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Genius way to bypass city laws? This $32 newspaper!
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Jun 15, 2025
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Look here, here's a little Prague panorama journal, right
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It includes information like what's, I guess, nothing really interesting. Anyhow, how much would you pay for this
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A couple of euros, about big. Like two euros? Yeah. Would be a decent price, yeah. I paid 30 euros for this
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Oh, how come? Oh my goodness. Well, you'll have to watch this video to find out
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I've just bought this newspaper or a leaflet for 30 euros on the main square in Prague
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And I kind of predicted it. Do you sell the news? Yes, yes
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And you sell them? 750. I'm buying a newspaper for 30 euros. Unbelievable
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It's the most expensive newspaper in the world. It's usually gets changed every three months
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So on 14th of June approximately we'll be changing it. Okay, like to a new title after that
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That's great. You got some great tips here. Yeah, actually, it's also like all the rates about the transportation even
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which you usually suggest i know yeah there's some great tips here i wonder where you got the tips
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for two tips i must agree this is the most expensive newspaper i ever bought you most
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likely still remember our videos regarding red umbrellas here on the square which were sellers
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of hop on hop off tickets for rides that will show you around prague and so they could sell the
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tickets here on the square they were actually claiming to be charity because sales of products
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or any kind of tickets is prohibited on the square. Now, we filmed about it, we pointed it out
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and the city actually reacted. It took them many, many years, but they came up with a new city ordinance
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that prohibits connecting tour buses, tickets, and charity being put together. Therefore, these people could no longer do their business
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starting of 1st of March. And really, we came to the square with our camera
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on the 1st of March, and the red umbrellas were gone. And we were like, wow, this actually worked
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But this is two months ago. And these guys came up with a new trick that you've noticed
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because hundreds of you guys send us pictures of red umbrellas hanging around on the square
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And you were like, hey, Yannick, what's going on? You said in the video they're gone and they're back
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Relax, chill, let me explain. Oh, and by the way, I actually kind of predicted this
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We shot this back in March. Before we move to tomorrow, let me say one more thing because we're obviously debating with Honza
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What will these guys do to stay, to remain on the square? What's the new trick they will come up with
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And we actually came up with a few and one that we published in our videos
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And that is simple. They don't have to pretend to be a charity. They can sell newspaper because you can legally do that
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And they can sell the newspaper for 30 euros and give you a free ride. So I just wanted to put this on tape before we actually move to tomorrow
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I really hope my fortune telling is wrong, but if we're using this footage, most likely I'm right
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On the 1st of March we were here on the square with the mayor of Prague 1 with the official from the city hall himself who was very proud to introduce the new law that got rid of the as he said fake charity
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street vendors. And really, they were no longer here, but they came back and they're no longer
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charity. They're not collecting money to help someone. They're not sellers of tickets because
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that would be illegal. They are plain sellers of a newspaper because that is actually allowed
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And they're selling the newspaper for 30 euros. Now, let me actually look into the city ordinance
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that regulates the markets and the squares because it specifically says this law does not apply to
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vending machines. They're not vending machines, but it also does not apply or prohibits the sales
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of newspaper through persons on the square. I'm sure you're thinking, like, these guys are really
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smart. To come up with an idea to once again bypass the city ordinance and to outsmart the
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City Hall of Prague, they're geniuses. Well, not really. They only copied an idea that has been
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around for a while. This that I'm holding in my hand is yet another newspaper. This one is for
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22 euros. Boat trips journal. And this one is not for the hop-on hop-off rides but it's for the
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boat rides on the river that is being sold by the guys dressed up as sailormen right in front of
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the Charles Bridge. And it is something that we've actually talked about on our video years ago. So
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I'm suspecting that these guys with the red umbrellas were actually watching our video
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and they were like, wait, that's a great idea. Let's do that. You're welcome
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Teaching tricksters how to trick since 2006. Yannick, you once mentioned in a video that nobody can sell tickets on the streets and
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on the squares. Well, you're right about that. These guys are not selling tickets
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Rather, they're selling newspaper, a journal, because that is allowed. But let's be fair, not to upset anyone, but I guess I'd go with the Boat Trips Journal
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It is important to say that the guys with the red umbrellas slowly creeped back onto the square since they were banned
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So first they just showed up without the umbrellas, sort of lured people into their office to sell them tickets
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No newspaper back then yet. Then they had red vests, then they showed up back with the umbrellas, then they opened the umbrellas
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and now on the red umbrellas they even have the text saying that they sell newspaper
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Now obviously, despite what their umbrella says, these guys, yes, are selling newspaper
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but what's included in the newspaper is their tour on the little red bus that shows up once every 30 minutes here on the square
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What's it like on the bus? Well, Honza actually experienced it for himself
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You can check out our older video. Let's get serious for a moment, or let's try
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Is this actually a newspaper? Like, does it share any news? We are both journalists with Honza
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Honza even studied in a school that is next to the journalist faculty
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And no, this is not a newspaper. This is AI, almost close to AI-generated stuff
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where you won't really find out anything new. Let me read you a part here
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Public toilets. Public toilets locations. In other words, if you're not in a major tourist area, nor a metro station, nor a shopping mall, nor a cafe, there's no toilet
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That's how we roll around in Prague. Most people just can't use a toilet. They're like, I really need to use the bathroom
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I have to go to a metro station. But let's be fair. I did read the whole thing back and forth about seven times while we're filming this
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And I did find one piece of information that is useful. Well, since you paid 30 euros for it, you can actually find out that for 5 euros, you could have bought a full day ticket
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That in Prague is valid for the transportation from the airport, is valid for the trams, is valid for the buses
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for the ferries, for the finnickler, when it's running, for all the trams, for all the metro, did I mention that
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And it's also valid for the night transportation for 5 euros. Wait, so I could have saved 25 euros
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Yeah, but you wouldn't know this information. Because it's only available in this total hidden gem newspaper
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The Prague City Hall is also mentioned in this new newspaper. At the very last page, they're talking about the Prague City Hall has passed a regulation
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that no longer allows us to conduct fundraisers, basically explaining that before this or still
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now, they are mainly a charity organization collecting money for people who need it and
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now they cannot. Well, that is an utter lie. The new law does not prohibit charity organizations to conduct charity works or collect money
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from people. What the law says in a nutshell is that you cannot provide tickets or services through a charity organization In other words you can give money to someone to any organization but they cannot say look we gonna sell you a ticket you pay for it and part of it will go to a charity
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That's what the new law prohibits. So if you guys want to stand on the square
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and collect money for whatever purposes you want, you can still do that
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So they do continue in the next column saying, due to these new restrictions, we have decided to launch our new newspaper
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Prague Panorama, which I'm holding in my hands. Basically, they're explaining on this one page what we did in this entire video
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Which, if you're a foreigner and you'd read this one little column, it would almost seem like the bad city of Prague will not allow charities to operate in the city center
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No, charities do operate in the city center. And both of us do give to charities
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When there's a charity day and somebody comes up to you, you give them money
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And you don't want a tour for it or a keychain. You just want to help the charity
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They give the money to wherever, right? Now, the city did notice
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We have received pictures of municipal police and the state police talking to these people
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And I actually have information that the city is investigating and there is some sort of civil dispute
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And before this is settled, they can still be on the square. Once it's settled, the city, the officials will decide, yes, they're just bypassing it
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They're still selling tickets, not a newspaper. but for the result we'll have to stick around
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If you're positive about that the city will actually take some action, I am not
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Because again, these guys selling the newspaper for the boats have been around for quite some time
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So it would be kind of strange if the city would just notice things to these guys, right
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What I mean, these guys are like by the Charles Bridge. They're not hiding somewhere. They're wearing Navy costumes
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They're wearing Navy costumes. And these guys are wearing red umbrellas. Bottom line here being the city should stop like saying
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no, no, you can't walk through here. No, no, no, you can't walk here. No, you just walk through here
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Like, come on, take your stance. You're a big city. And, you know, sometimes you just gotta step in
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and say, that's enough. Because what are these guys gonna do next? Show up as vending machines or as a petition stand
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I don't wanna give them more hints. Honest tip and judgment from us as newspapers
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These absolutely suck. And the tip, just use public transport. It only costs, as they stayed here, five euros for a day
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And if you're over 65, it is free, which is not in the newspaper
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If you're over 65, any form of photo ID will do it. Roam the streets of Prague for free or you can walk
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That's also free. I'll see you next week on another episode of The Honest Guide. Bye-bye. Newspaper, 750
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30 euro newspaper, anyone? and the Czech word at the end is I guess pretty obvious and that is how to say a
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flyer which is leták leták is a flyer I would teach you how to say newspaper
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which is noviny that's not a newspaper so not noviny
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