Other things we can add to the list :D -Borovicka, palenka, vodka. If you're not used to drinking those straight it's quite a shock. They also have cottages outside of the cities where they go on the weekends to drink or chill. -People care about Hockey, like Canadians. -In the forests, you often find places designed to start fires. In a lot of countries that's a big no-no. -Not a lot of "diversity" and "Politically Correct" culture. Whatever the opinion is on this, if it's good or bad, it surely is a thing that makes it stand out. -Girls wear slippers with white socks when they work as waitresses or as hairdressers, sometimes even in shops. In most countries, you usually have shoes when you're at work. -It's very common to do canning and preserve food, the old-school way. -It's very common to "barter" for help among friends for things like manual trades, as people often don't have money for contractors. And middle-aged men here are really handy. Also in general contractors here are REALLY slow and unreliable. My inlaws have been waiting 1 year and a half to get a fence and a gate done by a construction company, yep.
@vensakarakorwien5768
8 ай бұрын
as for cooking, salt is exception that is not stated in grams (at least not for normal family recopies). Almost else is properly stated in grams and liquids are in milliliters. So Slovaks do not have measurement cups (except for liquid, that is stating again ml) and instead of that, they are using small kitchen weight to properly measure ingredients. Which is actually way better and easier to follow. No imperial system seems easier to you, because you are used to it. In reality it will make cooking way less precise, because it just so happen that something like a spoon is not a standardized item and neither is your approach to fill it (some will even it out, others will mount ingredients on it). And while some receipts may tolerate differences more, others do not like it (there is lot of hidden chemistry ongoing during cooking). So it will actually make your cooking harder and more prone to errors and less accessible for beginners. (it is bad enough that for family cooking you cannot properly state spice quantities). Nope that water or drink refills are not for "free" in USA either. What happens is, that they will calculate with it, and already silently add it to the price of your meal. Tap water is fully drinkable in Slovakia, it is just not seen as fancy enough if you go to eat outside. And also nope you can get bubbly or still mineral water (depends on restaurant what offer they have). Actually Slovakia has a wide variety of different mineral waters (and Slovaks like to drink them especially with bubbles).
@vkdrk
Ай бұрын
The main reason why many restaurant in Slovakia aren't open on weekends is because Slovaks spend their weekend gardening, hiking/skiing/cycling somewhere or just chilling in their holiday homes outside of towns/cities. But, if you go to a touristy place, restaurants will be open on weekends. Go to the mountains on Saturday and you will see where the Slovaks are lol There are endless hiking/biking trails all over the country :)
@andregant9980
7 ай бұрын
Bro! So glad I found your channel. My wife is from Zilina. We live in Texas. We visit Slovakia every summer. Let’s do a collab for your channel!
@jozefvilem1220
Жыл бұрын
There are few Laundromats in BA...one is Laundromat Cafe, where you can have coffee while waiting for your clothes to wash and dry. Its pretty nice idea, so if you miss laundromat you can definitely give it a shot :)
@Syzygy77
Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a relaxing way to do laundry.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting concept! Maybe I'll try it out at some point, honestly sounds like a good idea for a laundromat.
@JoeDobias
3 ай бұрын
Just visited in May. Needed a laundromat. There were 5 in our vicinity. Non issue.
@HitMaker712
Жыл бұрын
I go to the gas station when I need to buy something to eat at the late night. Most of them are open for 24 hours. I don't even mind the food offer is limited there.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Good choice. Yeah maybe not the highest quality of food, but if you just need a quick bite to eat, it can be a good late-night option.
@vladimirsvabik6820
8 ай бұрын
We using gas station to buy booze if we ran out of it in the middle of the night 😂
@JoeDobias
3 ай бұрын
I was just going to say. Most petrol stations have groceries. Same quality as normal shops. (Not the cooked on site stuff the actuall groceries)
@stanleyyyyyyyyyyy
Жыл бұрын
a few years ago all the major Tesco supermarkets were open 24/7. I used to go shopping there early in the morning and it was great. but this concept didn't work well in our country so they abandoned it.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Sounds like I would've appreciated that! I would definitely go shopping at odd hours. That's too bad that it's not 24hrs but at the same time it doesn't seem to be part of Slovaks culture to go out in the middle of the night like that. I used to go shopping at 2am in the states sometimes a few years ago!
@henrymorelle5101
Ай бұрын
Am from kenya and am moving soon to slovakia hope i find it easy for me😊 looks nice there.
@PtrkHrnk
Жыл бұрын
1:37 Previously Tesco hypermarkets were know for non-stop opening hours around the country, but they had reduce the hours as costcutting measure.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Aw really? That's unfortunate. Would love to be able to go to a grocery store in the middle of the night hehe. I used to do my grocery shopping at 2am because there would be less people.
@matejtrnovec9144
6 ай бұрын
Near the place where you were filming this video is "Reštaurácia 44". It is opened untill 2am and you can eat there, also they have fine beer. There are places that are opened untill late night /early morning, but not so many.
@nicksterba
6 ай бұрын
I have seen it before, but have never been. It's definitely not the norm for late night places in Slovakia, but it is cool that that place is one of the few. I'll have to check it out sometime 😎
@martinchochol1756
Жыл бұрын
1. F. e. TESCO was opened 24 hours a day before the pandemy. I only went there after 22:00 twice during all those years. It felt like a pandemic-wibe preview 🤣 There were roughly four times more stuff (= employees) than customers. I'm not surprised they abandoned the 24-7 policy 😇 2. I doubt public laundromats were EVER a thing here. 3. What is so convenient about the imperial system? 4. Little "hidden" fees? You mean like taxes and/or mandatory tips in the USA? 😝
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Quite a few things have changed since the pandemic, not just here but globally. Regarding the imperial system, having a base of 12 which can be subdivided more is a foundational feature, rather than a base of 10. You should check out this short read of someone who points out the differences, if you don't take things too seriously you can perhaps see why. imgur.com/gallery/p9buKWr I personally hate that tipping is more or less expected in the States. I would never tip for normal/average service so I never felt that rule applied to me. That would make a lot of American waiters/waitresses seethe but they can bother their employer for a better wage imo.
@borisserafim
3 ай бұрын
All 4 things said here are also the same in many other countries, not that they are just in Slovakia. This video is probably for Americans that have never been to a foreign country, or maybe have just traveled to some foreign tourist attractions/ cities/ places
@JoeDobias
3 ай бұрын
In Ireland shops close at 6pm. Lot of grocers even earlier. Only big chains stay open till 8 and your lucky if you are close to a 10pm closing grocer.
@vkdrk
Ай бұрын
@@JoeDobias that's a lot earlier than Slovakia. Most supermarkets like Tesco, Lidl, Kaufland etc. in Slovakia are open from 6 - 7am to 9 - 10pm, even on weekends and you are never too far from one. Small shops are usually open from 6am to 7pm, but there are plenty that are open until 9 or 10pm and then there are petrol stations that are mostly open 24/7 where you can get food, coffee, drinks and even alcohol to take home. When I was working in Bratislava, I used to do our banking on Sundays at 8pm when it was quiet. Banks in some malls are open until 9pm. You can even find a post office that's open until 8pm on a Sunday. I live in the UK now and most of these places aren't even open on Saturday night, let alone Sunday.
@detskodospelacke
5 ай бұрын
Randal on Sancova until 4am (beer), mc donald Racianska drive thru is 24/7
@dccoulthard
Жыл бұрын
Most important word for an American to know: Neperlivá
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Hah very true!
@helenjaso5731
Жыл бұрын
But for neperlivu one has to pay.
@stanislavbozik6970
Жыл бұрын
Tesco hypermarkets used to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but few people shopped there at night, it wasn't worth it, so they close at 10 p.m., but there are smaller grocery stores in the center of Bratislava that are also open at night. And when you're comparing Slovakia and the USA, you should also compare the fact that more than 90% of people in Slovakia live in their own apartments and houses,have their own furniture and appliances, and don't live in rentals like the vast majority of people at your place in States, where they also have furniture and household appliances on installments. People have almost everything there on installments. I have been to the States twice and I know very well how life is there.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
That's something culturally that I could never relate to with people in the states, getting everything in instalments, making monthly payments on things....I've always hated having bills like that and have been the type of person to just buy things outright, assuming I could afford it of course. Obviously things like rent or car insurance is different, but I have avoided buying products in instalments when I could.
@yishihara55527
11 ай бұрын
máš pravdu
@ScrewTSW
6 ай бұрын
Usually every larger city has a 24/7 Tesco somewhere in or near the city, with after 10PM functioning on a self-checkout basis The free water thing is mostly because of sanitation regulations. Even though the water is deemed safe for consumption/washing dishes, they cannot sell it to you.
@nicksterba
6 ай бұрын
Velmi zaujimave!
@JackAddams
4 ай бұрын
"samoobslužná pokladňa" - Môžete to upresniť, kde to takto funguje ? Pokiaľ viem, tak v čase 00,00 - 06,00 (väčšinou 22,00 - 06,00) v súčasnosti v žiadnom Tescu nekúpi nikto nič.
@ScrewTSW
4 ай бұрын
@@JackAddams Hmm, my bad, you're right, I was misremembering. Though for the self-service checkouts they are usually the only option between 10pm and midnight, until the store closes.
@DRAINTVofficial
Жыл бұрын
i've binge watched few of your videos. May I ask why did you move there?
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
I've been putting off doing a video on this, enough people have asked me.....but in short a couple of the primary reasons is that I a) was sick of living in California and b) I had an opportunity from family to come and stay here for a while. I will elaborate in a video when I get around to it though!
@georgeboatright6635
Жыл бұрын
some of the things you complain about ---paying to use the restroom and asking for plain water-- also happen in other European countries--like Italy and France. And for Americans in Europe it's difficult to get ice cubes in your water. Good luck with your channel.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Very true, they are U.S. vs EU differences more or less. Thank you!
@ashleyburnett9805
6 ай бұрын
I'm from Arkansas and I'm moving soon to Slovakia I'm excited and scared
@nicksterba
6 ай бұрын
I'm excited for you! If you haven't started already, I would start learning the language if I were you. You can find some videos on my channel about basic phrases, but also the process that I've taken to learn Slovak and the resources I've used. Anki, e-slovak.sk, and doucma.sk will be your language learning friends, as well as consuming Slovak media. Best of luck!
@vkdrk
Ай бұрын
can I ask what makes you feel scared? Is it the unknown in general or something in particular? :) Slovaks are very welcoming and friendly towards Americans, many Slovaks have relatives in the US (there are 800k Slovak Americans in the US). I wish you all the best in Slovakia. I live in the UK now, but I grew up in Slovakia. My parents are still there and they are happier than ever and I can definitely see myself living there again when the time is right :)
@barborablaskova
Жыл бұрын
I remember during school work at tesco in night and between 11. p.m. to 6 a.m not many people shows up, in winter there were more people, but mostly homeless who want to get warm, also if you work in night employer must pay you more and governement always rise it, so the cost of running shop 24 hour was biggern than earnings at night
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
I can imagine that, it's nice to have the option to go to a store late at night if you can't sleep or something though. I can see how the homeless coming in to loiter and the overall cost of running 24hrs wouldn't be the most cost effective for the company. Thanks for sharing!
@barborablaskova
Жыл бұрын
@@nicksterba Also if you look to history, like 60s, 80s, we never have shops open so late, my parents remember that during week some groceries shops closed at 6 p.m and during saturday shops closed 1 p.m and in sunday shops were closed whole day. I was born in 1987 and during 90s many shops closed around 8 p.m, also shops with clothes, shoes during weekend were closed or open to 1 p.m, at late 90s when supermarkets start to grow like mushroom after rain, shops start to be open to 9 pm or 10 pm, but overal I don´t think, that as a nation we are used to shop at 2 a.m, I was many times in countries where are shops open 24 hours, but even I couldn´t sleep at night I read a book, play game, watching tv, but never go shopping. But I understand if someone is used to shop whenever he want it must be hard here
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
@@barborablaskova I appreciate your comment! It's not a huge thing to get used to, just something that I've noticed :) I think stores, but especiallly restaurants, being closed on weekends or sometimes closed on Sundays is more noticeable and can be annoying sometimes. The time when I'd want to go out to eat are on weekends, so why be closed? Anyway thanks for the comment!
@preferneibom8933
7 ай бұрын
Brother how much can i save if i earŋ 700 per month excluding house rent and food?
@ilker..c
Жыл бұрын
And they do everything manually. There is app for governmental process like adress change,social insurance check etc. Btw it would be great if you make a video about slovensko v mobile cause there is no english video about it.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
I'll look into it, I haven't used it myself.
@Zralock79
Жыл бұрын
1. Yeah... the only place that is openned 24/7 are gas stations. 1.5. People are used to cook at home here. 2. Everybody has washing machine. ;) ...and I have never used dryer. 3. ROFL 4. If restrooms were free there would be a mess and a lot of homeless/drunken/junkies people inside. Thanks to that small fee they are pretty clean and you do not have to be worry to use them. But yeah... I would be much happier if I could pay everywhere by card and not using cash.
@legendaryphoenix8607
Жыл бұрын
Most places around the world except Europe-toilets are free. But you dont get "homeless, junkies, etc". And they are usually clean. Need to go urgently? Just go to a nearby restaurant where you can find rampantly, and use the toilet there free of charge(except for high class restaurants when it is a bit awkward to do that). No need to ask anything and no one will bother you.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
My favourite free public toilet when I'm in a city is the nearest Starbucks lmao
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
I think your point no.4 is true in large American cities primarily....I don't like the huge urban American cities, there are DEFINITELY homeless, alcoholics, drug-addicts, etc. hoarding public restrooms in large cities in the U.S., it's disgusting honestly.
@helenjaso5731
Жыл бұрын
i miss the gyms being open 24 hrs!
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@danielvysoky5588
Жыл бұрын
most gaspumps are open 24 hours a day
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
That's true, I could've mentioned gas stations, but I more so meant fast food places and grocery stores!
@detskodospelacke
5 ай бұрын
i am visiting places only where i get free water 😊
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
What do you think are things to get used to when living in Slovakia??
Жыл бұрын
restaurants are not open on weekends? half of them... I am not sure about that... maybe some of them are closed on sunday or they have shorter hours but I dont agree that half of them are closed all weekend just my opinion :)
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
The smaller ones that I've wanted to go to have been closed on weekends. Granted I'm thinking of small, local places, not restaurants in the city center. Alda on Racianska is closed on Sundays, Bageteria on Zeleznicna in Vrakuna is closed on weekends for example. Places like those. Definitely not ALL restaurants though, downtown areas in cities here are typically bustling with life, but Sundays are iffy, and out of the city center is also iffy on opening times.
@JoeDobias
3 ай бұрын
Yeaaa. I call bs. Only went to restaurants on weekends.
@nandkishorehudda
Жыл бұрын
Sir, please suggest any website on how Indian people can come to Slovakia on work permit? Please 🙏
@gortauth3260
10 ай бұрын
Just type it into search you have videos about it
@ahmedashour6367
7 ай бұрын
thanks alot very useful to me .because i try to travel there
@dobias28
10 ай бұрын
That's what the gas/petrol stations are for.
@baxtiyariskenderov3798
Жыл бұрын
I think the president of slavakia should reward you
@praha924
Жыл бұрын
you have non european and non american viewers as well
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you letting me know!
@rudolfsujansky2993
Жыл бұрын
Hi.They teach me in Dallas Texas...If you do not like it-Adios...go back to Santa Rosa.Texas Rudy.....kidfing.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
Heh it's nothing that I severely dislike, just having fun and bringing awareness to some people who may consider living here!
@praca1736
4 ай бұрын
:-)
@pradrev
Жыл бұрын
The reason for the restaurants not open in Bratislava till 2 a.m. is that people living in the apartment buildings nearby complain about drunk people or loud music so I guess the city made it a rule to close early. Stupid Bratislava. You should move to another town in Slovakia. Bratislava is the worst place to live in Slovakia. Most miserable life in there...
@sonagaladova4618
Жыл бұрын
the two last senteces - no, it is not! And Bratislava is not stupid!
@pradrev
Жыл бұрын
@@sonagaladova4618 Agressive arogant shallow people, heavy traffic, traffic jams, ugly concrete building, garbage on the street, no parking spots, terrible life, living hell on earth.
@moreamour2869
Жыл бұрын
Ehh it’s reasonable though. People should sleep at night anyway.
@nicksterba
Жыл бұрын
That's too bad, but I'm totally not surprised about drunkard's being loud at night hehe it's a valid concern.
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