After 27 years in Slovakia, you'd think nothing would surprise me anymore. You'd be wrong.

From ticks to tichý zabijak, návleky to kapustnica — here are 9 things about Slovak life that I still haven't quite come to terms with. Featuring a drunk hunter, a couple of rants, and my spectacular failure to park a car politely.

🇸🇰 Living in Slovakia as a British expat for nearly three decades, I've grown to love this country deeply — but some cultural differences still catch me off guard. In this video I cover Slovak health beliefs, Slovak food, the great tea debate, Slovak summers, and one linguistic faux pas I'd rather forget.

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00:00 Introduction

00:45 #1 Ticks

02:35 #2 Drafts (spelled the US way! 'Draughts' in British English)

03:55 #3 Nose blowing

04:50 #4 Návleky

06:19 #5 Lifts

07:50 #6 Tea

08:39 #7 Kapustnica

10:06 #8 Summer

11:30 #9 Ty and Vy

📺 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO

The Tea episode — coming soon

Slovak health superstitions (fizzy drinks & sore throats) — coming soon

How to learn Slovak (in 27 years or less) — https://youtu.be/s6x62XWGEtY?si=MXq0tS3xALBtBoK0

#Slovakia #BritishInSlovakia #SlovakLife #ExpatLife #LearnSlovak #Košice #SlovakCulture #UKvsSlovakia #SlovakFood #Kapustnica

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The Blorecast is a podcast from The School of Blore in Košice, Slovakia. It’s about life, culture, language, and exams – all served up with a dose of humour and storytelling. Whether you’re learning English, preparing for Cambridge exams, or just curious about life in Slovakia, you’ll find something here.

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Attributions

Boar: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sus_scrofa#/media/File:Wildschwein,_N%C3%A4he_Pulverstampftor.jpg

Tick-borne encephalitis map: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/country-profile-slovakia-tick-borne-encephalitis-tbe

Bear Headline: https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/727984-opity-a-zraneny-muz-so-zbranou-tvrdil-ze-ho-v-lese-napadol-medved/

Scream: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-cartoon-scream-1-6835/

Trumpet: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/musical-reveilli-mix-33299/

Slippers: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%B8._%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%90._%D0%A9%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0.jpg

Kapustnica: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silvestrovska_kapustnica.JPG#/media/File:Silvestrovska_kapustnica.JPG

Map of Europe: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Europe_countries_map_en_2.png

Lidl: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lidl_supermarkets_in_Slovakia#/media/File:Lidl_Herlianska_Ko%C5%A1ice.jpg

Water Park: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Besenova-_Thermal_Park_-_panoramio.jpg

Our theme tune is Ode to Joy – Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux: https://youtu.be/rU6nLowrtmE

The first funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: http://www.orangefreesounds.com/vintage-drum-and-organ-beat-87-bpm/

And the new ones are from here: https://samplefocus.com/samples/acoustic-rolling-drum-loop-cool-beat