Why he chose Serbia over Canada for life

[@Yannnus]

I'm from Croatia, but my blood is half Serbian, all I can say is that this is so beautiful so see and hear. Enjoy your life in Serbia, mate!

[@nikoloff4834]

Koju si ti stranu izabrao ?

[@Spiritualmachinegun]

​@@nikoloff4834 can't you see the man lives in Croatia?

[@miodragorbovic8594]

Druze i ta druga strana koja nije srpska je isto srpska.

[@Spiritualmachinegun]

@@miodragorbovic8594 Malo sutra

[@miodragorbovic8594]

@@SpiritualmachinegunProcitaj malo istoriju i pogledaj malo agende koje se danas guraju i zapitaj se da li su srbija, hrvatska, bosna, crna gora i makedonija danas kolonije i zasto su kolonije. Skapiraces zasto je zapad odvajao isti narod na razlicite nacije.

[@milanradojkovic3818]

Odusevljen sam covekom. Realan, direktan, inteligentan, elokventan. Najbolji intervju stranca o Srbiji koji sam ikad video!

[@thcmorello3979]

Da, baš je super lik, pozitiva. Isto kao i onaj Englez što prodaje ploče.

[@hirsch4155]

@@thcmorello3979I’m Canadian and I can say the Canadians that are like this man have moved to other countries. In Serbia it’s like he can be himself. He lets his good nature be free. Like he says Canadians are much more uptight. He has a good mix of being “nice” and “proper” (which is Canadian) but also free to express and be direct (which is more Balkan )

[@nikolaberovic2044]

The guy is totally on point, real honest talk

[@doubledragan]

Yup! Been there (back in mid 90’s) Done that Totally agree with him. 🎯

[@ivanvalentik]

da u pravu si

[@freestyler4262]

Lived a couple of years in Belgrade! As Israeli-British living in US I can relate and agree 100%. Beautifully put. Miss you Belgrade!

[@Srbazo]

Lived in Toronto over 55yrs and have been going to Belgrade for the last 30yrs and love it,even bought a condo in Belgrade hoping that I can live there 6 months of the year...all the best

[@STEVANNOVAKOVICH-b3e]

What a great guy!!! As a born Serbian who left to US alone at age 17, and now moving back to Serbia after 30 years, I totally relate to all of his comments and things he is noticing!

[@М.Сретен]

Добро нам дошао !

[@573998]

Very good interview I've been in Belgrade Serbia for about 4 years originally from the USA. The feeling of freedom from day to day and the humor of the people have kept me here.

[@claudefrollono1]

Personally, I like it best when my country (Serbia) gets some love and respect from a serviceman. Thank you for your kind words and may you have a very pleasant stay! 🇷🇸🤝🇺🇸

[@djpunisha29]

This guy, Canadian, srpski zet is a genuinely smart guy

[@bici1212]

Upravo o tome razmisljam.

[@veledj]

Very smart with good taste for women😉😃❤️

[@djpunisha29]

@@veledj I don't doubt his taste in women

[@a.b.s.]

Dugo nisam čula ovako pametnog, smirenog i razložnog čoveka. ❤

[@ВанбродскиРеБтил]

Trazi mu telefon,ko zna....

[@Karim-wv4de]

Ja ti zivim u Kanadi vec 30 godina i sto ti mogu reci da ovakav nacin ponasanja u Kanadi je norma. Oni ti puno ulazu na ovako plitke i povrsinske stvari npr na nacin na koji pricas itd. Medjutim, to ne predtavlja kakav je on kao covjek itd. To kasnije izadje na vidjelo. Nije uvjek sve kao sto se cini, ali neka, momak izgleda na mjestu.

[@milankaalring4709]

​@@ВанбродскиРеБтил😅😅😅

[@milankaalring4709]

​@@Karim-wv4deDvolični...kao Danci!

[@a.b.s.]

@@Karim-wv4de to je tačno, ali ja uvek dajem prednost dobrom vaspitanju umesto divljanja i psovki. Pa ćemo posle da ispitujemo kakav je ko karakter. A u ovom slučaju je veća šansa da je dobar covek nego da je loš. Da je loš, ne bi razumeo Srbiju, a kamoli živeo tamo

[@gorangoranovic6573]

I know Sean personally and have had the pleasure of working with him professionally. I can assure you that he is a genuinely good person, both personally and professionally.

[@jobrock1079]

What kind of work does he do?

[@milankaalring4709]

​@@jobrock1079Htedoh isto da pitam

[@LeighH2323]

As a fellow Srpski zet, this was bloody great to watch! I empathised with so much of this :)

[@jelenabogdanovic1805]

I feel like returning to BG after 50 years in Australia! Thank you for this program.

[@Ela-b1y]

Do it👍🍀

[@a_l_e_k_sandra]

Како год одлучиш, бићеш добродошла кући!❤ Људи се, поготово након ковида, враћају претежно из западне Европе и Канаде, и то у хиљадама. Пре су се чешће враћали људи који су у пензији, а у последње време све више младих људи са децом.

[@outlawedTV88]

Vrati se Jeco vratiii, ne daj da ti srce pati...

[@msy7906]

I hope you do. You will regenerate the nervous system.

[@tasicjeshmeker]

Porodica moje zene se vratila iz Adelajda

[@alexandramaric6040]

Truth! Pur Truth, I am half Serbian and raised in the US. My grandfather chased me with slippers my whole life! He finally relented and bought be socks with treds. When I married my husband and had a baby, I was introduced to the wet hair, promaja danger situation. I think that the Kosava wind that blows in Serbia is particularly dangerous! Everything is blamed on it. Last free country in Europe!

[@killjoy4862]

Promaja or "draft" IS dangerous. If you're standing between two windows....wind can "cut" through you. If you sleep on promaja you can woke up with stiff neck (you can't turn your head around). Promaja is no joke.

[@meravigliamia3070]

Veroooo😂❤ Anch’io me ne sono accorta del fatto di capelli bagnati e ,, promaja ‘’😂

[@ВојиславРистић]

​@@meravigliamia3070од Мокре косе може се добити менингитис ❤😂

[@sm3675]

Serbian should not blame Kosovo. They should blame their own corrupt and greedy politicians like Vucic.

[@milicavelickovic2968]

He is so right about Russians in his perspective on the immigration impact on Belgrade.

[@VK-qo1gm]

This was a great & accurate chat, he has a good u understanding & respect of Serbian people & culture. I have visited Serbia 3 times, the most unique country. The people are so friendly, educated & strongly traditional. Belgrade, as most of Serbia is so beautiful, i would rate the food as among the best cuisine on the planet. Looking forward to moving to Belgrade from Australia

[@Mateja642]

I'm glad you feel happy in my homeland Serbia. You are always welcome here!

[@elenaeskic6819]

Yes, but You can't say it is VS.🙄😳🤔

[@jobrock1079]

I like the name "Mateja" but isn't it more of a Slovene name?

[@Mateja642]

I am Serbian and Mateja is a Serbian name. You probably thought I was of a different nationality, so my name sounded unique to you

[@jobrock1079]

@@Mateja642 I looked it up and it turns out that "Mateja" is a feminine name for Slovenes and Croats, but a masculine name for Serbs (and Macedonians). "Mateja (Serbian: Матеја) is a given name, variant of the Greek given name Mathias (Matthew). In Serbian, it's a masculine name, while in Croatian and Slovene, it's a feminine name."

[@zokonjazokonja]

​@@jobrock1079 Never heard male name Mateja, maybe you mean Matej?

[@CoreyForman]

Great video and finally a real conversation from a Canadian that isn't only talking about burek i ćevapi 😂 - and good information for us who will be leaving Ottawa, Canada soon and moving to Serbia 🙂

[@mnemonija]

but they should do a burek and cevapi special, too.

[@outlawedTV88]

Welcome and good luck!

[@М.Сретен]

Добро дошли , у Србију !

[@MrDjuroDrljaca]

Uhhh, fantastično... Koliko je ovo direktno i iskreno. I sam bih tako pričao. Bravo momče.

[@ДалиборЧевизовић]

још једсн другосмрдијански тикван. Успут, честитам ти скори празник: сретна ти мирдита.

[@STASHYNSKYI]

Pozdrav sestre i braćo moja moja gde god da ste 🇷🇸 Svako dobro

[@IwillEndureToTheEnd]

Dobar dan! Gde u Beogradu can I improve my srpski?

[@jackietsaah]

As both Serbian and Canadian, I actually find this video and the whole conversation extremely balanced and unbiased, aligned with my own perception - which, I must admit, was not my expectation. I thought this would be more propaganda than an objective discussion. In hindsight, I should have given you both more credit as this person exemplifies honesty, integrity, levelheadedness and politeness I have grown to assume in Canadians. My only point of disagreement was the parking example. Belgrade is overrun by cars and it’s not that people are relaxed about stepping on parking lines, it is about recklessness and sheer disregard for laws and other drivers, that many individuals exhibit while parking or driving. This is just a symptom of the overall pervasive atmosphere of lawlessness and idea that I can choose to disregard laws and personal liberties of others whenever it suits me. It’s just a manifestation of a deeply rooted cultural problem. Still, as I said, very well done, nicely balanced and respectiful conversation. Good job and good luck to both of you!

[@LEONSKENNEDY91]

exactly people here actually yearn for some order remember the line of people during corona? everyone praised that. people were like "oh see, we can also be orderly"

[@mothidentifier]

I found that as an oxymoron, the parking example he has given and that he enjoys not being watched all the time...but then misses the order and organisation in Canada. Order and organisation requires constant monitoring, correction and alertness, can't have both 😅

[@zokonjazokonja]

this parking behaviour can be resolved by proactive police actions and ticketing. Balkanians are very sensitive when they get hit on their pockets

[@zikaperic2133]

Well the parking problem is not just recklessness it’s a problem of corruption in planning an infrastructure. In communism every building come with sufficient parking for that time. No new parking was built since then and there are 10x more cars and 3x more people. Government turns blind eye since it’s their fault for allowing growing infrastructure. Full circle

[@miodragmitrovic9157]

For a Belgrader who lived in Canada a couple of decades ago and returned to Serbia, I found this episode quite resonating. Also, yet another excellent interview with an interesting person living in Serbia (Belgrade, to be intentionally precise). A great channel, very promising content, seriously professional interviews with excellent questions. Pls do not pay attention to certain odd comments and commentators, we live in sensitive times and I think they will slowly move their attention from your channel. But I guess you understand these sorts of things yourself quite well. Pls keep it up!

[@itatabisine6250]

Mate, thank you soooo much, for giving this interview. I am a Serb, that migrated to Australia in 1989 with my parents when I was 12, and at the age of 34, migrated with my family to Canada - Montreal, for the sake of finding a greener pastures. . . Needless to say, I returned back to Australia five years afterwards! This is to say that the grass is greener where you feel more comfortable to graze, but again, there are NO PINKY ELEPHANTS flying in the sky anywhere on this earth! Some days, you will wake up with the smile on your face, some you wont, some will be pleasant and some not so. Huge respect to you for choosing to leave the Western world and come into a more exotic but challenging place to anchor your self! Za sve ostale, sve naj i svako dobro, iz daleke Australije! Ziveli

[@majamaja3660]

Odlican razgovor, veoma zreo i iskren covek. Uzivala sam u svemu sto je ispricao

[@kristinavb4398]

Great interview. Down to the Earth interviewer. Very well observed and the truth spoken

[@katarinajanosevic6386]

Im Serbian, who's leaving in Canada, can't wait to go back home forever......

[@turboplazz]

I am Greek and cant wait for the moment to leave this Canadian shithole. I love all people from all parts of the world, and that is not the problem with Canada. The problem is government overreach . The elected officials have now become entitled in Canada and believe they are elected to RULE over their constituents, not govern on behalf of their constituents. Good luck to you in your journey.

[@spartjovic]

I also can't wait to leave Canada, I'm from Montenegro, but I'd live in Serbia or Montenegro doesn't matter to me. I find the culture in Canada has become VERY passive aggressive, mundane, and ignorant.

[@CommanderBobo5]

Haha you guys all in my boat. I am born in Canada with Italian heritage. Thinking to head to Romania, Serbia, or Greece. Idk where out of them though. Been tough to pick 😭

[@maniduong310]

​Serbia is cheaper. NO NATO

[@Cyril-iy6lh]

honestly bro, your channel is really really good. please keep doing what you are doing. I am recommending you to everyone I know.

[@MaChKuLjA]

This is the first time I hear a foreigner (ex) interview, and feel that they actually lived here, and actually understand things about the country and the people. And his testimony, and experiences ring real and true. No useless platitudes, and no saying things just because 'that's what you say'. Treading lightly around certain topics did not feel patronizing, it felt honest. Thanks for sharing.

[@irondasgr]

It's been left to understand that he chose to live in Serbia but disappointingly enough later on he reveals that he is married to a Serbian lady, so he was pretty much forced to follow his fate.

[@MaChKuLjA]

@@irondasgr First of all, your comment does make some sense in a way, however not as a response to my comment. I did not mention or talk about his motivation to come here, or to stay. I simply said that my subjective feeling is that he actually tried to understand the country, and the people to a little bit of a deeper level, and succeeded. Second of all, I do not get the feeling from him that he feels forced, or trapped. And judging by the numerous comments below, it seems no one got that feeling. He comes across as honest and content (as in, he is happy about who he is, and where he is, all things considered).

[@jobrock1079]

@@irondasgr But it appears he met and married the Serbian girl after he had lived in other places and had lived in Serbia for a few years. He has lived in Serbia for 14 years but it seems his kids are small - he talks about his kids on the playground and seeing Russians with their own kids not mixing with others. So his kids are still small - less than 7 years old at least. So he likely married less than 8-10 years ago, meaning he lived in Serbia at least 4-6 years before marrying. So he lived in Serbia a few years on his own, then met and married a Serbian girl. He had already decided to live in Serbia before he married.

[@mothidentifier]

​@@irondasgrForced? Don't see anyone pinning him down. He clearly stated that it's his choice.

[@zikaperic2133]

@@irondasgrthat’s a typical trick in Serbia: they set you up with a wife and kid and then you work there as a foreign cheap labor. 😂😂

[@hi1is]

Serb born in Vancouver, living in Belgrade since I was 2…can confidently say I feel safer here, prices compared to Vancouver are totally reasonable, and the weather is amazing (something Vancouver wishes to have)

[@ifyoureadthisyoudi]

Imagine the serbian prices with an average Serbian salary

[@melikgibsson5539]

old biden's decisions killed children in Belgrade

[@maniduong310]

Is it warmer?

[@hi1is]

@@maniduong310 most of the year yes it’s way warmer. Winters are similar temperature wise, although Belgrade is still sunnier (but it can also get more extreme cold spells than Vancouver since it’s away from the sea/ocean while Vancouver is heavily influenced by it)

[@strayferal]

Depends from which city in Canada this guy is from. Also he said he moved to Serbia maybe 12 years ago. This means he moved to Serbia when Canada was still a good country. I am Bulgarian, I lived in Toronto from 2010 to 2021. Before 2015 Canada was a much better country. In 2021 my family returned to Bulgaria.

[@rastkosimic6975]

Speaking of humor, I can assure you that it is actually very similar to English sense of humor. My understanding is that, and I kind of did my own little research on a topic, asking my foreign friends if they ever heard of English TV series "Only fools and horses" and not a single one did, and I am talking about Germans, Austrians, Spaniards, Greeks, Portuguese people. Now, in Serbia, this TV series has an iconic status. The jokes from it are still around. I do not see any other reason why it is so popular here and nowhere else in Europe but the similar sense of humor. I am also 99% sure that the host of this conversation didn't know anything about this TV series too🙂 correct me if I am wrong

[@boris19548]

Only fools and horses,black adder, Monty python, father Ted,Dave Allen and many more old British comedy was my childhood and teens favourites during the Yugoslavia... heavy sarcasm and dark humour

[@aleksandarbabic766]

There are many UK series on Yugoslavia TV. One English friend say to me that more or less all good series are emitted in YU. I read English writer Saki, (H. H Munro) which are considered as pioneer of English humor. His collection of stories "Sredni Vahstar" although written long ago still are fresh and funny. Very nice humor. All my friends which read his books love it.

[@emilianozapata2530]

Yes but in Serbian case you can leave out the rascist underline that you can often find in English humour,as imperialist colonial country they will always have that note of humor that will somehow drag itself...

[@AtticLife]

I'll check "Only fools and horses". Thank you 🙂

[@serbtesla]

@@AtticLife Its a must.

[@RacquelTBrooks]

I love how real this video is .. such an awesome interview

[@nickonicifor5638]

Vrlo realan tip. Žao mi je što je toliko vidljiva promena o kojoj govori.😢

[@VesnaKrstic-q2r]

❤Nasa zemlja je prelepa ,i lepo je ziveti u njoj.Da sami sebi kujemo plan.Ane da nas zapad odredjuje ,kako i sta da rafimo.Ne bi da duzim.

[@visualcapture4649]

Wow, it’s a young channel but the concept is great and very well done: human perspective, great interviews with intelligent, eloquent expat in Belgrade! I’m looking forward to more videos they get me nostalgic

[@TG-po9vo]

Awesome interview. Very honest, direct, insightful ❤️

[@pedjamigrant7189]

Bravo! Watched it without a blink ! incredible talk

[@jarjars3261]

I don't know if you already work in immigration and tourism, but you should. No channel has ever made me consider staying long-period in Serbia more than yours. (Even though I am Serbian-Orthodox and I have friends from Serbia who keep telling me to go.) Just came back from a month in the south I am in love now with the region. My utmost gratitude for your interviews from the country.

[@zdravaumetnica]

You made me laugh a lot. Thanks for that. I agree with you on many points. Also, miss how it used to be before the flood of tourists and so on. It was like a secret gem.

[@racimegacar]

That is a perfect description of the deference between Serbia and Canada, cheers!

[@dogghammer]

This guy is great in observing and comparing behaviours.

[@majak.t.135]

Fantastic ! Thank you for this interview :) . Great man , made for life in Serbia ! :))))))

[@Invest4Cashflow]

Great interview 🎉🎉🎉

[@IwillEndureToTheEnd]

Can't wait for your next interview! Absolutely incredible work!!! 😊

[@shaner3723]

Such a nice guy the way he spoke about Russians and not being there by choice. Nice to hear people that are not poisoned by media

[@milanpetrich7051]

How does the guy make money for living? I mean it's always a bit easier to love the life in Eastern Europe when you work remotely for a western salary and/or rent out an apartment somewhere in Canada/US.

[@jobrock1079]

Perhaps he built up a large savings and has investments he gets earnings from. However, there are some on here who think he is a spy.

[@samomala]

Zasto je to tvoj problem?

[@1lifewanderlust]

I am also curious. Unless you are earning a CAD or US income and can work remotely, cost of living is not low when you'rr earning minimum wage in Belgrade.

[@ukropcrimeariver]

He seems so chill and cool. I am glad you're enjoying here in Serbia bro ❤😎

[@katherinepatchett7975]

Canadian here, who moved and settled in Serbia last January... The slippers thing had me in hysterics 😂 The most relatable freaking thing, even Kurir mentioned it in the tabloid article they did when my husband and I were married. It's the biggest culture shock, and I can't explain why 😂

[@katherinepatchett7975]

Also, people here think I am Russian 😅 I guess that is why

[@katherinepatchett7975]

I cannot tell you how many people thought I was moving to Syria or Syberia... 😂 "Is it safe?!". u pičku materinu...

[@katherinepatchett7975]

The Fuck NATO graffiti makes me incredibly happy, not gonna lie

[@ВојиславРистић]

Замисли угазиш у говно од кучета и уђеш у кућу и неизујеш се а прошеташ по кући.Е због тога су ту папуче.😂

[@tatjanacvetkovic2930]

​@@katherinepatchett7975you are ❤

[@v.r.2834]

Great guy! ❤️

[@stefanmijatovic5837]

On the "you poor bastard" note, there is a joke saying: "I wanted her to cook and clean like my mom, but she drinks and punches like my dad."

[@sln786]

Thank you for mention the book, it could be helpful💛

[@milicavelickovic2968]

This is SOOOOOO interesting to hear. These outsider's perspectives. ❤❤❤❤

[@milenaprodfanovic8198]

Хахаха....Драги ,,Зете" ,Код Нас Важи Још Увек :,,Одакле Си?". ,,Одакле И Жена"!!!!!! Жив Био,Свако Добро ,Теби И Породици .

[@gounchface]

Great interview.

[@MilicaJedrilica]

Think this is one of your best interviews, great guest, very eloquent and realistic in his opinions

[@booreeto]

I love hearing him in the beginning that we were resisting the modernization and kept a lot of our customs but he is just one of few foreigners who thinks like that. I remember getting banned from a group called Belgrade Foreigners Visitor Club on FB just for saying that people should chill when the (e.g.) see a lot of locals smoking because it's a part of our tradition and although a lot of people are smoking, young generations do so less and less. And that "quirks" like that just add up to the exotics of this place, so if people come here because it's different and then start complaining about the differences, wouldn't it just kill the whole vibe and make it as any other place? I was as polite as one can be and was really really trying not to insult anyone. Got banned and what I said back then (around 10 years ago) is exactly what Sean is saying.

[@slobodanstojanovic8125]

Fellow banned for no reason from Belgrade Foreigners Visitor Club on FB guy here lol We must fight off Karen behavior out of Serbia lol

[@jobrock1079]

Smoking is very harmful for your health, so Serbs need to curb this, if not quit it. I read that during the NATO bombing that more Serbs took up smoking due to the stress. And that after Serbia was overthrown for a western puppet government, that the first place British and US invested in was the tobacco companies. That is likely the reason the Serbian government doesn't make laws restricting smoking (or doesn't enforce them), they want to please the west over Serbians' health! And tobacco smoking originates from the Native Americans. As someone who genuinely cares strongly for Serbs, I say please try to discourage smoking.

[@Bionickpunk]

I am a local and I absolutely hate the smoking culture. Zero tolerance for smokers cause they have no care for others. Its not something to exoticise, it actively kills people through lung cancer. However, getting banned for an opinion is stupid.

[@Stef-m8l]

Great comment. I absolutely agree. I am also kinda afraid that all these foreigners are gonna spoil it for everyone. Hope we can preserve our ways

[@Rebel635csi]

More and more Canadians are struggling as well….cost of living has skyrocketed and unlike Serbia where you can scrape by, in Canada with most people in debt and necessity to own a car, insurance etc, to have a normal life you NEED to bring in a much higher level of income than in Serbia.

[@JayandSarah]

Great video and spot on. We have lived in the balkans for 7 months and most of what is said is true of all the countries. One of the greatest regions in the world to live. Refreshing after leaving 🇨🇦 Canada.

[@libertyc8688]

I am from Belgrade, and i live 56 years in Canada. In many ways i like it, but it's still hard for me that Canadians don't talk straight but go around and around. It took me long time to get a bit use to it. But i had to laugh about the ice and draft, i think it's the Balkan thing. They blame every health problem on daft wind. Haha.I take off my hat to you that u can live there as a Canadian. Even that i was born there and lived until 12 years old i have a problem with their mentality when i visit.

[@ananke2104]

I have problem with Canadian mentality , big time .

[@vaska1999]

The draft thing is German and pan-East European, too.

[@MilenaTadic-w9l]

Teshko bez kanadskog komunizma

[@phyllis9750]

I like the boundaries at home.

[@gorangoran6335]

If you do not wear slippers, how much dirt you bring in the house? Have you ever thought about it?

[@irondasgr]

and then straight onto the bed they are sleeping in... i really can't understand what this is with the so called despise for sleepers, it's common sense after all...

[@WolfPrincessTalia]

​@@irondasgrEr, slippers, not sleepers. 😘

[@SvengelskaBlondie]

No, cause I don't use outdoor shoes indoors, that's not a thing in Scandinavia.

[@namesurname8993]

Thank you for this, instant subscribe

[@Gadoguz001]

What city is this, it looks beautiful?

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

Belgrad ,Serbia

[@pointgreece4331]

It is easy to build civilization and cities on clean plain for the last 100 years but if you have layers of 3000 years of history underneath, streets that exist for hundreds even thousands of years than it is hard to project modern futuristic and instant cities such as Toronto, Sidney, Dubai. Take a look at Rome, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Athens. Very chaotic but 100x more charming cities because of their historic background.

[@Bionickpunk]

There is nothing old on New Belgrade and Borcha areas (unless you go towards Zemun), so Belgrade should start expanding there.

[@VukyMonster]

Brilliant chat. Great outlook. Makes me want to move there. But maybe right before winter is a bad idea hahah

[@thedutchtulip1315]

Great interview. Fellow Canadian looking for options.

[@gbp4998]

That is how i feal every time i come home from Australia. First thing i do is take relaxing breath. It's like i can breath now. Oh, about foreign son in laws, you feal you have more privileges, it is because you don't have your family near by, (and you are someones child) so you will be taken care of by mother and father in law. It is a fealing of obligation to them to make sure you are taken care of.

[@jamirna9]

Istina

[@bogdanobradovic7621]

There are clear boundaries about roles in the house. The woman is in charge. There is a set of rules and you just can't violate them, it is not even up for discussion. Wear your slippers. What a true statement.

[@gordiestevan1662]

Alex- really like your channel. It’s a great idea as more and more people from other parts of the world take up residence in Serbia. Would like to see some interviews with ex-pats living outside Beograd too. 👍😊

[@07srb09]

Even more stress in Canada now , people are desperate here, Canada is not the same country any more.

[@CoreyForman]

100% true!

[@dogghammer]

Why do you vote for your president?

[@07srb09]

@@dogghammer do you really think people voted for him? Same in USA do you really think people voted for man that don't even know he is a president of that country???

[@aleksstosich]

@@dogghammer we didn't all vote for him. Why did you guys vote for yours? And before you assume anything, I'm a Canadian-born Serb.

[@dogghammer]

@@aleksstosich well then ok

[@markolubarda977]

super intervju top

[@gounchface]

I got to get that book.

[@mothidentifier]

Another one I recommend is Čaj od šljiva. It's written by a Serb living in the UK, comparing things how different they are, quite funny ☺️

[@amitloutube]

Right choice 🎉

[@ospremiumaccount119]

so likeable and honest. - now i want to emigrate to belgrade too

[@leonardnoel888]

I watched this a couple of times and sent to Canadian relatives. Very interesting and educational. Must say, Serbians are very specual mob.

[@boris_just_]

Cool guy. Good questions.

[@goranmacakjovanovic1965]

Svaka ti je na mestu. Pozdrav.

[@vojka2973]

Fenomenalno!

[@dankadesign7462]

My kind of man:)Thats exactly my thoughts - globalization killing uniqueness of places and ppl in generally.Serbia& Belgrade was small unique pocket of Europe to come and enjoy small kafana to drink with kamiondije... unfortinatly becoming diferent as loosing that old vibe ...

[@stefanmijatovic5837]

As a Belgrade native, I'd say that it's nice that it became so popular. On the downside, sure, prices became worse and business try to appease to a wider public thus impacting a bit of the culture (even though it's on us, the natives to keep such places active and popular and not groan and moan about others for bringing their own piece of home, but thats a different, much longer story), but it brings different cultures, different ideas, different music etc to the town. Been dancing bachata for 2 years now. Before that, apart from a black family which I was neighbors with (who by the way have better Serbian accent than myself, still salty about that lol), I saw my first black person who came as a tourist IRL at around 18 years old. Now, at 25 and after those 2 years of dancing I've spoken with hundreds if not over a thousand people from all across the world, of all colors, cultures, ethnicities etc and I do believe that that's great! And they all have more or less the same experience as Shawn/Sean from this video, which is even better and proves more or less all of his points even further.

[@irondasgr]

if its of any consolation to you, it's a worldwide range phenomenon, Europe is falling down fast. Education and higher living levels are resources that need prudent handling and obviously Europeans have never been ready for them so far.

[@zikaperic2133]

honestly I think his perspective on Belgrade being undiscovered is a bit funny.. Belgarde was historically one of the cities the most strategic position in europe (no intention to glorify) and thus always a mix of cultures and different influence, east, west, russia, whatever ... always adapting many trends among the first. This has nothing do in particular with Serbs but just because of the position. In that sense I would rather call Canada a pocket. I meant here culturally rather than economically. Indeed '90 and and sanctions made Belgarde the most isolated probably ever in the history, but the "openness" and tolerance he is talking about are not there accidentally but on the contrary people get used to seen different cultures.

[@gordanastojanovic7800]

Veliki pozdrav za ovog gospodina iz Niša

[@mihajlobujisic2006]

Great episode!

[@RacquelTBrooks]

great video ..

[@sepic13]

Well domruu brother!!! We rocking with you

[@Srpkinja-i3j]

Nice and honest guy. 👍

[@dirtgarageman]

Great conversation.

[@zikaperic2133]

Sto neko reče prvi stranac koji ne priča samo o hrani…odlična i realna analiza mentaliteta

[@serbianbyzantine]

A telegram of condolences! So true.

[@salonez91]

About English humor i always thought the same. The reason why you feel safe in Serbia is because random people are happy to help stranger just because there is high moral standard and expectation from males to save and protect. So if someone attacks a woman in some alley in the middle of the day, bro at least 5 random dudes would hunt him down. I am just amazed tho how many Canadians coming to Serbia, i have probably seen at least couple of hundred people only from YT.

[@merima333]

so many?

[@salonez91]

@@jasmins203 not sure what you are talking about considering Kosova 1st president was top 10 most wanted criminal by FBI list, his criminal activity well known and documented as one of the worst world had seen in the area of human organ trafficking and political executions. He even going to jail, but Hag court obviously because of NATO connections with him hid the most of his crimes as he was valuable ally. Should i start about the rest of the world or maybe USA "democracy" that is causing (including Kosovo conflict) at least 300 civil wars across the world. Brah... Serbian president is just another criminal in a suite, like in almost every single country in the world, but regular people shouldnt be part of this very limited understanding of society.

[@salonez91]

@@jasmins203 Look i must assume you are Albanian and therefore educated very little, but instead fed up with 100% propaganda doze. So i will be gentle with you and remind you your first president was in 2000s top 10 most wanted criminal according to USA themselves. Not to mention USA causing wars all across the globe 24/7. Also dont simplify society from only 1 single filter called politics. It shows how little understanding you got about how the world works.

[@DusanProkic1996]

​@@jasmins203Сисај га шипац ❤

[@KiriloB]

​@@jasmins203What police?

[@VladimirZivkovic970]

Great interview. Very honest and trustworthy story by inteligent person who has very good analytic sense for compairing society in Belgrade, Serbia and other societies especially in Canada. I have similair experience (move from Serbia to Czech Rep. only, not so far as he has but fully understand all his points also in my private life.

[@GLpietro14]

Of course he loves Europe. I’m sick of Trudeau and his policies. He absolutely singlehandedly ruined Canada. Canada used to be one of the best places to live and grow up in.

[@28kiriku]

Dobri su razgovori i super ti je koncept samo pokusaj manje da telefon vrtis po rukama gosti kad ti pricaju bas se oseti ponekad a i vidi da nisi tu mentalno vec kucas poruke itd. Cisto iz postovanja prema njima a i iskreno vidi se prosto vizuelno nije lepo ,neko prica ti kucas , na mnogim snimcima. Sem toga kidanje, samo napred sa ovim! ❤

[@bnast6849]

Serbia is also rich but distribution of money is the problem.

[@GGTanguera]

Yeah, rich country of poor people.

[@bnast6849]

@@GGTanguera Poor in the head I would say... I've travelled around the entire region and trust me Serbia is much richer with natural resources, industry etc. than any other country in the region. For comparison, Croatia and Montenegro have nothing without the coastline(Montenegro even lost part of it already to the Chinese creditors), Bosnia has nothing all year round, N. Macedonia as well, Albania and Kosovo are importing everything from Serbia including everyday items like milk and meat(I've bought Serbian milk in Vlore-Albania because there was no domestic brand just Serbian and Italian). The problem is, people are willing to work for just enough to survive and they're willing to suffer all kinds of harassment from low and middle management, plus they're getting ripped off every day by politicians, police, public servants... Talking about "Inat"

[@ddddzzzz5426]

@@bnast6849 Meanwhile Serbian supermarkets are filled with Croatian dairy, snacks and fish products. But okay. Serbia is the center of the universe, I get it

[@bnast6849]

@@ddddzzzz5426 Oh, that's because we love some Croatian products they're usually of much higher quality, for example I love Kolumbo chocolates but they're not sold in Serbia or Vojvodina so I go from Novi Sad to Vukovar or Osijek to buy them, my kids like only Kraš Express which is much better then Nesquick etc. Even Romanians come over the border to us to buy Eurocrem and some other stuff they like and that's called having choice, you're not forced to buy foreign products because your country has no food industry. And then comes the "poor in the head" Serbian side because Diesel in Croatia costs 1.41/l and in Serbia it's 1.80 so I fill up my tank because I'm not getting ripped off by Serbian government. Don't tell me you don't like Jaffa or Munchmellow I'll think you're a weirdo... 😁

[@mmr1137]

​@@ddddzzzz5426They are not "filled" with croatian products. They have some croatian products who are best in their country. Even if you go to IDEA market 90% of things are made in Serbia, 5% imported, and 5% from Croatia. So saying they are "filled with Croatian products" is just not true.

[@mileusna]

We do have English sense of humor, that is why Only fools and horses is the most popular show in Serbia. BTW, this zet is very cool.

[@Ellas4871]

I lived in Toronto for 18 years and am now back living in the Balkans. I would never go back!

[@harderway8568]

I literally can't recall Asian or black people having any kind of trouble with locals in Belgrade, or anywhere else. On the contrary, if you're a black guy, I guess you wish to be left alone because people always try to offer you some food and rakija, show you some special place, make you listen to Serbian hip hop and, of course, make you learn some bad language.

[@Bionickpunk]

The only non-colonial African Museum in Europe is located in Belgrade. All of the cultural artifacts from West Africa come from Ambassadorial friendships during Yugoslav period. Yugoslavia helped many African countries gain independence and build their infrastructures during Non-aligned period. To this day many African students study in Belgrade University, with some deciding to say and live in the country. Annual African festival are held and many African music genres have a solid footing in Serbian music sphere.

[@dusancville]

The best comment l heard from the foreigner in 99 was like, guys we are bombed here, decade under sanctions and you still worry about PROMAJA 🤔😂

[@mothidentifier]

My foreign friend said that NATO couldn't destroy Serbia as they didn't know the secret weapon against Serbs: promaja 😂

[@ruzicvioleta299]

uvek je zanimljivo videti sopstvenu kulturu ocima stranca. a ovaj srpski zet je jedno divno mudro bice. bas je lepo videti kako mu Balkan, Srbija dobro cine i istovrmeno on njima. Sjajna i topla prica, nasli se oni koji su se trazili. Na mnogaja ljeta...!

[@saraslavuljica8522]

Best thing when I come to Belgrade, stresses out if Germany and the correctness on every step(!), sitting in a Kafana and everyone say: "Ma opusteno" ❤ I understand you 100%

[@zorancvjetinovic5185]

I living in Oakville I m Serbian❤❤❤

[@tzeege]

5:03 "Kada si u Rimu (ponašaj se kao kao Rimljanin)"

[@unlimitedcosmicspeed]

Hahaha, stressed in Canada? Really? Its a big country with a lot of space, depends where you go. I found people in Canada very open and friendly. Keep in mind there are many Serbs in Canada. Different strokes for different folks :)

[@nickmiller4430]

Outside of the large metropolitan cities, Canadians are incredibly positive, open, and friendly. In the cities, it can be a complete disaster with a collapsing fabric of society. It can be absolutely horrendous in the cities and inner-suburbs. The outer suburbs can be significantly better, but can also be very tainted with a collapsing fabric of society. Liberals damaged the country trenendously over the last 8 years.

[@unlimitedcosmicspeed]

​@@nickmiller4430 Majority of big cities around the world have issues which has nothing to do with political tribal ideology. From NYC to Sydney to Shanghai to Sao Paolo to Cape Town etc etc...all different systems. This is how capitalism works...booms and busts, everything is cyclical. 'Collapsing fabric of society' is an overly dramatic and incorrect statement, smh

[@vladimirtalijan]

@@unlimitedcosmicspeed I agree with that, but that's not capitalism, it's liberalism and corporate cartel agenda to devide and conquer. That's why people are much more individuals and more lonely in the cities, their first goal is less people, much less people on the planet. Capitalism is just about economy, if you work more, you earn more, that's all.

[@vaska1999]

Canada's changed a lot over the past 20 years.

[@irondasgr]

Multicultural communities cannot easily hope for more than a general tolerance ambience throughout everything, everyway and everyone.

[@Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King]

I have the sameThat’s tradition, when is funeral, people drink for dead man soul. Then you need to have food 🥘