SalivaSpittingWorm
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I'm just taking a break from everything today and kind of thought of starting this thread to expand my or your horizons and learn more about the people and their culture.
It's clear to me that a lot of people from a lot of countries come together here and each country has a different mentality, customs, culture and everything. So I would like to share some interesting facts from my home country here and feel free to join in and write your opinions. :)
So.
I'm from Czech Republic - Also otherwise Czechia. (By the way, half of the population hates this new name and so do I)
Some may still think we are Czechoslovakia, but it hasn't been that way since 1992. Czechoslovakia peacefully broke up into two separate states. Czech Republic and Slovakia. If any of you are interested in the details you can try a search under the words "Velvet Revolution"
I'm from Prague, which some of you may have heard of. :)
The majority of people in my country are Atheists and according to statistics it's about 52% Atheists. 32% believers which means most are represented by Catholics and about 8% undetected.
I only mention this because I have heard misconceptions about people in the world thinking we are a nation of Muslims. I have never met a Czech Muslim in my life.
Also another thing I found out that other countries think of us. No, we are not part of Russia. In fact, Czechs don't like Russians because of events in the past when Russia occupied our country. So if you want to piss off some Czech people, this is a pretty good way to do it. :P
Now for the funny stuff. :)
In my country we use the word " Fakt" a lot. Which means something like. "Really?" The funny thing is that the pronunciation of that word sounds a lot like "Fuck" So native English speakers may look at Czechs strangely for using a dirty word so often during casual speech, but it's not like that. :P
In my country, Christmas is celebrated on the 24th evening. It's Christmas Eve dinner and then the opening of presents.
We also have Fish soup from Carp, fried steaks from Carp (or chicken steak for those who don't eat fish and pea soup like me) for Christmas dinner.
Funny thing is, in our country you can buy live carp on the street about three days before Christmas Eve, which the vendors sell in tanks on the street. You can have the carp killed and deboned on the spot, but a lot of people stick to the old ways. They take the carp home alive and put it in a bathtub. So you can't bathe for two or three days unless you want to go in the bath with the Carp! Then the Czechs kill the Carp themselves at home to keep it as fresh as possible for the holiday feast. :)
It is customary to put a carp scale under your plate for good luck and then carry it in your wallets because it is supposed to bring good luck in money and wealth. :)
It is also traditional to fast on Christmas Eve. With the proviso that if you don't eat until Christmas Eve dinner you will see the "Golden Pig". The tradition is an experience especially for children; according to local or family custom, parents will often present the fasting child with a golden pig, perhaps in the form of a mirror reflection on the wall.
Yeah my parents did that too. :) I was a good kid and saw the Golden Piggy several times. XD
Ah. I think that's enough for now. Share your opinions, if you have questions about my country, feel free to ask and I will answer as best I can, or write something about your country, let's broaden our horizons!
It's clear to me that a lot of people from a lot of countries come together here and each country has a different mentality, customs, culture and everything. So I would like to share some interesting facts from my home country here and feel free to join in and write your opinions. :)
So.
I'm from Czech Republic - Also otherwise Czechia. (By the way, half of the population hates this new name and so do I)
Some may still think we are Czechoslovakia, but it hasn't been that way since 1992. Czechoslovakia peacefully broke up into two separate states. Czech Republic and Slovakia. If any of you are interested in the details you can try a search under the words "Velvet Revolution"
I'm from Prague, which some of you may have heard of. :)
The majority of people in my country are Atheists and according to statistics it's about 52% Atheists. 32% believers which means most are represented by Catholics and about 8% undetected.
I only mention this because I have heard misconceptions about people in the world thinking we are a nation of Muslims. I have never met a Czech Muslim in my life.
Also another thing I found out that other countries think of us. No, we are not part of Russia. In fact, Czechs don't like Russians because of events in the past when Russia occupied our country. So if you want to piss off some Czech people, this is a pretty good way to do it. :P
Now for the funny stuff. :)
In my country we use the word " Fakt" a lot. Which means something like. "Really?" The funny thing is that the pronunciation of that word sounds a lot like "Fuck" So native English speakers may look at Czechs strangely for using a dirty word so often during casual speech, but it's not like that. :P
In my country, Christmas is celebrated on the 24th evening. It's Christmas Eve dinner and then the opening of presents.
We also have Fish soup from Carp, fried steaks from Carp (or chicken steak for those who don't eat fish and pea soup like me) for Christmas dinner.
Funny thing is, in our country you can buy live carp on the street about three days before Christmas Eve, which the vendors sell in tanks on the street. You can have the carp killed and deboned on the spot, but a lot of people stick to the old ways. They take the carp home alive and put it in a bathtub. So you can't bathe for two or three days unless you want to go in the bath with the Carp! Then the Czechs kill the Carp themselves at home to keep it as fresh as possible for the holiday feast. :)
It is customary to put a carp scale under your plate for good luck and then carry it in your wallets because it is supposed to bring good luck in money and wealth. :)
It is also traditional to fast on Christmas Eve. With the proviso that if you don't eat until Christmas Eve dinner you will see the "Golden Pig". The tradition is an experience especially for children; according to local or family custom, parents will often present the fasting child with a golden pig, perhaps in the form of a mirror reflection on the wall.
Yeah my parents did that too. :) I was a good kid and saw the Golden Piggy several times. XD
Ah. I think that's enough for now. Share your opinions, if you have questions about my country, feel free to ask and I will answer as best I can, or write something about your country, let's broaden our horizons!
