“Social dining” is becoming more and more popular among travelers. It’s also called “couchsurfing for food”. Traveling, besides opportunity to see new places and learn about new cultures, give you also a chance to taste local cuisine, which definitely is part of country’s culture. Everyone knows that common meals are connecting people, no matter if […]
Category: Culture
Articles about Czech culture, culture and cultural events in the Czech Republic, or culture of expats and minorities living in the Czech Republic. Basically anything culture-related.
Couchsurfing: Friends you haven’t met yet
Were you wondering how to meet up new people in the new country or city which you’ve just arrived to? So, besides our monthly MeetUps, there are of course several different ways. Let’s find out more about one of them. Learn something about couchsurfing. How it all started? Couchsurfing began in 2004 as a small passion […]
What is the Czech Republic like?
Food, drinks, religion, location… What should you know before entering into our amazing Czech community? Here you can learn some basics about this – here important – Central (not Eastern!) European country. Eastern Europe? Not anymore… For some European countries, especially those from the West Europe, Czech Republic is still considered Eastern European country, […]
Keep your Czech Under Control
Strč prst skrz krk! Language barrier can become your worst nightmare after moving to a foreign country. While in most Scandinavian countries you can easily get by using English, countries in Western and Eastern Europe are not as English-friendly. To be fair, population of the Czech Republic has better chances to understand Ukranian or Russian, […]
Czech celebration of Love
For most people, the first day of May celebrates the achievements of workers and it is called Labour day. However, in the Czech Republic, May 1st is also the day on which Czech people celebrate Love. This tradition has been existing for centuries, long before the introduction of the well-known Valentine ’s day. There […]
Culture Shock in the Czech Republic
Culture Shock in the Czech Republic from an American student