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When people talk about the Balkans, the first though is;  A corner of East Europe .

Traditional American concepts about how East-West rivalry should turn out are challenged by a visit to the Balkans, that murky and mountainous corner of southeast Europe whose volatile ethnic mix touched off World War I.

West Balkans Stereotypes
West Balkans Stereotypes

Americans tend to think of Yugoslavia as a feisty, independent country whose break with the Soviet Union in 1948 ignited economic development and led to the most spontaneous life style in Eastern Europe.

They think of Bulgaria as a backward and static vassal state of the Soviet Union.

And, they see Romania as the most independent and clever of the Warsaw Pact members because of its individualistic foreign policy.

But none of these images is entirely true today.

History of West Balkansby Fenn-O-maniC
History of West Balkansby Fenn-O-maniC

Here are some more stereotypes about Former Yugoslavians. These are the most common stereotypes there on West Balkans.

Montenegrins: Lazy people with big mustaches which live in high mountains.

Montenegrins: Lazy people with big mustaches which live in high mountains.
Montenegrins: Lazy people with big mustaches which live in high mountains.
Meanwhile, In Montenegro
Meanwhile, In Montenegro

 

Bosnians: Not so much intelligent working class people. Bosnian Muslims are fun and welcoming, but simple and not so bright.

Bosnians: Not so much intelligent working class people.
Bosnians: Not so much intelligent working class people.

Slovenians: Nice, civilized, simple and modest people. But some people use to say that they are cheap, cowards but good business people (similar to the Jew stereotypes)

Photo of Rebeka Dremelj in 2008, Slovenian singer
Photo of Rebeka Dremelj in 2008, Slovenian singer

Croats: Always wanting to be like Slovenians but never succeed and always end up like the Serbs. The Croats are cultured, but backstabbing

Croatia presents Global Birthday Celebration for the Necktie on October 18th!
Croatia presents Global Birthday Celebration for the Necktie on October 18th!

Serbs: People which think that everything around them is theirs and that the world revolves around them. They are brave, but suck at fighting wars

Serbs!
Serbs!

Macedonians: Simple people who love music, but they are always stealing Greek history.

 

Meanwhile in Macedonia
Meanwhile in Macedonia

Kosovo Albanians are bakery workers or criminals.

Meanwhile, In Albania...
Meanwhile, In Albania…
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Have you ever asked yourself what the world think about you just because you were born in a certain nation? Of course that there are a variety of common national stereotypes about the inhabitants of various nations, held by inhabitants of other nations. Such stereotypes are usually prejudicial and often ill-informed, and often overlap with ethnic or racial stereotypes. However, some stereotypes may be positive. Well, this blog stereotypes the nations, stereotypes the WORLD is the WORD!

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