Robot is the only international word deriving from Czech origin. The Czech people seem to view this as their greatest achievement…aside from the kolache, of course.
An introduction and discussion between robots appears in the first lesson of our group’s "New Czech Step by Step" book—it comes before the numbers and the alphabet. Yesterday, during our Czech history class, the lecturer did not make it five minutes without talking about robots. The lecture consisted of, “The oppressive Soviet regime…and I am sure most of you have heard the Czech country is responsible for the word Robot.”
This little quirk amuses me to no end. I have found the Czech Republic’s Koolaid! I can assure everyone…I will NOT leave this country without an authentic Czech robot.
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