Life of a Divorcee in your part of the world--Howz it?

It's not something we particularly discuss around here. It's a pretty staunch Catholic area with an eldely population, so divorce is not something that's quite so easily accepted as it may be elsewhere. I wouldn't go so far as to say that people are looked down upon though. It's an unfortunately fact of life now.

I live in the Czech Republic, and their views on divorce are pretty much the same as those of secular, city dwelling Americans. Czech Republic is just about the least religious country in the world. Something like 80 or 90 percent of the people under 40 are atheists. They don't pull any of the "but God wants you to stay together" stuff when a friend or family member gets divorced. And, at least from what I've heard as a foreigner, they don't call divorcees things like "second hand" or "used." Czechs are generally grumpy and distrustful, but they mind their own business when it comes to divorce, something they consider a private family matter. On the flip side, getting a czech to open up about something is like pulling molars. A few decades under communist rule makes people act as if everyone's with the secret police.