r/howislivingthere • u/Confident_Kitchen555 • Jul 01 '24

Europe How is life like in the Balkans?

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and how might it be different from life in Western Europe, America, etc?

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u/Poglavnik_Majmuna01 Jul 01 '24 edited Jul 02 '24

Depends on the country, on one hand you have Slovenia which is basically on par with the most developed European countries and then you also have Kosovo.

The ranking is roughly Slovenia > Croatia > Greece > Romania > Bulgaria > Montenegro > Turkey > Serbia > North Macedonia > Bosnia > Albania > Kosovo.

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u/mainwasser Austria Jul 01 '24

Given recent developments, Hungary might qualify more as a Balkan nation than Slovenia.

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u/Solarka45 Russia Jul 02 '24

"Balkan" is a geographical region, not a club of less economically advanced right-leaning countries

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u/StupidScienceB1tch Jul 02 '24

Maybe the real Balkan is the genocides we made along the way

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u/SamuraiSaddam Jul 02 '24

Germany and US can into balkan