HOW TO BE A GOOD IMMIGRANT (Czech Republic)

How can you be a good immigrant in Czech Republic? Watch this video! Back when I moved to Czech Republic, I made so many costly mistakes trying to follow the rules and regulations. Now, a new mandatory requirement is going to help newbies become better immigrants in the Czech Republic.
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[@HanaMiseryCharvatova]

Actually on the photo was Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 😅 (Jan was his son.) But great video as a usual! 😉

[@DreamPrague]

Hana! I am in utter embarrassment. How did I make this dumb mistake! Thanks for your correction though.

[@HanaMiseryCharvatova]

@@DreamPrague Nah, don't worry about it 😉 I know that you know it, just... sunspots maybe? 😁

[@petrzajicek830]

@@DreamPrague It's ok, we understand, no hard feeling. (*Hey, pst, deportation police, she's here, she's here!*)

[@Suchac_cz]

@@DreamPrague Thats OK, quite understandable. Im confused by all that Kardashians too 😂😂 ...sorry, I wanted to say Kennedys 😉😉

[@NetAndyCz]

Damn, I kind of wish there was a course like that for natives... we talked about some of this stuff at school but a lot of important info was somehow left out. Would be handy to learn the important stuff in a nutshell like that.

[@vorbisek]

doufám, že by měl existovat nějaký webík, kde by to mohlo být zachycené, nechce se mi věřit, že češi mají smůlu, zatímco v kurzu pro náplavy se dozví více, než ví většina domorodců 😀

[@TokyBalboa]

"Every foreigner + people from Brno" I feel very attacked right now.

[@kasuha]

It's incredible. After decades of experience with our bureaucracy it feels like a miracle that it created such useful and functional thing.

[@DreamPrague]

Right? I want to meet those young enterprising interns who developed such a program…

[@befeleme]

@@DreamPrague Surely you jest.

[@4everybody809]

"Every foreigner + people from Brno" I must admire - this is one of the best Brno-jokes I ever heard :D :D :D

[@Pyrochemik007]

Will there be an episode about trams? I saw americans scared of them before. "The evil thing which took our freedom to drive automobile everywhere!" And it can be quite historical too, since we had trams back in the day when they were pulled by horses. And ecological, because before everyone had V8 engine, it meant one horse pulled the weight of 20 passengers, if you replaced cobblestone with railways. Same stays truth for fuel efficiency. And it is an opportunity to visit tram museum in Prague.

[@janlinhart7914]

I actually do carry a photo of Jan Masaryk in my wallet so I was like Yay! until I saw the mistake. Nevermind. They were both cool in their own particular ways. Jan was more of a YOLO guy, partying and drinking and having good time while still being a wise and witty man. His dad was more of an intellectual, also much more religious and ascetic. Of the two, I've always liked Jan more. I would've loved to meet him!

[@igorbukovy4313]

Najprv práca, potom zábava. :)

[@Aedar]

7:35 you know how they say everyone should work in customer service at least once in their life to know how it is from the other side? Maybe a mandatory internship at the úřad would also be helpful, and not just for foreigners

[@DreamPrague]

I say this All. The. Time. My only concern is that we’d all realize how Screwed up the bureaucracy is and the poor ladies’ secret would be revealed.

[@ViktorsJournal]

@@DreamPrague Screwed up?! You should realize you are talking about a highly effective machine, every cog perfectly synced with each other smoothly pushing the entire country forward! You want a proof? Never have I seen a launch break to start late. ;p

[@beth12svist]

@@ViktorsJournal I'm fairly sure you meant lunch, not launch... you launch a rocket, for example, so for a moment I was quite confused, expecting the sentence to end with rockets and wondering why. :D

[@rodier_ratafakus]

Ja mel karticku VZP propadnutou 10 let nez sem zjistil ze se da online zaridit nova.. a i potom me museli volat ze uz jim tam na pobocce ta moje karticka 2 mesice lezi at si ji vyzvednu :DD

[@michalmarek8461]

Moc se mi líbí ten 🐌, co máš na krku 🤗. Super video!

[@robinsebelova7103]

Well, you can report your lost health insurance card whenever you like (if you did not went to the police about it), since nobody else knows about it. I once forgot where I put my wallet for more than a month and I have survived :-) However, from general point of view, it is better to report lost IDs promptly for your own protection, especially if you are certain your wallet was stolen.

[@tsevca]

I think the website is a handy thing, but nothing official. Actually, when you need any kind of doctor, you just have to go to your insurance company and they're required to find you a doctor that would take you as a patient. Usually used for cases, when you can't find a doctor that's taking new patients...

[@Zikiholetsplay]

Ehm.... Dík za info ohledně karty zdravotní pojišťovny. Neměl jsem vůbec tušení a často chodím bez ní.... 😂 Jo. Jsem Čech

[@kusacz]

Jsem na tom stejně. Můžou na ten kurz i Češi, asi ho potřebuju. 🙂

[@breznik1197]

Až tě odvezou do nemocnice, tak tě tam nechají vykrvácet. :-)

[@jayxfrost8987]

Zrovna jsem si říkala, že my bychom to taky někdy potřebovali jako sůl :D

[@ToKro]

Není to ale pravda, stejně jako nemusíš mít občanku. Musíš být schopen prokázat svou identitu, to stačí ale i jménem a datem narození atd., PČR si to dohledá v evidenci. Teoreticky pro identifikaci můžeš být převezen na policejní stanici, ale není to ilegální. Kartičku také nemusíš mít u sebe, je ale potřeba pro ošetření. Ošetřit tě ale musí i bez ní, nicméně můžou ti to naúčtovat a pak je nutné si to nechat proplatit u pojišťovny.

[@breznik1197]

@@ToKro Někdo svoji skutečnou identitu hledá celý život. Respektive vytváří. Otázku, kdo jsi, za tebe žádný úřední rejstřík nezodpoví. :-)

[@mufrodrigo]

Ani bych nespočítal, kolikrát jsem v termínu zapomněl něco nahlásit, nikdy jsem nic naplatil. Některé pokuty jsou nastaveny spíše jako preventivně odstrašující než nezbytně vymáhané. A samozřejmě moje žena už nesčetněkrát zapomněla i tu kartičku pojišťovny, vzhledem k tomu, že všichni jsme pojištění, stačilo nahlásit rodné číslo a pojišťovnu a bylo to ... i bez ní.

[@Kycilak]

Řekl bych, že bychom ji měli nosit pro případ závažnějšího zranění. Když nebudeme při vědomí, kartička pojištěnce bude důležitá.

[@mufrodrigo]

@@Kycilak To je otázka, co se z ní dá zjistit. Ošetření musí proběhnout tak či tak.

[@ctihodnymuz72]

@@Kycilak Kartička pojištěnce je přece ouplně fuk. Buď jste pojištěný nebo nikoliv. Kartička s tím nemá nic společného. Já kartičku neměl deset let. Prostě jsem ji ztratil. No, a co?

[@diananemorensis]

Paní Bulšitová at úřad 😂 Interesting though, I didn't know this course existed 🙏

[@jammmy30]

Darn YOU are goood! I mean like “really solid big tech advertisement”- kind off good. I don’t live there, I normally hate things like that, but you seriously made me wanna take this course! Ps. Please do remind - why are you Not working in advertising in some huge international company ??? 🤔

[@czechliffey5711]

I thought we must always carry our ID, not the health insurance card 🙈🙈🙈

[@belkolam]

that too

[@DreamPrague]

Yes both! I knew about the ID just not the health card

[@miroslavantonin9354]

Když by se ti něco stalo a neměl bys u sebe zdravotní kartu tak nemocnice tě může odmítnout jako pacienta.

[@LudVojta]

@@miroslavantonin9354 Na to jsi přišel jak? Samozřejmě tě musej ošetřit.

[@Medzu5]

Ahoj je to úplně mimo téma, ale nechtěla bys zareagovat na český animovaný film Fimfárum? Skvělé video. Hi, it's completely off-topic, but wouldn't you like to react to the Czech animated film Fimfárum? Great video.

[@viktornovomestsky3999]

Hi, could you make a video about the Czech republic's EU presidency, which we will have from 1st of July 2022 till the 31.12. 2022? Currently it is hold by France since the 1st of January 2022. I mean a video about our topics, mainly regarding Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and how the Czech Republic has evolved since our last presidency in 2007? There will be meetings of all the EU countries presidents and PMs in Prague, and NATO countries with Biden for US, Trudeau for Canada, Johnson for UK and Morisson or Albanese for Australia (depends on the election results in May) should attend as well... Many thanks in advance

[@thespalek1]

Expat Yoda! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@tolosate]

As a French we're also required to keep our identity card with us, and you better have your social security card if you have an accident, it's nice to know you're compliant :)

[@miroslavantonin9354]

Well i belive that wearing ID card is necessary in all countries and insurance card is necessary in al EU countries i belive ... but what i wonder ... how big fine u have to pay in France ,if police stops you and u dont have ID with u ...? we have to pay 10 000 CZK (407 EUR)

[@tolosate]

@@miroslavantonin9354 Strictly speaking, the ID card itself is not mandatory, but it greatly helps if the police wants to control your identity. If you're unable (or refuse) to provide a valid document proving your identity, you can be taken to the police station and held up to 4 hours so they can actually verify your identity. If you don't provide documents or still refuse, the district attorney or a judge can authorize the police to take your fingerprints and photos. If you refuse to have those taken, you can be fined up to 3 750 € and risk three months in jail. Once the verification is done, they give you a police report :)

[@miroslavantonin9354]

@@tolosate woooooow ...thats harsh xD xD

[@dronger_]

@@miroslavantonin9354 My nemusíme platit nic. Stačí nadiktovat údaje. Jestli jsi někdy zaplatil za to, že nemáš OP, tak je to pouze tvoje chyba. xd

[@elpe2063]

JENNIFER : Your style is : A, condescenting, B , Arogant, C, Patronizing, D ,Useful, E ALL INCLUSIVE ?

[@toruvalejo6152]

Hi Jen, the Old Quibbler - this time not to your service - again, because at last U managed to fulfill my desire and made a video completely useless for me (well more less)... 🤣 But very useful for many others! 👍Frankly it is a nice surprice that Czech bureaucracy started to work for the people (even thought not ours yet) instaed of against them. 😲Besides how does your citizenship procedure go? Any breakthrough? And final question - do they really translate "immigrant lessons" into Mongolian?! I have seen like one or two Mongols (I mean real!) in my entire life... 🤔

[@magdaorsag9051]

Paní Bulšitová 🤣

[@vladp7405]

Hi Jen, a side note: if your read Tolkien's description of Hobits and their world you will be reading about Czechs, or more specifically Moravians ;))

[@Desvilleux]

The use of the word "immigrant" instead of "expat": I'm subscribing.

[@erongi23]

I must agree about the decency of the Ministry of the Interior. Two things stand out to me here in the Czech Republic. The Ministry of the Interior could be highly bureaucratic and officious but they are not. Far from it.Secondly the transport system in Prague ,as everyone says,is excellent.

[@Kropikovo]

@3:08 Is there a prize for the 100th person to point out that the photo you took from the wall was not Jan Masary, but that of his father? If yes, i hope i am the 100th person and would therefore like to claim my prize :D Thank you You're trolling us all the pintlich ppl! uřád :D

[@rohlik6482]

When I got my citizenship my cousin bought me a medallion with TG Masaryk on it, I carry it around with me for good luck :)

[@radekmichl5792]

Ahoj Jen, chtěl jsem se zeptat jestli znáš českou hymnu. Myslím slova a co na ní říkáš, můžeš i porovnat s americkou

[@ingridlaskova1878]

A obě sloky.

[@remilang9683]

hmm cant imagine all the "refugees" and other even tryin... fak i was born on wrong planet wtf... no hlavne ze se ti u nas libi ;)

[@Gil-galad12]

hey thats a big mistake - photo of Jan Masaryk and you took photo photo of Tomáš G. Masaryk, his father

[@monikaschermer6520]

This is great info! I learned several things I did not know from you.

[@adan9991]

Thanks for all the videos you´ve made. I´m wondering about expats in other cities (except Brno, of course). Do you know some of them? How is it different to live not in a capital? Could you make a video about it? It would be great to find out how is it working especially in my city, Plzeň.

[@nnimble]

Znamylekarz is a thing in Poland but in Czechia, it is almost dead

[@KMarik]

That’s all fine information but how is your journey to becoming a citizen progressing? People want to know.

[@DreamPrague]

Gotta tell you, K, I’m freaking out about the language exam. June 3….🥺

[@KMarik]

@@DreamPrague I can’t blame you, ours a tough language. I will keep my fingers crossed, and you study some more, and it will be a done deal. Good luck, I can’t wait for you to be done with this.

[@DreamPrague]

@@KMarik thank you from the bottom of my srdce.

[@KMarik]

@@DreamPrague 🤣🤣🤣

[@matotuHELL]

@@KMarik Yeeaah, I was gonna say that I look forward to welcome a new citizen soon and I hope you post about it everywhere so we can celebrate!

[@JanHurych]

I had no idea about that HI card. I probably carry it most of the times, but I am pretty sure that I can summon it in the Health insurance company app on my phone too if needed.

[@timobrien9123]

you mean to say that you ordered a beer and they didn't take your unfinished one away when they brought you the new one?

[@lightknowledge5297]

Why the video is tests ? Just say what you want straight.

[@maryjoydatig303]

For sure I’ll take this course when I arrive there. See yah Czech 😊

[@paisano-mf2yx]

I am happy to see Czech Repubic catching up with the times and making information open and available. My wife often complains that it is so hard to dig up information about goverment services and that usually people are confused because many have contradicting rules. She is often surprised how easy is to find similar information for the US system (if you were an immigrant, you would know that USCIS requires notification of change of adress 10 days after the move) and how easy is to submit this information (in person, mail, online or by legal representative). But in Czech they like their notarized stamps...

[@tomhlavacek8331]

Well, as a citizen, you can use electronic way of comunication with the Czech government, so called "portal obcana" portal of a citizen...

[@Last_Starfighter]

Hey, Jenn! How did you come to the obligation to have a photo of T.G. Masaryk (not Jan) in your wallet? Did you learn that on that course too? 🤔😲😂😉😄😆😛 I haven't seen Tobik in your video for a long time - how's he doing? 🐶

[@DreamPrague]

I'm so embarrassed, I wrote that joke with TG in mind, but I was on Jana Masaryka ulice and conflated the two! Shame!!!! Tobik is cool, he'll be back soon enough. He's negotiating for higher wages.

[@Last_Starfighter]

@@DreamPrague Never mind, no one is infallible! Great news about Tobik! If he manages to negotiate higher wages, I will support Tobik's candidacy for the position of Minister of Finance or Head of Trade Unions - I suspect that the current Minister of Finance Zbyněk Stanjura is a vegetarian who wants to force Czech citizens to graze, because the grass is free...

[@DreamPrague]

@@Last_Starfighter 🤣🤣

[@Tadeasledabyl6983]

You may have answered this question in the past, but why did you decide to move from the USA to Prague ?

[@sendittomik]

I asked many times, she never answered, there is probably no reasonable answer 😝

[@tamaragrottker7677]

ICP!!!! Wow! What a great information!

[@libork8106]

I am Brnak, I better signup soon ....

[@Mycr0bi]

I wish it would have been a thing in 2019

[@willsullivan7074]

Lose the croaking affectation.

[@robpeace6399]

"An internship at the uřád"! a) there's so much evil hilarity in the punishing way that you say this! and b) I'd rather be sent home! (Not really...but bloody close!) Ugh...what a masochistic and cruel thing to endure. Mercy! :)

[@DreamPrague]

🤣🤣 right? Can you imagine it?

[@romanvanousek6846]

malá informace mělo by tam být migrant nebo emigrant, imigrant je totiž používáno jako označení pro - ilegální migranty. .. Jinak dobrá a přínosná práce 👍

[@Ntontie]

Most anti social and anti touristic people I ve ever met...already wasted 4 years in Czech Republic and unfortunately I can't leave yet..people are terrible colleagues in work ,streets,everywhere...country is nothing exceptional...Praha is beautiful though and Karlovy Vary maybe.

[@dobrandr1]

The end of this video is hilarious!!! You’ve made my day! 😂😂😂😂

[@DreamPrague]

Yay, @dobrandr1 I am glad to hear that! 😍

[@frantisekdrtikol9717]

3:06 Jan Masaryk??? Realy???

To by nebyli Češi, kdyby něco povinnýho nechtěli zaplatit a ještě v případě nesplnění nedali pokutu... :)))) Přijde mi, že pokud to požadují, mělo by to být zdarma. Nebo ať to nechají dobrovolný a pak ať je to klidně placený. Ale co když člověka stěhování stojí velkou část úspor a nemá v daný lhůtě jen tak možnost na kurz jít... Tak si zajde, až mít bude, to by bylo fajn.

[@vincentadamvaclavik5679]

Jan Masaryk is son of T. G. Masaryk

[@jojova3776]

Love your lamp.

[@rezor1212]

Tyjo, tu stránku jsem taky neznal. Nemaj ty kurzy i pro obyvatele? :D

[@breznik1197]

Já měl za to, že ta stránka Známý lékař už je dávno v úpadku, protože se doktoři bránili, že recenze narušují jejich práva.

[@luriddickus9488]

Very nice hear Jen

[@Geker3]

Our government did something helpfull? What is going on?! What happened to the Czech Republic?! Where do we live now?!

[@rebuiltcars1032]

Hi Jen and Ahoj do Prahy z jizniho Illinois 😅 I found your channel on KZbin and I showed to my GF Katie….she is learning Czech because of me ….I am from Bolative okres Opava 👍😅 anyway….would be possible to get in contact with you so we can talk to you and maybe you can give Katie some tips and directions how to learn 🤔😅 Diky za odpoved 😎

[@felipematus3021]

Interesting :D

[@AliceVixie]

This course must be great business. Carefully lobbied. Ministry of Interior would make it available free via e-learning otherwise.

[@viktormobayedsindar9642]

Super helpful Jen, I love you, your channel is so cool. I am from Venezuela and I will be in Prague soon and I was wondering if exists doctors who talk spanish or english, and now I know. Thank you!!

[@DreamPrague]

So glad I could help!

[@andreavalentova100]

Great! Useful informations for me too. Photo TGM in the wallet? This generation will be understand more VH. Maybe. :-) I look forward to your next videos.

[@chanterelle483]

Wow, PirStan actually achieved something in Ministerstvo vnitra? Cool.

[@Smortn]

For the doctor - there is (at least for Erasmus students who are not imigrants) better way to find a doctor who speaks english. You can call to VZP - tell them whats the issue - and they will give you list of doctors who speaks english and can take care of it...

[@RichardZbranek]

No need to sweat too much about that HI card. If something happens to you, you will be treated, and then they will ask if the bill will be sent to you or the insurance company. What matters is if you are insured at the time when it happens, not if you have that card on you. It is also quite often enough to just know your insurance number that is on the card... be sure to have it on you if you know you are going to the doc´s, though. Generally speaking though, it is a good idea to have some kind of ID with your photo on it with you, and that HI card does not take much space either.

[@etno2010]

bububuuuu.....

[@jakubsisak]

Pani Bulsitova.. Mint!

[@FluffySylveonBoi]

Haha, I usually use the alien emoticon for people from Prague :)

[@josefchodounsky8173]

9:21 indeed! Thanks for video, i like it very much :-)

[@vorbisek]

Brno joke, like a true češka :-D Love it

[@Gorbi1985]

As a Czech, I spent half of video thinking whether you have green or blue eyes :D

[@DreamPrague]

Depends on the camera 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@toruvalejo6152]

@@DreamPrague Depends on colour of your blouse... ;)

[@Gorbi1985]

@@toruvalejo6152 Exactly my thoughts :)

[@Gorbi1985]

@@DreamPrague And angle, light, monitor and as Toru wrote, a blouse :)

[@1dbbs]

4:50 best joke .. you are now a true Czech :) In time 8:20...born here....live here 39 yers..and.... i dont know that too :-D

[@thamjeedabdulsalam8462]

Can you tell me the best legal consultant in Czech republic about migration for indians

[@michallysek6996]

Internship at the úřad 😂

[@Mirinovic]

Ehhh you take Photo of Tomaš G Masaryk. Jan was his son

[@vladp7405]

Wow! Cool! It's good we have it for all the incomers...

[@iPE_ZA]

Zase nemá na sobě průhledný šatičky .

[@bohuslavkanovsky4345]

Sorry you have to go through this shit. No Czech knows and cares about those points. Seems like some bureaucrats needed to make a job for themselves :-(

[@chanterelle483]

Foreigners have been denied health care service here before (sadly even in the ER which is a big no no), so they should definitely carry their cart to be on the safe side. I am actually glad to hear that there is such a course. Many things come naturally to people born in the country but can be very hard on immigrants.

[@jeraljeanpaderes]

I'm interested...how to enroll

[@legionalinus]

děkuju že všechny učíš jak se tady chovat... a dodržovat pravidla... poslední co bych chtěl tady v česku potkat je nevychovaný budižkničemu co ani nezná pravidla a zvyky země do které se tak rad hrne bydlet. Takže ti ještě mockrát děkují že tohle děláš... at se ti daří.

[@martinoliva6490]

To s tou peněženkou se mi stalo taky.Na štěstí mě pokladní zavolala a peněženka se všemi doklady byla zachráněna. Při představě, že budu chodit po úřadech a strávím tam spoustu času mi naskočila husí kůže. Koupil jsem si hodinky,kterými se dá platit a peněženku nemusím vytahovat.

[@zemepan3912]

Most of the obligations or must to do situations mentioned in this video are not enforced by fines so many people just ignore it.

[@jojova3776]

Learn something about Prague spring 1968.We don’t like Russians for that reason.

[@michellemaine2719]

I thought the wallet thing was going to be obcansky prukaz or some other form of ID 🤔

[@beth12svist]

That, too. As others have commented, locals don't necessarily carry the health insurance card with them (although I do). But locals also often know their health insurance number by heart, so they can just rattle off that if asked... My doctors always ask for the card before they call you in.

[@juliekvasnickova3105]

A tu se tu divím ještě něco nového, přesto, že jsem Češka.

[@Diana-xm5wq]

Myslím, že zdravotní pojišťovně se musí do 8 dnů hlásit i to, když člověk přijde o práci.

[@watchdogCZ]

Thank you for the video Jen. It is interesting to learn what foreigners have to go through here. I have never heard about this course.

[@DreamPrague]

It’s somewhat new, that’s why I wanted to publicize it.

[@breznik1197]

I did not know that to behave decently and intelligently on the tram, bus or metro is a Czech specialty. Can there be a civilized country where the boarding passengers don´t let the arriving ones to get off first? Is there a country where a healthy young person will not let an old grandmother or pregnant woman sit down?

[@ondrejcoufal2397]

Možná by jste zjistil, že slušné chování v dopravě je dost specifický pojem a například v Evropě, funguje úplně jinak než například v Americe a nebo Asii ( v Asii vůbec nevedou koncept fronty pro nákup jízdenek a nebo nástup do dopravního prostředku). Doporučuju vám raději ani nezjišťovat, jak nějaké tradice slušného chování vznikli :D I apologize for the Czech language.

[@breznik1197]

@@ondrejcoufal2397 Na anglické Wikipedii píšou, že nejstarší písemná zmínka o lidech čekajících ve frontě je z roku 1837 od jakéhosi skotského filosofa, který to pozoroval u pekařství v okolí Paříže. Podle názvu té knížky předpokládám, že vznik front měl podle něj souviset s revoluční ideou "rovnosti" a "bratrství" . Nejspíš se tedy do té doby okamžitý převis poptávky řešil podle jiných priorit než časového pořadí - nejspíš byl přednostně obsloužen důležitější, výše postavený, bohatší či silnější. Buď si lidé podle společenských pravidel dávali přednost nebo se prostě cpali a rvali jak horda sebestředných hloupých sobců. Je fakt, že při čekání na MHD (s nástupem všemi dveřmi) nejsou fronty obvyklé ani u nás. Na našem pražském sídlišti to byla v 80. letech na jedné nástupní zastávce spíš taková čistě lokální zvyklost, že tam lidé tvořili dvě fronty vedle sebe - do druhých a třetích dveří. Jakmile nám přidali na stejnou zastávku druhou linku, zvyk zanikl. Ale předpokládám, že i v té Americe se třeba auta před semafory řadí normálně logicky do fronty, takže mentálně by to tamní obyvatelstvo chápat mohlo... A princip fronty by jim dnes už mohl být povědomý i z IT.

[@VladimirLukele]

I am happy there is anything like that in Czechia. I just don't understand the penalty for not doing it. It should be service for expats willing to live in Czechia and should be voluntary and for free.

[@Cz-De-Lifestyle]

Do they have digital versions of your ID that you can carry on your mobile devices?Would be nice to have in case you forget to bring or lose it sometimes.

[@aldebarantauri]

Ano, lze se zaregistrovat na "Portál občana". Potom máte v mobilu přístup ke státem evidovaným dokladům - občanský průkaz, řidičský průkaz, cestovní pas.., výpis z katastru nemovitostí, stav bodů v registru řidičů atd. Získáte i svou datovou schránku, můžete si nahrát další vlastní doklady, například právě kartu zdravotní pojišťovny. Stále se to vyvíjí a postupně rozšiřuje 🙂

[@Cz-De-Lifestyle]

@@aldebarantauri Děkuji

[@henryhansoniv2595]

AWESOME

[@live_free_or_perish]

Totally off topic but.. when I heard Czech weapons were going to Ukraine I thought there was something I should remember and then it hit me that Czechoslovakia was one of the few nations willing to provide weapons to Israel after WW2. Made me wonder if it was purely for profit or perhaps a bit of ideology. I know almost nothing about the Czech republic.

[@jojova3776]

Prague Spring 1968,explains our “love”for Russians.

[@vermull19]

This is a question to which there is no clear answer. Both and something more. Profit has certainly played a role as it always has, but I would say that rather than ideology, which is certainly in there as well, it's a completely irrational sense of a certain kinship. Anyway, the Czechia is close to Israel for some reason and always has been. Even Tomas Garique Masaryk was close to the Jews, and he was later followed by Václav Havel. A Slovak Jew developed the krav maga. Before he went to what was then Palestine, he was winning czechoslovak national boxing matches and international gymnastics matches. Before the war, he protected the Jewish quarter from the rising Slovak Nazis. So there is a concrete belonging. Someone we can connect with. Someone who connects our two/three of our nations. Perhaps it is also that this nation must fight for its place on earth. It's a small nation, surrounded by enemies, just like we were before WWII. We were the last democracy in central Europe surrounded by the Nazi and Soviet ideology. While they were Jews surrounded by Muslim ideology. Or, we wanted to help them in their struggle because we knew all too well the price a nation must pay when it is abandoned by all and forced to surrender. Like its happened to us in Mnichov. Or our Islamophobia, which has been ingrained in us since the Habsburgs fought the Ottomans, and a kind of notion that the Central European states are the guardians of Europe against the Muslims, plays a role in this. Although this idea is much stronger among the Poles and Hungarians. Anyway, we have always been close to Israel and it probably has nothing to do with rational reasons or a particular ideology. But who knows.

[@live_free_or_perish]

@@vermull19 Wow, I never knew any of that. Thank you so much. Fascinating.

[@mityador]

Actually, big politics and reality of the Cold war was at play here. After the WW2, large part of Israel's population was on the leftish part of the political spectrum and the leadership of the Soviet Union (read Stalin) hoped the newborn Israel could become another communistic state and, as such, become its satellite. But the Soviets didn't want to be directly involved so the armament program of Israel was sort of delegated to Czechoslovakia. Later, when SU realized Israel chose democratic trajectory and would not end up in its orbit, it ordered Czechoslovakia to stop the program (but at that point most of the ordered stuff was already delivered.) This change of policy was afterwards also reflected in many political processes during 1950s in the Soviet Union and its satellite states where the antisemitic card was played to a degree. In Czechoslovakia, the process with Rudolf Slánský in 1952 is a classic example of this. I won't cry for Slánský, he was one of the principal builders of the communistic regime in Czechoslovakia and was co-responsible for the violence it produced so it can be seen as karma, but many innocent people were victims of the said process as well and were executed with him. Stalin's purges at its best.

[@DianneWilderASMR]

nobody stands up to give a seat to a pregnant woman. Some even frown at you if you're pregnant as if you are guilty of something.

[@beth12svist]

Really? I guess that depends a lot on where in the country you are.

[@DianneWilderASMR]

@@beth12svist Plzen

[@beth12svist]

Move to Brno, then. :D

[@DianneWilderASMR]

@@beth12svist LOL wish it could be that simple

[@beth12svist]

@@DianneWilderASMR I know, it's a bit of a joke, but in my experience Moravia does tend to have Bohemia beat when it comes to polite manners, and having lived here (not directly in Brno now) for over a decade now, I sometimes forget, and then am unpleasantly surprised, how rude Bohemians can be, and how they sometimes even look at you like you're weird if you do a basic polite thing like greet the bus driver when you get on the bus by the front door...

[@conceptalfa]

👍 👍 👍!!!

[@MrOrgtr]

This is great information. I'm going to try to do this before I move. Maybe even this summer when I visit.

[@DreamPrague]

That's extremely go-getter of you, but why not?

[@MrOrgtr]

@@DreamPrague In Hebrew we have a saying. סוף מעשה במחשבה תחילה. Pronounced Sof Ma'ase bemachšava tchila. It means that a successful action starts with good thinking and planning in advance.

[@paulselinger6658]

🙂

[@astra6815]

Američanka-co nato říci ???? Měla by se vrátit zpátky domů !!!

[@Adosio1]

I just got my Green Card in the United States, need to check if there's such a course for me... Jen, any tips on what I need to know?

[@claytonw_cz]

Fortunately not. But we still have some similar duties. For example, we have to file AR-11 to USCIS (usually online) for any address change (within 10 days of moving).

[@MarvinCZ]

@@claytonw_cz Fortunately? Like, be glad there's nothing to help you?

[@claytonw_cz]

@@MarvinCZ This is America. No mandatory help needed.

[@MarvinCZ]

@@claytonw_cz The person asked if there's such a course to help them, it doesn't have to be mandatory. Help us always need, it just isn't available.

[@peatjohnston8390]

OMG!!! I just got my residency card a couple months ago and had no idea I had to take this course. Thank you Jen!

[@mufrodrigo]

As you can see, it's not so hot with some fines. I have exceeded the mandatory 8 days to report a change many times and never paid a haléř. I mean that some fines are only set as a pre-emptive deterrent.

[@beth12svist]

Foreigners need this course to know they need to take this course. :D

[@befeleme]

It's úřad, Jen, not uřád! Back to school! 🧐

[@cazb73]

Uřád podle vzoru Neřád ;)

[@befeleme]

@@cazb73 A tak to je v Česku napořád. ;-)