Presentation for US audience during my studies at K-State. It's about Czech Republic, it's culture, beauties and differences compared to US.

2. Czech Republic
David Vávra

3. Where is Czech Republic?

4. How big is Czech Republic?

5. Prague

6. Prague

7. Prague

8. Moravia

9. West Bohemia

10. North Bohemia

11. South Bohemia

12. Highlights of Czech history
● 14th century - Charles IV.
● 15th century - Hussite movement
● part of Austrian-Hungarian empire, after WWI Republic
● 1939 - Munich treaty
● 1948 - Communists
● 1989 - Velvet Revolution, 1993 - Split Czechoslovakia

13. Czech culture & customs
● Czechs are more reserved
○ Less friendship but stronger
○ Language - formal and informal
○ wait to be invited call someone by first name
● Czechs are not much patriotic
● Czech doesn't follow the rules that much
● Czechs are quite liberal
● Developed drinking culture
● Developed Etiquette about eating
○ wait for others to start eating
○ way how you put fork and knife
○ we change shoes at home

14. Czech traditions - Easter

15. April 30 - Burning of Witches

16. May 1 - Day of Love

17. December 5, St. Nicholas Day

18. Christmas

19. New Year's Eve

20. School System
● elementary school first stage 6-11
● "Gymnázium" - 12-19
● or elementary school second stage 12-16
● university - bachelor's 3 years
● university - master's 2 years
● university - PhD. 2 years

21. Food & Drink

22. Thank you for your attention
Q&A