You Know You Have Been in the Czech Republic Too Long When.....
These are things I have noticed, or that have been discussed with/by other trainees and friends here in the Czech Republic. Special thanks to my favorite mango Jenny for her input and additions. All of you with something to say...please comment and help the list GROW!
1. You crave smazeny syr (fried cheese)
2. You need to eat meat and potatoes EVERY DAY
3. You start to think Kofola and tartarska omacka are good (Czech soda and tartar sauce)
4. "Cože? Prosím! It's futsking dobře, isn't it?" are all part of your lexicon yet the only complete sentence you can actually form in Czech is “Jedno pivo prosím” (one beer please)
5. You don't feel shocked when your boss says "Fakt yo!" because you know it doesn't mean what you thought you heard. (It’s not fucking ho! It means Oh, really?!)
6. You measure the beer you drink by litre instead of bottle or glass
7. You don't gag on the absinth shots
8. You know how to dance to 80's music without having to get drunk very fast first
9. (girls) You start wearing ridiculously short skirts in the winter
10. You use the "display toilets" and don't check out what's there anymore
11. You blow your nose loudly, in public. Even at the table when people are eating.
12. You wear socks and sandals at work.
13. You say "Jesus Maria!" when you are frustrated, or "kurva!" when something goes wrong
14. You believe Czechs when they tell you slivovice cures illnesses
15. You get used to walking out of a restaurant or a bar smelling like an ashtray and feel very suspicious of restaurants or any public place marking itself as non-smoking.
16. When new arrivals ask you what are the first 5 Czech words to learn, you rank "pivo" (beer) above "dobry den" (good day) and "dekuji" (thank you).
17. When soon leavers ask you what are the typical souvenirs to buy you say "pivo, absinth, and bohemian crystal" without one second of thought.
18. (boys) One of the first questions you ask a girl you meet is how old they are (just to make sure they’re not 17!)
19. You can hold lengthy discussions on the quality and characteristics of many, many kinds of Czech beer and the merits of different Czech alcohols
20. You think it’s weird when people you don’t know smile at you or when anyone working in a restaurant or store is nice to you
1. You crave smazeny syr (fried cheese)
2. You need to eat meat and potatoes EVERY DAY
3. You start to think Kofola and tartarska omacka are good (Czech soda and tartar sauce)
4. "Cože? Prosím! It's futsking dobře, isn't it?" are all part of your lexicon yet the only complete sentence you can actually form in Czech is “Jedno pivo prosím” (one beer please)
5. You don't feel shocked when your boss says "Fakt yo!" because you know it doesn't mean what you thought you heard. (It’s not fucking ho! It means Oh, really?!)
6. You measure the beer you drink by litre instead of bottle or glass
7. You don't gag on the absinth shots
8. You know how to dance to 80's music without having to get drunk very fast first
9. (girls) You start wearing ridiculously short skirts in the winter
10. You use the "display toilets" and don't check out what's there anymore
11. You blow your nose loudly, in public. Even at the table when people are eating.
12. You wear socks and sandals at work.
13. You say "Jesus Maria!" when you are frustrated, or "kurva!" when something goes wrong
14. You believe Czechs when they tell you slivovice cures illnesses
15. You get used to walking out of a restaurant or a bar smelling like an ashtray and feel very suspicious of restaurants or any public place marking itself as non-smoking.
16. When new arrivals ask you what are the first 5 Czech words to learn, you rank "pivo" (beer) above "dobry den" (good day) and "dekuji" (thank you).
17. When soon leavers ask you what are the typical souvenirs to buy you say "pivo, absinth, and bohemian crystal" without one second of thought.
18. (boys) One of the first questions you ask a girl you meet is how old they are (just to make sure they’re not 17!)
19. You can hold lengthy discussions on the quality and characteristics of many, many kinds of Czech beer and the merits of different Czech alcohols
20. You think it’s weird when people you don’t know smile at you or when anyone working in a restaurant or store is nice to you
posted by Aruna at 4:03 PM
3 Comments:
How about you think that Becherovka is the best thing en el world? How about you realize that God placed all the good looking fair-skinned women in the Czech Republic and you pray for the day the come to the US.
Mucho Amor,
El Guapo
Becherovka is pretty damn good, I'll admit.
As for the women--there are SOME really really hot ones, but many of them are what my friend Jenna calls 'prawns'. Just take the head off and the rest of it is ok!
Funny, we've been doing the same thing :-)
http://capharnaum.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/you-know-you%e2%80%99ve-been-in-czech-republic-too-long-when%e2%80%a6/
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