We've got cut, we put some Rakija on it
But that's happening when you're a kid
And your parents are wondering why you're drinking!?
Because Rakija is cure for everything! That's why.
Oh that's true
True! 100%. And alcohol!
We're not loud but yes, we do have a lot of food on the table
Absolutely! Loud, huge, lots of food!
We have a lot of passion, we love family gatherings
We're very family oriented
If you don't have food on the table, that's a bad thing, especially if you have company and you're not offering anything
You know, you're not a good host
If you're not eating something that someone made that person will go out of their way to come to you
And be like - did you try that eggplant?
We have Slavas, birthdays, cousins -- yeah a lot of celebrations
You will feel like you're about to die from a food coma when you leave one
People are screaming, dancing, partying --
They're feeding you Sarma, they're feeding you Ćevapi, Pljeskavica.. You're gonna be like pfff
200% percent right.
If you say to somebody that you're not drinking Raki everybody are asking you WHY?
If you drink actual Rakija it just burns your throat
It'd s medicine for everything in your life. If you have a fever or something, they put Rakija on you
Mom - my tooth hurts! Hey - here is some Rakija
We use it for massages
You drink it if you have the flu, you can rub it on a wound...
If you have a cold, it works. You can warm it up with some honey in the winter and it's perfect
Parents, grandparents for them it's like - you brush your teeth in the morning and you have a Rakija
Or you brush your teeth with a Rakija, maybe. And it's good for cleaning too!
We're big in Țuică which is basically a very same thing, just different fruit
I tried it by the way, 10 out of 10
Not all. Some...
Honestly, I don't agree because we love our neighbours
I know my grand parents they still have that grudge. I just don't feel it. I've never been it. I was born after the war...
Our countries do have political differences with each other and yeah some countries do hate other countries
To this day there are still some issues in the Balkans that haven't been solved yet which is causing a lot of the tension
BUT I haven't met a single Balkan person I didn't like
No.... Back home we do hate each other when we visit each other's company but here in Canada
we love each other cause we can communicate without English
My closest friend is Serbian. Balkans meet each other, there is always a vibe. There is always a good time
Absolutely. I've never met anyone from the Balkans I couldn't get along with
At the end of the day we all stick together. We're all made from the same cloth
Is that true?
Like if I'm sitting in the class I might be looking rude but when they meet me I'm just chillin
I've been told I have a pretty bad resting bitch face. Watch this
But I'm open! Like I wanna be your friend. It's just my face
We're really honest, blunt people. If you're annoying I'm gonna be like "Why are you being annoying?"
It's not rude. It's just honest
We're very straight-forward for sure so maybe that's why we kind of look rude
Completely opposite. Yeah, very open
Croatians specifically, we're very emotional, very passionate and you care about other people
Even if there is somebody feeling left out and we see it in the corner of the room, we'll probably be the first ones to it
I think that speaks for all Balkans
Should have empathy, you try to please people. Great friendships that last for so long
Actual friendships! Actual friendships - they are like family. Oh yeah.
Well yeah..
No.. What are you talking about?
Have you ever seen a Romanian music video? No
We have chains and watch and like, hairy chest
It's a little superficial I know but we care about what we look like
If it's not Audi and Addidas then it has to be Gucci and Cadillac. That's how you can recognize people from Balkans (and a big golden chain)
Brands, what they wear, the car, you know. Taking out the car key on the table
It doesn't even matter if a woman is around us, like if we're just going to a bar guys night out or you know camping
OK, camping I look pretty bad.
He wears this during camping
I have pictures. He shows up in a dress-shirt coming out of the tent. There is a bear there looking at him like WTF is this guy doing
Ah yes...
I can say it's true
We are.. We wanna share our opinion, we stand for ourselves and I think not just women. Everybody's loud in the Balkans
Try to do something wrong. You're gonna figure out how loud they can be
If you step on her toes or something you will get your
that's how we say it
They are! I feel like I fear women more then men in the Balkans
That's very true. We have a lot of temperament
Absolutely. Wait - I shouldn't say that if I wanna meet someone some day.I prefer not to speak because I will be in big trouble and I don't wanna be in big trouble
We don't take bullshit from anybody and if you piss us off we're gonna tell you and we're gonna express our anger
But also if you're nice to us we're gonna express our love by being loudly and expressively loving. You're gonna know from the most extreme ways you can know
Somebody asks me "Where are you from?" CROATIA. Oh, you hate Serbs?
People always assume that Romanians are thieves or gypsies
If I add Feta Cheese everywhere. (And do you?) Yes.
That means that all the people from Bosnia are stupid
Oh my God, you must be so good at tennis! Are you really tall?
Oh so you're from Romania? I've been to Budapest a few times
Albanians are involved with drugs
Macedonia is not a developed country. We don't have electricity
We're not part of Russia. We're just brothers
We speak LOUD. When they hear us speak they're constantly like "Are they yelling at each other? Are they fighting? Should we call someone?"
We're very loud, we like to eat, the more food the better
They know that I live that Slav life.
Croatians don't like to work, but actually we are very hard working. We just have a balance. Work hard but have our coffee, enjoy life
Food is really delicious. Bulgarian feta cheese.
When you taste the tomato in Bulgaria it's like eating an apple. Juicy, sweet...
There's a lot of food, there's a lot of drinks, and there are beautiful girls. Most beautiful girls.
I've been in a lot of countries around the world and I haven't met people that are so hardworking so humble and so kind
welcoming in their homes. But only the people who are there, not the ones that are here.
I have not seen his home. He's never invited me over
Would you like to reach my house?