The Mysterious People of the Czech Republic

People in the Czech Republic are not just about being rude and drinking lots of beer. Delve into how expats describe the Czech culture and people.
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[@lukash365]

My friend who is english and lived in Prague for a long time once explained to me the trick how to engage with Czech people. He told me you can't be too positive or too friendly right from the start if you meet someone. It is best to start conversation with something like 'today the weather is rubbish, or I'm too tired today, life sucks and so on...then you connect, and you can have a normal conversation.

[@TheMovementHub]

Love the advice

[@filipbolec9173]

Yeah, because most Czechs are absolute pessimists.

[@GTrivia]

That's.... A fucking cheat code, don't share it with anyone 👀🤌😅😅😅

[@janmikulka3801]

This is actually true.. 😂😂

[@trinity6880]

real

[@gustavfalke1607]

Mentality of PRAGUE. CZECH VILLAGES ARE WAY DIFFERENT 🐄🐐🐔

[@Lobogo311]

yes as Brno - example

[@ProdYani]

@@Lobogo311 xddd brno zkurvena vesnice

[@filipprasezlesa1474]

@@Lobogo311 Brno is the only joke that you can actually live in :D

[@mareklachman]

Bruh what about “Jeseníky”

[@Lobogo311]

@@mareklachman Jeseníky mají koule - na rozdíl od těch moček z Brna...jejich železniční nádraží se mělo jmenovat podle hlasování...Praha - Venkov 1. místo

[@peepa47]

The thing that people dont look at you and ignore you, that is only in Prague. In small towns and villages, everybody stares at you 😀

[@TheMovementHub]

I recognize that. I also feel like in villages all across the world it's more like that.

[@platfusak]

Because in the villages everyone knows each other so they look at you like if you were some kind of intruder:) @@TheMovementHub

[@pavelkolacek4447]

This is also normal in the countryside and small towns elsewhere, for example in southern Italy, Spain, etc.

[@maelictyrsune]

@@platfusak yes and no. Applies also for small town and cities.

[@ondramrnustik1714]

That's true, however people still aren't as friendly in czech villages as in other places, such as western europe.

[@jamesharcombe3358]

As an immigrant of 15 years here in CZ I recognised that most of those questioned were in Prague. There is a large dose of 'capital city culture' involved.

[@SuperaFutura]

True

[@milansvancara]

After moving to prague and living there for a while, I can't blame them. It's not really a "capital city culture" but rather "I'm tired and moody cuz stupid tourists were screaming or smashing bottles under my windows the whole night and then pissed at my doorway":D

[@kylepasta]

Where else in czech do tourists go? They're not gonna waste money when they can stay in prague and see all of the history. Czech people are just plain rude doesn't matter if you're from a village.

[@janzizka9963]

That part about joining the group at the table. If you ask them, they will hesitate to refuse as they want to be polite, but unless you are invited, you can't expect to be welcome. We have a word for it "přisrat se".

[@Gotcha6666]

@janzizka9963 ...to s tím "přisrat se" se Ti povedlo! Přemýšlím jak jim to přeložit... "to crapadded yourself into something" 🤷🏻‍♂️ Just like when you work in the shit into fabric when you thought it could be simply brushed off ... BUT IT WON'T 🤣🤣🤣

[@yeboxxxchannel2505]

"To f#ck into (insert noun)" is how I'd translate it as a Czech.

[@lulu25722]

Lol prisrat se .brilliant.❤ didn't heard that for while.

[@llluuu9244]

"to shit-in"

[@Gotcha6666]

How many "Luus" and "Lulus" are in here?! 🤭

[@lukasnovy165]

I guess that Canadian guy hasn't been here for a long time, because Czechs are unbeatable masters when it comes to complaining. One wins every small talk, if complaining about everything and everyone, weather, politics, state of the universe. There is nothing more specific czech than this.

[@Likosak]

We tend to think that but I bet you that you would be surprised in US or other countries how complaining and generally rude people can act just from the perspective of entitlement. We do, in fact, not complain as much. The amount of demonstrations is low. We tend to curse a lot but from a perspective of being Karens and being confronting we are quite a angles. Czechs in general tend to underestimate themselves in fields we are really good at and overestimate ourselves in fields that makes us look bad. I believe it's a defensive mechanism and copying mechanism deeply rooted in our past and history. Generally we managed to survive under the influence of being beaten down and on our knees more then striving and being the best out there.

[@homer_shitposting]

​@@Likosak i feel like you are talking about confrontation... but we are complaining behind the back xdd

[@milansvancara]

That's not czech culture, that's boomer culture...

[@zdenekprisovsky2783]

You're correct. If you do not have a complainer attitude you are not "normal". They take you for fool.

[@TheNalivali]

In the Czech Republic, I would agree. However, if you compare this to American culture, we rarely complain about anything and can be quite humble. I thought the same thing when I watched the video: "What? We actually complain so much." But I think our complaints are different from those of American ones, as we usually complain only in pubs or with friends, and we can quite shut up and go on with our lives if it is really necessary. Sure, we can complain about the weather, yet it's nothing in comparison to the US, and people, for example, can enjoy mountains/nature even in bad weather.

[@michaelkajnar4089]

It is not surprising that we are careful with foreigners. In history, when some foreigners came, they usually occupied us😂

[@musicisagoodvibe]

😂❤

[@alexzajickova605]

History is a history. We should try to work on a better future and present

[@Pidalin]

8:50 - this is exactly why Czech people are constantly banned on all social media, because in western cultures, such kind of dark humor is mostly not acceptable, or they don't even understand it as humor, they think you are talking seriously and another thing are today censoreship algoritms and AI, it's a serious problem, you can't really use humor on today internet if you are on these big american corporation sites like facebook or youtube.

[@redraven8482]

Můžu potvrdit. xD

[@youpersonalwgf152]

The example shown is very laid back it's usually more racist and fascist

[@holextv5595]

But that's humor, that's usual for post Soviet countries, especially Balkan and memes.​@@youpersonalwgf152

[@m0scl963]

@@youpersonalwgf152 well, we are the most racist country in Europe after all.

[@youpersonalwgf152]

@@m0scl963 I'd like to disagree ale okradli by mě přitom nějaký černý mrdky z Ústí takže se pozdržím

[@zdravkojovanovic3513]

I’m Serbian, this is my experience : Prague: VERY FRIENDLY, very fast, very ‘come try this, try that’. South Chechia : muuuuch slower, much more chill, less trying to cater to tourists. Overall : some of the best people on planet Earth. Safe, fun, beautiful! PS. As for the food, some of the best cuisine- quality meats, sauces, cheeses, beer, and yes potatoes! I love the mixture of salty-sweet.

[@CernokneznikCeresei]

Hvala brate

[@zdravkojovanovic3513]

@@CernokneznikCeresei It’s one of the most interesting, beautiful countries, certainly in Europe! Very safe tooo

[@AdamKamen]

We Czechs are quite nice but one thing that I really don't like about us is that we are strangely very self-loathing. It, and that is purely my opinion, is the root of many of our problems.

[@TheMovementHub]

I also got a similar impression. Thank you for yout input. Very valuable.

[@laszlovondracsek]

The same thing happens in Romania, the country I'm from, and it's just as common in Hungary (a country where I have many relatives). This is a communist reminiscence that we will hardly get rid of, if we ever get rid of it...

[@Desperoro]

Because it's like humbleness. And for many people is like bad to talk too good about yourself

[@youpersonalwgf152]

I don't think so I'm from Czechia maybe it's more Prague but i don't see that wait maybe you are right maybe I'm self loathing or nah I'm just bad

[@laszlovondracsek]

@@Desperoro This is an idealistic explanation. The reality is different in our ex-communist states: you criticize the person next to you because that's what you were taught by communism. Why? Because once criticized, the person could hear and start the scandal and quarrel "why are you gossiping about me". The objective? Even more simpler: "Divide et impera", the Latins said this long time ago...Do I still need to write something in addition to be understood? Of course not, but the habit of criticizing has remained strongly embedded in our DNA, here is the big problem!

[@dustyrhodes4709]

I lived here in CZ for 18 years having moved from the UK. I never want to go back to the UK is all I can say!

[@chaotix7275]

Glad you like it here! Foreigners being happy in my country is always so hearthwarming.

[@pumelo1]

A co takhle mluvit česky?18 let je velmi dlouhá doba, to se ti nechce že? Zapomeň,že bych s tebou mluvil anglicky. Jseš v mé zemi,tak budeš mít snahu a mluvit mou řečí!

[@JanPrazakCZ]

@@pumelo1 video je celé v angličtině, takže komentář taky. Co tě žere?

[@Itskaat]

Tak já pojedu do usa.a budu tam mluvit česky.

[@pumelo1]

@@JanPrazakCZ To nemá s tím,že je video angličtině nic společného, ten anglickej lempl nikdy česky mluvit nebude, to samé ti co mají Zapomněnky, je to tím,že českej zapráskanej národ jen ohýbá hřbet a každej kdo sem "přileze" si z nás dělá "dobrej den" Jinde v cizině, pokud by si nemluvil jejich jazykem,tak si ani neškrtneš .To je ten důvod a skutečnost!

[@Tomenczo]

This should be labled as a "People of Prague" ... totally different mentality compared to ppl living pretty much everywhere else.

[@zdenekprisovsky2783]

Praha/ Prague where most foreigners are heading has always been like a country inside of country - different. No sense to judge all Czechs by Prague alone. I do not think this changed since I lived there.

[@dz1809]

The french guy is funny. Basically he describes how Czechs politely treat assholes.

[@rustikalniintelektual8600]

I also had that feeling when listening to him

[@bitkarek]

seems like he was not really popular for some reason.

[@quandasim]

i think it was just a language barrier, nothing personal

[@bitkarek]

@@quandasim they left to another table :-D so i dont know. That seems worse.

[@Murdo_]

@@quandasim he was asshole

[@giacomoferrieri2668]

«if they want to get more salary in their companies, they wouldn't really ask for that, they would rather change the job» very interesting! So that's an aspect where my Czech origins come out

[@aranecek]

Thats what most people do not understand. It is a very reason that so many people stay in the same job 10, 20 or 30 years.

[@giacomoferrieri2668]

@@aranecek Indeed. In a couple of days I'll get the 3rd permanent job contract of my life; but let's see how I really like this working place in the next months. 😉 My sister (she's also 10 years older than me) instead, has been working for over 20 years in the same place, despite she isn't particularly happy with it.

[@StandaBlabol]

The german guy talking that Czechs are highly hierarchical makes me laugh. I have spent few years in Germany on IT projects and my experience is quite opposite. In Germany the word from superior is word from god even even that everybody knows it is total BS.

[@giacomoferrieri2668]

@@StandaBlabol The Germans totally lack elasticity, so they're happy to just follow and fulfil whatever directives they get, when they have to. Indeed I don't see hierarchy as a valuable thing. Hierarchy is good for the army.

[@brainwashed1232]

I really love the people! My best friends are Czechs and I also have a lot to do with them at work. Absolutely reliable people, very good beer brewers and always up for fun. The Czechs are our Brothers and Sisters! historically and culturally, especially for us Bavarians. Much love from Germany/Bavaria 🇩🇪🇨🇿

[@jansimacek5084]

The czech dream: sqeeze money out of the system, doing minimal work grill afterward

[@TheMovementHub]

😂 Great times

[@tomnadvornik7057]

Prague is different from other towns. Pražáci doesnt represent us.

[@ruznaupozorneni]

Yet so much we strive to represent you..

[@starkillercz14]

@@ruznaupozorneni tak to nedělejte kazíte nám pověst XD

[@ruznaupozorneni]

@@starkillercz14 Když chodím po Praze nemyslím na nic jiného, než že reprezentuju taky vesničku Přední Zadákov.

[@TheLukasCZ]

True (sadly) but OMG the French guy. He should try to be a foreigner in France. Yes they are nice but to each other only. Not even trying to speak English with you. Worked in French company and liked 1 person only. Rest is arrogant AF yapping about everything being better in France. We Czechs "love" that.

[@likelike344]

Damn feel sorry for the french guy. Hope he will meet some nicer locals

[@barrysteven5964]

I thought it ironic that the French guy probably explained the situation himself without realising. The Czechs got up and moved and he said "during all of our time they were speaking only in Czech so we can't tell you the reason why". Exactly!! He's lived in Prague for seven years and still unable to join in the Czechs speaking in their own language. Maybe they just wanted to speak in Czech and felt it was awkward.

[@TheMovementHub]

That event he explained wasn't a recent one. It happened rather towards the beginning of his stay in Prague, after he started his job. As of now, he is able to communicate in Czech.

[@mihaicisnoc5037]

For starters Czech is an incredibly hard language to learn and believe me, even if you speak the language they will not include you. I think these people should be studied in a lab because they really are the most rude and unfriendly nation in Europe without any apparent reason.

[@dejpex8976]

@@mihaicisnoc5037 french and English are more rude and they think they are somethig special. The problem is that people from western part of europe who never lived in communism simply don’t understand.

[@mihaicisnoc5037]

@@dejpex8976Yes yes the good old communism gig, seriously aren't you tired of making this excuse? No, French and English do have rude people amongst them, so do Germans, so do Swiss and so do Italians but they are not rude as a nation, whereas Czechs are. Poles, Hungarians, Serbians, Romanians, Bulgarians all had communism, some worse than others and people from these countries are much less rude and unsociable than Czechs.

[@dejpex8976]

@@mihaicisnoc5037that’s not an excuse. Our mentality is different in good way. Yes we are maybe rude on the outside because we do not know you and it is normal . When you get to know us then we are loyal friends. The same is in Slovakia. Yes, true is we are not talking to strangers for no reason on the public transport or in the shops and so what? Mentality is formed by historical experiences and we just didn’t have the best. But you know, if you realy think that we have to be in the lab for study You are much more rude. I see you successfully deleted your original comment.

[@ivanovcentrumcz]

I know a French expat who I know has the same experience as his compatriot. According to what others from mutual acquaintances have told me and how we behaved "at a party", the first thing is that we Czechs are simply tired of speaking English, because we often lack vocabulary, but at the same time it is awkward for us to talk to each other in Czech when we know someone doesn't understand us. The second thing is that our sense of humor is, I would say, very much based on sarcasm, and the French in particular can have a problem with that, or at least pick it up in a conversation in bad English, and it's all the more tiring when you have to explain it to them. So, we gradually separate until eventually we all end up in a different place than the given Frenchman.

[@TheMovementHub]

Thanks for the perspective 🙂

[@braaitongs]

I moved to prague from South Africa almost 3 years ago and the only negative thing I can really think of is some older generation people in client facing jobs are often very grumpy.

[@kryss2056]

they spend most of their lives in totalism, so that’s why

[@moztar6247]

Can't believe your name is braai tongs😅 absolutely killed me. Cheers, from another south African in CZ.

[@sebaestschn1]

Czechs! You are 1:1 with Austrians, but just speaking Czech. For sure it has something to do with our common history. I always have to laugh when I'm in Czech. Best regards from Vienna to our beloved neighbours.

[@giacomoferrieri2668]

One I think described very well Czech culture is the blond woman... I realised only afterwards she is indeed Czech

[@starkillercz14]

a ty jsi idiot viď?

[@romanzdenek4682]

As a natural CZ bloke I strongly agree with Mathias. He hit nail on its head. Czech society is obsessed by titles. Don't matter what skill or knowledge you have but you can be an idiot with title than you are higher. That why Czech working market is fucked.

[@starkillercz14]

težká blbost. však každý druhý tu má vejšku a chová se pak jak povýšenecká píča takže jo i kdyby to byl prezident planety budu ho nazývat idiotem. kvůli tomu není trh v háji. ale kvůli tomu že chtějí všude vyučené lidi na pozicích kde to nemá smysl ale nikdo se kvůli nim učit nechce. smůla debilních ředitelů firem. Chytrost a inteligence jsou rozdílný věci

[@muchtarka]

I wonder where the french guy works because how he describes his coworkers treat him is very unusual. It seems like he either works with racists which I am sorry for if that is the case or maybe he may have done or said something which made them especially negative towards him. Especially if they dont even greet him everyday which I find absolutely unbelievable that is something I have only seen when people are actually pissed at that person. Maybe he should try and ask them why they are treating him this way because everything he described is basicly describing people who are pissed at you for something.

[@Masaryk28.10.]

Yea pretty weird

[@takzereingkare3746]

Or when he said that he can never tell what the Czechs are thinking, while almost all the others said that Czechs are super direct, almost borderline rude for some cultures. Something is off here. What he described as how he is being treated is really not common, and I've been working with a ton of foreigners and mixed teams for the past 18 years. Czechs are direct, but they do not like insulting you in your face, they rather opt for this passive agressive format to show you are not welcome. But it would not be for what you are (foreigner), but rather what you did or how you treated them.

[@nearbypc8314]

The man in 9:38 gets it. You came to our country, you have to put work in the relationship and in integration. We see what is happening in the west with foreigners and we don´t what it here. If you live here 7 years and still don´t know how to speak in (even broken) Czech then don´t be surprised.

[@sitrueis4007]

Ah yes judging Czech culture, while living in Prague. You know there is the rest of the country that you have no clue about.

[@trixus4768]

Half of Prague are people who moved there from small towns and villages😂

[@sitrueis4007]

@@trixus4768 It has no merit.

[@milansvancara]

Is it really that different? Maybe in some southeast villages during the wine harvest, which is a few people in a particular time of the year... other than that the only difference is people being less educated

[@sitrueis4007]

@@milansvancara that's bs, people have some common traits or habits but for example there is difference between living in Pardubický kraj or Moravskoslezský kraj. It's like telling someone that football culture is the same in one country. There are differences between dealing with Magistrates etc so you really have no clue.

[@milansvancara]

@@sitrueis4007 Duh, but in prague you have people from basically everywhere and also it's much more accurate to generalize such a small country as czechia compared to generilazing any bigger country so... I don't really see any problem with that

[@user-kp3ii5vi8h]

French guy calls Czechs rude.... omfg

[@janmarsch8299]

Well, behavior described in his anecdote was certainly rude...I'm from Czech republic, working in Japanese company here (small city, not Prague), and i have never ever seen such behavior during meetings with foreigners...the most common issue is language barrier, but even then, most of us are trying atleast...also, we are straightforward people usually, so we certainly let you know, if we like/dislike something about You/your personality etc...but we are not trying to be mean, just to be honest...some people like such aproach, some don't...its matter of personal opinion...also, part when canadian guy described czech behavior when trying to speak our language is priceless, we are really sensitive to it and if we see someone even trying to speak czech, we are much more open to speak/help such person

[@morbid1.]

I'm Polish and I always liked Czech, they are chill out people.

[@ragnarososo]

People of Prague are just like 1/10 of Czech population. :D We are not all the same as people from Prague.

[@kloyster]

Man, I feel so bad for the French guy, he got dealt such a bad hand .... We Czechs are horrible but those colleagues are something special!

[@TheMovementHub]

You also have many great people. Especially those who are more open. I met many amazing Czechs abroad

[@dz1809]

Or maybe the French guy is just an asshole

[@TheMovementHub]

After more than 1 hour of conversation with him (also before and after the full interview), I find him extremely sympathetic. Quite the opposite of an ah.

[@alesek8]

Kamo však je černej

[@stevennehilla8907]

omg I love that there is someone with your iniciative. Keep it goin fellow dope being. I'm from czechia and I rlly want to know more about how foreigners percieve us. :) Great content indeed

[@TheMovementHub]

Thanks a lot for your nice words ❤️. It's comments like these that keep me motivated.

[@adriannaconnor6471]

As an American in Prague, I really appreciate Czechs' dark humor. Their honesty and bluntness can be a shock because I'm used to everyone sugar-coating their words so that they don't hurt anyone. It's also nice that I'm not expected to smile at everyone, and I don't have elderly people coming up to me telling me to smile all the time. It isn't easy to integrate into the community without speaking Czech, and the Czech language is so difficult for a native English speaker to learn! I'm still trying, though. The Czechs don't seem to think highly of their country, but I think they are just so used to the good things that they don't see them anymore.

[@michalhornicek8061]

Interesting topic, I would just add that Prague is not Czech Republic, it is a city and people behave differently in a big cities.

[@FikSterio]

2:55 he got it the best i think

[@qartz2211]

Some of these things are really individual for Prague people :D

[@theoutergod8666]

I personally always appreciate it when people try to speak our language, because I would've never expected foreigners to speak Czeck, because we are a small country and it is harder than English for example, so it is always a nice thing to see someone learning language. Which will subconsciously grant the person some bonus points.

[@Kamamura2]

Not even us Czechs are rude enough to cut people mid-sentence.

[@Nixn_From_Da_Hood]

Byl jsi někdy v Kolíně?🤣

[@laigron7884]

@@Nixn_From_Da_Hood Tam někdo jezdí? Já myslel že to je takový iluze z okýnka vlaku.

[@Nixn_From_Da_Hood]

@@laigron7884 Taky bych radši vyděl Kolín jen z okna vlaku.

[@gomezrodriguez9059]

češi mají "Vpíčizmus" to je to kouzlo

[@miroslavdusin4325]

That excluded guy might have been simply unlucky with the people around him but more probably it is the standard situation here: if there is someone new coming to a team then the activity from his/her side is expected and only after that is accepted and becomes part of the team. Just waiting for the activity from the other side can cause lot of dissatisfaction like the one in this video. Not always but it happens quite often.

[@user-oh9pj2wo4g]

Get out of Prague! It´s completely different outside of the capital

[@milansvancara]

yup, it's mostly much worse with few exceptions like southeastern villages or Brno cuz of how high the student ratio is

[@mattynek2]

@@milansvancara There are more Slovaks in Brno than Czechs and Gypsies combined.

[@ShunShufen]

@@milansvancaraOP never been to Most 😂

[@CeckoHraje]

3:34 that's really true - I believe this guy is someone who really understand us more than other u asked. It is easier to bemate when u speak more Czech, it is true we don't complain publicaly, but in private or pubs and i is also true what he said about the salary. Other people are just saying random stuff which don't really apply on Czechs as a whole community. 6:24 I believe this happens only in Prague, not in other cities.

[@TheMovementHub]

I appreciate you adding your perspective.

[@Somebody_else_u_know]

Czech mentality tastes so unique indeed 😍

[@BeyondPrague]

I'm a Canadian and I've been living in the Czech Republic for around 20 years. I would love to see them doing these interviews in other places around the country. Prague, like most national captitals, is not an accurate reflection of what you'll find elsewhere in the country. I've lived in Brno, the second biggest city in the country, for all the time I've been here and it's a very different place in feel and mentality to Prague; a big part of that is the underlying Moravian regional culture in Brno. I travel to Ostrava, the major city in the north-east, at least once a year. Ostrava has a very different history, with close links to coal mining and heavy industry, than other places in the country and that has bred a very different type of Czech there. Even though the coal mining and much of the heavy industry in Ostrava ended just after Socialism ended and the city has reinvented itself to a large degree through the IT sector, Ostravaks are some of the proudest and most no-nonsense Czechs that you'll ever meet. I like Prague, but it doesn't really feel or act fully Czech until you get to the suburbs.

[@TheMovementHub]

How would you describe people from Brno, Ostrava, or other places? If you would compare them to your own people.

[@BeyondPrague]

@@TheMovementHub I'm originally from the Canadian prairies and the South Moravian region that Brno is the capital of is not so different to where I'm from in both geography and in general attitude. I find Brno to be a much more relaxed place than Prague, but the city has so many people from other parts of the country that it almost feels like a surprize to meet someone that can say they were born and raised here. The South Moravian region has a lot of festivals connected to the wine growing regions there as well as folklore, and any visitor will be welcomed warmly. I've seen similar at festivals and events where I'm from. The old saying of "The more, the merrier" is taken to heart. People from Ostrava have a reputation for being a bit rough around the edges due to the old history of mining and industry, though I think that reputation is a bit overstated these days. I can say that people from Ostrava (and the north-east in general) are certainly the most direct Czechs I've met; you definitely know where you stand with them. That is also not unlike where I'm from in Canada. People from the prairies have a reputation of directness when speaking and saying exactly what's on their minds even if it does risk stepping on toes.

[@TheMovementHub]

Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this insightful explanation 😊

[@areon400]

I always say that Czechs are like hobbits

[@MrMajsterixx]

we are, we live in our hobbiton in the middleearth literaly

[@aspartus_]

Maybe its reason why Tolkie take inspiration in Czechs xD for hobbits

[@tomashubelbauer]

The story the guy shared with expats being excluded from the conversation because everyone started speaking Czech is unfortunately all too common, but in the vast majority of situations, this is unfortunately because Czech people on average have only serviceable level of English that they can keep up at work, but it quickly becomes a chore when in a non-work context or when drinking and they'll forget or switch to Czech when speaking to another Czech speaker in the group without switching back later. We're unfortunately behind many other Europeans, for example Scandinavians, in our readiness to speak English and keep speaking English even if the majority of the people in the group speak Czech or there's drinking involved. It's very rarely personal or intentional and it looks like it won't be until this current zoomer generation who grow up with English ingrained to their culture and entertainment start making up the majority of the work force that the best option will remain to commit to speaking Czech warts and all even if you're really not good at it. Czech people will be way more likely to actively try to include you and help you if you do that.

[@mrkretek]

The obsession with university degrees or other titles is a legacy of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. In Austria it is even worse...

[@jokanaan2486]

Try going to any local supermarkets in Prague, which are usually undermanned. They will keep throwing groceries at you and you need to keep up. They will not complain if you don't but they will look at you like you just hurt their parents. The level of service in most stores is close to zero, so good luck counting on someone checking store availability in other locations. But you get used to it, it's better to do things online here and simply not deal with ppl 🙂 As for pushing through someone on the street, I highly disagree - tourists will do that but not Czechs.

[@milansvancara]

We think that only a total egoistic a-h*le would let someone else do things like helping him bag the groceries. It was actually a huge culture shock for me visiting the US, it was like "how can people be fine by disrespecting other people so hard and letting them be practically slaves to serve them in such a way to feel better about themselves"

[@estherende9491]

The Czech are the displaced siblings of the Dutch ❤

[@milansvancara]

I've had somewhat similar feelings visiting netherlands:D

[@mortisCZ]

I believe there were many times more people emigrationg from our lands to Netherlands than the other way around. 😀 On the other hand I work with companies in many countries of Europe and Dutch people are among my closest partners. I love working with them.

[@Masaryk28.10.]

*Czechs

[@starkillercz14]

od kdy

[@katharina...]

Czech people are known for being rude? To everyone? I thought they just hated Polish people 😆 As a Polish person, every time I meet a Czech person, my first thought is "I'm sorry for 1968, please don't hate me", and I wasn't even alive back then. Now that I know Czechs are like that to everyone, I like them even more 😁

[@joshualieberman1059]

What? I’m a Russian person and I have never thought Polish ppl. would be hated for that. The only “ hate “ I’ve seen towards my countrymen is when those Russian tourists being arrogant and assuming every Czech still speaks Russian though even then Czech pp. still being polite in most cases just starting being “cold” sometimes. Maybe I’m a positive person and I speak a bit Czech that’s why but I strongly believe showing respect and being polite towards any people helps a lot. It’s a skill a combination of some language knowledge and your positive attitude it’s very hard to be rude to you if you behave a certain way even if you were born in a country responsible for 1968.

[@andyheritage]

With my experience, as a skateboarder..you are exempt from all of the negative vibes about this video. Once you are a skateboarder and they know it..its like when in Rome, you are in with the locals. We only speak one language and that is the language of skateboard. BTW..this applies to every countries I had visited in doing my skateboard projects. In the end as a Traveler, its not what you know, its who you know. ⚜

[@TheMovementHub]

Sounds great being a skateboarder

[@andyheritage]

@@TheMovementHub I started traveling back in 2012 and it had never stopped. Hence why I live in Bavaria, Germany now..just 2 hours West of Prague.

[@firnagon7395]

Some of these things are completely wrong, but ok, everyone has their own experiences. Also comparing Prague and the rest of Czech republic is like comparing Czech republic with Slovakia It's almost the same thing before you look at it closer

[@jackie.dee.01]

>they don’t really like complaining We are the most ungrateful complainers in the world, what do you mean? :D

[@TheMovementHub]

He means more the "waiter, my food is too salty" kind of complaining. More of public, not private complaining

[@jackie.dee.01]

@TheMovementHub Oh, in that case, yes. We are mostly unconfrontational, haha. We complain a lot, but when it actually comes to do something about it, we do very little. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[@neo_move]

Only asking people from prague about czechia is literally the same as asking someone from NYC about america. We are... COMPLETELY different, at least the ones of use NOT from the capital.

[@zenonpacilosnky407]

Our country is so small that there are no differences in behaviour and characteristics across the whole country. The only traits that would be different from Prague would be racism and ignorance, which is a social problem.

[@neo_move]

@@zenonpacilosnky407 As a czech not from the capital, I'm telling you, Prague folk are VERY different. Czechs, Moravians and SIlesians too are all different. We may be small, but we have thousands of years of history here. Heck, village and city life is unbelievably different as is,

[@lousky0782]

In Czech republic we put titles in front of our names. And when you get called for example to a doctor ,we will call you with your title. For example: "Inženýr Mirek Novák"(inženýr is engineer in czech)

[@stanhady5697]

Engineer has a different meaning in English. For example "strojvůdce" would be an "engineer" in English. It is hard to imagine Czechs calling strojvedoucí pane inženýre. :) An example from the other side: An "architekt" is (usually) "inženýr" in Czech, but in English it usually isn't. Unless they design engines. Overall, "inženýr" generally means in Czech that one has a college degree, while in English it's more that one has to do something with engines or machinery. The level of their education is not what determines it.

[@milansvancara]

The whole section about the title was pretty weird, since I feel like there are much less social status plays than anywhere else in the west. It could probably be just some old boomers he met from the times when having a title meant having connections and collaborating with the secret police, so therefore the question

[@alenamariekrajacic3890]

Or “pani inzenyrova” lady engineer, yet she has nothing to do with the title, absolutely hilarious. I would call it small mind.

[@drakulkacz6489]

About the titles - they are important just amongs doctors, lawyers and sometime among scientist or more teachers. But the rest of the people often don´t know what title you have or not. They don´t take it as important. They are more interested in what you are doing as a job or what you know for future possibilities of helping each other. So I immediatelly knew in what bubble he is livving. And yes, when you go to a doctor you better use your title. They treat you better but no one knows why. It´s long time cultural thing here and there is a bunch of jokes about that.

[@michaelahejnova2213]

Well... not between close people, but any contact above a friendly level is full of bizarre title demands. I'm a teacher, and I can tell you that some parents, even in a "my daughter is sick" email, don't forget to sign "Mgr. Jana Nováková". Personally, I also don't know why I should fill out a title when I go to register with the allergist, go to the library, fill out a discount card for Billa... :)

[@MrBaltazaris]

Bullshit when i was in Germany for be a teamleader was normal just experience, but in Czech republic you dont need experience and you need title. For that we have many pseudospecialist on evereything without practice and we are in shits 😊

[@drakulkacz6489]

@@MrBaltazaris You don´t need title, you need connections.

[@martinsedlon]

I have worked hard for many years to get my degree and I am proud of my accomplishment, so whenever I can, I always write Ing. before my name.

[@user-ks3ol3lw3b]

Regarding titles: I don't know if it's still true, but in Sweden, they used to put people's titles in the phone book. Things like Engineer Sven Svensson.

[@TheMovementHub]

Very interesting. Even though Sweden is by (Hofstede's and Meyer's) definition a comparably egalitarian society nowadays.

[@keensletsplay6275]

I love how everyone mentioned the beer.. seems they know us pretty well xD

[@SharnLugonn]

No complaining and no showing your status? That couldn't have been the Czech Republic. 😂

[@Stashix]

The Mysterious People of the Prague Foreigner Reservation more like.

[@DarkInos]

90% of Online content about our country is made in Prague, people doing them do not bother to travel probably outside of Prague so.. well. You get idea about country from 10% ish mentality, that is.. to be fair spit on from the 40% of the rest, ignored from the next X%... south-east part of country dislike Prague and mentality of people there in general so... do take these answers with some filter. Prague is a most mixed city with highest ammount of tourists + tourist traps and people on "high end", companies have offices there that are "connections" for outside... so ye a bit more focused on status and stuff like that, the stuff rest hates.

[@janakotfaldova8658]

Well we are just little a bit more protective...and I am thankfull for that. I love my Czech country and I hope that we will stay like that to citizens. If you dont like our country and you dont wont to be Czech, then please go...

[@schauza]

Nobody complains more than Czechs...just not infront of foreigners...this is from a Czech, who has lived in Canada for decades.

[@Yui-xp2qq]

about the getting bumped while walking thats more so tourists doing it in prague rather than locals

[@jakubfurst6471]

Unfortunately the only czech person in the interview was really insufferable IMO... speaking as a czech myself shes not the kind of person I would enjoy talking to. What really got me is when she said that she grew up in communism - if shes 46 now she was still a child when the regime fell and yet she kinda seems entitled about knowing all about it. This is something many people from her genration do... its like if person born in 99 would want to tell me what the 90s were all about

[@ShunShufen]

It feels like she just wanted to use it as an excuse her for her behaviour to be honest. I've seen the communism defence rolled out here by people who weren't even born before the Velvet Divorce. 😂

[@hilbertfaust1954]

"the czechs don't like to complain"... that one made me laugh, we're actually known to be supreme complainers, we complain about the weather, our neighbors, but most importantly, the government, be it our own or foreign

[@lola10619]

It’s true I have a czech boyfriend and some of his friends omg the complaint soooooo badly about their country that is like ? Chill man and me coming from Latin America I found it hilarious about the bullshits they complain of

[@PhDrKoci]

The guy from Germany is so right about that we rather change a job than asking for more money...

[@rivai_san]

zajimave

[@vaptom_]

That's not Czech Mentality. It's Prague's.

[@Masaryk28.10.]

What did you expect from a foreigner ?

[@HollowiikIsHere]

To be fair, as for me as Czech, ill be rather friend with someone from different country than meet a new czech person.

[@TheMovementHub]

Why is that?

[@HollowiikIsHere]

@@TheMovementHub czech people are whiny as hell, i have no idea what are the people in the video talking about.

[@kaziquefly]

I have noticed that Czech people proud themselves on their great sense of humour, many always mentioning it, but 8:18 in all honesty, I’ve never heard it or noticed. Maybe it’s only Czech-Czech but with foreigners it’s not so obvious?

[@happymiro]

That Iranian woman nailed it. Unfortunately 😔

[@Gotcha6666]

Ahoj. It is set by the law that earned title becomes legaly unseparated part of your name and you "must" de facto use it. I think it comes from where others should respect your earned title instead of you being forced to swang... 😉 Anyway, best wishes to all decent people from Prague, Czech republic! ✋😌🤚

[@michalkordos6791]

Hello, I am from Czech and I can say that most of things mentiond in video are true❤😂

[@TheMovementHub]

❤️

[@pavelpacak2747]

The french guy simply wasn’t popular with his collegues. If people stopped greeting him after getting to know him, that’s really not normal here. On the contrary, people tend to greet each other all the time. Well and from what he said after that, it just proved that… Other than that I think the comments were pretty accurate :)

[@dejv7014]

As a czech person, i dont think most of things said in this video are true :D For example, czechs are complaining a lot and i have never met anyone complaining like we do. I work in multicultural company (approx 30 different nationalities) And also there are protests in Prague like every week, i dont know what is the guy in black talking about :D

[@winKoneR]

"they [czechs] don't really like complaining" well that's a new one for me lol

[@alexzajickova605]

Im a czech and i feel like i dont belong here. Czech people act often selfish, rude and dont wish anyone well. I know people like this can be found anywhere but i feel like here its extreme. Its not just in Prague

[@TheMovementHub]

Perhaps you can try to find a place that suits you better. My channel might help you with that. The next place I'm going to investigate is Barcelona.

[@alexzajickova605]

@@TheMovementHub that Is my plan 😊 id like to move to Canada but its hard to get there to live as a foreigner. Thanks for the recommendation

[@TheMovementHub]

I wish you all the best with your plans. I hope that you will find your ideal place.

[@alexzajickova605]

@@TheMovementHub thank you🙏😊🍀

[@karlmodry716]

♥♥

[@TheMovementHub]

❤️

[@ludekz.773]

Poor poor "french" guy😂 I almost shed a tear for him😢

[@eMeSCZ]

Almost makes me feel like the interviewed people are really hating the experience of living in Czechia. xD

[@valentynpartyka93]

But Prag is Little bit differend than rest of Czechia 👍😉

[@panklovatina3329]

Never judge the people of a country by the people in the capital.

[@pointlessendeavors5653]

Everybody just minds their bussiness. Thats all. We are not much all for casual conversations with random strangers. If I dont know you, I'm not talking to you other than ,,hello, thank you, good bye" and I think its all the remenants of the old regime. Even the ,,reactionless faces" because back in the day under communism regime you could not afford to stand out. People were vary of one another cause you could not trust anybody. If you said something or expressed something that was not considered ,,red party" friendly, you could go to prison and your family would be outcasted, and I think this mentality still remained uncounsiously even tho the regime has fallen.

[@TheMovementHub]

Thank you for your explanations. Always interesting to hear context.

[@Yeeyeeenation]

I really thought that thumbnail was AI

[@TheMovementHub]

I guess I see that as a compliment

[@remilang9683]

ok, i just survived till the woman on 2.40 as i hear the nose talk that drive me crazy... we not rude we just hate ppl tryin to b somethink else then u realy are...

[@josefklimes7642]

I would love to meet Elisa. #local

[@SnowDrift-bh7wb]

The bandwidth from very rude to super polite is just wider in Slavic countries when compared to Western Europe. Not that open, hard to befriend: well, take as a rule of thumb that when you run into hard to befriend people, you wouldn't miss out that much anyway. Food not so good: the Czech kitchen culture is very, very rich, with many excellent recipes, however Czech gastronomy with just really only a very few exceptions, is an unmitigated disaster.

[@starkillercz14]

co takhle místo blbí prahy navštívit sever čech. pobýt tu týden nebo dva. Pak třeba i pochopíte že nejsme rasisti ale vlastenci. ale že jsme lepší než pražáci

[@totrosenrot]

Funny how different it is farther you from Prague. Personally i don't like peoples from Prague, they are like in they own world disconnect from many things that are in ours country. Not all of them tho. But i like more peoples from Mladá Boleslav for example. Go to Prague from there and see the difference.

[@veronikamullerova7033]

:DDD You do realize that people from Mladá Boleslav are exactly the same as native Praguers, right? I've lived close by all my life and commute to Prague for school and work and I don't really see much difference. Most of the time, the only ones who are different are "new" Praguers who moved from other regions and think they've eaten up all the wisdom in the world. But in that case, judging Prague people based on non-Prague people is the same as if someone judges Czechs based on the behavior of local foreigners (Slovaks, Ukrainians, Vietnamese...).

[@totrosenrot]

@@veronikamullerova7033 if you had lived in the Czech Republic since birth, you would understand. No one says that the people of Prague are of a different nationality. But their behavior and mentality are completely different from the rest of the republic. Central Bohemia is literally a short distance from Prague, but people from here seem fine to me, unlike people from Prague. The people of Prague seem completely detached from reality regarding the rest of the republic, their behavior and ideas. They are stuck in their little world which is Prague. I could explain it better in my native language.

[@totrosenrot]

@@veronikamullerova7033 But if you live nearby and that nearby is not a neighboring state, then we should understand each other. That is, on the assumption that you have ever lived further from Prague than central Bohemia.

[@veronikamullerova7033]

@@totrosenrot Já nikde nemluvím o jiné národnosti ?(jen v příkladu, že soudit Pražáky na základě "naplavenin" je stejně nespravedlivé jako soudit Čechy na základě v Česku žijících cizinců). Ano, znám tento oblíbený narativ, že Pražáci jsou úplně jiní, jen s ním nesouhlasím a už vůbec ne, když se to týká Mladé Boleslavi, poblíž, které celý život žiji a znám tamní lidi. Ovšem celkově Středočeši opravdu nejsou jiní než Pražáci a to i mimo jiné proto, že se do zdejší oblasti (a celkově do Středních Čech) stěhují primárně právě rodilí Pražáci, takže je paradoxně větší pravděpodobnost, že narazíte na rodilého Pražáka ve Středních Čechách než v samotné Praze, kam se naopak stěhují lidé z ostatních regionů (a celého světa). Jediný rozdíl je, že Praha stahuje intelektuály z celé země a tak např. ve volbách má většinou jiné výsledky než zbytek republiky a tak se může zdát, že jsou zdejší lidé úplně odtržení od zbytku, ale to se opravdu ve většině případů netýká rodilých Pražáků. Takže ano "pražská elita" může být odtržená od reality a mít jinou "mentalitu", ale ta je tvořena z lidí ze všech koutů Česka, a proto není fér je spojovat s Pražáky jako takovými, neboť s nimi mají asi tolik společného jako se zbytkem republiky.

[@teresasvk2443]

The first man talking about people here not complaing? 😂 that must be a sarcasm 😅

[@frantiseklaluch6605]

Why doctor asks you if you have title? You do not get better care, doctor just speaks to you in different way, not explaining very basics... So doctor assumes, you are more educated, and changes way of communication. I am pharmacist, whe I mention that, doctors change communication, not the amount or quality of care...

[@michaelahejnova2213]

Well, maybe that's it. Not every title is a guarantee of intelligence, and the absence of a title does not necessarily mean "take the medicine in your right hand and slowly unwrap..."

[@frantiseklaluch6605]

@@michaelahejnova2213 well, true, I know from own experience with patients, not guarantee... title comes with formal education, not inteligence, but it is a hint at least...

[@FreezePinger]

Prague..pfff....Villages are way better to try knowing Czech people...IF you speak the language

[@suboglacius]

if u get trust cz citizens dont lose it u dont get next chance and if u lose it its for u better move czech people realy REALY hate traitors

[@laszlovondracsek]

Stringing your titles together whenever you have the opportunity, even if one title conditions the other-one, I think it's a communist practice! It occurs with the same frequency even in Romania, the country I am from. The same things are happened in Hungary too! For example, an university professor will be entitled. "prof.dr.eng.", although having a doctorate means that you are already an engineer. And to be an university professor, you are necessarily an engineer and must have a ph.D... So, we hardly escape the communist practices!

[@TheMovementHub]

I can see that. In my experience, it is also common practice to call people by their titles in Asia and Africa. The total opposite is the Netherlands, where you call your professor by his first name.

[@laszlovondracsek]

@@TheMovementHub In my opinion, this is a matter of personality. When you are master of your own powers, you need nothing when someone calls you, except your... first name. On the contrary, when you know it's not like that, you feel a constant need to hear your "titles"....And in communism, because that's where we started, not everyone who had some titles, were obtained naturally, but on other criteria... But we were all obliged to resort to these embarrassing situations, although most of us were convinced of the reality.

[@ruznaupozorneni]

It's more the old Austro-Hungarian empire thing. It still can be seen mostly on it's former territory.

[@laszlovondracsek]

@@ruznaupozorneni It has nothing to do with the former Austro-Hungarian Empire! It has to do with communism, everything comes from the former Soviet Union, there you had to cover yourself with titles (sometimes obtained on other criteria than scientific ones) to show who you are! Zkrátka v češtině, protože jsem rodilý mluvčí, je to paranoia získaná životem, kdy jsi se dostal do pozice, kdy si ani nemyslel jsi, že se tam dostaneš....S pozdravem, z Rumunska!

[@ruznaupozorneni]

@@laszlovondracsek You are not right, study deeper. Obsession with titles was typical for the Austro-Hungarian empire and to some extent to Germany as well. Nemáš pravdu, dej si trochu víc práce se získáváním informací.

[@RudolfKlusal]

WTF, you just cut out in the middle of sentence first 4 guys and girls, unwatchable, sry

[@bitkarek]

that german guy has some strange experience... we dont care about titles at all. Maybe somebody called him with his title as irony.

[@Pomeranc470]

Je nutno říct, že kdekoliv v zahraničí se tituly používají většinou jen když je řeč o vzdělání, zato v česku člověk může říct ,,doktor/inženýr xx přišel na návštěvu" a je to úplně normální.

[@bitkarek]

@@Pomeranc470 no kdyz nekoho ale poznavas, tak se rozhodne nebudes ptat jeslti je Bc. nebo Mgr nebo Phd.

[@theDoctorwitTardis]

We are Hobbits. It's as simple as that.

[@TheMovementHub]

😂

[@theDoctorwitTardis]

@@TheMovementHub It is funny, but it's true 😄 Czechs on average are wary of outsiders, like their peace, quiet, and beer, talk about the wider world like they know the place yet they would never live anywhere else, can be greedy and jelous but when they get to know you are hospitable, cheerful and attentive. - Czechs know what's good - They know they have it - They're hesitant to show it - But when you convince them you like it too - They love to share in it with you

[@TheMovementHub]

That explanation makes a lot of sense. Sounds exactly like in the Shire.

[@kokeskokeskokes]

Oh, there are some differences. For example, you take a tram, and most of the time you will encounter zero obese people. Edit: Oh, law of planetary motion was devised here, science was defined here, induction motors and subsequent electrification of the World were envisioned here, we have the oldest plowed field in the World thus agriculture came from here, we have the oldest well... Progressive we are on average, creative, less idiotic than normal. We have more robots and more programmers per capita than you do, nobody has more. We had University before Columbus hatched.