Tag: Czech
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Is the Czech culture really Slavic? We have no clue
I always hear the Czech culture is Slavic with a strong German influence. I can’t deny that the Czech language is Slavic. It same goes for some folk habits. There is no doubt. However, when you want to prove some causation, you must at least use some factor analysis. And how do you prove some…
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Some people cannot understand how Czechs don’t understand the Polish language (and vice versa)
While the modern Czech people are a mixture of all the possible tribes (for example Celtic people, Germanic people) their language is undoubtedly Slavic. Modern linguistics regard both of these Western Slavic languages (Polish and Czech) as mutually unintelligible. Hundreds of years ago, a future Czech king was sent to Poland to acquire their language.…