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2RHPZ
09-10-2005, 02:58 AM
Damn Brits! ... :D

Prague - a cheap paradise for British stag tourists

[07-09-2005] By Ian Willoughby


Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Prague has become one of the most visited tourist destinations in Europe. But in the last few years the Czech capital has also become hugely popular with British stag groups, large groups of men celebrating some husband-to-be's last weekend of freedom, or just here to have a good time in a city which has earned a dubious reputation as "the Amsterdam of the East".

Stand on Wenceslas Square on any Saturday evening and you will see lots of British stag groups. And they openly admit they've come to Prague for the cheap booze - and the cheap ***.

Young English men: "There's fifteen of us in various places, all doing the same thing - all in strip clubs. Beautiful women, beautiful women...culture, beautiful blonde-haired culture. We like all that."

http://img.radio.cz/pictures/c/zabava/stagx.jpg

Scottish man: "Listen, it's a beautiful city, and the architecture is fantastic. But what we're saying is, it's built up a culture now that's a stag weekend...and people enjoying themselves. Cheap beer, it's easy to get to - two hours from the UK. Fantastic, fantastic."

Scottish man: "I've been to Amsterdam maybe eight, nine times - kept saying I'd go to Prague...here now...cheap as chips! Cheap as chips!"

English man: "We had some drinks, but mainly ***."

English man: "It's OK if you only have 'hand massage'!"

Tom Kenyon: "If you enter 'Prague stag' or something like that on Google you'll get at least 100,000 hits, and there'll be at least 100 companies there you can choose from." says Tom Kenyon of one of the biggest stag weekend organisers, Prague Pissup.

Czech Radiojournal (http://www.radio.cz/en/article/70388)

gaz
09-10-2005, 08:17 AM
I love Prague but I'm worried it'll be inevitibly ruined by Britsh tourists the same way they've f*cked up various places throughtout the Med. The first time I was there was about four years ago and it was paradise, friendly people, good food, good beer and probably the most beautiful city I've ever seen in my life. I went last year and there were British teenagers puking and pissing in the street. It's not really the way I want to remember it.

Knutsen
09-10-2005, 10:31 AM
gaz, exactly my thoughts. I went there in 2001 and 2002 and i have great memories of Prague, if what you say is true i hope Prague becomes again a great place to go.

wulfstan
09-10-2005, 10:54 AM
I too went there in 2001, and it was ace, went in November or something and woke up to find the city covered in snow, i have an ace picture of one of the squares covered in snow. I hate to think of it as ruined by twats in mock football shirts with their nicknames on the back, like 'Wulfstan 11' or something.

Czechs, take back your city!

cut
09-10-2005, 11:35 AM
I lived in Prague for 3 years a decade ago, and have been back there a few times since. You have to take the bad with the good. The money all these stag tourists are bringing in has an obvious impact on the bars and restaurants which are all getting much nicer, the other good thing is that Prague is not selling out to tourism, it's not going to loose it's charm. Unfortunately having a load of loud mouth drunken british men, is a bit irritating..

Apparently all the british hens are doing the same thing but they go to Barcelona. At least Prague is spared of shrieking drunk women with *****es strapped on their heads.

Mr Gently Benevolent
09-10-2005, 02:05 PM
The better informed "stags" are now going to Romania and even Lativia is now getting a taste of Brits on the piss.

wulfstan
09-10-2005, 02:38 PM
The better informed "stags" are now going to Romania and even Lativia is now getting a taste of Brits on the piss.

Latvia would be cool, but Romania, no thanks...

Next year i am off to St Lucia for a mate's wedding, that should be cool!

Zarathustra
09-10-2005, 02:43 PM
The synagogue of Pragues is just awesome.

Hawkeye
09-10-2005, 03:59 PM
I love Prague but I'm worried it'll be inevitibly ruined by Britsh tourists the same way they've f*cked up various places throughtout the Med. The first time I was there was about four years ago and it was paradise, friendly people, good food, good beer and probably the most beautiful city I've ever seen in my life. I went last year and there were British teenagers puking and pissing in the street. It's not really the way I want to remember it.



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fecking limeys

Freibier
09-10-2005, 04:24 PM
I visit Prague every few months for a weekend and it changed dramatically over the last 16 years but mostly for the better woot
Heck, the first time I was there, you could have the finest dinner in town, lots of drink, lots of fun and but yet it was nearly impossible to spend 100DM over the weekend per person. Those times are over but the city is much more beautiful now.

2RHPZ
09-11-2005, 12:52 PM
9 replies! I expected something up to 3 - 4! Thank you all for your comments and kind words. Anyway, I am working in Prague and if you come over, just send PM or email two days ahead and we can meet for a beer ... or two. I met Kruglerek last month and expecting Mack_pl soon ... (perhaps).

Kruglerek
09-12-2005, 07:27 AM
I met Kruglerek last month
Yeah woot :hug:
But next time you CAN'T be a driver ;)

That was my first visit in Prague, and I have to say that Prague is a beautiful city ! Have to go there for some longer period of time ;)

mack pl
09-12-2005, 07:49 AM
expecting Mack_pl soon ... (perhaps).

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p-)

and seriously, I'd like to visit your village, mate, but I have no clue when it could be possible... :|