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From my experience this is the first and largest difference between Czech and Spanish people. We understand the cordiality from very different points. While in Spain is good education smile to the person that you just meet, give you two kisses and act close, in Czech Republic understand the cordiality from another point of view.
Of course the people smile sometimes when you know them but the first thing they will do if they see you smiling is, probably distrust, it is not their custom and they will be thinking: "Why are you smiling?".
Day to day, the difference is very small, this is only the closeness with which you deal with people, in the south are more stumps, more closer while in the north each one has its own space and must be respected.
At the time of celebrations such as birthdays, weddings, stag, and so on. They act very formally both the protagonist by giving a little speech of thanks, as the guests who will give the hand, they will want to the best of a very cordial way although it is your husband or son, eventually the situation giving him a kiss on the mouth. Different, isn't it?
As for the sports Spain has many champions, but without doubts, is not practiced even half the time or sports that in Czech Republic. Here each child know how to play any sport, since criquet until baseball and they practice often.
They are also addicted to the hiking and biking routes, in many cases united routes "pivovar" in "pivovar" (small breweries that produce their own beer and are scattered throughout the rural areas of the country), you may one of the reasons is the lack of beach although practiced endless water sports in lakes and rivers.
At the time of championships and professional sports that most are still we could compare the Spanish soccer fans with a taste for hockey in Czech Republic but not only is assigned to this sport as they watch all sports, since the Winter Olympic Games until the tour of Italy.
Sport
They are also addicted to the hiking and biking routes, in many cases united routes "pivovar" in "pivovar" (small breweries that produce their own beer and are scattered throughout the rural areas of the country), you may one of the reasons is the lack of beach although practiced endless water sports in lakes and rivers.
At the time of championships and professional sports that most are still we could compare the Spanish soccer fans with a taste for hockey in Czech Republic but not only is assigned to this sport as they watch all sports, since the Winter Olympic Games until the tour of Italy.
The weather
As it was to imagine, the time in comparison with Spain is very different, not so much if compared to the northwest of spanish where I come from.
While in Spain there is no house in which the coffee pot is missing, it is already electrical or of those of the whole life a Czech house has a water kettle for the instant coffee to which then they add little milk, also the kettle turns out to be very useful to them because they are much more used to have tea that us, although in Spain every time there are more tea shops.
In the first place I want to say, as you know, that the Czech and the Spanish are languages with standards and completely different sounds, as I explain in the article of basic Czech and Polish.
If we focus on the level of languages in Spain is relatively low and the difference between the two countries is huge (I do not generalize because just like there are people here who do not know communicate more that in Czech there are spanish who speak seven languages), it is a matter of geographical and historical, as the Czech Republic is much smaller and is surrounded by a much larger number of countries with different languages (which, in addition, they are very similar).
In this way one Czech cans communicate with a Slovak, a Polish, a Ukrainian or Russian but not only that, because during their education have the option to choose between more options: it can be surprising, for example, the people I have met here to study Spanish during their childhood and adolescence, as many as English, German, or Russian.
In contrast, in our country not only the level and the hours that are educated in languages are minor, but that the options in the public education are reduced to the English and French.
Anyway, in winter the snow falls until your knees and the cold penetrates until your bones, but during the summer, at least this one through that we are living, the weather does not stop playing: it can be infernally hot as in Madrid in full August or to cloud over and to rain as if you were in Santiago de Compostela, if you are going to visit the country leaves behind the idea of knowing that time is going to do and pay attention to what a volunteer was commenting another day, whenever you go out of house you need a rucksack for the pea jacket, the thongs, a winter jersey and a swimsuit because you will never know that it will be more necessary.
The coffe
While in Spain there is no house in which the coffee pot is missing, it is already electrical or of those of the whole life a Czech house has a water kettle for the instant coffee to which then they add little milk, also the kettle turns out to be very useful to them because they are much more used to have tea that us, although in Spain every time there are more tea shops.
But, on the contrary, when you go out to a cafe, "kavarna" in Czech, the coffees letter is immense in difference with Spain, while we take a white coffee, big, cut or alone, in Czech Republic they have the express, the late maquiato, Viennese, Capuchin, frappe, etc. We go that it seems that you are more in Italy than in Czech Republic.
The languages
If we focus on the level of languages in Spain is relatively low and the difference between the two countries is huge (I do not generalize because just like there are people here who do not know communicate more that in Czech there are spanish who speak seven languages), it is a matter of geographical and historical, as the Czech Republic is much smaller and is surrounded by a much larger number of countries with different languages (which, in addition, they are very similar).
In this way one Czech cans communicate with a Slovak, a Polish, a Ukrainian or Russian but not only that, because during their education have the option to choose between more options: it can be surprising, for example, the people I have met here to study Spanish during their childhood and adolescence, as many as English, German, or Russian.
In contrast, in our country not only the level and the hours that are educated in languages are minor, but that the options in the public education are reduced to the English and French.
The transport
One of the things that amaze me more and I enjoy the most of this country is the transport, mainly traveling by train. It was always something that I like doing but in Spain it has almost become a privilege, both financially and in time. In contrast, in Czech Republic the transport by train is very economical and through his web site of transport you can see all the links you need between trains, buses and even international travel.
Many times these links you leave a space of five or ten minutes, what makes each trip an adventure. Another web page that has me is in love with mapy.cz their own google maps where make your routes and bike rides or car, a very useful remedy for the most beautiful corners of the country.
the customs at home, of course also change, in a Czech house always barefoot before you enter, a habit that from my ignorance always thought asian. It doesn't matter if it is yours or a well-known, gives equal is entering to spend the night or five minutes, always, by education, you'll have to take off your shoes.
Another thing about home, that attracted my attention as I told you in my first article, is the separation in the bathroom with the toilet, almost always without a window and with extractor, a detail that in a first moment makes you until grace but really useful and hygienic.
The difference in the restaurant business is very large, both in good and bad aspects. At the time of speaking of the waiters of table can be say that they are very attentive, they asked you to half your drink if you want the next (according to my colleagues I have been informed it is due to the custom that if you don't ask the account given by understood raring consuming), point in a paper rounds and dishes that you have requested and will leave in your table to make the account at the end.
But in other hand, about bar and dance floor, things change, while in Spain the waiters in pubs and bars are always ready for whatever may come, the Czechs operate different, they work at your own pace and can make you wait an hour to ask for your drink it even seems that if they flame, which is completely normal in Spain, you'll wait twice as long, so if you are going to feast, make sure you've got all your patience.
At home
Another thing about home, that attracted my attention as I told you in my first article, is the separation in the bathroom with the toilet, almost always without a window and with extractor, a detail that in a first moment makes you until grace but really useful and hygienic.
In Restaurants
The difference in the restaurant business is very large, both in good and bad aspects. At the time of speaking of the waiters of table can be say that they are very attentive, they asked you to half your drink if you want the next (according to my colleagues I have been informed it is due to the custom that if you don't ask the account given by understood raring consuming), point in a paper rounds and dishes that you have requested and will leave in your table to make the account at the end.
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