5 Polish Habits Americans Wouldn't Understand | Cultural Differences

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[marcinzok]

Foraging is older then that. Forest mushrooms are important part of cousine since +- XVII- XVII c. Peasantry in Poland were poor in XVII - XX c so it is older custom. Nobility also valued mushrooms on the table.

[kaytem]

In every polish home and kitchen you will find the drower of Siatkas or just Siatka full of other Siatkas.

[krasnalhaabaa]

People in Poland aren't reusing plastig bags becouse shops are charging for them. I remember people doing it way before it was introduced. Its also not exactly to save the planet etc. Its mostly becouse people there dont like wasting stuff that isnt destroyed and can be used again. Many of us are also using them as bags in small trash cans under the sink, even if trash bags are cheap af.

[ppdamski]

Foraging mushrooms and blueberries is not from communist times. It is much older and used to be an entertainment as today.

[januszstrzelecki]

Foraging mushrooms is like fishing - you get something to eat as a result but it is not the real reason you do it.

[krewetkashrimp]

"(...) I saw a BABCIA walking around (...)"

Everything, all story in english and this one and only word in polish, that sounds so freaking funny 😂😂

[monikazalewska]

Mushroom foraging is one of the ways to spend free time with friends and family. The alternative of going with kids to the Zoo. It's fun and not so much about getting food but rather being in nature and being engaged in fun activity.

[mikoajmilewicz]

People forage mushrooms becouse forrest mushrooms are delicious!

[erykpegaz]

Too many people in Poland work more than 40h a week just to make the ends meet. Sad, but true.

[boowson]

I wonder how much of your subscribers are actually outisde of Poland. I feel like we, Poles, are watching you just because of our curiosity about what outsiders, so called "zagraniczniaki", think about us.

[krsakil]

Foraging is waaaay, older than communism, electricity and more. We always lived from the forest. Mushrooms, herbs, berries, meat etc. I think it's common thing in Slavic nations. Many our gods ware tied with forest. Now it's recreational foraging or a way for poor people to get some extra money if they live close to forest.
Another nice vid. Regards, Trev!

[jagodam]

Who doesn't reuse bags??? What do you do with them after you get a new one? I'm confused...every person I have ever met - Polish, English, anyone European does this

[apacz]

Mushrooms in Polish cuisine are a tradition of several hundred years. Recipes for dishes with mushrooms can be found in medieval writings. So it has nothing to do with communism :)

[magdachlebicka]

Our "sincerenity" is usually mentioned as a flaw. You know, when you ask anyone from outside Poland how they feel, they'll respond with something like "I'm fine, and you?", and if you ask a Pole how they feel, they'll respond with "It's horrible! My aunt's ill, my dog just died and my boss is driving me crazy! And oh, I forgot to mention how little money I currently have! It seems my children will have to learn how to live without food next month! And my oldest one has so much trouble in school, this bitch-like teacher is messaging me almost every day about him! I have feeling she's sleeping with my dumbass husband... Oh yeah, have I told you, we're getting divorced? You better prepare a tomb for me, I don't think I'm gonna come out of this mess alive!"

[aelinlore]

I remember when I was little girl, we have english lesson, techer try to tell us about this "Hi, have are you" things. Childrens used to tell that "I understend your question but I don't know enought english to give you the answer" and our techer said that we should say "I fine, thank you". It dosen't make any sense to us. And I remember that she said "I don't need to have a sense they just do that" ;)

[stanisawpiekieko]

A plastic bag was designed to be used multiple times. That's the way they are more ekologic, the same as an accumulator is more ekologic when used multiple times.

[zurugar]

HARD WORKING: Eight hours a day are full time working hours so 40 hours a week is a typical working time.
FORAGING: Forest mushrooms are delicious. I have eaten white truffle once and it was not half as good as, for example, parasol mushroom cutlet. And self foraging makes it tastes even better!
SINCERITY: Oh boy, you really start to sound Polish. Your Slav genes must have been activated through contact with foreign culture! It's a bit funny to watch your awakening but nice at the same time. Please just don't start to complain all the time :D

[tomaszzoadek]

The interesting thing about Polish hospitality is that in Poland guests arę very important. When they come we provide him as Good food as we can and we treat someone as Good as we can. This is our culture. You can find reference to this in Polish book written by Aleksander Fredro called 'revenge' - you are my enemy but in this moment you are my guest and as long as you are my guest i won't do anything to you.

[aglet]

6. We Poles complain a lot about our country, but we hate when anyone else does it :))

[jennysparrow]

Im suprised you listed sincerity as something good. Because a lot of polish people think other nations see us as grumpy when asked "how are you?" we answers "not so well" 🤣