What My Polish Wife Really Thinks about America

[@pinang1]

I was shocked when I arrived at my workplace in US. It was in a small town. I told them I arrived by bus/shuttle from the airport. They said why didn't I call them to pick me up. I said it's ok the bus stop is just like 0.5km away. And they were shocked that I walked that distance. And I suspect they thought I'm mentally unstable or something. The American aversion to simply move their bodies is astonishing. And lack of sidewalk everywhere (inc suburbia in this video) is crazy.

[@havabird2772]

you missed the fact that it can be 120 degrees and 100% humidity. we go to the mall for exercise. the floors are clearly marked how many miles you have walked, there is air conditioning, and bathrooms and water fountains are frequent. nobody will have a heat stroke walking indoors. go check it out before you judge...

[@pinang1]

​@@havabird2772 yeah heat strokes are very common in people who walk 0.5km once a month. Especially in Oregon and Washington. mate think before you write something

[@havabird2772]

@@pinang1 Let's see you do a marathon in 110. Done it several times. Used to be a trainer. Truly try walking in our shoes...

[@pinang1]

@@havabird2772 what the hell are you even talking about

[@LoveMyPoland]

Wow 😳

[@raf.b]

7. small talk at shops... not cool - im there to buy things not making new friends.

[@makeemar]

I've only been to America briefly (we went on a cruise from Miami a few years ago), but my general impression was that it's like everything in the US is one size bigger than in Europe. The cars, the roads, the houses. The portion sizes! Everything is huge.

[@reptyljanin221]

And the people

[@speedylopez870]

@@reptyljanin221 So true!

[@irenaflahavin1217]

That is true.

[@monikamarciniszyn7445]

The Americans are also , at least, one się bigger😂

[@markmulder996]

What's the funniest thing in my case (dutch with Polish wife) is that we really just went to see all the tourist attractions after i'd gotten a Polish wife. All the kind of stuff every single tourist will visit when coming to the Netherlands, i hadn't been to 75% of it until throughout my 30+ years of living in the Netherlands :) (keep in mind, the Netherlands is a SMALL place :) pretty much everything is just around the corner)

[@peepkagirl1]

Russel, I laughed & laughed about EVERYTHING your wife noticed!!! All of them so TRUE!!! Well, that's our USA!!! A lot of these things fell into place in recent years though. I remember the days before fast-food & my grandkids think I'm silly for cooking everyday, but they love my pierogies!!! LOL!!! Your boys will remember everything you showed & told them about your growing up days & appreciate it even if you don't think so! Great video! Love all of yours!!! 💕💕

[@raf.b]

ok now im gonna go to pierogi store and buy some of them as in a about one sec i went from 0 to super hungry just from reading.

[@TheTravelHunger]

HeyRussel! I love your channel. You are so funny and friendly. I love all your observations. I am a Polish girl and with my partner we live in Northern Ireland. Customer service in NI is very similar to US but I think in Poland these things are improving especially in bigger cities. I can not wait for more content. Keep up the great work! Hello to Kasia😊 by the way my name is Asia 😉

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thanks, Asia 😁👍🙏🙏

[@nieporadek]

When living in Poland my wife: - noticed the lack of ice (and also water - we don't really have water fountains or free tap water in restaurants) - lamented the absence of Amazon (it's there now but still limited - Allegro all the way :) ) - complained about the lack of bug screens (US most houses have them) - enjoyed public transport and the possibility of walking/biking (we lived in Warsaw) - like that the prices of services were much lower (haircut, spa, etc.) - even when adjusted for income - enjoyed the soups and other Polish dishes - found that Polish food items contain less sugar and additives and it's much easier to get non-supermarket groceries (veggies/fruit)

[@PedroElPolako]

Just want to say, Love Russel, you're like a distillation of what I thought positive image of American is. Unbreakable Texan spirit and attitude.

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thank you!!!

[@tnzayatz6579]

The left lane thing is true. Driving in all of Europe I was impressed how it was used only (well most of the time) for passing. I also liked the fact that trucks had to stay in that right lane and not wherever they want. Having said that, our volume of traffic far surpasses whatever I have seen in Europe so that use of the left lane, particularly on a 4 lane is almost a necessity so it’s not so actively enforced. Regarding speaking to strangers, and store personnel my theory is since the US was and is such a conglomeration of people from different places and countries, “friendliness” became a necessity to social interaction as opposed to the insular thinking of most European countries where people are usually with their own cultural/social group.

[@raf.b]

we had flower shops with such kind of service, they were friendly and all, half a year and they closed themselfs, no one wanted to go there as this small talk things were hard to handle or annoyed ppl.

[@havabird2772]

Well spoken! It isn't all about tips, but plain old curiosity!

[@pawelzielinski1398]

I find "friendliness" of store clerks annoying at best or quite often intrusive. I have a feeling like I am being interrogated by SB and treated as a potential thief. I always answer that I am just looking at things and that I will ask them, if I need any help. I like Bets Buy and Home Depot, because nobody usually bothers you with stupid questions.

[@ebarteldes]

My wife is from Poland, but she doesn't really talk much about that. Maybe this video will be a conversation starter. But you know what? We just came back from Barcelona and she was fascinated by the architecture there.

[@nonperson22]

Trzeba zachęcić Kasię żeby się pokazała. Kasia ! Kasia ! Kasia ! Kasia ! Kasia ! Kasia !

[@LoveMyPoland]

Let's see if it works 😜

[@bessarion1771]

AGREED!

[@stanleyromanowski9816]

Here in Pennsylvania, the motor vehicle code is pass left only, but as you say, the police don't enforce it.

[@FBPG]

I wish your wife will find the courage to show herself. I love this channel. Sometimes we Europeans talk bad things about Americans and Vice Versa, but in general i think we are friends.

[@PeachState81]

Big food portions and how much Americans waste everything, also ingredients in food and cosmetics not allowed in Europe are allowed in America . High Fructose Syrup everywhere instead of real sugar etc.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

In France, the customer is always WRONG, versus over here in America, the customer gets something akin to customer service. And, if you CAN speak fluent French in France, or somewhat fluent French, if the French people to not like how you sound, they will insist on speaking English to you, if they know it, and there is nothing you can do about that even if you insist on speaking French to them. Paris is especially snobby that way. Now, I did have fun speaking French with cabbies, though. They were really cool! I made such an embarrassing mistake in French, that I am not sure that I can explain it because it involves mistaking one verb with another which is much more vulgar. Anyway, the cabbie was very understanding thankfully, and we got a good laugh out of my real GAFFE (unavoidable if one is learning a new language, of course). What made the ride even more "interesting" (if you will) was that my Grandmother insisted on speaking fluent German (her first language even though she grew up here in America) to the French cabbie, and I interpreted it back to the cabbie inserting my own asides ("Silly women, who does not speak French!") which I knew G'ma could not understand, and the cabbie (who is used to being a Frog of Froggie by Brits and Germans alike) roared with laughter. It really was a good time. The cabbie was impressed that I understood as much German as I did, and could speak any French at all. But, I won't like to you: I was sweating like a stuck pig, because the experience was a bit trying.

[@FBPG]

Hearing a lot of this from people, France went lower on my list of coutries to visit and lately I don't want to visit it at all. Shame, what a beautiful culture.

[@josephbrandenburg4373]

the only time I really got to speak Spanish in Puerto Rico was with the Uber driver. Ha, maybe that's the secret to conversations in foreign languages!

[@irenejerzygirl27v18]

I was a little taken back by all the negative comments about America. I am 1st American Polish and I have lived here all my life. It’s a good place to live.

[@waldemarusmc3191]

As a native Pole living in US for 30 years i got used to an American customer service, so when I visited Poland after 21 years, I immediately was reminded how bad Polish service was. Remember sightseeong the Wawel castle underground, there was a souvenir shop inside castle, tried to make a small talk with a clerk there about replica medieval coins they were selling, he totally ignored me, like I was weird for starting conversation. Of course the 4-5* restaurants and fancy hotels are different, but even then they are more attentive to you, try to fill all your needs, which doesn't mean they are chatty and open as much as the service in US would be.

[@AkimboChory]

I don't really consider american customer service to be "friendly". It's more like employees are forced to be friendly. In Poland when your customer is a d***, you might actually treat him worse than a regular customer and your employer is (usually) ok with that. Yes, it's not well for their business but it is good for their employees and it matters in Poland. In Poland employees are threated WAY BETTER, than they are in USA. And d***s are treated like d***s should be treated. I'd say that's a good thing. And let's be honest: In USA, when you behave like a spoiled rich child, you just get spit in your food/drink/whatever. In Poland you get spit + atitude. Is it realy huge difference? And no, I don't interact with people on a daily baisis in my work but I used to like 20-25yrs ago and I know how some people behave. Another thing (addressing other Russel's video), working your whole shift (as a salesman) STANDING? I'd rather find another job. I guess most Americans would either. Those who don't are: a) morons, b) unable to get other job. Both cases are just sad. So please Waldek, don't tell me bout 'merican service.

[@marthamika7372]

beautiful, well said..I love America but I would ❤️ to visit Poland that's my birth country

[@AkimboChory]

There is one good reason people are flashing high beams in Poland and not in Alabama: most Poles don't have a shotgun in their cars :)

[@Pinzpilot101]

I am English living in Poland and my wife was invited to stay in the States (Utah) for a couple of weeks a year or so ago......She said the same thing about toilet stalls....So I asked my relatives spread across the States WHY? one of them, a Policeperson, said it is so that security can see if anyone is in the stall doing drugs? By contrast Russ, again I live in Podkarpacie and it may be different here, but I have been to so many weddings at venues for 200 plus people where there is one urinal and one stall for the guys and for the girls 3 stalls? - for 200 people??? eating and drinking? (My wife is from the Katowice area and she said there is a Polish thing about, not going to the toilet at a venue, you take it home with you)?😊🙃.

[@katarzynaherman5606]

Nowadays... dont think so. Especially on long lasting weddings. Mightbe in that corner of Poland still doing outside 🤭. Or just simply that place wasnt updated.

[@Pinzpilot101]

@@katarzynaherman5606 Old traditions die hard around here....there was always a reason for marrying in family, it kept land under family ownership, it made farms bigger in some cases.....people did not move much in the past, so eventually everyone in the village became your brother or sister. The church did know of the problems and used to organise 'dances' and other occasions for young people to meet other young people from other villages....But a guy we know old us back in those days if you went to another village the boys from that village would attack you, anyone from another village was your enemy. Nowadays people have cars and can travel....But here people seem only to use their cars for essential business and visiting cousins, they do not take their children to other towns and cities where they might meet new people. Our soltys 40 years old was proud to tell us that he had only been to Rzeszow twice (to hospital for tests) (Rzesow is 40 minutes drive. He told us, what does the city have that the village does not have, all that I need can be bought in the village.....we asked, but what about taking your children to the parks and to walk along the river? his answer was, they have the village, they don't need anything else. How do you eat Wigilia? many families here have the old tradition of eating from a large bowl using only their hands? Do they do this in Warsawa? Many times we have been puzzled when a child will tell us, this is my friend from school, of course we find out late that it is his cousin....they just do not allow other children to their houses unless they are cousins. Of course the bad side of all this is the many many sick children.

[@FBPG]

"Policeperson". XD

[@Pinzpilot101]

@@FBPG I've had bans from YT and from FB for not using the correct terms, so like the dog that has been kicked too many times, I remain cautious🤣

[@FBPG]

@@Pinzpilot101 I understand that actually. The strange world we live in...

[@wujekstalin1]

Wtf the customer service is awesome here. Why would you want to talk to store clerk, I will call on you when I need you. Besides that just leave me alone and let me browse in peace

[@pawelzielinski1398]

Exactly my feelings.

[@lollylula6399]

I had the same issue when I visited Greece, the air con was so cold in my friend's friends' apartments! I stepped outside every now and then to warm back up 😅

[@nathandrel]

Small talks at shops was KILLING ME when I visited US, I felt like on non stop surveillance. Also the prices excluding tax... even thou I knew that one before visiting I'm still baffled why this is the way it is. Third thing was the amount of poisons animals that live in Texas, spending two weeks on my friends farm taught me more (at least about poisons, antidotes, the way to administer them and so on) than a medical school in Poland teaches during entire curriculum. And to sum this up on positive note yeah, Houston skyline IS DOPE, I was always comparing everything to London skyline which I found most impressive, damn, London is NOTHING, little country town, comparing to Houston.

[@josephbrandenburg4373]

I'm an American (from Central Florida), and what surprised me most about my visit to Houston was how diverse the people were, even by American standards.

[@lukaszkleczkowski5734]

Pozdrowienia dla wszystkich :)

[@HavNCDy]

Great video mate, hello from Oz

[@fotodiva1]

That was a great video. I always enjoy hearing how people of the world view us Americans. Having traveled to all fifty states, some states, like Oregon and Washington adhere to the left lane reserved for passing in regular traffic flow. Crazy cities to drive in, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, New York - most major cities. Besides the frequent fast food signs, did your wife taste any of the local specialties and if so, what did she like? Bring the fam to the left coast, they will love it - mostly no humidity. Keep the fun videos coming!

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thank you very kindly 😊

[@halinaplichta6887]

I have been living in Chicago for 30 years and never thought that we are such a bad drivers. 😢

[@ea6398]

Many years ago I travel around America and had wonderful time ! This time I travel to LA and San Francisco and was shocked haw many homeless people living on streets depended of drugs and haw dirty was that was truly shocking! Evening was very scary walking I do understand it is difficult problem but same time need to be solved 😊

[@morganleblanc730]

100 percent. Met my wife in CA after she moved from Glogow Poland. Things that drive my wife crazy; Ceiling Fans She is wrapped in three layers in the summer Extremely cold temperatures. Talked to her about moving to Colorado. She refused. How big the vehicles are in America. She has now adjusted and drives a Ford Explorer. After we started dating she confessed to me that she believes People is US are overall stupid. This has been proven many times to me. We are currently in Poland visiting her family and her cousin Anna teaches 6-7th grade physics. How often people eat out. When Justyna was growing up she never went to a restaurant to eat with her parents. On road trips they made sandwiches to take with them. How sweet every thing is, even the cheese. She makes her own cheese. When I visit. They already know I need a fan to sleep and I need ice for my drink. I have brought property for Justyna’s parents to build a house. I will have to pay to have the house built which we are in the process of doing. Her parents still live in a 600 sq ft apartment she grew up in up in.

[@bessarion1771]

I moved from Poland to the US in 1981 and STILL get really mad at idiots cruising slowly in the left lane. Even if you quote the regulations, they try to twist them into an explanation why they are doing it. And the police refuse to enforce the left lane laws..

[@ania5038]

I'm Polish like Kasia and I would NEVER show my face in a public video lol but my French Canadian boyfriend goes on Twitch all the time and does not care

[@agata3958]

Super że jest nowy filmik. Zaraz zabiorę się za oglądanie

[@nieporadek]

In Washington State we also have a left passing lane law (you should pass on the left lane, which in general is considered the quicker one). I guess in the US it must depend on the state.

[@Pinzpilot101]

Ps....When you said a 'Griswald' vacation, I thought will any Poles get this.......and 'Russ'......so appropriate🤣

[@Pinzpilot101]

Russ, I hoped a few Poles would come here and say...Great Films, so funny......maybe we should be promoting more classic American Comedy films??? don't get me started on 'Porky's🤣 or 'Animal House'🤣.

[@Pinzpilot101]

OK I have to say this...which is your favourite Griswald Film?

[@Abisai78]

Chevy Chase rules! ;)

[@Pinzpilot101]

The original is a great one, where they are all asleep in the car on the autostrada is just a classic scene....but European vacation was funny too.

[@Pinzpilot101]

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[@RussellNelson]

What my wife hates about America are fire doors that are so heavy that as soon as you push them open they start to close, and if you're carrying something they close on you.

[@alicjanakanadyjskichdrogac1588]

I have 2 comments : 1) You took your wife to southern states where people like the weather are warm. Try New York or any place north where weather and people are freezing :) 2) Beds in hotels are high because older people find it easier to slide from it rather then get up from low bed. You notice it when you get older :)

[@ebarteldes]

Yeah customer service in Poland is not that great, but I was not exactly disappointed. I like my peace.

[@lolpl0000]

yay! more russel! :) every episode cheers me up.

[@jaroslawmazurkiewicz8619]

I'm jumping between Beaumont (vidor actually) and Corpus Christi and would highly recommend checking out USS Lexington aircraft carrier in corpus and some gators in the wild in Beaumont. Plus a flyover in both areas. I think your kids would have a blast!

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Nice to see you back here, again, Russell. Your presence is missed. I have some questions for you, please: 1) Did your wife ever want to live in America, after you got married? 2) Did you ever broach that idea with her? (Asking because usually the wives move to where the hubby wants to live, after marriage). 3) Was it you or your wife who suggested living in Poland? Did you balk at living over there permanently? Thank you very much for the degree that you care to share answers with us.

[@LoveMyPoland]

Hi! 1. No, never wanted to. Not yet at least 2. Our lives are so set up here. We'd have to start from 0 to move back to the US and that's terrifying, so, never really seriously discussed it. 3. So far it's me who insists we live here. When the boys go off to college anything could happen though 😜

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

@@LoveMyPoland Ahhh, thank you for this timely response. I love to learn from you. Wow, so it was YOU who insisted that you two live in Poland? Wow ... May I ask why? Were you just very keen on learning about your new wife's foreign country? I am just curious, is all.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

@@LoveMyPoland That's similar for me. I have lived in the US for such a long time that moving back to Poland would be scary. I am fine with visiting family and friends once a year, but moving back to Poland - not now. If in a couple of years government in PL AND US do change then maybe I will consider such a move.

[@galitferber1969]

Well, I used to live in Chicago and I’m visiting Poland at least 2 times a year so I know what you are talking about

[@mariel9385]

Russell, I'm fascinated to hear what non-American's find unusual or very appealing about our country. I'm sure Poles feel the same way about Americans when we share our experiences of Poland. Or maybe not; my greatest hope is that Americans are not rude when they visit Poland or any country outside of the USA. I live in Wisconsin, and I agree with your wife's opinion on air conditioning. I've visited Mississippi and southern Missouri during the hot summer months in the past and I hate air conditioning! I found your wife's comments absolutely wonderful!! We can all listen to what she has seen in the US and then view our own country with its cities, roads, etc. with a different view. Your wife sounds like a very observant woman with an eye for detail. She's a winner!!🌹 Why don't you have mosquitoes in Poland?? Or did I not hear that correctly? Did your wife come across and snakes during your visit? Also, are there poisonous snakes in Poland? Thanks very much for your 'travelogue'!!!

[@Abisai78]

Hello Marie, since this channel is also about learning English - shouldn't you say 'venomous snake' instead of 'poisonous'? Just to be clear :) Cheers!

[@marcinkarp3736]

There’s only one - vipera berus - endagered spieces. Bites are really painful, but not lethal to adults.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

@@marcinkarp3736 Yes, vipers are relatively common in southeastern Poland in the mountains.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

@@Abisai78 Yes, you are correct. (some) Snakes have venom, so they are venomous. Poisonous plant - venomous snake

[@pawelzielinski1398]

There are plenty of flies, wasps and mosquitos and other bugs, especially in rural areas. New windows usually have bug nets in them. My parents live in Warsaw and their windows has bug nets.

[@konradszatkowski5613]

You don't drive as fast as you want to but as fast as the car in front of you in that case:)

[@ninjafirewolf]

Lost in The Pond post video it a Brits who live in the United states you could check him out

[@funkykoval2099]

No i fajnie! Co się podobało chłopakom? Co polubili z jedzenia?

[@ninjafirewolf]

I believe Chicago has the best skyline I ain't biased

[@witoldradomski4354]

We the Polish people have a very idolized picture of USA. I've been to america several times and spend there a 2-3 months total, so my view can be kind of skewed but what the hell :) - Toilets - I've heard the almost open toilets have something to do with - A. Ease of cleaning, B. Ease of noticing the occupancy C. Someone got locked in the toilet 30 years ago and sued the crap :) and now they want to make sure that it does not repeat. I personally think its making sure there is no shady business going inside (like drugs and stuff), And American toilets tend to be sex seperated, while in europe a lot of them is unisex - this leads to having them more private. Suburbia - oh the glorious american suburb- a lot of us fell in love with them in the 90s watching a lot of movies :) And I think we still like them now. And this was a fire rekindled with the Stranger Things on netflix. The childhood those kids have had in the series is the one almost every 35-45 year old in poland would LOVE to have :) (minus the monsters, down-under, demons and that stuff but with friends , bikes and D&D plaing in the basement or attic). Sorry for my english, I run it without spell check so it might have been difficult post to read :) Especially for an English teacher :)

[@LoveMyPoland]

Thanks for this, Witold 💪👍

[@Samkmusic1]

I am an American engaged to a Pole and after a few trips to Poland, I have been ruined by two things America can’t get right: 1. American city planning/lack there of compared to the Polish corner stores and mixed use developments (in cities and villages) that enhances walkability 2. Your point on the American left lane could not be more true and drives me crazy. Since my latest trip driving across Poland, I’ve had so much road rage returning home to the US. Seeing the amount of L cars in Poland makes me think we need more drivers ed here too

[@pawelzielinski1398]

You are right. I live in the suburbs in a small city. The closest Target is 2.5 miles away. You have to drive to get anywhere. I can only walk to the church which is about 1 mile away. You have to drive kids everywhere. For the first 16 years parents are chauffeurs for their kids. Thanks god my kid is old enough to drive already.

[@michadybczak4862]

I've seen a video on YT explaining why you have such wide gaps in toilets. The explanation is not short, and I'm too lazy to type it all down... ;). I'm just saying that it's well explained on YT and should be possible to find.

[@elfeintwentyfives1620]

russ i know its not your wifes first trip to US and i bet first time first comments were if it was spring / summer it is hot and humid. another one how filthy place is and bread especially that foam like wonder bread is awful. i still say those things and i had lived in US since 84 and to this day one thing i will say and complain is baked goods. almost one exception to that is brooklyn NYC.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

You can buy good bread in the US now. No problem. Who eats Wonder Bread?? Most grocery stores have a selection of "artisan" or European style bread nowadays.

[@elfeintwentyfives1620]

@@pawelzielinski1398 i lived in us for almost 40 years no there is no bread that tastes edible save from brooklyn and its usually rolls and not grained breads like european breads

[@pawelzielinski1398]

@@elfeintwentyfives1620 I am also on my 4th decade here and I have absolutely no problem getting good quality whole grain bread. Store like Whole Foods, Traders Joe, Wegmans and many others have a decent selection of European style bread. Also I have about several Polish stores within a 1-2h driving distance, so if I get desperate I can even buy pickled herring to go with the bread.

[@elfeintwentyfives1620]

@@pawelzielinski1398 i have no issues with other foods its breads and baked goods

[@jasonvogel98]

At least in MA, left lane is for passing only

[@pawelzielinski1398]

Many states have the law on the book, but I have never seen it being enforced on I-90. But they will write you a ticket for driving 75 mph.

[@C_Grosso]

Left lane driving the same speed lol you never been to Nj they will do more then flash there lights at you

[@pawelzielinski1398]

and that's good. You have no business in being in the left lane if you are not passing other vehicles.

[@Grygong555]

Hey Russel, great video as usual! Small technical suggestion - consider framing your shots a little down, you have a lot of space above your head which is a little weird, I think it’d be better to see more of you instead of the wall ;)

[@LoveMyPoland]

Ok 👍👍 thx

[@annanajduch5201]

I like it the way it is. I always wonder about all those books on your bookshelves!😊

[@kaboo8740]

Dla zasiegu

[@janusz5420]

visit us in Vancouver

[@fiucik1]

One thing I'm trying to understand about the US and failing, are state's capitals. In Poland, we have voivodeships, and the capital is ALWAYS the biggest city. It makes sense. There some bureaus that are located only in the capital of each voivodeship, so it's logical that most should live close to it, hence it location. But in the US? Take Florida for example. You say Florida you think Miami. It's the largest urban area(not exactly the city itself, but zone as a whole). And the capital? Tallahassee. What? Never heard of it. 8th largest city in state(according to wiki). Any particular reason? Also, the names of states ain't less complicate either. State Washington, had nothing to do with the city of Washington DC, which, but the way, is the capital of the US. See in Poland, the capital is Warsaw. The largest city, located in the center of the country. London, by far the largest city in the UK. Paris, Madrid, Athens, and so, so on. Any logical reason for all these administrative allocations?

[@ter8330]

Will you be having your children on at some point so we can hear their polish skills!?

[@KickassUncle]

Kasia, What if you were right?

[@annamaria-pv1fw]

super

[@alt3rnatywa]

You make goed job witb your wife katarzyna ✌

[@arosaaneta1]

It has to be a polish thing when it comes to A/C. Born and raised in Poland, now living in Maine, USA for 35 years, hate A/C. Just like you wife, freezing everywhere I go where those units are used.

[@marialada509]

Następnym razem zapraszam do NY ,bo jest specyficzny i inny niż reszta USA 😊❤

[@havabird2772]

stay in the south!

[@lolololololo5261]

Odnośnie 8 pkt. Tak jest nie tylko w Polsce ale całej Europie. W krajach Europy jest prawny nakaz trzymania się prawej strony jezdni. Jeśli więc jest wiecej niż jeden pas w danym kierunku, to pozostałe służą tylko do wyprzedzania a po zakończeniu wyprzedzania, należy wrócić na najbardziej skrajny prawy pas. Takie są przepisy w większości krajów Europy, dzięki czemu, te przepisy wymuszają na kierowcach większą kulturę jazdy oraz, dzięki temu ruch na drodze odbywa się sprawniej. Dzięki tej zasadzie, na drogach Europy jest zdecydowanie mniej korków, niż gdyby do tej zasady się nie stosowano.

[@klm23.98]

I think you didn't start from (maybe obvious) difference - population density. Poles are out of jail for some time but dimensions of the dwelling (wspólnego domu) didn't change. Polecam piosenkę zespołu Dobre Stare Małżeństwo titled "Pieśń na wyjście" a.k.a "Dla Wszystkich Starczy Miejsca" Old poetry sometimes helps in understanding language better. I wish you becoming Old Good Couple.🙂🍁

[@pawelriken]

Great episode Mate👍

[@tomaszlech1432]

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[@kikiv1993]

Why are these blinking lights as you drive in the left lane? Because that's the law, you can get a fine for it, the left lane is for overtaking, not for driving.

[@garys.7846]

But it is annoying to be in the left lane overtaking a slower car - and I am using the left lane for passing, and then still be flashed by some impatient driver behind me because he is in such a hurry. Enjoy the drive, enjoy the scenery, enjoy your life.

[@polgol6741]

6:30 - Because people cant drive a car.

[@havabird2772]

Texans drive trucks... try 26 lanes across west Houston. the left lanes are for going faster. the right lane is for someone exiting or Grandma...

[@jopkins11]

Komentarz

[@Pinzpilot101]

Hmmm. reading all the comments below.....I have to say...Yep that's Poles for ya.....don't want to talk to anyone, scowl at everyone else in the store and think I'm a madman when I come in smiling and say hello to anyone and everyone. I have even had people say..(in obvious confusion and anger) "why are you talking to me? You are NOT my family".....That lovely Polish family thing...everyone else is your mortal enemy. Also met another English guy like me and his Polish wife, we were driving together, we waved to people and stopped to talk to them (people from the village - poor people). The Englishman's Polish wife was astonished? "Why do you talk to these people? they are just peasants, they can do nothing for you? and there it was laid in the open. She thinks of people as 'How can I use them, what can they do for me'? (I think a lot of Poles could do with listening to the wise words of the late President Kennedy).

[@Curt1990]

But seriously, why would you want to talk with strangers? Poles aren't unfriendly to people they don't know, we are just neutral.

[@Pinzpilot101]

@@Curt1990 Hmm...I think you make my point for me....lets say that Poles are 'not' unfriendly? (remember I really only have experience of Podkarpacie - almost a sub-culture especially in rural terms......my wife is from the Katowice region and she tells me that these people are not like the people she grew up with). Go West meet openly friendly people, go East and meet openly hostile people....Poles are in the middle.....not unfriendly but very unlikely to make the first move toward friendship (probably why here in the rural east, so many marry into their own families? they just have no communication skills outside the family arena?). Young people will be your saviours, they often comment on how open and friendly English and Americans are and how they wish they could be the same (they do try). I have heard people here tell their 17-18 year old children to 'shut up' there are adults speaking! you can imagine my shock! Had my father said that to me at age 18 he would have woken up in hospital. But now I am all grown up and I teach RP English on line and do have a Pupil who is Russian and lives in Moscow....He told me that he could not ever bring his wife and child to live in the west for a couple of reasons, one being that they could never get used to all the friendliness, smiling and laughing, he further told me that if you openly laugh on the streets of Moscow people would stare and the Police would want to know why you are laughing (this was all before the Ukraine 'thing').

[@Curt1990]

​@@Pinzpilot101 1. About your wife's opinion - IMO it's her bubble. I'm from Upper Silesia too (20km from Katowice actually), and imo people in rural parts of the country, specially eastern parts, are more outgoing and hospitable that here - the urban part. 2. About marriage and so-called "social skills" - Never heard anybody marrying her cousin or sth like that. It would be cosider as incest, even if the couple would not be closed blood related. It's a huge nono in Poland. Also, what do you mean by communication skills? Mumbling about wheater with shopkeeper, means you have them? Funny logic. You also sound very patronising here, but I guess it's just called beeing and Englishman. Colonial habits. 3. You are seriously bragging that you'll have no problem to beat up your own dad?" Ok xD "english communication skills, not as yours - polish barbarians" xD 4. I don't know about Russia, but sure - there's a chance that if you smile to much in public, people would think that your are mental. 5. The Ukraine thing is called war 6. You didn't answer my question. 7. IMO young people (gen Z I mean) has less communication skills than past generations, thanks to the Internet and smartphones and I belive it's a worldwide problem.

[@Pinzpilot101]

@@Curt1990 I don't think I,ll bother answering your question, you seem to be the kind of person that I would not associate with. I wish you a good life.

[@raf.b]

you judge us all on a base of one woman:D ?

[@worldcitizen123]

No więc tak. Dla Europejczyka USA jest fascynującym krajem do zwiedzania i poznawania jego specyfiki. Jest tak dużo do zobaczenia, że w zasadzie tylko wynająć kampera i jechać gdzie oczy poniosą i szczerze mówiąc żeby jako tako poznać USA to trzeba by zwiedzać ten kraj przynajmniej z rok, a i tak tylko liźniemy to co najciekawsze. Inną sprawą jest natomiast mieszkać tam i pracować. To jest już zupełnie inna bajka. Co do uwag twojej żony to mnie zainteresowała uwaga o łóżkach. Nie wiem czego ona się tak boi ale w Polsce ostatnio zrobiła się moda na amerykańskie lóżka zwane u nas nie wiedzieć czemu kontynentalnymi. Te łóżka stały się popularne ostatnio pewnie dlatego, że Polska w końcu przez ostatnie lata zaczęła wyłazić z tej pozostałości komunistycznej biedy i ludzie zaczęli od 30 lat jeździć po świecie i przywodzić do kraju nowe i nowoczesne obyczaje także na wygodę. Kiedyś Polaka po prostu nie było stać na takie łózko, a one są fantastyczne. Sam pierwszy raz jak zobaczyłem takie łózko w jakimś hotelu gdzieś tam na świecie byłem tym zafascynowany. Dziś sam mam takie łózko i nie wyobrażam sobie spać na żadnej wersalce albo innym badziewiu. Kiedy było mnie w końcu stać na takie łóżko to pierwsze co robiłem to kupiłem największe i najwyższe jakie było w sklepie ze wszystkimi bajerami jakie miało, z najlepszym i najgrubszym i najwyższej jakości materacem. Mam ogromną sypialnie i łóżko stoi w samym środku. Moje łóżko American Jumbo jest wspaniałe. O jego zaletach mógłbym tu pisać długo i namiętnie. 👍👍😂😂❤❤

[@deskoolka]

Jeśli chodzi o samą wysokość łóżek - nie dobrze gdy są one za wysokie, standardowa wysokość "ikeaowa" jest najbardziej ergonomiczna - starszym osobom albo osobom z trudnościami fizycznymi łatwo jest na takie łóżko usiąść jak i się z niego podnieść :)

[@worldcitizen123]

@@deskoolka To prawda, jestem stary i wiem jak trudna jest pionizacja po przebudzeniu dlatego mam takie łóżko. Ikea ok. ale dla mnie trochę za nisko dlatego moje jest na indywidualne zamówienie. Ważne jest wszystko, wysokość i ja to nazywam sterta materacy. W Polsce dopiero od niedawna ludzie wiedzą czym są te łóżka kontynentalne.

[@ddorotka6363]

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[@ddorotka6363]

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[@konradpol]

Russ, have you ever heard the difference between Canada and the US when you order ice tea from a restaurant or fast food place? So in Canada, ANY restaurant or fast food place will serve you sweetened ice tea (like the Lipton powder ice tea taste) when you order "ice tea" however, if you go to a restaurant in the US or fast food place, they will simply give you a cold tea, no sugar, not sweet... you have to actually ask for sweetened ice tea or you will get the unsweetened version. I found that fascinating.

[@havabird2772]

don't know where you went, but it wasn't the south...

[@konradpol]

@@havabird2772 McDonald's in Illinois, New York restaurant. Does the south give sweet ice tea? We have them in barrels I'm assuming as they can use soda gun/bar gun to dispense it

[@LoveMyPoland]

I had no idea, thanks 👍

[@oswiecaczciemnoty3612]

If they citizens of both countries they will have to submit income tax Eritrea and US force their citizens to pay taxes regardless where they live even when they have no connection with US

[@LoveMyPoland]

Yes, it's a pain in the .....

[@oswiecaczciemnoty3612]

@@LoveMyPoland If my son decided to leave US he would first dump the US citizenship he can always visit or have a business in US without US citizenship. Well he would get a Polish passport and live in Africa or Asia or part of EU or south America or Canada without US complicating his life

[@LoveMyPoland]

@@oswiecaczciemnoty3612 I hear you. Dropping the citizenship costs 2500 USD!

[@oswiecaczciemnoty3612]

@@LoveMyPoland That's recent like couple of years I'm guessing though but it's huge loss revenue for US once the kid turns 18 plus they give you a hustle...... No joke

[@pawelzielinski1398]

@@LoveMyPoland maybe even more now. But there are cases when having two passports may be an advantage. For instance you can travel to Cuba with Polish passport, but not with US passport. US usually takes better care of their citizens abroad than PL does. So if you are in trouble in a foreign land it's good to have US citizenship. However, US doesn't have embassies in some countries (Iran, North Korea) while Poland does. I wouldn't advice anyone to visit Iran or North Korea, but if you absolutely have to then use your Polish passport. Also you can always select shorter line at the airport while crossing the border. In Europe EU passports with microchip are read automatically and you don't need to wait in line, just go through automatic gate. In US same goes for US passports.

[@Bubu00013]

Talkative people in shops = horror for our nothern Polish souls!

[@LoveMyPoland]

Indeed 😊

[@Polones12]

Katarzynas are the best. Others....not so much....

[@peteroz7332]

yeah... z Kasią ci się upiecze... 😉👍

[@run2fire]

I’m totally guessing the public bathroom stalls are about saving money. American business is all about making money. If the developer and contractor can save a few dollars by using less material, that’s what they will do.

[@havabird2772]

the drugs comment was correct. it started in the 70's. sex, drugs and rock n' roll-all in a bathroom stall near you. sorry, kids.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

In general my pet peeves about US are the same as your wife's: - stupid stalls in bathrooms that provide little privacy - too much ice in the drinks, although it's usually self-served in fast food restaurants, so you can put no ice, if you prefer. Also I don't drink soda. - left lane hogs on the highways - hearing "good night" from a coworker when I leave work at 5 pm with the sun high above the horizon - lack of decent public transportation EXCEPT NYC, Chicago, D.C. - prices listed WITHOUT sales tax - that's borderline dishonesty. Somehow they DO include all the taxes in the advertised price of gasoline, so that proves that it CAN be done; so what you see is what you pay for the gas at the gas station, but nowhere else. - gun culture; people here value guns more than children lives. Not a day goes by without a mass shooting or someone being shot for getting to a wrong house by mistake. Sure you get used to those things after a while, but I wonder why do Americans don't do anything to change their lives for the better? It's a rich country, but many parts of the US resemble poor countries, than a modern, thriving economy.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

After moving to US I spent 7 years in TX. So I always laugh when I see stupid theories often discussed in Polish internet sites that you are not supposed to set the AC in your car for lower than 5 deg C below the outside temperature 🙂and how bad it is if you dare to set the thermostat lower than that. Try driving in summer in western TX when the ambient temperature exceeds 40C and when the night time temperature does not drop below 25 C. NM, AZ and parts of eastern CA are even worse.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

I hate left lane hoggs here. Some people here feel entitled to drive in the left lane no matter that they block traffic for miles. I do flash lights, if the guy does not yield after 1 mile. If not, I will pass him on the right and show him the middle finger.

[@monikamarciniszyn7445]

There is nothing to be proud of when it comes to fast food. It's shi.t rather than food

[@ysy662]

Good that you did not take her to NYC or SF ... she would probably never wanted to visit US again. And yes that Southern Comfort is unique!

[@havabird2772]

I would say to avoid the state altogether except maybe san diego or up the coast by the sequias and the redwoods. Used to be a one year wait to go camping there, but lovely and nowhere else like it!

[@ysy662]

@@havabird2772 I had a great time in San Diego ... 20 years ago. What a gorgeous city it was back then. In 2016 it was one big homeless camp...and probably it is worse now. Golden State turned to $hit.

[@pawelzielinski1398]

@@ysy662 unlike FL which is slowly turning into a Gilead. I wonder when will they ban sale of condoms there and reintroduce slavery. What do you think?

[@pawelzielinski1398]

I love NYC and hate the south. I lived for 7 years in TX and 4 years in SC. I am glad that I left. Good memories, but I wouldn't want to live there.

[@lupusdeum3894]

So true about the ice! My Uncle Ryszard, a Colonel & doctor in the Polish Air Force living in Warsaw, was so worried that I was going to get sick from my enormous ice consumption with cold drinks. I explained to him the amount of ice I consumed had increased over the years so that by then, I first filled my cup with ice & then poured my beverage in afterward. He would simply shake his head, but he made sure I always had ice available in the freezer. Gosc w dom, Bog w dom! 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥