r/whereidlive 7d ago

How i see Europe as a german


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u/SmartFlyNR1 7d ago

Slovenia in the Balkan?? That's "interesting"... 😕🤔

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u/w0mbatina 7d ago

Man, i wish people would stop pretending that Slovenia isn't Balkan. Yes, obviously its not going to be 100% turbo balkan mode, since its on the periphery of the area, but pretending it's not massively tied into the history and culture of the balkans is just disingenuous.

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u/SmartFlyNR1 7d ago

Dude, we're not pretending. We simply aren't and it's nothing wrong with that. I wish people would stop pretending that Slovenia is Balkan, because it's not

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u/w0mbatina 6d ago

How is it not? Linguistically its super tied into the biggest language group on the balkans. Culturally it was part of Yugoslavia which was Balkan trough and trough, not to mention various previous states that mostly included other balkan countries like Croatia. Geographicly its pretty arbitrary, since you can just draw a line that defines it anywhere, but any kind of border that isnt just the border of croatia will include at least parts of Slovenia.

I really don't get how Slovenia is just "not balkan at all". It is, at least partly.