Czech vs Czechia - which should I use to talk with Czech citizens?
I know the country had been named Czech Republic but it has been changed to Czechia recently. The name seems to have failed to gain popularity around the world so far, though (you can easily find some related articles on the web).
When I talk with Czech citizens however, which one should I use? It might be better to use Czechia as it may make a good impression on them, but I also wonder if there are some citizens who opposed to the change, and these people might get dissatisfied if I say Czechia.
Best Answer
Czechia is officially recognized short name for our country. Czech Republic still remains the official name and finally Czech is still a shorthand for it that people commonly use, but is actually errorneous.
See Name of the Czech Republic article on Wikipedia and Go Czechia on myth explanation behind the Czechia name.
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Answer 2
Both Czechia and Czech Republic are recognized names here. In my personal opinion, the later one is accepted better, because it was longer in use, while the first one was accepted by government without citizens consent.
If you want to try patience of locals, you can try call our country Czechoslovakia, which make some of us laugh (that you live 30 years in a past), but will annoy rest of us :)
If you want to make REAL impression, try to call our country in czech language: ?esko. It's a bit tricky to make it with inflection (you can practice here), but the result will be happy face and better attitude towards you!
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