@rehurekj
Prague and Bratislava being close to each other and one of closest capitals in the world? I think someones been thinking about Vienna instead of Prague...
@Dalroth1992
In your demographic/immigration breakdown you stated a 70k Romanian population - this is almost certainly a misunderstanding of Romani in your sources. The significant minority in Slovakia is Romani, not Romanian - this is also an ethnicity rather than nationality as the vast majority of Romani people would see themselves as either Slovak or Hungarian when it comes to their nationality.
@Ah0jtadyHanka
I would like to add some interesting cultural aspects as a Czech. 1. Czech and Slovak media are still really connected, there are so many tv shows (for example Czechia and Slovakia got talent) or reality shows that are being made together. Also you would never find only czech or only slovak song playlists / music charts (usually it's written like cz/sk...) in tv or radios here. So many Czech and Slovak movies/ tv shows are also watched a lot in the othe country, and nowdays in the internet era there is only cz/sk Youtube/twitch or some game communities. 2. Slovak and Czechs can freely study in eachothers universities without any fee, like their own citizens. 3. But what is different, is how Czechs or Slovaks are answering the nationality question. Usually Czechs are highlighting their kingdoms and science, Slovaks tend to often highlight their rich Slovak culture with traditional houses, dances, costumes, cousine, way of living... 4. There is also political culture aspect (i would say). For example first political journey by Czech or Slovak ministry or foreigner affairs are every time traditionaly to the other country. And when there was elected Czech President in the start of this year, the president of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, arrived just few hours after the results to congratulate the newly elected president Petr Pavel. I still think some things like this don't really happen in other countries and I like that. :)
@crouchc-1377
You could have also mention vietnamese comunity. There is about 60k - 100k in Czechia.
@cimbalok2972
I was sad when Czechia and Slovakia separated in 1993, but it did give me some good material for my classes on Slavic culture for inner city 3rd graders. I talked about how the Czechs and Slovaks separated without bloodshed: "Nobody got shot, nobody went to the hospital, nobody got their leg cut off. Great way to solve problems, by talking and coming to an agreement instead of fighting." The border between Czechia and Slovakia is actually a very friendly and laid back place. When I crossed from Slovakia to Czechia the only question the border guard had for me was, "How does the American woman like riding in a Trabant?"
@JohnnyOttosson85
Czech here: Most of us really like Slovaks but enjoy making fun of them like older and younger brothers. That's why we call them Bratia (Slovak word for Brothers). In general there is a lot of respect towards them and we acknowledge they are awesome at doing many stuff. The main reason for separation was (to my knowledge) Slovak desire of independence which was granted to avoid friction. Good move, because now we calmly coexist in peace and respect. Slovakia enjoys autonomy and we enjoy being us. Although it's painful to watch sometimes, I admit that :-D
@VycinCZ
I'm half Czech and half Slovak. I feel like I'm not even multinational, because there's literally no difference between the people :D 🇨🇿♥️🇸🇰
@yannie7874
I'm a Slovak living Czechia. I've never viewed Czechia as a different country, from my point of view the only different thing is the currency, something which I've grown accustomed to. Yeah sometimes I have to convert beer prices from Korunas to Euros. But besides that I'd struggle to find a difference between us. I believe that none of us truly wanted the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and that it was purely a political decision.
@kubonsdl9609
as a slovak I can confirm we do have more roads, there quality is a lot worse tho lmao. Also the cross on the flag doesnt just represent christianity it is also the same symbol that was used in the flag of the first slovak state, the prinicpality of nitra. Also one of the mountain ranges on the flag isnt in slovakia but in hungary. Also I can confirm the corruption thing, very real, so much corruption everywhere
@weepingscorpion8739
8:30 There's one difference: Czechia's parliament is bicameral (lower house is the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu České republiky) and the upper house is the Senate (Senát Parlamentu České republiky)), while Slovakia's is unicameral, and the house is called the National Council (Národná rada Slovenskej Republiky). 12:50 that was an unexpected shout-out for my tiny Faroe Islands... very nice, thanks. Slovakia is definitely one of my favourite countries in the world but I used to live there so I may be biased. But yeah, I love the country. Need to go back there soon, it's been too long.
@loneprimate
I became aware of this at the very end of the Cold War. I had a professor at the University of Toronto, Josef Škvorecký, and on our first day in his class, he told us all rather plainly, "I am Czech, not 'Czechoslovakian'." There was a difference between ethnicity and nationality.
@TheDado512
Just to let foreigners know: Although we are now separate countries, we still share most of the stuff: for example media (TV/internet/games) are still czecho-slovak (CZ/SK) and for example Food and medication are also both CZ/SK - if you buy something in Slovakia, you can see the name of it also in Czech language and vice-versa. So we are still like one country, but there is border between us now.
@sebbevangen
I freaking love when country's are best friends and close relationships in both languages and history.
@frtra
Just a note: there is almost no Romanian minority in Slovakia, there is a Romani minority, that's a difference
@manana1444
Some notes concerning this video coming from a Slovak: 1. 5:21 As of 2023, Slovakia's population is 5.7 million, the 300k increasing stemming mainly from Ukrainian immigrants 2. 6:19 I can't say this for Czechia or even the whole of Slovakia, but at least in my social circles from my high school and uni, most young people are not very religious. Many people including I are still tracked as members of various churches while only minimally practicing the religion. 3. 8:19 As others have already mentioned, Czechia has Bicameral parliament while Slovakia has Unicameral parliament. 4. As you already suggested by talking about Slameka, Slovak can be used in various official communications, ranging from a uni thesis or government documents in Czechia and vice versa. 5. 10:24 There are two issues here, first being that Romanis (Gypsies) were mistaken for Romanians, the second being that all the Ukrainian refugees were omitted. 6. 12:18 Almost all of our biggest companies are foreign owned, and this goes double for the manufacturing industry. Due to the structure of our economy, we are located right in the middle income trap, where our current industry relies on paying comparatively lower wages, which in turn forces our young and highly educated population to look for jobs elsewhere in the EU. Among the many consequences of this is that our healthcare is heavily understaffed, for instance it is not uncommon to have to wait for a year before you can undergo a needed examination. 7. 13:49 If it was only a perception. Slovakia might as well be on a course to become the next Greece.
@robthetraveler1099
4:20 Hmm? Maybe you're thinking of Bratislava and Vienna, which are indeed very close at only 54 km apart. Bratislava and Prague, however, are a full 290 km apart, which is nothing remarkable or unusual.
@razvanalbu2104
Do a similar video between Romania and Moldova and other countries that share similarities just like in this video. I think it would be an awesome concept
@thomassleziak1222
Fun fact: Slovak people can speak Czech without a problem, but Czech people usually can’t speak Slovak well :D
@vojtechkubinek6650
Czechia actually had conscription, but only until 2004 and also had the alternative of 2 years of civil service, in case one refused to serve in the military due to moral or religious reasons.
@General.Knowledge