Slovakia

Women and men have equal rights under the law, including property and inheritance rights Nearly all Slovakians are literate Schooling is compulsory for ten years, from age 6 – 16 There is no fee to attend university Admission is highly competitive There are 13 universities, the oldest is Comenius University in Bratislava www.readysetpresent.com Family Life (3 of 4) Page 2

Social Etiquette (3 of 5) Greetings are warm yet not overly emotive The most common greeting will be a handshake, direct eye contact and the relevant greeting for the time of day: "dobré rano" (good morning), "dobré popoludne" (good afternoon), and "dobru noc" (good evening) The informal greeting "ahoj" (hi) is often used among friends www.readysetpresent.com Page 3

Business Etiquette (1 of 8) Slovak businesspeople initially take a formal and distant approach to people in business Be prepared for a seemingly cold reception at first This approach is however changing as a younger generation becomes more involved in business They are more willing to dispense of protocol and a slightly lower level of formality will be used www.readysetpresent.com Page 4

Trivia (5 of 5) Famous people or families from Slovakia: Actors: Angelina Jolie, Paul Newman, John Malkovich, Peter Lorre Artists: Andy Warhol and Dale Chihuly, Martin Benka, Ludovit Fulla, Vincent Hloznik Songwriter/singer: Paul Simon Movie director: Ivan Reitmann www.readysetpresent.com Page 5

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