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Same for sour cream
yes!
Based on this video reminds me of Romania before 2000, except that the poverty was serious in Romania at that time.
Looks like all of Serbia's infrustructure was spent on the indoor party lights
Valid choice.
No, just in one part of Belgrade- New Belgrade. Novi Sad has beautiful architecture as well as the smaller places like Pirot, Valjevo, Vranje..
It's an absolute embarrassment...
and with labor fueled by turkish kebabs, sarmas, dolmas, and borek lol
AHAHAHAH, I'm from Serbia and this is the best comment I've seen so far xD
As a Canadian living in Serbia, there are mainly 2 things I love about living here:
1. It's Serbia
2. It's not Canada
i would say freedom as i have seen some canadian girl vlogs from serbia. she said that she really like that. she lives here now btw
@@missica1997 it's everything for me, the people, the food, the history, the nature, the architecture, the monasteries, all packed into a place that's a fraction of the size of my country. Couldn't be happier to be here.
so based. Im also canadian (altho im in america now haha), canada sucks
Having a Canadian salary in Serbia is like having $20k+/month in usa/canada lol
I think y'all would be feeling very different if you would have 500e/month like most of the people here, sad but true.
@@TheDejanub I would, but I would also live here if prices were equal with or even more expensive than Canada. In fact, I've been offered a job back in Canada for double what I make now and I turned it down because I like living here that much more. Plus, yes being an unskilled labourer, and often even skilled, is very underpaid here, but there is also a fair chunk of people here with a high net worth - much higher than mine - and those qualify as very high net worths when you factor in the economy in which their net worth is based. And the situation with being an unskilled labourer in Toronto for example is the same or worse, just that instead of rent costing 400e without roommates, it costs 2000e.
Serbia is a little bit of the Old World.
Hospitality is a matter of honor, but if you offend them, revenge is too.
When they love, they love. When they hate, they hate. Like the nomads of the steppes, or like in the Wild West.
I miss that straight forwardness in the New World where everything is gray.
Don´t mess with them and thou shall live in peace and harmony. They will adopt you like one of their own.
it is like me :) if you do not respect me, i am gonna do worse than disrespecting you.
The truth, brother, the pure truth! I was born in Serbia, I was in Canada and the USA and elsewhere, and I returned to Serbia again.
I couldn't have said it better. You understood us perfectly. Both in love and hate, there's no force that could stop us. The biggest problem is that we hate ourselves the most. Too few patriots in our country. We were a proud nation for so long, nothing could break our spirit. Until Communists came. They took away our soul and our identity. I hope we will have revenge in near future as the world is waking up and the real enemies are Communists and Jews. Живели, брате.
@@johnnybravo437It was so wholesome until the end. Fuck off
@@johnnybravo437Ako ti nisi Patriota ne moras da pises da ih ima malo...Ima ih i previse,bilo i bice,a to sto ih ti ne vidis govori o tebi...Ne odgovaraj mi nego idi sutra i daj dobrovoljno krv prvi put u zivotu!
I'm Romanian and it felt like I was watching footage of my hometown.
All the love to Serbia 💖
I, also an Romanian, also felt like it!
Love you my Romanian brothers and sisters
I'm Hungarian and oh boy, Serbia feels like home with more vivid colors.
For some reasons Serbia is Romania’s brother from another mother. Great video!
Romania is the only country that never went to war with us, I know for a fact you helped us many times in the past, I got a friend from Bucharest I know for 10 years but we still never met in person, but this year we will and I can't wait, love from Serbia to the best neighbours ever!!
Brother is a strong word, we have the same kind of mutual understanding that goes "dont touch me i dont touch you", simillar to our relationship (romania's) with the Bulgarians. Romania doesn't REALLY have any friends, but we dont REALLY have enemies either.. Except hungary and recently austria
But the real enemy of romania and the average romanian isn't any other country, its our reputation. (You can thank the cigans for that whole issue)😡
pretty sure Romanians go more with their fellow Latins. Italians especially
@@NuSuntSerb don’t touch me i don’t touch you🤦🏻♂️ what you say is not true because you Serbs are cowards, I say this because you are "strong" against an opponent that is 10 times smaller in number, as we Albanians have been. Where you are in the same number, you are a cowardly (slave) people. This means that with Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia you are very weak and your voice is not heard at all. This is the reality of Serbia, with the help of Russia you have reached where you are, but with lies, manipulations and propaganda, Serbia will only go down. 👎
@@arturmonteiro8541we have nothing to do with latins. Just our language. Our blood is very different from latins.
As a Brazilian, I thought it very funny to be an energy drink in Serbia called Guarana, since this is the name of a fruit here, which is most known to be used in soda with its flavour all around the country
Guaran fruit is based ingredient for energy drink Guarana. So that's the reason for the name
@@veljkopucarevicful also plenty of others energy drinks contains guarana
@@Zorrouwu_ right, the thing is that on Brasil guaraná soda is sooo prevalent that we forget that the fruit is rich in caffeine
Oh man I remember the first TV commercial for Guarana. It was 4 or 5 beautiful Brazilian girls in yellow football shirts drinking the energy drink and speaking in Portuguese. Buch love for Brazil from Serbia!
Guaraná is the best imo
I'm from Greece and my wife's from Hungary, so as logical, we've been quite much around in the Balkans. Nowhere I felt as close to home as Serbia. Pretty much I think you could throw me in Northern Greece and Belgrade, and it'd feel the same. So what I'm saying, if you liked one, you'll definitely like the other too
Trust me brother,we Serbs are proud that country with so rich history like Greece see us as friends and brothers!
I found myself in Serbia last year for a Serbian wedding and ended up staying for 2 weeks. What a ride as an American I can’t wait to go back
Yes, they are really crazy people, they are always cheerful and hospitable
I hope you had a great time , you are Invited to be our guest again in Novi Sad this time ! 🕊️
As an Armenian who's never been to Serbia. The thing I love most about the Serbian people, is our shared hatred for the Turks. Bless Serbia.
serbs hate americans more then turks tbh
As a Serbian myself i feel no hatred towards Turks
@@zuluf309 Than, I'm afraid you are just not Serbian, enough my brother. Go drink some rakija. Поправи се.
As a Serbian myself I do feel the same hatred towards Turks
@@zuluf309 why?
kiosks, street food stands and home country excusive snacks remind me of how my country used to look like about 10 years ago, I guess we really are Balkan brothers. Greetings from Romania! 🇷🇴❤🇷🇸
Here too, in Greece. Maybe it's more of a Balkan thing than a Serbian thing?
Romania is true heir to Roman Empire *totally true*
Why are they no more?
@@MrBatica123 there aren't as many as before, mainly because western chains have taken over and the country has generally become more westernised
I've spent a third of my life outside of Serbia and have been to like 30 different countries, living in 5 different places longterm on 4 different continents, and I can honestly say there are many things about Serbia that set it apart and are better than I've seen almost everywhere else.
1) Sociability:
Serbs are among the most gregarious nations on the planet. The streets are alive with people. Any event is an opportunity to relax and socialize. We make friends naturally and easily and open up to others. In some other places you literally have to pry out with pliers anything more than the most surface-level pitter patter. Even I as a nerd easily had close friends numbering in the double-digits in Serbia, while in the west you can very easily spend 4 years at a university without gaining even a single true friend. We don't see other people as an inconvenience, but as something that truly makes life worth living.
2) Equality of sexes and male-female friendships:
This might sound outrageous but it's true. In most places east of us, men hate and distrust women. In most places west of us, women hate and distrust men. In Serbia there is this sort of carefree camaderie between men and women that is not soured by hostility or mistrust. It's not perfect, but there is more or less a balance between fulfilling the goals of first-wave feminism and a healthy polarity in cases where it's to the preference and benefit of the vast majority of people of both genders. Men can be masculine and women feminine in the most positive meanings of these words. You're not going to be yelled at or lectured in Serbia for holding the door for a woman or paying for the entire bill.
3) Being family-oriented:
Serbians truly care for and about their families in the most positive sense of this expression. Everything else, even close friends is ultimately just the background for the ultimate and most important relationships which are in the family. East of us, there is usually more of a strict power hierarchy within the family which tends to sour the institution quite a bit. West of us, people tend to treat family relationships as less important than being individuals, and even sometimes treat them with derision and mockery.
Parents in Serbia talk to their children, get to know them, joke around with them, teach them to respect others, include them in all aspects of family life, yes, even the hard and unpleasant stuff.
In the west it's all about providing a facade because you don't want to 'influence' your child too much and, God forbid, prevent it from 'realizing their true potential.' Children are treated as projects. I still remember the heartbreaking realization of a guy from America whose teenage son killed himself when he talked to others about it: He never showed the kid when he was struggling, he never even yelled at the kid, or exhibited a weakness... the only thing the kid ever saw in his dad was an image of perfection which did nothing but make him feel terrible about himself and all his faults at the most vulnerable time of his life. He wanted to be a perfect role model to inspire his kid, but the kid never truly got to know his dad. Not to say such a thing doesn't happen in Serbia, but it's significantly rarer.
4) Convenience:
At the end of the day, life is simply more convenient in Serbia than most places I've been to. Commie blocks rule! There are tons of things I can do in Serbia far easier than anywhere else. I can let my children out to play in the block playground by themselves when they reach school age. I have all business within 500 meters of home. Anything I need is within walking distance, except for work and the occasional trip to the shopping mall. I don't need a car to go everywhere. I'm not hampered by tons of rules and regulations on how to behave. Lastly, I can pay for my parking with just my phone, which is more than can be said for many supposedly more advanced countries.
5) Forging out own path:
For better or worse, Serbs have fought for independence and have a long history and tradition of it. No matter how smaller we are, we demand to be treated as equals, with respect. We will not automatically bow down to pressure, intimidation or threats. We're one of the very few countries that willingly thumbed it's nose at Hitler. We're one of the few, if not only, democratic countries that purposely chooses not to integrate itself in the Western sphere of influence. For all our faults, we do what we think is right for us and will continue to do so.
Sve si u pravu, samo sto je sve to polako u odumiranju...
1. Sociability only works either early in your life or if a friend introduces you to more people that he/she knows. Most people tend to "avoid" (for the lack of better word) making new friends after Uni so if you don't have friend group by then you are screwed.
2. Is very much a 50/50, in terms of friendship yea spot on, in terms of any equality it is really not that good a lot of laws, mainly centred around work/pregnant leave and divorce are heavily against women, that's why abusive marriages are a thing.
3. Yeah I can't disagree with that, although it is slowly widdling down.
4. I lived in a commie block in Belgrade for close to 14 years, while they are nice.. they are too loud, by that I mean regular building issues, neighbours kids running 24/7, someone drilling in 6am, etc. Some conveniences are there, but it is more related to bigger cities in Serbia than country in general, idk if it can be counted as "Convenience" by what you described, but Zrenjanin for example hasn't had drinking water for 16 years now.
5. We haven't done shit, our predecessors have. We are not a democratic country, our elections are one of the most rigged in the world, we don't have media freedom of expression and rank 3rd in corruption, only behind Russia and Belarus. Average Serb turned into a NPC sissy that is fine with being bullied, scammed and belittled by same Politicians for 30 years, for godssake we let GRANDSON OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC INTO OUR PARLAMENT AS ONE OF THE OFFICIALS.
@@Just_B0red 1) Dude, not making many friends past university is true to a certain degree EVERYWHERE, simply a function of aging, and, even so, Serbia far from the biggest offender in this regard. I've personally still managed to make quite a few friends even after my university years.
2) Um, Serbia has one of the most generous maternity leaves on the planet, a full year of paid maternity leave, and in most divorces women are very much favored like in the west with things such as child custody. Now, it is true that more should be done to prevent domestic violence and protect women from dangerous individuals, but domestic violence is not exactly a one-way street, plenty of wives out there who abuse their husbands.
4) I have nothing against noise. I love the sound of life happening around me. I'm especially happy when I hear a party going on and people being merry and having a good time. I should also mention that I have absolutely no trouble falling asleep, so I understand completely why not everyone would have the same stance.
As for the conveniences, there are definitely more conveniences than in the west. Countries in the west think they're best at everything so they don't invest in the slightest at making things more convenient and simply force the populace to get used to it. True story: A friend of mine started working in the Netherlands and they asked him to fill out a survey to find him an accommodation. When he filled everything he had in New Belgrade, they laughed at him and told him it was impossible and that no such place exists anywhere in the world, with a further mixture of derision and incredulity when told of having it all in Serbia.
5) Okay, let's get this out of the way: Serbia is a democracy. Not a perfect one for sure, but a democracy. We've had several orderly transfers of power since becoming one in 2000 and every major political party has had their turn.
Saying our elections 'one of the most rigged in the world' is frankly an outrageous statement that completely displays a stunning degree of auto-chauvinism and a complete lack of awareness of how things are in the rest of the world. Such a thing couldn't have even been said even in the era of Milošević when elections WERE rigged. It's in fact these kinds of hyperbolic statements which strain to delegitimize the democratic process in Serbia that are the primary reason of why the opposition is so unpopular.
I highly doubt that the elections in Serbia are rigged. Why would they be? Give me one good reason that a party that consistently, by all credible research, has around 50% of support among the Serbian voters has to rig elections. The opposition is nowhere close to toppling Vučić and the more it insists otherwise, instead of taking a good hard look at it's political message and approach and idk CHANGING THEM, the more ridiculous it looks buying its own propaganda.
Everyone who voted for Vučić is allegedly either an idiot, or terrorized or blackmailed, or bribed, or a fascist. Let me ask you, would there be any chance of someone convincing you to change your mind if they didn't take your belief seriously? If I said for example, 'You don't truly believe Serbia is undemocratic, you're just paid off by NATO.' Ditto on insisting there is no 'media freedom' in Serbia. What the hell are N1, Nova and Danas? I don't think I've seen so strongly propagandistic news outlets since the days of RTS from the 90s!
As for the rankings, don't tell me for a second you believe in them. We're allegedly one of the most undemocratic countries in Europe but the so-called 'Republic of Kosovo' is a bastion of democracy? Seriously? Okay if it was just us, but how do you explain Hungary's low rating? How is it suddenly such an undemocratic hellhole compared to other Central European countries? The logic is of course simple. The countries that voted for politicians that support EU and US policies get high ratings, the countries that voted for politicians critical of these policies get low ratings. Some democracy indeed!
Finally, it's the fact that Milošević's grandson is in the parliament that confirms Serbia is a democracy. We're not some Old Testament banana republic that punishes children, let alone grandchildren, for the sins of their parents.
@@SerbAtheist
- Vucic has the support the same way Putin has, we had people from RS come and vote in Belgrade, we had people being moved from one city to another to vote, Power Grids and 10sq meter locals had 10+ registered people living there suddenly during the election.
- Yes everyone who votes for Vucic is an idiot, and always will be, SNS is the biggest money laundering mafia in Serbia, they keep selling our land to Albanians in South and Chinese everywhere else, just to grab some extra cash, that's how you got your "Republic of Kosovo" and Lithium mines that people are protesting about. SNS already Bribed some politicians in Ljig for example to switch to SNS so they have majority there.
- There is no Media freedom in Serbia, because N1, Nova and Danas don't have same Public coverage as RTS, Pink or Happy.
- Expo 2027 costs us 3x more than OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARIS 2024, if that's not money laundering idk what is.
- FUCK OFF, IF YOU KNEW WHAT MILOSEVIC DID TO US YOU WOULD BE ASHAMED TO EVEN MENTION THAT! Milosevic should've been executed just like Ceaușescu.
The last bit told me everything I needed to know, I wish you a happy ignorant life and I hope we never talk again, go enjoy your SNS leaders for next 40 years.
Long life Dardania-Albania-Illyria 🇦🇱🫶👏🫡
I am Czech and I travelled to Serbia - proper road trip in 1995-made Seat and little to no knowledge of the language, besides CSGO russian and quotes from serbian turbofolk. Honestly the country has so much to offer.
Negatives:
-Landfills smell horribly in the summer when they are burning
-People driving like there is mo tomorrow
-Zlatibor (a tourist trap)
-Close proximity to Romania
Positives:
-Close proximity to Romania
-Food is great
-For a "westerner" it is affordable
-Night life is amazing (during c0vid era, it felt like it never reached Serbia)
-Houses without outside paint, fence or driveway with a 3 year old C-Class Mercedes in front of it (epic Serbian feature)
-Super friendly people
-Kragujevac (brutalist combo of a nightmare and a garden of eden, what a quirky place) + Zastava factory.
-There is a house on a rock in the middle of the river. Epic
-Uvac is pretty much a grand canyon
-Storks everywhere
-Roki Vulović
-SAFETY
and much more.
I've been to some western cities but if I had to move abroad, Belgrade would be among my top options for sure. It is funny that people are not into turbofolk as much as other people think. Also, they are (younger generation) pretty open minded, helpful, friendly and do generally know english quite well. Older people don't know english too well but try their hardest and are also really friendly. It is, to me, just a more based Croatia - in a good and also a little bit in a bad way. But all and all, the place is truly a gem in the Balkans
So, did you visit Romania? I saw you mentioned it twice!😂 Visit again, the country changed a lot since 1995.
@@mimisor66 he was travelling in a Seat car made in 1995! He was there probably recently since he mentioned Covid.
@@mdza yes, I see now the 1995 reference was to his Seat.
As someone from Kragujevac, your description warms my heart ❤😂
@@mimisor66 never been in Romania, one of my "bucket list" places to visit, for sure. I only got to see parts of it from the Golubac castle. It was meant as a joke, having the proximity both among negatives and positives, but I should have probably chosen Hungary instead haha. Nothing against Romania or Romanians, for sure!
For me, as a Russian who moved to Serbia, the most impressive thing is how open and sociable people are here: as soon as you sit on a bench somewhere on the street, some elderly person will sit down next to you and talk about life, and when you say , which you don’t understand very well, he just gets inspired and starts chatting with renewed vigor. My younger brother studied at a local school and said that here he is treated better than in Russia. Now we live with our family in a small city Novi Bečej, we have cool neighbors who often come to visit and give gifts, such as fruits which they grow in the garden. Contrary to stereotypes, there are many liberal people among Serbs who do not like Vucic, and who, although they recognize Kosovo as their land, do not want war and generally strive for rapprochement with Europe. Many Serbs supported
us, because we left because of the war and none of the Serbs we knew said anything bad about the Ukrainians
Nice to hear that, hope all Slavic countries can be good together again
as a serb, i find it weird when people actually want vucic as their president, mostly older people vote for him, and yeah most people that i know at least want serbia to someday be part of EU, maybe its just that younger generations watch tv less aka less propaganda and they are just openminded
Lol duuude I live in a village next to Novi Becej, I would love to meet with you?
well nato did the same thing with serbia as russia is doing with ukraine and putin is using it as an argument for starting the war in ukraine. that is the truth, but its also true that russia winning in ukraine would give serbia a better position in interational politics and european politics, generally speaking more options than just to rely on americas and eu's words, which often have been just blatant lies. sure the same probably goes for russian politicians, but we dont have to deal with them as a threath as we have to with nato.
when it comes to vucic people have different opinions, but i'll tell you one thing from my perspective even though i do not vote for vucic, bc i would like to vote for someone i truly believe would be a good leader, he is the best option among the worst politicians and leaders we had since yugoslavia and during yugoslavia it was already trash. thats the predicament we have to live with.xd
when it comes to europe people just dont want another war with people who mostly dont even know anything about serbia and are trying to live their lifes in peace just like any ordinary serb is. nato bombing and the war is still a wound many serbs wont forgive nato and many EU countries that participated in it, but that disgust is mostly towards their politics and politicians not the people, who we see today fight the same system in their own countries with protests all over europe. many serbs also fled from serbia during the 90s thats why they understand russians who are leaving russia as well.
me too!
I love this tradition of gathering outside and chill while drinking coffee.
I'm Greek i love Serbia ❤❤❤❤ the party culture reminds me of Greece
Greece and Serbia do have a sort of relationship
Not only some sort of relationship, it's like a cousin relationship@@Reesideog
@@OmegaHamsterthats essentialy the relationship albania has with greece especially saranda and igoumenitsa literal copies of eachother
@@Godssecondcomingissoon the Greco Albanian beef is so unnecessary because we've been living together for thousands of years
@@OmegaHamster Well there is undeniable proof that albanians and greeks have heavily interbreed in the last few thousand years ps albanian has many archaic greek words.The beef is just us wanting to expand into eachothers territories,and this is coming from a cham
The biggest plus for me is serbian people. They are so down to earth and open-hearted 🎉
I heard you got/are getting married. I bet that party will be/was LEGENDARY! CONGRATULATIONS to you & yours.♥
Thank you so much mate! Cheers!
@@LivingIronicallyinEurope Срећно брате жив и здрав био! 25 усд сам пропио синоћ
@@LivingIronicallyinEurope Желим ти све најбоље легендо
@@LivingIronicallyinEurope oppaa pa onda moram jednu rakiju za tebe popiti brate
@@LivingIronicallyinEurope Nek je Bog u pomoći djetetu čiji ćaća je uz zapad i veruje da Kosovo nije srpsko
I'm amazed by two Serbian-Brazilian connections we got here: the Guarana and the Kiosks
Guaraná is a fruit from the Amazon AND is the base ingredient of Guaraná Antártica, one of the most popular, traditional and delicious soda brands here in Brazil.
And the kiosks are absurdly popular here as well! We call them "Bancas" and, although they're more focused on selling newspapers and magazines, you can find beverages, cigarettes, lighters, batteries, gums and any other little essential thing you may need when in a hurry (condoms included)!
Great video as always!
We Serbs got your man Thiago Ferreira 😀 Check him out.
Don't forget that 50% of the banca business is based on peanut candy
@@diablorojo3887luv me some paçoca
Brazil is Balkan
@@ibrahimcehajic plot twist: everywhere is brazil
POLISH ŻABKA AND KIOSK MENTIONED RAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
POLSKA GUROM!!!
wkurwil mnuie jak powiedzial ze nie ma kioskow w polsce. chyba sie przejade do niego i se pogadamy
Polonez też o 7:45
Bobr, kurwa. Pingwin!
My wife is from Serbia. And I'm from Sweden (we are also living here). We visit Beograd atleast twice a year.
Serbia is not only food and parties. You did not get the deeper truth. They are very patient about their country inkl.Kosovo metohia
All my friends are like ‘why would I visit Serbia if Croatia exists? It has nice beaches!’ And I respond with ‘yes but Serbia has Ada Ciganlia’
😂😂😂👌👌👌👍👍👍🤣🤣
And Nikola Jokić's horses.
There are kiosk's in Poland, but they usually appear in smaller cities
Kiedyś było więcej
W stolycy pojedyńcze już tylko
@@j_23sztyrlicc48w Krakowie jest tak samo.
In 2000s in Moscow they also were more frequent
mieszkam w warszawie (dokładniej na grochowie) i jest ich nawet dużo tylko zależy gdzie bo w centrum jest rzecywiście mało
Serbia was and will always be one of my favourite countries to visit since the first time I visited it when i was a little child. There is a shit ton of reasons why to love it beside the ones you mentioned. Greetings from the neighbour! :)
Köszi szépen barátom 🙂 finally I found a Hungarian who doesn't hate us lol, I lived in Fehervar for a year before corona happened and I really like it, Hungary is a beautiful country.
@@nenadpopov3601 I'm a Hungarian too, and I don't think there is a reason to hate you. Maybe your government, or your government after WW1 but hey, in this 2 time we could hate ours as well. 😅 But if forget the politics, there is nothing to hate in you.
@@StArShIpEnTeRpRiSe It's mostly because of Trianon deal but I get ordinary, normal ppl have nothing against us just like most of us here have nothing against you.
@@nenadpopov3601 Well, I would use the word "only" instead of "mostly". 😅
@@StArShIpEnTeRpRiSe Lol some ppl hate everybody for no apparent reason so that's why I wrote mostly 😂
Moved to Serbia couple month ago. Such amazing country with amazing people. If you are tired of soulless western countries and mentality, you should consider at least visit this amazing place
Planning to do the same, bro
I refuse to believe your home country is worse than serbia. You have been indoctrinated by alt right media lol
I adore the striking similarities between what you have listed about Serbia, and my home country of Lebanon. Nearly everything you said, we got that here as well. The only difference is our convenience stores are not kiosks, but instead small shops (we call that a mini-market or dekken) owned by one man/family or so.
Well we have those too in Serbia aside from kiosks. Of course those stores have much more items then the kiosks themselves.
You have better food to be honest. Also you have better weather and beaches. Both have unbelievably beautiful confident women and a skilled young population.
@@stefan2serb Serbia and Lebanon were in the same empire for several centuries, no wonder.
@@stefan2serb better food.. cmon!
I feel like Lebanon besides I*rael is the most European MENA country so this all makes sense.
Greetings from a Russian guy living in Beograd. And yeah, Moj Kiosk is literally everywhere here 😂I want to thank your country and its people for the opportunity to just live here without any artificial complications
we don't really see russians as foreigners tbh
@@wudzah Speak for yourself. Most of them don't speak a lick of Serbian and stay within their own circles.
@@kiki88561 ovo su ti drugorusijanci brt, nisu pravi rusi.
@@wudzahsvako ko mrzi Rusiju i Ruski Narod podržava Putina...
@@nixon9714 mudros'
As a Pole, I need to admit, you convinced me to abandon plans to visit the newly opened Żabka nearby and to buy a ticket for a plane to Belgrade instead, hvala brate!
Ive been living in Serbia for 3 years now and I can confirm that each and every word in this video is true. Pozdrav čoveče! Kad ćeš doći u Novi Sad? Čekamo te.
Pozdrav iz Hrvatske brate, kako je u Novom Sadu život?
Are you a russian that fled his country or something? Could have picked a nicer place to flee to lol
Cekamo te
Sounds menacing lmao
And Thiago Ferreira 😊
Greek reporting in. We also have kiosks here (we call them περιπτερα) and yes. Oh my God, yes. One of the things I hate when going abroad is needing to either enter a super market or go into a caffee and paying x4 the price for something like a bottle of water.
we have kiosks in central europe too, and unless you need to, you avoid them because the prices are higher than in the supermarkets.. and just as a side note, while long opening hours are convenient for customers, they're hell for workers. something i noticed when it comes to west vs east europe.
I went with some friends in Novi Sad to go clubbing, that night is a black hole in my memory, I can't remember nothing.I don't understand Serbian but I was fully vibing to the music. Serbia is great.
Hopefully i can visit serbia one day lovely nation
I visited Belgrade but i could barely go anywhere bcuz of the protests at the time
Me too
@@BIGBOIIIIIIII Dayum
@@BIGBOIIIIIIII which protest
100% recommend; it's awesome! The ppl are honestly the coolest. Already want to go back
As a russian, I just love Serbia with all my heart!
YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THE MOST AWESOME PART OF SERBIA - PEOPLE
They are kind, friendly and always willing to help. Oh, and they're really chill
Recently many serbian soldiers for hire in russian army have been getting called cigan by the russian soldiers and being abused by russian commanders.. Lot of love you guys have for serbs dont you 😂
@@NuSuntSerb, you expect Putin's dogs treat anyone but themselves? Russians ≠ Putin
Can you explain why did the serbs join the russian army in the first place?
@@andysemenov1131 money, their soldiers for hire
@@NuSuntSerbi know what u mean, and it's funny because Georgians for example are 100x more gypsy (actual turk bloods) but they won't say that to them
@@andysemenov1131that's why those pecheneg gypsy
... They fly back to kavkazia and don't come out hahaha hah ❤ love bro.. From trebinje..
Kiosks are still very much present here in the Baltics, although they are more common near the edges of the city. Those kiosks, however, tend to sell some of the most random items possible. It's not uncommon to find kiosks that not only sell candy and snacks, but also toys, dolls, binoculars and so on. Some of the items have been sitting in the shelves for so long they started losing color due to direct sunlight.
My sister with husband lives in Serbia (more specifically - in Kragujevac). First thing they tell, when we ask them - the never felt so safe in any other countries. I don't know, how much is it true, I just coping my brother-in-law's words.
Хвала вам за овај видео🙏... Ја много волим Србију 💯 ... Тамо далеко...,
Живи моје срце ❤...😻😍
The kiosk thing is something you don’t know you miss until they’re gone. So I highly agree on that.
we also have these kiosks in greece, and i have to agree these things are god's gift to earth
I just love your videos and content my friend! Keep up the good work! Greetings from Hungary.
As a greek, I totally agree on the kiosk, as we also have them. It can prove a savior for a quick purchase at times.
As a czech i can say we still do have o lot of večerky/trafiky (kiosks) on almost every corner. As well as different types of candy and snack.
Haha we also call them trafika, kiosk is an older word for it.
I fucking miss them here around the streets. For once... props to Serbia for keeping their kiosks (trafiky/večerky) still in operation.
Yup, plus 9 times out of 10 the večerka will be run by an overworked Vietnamese guy who doesn't give a f*ck.
@@KhakiCapthey are trying ti get rid of them now, like they don't know hiw much we all need them 😫
We had those peanut crisps in Poland in the 90s. I got crazy when I saw them in the very local store here in Belgrade. Ate a package in 5 mins, got stomach aches ;) One thing I'd add is also those local stores. The proper butcher store, veggie store, bakery etc. You buy food in the stores, not in the supermarkets.
When I found them in Canada for the first time I bought 5 bags. 😂
I'm a Canadian who visited Serbia in 2023, and I absolutely loved it! I've traveled to a number of countries in Europe and South America, but the people in Serbia are really friendly, and the culture is very interesting.
Thanks for the list, and I agree with what you discussed! Also, I'm planning on moving to Belgrade this year. 🇷🇸
You know what I miss (besides the obvious)? Cockta, last time I got a 2-litre bottle shortly before leaving just so I get my fill. And Maxi supermarkets, not only do they have a very nice name, but many are 0-24 and they got snacks, food, Cockta, toiletries, rakija, etc. Not all of them are like that, but if you have a good one nearby it's so convenient. Tako dobre, tako Maxi
Well if you are American, you can try Food Lion. Since Food Lion is owned by the same company that currently owns Maxi.
Cockta is actually a soft drink made in Slovenia. Tho you may find it all over ex-yugoslavia countries.
@@damyr Yeah, I read about that, but I've never been to Slovenia, so I only had it in Serbia and Bosnia
@@mogamer4511 I live in Canada, and at least in my city there are no 24 hour stores, after 23:00 only some pizza places and bars are open
Romania also has "chiosc". They used to be pretty common, nowadays unfortunately they are more popular in the big cities, although you may occasionally encounter 1-2 in smaller ones as well
In Serbia they are everywhere no matter how big the city is :D
@@nemanjax There are kiosks in poor countries because we don't have them in Dardania and Albania 🇦🇱 😃😃
@@ALB-ILLYRIAN You have internet down there?
@@nemanjax We have Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche, Fend, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, your Serbistan LifeStyle is with zastava101 and Lada Niva, Rakovica 😂😂😂 Like in Rusia or Bangladesh HAHAHAHA 🤦🏻♂️😂😂
@@ALB-ILLYRIAN sure buddy 💀
I'm from the US and I can get Smoki peanut puffs in the international section of my local supermarket. I thank Serbia for that. Because I'm half-German and sorta grew up eating peanut puffs the many many times I've visited Germany, but could never really get them in the States. Until Smoki showed up.
My first experience with Serbia was in Smederevo. After visiting a huge Ottoman fortress, me and a couple of my friends decided to take a path along the Danube river, leading vaguely in our intended direction.
And we ended up next to an active warehouse and working railway branch to the port. In a place where we definetily weren't supposed to be.
One of the workers walked in our direction. We expected to be scolded and turned around. Instead we heard:
"If you want to pass, there's a way behind those carriages over there. Just watch out for train cars rolling on their own after being pushed by that locomotive".
And that was the moment I knew I loved the Balkans.
That's not the Ottman fortress))
I suppose Japan's convenience stores would be an equivalent to Serbia's Kiosks. Many convenience stores in Japans cities are open 24/7, never too far away regardless of where you live in town, and they stock anything you may ever need such as new socks, underwear and Strong Zero (the best drink to get drunk on). And if god forbid you ever need to send a fax, they got you covered as well.
Nothing can be equal to Japan's stores, you guys live in 31th century lol.
2 based countries i hope serbia can be as rich as japan one day
Hate to break it to you, but that underwear isn’t new
@@belstar1128 I think we will never be allowed to be rich, geographically we are at the crossroad, we can get to any part of the world from Serbia, if stronger countries let us we would have one of the strongest economies in the world, that's why Yugoslavia fell apart because at that time it was one of the richest countries in EU.
As an American, the differences are night and day, as a Mexican there are many similarities, especially with street food, snacks, and kiosk shops on the streets but not as common in the areas surrounding the centro since many people would prefer going to Oxxo or their corner store just a few steps from their door
Holy shit bro this is the first time that I saw one of my shots out in the wild! :O The splav party footage you used at 1:43, that shot flying above the crowd is my drone shot. So are all the other drone shots of that splav! :D
Btw the kiosk on a photo 5:42 is a polish kiosk, so it is not exclusive Serbian thing, but here in Poland it is an endangered shop species due to expansion of some green amphibian
He never said its serbian thing,but you can see like 20 +kiosks in only one street
kiosk definitely isn't just a serbian thing, i mean it was spread by the persians and ottomans to the whole world. anyway, what he means is that you can find a kiosk on every corner in serbia and that fact is very convenient.
@@slXD100 exactly,im serbian and youre right
As a 'svabo' who grew up with serbians i can confirm this video, serbs/ex-yugoslavs are crazy lovely party animals with great sense of humor and one of the best food in the world
And one of most hospitable ppl
@@broxxypt7718 true! i remember they invited me so many Times for Lunch or Dinner not to mention the serbian Holidays 😍,
Wow, thank you so much for this video. I am from Serbia living in Canada, and ya, I miss the food friendly people, and the music to alwayas hear in so many places. It's all true what you said. We are not perfect or rich like many countries , but boy, do we know how to be happy even being poor compared with many countries.
6:00 You literally showed Polish Kiosk earlier (5:40, it even had Polish Eagle), they are now rarer sight in Poland but you can't say they don't exist
, the classic kiosks that stand freely on streets are now pretty rare but you can often find them next to bus stops, some of them evolved and became "press salons" and can be found in shopping malls
One very underappreciated attraction in Belgrade is the 'Street of the Hungry' (Goce Delčeva)... and no, it's not some impoverished homeless street, but a big area lined up with fast food kiosks where people from New Belgrade know to head when they want some grub on the go. Serbian grill, gyro, doner, pizza, crepes, sausages, baked stuff, sandwiches... it's got it all.
ayyy nothing better than going to Goce Delčeva after a night out and absolutely smashing some good street food, most of the joints there work late into the night too
10/10 would highly recommend as a local
Wanted to visit Belgrade like forever, and the fact that you mentioned raves and great street food got me to visit this year
this is truely one of the most videos of all time.
Поздрав свима, из Нимберга! ❤
Nimberg💀💀💀
A big similarity I have with Serbia is the amount of kiosks. They're pretty common where I live and really convinient.
The kiosks were everywhere in romania too, at least until 10 years ago. In bucharest almost every bus station had at least 3 but they were all over the country. Also the places where you could buy just 1 cigarette as a kid. They started to disappear little by little and now you barely see any.
I love Serbia! Had to go to Prokuplje for a job training and I had the best time of my life!
Prokuple is beautiful, was Albanian territory before and now is occupied 🇦🇱
@@ALB-ILLYRIAN It’s in Serbia 🇷🇸🤠
@@yosefochoarosales3274 It's true, but it was our land, until the city of Njis, it was the land of the Albanians, and Vojvodina and Belgrade were the land of the Hungarians, but the Serbs took it by force and in the massacres they carried out on the Albanian people, driving them from their homes in 1878-79. This is 100% true, ask your grandmothers because they know very well that 100 years ago there were 100% Albanian residents. 🇦🇱🇦🇱👏
@@ALB-ILLYRIAN I wouldn’t know because I am from Mexico, so are my Grandmas. If it happened 100 years ago I really don’t care.
@@ALB-ILLYRIANAlbania never existed as a separate kingdom or country. Throughout the known history you were vassals and servants of different powers. Roman empire, Byzantine, Serbia, Austria, and now the USA.
Prokuplje is a Slavic word, just as 99% of all names of cities and towns in Kosovo i Metohija.
You've chosen the wrong world power to be their lap dancers. They kept you poor for all these years (Albania being ultimatively the poorest country in Europe), and now we're witnessing their downfall. Watch out in the next 10-20 years, you might loose Serbian Skadar. 😉
As a Macedonian, everything you said also applies in my country too, great video as always bro :)
Much love to our brothers in Serbia from România ❤
Back in my school days in Udmurtia (region in Russia) Kiosks were the place where schoolboys could get cigarettes. These were primarily located at the public transport stops and had a small indoor area for customers with indoors concealed from the eyes outside. Generally these had groceries for sale. There were also types similar to your ones from Serbia.
Nowadays they are being closed down one by one by the government who owns the land under public transport stops. Those that remain become specialized in something like serving coffee or kebab. My favorite coffee shop is inside what used to be a kiosk.
Btw Udmurtia is such a beautiful region. Every sq kilometer of it
@@gusmanovr Thanks
Guarana fueling all the crazy Serbian parties, 100%. It was impressive seeing how good the parties were, even in smaller towns and villages they had good vibes and sometimes quite impressive venues that one might not expect in a town of 20 000 people. Street food is amazing, you forgot to mention the Novi Sad Index sendvic. I felt really free in Serbia, people rolled joints in the bars and no one seemed to mind, it was relaxed.
I don't recommend rolling joints in the bars though. Weed is still a scadual one drug here, and the police is far more brutal here even if you are just possesing it for recreation.
@@JohnDoe-jw7cj Of course I did not do this, I just saw people doing this, and I did not see any police during my 1 week stay in this town, the youth didnt give a fk
@@JohnDoe-jw7cj Yeah, luckily our country has not fallen THAT much so weed is still illegal. Though the state is not doing enough to stop it.
@@ucube33 Idk why is this guy lying but police is not brutal, if they catch you with a joint if you didn't have any previous problems with the police you get a fine to pay, if you are a foreigner you could have more weed on you and you still got only a fine to pay.
@@nenadpopov3601 In Czechia they hardly even bother enforcing possessing laws and even then, you need a pretty substantial quantity on you before there even is a fine. As long as you're not a nuisance, you're okay.
so many things in this video remind me of greece! the kiosks (we call them periptera) and the very relaxed work culture especially. i'd say souvlaki shops offer pretty good street food too but damn all those cooked meats look amazing. i'd love to visit soon!
A lot of the things mentioned here are also present in Macedonia, in one form or another. A lot of Serbian food brands are present here, that's why I recognized almost all of them (and Stark Smoki was my childhood btw). That goes to show you that Macedonia is basically mini Serbia.
Well makes sense since Serbia and Macedonia used to be one country.
I understand that Milošević's leadership would inspire little confidence in anyone and was the direct cause of (North) Macedonia bailing out on Yugoslavia, but in the long run it was a big mistake. NM did everything right yet was still left out by the west to hang out and dry. It's obvious that the pro-Albanian Americans will do a number on Macedonia that will make the Kosovo secession seem like a flesh wound.
@@mogamer4511 It makes more sense that we were under their control from 1912 to 1991, and today still have huge influence over our culture.
@@mogamer4511 which was called Yugoslavia where Macedonians had their own republic and were allowed to express their unique language and culture.
@hazzmati Ik. I meant more as it makes since since companies expand domestically. So it makes sense that snacks made by companies from the Socialist Republic of Serbia were also available in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.
The kiosk is extreamly relatable, thank God they exist, had a great time that night.
We have a lot of those things in Spain too! Pretty neat 🇪🇦❤️🇷🇸
Hold your horses handsome Serbian cowboy -while mentioning Poland’s zabkas, there’s still a lot of kiosk left in the potato land. They are called “Ruch”, and they sell the same stuff as in Serbia, and even look pretty similar.
Anyway, I’m going to pop in to SRB soon so getting my liver trained (for the last 30 years).
I'm Czech and Serbia feels like my second home every time I visit. The number one thing is the people, no matter where I go, always friendly and good fun!
I am Serbian in Canada and I went to go see Czech hockey team play Canada. My friends were surprised by me cheering for Czechs. Jaromir Jagr is the best!
I was born in Germany, have grown up in Serbia, served in Germany and got a second education there, lived in and worked good jobs in both countries, and I have to say it is hard to choose between the warm chaos of Serbia and the cold ansd sterile but greatly organized and convenient life in Germany. I pay my taxes in Serbia tho haha
Although dying out, you can still find some kiosks in the Czech republic as well, especially in larger towns and cities.
One of the more interesting finds in a Serbian kiosk are the pornographic crossword puzzle magazines.
Duuude, you used all my favorite video memes possible.
In may I'll visit Belgrade (main focus being Rammstein concert) and for sure will rewatch this video for predocumentation 😂.
Cheers, Janos!
5:00 we have a lot of the foods you mentioned over here in Sweden lel, they arent really classics since we have our own stuff but surprisingly we have a bunch of the food and snacks you mentioned, love me some domacica
Many things that you’ve said in this video, used to be in Czech Republic. It’s pretty nostalgic
You missed out on us degenerates when it comes to partying.
Serbia and the balkans in general have a pretty thriving metal scene, especially when it comes to black or thrash.
Also, yugoslav hardcore and punk was famous around the eastern block back in the 80s, but I'm not sure what's going on nowadays, since I do not know that many Serbian bands.
If anybody has any recommendations on where to look for such concerts in Serbia pls let me know, because I want to visit it again soon.
Honestly the metal scene isn't as strong as it once was. The orthdox talibans even stopped Batushka from performing last year, but Marduk performed normally. Your best bet is Belgrade for rock and metal clubs.
IN GREECE,we have kiosks too,they are called periptera
Bože blagoslovi moju lepu najbolju državu. Ja totalno ne ironično podržavam svaki zločin koji smo počinili. Definitivno ne patim svaki dan od loše ekonomije i još gore politike. ❤
Drži se vojnice bit ce bolje jednog dana
I'm moving to Nis to be with my Mrs, from Australia and you just got a new sub. Great funny video...loved it
Omg I'm so hungry for some burek rn 😐😐😐😐😐 Last summer I was in Balkans for first time and I discovered burek and fell in love 😻
6:03 can confirm, legend says that when you are standing next to a Żabka you alsways can see another one looking in all directions, and as someone who lives in Toruń, I can confirm, this is literally true in old town
We used to have kiosks in Bulgaria too, but they are not that prevalent anymore, I think.
as a neigbohr country i really loved my visit in serbia i wll come back soon for some delicious peskavitsa
kiosk exist in Lithuania as well. I think its common in post soviet countries.
They were common in east europe countries ,in Yugoslavia they were everywhere
Kiosks are being destroyed. When I was a small kid kiosks were almost everywhere but now they are getting rarer and rarer becase I guess they sort of damage the image/aesthetic of a place.
Serbia and Lithuania where basketball is everything!
In Greece we have something similar to kiosks called 'περίπτερο/periptero' where u can get all these stuff and magazines, newspapers and moblie cards. No clue if they have tampons as well though.
Love from Bulgaria
Great video, Janos!(And hey, we have "bifanas" as our main street food in Portugal! Almost everywhere you go you'll find some shacks selling them).
We have a sort of kiosk-mania in Israel as well, they are very common in every city and even richer and boujie parts of cities will have a typical working-class kiosk that sells cigarettes, booze, newspapers and most importantly here: trail mix (I hope that's the correct term). There is usually a parliament of old people sitting outside any such kiosk, drinking soda and gossiping.
I didn't know it's not a big thing in other countries.. Seemed that it would be convenient anywhere, lol
We also had Kiosks in Greece, and we name them in the same way. In Athens and Thessaloniki there were predomintantly Kiosks in every corner of a street. Sadly, most had been closed in favor of new convenience stores modeled after those brands on the West (e.g. YES, 24hours, etc.)
As a cham albanian i can confidently say that i prefer the architecture and structure of preveza and ioannina much more than cities like thessaloniki and athens and this is one reason
@@Godssecondcomingissoon 100 years ago the local population in Thessaloniki, Athens, that is our land and there were 100% Albanians, and they are beautiful places.🇦🇱🇦🇱👏
@@ALB-ILLYRIAN they werent,it was 50% bulgarian 30% greek and 20% albanian.However most of the population identified as turks due to ottoman stuff
@@ALB-ILLYRIAN but there is a very large population of albanians in athens and at one point arvanitka was their language
Romania shares some similarities with Serbia from my experience. (I only have your videos and my childhood in Romania to draw on upon).
But street food while not as advanced is still there in Romania, Kiosks have a similar story, as for the rest I have only heard or been around it, not actually experienced it and the store snacks are not that unique in Romania. This is just me tho.
Kiosk, Trafika, Newspaper agent's, are known in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Same small huts near bus stations or train stations with almost anything.
I remember while working in marketing company we had partner company in Serbia. Looking at Serbian work culture - it's highly understandable why these guys were always 100% chill about everything.
HUH! Guess who else has kiosks everywhere? GREEEEECE lol. Awesome stuff to know, keep at it my dude
With the street food and kiosks, I can confirm that here in Greece we have both of those things and I can tell you, those kiosks always have a nice cold Loux whenever I'm thirsty, so I love them.
Mmm Loux and lukozade
It’s nice to know a CZcamsr a watch is growing
When I was little, a family friend worked in a trafika, which I guess now people refer to as kiosk, and I loved visiting her and sitting inside the little hut. Even now, decades later, I really like the idea of working in essentially a loot cave where people who need stuff can come and ask me for it, and everything is within my arm's reach.
Serbia: An introvert's worst nightmare
Not so long ago we used to have lots of kiosks all over the place in Poland. Even the one you showed was polish.
As far as I can remember there has always been plenty of kiosks in southern Poland, though they began disappearing a bit over a decade ago and żabka effectively took their place. In many towns you can still see old kiosk buildings, closed down with boarded windows and peeling paint.