DIFFERENCES inside the home - CROATIA vs. CANADA & USA

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

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[@denisibriks9768]

As I said it all depends on family and home its not same in all homes here

[@hrvojehorvat6073]

Great video but you did not say about main difference. In Croatia homes and buildings are built from bricks and reinforced concrete while in North America from wood. This is huge difference.

[@AdventureUnknown]

Right? And hugely important 👍

[@markomaric8194]

I agree that's why our houses and buildings are much more stable and better than theirs.

[@SorrowAvenue]

That’s the same everywhere in Europe, not just Croatia.

[@hrvojehorvat6073]

@@jagg4610 It is not material used for buildings reason that young Croatians can very hard by an apartment. By the way square meter of wood house costs more in USA than brick and concrete square meter in Croatia.

[@AdventureUnknown]

@@jagg4610 they build it because its cheap and they can make cookie cutter houses and sell them for ridiculous prices. Wake up

[@frejamohan]

I think a big difference is SHOE CLOSET. We keep shoes next to front door NEVER in bedroom. We consider unhygienic to have shoes in room. And we wear slippers inside, don't walk through home in shoes, even our guests gets slippers when they come. AND NO SHOES ON BED that is just disgusting

[@mrDee1824]

Trust me not everyone have setup like that in Croatia🤣.

[@katjatusek2518]

No shoes on bad, thats for sure!!

[@findmehome5199]

I am born in Croatia and live in Croatia my whole life... and I don't know any family keeping their shoes in bedroom (wtf?!?), only in entrance hall.

[@mrDee1824]

@@findmehome5199 gluposti lupeta🤣

[@miamia7528]

@@findmehome5199 genijalac ako nemas hodnik, di drzis cipele? U koliko hodnik bi tu strpala 40-50 pari cipela??

[@noNamez1950]

Also you forgot that 🇭🇷 bbq tastes way better than north american on gas or electricity

[@vilimiki6101]

exactly but most american and maybe canadians don t know the differece from manipulative heat than original natural

[@AnkardTan]

@@vilimiki6101 manipulative heat vs original natural? I don't understand that sentence.

[@Battle_Beats]

Smoke from the timbers goes in to the meat. Big difference!

[@yeenwithsomeivoryontop5902]

THEY COOK IT ON GAS AND ELECTRICITY!? HOW DO THEY MAKE ĆEVAPČIĆI!?

[@marijose4471]

Smoked meat . Smoke gives a flavor. Bbq on wood charcoal gives it the better taste

[@МуризКалајџија]

It was very interesting to see Croatia seen from a foreign perspective. It is the small things in life that make a huge difference, thank you for this interesting video!

[@maslina4567]

Another wonderful video! As a Canadian who lives part time in Croatia I find this all to be so true and relatable. I just love these differences! Another is toilets and bidets. I'd really enjoy more of these videos from you! So beautifully and artfully done. Very practical as well. Your planning and forethought really show. I am grateful to you and your lovely family for your incomparable channel. Kudos to you!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Wow, thank you so much for your kind words! ☺️☺️

[@martinafunaki2628]

Hey, I am from Croatia and live in US for 6 years now. I lived in Zagreb and Rijeka in house and apartments and I agree on everything. It doesn't describe all the houses in Croatia and vice versa but what is most common. I would add something that my husband noticed in Croatia is that most houses have the red roof, which is not the case in US or his home country.

[@hernandezmiller6719]

Croatia is a beautiful place I love it

[@thezenable]

I would just add that the building materials for homes are different. Croatia has homes build from brick block and concrete , even the inside walls .Canada has " prefabricated houses" (montazne kuce) style mostly with rooms made from drywall and that makes homes not really sound proof. I always hated that I can hear what is happening in the other room when I lived in Canada. Oh that furnace. The sound of that used to wake me up in the middle of the night until I get used to that. And I prefer to have hallway or entry way then to just my main door for going out in my living room. This makes it more cleaner. Excellent video! Keep it up :)

[@thezenable]

Oh yea and the beds are different ! In Croatia we don't have high and big beds like in Canada.

[@thezenable]

One more thing is basements. It's not that wide spread thing that houses have basement in Croatia like it is in Canada.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks!! All great points! I'll have to make a part 2, so I'll definitely be including these when I do.

[@Analena30]

Yes! Entering in your living room is dirty, but also we all take off our shoes when we enter our home, in North America they dont do that....i saw it on Friends😂

[@dejmsbond]

@@thezenable pa i ne bas, bio u harvey normanu prije mjesec dana da kupim krevet, znaci svi su visoki uzasno, ni jedan krevet nisam naso ko svoj stari, a na njemu sam spavao 16 godina.

[@silver_heels]

You will find this window system in newer houses throughout Europe. You forgot one thing: some Croatian houses have shaders you can tilt entirely when they're closed, so you keep the sun out and let fresh air in.

[@MB-dg3lr]

Not in Scandinavia

[@tomislavandrasec5116]

Wodden, usually brown shadders that are outside of a room window?

[@silver_heels]

@@tomislavandrasec5116 Exactly.

[@Gesundheit888]

What I LOVE about European windows is the wide window sills where one can keep orchids and other flowers. Generally the windows are tilted because it prevents the rain from coming in but still give one plenty of fresh air. No one can enter through a tilted window. Many houses also have beautiful wrought iron protection on the outside of the window that's why their windows open to the inside. And another thing, at least in Germany and Austria, there are virtually no bugs, so you don't need screens on the windows.

[@anas-ee6qx]

Congrégations, nephew (and his cute little sister). Such a great job!! You are a star!

[@charlieinfinite9434]

A good follow up to this one: cultural differences

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Good idea! 😊

[@tetakol8733]

You probably know the danger ⚠️ of propuh 😱 No ceiling fan = healthy life 😉

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ninoteskera3871]

Propuh=Draft.

[@dejmsbond]

Promaja

[@davorcihak7330]

Ak baka skuži da je promaja ode ti glava 😆

[@dj1rst]

All that she told about homes in Kroatia can be said for German homes, too. So you can see we are Europeans and have similar conditions.

[@SorrowAvenue]

Yes, I made a comment about that earlier. All of this is really universal in Europe. Architecturally speaking, that is.

[@kamikaza289]

Croatians are Turkic tribe descendant of Avars just like Bulgars and hungarians so you're not really "European"

[@ivanavelic5201]

@@kamikaza289 Actually we arent. I dont lnow where you heard that theory

[@SorrowAvenue]

@@ivanavelic5201 Well there are many theories on where Croats came from. There was also the Aryan theory claiming that Croats actually came from Persia. If you notice, some have "Ottoman" tans or the ghoul people living there may be the result of the Ottomans that came in, which permanently affected Bosnia. But the "ghoulish" people exist everywhere. I'm talking completely grey.

[@dobro1021]

@@kamikaza289 Nope, Serbs are made from Turks, Croatians came from White Croatia in Poland, that was before one of strongest countries in Europe, than the country was mixed with Czech and Polish people

[@lisamuscat8254]

My partner is Croatian, living here in Australia. Would love for you guys to visit his home town of KUTJEVO, would love it if you and your beautiful family could visit there. I’m so glad that I came across your channel, love watching everything you post, plus it’s a bonus I get to learn more of the language Thank you

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Lisa! Maybe one day we'll visit Kutjevo and make a video there :) Thanks for the suggestion!!

[@fs5775]

This video just helped me de-code my AirBnB, thank you!!

[@snappycattimesten]

Love the idea of a safe vault front door 🚪. That’s fantastic if it’s truly common place. 🙂

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

They're great. It's pretty common here to have this type of front door here!

[@whyserious9082]

think 99% of people have much sturdier door than your classic room doors. Even those vault doors became really cheap..

[@krompirusa100]

But when you loose key you will be in deep trouble.

[@whyserious9082]

@@krompirusa100most of my neighbors have my keys, I have exactly 6 keys from different apartments in my building.. If someone leaves for a vacation they usually leave the key to someone to water the plants or some crap like that. So if it happens that I lose my keys I can get a copy from one of my neighbors :)

[@krompirusa100]

@@whyserious9082 and neighbor can use your place in case of emergency love nest instead Airbnb.

[@markjames1680]

Loved it. Luka did great lol :D

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks!! Yes, it was great having him help out for this video! 🥰

[@Slav9936]

Bog ti sreću podario tebi i tvojoj obitelji...Dođi u najstariji grad u Europi Vinkovci ❤️

[@lukiman6075]

Svaka cast za odgovor

[@iseydelmar]

Thanks for showing how it's like in Canada and US! I had a peek at the video and the first thing I thought was "wait... isn't that how windows/blinds/etc are supposed to work for everybody???" (I'm Italian btw) xD

[@robrenegadetravels4635]

I love the idea of A/C units in each room Our unit is new and bigger but because its gotta blow up 2 floors, it's still not enough to cool the bedrooms upstairs in the summer. I got register boosters but bearly enough. The window with built in blinds are awesome, I love sleeping in pitch black, I have darkening curtains but still doesn't keep the light out from a neighbor with stupidly bright lights in his backyard shining all night even in winter (what's the point?) The fenced front yard...awesome. As soon as this pandemic is over, bye Canada, we're looking at Makarska as our new homebase Have you ever been there Sarah? Great video, big difference in buildings

[@tomislavandrasec5116]

You will find Makarska little expensive to buy property, but it's not really expensive to live here- and you can find cheaper house always. I see online hgow much they want - and I hear people selling and buying their houses, so I know how much it costs. I live up north in small hilly part near river Drava meets river Mura. City Varaždin of cc 50.000 souls. Fertile land. Personally I grow quality grapes. Good wine is made in basement with know-how. All combined - they are 500.00 souls here which are slowly building a future city. A Green Marble. Makarska is turist-y and some places are a bit much, as we have the same prices for groceries in big stores I saw in Paris and Dublin and Graz. Sloveina and is even cheaper as is Hungary. And you don't have to ga see the most popular sites because you can walk 5Km from your house in any direction and have a idilic nature all around you.

[@korgothofbarbaria2841]

Luka did amazing job. 👏😁

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

He really did! :)

[@ВишивкаРучноїРоботи]

Dabar dan! Hvala vam puno!

[@ankacosic5774]

Jako zanimljiv video nevista

[@marsonia2258]

Great video! I have to share a genius idea my wife had - she designed I walk-in closet for our bedroom. The room was rather long so we covered an entire part of the room into (about a fifth) with a walk-in closet constructed from wood. In the end, it's even more practical than the wardrobe

[@fsk8er1]

Opet zanimljivi video! Uvijek nešto novo i drugačije :) Luca je bio odličan mali pomagač :)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hvala Ozanica!

[@bretpemberton2968]

Hi I went to Dubrovnik in 78 and loved it. You havent mentioned Chavopchichi I know that is not how it is spelled but we fell in love with them

[@hernandezmiller6719]

It's really a great job

[@doriancroatia2054]

You channel has some of the most quality videos I have ever seen on KZbin, keep up the great work Sarah :) And I'm so glad someone finally mentions front fences (the fact they almost always exist here and almost never in Canada/US). I personally don't like front fences, I bought a house many years ago which has front gates, but since I moved in I never closed them lol. I would add some more differences in homes in North America and Croatia which I noticed - but you need to go outside of urban areas to villages or smaller towns to notice that: Houses here are made mostly from brick, while in North America from wood: therefore you'll find smoke detectors in most of the North America homes, while here almost nobody has that. Most of the populated areas (except newly-built neighborhoods) are more spread out randomly in Croatia, while in North America settlements (houses and streets) are mostly positioned in perfect straight lines or at least in some sort of planned type. Houses and backyards in Croatia from the outside rarely look identical to the rest of them in their area and are often in different sizes and shapes; that's because people mostly bought the land and built properties individually here and are more obssessed with maintaining their real estates and their surroundings :)

[@YearAroundBlooms]

No in sink garbage disposal in Croatia. For those who live in houses, no secondary water for garden use. Clean potable water is used for everything, including street cleaning. But this same water is very pricey along the Adriatic coast, as many beaches charge you to take a shower.

[@aMolokofan]

Windows are awesome back there. I just remodeled my old family house in N Macedonia, and we do not have those great windows in Florida. Same with Patio doors, they are like windows with door handles where as in Florida we use sliding garbage with garbage screens. Windows are just so much better in Europe.

[@TwinkleToesLorna]

I never understood the bbq cooking in the USA. whats the point in having bbq if it's grilled on gas? You might as well cook it inside on the gas stove. Wood barbeque is much tastier

[@vladoholic8497]

Ceiling fans are quite rare in Croatia but I have met alot of older people (65+) who deliberately do not want to use AC cooling because they consider it unhealthy and that you can get sick from it so they use ceiling fans instead. And if they do not want heat to enter the room during summer time they simply darken the room as you showed so it remains cool.

[@hernandezmiller6719]

Yeah that is true, nice words

[@francescathomas3502]

My family and I live in Canada in an apartment. We have a large balcony door - with a screen. Now that the summer has begun, we have the balcony door open, the inside fans going and the screen door closed to keep out the bugs but lets in the cool air. We dont create a draft - because the front (entrance) door of the apartment must stay closed!! The bedroom windows also have screens on them. The windows in our apartment (In GTA) are also double glazed - double panes - to help with insulation.Which really helps during the cold winters!!

[@sandor7594]

In Hungary, and overall in Middle Europe houses and apartements are similar.

[@chrishanzek8930]

Since you asked for comments: 1. In Canada you cannot get locked in, in Croatia you can. 2. I don't know how long you've been gone but there is a trend away from Propane and to natural gas for bbqs and you hook it up to your house supply. 3. Front fences are pretty common as many have pets or intruder concerns. 4. You mention the city more than once but not which city you are in (Zagreb). 5. Strangely, the KZbin ad that popped up was from a Serbian-Canadian. Cheers!

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hi Chris! Thanks for the comment! And good points. I've been living here for 9 years, and yes, we're in Zagreb ☺️

[@lordred7462]

@@RoyalCroatianTours Downtown area. How you stand noise from traffic and squeeky noisy trams when they are turning?

[@Pepa14pig]

It’s fascinating how we’re so used to some things, like windows while someone is delighted with shutters or being able to open the whole window and let the air in because they couldn’t do it before 🤔🤔🤔 Great video! Pozdrav iz Samobora ❤️

[@Mika-kv9id]

Hi Sarah, in Vancouver we don’t have this kind of windows…the ones that the little boy was showing… maybe this kind of windows are more common in eastern Canada due to cold weather in the winter … it’s actually my first time to see such windows…miss Croatia & Zagreb…my friends live in Zagreb…. Greetings from Vancity ♥️♥️♥️

[@ogoooooo111]

Vancouver is completely different then Toronto. We don't have the cold here at all like in Toronto.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Interesting! There are also the slide up kind, but I find these crank ones to be quite common in living rooms where I'm from (near Toronto).

[@joshuaschroeder8027]

Its difficult to completely include all of canada and Croatia. My wife is from Zagreb and summer in ciovo. She is with me now in northern Alberta. Temperatures from-45c to +45c this year. I think the best move is to Europe lol

[@nickynamey1639]

You forgot the light switch for the washroom is on the out side wall not in the actual washroom. Plus the light switch in the apartment building are on a timer so you have 2 minutes to climb the stairs until the lights go off

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Very true!!

[@yespeace2000]

I hate those switches inside the bathrooms! Yes, if the switch is on the outside, someone can prank you and leave you in the dark on the toilet, but the posibility for that is pretty low. On the other hand, entering dark washroom is not something I desire (just coming from the apartment builit in the 80's that has light switches on the inside). This particular house has switches behind door, so you enter in the dark room, and when you exit, you usually forget that switch is on the inside and you have to close the door again, click the switch and than exit the washroom.

[@jeanfis]

Hope you make more of these

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Tena! :)

[@cancroat-darylporter4881]

Sara , you forgot the size … not just in Croatia but Europe in general , apartments , houses are much smaller than say for instance Canada . BTW I am from Canada aswell now living in Croatia for 3 years . 👍🏻

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Very true! I'll have to do a follow up with some of the things I forgot!

[@kirksdva8310]

Kako napravis toliko ces imat

[@lordred7462]

Not really. I have 3 story house with front and rear garden, paved and roofed driveway, garage and terace. More or less everyone in my neighborhood have house like this. And in comparison to some other houses is not that big. Really love that HVAC system in North America and Canada, I'm sad that I can not install it into my house because when built this system wasn't in plans, we don't do this

[@cancroat-darylporter4881]

@@lordred7462 , over 400 sq meters ?

[@kirksdva8310]

Haaà depends what area ,We in Australia have rubbish house and better and good how much you pay . But getting smaller and smaller . Before block of lend between 700 _1000 sq metar neo 250 300

[@CanadianN1NJ4]

Light switches at least for when I was there I noticed being different. They're just flipped, so on in Croatia is when you hit the bottom of the switch but in Canada it's the top. Another one is microwaves, they're nowhere near as prevalent and they're just worse. You only have a knob to set the time for the microwave unlike in Canada where you have a number pad. And I believe they're usually also lower wattage. Another one is showers and boilers. Usually the boilers in Croatia just like the washer and dryer are in the washroom unlike in Canada where it's right by the air heater. And showers are often smaller and not a tub/shower combo like in Canada. And the tub ones usually don't have a high up place for the shower head, it's just on a little holder.

[@mariah.5973]

I really enjoy your videos every week and I'm so thankfull I found your channel!! Greetings from switzerland🥰

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Awww thanks Maria! Pozdrav from Zagreb!

[@darkocelant7669]

In many countries, apartments are rental and numbers on doors make sense. In Croatia, apartments have numbers, but almost all apartments are owned by their occupants, so name label on the doors makes more sense in the long run.

[@snow-white1853]

Awesome 😎 video, Thank you 👏👏👏

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks so much!

[@revengerhr2968]

It is one more difference which shocked me on my very first toilet visit in Canada when I thought that toilet was stuck 😁😁 , the toilet bowl flushing is different and instead of Canada half full of water , in Croatia is just little bit of water in the bowl, and when you press the flushing button water is immediately going into sewer , in Canada is first filling the bowl under the edge and then water is flew away at once

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

It's true... the toilets are quite different!

[@violinplayer3518]

I miss radiators, this hot air blowing out of my ceiling in Australia gives me dry eyes, allergies, etc

[@matijazoric9712]

Hi! Love your videos! I have a suggestion for a new one: daily life of average Canadian and Croatian. I visited Canada in 2004. and I have seen many differences: we start our working shifts earlier, have smaller distances from home to working place, have shorter break time during the working shift (because of that we have more time to cook at home), Canadians start with work later, but have longer break time for lunch, and travel more to their working place (have no time to cook at home and visit restaurants much more). We also tend to buy milk with high level of fat (2,4% and even 3,8%), but I couldn't find something like that in Canada. We still smoke i n most of our homes, but Canadians don't. We like soccer, Canadians adore hokey...Stuff like that are pretty interesting too.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Great idea, we were thinking to make video about Ivan's impression of Canada. So stay tuned.

[@suzegiljer3206]

Hvala ,very good topic well presented.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you!!

[@klara4452]

I'm from Croatia and it's so crazy how many diffrents are in Croatia and Us

[@renanquaresma]

thanks for the video :) 🇧🇷 i loved

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you!!

[@marinelarl9076]

Mi smo imali kucu kanadskog tipa i imali smo isti sustav grijanja/hladjenja kao u Kanadi i to je super 💪💪🤗

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

I meni je to super sistem! :)

[@SeanCBL7]

Interestingly our early 1970s house in the UK had vents for heating rather than radiators, which is incredibly rare in the Uk. The whole estate was built like that. They’ve almost all been replaced with radiators now though.

[@Arazhul12]

Could you please make a video about school differences/education system?

[@Erayt1015]

I was SO happy to finally install some ceiling fans and air conditioning this summer! We live on Korčula Island so the summers before we would just be at the sea all summer to keep cool or go to people's houses that have AC. This summer is so hot and I glad we were able to get all install just before the heat wave hit 🥰🏝️

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes, it makes such a difference!! Especially during a heat wave, and this summer has been HOT!

[@misocveticanin578]

I have AC come to my place

[@domagojcapko4152]

1:33 I notice in American crime movies, they usually always kick door - in Croatia it would be like "your powers doesn't work here!" (almost ironical that country with so high crime level like USA has shitty doors (no offense) while peaceful Croatia has thick doors 2:40 one chamber to connect them all, perfect 3:25 usually true but I live in old Austria-hungarian flat and here is a bit different 6:13 imagine not having any freedom to decide when will you heat, everything connected to common system! Horrible! 6:50 Yes, this is so true 7:30 when all papers start to fly, our way is much better 9:40 instead of having to buy adapter for everything we have one outlet for everything, YAY! 9:40 we like our BBQ, BBQ without ćevapi is like a forest without trees!

[@Ana-ms8qt]

Lovely video ☺️☺️☺️

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thank you! ☺️

[@luticia]

I live in Germany. Everything you showed in this video is totally normal to me.

[@Xiallaci]

Except a/c and shaders 😢

[@Nessyk01]

Food always tastes better over a fire , but I would have to get used to not having a walk in wardrobe 😂

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes, walk ins are wonderful! ☺️

[@Wache3]

Well, that actually depends on apartmant/house size. If you have more space, it is often to see walk-in closets made simply by drywalls (its not very expensive and is very practical).

[@anacallow509]

Love your Chanel ! Zagrebcanka

[@mysticfox1663]

Very similar to homes in Japan minus the radiator, they only use the air conditioner.

[@role221]

6:15 in Bosnia we are using coal and wood for heating

[@sebastijank98]

Interesting video. I must say that my experience is slightly different though. My family is Croatian and I have lived my whole life in Croatia, but we have a number on the apartment door, don't have compartmentalized rooms, have a closet, use a dryer and use the American style BBQ

[@majamaja5316]

You may be the only one. Definitely not representative of croatian culture

[@jelenad6367]

@@majamaja5316 he's not the only one but majority hates to confess differences do exist around them. Our culture pushes too far the comformity of "we" versus anyone else... It's uncomfortable for "others" and also those of "us" who aren't completely "same". To me, such attitude problem is irritating.

[@majamaja5316]

Jelena D ne znam sto ti je iritantno, samo kazem da ne znam ljude koji to imaju, nista vise

[@ivanmatulic4617]

5:12 there is a screen it’s the same system as shutters but you have to pull them down with hand

[@PejicVladimir]

Ceiling fans are mostly considered as a kitsch piece of furniture in Balkans, that is why you cant find any in big town`s, but you can find them in almost every rural or village house.

[@monikafabijanic4576]

great video

[@antoniajagodic]

So true ❤️

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

☺️

[@tomislavbosnjak7435]

The sealingfans ware a huge deal before 20 years and 80% homes have it,but when they start to brake we remove them,in apartments we use duble sinks and in homes.Only thing that we dont use is the grinder undernieth sinks

[@omerfaruk5514]

Good job

[@jurejuric1439]

I have 2 fan stromps in my apartment in the city i also have two in a country cottage, ha ha ha 😁 I also have mosquito nets, insect protection, on windows... difference is in voltage too, in Croatia it is 220V and in America 110V mostly in Dalmatia we do not have radiators in our apartments, but we heat with air conditioning but at the cottage, that radiators too... 😀 nice vlog.... greetings from Split 😉

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes, the fans are wonderful!! :)

[@joshuaschroeder8027]

230 and 120 actually 🤓. The real issue is not using a simple plug converter unless it has a transformer built into the cord. The north american 120v will fry pretty quick when hooked up to 220v. Fast shave gone wrong is the most common. .. close second is a hair dryer.

[@Sandra-ud8ge]

It is great different between apartment in downtown and family house that kitchen is outdated modern kitchen is big and very functional.

[@TwilightBizarre]

If I ever went to Canada I would've been so confused about opening the windows 😂 but I do have to say that the majority of apartments I've been to all have screens on windows (but I live in Slavonija region, so mosquitos here can get nasty)

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Hahaha yes, the windows are quite different! Love the windows here in Croatia!! Interesting about the screens, thanks for the comment! 😊

[@zeljkodjerek1298]

tako ti je u engleskoj, pa je u kanadi samo kopija, valjda..klaustrofobicno...fali ti zraka...dises kao šaran na placu..

[@johnarnold6623]

“General-I- zations”, awesome. Go Habs!!

[@DavidColex]

You forgot to mention that the standarized european plugs are concave because of safety, makes it impossible to touch the metal pole pieces when they are connected. Something you can do with the american plugs.

[@i1bike]

I have knobs on the doors, i have double sink and a closet in my house. It was built 40 years ago, and it was not inspired by the american design. People actually build houses in croatia however they want. Young people and new homes are based mostly on scandinavian design by Jysk and Ikea nowdays. While here in dalmatia, people tend to build houses more as big open villas with lots of glass. People here actually go crazy after some time if they live in small city apartment haha

[@mynick937]

Lako tebi govorit kad dida ima popularan restoran

[@i1bike]

@@mynick937 nije mi to did haha. To su vlaške macole haha. Moji su Martel, otočani/boduli. Zapravo, dvi kompletno razlicite familje razlicitog plemena i etnicke pozadine haha. Ali unatoc tomen, pa nije covik to nikomen ukreja, radija je, žrtvova se i zaradija. Ja san isto iz nule krvavo stica sve sta iman danas. Steka san par stotina maslinj, stotinu smokav, četiri ijade trsov lozja, 3 broda i 6 velikih apartmanov. Prikucer san na ruke povadija 240 pomidori iz zemje, sunce ih je spalilo, pa mi jope nije potriba plakati. Zlatno ti je pravilo, dok god moreš oditi, raditi rukami i glavon misliti, nika neces biti kruva gladan. A ako ces samo raditi nogami, žderati i misliti kurcon, onda ti nije ni za živiti haha

[@mynick937]

@@i1bike jbg, znači ništa od toga da doživotno imam gratis podgrijane šnicle na putu

[@mynick937]

@@i1bike Šalim se ja naravno

[@mynick937]

@@i1bike Sad sam tek ljubomoran kad si sve nabroja,to da si Macolin nekako bi prošlo,ali sad mi je tek muka

[@mislavivkovic9996]

Nice content

[@68leiah]

I was surprised how much in common we have with Croatians. Canada seems to be absolutely alien world.

[@michaeldowson6988]

If you live where heating is expensive (UK for example), keeping individual rooms cooler can lead to mould problems during the winter.

[@MB-dg3lr]

Mold is problem because of moisture, not cold.

[@michaeldowson6988]

@@MB-dg3lr Cold makes moisture in the air condense, on your walls if it's indoors.

[@straighterthanaruler]

I love that wimdows too/Ja volim te prozore isto

[@nosoupforyou89]

Shutters on the outside have one big flaw, at least in Split where I live. When it's a strong wind, specially jugo, all you hear in the night is those shutters noise. Hard to sleep and relax with that.

[@monstergamer4245]

Hi i am from Croatia the city šibenik i love your videos od Croatia enyoy beautiful contry

[@natasa89]

I uses to live in the US and i just feel like houses are so much bigger and more spacious over there.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Yes, for sure!

[@markmarku8169]

Because they are!

[@nikomangelmann6054]

you can say mostly european vs north american. there are some diffences between germany and croatia what comes in my mind. most homes in croatia got electrical water heating (or / and tanks on the roof in costal areas) and in germany the water gets heated by central heating system that also do the room heating.

[@hANBinhanbin]

One tiny difference I've noticed about the keys. When you insert your key into your door the cuts of the key are facing downwards, while in China the cuts are facing up. I guess that's the same in the US.

[@Nightraven26]

I was wondering about that. I'm from Croatia, out key notches/teeth face downward and when I was visiting Sweden, I found their notches face upward. I don't know how it is in the US.

[@straighterthanaruler]

9:14 baš imam takvu kadu

[@slobaskitchen8793]

Everything is different on the better way than Canada &USA ( zivot ,hrana ,klima apsolutno sve😢) Love Croatia and all states (ex Yugoslavia)

[@haller1580]

Hey Sara i got few questions about Canada. 1. Are guns and other weapons easily accessable like in Usa? 2. Do i need to know how to speak french or is english good enough?

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

For guns, no they're not common at all. In fact, I don't know anyone back home with a gun. For English vs French, they are both our official languages, but English is much more widespread, so you'd be fine without knowing French (except if you lived in Quebec, where French is dominant).

[@mladenpavlekovic8768]

Haller you have on the Tonchy Shultz channel something about guns in canada, calgary

[@robertmakovhrib]

Haller... first you need to pass FAC,you can do no restricted and restricted weapons at the same course, usually one weekend. No restricted weapons are long guns or hunting guns,you can shoot them on private or public land as long there is safe stop for bullet. Restricted weapons you can shoot only on approve ranges. No restricted weapons you basically by in store or private,py and you take home,no registration required in Ontario, there is some differences from province to province. Restricted weapons,you by it,than you have to wait 2-3 week's so RCMP approve, after that you can pick up from store... Hope this helps..🍻🍻

[@krunobrzi666]

In Croatia, you can practically easily get a permit to own and carry a weapon only if you are a hunter, and a member of a hunting society, a police officer and a security guard ... otherwise it is very difficult to get a permit because you have to prove to the police that you are endangered. So whoever proves that his personal safety is endangered or could be endangered to such an extent that he needs a weapon for his safety, the law states that then the person has a justifiable reason to procure a weapon for self-defense. That is as far as the law is concerned ... however, Croatia has a big problem with illegal automatic firearms which are very easy to obtain, and it is left in large quantities by many people after the Homeland War ... and that is the problem.

[@Jade_Deja]

@sarah, do you speak french?

[@laurisuurmaa2752]

In Estonia we have numbers on doors.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Interesting! It would be interesting to compare all of the countries in Europe to see who has numbers and who has names.

[@laurisuurmaa2752]

@@RoyalCroatianTours I know that at least in Germany and Scandinavian countries there are name plates at the front door of the house, in Latvia on private houses they use family name on the street number plates.

[@zoranilijevski2758]

I would add bathrooms in US and Canadian homes are much bigger, often times include a bathtub. When it's cool outside, I love opening the window to let fresh air in. If I did that in Europe, it would be bugs and flies galore inside, lol.

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

True about the bathrooms!

[@KTee2711]

I’m new to your channel and find it very interesting. Bravo! Having Croatian heritage, I am having issues with how you pronounce “Croatia”? I keep hearing “Cra-tia” “Cre-atia” or “Creatian”.

[@angela-ht5sl]

I live in corotia too

[@mladen7419future]

Well done...

[@RoyalCroatianTours]

Thanks Mladen!

[@mariolovric7530]

Hi! This is a very nice video, but I feel the need to fill in some of the pieces, just to be clear. So, in this video, we can see a typical building in the center of the capital city. It is a different type of building from the newer ones (last 100 years and more). We can see in the video a traditional build, but a lot of new buildings are very different and have the things that are "missing" from a typical Canadian home (if we can call it that). For example, even buildings 50 years old do have appartment numbers but are really not shown anywhere, except in the plans. My mother lives in an 8-floor (ground floor +8) building built in 1985. and her flat has a number 111, on the third floor. My wife and I live in a 2012. building and the flat is marked as 6.1 (floor 6, flat nr 1). The doors shown are typical anti B&E and anti-fire hazard doors, and the windows are of newer date as well (you can order them with the "komarnik" against the bugs :), I bought the new ones for my mother's flat in 2015. I think) My wife and I will move to our own house in a year or two. It will have a walk-in closet, and the washing/drying machine will have their own room. :) In present flat we have a drying machine. The flat is a typical new style open space, but in a bad way, two steps into the flat and you're at the dining table. :) People here are just starting to accept the open space style on a larger scale, at least in the urban areas, the rural are traditional, divided rooms (mostly because of the heating system, the only rooms that were heated were kitchen and living room). Today, people started using other heating methods/materials and the radiators are not as common in a building today (except for a wall mounted in bathrooms) but rather use floor heating and AC's or some other combo. As for the sink and other appliances, North America has a typical "a lot of room" style for any space inside the house, so two sinks are normal. :) And yes! We love our fences! Fences everywhere! You will not step onto my property or I will see you in court! :D

[@msdella4253]

Luca did an awesome job! 😍🤗. Love your vids…new sub’r here

[@hernandezmiller6719]

It's truly a great job love it all

[@erniesulovic4734]

I am coming from my Serbian experience even tho Croatia is on my list as my dad is from Cro.....i really, really, really (did i mention, really) dislike the washing machine in the bathroom. Here in Sydney, I have an L shaped bathroom with a shower, toilet, bath and basin. I can nearly swing a cat in there, and then a separate laundry with my 125L hot water, 7kg washing machine, 7kg dryer, another toilet and a cupboard to hold the iron, etc. Once I buy a place in one of these 2 locations, the 1st thing that is going out of the bathroom is the washing machine and a new laundry will be built. And a separate shower and bath.......and the small tiny kitchens...ok some houses have nice size kitchens yet most I need to be half my width to be able to turn around (slight exaggeration), and dining rooms, my god......how small do they make them. It is more like Japan style of living in my opinion........Oh one annoying thing in Europe....you guys wind up the windows in your cars the wrong way round LOL...we do it the opposite way here in Oz. It gets me every time. And do get me started re driving on the right side of the road.....the stuff I have to get used too once I move. We had those shutters in Sydney 25 yrs ago.....And that's another thing I am adding in....a double sink even if I have to import it in from Antarctica lol

[@amiratodic2678]

Hi Sara good video😚

[@robingolden9047]

Windows.. if u lower the blinds where holes are visible, u can either open or tilt windows, this keeps bugs out. Was there in 2017 and going back for 3 months in November. Cant wait, miss alot. Wish it was easier to move there

[@hernandezmiller6719]

Wow that sounds great

[@timmyzg13]

One thing that bother s me in this video is about main doors. In Croatia they are somewhat expensive, about 500usd to over 1000 and up. So majority of apartments and houses don't have them.

[@laky01]

I have noticed in foreing countries a washing machine is kept in the kitchen?

[@dzonikg28]

This is same in whole ex Yugoslavia.. My house is in Serbia build in 80s and is same

[@katarinamrkela4292]

Iskreno... Šokiralo me kad si pokazivala da se prozor može namjestiti na Vento ako želiš tek toliko zraka🤣