If you had the chance to gain citizenship/passport from a Balkan country. Which one would you choose and why
Posted by No_Firefighter5926@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 73 comments
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rakijautd@reddit
Greece.
SonrieAlaVida@reddit
If you are a male between 19-45 and you obtained citizenship you will be called for mandatory military service, are you sure? I believe something like Romania would be better.
rakijautd@reddit
It's not something that I would be thrilled about, but it's not the worst thing in the world either. It's what? 9 months of hard training, and discipline, cleaning after myself and others, being fast with morning bathroom, and being a bit sleep deprived. The only two things that I don't really do already are the last two.
Romania is a nice country, but I prefer the climate and cuisine of Greece. On top of that I really, really like Greek as a language, plus I like the culture very much, and the nature.
Ok_Start_2653@reddit
None, the one I have is fine.
kiki885@reddit
The Croatian passport is the one I would choose, good to see even a native Croat agrees It's a good choice :p
HuusSaOrh@reddit
Greece so i can go to cyprus visa free
Stealthfighter21@reddit
Well, most don't need a visa to Cyprus
AcanthocephalaSea410@reddit
Southern Cyprus requires visas for the northern Cyprus and Türkiye, so we can only see the north of Cyprus. There are many states that do not recognize Southern Cyprus and they cannot get a visa. The problem of recognition is not unique to the north.
Stealthfighter21@reddit
My point was that you don't necessarily need a Greek passport for Cyprus. Other Balkan countries get in without a visa too.
Livid_Wind8730@reddit
I got my dual citizenship in Bosnia two years ago , with my other one being US
Bluesmin@reddit
BOSSnia because it's the best country
Espace4Eve@reddit
Bulgaria 🇧🇬
COOLSICKAWESOME1@reddit
croatia cuz fav country
TheSoilSimp@reddit
Slovenia
Highest standard of living
Farthest away from Russia/Serbia/Turkey
Substratas@reddit
Kudos for the standard babes 🫶 but you’re not the furthest from Russia. You’re closer to Russia than Albania is. 😘
Stverghame@reddit
I just wonder how we, Serbia, affected Romania that much so you have that passive aggressive approach to us lol. Pathetic.
TheSoilSimp@reddit
You haven’t affected us, but I’m aware that if wwiii starts it would be a theater of Serbia versus the neighboring Balkan countries, and Slovenia is the only one that doesn’t border Serbia so… Nothing personal
Neka_faca@reddit
Why exactly would Serbia be at war with all of its neigbours exactly? Do you beleive that a small country surrounded by NATO and militarily neutral (not to mention with a decrepit military) would suddently with no reason join the war on Russia’s and China’s side and start attacking its neigbours, most of whom it views as very friendly? Or do you think that Serbia is some monster just waiting for an opportunity to attack all of its neigbours for territorial gain? The only recent conflicts Serbia had with its neigbors were with two countries, with Croatia, which wouldn’t have happened if a large population of Serbs wasn’t living in Croatia and also didn’t feel like they were being threatened again by the same extremists that had them genocided a generation ago, but those people have for the most part been expelled and ethnically cleansed so there is no reason to have any conflict with Croatia, and Bosnia, where all three sides fought each other and Serbia as a country wasn’t even officially involved, but did support the Serb side in many ways. There is no anymosity towards either Hungary or Bulgaria, Romania is viewed very positively, brotherly even, just like Montenegro, Macedonia and Greece. There isn’t even any strong feeling towards Albania, nobody really cares about it. The only possible conflict areas involving Serbs are Kosovo, because of the illegal seccession and the Serbian minority there, but even in this case the general public opinion about an armed conflict is very negative, and Bosnia, due to Republika Srpska being denied the same right to self-determination as Kosovo, but I don’t see Serbia as a country getting directly involved in any conflict there, it would be mostly internal, unless NATO decides that Serbs there should be prevented by force from being independent if they ever try to do that in the future. So where exactly do you see the danger in being close to Serbia?
TheSoilSimp@reddit
Well, nowadays nothing seems impossible to me
People seem to become more and more fanatical and willing to support all kind of stupid things
Neka_faca@reddit
I agree, but why single out Serbia (together with Russia and Turkey) and cite the possibility of war with all its Balkan neighbors? Why not Romania or Greece?
TheSoilSimp@reddit
Greeks and Romanians are not warlike
Neka_faca@reddit
Well thank you for that wonderful racist generalization, it confirmed my suspicion of your reasoning. So Serbs are just monsters that would one day wake up and attack Romanians or Hungarians or Croats for no reason whatsoever, because it’s in their nature, got it.
It doesn’t matter apparently that Romania is bordering Ukraine and is actively preparing for war with Russia and has basically already been involved in some close-call conflicts there, or it’s open hatred towards Hungary and Hungarians, the fact that the only real friendly neigbours it has are Bulgaria and the warlike monster Serbs which never in their history ever had a conflict with Romanians and in fact are quite fond of them and view them as brothers, or it doesn’t matter that Greece is basically in an arms race with neigboring Turkey and hates both Macedonians and Greeks or the fact that Albanians in all their neighbor countries, from Montenegro, to Serbia, to Macedonia, to Greece are practically openly waving the ‘Greater Albania’ flags and their terrorist organizations already fought two open conflicts in neigboring countries, no, the only warlike people in the Balkans are Serbs and they are the only ones that would attack all their neigbors for no reason, understood. Man, not even the Kremlin propaganda machine can dream of being so effective as the ones that did the job on you.
TheSoilSimp@reddit
Blah blah blah
Stop complaining so much and listen to some Leo’s Brena
Neka_faca@reddit
Braindead redditor moment
Stverghame@reddit
Because he is a NATO-chihuahua, barking the stuff he's fed with.
determine96@reddit
I don't think he meant it in that way.
That Serbia/Serbians did something to Romania/Romania.
He sees you as a "russophiles", "anti-western" I guess and he probably associates such people as an enemies to the "progress", "democracy"..
I mean in Bulgaria our nation is divided on those lines and from what I see in Romania during the last elections is kinda similar, the progressive pro western, liberal people against the backwards, conservative anti western people.
You know, is simple words, basically West = wealthy, human rights, liberalism = progress and prosperity.
East = poor, backward conservatives = dictatorship and misery
But good look to him escaping Serbians in Slovenia lol
Stverghame@reddit
His explanation was even more stupid, no need to defend him.
determine96@reddit
I don't even defend him lol
I don't think he is right for that, but I know that they have the most peaceful history with you guys and I don't know about any problems, conflicts between the two nations to this day.
If it was Bulgaria the reasons could have been nationalistic for example..
Stverghame@reddit
That's the exact reason I considered his comment completely unnecessary and that it is worth pointing out how he's deluded and simply parroting certain agendas without any basis.
oduzmi@reddit
Stay strong girl.
Stverghame@reddit
Teach me girlie, how did you survive those times when you regularly cried on your previous account how Croats are hated on this sub? Your input would mean a lot to me!
Kapanol197@reddit
And why did you reference Romania here cause I don't see the connection? He doesn't have a Romanian nickname, so you must've stalked through his posts/comments to see where he is from lmfao, as far as I'm concerned you seem to be the pathetic one to be so triggered and bhurt about this 🤣
Stverghame@reddit
I was interested to see where the commenter is from, because I wondered which nationality would mention us in that pathetic way. He is posting in Romanian, so there's that.
Thank you, you don't seem to be any less pathetic, congrats!
Stealthfighter21@reddit
He could be from Moldova.
Kapanol197@reddit
Careful, the triggered clown might call you pathetic as well and start stalking through your profile to come up with something about you 🤣 🤣
Kapanol197@reddit
You're the only pathetic and bhurt here chief 🤣
Marko___52@reddit
Now we are going to attack Slovenia, just because of inat!
Effective_Bluejay_13@reddit
Wait you guys say inat for anger as well?
Ok_Balance_6352@reddit
Anger or out of spite in Albanian?
Effective_Bluejay_13@reddit
Both actually
basedfinger@reddit
yo we say inat for spite too
Unable-Stay-6478@reddit
Nah, he meant 'in spite'.
Stealthfighter21@reddit
It's right next to Avstriysk oblast
Unable-Stay-6478@reddit
Largest minority group in Slovenia are Serbs.
striderspin123@reddit
Because they wanted to run west, farthest away from Russia/Serbia/Turkey
Unable-Stay-6478@reddit
Touché
Glittery_Marshmallow@reddit
Shhh... don't tell him. Let him enter the local bus. Oh what I would give to be a fly on the window to see his face in the moment.
cewap1899@reddit
I wouldn’t. I have no need tbh, I love living in Slovenia, we are in EU and our passport is quite strong so I don’t have any big problems traveling to the countries I wanna see… Double it and give it to the next person
PlamenIB@reddit
I would not change the country but I would change the city from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv probably.
aaaannnooonymous@reddit
what would be the benefit of changing your city in terms of bureaucracy?
PureLet5083@reddit
Probably Croatia
Sandzakguy@reddit
Montenegro cuz they’re just chill like that
-Koltira-@reddit
Hungary
DyedEye@reddit
Croatia
Professional_Stay_46@reddit
Greece iscthe best Balkan county so there is the answer.
Local_Collection_612@reddit
None I have a Dutch citizenship so no need for another passport.
BabylonianWeeb@reddit
Turkey, cause Turkish reactions would be funny
EleFacCafele@reddit
I am happy with the Romanian passport so don't want/need to have another Balkan passport
electronic_tunnel@reddit
Yugoslavia 🥺
IndependentSpot5936@reddit
Real af
orestaras@reddit
Slovenian to be still in EU and also without army obligations
Stverghame@reddit
Greece, other ones wouldn't matter
Life-King-9096@reddit
I'm happy with Serbia as it fills a couple of blanks for the Aussie, and I hope to spend 3 months a year there when I retire.
I wouldn't mind adding Bosnia for longer stays in China and Croatia for EU without a language requirement like Hungary.
As not all Balkan countries allow dual citizenship, many are out as I'm not giving up the Aussie, and I hope to be a Korean citizen one day.
Suitable-Decision-26@reddit
As Balkan countries go, the Bulgarian passport is pretty good. Of course we have visas for the US so this is an issue, but I don't If I would like to visit right now.
BeatnologicalMNE@reddit
That one which has lowest personal tax income. :D
Necessary_Doubt_9058@reddit
Serbia or Bosnia, in combination with EU passport there's only a few places you cannot visit without a visa in that case
Eurydica@reddit
Slovenia, like kids of Balasevic.
Stealthfighter21@reddit
None as I don't see any need for it. I can see someone wanting an EU passport though
latalatala@reddit
Okay well don’t flex on us like that.
ZAMAHACHU@reddit
Croatia.
Exceptionaltomato@reddit
Probably Bulgaria because my grandmother's family came from there
Unable-Stay-6478@reddit
Greece.
OG gyros
Strongest passport
Byzanter@reddit
Probably Croatia. Seems like a nice place with lots of tourist attractions.