% Theatres and cinemas 95% Industry 90% Healthcare buildings 90% Historical monument buildings 90% Tram infrastructure 85% Tram rolling stock 75% Housing 72% Education 70% Trees in parks and gardens 60% Electricity 50% Gas pipes 46% Water supply 30% Roadways surface 30%

[@kris2455]

Guys, maybe let's not compare who suffered more while the bombs in Ukraine are still dropping. It's a bit inappropriate...you know, with the threat of nuclear weapons and while the russian child rap*st dog eating soldiers are still out there trying to kill as many civilians are they possibly can. Poland suffered a lot but it's not a contest, so maybe let's stay positive...at the end of the day Ukrainians might be reading it while their families are still freezing hungry in the basements. What our grandparents lived through about 80 years ago is happening to them TODAY. Let's show more emotional support.

[@agatastaniak7459]

@@kris2455 Don't You think that telling anyone who has ever suffered that talking about his or her past suffering is an attempt at trying to compare this suffering with the suffering of someone else is not a tiny bit inappropriate?

[@barbararajska-kulig1057]

Jim, Poland through your eyes seems to be a beautiful place 🇵🇱❤️ I have to admit, I enjoy your videos. Keep posting them 🤩👌

[@silentbob4378]

10:42 do not buy in rtv agd shops, you will find much cheaper stuff in the Allegro

[@2mek99]

For shopping, as you live in Ochota you should visit Zieleniak next to Hala Banacha. There are many products that you will not get in supermarkets. This is a kind of small bazaar. Especially good for fruits and vegetables. Saturday is the best day to visit. In Warsaw, you could go to Hala Mirowska. That bazaar is bigger. If you miss eastern cuisine, a few hundred meters from your place at Grójecka street you will find Baboshka restaurant, run by a Polish-Ukrainian couple. You have excellent coffee Green Cafe Nero at the end of the street you live (Slupecka?) at Grójecka street. Good for remote work.

[@MichalKaczorowski]

If you live in Ochota, check Szczesliwicki Park in few weeks when blooming of trees starts.

[@genek8630]

From what I've seen of your videos since you've been in Warsaw, it looks even more advanced than where l live in the states. Transportation looks really nice. Not like the crap we have here. I get on a local train here and I feel like I'm still getting on a train from the 1970's.

[@pamelajaye]

I'm pretty sure I live in the suburbs. Not the boonies. And I actually didn't mean it to argue with you. I'm from Boston and now I live between Clearwater and St Pete. Our backyards are not large and our houses are closer together than where I grew up, but our house has three bedrooms and two bathrooms and to me that's novel. Also it's one story. After a few years of living here I went to Ford's theater and I was down in the basement where the bathrooms were and our seats were in the balcony that time and By the time I cleaned all those stairs my legs were burning and I couldn't breathe. Not good! My mother told me they didn't have stairs in Florida. Of course they do but they also have elevators. And my apartment back home was on the second floor. One of my apartments in Boston road the third floor of a triple decker. I don't spend well really anytime in the city that I'm pretty sure it's not as advanced as this and public transit around here is so bad the newspaper wrote an article about it. In Boston it's better but it's broken down and always late and I'm just taking this from my friend's Facebook posts. Maybe they are finally improving it? Or maybe they're still running trains from the '70s and '80s? They were announcing expansion of some of the lines to places I had never heard of. Turns out It was Somerville. I haven't been on a bus, except in DC, since 1999. I don't really remember the buses in DC but I do remember that I would have enjoyed the very pretty snow much better had I brought some boots with me. It's just they don't fit in my suitcase...

[@goatcraftpl]

Waiting for your frist video in polish :D

[@planetjames95]

Coming soon!

[@annafirnen4815]

One thing for sure, weather in Poland is changing constantly all year around but especially in early spring. I never really noticed how much until I met some foreigners being surprised by that fact. You gotta be always prepared for anything!

[@charonboat6394]

Let's hope ruskies won't make their own changes to Poland.

[@penguinsfan251]

@@charonboat6394 They would get their keesters kicked.

[@KickassUncle]

@@penguinsfan251 After the fight the Ukrainians have put up, I know the Poles will try to do better. Putin had better invade France.

[@pseudounknow5559]

I am here living in France and i hope one day i will be able to live in Poland too. I am fed up with this toxic western society in France and the lack of true values. You are very lucky brother and you are giving me hope 😊

[@kedzior1991]

You are Polish though

[@pamelajaye]

Does the public transit run all night? In Boston everything used to shut down around 1:00 a.m.* My friend from New York got stuck at my house because he wouldn't have made it home. I hear in New York it runs all night. *Again it was back in the '80s when we all lived in the city and didn't have cars.

[@MikeG-dc2sz]

yes run all night

[@bejbimama6689]

Public transport in Warsaw run almost all night but only night buses, who run different traces.

[@pokineusz3501]

@@bejbimama6689 niezły polish-english :) słowo "traces" oznacza coś zupełnie innego, użyj zamiast tego "routes" ;)

[@rozkaz661]

The metro shuts down for a couple of hours at night but night busses allow you to get around still

[@pamelajaye]

Thanks guys!

[@Lexusik]

Aww, so sweet, little, black satellite 😍 it's great that you and Marina stayed. I hope you will find your happiness in Poland and stay with us forever 🌸

[@bernardlech1340]

Business district has actually moved to Wola. You should check out Rondo Daszyńskiego and Plac Europejski. You can also visit newly opened: Browary Warszawskie and Fabryka Norblina. These are nice food courts. It's very modern there and there you definately get this NY feel.

[@Daan495]

great video as always brother, thanks for showing us how yours typical day looks like!

[@andysm1964]

when Ukraine is peaceful and liberated, hopefully we shall see a European country built on these values,and away from the `old way`.the fruits were starting to develop,until that `f*cker in Moscow throw a spanner in the works in last couple months. Stay safe you four

[@wasilek156]

Thank you for showing me my warszawa I'm currently in London for more then 10 years and I can tell warsaw grow is incredible. I miss home . Happy you like Poland .

[@mwojciec79]

Great but pleaaaase for the sake of us all.. Capital letters its Warsaw. Its my city :(

[@Laederon]

I'm happy that you like our country!

[@Susan.I]

It will be pretty when leaves are on the trees.

[@JL1]

Trolling us with "there's your favorite building of yours, I know you all love that building"

[@maciekwr]

So cool to follow you around doing regular things. Glad to see you being happy in Warsaw guys.

[@planetjames95]

Thanks for being here, Mac!

[@vartankOG]

HI James, im loving the content brother. I love it so much, i'm thinking i might do a trip to Warsaw in the summer. Either that or Latvia. If i do Latvia, can you do a day trip to Vilnius and back or would you need 2 days for it?

[@bartomiejsaweczko6152]

Wilanow district is nice and modern. Worth to see it.

[@tmkd9242]

In 22:58 on the right side of the street (near the blue truck) is great pet shop where you can buy some stuff for Mosia (like cat food, toys etc). I buy there food for my dog, if you need anything specific for you little favorite I really recommend this place :)

[@agataszczepkowska6414]

I’m living in Warsaw already 54 years and it is so nice to see my city with your eyes :) yes, Warsaw is quite convinient and smooth to live town. In spring and summer you should also visit our parks, and Vistula boulevards. The more green leafes the Warsaw will be even nicer. Enjoy!

[@TheGniazdowy]

if You are on Ochota You need to go to Waffle Bar :)

[@planetjames95]

Was there last weekend, place is awesome.

[@ronin36963]

That place does look like lower Manhattan going towards battery park down there, u have a good memory. I will say however, Manhattan does have bike lanes now, however, on main streets it's basically suicide

[@planetjames95]

Exactly

[@janekbajanek]

Good people feel good everywhere. be happy and safe. I'd love to eat dinner with you and have a cup of coffee!

[@tizek2]

"i know u guys love this building" i lold :D

[@QWACHU]

I recommend You to buy vegetables in local small grocery stores (warzywniak), they are way much better quality than Biedronka/Carrefour/Lidl/ect.... Better taste, last much longer fresh in fridge, and usually did not cost much. Also buy meat in local butcher stores like "Zielonka", or family-business stores located in local marketplaces. Maybe they don't always look so "European", but they are place of many top quality products from local small-business.

[@solongsofa]

Check out a Kosher restaurant called Bekef. It's a cheap simple place but has lovely food. It's not far from the Palace of Culture and Science. We had the vegan version of the Misz Masz which is a sharing platter with hummus and various bits to dip in the hummus :)

[@planetjames95]

Thank you, I love hummus!

[@biomanization]

Yes, best hummus and falafel in Warsaw. Maybe closed next week for Passover. My favorite restaurant

[@toddsholtis4470]

Great vlogging, and I used to live in Bratislava for 3 years (1999-2001), best time of my life, I really do miss it, I saw the changes happening and now Bratislava is like Vienna with prices to match! I am also half Slovak and half Ukraine, born in NY, so I am glued to Twitter and KZbin last 5 to 6 weeks, I was in Warsaw a few times and you got to try a pierogi restaurant, I was at one that had like 50 types! Thanks for the great vlogs!

[@xOctober]

Your videos makes me think better about my country and see how it's changing. Thank you for showing your perspective. You have a great attitude and I wish you and Marina and Musia all the best. By the way, as Biedronka fan, you have to know, that we have a slang name for it: Biedra :) Biedronka is ladybug, as you probably know, but Biedra means nothing, this word is not exist, its just an imaginary transformation, kind of shortcut. For me its very funny word. Many people name it this way in unofficial language.

[@polishenglishnorwegiandutch]

Warsaw is a bit like Philly, a bit like Manhattan and a bit like a typical European city I guess but like you said it's a little bit of this, a little bit of that. One of Polish architects called Warsaw a Frankenstein because of so many completely different parts it consists of. I couldn't agree more with him. For you, who was living in Kiev it would be nice to compare a bit between 2 capitals, not to make any of those cities look better or worse but I am interested in similarities and differences between Poland and Ukraine in terms of their capitals. It would be nice to know what I can find in Kiev that we have in Warsaw.

[@szymek16s]

I've lived in Warsaw, missing this city sometimes but village is this what I want ! GL in Warszawa.

[@penguinsfan251]

I always enjoy your walkabouts and commentary. I worked in Washington, DC for six years. I have only seen videos of Warsaw on KZbin. I don't see the litter, the graffiti, the awful traffic, the pothole filled roads in Warsaw that I put up with in DC. It is obvious that Warsaw has better restaurants. The best food in DC, in my experience, was Armand's Pizza and the kielbasa and pierogi served at the Polish Embassy open house.

[@pamelajaye]

I saw the graffiti. But you're right, no litter no traffic no potholes! And of course in Boston the streets were made from what used to be cow paths. I Don't even know whether that's true but I've always heard it. It doesn't seem to have any rhyme or reason. Meanwhile in Florida, people don't stop for pedestrians, even if they're in crosswalks, And they have the light. It's so bad they make PSAs about it.

[@penguinsfan251]

@@pamelajaye South Florida has a lot of Latinos. It would be rude to lump them all together but, having spent several vacations in South Florida and one in Puerto Rico...they drive crazy.

[@ewamatulewicz4511]

I love your appreciation for Biedronka :D Biedronka for the win!!!

[@planetjames95]

Biedronka will save the world.

[@ddorotka6363]

😺😸🐱

[@princesibanda9594]

Ochota has a way of growing on you. I know because I moved to Ochota from Mokotow 3 years ago. Its the best Dzielnica in Warsaw for sure (in my humble opinion).

[@jajajejehjune4301]

Fun fact about a store you like RTV EURO AGD. This is very succesfull polish chain of shops with 3 owners that arent known for public. They like to stay in the shadow kind of :)

[@Quatezcoatl]

Great choice for a coffee shop, one of my personal favorites! Coffeedesk is a place that is going with third wave of coffee culture, go ahead next time and get a drip coffee and feel free to talk to these people who make these. (They speak English so no worries :) )