Why Zagreb is the Best Place I Have Ever Lived

I have been fortunate enough to have travelled quite extensively - some 96 countries so far (but only one new country since I moved to Croatia 20 years ago), and I have lived in 9 countries (UK, Germany, Russia, Georgia, Japan, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and now Croatia), where 14 cities where places I called home for a while.
And the best place to live from all my travels?
None other than Zagreb in 2023, a city I never used to think much of, but these days, I think it is a fantastic place to live and visit.
There are some raised eyebrows perhaps at my choice, especially after 13 years on Hvar and living in cool cities such as Munich, St. Petersburg and Hiroshima, but bear with me for the reasons why in our latest video, and find out why Zagreb is slowly becoming rather a very cool place to be.
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[@snjezanaivic6980]

It's so inspiring to look at Zagreb through your eyes! Thank you for loving Zg! ❤

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, you don't need my eyes, use your own. Yes there are problems, but also LOTS to appreciate and enjoy.

[@rubyjet9513]

@@PaulBradbury što je smiješno? Samo je bila ljubazna. Niš' ti ne kužiš 😅!

[@rubyjet9513]

@@PaulBradbury ne, ona će upotrijebiti svoje uši 🤣😂. Zaista, ne trebaju nam tvoje oči. Pozz od purgerice 😘

[@bensahar215]

​@@rubyjet9513ko ti drma kavez?

[@rubyjet9513]

@@bensahar215 seljački humor!

[@samkitty5894]

It takes a foreigner to remind locals what a great city they call home.

[@PaulBradbury]

Sometimes a different perspective helps

[@pd1596]

Couldn't agree more. I lived there for 2 years and miss it greatly.

[@PaulBradbury]

Time to return...

[@zoricamastrovic3914]

I also left my laptop in Zagreb, where I am living, and got it back intact!

[@PaulBradbury]

Great to hear I am not the only one

[@quantum-master]

Thanks Paul, I agree with your opinion about Zagreb. I have been claiming this for years, but in our country, as you yourself noticed, it is a national custom to be negative in everything. I have traveled a lot and I know that there are much more beautiful cities in the world, but when other factors are taken into account, Zagreb is certainly one of the most pleasant cities to live in. It kept the charm of the old times and over time upgraded everything that a modern metropolis has. I am glad that you have become our fellow citizen. ❤

[@PaulBradbury]

There are certainly a lot of problems in Croatia and in Zagreb, but a lot of beauty too - it is a great place to live.

[@deansusec8745]

We need to look at Zagreb through objective eyes of foreigners, because locals are so negative.

[@darkosubasic969]

Mr Paul, did you know that, Zagreb is the city with the most songs about it in the world, probably. Thank you for video.

[@PaulBradbury]

No, do you have a link to this

[@sanjar.7211]

...all the things we take for granted 🙃🙂 Thanks a million!

[@PaulBradbury]

haha, sometimes it is good to take a look from a different angle

[@CaSaSi]

I first lived 13 years in Switzerland, I was also born in Switzerland, and the last 5 years I lived in Zagreb. To be honest I didn't like Zagreb that much in the first 4 years, but from 2022 Autumn until now I started and learned to love Zagreb. Now I am back in Switzerland, and I miss Zagreb a lot. I have never missed something this much. I think I've found the city I want to grow old in 🇭🇷❤

[@PaulBradbury]

That's a really good observation

[@mladbozic]

Hvala Paul. I ja sam dosta proputovao po Europi i uvijek sam tvrdio 'Pa sve to mi imamo u Zagrebu, još bolje, jeftinije i lijepše.' ZG u❤

[@PaulBradbury]

There are more beautiful and livelier cities for sure, but Zagreb ticks a lot of boxes, for me at least.

[@damirurovic2779]

I've been thinking about moving back to Croatia, more precisely,Zagreb Thanks for the video, Paul :)

[@PaulBradbury]

Great to hear. Zagreb has changed a lot in the last 5 years in my opinion, mostly very much for the better.

[@lolgaming5555]

Thanks for speaking such beautiful stuff about my country i really appriciate it.

[@PaulBradbury]

Lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@user-po3ku5qj4m]

I think you got lucky when you found such a lovely place to live. Thank you for promoting eastern Croatia, it definetly is a hidden gem. Greetings from Osijek, and I hope to you come here in Osijek sometime in rhe future.

[@PaulBradbury]

Love osijek

[@antebabich9957]

Bio jednom u Osijeku na 2 dana. Ugodno se iznenadio. Ali kao nekome iz Zagreba najljepša stvar u Osijeku da možeš parkirati bilo gdje

[@aouss.altwaijry]

Beautiful and very informative video. Thanks a lot.

[@silviah2302]

yes, I lived in Zagreb in the late 80's, early 90's and have great memories......we went iceskating, swimming at midnight, ate fresh bread and yoghurt after swimming because bakers were opened 24/7, had hours of coffee gatherings, many of which turned into drinking parties......for me in a way it's a mini London

[@PaulBradbury]

Nice memories

[@vladimir9586]

Many try but no one summons it like a British Croatian. 🇭🇷🇬🇧💓🙏🏆

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha

[@silvestervanmeijgaarden5350]

I arrived in Zagreb for the first time of my life exactly two weeks ago now and I never will forget the amazing experience of having seen the innercity and some outskirts on the same (mostly sunny) day ❤ Thank you for making this video as well, it sure seems everything! 😎

[@PaulBradbury]

Enjoy your stay - it is a great place

[@silvestervanmeijgaarden5350]

@@PaulBradbury Hahahaha thanks, I was already back at the moment I wrote the comment but it surely was a great place, it was like a heaven to me. The atmosphere and the feeling of safety was just amazing.

[@TrazomGV]

We are very fortunate to have you as you are the best promotor of our country we could ever imagine. Thank you for presenting us in such a detailed way!

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha thanks. Lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@hansbathija978]

Paul, my wife, who is from Zagreb, just shared this with me. I’m a 54 year old well travelled Croatian-Canadian-Brit originally from London, residing in Toronto, who totally agrees with you. I was just mentioning to my wife after we returned from Zagreb with our young children three weeks ago that I could see us living in Zagreb down the road, she was shocked! But you sum up my views nicely. You missed though one thing that was new since our last visit there, Riverside Golf Zagreb! Would love to meet for a pint next time we’re back visiting the family in Odranski Obrež! - Hans

[@PaulBradbury]

More and more are returning and liking what they are finding - time to join them

[@whiteknight6491]

Nice to live with Ustashi

[@davorkasoldatic9688]

Thank you Paul for presenting our country in a positive way to millions of people around the word that trust you and like you like i do.

[@PaulBradbury]

There is a lot to be positive about

[@igor_misic]

To be a walkable city this is the best feature that city can have.

[@xMoac]

I really need to visit Zagreb, having lived in Sweden most of my life I do have access to a family home near Daruvar so its not even that far away. Wonderful videos Paul.

[@PaulBradbury]

Love Daruvar, a real gem

[@zedmikota6917]

I love your Videos Paul!! Greetings from Australia!! God Bless!!

[@PaulBradbury]

Tx. Lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@orahovavucichitlerdacicgoe7223]

Paul good work love your videos keep up good work..

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha thanks - lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@markeeecmarkoni2855]

Woooow that was nice to hear ...... thanks

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha

[@markeeecmarkoni2855]

@@PaulBradbury Probably, we Zagreb residents don't perceive it that way at all, even though I have traveled a lot, but when I think about it, Zagreb has developed a lot in the last 10 years or so in all fields.

[@damirhlobik6488]

hvala što zako lijepo govorite o mom gradu, purger thank you for speaking so nicely about my city, purger

[@PaulBradbury]

It is a great place

[@Tiborcek]

Fantastic review. No surprise you didn't like Zagreb 21 years ago, it was a different city back then. My foreign friend visited Zagreb in 2005. and later in 2010. and he said it felt like a different city. So you can only imagine how much it changed since then.

[@PaulBradbury]

yes the change has been significant - it works well on so many levels now

[@j.p.9295]

Thank you Paul . You are encouragement ❤ to us Croatians abroad to come back to Croatia . Digital Nomad is good idea . Perhaps some other things to consider too.

[@PaulBradbury]

If you want some encouragement to return, check out these real life returnee experiences - total-croatia-news.com/tag/croatian-returnees/

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

Thank you for praising our wonderful capital city!

[@PaulBradbury]

Thank you for having me

[@alenq21]

Thank you Paul! It's so great to hear such nice words about our town and hear you call it home.

[@PaulBradbury]

Thank you for making me welcome

[@Juricailic]

Mr. Paul - You are genenious💯💖

[@PaulBradbury]

Hardly, but glad you enjoyed it

[@chef4579]

Thanks ❤

[@PaulBradbury]

Lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@anacallow509]

I love your presentations of MY beautiful city and in general my country ,Croatia ! Thank you !👍🇭🇷🇨🇦

[@PaulBradbury]

Glad you like them! Lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@anacallow509]

@@PaulBradburyHello,Paul,I am your subscriber. Far away from my birth country and birth city I can’t tell you how I fell when you talking so positive about Croatia in general.Thank you and wishing you all the best! Ana

[@ivoivic2448]

here's the thing about Zagreb that people that didn't grow up in it can't comprehend(not their fault). Zagreb gets boring and the "stoka sitnog zuba", in other words: most neighbours, make you wish you had a house in the hills with noone for kilometers around. All the content in Zagreb is there for those that have time to check it out. Those aren't the average working class of 9-5(or in retail cases 7:30-16) workers that after paying for rent, food and utilities barely have enough to stash for future investment. In short, content in Zagreb is there for tourists, small amount of privileged pensioners, and remote working foreigners. Outside the old center, which is kept spotless, it's as filthy as a pigsty. Overflowing garbage containers in the open, garbage bins with doggie bags, wind blown garbage across non-park areas. Peaceful neighbourhoods? lol, you wish. Zagreb is growing, vertically. Thankfully, after the bandit died, mob's grip on realestate lessened and there are now loads of 4 story buildings popping up. While great for the image, you can't go a day without hearing construction machinery. Great public transport? I guess you haven't tried getting to work with a bus that had times moved 4 minutes back, but all tram lines to that bus station haven't been touched. Those LED info panels on stations? useless. ZET even shut down their web services for fetching data about bus/tram locations because they don't want any 3rd party creating a free app that they want to monetize themselves. Our public transport has been in maintenance mode for the past 20 years. We'd be still riding those old number 14 and 12 trams if they didn't get fed up with constantly having to fix them. The only reason Zagreb has 1 million inhabitants, and why basically the entire Croatia is moving to it, is because of the relatively good job market. That's it, that's all what it's good for to an average Croatian. I'm not being negative here. This is realistic. Zagreb isn't special. It's a city with European cost of living and Balkan living standards. Just wait for all of us serfs to move out, for monetary reasons or otherwise, and you can enjoy this "great" city without our "negativity".

[@PaulBradbury]

Am sure all cities have a different perspective from natives and those who have lived there for 2 years. I respect your opinion, as I hope you can mine.

[@WitcherKain]

U potpunosti se slazem, a vi gospodine Bradbury nazalost ne mozete biti objektivni kao sto moze gospodin koji je napisao ovaj komentar jer on zivi u zagrebu i hrv malo duze od 2 godine...

[@ivoivic2448]

@@WitcherKain ma može on živjet u Zagrebu 20 godina, ali dok uživa blagodati europske plaće i nemora se nositi s našom radničkom rutinom, neće shvatiti koliko je život u Hrvatskoj za prosječnog čovjeka žalostan. jako me zanima da li bi se seljakao po Hrvatskoj ovako olako da ima 15-30 god stambeni kredit na koji mu odlazi 50% plaće.

[@TanjaVuPoems]

Hi Paul, looking younger and younger by the minute!☺️😉I am originally from Zagreb but have both Croatian and Irish nationality and live in Ireland for a long time! I truly like your videos, they are informative and inspiring! I actually wished to ask you (asking for a friend:)) what would you say what is the difference between Varazdin and Zagreb- since you lived in both, if im not mistaken!? I am truly curious, so if u dont mind elaborating a bit, id appreciate it! Greetings from Cork and continue to be inspired by our beautiful country! p.s. And btw, there were always great set of restaurants in Zagreb, i guess u missed someone showing u the right spots when u were visiting previously😉☘️

[@PaulBradbury]

I loved living in both. Varazdin is VERY quiet though, especially in the evening

[@TanjaVuPoems]

@@PaulBradbury Cheers Paul! And keep on creating this amazing content! 🌟🫶

[@antebabich9957]

The funny thing; I live in Zagreb and looking how to move with my family in hometown of my parents in Dalmatia since find it much better to live there. In last 20 year I met a Dane, 2 Englishman, American, German and French who said to me the same thing that Paul says. And the thing all of them were impressed with; how the people drink coffee everywhere and all the time. I lt was a bit funny to me what are they talking about. Thank you Paul for the video and all other videos

[@martinjukic1986]

Would be interested to see Velika Gorica through your eyes. It is very close to Zagreb and curently they are saying the fastest growing city in Croatia. You help me see and learn about my country about things I didn't know so would love to see what am I missing about Velika Gorica :)

[@PaulBradbury]

Velika Gorica has my favourite gin tasting tour - and the truffle hunting is great kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3icpJqjebOKpcU

[@CopyVic]

moving to zagreb asap!

[@kristijanveza8086]

Great👌

[@damirzanne]

awesome review 👍

[@PaulBradbury]

For an awesome city

[@PiksiZg]

Hi Paul, I’ve visited most of the cities where you lived before Zagreb. But Zagreb is very cute little central European city that can win your heart so easy because it still has a soul. The only thing that I don’t like about it is that the prices don’t match the life standard. But that’s the problem not only in Zagreb, it’s in Croatia in general.

[@PaulBradbury]

I am surprised how much i like it after so much travel but for a place to live i find it really great

[@MatijaGrcic]

Spot on.

[@PaulBradbury]

Thanks!

[@nebojsaukic7391]

My man... u love Zagreb more than I do💙

[@PaulBradbury]

I can't deny I quite like it

[@mazzazu4819]

Thank you

[@PaulBradbury]

Nema na cemu

[@sailorsam6494]

Paul. Hi from NZ. What did you do in a previous life ???

[@oozrenn]

seasons were much more distinct when i was growing up in Zagreb, almost every year we had snow during the winter, and during the christmas and new years eve, while now if it snows, it snows in like february. but yeah i agree

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes, I miss those winters, but still 4 distinct seasons

[@croatzhong]

I lived in ZG for 7 years, back in the 90s..memories come back..I’m not sure if it’s ZG or me being young that I reminisce of🤷‍♂️

[@PaulBradbury]

haha, a little bit of both perhaps

[@krism4467]

Have you visited Rijeka? Just wondering what you thought of it if you have.

[@PaulBradbury]

Scene to one of the finest nights in my 20 years in Croatia - total-croatia-news.com/news/travel/rijeka-2020-opening/

[@RedHotAmarth]

it would be interesting to hear comparison from Paul about Zagreb and Ljubljana for expats.

[@PaulBradbury]

I love Ljubljana but haven't never lived there and don't know it that well, so not really in a position to compare.

[@RedHotAmarth]

@@PaulBradbury thanks for answer! I'm living in Ljubljana from last year and happy so much here, but havent been in Zagreb yet) Just in Rijeka few days and Malinska (Krk island)

[@doriancroatia2054]

As a Croatian, I appreciate this video very much and agree with everything. That's why I only love to travel to North America - because more or less everything Europe has to offer I can find in Zagreb. Not a lot of people agree with me though but tastes are different.

[@PaulBradbury]

Agree. Zagreb is maybe not an obvious choice at first glance, but it has definitely grown on me a lot.

[@davidzadro2939]

Thanks for the video about Zagreb, it really is a wonderful city, and I've grown up here, however keep in mind that your experience as an immigrant and/or digital nomad is very different to someone who has lived here their whole life. I'm very lucky to have a family with decent income and a stable life, however the cost of living has grown very quickly after COVID and the Euro was introduced. Though I think your video was excellent and I love my city, I wanted to share some of my experiences and what has changed over the years

[@PaulBradbury]

Thanks for your comment. Yes, living in Croatia is a challenge but it is worth it (have been running a business here for 20 years now, not easy)

[@KrunoslavRajakovic]

Thank you so much, could you also make a video how religion is chocking freedom, culture, business and art in Croatia?

[@marko2751]

I always felt that something important was missing in my life, but I didn't know what. Now I know I miss such a video, to see how religion creeps around and suffocates everything in front of it.

[@KrunoslavRajakovic]

@@marko2751 And you are spreading only the God’s word my child, cause after I read your comment,I became religious and start praying to almighty God to find you a hobby, so you wouldn’t have to write meaningless bitter comments during night, oh God give him at least will to wank!

[@Harahvaiti]

Stop smoking whatever you're smoking. It makes you believe how you live in Afganistan, not Croatia.

[@KrunoslavRajakovic]

@@Harahvaiti I don’t live in Croatia, I don’t see big differences between talibans and the opus dei in government.

[@Harahvaiti]

@@KrunoslavRajakovic as I wrote to you.. get sober asap

[@dariomilkovic4848]

what kind of remote work is available in Croatia?

[@Giga16216]

Zagreb is like a secret bodypart of mine...I will never leave it behind ❤

[@PaulBradbury]

haha

[@zagrepcanin82]

Za nikaj na svetu ja menjal te ne bi moj Zagreb tak imam te rad! Paul you need to be honorary Purger

[@spomenkakrizmanic3559]

Luv it ❤

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

Paul to doista zasluzuje! Ajmo napravit peticiju.

[@PaulBradbury]

From Bodul to Purger...

[@zagrepcanin82]

@@PaulBradbury indeed my friend...

[@zagrepcanin82]

@@PaulBradbury just to tell you something which you dod not know....i trust you have been at Stone gate...the chains in front of it which are conecting pillars on the left side are ancor chains from Bounty. An interesthing fact isn't it? If you wil be coming down from St Mark's square toward Stone gate you will see them

[@ivanadzidic4012]

❤️

[@moooobkityy]

Dear Paul. I'm Croatian living in USA. I will be moving to Zagreb with my latin boyfriend. He loves south american food so I'm happy to hear that Zagreb has evolved. Even tho he has never been to Croatia he talks about Cevapcici all the time😅😅. I think that will be the first thing he would want to try. Any suggestions for very good Cevapcici in Zagreb? ❤

[@darkopzgb]

Ćevapi - MZ (Ravnice), Tvornica pljeskavica (Savska/Slavonska), Pivnica Budweiser (Kvatrić), Ćevos (Zapruđe), and many more good spots 😉

[@moooobkityy]

@@darkopzgb thank you!! ❤️

[@mladbozic]

Rampa Grill&Bar....Best value for money award. Come and taste. Welcome.

[@moooobkityy]

@@mladbozic ❤️

[@meduzsazsa8490]

Great to see the comeback of a Croat 😉

[@77n79]

Hello excuse me may I ask how Croatian people thinks about foreigners & do they like animals. Where m I allowed to go with my dog for example? Here in Poland animals so respected I go with my dog every where resturants bank & so on. Thank u

[@bad_conn]

Tako je nekada Hvar bio najbolji, sve je najbolje dok se ne nađe bolje 😉.

[@PaulBradbury]

Hvar is amazing and I loved my 13 years there and I highly recommend Dalmatian island living at some point in your life. Zagreb is a different experience to Hvar and has the same number of 'pros' but a lot less 'cons.' Both amazing places to be.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

Dragi Paul (I hope you don't mind that I address you by your first name) Hvala za tvoj neumorni rad. U Kolovozu sam u Zarebu. Idemo na sarmu u PURGER? 😁

[@PaulBradbury]

Glad you enjoyed. Lot more coming if you want to subscrbe

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

@@PaulBradbury I´m suscribed. But you didn't answer my question. Are we going to meet at the PURGER restaurant for a Sarma?

[@wilsonmiranda4466]

Zagreb with magical castles, concerts, culture, tradition & history and travel accessibilities > you're certainly doing a good job selling Zagreb/Croatia. BTW I Am Wilson and very glad to know you. Stay safe! Keep these vlogs coming. Cheers!

[@debbiedunn3779]

I live in Tbilisi as a retired American and love it but may need to move because of affordable housing/Apt. shortage due to huge influx of Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians ......When did you live in Tbilisi ? It is a very modern and vibrant city now with all the positives you listed for Zareb ( minus the snow )........Your video was very informative as I search for new place to live that is a bit easier to get to.

[@PaulBradbury]

I lived in Tbilisi when it was very different - 1995 after an initial stay in 1993

[@Phil_597]

Now just make another short move from Zagreb to Zaprešić. You'll love it even more!

[@PeterOriolo]

Where else have you lived sir)

[@PaulBradbury]

Why not watch the video and find out?

[@davorturniski5875]

Čovjek zna što je posebno😊😊😊😊👏👏 hvala

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha tx - lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@nblaise21]

It's refreshing and interesting to hear about Zagreb from your perspective, it certainly makes me appreciate it more. As a Croat who lived in the UK, I have the same admiration for some places in England, such as York, Brighton, Norwich, even London (despite its size). While I still prefer the UK in almost every regard, I still live here and try to find the good in it, and your videos really help, so thank you!

[@PaulBradbury]

Glad to be of service - lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@j.p.9295]

For example , lots of people are very good in IT expecialy in Varazdin where they have Uni in IT . They dont need to go abroad to work , they could try get a job from home in Croatia .

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes, the remote work revolution could be a game changer for Croatia

[@user-qm3ww3bw7v]

How is life there can you easy find job ? And appartment?

[@PaulBradbury]

Jobs yes apartments yes but not so easy

[@croatianmaster8178]

If croats like something about turist its when they know our colture and respect our country ! You will have a great time like that not just here but anywhere u go !

[@PaulBradbury]

Agree. I don't see the point of travel is you don't get to know the culture or respect the country

[@MrDurin]

Is it just me, or does Paul have much more hair now that he lives in Zagreb? C'mon, when was this actually filmed, fifteen years ago? Also: very very much much

[@PaulBradbury]

Would have been a little tricky having footage of the cable car 15 years ago, for example. As for the hair, contrary to popular belief, I still need to get what remains cut on occasion.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

Paul macht seine Sache hervorragend. Dass er die Kroaten und Kroatien mag, daraus macht er kein Geheimnis. Ist das - Kroatien und die Kroaten zu mögen - irgendwie verwerflich? Konstruktive Kritik muss immer erlaubt sein, sollte willkommen sein. Jedoch, immer wenn ich einen "Beitrag" wie diesen hier lese, frage ich mich, warum? Warum tummeln sich jene, die es nicht ertragen können, dass es Kroatien überhaupt gibt, immer wieder auf Plattformen über Kroatien herum? Warum? Serbische Paranoia?

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

Paul does an excellent job. He makes no secret of the fact that he likes the Croats and Croatia. Is that - liking Croatia and the Croats - somehow reprehensible? Constructive criticism must always be allowed, should be welcome. However, whenever I read a "post" like this one, I wonder why? Why do those who can't stand the fact that Croatia exists at all keep hanging around on platforms about Croatia? Why? Serbian paranoia?

[@daninhaaa]

You didnt say Prague, believe me, u will love it here🌠💎🙏🏻

[@PaulBradbury]

Well, i have never lived there so cant really comment

[@domagoj5455]

i was born in Zagreb and love Prague, its one of my favorite towns in Europe, but also never lived there although I was there 4 times.

[@intellectus2826]

Ironically, the Passport Control and the Custom officers, including some other related departments don't even know the term "Digital Nomad". They give you weird look and you will have a real hard time explaining what it is and how it works. Very dry or rather unwelcoming as you enter the airport. Wondering how the last 2-3 years have been.

[@PaulBradbury]

I am surprised to hear this. The term digitalni nomadi is not widely used in Croatian, and there has been a lot of media about it

[@zigapinteric2197]

I love Zagreb (čani) (purgeri) people, because they come and buy wine in Slovenia

[@nemaskillamilson]

All we need is a new new stadium for Dinamo🔵

[@PaulBradbury]

Well if that is the biggest problem, then things are just fine...

[@nemaskillamilson]

@@PaulBradbury ofc there are more problems but Dinamo is something we purgers are the most proud of, we need a better stadium

[@gordonpi8674]

Croatia is an amalgam of 3 cultures: 1. Zagreb and Zagorje = Central European, 2. Istria and Rijeka = Mediterranean (Italian influenced), and the inner Croatia (Slavonia, inner Dalmatia, Krajina, Kordun, Lika, Banija, Baranja) = Balkan culture. Coastal Dalmatia is a kind of synthesis between Balkan and Mediterranean., and the big cities in Slavonia are synthesis between European and Balkan culture. It’s one of the most diverse countries, very much as it was ex Yugoslavia.

[@maki2210970]

Dude most of Slavonia is not at balkans at all,not geographic or cultural ,what are you talking about??

[@hnt-lt5hi]

Quote: "big cities in Slavonia?". Are you on drugs? There are no cities in Slavonia. The biggest town in Slavonia is Osijek. The city is shrinking population wise, and has that distinct quiet, dead-end, post-its-prime vibe.

[@gordonpi8674]

@@maki2210970 ok, yes, it’s geographically not in Balkans, and the big cities are more Central European than Balkan, but still, many people settled there from south, I.E. Balkans.

[@Harahvaiti]

1) Zagreb and Zagorje are indeed of Central European character 2) Istria and Kvarner (Rijeka is just one city, not whole region) or North/upper Adriatic are mix of Mediterranean and Central Europe because the Italian influence is Northern Italian which by itself is not Mediterranean so much as the rest of Italy 3) What is Krajina? Where is that region of Croatia? Slavonia and Baranja are Pannonian culture, not Balkans. Coastal and island Dalmatia is far more Mediterranean than upper Adriatic regions are. 4) as for Balkan culture don't mix Balkan and Dinaric culture to which inland Dalmatia and Lika belong to. That culture is indigenous to Croatia. Balkan culture is imported from 1918. onward and is not even regarded as culture in Croatia but the very opposite. _Balkanac_ is an insult in Croatia.

[@miroslavpendelj9685]

And we have not museums of: kravata, Penkala, Dalmatian dog, kuna...

[@PaulBradbury]

There are so many museum opportunities. I am sure a Croatian football museum would be very popular

[@mariovidmar7]

Not to deny Zagreb is beautiful in it's own way ,but somehow gray(maybe it's weather)a lot of concrete and shopping malls and caffe every few meter for someone living in small town,a lot of traffic and noise you get use to , also a lot of homeless people (if I forgot something you can add below ) those are some of the few things I've noticed from short visit to Zagreb (I've had chance to go all around the County and town ).

[@ivoivic2448]

homeless? nah, just drunks.

[@mihovilmikulic2379]

brate ti si 100% bio napusen

[@ilijamrkonjic3686]

Batt nothin kenn konperss Hvar SrariGrad !!

[@weenax]

Yes, I've felt safe going by myself at any time, all over Zagreb my whole life (being born in ZG and having lived here all my life). But this safety will be gone if Zagreb follows so called "multicultural" path many European cities have gone. I hope people understand where this safety that our country still enjoys comes from.

[@PaulBradbury]

I think it is by those who have travelled, but taken for granted a little by some. It is a very powerful reason why to spend time in Croatia, at least in my opinion.

[@neznamtija8081]

Another xenophobic n racist Croatian incoming… they say blood is thicker then water in the country for a reason

[@Harahvaiti]

@@neznamtija8081 stuck your wannabe righteous head in sand like an ostrich and pretend how failed "multi-culti" experiments all over Europe never happened. Like recent riots in France were only a dream.

[@miroslavpendelj9685]

Zagreb in one word is - Charmy Zagreb. Prague is - golden, Rome is - eternal, but Zagreb is realy - charmy.

[@PaulBradbury]

It has a really nice feel about it.

[@ReVincentius]

Ne mogu virovat. Cili život nisan volija Zagreb (a ka iz Splita san [al nema veze lokalpatriotizam]) jer mi je bija ka šta Ozzy opiše Geezera "doomy & gloomy". Maglu ne podnosin, zimu još manje, ne volin boje jeseni (briga me za boje i romantiku - hladno mi je jer san zimogrozan i jer znan da dolazi zima), ali što san stariji, sve više volin Split i otoke zimi, a liti bi tija pobić negdi od gužve. I evo, rođeni Englez mi tako lipo opiše Zagreb da mi je sad nekako odma draži. Ne moš virovat. Plaćen/neplaćen oglas - nebitno - ipak ste, šjor Paul, obašli pola svita i živili na svim kontinentima. Vaša rič ipak piza malo više. Svaka vam čast! Božji blagoslov svima! Otkrih novu ljubav - prema svojoj metropoli! Svejedno HŽV Uvik kasnin 1951 Th Bb svima još jednom i gospon Bradbury, hvala Vama na svemu što činite na čast i reklamu mojoj Lijepoj! Posebni Božji blagoslov želin Vama i Vašoj obitelji! Zdravi i veseli bili! P. P. S. Evo taman gledan na HRT1 Oliveru u čast. Sve što je spontano - ispadne lipo. Kad planiramo, zna otić i u krivo. Aj, satra san i šefa i stanicu; konja i junaka. Ne ću više pisat.

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha vrh

[@ReVincentius]

@@PaulBradbury 😊 Fala jin 😇

[@dragomiruzelac9803]

Je li ovaj čovo na platnom spisku svake hrvatske Vlade ili ne?

[@ivoivic2448]

ma to vjerojatno zaostali radni nalozi iz vremena bandita.

[@mariatee2775]

How are you taxed....what is the principle of taxation for the industry ..is it realistic...or not really ..we were rsearching some very discriminatory patterns with some porivsions for the home people there..so ..how is that industry integrated in these terms..

[@ivoivic2448]

roughly speaking: Croatia is one of the highest taxed countries in EU. there's a 25% tax on anything you buy. basically 50%(tax, medical insurance, pension fund) of your paycheck goes to the government. Zagreb also has 18% tax on the tax you just paid to the government.

[@mariatee2775]

Thanks for replay ..so does it mean now that foreigners shouldn't be tax ..in that bussiness type ..or how it is taxed as business...I am not xenophobic..but observing how immigration has been treated in foreigner country..it makes me to wonder...I am multisultural by idenity...and social development policies whether I like it or not every now and than are in focus...parents of disabled kids wouldn't get those few months payed post period after child passed away...tha't's quite bisar..here for egs ..in ex colony is crisis with reefuges who come for better life..in some municiplalites were literally out n the street for two months...if whealthy owuld be taxed more ..they would have facilty in place...and people with disabilty pay taxes as well..things are up and down ..tha's just not fixed yet..any way thanks

[@ivoivic2448]

@@mariatee2775 i haven't worked abroad ever so i've never looked into how it works. i do believe that to get a croatian paycheck you'd have to pay croatian tax, unless you're emoloyed via an agency, like most of the current migrants.

[@mariatee2775]

Thanks...will look forward to organise my concetration ..and replay to this ...

[@eugenkollmoravec7506]

der ist aber nicht viel rumgekommen ...und warum ist er fort?

[@maxiguilerme439]

C'mon Paul be seriuos bro

[@PaulBradbury]

I am. Watch the video - I haven't lived anywhere that ticks so many boxes. Of course things are not perfect and there are things I would change, but as a city, it suits me very well.

[@UgoZg]

you know zagreb

[@PaulBradbury]

A little - I hav a lot more to learn

[@Phiyedough]

I'm about 1.5 hours drive from Zagreb so when I go I'm quite focused on doing what I need to do and getting home. I've therefore never had a proper look round the city. One thing that puts me off cities in Croatia is all the cyclists on the pavements. You probably won't get mugged but you might get knocked down!

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, well take a little time to wander around next time.

[@zeljkosafar7682]

Thanks for the kind words, but the infrastructure is really bad in Zagreb (Bandić legacy) :-(

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

How many cities in the world have you lived in and for how long to be able to really judge the factor you are talking about here? Paul lists the cities in which he has lived, with which he can compare.

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

In wie vielen Städten dieser Welt haben Sie gelebt und wie lange, um den Faktor, über den Sie hier reden, wirklich beurteilen zu können? Paul zählt die Städte auf, in denen er gelebt hat, mit denen er vergleichen kann.

[@zeljkosafar7682]

@@CrvenkapicaIVZNG Ich verstehe nicht, warum es wichtig ist, in wie vielen Städten ich gewohnt habe? Zu Ihrer Information, ich lebe seit mehr als 20 Jahren in Zagreb und ich kann sehr gut sagen, wie die Stadt aussieht...

[@keithpeterson2651]

💪 P r o m o S M

[@doctorpex6862]

Most of ex Yugoslavia is similar.

[@legga3210]

Osijek is the best Paul , theres no better people in cro

[@PaulBradbury]

Agree with u but have never lived there so...

[@legga3210]

@@PaulBradbury u have to come and see ✌️

[@ivanpokupec7710]

It's gotten CONSIDERABLY worse safety-wise in the last 15 years. It's still pretty safe, but I wouldn't walk alone all over it at 2 am as I used to do then...

[@j.p.9295]

Zagreb ❤ CU LATER Dolac ❤

[@PaulBradbury]

Great place

[@CrvenkapicaIVZNG]

@@PaulBradbury Both, both the city as such, as well as the market.

[@TheArtsHunter]

Hello from Germany..My father is from Zagreb and I want to tell you something from my view. If you live in Zagreb, you live like in Stuttgart (Germany). You have to work a lot, people are materialistic, the city ist poluted. The restaurants are mainly affordable for tourists. Its stressful.like in other big cities. And its true, its more austro--hungarian influenced and the people are westernized wannabe-americans or Germans. And the women are arrogant and rude. Zagreb is now multicultural and internationalized. Many foreigners. If I go to Croatia, I would stay max. 2 days there. And the party scene is boring and not intensive. Best regards😊

[@WitcherKain]

Najbolji komentar 👏

[@snicel795]

ki would not agree

[@PaulBradbury]

And that is more than fine.

[@WitcherKain]

Ok iznio je neke dobre stvari u vezi zagreba, ali nije iznio ni jednu losu sto je samo potvrda da je ovo nista vise nego promotivni video... Sad cu vam reci neke lose stvari u vezi zg-a... 1. Uzasno je prljav 2. Najmoderniziraniji grad u hrv (sve sto dođe iz vana prvo dode u glavni grad, koliko god to dobrih stvari donijelo jednako toliko i losih stvari donese) kao npr zg je postao i sve vise postaje pravi multikulturalni grad, nemam nista protiv drugih kuktura i ljudi, ali gubi se identitet i tradicija sto povezuje jedan narod i zbog toga je hrv sigurna zemlja, sto vise se moderniziramo u ovom smislu, tako cemo lagano gubiti i neke benefite kao sto je sigurnost... 3. Politika grada nije u skladu s politikom drzave sto itekako utjece na kvalitetu zivota u gradu, ali i u cijeloj hrv... To su samo neke lose stvari u vezi zagreba, ali sveukuono zg je dobar grad i vecinu kvalitetnih stvari koje grad pruza je naveo gospodin u videu...❤

[@unlimitedcosmicspeed]

Nice city but there are definitely better places to live. We all know you are biased Paul, lol

[@PaulBradbury]

Am sure there are. I didnt say it was the best place to live, but the best of the 14 places i have lived in

[@majastoilkova1918]

That's because there isn't people of a certain color and certain religion.

[@user-jk2vh6bf6d]

I was born in Zg and have lived there all my life. I agree about safety, nature and castles. BUT! Most people are superficial and have no interest in ``something more``. They are only interested in food, work and money. They are not innovative and tend to copy others. Pure copy-paste. If you are like that, you will definitely like Zg. Sorry.

[@ivoivic2448]

teško bit zainteresiran u išta više kad prosječna plaća jedva pokrije troškove života u ovoj "EU metropoli".

[@PaulBradbury]

That is not my experience but I respect your opinion

[@WitcherKain]

To ja govorim vec dugo i drago mi je da sam napokon nasao istomisljenike, zg je postao pravi moderni europski grad 👏, pare pare samo pare i takav je mentalitet u zgu

[@lordvord2535]

Zagreb was awarded the most dead boring place in the world.... I guess that says a lot about you🤔

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, I never claimed to be an interesting person, and that was quite a few years ago, no? As I said in the video, if you bothered to watch it, I also didn't like Zagreb when I first came, but it has changed a lot.

[@lordvord2535]

@@PaulBradbury listen friend Croatia declared war on UK and USA on the 14th of December 1941 they were the part of Hitlers army and they killed a lot of British... So I wouldn't be caught dead in Croatia.

[@asterixx6878]

@@lordvord2535 It was probably at the same time that the Serbs proudly declared Belgrade, as the first city to be 'Judenfrei'?

[@lordvord2535]

@@asterixx6878 Serbia was bombed by the Germans and the alies, we were brave enough to say no to Hitler unlike Croatia, Albania, Hungaria, Slovakia and many more...

[@lordvord2535]

@@BringingOutTheDeath Ustase killed over 500.000 men, women and children,including the whole Nikola Teslas family, Croatians even burned his home.. ustase cut of women's breasts, they smashed children's heads in to the wall you sick dog! In the 90s 250.000 people were chased away from Croatia..While no Croatian was harmed in Serbia.

[@hillock10]

Let's talk details: If you buy a home in ZG, will it have modern heating and central air conditioning, good plumbing, electrical, washer and drier, humidifier, a garage for your car, a driveway, insulation for winter months, sufficient gasoline for your car, a basement, quality water, garbage pickup, and sewers? Is the government stable and not corrupt like many nations? Building codes and infrastructure is what separates the USA from many countries in Europe. Forgot: wide streets so fire engines and anbulances can get through for emergencies. and of course, quality health care. The real story is in the details.

[@realmrbz]

nah.....there is no electricity after 7 p.m, so I hope you can build a fire. if you buy a house you need to find one with a good well, but be sure to purify the water over the fire you built. most streets outside city center are pure mud, and shoes are hard to come by, so make sure to bring your own from USA. Actually bring as much shoes as you can, you can sell them for a lot of money and be rich. as a rich man in Zagreb, others can build the fire for you, and can carry you on their backs, so you save on gasoline. hope to see you in Zagreb soon. And lastly, if corruption worries you, best bet would be to hop on a rocket and move to Mars as soon as Elon makes it possible.

[@robertinoperkovic4127]

If you want more details look for the rest of Paul's videos about life in Croatia. Everything you listed above only reach Americans can get and enjoy in USA. For your information, Croatia is the number one in the EU in property ownership (houses,apartments etc.) per capita. And those are not wooden houses like in USA. Everything you listed above and related to the quality of life you can get in Croatia. Just bring enough money to pay for it all and it will still be half of the price you would pay in USA. And no, no one has yet frozen in Croatia due to poor house insulation.

[@Meme70163]

In Murica of course everyone has a house with insulation, water and driveway. Not to mention healthcare. Free and accessible. How about 28 days of holiday and maternity leave. Or unlimited sick days when you are...sick. oh, wait....

[@funkyribar2301]

@@realmrbz hahahahahahah

[@funkyribar2301]

You forgot to ask if its safe enough, although it is possible to buy for example a real full automatic AK 47 but its illegal now.. Just sayin :)