Do and don't in Czech Republic

Last activity 20 March 2009 by hospitalera

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expat.comYour favourite team20 November 2008 09:17:46

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Are you living in Czech Republic? We need you to share your experience of the local customs

Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Czech Republic?

Could you please share with us a list of the do's and don't's in Czech Republic?

Thanks!

hospitaleraActive member20 March 2009 11:30:58

I blogged about this in my Prague Expat.com in the category "basics", my favourite tips would be:

Do's

Give up your seat in tram, bus, metro for elderly people, women, everybody that needs it more than you.
Speak "sotto voce".
Bring flowers and/ or a bottle of wine when invited to somebody's place.
Take your shoes of before entering somebody's flat/ house/apartment.
Say hello and good-bye in Czech when entering/ leaving a shop.
Learn some basic Czech.
Be as friendly and as polite and as well-mannered your grandmother would dream you to be, i.e. be "old fashioned" in your cultural behaviour.

Don'ts

Speak in a loud voice.
Draw the attention to yourself.
Come with a hen/ stag/ bachelor party.

Hope that helps somebody, feel free to add to the list ;-) SY

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