Shy People

Czechs are a wonderful and sharing people. I just wish they were not so eager to share their emphysema and chain-smoke. Maybe that is more than a little unfair. One of the most noticeable traits of Czech people is there almost universal shyness. It is their nature. A random woman on the street in Prague or Brno probably speaks four languages. Beware she probably speaks passable, if not fluent English. She is kind and caring, but too shy to talk to you. If you at least try to pronounce “Dekuji” or “Dobry Den”, you will see the ice chipped away from all but the quietest Czech wallflowers. The ex-patriot (ex-pat) legend says that the Czech Republic is the only place in the world where you can find a woman, who loves to clean, loves to cook, speaks three languages, has a master’s degree and is the best lover since Lady Chatterley all for 200 dollars per month. That seems like an awfully tough standard to meet, but if American girls have to fight the perfect vision of womanhood that is the new “Drunk in the Park Barbie”, I bet Czech girls will survive. To all of those 10 year old 140lbs (65kg) American girls, the simple way to win one back against the evil minions of the “Barbie Perfect Figure and Grooming Society” is to step away from the Twinkie. Just go Czech; grab a six-pack of Schlitz and some yogurt and sit back and relax. Czech girls can show you how to fit into a size 5 dress even when they are pregnant without trick photography. I bet if you look closely that you will find more than a few Prague grannies in Prague donning thongs in the morning. Next time a Czech woman checks you out; do not believe for a second that “shy to strangers” means anything more than that.