I Went to a Fake American Trailer Park in Poland

A few months ago, I saw a reel on Instagram where a group of people in Poland were cosplaying Americans.

>> We're in [ __ ] America. >> More specifically, they were role-playing an American community living in a trailer park in Ohio celebrating the 4th of July.

>> [singing and music] >> Along with the millions of people who saw that reel, I found the idea of this LARP fascinating [music] and immediately knew I had to attend it and film it. So, I got in touch with LARP Ventures, the company that organizes it, and begged them to let me come. To my shock and delight, they

agreed. So, what you're about to watch here is a group of people gathered in a small trailer park in Poland pretending for [music] 2 days to be Americans living out their American dream and dramas in Pristine Park, Ohio. I'm just about to enter Pristine Park, Ohio, Poland for the first time. I'm so

excited and a little bit nervous. I'm really curious what this is going to be like. >> [music] >> Just to explain the terminology, the acronym LARP stands for live action role-playing. [music] It's basically a game where the players take on fictional characters and play out a very loose

scenario over a period of time. It's a little bit like improv. The thing that I find really, really impressive about this setup is that it's an actual like trailer park, like an actual caravan park, and it looks so realistic.

The game [music] takes place in an actual trailer park in the woods of Poland. Except, this is actually a holiday park for families on vacation.

But, for a couple of days, it stops being Ilki, Poland and becomes Pristine Park, Ohio. And just as I walked in, the local community was throwing a pretty classic event. Definitely made me feel like we were in a small American town.

>> [music] >> Right now, on the program, we've got a all-American [music] pie contest. So, welcome everyone to the first pristine pie pie baking competition.

>> Honestly, the lady who's in charge, the one that's hosting the pie contest, she is just so incredibly convincing. She's so in the role. She's really stereotypical, like perfect Stepford Wife, who's just out there [music] to choose the best pie of the neighborhood, and she's damn serious about it. Every

single person here is so deeply immersed in this world. This world of like perfect Americano, and yeah, it's really cool to see.

>> Results will be announced in probably about half an hour. We might try >> While we wait for the results to be announced, [music] I want to show you the hub of the community, Joyce's Diner.