When in Rome, do as the Romans do – that is an English proverb. However, is this proverb true? Should people act this proverb? I guess the question isn’t too difficult to be answered. You don’t have to “do as Romans do“ if you want to be disallowed and considered a stupid stranger. Of course, some nationalities are very tolerant, but some will just never accept customs and habits of other nations. It is the truth that I have never been to “Far East“ and I have never met any people from these countries, but I believe just these ones are those who are a little orthodox. They behave like this because of their religion. In some countries women aren’t almost considered “real people“ – can’t do anything without asking their husband, have to wear a “sheet“ over their face and so on. If you went to these countries, they the inhabitants would surely recognize you are a little different. You should act their habits especially in these countries. And of course not only in there. For example, when you come to the Czech Republic, you should “do as the Czechs do“ at least a little. People will always try to accept you, but if you’ll seem to them to “unczech“, they might not like you. We appreciate all the foreigners who learn at least a few Czech words and phrases such as “Good morning!“ and those who behave at least a little politely and don’t insult our nation. In my opinion, Czechs are very a tolerant nation (we mostly see no problems in other religions worhiped in the world, homosexuality and other much discussed topics of today’s world). We do our best to better understand the other nations.
A (interviewer)How long have you been learning English?…… B: I’ve been learning it for five years, and I like it very much A:…And what do you like most?… B: I think that most of all I like speaking English, but I enjoy reading too. A:…Do you do a lot of excercises at home?… B: We do a lot of exercises at home but sometimes our teacher asks us to do them in class. A:…Do you watch cartoons in class?What did you wach? Wich of them did you love most?W…. B: Yes we do. We watched a part of the cartoon “Snow Whiteand Seven Dwarfs in English last week. We loved it so much that everyone stayed behind after classes to see the end. A…What did you find more difficult in studing English?….. B: For me the most difficult thing is listening. When our English teacher plays tapes and we have to listen to them and answer theteacher’s questions I sometimes can’t get the idea of what I hear and so I can’t give the right answer. A:You would have a lot of practice/……. B: Yes, I know. Everybody says that it takes a lot of practice. A:Sure,you will be successful in it…Your English will be getting better soon….. B: Thank you. You are very kind. But I’d like to practice my English more to make it more fluent and correct.
For example, when you come to the Czech Republic, you should “do as the Czechs do“ at least a little. People will always try to accept you, but if you’ll seem to them to “unczech“, they might not like you. We appreciate all the foreigners who learn at least a few Czech words and phrases such as “Good morning!“ and those who behave at least a little politely and don’t insult our nation. In my opinion, Czechs are very a tolerant nation (we mostly see no problems in other religions worhiped in the world, homosexuality and other much discussed topics of today’s world). We do our best to better understand the other nations.
A (interviewer)How long have you been learning English?…… B: I’ve been learning it for five years, and I like it very much A:…And what do you like most?… B: I think that most of all I like speaking English, but I enjoy reading too. A:…Do you do a lot of excercises at home?… B: We do a lot of exercises at home but sometimes our teacher asks us to do them in class. A:…Do you watch cartoons in class?What did you wach? Wich of them did you love most?W…. B: Yes we do. We watched a part of the cartoon “Snow Whiteand Seven Dwarfs in English last week. We loved it so much that everyone stayed behind after classes to see the end. A…What did you find more difficult in studing English?….. B: For me the most difficult thing is listening. When our English teacher plays tapes and we have to listen to them and answer theteacher’s questions I sometimes can’t get the idea of what I hear and so I can’t give the right answer. A:You would have a lot of practice/……. B: Yes, I know. Everybody says that it takes a lot of practice. A:Sure,you will be successful in it…Your English will be getting better soon….. B: Thank you. You are very kind. But I’d like to practice my English more to make it more fluent and correct.