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Sunflowers - Bratislava
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Behaviors: Slovak language
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  • HORSCHECK
  • Updated By HORSCHECK on June 11, 2005
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  • Slovak and Bratislava flag - Bratislava
    Slovak and Bratislava flag
    by HORSCHECK
    The Slovak language is very similar to Czech. Both languages belong to the West Slavic languages. All words are pronounced on the first syllable.
    In my opinion it is always respectful to speak at least a few words in the local language:
    Dobry den = Good day
    Dovidenia = Good bye
    d'akujem = Thank you
    prosim = please

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    Behaviors: A tip for Americans
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  • Updated By tacofrogcheese on September 4, 2005
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  • Don't be so impatient here. You are not in America and things are probably not the same in many aspects. You cannot complain and critique how locals do things. They've been around for a longer time. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I didnt see many Americans here, but the few that I did see were frankly an embarassment. Whether you like it or not, you as a person or group, represent your country to the people you have interactions with. Please help to show these people that Yankees are all not impatient, rude, unilingual, fat bastards. Show them that Americans are more than they expected.

    Jake

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    Behaviors: Giving flowers
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  • Vlasta
  • By Vlasta on July 10, 2003
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  • Sunflowers - Bratislava
    Sunflowers
    by Vlasta
    If you are invited to someone´s house and want to give flowers, be sure to always give an odd number (even numbered bouquets are reserved for funerals). Also if the flowers are wrapped in paper, take them out before you present them.

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    Behaviors: THE NON ENGLISH SPEAKERS...
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  • STEFZAMM
  • Updated By STEFZAMM on March 15, 2006
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  • The non-English speakers that I met in Bratislava were very helpful - ( compared to the Not Helpful Chezk non-English speakers that I met in Prague) in either way or another they all do their best to try and understand you and help you accordingly. Most of the young people do speak English yet I met others who don't but were still helpful and at restaurants most of the menus have pictures and are written in both Slovak and English.

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    Behaviors: Meeting point
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  • Skipka
  • By Skipka on December 2, 2003
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  • fountain in other angle - Bratislava
    fountain in other angle
    by Skipka
    This fountain is a meeting point when young people go out in the evening or in the summer you can find here tons of natives just sitting and enjoying free time here. It is in front of Grassalkovich Palace near the hotel Forum

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    Behaviors: Not friendly to American's (?)
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  • By docmeyer on March 27, 2004
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  • It may just be me but I have not enjoyed my stay in Bratislava. Everyone seems quite rude to me. My colleague is African American and was actually PUSHED out of a resturaunt!

    You won't find me coming here as a tourist!

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    Behaviors: Shoes off!
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  • Vlasta
  • By Vlasta on July 10, 2003
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  • Despite the importance of footwear clanliness, never wear your shoes inside someone´s home. Leave them at the door - your host will often offer you a pair of slippers (papuce).

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    Behaviors: Confusing Yes and No
    Propermark
  • By Propermark on February 19, 2009
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  • Hi,

    since I came here I noticed people from abroad like me may actually get confused by the Slovak language cause they say "Ano" to say Yes and "Nie" to say No. So sometimes they are replying to you Ano and it means it is YES okay. :D

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    Behaviors: Taking off your shoes
    nina_z
  • By nina_z on January 8, 2008
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  • If you're invited to a Slovak person's home do not forget to take off your shoes upon you arrival at his/her entrance hall. This is a common practice in Slovakia and you will be frowned on if you proceed to enter their living room with your shoes still on. Usually, you might be offered some visitor's slippers.

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    Behaviors: Non-Smoking Slovakia
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  • By kit_mc on January 9, 2005
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  • Don't smoke in Bratislava station - Bratislava
    Don't smoke in Bratislava
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    by kit_mc
    I was surprised at how many places, stations, restaurants so on, even in the middle of nowhere, had no smoking sections or were completely non-smoking.

    Beware in particular that at Bratislava Train Station, there is no smoking in the building, nor on the platform. There is the tiniest, tiniest sign on the platform itself, and even though the station is pretty rough, I saw some police telling some Slovaks to put out their cigarettes.

    And you really wouldn't want to argue!

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