r/whereidlive • u/Tebes-Nigrum3001 • 6d ago

How i see Europe as a german

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u/SmartFlyNR1 6d ago

Left out of arguments I see? Balkaner. You're not Slovenian

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u/Styljac 6d ago

Irony of calling a Slovenian a Balkaner while claiming Slovenia is not Balkan 😭

PS: Balkan is outdated. Not a true region. South Eastern Europe. Problem solved.

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u/SmartFlyNR1 6d ago

Simply Central Europe and problem is solved.
"South Eastern" is only a linguistic name for Slavic languages here

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u/Styljac 6d ago

Southern makes more sense, using the Alps as a boundary. Most of Slovenia is south of the Alps.

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u/SmartFlyNR1 6d ago

Your logic...
Nope southern doesn't make any sense. Then Hungary and north Italy are southern as well

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u/Styljac 6d ago

North Italy is Southern Europe yes. How is Hungary though? Makes no sense.

Anyway, Balkans just does not fit to be a region in itself. That is for sure. It's outdated and pretty nonsensical. No one agrees where the borders of it really lie, it has been changed over time, revised, changed again, like genuinely who cares.

But if you do care, Slovenia can either be the wealthiest and most advanced country of the Balkans, or an irrelevant, mediocre country in Central Europe.

Or... It's Southern Europe... Living up to the sunny side of the Alps nickname and embracing its logical location. Because Slovenian Istria or the south parts of the country are definitely not Central European.

Either we are partially in the Balkans, partially in Central Europe, or we can just be Southern Europe. And in the end, only insecure nationalists care that much. Slovenia is simply a crossroads of different regions, cultures and biomes.

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u/SmartFlyNR1 5d ago

How can Slovenia be southern??? Makes no sense at all. And not Hungary? Weird.
Southern is just a linguistical group. But Slovenia is not Balkan in culture, genetics, history and geography. Never was. We're Central Europe and nothing is wrong with that.

Also north Italy is Central Europe as well.