WHAT ARE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REALLY LIKE? PART 2 (Czech girl in California)

[@adveni856]

I would say it is nice to find out that our country is wonderful place to live and that "American dream" is not that shiny as it might seem

[@frantisek5754]

It is ok, once I have been asked by incoming US student (by e-mail) if we have electricity and washing machines. So I have answered him (also by e-mail) then - Yes, we have those things. As for example email requires electricity ;-)

[@s.pavlik]

😂 oh god

[@quantumvideoscz2052]

Holy shit, you freaking killed him, dude 😂😂😂

[@anetakolblova1277]

I was once asked by a young American in his 20s whether we have music. MUSIC. That’s on a whole new level of daft.

[@dixussatt7978]

Omg this girls English is so good, even the pronunciation.

[@heledraku]

Had cheerleaders when she wasnt even born

[@magdalenaskvorova3987]

Very smart young woman! I have the same feeling after living 15 months in New Zealand, country that everyone sees as perfect place on earth. Back there I realized that I love Czech Republic so much. So it was great experience indeed!

[@anexanquadonix8762]

Zajímavý rozhovor, těší mě , že jsem slyšel to co jsem si dávno myslel a teď by mě zajímal rozhovor z opačného pohledu, americký student na výměnném pobytu v Čechách, pro srovnání. Není to zajímavý námět?

[@jg2745]

@Anexan Quadonix To určitě je, taky mě to napadlo, ale zase na druhou stranu... Kolik takových se tu najde, že? Anna sama říkala, že v USA o nás v podstatě nikdo neví, takže by to bylo určitě hodně složité zajistit. Ale nápad je to vážně zajímavý.

[@Opomunds]

@@jg2745 Američanky tu na výměnném pobytu taky byly. Si vzpomínám na jednu, co se jmenovala Malina. :D

[@luke.y]

@@Opomunds Halina, Šalina a teď Malina...

[@someczechguy]

ne, na moravě by to bylo zajimavejsi

[@romanryunin487]

@@jg2745 Tak v devadesátých letech bylo v Česku amerických studentů jak much. Milovali to tu. Pivo skoro zadarmo, kluby otevřený do rána, historie na každým kroku a kluci byli hotoví z českých holek. Američanky si tu taky občas našli partnera.

[@altarxxl]

moc pekne a poucne doufam ze se dost lidi zamysli a nebudou rikat jak je to tu spatne a jak chteji jen do Usa , dik za tak skvela videa

[@DreamPrague]

Děkuji za sledování!

[@martas.vladiboj]

Souhlas, ti co to říkají jsou jen hloupé naivky, které všechno vidí ve filmech.

[@d-six4817]

Myslím, že dneska tam už nikdo nechce :D

[@Mein_KampfyChair]

Já bydlím v Americe. Jsem američan, ale mám českou maminku. Mě se víc líbí denní život v česka. Já jsem v Georgia, kde je to aji horší než California. Není to moc přijemný tady. Ano, je pravda že jsou tu pár věci lepší než v česka, ale když návštivím česka tak jsem opravdu šťastnější... Opravdu máte to tam dobře!

[@PepinCZE]

Špatný to tu neni jen nám vládnou nemehla (když to řeknu slušně) :)

[@lusovchak]

Hey, Jen. If you’re interested in my experience of studying in high school in Idaho Falls, feel free to respond. I didn’t have to change school or host family. In which I lived with a Norwegian student by the way. It was a fascinating experience for me as an atheist/agnostic to spend that time in a religious family and region. And I actually had more American friends than foreign exchange friends.

[@ninavinterova9875]

Americans not knowing where the Czech Republic is is understandable, but I've been an exchange student to France and the people from there also didn't know where the CR is. We're literally one country away. And yes, I got so many remarks about Russia. That was so offensive to me, because of how much pain the communist regime caused us. The students also didn't have that much common knowledge, they didn't even know what the Berlin wall was. That was interesting to find out, because the French schools are SO strict. Incredibly strict, some of my friends even have to go to school on Saturday. Also the teachers required you to show them so much respect, meanwhile in Prague you can chat with your professors in the break time. It was extremely formal and exactly like Anna said, everyone treats you like a child and when you're an exchange student, you're always the bad guy.

[@romanryunin487]

We Czechs are a bit obsessed with our history. But we also forget that from the world point of view, we are a strange, complicated place with complicated history nobody can understand very well. So I would not blame the others that they are not familiar with Bohemian or Czech or Slovak or Austrian or German issues happening where Czechia is these days. Do we understand Belgium or Catalonia?

[@ninavinterova9875]

@@romanryunin487 yeah dude, I know. However there's a difference between a Chinese person not knowing about the politics of the Austro-hungarian oppression of the Czech nation and a French person not knowing what the Czech Republic is.

[@romanryunin487]

@@ninavinterova9875 France has been France for at least one thousand years. The so called Czech Republic had been many different countries until 1993?

[@ninavinterova9875]

@@romanryunin487 you literally don't understand what I'm talking about. I don't give a shit about them not knowing our history. But you'd expect a European to have looked at a map of Europe in the last 25 years or at least heard the words Czech Republic. The people I spoke to in France literally never even heard of it. If you're defending that, you're defending absolute ignorance and idiocy, I'm not even sorry.

[@nonofyourconcern7837]

You hate russians and hate to be associated with them? It's not meant to be offense, I'm just curious. I would guess that you need to be old enough to remember Soviet occupation to feel this way.

[@petrhavlicek393]

Děkuju opravdu moc za skvělý a objektivní rozhovor.

[@marienarita4836]

Jen is in herself proof that they are American, receptive, tactful, educated, and interested in the world. She has a high standard so that she is not disturbed by a small critique of American high school students.

[@ericstamps4717]

Jen is an exception, Anna is dead on. Americans are shallow.

[@lauryrodriguez7229]

@@ericstamps4717 I’ve had a different experience as an immigrant in the states but then again I was in a more multicultural state

[@ericstamps4717]

@@lauryrodriguez7229 I am from Alabama, so my experience is no surprise

[@vitezslavpilmaier1430]

Díky moc za další skvělé video. Já jsem tam byl jen dva roky na práci, ale taky jsem si odtud "odvezl" jednoho německého kamaráda, ale pevně doufám, že i několik amerických, protože dospělí se asi spolu baví tak nějak víc do hloubky, než děti :o). Jinak každá země je nejlepší, když ji miluješ a za těch několik kotrmelců, co jsem za život zažil a udělal, jsem zjistil, že jeden člověk může milovat i více zemí, než jen tu "svou". ;o)

[@karolinaminarikova5374]

Přesně tak. Já žila rok v Anglii, dělala jsem au pair. Je to skoro rok a půl co jsem zpět a Anglie mi chybí dost často, vzpomínám s láskou a budu se tam vracet celoživotně. Zároveň ale nechci opustit ČR, domov mi chyběl. Anglie je můj druhý domov :)

[@jammmy30]

Watched part 1 n straight over to part two. Poor girl. I feel sorry for her. But thanks for bringing this interesting story!

[@vendulavlhova8422]

Pri poslechu tohoto rozhovoru jsem mela uplne Dejavu. Ta holka mi uplne a zcela pripomnela rok 1999 kdyz jsem byla 2 mesice v USA. Do detailu popsala me pocity a zkusenosti. .....i pak ten navrat do CR - " the real freedom". Super rozhovor💪💪👍

[@pavlakvapilova1232]

I love your interviews, Jen. They are interesting and also educational. Please, continue 😁

[@DreamPrague]

Thank you! Will do!

[@vladp7405]

In the past U.S. was a symbol of freedom to us but now I think we are more free here in many aspects. The only difference is that our restrictions or limitations were imposed on us by the Communist government while in U.S. they come from social conventions and Church I guess. BTW I appreciate how Anna is straightforward, actually quite a lot for a Czech girl ;) I like it.

[@quantumvideoscz2052]

The funniest thing - every citizen of sufficent age was granted suffrage in Czechoslovakia on January 1st 1919. In the U.S., they wwre still struggling with black people's right to vote in the sixties...

[@JadBourji]

I’m American but have lived most of my life here in Beirut, Lebanon. Since the country is witnessing a severe economic collapse / recession, my gf and I were considering alternative places to move to. Of course me having the US passport meant that I can move there anytime, but there was just something about it I didn’t like. Your guest here put it perfectly :) The American consumer culture I believe has gotten a little out of control and I feel it can be too shallow and materialistic while we are looking for something more real and meaningful. It’s funny that Czechia became our number one option too.! Thank you for this talk. It’s amazing to see her talk about the differences she experienced in both countries, I think she put it all perfectly. And thanks for the great content and channel.

[@ReactiveDogDiaries]

Damn we look bad as hell, honestly that’s why I want a change in our school system

[@terisidlo7746]

I wouldn't call you bad. You simply see and deal with things differently

[@nicolehlusickova8728]

V roce 2017-2018 jsem byla v Jižní Karolíně a pod tohle video bych se podepsala! Všichni budoucí výměnní studenti by si to měli povinně zkouknout. Prošla jsem si velice podobnou zkušeností od jiného stylu oblékání přes osamocené obědy až po zmiňovanou „nesvobodu“. Americká mentalita je velice rozdílná. Člověk se cítí osaměle, nikdo nemá pochopení pro vaši situaci (kromě ostatních výměnných studentů). Ale prosím, všichni, kteří zvažujete vycestovat, udělejte to! Protože litovat toho určitě nebudete😊 Rok v USA vám dá na oplátku sebevědomí, možnost rozvoje a celkový životní nadhled. Ještě mě napadlo přiložit pár tipů pro snadnější rok, tak snad to někomu pomůže. 1. Jste-li někam pozváni - jděte 2. Zapojte se do co nejvíce mimoškolních aktivit 3. Nebuďte sebestřední, ale zajímejte se o ostatní - snadno tak získáte přátele 4. Ujasněte si, jaké chcete předměty - kdybych jela znova, tak si zajisté zvolím co nejvíce hodin věnovaných angličtině (public speech, různé prezentace atd.) Pokud chcete jít na VŠ do zahraničí, tak doporučuji si dát tzv. AP classes (od psychology po physics) - v Americe jsou zadarmo, na konci skládáte zkoušku, která je celosvětově uznávaná (doporučuji zjistit víc) 5. Přiberete na váze, s tím se prostě budete muset smířit, tak si to užijte!

[@zuzanakrizova1321]

Skvělý rozhovor, já sama bych chtěla strávit rok na americké střední a takováhle videa jsou pro mě opravdu přínosná. Pokračuj prosím s tímto tématem! :-)

[@VAHelix]

This was a wonderful set of videos. In the past we have had a couple of foreign exchange students. Our first was a summer exchange. She was from France, Marseilles. We had an awesome summer camping and made a lap quilt together that she took home. Then a year long Chinese student. She actually didn't go back home. The two experiences were wonderful and oth positive. I so enjoyed hearing this young lady's perspective. I do not blame her one bit for changing, animals everywhere. No. Perhaps we need to host again.

[@denisakratka4997]

Skvělý video, děkuji za něj 🙂

[@an82879]

As a Czech girl studying in London UK, I have to agree with many points Anna mentioned! It can be quite isolating and lonely trying to fit in with a different culture. Good luck to all the international students out there!

[@lucforand8527]

Interesting comments that are common for many exchange students. Having received four exchange high school students and being part of the AFS organization receiving many students for the Quebec City region, I have a good idea of the challenges they all face. My first suggestion for anyone wanting to do this is to choose a good organization. To me a good organization is one that takes care of its students first. This requires that the students have opportunities to express themselves to a counsellor and in settings with other counsellors and fellow exchange students. This is critical for their mental health and so that they get to understand the differences between their culture and the local culture. This can be a difficult transition; in particular, as Anna so clearly stated, we all have preconceived notions about other areas of the world. I would also tell them not to worry too much about their level of language in their host country. I knew students that arrived with no French (Quebec City is in French Canada) and could carry on a conversation by Christmas and were very competent when they left after nine months. I think most enjoyed the experience, even those who faced more obstacles than others; such as changing families and schools. It is a learning experience and, while they don't always make numerous local friends, most of their fellow exchange students become friends for life. In general they also become great travellers as they know they can adapt to a different culture and language.

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, another great video 👍. I spent a year at a US university as an exchange student, I was a mature student but some of the things she said still ring true for me. The ignorance of geopolitics, history, geography and current affairs in some of the students was very jarring for me. Overall though my biggest takeaway was the kindness and generosity of the people. I’m British so there was a sense of acceptance right from the start but I can understand how difficult it might have been for her to fit in and make friends. The US belief about being the best country in the world was quite prevalent but as a Brit I’m sure we had the same attitude, probably worse, historically. I remember watching an Aaron Sorkin TV series called the Newsroom. The opening scene is in a University auditorium with a moderated discussion between two politicians, one democratic and one republican, and a news anchor. The news anchor, Will McAvoy, is the main character in the series and reluctantly responds to a question from the audience ‘Why is America the greatest country in the world’. His response is well worth watching and is scathing initially and heartfelt in the end.

[@KMarik]

I have seen the scene, it is a great monologue. You are right, you Brits have it easy coming to the States. Most people love the accent, and somehow the sound of it makes you sound smarter than the average citizen here.

[@schauza]

This is so great. I remember, back after the Wall fell and I rushed to Czechoslovakia (bc that's what it was still called back then) to teach English, Czechs had such Massive delusions about the West, in general and North America, in particular....money grew on trees, everyone lived the life and justice for all...or however you'd like to describe Eutopia. And God help you if you even suggested that things aren't quite as people imagined. They'd get awfully angry and referr to something they saw in a Hollywood movie or to what a friend of a friend who has an aunt in America said. And they were convinced that this Eutopia would come to them as well. Finally (!), they're realizing that things are different.

[@heyhey-dl6if]

Hezký rozhovor. Anna sympatická, chytrá a evidentně i odvážná holka. To já v 17-18 letech vycestovat sám do států do školy, nevím nevím... Myslím, že by mě doteď hledali, kde jsem se cestou ztratil :D Zajímavý pohled někoho, kdo tam byl a může srovnat život v ČR a USA. Někteří zde píší, že je Anna namyšlená. To si nemyslím. Líbí se mi, že řekne s rozumnou dávkou sebevědomí, co si myslí a přitom tak, že to není urážlivé. Spoustu lidí by mělo asi vycestovat někam do ciziny na čas, aby poznali, že jiný kraj, jiný mrav a případně se něco přiučit. Samozřejmě člověk vnímá věci jinak, když je mu 18, je na střední škole a chce zapadnout. Navíc Anna několikrát zmínila, že to je jen její subjektivní pohled a její konkrétní zážitek. Každopádně super video Jen, moc se mi tvoje videa líbí. Mám rád, že se o sobě vždy něco dozvím, co sám nevidím :). Anně přeji spoustu úspěchů, je to šikovná a chytrá holka. Tak, přidal jsem internetům svojí dávku do mlýna, můžu jít zase někam jinam chytat lelky. Howgh

[@viktorhosek9840]

Every country has it’s own beauty and it’s more shadowy sides. There is nothing like “the best country in the world”. I understand the experience you had, because I went through it as well. I wanted to get out of Czechia so bad after high school. I went to study in Denmark - the happiest country in the world, where everything is green, eco, vegan and cozy and where the friendliest, happiest and the most beautiful people live. Yes I had my expectations very, VERY high after all this marketing. Obviously it wasn’t that shiny, I was lonely, depressed, not accepted by locals, I couldn’t enter some places just because of my “eastern-european” origin. I was bored, got fat, started drinking a little too much and overall I wasn’t happy. I’m not saying that Denmark is horrible, it’s an amazing country and I also had many good experiences there, but the danish lifestyle just doesn’t fit me. However, I begun to realize that Czechia isn’t so bad afterall. It has it’s many downsides, yes, corruption, horrible politicians, many rude and greedy people. But It should be us, the young generation who makes it a better place. So let’s learn, let’s travel, let’s get experiences abroad, make friends all over the world, connect, engage, volunteer, work. Let’s make Czechia a better place so that young people won’t have to go abroad to start loving their own country. Thank you, Anna, for the interview and wish you good luck and happiness in life ! Btw, eventhough your fashion looks quite normal to me, there is nothing like being overly dressed. Nothing wrong with people dressing nicely imho.

[@danykunesova7797]

Člověk se cítí sám, všechno je cizí a nové a doufá a věří, že si najde kamarád(k)y, ale tu povrchnost a strojenou náklonnost jsem v USA také zažila. Přijde mi, že si neradi pouští někoho moc k tělu. Člověk s nimi nemůže navázat hluboké přátelství... Ale výjimka potvrzuje pravidlo a tou je můj kamarád Steve, žijící v Jičíně :) A to, že jsem ateista jsem už pak raději nikomu v USA neříkala, protože poslední osoba z toho málem dostala infarkt :-D A otázkám typu, jestli máme doma také televizi, co nosíme v Čechách za oblečení a zda jsem ráda, že mi teče z kohoutku teplá voda a je tu splachovací záchod, jsem se pak už jen musela usmívat. To že Američané přiřazují ČR do Ruska je běžná věc, ale tento fakt člověku tvrdí i lidé ze západní Evropy, prý se to učili ve škole.

[@romanryunin487]

Měl jsem štěstí, že mí američtí kamarádi v mládí byli intelektuálové z New Yorku a ze San Francisca, uplně opak toho, co ona popisuje. Svoboda, volnost, individualita, rozhled, upřímnost, naprostá přirozenost - proti mým spolužákům z českého gymnázia to pro mě byli nebeští lidé - konečně jsem mohl být sám sebou a nemusel jsem se snažit zařadit... Amerika má zjevně tyhle dvě roviny.

[@slouberiee]

@@romanryunin487 Asi jsi měl smůlu na české spolužáky a štěstí na Americké známé :)

[@valeriyagutzer9716]

As a Russian living in Czech Republic I would say that Czech girls started to dress up like 8 years ago. Before , when I first came to Prague and was wearing even skirt and a bit of makeup- people were staring at me .

[@2plus3is4]

Maybe, you were just too nice not to stare at. Russian women are said to dress up nicely and make up more sharply.

[@ivozavadil8385]

Super video, super rozhovor, obdivuji Aničky angličtinu a tentokrát titulky ready, díky... 👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@macuken]

I'm a Californian (soon moving to Prague so I'm devouring these videos), and feel so badly for these foreign exchange students who come to "California" and end up in like, Fresno thinking it's gonna be lit. Her experience sounds like hell to me (purity rings?? Good lord). Go to SF next time, queen!

[@DreamPrague]

Queen indeed!

[@miplev]

She's young, naive girl with very narrow perception. Unfortunately I meet lots of Czech people who wouldn't comprehend other cultures and are very critical. Even czech youngsters have very poor common knowledge these days, very narrow minded and with inability to addopt to a different environment and cultures.

[@ZdenekHadascok]

@@miplev True that.

[@Opomunds]

@@miplev Are you Czech or American (or something else)?

[@slouberiee]

@@miplev I think she tried to adapt, but maybe it was too different of an environment, wearing purity rings but still having sex is probably something I wouldn't adapt to either, non-existent safe and clean public transport is a big shock to everyone from Europe, as well as total dependance on your host family logistically. There are things you are probably not able prepare yourself prior to the move. Still she managed to stay there for the full term, so she is not a quitter.

[@martinnovak8104]

Hezký rozhovor a opět se mi potvrdilo že žiji ve skvělé zemi.Ne dokonalé,je co zlepšovat,přesto ve skvělé.Jestli existuje osud,tak zvolávám: DÍKY OSUDE,ZATÍM DOBRÝ!!!:-)))

[@karolinaminarikova5374]

Zajímavý rozhovor. Já byla rok v Anglii a pracovala jsem jako au pair. Též doporučuji. Nad studiem v Americe jsem taky přemýšlela (někdy na 2. stupni ZŠ), ale ono to stojí dost peněz a nebyla jsem na odjezd připravená. Myslím, že odjet jako au pair (ať už Amerika, Anglie, Irsko, Skotsko, Německo atd) vyjde levněji (i když ta Amerika možná jen o trochu, ale netuším) a navíc po maturitě je přeci jen člověk vyspělejší než v 17,18 :) Ale rozhodně doporučuji odjet na alespoň půl roku do zahraničí, nejlepší rozhodnutí v mém životě!!!!

[@jakubrydlo6612]

Jsem jedinej kdo čekal že řekně že při zpivání americké hymny si dala ruku na srdce a začala zpívat českou hymnu? :-D Jako nevím jestli bych si to troufl na střední, i když asi jo, každopádně teď bych to stoprocentně udělal. :-D

[@tajfuntesi]

Taky jsem si to myslela. A taky bych to nejspíš udělala. 🇨🇿

[@michalzamostny2075]

Přesně tak, ta naše zemicka je nádherná i většina lidí tady jsou mili přátelsti a rozumní.. 🇨🇿

[@hartman12349]

Michal Zámostný - a kde ze to tedko zijes ? :-)

[@moonie2304]

@HoVaDo mě to jako vtip nepřijde :) tahle země je doopravdy krásná v několika ohledech a žije tu spousta přátelských a rozumných lidi :) stejně jako vsude jinde , jen to obcas chce nehledat jen to špatné a pořad si stěžovat :) to je ale bohužel typicky ceske :)

[@moonie2304]

@HoVaDo ja tedy když jdu po ulici jen tak se na ostatní lidi , které vůbec neznám ,neusmeji, to bychom byli jako v blázinci , jsem stydlivá a ne vždy mám náladu křenit se jako dement :) navíc teď je taková doba ze všichni se cítíme jako ,,zombies” ;)

[@2plus3is4]

A proto nám vládnou hovada.

[@jitkap2334]

@@2plus3is4 hovada byla vzdycky, za kazde vlady...

[@MirwenAnareth]

Oh wow. Well, I said under the last video that our experiences were very similar... now I need to amend that. I was so lucky, it seems, because I really got along with the kids in the school. Well, not all of them, I just found my own group and they were great. I feel like the most limiting factor was that my host family lived out in the country so I couldn't really meet them on my own, and just as Anna said, it was impossible to be independent as an exchange student. But overall, I feel like the kids in both of my schools were really nice. But then, I was (and still am) the kind to not wear makeup and not dress up. Funny thing though, pretty much everyone around me wore very thick makeup (my classmates included). America is the country where I learned how to wear makeup. Well. :D Also one thing... I've traveled a lot across the Czech Republic as well. I've studied in a lot of places, lived in even more places, worked in quite a few as well. It is quite common to smoke weed here. Very, very common in fact. I was offered some when I was back in high school, and since then, I saw this kind of people regularly everywhere I went. So I very much disagree with the statement that it's not common to smoke weed here. You just, I dunno... have to really get out, to watch people and, well... to smell it. Ugh. Not proud of it, really. The final message though, I completely agree with. I spent a year in the US, I also spent a year in Japan, a few weeks in England and Scotland, and so on... and the more I travel, the more I realize how much I love my country. There is beauty to every country out there, and people are right to be proud of belonging there, but there is no place like home. :)

[@DreamPrague]

That's great you agree on that last point! Thank you for sharing your experiences :)

[@MirwenAnareth]

@@DreamPrague Oh, thank you for letting us all share, and, of course, for sharing yours! One thing I love about watching your videos is that I always get surprised at what other people find interesting. It really helps me to think about perspectives and possibilities. I realize how people can do things differently depending on their culture (or location), or how some things are not to be taken for granted everywhere. It's a really nice insight you provide.

[@evapolakova2704]

Thank you for this video and the channel! I use it for my students to learn - not only English :-)

[@jitkabecanova2844]

I really enjoyed both parts of the interview but it told me more about the young Czech lady rather that about high schools in California. I'm sorry to say that but Anna would had similar problems even when studying for a year at high school in Bruntal (sorry Bruntal). It seems that she had very high expectations (she was probably studying a selective school in Prague at that time) which was not fulfilled (but it was probably a good life lesson for her). However, I had one moment in the interview I didn't like at al. When Anna called the 13 years old schoolmate stupid because she thought that travelling to "Wisconsin, Utah and Washington" means she travelled a lot....come on....if a 13 years old Czech girl would travel with her parents to France, Denmark and Latvia she would call herself "a traveler" even though all her travelling would had been with Europe.

[@vollengineer]

That part got me, too. Speaking as a Europhile who has also been to all 50 states, the US is so big and diverse that you can have very different experiences in any 5 states. Tsk tsk tsk. I thought I was an adult who had it all figured it out as a teen, too. She seems brave and curious and she'll be just fine. I hope she comes back again later. Maybe she'll try something other than California. No offense, Jen. ;)

[@richardkaba5306]

Absolutely perfect.

[@tommyenglishanglictina]

Super interview, krásnej konec když Anna řekla..."and now I love Czech Republic" so sweet😇❤️ . Je to super když mladí vyrazí do světa na zkušenou a potom se vrátí domu s větší láskou k domovu. Já moc USA neznám sice jsem se tam oženil, ale nikdy jsem tam nežil, takže je pro mně hezký vidět jak to tam vnímají krajané. Za to jsem se plácal 20 let v Anglii a tam je to trošku jiná pohádka 😁

[@saad-t7k]

Přesně! do světa na zkušenou - já si už roky říkám, že českýmu národu vždycky pomáhalo, když mladí vyrazili a v duchu "dobří holubi se vracejí" se zase vrátili. "Dnes" je na to naštěstí zase celkem použitelná doba.

[@vesmirnyvtip]

Velmi zajímavý rozhovor, děkuji za něj. :) S Američany jsem se setkávala jako s turisty/klienty a jejich reakce na Českou republiku byly zprvu velmi překvapující. Byli opravdu udiveni, v jaké zemi skutečně žijeme vs. porovnání s jejich domněnkami o nás. Velmi si pochvalovali systém MHD a možnosti, které tak malá země nabízí. Na druhou stranu, pokud si mysleli o Češích, že jsou sto let za opicema, tak občas samotní Američané působili v tom "civilizovaném světě" tak trochu neohrabaně. Velký rozdíl jsem také viděla v tom, jak jsou Češi slušní, vždy zdraví, poděkují a jejich prosba/žádost (když něco shání, něco hledají) je taková "diplomatická" a květnatá, což bylo pro americké turisty hodně nezvyklé. Na druhou stranu v tomhle asi vynikáme mezi všemi národy. Z pozice zaměstnance např. v hotelu jsem se od amerických turistů setkala tak trochu s tím, že zaměstnanec je něco jako jejich sluha, ale bylo to čistě mé vnímání. Jinak byli ve většině případů velmi milý a rádi komunikovali o tom, jak jsou naší zemí fascinováni, co se jim líbí, ptali se na další témata a jak to u nás chodí se vzděláváním/cestováním/stravováním apod.

[@fmunzar24]

Ahoj,opravdu poučné video, díky za něj. A jak je to v USA s učňovskýmy obory, existují tam školy jako u nás, kde se po základní škole vyučí děcka na kadeřnici, cukrářku, instalatéra, zedníka, automechanika atd.,díky za odpověď.

[@honzasebera2688]

Ne, po základce, což je v USA 8.třída, všichni jdou na High School, což je všeobecná škola. Po High School buď můžeš jít na Univerzitu a nebo na Community College/Trade College, což je vlastně dvouletá vyšší odborná skola, kde se většinou učí obory jako svářečství, mechanik atd.

[@ZdenekHadascok]

I so agree with Anna on almost every level. I experienced the same feeling of pride to be a part of America in the beginning. Over time, as I lived and learned, I found that it's not all peaches and honey. Especially the last four years eroded my pride to be an American so much, that I would rather live almost anywhere else than here. But after 22 years my roots are too deep and I'm too old to start from scratch in a different country. And that includes Czechia as well. After such a long time, it's pretty much a foreign country to me.

[@terezafrankova3943]

Well, I spent 4 months in the UK and only 3 weeks in the US because of Covid. Since we got a couple of American students at my Uni here in Prague, I kinda knew what I was going into and the differences are staggering. The biggest problem I had in the states was the constant nagging in my mind and controling myself. We tend to be really open and make fun of everything which I could not do in the USA. So this is what I think is the most limiting factor. Not being able to be yourself and always have to pretend you are someone else, not making jokes in case someone gets offended and stuff. But otherwise people were really nice and educated since I spent my time at Princeton Uni. So I can say that my stay was really different from Anna's. It actually helped me to understand the american mentality better and not to judge too quickly, which I always try to avoid. Cons of the US from the european point of view: you basically cannot be yourself and always have to think about what you're gonna say or do, when you ask someone for help the chances are 70% will ignore you Pros of the US from the european point of view: people are nice and friendly and give you personal space, they do not make assumptions about you and are willing to share their experiences and help you to understand their mentality

[@JadBourji]

@@lord_bucky_the_budgie big egos = big sensitivities

[@danina47]

Málokdy vstupuji do diskuze, ale nedá mi to, abych se tentokrát vyjádřila. Nelíbí se mi výpady některých diskutujících vůči Aničce, protože je obdivuhodné, že se tak mladá vydala do tak vzdálené a velké země jako je Amerika. Vystupuje zde velmi mile a z mého pohledu se snaží nestranně posoudit rozdíl mezi studiem na střední škole v Česku a USA. Je to hezká dívka, která se nesnaží kritizovat život v USA, ale předat své zkušenosti třeba těm, kteří uvažují o studiu v zahraničí, konkrétně v Americe. A to, že tam chodila hezky oblečená ? Dle mého je to tady běžné, ale připomínám, že existuje pořekadlo "Jiná země jiný mrav, " a tak nechápu, proč se to tady mnoha lidem nelíbí. Svoje vyprávění hezky zakončila svým vyznáním, že miluje svoji rodnou zem a Prahu. Myslím, že by každý z nás měl vycestovat, aby poznal jak je ta naše zemička krásná.

[@martinnovak8104]

Naprosto s Vámi souhlasím

[@annahorakova2138]

Moc Vám děkuji za krásný komentář :))

[@frostyab7579]

having experienced both systems in depth, I can fully identify with this girl

[@vackad]

Moc se mi to líbilo. Díky za pěkné video .

[@luciemarama7923]

Personally, I’d say that one year is not enough to settle fully and to become comfortable and confident in a new country. I left CZ aged 19 and it took me a good 3-5 years to feel settled abroad. It’s been 17 years since I left CZ and I am starting to feel like Czech is not my home anymore and that coming back now would be even harder that leaving in the first place.

[@Domihork]

A question for you, Jen. What it like for you to do these interviews with Czechs talking about your home country, when quite often they're quite critical? Do you think it shows actual problems with the US or is more about Czechs being kind of close-minded and not willing to accept something different? And is it hard for you to listen to it? And on top of that, not start defending your country?

[@DreamPrague]

Great question, Domihork! To be honest, I got more defensive when Michal Sopor was criticizing LA than when Anna was criticizing her high school. Probably because I feel more empathy for a young woman in a foreign country in an American high school, which can be a rough experience! But no, I never think they are close-minded. I'm fascinated by their real stories! I always want them to tell me how they really feel, because I say how I really feel about Czechs every week! There's plenty of room for all our opinions. :)

[@ZdenekHadascok]

Critique out of knowledge and experience is welcomed by wise people. Critique out of ignorance, assumptions, and generalizations (as seen on some "other channels") is the bad kind. When Jen commits generalization, she says so in the beginning and that's okay.

[@ZdenekHadascok]

@@DreamPrague I don't think empathy for a young woman was the main reason. You knew she was correct in her observations and you could relate to her because of your own experience. I don't like that Sopor dude BTW.

[@thomasurban139]

@@DreamPrague Hey Jen, my parents ran away in 84 and I grew up from 88 to 2011 in the US in the Seattle area. I've been living in Brno for almost a decade now; which is nuts how time flies. Anyway there are many pros and cons of both countries. The fact that the US has a constitution that protects your rights and you as a being is truly amazing and no other country even comes close to that. It's also great that since it's such a huge market, you can find deals on everything. Here? you make 3x less and pay 2x or 3x times more for the same product. And I REALLY miss WA states nature, and the landscape of the US in general, I could go on about that particular aspect. But... that's where it kinda ends for me. I completely feel what Anna is saying about the sort of "Fake" attitude and the general feeling that the population is stupid :D I had some great friends and times in high-school but in general I felt a bit out of place and I didn't really have a relationship until I moved here. I feel that Czech republic is an awesome place in terms of people are open to new ideas but understand that many conservative things are important too, just a nice balance. Still think there's too much government here though, cant do that with my car, you have to go to this and this and this office to do that :D I really laughed when you did the administrators impression behind the window, .... "Ne" :D :D - It's gotten a lot better since 2011 though, I must say I've been impressed by some actual friendly people. I guess they have been getting rid of the older generation that just hates life? :D Anyway if you drop by in Brno sometime again, feel free to reach out. I'd be interest to chat with a fellow Czech American : ) Take it easy

[@freddiethompson58]

@@thomasurban139 "The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons." -Fyodor Dostoevsky The US private prisons for profit and Gitmo in Cuba tells us quite a lot, what the USA really is.

[@vaclavtuma7087]

Jen, z Vašeho pohledu, jak moc se výuka, sociální bubliny/život teenage změnil (nebo vyvinul) od dob Vašeho studia? ...

[@mohsinfarooq9601]

You are not alone..love you

[@thomasholub7885]

Anna: I would recommend such a experience to everyone. Also Anna 10 seconds later: It's not for everyone. :D

[@ZdenekHadascok]

Nothing contradictory about it. You don't know whether it's for you until you try it.

[@janule_v]

Moc dekuji za video. Hlavne pro mlade lidi kteri se rozhoduji. Evropan z Cz bude divny a jiny i v jine zemi evropske ne jenom v Usa kde je to uplne jiny extrem. Mame uplne jine mysleni a hodnoty. Organizujem a resime problemy take uplne jinak. Na vztahy se koukame naprosto odlisne. Ziju v Rakousku 8 let a v mysleni vidim velmi odlisny problem a to jsou hranice kousek. I skola je jina. Socialni zabezpeceni take. Kazdopadne odejit z "konfortu " své vlastni zeme chce odvahu. Pevnou vuli a odhodlani se snazit zaclenit. Pak si clovek uvedomi co chce a ma jine hodnoty. Take doporucuji si zkusit.

[@brunocorrea4164]

Nice interview!! .. It would be interesting to have an interview from expat studant in CZ =)

[@monikaj2889]

Hi Jen, you mentioned that your wknd activity used to be hanging out in a parking lot. I’ve seen a lot of american movies in which this was happening. Like last week I watched SubUrbia with Giovanni Ribisi. The whole movie takes place basically in a parking lot. So I wonder- is this really something how americans spend their free time? Or does it not happen anymore in the times of social media, cell phones, etc...?

[@DreamPrague]

Hi Monika! Well, to be honest, we were hanging out in a parking lot before anyone had mobile phones, so I'm not sure what the kids do today! I think in small towns, it's basically the same...you go where people hang out, maybe a mall or a parking lot, and then everyone finds out whose parents are away for the weekend, and then everyone goes to their house ;)

[@ivapolansky8004]

A very interesting interview with well-thought questions. I think that every complaining Czech with low self-esteem (and that's roughly 98% of the nation) should experience some kind of stay in a foreign country, although not necessarily the USA. A two-week trip to the beaches of Egypt or Thailand will not do that, folks! If I envy something, it is the Americans's healthy self-esteem and their conviction they are the best in the world.

[@ivapolansky8004]

@@lord_bucky_the_budgie And where are you? We've seen a crowd of proud Americans storming the Capitol.

[@lord_bucky_the_budgie]

@@ivapolansky8004 Did you also see the seven months of burning and looting of our cities? I’m not saying that there aren’t people who are proud of their country, but if you were to ask the younger generations, they probably would say that the US is bad. Most of the people at the capital were Republicans and right-wingers. Those usually tend to be the people that love their country. What they did was sick and terrible, and the majority of other right-wingers in the US condemn that behavior. I don’t want to get too much into American politics, but the right wingers, the people who usually tend to tend to love our country have been shamed and called racists by the media and major organizations.

[@lord_bucky_the_budgie]

@@ivapolansky8004 The younger generation is being taught this. You really have to be here to know, or follow American politics, it is a very complicated subject.

[@ivapolansky8004]

@@lord_bucky_the_budgie I'm aware of the cancel culture. It's an unfortunate trend. They say that USA faces a crisis every 50 years, and this is the time. Things will go better again, but people have to speak up, no matter what others call them.

[@lord_bucky_the_budgie]

@@ivapolansky8004 I sure hope that is the case. Thank you for the consolation 😅

[@enolkaenolka]

Velmi chytrá holka a proto musela ty negativní věci více vnímat. Přeji hodně úspěchů 😘

[@bitkarek]

pipky proste zavidely, ze je hezci a chytrejsi.

[@aksileb]

Tobik wants to have a cuddle 😍 I lived in the U.S. for a year (as an adult, not at school) and felt as such an outsider. On the other hand I studied in the UK and felt much more welcomed there and made really good friends with whom I am still in contact. As Anna said the Americans were soo overly friendly the first time they met me but the second time they couldn’t care less.

[@annahorakova2138]

Já si to ještě neodpustím, musím k těm všem komentářům říct ještě něco :) Ta debata mi totiž připomněla ještě jeden film, a to sice Pravou Blondýnku. Jo, je to chick flick, jo je to hloupý holčičí film, je to pohádka, není to realita. ALE. Hlavní postava Elle, kterou hraje Reese Witherspoon je slečna, o které byste řekli, že je to hloupá barbína, která nosí růžovou. Působí naivně, je zkrátka JINÁ. A víte co? Tahle slečna se dostane na práva na Harvard :) (shodou okolností já taky studuju práva, ale to není podstatné).. No, Elle je ke všem milá, všem pomáhá. A co se zase stane? Spolužáci jí nesnáší, pomlouvají, nechtějí se s ní bavit, myslí si o ní, že je hloupá. Na konci filmu, Elle vyhraje jeden soudní spor (velmi to shrnuji) a dokáže, že to rozhodně není slečna, která nic v hlavě nemá :).. No a teď si položte otázku. Má se Elle měnit jen kvůli tomu, aby na ni ostatní nekoukali skrz prsty?:)) Neříkám, že je to stejné, jen se nad tím prosím zamyslete, až příště někoho budete hodnotit a soudit podle toho, jak vypadá :)

[@devdr8983]

jsi dobrá

[@LadyxBoss]

Dobrý den. Nejvíc mě zajímalo, jestli to tam opravdu funguje tak, jak to známe z filmů. A ono ano! Myslím tím to třídění dětí do skupinek podle ... zájmů. Vyčlenění jen proto, že nemávají třásněma na hřišti a podobně. :-) To je opravdu dost hrozné. Je to v každém americké filmu o mládeži. Takže to není výmysl. Hmm, smutné. To tady na štěstí v takové míře nemáme. A také mě těší, že evropské děti = studenti jsou vzdělanější než Amíci. :-)

[@zdenkamytnikova8303]

@@LadyxBoss Amíci si všeobecně myslí, že jsou pupek světa. Všeobecný rozhled mají asi jako pivovarská kobyla v baseballové čepici. Čest výjimkám jako je Jennifer.

[@martinoliva6490]

Anička je moc pěkná a ještě k tomu inteligentní holčina.Možná proto působila na amíky jako červený hadr na býka.Nikdo se necítí dobře,když vedle někoho vypadá jako blbeček.

[@londresparis_1]

I'm sure that Anna caused a storm with the boys :)

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

Tbh she’s not that pretty for east European and slav standards, although she looks nice she wears too much makeup.

[@Maya-ro8gp]

Já bych jen chtěla podotknout že já bych tam umřela, protože trpím chronickou neschopností bavit se s víc jak jedním člověkem

[@petrmilota6398]

I do remember when I was little - seeing all the cool american TV shows like McGyver, Tropical Heat, Knight Rider etc.. I really thought that America is a dream land.. Thanks to the english language and modern technologies I am able to watch videos like this, talk to people about stuff and really appreciate the direction Czech Republic took after the fall of communism regime.. in the span of 30yrs we've done so much and living here is really comfortable and safe (in comparison to 90' for example). I am not giving up on my dream to travel on route 66 from coast to coast on Harley though :)

[@ondra10192]

I could write the exact same comment. Also planning on traveling thru the US on the route 66. Maybe we will meet at the rest stop one day.

[@radkajanotova4895]

Funny comment about the accent, I am living abroad and getting always compliments about my Eastern European accent when I speak English.

[@mari.be.86]

I was looking forward to this second part and finally it is here. Usually you release new videos +/- one day like Andrea. I was already worried, you're a little late. Nice video, the conclusion is the same as I have from my travels. Jen, it must be great to talk to you. Maybe we'll meet sometime and I'll at least say hello 😇 You're incredibly likeable person.

[@natyswaczyna5093]

Velmi zajímavé a povedené video zajímalo by mně i třeba pohled americkeho studenta co studoval v česku jinak si myslím že to annička skvěle podala🙂

[@michaelnovak2615]

Byla tam na té střední škole řeč o NHL v Americe? , je to nejlepší soutěž co se hokeje týče.

[@jmsmilfajt]

Wow, I've stayed for the whole video. :) Really interesting points! As a +- same aged (as Anička) guy from Prague with learned „American English“ through online games and Swedish friends, it's interesting to see a different perspective. Most of my highschool classmates totally loved everything American, I was one of them for a long time until I've talked to a few disappointed friends that actually visited the country. From that time I started my own investigation to get a perspective of the country I live in. Technically that's how I found your channel. :) I think the life in the US is exactly as in the modern american Netflix (not Hollywood) TV series like the fantastic show „Sex education“ which is not actually much about the topic but more about the teenage life in the US. By the way, I've acted the same way about religious stuff before, I hate fake stuff, fake help from so called heaven and manipulation... until I've found these things to be true myself (or let's say that God led me) - I have a testimony in Czech about that on my channel if someone is curious but I'm not a KZbinr by any means so please be respectful... 😂

[@katerinabonner2003]

Isn’t sex education set in England?

[@nothinggmuch8642]

Could u talk about how our educational system (not just in America but in czech too) is basicly corrupt? Of course this is only my point of wiew but i would like to hear yours.

[@slavomirholub4891]

Super video..

[@StormyOne1]

More like this 🥰😍

[@erichpsenak6070]

Veľmo zaujímavé rozprávanie, supper že si urobila aj druhú časť. Netreba zabúdať že aj u nás sú rôzny "típci", určite by bolo zaujímavé si vypočuť študenta z USA ako by našu mládež a celkovo ...opisoval doma amíkom. Rozhovor v Prahe by určite nebó tak úprimný. 👍😊

[@juliesmith8935]

Ma dcera prave dokoncila americkou statni stredni skolu. Jeji skola mela pres 3,500 zaku. Mela moznost studovat specialni vyberovy program zamerujici se na chemii, biologii, matematiku. Vetsina skol ma v USA na vyber z nekolika “level” stupni narocnosti daneho predmetu. Dcera graduovala se 14 AP classes. Coz jsou predmety, ktere se studuji na VS skolach. Vetsina VS umozni tyto predmety transferovat. Coz znamena, ze student muze VS studium ukoncit mnohem drive. Vetsina strednich skol “rank” ohodnocuje studenty, v jakem poradi graduuji. Nase dcera zkoncila jako 5 studentka 1,200. Ziskala plne stipendium na Stanford universite v Kalifornii. Kde studuje vedy, hraje za skolu volejbal. A chysta se na medicinu. Stredni skoly v USA jsou na vysoke urovni. Je pouze na studentech, jak se uplatni. gostanford.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/annabelle-smith/17085

[@kur0tsuki842]

I disagree with that weed. in the Czech Republic it is absolutely common to smoke weed. I don't know anyone weed never smoked xd

[@Monika-wo7nd]

Well i didn't...but am 15

[@dixussatt7978]

Depends on your social bubble

[@Svrli]

What kind of chilli pepper is that plant in back? :))

[@DreamPrague]

It's actually a bell pepper!

[@MirwenAnareth]

Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only one who constantly glanced at the plants. :D

[@Svrli]

@@peterl0815 well close enought :D

[@Pidalin]

That tracksuit fashion is terrible, I didn't know it's thing in USA, I thought it's mostly Russian or Ukrainian thing. Here in Czechia we mostly wear jeans to school, it's casual, but not so casual, I would not leave my home in tracksuit except situation when I want to do some sport. But things are changing every few years, when I was kid, skateboard fashion was popular, I hated it, but it was reality, but it disapeared and people switched back to jeans. I was wearing some military trousers with big pockets at school, it's not really better than tracksuit, I would not wear it now to some civilisation, maybe to workshop or to forest it's good. :-D Fashions are arriving and leaving, but classic blue jeans are eternal. :-D I would say she has little distorted imagination of our schools, she was probably on some better school. We have also groups, people who are sitting alone in dining room and nobody is kind to them. But there is mostly more of such people, so they can make their own group of weird people so it works somehow. Also you can't mostly choose where you want to sit in class room, you have even different sitting system in different classrooms and with different teachears so there is probably noone in class you don't know who is that and you don't talk with him. But kids are sometimes really not kind, especially at elementary school. On high school it was much better, people were already more adult there and had some shared hobbies because they chose same school.

[@marketcernikova7024]

The tracksuit thing is in Spain as well. Oh my ! You see them EVERYWHERE! Not kiddin, to school, to go shoppin, just horrible thing that at least amazes a person from the CZE.

[@marketcernikova7024]

@@lord_bucky_the_budgie wooow! THANK YOU for your time above all!

[@marketcernikova7024]

@@lord_bucky_the_budgie no no no! You abdolutely did NOT bother me. It surprised me a lot, I am not lying, however I still am grateful for the comment you made. The words in capital letters just popped out cause I used them lately.

[@lord_bucky_the_budgie]

@@marketcernikova7024 Oh, thank you for the clarification:). I am not very good at reading people over the internet. I’m glad that you found my rant interesting:D

[@jasminavaskova2780]

I just wanna say that we have cheerleaders here😊

[@martinasoukupova7876]

We have cheerleaders in CZ, I was one for our professional basketball club!

[@petrpospisil8993]

Jsou členkami nějakého univerzitního sportovního klubu?

[@romanryunin487]

Máme tu i koka kolu, americký fotbal a shopping malls.

[@KMarik]

Kolik řečí znáš, tolikrát jsi člověkem. Jsem velmi rád, že dnes mladí lidé mohou nabývat životní zkušenosti tímto způsobem. Přeji jim to a vidím v tom i naději pro budoucnost ČR. Češi žijí v dost uzavřené společnosti a nemají dostatečný rozhled. Myslíme si, že jsme středem Světa a každý z nás musí padnout na zadek. Prosím mladou generaci aby v co největším počtu vyrazila do zahraničí a vrátila se potom domů s novými zkušenostmi a rozhledem. Jen houšť a větší kapky.

[@Georgian2go]

great interview, I've been binge watching a whole bunch of your videos and would love to collaborate on something creative, if you'd be up for it...I used to live in Prague for 20 years btw

[@abirwait5636]

Any European in America (USA, Canada) has much more in common with another European. Any European. They've seen much more, their life experience is beyond the American experience. Their understanding life, practicality, street experience, I don't how else to explain it. The know life without blindfolds. On the other hand life in America is much simpler, less bureaucracy, less envy. less judgmental, less obstacles, more straightforward. More enjoyable, should I say?

[@Anastazka00]

It makes sense, only the part with "more straightforward" and "enjoyable" kindda surprised me. Cuz it seems to me Europeans ar really straightforward. Can u explain how do u mean it? And enjoyable in what sense?

[@abirwait5636]

@@Anastazka00 "Straightforward" was meant in the connection with bureaucracy, more logical therefore easier.

[@abirwait5636]

@@Anastazka00 And "enjoyable"... most people live in suburbs, it is not "body on body" as in Europe. After half a century I still don't know how phony people in North America are I just know that I come home from shopping with a warm feeling, not pissed off as in Czechia. I know, I know, it is getting better. People, in general, are nicer here than Czechs are, sorry to say.

[@Anastazka00]

@@abirwait5636 Oh, ah. Bureaucracy for sure. Well, not everyone Is liking the suburb life with a car culture, but surely, it has pros. I am never pissed of, but I guess everyone comes across different pll :D

[@jirinovotny1453]

Hi Jen, Honza and Tobik, today the video was very successful (I mean for non-English speakers - the subtitles were great - you are getting better and better), in the first video I condemned Anička a bit, now I apologize and I don't think she lied. It's not Beverly Hills 90210 long ago, and the Americans miss the common knowledge very much. Cudlle that little ukrainians, the big German as You wish, have a nice time until the next video and take a look at kzbin.info/www/bejne/baW3mYyupZqeo80 and maybe other videos from them. By ❤

[@tobytja]

8:30 Adults are more curious than high school students? That’s really bad. Really really bad, if adults are more curious than children. That means the future of USA is very grim. If children stop being curious, the future goes to hell.

[@mr.e-manm5062]

I would to ask her if she thinks Czech Republic is becoming more American. If so then explain how. I believe it is.

[@romanryunin487]

Not only the Czech Republic, but the whole world. Shopping malls, cinemas, fashion, social trends like me too... but those are superficial things. If you get to know local people, they are still very very different from a regular American person. And they are not becoming American, not even people working in business. Maybe in fashion industry...

[@liborplistak]

It's so interesting. That was my idea of teenagers from the movies and TV shows and I was thinking it's exaggerated. Now I'm discovering it's a reality 😱.. What about my other feeling from the television.. Do the american parents know, what the kids are doing in their free time? In the TV shows the kids don't go home after school, go out in the night and nobody cares.. In CZ parents always want to know where you go and what you do..

[@rodier_ratafakus]

Can we get more than 1 part per week ? ;( pretty please

[@mpospisil8737]

Hi Jen, do you think Anna would have the same experience at any regular US highschool in smaller city/town or different state? Thx

[@lusovchak]

Somewhat different, but the difference between Czech and American high school is still bigger than between different states. Speaking for Idaho Falls, about 50k people at the time (2010-2011)

[@DreamPrague]

Oh yeah I bet Idaho falls i different than my LA experience. I think you're right that the size of the town determines the experience :)

[@DreamPrague]

Hi! I think it's different in a very small town as opposed to a big one. And her experience in a performing arts school is probably unique to a California school. But her experience is very much like mine, in a much bigger city!

[@annahorakova2138]

I think it really depends on the people you meet :) You can have a blast in a tiny city somewhere in Idaho and be unhappy in New York City. And other way round :)

[@svatyhasa]

Tottaly

[@martas.vladiboj]

Výborný rozhovor, jen bych něco udělal s těmi titulky, nejde to většinou pořádně přečíst jak se tam namnoží víc slov.

[@cahy222]

Ten český překlad je opravdu dobrý, pokud ho Martin Jirků nestíhá přečíst ať si na chvíli zastaví video.

[@martas.vladiboj]

@@cahy222 Proboha tady je zas někdo chytrý jak rádio, překlad je v pohodě ale tím že tam ještě v pozadí zůstává titulek z předchozího dialogu tak je to skoro nečitelné a tím že to různě zvláštně přeskakuje že nevím o který dialog se zrovna jedná. Jestli to tak mám jen já tak se omlouvám ale u ostatních videí titulky jedou v pohodě.

[@cahy222]

@@martas.vladiboj To jsem nevěděl, u mně to tak není.

[@Martinec1998]

Jen you have a small spelling mistake in title... it is Američtí

[@michalstehnij5073]

Well, I don´t know how does it look these days, it may have changed over the years, but approx. 20% of Americans have passports. As soon as you know this, you will stop wondering why many of them do not know much about the outside world.. If they do not want to, they do not have to travel.. They have the mountains, two oceans..

[@schauza]

Canada also has oceans and mountains and only approx. 3 million people have passports, yet we do know more about the world. It has to do with the education systems.

[@michalstehnij5073]

@@schauza True, but anyway.. Most of Europeans will not know who (for example) John Quincy Adams was or that the capital of North Dakota is Bismarck..

[@schauza]

@@michalstehnij5073 Good point. Nevertheless, there's a reason why European kids can come to a North American (particularly American) school and comfortably skip a couple of grades...their general knowledge is much better. And given the global economy, North America can't remain isolated and expect to prosper as it did in the past. But, I digress...thank you for the chat 😊

[@romanryunin487]

It is the same in Czechia, most people only travel to a beach resort in Greece, Turkey or Egypt and absolutely ignore the history and culture of the local people. They just go to the local beach and sip Czech beer and eat food they brought from Czechia. So what is the difference_ The same stupidity everywhere in the world.

[@slouberiee]

@@romanryunin487 More educated people tend to try to learn about the local culture of their travel destination. If you have UNI graduates from Czechia, they usually are more open-minded to other cultures. I think it applies to US people as well (or at least I hope).

[@tomnovotny9953]

People should look at Australia to study, people are nicer to each other and have respect for others.

[@slavekfoltyn9678]

AUSTRALIA rules !!!!

[@TripVlogVideos]

Great video as always :) only thing to be careful about next time is in the title of video, it should be " američTí " instead of " američNí ". I´m just pointing it out, I´m sure you just overlooked it. I love your content.

[@bensonmoor9351]

A je to tu zase 😑

[@DreamPrague]

Thanks for the tip!

[@annalukacova5671]

This video was so good. I wanna live in NYC 🌝 that’s my dream.. I already knew it when I was little girl. I just love it there. But this video showed me, that things are not so easy in America like I thought 🤣 but I can do it. I wanna be there on college

[@ejasoosundar3901]

Can you guide me visit there?

[@rczv]

This whole setup of living with families is so strange to me. At least in a dorm if you don't like your roommate you're up against someone with equal status. But I guess high schools don't have dorms in the US, right?

[@DreamPrague]

Yeah, exactly, I think we'd consider high schools too young to live in dorms unless it was a specific boarding school. I suppose the family is supposed to be helpful, but unfortunately., sometimes not.

[@rczv]

@@DreamPrague I don't know about ČR, but in Hungary it is pretty normal for high schools to have dorms for students who live further off. Usually the majority are local living at home plus a few who live in the dorm and see their families during the weekend. I guess it has to do with the fact that you can choose your high school and better schools attract kids who live far. From my experience, it's not a big deal, I first went to live in a dorm at age 12.

[@londresparis_1]

I'm sure Anna caused a storm with the American boys :)

[@trevorpalic6216]

Pokojne by som zniesol jedného človeka zo sveta za jej srdiečko.

[@mr.e-manm5062]

California is not the right place go since now weed legal. She now thinks most Americans smoke weed. I enjoyed the video. Your editing skills are good.

[@lukasloukota8352]

I´ve thoguht that these groups ale called ´socks´ too XD

[@majenazprahy9909]

I am sorry for the critical comment: but is this girl a typical Czech teenager? To me she looks like a little Miss Perfect... maybe just a little too full of herself and also quite judgemental about all other people? Her body language, attire, make up, opinions on herself: to me she looks like somebody who is 40 years old, playing a teenager. I think it is good for her she left her social bubble and saw that there is a bit different world away from it...hope she has learned some little lessons about herself as well and maybe somebody in the US found meeting this girl enriching his life... What is wrong with Americans feeling cool about traveling in the US for example? It is great to know your own country and given the size of the country and the differences between different states these can be quite amazing trips. There is no such beautiful city as Prague of course, but it does not make us better and the USA worse, does it? And also other examples...most of it sounded just like cliches. Sorry again for being so critical to that girl- I wish her good luck in her life anyway she is... but really I found the interview quite dull.

[@annahorakova2138]

What does it mean to be a typical Czech teenager? :) Aren't you the judgmental one if you're judging me when you actually don't know me? Hahah, funny. Also, what exactly is wrong with my make-up? Is my make-up or attire causing you a harm in some way? :)

[@majenazprahy9909]

​ @Anna Horáková Hi Anna, not really sure what a typical teenager looks like, luckily there will be many different types of personalities among them...I just do not like your make up and attire- just look very artificial to me- but that does not need to bother you. I can have my opinion on it, and you can wear whatever you like. And yes, I am judging you on watching about 40 minutes of you talking. And as I said: I hope you also learned some lessons about yourselves, not only about how fake the people you meet are. I am sorry you did not make a good experience and did not meet one American person you would get on with- that is how your experience really sounded. Good luck in your life.

[@annahorakova2138]

@@majenazprahy9909 Yes, luckily there are many different types of personalities, you said that perfectly :) Of course you can have your opinion :) That's your right. It's just so funny, I would never comment on someone else's looks when actually their appearance is really not the point of the video. I can't imagine watching a video about politics for instance and commenting OH, BUT THE WOMAN IN THE VIDEO HAS SUCH A BAD STYLE, SHE IS WEARING GLASSES INSTEAD OF CONTACTS AND HER HAIR IS GREASY.. :) I would probably think OH, HER LOOKS ARE PROBABLY NOT THE PRIORITY FOR HER BUT THAT'S FINE BECAUSE IT'S HER LIFE :) But people are different:) And people like to judge. :) I really recommend you watch the movie I mentioned below :)

[@majenazprahy9909]

@@annahorakova2138 not sure if it not relevant for the topic of the video. The part of the topic was on not getting accepted by the people in a different environment. And I just had an idea that it maybe a bit difficult to become friends with a little miss perfect showing her superiority to others (guess unconsciously) that I saw in you...but that may be just my opinion and one part of the whole situation that I of course know very little about. Just was imagining the situation the other way round: watching an American teenager giving her opinion on my country and that would be the point I would have made... Thanks for your advise on what to watch but prefer my direct experience to any movies and made up "correct" opinions (however smart). Maybe I am just a different generation and am perfectly fine with it :)

[@viktorhosek9840]

@@majenazprahy9909 Dressing up for school is actually very common in the Czech Republic. And yes, this is actually how many teenagers dress, not only in Prague, but pretty much everywhere in Czechia. I personally (and all of my classmates too) wouldnt wear anything less than jeans and t-shirt to school, commonly I would wear a shirt (sometimes even with a tie), nice pants, sweatshirt, coat. Never sweatpants. Having anything on your head was forbidden in the classroom and teachers would ask you to put it out. Same goes for bubble gums. I come from a small town in Moravia, normal middle-class family and went to a pretty normal highschool. There is seriously NOTHING wrong with dressing nicely and its sad that some people think otherwise.

[@jindrichcharvat8475]

Yeah u know