All Materials in: People’s Voices
Magda Vášáryova
“Slovakia People in the West walked holding themselves straight, talked with self-confidence, and were open. I believe that we – in the East – still have a lot to …
Jerzy Szacki
“Would your scientific career have developed the way it did if you had not travelled? Of course, it wouldn’t have. And besides, when one is in Poland, one has to …
Jan Ruml
“I went to the West for the first time in 1989. I was 37. This first encounter with the West gave me a shock from which I have never really recovered, in a way. As …
Soňa Szomolány
“Did these travels influence your life? They did – definitely! My main personality traits were formed, especially, when I was studying in Great Britain, around …
Petr Pajas
“The difference between our country and the West in the sixties was not so immense as one might think. It involved mainly differences between the cuisine and the …
Petruška Šustrov
“Freedom is one of the most precious values. And one’s willingness to observe the rules, such as to cross the street only when the light is green stems from, among …
Jacek Ostaszewski
“The West gave us a sense of diversity and calmness, and that was precious to us. We knew that nobody would break the door to our house down, as happened once when we …
