Re:Serbia grants citizenship to Steve Wozniak
by fossilemob on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @08:32AM
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Have you?
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Re:Serbia grants citizenship to Steve Wozniak
by jacquesm on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:18AM
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I have. And it's a preposterous statement. And the Serbs that I consider my friends would readily agree with that.
Re:Serbia grants citizenship to Steve Wozniak
by SergeAx on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @10:38AM
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Can you elaborate? I live in Serbia for two years and don't feel much xenophobia towards me. I am aware of above-average homophobic sentiment here, and some hate towards ex-Yugoslav neighbors, but hey, they were at war and it is mutual.
Re:Serbia grants citizenship to Steve Wozniak
by jacquesm on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @11:11AM
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I take issue with the "least xenophobic places out there nowadays", I don't think that needs further elaboration, it would require a lot of work to establish that any place is compatible with that label and based on what I've seen Serbia likely would not be close to the top of the list, you give two nice examples already and I would have a couple of others.
Re:Serbia grants citizenship to Steve Wozniak
by SergeAx on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @03:41PM
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Well, given the current state of affairs in the EU/UK, with those anti-Israel marches on one side and the general stance toward migrants on the other, Serbia seems like a quieter haven to me right now. Also, Serbs are very relaxed and genuinely friendly. Also, the crime rate is relatively low (especially given the amount of firearms, or maybe thanks to it). So, if the author of the previous comment is looking for a place to move, Serbia can be a good fit regarding the overall level of hospitality/peace of mind.
Re:Serbia grants citizenship to Steve Wozniak
by helij on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @06:52PM
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You seem to always pop up when there's a thread about Serbia and you always post about Serbs and Serbia in a negative context no matter what it's about. I lived in Serbia for 6 years and no, they are overall not xenophobic people.
Re:Serbia grants citizenship to Steve Wozniak
by jacquesm on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @07:48PM
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> You seem to always pop up when there's a thread about Serbia and you always post about Serbs and Serbia in a negative context no matter what it's about. I lived in Serbia for 6 years and no, they are overall not xenophobic people.
That's bullshit, twice over. For one I don't pop up in every thread about Serbia (and a casual inspection of your comment history shows that you in fact do exactly that), for another I have not made the claim that they are overall xenophobic people, that's your strawman.
I wouldn't make the claim that people from NL (where I'm from), Germany, Serbia or any other country that I'm familiar with is "the least xenophobic places out there nowadays".
If you can prove the opposite I'll be happy to take it back. Just like those other countries I've mentioned Serbia has it's problems. Denying that doesn't make it so.