Czech, Polish, Slovak - Are These West Slavic Languages Pretty Much the Same?

Somewhat separate from the Czech and Slovak languages stands Polish. Still, in most cases, native speakers of Polish and Slovak will only have a bit more trouble than Czech and Slovak speakers do communicating with each other. The separation is a bit more distinct between Polish and Czech, however. Especially if the speakers are from areas that are far from the shared border, they might find they’re not able to understand each other completely.