What NOT TO DO in CROATIA - 12 Things to Avoid (superstitions & more)
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- This week we wanted to do a fun video all about what not to do in Croatia, and for the best advice, we went over to Baka and Dida's house. A lot of these are superstitions, there are also a couple of practical tips, so we hope you'll learn a thing or two about how to blend in on your visit to Croatia :)
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Dida nije niti glumio, izgledao je iskreno uznemiren prekršajima😂
Super video❤️🥳
ha ha ha 😂, dosita je tako, bar se tako doima....
Hahhahaha
Istina video je super
😂😂😂😂😂
Dida je zakon! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽🇭🇷
"Oće da me propu zdrma!" Ovo je tako legendarno i istinito! Dida legenda!!! Pozdrav!
This was so funny and accurate! My husband is from Serbia and i’m from Holland. I recognize all the ‘don’ts’ 🤣 He was laughing too!
Indeed all people of Balkans will laugh on this because it's of course all funny but our elders beleved in those cures and some where sometimes really effective...especially "rakija" 😂🤣😅😊
All things you mentioned stands in Serbia also.
@@damirglavas7940 well rakija really IS a medicine!
Yes, the same habbits are happen to be exactly the same all around former Yugoslavia. Same in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia. The video is authentic.
@Eline may i ask since you are a dutch aswell and have a balkan husband. how did u do it. i have a croatian boyfriend and i got offered to possibly move to croatia to join him in procimity 2 years. but i need to weight out all the options and pros and cons. are you living in serbia with him? and if so, can u tell me abit about the balkan living. i would trade my crouded city life and money suport (wajong uitkering) for a villlage life with hard work, good food and no money suport. so up or under when it comes to a normal job :/ anything u can tell me about?
Not just unlabelled bottles, also plastic containers. "Is that ice cream or punjena paprika in the freezer?" 😅 Also, I think you missed a big one: don't go out with wet hair! 😂
My mother in law and I got into an argument about the wet hair. 😉. Just easier to dry the hair than argue.
Oh yes for wet hair! That’s a big no-no in my family too.
or cookies containers lmafo
Wet hair is deadly.
Omg don't even go their with wet hair..i wouldn't dare go out w wet hair not unless i wanted 2 hear my beloved mother's cussings lol ohhh n the 100 reasons why u shouldn't go out w wet hair! 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣 Your parents in law are wonderful actors. Great video. I love hearing you speak Croatian. 😍
They didnt act at all😁
Wow💛 it amazes me how many similarities there are between Croatia and Poland. In Poland: sitting in the corner is a no-no for singles🧐, draft is a killer 😅, walking barefoot 🦶 not recommend (you often hear “don’t walk barefoot, here’s your PAPCIE/KAPCIE 🩴,”, girls shouldn’t sit on cold surface🥶(same reasons as the movie shows), putting your bag on the floor make your money go away 💰…:) how come there are so many similar things, I guess it’s being a Slavic nation :) ps I love Croatia, my fav place to visit. Miss it already 🙋🏻♀️
Poljska u ❤️
I am Croatian and never heard before about many of these traditions especially involving the placement of a purse on the floor/money goes bye-bye as well as no singles allowed sitting in the corner lol. Must have something to do with the fact I was raised in Zagreb :P
@@sinkec
Zagreb is a different country!
Everything in Croatia revolves around Zagreb or at least people living in Zagreb think. The whole country belongs to them, they're convinced. They always speed on the highways, and whenever there is a massive collision, you can bet your life at least one car will have Zagreb plates.
You buy anything in Zagreb, and has to be delivered somewhere else, "Oh wait, that will be an extra".
They always think they're superior to everyone else...like wtf?!!!
I like the city, but not so much the people from there, as you can tell.
We came from there! We got lost looking for warmer climate...
@@sinkec in Poland these superstisions are very common among elderly people. In younger generarions people know it, but It’s rather more like a funny custom - people do not take it seriously. Still - most polish citizens know them very well.
Draft is the biggest killer here in Croatia. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And "rakija" is cure for almost everything 😂🤣😂🤣 especially among the male population😊🤔😊
In all ex-Yugoslav countries not just Croatia
“Vidi kako sukari” [propuh] - razvalio me je ovaj komentar 🤣🤣🤣
@@mstojance 'Ex-Yugoslav?" Speak for yourself. :-)
Well...if you have buras and jugos and neveras and other cousin winds... Is understandable..!! Lol
I must say, for a foreigner, your Croatian is excellent!!! Keep up!
😂😂😂😂 so true … also you can’t go out with wet hair because you will feel the consequences when you get old or your mouth will get ‘twisted’ 😂
You're laughing, but take a look at Sylvester Stallone!
We have the same 'rules' in Poland too! It looks like this killing drafts are running through this part of Europe 🇵🇱 🇭🇷 😉
😂🤣😂😂
no no.. its about slavic beliefs.. we carry legacy of our ancestors!
😂😂😂😂👋👋
Good one.....
Many similarities in Romania, especially the public enemy #1: the draft
Such a funny video! All those rules are 100% true for Bulgaria 🇧🇬, too. I love your channel, Sarah! And you speak Croatian so well, that's amazing 👏
Shoutout to your in laws for agreeing to do this video
Such a cute video ☺️☺️
Omg! This took me back to my childhood growing up with my Croatian grandmother in the U.S. I laughed so hard about the drafts. We had to drive in the family car, in the summer, with no air conditioning and one window cracked open just a little, just so we didn't have a draft! You did this very respectfully. Thank you @
Yes, been here, done that. You never ever open the windows in a moving car! The draft will kill you.
- I am a vegetarian.
- Okay, you'll get a chicken.
😁😁😁
So true...😂🤣😂🤣😅😅 My grand mother used to say that 😅😅
Now l am scared going back home (became a vegan expat in China)
@@tatjanafumic8392 vegan? Well eat some chicken than and it will pass in some time later 🤔😂🤣😂 You gonna be cured,trust me 🤔😊😅
"Vegetarian" is an old Indian word for a "Lousy Hunter."
Haha this is so true! I was sitting on some steps at Jelacic Square in Zagreb and an old lady yelled at me that my ovaries would freeze!!
for sitting on the floor every person will react ... especially if you are a woman ... ovarian inflammation, and wc every half hour ... that's why we react that way
There's an old croatian joke.
An old lady asks youngsters: "What are you doing, kids?"
- We are doing drugs, grandma!
"Okay, just don't sit on concrete!"
Samo na balkanu u hladnjaku u kutiji od sladoleda mozes naci sarme od juce 😜😂😂
Sve je isto i kod nas u Makedoniju !! Pozz do celu obitelj ❤️
Kod ostalih naroda ono sto oni ostave za sutra.
👍😁😁😁
Istina 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣😂😂 hahahahha hahahah
Deveti dan je najbolja.
Pa tada i jesu i najukusnije; sutra i prekosutra od dana kuhanja. Ambalaža nije toliko važna (iako je poželjna neka vatrostalna!), njuhom detektiramo istu čak i da je pokušaju staviti u sef na ISS-u..
Hello. Although I am from Japan, my wife is from Serbia. Whenever I make promaja, she screams at me and says Promaja! Also, her mother constantly criticize me when I don't wear slippas in front of her. Whenever I eat too much, my wife tells me to drink a bit of rakija and she brings the bottle like you said in the video. Great video. Thanks.
A japanese person that eats too much? Does that even exists? XD Kidding. I always thought japanese people are very moderate when it came to eating.
great stuff 💯
Absolutely! Among other magic properties, rakija is excellent digestif.
A upala mozga kada ides sa mokrom kosom vani ?! 😂
Točno😄😄😄...To je još opasnije od promaje😆😆😆
Pa se mater dere po drorišču za tebom
LOL, true!
I start learning about Croatian Culture coz my Liubavi moja is Croatian. 😊I love watching your videos 🤩
I am constantly laughing/arguing about the draft thing with my Croatian girlfriend.
At first I thought she was just making it up. It's hilarious/frustrating.
I like a breeze through our house.
Correction:
I used to enjoy a breeze through the house in the Summer
Are you crazzy!!??It can kill you!!!
The breeze is a do jaja..sto te ne kill,ojaca te!
hahahah
My dad used to say :there is no draft in months with out letter R in them!So may,june,July and August are draft free months!
Croatia reminds me so much of Mexico! A lot of the superstitions and little things that are done in Croatia also happen in Mexico haha
The world is so much smaller than we think! :)
Hmmm.. Maybe then they are not superstitions but acquired experience.. 🤣 I know placebo is a powerful thing, but when I'm sweaty and a cold draft washes over me, my neck always gets stiff.. That superstition is really powerful.. 😉
Oh my gosh I can’t believe how so many of these are followed by my African-American family from the South! Especially the no walking barefoot/sitting on cold surfaces and placing your purse on the ground. We believe the money drains from your purse (figuratively not literally) if you sit it on the floor. Also, always look inside containers in the kitchen. You may think it’s butter in there but it’s turns out to be leftovers from dinner! Lol
Oh and we also use lard to bring down swelling or a cyst. Apparently it helps to pull out infections causing the swelling.
Hey i still do that use up all the containers lol ice cream..margarine it's sustainability at it's best well that's what mama use 2 say😂
We have to appreciate Didas acting skills 🤣🤣 he is hilarious!!! Veliki pozdrav 💗
He's great, isn't he?! We had fun making the video
😂😂😂 spasila si mi ovaj dan koji je uzasno krenuo. Ismijala sam se... Bas ti hvala!!
The draft one made me laugh! That was 100% my Tata. A lot of these remind me of him. I love your channel for that. Brings back so many good memories of my Dad.
Also my sister fell victim to the open water bottle. 🤣🤣🤣
Great video, I‘ve been laughing hard while watching 😁😂🤣
Papuče, propuh, rakija … so true!
Your in-laws are talented actors with a great sense of humor 😊👍🏼
I am from the Netherlands, somehow this was recommended. I hope to visit Croatia someday.
Welcome, JTB!
I can relate to all of the these. I heard my mom telling me these same things growing up. The funny thing is I say the same things to my kids.😆
Nemoj vruc u ledeno.
Kad sam u Finskoj vidio da iz saune ulaze u zaledjeno jezero, mislio sam da ce pocrkati.
😂😂😂😂😂 o Gode....
hahahahaha bogami xd
👍......... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ima li preživjelih?
Valjda su navikli 😅
Thank you so much for these videos! I found out yesterday that my husband might be eligible for Croatian dual-citizenship, so now I am researching everything I can about Croatian culture. Your videos have been so helpful!
Just follow all these rules and you guys will be fine...lol
Thank you for sharing! These are almost the same things my Mom was telling me when growing up :) (and I grew up in Poland ) 🤗🤗🤗
Same applies to me. I grew up in Brazil but Croatian style.
This is no wonder. Before the Roman Emperor (see "De Administrando Imperio") invited us to settle today's Croatia, we Croats lived in today's Poland. The mother of "Karol Wojtyla", Pope John Paul II, described herself as a Croatian.
Das ist kein Wunder. Bevor uns der römische Kaiser (siehe "De Administrando Imperio") eingeladen hat das heutige Kroatien zu besiedeln, haben wir Kroaten im heutigen Polen gelebt. Die Mutter von "Karol Wojtyla", Papst Johannes Paul II, bezeichnete sich selbst als Kroatin.
oh the unlabeled bottle one had me laughing hard. My father once took a sip of a window cleaning liquid because my mother put it in an unlabeled bottle 😂😂
😂🤣😂🤣😅😅
I took a sip of alcohol hand gel once because it was in an unlabelled water bottle XD
Everything was so true.
This is hilarious because it’s so true! The many things you learn when marrying into a Croatian family... 🤣
Deda je zakon, a sve je istina. Ima toga još puno...
Almost the same as here in Serbia, except for the sea. Nice video guys!
That's the main reason why Croatian do not say "water" for the sea.
@@Leo-wz4nh .....but they love Jethro TUll! 😜
You forgot something! NEVER refuse food when you're being a guest at someone's house, it's SO rude! 🤣
True
I čašicu rakije 🤔..a pogotovo ako ju je gazda kućanstava sam radio 😂😅
This is more or less everywhere on this planet not only in Croatia.
True!
True
Oh my God, I never imagined that Croatia and Azerbaijan have lots in commons..draft made me laugh 😂😂😂we also believe that, it can make u sick even in the summer :) keep shooting these kind of videos.. have a good day
greetings to you there in Azerbaijan, you have the most beautiful woman in the world, I simply adore Efendi! 😍😍😍
@@jurejuric1439 thank you :) Your Albina is gorgeous too..
@@5566letslearnEnglish Albina is a fellow citizen of mine, she is beautiful, but, Eefendi is something more beautiful and sweetest I have ever seen in my life... Oriental and unusually beautiful woman! 🙌😊 😁😍
@@jurejuric1439 Ajde smiri doživljaj! Ne bi da nisi nikad vidija lipu curu, bar u Splitu ima ljepotica, uvik je bilo i bit će. I Efendi i Albina su prelijepe i točka.
@@adriaticdream9742 aj smiri doživljaje ti! o ukusima se ne raspravlja.... a u Splitu neš vidit orijentalnu curu, jer ih nema... ako nisu furešte...
We have a saying in our family; translates to the context of sitting on cold surfaces directly: 'Bricks can kill'
KAKO si dobra, a i dida je odlican, KAKO se brine o tebi 😃😃😃😃👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Love this. Like visiting mum and dad. I think you're amazing having learnt the language and speaking it so fluently xx
When I have nausea I take a few sips of rakija and it really helps.
I once drank liquid from a bottle of Sprite thinking of course it was juice and my mom had liquid to feed the plants inside. I remember the disgusting taste in my mouth from that 🤣.
And my mom's ear infection really gets stronger if it's drafts.
My grandma’s parents side were from Croatia and emigrated to Peru in the 1800s and my mom used to believe and use some of these tips still…
I absolutely love this video! You guys nailed it! 🧡😄👌
Great video!!
Fanny packs are optional but the rest is spot on. And it is called the sea for the simple reason that it really is the sea. Water comes from the tap or a bottle, and the ocean in nowhere near us ;)
Awesome! As an American married to a Croatian I relate. These cultural videos should be required before dating! :)
haha 👌
Thanks for this video. I am Croatian and this made me smile. My parents would always tell me the same things.
😂😂 the best is propuh ( promaja ) će me ubiti 😂😂 Very very true…. Thank you Sara ..👍 Made my day ..😂😂😂
This was fantastic, I could not stop laughing 😆😆😆
Epic content. Well done! And much appreciated
Hahah! Great video. Especially the part about the draft 😂And it is 100% the same in Serbia
Eto barem se u tome slažemo ?!
Sve ovo je isto i u Srbiji. Jedna razlika ne postoji.
Jel i vi 'mrknete' rakiju!? Umro sam od smijeha kad je dida rekao, 'mrkni' travaricu!
kod nas političari iskaču iz paštete, a kod vas iz frižidera 😅
I laughed so hard!
Also, I hate those folklore superstitious stuff (e.g. wood knocking against jinx, black cat crossing, children robes left at night on clothes dryer...), but your videos are great!
Oh yeah, and baba & dida are making soup litteraly every day.
There has to be a soup plate every lunch!
You've got great family!
God bless!
It is not *Lunch* without soup.
@@jebojahoo
Exactly, my point the same!
Baba set the foundation, ćaća build it up, and now I teach others the same!
Let the Power of the Soup spread all around the world.
You will be asimilated.
Resistance is futile!
If you don't eat soup or stew at least once a day, I will have to personally revoke your Balkan Club membership. You've been warned 😉
@@SB-gm9yx I'd signed that every day! 👊🤣
P. S. Livaaaaajaaaa 👏👏👍😊
Yes. My grandmothers in Poland would never let me anywhere aroud draft, sitting on anything cold would be a big no, vodka was a great remedy for stomach pain, they woul use lard on people's chest as a remedy. We have the same with sitting by a corner and putting bags on the floor. I bet there are many more.
I'm impressed with your Croatian. Really impressed, it's great! 👍
One of the few video's of Croatia i've and liked. Great work.
Such a funny video. Loved it ❤️❤️
Mnogo vam je dobar klip, baš sam se ismejala 🤣🤣🤣. Samo nastavite tako ❤
Sarah your Croatian is amazing. The accent and all! Bravo
I LOVE this video!! My grandmother was Croatian and us kids got in trouble and often didn’t understand why. (Dad did NOT want us to learn Croatian!) This explains a lot! The 1st year of marriage, my southerner Mamma gave Grandma a purse for Christmas but neglected to put money in it! She was completely confused when grandmother was FURIOUS!!! Apparently, a purse given empty STAYS EMPTY!!
Bravo. Odličan video.
Travarica is amazing, currently out of stock at the LCBO
This was so funny! What a laugh with my Australian born children who have heard bits and pieces of these rules - had us in stitches! Keep up the videos please- we love them! Greetings from Sydney, Australia in lockdown
Moja kci je rodena u Nemackoj. Mati joj je Njemica. Nas dvojica se nismo mogli prestati smijati, gledajuci ovaj video. Lijep pozdrav iz Bavarske.
Jako si simpaticna, super smijesan video! Placem od smijeha!
Soo spot on. I have experienced all of these big no nos when visiting my relatives in Croatia and laughed when I saw this video. As born and raised in Sweden, we are used to more cold climate and don´t see any danger by walking barefoot or sit on concrete during the summertime in Croatia.
Odličan video Sarah, a dida je legenda 😀👍
Always aware of the "chill" also exists here in Italy. My Italian partner always reminds our daughter to blow dry her hair before we go out so she doesn't get the "torcicollo" (neck cramp) from the "chill." I always go out with wet hair (I hate blow dryers LOL), and thankfully have never gotten the torcicollo. It's neat to see shared practices in Europe.
I just subscribed to your channel. I love to watch foreigners learning about Croatia and Croatian language.
Obuhvatila si sve u jednom videu! Svaka cast :)
I really enjoyed the video! Made me laugh at a few points of stuff from my childhood. Thanks!
Nice ! There is a rule to not leave any drinks in your glass unfinished when you are leaving home from your guests because you are leaving quarrel/disagreement in the house. To never go outside of the house with the wet hair because you will get the headache. To not look from windows when there is rain and thunder outside and to this day I still don't know why :P
Oh the fanny pack I did get a lot of strange looks for it in Canada but I love to wear it . And also don't know where to with all my stuff with out one. Year ago when I was last time in Canada I started to see fanny packs being sold in the stores there so it's just a matter of time until they discover how awesome they are.
Your video is so true, we are from Australia and visited family in Split a few years ago. Those drafts can be deadly.......especially in the peak on of hot summer day. In Croatia they also have an aversion to Air Conditioning, the change in temperature will make you sick !
"Draft is the biggest killer here in Croatia" 😂 Love it!
Dont ever ever say thank you when someone offers you a medicine in Croatia. It wont work.😜
Odlični ste!
Orginalno, well done! 👏
Everything is accurate, and true. Great video 👏👏👏
Some my husband never heard and others he laughed. The unlabeled plastic bottle in the refrigerator got the biggest laugh. 😀 Nothing worse than expecting water and it is something else.
As long as it is good rakija...
I drank oil once. It was disguisting enough to learn for life.
I spent a lot of time in Hungary and Russia, and loved this video!!!! Eastern Europe is really the best.
if only there were less wars, i thought that was all in the past... just because of some leaders had the idea... the people themselves know were all similar and brothers
What fun tips, thank you!
This is one of my favorite videos of all time, haha, thank you!
Pozdrav Sarah and Ivan that's funny.♥️
I laughed the whole time. I totally relate. How about cloves of garlic placed strategically around the house, in the mailbox etc. the cold air, omg, my mother in law hated our ceiling fans or the klima. No ice in drinks, pepper is not good for stomach. Be sure to Turn off water heater. Pour coffee grinds in toilet not the sink. Shut the window blinds before leaving room. Joj!!
Thank you for the amazing content about Croatia!
Our pleasure!! 🥰
Super video! Love it! 🤗
It may be weird or funny to strangers but the draft is really very dangerous and I definitely wouldn’t want to mess with it.🤣🤣 Odličan video,a dida je najjači. Veliki pozdrav vam šaljem.❤
Draft and the sea are extremely important. Sea is not water. Sea is the sea. Its a living being for us😊❤
PamHardy
I love this, We have just come back from visiting friends in Split and did a couple of these (bag on the ground, and sitting on cold stone).. I really hope I am not going to be a poor woman now... oh, another one was my friends surprise that I was not wearing stockings (it was a warm day in late April). A big no no before 1st May, the very real risk of catching a chill!
Prekrasan Video bas ste porodica za dusu eto bok i svima i svako dobro od srca 🙏🐞🤍🌼
Actually in many mediterranean countries this is also seen. The reason is that outside can be really hot. With a sudden change in temperature it can be a problem for the muscles in long run. for ilustration : can you wash a hot car engine? This is explanation for draft.
Šta je u Hrvatskoj u boci od cole a ima cep od fante?
RAKIJA.😂😂😂😂
Ovisi na kojem mjestu se nalazi.
hahahahahahahhaha, kakva istina
Hello from Serbia, keep going, your vids are entertaining
some of these things sounds just perfect. So thank you for the video
love it
You forgot, never ever go outside with wet hair
That freeze when you're drinking out of the glass is hilarious! 🤣
So true about the drafts! Made me smile.
I want to know how Sarah survived her courtship with Ivan. Goodness know how many faux pas she unknowingly committed when she met the in-laws! 😂
Now we need a “Ivan’s mistakes” when visiting Canada to balance out 😇
I support the idea of a "Ivan's mistakes" video.
Good idea 👍👏😂😊
Hahaha yeah i was laughing at the end when she put the bag on the floor... She was barefoot!!
@@Domladovac Croatian's don't make mistakes. Unless they're in politics
@@aleksandarljustina978
HAHA!!!
Where I’m from in Croatia the draft thing is kind of a joke, like any time someone accidentally creates a draft everyone starts yelling “The draft is going to kill us!”
It’s all really caring, I like all the do’s and don’ts. Many remind me of British grandparents and things that they say too.
It looks like my grandparents from Poland wrote the script for this video ^^ They used to tell me the same principles during my childhood :)