Learn a few words of Czech and impress Praguers! They will definitely appreciate your efforts. Just say “Dobrý den” (hello) or “děkuji” (thank you) when you meet someone in the pub, or you ask someone on the street for directions.
Praguers are almost all Czechs, and foreign representation is quite small
Although some Czechs have a German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovakian or Vietnamese background, and Slovak and Roma minorities, there are significant numbers of expatriates – especially Americans, British, Germans, Spanish and Italians – living and working in Prague. It is estimated that around 50,000 expatriates live in the city.
Czech racism
The negative side of the Czechs is often vicious racism directed at the Roma minority. There is also certain xenophobia on some Czechs towards foreigners, especially if you are of Asian or African origin. However, physical threats or any other kind of violence are unheard of.
On the positive side
On the other hand, Praguers are very friendly, polite people, sometimes attached to the old-fashioned values although not forgetting their subtle sense of humour. Some say we are also fairly mild-mannered people.
