Good relations between Czechs and Slovaks

Yesterday was the 90th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia. This prompts the liberal-left daily Pravda to examine current relations between the Czechs and the Slovaks: "The people of  Slovakia have always shown great interest in Czech films, literature and music. Even the younger generation has no problems understanding Czech texts. Around ten percent of Slovaks watch Czech TV on a regular basis ... Thousands of young Slovaks study at Czech universities and around 100,000 Slovaks work in the Czech Republic. This all has to do with the economic and cultural lead our neighbours have over us. The experts say it will take Slovakia 20 to 30 years to catch up with the Czechs in economic terms. In the area of culture we don't have this problem. The two cultures enrich one another. And even though the joint state of Czechs and Slovaks no longer exists - the cultural and economic ties have survived and will stand the test of time. These are two peoples who do not need the services of an interpreter to understand each other."  

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