"Na Zdravi"

"Na zdravi!" is the Czech equivalent of "Cheers!".  Here are a few simple toasting rules that will come in handy when you clink glasses with the locals. First, the pronunciation: it's "naws-draw-vee" and you use it just like "cheers". Second, eye contact: when reaching out to clink someone's glass, you should make eye contact with them*. Third, no crossing: when toasting in a group, you should individually clink glasses with each person, being careful not to reach across anyone else who's in mid-clink (just wait until they're finished). The eye contact rule is very catchy and soon you'll be doing it all the time, maybe because the Czech tradition clearly states that *toasting with no eye contact means seven years of bad sex. "Na zdravi!"