Kolo kolo mlynsky :::: Just don’t call him that - the slippery slope of house shoe parlance
All right, I've discovered another Prague blog, this one a really charming and well-written one by Julia, who describes herself as "A Southern computer geek, scribbler, ex-musician, and toddler wrangler living in Prague, Czech Republic." For your delectation I offer her discussion of Czech house slippers at Kolo kolo mlynsky :::: Just don’t call him that - the slippery slope of house shoe parlance. I had meant to write about this topic eventually, but Julia has done a much better and more thorough job than I would have.
(All right, now it's time to get to the archive and see what Nezval was up to in 1937.)
(All right, now it's time to get to the archive and see what Nezval was up to in 1937.)
posted by Karla at 11:51 AM
2 Comments:
Oh man--tapochki are in Prague too! Yes, slippers are a very important part of life here. Poor is the housewife who can't provide her guests a pair...
Hey, this is a major fact of Czech culture. (No surprise that the Russians also practice this.) Anyone who comes here needs to know to remove their shoes instantly upon entering a dwelling. Some younger people eschew the practice, but it does keep the mud at bay.
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