Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:31:05 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czechs-and-stereotypes-8594636© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalRecently, a couple of friends visiting from England opened up a Pandora’s Box when they asked a seemingly innocent question. “What is the stereotypical image of Brits in the Czech Republic?” I sighed, knowing that this was a tricky subject. Stereotypes are obviously an inherently prejudiced way of making generalizations, usually negative, about certain groups of people. Yet, political correctness aside, and taken with a pinch of humour and self-deprecation, it is hard to say that at least a grain of truth can’t be found in many of them. So, being deliberatively provocative, I said “The image is of mindless shaven-headed thugs able to do little more than get drunk and roam the streets shouting ‘wooah!!’” There, I said it. My British friends laughed – “Is it really that bad?” one of them asked? “Like it or not, that is the stereotype among many here.” I replied.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/czechs-and-stereotypes-8594636 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9