独自性と面白味
朝起きてどこか特別なところに行きたいと思った時、プラハを思いつきますか?このコーナーには、なぜプラハに行くべきかが書かれています。プラハ人は一種独特なユーモアのセンスを持っています。
彼らがもっとも大切にしている性格のひとつに、古風な礼儀がありますが、外見で人を判断しないでください。この街では一見粗雑に見える人が女性にドアを開けてあげたり、老人に席をゆずったりするのです。あまりに驚いたので、医者が必要ですか?
どのような状況にも対処できるように、前もって小さなお土産を準備して行ってください。これは賄賂でも不法でもなく、感謝を表わす習慣なのです。そして本当に地元に適応したければ、お店やカフェやバーに入る時、中にいる人みんなに「こんにちは」を意味する「ドブリ デン」と言ってあいさつしてください。プラハ人はとても親切に笑顔で応えてくれるでしょう。
Society.
The Czech Republic has an estimated population of about 10, 220 911 people whilst the population growth rate is insignificantly decreasing with about 9 births, 11 deaths and 1 migration per mil. The birth rate is rather low...
Famous Things.
Famous things made in Czechoslovakia include things as sweet as a sugar lump, as practical as a soft contact lens and as enlightening as electricity for Bohemia. In 1840 the world’s first sugar lump was invented by Czech Jacob Christoph Rad...
Characters.
Czechs generally take the word ‘friend’ and what it implies seriously. They would not call brief acquaintances ‘friends’. So, you might say they a little more suspicious of strangers than other nationalities are, a little less open and a bit...
NLGX.
To me, they look Chinese. Hear them speak and you think again. Fascinating places like Singapore, London, San Francisco and Vancouver show us how pathetic we are when needing to define origins and nationalities upon appearances...
Adelaide’s Belgian Embassy.
Finding a good pub or restaurant is really not hard in Adelaide. Its eating and drinking venues around Rundle Street and East Terrace or Melbourne Street and O’Connell Street boast of excellent locations from the cozy to the stylish...
Lotash Seed.
Many who travel to Bangkok make a beeline to Khao San Road to experience the intense fast lane there and in the district. Others do their best to avoid it. Lotash Seed on the Rambutree Road running parallel, just beyond the massage...
Moscow Souvenirs.
Visiting Russia’s capital for only couple of days, especially when being on a busy business trip, may often not allow one to see much of this vast megacity and its many sights. Even buying souvenirs for family and friends back home can...