Customs
- Sitting in pubs and drinking Czech beer such as Pilsner Urquell, Budějovický Budvar, Gambrinus and Kozel.
- Czech people like to have barbecues in the summer.
- Pointing at someone with their index finger is considered rude.
- Often take shoes off when entering a house (guests are offered "pantofle" which are house slippers)
- Playing ice hockey.
- Czechs, who live in big cities, often go to their 'summer houses' during the warm months of the year.
- Tradition to eat carp at Christmas.
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