Like, I asked him if the bumpy paths in the middle of the sidewalk were for blind people to follow, he said yeah, so I asked "then why do they lead directly into lamp poles? Do Czechs hate blind people or something?" OK, I'm still snickering over this one.
I keep meaning to take a picture of the blind paths. They're so sadistic, it's hilarious. Plus cars drive on sidewalks, and doors have raised sills and there're dips or bumps in the sidewalk and we're constantly stumbling, and like I said Czechs are incapable of not bumping into you...it's like living in a video game where you have to avoid all the obstacles. There are a lot of blind people walking around here, you'd think they'd have a better system. Or they really are just dicks.
Richard says that the refusal of Czechs to speak to you once they know you're foreign isn't dislike of foreigners, it's self-consciousness about their own language skills. I'm not sure I believe him. I think I've yet to meet a Czech I could describe as bashful.
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Like, I asked him if the bumpy paths in the middle of the sidewalk were for blind people to follow, he said yeah, so I asked "then why do they lead directly into lamp poles? Do Czechs hate blind people or something?" OK, I'm still snickering over this one.
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Richard says that the refusal of Czechs to speak to you once they know you're foreign isn't dislike of foreigners, it's self-consciousness about their own language skills. I'm not sure I believe him. I think I've yet to meet a Czech I could describe as bashful.
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Hey, I just found a perfect image that I'm going to make over for a banner and icon for you. *grin* More later.
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