Posted on 01/16/2006 8:04:16 AM PST by joan
BELGRADE -- Monday – There are more and more signs that younger people in Serbia and Croatia are putting the past behind them, which is evident by the number of Croatian people coming to Belgrade in search of a good time.
Young people from Zagreb are coming to Belgrade more and more, many saying that the nightlife in Serbia’s capital is far superior to what is offered in their hometowns.
Zagreb native Bojana Sosic travels often to visit various clubs, meet people and generally, have a good time. She said that Belgrade has become a favourite destination.
“I don’t have to speak in a foreign language here, everyone understands me. I can meet more people and talk about more things with them. It is fun, it is a big city, twice as big as Zagreb, and there are more places to go out, more cultural events and generally more interesting people to meet.” Sosic said.
Zagreb’s DJ Verbal visits Belgrade very regularly. He too is fascinated by the size of Belgrade and said that Zagreb Is getting increasingly boring and that there are not many options for going out.
“I like it because its more attractive to me, it gives me more opportunities, and it is cheaper, so it is great to make money in Zagreb and then come to spend it, from a consumer perspective alone.” Verbal said.
Miroslav Kuskunovic, a report for the Zagreb daily Jutarnji List, has been living in Belgrade for several years.
“In terms of night life, Belgrade is much more interesting than Zagreb. In Zagreb the transition has gotten to the point that everyone works from Monday to Friday, and on weekends people go to the small number of places where you can have as much fun as you can have in Belgrade. There are many different kinds of places in Belgrade. Belgrade is alive 24 hours a day, which is not the case with Zagreb. A sense of cosmopolitanism exists here, that is perhaps, shown in the wrong light in Zagreb. When a person comes here they change their opinion on what Belgrade is really like.” Kuskunovic said.
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Yes, belgrade rafts...
That is phenomena. Rafts in Serbia means small, medium or large wooden structures, clubs, restaurants and cofee places on Sava river. They are very popular, and thousands of guests a night go there for, music, food or drink. While ago, Croates started to visit, they folloved Slovenians, mostley young people in annualy "Gucha trumpet festivale", some 10,000 Slovenians visit small town Gucha when some 500,000 people wisit for 7-days festivale of Serb ethnic music.
Slovenians are coming for Ney Years, cause Belgrade is metropola with its 2 milion inh., close and not expancive.
Young people shall enherit the Earth.
Always wanted to go to Belgrade. I like the Serbs
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BTW - the Serbian girls are really nice too. I dated one many years ago when I was not married.
Serbia remains the most multi-cultural nation in the Balkans.
Meanwhile, the KLA continues their ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, where peace and justice will return someday alongside the Serb Army.
Need to go back to Beograd soon.
Belgrad - It's twice as big as Zagreb.
Neat slogan, it could catch on.
I was at the New Year's Eve party this past Friday at the local Serbian Club in Pittsburgh. Those Serbs know how to PAR-TAY!
Good to see things are changing for the good.
Is the money more important to them by gratifying Croats?
Please explain.
Is the money more important to them by gratifying Croats? NO!
they’re talking about a new generation, the one that came after the war, and the one who could care less about WWII,
‘92 ‘96 ‘99 ... the only ting their worry about is new Ottoman Empire !
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