What are Czechs like, anyway? / Jaci vubec Cesi jsou?

As I was surfing the Czech web the other day looking for something attractive to write about, I came across this interesting article called “What are we like?“. I was interested enough to finish the whole article and I decided to share some of the stuff with you. Not only is the content intriguing but the author is well over 70 years old (and runs a blog!!) so you know that he has earned the authority and respect to talk about pretty much anything he wants and people will listen.

(Pro ceskou verzi clanku “Jaci jsme?” kliknete zde)

Mr. Krejci divides Czechs into 9 categories:

1. The defendants of the “good old times”: they long for the communist times to come back when the government was in charge of the economy…. as well as their own lives. That way they didn’t have to worry about anything. Now they feel like everyone is doing whatever they feel like without following any kind of order.
2. The never-happy, beer-belly hicks: they know that nothing is the way they wanted it to be. They can’t change it nor can they change themselves. The only place where their opinions have any kind of weight are in their own homes with their families.
3. The humble retired people: these older folks love to spend time in their garden or taking care of the grandchildren. They don’t need much and like to be useful.
4. The Mr. Know-it-all: Know-it-alls like to pretend like they know what’s going on and that they are part of the “cool club”. In reality they only understand the way their little household is ran (deep inside, that is the only thing they really care about; that and what new stuff their neighbor bought).
5. The can’t-sit-still people (not to be confused with entrepreneurs): these folks are, indeed, involved in some sort of business – usually the business of partying with their friends. Their rule is not to gain too much responsibility and not to think about the future too much. They want to do what ever and when ever they like. The most important thing is to have enough money to conduct their “business” (and that money doesn’t have to be earned, it can be borrowed and then never returned…)
6. The modern, emancipated women: they are educated, confident, practical, optimistic, independent and self-sufficient. Their work and family are not exactly in balance. Because their work takes on the priority in their life, the family ends up paying the price for it.
7. The managers: they are hard on themselves as well as others because they know that there is only one spot for the best one in their business; family is usually a “side-job” to them.
8. The normal-balanced-life people: these folks are successful, but know when to stop. They know what is important in life. They are active and social. They are hard-workers but always remember to spend their free time with their family and friends. The only wish they have is to have a happy family.
9. The “little Czechs” (Cechacci): they are a little adventurous as well as a little on the couch-potato side; they are optimists but can be pessimists too. Simply, they have a little bit of everything. You know, you meet them daily on the streets…or in your mirror every morning??

Source: http://krejci.bigbloger.lidovky.cz/c/23123/Jaci-jsme.html