What mexicans know about Slovakia
Tu v Mexiku som sa dozvedela veľa zaujímavých vecí o Slovensku, hlavne čo sa týka polohy Slovenska. Keď som na otázku "Odkiaľ si?" odpovedala "zo Slovenska" najčastejšou reakciou ľudí bol úsmev a zmena témy alebo:
"Slovakia?" |
Čo je to Slovensko?
Taká krajina existuje?
Aaah, Československo.
Slovensko je mesto v Chorvátsku, nie?
Slovensko je časť Ruska, takže rozprávaš rusky?
Slovensko? To je v Ázii?
Slovensko je mesto v Číne? (Áno, znie veľmi čínsky.)
V Slovinsku mám rodinu.
Here in Mexico, I found out a lot of interesting facts about Slovakia, especially about geographical position of Slovakia. When people asked me "Where are you from?" and I answered "from Slovakia" their mostly reaction was a smile and they changed the topic or:
What is Slovakia?
Does this country exist?
Aaah, Czechoslovakia.
Slovakia is a city in Croatia, isn't it?
Slovakia is a part of Russia, so you speak russian?
Slovakia? Is it in Asia?
Slovakia is a city in China? (Yes, it sounds like a chinese city.)
I have a family in Slovenia.
And after they find out that I am from Slovakia, from the country in the middle of Europe and that it is independent state, the next question is usually "What language do you speak there?" Nobody never found out that it could be slovak. People usually guess that we speak russian or english. Ehm.
Taká krajina existuje?
Aaah, Československo.
Slovensko je mesto v Chorvátsku, nie?
Slovensko je časť Ruska, takže rozprávaš rusky?
Slovensko? To je v Ázii?
Slovensko je mesto v Číne? (Áno, znie veľmi čínsky.)
V Slovinsku mám rodinu.
Here in Mexico, I found out a lot of interesting facts about Slovakia, especially about geographical position of Slovakia. When people asked me "Where are you from?" and I answered "from Slovakia" their mostly reaction was a smile and they changed the topic or:
What is Slovakia?
Does this country exist?
Aaah, Czechoslovakia.
Slovakia is a city in Croatia, isn't it?
Slovakia is a part of Russia, so you speak russian?
Slovakia? Is it in Asia?
Slovakia is a city in China? (Yes, it sounds like a chinese city.)
I have a family in Slovenia.
And after they find out that I am from Slovakia, from the country in the middle of Europe and that it is independent state, the next question is usually "What language do you speak there?" Nobody never found out that it could be slovak. People usually guess that we speak russian or english. Ehm.
Inú reakciu som ani nečakala, kto už len tam môže poznať minirini Slovensko :D
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