Further to my previous point: if Slovakia and the Czech Republic split over economic policy, and very little else, and now, 30 years later, have essentially the same economic policy, but have not rejoined..?
I don’t think the people of Belarus are exactly going to allow themselves to be annexed, willingly…
And nor will, or should, Ukraine.
Russia is Russia. Ukraine is Ukraine. Belarus is Belarus. The fucking USSR/Russian Empire is dead, and should stay dead…
Slovakia is a funny case, they became so irrelevant since the split that even in Poland we don't think of Slovakia or the Slovaks. They were really always only an addition to Czechia.
Really?? That’s interesting, because politically, and religiously, you guys have way more in common than you do with the Czechs…
Yes, yes, I’m simplifying. I know there’s a Polish community in “Czechia”, and I know about Silesia…
But in the 21st century, you guys and the Slovaks are more alike, in many ways, than you might think… 🤷🏻♂️
It’s interesting you say that, though, because I probably think of Bratislava more than I think of say… Wrocław. But it’s me, and I’m obviously not Polish, so…
I’ve also been very close to Bratislava (Vienna), so that has probably made me think about it more, since then. Maybe. 🤷🏻♂️
But also my favourite James Bond movie (and probably Bond girl, even if the actress was not Slovak), lol. As lame as that is!!
No one ever talks about Slovakia or anything Slovak. They have the Tatra Mountains and so do we. I have zero idea what else they have, and I don't even remember the name of their capital city (is it Bratislava? I'm not even sure now). There are no Slovak video games too while the Czechs deliver some quality content. I don't know how the Slovak language sounds, probably indistinguishable from the Czech but I just don't know. In 1992 they split and like disappeared instantly.
I guess people in the Balkans may think so about Slovenia too. But in this case it may be good for the Slovenians to be a little quiet country of the region (I think a lot like a mini Austria now, in several ways). Or perhaps even more so, Serbia and Montenegro (also mountainous, I think, it's in the name).
Further to my previous point: if Slovakia and the Czech Republic split over economic policy, and very little else, and now, 30 years later, have essentially the same economic policy, but have not rejoined..?
I don’t think the people of Belarus are exactly going to allow themselves to be annexed, willingly…
And nor will, or should, Ukraine.
Russia is Russia. Ukraine is Ukraine. Belarus is Belarus. The fucking USSR/Russian Empire is dead, and should stay dead…
Slovakia is a funny case, they became so irrelevant since the split that even in Poland we don't think of Slovakia or the Slovaks. They were really always only an addition to Czechia.
Really?? That’s interesting, because politically, and religiously, you guys have way more in common than you do with the Czechs…
Yes, yes, I’m simplifying. I know there’s a Polish community in “Czechia”, and I know about Silesia…
But in the 21st century, you guys and the Slovaks are more alike, in many ways, than you might think… 🤷🏻♂️
It’s interesting you say that, though, because I probably think of Bratislava more than I think of say… Wrocław. But it’s me, and I’m obviously not Polish, so…
I’ve also been very close to Bratislava (Vienna), so that has probably made me think about it more, since then. Maybe. 🤷🏻♂️
But also my favourite James Bond movie (and probably Bond girl, even if the actress was not Slovak), lol. As lame as that is!!
No one ever talks about Slovakia or anything Slovak. They have the Tatra Mountains and so do we. I have zero idea what else they have, and I don't even remember the name of their capital city (is it Bratislava? I'm not even sure now). There are no Slovak video games too while the Czechs deliver some quality content. I don't know how the Slovak language sounds, probably indistinguishable from the Czech but I just don't know. In 1992 they split and like disappeared instantly.
I guess people in the Balkans may think so about Slovenia too. But in this case it may be good for the Slovenians to be a little quiet country of the region (I think a lot like a mini Austria now, in several ways). Or perhaps even more so, Serbia and Montenegro (also mountainous, I think, it's in the name).