Czech AnecJoetal: Netflix and Kill…Time!
Photo credit: Freepik / Stock photo. Winter is coming, and lockdown has already been here for a while, so many of us are finding ourselves shut up at home with…
Czech AnecJoetal: How I Didn’t Learn Czech
As most expats in the Czech Republic soon realise, picking up the local language is no walk in the park, with fiendishly complex grammar and seemingly unpronounceable letters lurking around…
A Long Term Plan
Photo: Courtesy of Band of Heysek. Musicians already in the 90s, Jan Švihálek (singer, guitarist and front man) and the rest of the band met in early 2000 in the prolific Brno…
Czech Government Announces First Loosening of Some Emergency Measures, But Also Further Hygiene Precautions
The Czech cabinet arrived at a compromise in their Monday afternoon meeting, amending and slightly loosening some of the existing emergency measures against the spread of Covid-19. Some shops will…
Coronavirus: Update on Situation in South Moravia
This article provides daily updates on the situation in Brno, South Moravia and Czech Republic. Photo credit: Freepik / For illustrative purposes. Brno, Mar 18 (BD) – The South Moravian…
New Beer Tax System Is Mocked On Social Media, But PM Andrej Babiš Isn’t Laughing
A new lower tax rate of 10% applied to draft beer consumed in pubs and restaurants will be effective starting May 1st. The VAT rate for non-alcoholic beer sold in…
Br(u)no: The Inadvertent Sexual Tension of Czech
Poker is a game that is simple and complex at the same time. When you throw language into the mix, it can get downright confusing. Photo credit: stock picture /…
Memorial Events and Protests Across Czech Republic To Mark 30th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
Yesterday around 250,000 Czechs gathered at Letná in Prague to protest against the government of Andrej Babiš. Both the location and the date were symbolic, bringing to mind the huge…
Br(u)no: The Velvet Revolution Through One Faraway Mind
Photo: Political protest in Brno last year. Credit: CG / Brno Daily. For illustrative purposes. Whenever friends tease me about one of the many mistakes that I make while speaking…