Prague in the Eyes of Another Foreigner
Lunching at the Globe Cafe yesterday, I met a Newfie (a person from Newfoundland Canada) who was sitting next to me. He was with his African friend from Mauli, conversing in perfect French, without a trace of Canadian-French accent.
An English teacher by trade, he has been in Prague for nine years and apparently has lost all his Newfie accent.
When asked how he enjoyed living in Prague, he said: "Prague is the
real center of Europe, where you can meet friends from different countries." "This was impossible ten years ago [when the country had just opened up from communism]," his friend added.
Perhaps his statement is true. But I ain't so sure. Thus far, I have met expatriats from Brazil, Finland and Lithuania at dinner parties hosted by my local workmates here. With exception to the Lithuanian girl, who is an intern-lawyer, these expatriates all initially planned to live in Prague just for a few months to see more of this city. But they all ended up staying here for years in the end...
Mr. Newfie mentioned that there is a gathering for Canadians at Okoky Douky, the then premise of the Globe Cafe, on every Tueday night at eight.
