Each country has its drawbacks and disadvantages.\u00a0 Slovakia is no exception.\u00a0 In this article we will talk about the disadvantages of Slovakia through the eyes of an emigrant from the CIS countries.\u00a0 These disadvantages are only our subjective opinion, someone may not pay attention to them at all, someone will find even more flaws.\u00a0 We tried to pick up the most obvious disadvantages and shortcomings of Slovakia, so that each person would understand the realities of the Slovak Republic before emigrating to this country.\u00a0 And so, the biggest disadvantages of Slovakia are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0A small number of qualified specialized doctors.<\/strong>\u00a0 In addition to the fact that in Slovakia, you can get to specialized doctors only through your general practitioner, or by appointment to a private clinic, sometimes it can happen that a patient needs to wait several days or even weeks to get to a specialized doctor for an appointment.\u00a0 Most likely this is due to the fact that the profession of a doctor is quite strongly appreciated both in Slovakia and in other EU countries.\u00a0 But in Slovakia itself, the salary of doctors is clearly lower than, for example, in neighboring Austria.\u00a0 Therefore, having received a medical degree, Slovak doctors seek to find work in other EU countries, where the salary can be several times higher.\u00a0 In general, medicine in Slovakia is at a good level, insurance works, hospitals are provided with everything necessary, but the lack of personnel is a fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0Lots of inappropriate graffiti throughout the city.<\/strong>\u00a0 The drawings on the walls of residential and municipal buildings sometimes spoil the overall look.\u00a0 Sometimes it becomes just a pity for the building itself, because people built it, other people live or work in it, and someone with a stroke of his hand held a spray on the wall, ruined the whole landscape.\u00a0 Most of the graffiti can be compared with the drawings of a two-year-old child, who himself does not yet understand what he wants to draw and is just learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0Old Soviet Railway Station in Bratislava.<\/strong>\u00a0 Many urban facilities such as bridges, auto station are already new, beautiful, comfortable.\u00a0 But to the station in the capital have not yet reached.\u00a0 It looks like a gray, inconspicuous building, where there is also the spirit of the USSR with the corresponding mosaic in the style of communism.\u00a0 The station performs all its functions: it has places for rest, luggage storage, neat toilets, a waiting room, a caf\u00e9, and \u201chot drinks\u201d.\u00a0 The city has plans to build a completely new railway station in a couple of years.\u00a0 We can only wait for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf\u00a0Some aspects of the work of kindergartens.<\/strong>\u00a0 In general, kindergartens in Slovakia are very good, they are fully equipped, children are well fed, there are classes in English, physical\u00a0 preparation and so on.\u00a0 But our people are not used to some features.\u00a0 Children need to pick up from kindergarten before 16-00.\u00a0 This is not always consistent with the work schedule of the parents.\u00a0 Also in the kindergartens do not focus on preparing for the holidays, as we have.\u00a0 Probably \u2013 this is even a plus than a minus.\u00a0 In Slovakia, educators do not strain their parents in the search for costumes, the organization of preparation for the holiday, and especially the collection of money for it.\u00a0 Maximum \u2013 nursery teachers are learning songs and poems that children declare before their parents without musical accompaniment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0Shops in Slovakia do not work during the holidays.<\/strong>\u00a0 On ordinary days, grocery stores can work until 22-00, on weekends until 18-00, and on holidays, everything is closed.\u00a0 The work schedule may vary, depending on the area, but without exception, the shops are closed on national holidays of Slovakia.\u00a0 You need to get used to it, get yourself a calendar of public holidays, of which there are quite a lot, and be purchased in advance before the holidays.\u00a0 But if you still forget about the upcoming holiday for the whole country, but you can buy bread or water in mini markets at gas stations, the benefit of which are working around the clock and seven days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Slowness Slovaks.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0We used to live in constant haste, doing a million things in a day.\u00a0 For often the same rhythm we are expecting from other people, especially if they are interested in you, as client.\u00a0 In Slovakia, even customer-oriented companies or individuals do not rush to do everything now and immediately.\u00a0 Sometimes it starts to piss us off because we used to always run. Slovaks live a measured life, and not in a hurry.\u00a0 If you urgently need to rent an apartment, then the Slovak apartment owner also needs this, but not urgently.\u00a0 He will study the contract for several days and will sign it within a week.\u00a0 In fact, this is a good quality, and we need to learn from them.\u00a0 Making decisions in a hurry, as a rule, does not end with anything good.\u00a0 It is better to calmly think things through, and do conscious actions, like Slovaks.\u00a0 You need to be prepared for such a rhythm if you are going to do business in Slovakia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0Free fishing is prohibited.<\/strong>\u00a0 Fishing is possible only under a special license, which costs about 180 euros for the first year, and a bit cheaper for all the following.\u00a0 There are \u00a0local, regional and national licenses.\u00a0 If you do not want to bother with a license, then you can visit the ranch, where there is a lake, equipped places for fishing.\u00a0 On the territory you can rent everything you need for fishing from fishing rods, finishing with a net for catch.\u00a0 It is not expensive, there is a lot of big fish in the lake, it is a small probability that you catch nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf\u00a0Live fish is not sold in stores.<\/strong>\u00a0 It is difficult to say why this is so, but it is a fact.\u00a0 On the Internet you can find sites of fish farms that make the delivery of live fish.\u00a0 In their online store, you can choose the type of fish and its weight.\u00a0 On the day indicated in the schedule, you will be brought live fish straight to the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0It is prohibited to make a fire, put barbecues and fry kebabs where you want.<\/strong>\u00a0 You can grill only in designated areas in parks, on the shores of lakes.\u00a0 In such places everything is equipped, there are gazebos, a place for fire and trash cans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf\u00a0It is not accepted to make noise in apartments after 21-00.<\/strong>\u00a0 Since the Slovaks get up very early, they go to bed early in the evening.\u00a0 And make noise after nine in the evening is prohibited.\u00a0 If guests come to you and stay a little longer, you need to control yourself and guests, otherwise the police can also catch up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf\u00a0In Bratislava there are unreasonably high prices for real estate.<\/strong>\u00a0 You can buy 2 bedroom apartment in the capital from 100,000 euros and above.\u00a0 But only 20-30 km from Bratislava in the cities of satellites, real estate may already be 2 times cheaper.\u00a0 The same trend with rental properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0Lack of black tea in stores.<\/strong>\u00a0 This will seem trivial to many, but lovers of custard tea will have to look for it in Slovakia.\u00a0 Fortunately, in Bratislava there is a Russian shop on Obchodna Street, where you can buy everything you can miss: leaf tea, herring, sweets, dumplings, preservation, sprats, salted seeds and much more.\u00a0 But since this is all imported to Slovakia, and the prices are appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf\u00a0It is difficult to find a parking place.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0In Slovakia, there are rules of the road, including those that regulate parking places.\u00a0 Very often there are situations in the city when you need to come to some office, but you cannot park near the building, you need to park in the paid parking lot or drive another 2-3 blocks to park the car.\u00a0 Cars, parked on the sidewalks or near the bus stops, immediately takes the tow truck. A penalty is an average of 130 euros + idle for each day, if not picked up immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf\u00a0Slovak TV is not interesting to watch.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The country is quite small, and the production of expensive television programs is inappropriate.\u00a0 Slovaks have to be content with morning and evening news, and low-budget TV shows and programs.\u00a0 On the other hand, it is good that people are not trying to lure to the box, and the inhabitants of the country have time for themselves, for family, playing sports, meeting friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf\u00a0In Slovak cinemas, films are not duplicated into the Slovak language.<\/strong>\u00a0 The exceptions are cartoons for children.\u00a0 As a rule, films are shown in the original in English, German, French with subtitles in the Slovak language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf\u00a0Travel packages in Slovakia are more expensive than in Ukraine or Russia.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0If you compare the same vouchers to Egypt or Turkey, then buying a voucher in Slovakia, it will cost about 30% -50% more expensive.\u00a0 If you can, then fly to the well-known resorts better from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are quite a few small and big minuses of Slovakia, if you look through the eyes of a person from post-Soviet countries. Many cons are just differences in mentality and preferences. And of course, all these disadvantages are not deadly and not dangerous, you can get used to them and not pay attention to them over time. Slovakia is a wonderful country, and it is worthy to give up some of the benefits to which we are accustomed in our homeland. Having moved to any other country, you need to respect its values \u200b\u200band traditions, because this is the second homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We offer for viewing our video about the\u00a0minuses in Slovakia<\/strong>, where Vladimir and Tatiana tell in detail what disadvantages can be encountered in Slovakia:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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