[lazyasciiart]

Are you assuming that nobody would be based in Bratislava who is not Slovakian?

[lazyasciiart]

Spoiler: you're wrong, the author is Canadian.

[wolco]

But what is his background? Canada is not a melting pot and many keep strong ties cultural backgrounds.

[newfoundglory]

His name is pretty Anglo Saxon, he had a solidly well off Canadian childhood and he has previously lived in Russia, France, and Austria.