Friday, April 25, 2008

things I don't look forward to

in the Czech Republic (and believe me, I speak from experience here):

- rude Czechs (of whom there are MANY)

- the bureaucracy of moving

- being offered meat, meat, and more meat everywhere I go (and being tempted by it)

- being put in the position of having to defend Americans and explain everything American (which happens often)

- the frenzy of consumerism, commercialism and capitalism enveloping more and more facets of Czech life & culture

- racist, sexist and xenophobic comments and jokes heard on nearly everyday basis

- having to pick my battles around when and how to challenge the above

- being openly criticized for being overweight (which has happened each of the last three time I last visited. Once by a stranger, once by a relative, and once by an acquaintance)

- the air pollution

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