By Jason Hovet and Michael Kahn SEC, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Czechs have long gathered at village pubs to catch up with friends or celebrate special occasions in a nation famed for its beer culture, but soaring costs and belt-tightening by patrons have now left many watering holes fighting for survival. Like other pubs across the country, U Kryslu in the village of Sec, population 318, is suffering from a plunge in income as customers cut back on leisure spending – the latest blow to establishments struggling to rebound from pandemic lockdowns. “In many villages and maybe even in ours the p…