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I went about twenty years ago, so regretfully I can't offer any tips - If you learn one or two phrases like 'Ahoy' or 'Dobry den' they'll appreciate it, then they'll launch into English because they love to practice their English. If you mention you've been reading a couple of their authors they'll love it because it means you appreciate their culture. Be careful not to use 'Czechoslovakia' of course because they split into two countries in the 80's. Try their national aperitif which is called 'Becherovka' - a kind of herbal drink which tastes to us English a bit like the cough medicine we used to have when we were kids (a bit like Jaegermeister). Prepare for them to be sarcastic in a very English way..as I said their humour is very similar to ours! Be sure to tell them you're not American-they used to be a bit anti-American when I was there last, because a lot of Americans went over there to live cheap and they tended to think all Americans were rich....