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Aytug4ufan@reddit

Probably people kissing each other on cheeks. Also kissing the hand of an old family member.

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lilian_moraru@reddit

Romanians/Moldovans do that as well - \~10+ years ago it was more common, now a lot rarer. Now Romanians tend to just say it verbally “Sărut mâna”, which is a shortened version for “I kiss your hand”

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Alexsrbn@reddit

I gave someone £100 as a wedding gift first time I went to one in the uk and they said it was the most generous gift excluding immediate family members

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shalloner455555@reddit

Wtf how do they cover their chairs then? I would be embarassed showing up to a wedding without paying for my place or giving a lousy gift.

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That part is where we in the Balkans are actually idiotic. Why tf would I need to cover my chair for their wedding, that's same shit as covering your drinks/food on others parties/birthdays, what majority of the comments are mentioning here as weird. It has become a lowkey debate in my country in the last couple of months.

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

my grandparents gift me 100 euros every time i go visit them

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PraviPero@reddit

Well, as a croat, i was invited in austria to a birthday party and guests were expected to pay for drinks… i find that weird

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Dry_Razzmatazz69@reddit

In romania the birthday organizer always pays. You're expected to bring a gift

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UmeaTurbo@reddit

USA is the same. If it's at someone's house you may bring something to share if you wish.

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gpetrov@reddit

It’s not the same. Everyday else covers the bill for the birthday person. Only Balkan people keep doing it like back home.

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

Same in Albania

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dwartbg9@reddit

Same in Bulgaria

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Lord_Gobbledygook@reddit

Same in Greece

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AnakamaTH@reddit

Same in Türkiye.

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Strange-Bat-7977@reddit

Idk how it is in croatia. But in Kosovo if the celebration happens at a bar instead of your house, everyone pays for their own drinks. The guy whos birthday it is might get a bottle but thats it. If the celebration happens at home, it is expected that you bring a bottle or beers.

I live in Austria. And its practically the same here. You might get the first round for free, but no one can afford paying for 100 beers for a birthday party. I'm a student tho, idk how it is for older richer folks.

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

That happens in Kosovo?Are you Albanian??

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Strange-Bat-7977@reddit

Yes I am Albanian. And thats how it happens in Kosovo atleast among younger folk. My dad might still fight with his friends over the bill. But me and all my friends have always split the bill, since we were 13.

I will pay of it is 5 espressos or so, but I wont pay a 50 euro bill. Maybe once in a blue moon. But if I did that everytime I go out id be broke the first week of the month.

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

You invite them to your birthday party and you expect them to pay??
Qeke i cuditshem shok

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Strange-Bat-7977@reddit

Im not even gonna entertain this. Muj me pagu per 5 shok tngushte, po smuj me pagu per 50 veta. Sdi qysh i boni ju nejat nshqipni, po nkosove, e rezervon barin, e pagun 100-200 euro. Edhe tani krejt pagujne mrena nbar sa dojne me pi.

Nese osht party normal qe smuj me pagu per ni mahall. Edhe qishtu i kena organizu krejt shoqnia jem nprishtine nejat prej 13-14 vjece. Nese dal me 5 veta, gjo qe smka ndodh kurr, normal qe paguj.

Amo spaguj per njerz qe gati si njoh ose si njoh hic. Why should I?

Osht e quditshme qysh ti je i gatshem me pagu per 50 vet.

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

E para un nuk i ftoj 50 vet per dtl po kur i ftoj duhet me pagu un ,kur je fmi esht dicka tjt po prap familja i merr persiper shpenzimet e dtl ,nuk nodh kurr me te ftu dikush per dtl e me pagu nga xhepi,nuk bon sens hic nshqipri

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Strange-Bat-7977@reddit

Dallime kulturore ather. N'prishtine qishtu bohen nejat. E pagun venin, e pagun muziken edhe thats it.

Secila nej qe jom kon u kon gjith qashtu, si fmi, si 18 vjet, si 20 vjet. Party osht qajo 30-50 veta, 5 veta osht gathering. Edhe 5 veta me i thirr te shpija, osht e pritshme secili me pru birra. Bile un, sa her tshkoj diku, mar birra aq sa pi + 3 a 4.

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shr0u4@reddit

Valla shoku edhe une prej prishtines jom - muj me tthon qe per ditelindje gjith kom pagu veq normal jo per 50 vete po nashta per 7-10 shoke te ngushte.

Nese e kom thirr dikon ne shpi kom pas birra mjaftushem, po normal qe njerzia kan pru edhe vet si shej respekti.

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

Po dhe me te sjell birra /vere kur te thirrin nshpi esht krejt normale po me pagujt ti kur te ftojn nuk ndodh kurr nshqipri

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Strange-Bat-7977@reddit

Spo e kuptoj cka ka tkeqe ktu? Pi aq sa du, me lek temin e nuk bohna maxhup? As sdu me mpagu, as sdu me pagu.

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

Kur thash qe ka gjo tkeqe??esht kultura qe kur e fton tjetrin i pagun krejta ti,kaq

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Better_Collar2301@reddit

Them se do jete moshe e vogel. Jane ca psh qe per ditelindjen e nje shoku mblidhen nje nje airbnb dhe i ndajne disa shpenzime psh shtepine. Ushqimet e keto i merr ai qe ka ditlindjen normal

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

Mund tjer raste te izolume po qe norma esht paguj ai qe te fton

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VIPTRANSF@reddit

😂

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

If smth like that happens in Albania,would make it to the news

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trmisha@reddit

This is why no one likes you guys

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shadowdance55@reddit

In Croatia, people get into literal fights to get to pay for everything.

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Lord_Gobbledygook@reddit

This is the way

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cherryscentedink@reddit

I'm Bosnian and the people I know always pay for the birthday celebration attendees' drinks.

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Palagrin@reddit

same in greece, if it s a close gathering of friends i might buy everyone s beers but if it s a proper party it would bankrupt me. It is common for the host of a house party to have bought Some bottles though (in addition to the stuff that guests will bring)

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Lucky-Chair-2828@reddit

I feel ashamed for them. Had similar experiences in USA, not paying for drinks but not being treated as a guest.

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XO1GrootMeester@reddit

Never heard of that one before.

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Bullet_Tooth-Tony@reddit

If you invite them and even pay for food, their mind begins to boil over.

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Harisbaris@reddit

tikkie!!!

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Daseagle@reddit

Becka skola, eh?

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QenefGomari@reddit

Promaja! Could be hotter than hell…but opening a couple windows could be a death sentence.

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Intelligent_Pizza776@reddit

obsession with “what people will say”

normalising alcohol a bit too much it’s like drinking water

guests staying TOO LONG

knowing everyone’s family history

shoes off NO NEGOTIATION (my fav one i literally cannot comprehend someone having shoes in living room, or THEIR BEDROOM LIKE WTF)

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TheNight0215@reddit

Our mother insulting herself

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sayinmer@reddit

my mother used to swear and say “she would shit in my dads wine glass”… never understood this as a kid

(babanın şarap çanağına sıçayım)

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LAZY_RED-PANDA@reddit

my mother used to swear and say “she would shit in my dads wine glass"

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VIPTRANSF@reddit

Пиши го на Български ако можеш

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Am_aBoy@reddit

Това не ти е събът на r/bulgaria , че да искаш на български 💀

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sayinmer@reddit

obviously not in literal way, it’s a common swear phrase

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Lord_Gobbledygook@reddit

Good that you explained /s

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LAZY_RED-PANDA@reddit

my mother used to swear and say “she would shit in my dads wine glass”

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ahlatx@reddit

Bunu cevirmeye calistigina buyuk bi tebrik verdim

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greenest_alien@reddit

If it's about things like "I am so dumb I forgot to store the potatoes" then Czech and Slovak mom's do that too and it's probably pretty internationally common

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Terrible_Ad_5300@reddit

In ex Yu it is more like the mother telling the kid “I will f*** your mum”

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LAZY_RED-PANDA@reddit

So...she's basically gonna f*ck herself then? Lol.

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Glittery_Marshmallow@reddit

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LAZY_RED-PANDA@reddit

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greenest_alien@reddit

Oh my god LOL

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Tsukee@reddit

Its a extremely common curseword, still cracks me up when i hear my wife use it when cursing kids

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rndig@reddit

I find it hilarious really 😂

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DrBishop1903@reddit

This is so real

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Furda_Karda@reddit

😁😁😁

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rydolf_shabe@reddit

so real

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Forsaken-Ebb145@reddit

I hate to be that guy, but it should be Bosnia and Herzegowina. A lot of Croats will be mad again

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Names-Are-Confusing@reddit

Herzegovinians*. They’re not Croats. Even Croats from Croatia don’t treat them as such.

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Forsaken-Ebb145@reddit

Sorry, I should have written, "a lot of wannabe Croats will be mad." But honestly, 80% of the people down there have a Croatian passport. So...

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Names-Are-Confusing@reddit

So what? Passport doesn’t define you. If a Syrian gets a German passport he won’t actually become a German.

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Upstairs_Rip_9590@reddit

No I've seen it happen. As soon as he got his passport the sides of his mustache fell off and he started shouting something about orange juice.

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Names-Are-Confusing@reddit

Forgot about that one. Yeah I’ve seen it on TV too.

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Better_Collar2301@reddit

I feel like in balkans we drive each other around and never ask for money, maybe they can pay us by buying smth later for us but not necessarily

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andreyc123@reddit

My mom calling me mom (Albanian)

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sayinmer@reddit

haha where do i begin

just recently had an experience, live in canada in a big city, was grilling cevapi/kofte (as usual), and saw my neighbour next door and gave him some on a nice plate we had, he thought it was weird but took it anyway, and to this day, no thank you, no plate back (dont even care if its empty)

i feel like in the balkans this would be a no brainer, no?

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iasonnn@reddit

In my family (Greek) we would never return a plate (or a food container) empty! You always return it with your food!

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Givemethnm@reddit

That's definitely a case here too! But like if someone wouldn't do it (especially if we are talking about the outside of the country or a flat with students) I wouldn't find it rude tbh. Though he/she definitely should return the plate back, that should be a common sense everywhere and should be considered rude.

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shalloner455555@reddit

Monstrous. Never give him anything again.

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Glittery_Marshmallow@reddit

no plate back (dont even care if its empty)

Maybe he though it was a gift. Btw, it's so funny that you would even consider him knowing to return the plate full.

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

did the guy steal your plate and not even thanked u?

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e5x4du@reddit

he took your fucking plate lmaooo

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greekdude1194@reddit

Apparently feeding guests when they come over

Saw one of those charts that said will I be fed if I go to your house posted in on some forum I'm apart of and every one nonbalkan seemed incensed by the idea that I would expect or assume I'd be given food if I went to their house

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greenest_alien@reddit

Feeding your guests is actually normal in most cultures, certainly in Slavic ones

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vukojarac8@reddit

I was in sweden, and invited to a home of a friend to drink some whiskey and wine. I arrived at the moment he and his family were preparing for dinner. I was led to the living room to wait until they finished their dinner. I know I wasn’t invited to dinner, and I would politely decline if offered, but it wasn’t offered. As a balkaner I found it odd. I still do. In balkans that would have never happened.

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RailValco@reddit

As an extremely picky eater, I wish that were the case everywhere lol.

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

this can only happen in scandinavian countries lol. if someone doesnt want to invite you for dinner they can just invite you later after you finished. making someone wait is so fucking rude

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Left-Function7277@reddit

This only happens in scandinavia.

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Far-Active-649@reddit

In germanic ones it ain't - a colleague invited me and others to a book evening (I'm a book nerd), the only thing he offered was a glass of water and a cup of tea.

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

who doesnt feed guests:/

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greekdude1194@reddit

English, Germans, danish, swedes, finns who I know all I find it extremely baffling and a burden that it's asked/expected or even to be offered food if they come to your place

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BoxBlueD@reddit

The art of making a single cup of coffee last for 4 hours+

Eating green onions raw and whole.

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

i always have food ready for guest

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SarcasticComment30@reddit

As an Asian, I find it baffling to not feed people. Here we start off with water then tea/coffee with biscuits/pastries/fried stuff. And that’s when the guests are uninvited and going to leave in less than an hour. Lol.

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ayyyyyy_lmaoooooo@reddit

I've never seen "svatovi" being depicted in non Balkan media. Namely the whole motorcade, honking, etc.

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vreca_cementa@reddit

I lived in England, and I actually saw this but with chariots and horses. It was fucking magical, I love that country so much. But as a Croat, I highly doubt their wedding take one week like they do (or did) in Slavonia.

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BasCeluk@reddit

Racism

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General_Error@reddit

Its not racism if you dont like anyone

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Paceronikus@reddit

Not really. We evolved past racism. We don't hate people based on the color of their skin, we hate them based on geographical location of where their mothers happen to give birth at.

So advanced.

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prolapseenthusiat@reddit

Nah i dont think a lot of the people have something against blacks,asians or so. The word you mean is ethnic chauvinism.

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zarotabebcev@reddit

I think we are actually really amateurs of racism compared to 3/4 of the world

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Content_Survey_25@reddit

So you are not denying it

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mlohavi@reddit

Kosovo is not recognised.

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LordQuaz12@reddit

I don't know about other countries, but here in Bulgaria we have a very chill attitude to piracy. For the longest time we had a legal piracy network that was only taken down do to pressure by the EU, and even then, piracy is largely a non issue.

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BoxBlueD@reddit

The art of making a single cup of coffee last for 4 hours+

Eating green onions raw and whole.

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dabears91@reddit

Ranija

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Kalatapie@reddit

Getting into actual physical fights without involving the police. If you get into a verbal argument on the Balkans it is very likely to escalate into physical violence. The police don't seem to care and will not seriously investigate as long as nobody gets killed or seriously hurt. Most people are gentlemanly about it and will stick to wrestling/body shots. You are not supposed to aim for the head but some people will try to seriously injure you.

I've gotten into a handful of fights as an adult and i've always walked away without injury - maybe a bruise on my chest or cheek but nothing concerning. Still, i wouldn't recommend it to anybody, and now as an older adult i absolutely avoid fighting because it is a matter of time until you happen upon somebody who would want to seriously injure you, maybe with a knife or though a knockout to the head. I mean all you need is one bad night to sustain lifelong injury.

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tokseo@reddit

Lift the windshield wipers of someone who’s parked wrong

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Assasinality@reddit

Rice with yogurt might be one of them

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Paul_VV@reddit

Calling your kids by "my mother"/"my father"

Happens in Caucasus too

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Paceronikus@reddit

Your mom/grandma getting a panic attack if she sees you opening a window because "promaja" will F you up?

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LavaKing60@reddit

Apparently non Balkaners don't sleep after lunch. Which is odd, I thought that was an international thing until I doscovered that it's supposedly Balkan-exclusive

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MatchaAzra@reddit

It's not a balkan-exclusive, it is more of a southern europe thing because of the heat. People in Italy, Spain (Siesta), Portugal and so on do it as well. But I think it is a bit funny because people do it in winter as well and it is usually not that hot, haha. It might started because of the heat but now we do it all year around. I think that nap is also used as a excuse for northern europeans to frame southern europeans as lazy.

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Inward_Significance@reddit

This kind of shit

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dwartbg9@reddit

This isn't Balkan and it was common even in the US

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CallMeMaryMagdalene@reddit

I think the present tense is what makes it balkan and actually slavic thing 😂 i think most grandmas and aunties still have that and i lived in apartments where it is part of decoration and they r so sad when i am moving out and they see i removed it lmao

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Inward_Significance@reddit

...and this

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Moist-Park-4781@reddit

Kiss other men on the cheek

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Pen-Tool-1987@reddit

Macedonians only smooch close relatives.

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Successful-Weight-44@reddit

That became very rare in Macedonia though. And I hope it gets forgotten completly. Never could stand it.

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Pen-Tool-1987@reddit

Теткине кога ќе те рашлапаат на слава, нема појака кор-траума.

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Successful-Weight-44@reddit

😂 so true . Core childhood Trauma.

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Southern_Rich5102@reddit

Takoe be brat

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markohf12@reddit

That's how it's now, but pre-covid it was you kiss someone on the cheek when you meet them for the second time, otherwise just a handshake for the first time.

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PurpleMclaren@reddit

I fucking hate family gatherings because im autistic about my personal space, they know I hate it so I only get one 🤣

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_Winter-Wolf_@reddit

That's not really happening in Romania anymore, only with realtives and really close friends, usually familly friends.

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Carbastan24@reddit

My group of friends is in their 20' and we do it at birthdays, weddings etc.

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_Winter-Wolf_@reddit

Sincer, bravo vouă, păstrați cultura

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noOB_226@reddit

You'd hate it in France, I went there with a colleague for a month, and they forced us to kiss all women in the office. Every day.

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Harisbaris@reddit

nooooooo

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Moist-Park-4781@reddit

We should move to France immediately 🧳✈️

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

we do this in sicily. maybe you brought this here, who knows

it happened to many times to me to kissing on the cheeks people who i completely hated and who completely hated me but its just like a handshake

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Electrical_Deal5408@reddit

This would be gay in Romania

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EfficiencySmall4951@reddit

No? Grew up in the south west and it's very common here lol

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Istar10n@reddit

I grew up in Bucharest and I've never seen it. First time a guy kissed me on the cheek it was a foreigner and I thought it was weird. Unpleasant too.

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EfficiencySmall4951@reddit

Yeah I don't see this being common in Bucharest, in many places in Oltenia however it is. Especially if you don't see a guy friend for some time you do go for the cheek, much like how Italians and many of the Balkan countries do.
I understand that if you didn't grow up with this being part of the culture it would be unpleasant.

I will add though, ever since Covid happened you don't see it as often

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Electrical_Deal5408@reddit

Gay spotted "lol"

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cocoadusted@reddit

Are you guys insecure lol

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Electrical_Deal5408@reddit

The real question is, why are you gay?

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Daseagle@reddit

VERY 😃

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EdrusTheSmall@reddit

Not in Bulgaria or at least for the one born after 1969s 😂

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Terrible_Clothes_470@reddit

Drink coffee out alone everyday

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Kck-@reddit

Calling every older woman “auntie” and every older man “uncle.”

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SarcasticComment30@reddit

It’s very common in Asian cultures. Everyone is brother/sister/uncle/aunt if they are older to you. May it be your friends’ parents, a shopkeeper or random person on the footpath.

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greenest_alien@reddit

Also done in Moravia, more figuratively in Czechia or Slovakia

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Vast-League-7514@reddit

How do you pronounce it in Czech?

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greenest_alien@reddit

Teta (auntie) / Strýc (uncle)

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atzitzi@reddit

I dont believe modern Greeks do this anymore. I think nowadays it is used online as offense to age shame people

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ThickCaterpillar9867@reddit

We call older woman “grandma” and older man “uncle”

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Kck-@reddit

Guys, I’m talking about the informality part

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fbass@reddit

This was the norm in many Asian countries though

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TopObjective754@reddit

Koreans do that as well

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Huge_Respond9148@reddit

We tend to massacre each other semi-randomly every couple of decades.

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xiloti@reddit

Guys living with their parents till they get married and never learning to cook, clean or do anything in the household because that's a woman's job and they're no sissies

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shalloner455555@reddit

I was alone in the house with my brother who is 6 years older than me. All of my family members told me to cook something for him so he doesn't starve. Also wash the clothes ofc!

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lionman3937@reddit

Parking on sidewalks

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mw2lmaa@reddit

But do you also kick into doors of cars parked on sidewalks? Because we do.

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shalloner455555@reddit

Whenever i see people parked on sidewalks or on the street makes me wanna key their car.

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Le_Fish_In_Lava@reddit

transparent alcohol in plastic bottle, in the fridge

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Moonflovver31@reddit

In case of a glass bottle, there's old pear or sone other fruit from bakyard that's 50 or more years old in it

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FthisFthatFall@reddit

I drank a homemade rakia from fridge thinking it was a cold water. I felt it going down all the way. Thanks to my dad.

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LAZY_RED-PANDA@reddit

It probably burnt you real good, am I right?

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FthisFthatFall@reddit

I felt sanitized

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Fred_Neecheh@reddit

To be mistakenly chugged at the worst possible moment, eg hungover the next day

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kristiyanborisovv@reddit

coca cola cap on a fanta bottle is a must.

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FortisPatria@reddit

its either raki or vodka or just straight up ethyl

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Active_Unit_9498@reddit

mysteryrakija

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Bobinho4@reddit

positive negativity

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Southern_Rich5102@reddit

This one has deep layers of DNA, stumped up in 2 words. Good one brat!

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Vanja_mator@reddit

Underrated comment

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absurd_whale@reddit

Is Romania really Balkan country? Really curious

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w1gw4m@reddit

Pickling everything and still eating aspic for Christmas

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enmu12@reddit

Plastic bottle beside the toilet

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XO1GrootMeester@reddit

For a refreshing drink during your stay ?

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dwartbg9@reddit

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PurpleMclaren@reddit

In the "west" when you go out for someone's birthday they expect everyone to pay for themselves

Personally i always found it weird, if youre hosting people for a party shouldnt you be paying??

I could never do that the way I was raised lol

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Successful-Weight-44@reddit

That IS what I like about Macedonia. A normal rational hospitality. Neither exagurated on one side nor cold and egoistic on the other.

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

nah what are you talking about, in italy everyone always pays himself for the birthday parties. in normal parties its different since everyone bring something little of their own, but not on birthdays

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PurpleMclaren@reddit

Italians have hospitality/manners. Lent an Italian a dolly few days ago when I saw him struggling to move a fridge/boxes for his daughter, he came back with coffee and lunch for me.

I was moreso speaking to America/Canada/UK

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Vol3n@reddit

Calling our kids "mom" or "dad" depending on which parent you are.

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Primary-Dust-3091@reddit

We Bulgarians beat Israel at stuff 🇧🇬

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Historical_Fun_694@reddit

Hugging twice, first from the right, then from the left.

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Cefalopodul@reddit

Plastic bag that has a lot of plastic bags in it.

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Palagrin@reddit

feels like every ethnicity under the sun is trying to claim ownership of the bag o bags maybe it s just a common thing

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Cefalopodul@reddit

It's a common Balkan thing that people from outside the Balkans have difficulty understanding.

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xiloti@reddit

No it's not, people understand it and do it just fine all over the world, i live in a central european country and everone has the bag full of bags, usually close to their recycling. Thing is, in the last couple of decades or so most west/north european countries got rid of the thin plastic bags for groceries and use some other form of reusable bag (of course there's exceptions). But trust me, everyone stores bags in other bags, be it paper bags, the thin biodegradable plastic that turns to plastic dust in 3 months, thick ikea bags or textile bags, doesn't matter, it's universal

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RamboRamonRainer_@reddit

This is universal.

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LeftShake7709@reddit

Also in Bosnia to.

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Cefalopodul@reddit

Everyone in the Balkans does it but very few outside the Balkans.

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rndig@reddit

Russia, everyone who goes for groceries do it, less so for young people who uses shoppers, but overall 95% of population is having "paket s paketami".

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cattbug@reddit

The mother bag

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DistinctScientist0@reddit

That’s a thing outside of the Balkans though. At least in Spain it is.

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Daseagle@reddit

Everything turns into a bag of holding eventually.

And you're forgetting the basement that is full of stuff that "might be useful one day".

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sashagaborekte@reddit

Ethnic bickering

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Mother-Astronaut8784@reddit

Ew

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heavyMTL@reddit

I have a question, if Moldova joins Romania will it become part of the Balkans?

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dwartbg9@reddit

No, because Romania is hardly part of the Balkans anyways.

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Kooky_Appeal_6554@reddit

To many, men's oil wrestling appears gay. Even circumcision ceremonies—among Muslims, for instance—are sometimes viewed as somewhat strange.

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dwartbg9@reddit

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OmeletteDuFromage95@reddit

Pay for other people or not ask for payment. People find it weird if I pay for dinner or drinks and don't ask everyone for money. Or if I host an event that I don't ask people to pitch in. Or if I invite you out and pay for you but don't want your money. If I go out of my way to make sure whatever we are doing can accommodate as many people as possible instead of just letting everyone free-for-all figure it out themselves.

People outside of the Balkans find that strange. I find it strange when they nickle n dime everyone lol.

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zarotabebcev@reddit

I hate the Dutch concept of tikke for everything

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Mother-Astronaut8784@reddit

I don't know why im happy to see a Slovenian here.

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InfuriatingLeisur081@reddit

I lived in Balkans and I lived in Middle East. It is not a Balkan thing. TBH, my MENA friends would get aggressively agitated if I even considered that. So, throughout my entire 3 years of going out during night in regime ruled Syria, I could not pay a single coin because it was "their home" and I was a "guest in their home"

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CocoonNapper@reddit

Name days are a big thing, and the custom of taking people out for your bday and paying; in other places it's the otherway around.

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dwartbg9@reddit

I think that's also common only here in Bulgaria

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PureLet5083@reddit

We put rakija in pepsi or fanta bottles. Also if you go outside with your hair wet, you'll catch meningitis. 🫡

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Harisbaris@reddit

in Lithuania, moonshine must be in a bottle of see through drink, so usually sprite

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yoodudewth@reddit

First time hearing this abomination about rakija ib pepsi and fanta if my grandad saw you he would chase you with a pitchfork.

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Icy_Relationship_401@reddit

Water bottle holding what is basically vodka

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Excellent_Theory1602@reddit

We fuck each other's mother, but nobody gets really mad about it.

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More_Ad_5142@reddit

Taking our time with food, savor it for extended periods of time, eating together and generally treat it as a communal ritual

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FriendshipRemote130@reddit

like this doesnt happen in half the world

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Albanian_Trademark@reddit

Hmm in my family we all eat like there’s a gun pointed at us

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Eldanosse@reddit

As in very slowly, without any sudden moves and constantly narrating what you do, to not get the gun holder nervous?

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DistinctScientist0@reddit

That’s not just a Balkan thing. Very much a thing in France, Spain and Italy.

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Istar10n@reddit

I have a feeling they probably do this in South America and Asia too.

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Esdoorn-Acer@reddit

🇸🇮 a Balkan state? So Slovenia and Turkey are both in same region even tho one is in Central Europe and the other one in the Middle East? How does that work?

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GeneralCoordinator@reddit

To be Balkan is a state-of-mind.. Russians are proto-balkans.. Koreans are Asian-Balkans.. Egyptians are African-Balkans.. then you have Real-Balkans, Semi-Balkans, Virtua-Balkans and Balkan-Balkans..

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Far-Active-649@reddit

Slovenians don't have balkan mindset at all or they still would be stuck in the 90s, they're full austrians with a somewhat understandable language

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vchen09@reddit

My fridge is your fridge - basically - when you are guests in our homes, something that people from the west apparently don't get. Not everyone is guilty in the same amount, ofc, but still.

Some business partners were coming over - Sweeden - and they were shocked to see appetizers, main dish, deserts, drinks waiting for them, they even offered to pay, demanding to see the receipts, which was on the other end, shocking to me.

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hruschov@reddit

Slovenia is Balkan too, but they pretend they are not.

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ATAKURT1453@reddit

turkey
balkan

this means that islam is the largest religion in the balkans lol

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FortisPatria@reddit

2/10 ragebait gtfo🥀

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ATAKURT1453@reddit

Olum siz hangi paralel evrende yaşıyorsunuz anasını siktiğim ezikleri bu ülkenin ezici çoğunluğu müslüman değil mi be orospu evladı neyi ragebait

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ScallionClear7769@reddit

Yes, hospitality.

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SmartFlyNR1@reddit

I found it strange that some of you are putting Slovenia to this group where it doesn't belong.

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fr1ri@reddit

They are and always will be Balkan, they will NOT escape and are staying with us.

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SmartFlyNR1@reddit

Only in your wet dreams 🤣 We can't even escape because we're not even part of your group. Go and learn stuffs. Slovenia is a Central European country, we were never Balkan. Fact.
You hate us, you don't respect us, but you want us. Of course you don't hate our money.... Hmmm
Anyway smart people know that we're Central Europe.

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Whole-O@reddit

What money bro you're speaking as if you're Norway not Slovenia 😂

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Esdoorn-Acer@reddit

Do you have any idea how many Balkan people move to Slovenia to live off welfare?? 😂

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Imaginary_String_814@reddit

A single person not in employment may receive a maximum of EUR 494.09 in a single month, or a maximum of EUR 988.18 in a single year.

Is this enough to live comfortable in Slovenia ? https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MDDSZ/Urad-za-izvajanje-EKP/MPO/TISKOVINE/Vodnik-tuji-jeziki/Vodnik-po-socialnih-pravicah_2025_EN.pdf

but i guess there is more assistence if you have kids etc.

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Whole-O@reddit

No, but if I had to assume it's a small percentage and the vast majority are employed and contributing to Slovenian economy. Do you have data suggesting otherwise?

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Esdoorn-Acer@reddit

It’s actually a very high %. What they like to do is bring their whole family here so they take all the benefits, women stay at home and men leave to Austria or Germany to work there…unfortunately there is no official data. Hopefully one day it will be available.

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Whole-O@reddit

unfortunately there is no official data

So just xenophobic paranoia then, got it

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Esdoorn-Acer@reddit

I wish that was true. Do you have data for everything? For every criminal activity?

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SmartFlyNR1@reddit

Then why did your balkan mates moved here huh? Not for money and better life? 😂

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Whole-O@reddit

Well they surely moved for better life but not money money, those who wanted real money went further than Slovenia

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SmartFlyNR1@reddit

LMAO 🤣

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Imaginary_String_814@reddit

there is no central european culture, this is ur cope mechanism to distance urself from Balkan, wich usually only brings the opposite effect.

There is no Central European identity, nor culture therfore you cant be part of it.

money ? cmon bruh

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Esdoorn-Acer@reddit

Correcting people is cope mechanism? I would think putting Balkan label on Slovenia is more of a coping mechanism.

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Imaginary_String_814@reddit

It is kinda, else you would feel no need to even talk about it.

Also culture is in my opinion more a national thing. There is Slovenian culture and I am sure it is also within Slovenia very complex and different depending on rural or urban context.

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SmartFlyNR1@reddit

Come on dude, what are you even talking about? Sure it is. Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Czechia. So similar.
There is NO Balkan culture or identity. What even is "Balkan" culture?

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Imaginary_String_814@reddit

i agree its made up like central european, you have ur slovenian culture and thats it.

i dont see beeing loud, high hospitality and obvnoxious some other traits mentioned with beeing "balkan" as specific to the balkans. Could be mexian/south american aswell from the points people bring up.

there is no central european culture not identity, i am telling you as someone who grew up in Austria/Vienna. I never even came across this term before reddit. Its not some people thing about, heck people dont identify as European let alone "central/west"

It just reality.

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SmartFlyNR1@reddit

Slovenian and Austrian culture and traditions is very similar. That's why

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Imaginary_String_814@reddit

That’s feeling is not mutual, but Slovenes hat a good reputation among Austrians.

They feel logically close to Bavarians/Germans on a cultural level but are mostly their own thing.

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turkey
balkan

this means that islam is the largest religion in the balkans lol

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