qwazse 4342 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Had a great weekend comparing notes with some boys who were raised in the Czech Republic. Because scouting was outlawed during the cold war, their movement has a dearth of senior scouters. Den chief age youth operate as den leaders. Merit badge counselors: no such thing. Scoutmasters: 1 for 96 youth. The parents are hoping for the next generation will have more parents involved. From the enthusiasm of the boys, however, I kinda hope not. First thing they asked about my scouts' unis: where are your neckers? Link to post Share on other sites
Cambridgeskip 658 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It's quite common in the former eastern bloc countries. I encountered some Hungarian scouts in 2005 at a jamboree in the UK. There were about 40 scouts with just 3 adults, the eldest of who was 20ish (if memory serves). They were all keen to exchange neckers and I still have a Hungarian one sewn on my blanket! Link to post Share on other sites
Nike 94 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 The Polish female Scouts and the Czech kids are some of the most popular groups at the annual Intercamp event in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites
berliner 55 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yup, totally agree: went to Intercamp in Viersen with 3 adults and like 10 boys ... after we spent days looking for them we learned to just look at the polish girl scouts camp LOL Germany is a bit different: West Germany has since WW2 been split into many many (I think 150 !!!) different scouting organisations. East Germany had a communist-scout thing (FDJ) that ceased to exist with the fall of the wall in 1989. Link to post Share on other sites
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