Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:36:43 +0200https://english.radio.cz/doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger-8075907© 2026 Radio Prague International Recently new EU regulations came into effect requiring average or less than average Czech pubs to clean up their act - in terms of hygiene that is. No longer allowed are simple bathrooms in pubs with only cold-running tap water, and what until now was a sad excuse for a towel to wipe one's hands in, hanging from a rusty nail. And of course the new regulations don't stop there: they also stipulate stricter handling of food and rules for food preparation, which most, I believe, will greet as a welcomed and necessary improvement. I don't know, perhaps it is just me, but it is getting hard to romanticize at least some of the old-style pubs anymore. Anyone who has ever peeked into the back of some of those kitchens will know what I'm talking about. Quickly regretting they had ordered that wiener schnitzel, or goulash, that was indistinguishable from a dish rag. Sure, you can just visit some nicer pubs - downtown. But it is with regret. I would happily visit the pub on the corner if it wasn't quite such a dive... encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/zachody_hygiena1.jpg?timestamp=1722429349 https://english.radio.cz/doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger-8075907 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9