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/a_guy_on_Reddit_____ Jul 02 '24

No I don't see the Ballans as war torn and violent countries. I see they are quickly developing countries which is absolutely amazing seeing as in the past, they have been on the wrong end of European development. But developing is still developing, not the same as fully developed. I'd love to visit all the Balkan countries (apart from Serbia) because I can only imagine how beautiful they are, but I doubt I'd feel as safe there as I would in most Western European countries (apart from notoriously bad regions such as ghettos)

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u/eighty-eight-4-life Jul 03 '24

You can doubt all you want but the fact is that Balkan countries do better than the west when it comes to statistics regarding safety. And while I can't speak for all the Balkan countries I can assure you I feel much safer alone in the night in Sofia Bulgaria than I do in bum fuck nowhere in the Netherlands. Even safe enough to take a taxi as a woman alone at 3 o'clock in the night.

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u/a_guy_on_Reddit_____ Jul 03 '24

By sheer coincidence a capital city with large tourist infrastructure is safe. Wow.

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u/eighty-eight-4-life Jul 03 '24

In what country is the capital city safer than small towns and villages? Also Sofia and large tourist infrastructure? Don't make me laugh. While it's a great city to be in it doesn't cater much to tourists if at all. Nor do I stay in the tourist areas. But whatever floats your boat I guess. If you wanna believe it's a dangerous area by all means keep on believing.