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@wladyslawbukowski

8 ай бұрын

Poles, like Germans, like sauerkraut not because of its taste but rather because of the need to get used to it, as it has always been a cheap source of vitamin C during the cold winter months. Yes, Wałęsa is a former agent recruited by the communist services. There is not the slightest doubt about this at present. This is documented in the archives of the Institute of National Remembrance. In the initial period, the EU was a real engine and catalyst for the progress and modernization of post-Soviet Poland. It was to be a confederation of sovereign nation states, the main principle of which was the free movement of goods and people without Brussels' interference in the internal politics of member states. For some time, however, the Brussels authorities (appointed, not elected) have adopted a sharp course in creating a federal state in which the member states are systematically deprived of their sovereignty. We Poles already went through this when we were under Soviet occupation. This is where the problem begins. We don't want to go through this again. It's better to be a hungry wolf in the wild than a fat dog strapped to a kennel. Rob, even though we have different worldviews on some issues, I really like your videos. Your intelligence and mental acuity, as well as your objectivity and drive to expand your knowledge, are impressive. Congratulations, I wish you good luck, perseverance and satisfaction with the fruits of your work. Regards, Pole from Sydney.

"Zakopain"... "ZAKOPANE!!!" That was such a Polish moment you deserve honorary citizenship!

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

I did this a lot according to other comments haha

@MrGuma888

9 ай бұрын

WROCŁAW!!! Not Roclav :D

@HellionPL

9 ай бұрын

Yep its pain to hear zako pain....

@pandynka1277

8 ай бұрын

and it was said with poznań's old town in the background nice

In Poland the storks are treated like basically holy cows. Nobody hurts them and people usually let them nest in peace.

@xbylina2641

9 ай бұрын

Moreover, people deliberately prepare spaces (like some support) for their (quite big!) nests on rooftops and telegraph poles and street lamps... They are also commonly treated as a sign of good luck and fortune for the village/building hosting them.

@marcindaniec4118

9 ай бұрын

to prawda...

@peterkiedron8949

8 ай бұрын

Wetlands in Poland explain storks. In the West wetlands were eliminated long time ago through melioration.

the way they just gave up with "pączki" and said "paczki" made me laugh a bit too much. nothing tastes better than a parcel in the morning

@toshibajoey

9 ай бұрын

Pączki should be pronounced something like “pawtshki” or even “pohtshki”…

@mk5346

9 ай бұрын

​@@toshibajoeyEnough about pączki already, people! You're making me hungry!

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

haha

@sebastianseijeen7817

9 ай бұрын

Maria Curie-Skłodowska.

@ukaszswiebodzinski7844

9 ай бұрын

Pon-chkee

Rob correcting all the misspeled names of polish Cities was so hilarious to me, good to know your polish gets better and better! Thanks for brightinening my day!

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

haha thanks. I aim to entertain :D

@aurorafox1283

9 ай бұрын

@@RobReacts1 And thats why so many people loves your channel man! I now you probably have things to react to, might be tired of poland kinda, but there is that not well known polish folk punk band called Hańba! They sing about poland in the time between world wars and even use instruments to match the theme, they even have an album about what if Poland was saved by Allies and won ww2 haha, im sure u can find text online so if u ever consider listening to them, reacting maybe if its possible without copyright strikes, i would love to hear your reaction to them. But im not forcing anything on you! Do what you want man!

@MCaural

9 ай бұрын

@@aurorafox1283 "Rób co chcesz"

"What is with you Poles and sauerkraut" Or potatoes, grains and pickled things? Good question, easy answer. We grow the food and preserve it to last a harsh winter. Thats basically tje backstory xD

About Storks: In Polish traditions Storks brings Happines when they nest near your house. Before Storks were natural deterennt for mouse rats insects snakes lizards etc. They are nesting in poland because nobody hunts them and they have plenty food on fields. Storks are second after White eagle most Polish bird because are in Polish colour all white with red nose :P

You are correct, we say "na zdrowie" which means "to the health". In the video it's mispronounced. Btw It's awesome to hear when you correct the mispellings in the video. Good job Rob!

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

The favourite thing about this video is me correcting mispronunciations haha

@kopernik_elfka

9 ай бұрын

@@RobReacts1 interesting facts about "na zdrowie" are as follows: 1. it is the title of one of Jan Kochanowski's poems (one of the most influential Slavic poets prior to the 19th century). The clou is that health is the most important thing, and therefore the best toast. 2. Russians make a very similar toast, it sounds more like "na zdarowie", but the relationship is still visible.

@Kaplle

9 ай бұрын

In addition we also say "na zdrowie" when someone sneezes

Official heraldic roots of polish flags are in the coat of arm - white eagle on a red shield. Unofficially those colors stands for: - white - honor purity - red - blood shed through the history - blue - all the allies we can rely on

@somsiadtomasz

9 ай бұрын

Blue?

@niewyspany2234

9 ай бұрын

@@somsiadtomasz nie ma niebieskiego i o to chodzi w tym komentarzu

@motyl452

9 ай бұрын

There is no blue in our flag.

@swieka85

9 ай бұрын

​@@motyl452exactly

@annafirnen4815

9 ай бұрын

Some people really missed the joke here 😂

Omg, I can't with the fact that in English-speaking countries people think that "kiełbasa" is some particular type of sausage when it litarelly means just "sausage" and is the broadest term you can get for that type of food xD So there's white sausage, juniper sausage, hunter's sausage, Żywiec sausage, Kraków sausage, Polish raw sausage and some hundreds of others, just like there's Italian sausage or turkey sausage. I'm slowly getting used to this "pierogis" madness, but "kiełbasa sausage" is just too much for me 😂

More than 40 million people speak Polish given that the population of Poland is nearly 40 million and then there are the millions of Poles and their descendants speaking Polish around the world.

@jakseluz

9 ай бұрын

about 60 million

@Diveyl

9 ай бұрын

60 millon people abroad, 46 million citizens live in Poland

@alh6255

9 ай бұрын

It is estimated that there are about 50 million people in the world who claim Polish origin and speak Polish, including 38 (not46!!!) million in Poland. The rest live mainly in the USA, Germany, UK, France, Argentina and Brazil, as well as in Lithuania, western and central Ukraine, as well as in Russia and Kazakhstan (descendants of Poles deported to hard labour after the anti-Russian uprisings in the 19th century and after the USSR's attack on Poland in 1939). Large groups of Poles also live in Ireland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

@TheRezro

9 ай бұрын

@@jakseluz Not all members of Polonia speak Polish. But I would say it is easily above 50 milion at least.

I guess that storks find Poland a nice country to live during summer due to the fact there are numerous tall trees and various poles, where they prepare their nests, especially in rural areas. And people do not destroy their nests so that storks often come back to the same place, because their old nests are still there.

@spavatch

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, it is traditionally considered a sign of good luck if the storks choose your roof or chimney to build their nest on. I have never heard of anyone harming or expelling storks in Poland, in fact people put old cartwheels or special platforms on telephone poles or disused chimneys to make it easier for them to settle. That is probably why for hundreds of years they felt safe here and they keep coming back.

@tonik289

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, you could even say this is a country of trees and Poles 🤣

I've lived in Warsaw for over 30 years. *Nobody* calls it the "Phoenix City" 😅. The closest actually used term, and a part of Warsaw's coat of arms, is "Semper invicta" (pol. "Zawsze niezwyciężona", eng. "Always undefeated").

@Stefiiiz

9 ай бұрын

It is, however, often described as "a city that rose from ashes like the phoenix", i.e. compared with phoenix. Nothing like "Miasto-feniks ", though.

13:38 Cider isn't popular in Poland because it usually has 5% of alcohol and is taxed not the same as beer which has similar alcohol content but as wine because cider is made of fruits. So it is less profitable.

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

However, your cider is very tasty!

@The0Stroy

9 ай бұрын

It became more popular around time when Russia imposed embargo on Polish apples. So people start to buy more cider to help farmers (I doubt if it really helped).

Yes, Wigilia is an extremely special time on many levels. Naturally for the religious reasons, but.. It's pretty much an absolute must in all households, even within atheist setting. The other element of Wigilia is family. All close family sits at the table that night. YOU JUST CAN"T BE ABSENT. Somehow, sometimes each person has their usual place. Reflective emotions can take charge especially when from one year to another that chair is empty due to someone's passing. This topic can be a huge one just on its own. Deep, very deep tradition.

@annamrozewska8469

8 ай бұрын

What's more polish emigrants usually come back home from abroad for this special day to visit their parents and spend this evening together. It is a must to be at your parents house (or sometimes at your grandparents - depending on where the family reunion happens) , very often it turns out that you have to have 2 wigilias in one evening - 1 at your parents a 2 at your husbands parents! There is a tradition of sharing a wafer (symbolic bread you get in church during communion) with your folks while wishing them health and happiness.

Omg the way you said Wroclaw is shocking amazing - polish 100%

"Spiż" and "Piwnica Świdnicka" are literally less than 100 m from each other...

Rob, did you know that in Swiebodzin there used to be the oldest Tesco in Europe? It's been build 3 years before Christ 😂

@deborah5518

9 ай бұрын

Haha🤣😂🤣😂

@ptysium

7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Na (for) zdrowie (health) Often used also as a "bless you" when someone sneeze. There are some people when someone sneezes multiple times it's (1)"na zdrowie", (2)"na szczęście" (luck), (3)"na miłość" (love) XD

@The0Stroy

9 ай бұрын

×2 "na picie" (for drinking) ×3 "na współżycie" (for lewd time)

@Diveyl

9 ай бұрын

"Osioł kichał, będzie deszcz. A jak to była oślica to idzie nawałnica."

@G4nd4lf

9 ай бұрын

17:25 This also proves that we have something to the number three. But imo it comes from the bible where three was also a very meaningful number.

@AmartharDrakestone

8 ай бұрын

more than 3 then it's "zamknij się" (shut up).

@Diveyl

8 ай бұрын

@@AmartharDrakestone Such 3 as us 2 there is not even 1

Hi Rob! Probably the best sweet pierogi are those with forest blueberries (pierogi z jagodami). You can try to find them in one of the Polish grocery stores in Scotland. Pierogi z jagodami are most delicious with good quality double cream. Greetings from Scottish Borders!

@TheAZAZEL35

9 ай бұрын

z truskawkami też są pyszne

@decanaba

9 ай бұрын

with all due rescpect NO ;D the best sweeet pierogis are with cherries (wiśnie)(not sweet cherries (czereśnie)!), and the best kind of cherries for this are 'szklanki', it is a perfect mix of sour and sweet, especially with cream and sugar, but you can eat them raw (i mean boiled ofc, but w/o anything added, also they are as good hot and cold) 🤤 there is a problem tho - they are extremely rare to find, and most people don't even know about this mix. probably a regional thing 🤷

@magdalenazukowska571

9 ай бұрын

I also love pierogi with plums, called węgierki, the type you find in September/October

@slawomirgumowski7471

9 ай бұрын

​@@magdalenazukowska571And with soft prunes (z miękką śliwką suszoną).🥟😋 Those are delicious with some sweet cream and a bit of sugar and cardamom.

@robertjakubczak9437

5 ай бұрын

A mnie jest wszystko jedno jakie pierogi jem wszystkie są pyszne jak jestem na Białorusi to też tam jem pielemieni i wareniki ich odmiany pierogów 😋😋😆

The wigilia tradition was explained quite badly. Wigilia alone is whenwe have our christmas fiest. Its onthe 24th. (For one of the best christmas tradition explained in english i reccomend "Love my Poland" on youtube - American man living in Poland since i believe the 90s) The empty chair is usually left, mpre commonly, to eventual lost wanderer or person in need, and/or to remember family members and friends who are no longer alive

12:40 We are not Eastern Europeans (well sort of🤣)! Poland is in the middle (center) of Europe and some people can take it as an offense. In fact, first geographical midpoint of Europe is in Poland. We are not in the cultural circle of Eastern Europe, but in ONZ classification, we decide to belong to Eastern European countries group.

There are 2 types of bigos: pure sour one, and much more mellow one. More sour one is typically made for Christmas fasting and contains no meat (at least in my family). The "proper" mellow one being made with a mix of sour cabbage and raw cabbage, with a lot of spices, different cuts of meat, fat (from cooking other traditional meats for Christmas), and cooked throughout a few days. We use to say that bigos gets better with each reheating, but in reality it still has its limits before it goes bad (despite it having a very long "shelf life").

20:50- The first official a bird that representative Poland is White Eagle with golden crone on his head . The black and white stork is the second unofficial symbol of Poland.

@Diveyl

9 ай бұрын

You mean golden crown? Golden crone means "złota baba/zołza" Stork is also the symbol of fertility, and the "bringer of children". And to kill a stork is a very evil thing. In folklore for killing it you will be cursed with ill luck and infertility.

Not all bigos is made with sauerkraut. U can make it just with boiled cabbage

@maciekszymanski8340

9 ай бұрын

But it won't be bigos, but cabbage with meat.

@purpleguy5274

9 ай бұрын

​@@maciekszymanski8340yes it's also bigos. Check what bigosić meant in old Polish maybe you'll learn why you're wrong. Bigos out of young cabbage is also bigos

@maciekszymanski8340

9 ай бұрын

@@purpleguy5274 You can call anything bigos in your peasant cottage. In my house that would be blasphemy.

@purpleguy5274

9 ай бұрын

@@maciekszymanski8340 dude learn maybe why Bigos is called Bigos ok? And maybe research a little how it was made in the past before supermarkets were a thing ok? Bigos got it's name from a Word bigosić which meant "to cut" and people added everything that was edible and nearly expiring to bigos when cooking it. If you didnt have sauerkraut you did bigos without it and it was still called Bigos you ignorant fool.

Twoja wymowa jest naprawdę dobra i twarda jak u Polaków. 👍❤

Not going to be original, I absolutely love how you correct the pronunciation. After a few lessons in Polish you can relate now how our ears bleed when a typical English speaker tries to pronounce our words, can't you?

18:34 A few days ago I had the opportunity to watch these dogs in action (Dolina Olczyska = Olczyska Valley in the Tatra Mountains). They intervened (by themselves) when a couple of sheep moved from a meadow into the forest. Extremely intelligent dogs.

@robertjakubczak9437

5 ай бұрын

Również dobrze się sprawdzają jako psy stróżujące, dziadkowie na wsi mieli takiego to wszyscy sąsiedzi z daleka omijali posesję bo misiek nie lubił obcych 😆😆😆

"Andrzejki" (st. Andrew's date) is the last moment for a party before advent. In Christian tradition (having a huge impact on PL culture) you shouldn't party when preparing for Christmas. And we like parties so we use whatever excuse to do that :)

@anetasotys9334

9 ай бұрын

Also its one time in a year when bit deeper folklore and doing "witchy" things is fun and games and not "bad peagan sins" 😅 Andrzejki is the culturaly closest thing we have to halloween when it comes to tje vibe

@catchapl

9 ай бұрын

this custom was withdrawn by the Catholic Church and there is no restriction for Catholics on having party or eating meat during this time. This is Greek and Orthodox Churches tradition. "Andrzejki" are not of Christian origin (as vast majority of the Catholic holidays actually), however it is a popular opinion that it comes from St Andrew the Apostle. Custom accepted by the church is said to be around 500 years old, the customs however, contrary to Catholic dogma where 'magic' and 'fortune telling' is forbidden, are being traced back to the Ancient Greece. Hope it helps.

@MrBardol

9 ай бұрын

It has been called andrzejki because in Poland we value Name Day even more than birthdays for many People. And that day is Andrzej's day

@catchapl

9 ай бұрын

@@MrBardol you should really learn more about your own religion before trying to teach others 😁

"Paczki" means "packages" or "parcels" ; "Pączki" means "donuts" - "ą" is important for pronounce.

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

I got it right didnt I? Like, I know how to say it... its pronounced like Pon-chki

@Lukasx1PL

9 ай бұрын

​​@@RobReacts1yes

You pronounce polish words almost perfectly!👍 Small improvement: WarszAwa, not WArszawa - correct stress is on second syllable.🙂

@dorotabarbowska2184

9 ай бұрын

last but one

3:53 - Polish people eat "paczki" (EN. packages 🤣) That's something that even I didn't know about Poland! Świetne! Polacy w Tłusty Czwartek jedzą paczki!😛🤤📦📦📦📦📦📦

@magdalenazukowska571

9 ай бұрын

Małe, okrągłe paczuszki wypełnione nadzieniem😅

@MikrySoft

8 ай бұрын

To dla wyrównania ja poproszę pączkomat.

@Greg74948

8 ай бұрын

@@MikrySoft Super pomysł! Sam bym taki chciał. 😋

Rob - if you want to taste sweet pierogi, You need to back to Poland in summer then you got chance to taste pierogi with blueberries or with strawberry or with cherry. Most common - you can buy them in each shop - are pierogi with white cheese - we eat them with cream and sugar. In supermarkets, you can buy also with white cheese and raisins or blueberries

St. Andrew's Day is not only a holiday for young ladies, but St. Andrew's Day is also Andrzej's name day. in Poland we celebrate name days. "Andrzej from the Greek means man, (człowiek, mężczyzna”)" [another source also translates it as: "brave, (dzielny, mężny)"]. So it's also a holiday for all men.

@adamgladzik

9 ай бұрын

biorąc pod uwagę ewidentnie pogańską tradycję wątpię żeby chodziło o św. Andrzeja :)

@0plp0

9 ай бұрын

@@adamgladzik To jest kolejna okazja żeby się nachlać, dlatego Polacy obchodzą również imieniny.

16:30 - Polish bread ( and most of baked goods ) and polish soups , are one of the best in the world , that's true .

"Białowieża", "pączki", "mazurek" (and not "mazurka"), and names of the towns that American pronounces the wrong way and then all members of the English speaking community (who are not Poles) pronounce these words wrong 🤦‍♀ Rob, if you want to see the actor who played Twardowski in the Allegro Legendy Polskie series (Robert Więckiewicz), look for a subtitled version of a film "Wałęsa". He plays Wałęsa in it.

Rob, you don't have to like bigos. I don't like goat cheese. Everyone is eating, but I can't bring myself to eat. If you are ever in Poland in the summer, maybe you will be able to try plum dumplings ( polish: ,,knedle ze śliwkami). I also recommend: ,,pyzy" and ,,kopytka". Be sure to include fried onion and bacon👍😊

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

You are spot on, we all have different tastebuds! We will be back in Poland very soon... sweet pierogi will be a must

Greetings from Poland, Rob 🙂👋 Great video as always. And speaking of polish comedies i suggest Chlopaki nie placza (Boys don't Cry) and two parts of "Kiler" for example

@magdalenazukowska571

9 ай бұрын

Vabank 1&2

Wrong. There are around 55 million Polish speakers across the world.

Your polish pronunciation is very good for a non-polish speaker, the only thing i might add which i think you will find useful is if you're not sure where the accent lands it's most likely on the penultimate syllable, as it is the case for almost every city.

@rafalkaminski6389

9 ай бұрын

Almost? I dont know any exceptions.

@adamlutomski2513

9 ай бұрын

@rafalkaminski6389 now that I think about it you're right. don't know why I said almost.

Divination was done on the eve of St Andrew's Day, the evening before the feast. At this time, the maidens would usually tell each other who would be the first to get married. To do this, one shoe of each maiden was placed in the furthest corner of the house and the last shoe was moved forward and so on until one of the shoes crossed the threshold. This was supposed to symbolise the leaving of the house of the parents of the already married girl. Another fortune-teller on the evening of St Andrew's Eve was the pouring of wax. The wax was melted in a pot and then poured into a bowl of water through the ear of a key. Once the wax had set, the shape of the shadow on the wall could be used to tell, by candlelight, what was in store for that person in the coming days. Christmas Eve itself (in the former Eastern Borderlands of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth it is also called Wilia), and in general any evening before a holiday, is called "wigilia". When it comes to bigos. In Old Polish, the word "bigosować" meant "to chop". So bigos is not just sauerkraut with meat, sausage and smoked plums (yes, in Poland fruits are smoked ;) ) but all dishes that are chopped and stewed. As for games. It's not just "The Witcher" or "Cyberpunk". It's also "Dying light" or "Frostpunk". Finally, a question. Have you watched "Geography now: Poland"? I also recommend the song "Eat pierogi" by Me and the Band.

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

The first polish video I reacted to was Geography now :D

8:40 Most Poles look at it and don't understand it either... Jokes aside - Polish parliament is quite simple actually Sejm is lower chamber, Senat is higher chamber. Most bills start in Sejm, then comes to Senat, and finally are signed by President. Senat and President can veto bill and return it to Sejm or send to Constitutional Tribunal to check if it's correct with constitution.

18:38 Polish name is Polski owczarek podhalański. They are quite big. They can be as big as Bernardine, but a bit more territorial then them.

17:45 😂😂😂 Love it haha. You reacted just like real Pole.

There is a huge mistake in this video, there arent 40M ppl who speaks polish its way more even up to 80M but speaking fluently is propably like 60+M

We have Polish apple cider. It's called "cydr". Most popular is probaly "Cydr Lubelski ( apple cider from the city of Lublin). It also has a variant with added honey " cydr lubelski miodowy". During pandemic when Russia was blocking imports of Polish apple young Polish people started drinking more Polish cider than usual in a form of an anti-Russian political protest. A region famous for growing fruits, also apples is a city of Sandomierz and areas around it.

Big thing about bigos is that it largely depend on how it is made. And there are sweater variants to be clear.

10:10 Google subtitles show "Nostrovia" -(it can't any better, I do not blame Google) FYI, the phraze is "Na zdrowie". LIsten, it's simple as hell : "Na" is eng "for", "zdrowie" is eng "health" So "For health" .Maybe a kind reassurance that strong alcohol won't demage your health, I don't know😀 A sample of similar strange collocation: Just think of "welcome" which is: (it happened) "well" that you (have) "come". Welcome. The same in Spanish " bien-venido", French "bien-venu", German "will-kommen"

In the (not so distant) past sauerkraut was a great (the only?) way to preserve food in summer or autumn in preparation for winter scarcity. The way food is preserved (and, I believe, greatly respected) in Poland says a lot both about Polish climate and, probably, Polish history. But, yeah, it is a bit of an acquired taste...

I think you should really make a video about great Polish dubbings, especially those made for Disney movies. Poland is known to have many talented voice actors and singers, who make a fantastic job voicing animated characters. Plus, Poland has its own unique way of translating documents and movies - voice-over translations (in Polish called 'lektor filmowy'). Almost every feature film, documentary and tv serie that comes from other countries has sort of a narrator, who reads the Polish translation out loud instead of just showing subtitles. It's a great way of watching movies because you don't have to pay attention to the screen all the time. You can make yourself some coffee or tea or walk to the other room next door while still hearing what's going on on the screen.

@szorstkismuky3887

9 ай бұрын

Other countries also do this. Latvian, Lithuanian, Azeri, Georgian and Ukrainian televisions also often incorporate the voice-over translations

@tonik289

9 ай бұрын

No! That (lektor) is the reason you can pay attention to the screen, and not to the subtitles 😅

@Greg74948

9 ай бұрын

@@szorstkismuky3887 You're right. I meant that in Poland 'lektor' has become a special profession, which is considered almost like an art. It's a profession in which Poland has achieved perfection. We have dozens of professional voice-over narrators who are often recognized by people just by hearing them speak a couple words.

Having a stork's nest on your roof means luck, so people even prepare big wheels for them for a start.

Rob, you're a half Polish now 😂 I love when you're correcting pronounciation ❤

Lol, Rob, you reacted to pronunciation of Zakopane or Wawel exactly like I did to yours of Polish cities, before you learned how to read in Polish. Now you are in my place, and so quick. High five! About coast and mountains - is it really this special? How about France or Italy where from higher mountains is closer to the warmer sea? Finally about "paczki". No one in Poland would associate this word with donuts. It means packages. This little ogonek (ą) counts much. Pączki and paczki are as far away from each other as Putin from a peacemaker.

@dorotabarbowska2184

9 ай бұрын

Not so far - what if you have a package full of donuts? Paczka pączków or pączki w paczce.😁

Hi Rob, please make a epizodem about Łukasiewicz, pretty interesting guy, BTW after his discovery, he was visited by Rockeffeler ;)

I really admire that you got better pronunciation and knowledge that person(s) who made video with those 44 facts. Really some facts were a bit random and omg, some images and words were just hurting XD And actually a lot of things you are suprised about are things that are here for some reason, I guess. For example storks: I guess they got a lot of food here, on fields, people are placing often wheels a top of some places to let them build their nests (idk if it's only our thing or it's more global) and they are kida well treated here becouse they are kinda like part of our history ( there is for example this well know picture called "Bociany" by Józef Chełmoński). And about our "Cheers"... omg this lector was terrible! Yes it is "na zdrowie", and it means "for health" but it's saying that could be also translated like "for good fortune" (we also use it when someone sneezes ;)

19:23 I love the face so much! XD especially when my mouth are watering at the same time XD

Correctly, Maria Skłodowska - Curie, Double winner of the Nobel Prize in 1903 and 1911

I love how you instantly realise when someone pronounce polish words incorrectly. 👍👏👏👏

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

Well it just doesn't sound right now I have an ear for it

17:08 Pierogi with Blueberries are my favorite. Add some sour cream and you can eat even 20.

information about bullet proof vests is vrong, Szczepanek only made it less costly and be able to mass produce, inventor was actualy a polish priest that i forgot name of, but he is on the picture wearing it

How could you not love sauerkraut in bigos! (to be honest, originally, this was a meat stew, saurkraut was added later to lower the cost).

Uwielbiam Twoje filmiki. Są dla mnie relaksem po ciężkim dniu pracy w stresie. Nagrywaj dalej ;-) Pozdrawiam serdecznie i dziękuję za fajny kontent ;)

0:46 It was a nice touch. Thank you, Rob.

"Na zdrowie" means literally "to your health". It's quite hard to explain why we say that, but I guess it's like just wishing you that this drink will go for the best to you, like wishing somebody all the best, best of luck, good health, be good! I think that most of slavic countries say that. For example Czech say "na zdravi" which means exactly the same, Russians: ваше здоровье (wasze zdorowyje), Slovaks: na zdravie... etc. maybe it relates to drinking liquors back in the days to rise the blood pressure or help to warm you up during the winter (obviously we used to have very strong winters) so it had these health supporting abillities.

Andrzejki, St. Andrews Day. Ok, this is a tricky one. As far as I know: The Andrzejki night comes from a Pegan tradition, before Christianity arrived in the year of 966. Poland's demographic structure is by far mostly Catholic, so by no means, any fortunetelling activity would be accepted. However, somehow, some of the old rituals survived. This one did probably because of the fun, social element, and it's treated with a huge grain of salt. As far as the name Andrzejki (from Andrzej, read ANDjEi, Andrew) comes from a pure coincidence of the timing alignment of the particular "ritual" and the day of celebrating St. Andrew's name.

In Poland the constitution confirmed the mixed presidential-parliamentary form of government. Under its provisions the president is directly elected to not more than two five-year terms. The president serves as commander in chief of the armed forces, has the power (albeit restricted) to declare martial law or a state of emergency, and can veto an act of the Sejm (which in turn can override that veto with a three-fifths majority vote). The president nominates the prime minister and, on the prime minister’s recommendation, the cabinet, subject to the Sejm’s approval, but the president cannot dismiss the government. Deputies in the Sejm and senators are popularly elected to four-year terms. Laws must be adopted by both houses. The Senate has the right to amend or reject a law passed by the Sejm. The Sejm may override the Senate’s decision with a majority vote. The main executive power is vested in the prime minister and the Council of Ministers, who are responsible to the Sejm. The government can be terminated by the Sejm only by a constructive vote of no confidence. The prime minister has a role comparable to that of a chancellor in the German political system. Fun fact: Parliamentary elections will be held in Poland on 15 October 2023 to elect members of the Sejm and Senate 😉😉😉😉

10:00 '"na zdrowie" is an equivalent of English "cheers" but means "for health".

damn when you mentioned sweet pierogi I fealized that i haven't tried any in a while, damn i would give a lot to eat pierogi with blueberries and sweet cream

If you want to try sweet pierogi - you should try it in the summer. With fresh strawberries or blueberries. Made with frozen fruits are not as good.

10:00 you're right, it's na zdrowie, the guy from the video just butchered the pronunciation

Warning! This comment may be considered boring by some :) Broadly speaking, we can divide countries into monarchies and republics. In a monarchy the head of state is the monarch (king (i.e. Great Britain), emperor (i.e. Japan), prince (i.e. Luxembourg), pope (Vatican City is a theocratic absolute monarchy). Monarchies have parliaments (elected by popular vote) - like the House of Commons in the UK or unelected - such as the House of Lords). Monarchies also have governments and prime ministers (even the Vatican City or the Holy See). Monarchs are not elected, they take the throne in the line of succession (in the years 1573-1795 Poland had 11 elected kings). The second group of states are republics. The Republic of Poland belongs to this group. The head of state is elected and can be re-elected only once, for a 5-year term (the same person can be the president for a maximum of 10 years.) Republics have parliaments (one or two houses of parliament) In Poland, members of both houses of parliament (Sejm - lower house and the Senate - the upper house of parliament) are elected by popular vote for a 4-year term (the next parliamentary elections will be held on October 15). Both houses of the Polish parliament create state legislation and have tools to control the government. The head of government is the prime minister. The most visible difference between the UK and Poland is therefore the origin of the head of state.

@dorotabarbowska2184

9 ай бұрын

"Monarchs are not elected" except for Poland , where the kings were elected 🤪

5:41 I live almost 40 years in Poland and see this first time...

As far as vomedy goes, still recommending Abelard Giza's stand up special, Proteus Vulgaris, the other ones might have gotten subtitles in the meantime too, but I know that one definitely has them.

you should see very polish comedy "Sami swoi" it is about Poles expulsed from their homes in the East of Poland after WW2 and settled in Western part of nowadays Poland

When it comes to the movies recommendations, you could try these: Seksmisja (a futuristic comedy from the 80’s), Miś (that is highly absurd but also making fun of the system from PRL times), Ogniem i Mieczem (it’s historical drama, based on the books by H. Sienkiewicz). More modern would be Katyń (WWII historical drama) or Jutro Idziemy Do Kina (also historical drama a little bit lighter but still WWII). Basically, we’re quite good at WWII historical dramas, for obvious reasons. Modern „american style” comedies are mostly crap. So you can try some of the above and let us know if you liked them. Maybe they will even provide you with some content ideas for your next videos. Powodzenia ☺️

@annamrozewska8469

8 ай бұрын

I think that "Potop" is a much better film than "Ogniem i Mieczem" - they are film adaptations of books (Trylogy) very famouse in Poland. You should try to see "Pan Tadeusz" by Andrzej Wajda and also other film directed by him, all the film of Krzysztof Kieślowski.

I am sure that more than 40 million people speak Polish. Poland has almost 38 million inhabitants but 20-30 million Poles do not live in Poland but in other countries, plus there are foreigners without Polish roots who speak Polish. So I would say that 60 to 80 million speak Polish.

@Petrus74-yj4kv

9 ай бұрын

No, even 60 million is too high, but 80... It would be like having a second Poland spread out in the world. Sure, Polish diaspora is large, but not all descendants of Poles speak Polish. 45 million speakers is a good estimate, going up to 50 if you count those who have some notion of the language.

@Aleks96

8 ай бұрын

@@Petrus74-yj4kv Over 10 million people with Polish roots live in the USA. There are said to be 2 million Poles living in Germany. In the UK there are 1 million. In France there are probably almost a million. Poles live everywhere: in Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Iceland, Greece even in Turkey and Iran... There are also foreigners who speak Polish. So there has to be at least 60 million.

@Petrus74-yj4kv

8 ай бұрын

@@Aleks96 I'm not contesting that. 60 million is indeed the estimated number but having Polish roots doesn't necessarily mean knowing and speaking the language. My numbers comes from Polish sources which state that around 44-45 million people (in Poland and abroad) consider it their first language, and up to 50 million are able to speak it to some degree.

@Aleks96

8 ай бұрын

@@Petrus74-yj4kv Which sources?

You may find sweet pierogi in frozen section in Polish shops :) The most popular are ones with strawberries and wild blueberries (aka the real blueberries that do not taste like paper haha)

@RobReacts1

9 ай бұрын

ah yes, I have seen them... maybe a taste testing at home

@dorotabarbowska2184

9 ай бұрын

Frozen? - No!! Home-made with strawberries - maybe. Home-made with blueberries - the best in this world.😁

@Diveyl

9 ай бұрын

Pierogi with cottage cheese are sweet, Pierogi with fruits are... what they are.

In almost every village you can find storks and people really like them :)

Copernicus wasn't the first person who proposed heliocentric view, they had known it in antiquity and University in Toruń isn't rly that prestigious.

"na zdrowie" means to health/for health/on health probably because first medicines were mostly alcohol based, but it is like "cheers". fun fact: whenever somebody sneezes we also say "na zdrowie" - you know just to wish that person to stay or become healthy

Maria Skłodowska - Curie tak powinno się wymawiać imię i nazwisko tej wspaniałej noblistki

@anuskas9244

9 ай бұрын

Tylko, że ona sama zrezygnowała z używania nazwiska panieńskiego

@--tuberose--

Ай бұрын

@anuskas924 jest kompletna nieprawda! Nazwisko Curie zostało nadane naszej wspaniałej Marii zgodnie z ówczesnym prawem francuskim. Sama Maria podpisywała się na różne sposoby. Można znaleźć jej listy. Na pierwszym dyplomie za nagrodę Nobla napisano Maria Curie (nazwisko po mężu). Jednak na prośbę samej Marii na dyplomie za drugą nagrodę Nobla zostało napisane Maria Skłodowska Curie.

@--tuberose--

Ай бұрын

Maria Skłodowska-Curie - zdecydowanie! Jako Polacy powinniśmy używać wyłącznie takiej formy, aby uświadamiać, że Maria była Polką. Bo ma to ogromne znaczenie. To właśnie w atmosferze okuopwanej przez trzy państwa Polski kształtowały się tak niezwykłe charaktery. Również pozycja kobiet w Polsce była wyjątkowa. Oboje rodzice Marii byli nauczycielami. Jej siostra miała zresztą podobne ambicje. !!!Maria Skłodowska!!! Po ślubie Maria Skłodowska-Curie.

9:05 well that's exactly how polish parliament works, except we don't have a king but a president we vote for

Love the way you pronounce "Wrocław", mate ❤ So clearly that it sounds practically native Polish, I kid you not 😎 And I'm laughing at you correcting that American voiceover guy whenever he garbles Polish place names, kudos for that 👋

I like how you correct that narrator when he says something wrong in polish :D

I think this 'lector' is automate text to voice generator. I laugh when hear this try to manage polish grammar, especially numbers. :D 2 - dwa, dwoje, drugi, dwójka... so many possibilities. ;)

I dont know anything about number 3 as a older Pole. First hear

Decision to rebuilt Warsaw as it was before was main reason UNESCO gave it green light. And overall around 60 million Poles overall live on Earth. Białowieża is last remaining part of primodial forest covering most of Europe, none other is left.

And second ❤🍻 for pierogi, You recognized, that this is not pierogi. Greetings from Poland Rob and Charlie, waiting for next videos :)

Visit Łódź, we have real 3D stickers imitating potholes, imitating those that are stuck on roads in Canada.

You need to go to Warsaw Uprising Museum- amazing place

'Na zdrowie' or other similar way 'zdrówko' you can easily translate like to be health or health for us. It's bit weird but Polish people are drinking and saying that is for our health :)

Not Bladeau Dessert - it is "Pustynia Błędowska".

20:55 Storks are so common in Poland mostly because there is many pastures which are grazed by cattle. That is almost no existent in Western Europe.

Rob jesteś niesamowity, podziwiam Cię z całego serca. Pozdrawiam z Wrocławia. :)

@RobReacts1

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

St. Andrew's Day (Andrzejki) is very good opportunity to go to party before Adwent (in tradition period without any parties like the Great Fast). Nowadays Adwent is not observed so much but the tradition stayed. ;) In Silesia you have St. Barbara's Day few days after.

Andrzejki or St. Andrews day is big because it is the last day you can party before Advent (well it is one of the reasons) the other reasons go back to some pagan customs that coincided with the timing of St. Andrews which is on the last day of November (the 30th not 29th as he said.) Furthermore, he mispronounced many Polish words including "na zdrowie" and "Wigilia".

The thing about bigos is that the more times you heat it, the better it becomes. Traditionally, large quantities of this dish are prepared for Christmas. So big that even a dinner for a large family cannot eat it. So there's a lot of bigos left for later. It used to be that, in my family, bigos prepared for Christmas was eaten until New Year's Eve, every day. And, in fact, it tasted best shortly before New Year's Eve. Bigos in restaurants is, unfortunately, "young" bigos. The one heated repeatedly is much better.

20:45 "why they chose poland" poland is 70% flat with many lakes and fields where its easy to find food for storks.

In my village we have only 3 storks nests per 50 houses.

the first Bigos in the 17th-18th century. to be eaten with chopped meat, fish or even crayfish without cabbage. The Polish recipe for bigos się has changed over the centuries. There were times of partitions, great wars and the amount of meat was reduced. But imagine a dish with 24 types of among 10 types of fish and crayfish. An original recipe that meets today's standards requires a master chef and many years of experience. What you ate in Poland is just a sad memory of what this dish originally was like. and above all, fish and all types of edible mushrooms, even truffles found in Poland