Beauty it comes to us when we least expect it although it is all around us
And when it's there it usually is followed by uncertainty
Excitement confusion and hope and in the world there are many places that spark these moments within our emotions making us bigger and better people
Enjoying the moments we have with one another or with the vast scenery around us and here on FTD facts
We are talking about one of the most beautiful countries in the entire world, and that is the country of poland. Hey
Everybody what's going on Dave waffle here, and today is pretty sweet because you know last couple of weeks
We've been talking about you know places like Sweden
And I felt like today is a day we got to talk about
Poland because it seems to be a very cool place
And I know a few people from poland who are absolutely amazing now before I get in this video
I want to know from all you guys out there in the real world
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So let's get talking about poland guys. I'm excited to learn about it, sweden was cool all the other countries
We've talked about but here is poland time
poland is the Eastern European country that sits right beside the baltic sea and as of
2010 it is a country that has over 38 million people stretched out over a landscape of
312 thousand six hundred and Seventy-nine square kilometers this may the country have
123 people per Square kilometer
now the one thing that I didn't know about poland is that apparently if you call somebody a
Polack it's a really offensive term I didn't really know that
I always thought it was kind of like just slang for being like yeah, you're a polish person
But apparently it is a very derogative and negative offensive term towards Polish people
but if you want a short term for a polish person
You either call them polish or a pole
Now even though some polish people may take offense to this word the country is made up of great people who strive for a better
Future and poland itself as a country that has a really extensive history
Just like most of the countries that we do talk about but with this history
It's got great moments and also really sad moments for example the people of poland are really excited to celebrate their independence
Now this happened on November 11th 1918 when they declared themselves their own
Republic from Russia and throughout the second World war this day of independence was banned in
1939 because of German influence within the country and even though the Germans got their butt kicked in World war two
Their independence wasn't celebrated again until 1989
When the communist government was kicked out which is kind of fascinating to me because I do think that
Poland was going to be communist after the war and speaking of history
We'll dive more into that into a future episode but for now
Let's just talk about some really cool facts about the country itself for example
poland has some many interesting features about the country many of you may picture poland and see it as a
Lowlands or planes and not very mountainous
But in fact that's absolutely incorrect because while poland down to the southern regions has a lot of mountains these other
Carpathian and sudutt mountain ranges and the two highest are the tatra mountains and the tallest of the Tatras mountains that's in Poland is the
Ricey Mountain coming in at two thousand five hundred and three meters tall or eight thousand two hundred and twelve feet it is a great
Place to climb and hike except for it is closed from November 1st to June 15th
Which makes sense because the winter seasons now let's step away from Nature for just a sec and let's talk about Polish culture
First of all the capital of Poland is Warsaw and out of all the cities
It is the largest city with a population of 1.8 million people it was founded in
1200 ad with the st.. John's our Cathedral church in Warsaw being one of the oldest cathedrals in the city
And it is so old that it is considered a un seo site and speaking of City ages dance has over four hundred and sixty
thousand people and it is one of if not the oldest major City within
poland being founded in
97 Ad by Moscow first of Poland who is the Ruler of the poles in
1960 and when we think of poland we might think of Polish beer or vodka or just
Having drinks in poland for a good time and not saying that the poles are a bunch of drunks
But like us canadians over here. We do enjoy a good bevy, but as for alcohol
They estimate that a polish person drinks
92 liters of beer a year and further drinking laws you have to be over 18 years old to legally purchase alcohol
But keep in mind
That's just purchased because I couldn't find anything that stated whether or not it was
legal for people under the age of 18 to drink alcohol
But on top of that if you drank in the streets of poland or the parts of poland it would be considered illegal
Considering we're on the topic of drinking
We might as well talk about smoking because smoking is banned in indoor restaurants workplaces
indoor public places
And of course you have to be 18 years old to do that as well and the one thing that's smoking and drinking have in
Common is that they are related to the healthcare system
The health care system in Poland is free for everyone and is provided by the national health fund
However if you want free health care you have to be insured, and that's usually done by an employer now
There are also private health care systems where citizens have to pay full amounts
but as their constitution it states that everyone is entitled to health care and in 2013 a study found out that 61% of
Citizens have used private health care as well as 91% of pregnant woman now
Let's jump back to a little more culture because one thing that's fascinating about poland is that it has 14 un Seo or unesco Zones?
excluding the entire town of Warsaw which is an entire site the country has a range from cities to structures to churches to
Forests and these places remind us of the great amazing story of the country
But unfortunately one of these places has a story of darkness and regret
This is because one of the unSc Ozone's within poland is the auspice concentration camp now. I'm not gonna Lie guys
I had totally forgotten that osh. Whit's was in poland
I always thought it was in Germany
But I guess I was wrong during the second world war there were three major concentration camps osh
wits 1 2 & 3 as well
They had 45 other satellite camps around the area and this was Germany's final solution to the juke uestion which
resulted in the extermination of
Millions of Jewish people as a matter of fact these concentration camps were pretty much a prison for 1.3
million jews and throughout the entire genocide out of the second world war these particular concentration camps contributed to the deaths of
1.1 million Jewish people and they believed that ash woods was responsible for killing 1 out of 6 jews that were murdered throughout the entire
Holocaust but however the soviets managed to find osh
Whit's and freed the people on January 7th 1945 making it international holocaust remembrance day
And you may wonder why is this place a unSc?
Ozone if it's such a very dark spot in our history one that we would probably rather forget well in
1947 Poland Found at the Auschwitz Birkenau State Museum and by
1979 the Camp was inscribed
Because although there may have been terrible moments in history it reminds us to move forward and never return to these terrible times
But today poland stands as a very interesting country as they contribute to peace keeping missions joining
Nato on March 12th of 1999 they've also joined in relief operations in Iraq and even operation enduring freedom in Afghanistan
And throughout the years poland has been moving forward to recognize individual thought and progress as in
1989 it held its first free elections in over 40 years thus bringing in a non communist government as well as one thing
That's really interesting about poland is they have 17 nobel prize winners their first one was in
1903 Which Maria Curie one for physics
That she even won a second time in 1911 for chemistry and out of all these
17 Nobel prizes of four of them are for peace one thing that's really interesting about the polish is that they have
32 letters in their Alphabet
Although the alphabet is based off of a latin alphabet
They have multiple accents and some letters that look like English ones
But actually sound very different for example w sounds more like a V have you ever heard of k g hm
Well, probably not if you're from another country
But one thing that's interesting about this polish company is it is a copper and silver production company that employs
34,000 people around the world and although it is owned by
32% of the government it ranks as 10th in the world when it comes to providing copper for the entire planet
Either way poland remains a cool and interesting country to visit there may be a lot of places to go
But let's not forget their food which they're famous for pastries and Pierogies
but there's also many historical buildings and
Amazing places to get in touch with nature such as the broca's zoo it is also a place that is home to over
250 castles, that's a lot and because of these amazing places in
2013 they had over 15 million visitors come into the country and as of today poland is the
17th most visited Country in the entire World
so there you have it that is a brief look at poland most likely we'll get into a part to
Diving into more history and food and culture anyways
My name is Dave Wawa, and it has been a pleasure once again to talk about a new country
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Poland what a beautiful country filled with beautiful people it is a country that has a lot of history and that has been caught in
The middle of some dark places in the world's past however the people of poland
Remains strong to be the best and greatest at what they do
This is the culture and country and people of poland who have given a lot to the world
From its thoughts that have earned Nobel prizes to its great food
But most importantly it is a country that reminds us that beauty is always out there
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