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What’s the difference? Greeks and Czechs laugh together Greece and the Czech Republic have seemingly little in common. The main obvious difference is the climate, which results in many other logical differences. According to many studies, warm weather and sea make people more open minded and positive. We can see that, for example, in the number of sunny hours per year: in Czechia, we have about 1500, while in Greece the number is around 2500. This is where more vitamin D and endorphins come from, which seem to ensure a happier life and a positive open mind, which I absolutely admire in Greece. The Greeks live in the now! They don't think much about what will happen tomorrow or what happened yesterday, they rather enjoy often a strong bond for life. every passing minute. This brings a lot of joy and sorrow. On the contrary, a lot of sun also brings fatigue and the need for rest - siesta. Thanks to this, On the other hand, the Czech nature seems the prevailing opinion in the Czech Republic colder and more closed. However, when you is that Greeks are a very lazy nation. But the make a friendship in the Czech Republic, it is opposite is true. According to statistics, Greeks are more working than people in the Czech Republic. However, wages in Greece are lower, so in this case even higher performance results in over-indebtedness, unemployment and poverty. Thanks to the warm weather, Greeks can enjoy long summer evenings full of fun, food and alcohol. Despite this fact, however, they do not drink more alcohol than the Czech beer nation. As of negative indicators, Czechs are perhaps only leading in alcohol consumption. At 11.6 liters per head, they drink 3.7 liters more pure alcohol per year than the Greeks. And life expectancy is increasing in southern Europe. 20


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