Everyone living in the Czech Republic for a long time will notice that approximately 117% of the local population wears glasses. Sooner or later you need to integrate, I postponed buying glasses as long as I could, but the time finally came.
Integration into Czech society for the main contingent of newly arrived young men and women begins, naturally, with beer.
Then come the dumplings and pork, and after long and persistent integration you gradually begin to join the universal love of sports (I, for example, after the first year here reached 82 kg, apparently the meat in Russia is different).
And so, after 3 years a miracle happened - I suddenly stopped seeing that all Czech women (as is reliably known throughout the Russian internet) are ugly, entered the Faculty of Arts and even talked to them.
Naturally, this stressed me out quite a bit, so I immediately decided to see an eye doctor. He poked me with all sorts of 21st century gadgets and issued a verdict - my vision is -1, go get glasses, communist.
He wrote me a prescription, checked boxes, recommended drops.
Well, I didn't argue with him and went to the optical store he recommended.
I'll say right away - all optical stores, apparently, are crap, because you can't find reviews for any of them with a fire during the day, and Czech comrades trumpet in unison that you can go to the one closest to home, it's all China anyway. The difference between Czech and Russian optical stores - in the first they just give you what you point your finger at, and in the second they call you "darling" every 5 minutes (maybe they need to sell that way, or maybe it's really true).
Want to Buy Glasses?
First of all, young Ivan will be shocked by the local prices - normal frames cost about three thousand.
Crowns, silly. In Kaluga I bought glasses for about 2 thousand rubles (although people say I'm shamelessly lying), and they seemed fine. Anyway, I chose a prettier frame and started waiting.
By the way, if you have good insurance, they'll give you a discount. Only about 300 crowns, but still nice.
I waited almost 3 weeks (and in Kaluga I waited 3 days, honestly). And here they are, ready.
Justice is restored - Czech women are again just awful (well except for blondes and porn actresses - they're fine).
Now when I ride the metro, the Janas and Kateřinas stare at me again, and the old men pat me on the shoulder and we xenophobe together. And when I come to university, we chew pastries together during lectures and blow our noses, but I'll tell you about these degrees of integration later, it's too early for you yet.
And definitely buy yourself glasses, they seem to make them pretty well.