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Nice Driveway!
An occasional column on life in Slovakia by James Thomson.
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Speaking clearly
Why Slovakia seems to pathologise "incorrect" speech.
James Thomson
Not the best of times
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People in countries that should know better are being treated like serfs, not citizens.
James Thomson
Crash test dummy
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Think of it less as the ship of state, and more of a dodgem car.
James Thomson
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Back to the future
You know it’s Christmas in Slovakia when everyone on TV is wearing hose and doublets.
James Thomson
In America, we are all still Czechoslovaks
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When politics and history collide, the result can be… well, confusing.
James Thomson
When disaster strikes
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A rare earthquake reveals family solidarity and institutional weakness.
James Thomson
The devil lurks in the detail
As the dust clears following the September 30 election, some startling facts emerge.
James Thomson
Land of confusion - when winning is losing and shouting better than talking
A month out from the election, little is clear.
James Thomson
Slovakia is busy building cycle paths. Why?
To make urban cycling work, the attitudes of drivers, planners and politicians need to change.
James Thomson
Why do Slovaks sell their votes so cheaply?
Perhaps they're just used to being short-changed.
James Thomson
Big white liars
Some people still believe everything they read on the internet.
James Thomson
The Foreigners’ Police unlearns English
Over the decades, this Slovak institution has proved both durable and obdurate.
James Thomson
Why would you hate President Čaputová?
Ukraine war derangement syndrome continues to ravage some in the intellectual classes.
James Thomson
Seven stages of buying a flat in Slovakia
The Slovak property market is like a swimming pool full of confused sharks.
James Thomson
In Slovak academia, it doesn’t pay to be proved right
What supervising an undergraduate thesis taught me about how the system works (or doesn’t).
James Thomson
Ukrainians are fighting for us in more ways than we realise
Our neighbours continued to suffer while we enjoyed the Easter holiday. What has Slovakia learned?
James Thomson
There goes the neighbourhood
The parallels between Russia’s approach to Ukraine and Hitler’s to Czechoslovakia in 1938 are uncanny.
James Thomson
Not all the losses inflicted by the pandemic can be tabulated
There is no moral to this tale, other than to cherish those you love.
James Thomson
A day in the life of the Slovak internet
Our capacity for indignation – or compassion – seems exhausted just when we need it most.
James Thomson
Slovakia has its own 'tinfoil hat' punchline
Should we pity or fear those who see the world through the distorting lens of the conspiracy media?
James Thomson
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