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Letter from PragueAnglicization and its discontents
"Nemluvim Cesky." I don't speak Czech. It's by far my least
favorite phrase in the Czech language and one that unfortunately I've had
to say quite often. On Monday's edition of this program, Dominik Jun took
a look at the growing trend of Anglicization in Prague's tourist
districts. I enjoyed the segment but must admit that it made me feel a bit
uncomfortable when it occurred to me that I am one of this trend's
perpetrators.
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Current AffairsNumber of foreigners residing in Czech Republic doubles in ten years, government tries to attract skilled foreign labour
Figures have been released this week showing that the number of foreigners
residing in the Czech Republic legally has almost doubled in the past ten
years. They now make up 2.3 percent of the country's population, but that
number is still incomparably lower than that in other EU member states.
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Czechs Today"Children of the storm" - A look at the complex origins of the Czech Republic's Hellenic community
Greece, like many poorer countries, has a huge diaspora of emigrants living
and working abroad. It's estimated that over five and a half million
people of Greek origin live in other countries around the world. The Czech
Republic also has a sizeable Greek community. But while Greeks living in
places like the United States and Australia primarily left their homeland
in search of work and a better standard of living, most of the Hellenic
community here first came to the Czech lands for a very different reason.
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One on OneTodd Benson - Prague TV co-founder dreaming of the ocean
Our guest in this week's One on One is Todd Benson, co-founder of the
online city guide and web portal Prague TV. Todd, an American who grew up
in England and the U.S., came to Prague after graduating from college, and
- like many foreigners - decided to start a new life in the Czech capital.
Rob Cameron spoke to Todd recently, about the pros and cons of Prague
life, some of the more controversial classified ads on his website, and
dreams of one day being able to live a bit closer to the ocean.
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One on OneMartin Jan Stransky - a return to Prague, and family traditions
Martin Jan Stransky's great-grandfather was a minister in the first
government of Czechoslovakia in 1918, and founded the newspaper Lidove
Noviny. Mr Stransky's grandfather and father were also involved in high
politics, until the family had to leave after the Communist takeover of
1948. Martin Stransky, a doctor, moved to Prague in 1990, where among
other things he revived the family's journal, Presence, which was shut
down by the Nazis. When I met Mr Stransky at his office on Narodni Street,
I asked him what he had been doing before he moved to Prague. More
One on OneGail Whitmore - mezzo soprano, radio presenter, & karaoke champ
In today's One on One Jan's guest is Gail Whitmore a mezzo soprano from New
York, whose career that has taken her around Europe and eventually brought
her to the Czech Republic. Here she's moved on to other things, like
co-hosting her own English language radio show and recently clinching the
title of national karaoke champion.
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Current AffairsYou don't have to be Czech to vote in the Czech European elections - but you'll have to hurry if you want to register...
For the first time ever, foreigners will be able to vote in a Czech
election. When Czechs go to the polls in their first elections to the
European Parliament in a few weeks' time, citizens from other EU countries
will also be able to vote for Czech candidates - a strange thought just 14
years after the fall of communism. All you need is permanent or long-term
residence in the Czech Republic. British citizen and Zizkov resident,
David Vaughan went down to register.
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Current AffairsPlight of North Korean seamstresses evokes concern
The plight of some 50 North Korean seamstresses who are working legally in
the Czech Republic but who are by all accounts being exploited by the
embassy of the totalitarian North Korean state is now filling the front
pages of all Czech dailies. Daniela Lazarova has been following the story
and joins me now in the studio. Daniela what's the situation exactly?
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ArtsSecond Sundays - Expat performers fill gap in Czech theatre
Tulip Café is located in an out of the way street close to the National
Theatre. Nothing on the outside suggests it could offer more than a
delicious café late and a big hunk of mouth watering cheesecake - but many
people know better. Tulip Café has become the meeting place for theatre
loving members of the Anglo-American community in Prague. It is home to
Second Sundays an ex pats theatre group established in September of 2003.
Its dozen or so members have since produced a number of cabaret
performances at Tulip Café.
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