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[@andromeda-p8b]

Balkan universities give the best self-education in the world. Period!

[@itz_ic21gaming97]

Pretty much and with addition with some bulgarian alcoholism and caffeine addiction.

[@filipspiric1910]

Im a serbian student, just paid off my tuition for this year. Needless to say, im starting a charity to support myself now.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Good luck this semester!

[@pepita2437]

The thing about students having to memorize texts, or the lectures of their professors verbatim is true. There were professors who didn't acceptd the answers during exams just because the student didn't use the exact same wording as the professor did. (i was born, brought up, and is living in Romania) And this was going on in school too. Luckily I was very good at memorizing. ;) Also if you don't have money to pay for your exam fee, you have to postpone the exam to the next year (to the next exam period, which is usually at the end of the year, at least that was the case in Nagyvarad/Oradea where I spent my university years)

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I got lucky by not having a lot of such teachers/professors, but it happened to me too. Memorization is the name of the game. Just don't ask us to explain what it all means. It means what it means. 😀

[@cosmincasuta486]

@@octavianpopescu4776 Probabil ca asa se intampla cu toti ret@rzii care sunt incapabili sa gandeasca! Memorizeaza! Apoi dau vina pe sistem, nu pe propria prostie! Hai s1kt1r!

[@cosmincasuta486]

Esti blonda?

[@pepita2437]

@@octavianpopescu4776 True!!! XD

[@tmdosu]

Worst thing you could do is complain to the dean, that teacher will remember you and never pass you. Also in Romanian Uni exams weren't paid and neither the first retake in autumn if you failed them. But if you failed again it would cost you 100 lei(20 euro), next time 150 lei, next 200 lei etc. The one I was in, started with about 750 euro/year, and by the time I finished 4th year, it raised to 960 euro/year.

[@sofiastefanidou9230]

In Greece the proffesor is the only one who have the power, you can't go anywhere unless you are going to sue him ... and you don't have the money and the time... you just take again the subject or you change it if you can.

[@Aywar77]

My teacher in highschool told us a story how one of his professors was going for a coffee with some friends. Teacher and other people who came for oral exam were waiting in the hallway for professor. Professor arrived, saw 50-something students and told them: " I have coffee plans with my friends in 15 minutes, alphabetically, first 50% of you passed, others failed." And he left. Our teacher passed 😅

[@anastasija6866]

Lucky man

[@toxicgamers1113]

WHEN you survive all that, this is why are we most stuborn people on world

[@ratiuvictor9533]

I'm from Romania and it's not that bad. You have to paid for the exams but is not that much. On my time was like 10$/failed exam. The first exam is free. So it's not even close to what you guys have to pay in the US. For example in 4 year I payd maiby 1000$ in textbooks, exams and field trips. And another 3000$ in rent so 4K in 4 years was not that bad. The dorms where also not that bad. Where a little small but you had free internet, 1 washing machine and 1 stove/Floor, 1 free lunch/day, free busses and trains. Whe in europe always like to complain about our education system but I bet no one would want to be in debt 100K or more like Americans are after they finish university

[@hunnid17]

No one would also make 100k per year like in America. You exposed your extremely priviliged background because most people can't afford paying 3k in rent and 1k in books as students, most people buy 2nd hand books and share a room with other people. I don't know why spoiled silver spoon snowflakes like you comment on how regular people live like

[@c_h_a_r_m_e_r]

7:27 true, my brother goes to university in Serbia and i can definitely say he has seen better days, seeing him basically mentally break down day by day knowing that same fate is waiting for me is truly something else for sure

[@TheFeldwebel87]

Exam fees were relatively cheap at my college (the first three times were free, but after that it was about $1 per exam) although it was frustrating to pay. I studied chemistry, the exams were hard, especially anything related to organic chemistry because you could study for months, and you get exam questions that you don't know how to solve (the problem is that those questions are not unfair since we learned everything we needed let's solve it, but I can't figure it out on the exam).

[@octavianpopescu4776]

I'm Romanian and I love the culture shock these videos have on you. 😀So... an explanation about our mindset. Think of us as cats! Individually, we're awesome. As a group? You already have a saying about herding cats. We are unruly, because anyone who rises above and has authority will be a lazy tyrant. I saw the following question in your video about our schools: "where is the community?" The community can't afford to fix things and there isn't much of a community to begin with. Someone has to be in charge or manager = someone who does nothing, orders you around, insults and humiliates you and reaps the benefits. We don't submit to authority unless forced to do so (like at work). The idea of people cooperating without some form of abuse is still... emerging over here. I'd be like "who put you in charge?" If the majority voted for X to be in charge, then I'm out, I don't want X to order me around (unless I like X). Another reason was communism. It destroyed community, by sowing distrust and treachery through having informants snitch on friends and family. In the US you have: family - friends - community - city - state - country, we skip the community part. This is why things you'd do at community level, we handle via either informally via family and friends OR expect formal public services to handle it. This is why we're more attached to family/friends and the nation in terms of identity. And we improvise a lot, instead of long term planning. What's the point in building something, if you're going to be invaded and it will be destroyed or stolen? You slap some duct tape and that's it. Nothing lasts. Don't think of it as pessimism, but a live in the moment approach to life. Enjoy today, because who knows what will happen tomorrow. You in the US had peace. In my almost 40 years of lifetime, I've seen 4 wars around me (including the ongoing war in Ukraine) and a violent revolution in 1989 + some other turmoil (Mineriads). This precarious existence can give us a sort of zest for life, like we're speedruning life. If there's no tomorrow, do everything and have fun today (hence the insane hijinks you saw in the schools video). Now, don't think of what I said or what is in the videos you're seeing as absolutes (the videos cherrypick the worst things for comedic purposes), but as a general tendency. The closest US equivalent to our mindset would be the South, as far as I can tell.

[@julianmarco4185]

This man is 100% right.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Thanks so much for taking the time to share this with us.

[@sofiastefanidou9230]

I agree with all you are saying, in Greece we didn't have communism but we had civil war ( communist Vs anticommunists) and also many people of Greek origines as refuges from Asia Minor with many diffrencies, those things made us to depent to our family and not trust in the community...

[@hontoai1241]

Yes but retaking an exam is about 15€. And a year of university where i am studying is about 750€ . Our living cost is different, so it means more to us. But think about that.

[@AFFoC]

I'd still choose a Balkan uni over one in the Anglosphere any day of the week. Nothing's more painful than liberal students and professors.

[@momqabt]

@@AFFoC I second this. But srsly, some profs were ASKIN for a beat down🤣

[@itz_ic21gaming97]

Go ahead then.

[@nikolalangov6084]

Oh boy, another genius... In the Balkans, professors can literally treat you like absolute garbage, fail you on a whim, have complete authority to do whatever they want, and you think that that's somehow better than having to deal with a vegan loser, who btw has no effect on your life, simply be annoying and up his own a*se...

[@evasmiljanic3529]

Do you think liberals don't exist in the Balkans or

[@iulianviorelmosteanu2800]

True, I actually love Uni in the Balkans ( graduated recently ). Plus, the tuition is like 400 something dollars per year?

[@istvangaluska]

Very relatable video. Balkans (or eastern euro in general) universities in general are super stressful. Everyone, who are just as dedicated and smart as you are competing for the few spot which make it free.

[@81tar]

I'm from Romania, and 20 years ago I finished college, I graduated from the construction university, in my time you didn't pay anything, unless you failed an exam and even then only if you took it the third time, I had a scholarship and there were some pennies, the public transport was free, and train tickets, I didn't have to stay in the dormitory, because I went to university in the city where I was born, but my colleagues were delighted with the life in the dormitory. True, the teaching methods were outdated, but at the same time you were learning something.

[@bianca-alexandra5098]

You only have to pay an exam if you didn't take it the first or second time (you have a second chance ) and you have to redo the whole subject.

[@anastasija6866]

Trade schools are more of a highschool level thing, when you're choosing a highschool you have the choose of gymnasium(more broad lessons), a tech school(normal lessons+specific to the subject lessons) or a trade (like welder, mechanic), the first 2 usually either go to any uni while the third starts their own business or gets an apprenticeship, I choose a food technician highschool and I am about to finish a computer science uni

[@mubina6944]

I also forgot to answer your question. Of course we travel to other unis in other cities or countrues. That is, those whose families have money, travel. If you already don't have money and you're scrping it up for a public college, you ain't goin nowhere. Public unis are cheaper than private ones but here, even the public ones ain't cheap. You have 2 categories and 3 different options when signing up. The 2 categories are unis/majors that have a preliminary exam and ones that don't. If uou have one, you pay for it and you're lucky if you don't have one(you saved a bit of money, but not for long. Then the 3 options are going to college part-time, which is a cheaper option because going full-time is the most expensive one. And then, if you were smart and/or lucky enough and tore your butt off by memorising the lessons in pre/highschool, you have the option to be funded by the college if you meet a certain amount of grades or if you kept up with your grades. And you can apply for college funding if you get good grades in college. Besides that, good luck. Because ppl are already making minimum wage without them rising. So if you save up or have the money you go elsewhere, exactly because of all the stupidity that's being done to you in school

[@MartinBells]

The best time in my life. 9 months party and 3 months studying... and party. But only for 5 years. After that no more learning, only party. So sad! 🙃

[@franczattikus]

3:26 obamium discovered in balkans😀

[@Αμαρντα]

2nd! Btw i love yall videos

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Much love

[@r.e.ddienstleistungen1676]

to my fellow balkans, i study in germany, its costing me 25k euros without rent food or trasportations. So Romania is not as bad, idk about others but a lot of germans goes to romania to study beacuse is not as expensive.

[@valeriaCVM]

Don't take all the information in this video as granted for all the Balkans unies. First of all, there are at least 3 to tens of different universities for different specialities in these countries, and they are all different. As an example, I am from Republic of Moldova and we have 21 universities, 8 of which are private. (and we are a small country compaired to other Balkans). And the First TOP public one is the university of Medicine and is nothing like the video you've watched. Secondly, in our country, if you are a top highschooler your uni is basically free, and even if you are a C student, there are universities where you can study for free, but it might be a speciality you wouldn't prefer, like some mechanics and tech or some philosophy. So you don't have to worry that you fail a subject and your money go to the drain, because in the first place you never paid for it. It is true that if you fail your exams, you have a chance to retake it and often it is not free, but again, not everywhere. And if you fail for a number of 3 times you have the choice either pay for your exam (which is considered illegal and is done for the sake of the student) or leave. And also true, that often you lose the free scholarship if your grades are below a set score for the year. Which is logic, because you go to uni to study and get a degree, and the city loses money to teach people who do not want to learn. Thirdly, the student campus varies from uni to uni. Most of them can be run down, but again, not all the universities are the same and in Moldova they were ALL renovated recently, and are in ok conditions. Moreover, if they seem bad now, the students are actually the ones responsible for breaking things and not being hygienic in their own homes. The memorizing word to word case in the video - never true. Noone expected you to learn a subject as a script, you could interpret it as you liked, the more creative, the more impressed the teacher would be. We were ofter praised for our ways of delivering ! If this happens often in Serbia - I am really sorry for you. Our teachers are both of old generation and new and are almost all great, so maybe the problem comes from your old generation professor needing to go to pension. The paying fee for exams is ridiculous for me to hear. Sorry Serbia, this is crazy!!! I know some private unies in my city that can expect you to pay for the subject, but instead they pass you without you being at the exam and you can even not show your face at the lectures AT ALL! Or you can pay to have a better grade if you are a bad student or have a job or a family and have no time to study. But never as a fee to try and pass the exam by yourself. The problem with student-teacher relationship IS common. BUT AGAIN, being as annoying as I know students can be, and teaching basic politeness and manners to a 20 years old is not what their job is. SO yeah, professors can often be evil-ish. BTW it never happened to me, I was always polite and respectful and had the same coming from all the teaching staff, and was never failed by anyone like described in the video. I would even say that if you were a responsible student during your subject, most teachers would raise your grade and encourage you and pass you easier. I was not a partying student, but I can confirm that we do drink and smoke and party in uni. We in general are a partying region, all the Balkans and neighbouring countries. We drink, we have good drinks. We like coffee, we have decent coffee. We smoke, all the world smokes, I don't see a problem here. We all get depression when being in uni, it's normal, because it is a new phase in life that makes us feel weak. We learn to be independent and do everything on our own, especially when studying in another city or abroad. Overall, my experience with university is far more positive than this video, so please do not take that information as a standard, I beg you. We have many prestigious unies in the Balkans and nearby countries and are proud of them. Do not tarnish their reputation based on one person's opinion. I graduated 4 years ago and the only regret I have is that I did not make more friends ))

[@mubina6944]

Daaaaamn. All of that is a PRIVILEGE. I hope you appreciate those things and I'm glad you had those

[@Tetheredpencil]

Some students don't experience such behaviors so to them it seems like they don't exist. I'm not calling you a liar by any means, but at first I was the same. I used to be of the opinion that students over complain, and that things aren't as serious as it's being portrayed. And they do over complain, BUT such unfair incidents do happen.

[@JDNCLOWD]

Currently I'm at the pay to retake online exams from 3 years ago because 2 of the teachers don't know what a computer is and another one died during the bug

[@Bella-hk3ds]

0:41 1:24 1:48 2:54 3:11 4:15 5:51 6:14 7:45 7:57 8:07 8:31 9:05 10:09 10:28 10:48

[@itz_ic21gaming97]

It is bad enough that in bulgarian universities are stereotyped as places for huge amounts of caffeine addiction and of course the bulgarian alcoholism. Ain't that nice. Quite frankly I'll drink too if I found out that you can't choose classes and if you fail one class means on big 🖕 you.

[@radudumanovschi3387]

I'm from the region. The university was fun.

[@nina_zuza]

I'm starting college this year🙂 I'm from Serbia

[@jelenabilic8668]

Sretno

[@drex1245]

1:26 tboi diagram spotted

[@notsure2211]

Collages are 4 years compared to universities, but in the end you get the same result - flat nothing in practical terms, UNLESS you stumbled upon a curriculum that has some summer work attached. Then you are 10% ahead of the competition. People with academic education today make 80% less, in most cases, than a primary or a high school degree people. The education system does not work like the Western one in the Balkan area. It's superficial. The only top paying jobs are in Engineering, IT and Government. Everything else is mostly trash or it's headed that way. This is why Slavs prefer to move West. The University has a "good" side as well - it teaches how to be successfully corrupt, hold your liqueur/been proper end game alcoholic, smoke like a Steam Locomotive, drink coffee as if there is no coffee at all in it, how not to catch crabs or similar and bureaucracy. Some very useful, other not so much skills. But this is only one side of life in the area. Paying to take an exam is a lot cheaper than you think, but compared to what Americans pay as a hole, it is nothing noticeable in comparison.

[@Carrie-so3ro]

First thing I HAVE to say C. is that your earrings are GORGEOUS AND they look gorgeous on you too! Are they African perhaps? - from a trip, maybe? Keep wearing them. They are great (& on you.) Re: this video (down to business) - paying an exam fee isn't truly a bad thing. The university you went to (& the university I went to HAD exam fees too - they just INCORPORATED IT into the fee we paid to GO there, so we didn't know it. Separating out the fee is not a bad thing, it is just a different thing - in fact, it may lead SOME kids to take it more seriously (ESP. if the behaviour of the kids is REALLY as rowdy as his previous video you watched suggests.) Also Dion, you KNOW IN ADVANCE that you are going to have to pay for your exams (this isn't sprung on you), so you SHOULD HAVE SAVED THE MONEY (as you need to do with THE REST of your tuition fees) DURING YOUR STUDENT YEAR OR PUT IT ASIDE (from your summer job the year before or from your parents etc!), along with some extra to pay for any repeat exams you may need to do. If you pass all your classes & don't need to re-take any exams, the money you put aside is a bonus you now have for other purposes. Part of going to university is starting to learn - how to be a GROWN UP & learning to DEAL with money & planning ahead etc It isn't just about what you learn in classes. In regards to it being a problem putting things into your own words during your exams: putting things in your own words is ONLY fine, IF you have a full understanding of the topic (as you should if you have studied it & plan on working in that field anyways) & haven't gotten your understanding wrong AND if putting things in your own words is intelligible. If your language is confusing, gets the importance wrong or the understanding wrong - using your own words SHOULD be a problem. I have a feeling that the person who made these videos has a very strong, skewed & exaggerated perspective & I would take them with a "grain of salt". Nonetheless it is an interesting perspective to hear & may have some truth to it. As to your failing by 1 point, Dion - (I am sorry if I am spelling your name wrong. I don't see it listed here.) That is ROUGH! That is also SO unfair! It is different if you were farther away from passing, but 1 point?! They should have made up an extra question or 2 if it was an exam - or if it was an "average" of your work, let you do a bonus assignment to allow you to push up over the edge (if you had wanted.) I personally favour a certain amount of harshness/strictness in schooling as you have to be more serious & work harder (which benefits you for life as you achieve more from what you learned in school & by carrying on this more driven attitude in life) BUT I ALSO favour fairness; heart; & compassion (where circumstances warrant it) All I can say (in my typical Canadian way, I guess) is: "I'm sorry, Dion". All the best you two.

[@espadaboi6384]

I am from the balkans but don't live there anymore. I somehow miss my country but hate it. The system is very...bullshitty so to say. Sorry for my profanity.

[@Kenos444]

same, my sister says she wants to move back cuz people are "so happy". And they might be but they are also alcoholics and chain smokers, seeing the aftermath of the war in bosnia and mine fields right around the corner really does NOT put me in a good mood. Not to mention the horrific policits, 1 country has 3 presidents of different ethnic/religious backgrounds. Doomed to fail, unfortunately

[@itz_ic21gaming97]

I feel the same way too. Yet I'm desperate to leave Bulgaria.

[@espadaboi6384]

@Kenos444 yeah the politics are horrendous in our countries.

[@Fovoss01]

College is for the rich or parents takes credit from bank

[@epic-memes812]

please react to balkan games were diffrent