10 Everyday DIFFERENCES that SURPRISED my Croatian husband in Canada!

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Up until now, I've shared a lot of my experiences as a Canadian living in Croatia. Now it's Ivan's turn to share all :) A while back, Ivan made the big move from Croatia to Canada, where we lived for about 2 years. While we were living here, he discovered a bunch of things that really surprised him about daily life in Canada and North America in general. Watch the video to find out!
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[@anks4343]

Ogromne su razlike zivota u Kanadi i Hrvatskoj i ja, nakon 10 godina provedenih u Kanadi, definitivno smatram da je zivot kuci puno ljepsi i opusteniji i namjeravam se vratit! Mislim da je svakome ljepse gdje je rodjen I pase mu mentalitet na koji je navikao! Gledavsi iz Hrvatske, ljudima se mozda cini da je uvijek bolje negdje vani, al vjerujte nije to bas tako! Nije sve u novcima i zaradi, puno vaznija je kvaliteta zivota I unutarnji mir! Kanadska te opcenito sjevernoamericka kultura zivljenja bitno odudara od nase! Oni na prvu ruku djeluju simpaticnije I uvijek se smiju, al je to sve vise povrsinski I ti nikad neznas njihovo iskreno misljenje, hladniji su i distanciraniji puno! Kod nas uvijek znas na cemu si, jer kazemo sto mislimo i iako mozda djelujemo drsko i ozboljno, mi smo takvi kakvi jesmo, prirodni! Ovo za restorane je stvarno istina i zna biti iritantno za ljude iz nasih krajeva, dolaze svako malo I pitaju jel sve u redu, nemozes na miru ni jest 🤦‍♀️😝. Al to je njihov mentalitet. U restoranu ili ducanu cesto vode small talks, pa pitaju “ How was your weekend?, What are your plans for the weekend”😂😆, sto je za nas prilicno cudno i to definitivno neisputujes strance koje si tek sreo 🙄😂. Al to sve pitaju tek tako, da ih uopce nezanima vas odgovor! Kad dolaze u goste, nedonose vam nista, a kad vi idete kod njih, morate si puno puta ponijet vlastito pice! Sve je to cudno i tesko se na to priviknuti! Meni definitivno vise odgovara nas stil zivljenja I uzivanja u zivotu! Zime su uzasnooo duge i depresivne! Hrana nema ni priblizno dobar okus, jer je sve zamrznuto i nije svjeze, kruh se neda ni usporedit! Netko moze zivjeti s tim razlikama, ali emotivniji I senzibilniji ljudi se tesko nose s tim! Sve je to od osobe do osobe I adaptacija nije laka! Moja obitelj i ja tu definitivno nismo nasli svoju srecu I gledam ovo kao ogromno iskustvo i vise sada cijenim nas zivot I mentalitet definitivno!

[@robertmakovhrib]

Nekima jednostavno fali HDZ..🤷🏻😁 Za mene osobno,Kanada je puno bolja opcija...🍻🍻

[@anks4343]

@@robertmakovhrib I to je super. Nismo svi isti! Mene politika nikad nije zanimala, niti se njom bavim! Meni npr. fali moja obitelj, jer smo muz, djeca i ja sami tu, a vrijeme brzo tece I nemozes vratit izgubljeno! Mislim na sve Bozice, Uskrse I rodjendane provedene daleko od obitelji i na mnoge clanove koji su nam preminuli, bez da smo se stigli vidjeti! 😢😒Po meni su te stvari puno bitnije od komfora, novaca i bilo cega materijalnog!

[@bubnjarovski]

Prestani više lagat ovaj napaćeni narod

[@speedoflight3539]

Prije cetrdeset godina dva prijatelja iz Zagreba dobili smo ponudu za posao u Kanadi. Otprilike nakon skoro godinu dana sredili smo sve potrebne doktorske preglede i ostale peripetije dobili potrebne papire i dosli u Kanadu. Slijedci dan na poslu doznali smo detalje koje prije nismo znali i nakon posla pocela je diskusija sto sada. Placa niti blizu onome koje smo ocekivali + porez na to malo. Isto po trgovinama lopovska posla pokazu manju cjenu a onda nadodaju jos i poreze. Znaci racuni uvijek veci nego prikazani. Da se vratimo odmah nazad ili da ipak ostanemo neko vrijeme sa nadom da ce sve biti nesto bolje. Otprilike nakon godinu dana prijatelj se vratio ja nisam. Bio tamo u Hrvatskoj desetak puta u posjeti ali ipak ostao ovdje u Kanadi. To znaci tamo se sve promjenilo a promjenilo i mene ovdje. U mirovini mozda u posjetu ali vracam se ovdje u Kanadu.

[@thinkaroid7000]

Većina toga sto si napisala za kanadu može se precrtati i na švedsku .. jedino sto je meni puno bliže i logistički lakše doći do hrvatske. Nije u soldima sve , i ja sad nakon 5 godina isto gledam da se skrasim na nekom sunčanom otoku i uživam u životu @Anks

[@peroperic5382]

mlijeko se i kod nas prodavalo u vrećicama prije devedesete. prije toga postojali su i piramdalni tetrapaci. a kad sam bio vrlo mali i staklene boce koje su se vraćale.

[@Stony_German]

I Baka uvjek prokuhala pa trek onda nam dala obozavao Sam koricu na vrhu.

[@oskng]

Sad si me podsjetio na te "piramide" potpuno sam zaboravio na to ☺ pozdrav

[@goldenvrpca7962]

@@oskng to je bio tetrapak.

[@oskng]

@@goldenvrpca7962 znam, samo sam potpuno bio zaboravio na to. Da nisam tu procitao, nebi se sjetio nema sanse. Pozdrav

[@chickletta]

Definition - u vrecicama I'd litre i iako se navodno nije trebalo kuhati, sve mame I bake su to radile. A i tetrapaka se sjecam

[@4svjetla]

we had milk in plastic bags before. Better say, there was not milk in the bottles before the maybe 1990, just bags. Eventually it disappeared

[@todaypraisethelord]

Yes, in Yugoslavia we had milk in plastic bags. That was fresh milk and we used to cook it before drinking.

[@slavkopejic3140]

More accurately what is now sold in plastic bottles as fresh milk, with short expiration date, back then was sold in bags, or more rarely in glass bottles. But you had pasteurized milk with long shelf life in Tetra Pack, not all milk was in bags. In fact where I live those bags with fresh milk would always sold out in the morning so if you came later all you could buy was milk in Tetra Pack. As I recall pyramid shape Tetra Pack was very popular in the 80's for some reason.

[@Analena30]

Yes, we did! Sirela with green letters, my parents cooked it before they gave it to us kids, it had very thick coat on the top from the fat once it was cooked😂

[@HCGamingTV]

Yes i remember those. Especially when, as a kid, i would put it in those metal shop baskets that sometimes had broken/sharp edges and it would rip the bag just a little so when i get to the cash register it just leaves a mark on the floor or on the counter :)

[@23101979T]

Where are you getting this disinformation from !!?? That there was not milk, but only in plastic bags, until 90's .. Jeasus christ... Have you been caught with, Kolinda's syndrome perhapse ?

[@tomislavbosnjak66]

I remember those plastic bags for milk when I was a child,before 90's

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

☺️

[@UrbanHack1]

definitely plastic bags for milk were standard in Croatia before 1990

[@tomicari1]

Yeah definitely, there was milk in plastic bags, but you had to like boil it first or something. Yep, early 90's.

[@tomislavbosnjak66]

@@tomicari1 Correct

[@Stony_German]

Yes it was usual in Yugoslavia and I remember Baka cooked it before we drink it.

[@pzkpfw917]

Divni mladi i pozitivni ljudi. Ne znam zašto, al meni je ovo užitak gledati. Svima svako dobro!!

[@DivljaVoda]

je, karizmatični su nevjerojatno. Ugodno ih je slušati :)

[@DarkoFitCoach]

Love this couple and channel!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

🥰🥰 thank you!!

[@DarkoFitCoach]

@@RoyalCroatianTours u both have great energy and sarah is amazing i am croatian in netherlands and watching many of ur vids and u always smile and have happy eyes. I am watching now as i eat my medolino in the morning. And no i am not a kid i am 40yrs old grown ass man 😄

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hahaha all of the Linos are for all ages!!! We love eating them too! And thanks for your kind words! ❤️

[@leonhorvat2768]

I also like this channel beacuse im from croatia

[@fapmashina1]

Great insight in some differences between two countries! Ps. Many of us in Croatia really don’t like to be bothered by waiters at the restaurants! 😁

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Shane :)

[@millyherzog4640]

Such a delightful couple. I have watched few of your videos, and have thoroughly enjoyed them. Well done! 👏👏

[@elizabethwilk9615]

Maybe something in the middle would be great - the waiter is there to help out when you need something or want another order of whatever. Totally ignoring or going overboard for a tip can be equally annoying

[@StephenCovic]

As a Croatian Canadian, I love these videos. We visit every summer and it's nice to find Croatian content. So impressed with how you picked up the language.

[@LucaAnamaria]

Hello fellow Croatian-Canadian! 👋🏻🇭🇷❤️‍🔥🇨🇦

[@CoughFee]

They are so adorable!

[@cr8114]

i thnik she married for money...rich husband

[@richard_from_england333]

@@cr8114 Nope

[@JC-to5by]

@@cr8114 I think you're a rude dumbass ...

[@kranjskakr7657]

Ko sta je Tomislav reko imali smo mljeko u plasticnoj vrecki, to se sjecam iz djetinjstva. Legendarno!

[@Stony_German]

I’m living in Germany Kao Hrvat I uzivam vas gledati. Nemogu da vjerujem Kako si brzo I dobro naucila nas jezik skore bez. Naglaska. Na kraju „ brzi zivot“ je strvarvo van Hrvatske. Mi volimo uzivat a to zna biti I nasa mana.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala Daniel! :)

[@ilohanajmuddin4074]

Me and my boyfriend (he is croatian) would love to visit Croatia thanks to your videos :) we live in Canada and it would be a nice expirience knowing your background

[@rejubarchgliasis1830]

Which nationality are you

[@nadamilicevic7812]

SUPER STE , MA NAJ BOLJI .GLEDAM SVAKU KOJA DODE,BEZ OBZIRA PRIJE KOLIKO MJESECI. 🥰❤️🇭🇷👍

[@dubravkasimonaj836]

Boze jeste sumpatični obadvoje.

[@ivicavidas1209]

Veliki vam pozdrav,nekada do kraja 80-tih godina i u Hrvatskoj je bilo mlijeka u vrećicama koje je bilo svježe i trebalo ga je odmah prokuhati... 😊

[@jurejuric1439]

Nije ni bilo drugog ni drugačijeg mlijeka, tetrapak je došao tek poslije, a te kesice su stale u plavim niskim plastičnim kutijama, "kašetama", aaa koje su uvijek smrdjele jer bi se uvijek neka kesica probila i mlijeko bi kapalo, odatle onaj dio texsta o kapanju po nozi, grupe, Daleka Obala u pjesmi "Boginja" 😁

[@slavkopejic3140]

@@jurejuric1439 To nije istina. Ja sam odrastao u 80tima i tetrapak je bio posvuda. ""U Jugoslaviji je od 1967. godine počela proizvodnja tetra-pak, a nekoliko godina kasnije i tetra-brik ambalaže." "Danas (1986.) se u industriji mleka Jugoslavije utroši oko 8.000 tona tetra-pak i tetra-brik ambalažnih materijala za pakovanje mleka i proizvoda od mleka." Citati su iz ovoga: Praktični problemi u korišćenju tetra-pak i tetra-brik ambalažnih materijala u mlekarskoj industriji Jugoslavije* Dušan MARKOVIC, dipl. inž., Ivan MADAREVlC, dipl. inž.

[@jurejuric1439]

@@slavkopejic3140 Ja sam tetrapak mlijeko u mom lokalnom dućanu prvi put vidio mislim negdje početkom 80-ih godina, ili krajem 70-tih, za mlijeko u plastičnom vrećicama pisao sam u vrijeme od početka 70-tih pa do početka 80-tih, tada su se počele pojavljivati tetrapak mlijeko i jogurt u pakovanjima od pola litre trokutastog oblika, prije toga u Splitu toga nije bilo, garantiram, tadašnji sok "Dvojni C" koji je bio jedini tako pakovan a da si ga mogao ponijeti na izlet, bio je u pakovanju od nekakvog mekog aluminija, ali to nije bio tetrapak, popiješ, napušeš i skočiš na njega, sve curice vrisnu, BUUM! 😁 Ako je to i bio nekakav Tetrapak, to ona nije bila tehnologija kakva je danas standard.... aaaa što je tadašnja štampa sve pisala, to zbilja ne želim ni komentirati.....

[@slavkopejic3140]

@@jurejuric1439 A pardon, posto ste odgovarali na post u kojem pise "nekada do kraja 80-tih godina" i rekli da je tetrapak dosao kasnije tesko mi je bilo zakljuciti da u stvari mislite na rane 80te. Ako nema kartona nije tetrapak. Znaci dvojni c i sl. sokovi na slamku ili npr. oni Fructalovi sokovi od litre, sto su se u kutevima otvarali, nisu u tetrepak ambalazi. Sjecam se piramidalnih pakovanja, no bilo je i kockastih kroz cijele 80te. Stovise ovo svjeze mlijeko u vrecicama bi se ujutro rasprodalo pa popodne ne bi bilo druge opcije nego kupiti trajno mlijeko u tetrapaku.

[@jurejuric1439]

@@slavkopejic3140 Daaa doista je bilo tako, poslije 80-te i dalje, stariji ljudi su rano ujutro kupovali mlijeko u vrećicama jer je bilo jeftinije, puuuno jeftinije, ali ja sam mislio na vrijeme kada je bilo samo mlijeko u vrećicama, (kesama), dakle kraj 60-tih i cijele 70-te. U doba kada se je Mesni narezak rezao poput salame a bio je pakovan u velikim metalnim konzervama a mirisao je koooo nešto predivno, ha ha ha, u vrijeme kada se je pašteta kupovala na grame i kada su se hrenovke prodavale u metalnoj konzervi i imale su okus mesa.... a ne soje! 😁👌

[@helenatokarska8364]

Hey, about Milk: in Poland we have bottles before 1989, but then for some years there were actually plastic bags, but now we've got cartons.

[@ZackJRich]

I just wanted to say that there are actually drive-through ATM's in Croatia 😄 There's one on Slavonska Avenija

[@imjustsayingfyi]

Rijeka ima 4, neznam za Zagreb sigurno više

[@chelseasummers2365]

You two are such a cute couple!

[@velebithost]

That's correct 100% nice family😉

[@ruzarukavinamajstorovic6544]

Srdacan pozdrav iz Rijeke - Croatia!

[@YTM2211]

Love ur videos!! I’m a Croatian living in Australia and ur helping me learn Croatian ❤️

[@mbaljak1]

Sviđaju mi se vaša videa i vi kao obitelj. Nekada je i u Hrvatskoj mlijeko bilo u plastičnim vrećicama, samo ste vi mladi pa se toga ne sjećate, a u doba mog djetinjstva tamo 60.godina mlijeko se prodavalo u staklenim bocama. Lijepi vam pozdrav!

[@fourrosesbest7664]

Genijalni ste mi, dobra vibra se osjeti dok pricate i onda se osmjehnete jedan drugom, so sweet ☺️

[@sarahbowie6536]

In croatia the people have a better way of life...🙃😉 I live in Germany and i find it aweful. ....(especially in these times). Živila hrvatska!

[@Nessyk01]

Great video guys ! I learned a little something about both countries 😊

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Ness! :)

[@tovartovarski5522]

Very interesting and nice video. I‘d love to visit Canada. Hvala Vama

[@sonja8282]

Very cute!

[@velebithost]

Thanks guys for sharing the nice story's. Ivan milk in clear bags was in Croatia us far i can remember until early 90's. Cheers

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yeah I was too young to remember that

[@velebithost]

@@RoyalCroatianTours Hello Sarah Ivan abusing the channel😉

[@jaskobut9335]

Yes I was going to say the same, I remember milk in plastic bags here in 90's. You had to boil the milk or it would go off quickly.

[@fiditenemini2452]

@@velebithost *amusing...😌

[@ruzina_mlijecnica]

You are both so symphatic

[@zdravkosimic1292]

Brilliant channel

[@marijanam.4197]

Super ste !!!

[@sooperd5]

We just returned from a trip to Croatia and now we know why all the people we said, "Kako ste" to had that knowing smile...

[@ivanracicraka2468]

super ste

[@danica8040]

You are such an adorable couple! So sweet to see true love like that!

[@karmenzach9014]

Bok zaista ste jako interesantan ljubazan i harmonican par, ljep video,poucan,svako dobro pozdrav iz Beca 🍀🐞🤗🤍

[@tarikmehmedika2754]

Hi from Bosnia, yeah different cultures. You two look quite lovely and a fun couple. All the best wishes. 😊

[@snow-white1853]

Beautiful couple , love your videos, love you guys 🇭🇷❤️🇨🇦

[@zvonimirleko2131]

Beautiful observation......

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks a lot our friend kiss kiss

[@cuorenerazzurro1661]

You are really amazing, such a chemistry, happiness. All the best

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

🥰🥰 thank you!!

[@ragancoleman9609]

You two are the cutest couple ever! I can see the love radiating off of both of you. Y'all seem very pure and kind hearted. Great video! I watched it for a school project I'm doing over the country of Croatia. I wanted to hear someone personally talk about their thoughts on the country and I watched the video of (your) opinion of living in Croatia. It gave me some great insight! Y'all make me want to move there. It seems amazing. Thank y'all for the videos. (Tennessee, United States)

[@tomislavandrasec5116]

So? how did the project go?

[@patriciaescobar3587]

Love the relaxing Croatian Cafe experience. I can’t wait to go.

[@tovartovarski5522]

Super ste👍🏻😊

[@visnjariley2747]

I was born in Croatia and moved to Canada when I was 5, and I've only ever visited Croatia in the summer, so I don't remember what winters are like. Hearing that winter in Croatia is done by February is music to my ears. I wish that were the case in the GTA.

[@richard_from_england333]

Depends where in Croatia you live.. On the north, winter can last till late March

[@visnjariley2747]

@@richard_from_england333 still better than snow in May in Canada. I've seen pictures of flowers in full bloom in March/April in England. Lucky Brits 🙂

[@nelanimac5874]

Predobar video 😂👍🏼

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

😘😘😘 hvala Nela!

[@Arasaka]

Part of our Sunday morning in Aus is eating breakfast and watching your video. The wholesome corner of KZbin. Hopefully you will make a video about why you decided to raise your family in Croatia. It seems that Canada and Australia are quite similar so I think I already understand why, as I would have done the same.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

🥰🥰 that's so sweet! And yes, good suggestion for an upcoming video :)

[@fierydragon9352]

During the war we had that kind of milk in the bags but it was just milk powder mixed with water. Because it was less expensive and less wasteful during those difficult times.

[@Studio468]

BC doesn't have milk in bags, this might be a eastern Canada thing.I think there are lots of differences between the west and east coast. Vancouver is very similar to the Rijeka/Zadar climate.

[@antekovac5644]

Very interesting 😊

[@M.C.1603]

Respect! :))))

[@matebalota9987]

Odlicni ste

[@mikasadaiki702]

Super ste😘

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala!! 🥰🥰

[@natalien4999]

I’d love to watch a video on why you decided to live and grow a family in Croatia vs Canada. What it’s like living in Croatia and raising a family there. 😊

[@tomislavandrasec5116]

Do you really wanna know?

[@iwantahug6163]

Pozdrav Sara! Ovdje u Križevcima je od 3.9.-6.9. Križevačko spravišće! Mislim da biste trebali doći malo posjetiti! :D Ako budete dolazili mislim da je najbolje za vikend! 😁

[@Phteven1711]

Hi I recently found your Channel and already bingewatched almost all of your videos. I just love Croatia and visiting the country. Can you maybe make a video about the Yugoslav Wars especially in Croatia? When i visited the last time i saw several maps of the citys and what was destroyed by the bombardment and i wanted to know more. Maybe you can include Dida as a witness? P.S. Keep up the great work. I love your videos :)

[@TheLnGirl]

This is such a heavy topic here still, that unless you are very familiar about the person only then will you ask it: Even then, it can be though to ask. My grandpa took his war stories to his grave. Some of my uncles and neighbours spoke a bit about the time in the war, women are a bit more open about hardships of raising us in the basements, with limited supplies, etc. It is a trigger for many so we learned not to ask too much. I know my reply is a probably too late, but just in case someone else stumbles upon the comment...Museums in the war torn areas are your best bet for learning more about it. They either have an entire museum/memorial centre about it or there are specific displays about war in the area. I wouldn't count on personal testimonies too much.

[@Phteven1711]

@@TheLnGirl Well i think there is no too late :) thanks for your answer. It's been a time now since I visited croatia. I was there in 2019 before Corona. Hope I can visit croatia soon again :) I will definitely go to visit a few museums then.

[@TheLnGirl]

​ @lassensedis Hope you can travel safely then. We will be here to welcome you back :D

[@irmakalember9403]

Awww u guyz aww so cute.

[@rankabogeljic6687]

OMG we also have a picture at the same spot (Niagara Falls). Good old days. We live in Phoenix now and seriously thinking about moving to Croatia :-)

[@margrg21]

odlican video. bas ste slatki. u ex-yu smo kupovali mlijeko u vrecici davno. neka pita ivan roditelje, oni se sigurno mogu sjetiti. vrecice su bile od 1l.

[@thezenable]

Canadian winter when is up to - 10 was my favorite thing. You can walk around without hat and gloves with unzipped jacket . I could survive Canadian winters because of moments like that when in few days temperature is tolerable and not always -30 or -40

[@tihomirrasperic]

😁😁😁 Mujo moved from BiH to Canada and started keeping a diary ... August 12. We moved into our new house in Canada. I'm so excited! It's so beautiful here! The mountains are beautiful. I can’t wait to see them covered in snow! October 14. Canada. It is the most beautiful country in the world! The leaves took on all those wonderful shades of yellow and orange. I drove through nature and saw a couple of deer. They are so graceful! These are the most beautiful animals in the world! This must be heaven. I love Canada. November 11. Remembrance Day (Canadian public holiday). Deer hunting will begin soon. I can't imagine anyone killing such a wonderful animal. I hope it snows soon! It's so wonderful. December 2. The first snow fell tonight. I got up and saw everything covered with a white blanket. It looks like the most beautiful postcard! We went outside, cleaned the stairs and the driveway and then huddled (I won!). When the rake passed we had to clean the gate again. What a wonderful country! I love Canada! December 12. It's snowing again tonight. The rake passed again and buried the gate. It's really beautiful here! December 19. Snow again tonight !! I couldn’t get the car to go to work. It’s really wonderful here, I’m just a little tired of shoveling. F**k rake again! December 22. This white shit was falling all night again. Got blisters from shoveling and my back hurts. This monkey with a rake seems to be hiding behind a corner and just waiting for me to clean in front of the gate. Idiot! December 25. HAPPY CHRISTMAS! A little more shitty snow. If I ever like the hand of this monkey driving a rake - I'll kill him! It bothers them that they don't sprinkle more salt on the road so that it melts sooner. December 27. It's snowing again tonight. I haven't been out for three days except clearing the snow whenever the rake passes. I can't go anywhere, the car is stuck in a snow hill in front of the gate. And it's cold! They say that another 30 centimeters of this shit will fall tonight. December 28. The prognosis was bad. It fell half a meter. If it continues like this, it won’t thaw until summer. The rake got stuck and that hoof came to me looking for a shovel. I told him I had already broken six shovels by cleaning that shit off the door he had loaded and I almost broke it off his head. January 4. I finally got out of the house! I went to the store to buy some food and when I came back I hit the deer with the car. $ 3,000 car damage. Those monsters need to be killed. They are everywhere! Why didn't the hunters kill them all this fall ?! May 3 I drove the car to the mechanic. It's amazing how rusty they are from the F**** salt they sprinkle everywhere. May 10 I'm moving to Florida !!!!! I've had enough! I can't imagine how someone normal can live in that F***** Canada. 😁😁😁

[@VK_Magic72]

You would be surprised, but in Osijek (largest city in eastern part of Croatia - Slavonia) you have Drive-through Pharmacy. I was surprised when I saw it for the first time, few years ago, but yeah... it's there :-)

[@kristinastan3916]

Greetings from Serbia. Beautiful couple. 💕

[@patriciagrigna6247]

we have milk in bags in Argentina as well, we have had it for many years!

[@ilohanajmuddin4074]

Interesting! Is this common to buy bagged milk or just an option available?

[@patriciagrigna6247]

@@ilohanajmuddin4074 it's the most common way, since it's cheaper. Though, there are boxes of milk (tetrabick).

[@DR-eh6bc]

Možda Ivan ne zna jer je mlad, ali nekad se u istim takvim vrećicama kupovalo mlijeko za vrijeme Jugoslavije, ja sam '78.godište i sjećam se takvih pakiranja mlijeka kao dijete

[@Thoreaue]

You have a couple of drive-through ATMs in Zagreb as well (RBA and Addiko that I know of)

[@croatiansensation1554]

Nice video idea, showing the other way. Am assuming Ivan loves my home city Burlington. Its not as good as Zagreb, Karlovac and Sveti Martin but the best in Canada at least ;)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Haha yes, of course!

[@user-nk8ud7sf6l]

There is a lot of history of Croatians in Canada my grandfather Mr.Stjepan Bačvar immigration to Canada worked in the mining industry in Timmins Ontario a rich heritage of many Croatian Thank you kindly again for your information your a great couple all the best 🎉uživajte u hrvatskom iskustvu

[@dalibork]

Imali smo u Jugoslaviji mlijeko u vrećicama. Sviježe mlijeko i stavljalo se u plastični stalak. Jako slično ovome. :) Dukatovo mlijeko je to bilo. Samo ukucajte Mlijeko u vrećicama SFRJ i vidjet ćete slike

[@old.leming]

Really nice and fun video 👍🏻 I wanted to suggest few vids back that you guys talk about Canada/North America (probably most viewers are Croats and they are interested). Maybe some "interview" from Sarah's family member or friend from Canada. And maybe one day you guys will shoot video(s) from canadian National parks, forrests etc. We know that Canada has beautiful nature etc. 😉

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Good suggestions! :)

[@tomislavzivkovic3978]

Eh, vi predivni mladi ljudi. Ja se ipak sjećam mlijeka u vrećicama. Imali smo mi to nekad davno. To je bilo nešto malo prije vašeg vremena. Uživam u vašim videima.

[@ivanaarambasic4369]

Ivan you are too young to remember but we use to have fresh milk in bags in Croatia too. Your parents probably remembers this.

[@miroslavkral5406]

Um ... yes. We used bagged milk here a long time ago in Zagreb. We called them “žlundra” (a tough piece of meat that can’t be chewed). As an offset machinist in a printing house, we received a liter of milk per person for free in the "žlundra" every day during the "gablec". I drank it in hectoliters in my life ;-))

[@antoniajagodic]

LOve my country Croatia ❤️

[@gabygaedecke2411]

Thank you for sharing the "other direction" of your Croat-Canadian partnership. I feel the Sales Tax issue is frequently overlooked when people talk about visiting 🍁 - not insignificant. Good to cover that 👍.

[@JustaGirl5946]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ALPHONSO_NANOOK]

we use to have fresh milk in bags and it had to be cooked before you could drink it

[@Lioness754]

Another great video. Here are some differences I would like to add: 1) everyone is a larger size (hence the need for SUVs, large coffees & meal portions),....2) the way people dress to go outside (lack of style (PJs are ok to go to the bank) while in Croatia you don't go to your curb without makeup & heels....3)in Canada when you enter a store, you are greeted "hi how are you?" but that's it, while in Croatia, as soon as you enter, you haven't even seen the entire selection at the deli counter or where you have to order,and the person asks "Izvolte" and seems frustrated if you ask to "just look first".....4) refunds at stores. Here this is the norm, slowly very slowly it's beginning in Croatia but not yet the norm. I remember while we were on a Disney Cruise 14 day across the Atlantic, there was a Croatian working in the gift shop (lots of croatians work on cruise ships). During the last night on the cruise, I came to this gift shop Croatian employee with my new purchases I made within the 13 days on the cruise hoping to bring them home as gifts, but because they couldn't fit in my luggage, I asked her for a refund. Up until now, we chatted everyday but this time, she was so frustrated and said "You Americans (Canadians)---why do you buy when you want to return the items? and said other things in frustration. This shocked me that she had this attitude......5)"price matching" in Canada at grocery stores....While in Makarska I asked if there was price matching because Konzum offered the same item as the store I was in (not Konzum) a lower price...."can you price match?" They laughed and said "No way, go to Konzum and get it"...6)Parents in Canada feed their families packaged, prepared foods (anything quick) instead of cooking. Cooking is not the norm here...as quick meals are the priority instead of healthy meals.....7) rein checks at grocery and electronic stores for sale items....if something is on sale, and out of stock, a grocery store will issue a rein check valid for 14 days or 30 days so that you can get it for the sale price when it is in stock again......8)pizzas at most pizza places in Canada are not tasty but made with shortcuts and additives; Pizza is eaten (even if the piece of pizza is enormous) with our hands, while in Croatia it is tasty and with knife & fork/personal pizzas....9) Canadian grocery is not as delicious as in Croatia---for example, a tomato, an egg, bread, a chicken or veal, all taste almost plastic or tasteless here......9) you don't see children walking anywhere outside by themselves here in Canada. Every time we visited Croatia during summers, I was sure to send my daughter to the Konzum with a list of things to buy & money to teach independence. She went alone. Here? That's a huge no no, and frankly, children lose a lot when not given responsibilites and to go alone to the store, to visit a friend, etc......10)kids don't play outside in Canada during summers...where are they? This is one of the reasons we went to Croatia every summer since my daughter turned 4......11)there isn't the same respect for police officers in Canada as there is in Croatia......12) there is more theft in Canada---especially auto theft from people's homes, from stores,.....13) in grocery stores, our produce is written in "per pound" while at the cashier, you pay in "per kilogram". I have always asked why is this like this? Some stores are considerate and write both prices at the fruit & vegetable area, but most don't....why they do this, nobody knows, nobody can tell me as I ask managers, workers, everyone...how do we know we are paying the sale price for the item when it's in another unit? (so frustrating).......14) calling call centers (for internet, tv, phone, airline) you call by phone and someone in a 3rd country (India, Philippines,etc) answers the phone---Canada is not hiring its own people for the call centers......15)at the airport you are expected to arrive 3-4 hours before your flight if flying to the US or International, while in Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik you just arrive 45min before and you are fine......16) during Covid (August 2020), we travelled on 3 airlines in one day with a HUGE difference in service: Croatia Airlines, LOT airlines then Air Canada. Both Croatia Airlines and LOT airlines had full service during the flights, with flight attendants polite and masked. Air Canada? The flight attendants stood in front while we were all seated, and threw us bags to catch in the air across the entire airplane (there were only 10 passengers, but still), as if we were playing baseball because they didn't want to catch Covid, and weren't require to do any work/service during the 6 hour flight from Toronto to Los Angeles. We didn't see them at all after the throwing of the tiny bag. What was in the bag? Mask, water bottle, hand sanitizer in a clear bag. No service, no flight attendants in sight for 6 hours. 17) Anyone who comes to visit, is shocked at what they actually see life is like here----very boring and monotonous that "no wonder one gains weight from the stress here" Yes, there is stress in Croatia, but it's different. 18) If you have money in Canada, you don't show you have it most times while in Croatia, even if you don't have money, you still manage to buy the latest fashions and look perfect. .....19) smoking: hardly anyone smokes here while in Croatia it's not frowned upon.....20) Emergency Room in Hospitals: In Canada you wait 12-18 hours to be seen, and treated as a patient while in Croatia, when I broke my leg, and was taken to Karlovac hospital, I was seen immediately. They even took an Xray immediately. In and out in an hour with a cast on my leg while in Canada I would wait hours hours hours. 21) donations---every time you check out at a cashier at grocery stores or Costco, you are asked if you want to donate to the hospital fund, to animal shelters, to this and that. ......22) our cars are all being eaten by salt ---they put too much salt on our roads for 5 months winter (Nov-April) of the year, and if you don't wash your car everyday the salt begins to eat away your vehicle.....23) we celebrate Christmas, and Easter with national holidays for all religions, but not everyone celebrates. We also have a day or two off for Government workers on Remembrance (Veterans') Day, but most people don't know why they have so many days off.....24) Everyone in Canada says "Excuse Me" or "Sorry" even if they didn't do anything to justify the need to say this.....25) when you purchase produce in grocery stores, you rarely know where it is from (if written it is in tiny tiny letters)......26) We don't have tellers in banks or government offices including post offices with plexiglass shields (excluding Covid). Also our bank doors open freely in and out, while in Croatia it is a timed release. These timed release doors should be in Canada as well...........27) in Canada everyone lines up naturally for everything, there isn't any swarming for items........28) you will never see anything for free on holidays as in Croatia when they serve fish for the community, or bean stew.....in Canada that is unheard of............29) coupons in grocery stores, and McDonalds points cards for free coffees in Canada......30) Credit Rating extremely important and taken seriously in Canada for paying bills on time, to obtain a mortgage for a house......31) in Canada most homes are bought with a mortgage as a first time buyer and not through inheritance as in Croatia.....There are so many more examples of Canada is different but this is enough

[@martinacatinelli]

O da Vindija je proizvodila mlijeko u vrecicama, tog se sjecam. Onda su prestali sa tim. Ja sam '75.

[@zagrepcanin82]

ja sam 82...mislim da je mlijeko bilo u vrecicama do 92.onda je dosao tetrapak......onaj koji si prstima rastvorila kutiju pa stisnula karton.....a kad si ga trebala zatvorit onda sa kvacicom krokodilkom

[@barbarahorch7426]

You two are so cute! 💗 from California, USA. Just for my curiosity, I used to work with someone who immigrated here from Croatia. He was one of the founding members of "Bisera," the rock group started in the 1960's...one song was "Anuska," I believe. Do you know how major of a group Biseri was in the former Yugoslavia? Thank you in advance. 💗💗💗

[@zagrepcanin82]

biseri means pearls...there are some ethno bands and group bearing the name but i have never heard of it as a rock group...and i am 40y old so i would know about it cause i love ex yu rock music....cheers from croatia

[@davidrocky9259]

yes rock group Crni biseri meaning black pearls from 60 and 70

[@zdenkokurtic814]

I mi smo imali mljeko u vrećicama u bivšoj državi

[@user-nk8ud7sf6l]

My grandfather Mr.Stjepan Bačvar born July 11th 1904 Bosiljevo village and immigration to Canada 🍁

[@ivanjelenic5627]

We used to have milk in bags when Croatia was in Yugoslavia.

[@slavkopejic3140]

KFC has a drive through at Plodine near Most Mladosti in New Zagreb. Very slow and disorganized compared to McD, at least when I've been there. Also RBA has several bank locations with what they call "drive-in šalter". RBA Siget has one.

[@debelix]

There is one RBA drive thru in Vukovarska next to Zagrebački Holding

[@tbandov]

Ćos, odlični ste! Poz, Bandov

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala prijatelju

[@chrishanzek8930]

As a Canadian, I haven't seen bagged milk for sale in decades. Also, it never snows in May. I'm in shorts starting in mid-April. Thanks for not calling it ice hockey!

[@Antonio_Serdar]

Guess it depends on which part of Canada you are in since it is huge.

[@dragodrazenovic1064]

Do you call football, original football, as football or soccer?

[@zagrepcanin82]

@@dragodrazenovic1064 good point!

[@chrishanzek8930]

@@dragodrazenovic1064 Because in North America we have Canadian Football and American Football, we call it soccer so as not to confuse.

[@dragodrazenovic1064]

@@chrishanzek8930 I totally understand you buddy! To call American football by another name, simply because it is played much more with the foot than, let's say, European football, would be ridiculous ... wait a second ... ah! Nevermind! For the same reason, we in Europe call it Ice hockey (or in Croatian "Hokej na ledu") to be different from... some other hockey. 😂

[@Hrcak1]

That was common in Croatia many years ago (milk I mean).

[@vladogts]

Hungary had also milk in bags like 10-15 years ago...i don't know if they still have it today

[@JohannaNazareen1225]

In Canada:"hey", how are you doing?" Answer:" hey! " Croatia:" hey, how are you doing? " Answer:" oh, not so well my kidneys are killing me, my hearth, my back. I've got this bad urinal problem and I gotta take the sample to the doctor"😂😂😂😂They say all the grose things to you that you dont want to know. You just said hey

[@patriciaescobar3587]

They do the milk in Colombia 🇨🇴 like that too . I didn’t know Canada did too. Thank you for sharing that.

[@dr.galibkrdzalic4844]

Love you both! Sorry: i remember the milk bags in Yugoslavia ☺️ as i visited my family, it was strange for me but i liked it

[@Stony_German]

They cooked it before drinking.

[@zlatkosalom756]

Hi, Sarah! I just subscribed to your channel on yt. Can you tell us something about your childhood in Canada? Wich part of Canada you come from? Is there a video about this? Thank you so much, a kiss for you and your family!

[@Mr.S65]

I loved Croatia but the one thing I won’t miss is the bad service at restaurants, or everywhere for that matter

[@jamsheerp3935]

Very cool explanation.... 🥰

[@koranmiladinovic]

So... I'm from Varaždin and I have a friend who's from Zadar. The first time I was in Zadar visiting, we got out of his apartment (that's situated on the tip of the peninsula, some 100m from the sea organ) and to the start/end of the main street on the peninsula, the Kalelarga and he said to me: OK... we're meeting a friend for coffee in a cafe, we have to be there in 30 minutes, OK? I said... yeah, sure... how far is it? And he said: about 500m. After some exchanged looks he continued: don't make me drag you down! We have to walk there at a pace so we get there as agreed. I started singing Eddy Grant's "California style" but changed it to "Kalelarga style"... he thought I was nuts 'cause I sang it almost all the way and MANY times since, every time we walked the Kalelarga... because that's how you walk the Kalelarga... summer time.

[@milkatrajkovska5162]

I was born in Skopje Macedonia but I live in Australia for 30 years, everything what you said in your video it’s very similar lifestyle here , definitely I miss Balkan life specially the Adriatic Sea sometime I think that my body it’s here but my mind it’s always back home the Balkan life which no way you can compare . When I watch your videos I feel like I’m there to 😌 Cao from Australia MIMI 🇦🇺

[@netcalibur]

Hrvatska is not Balkan, is it?

[@User_User706]

This is amazing😊 ja sam iz Hrvatske ali zivim u Torontu. Odlicni ste

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala!!

[@MrSatelit28]

After this video I want to marry Canadian woman. The only thing I don't know is what I would do with my Croatian wife, with whom I have been married for 15 years :)

[@giannicordazzo9574]

RBA Vukovarska has even a drive trough personal atm with a bank employe ;)

[@genesis1701]

Mili, u Slavoniji sam doživio zimu od -35°C....istina prije 30 godina...

[@user-nk8ud7sf6l]

Have you ever traveled to Bosiljevo village if so can you please any information about this is appreciated thank you kindly

[@crankiemanx8423]

The coffee culture is big in Australia..as it is in Europe .

[@velebithost]

Yes it is every morning before work...take away shop coffee with lead and drive... of your go. No enjoyment in rushed coffee

[@bicharka1]

But he means sitting down and having the coffee, not take away. Take away is not a thing in croatia at all. Food maybe in the last 15 years, but definitely not take away coffee

[@stevehill7722]

Hi Sarah & Ivan love you videos and your super cute children. My first question is about the ferries that run from Italy to Croatia are they terribly high $$ for just foot passengers. The other question we have, is my wife is deaf is there any deaf people in Croatia and is it a large community? Your videos really show the beauty of the country as well as the sea and all the diversity. I used to live in Toronto, in Bloor west. Still have lots of friends up there. We still have lots of friends there!