My Two Favorite Slovakians, and a Random Guy

Sorry, I Don't Understand Czech

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February 25th 2008
You really don't analyze yourself until you live somewhere where you feel different from everyone else. I experienced this in Africa with the color of my skin and especially my language, and I've got it here now with the language again. The main difference is, in Africa, people automatically started talking to me in English, or at least assumed I knew none of the local languages, but here, peopl ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more