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@BrilliantMaps I've lived in Prague 26 years and never been to Prague Čakovice, which must be one of the many small suburban stations. Now I'm tempted to seek it out just to see what is so stressful about it.

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@simongerman600 Replace 'good at' with 'cares about' and it works. For all the jokes about England's lack of prowess, is Italy really good at football these days? And they do have a go at rugby too.

In the US neither of these three sports are front of center. Still a funny visual.

@ryanmark1867 @MattZeitlin It skipped a lot of stuff. In the early 70s episode they completely ignored Princess Anne's first marriage.

@MattZeitlin Too true. On the subject, it's unforgivable that "The Crown" completely skipped over Callaghan.

I don’t think his own family loves Jim Callaghan as much as Dominic Sandbrook does

@albionarg @VolodyaTretyak @grok Er, the UK also fought a war over them, the difference is that we won. Also 98% of the inhabitants want to stay British.

@VolodyaTretyak @grok Argentinians largely care about the Falklands. Setting aside the history and the international law claims, what's important to remember is that we fought a war over them and many of our soldiers died. The Falklands are our Crimea.

@grok what is the public opinion in Argentina regarding the Falkland Islands? Do people believe they should belong to Argentina? And do Argentinians actually care about the issue?

@Darvischmo @DarthPower @illnevercallitx You're welcome

@Cathyofnusle @DarthPower @illnevercallitx Thanks for explaining.

Hot take but Kozel is better than Pilsner Urquell

@Darvischmo @DarthPower @illnevercallitx You might be thinking of "granát" style of beer which is semi-dark, but not the same as řezané which is a pour with half light and half dark beer, not brewed that way.

@DarthPower @illnevercallitx I have been told that is called Karat, can you confirm if that is accurate too?

@s_says40 @txgermanbre If you want strong alcohol in the Czech Republic, I recommend slivovice, meruňkovice or hruškovice.

@txgermanbre Did you drink Absinthe yet? Its mostly a tourist fad I guess, but it has a really high percentage of alcohol 😎

I have come to many conclusions. 1.) Do not talk about Czech Politics or nationalist Czechs will mass report your account and call you a retard. Noted. ✅ 2.) Czechs are fucking awesome outside of that incident xD

@GeoTechCricket @stats_feed Personally, I think it would be inhumane to move refugees to different countries against their will. The EU could organise for countries hosting fewer refugees per capita to support those with more financially, I guess. I feel they are a benefit, not burden though.

@Cathyofnusle @stats_feed True, initial settlement follows language and family ties. But that doesn’t answer whether the EU should redistribute the long-term support burden more evenly across member states.

🇺🇦 The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine: 1. 🇩🇪 Germany (1,267,475 people; 28.8% of the EU total) 2. 🇵🇱 Poland (966,595; 22.0%) 3. 🇨🇿 Czechia (399,630; 9.1%)

@TheRestHistory You've changed @holland_tom, you're practically a different person!

Feels like it was only yesterday

@GeoTechCricket @stats_feed People may well have tended to go to countries where they had friends or relatives. Czechia, for example had a large Ukrainian minority even before 2022. Also Polish and Czech are relatively easy languages for Ukrainians to learn.

@stats_feed Germany + Poland hosting over half - Should the EU redistribute support more evenly?

@dcsandbrook @Tabitha1278867 @bookclubpodhq I bought A Court of Thorns and Roses solely because of this podcast, I'd better get reading!

Thank you for all the great suggestions for our BOOK CLUB podcast. Here's what's coming next... 21 April EAST OF EDEN 28 April THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES 5 May A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES 12 May THE WOMAN IN WHITE 19 May BELOVED 26 May MRS DALLOWAY 2 June THE HUNGER GAMES

@cmjthew @TheDailyDraught The glasses in the Czech Republic leave about an inch for the head, and it does settle.

@TheDailyDraught Probably is, but as an Englishman if I am served a pint like this I would feel very short changed. Nothing competes to a pint of Guinness for me! No dodgy head with one of these

Do Czechs make the best beer?

@WallStreetMav Seems to me the money in the US ends up in the hands of the few and they live in protected estates. Czechia has less of a gap between rich and poor. That's also footage of the pretty touristy bit of the centre. However even the less historic bits of the city are decent.

Los Angeles has a GDP of $1.3 trillion. Prague in the Czech Republic has a GDP of $120 billion. What went wrong?

@holland_tom @TheRestHistory I've just been to the British Museum exhibition, so I'm all ready for this! I may rewatch Shogun too.

Coming to @TheRestHistory on Monday: THE DAWN OF THE SAMURAI

@nexta_tv This is why Russians shouldn't be allowed to participate in civilised society. Not till they've learnt how to behave decently.

🟥 Russian gymnast turns her back during Ukraine’s anthem At the World Cup stage in Sofia, 15-year-old Russian gymnast Sofia Iltyeryakova, competing under a “neutral” status, stood with her back to the flags during the medal ceremony. The anthem was played for the winner — Ukraine’s Taisiia Onofriichuk. Ukraine’s gymnastics federation calls it a violation of ethics and Fair Play, demanding she be banned from international competitions.

@Ian_Willoughby Oh yes, it always goes well when the government decides what good art is!

Culture minister Oto Klempíř says he will change system under which independent panel of experts choose who gets grants for films: “Why is nearly million going to film on queer community? Why is state financing activism?” This is sure to incense the Czech arts community.

@Ian_Willoughby Maybe the zoo could set up a breeding programme?

Hate to break it to you guys, but "ethnic Czechs are dying out" irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/m…

@Ian_Willoughby They just need to spread themselves out through the city.

Can this last line be true? I guess if they were sticking to the very centre of Prague only?

@VelvetBarstool @dcsandbrook We Brits love to tease those we like. Seriously, I don't think @dcsandbrook would have chosen a US politics topic for his PhD if he didn't like the US really.

@dcsandbrook I hope you don’t hate Americans. I know you both joke about this on the podcast (I’m a club member and regular listener.)

Excited to discover I am an MI6 asset working for the City of London!

@TheFl0orIsLaVa This is probably a propaganda photo of a show flat.

How many of you used to have oranges back then? Bc i can't remember any.