from a Czech Hi guys, Prague is a perfectly normal and modern city. We do not hate nor love foreigners. We become their friends if they are nice and not like them if they act like assholes and think we are a bunch of communistic monkeys who need American way of life and civilisation.
So here is a few useful pieces of information:
The Czech Republic hasn't been a communistic country for 19 years.
It is not as cheap as you think.The economy is strong and there is about 16CZK to 1 dollar as opose to 35CZK some years ago. Therefore everything is a lot more expensive than you may think.
Yes, it is true that you get paid on the 20th of next months so get extra cash ready and be prepared for as many as three months without pay.
Starting January 1st 2008 we are part of the Schengen zone which has stricter rules for immigrants than Czech Republic used to have. You are not allowed to work without a permit, you need to pay insurance and taxes and get yourself registered. Otherwise you are risking deportation not only from this country BUT ALL OF EU.And finally to our Irish friends. An Irish tourist has been injured when a Christmas tree fell on him and is unfortunately paralysed. We are deeply sorry for that.
Please do not underestimate your arriving here. It isn't as easy as it used to be but I hope you will have a great time anyway. Maybe we can have a pivo:)
Glad you're home Hey Hunter! We're very glad you're home and looking forward to a visit...although not too soon since your friend Cara is sick! Let us know what your plans are!
Cara says you need to throw a party...but not till she gets better!
We send hugs,
Cathy and Cara
Irish lad Im going to prague in a weeks time on a student exchange thing for 4 months or 5 months depends on exams me mates are trying to scare the shit out of me i tink haha but i heard there was an irish lad killed in prague and that czechs hate foreigners because of communism nd stuff and that sexy prostitutes come up to you and then beat the crap out of ye with there pimps etc i know the Irish lad being killed is true but is the rest
hey!
i think you will love it here!
you definitely dont need more than a couple days though, and there ARE some very "unmagical" places in Praha, but i guess every city is like that right? and summer will be great here i think
coming to prague hey, my name is jessica and my friend and I plan on coming to Prague in the summer. Its always been his dream to go to Prague and I just want to go abroad so I'm going with it,but I have been reading a lot of negative things about it on the internet. People say its not all its cracked up to be. I'm hoping they just didn't know where to go or what to see. Do you have any advice on what to do and what to avoid? Thank you so much for any advice you may have!
hey man,
i just got your comment.
haha, prague is nice, it is just a lot different living here than if you were just visiting for 3 days...like everyone else.
where are you taking your TEFL?
I am to follow.... Hey Hunter. Cool blog you have there. I am quitting a perfect job working with the FBI as a systems administrator for their classified forensic networks to take on a new life by taking the TEFL course in Prague and teaching their. This February is my drop dead date. I know a few native Czech friends down there to help me out a bit. Am I crazy?? I need a new challenge in my life and I think I am about to find one. Any helpful advice would be cool. Take care down there!
Dasha
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from a Czech
Hi guys, Prague is a perfectly normal and modern city. We do not hate nor love foreigners. We become their friends if they are nice and not like them if they act like assholes and think we are a bunch of communistic monkeys who need American way of life and civilisation. So here is a few useful pieces of information: The Czech Republic hasn't been a communistic country for 19 years. It is not as cheap as you think.The economy is strong and there is about 16CZK to 1 dollar as opose to 35CZK some years ago. Therefore everything is a lot more expensive than you may think. Yes, it is true that you get paid on the 20th of next months so get extra cash ready and be prepared for as many as three months without pay. Starting January 1st 2008 we are part of the Schengen zone which has stricter rules for immigrants than Czech Republic used to have. You are not allowed to work without a permit, you need to pay insurance and taxes and get yourself registered. Otherwise you are risking deportation not only from this country BUT ALL OF EU.And finally to our Irish friends. An Irish tourist has been injured when a Christmas tree fell on him and is unfortunately paralysed. We are deeply sorry for that. Please do not underestimate your arriving here. It isn't as easy as it used to be but I hope you will have a great time anyway. Maybe we can have a pivo:)