Ever Helpful

Since we moved to Prague I have found that the Czechs have a penchant for being helpful. I know that may sound strange to many people since I know a lot of people find the Czechs to be abrupt and often rude but it is true in its own way. Maybe it is coming from New England but I don't mind if people aren't overly friendly. What has struck me as odd though is how Czechs will go out of their way to tell me what they think. Since we moved here I have been stopped on the escalator by people multiple times to "help" me. I have been told to roll the stroller on to the escaltor backwards b/c they beleive it is safer. I have been told not to be too close to the edge of the escaltor b/c the stroller could get caught. I have been told to hold the stroller with one hand, Sofia with my other hand and then somehow hold the railing so that if the escaltor stopped all of a sudden we wouldn't go flying. That one made me laugh since I would need three hands to do what the lady was suggesting. All of these times I have smiled and said thankyou since they were trying to be helpful even though the New Englander in me was telling them mind their own business. Today was the best helpful advice I have received to date. I was stopped by a gentleman on the street to tell me that I really should not have cut Watson's hair because he could get a sun burn. If he has long hair then he is meant to have long hair. I told him if I didn't cut it then Watson would get too hot. He kind of nodded in agreement and said then he should be outside for no more than 30 minutes at a time. I just said ok thanks and continued on my way. I had to laugh at all the well intentioned advice.