Czech out

>>37531882
I taught in Hradec Kralove about six years ago for 3 months. I loved every second of it. I thank every native for being so cool to me while I was there. Nazdravi.

>>37531945
Glad you liked it. We Czech are usually very critical of ourselves, so hearing praise pleases us.

>>37531945
its na zdrowie shithead

>>37531977
It's " na zdravi ", we're not Polish.

>>37531967
I was surprised to see how hesitant people were to speak English; however, after some insistence, it was spoken freely. I was thankful, since their grasp of my language was much greater than mine of theirs. The German speaking community was interesting--if not consisting mostly of the elderly. My knowledge of German was less limited than Czech, so that helped me out a bit.

Regardless, I had an amazing time and I'm glad I could visit the country. Eastern Bohemia is gorgeous. Brno was cool, I guess, but I was only there for the automobile show.

>>37531996
lock you in the trunk bitch real shit

>>37532039
The young have a better grasp of English than the older generations (cuz technology and the internet), so older people might not be confident in speaking it or their accent.

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>>37532059
>lock you in the trunk bitch real shit
What did he mean by this?

>>37532104
I was told that the English language was essentially forbidden until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The way I saw it, the Czech people only had a little over two decades to figure out the clusterfuck that is the English language.

Regardless, I always found myself impressed by the average student's grasp of the language--whether it was a 15 year old public student or a 35-year-old marketer for Phillip Morris. If I wasn't impressed by their knowledge, I was baffled by their hospitality.

What I wouldn't give to go back...

>>37532212
Why can't you go back? Where do you live?

>>37532246
I traveled during summer break of my Junior year of university. I had some money that I could use to travel, and a local friend had married a woman from the Czech Republic. He had told me his wife had a sister and mother who worked in the country teaching English, and that they would like me to help them. After some discussion, I agreed, and traveled.

To cut a very long story short, the sister ended up getting attached to me. She had a fiance of 4 years. I wasn't interested. At the end of my stay, I suddenly "owed" the family $1,000 USD or else they would call the cops on me for not giving them the money I "owed"/"stole" from them.

Needless to say, I left the country a couple days early. I sent them a cheque/check for the money "owed" in order to smooth things over once I got home, but they never cashed it. Was it the money after all, or was it about some unrequited feelings? I don't think I'll ever know; however, it's always left a sour taste in my mouth.

I would go back in a heartbeat if I had a job to go to--like teaching English. Otherwise, I don't think I would have it in me to go back for fun.

>>37532246
>>37532345
Also, I live in the United States. Central Pennsylvania, to be more precise.

>>37532345

why didnt you just ask your friend to talk to his wife about her family

>>37532461
I did, once I got home. I finally had access to my phone and a solid internet connection, and reached out to him. Almost six years later, he has yet to respond. We haven't spoken since.

>>37531882
Are there many russian/ukrainian girls in Praha? Just asking.

>>37532528
Some, yeah, but most Russians are in Karlovy Vary.

>>37531882
Ahoj kamarat
Do you have any Slovak friends?

>>37533770
Yeah, of course I do, and I keep meting new ones.