Which Balkan county is this?

the grass… too green, too alive. Balkans grass usually looks like it gave up on life
the road… broken, yeah, but not “my suspension is gone” broken
the houses… clean walls, nice balconies… nobody half-finished construction for 10 years?? suspicious
the fences… all lined up, same vibe… where is the random chaos??
the street… it actually makes sense. Like someone planned it. That’s illegal in the Balkans

And that’s when it hits me:

This place is pretending.
Like it WANTS to be Balkan… but it’s too… put together.

You know that feeling when someone is acting natural but you can tell they’re acting?
Yeah. That.

Italy. 100%.

More specifically northern Italy… that cursed zone that looks Balkan but isn’t.

This is not Balkans.
This is Italy undercover trying to blend in.

I don’t trust it.

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My point exactly ! The gates have no lions or eagles! Street have sidewalks, it looks that curb is yellowish, that means no parking zone, that directly contradicts Balkan lifestyle. Also too many street lights. But one is mystery to me. Roof angles looks southern (Greece) but at same time leftover gravel potholes looks like snow is regular… maybe northern Greece…

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aartaniR@reddit

Yes

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PawsomeBrainiac@reddit

not Serbia

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Exotic_Talk_2068@reddit

Lots of FIATs and Pizzeria hiding in the bushes it could only be Italy

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Senju19_02@reddit

Yeah,the Fiats are a dead giveaway. I bet that no one has more Fiats per person than Italy. Though the grey car in the left corner doesn't look like a Fiat to me.

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Exotic_Talk_2068@reddit

Grey car looks like Lancia

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PlayThePlayable@reddit

That could be Italy too

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mm19761976@reddit

Croatia

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MixPsychological4728@reddit

I've visited most of the Burgas county and I think I can say it's not the Burgas one. I think the lion in the back is very important tho.

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zara_anwar@reddit

Anywhere in Italy tbh

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

Yes! Central Italy

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GDGuardianAngel@reddit

I was right about the feeling that it wasn't Greece

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LazarSH@reddit

Crazy... I could bet it was Serbia🤣

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slavuj00@reddit

That fence is too nice to be in Serbia. And I'm saying this as someone from Serbia 😂

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Professional_You_834@reddit

Crazy... i could swear it was a street in my town that I frequent often.

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Klazy_idk@reddit

Crazy? i was crazy once, they locked me in a room. A rubber room. It got me crazy. Crazy?

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Okra_Smart@reddit

Are there even houses with built-in roller shutters in Serbia? I am pretty sure there are almost zero houses with built-in roller shutters in Bulgaria. I have seen none. Most were installed later.

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randompersononplanet@reddit

Probablt the rare few people that rebuild their village home and had family members bring those back from austria/germany. Xdxd

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dsilva_Viz@reddit

I would have said somewhere in Central, Central-South of Italy. The house style and the Fiat were the reason. Still, at first sight, it gave me Portuguese vibes too ahahaha.

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teddybear_01@reddit

There is some PI... (PIZZA?) sign in the bushes, so my guess would have been some western Balkan country... I want to know what that Lion sign means though

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boletaku@reddit

Only giveaway is the amount of signs in such a short stretch of road. In Balkans there wont be any signs in small neighbourhoods. Also road marking next yo the sidewalk not common in balkans

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humanistazazagrliti@reddit

Honorary Balkans, always

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Longjumping_Level347@reddit

Anywhere in Italy with a majority of Albanians.

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ConnaitreLaCrypto@reddit

Bulgaria ?

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littlehappymind@reddit

It's giving Greece, somewhere north.

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smoothieeeee12@reddit

Can be every one.

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Content_Contract_420@reddit

Typical hungarian road in cities

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PayAdministrative436@reddit

Too much sidewalk space to be Kosovo, so no

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superkikiriki@reddit

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

It is central Italy! Yeah, very Balkan look

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bishud@reddit

Haha, that’s the first thing that popped into my head!

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Substratas@reddit

Not in Albania.

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CockamouseGoesWee@reddit

Yeah I think this town actually has legs and moves to another country in the Balkans every year

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blodskaal@reddit

Balkan baba yaga

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Commercial_Law_1689@reddit

The anomalous town. It just appears. You go there. Random uncle offers you coffe and cigarettes. You have a chat. Next day... it's gone.

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og_toe@reddit

and somehow we were all born and raised here. every single one of us. and all our grandmas live here

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CockamouseGoesWee@reddit

Baba Yaga needs to work on the potholes in her town

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TheyCallHimBabaYagaa@reddit

why don't you mind your own business pal

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ThimitrisApithanos@reddit

Εxactly.

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Bojaaaan@reddit

100% italy

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ShiverMeBreeches@reddit

The road damage looks familiar! :D

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WorkingLanguage4495@reddit

Slovenia

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Unable_Ad9968@reddit

This shithole looks like Bulgaristan

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Wooden_Luck1890@reddit

Greece or albania

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Wooden_Luck1890@reddit

Any?

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ivandkridd@reddit

Bulgaria

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ComfortableVivid2370@reddit

i think its italy i see the PIZZA sign

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justacupoftea99@reddit

Idk one of them

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Easy-Author-9158@reddit

Yes, 2 Mini's 2 Fiat's and a road full of potholes, seems balkan accurate, houses and all👍

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RedScarySpectre@reddit

Could be Portugal.

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D3CIUSS@reddit

Bulgaria

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TheRealBucketCrab@reddit

Looks a small bit like Greece.

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albbro40@reddit

One of the corrupt ones…..

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Singhkaura@reddit

Looks like Vancouver

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Devel93@reddit

The fence is well maintained so it's not Serbia

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Thermopylae444@reddit

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Fault23@reddit

I see Ç and Ü but not sure

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FeelsLikeTrumanShow@reddit

I'm voting Romania

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Practical-Tooth-2217@reddit

Can't be Bulgaria. We don't have a "street crossing" signs....

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Unable_Tangerine_263@reddit

Srbija

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Puzzleheaded_Step440@reddit

Italy, Poggio Rusco

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okramv@reddit

They can be bad in Serbia but this bad? I don’t think so. Where is it /u/No_Row_8284

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

Central Italy! Many say that central Italy is a part of the Balkans haha

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okramv@reddit

Oh wow, I just got a car imported from Italy. Resellers don’t even advertise it’s from Italia 🫣

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Appropriate-Win6547@reddit

България 100%

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Zlotvor_Mejdana@reddit

This reeks of Banja Luka, Bosnia.

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Crusader183@reddit

Greece

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VirtualOutsideTravel@reddit

Im going to vote Serbia, its because of the brands of the vehicles.

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No-Marsupial-4050@reddit

Bosnia and Herzegovina ??

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

You are close, think about who Bosnia beat on Tuesday lol

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ZAMAHACHU@reddit

So Italy is also Balkan? :D

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

Since many people around here say that southern Italy is as Balkan as every Balkan country, here's the confirmation;)

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TrainingHeavy1666@reddit

Wow,south Italy really looks like Balkans. But why do much different from the north Italy? Also people are different north and south of Italy? I've been to Rome once and to Venice once and I wanna explore the whole Italy. I really love Italy and Italians. Greetings from Greece

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

Northern has always been richer because of its closeness to the big economies, while south wasn't. Also is worth mentioning that mafia groups were mainly based in southern Italy, so it was hard and risky to invest money there and try to develop at a faster pace.

I also wanna mention that, even though poorer, people in southern Italy are more warm and welcoming and this part of the country has far more beautiful landscapes and historic cities.

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Eldanosse@reddit

I was having a chat with an Italian chap recently. We were talking about Istanbul at first and how the administration let big money construct tall buildings near the sea and block the view for everyone else.

He mentioned that while it's generally not allowed in Italy, some people still built some. I asked if it was a mafia that did it. In my mind, I was comparing it to Turkey, really; because the current administration here is basically a mafia; but a second after I said it, I thought 'Oh, poo, is he going to think I guessed mafia because it's Italy?'

I wanted to make it clear that I was thinking through Turkey and it wasn't a stereotype about Italy. But he was on a roll explaining and then he sort of moved on to a new subject; and I never got to explain myself.

Is that something Italian people are generally sensitive about? Do you think I might've offended him?

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

I don't think so. Most Italians understand that Mafia and corruption is a big problem here. We had many tragedies in the past years because of this.

(Talking about buildings)In my town many new buildings were raised even though the population is going down, few of them were built even in front of schools and they are mostly half empty. I don't know what kind of agreement the owners of these buildings have with the mayor of this town...

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TrainingHeavy1666@reddit

Thank you for your answer. I'll def visit south Italy. Naples, Pompei etc

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bosquelero@reddit

North vs south is huge difference

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ZAMAHACHU@reddit

Warm Balkan

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Vercin@reddit

so that explain the fiats

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Tiny-Mulberry-2114@reddit

Is this near Trieste

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

More south, where the storm Erminio hit. This bridge(which is important) also collapsed after they "repaired" it by spending 250k€ last year

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technotronica@reddit

Nah, doesn't give BH

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ardna3265@reddit

omg that's my hometown :O

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No_Row_8284@reddit (OP)

Oo how? That's interesting

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razvan930@reddit

Bro has 4 Fiats in one picture and thinks he is slick

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AlbatrossOverall3948@reddit

Romania

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Wishart2016@reddit

It could even be Germany or Austria.

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Sandzakguy@reddit

The street sign are way too clean and straight to be somewhere out of the EU…idk which one it could exactly be tho

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Nelson11235813@reddit

bulgeria

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bagaski@reddit

Definitely not Greece

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Bertopower@reddit

Those are OG Italian potholes

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DragonflyOwn5617@reddit

Not Bulgaria

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This_Lion5856@reddit

I know a thousand places that look exactly like this in Bulgaria

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DragonflyOwn5617@reddit

The pavement, the signs, the cars and the poles don't look Bulgarian. I feel pretty safe completely excluding it

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Okra_Smart@reddit

Adn the built-in roller shutters. Most roller shutters are installed on top of the windows and not behind the plaster.

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This_Lion5856@reddit

Those barely patched up potholes and cracked sidewalks look extremelly Bulgarian though

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Hristo_14@reddit

Well we aren't the only country with potholes, also the houses really stand out, once you take a deeper look you'll notice something is off.

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dwartbg9@reddit

I'd also add the lack of a sidewalk on the right side. We may have fucked sidewalks in many places, like they're either small or have cars parked, but they still exist. This place here has no curb and no sidewalk, the house/restaurant is literally the same level as the street. This is also one sign that it's not in Bulgaria

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This_Lion5856@reddit

The only thing for me that gets it away that is not Bulgaria is the cars.

Not a single Golf 4 in sight and not a single E320 or Mecedes C-classe from 1998

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Aggressive_County_74@reddit

Lazio? And BTW since when is Italy Balkan country?

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AlexNachtigall247@reddit

Italy

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MrSandman_01@reddit

All od them 😁

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Likeability_dota@reddit

sidewalk is not road level and not dirt cant be Bulgaria

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BardhyliX@reddit

Signs seem Kosovo for me.

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Arina1234567@reddit

Serbia

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JRJenss@reddit

Croatia

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Ombiiii@reddit

It looks like Croatia for me. I was a few Tímea there, only for vacations. Welcome Balkány from Hungary

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Mindless_Landscape_7@reddit

isn't this italy?

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PokislaPara@reddit

Yes.

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Medium_Bike_9954@reddit

Türkiye

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HuusSaOrh@reddit

Turkey

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Ujemegaz@reddit

The street is too wide to be in Albania.

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Certain_Assistance35@reddit

And too good to be in Bulgaria.

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RuleMany2900@reddit

After visiting Dures and Vlora also too much asphalt

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NeighborhoodHot9892@reddit

is it bulgaria?

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Vejzzi@reddit

Maybe Serbia

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guga76@reddit

Looks like Portugal 👌

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HellFireNT@reddit

Looks kinda italy like with all the fiats

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Milan_Leri@reddit

Does anybody recognize that white lion head on black background logo?

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Brodyaga05@reddit

Italy, central or southern

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Serbian_solider@reddit

Bosnia and Herzegovina 100%.

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jewishgoatfuckerr@reddit

Rovinj,Croatia

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Miguel_si@reddit

It has Romanian vibe to me

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Vanaquish231@reddit

It's Greece.

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Kuriatko22@reddit

This could actually be in Portugal 😅

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More_Ad_5142@reddit

This is any dusty town in Anatolia

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async9@reddit

croatia

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noideadude90@reddit

This photo screams "Balkans"

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ApprehensiveYak496@reddit

Looks very Romanian

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annie_laroux@reddit

Greece

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IamCrabbo@reddit

all of them

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Better-Importance510@reddit

Cro or bih

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menteto@reddit

Bulgaria

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Prod_Meteor@reddit

All.

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Amazing-Implement282@reddit

Looks like Bulgaria

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getfuton@reddit

Looks very Bulgarian.

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notshysana@reddit

Bosnia

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Fat-worm@reddit

Actually it looks like Italy.

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Any_Fill9642@reddit

If the roads weren't fixed up all nice like this, and the cars were a tad older this could be Sofia

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Still-Statement-5575@reddit

Ours

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Kotka_na_bair@reddit

Bulgaria

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Mos_Kovitz_Cantina@reddit

Bulgreecnia and Albersovo

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oioioioioioiioo@reddit

Lol there's exactly the same one in north Italy

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humanistazazagrliti@reddit

It's all of them at once.

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insufferable13@reddit

Any

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2Vegans_1Steak@reddit

Slovenia or Italy cuz of the cars

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Unbanable4221@reddit

I actually do believe this could be Italy. But it wouldn't be Balkan then.

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2Vegans_1Steak@reddit

Trieste is balkan, but probably is Slovenia

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Senju19_02@reddit

The grey car on the left corner doesn't look like a Fiat,so it's more likely to be Slovenia.

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karatekolombiano@reddit

Portugal

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frenchieguy81@reddit

Any

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Far-Broccoli-7503@reddit

Slovenia?

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Consistent-Boss-7670@reddit

🇹🇷🇹🇷❤️

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Accomplished_Way_538@reddit

this looks like a village or at least outside of a city. i have never see a pedestrian sing outside of the city center so its not Greece. (the awful road can be Greek tho)

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