100 SHOCKING Differences Between America and Croatia
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100 Differences Between AMERICA and Croatia | Croatia vs America
What Croatia think of America
What Croatia is like
While living in Croatia I have been writing down differences I notice between the America and Croatia each day. Today I get to share with you my 100 differences between Croatia and America! Hope you enjoy!
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As a Croatian it's shocking to see how many of these things aren't normal in America
Yeah
Yup
a doslovno🤣
That is why Croatia is so much better than illogical America..
ono kad skuzis da nam je zemlja mala a vojska velika
When you travel from inner part of Croatia to the Adriatic coast, you will literally pass through 3 different climates. That's why temperature is very important, weather can change very fast
and there are many older wehicle on the road. but this what you said, from one part of sv. rok to the other there can be 20 °C difference
Just passed from Zagreb to Rijeka one week ago, it went from rainy to sunny to snowy to foggy in a 100km radius, so yeah the weather forecast is important for us there :D
YES IQ 200 To bato
Haha I did notice that
@Hunter Jaxon no one actually gave one
Here's another: We're not allowed to use deadly force to protect property in Croatia. Defending yourself from a robber will get you more years in prison than for committing the robbery itself.
Selfie defense is allowed but unnecessary confrontation is not. Kinda stupid but oh well
Well, the intruder is just not ever been seen or heard of again - ever. No body - no crime.
@@alexandersleaf you can
*cough* robbing a bank gets you 2 years
the best thing to do in that case is to kindly ask the robber his adress and then rob him when he's done
Trenutak kada youtuberi shvate da hrvatska zapravo postoji.
Da XD
Nisu ljudi ni svjesni sta sve Balkan ima ko regija
@@zorancupic9974 a isuse vecina nas samo zove jugoslavija💀
Da
@@someone-jf7vj nedaj Bože ikad više
Traffic lights in all European countries same. Also traffic rules. In Europe no free turn right. PS if there is no sign.
In Germany you can turn right
We have green arrow to turn left or right on red light if safe while in america you can turn right on red if safe unless there is a sign that is not allowed
I think in Netherlands and Italy I saw it go directly from red to green.
There are subtle differences, eg I've read that the diamond sign in France gives you priority until there is another crossed out diamond. Here in my country each new intersection "resets" priority, and most of the times esp. on rural roads the diamonds are left out, because you can infer from the other roads having yield or stop signs that you are on the priority road.
@@goranduric7214 Not when the light is red or there's no green arrow
We don't use tissue toilet paper in our homes for God's sake. It's that public toilets are on budget
This is literally the biggest mistake in the video
Interesting video, but on point 60 even on the pictures you used in the video you can see that we have a traffic light on top and one on the right on the pole. If you are the first car you look at the side light.
Yeah... also, I never had problem seeing the light even if I’m the first one... if you stop before the line, there shouldn’t be a problem seeing the light turn green. It would drive me insane watching on the opposite side of crossroad to see my light because cars are driving through, I don’t need to look at them 😂😂😂
Upravu si, al je kod njih logicniji sljed
@@rolebezkontrole229 Problem s njihovim je da je ponekad lako zbuniti stvari kada je malo kompliciranije krizanje jer se vide I semafori od drugih traka. Npr. kod Y krizanja I strucnjaci kazu da to dovodi do dosta nesreca.
and you make one cardinal mistake! Never, i mean never talk about croatia and put serbian rakija picture, and a vojvoda name.... dangerous haha ;)
Listen to the Frankenstein - he knows!
Croatia uses Latin letters, the Rakija bottle had Serbian Cyrillics on it.
BTW: The J in Croatian is what we Brits call the 'continental J,' which it's pronounced as a 'Y'. So Rakija is pronounced Ra-ki-ya.
Exactly!
Ima da bre nerfamo tu rakiju moj đedo se opet iživljava na kutiji misleći da je to hitler da ga zgrabi dok spava
Nemam niš protiv čirilične rakije. Čak naprotiv
@@anfrankogezamartincic1161 sta imas protiv srba
man I've been living in croatia since birth almost 20yrs and didn't kbow. that we had jaywalking tickets😂😂
Yeah me Too hahahaha
Same, hahahah
Isto
Samo sto sam srb
@Dario Maric prelaženje ceste na zabranjen nacin. Tipa na mjestu di nema zebre, na crveno na semaforu za pjesake...
Just one correction: if you pay 100kn something, tax makes actually 20kn out of it (not 25 as you mentioned) because base price is 80kn and you pay 25% of tax out of base price so 80 + (25% of 80) = 80 + 20 =100
Even a word "dozen" means 12 in USA.
The fact that you guys don't have a single unit of measurement ending with 0 annoys me greatly.
In Croatia they do sell 6 eggs in a pack, which makes it half dozen :D
@@antondzajajurca7797 Also beers that come in crates can come in 24 per crate.
Usualy 0,3 L beers are 24 per crate and 0.5 ones are 20
Dobar dan Tristan! Ive been waiting for your Croatian vids. Its a beautiful country hey mate!
Yes, it is! I am from Croatia🥰
beautiful country with beautiful people, pearl of europe...
@@kategoried7501 yikes, as a Croatian myself i can vouch that Croatia is everything but "pearl of europe" like sure we have beautiful sea, and nature, but people nah, lil shits are way too stuck up in 19th century with traditions and shit, plus from political perspective its also pretty shit.
Da gaahaha
@@Rose333X Long Live Traditions, what's wrong with that? That makes Croatia and Croatians even more beautiful.
Just for ease of use "Rakija" is pronounced like "ra-ke-ya" :-) And in general, when you see a "J" in any Croatian word it's pronounced as "Y" in English. And "C" is always a "C" :-D Never a "K" :-D One common mistake with that is when people from English speaking areas try to pronounce name of that inventor / entrepreneur Mate Rimac who makes those electric super cars; They often say his last name as "Rima-K"
Thanks for letting me know!
Yeah, its actually supposed to be Ri-matz
@@TristanKuhn Because this is a big part of Croatias history, dont f*ck around.
All jokes aside great video no matter the mistakes, I appretiate the time you spent to make a video about my coutry, Ako ikada dođeš u Dalmaciju javi se da te provedem kroz Zadar, moj grad :)
It's not like the english "c" (pronounced "see"). The croatian "c" doesn't appear in english often but it's a "ts" sound like in english "patsy".
@@markoproloscic4492 or in pizza
19:28 it is completely opposite. We love to speak to our neighbors and strangers.
yup, it's just not expected from you to force a smile and politeness, you're allowed to have a grumpy day (which surprised me in America where everyone was too cheerful and you could tell it was forced and customary)
@@mikrosom
Absolutely agreed!
@@mikrosom objasnio
@Vale 1001 Dude, don't misslead them XD
Just note: lots of things you mentioned differs in different part of Croatia
Regarding for stop lights being on the the same side, people who are first in line can't see them (those are for people who are behind), that's why there are also stop lights on the right which can be seen in photos you've put
And on realy big crossroads we have stop lights on the same side, just on the right and also on the oposite side. So, it is not so strange.
The reason why there are temperature signs all over is that we had several instances of sudden ice on the road with severe accidents as a consequence, so the temperature indicators are basically to warn you of sudden black ice on the highway, especially on the overpasses.
Pozdrav iz Hrvatske! I am an 18-year-old born and raised in Croatia and I loved seeing this, especially since I have a friend from US and we love to chat about the differences. Thanks for making this🇭🇷
me to
12:39 - Those are road information boards/signs. They just display time and temperature as a placeholder, but they change to vital safety information when there is a need for it.
We honk here if we see someone we know, like you driving a car and see your friend you will honk.
REGARDING THE LIGHTS IN INTERSECTION: There is a really good reason for lights being on the same side in intersection: This way you control that people don't go into intersection!!! Honestly, I would probably just be stuck in the middle of intersection if I was driving in America (not knowing you have it differently :'D). It is because the lights work same as any sign > if for example you have a sign saying "speed limit 80", this speed limit is valid from that sign on. it's same with the lights, if it's green, it means you are free to go from the lights on/ if it's red it means you cannot go on from the sign/ light. This controls that people don't go into intersection. Regarding not seeing it > there is the white line where you are suppose to stop, if you stop there you will be able to see the light just fine, BUT just in case, they put the lights also on the right side, and even one set of lights on the other side far away, so you really cannot miss it. :)
Also, regarding the temperature sign being often on the roads, it's because in Croatia the conditions on the road can change REALLY FAST (for example, you can be driving in the sun and after passing a tunnel there is a wind and fog). If the temperature suddenly drops there could be ice, or it could be slippery, so it's really all because of safety. They keep you informed so you can adapt your driving in time. Conditions can change in a matter of just a few kilometers.
Also, Tristan's first picture proves that the car in it was way ahead where it should be. Other this is, that in Croatia "most" of intersections (because of only two lanes) are way smaller, thus when buses or trucks from left or right side of intersection want to drive into the lane left of you, they need more space to make an easier turn
Haha, and that is exactly how it was for me when I moved to Houston. I really had to concentrate on driving hard and still ended up in middle of the intersection on few occasions . But with the time, I got used driving here and even passing on red light when making right turn. I must say I like this way better here. It just makes sense
After years of driving in both Croatia and the US, the US intersections make way more sense to me. As the guy said, if you accidentally go a bit too forward, you are hopeless, and there is a risk of inducing a crash. Actually, happened to me in Croatia. Never happened in the US. Also, not allowing to always turn right on red in Croatia makes intersections slower.
I moved from Croatia to London. I've lived there for 6 years, then I moved to LA and have been here 4 years now.
I ran the red light a couple of times because the traffic light is somewhere in the distance and not where you're supposed to stop. I find traffic in the US is a mess and lacks many rules.
For example, you can merge lanes from both left and right! So in case of an accident, no one is to blame lol
There's these weird middle lanes where cars from both directions are allowed to go into! They're marked with a double yellow line, but it's ok to just drive into it and hope no cars from the opposite lane had the same idea...
You can turn right on red. Which is why I was almost ran over many times! Pedestrians have to jump away from the car because people automatically assume they can turn right even if there's a pedestrian crossing there. It's a mess.
There are no rules for who has the right to enter a crossroad. Everyone has to stop and whoever stops first goes first lol. So you have to memorize it like a Simon Says game. And if you stop at the same time as someone, it's an awkward moment of trying to see who will go first.
And omg! Stop signs everywhere! Because there are so few rules, they have to put a stop sign literally everywhere. Probably to improve the sales of car brakes.
I love to drive, but it's really not fun to drive in the US.
If you heard honking then you were probably close to cars that are going to the wedding,people here(🇭🇷)honk so so much when they are guests at the wedding,I dunno about how are your weddings but here the groom and the guests go for the bride(to her flat or house),pick her up and then in the line of the cars they go to church with the soon to be wed couple,while going there they honk alot,so the others know they are going to the wedding and to get the hell out their way so they can be there in right time.
They also honk to greet someone ,and everyone knows everyone around here so maybe that's why he heard it so much
Yes i had an home and i saw limousines so often pink yellow blue every colour
@@nocnopticni529 yeah
Although we own 99% fewer weapons than Americans, there are frequent shootings at weddings.
If you hear trumpets and gunshots you are not in danger.
60 - there are stop lights right across the road so that the first car can see it as well, you probably didn't notice them
I'm from Croatia and i can say you that some of these things do not apply for the whole of Croatia and some of them are not true or partially true... btw if you live in Croatia or something you need to learn how to say Rakija ☺️😆😅
Many of these differences are differences between the US and Europe.
I totally agree with the crazy location of the traffic lights. Even Pelican Crossings (where pedestrians press a button to turn the lights red before crossing) often have the pole of the traffic light nearly even with the front bumper of the nearest car. It's as if drivers are expected to be clairvoyant.
Traffic lights order - The same order has always been the case in Britain: Red, red/amber, green. Adding the amber light to the red gives drivers a second or two to put their vehicles in gear before the lights turn green, something that is not necessary in vehicles with automatic transmissions.
J, in Croatian is what we Brits call the 'continental J', which is pronounced as a 'Y'. Hence Rakija is pronounced Ra-ki-ya.
Can't remember seeing a more interesting cultural video, awesome job dude! Greetings from Zagreb!
Thanks Tristan. I have always wanted to go to Croatia, so i will be watching all your updates. Cheers from Down Under
Cheers!
Go to Zagreb it very nice
50% of the informations in this video are wrong
Thank you for this vid, I'm croatian and didn't know a lot of these things (from the american side as well) but also i love that you're interested in our country!
in Madrid, they honk at everything....so I just randomly honked!
YES!!
Your problem with trafic lights has a reason. It is like that so you stop earlier or on time. You can always look at pedestrian trafic light or at one in other lane. If there is no more than one traffic light you can look at pedestrian light that is faced just like traffic light above you just on the otger side of the road.
*STREET LIGHTS EXPLAINED:* There's always another light on the right side (on the pole) which is made for the first row cars to look at. They're even on your pictures. Therefore, you don't need to look through your sunroof, though it would be a wildly funny sight to see.
Great video! And they are strict about taxes unless you're a politician :P
Sometimes we use "dozen" its just not that popular and its kinda old. About 10-20 years ago eggs were actually sold in dozens
Glad to see someone give their honest opinion. Keep it up!
The poop thing is to see if you got harmful gut bacteria so when you handle food/drinks for other people you don't transmit it further.
@disn_44 Hardly, in Croatia we have free health insurance, we all have regular check-ups with a doctor (that is the reason why we do not have frequent occurrences of dangerous bacteria or similar) ... whether you are a student, student or work somewhere ...
@disn_44 Testing biannually is better than not at all. Just because it won't solve the problem completely, doesn't mean it's not worth doing. Perfect being the enemy of the good and all that.
As a Croatian, I strongly dissagree with 51, 52 and 53. Sandals in Croatia are normal thing, and many people wear them, in spring or summer of course. Further on, there are many types of haicuts also. Darker clothing for men? Men in Croatia wear all kind of colors nowdays. Whoever did you speak to either does not live in Croatia, or was telling you his personal style.
By the way, the letter j is in Croatia pronounced same as y in English.
Yes, the sandals problem is when you see sandals and socks,that's when you hit the jackpot!
@@aumnamonarayanaya9856 Well I'm from Zagreb too, as I said, and it is a false fact that people don't wear shorts in summer (are you kidding me?). But yes, dim colors are in some kind of a trend, sadly...
P.S. Proučavaj grad...
12:14 You have an additional light on the right, as you can see here. So, if you are the first in line, you don't look upwards but to the right hand side. You will always be able to see this light very easily and without having to strain your neck. By the way, this is the standard principle in Europe concerning traffic lights.
There actually is a concept of dozen here, we say "tucet" (derived from german language), but you're right about the part that it's not used anymore =) 63 can also be with white wine, it's called Lovranski bambus, it's not even known in whole of Croatia (mostly just in the norhern coastal parts). Nice video :)
Lovran!
U metkoviću postoji 'duzina' sto znaci 12 necega, npr. Duzina luka, dobijes 12 glavica luka, za duzinu žaba dobijes 12 krakova 🤣
@@MG-kz2pf vidiš, ipak je ostalo nešto takvih mjera na ovom području... Kod njih su doduše standard, kod nas kolokvijalne =D
Beautifull comparison of two countries and cultures.
So awesome to see ur excitment on the topic and thank you on your effort !
Greetings from Zagreb,capital of Croatia.🙏🙏
The simplest explanation why stop lights are where they are is because you're supposed to stop at the light. When traffic lights are on opposite sides of the intersection it is much less clear which traffic light is for whom. For example, if traffic lights were on the opposite side someone turning left could see a green light before they turn, but as they turn there is a big red light in front of them. Whereas when the traffic light is on their side of the intersection, once they pass their traffic light, there are no more lights to distract them.
Read carefully in Croatia We have very strict safety standards. I read the law a bout health and safety on work. But problem is in general that no one gives a fuck a bout that most of the time. On very big projects yes particularly if there is a lot of big companies. But if you hire small private company health and safety is your personal problem most of the time until someone gets hurt or killed
2:47 thats not the case anymore, we were restricted before to maximum 80kw of power until the age of 24 but they removed that stupid law
Nice video! Here are some more.
Children also receive gifts on the day of St. Lucia and on the day of their respective namesake saint.
There is lot of cars that run on diesel, but majority is on gasoline. On the gas pumps, ratio is usually 3 pumps for gasoline, 1 for diesel and 1 for gas.
Common thing that Westerners (except Italy) see is that in Croatia is normal that several generations live in the same household, either the family house or the apartment. It is not unusual that grandparents and grandchildren live in the same household.
If married, daughters usually move to husband's home with his parents. If for some eason they live in separate home, married children usually rent the apartment close to their parent homes, or if possible buy it. That way the assistance of (grand)parents is available 24/7.
In littoral and mountain part of Croatia, especially towards the south, it is normal to eat a lot of bread.
Thank you!
It's true, I would add that Croats (unlike Germans and others) have a huge number of private property (official data: over 90% ppl have own house or flat), we do not rent a house, we buy it like for life time.
@@nijamkaj exactly. Croats always have that fear that if they do not own the home, that they always could be kicked out (and in worst possible moment), or that they could be ripped off with the ever raising rent. When You are the owner, Your home is Your stronghold, sanctuary and place of safe retreat, and is kind of part of Your body, You build yourself in your home and vice versa.
Also when you retire, your pension is not enough to pay your rent and buy food for the whole month....right?
@@majab2028
Not really, it depends on how much you contributed to the pension fund, that's how much your pension is. If you have children they will take care of you.
Great video.
It’s funny how you pronounce "gemišt" and "rakija" with an American accent lol. Greetings from Croatia.
Tell me about it, while I'm not from Croatia but background is from the Balkans and this reminded me of school. where everyone mispronounced my name as i-van and don't get me started on my surname...
@@fuhrertehlulzen hahahahaha i feel sorry for you, keep the surname as a secret, you-van.
I'm shaking everytime he say Rakiđa. Oh man it is j no đ or ž.
The benefit for #60 is that it enforces stopping earlier. Roads are tight, people like to barge on to the crosswalk, so you gotta stop way earlier. On the driving test, you fail if you touch that line.
Just a little correction. It's not Gamišt, but Gemišt. This was a very good and correct video, keep it up!
That’s for the correction! Glad you enjoyed it
At every intersection there is a line where you have to stop the car and then you see a traffic light above the road, in addition there are also traffic lights on the side of the road which can also be seen in your photos
This is such amazing video. Greetings from Dubrovnik!
its gemischt..german word for mixed (mixed vine and mineral water) and Rakiya..but not cirylic alphabet..latin🤣
13:15 in croatian the letters are always pronounced the same
so in gemišt G is pronounced like "G" in "game" and š is pronounced like "sh" in "shit"
shit hahahhahahhha it could be shopping as well
Maybe he was wearing sandals and knee high socks...Croatians find that funny
Great to see another video from you!!
wow this is great! thank you! so informative. I'm croatian btw
Glad you enjoyed it!
Also, if the tax rate is 25% and something costs $100, tax included, the government gets $20, not $25. The item pretax is $80, and the government gets 25% of $80, or $20.
MathWhAt?
@@paulpetersen6539 Cost of item is 80 kuna, (mostly used) tax rate is 25 % x 80 kunas so that is 20 kuna, final price to the customer is 80+20=100 kunas.
That tax is called VAT (Value Added Tax) and is common in EU and elsewhere. Also there are rates of 0% (for baby food as example) and 13 % (books and some other stuff).
If you want add tax to price multiple with 1.25
if you want to deduct tax, then you divide by 1.25
if something costs $ 100 + tax = $ 125
or vice versa $ 100 - tax = $ 80
currently in Croatia the sales tax is 25% and is included in the price you see on the price lists
Says something is completely idiotic.
Me: O rly?
He explains what it is.
Me: Oh, yeah, fully agreed.
These are some home diffrences:
Window opening concept
Door handels not door knoobs (rarely u see a door knoob)
Houses made out of bricks and concrete
Closet is not a room its a cabinet ( in some modern houses there might be a room for a closet)
If u live in a building it wont be apartment 145 (any number) it would be your last name
( I'm Croatian btw)
Yes, I found the traffic light situation frustrating too! 😂😂
Why? In 1 traffic lane, you have traffic light on the right, with 2 traffic lanes You have traffic light on the right and above, on 3 traffic lanes You have traffic light on the right, above and over the intersection on the left. In the worst case, you can always check the pedestrian traffic light on your left.
At some intersections we have them both before and after the intersection so you can look wherever you like. And it makes more sense to have it before the intersection so you see it and stop sooner.
Traffic lights are terrible, they're stingy when it comes to the number of lights at an intersection. Often there is just one set which is usually on the near side.
Number 60: you can see The Light Because you have another Light on The side of The road designed specificly for that
It is so amazing when you travel and you notice how different the place is compared to what your used too back home. To have you do videos like this is just so cool. Keep up the great work an hope to see you do more travelling videos in the future.
Thanks you! Will do more in the future
Commenting again... Such a great video, you just gained subscriber from Croatia. Keep it up
Regarding the traffic light ... you have a traffic light on the right side so you don't have to tear your neck to see it. You also have a pedestrian signal on the left and right when it is red for them, it is green for you :)
Its 20 beers not 24 coz its 0.5l bottle and not 0.33 😂0.33 is like eye drops for us... Only girls are drinking 0.33
Hahah that's right
I've been living in Croatia for 23 years and beer is always packed in 24. Baksa pive je uvik bila 24, i bit ce.
@@xxtardelixxable koliko ja znam gajba pive je 20 kom
@@xxtardelixxable 0.33.... not the real one
@@xxtardelixxable if you watched the video you would know what we are talking about here.....
Gotta say, many things are simply false, and others misconstrued.
A 100 diff's is waaaay to manny info for one video.
@@mikijovanovic525 So what? He did a follow-up video with even more facts.
I think the rule for "parking" in the middle of the street is 3 minutes... but often that has to be ignored, for example, for delivery trucks.
U right about 3 min rule
Most Americans believes that healthcare in Croatia is free, it's not. All employees in Croatia pay compulsory health insurance for 16.5% of their gross salary. Health insurance, pension insurance and income tax are automatically calculated and deducted from the gross salary, and the employee is paid the net salary.
here are some clarifications about some of your points:
43. and 44. - putting corn, mayo and ketchup on pizza is mostly common in fast food places, not in real pizzerias
48. paying toll at the exit - that's the way in Croatia because highways here have multiple exits with price you have to pay different according to length of the highway you travelled
59. turning right at the red light - you can turn right if crossroad has special lane for turning right but you have to let all cars coming through the green light pass before you turn right
61. signs on highway that show temperature - that are information panels that warn you if there is work on the highway ahead or similar, and when there is nothing else to inform you about they show temperature
73. POS machine connected to the tax office - before that was implemented there was a lot of tax fraud at the point of sale, owners not declaring a whole amount they earned
79. state colleges are free for those that get in the quota every college sets for that particular year, all that want to go to the college outside that quota must pay
80. primary healthcare is , on the face of it, free, but every working Croatian has to pay for healthcare and retirement fund whether he uses it or not. atop of that for many medications you have to pay participation in the price, and also you have to pay for additional layer of healthcare, otherwise you have to pay participation in primary healthcare and prices for medications are higher
85. asking what type of card are you paying with - that's because there are fees if you pay with card of one issuer on the POS of other issuer, that's why you will see many POS of different issuers in shops. and if there is only one POS machine they have to set in the register who is the issuer of the card you are paying with
86. two receipts - it depends how modern is their POS machine, newer print out receipts on one piece of paper
Drinking age in Croatia is 18. It's illegal to sell cigarettes and alcohol to persons under 18.
Rekao je to. Ali zakonom nije definirano (kao kod njih) da kao maloljetnik možeš dobit kaznu što piješ npr. pivu (osim na javnom mjestu, ali to je drugi zakon...). Ubro je to lik dosta dobro, nisam ni ja kužio da je zapravo bitna razlika
The coffee culture here in Croatia is huge, but I would say the more southern countries are similar to the coffee culture then the nothern Eruopean countries. Traffic lights as far as I know are in Europe the same... and the free turn right confuses me (saw it in other videos where Americans talk about that). The toilet paper things depends...some have rolls some have these tissue papers.
Europe in general doesnt build tooo many skyscrapers, especially not in the city center due to the historic buildings.... I think the majority of us likes it that we preserve old buildings and dont smash them down to build new modern ones (sure we do have modern buildings as well). The cities arent planned beforehand like US cities. They seem very planned, that is why you have bigger streets and everything. With the parking....well from my experience I have to say we have an issue with it because of the lack of space.
Little things like with the keys in the beginning are actually interesting little fun facts.
EDIT: The LGBT part...well I would like that my people get a lil bit more open minded ...or lets say the older folks, the younger folks are more open minded though. But you can explain it also with religion (since on paper this country is nearly 90% catholic) and the way people are raised. We will take some time to get to a point where others are, but to be honest we dont like it in general when people wildly make out or nearly bang each other in front of others... that is I guess a cutural thing where certain things are seen as impolite.
N. 60 never bothered me. There is also a light on the side, not just the one above and when you are first in the line you watch the side light! :)
Welcome back bro !! good information about Croatia . Is magic place.
12:35 its probably because of trucks, so its high enough.
Funfact: A lot, and I mean, A LOT of people have dogs in Croatia. Like, Whenever I go outside, I see over 10 dogs. Also! While we're on that topic, There are barely any stray dogs.
Bonus fact: Apparently, Cat café's exist. I don't know where it's originally from but they're pretty rare in Croatia. (In case anyone wonders what a cat café is, It is a normal café, exept, It's full of cats. I think there's about 5 cats in each.)
Here in Croatia it is true that our traffic lights have Yellow in between, however not every traffic light does that singaling before trnasitioning to yellow. Some do blink, some have numbers on top of the whole thing, and some have numbers on each light as countwodn, depends on the city/County though because in Zagreb I don't recall seeing any non casual traffic light, while in Samobor for example I saw lots of those with numbers !!
Great video. One point from my side, point 13 is incorrect. I mean, it used to be that way for some time and the cars were limited to around 80 kW of power for people under the age of 24. This restriction was later removed as it was deemed unconstitutional.
Thanks for letting me know!
@@TristanKuhn Fun fact: One of the reasons why they have removed it is because most of the police cars were Skoda Octavias and young police officers were unable to drive them due to the engine being over the power limit.
Cool video! Croatian here...
The funny thing about the traffic lights being infront of the car is that it is like that in Europe. Maybe it has something to do with saving space... dunno. Btw., when I was driving in Mexico I almost stopped my car at the red light at the middle of the crossroad, because my traffic light is "over there", on the other side of the road! Wtf :D That was messed up, so weird :D Like, why is the traffic light THERE, when I am HERE, it`s MY traffic light LOL.
There are gays, just not flashy ones. People here tend to keep their privacy and keep a low profile, mind their own business nevermind their sexual preference.
There are sandals... maybe not so much. Guys here are much more interested in being perceived as a macho/manly person than as just a male person, but also some women tend to be overly feminine (too much make up, dressing up over the top...). It is more a thing of a low self-esteem and hiding it, then of showing who you are and what you like ;)
Rakija (ra-ki-ya) is a medicine, that is true :D
About temperature being shown at the road - Croatia has two climates, continental and mediteranean. If you for example, drive from Zagreb to any city in Dalmatia, that means you need to go through Lika and Gorski kotar. In Zagreb there could be 20 degrees Celsius, in Lika and Gorski kotar there could be snow and in Dalmacija there could be 25 degrees Celsius, sunny and hot. Temperature is a good thing to know if you have sandals on your feet and you step out in Lika at a gas station on a rainy cold day :D :D
Congratulations. You prepared well. Traffic lights would need a correction. When you are first in the row you look the light on the right side. Apart from this, really well done!
Croatia/Ex Yugoslavia has never been exposed or being satelite of Soviet Union (at least not after 1948), it was very "westernized" form of socialism/Communism that many refer to as "communism in jeans".
and we have better football team than America
Soccer
Haha true. I watched y’all play in the World Cup final in 2018
Great vids. Bring back the earring. :P
Nailed it man, keep up the gd work, bright future awaits.
Agree with pretty much everything except with the part that Croatia had influence from Soviet Union. Croatia had way more influence from Italy, Germany, France and UK than anything from SSSR.. In fact the whole of former Yugoslavia was not behind "The Iron Curtain" at all. But you could say that older generation thinks in a way that "the Old Europe" used to, they used to be taught Bon Ton in schools about propriety and mannerisms, which I guess is still present in many decades later. The newer (Internet) generation is way more internationalized for the reason every other young generation around the world is.
18:53 i can go across the highway in front of the police and I wouldn't get a single ticket or anything.
Profilna ti je trepavica, super
Coming from the most croatian person ever, some of these things were complitley false. BUT parts of croatia you come from also determines things, cultures in different parts are extremely different sometimes🤷🏻♀️
So in the video, he mentions Sv. Nicks day.
Well, here it's not called Sv. Nick its Sveti Nikola.
And on that day, more like the day before you clean your boots and send your letter to Saint Nikola.
And in the morning, if you were good, you got a toy; if you were bad, get a stick with a bell.
As kids wintertime was AMAZING!
Rakija actually does heal you because of the high alcohol level it kills bacteria.
Croatia has a lot of gorgeous sand beaches too btw!
@roko fašen ewww omg where is that?! 😭
@roko fašen oh no that's disgusting, people are terrible, I hope that changes for the better in the future 😢
@roko fašen yeah tourism ruins a lot of beautiful places 😢
Yes that is all true. When we go to coffe it is 2-3 hours event. That is why I don't go to coffe often. I don't like to talk much .
Here in the states grab your coffee and go lol
Some people are offended when you left them coins. And, why to put ice in your vodka? Put the bottle in the fridge, or glass (that's a cool thing),and your booze will be cold and waterless
12:24 That's why you have that light on the right post, so you don't have to strain your neck looking at the one you can't see as a first car ;)
23 - that's the historical architecture used throughout middle Europe.
Number 8 "parking with hazards" is so wrong
and so expensive if police catch you
always keep in mind Murphy's Law before you turn on hazards signals for nonsense
I'm just wondering what kind of explanation would you give a cop when he catches you?
Small talk and waving are actually common but in smaller places like villages and small towns.
2:49 This rule doesn't exist anymore. Before a few years you weren't allowed to drive anything above 100HP while being a new driver (5 years from getting your licence), but this rule does not exist anymore and you can drive whatever you want. I currently drive a 200HP Audi A6 and am only 20 years old.
1:16 that is not true. Im from Croatia and you need have 18 years old to drink alcohol.
I mean to be fair, most people dont give a fuck if you do drink befour
To buy, not to drink!
Controls on the sale of alcohol to minors are almost non-existent, so few traders abide by the law. If you look like you're 18, everyone sells you alcohol, no one checks your ID
I would say most is correct, but mayo on pizza? I dont know anyone that would do that to a pizza
Očaj :D
such traffic lights make sense, because under the law, it is forbidden to pass red light, so if red light would be in the middle of a crossroad then you would be allowed to enter crossroad even if it is red. besides, that way you know where to stop
It was really interesting to see how many common things for us are not common in the USA. This vas fun and fast and not boring at all!
5:10 Karlovac, my hometown!
11:18 i wouldn't agree on that one
najjace prezime :)
12:11 lights are like that bc first in line has traffic lights on right side too... those which are above are ment for people in the back.
6:10 roads are smaller in city centres because the cities are in general older and more compact than US cities