(source: freepik)
The sun is beating down and a noisy fan (ventilátor) is failing to make any impression on the overwhelming heat in the office. Time to escape and enjoy the summer, even if only for an afternoon.
Unfortunately the Slovak saying "Where the sun goes, the doctor doesn't" (Kam chodí slnko, tam nechodí lekár), no longer holds true in these days of global-warming (globálne otepľovanie) and holes in the ozone layer.
However, most of us still need little excuse for going out and making the most of the sunny weather (slnečné počasie). After all, what harm can a little sunshine do us, except for sunburn (spálenie), sun stroke (úpal), and skin cancer (rakovina kože)?
If you do decide to go sunbathing (opaľovať sa), do not forget to go equipped with your sunglasses (slnečné okuliare), suntan lotion (opaľovací krém), and have the aftersun cream (poopaľovací krém) ready.
Slovaks find the foreigner's dress code for swimming very strange. Apparently the idea of swimming shorts (šortky) is something quite weird (čudný). The first time one of my Slovak colleagues saw a man jumping in the pool with his šortky on, she thought he had just forgotten to take them off.
