What defines Sarajevoans vis-à-vis people from other big/capital cities?
Posted by PreWiBa@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 4 comments
On this sub, we often have discussions about the people of certain countries. But what about people from certain big cities?
Normally, people only have specific stereotypes/opinions about a certain city and their people if they are from the same country. But the ex-Yu countries are a bit more connected, hence most people have been at least once in the capital city of a neighbouring country and often also know someone from there.
So, what is your opinion of Sarajevoans? What differentiates them from Belgradians, people from Zagreb, Split or Novi Sad, or even Ljubljana?
Early-Show2886@reddit
why you forget skopije?
Unable-Stay-6478@reddit
Skopjians
voltage-cottage@reddit
Honestly Sarajevo barely feels like a capital city. It's way smaller, way less urban, and way dirtier than either Belgrade or Zagreb.
Any semblance of them being urban and progressive, stems from a short period in the late 70s and 80s where they developed a rock scene and satirical shows like top lista nadrealista
However, war came, many Bosniaks got killed, and afterwards, almost all Serbs fled fearing retribution, leaving newcomers who killed any spirit the city once had.
Speaking from a Serb POV: As for the Serbs that fled Sarajevo, or moved to Serbia before the war, many of them are way more liberal, nonconfrontational, and open minded than Serbs from other parts of Bosnia, many of which have progovernment, backward nationalistic, and redneck attitudes.
Almost all OG Sarajevo people (including the Serbs who fled) have this distinct accent, where instead of the usual redneck bosnian accent that is found in other Serb/Croat/Bosniak regions, they have this funny accent like they have diarrhea slowly running down their pants. It's charming in it's own way
Poglavnik_Majmuna01@reddit
I know that a lot of Bosniaks view Sarajlije as delusional idealists who still hold onto the concept of brotherhood and unity, thus harming the Bosniak cause.
From personal experience, Sarajlije are pretty chill and friendly people. I can’t think of any specific stereotype that doesn’t apply to other Bosniak parts. I would never engage in any contracts or deals with them though, high chances of getting scammed to some extent.