CROATIA
CULTURE SHOCK AS YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT


THE COUNTRY
•Female President
•Smaller than CR
•10% are National Parks
•Thousands of islands

THE COUNTRY
•Female President
•Smaller than CR
•10% are National Parks
•Thousands of islands

THE PEOPLE
•Slavs by the sea
•Necktie, fountain pen
  and the Death ray.
•Not just seaside resorts
•Poverty covered by development

THE CULTURE
•Christian traditions still apply
•Don‘t touch our days off
•Go Sports!
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THE LANGUAGE
•Slavic family
•Ancient and Christian words in use
•Do not presume you know
•German is the new English
•Paid language courses (except dilligent students of Arts)

THE CITY - ZAGREB
•Second capital of the country
•Twice the population of Brno
•Extensive but random public transport
•History, brutalism, capitalism and poverty




THE SHOPPING
•High prices
•Limited selection
•Student unfriendly
•OR: buy in bulk or used
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THE SHOPPING
•High prices
•Limited selection
•Student unfriendly
•OR: buy in bulk or used
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THE STUDENTS
•Great discounts
•Good accommodation
•Old-school schools
•Bureaucracy abounds
•Invisible to the system

THE NETWORK
•Erasmus Student Network
•Paid membership
•Discounts
•Trips

THE INDIVIDUAL
•Urban exploration
•Trips to the sea
•National Parks
•Culture events
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THANK YOU AND DOVIĐENJA!