Slovakia officially started its presidency on July 1. The European Commission and the Slovak cabinet met for a joint session in Bratislava to mark the occasion.
"Do ľava," (to the left) I yelled, "Nie, do prava" (no, to the right), I gasped. "Dolšie," I screamed. "Nie, nie, horšie..." My Slovak girlfriend collapsed in laughter. Was it something I said?