The American 🇺🇸 and Czechia 🇨🇿 (Czech Republic) culture Q and A thread.

[Buzz Rules]

The American and Czechia (Czech Republic) culture Q and A thread. Time for another culture thread to be added. The Czech Republic is a close NATO ally and economic partner of the USA and we have had great relations with them for nearly a century. So I thought it would be interesting to discuss our cultural differences and similarities about our two countries. Let us have a fun and educational thread. Remember to keep questions and answers within the the Disboards guidelines. Enjoy the thread everyone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic–United_States_relations

First question for Czech Disboarders. What are typical recipes you make in the Czech Republic?

 

[tvguy]

Wow, this hits close to home. Genetically I am 31% Czech but that is my only link. My maternal Grandparents were Czech. My Grandfather immigrated to Canada as a young adult. My Grandmother was born in North Dakota in Pisek. My maternal Great-Grandparents were among a group of Czech immigrants who established Pisek. As was common in that era, my Grandparents marriage was "arraigned". Canada was looking to settle the west, so for $10 immigrants could get 160 acres of land if they agreed to farm it. My Grandfather got a land grant.
Also common 120 years ago, immigrants left their culture behind. The priority was assimilating into your new culture. My mom was the second youngest of 6 children. The youngest is the only child who learned any Czech, and then it was only a few words and only because she was the only child not to go away to a boarding High School so she spent time one on one with her parents. And she was the only one to ever cook any Czech food, but only because as an adult she decided she wanted to learn some Czech recipes, her mother did not prepare traditional food.
So long explanation to explain why there have never been any Czech traditions in my family. In the era my family came here, they left behind their culture.

 

[DrJanosz]

This is typical recipes for Hovězí Guláš, which a czech beefy goulash. is very good and comes with type of bread dumpling thing. typical drink with pilsner urquell or maybe a type of cola. thanks for having board forum honouring czech peoples. czechia is very nice place and i am happy to be from there.

https://mission-food.com/hovezi-gulas-czech-beef-goulash/

 

[Buzz Rules]

This is typical recipes for Hovězí Guláš, which a czech beefy goulash. is very good and comes with type of bread dumpling thing. typical drink with pilsner urquell or maybe a type of cola. thanks for having board forum honouring czech peoples. czechia is very nice place and i am happy to be from there.

https://mission-food.com/hovezi-gulas-czech-beef-goulash/

Thanks for posting. Do you have any questions for us Americans?

 

[Buzz Rules]

This is typical recipes for Hovězí Guláš, which a czech beefy goulash. is very good and comes with type of bread dumpling thing. typical drink with pilsner urquell or maybe a type of cola. thanks for having board forum honouring czech peoples. czechia is very nice place and i am happy to be from there.

https://mission-food.com/hovezi-gulas-czech-beef-goulash/

Welcome to the Disboards by the way.

 

[Buzz Rules]

This is typical recipes for Hovězí Guláš, which a czech beefy goulash. is very good and comes with type of bread dumpling thing. typical drink with pilsner urquell or maybe a type of cola. thanks for having board forum honouring czech peoples. czechia is very nice place and i am happy to be from there.

https://mission-food.com/hovezi-gulas-czech-beef-goulash/

Jak vypadá škola v České republice? Jsou ročníky podobné, nebo je tam úplně jiný vzdělávací systém? Je vysoká škola drahá, nebo ji platí vláda? Děkujeme, že jste si našli čas na zveřejnění odpovědi. Doufám, že tam, kde bydlíš, bude dobré počasí.

 

[DrJanosz]

Jak vypadá škola v České republice? Jsou ročníky podobné, nebo je tam úplně jiný vzdělávací systém? Je vysoká škola drahá, nebo ji platí vláda? Děkujeme, že jste si našli čas na zveřejnění odpovědi. Doufám, že tam, kde bydlíš, bude dobré počasí.

Ahoj Mr. Buzz. Your czech is pretty good. do many people in these forum speak czech? i didn't think commonly spoke in USA. Czechia schooling has 2 stages, the first years with the basic subjects and the second years with more subjects, harder like. There are a type of specialty school as well as University. University in Czechia are free if public and degree taught in czech. Otherwise you have to pay. that is the basic of it. Just please don't make mistake of many americans and call us eastern europe. we are central europe.

 

[DrJanosz]

Thanks for posting. Do you have any questions for us Americans?

A ha ha ha. Too many queriy to list here. I have been to America before and hope to come again soon. I do remember when i did visit the florida, there were many 24 hour place. stores that are open all the time. is that common? i do not understand why everything is always open all the time. when do people rest?

 

[Buzz Rules]

Ahoj Mr. Buzz. Your czech is pretty good. do many people in these forum speak czech? i didn't think commonly spoke in USA. Czechia schooling has 2 stages, the first years with the basic subjects and the second years with more subjects, harder like. There are a type of specialty school as well as University. University in Czechia are free if public and degree taught in czech. Otherwise you have to pay. that is the basic of it. Just please don't make mistake of many americans and call us eastern europe. we are central europe.

I used Google translate. I figured it might be better to ask you questions in your native language if English isn’t your first.

 

[Buzz Rules]

A ha ha ha. Too many queriy to list here. I have been to America before and hope to come again soon. I do remember when i did visit the florida, there were many 24 hour place. stores that are open all the time. is that common? i do not understand why everything is always open all the time. when do people rest?

Some stores that are common as 24 hours stores are usually like gas stations or Walmart. Regular stores like grocery stores or shopping mall stores are only open during regular business hours or close in the evening. 24 hour stores have 2 or 3 different shifts of workers.

 

[Buzz Rules]

A ha ha ha. Too many queriy to list here. I have been to America before and hope to come again soon. I do remember when i did visit the florida, there were many 24 hour place. stores that are open all the time. is that common? i do not understand why everything is always open all the time. when do people rest?

Short answer: capitalism

 

[georgina]

I read a book last year called The Prague Sonata. While fiction, I learned some historical things about its WW II history. My knowledge of eastern Europe is very limited!

 

[tvguy]

Some stores that are common as 24 hours stores are usually like gas stations or Walmart. Regular stores like grocery stores or shopping mall stores are only open during regular business hours or close in the evening. 24 hour stores have 2 or 3 different shifts of workers.

Some Fast Food places are 24 hours too. Your Walmarts are still 24 hours? Ours ended that during the pandemic and Walmart said they weren't going back.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Some Fast Food places are 24 hours too. Your Walmarts are still 24 hours? Ours ended that during the pandemic and Walmart said they weren't going back.

Mine isn't but I was too tired to google. I should have just stayed with gas stations.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Any new questions for today?

 

[DrJanosz]

Prague is known as mysterious place. We have lots of historical areas. I eat at a place called Medieval Tavern [near the castle]. It has been around since 1300 and mozart liked it. Many tourists go there but I do too.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Prague is known as mysterious place. We have lots of historical areas. I eat at a place called Medieval Tavern [near the castle]. It has been around since 1300 and mozart liked it. Many tourists go there but I do too.

Thanks for the response.

 

[DrJanosz]

Thanks for the response.

Not issue. You should travel a Prague sometime. It is a very nice place.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Not issue. You should travel a Prague sometime. It is a very nice place.

It's definitely on my bucket list. Will you be coming to the USA during the World Cup if Czechia qualify?

 

[DrJanosz]

It's definitely on my bucket list. Will you be coming to the USA during the World Cup if Czechia qualify?

Is possible depending on state where game is. much of usa i don't want to visit.