Number 8 can somewhat explain number 10. People are less reluctant to go to banks, most grown up people like to speak with someone more. Anyway all observations are fair, and i hope you like it here.
Dear Max, about ČAJ - we have a great tradition in herbalism and we use teas to get better. You have herbalists stalls at every pijaca. Also, we have a state owned herbalism and wellness company called "Dr Josif Pancic" where you can show up w a medical condition and their scientists will MAKE herbal mixtures for you as well as tinctures. We just don have a tradition od drinkong tea outside of feeling ill or cold :D
Man, I feel your pain when it comes to tea :) I started drinking tea instead of coffee thanks to my wife who is Russian. Growing up in Serbia I never knew tea can be so enjoyable. If you would offer my dad cup of tea he would be like: Why? I’m not sick 😅 We are currently spending summer in Serbia, and the amount of green tea we brought with us from Russia is raising some eyebrows at the airport :) Love your channel btw. Helps me with the language a lot. Spasibo!
hahaha true, I think I drink tea only when I'm not feeling well, and even then it's the last choice :D while I drink coffee everyday - one espresso and one Turkish
It's weird As Serb living in Australia but being born in Serbia we always drank Camilica and shipak tea like non stop but I agree its not standard practice in more metro areas of Serbia but in towns and villages tea is apart of the culture but less so then other countries.
Привет из Москвы. По поводу пункта 8 (приветливые люди) согласна на 100%. Первый раз когда была в Сербии у меня было такое ощущение,что я две недели "купалась" в любви, везде,в любом месте только доброжелательность и любовь.
Hi Max. Interesting observations. Drinking coffee is a sort of ritual for us, it brings us together socializing with our neighbors, relatives, friends, colleagues. We grew up with our moms drinking Turkish coffee with neighbors then telling fortune and destiny from the bottom of the cup:) When it comes to coffee size I think Russians have been Americanized. The first time I heard about americano was from Russians and I was like wtf is americano!:) Nowdays lot of households have small espresso machines especially younger population. When it comes for young people living with their parents longer than usual there are 2 reasons. First, economically, it is expensive to live on your own, we are a poor country ,and second, our ancestors lived in ''rodovima'' ( rod ) and it was normal for our grandparents and great grandparents to live together on one property helping each other. Today a lot people are living in houses with 3 generations on each floor. Keeping together is very important for us but not practical at the same time as per generation differences. As for the bank, well you are a foreigner so banks are naturally more strict in that regard. Serbia is a small country so transport by busses is just fine. Railway is devastated after the wars, imposed western economic sanctions 1992 - 1996 , NATO bombing 1999. There is simply not money in the budget. But the fact we are still smiling and kicking is amazing. Enjoy your stay in Serbia!
Also we in Serbia do have bank applications and other digital transaction help. One of our banks support NFC payment with Garmin smart watches so there you are. You have to be Serbian citizen to obtain access to these apps, but they do exist and only old generation dont use them. On the other hand he is right about the administration hurdle. If you loose your card or it simply expired you have to go to the bank in person, sign bunch of papers etc. This has to do with security level of banking but it should be understandable as Serbia is unregulated digitally compared to the west so frauds (digital) are way more common and easier to achieve here. Banks are aware of this and they are imposing on us this administration obstacle to protect themselves but also us as customers form the attackers.
Zasto lazes coveka u vezi budžeta? Novca ima i previse,uvek bilo.Sistem u Srbiji je komunistički(zavijen u ukrasni papir da izgleda lepse). Komunisti nas kradu od kad je Tito umro. Isti sistem je u Rusiji,samo suroviji.
In Russia we like and cofee and tea,but black Tea become the deep part of our culture. I like good strong black tea, i like good coffee, the red or green tea i like less.
Tea in Serbia is used mostly for medical issues. And for that you can buy in any store any kind of tea and its used very often. For example i rarely drink chinese tea for joy but i take often hajdučka trava for my stomach issues and it fixes it almost immediately. Tea's are used for treating among people for centuries and that memory is kept among people til present days.
What a complete help you give us! You confirm my idea that ordinary Russians think like ordinary Americans. It seems Serbians are. honest, meat eaters, coffee drinkers, smokers, users of cafes and restaurants, fairly balanced with work time versus leisure time, at home with family. Serbians, in other words, are like people in Southern Europe from Turkey to Greece to Italy, to Portugal. Well, what were those lands nearby called: YUGOslavia, South Slavia?! It must be the added sunshine that accounts for the difference. Keep up your good work!
I don't know if every Russian thinks like him, but some things he described are just like Americans, for example the way they drink coffee. You are right, Serbs are similar to Greeks and Italians in many aspects, that's why we are "South" Slavs.
I am Serbian and I couldn't agree more. When I was in Moscow I was constantly asking myself why the fuck do people sometimes call Serbs and Russians "brothers" when we are very different, especially in our approach to life. Here it's more of a mix of Turkish-South Europe influences, I experienced Greeks much more simular to us when I was there. The main differences also are that Internet here is not censored like in Russia nor it would ever be possible to do so, there would be massive protests right away lol. The church, muuch different, even though we're both orthodox I was asked by a civil guard (!) in Moscow to button my shirt to the neck before entering a church, and I just couldn't believe it, it was so shocking. Here I could go to a liturgy in a mini skirt and heels and nobody would care, maybe just a few old ladies would give me an evil eye. Same sex partnerships are lawful here, our last prime minister was openly gay and had a child with her partner during her mandate. It's true English is spoken everywhere to some extent, in Russia after so many attempts I just switched to Serbian and had much more success that way :) My joie de vivre was almost frowned upon in Moscow, found it quite strange. That one I contribute to the weather though, the same happened to me in Scandinavia for example, only people there were more indifferent and in Russia it felt a bit more antagonistic. Now having said all that, when you take away geographical and political differences, I do feel there is this thing called "slavic soul" underneath. Long ago, Slavic tribe seggregated into eastern (Russians, Ukrainians and Belarus), western (Poles, Checzs and Slovacs) and southern group (Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, North Macedonians and Slovenians). That's where "yugo" comes from (in this last group, jug = south). Wherever I am in these 12 countries now, I get a panslavic feeling of comfort that is hard for me to explain (and we can understand each other 30 to 100%, how cool is that :) And amongst them, Russia has made by far the biggest and greatest artistic and cultural world legacy, that just leaves me in awe. Man I could just sit in that Moscow metro a whole day and get chills, that's how beautiful it is. Btw are you American? Is it true what some of my American aquantances told me, that you don't read Russian literature in schools? They didn't even know who Dostoievsky was...If that's the case it's really sad and you're missing A LOT. @Russian with Max There is a law, smoking is not allowed anywhere indoors, it's just hard to implement it because Serbs are just such damn heavy smokers (and as a non-smoker I feel your pain). I believe it to be a remnant of Otoman times but it is slowly improving. They have made a compromise with cafes, allowing them to have completely separate parts for smokers, but since 80% of them would have to close because they are too small for that, now we're stuck in a situation where you have 4 tables side by side and 2 are non- and the other 2 are smoking and it's being tolerated for a social peace's sake. I also think that tobacco serves the similar purpose to alcohol in Russia, it's a stress reliever more than a pleasure, maybe if they banned it completely you would see many more drunks on the streets...I just go to the completely non-smoking ones, there are plenty of them and that's my recommendation to you, too. Also, thank you for mentioning that we welcome everyone here, it's so sweet of you. Being surrounded by NATO countries it is hard, but I hope we'll be able to manage it, I would be happiest to ultimately see Serbia military neutral similar to Switzerland. There are priviledges to it as well I have to say, Serbian is one of the only three passports in the world that doesn't need visa for China, Russia and European Union. Enjoy your stay here and I hope you'll find some decent čaj :) Nazdravlje!
I ja sam praktično sve razumela.Svi Slovenski narodi su u stvari jedan narod istog porekla , istih zajedničkih predaka..Zato je jezik toliko sličan.Da nije Vuk Karadžić izvršio REFORMU i slova,bukva bi nam bila ista..Pozdrav iz Novog Sada!
@@slobodankamilovac7035 No, ne ravno slovansko. Konec koncev, ni čistokrvna ljudstva na zemlji za dolgo časa, to je mit) In o medsebojnem razumevanju, obstaja ena zanimivost v ruščini: veliko besed iz drugih slovanskih jezikov uporabljajo Rusi predvsem v umetniškem slogu. In tako da, v jeziku smo si podobni na več načinov.
Привет из Норвегии! Это было много интересных фактов о различиях жизни в Сербии и России. Спасибо за создание этого видеоролика! Желаю вам и Юлии успехов в вашей новой жизни в Сербии!
Serbia has some similarities to Russia but Serbia has a lot of Mediterranean/Greek influence on the culture and everyday life. Serbia was also a part of Ottoman Empire for 500 years so there is some Turkish influence as well. Respect to our Russian brothers 🇷🇸🤝🇷🇺☦️☦️
Only parts of Southern Serbia were under Ottoman rule close to 500 years, North less that 200 years I would say and most of Serbia was around 350 years under Ottoman rule. This is exactly the reason why we are lagging behind the West. Before Ottoman rule Serbia was not poor at all, we had many mines and a good trade.
Your observation about foreign languages is also true, I've been stunned many times traveling Europe how small percentage of people can speak English, and they would have a very thick accent. People in Serbia have a much more comprehensible accent, I would say.
@@MacakPodSIjemom yes, we get to hear English from a very early age but then, we also learn languages starting with elementary school. It is always English and another major language (Russian, French, German).
As a Serb from Belgrade, it is unbelievable how well young people speak English today, their vocabulary, theri grammar, very impressive. This is all mostly due to non-stop watching videos on the internet.
Макс, спасибо большое за это видео. Ты в принципе правильно сказал всё, и с проблемой, которая касается транспорта, я особенно согласен. Как человек, который жил в твоём родном Петербурге, я вижу и понимаю все твои замечания. Я бы хотел только добавить ещё одно: сербская любовь к простому русскому народу - огромная, несмотря на различные политические взгляды, которые есть у всех нас. Хотя Сербия не является самой развитой страной, мы вам здесь всегда рады.
Макс, я серб , а моя жена из России)). Я рад что вы попали в мою страну )). Мне кажется что у нас и вас русских есть схожий менталитет. Конечно, есть некоторые разницы, но это совсем нормально. Я очень часто уже был в России и чувствую себя у вас как дома))
Very interesting video. I'm livining in Hungary, still know little about Serbia, so thanks a lot for your efforts and sharing your own experiences! 😍 Best wishes from Hungary.
Hey, I was actually thinking the same about why our buses are shaking even though the roads are OK and even if you ride on a new bus. The answer to that is our street sewage systems, that leave these grids on the sides of the roads (and usually that's the track that buses use) and then when a wheel goes over that grid it makes the bus shake. As for the tea, we only drink it here when we are sick and have stomach problems :p
I am more inclined to think that the buses don't have proper shock absorbers. I live in the States and it is the same problem. The buses are newer and in better condition than in Serbia, the roads are (mostly) good but riding in them can literally harm your spine.
I think when they write why Russians and Serbs love each others and then they mention similar cultures it is actually totally wrong reason. I used to travel in Russia and it was wonderful experience but you sum up pretty much all the things which I noticed too as a Serb. I think Serbs are more straightforward, very open for conversations and more warm if I could put it on this way. Contrary Russians on the first hand have that suspicion barrier which I notice from conversations with almost everyone but once that barrier is crossed Russians may become your friends for life ready to die for you (and this is not overextension). It would be more truth to say that Russians are close to us by their inner spirit and soul so this is why people love love them here. P.S. They started to built Metro recently despite large protests although plans for Belgrade metro exists for 100 years already. That project would be disaster because they plan to place huge station in Makiš which is one of the main water reservoir for Belgrade and by it they will destroy whole eco system or what is left from it. Unfortunately our politicians are puppets and ministers are pure joke, enough to say that our "Minister of Construction" never had anything to do with this job but was Hotel Receptions and was whole life in Tourism (you could place politic as additional point)! What local politicians had done to this people is damage that we will fix for centuries.
+Rogy N Gde je alternativa da postavis depo za vozove za metro, a da NIJE izvoriste vode ispod njega? Ako ce da bude na Novom Beogradu, to moze da bude samo ka Galovici iza tramvajske okretnice, gde je takodje izvoriste vode. Tamo je isto eko-sistem? Gde god da je "prazno" da moze, ispod je izvoriste vode i gomila ptica, zaba i svega i svacega.
I don't think it's really necessary to apologize for the criticism. Criticism is useful and anger as reaction is nothing else than a reflection of immaturity. This whole situation regarding sanctions are so unfair to common Russians that it is almost unbelievable... But we went trough similar situation here, 20 + years ago. I think it is not easy for the Russians to adapt here, regardless of our friendly attitude towards you... You made a good points :). I have to agree with everything... It was very funny to see how You are able to analyse us with such level of accuracy after spend relively short time here :)... This is not the first time that we received a large number of Russians and Ukrainians, who came more or less with the intention of staying here longer. A similar thing happened after the Bolshevik revolution, when a large number of Russians (mostly from the Oddessa region) and Ukrainians (Malorussians) who did not agree with the what was happening in their country, came in Serbia to live and work. Of course, then Ukrainians did not have an anti-Russian attitude, and we did not distinguish between you :)... History has shown that many of these people contributed to the development of civil society in Serbia, in terms of culture and art. It's nice to see that you follow that tradition, your wife and you, and promote our country in a beautiful way :)... Serbia is a rather poor country and the poor infrastructure and transportation is a reflection of that. Maybe something is changing about it at the moment, but in essence it is even worse than you described. I guarantee it. Especially if we are talking about smaller places... This is why public intercity transport is rarely used here. People prefer to travel by car or not at all. I only got on a train in Serbia once in my life. As high school student, I traveled by train to a guitar festival in Zaječar :)... You are absolutely right about the coffee and tea. I was working part-time for a Russian agency in Sarajevo and I noticed that you drink tea like Turks :). For me, the meaning of coffee is not in coffee as a drink, but in socializing, with yourself and the newspaper or with friends. That's why I only buy coffee to take away if I know I'll be sitting somewhere without coffee, and never drink it when walking (it is a blasphemy almost :) )... American coffee is not real coffee, but some pale liquid that resembles coffee :). Maybe then should put some coffee in it... I think that smoking in public places in Serbia is just as prohibited as in most other countries. Only, that law is not respected here at all (it is similar in Bosnia). Serbian families were traditionally multigenerational. That was often not a such good solution :). People in the countryside practiced such a way of life, when labor was needed. However, although today some people try to follow such a tradition and build huge family houses, they are more and more often empty. Their children are in the West, trying to earn a decent living (and usually don't come back)... Except during holidays. Yes, digitalization is very much needed if we speak about huge numbers of users of services. Things are starting to change on this issue here as well, but You have a right... As someone said - the procedure is a bit more complicated for you because you are a non-resident... Anyway, thanks for the observations. Thank you for representing our country in a nice and realistic way. I wish you a pleasant stay/life in Serbia and many more subscribers :), just as I wish peace and freedom for the people of Donbass, Odessa, Zaporozhye, without Nazism and without "help" from Western "friends". I hope they will get it soon... Greetings from Sarajevo !!!
Большинство вещей правильно, кроме банков, через цифровые приложения можно нормально переводить и вносить деньги. Может быть, именно у вас как у иностранца есть проблема, потому что услуги для иностранцев могут быть другими, а также тот факт, что большинство банков принадлежат Западу, поэтому россиянам, возможно, лучше открыть счет в сербском банке. Что касается транспорта, то автобусы хорошо связаны по всей стране и работают хорошо, проблема только в железных дорогах, которые разбомблены и запущены много лет, но потихоньку восстанавливаются и закупаются новые поезда, поезд в Черногорию частный случай, что железная дорога находится в очень плохом состоянии в плохом состоянии и работает только летом. В Белграде также есть трамваи, троллейбусы, система Beo Voz, которая похожа на полуметро, и в этом году началось строительство метро, чай мы обычно пьем, когда болеем, и зимой, чтобы согреться. И виды чая, которые мы пьем, обычно это домашняя ромашка, мята, чабрец, тысячелистник, каркаде и т.д.
Petokolonas ti je brat? Tebra nauci ruski, da bi razumeo o čemu priča. Čovek se za 4 meseca nije snašo I nije shvatio da je u inostranstvu. Pijoglavi još nije shvatio da u svakom gradu postoji autobuska stanica gde moze da kupi kartu i putuje na udobnom autobusu po zemlji i inostranstvu. On pokazuje gradske autobuse GSP i u tripu je da sa takvim busevima putujemo po zemlji. Ja sam bio u Rusiji i tamo je nemoguće tako lako da se nađe bus za drugi grad, a transport im je star oko 30 godina u proseku, uglavnom minibusevi, putevi su im katastrofa...Oni uglavnom putuju vozom, a to je i razumljivo s obzirom na udaljenosti gradova. Kaže da nemoze lako da se nađe kafa za poneti. Kako nema kineskog čaja, ma da samo smo njega čekali da dođe, da bi počeli iz kine specijalno za njega da ga uvozimo. I tako dalje. Uči ruski, kako nebi živeo u zabludi.
@@brothabox6998 Ako ces narodu da sudis po odlukama njihove vlade onda bi trebalo Poljaka takodje da se "odreknes" obzirom na to da Poljska priznaje Kosovo.
God, Ive watched this video so much on repeat. I dont know why, but the way Max speaks in this particular video is easy to understand. Super helpful for picking up general phrases and sentence structure
Privet Max. Im very glad I found your channel. I speak russian, but last 20 years coudnt find anyone to speak with, at least I can now hear you and renew my knowledge. Spasibo, privet from Bosnia.
Max, thanks for such a great video! I've been watching it for the past three days. I spent almost 12 hours picking up all the words and cool phrases, then I downloaded the MP3 version, transferred it to a looper on my phone, and kept listening to it a thousand times while walking or riding my bike until I could memorize almost everything. I gotta say, it was worth every minute. Thanks again, bro...hope you hit 100K soon. Greetings from Tehran, Iran!
As a foreigner learning Russian I enjoy your videos. 1 You talk about common things. 2 You have accurate subtitles....not automated. It is very important for me to both see and hear your spoken words. Thank you. I have been in a great many classes where the vocab is always the same. I love how you just walk and talk. No script...yes you thought about what you wanted to talk...but no script. Lastly, while you may talk a little slower it is never dragging out. it is like a conversation. A clear free flowing conversation. Again...thank you.
8:10 Srbi piju čaj samo kada su bolesni. Imamo i nacionalno piće koje se zove "šumadijski čaj" ali zapravo uopšte ne sadrži čaj 🤣😂🤣 Probaj šumadijski čaj zimi, leti se ne pije.
Šumadijski čaj? Ovo nije iznenađenje za mene, jer znam, da u Slovačkoj možete da kupite tradicionalno piće, koje ima naziv "tatranský čaj". I naravno, ovo nije čaj, ali vrsta slovačkog rakije, koje se pravi od čaja. Već sam isprobao i moram da rečim da to ima odličen ukus, posebno u toplom čaju tokom zime. Pozdrav iz Češkoj, volimo vašu državu, za mnoge Čehe ste uvek braća! Samo iz radoznalosti, koja bezalkoholna pića se u Srbije pije najčešće tokom leta?
@@RichieLarpa Šumadijski čaj je kuvana rakija. Ko ne pazi može gadno da se napije 😁 Od bezalkoholnih pića, pa šta znam, najviše pivo 🤣😂🤣 Dosta se pije i Špricer, belo vino i soda voda 50/50 😁
@@RichieLarpa leti se najviše pije "kisela voda", gazirana voda, ubedljivo najprodavanije piće je "knjaz Miloš" kisela voda. Piju se razni sokovi, gazirani i negazirani, koka kola... Tradicionalno letnje piće je Boza, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boza ali se sada retko pije, tržište su uglavnom preuzeli gazirani sokovi, koka kola, Fanta i slično. U Srbiji imamo dosta dobre domaće negazirane voćne sokove
@@djape1977 Zanimljivo, hvala na brzom odgovoru. Ja bih rekao, da smo vrlo slični Rusiji, jer takođe volimo odličan čaj (čak trenutno ga pijem), ali kafa uopćem se nam takođe sviđa. U svakom slučaju moram da isprobam taj "srpski čaj", zvuči zanimljivo. Sledeću godinu planiram da posetim Vojvodinu, posebno Češko Selo i nadam se, da moje putovanje će biti uspešno. Koji srpski proizvod ili hranu mi preporučite?
@@RichieLarpa svi ljudi dobrih namera su dobrodošli u Srbiju a braća Sloveni posebno! Česi i Slovaci imaju status nacionalne manjine u Srbiji i kao takvi uživaju posebnu zaštitu i puna prava čak iznad EU standarda. Od hrane obavezno probajte pljeskavica na kajmaku, riblja čorba, leskovačka mućkalica. Od pića domaća vina, sok od malina, sok od zove
Все правда, все правильно! Ваши наблюдения чрезвычайно точны! Видео отличное! Мы продолжаем изучать прекрасный русский язык! И, наконец, спасибо за ваши честные наблюдения. Все так, как вы сказали в своем видео!
Thank you so much for this detailed wonderful video. I learn Russian, that's why I watched this video but I have learned lots of stuff about Serbia. Thank you for subtitles and everything. I appreciate your efforts. Keep going please.
Макс ,предивно си описао нашу земљу и људе . Тачно је све што си рекао. Ти видиш разлику ,живиш и у Русији и у Србији. Тачно говориш шта је позитивно и шта је негативно. Ми то не видимо и не знамо.био си свуда по свету и видео много тога. Поздрав теби и Јулији. Нестрпљиво чекам ваш следећи видео.
Hello again, Max. i watch the same videos more than once, so as to understand russian better! You have a great future with your blogs and videos. Don't stop what you are doing. Your knowledge and understanding of so many countries and situations are immeasurable and valuable. See on the next video!
Неким људима се неке ствари мижда не свиђају, можда нису ни тачне, али поштујем све што си рекао у видеу. Надам се да су ово ствари које могу да поправе живот људима, како у Русији, Србији, тако и људима широм свијета. Волио бих да напоменем, уз све што се догађа, да људи у Србији поштују и воле Русе. Све најбоље
Thank you for the wonderful video! As a Serbian from Belgrade I affirm everything you said. I hope you have a nice stay here despite some downfalls! :)
Russians and Serbs are Orthodox brothers. Over the centuries, Serbs and Russians have built spiritual and historical ties that are not easy to break. Greetings from Serbia.
You are one of very few truth tellers, thank you my friend for your honesty. Most travelers only tell you the good bits and leave the important real stuff out.
Thanks for show us Serbia...I live in Argentina and not always it's possible make trip for world...and you show this so easy...only rest tanks for this...Saludos Max ...desde Argentina...learn any words on Russian day by day... Thanks 👍🇦🇷🌎
Про чай прямо-таки боль 😃 Я фанат чая, кофе не пью вообще. И помню прекрасно эту же беду в Испании, когда мы там жили. Заходим в их местный Ашан, который у них звался Alcampo, а там огрооооомный отдел с кофе, потеряться можно. И крошечный закуток с полкой с невкусным непонятным чаем. Про курение - жуть. Такое в РФ было в мои подростковые годы, лет 20 назад. Помню, как мы ходили в рок-бар на концерты, приходили домой, а у нас даже, прошу прощения, носки и трусы насмерть пропахли. Я некурящая, и для меня это было ужасно.
Курение было большой проблемой в России в 1990-х годах, основной причиной высокой смертности от сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний, для которую западная пропаганда обвиняла высокое потребление алкоголя (на самом деле, в некоторых западноевропейских странах потребление на душу населения было выше, чем в России).
Я согласен с тем, что ты говоришь о том, что в России люди обычно не улыбаются. Я была в России много лет назад около 3 недель. Я была очень удивленна, потому что никто не улыбался. Однажды на улице я спросила информацию, и дама ответила с улыбкой. Я к этому уже не привыка и помню, что чуть испугалас!
Я безумно люблю твои видосы Макс, всегда с нетерпением жду, когда выкладываешь новый. И подкасты и видосы всегда интересны, и как-то расширяется мой лексический запас так, что всего лишь один раз слышу новые слова от тебя. Изучение и развлечение одновременно. Жду вас в Будапеште, было бы круто проводить вас в моем родном городе, ты уже столько мест нам показал!
Good points, I will remember them when I travel to Serbia. Humans have habits which become their second nature. If all countries were exaclty the same then it would be very boring to travel internationally. What looks like a small sized coffee to you is good enough for serbs.In the same way when Americans travel to Europe the first thing they think of is that "why everyone here drives such a small car?" And then they notice the price of petrol in Europe😊
It is difficult to compare the ease of opening an account in your country and the country where you are a guest. Of course, it is not necessary to go to the post office to transfer money from one account to another, everything can be done online. Since you are not a resident in Serbia, there are restrictions on the available services that you can use.
Opening an account in Serbia and/or doing pretty much anything is a clusterfuck even if you are citizen like myself. I realized that when I came back and spent an entire fucking day at an Intesa bank. I think this corrupt government is still holding on to all the regulation that that asshole Mladjan Dinkic introduced when he was in charge.
For money transfer without paying taxes or any fee I'm using the app for betting. As you noticed but there's a lot of gambling places all over the country and if someone wants to send me the money from another city, he just go to the gambling place where I can do it (bcs some of them have noticed that and they made some restrictions but there's still some that doesn't have any restrictions), he goes inside and makes deposit into the my account and then I can withdraw, the money is available the same second when he makes deposit. I use it from one part of the city, just I don't need to go far away to collect my money. Even Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia are networked so we can avoid international taxes and fees. That's called creativity 🤣
Actually no, I'm serían resident and opening an account was a nightmare, i spent easyly over one hour signing my name, i went crazy, the card had to be picked up at the bank, and yet another ordeal with that business, total he'll, not to mention that international transfer is impossible
@@oreradovanovi5204 Maybe you had such experience but that doesn't mean that all banks are like that. For me it was quite the opposite, everything was done quickly and with no aggro whatsoever. International bank transfers (SWIFT) are possible, what are you talking about.
Привет из Сербии. Можна бит разница в чае, то что у нас чаем називаетса каждаја сушенаја трава, не толко зелени чаи. У нас традициа пит такие чаи, а зелени не так часта. Извини что у менја не рускаја клавиатура :)
Most things are spot on. Regarding transportation, I'll start with trains first. The trains worked well until 1999 when the tracks were bombed in several locations, the country was under sanctions and the trains and tracks were practically abandoned and buses were used more. But that is slowly changing now, the Belgrade - Novi Sad railway has been renovated and modernized, and the speed has been increased from the previous 50 km/h to 200 km/h, and new Swiss Stadler Kiss double deckers and Stadler flirt trains were purchased and more is being planned. The Belgrade Novi Sad railway is part of the modernization of the railway which connects four of Serbia's largest cities, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Subotica, and connects Serbia with Hungary and Greece. The railway line Novi Sad - Subotica is in the process of renovation and modernization right now, and some parts towards Niš have started with renovation. Belgrade does not have a metro, even though it was planned decades ago, something would always get in the way of implementation, but the metro finally started construction this year and the first two lines are planned to be ready by 2028 (first) and 2030 (second). Belgrade has a kind of semi-metro "Beo Voz" (commuter rail) that connects the suburbs with downtown Belgrade, modernization and 4 new lines are planned. Buses work well throughout the country and there are all kinds of them, both old and new, and Belgrade and Novi Sad also have electric ones but the buses that go from one city to another city are much more modern than those that go only inside the city. Belgrade also has trams and trolleybuses and there are plans to buy new ones as well as build and extend new tram lines. Trams also existed in Novi Sad, Subotica, Niš and some other cities, but the government in the former Yugoslavia removed them for unknown reasons. As for tea, people in Serbia usually use tea when they are sick or in winter to warm up and these are usually chamomile, mint, thyme, milfoil, green tea, etc. In the east of our country there is a pearl of nature - Stara planina, where there are 1195 species of known plants, among which there are also wild types of fruits and medicinal plants, as well as on other mountains such as Rtanj, where you can find herbalists and various medicinal teas, teas are also can be found in "zdrava hrana (health food)" stores. Drinking coffee in cups while talking with family, friends, colleagues, etc. is our traditional ritual, the cups may be small but that is because the coffee in Serbia is quite strong. Regarding the digital services of the banks, I did not have any problems, but there may be differences with the local population and foreigners regarding those services. As for alcohol, Serbs like to drink a lot (especially rakija - serbian brandy, beer, wine...), but it is not part of our culture to be drunk in the middle of the street, people have a limit or if they get drunk, they always have a friend or family member with them to bring them safely home. In terms of security, Serbia is a fairly safe country and is safer than almost all Western European countries, which have become extremely unsafe, especially for women, although during Yugoslavia it was even safer and almost no one locked the front door. I love almost all of the listed things about Serbia they make it unique and its own, except for smoking and transport (which is already slowly improving). What I would like for us to apply from Russia is cleanliness and the fact that there is almost no graffiti at all, Russia is even cleaner than all European cities, the cleanliness of the huge cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg amazes me, I don't know if you have special laws for that.
@@geejay5751 Everybody here knows why Russia couldn't help us in 1990-s, no need to apologize. Those that will still say "why we need Russians, they didn't help us in 1990" also know that very well, but they are most often just NATO&West fanboys, who use that fact to stir anti-Russian feelings among huuuugely pro-Russian Serbs. You should avoid argument with them, they know the truth very well, they just choose to distort it for their purposes.
To sto se modernizuje trasa Bg Ns pa i do Subotice ne znaci nista kad je ostatak Srbije bukvalno zatvoren. Vozovi su bili tolko neprakticni da su ljudi sami prestali vecinski da koriste i mahom je ostala ta trasa Ns Bg najverovatnije zbog toga sto je bila najlaksa za odrzavanje. Istocna Srbija je skroz zatvorena npr. Zapad prakticno isto.
@@TheLocochico Mislim da će i ostati u doglednoj budućnosti tako. Eventualno će se obnoviti Barska pruga, kao bitna magistrala, plus pruga do Makedonije. Jednostavno, danas kad skoro svi imaju auto, kad ima toliko autoputeva ili se grade, ljudi su se odvikli od voza. Nema teorije da bi bilo isplativo graditi brze pruge bilo gde osim još prema Grčkoj, a obični vozovi više nisu tako privlačni kad imate svoj auto ili autobus koji staje gde hoćete.
@@MacakPodSIjemom Niko nece da se vozi krs vozovima koji kasne po 3 sata zato saobracaja nema. U tome je bila poenta mog izlaganja na likov komentar da se kod nas kao ulaze nesto. Jedini razlog zasto funkcionise BG-NS je kratka daljina i sto je cena do skoro bila mnogo manja nego bus. Ta "barska" pruga je tek posebna prica. Taj voz kao da putuje kroz prostor i vreme do svog cilja. Jednostavno zeleznice su jos 80ih postale nepozudane nema to veze sa bombardovanjem nego sa ne ulaganjem, ali se 80ih jos drzalo nekako. 90ih opstalo zbog cene, ali vec posle sankcija fakticki se urusilo. Sve je to produkt nemara drzave i lopovluka. Nije ta firma jedini primer imao ih milion. Poslednja je RTB Bor i Majdanpek. Izgradili pola Jugoslavije, ali bratija krala nenormalno, a nesposobna za rukovodjenje i onda sta se desilo? Prodali naravno. Svoje parce strpali u dzep. Kupac se bogati, a zemlja propada. Kinezi ce da razruse pola Istocne Srbije jer im se moze. Narod ima dve opcije. Da cuti i gleda ili da uzme motku u ruke i da pocne "seca knezova" samo umesto Turaka ovoga puta Srbi da seku svoje "knezove". Nazalost, ako se realno sagleda slika, nama kao zemlji drugog leka nema od potpunog reseta koji zahteva da se brutalno raskrsti sa sadasnjim rezimima. Sve i da sutra udjemo u EU to ce biti samo produzena agonije jer ce upumpati pare koje ce samo na kratko odloziti "pucanje balona". Nama treba sistem a ne pare
Специальных законов нет, просто хорошие жилищно-коммунальные службы, а дальше психология людей. Если вокруг чисто, то люди стремятся поддерживать чистоту. Если преобладает грязь, то люди со временем будут больше и больше мусорить. В России в большинстве с детства приучают убирать за собой мусор.
Belgrade have both trams and trolleybuses, you mentioned only buses.There are newer buses but some are old. For Chinese tea in Belgrade the best place is Chinese shopping center in New Belgrade. Very few people drink tea on daily basis here, coffee is the main choice of everyone, as someone noted we drink tea when we are ill or during winter
Hi, Max. As a Belgrader, thank you very much for wonderful video. A lot of the stuff you said really is true. Smoking is part of the culture and even though I'm used to cigarette smoke from an early age, it's really ugly do see cigarette butts all over the place... You're absolutely right about the coffee. It's like a ritual, almost. In the morning, before work, especially if you work from the office, you go to a Cafe, get a coffee and drink it, SLOWLY. Emphasis on the slowly. That's basically how people in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania get prepared for work XD And it can last for some time XD Regularly, we invite our family and friends, out and over, with the sentence : Ај, дођи на кафу. ( Come over for a coffee) Which means a nice coffee drink x something sweet on the side. And pleasant conversation. For a couple of hours. You could be in the middle of working on something and unless there's an important deadline, there's always time for кафа. Tea, on the other hand, is reserved for when you're sick, most of the time XDD Or when you want a warm drink during the winter or just to relax. But nothing too complicated. What i really like about Russian tea culture is the diversity of teas and the samovars. I'll make sure to buy one when I visit Russia one day. Unfortunately, train infrastructure has deteriorated since the fall of Yugoslavia. Although, as far as I know, we were always more reliant on busses than trains. But I think it'd getting a little better. Also the Belgrade Bar train line, for years, is notorious for being a living hellscape. For years... Up side: It's cheap, You can even get your car transported in a car wagon. Down sides : TAKES FOREVER Notorious for breaking down Really hot in the summer, when it's used the most because people are going to the seaside. However, there's a huge fast railway plan from Budapest all the way to Niš, down south. Belgrade - Novi Sad is just the first phase. 😁 Those new railway tracks are Russian made. 😁🚂 I truly hope you're having a good time 😁 BTW, how do you find reading Serbian Cyrillic?
Also, regarding the Metro. Belgrade was supposed to get one A LONG time ago but it kept being pushed back XD Only now is there some progress. They've just started building the first train depot south of Belgrade
Well, you know, I am a Serb, and after your introduction I prepared myself for some quite unpleasant things that are going to follow. But no, everything you said about us is simply true, and so I think it safe to suppose that all your observations about Russia are accurate, as well. Actually, I know from my own experience, it is far from simple to get accustomed to a new country, and you sound quite lively enough, in spite of that still very fresh experience :) Thank you for another very nice video. Nicely informative as always, and what is especially dear to me, you walk the streets not far from my home, which I do not visit often enough. A big heart for you two, Max
Привет, я из Сербии. Я сейчас объясню все пункты 1) Транспорт У нас только строят метро, нельзя сравнивать Белград с Москвой. Метро очень дорогая инвестиция и нам не так нужен метро так как на автобусе можешь дойти до любого пункта. Остальные города по меньше очень маленькие и везде можно пешком. В Белграде и Новом Саде есть и автобус и трамвай и троллейбусы. 2) кофе. Да у нас много пьют кофе и он и где-то называется турецкий где-то домашний. 3) чай мы больше пьём когда болеем. Поэтому у нас нет много качественного чая 3) что касается свободы слова, у нас если ты не доволен чем то то мы забастовку устраиваем. Нам не особо нравится прайз, парад свободной ориентации. 4) слава, да это семейный праздник. У нас просто очень верят в Бога и все праздники связанные с Богам большое уважают чем обычные праздники 5) курение, я согласна с этим очень много курят и везде можно 6) безопасность, у нас и безопасность конечно хорошая, но у нас много цыган и беженцы из Сирии, вот они могут напасть, укрась 7) да мы улыбаемся и мы каждого с уважением относимся. 8) алкоголь, с этим я тоже согласна, есть большое таких люден в маленьких городах 9) банк. У нас электронные банки и все только сейчас развивается
Транспорт в России это совершенно другой уровень. Дело даже не в Москве, даже в маленьких городах он часто очень хорошо организован. Правда эт может для нас города в 100-200тыс человек населением маленькие, как для Сеибии - не знаю. Ну и конечно с поправками на работу других служб - если зимой дороги чистят плохо, то появляются проблемы, и это касается Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга тоже.
14:57 to be honest, i was always annoyed with how digitalization in Serbia doesn't follow the rest of European countries, but seeing now how easy it is to control how people can use their money after sanctions were introduced to Russia, I'm happy we still mainly use cash here and don't rely much on apps lol
Great video. Born and raised in Belgrade, and having lived in it most of my life, I confirm all individual points, I think I would tell most of them probably in the same words as you did. I've never been to Russia so I can't say anything about the comparison to Russian way of life. I've also never had a lesson of Russian in my life, but the way you speak is so clear and at a foreigner-friendly pace, that I could actually understand 80% without having to look at the English subtitles. I want to also add that not only did the Serbian government say that all immigrants from all Slavic countries are welcome, but this is even more so the opinion and feeling among us, the everyday people. Everyone I know keeps saying "To su sve nasa slovenska braca", they are all our Slavic brothers, since the first day the fire conflicts started. Most people here feel genuine compassion for all persons going through the similar suffering that we, the South Slavic people, were made to go through in the 90s. We hope that it all ends quickly and with least pain possible for everyone.
В Белграде есть Кућа чаја (Дом чая), где можно найти самые разные сорта чая, включая китайские, индийские и другие. У них есть несколько магазинов в городе.
I did not remember order of your points so I will answer on some by order in which I remember them. But firstly let me say it is very honest and objective, all that you said. Now, let me explain to you and maybe other people who plan on relocating to Serbia few of the thing you talked about. 1. Administration and banks - as a foreigner in Serbia paper work is huge and you must show at least once personaly for all documents you need,and after that you can appoint a lawyer or representative to do it for you. Banks for account openings, police for visa purpose etc will ask for personal attendence in order to comfirm that you are who you claim to be. Online it can't be 100% sure it is the person who's documents are sent the real person who is asking for those documents. There are possibilities to, lets nicely say trick the system online. And trust me if there is a chance to trick the system we will very fast know it and use it, and many shady foreigners try to exploit it. I was working for international company on foreigners questions and issues of relocation, documents, visas, accounts, taxes etc. It seems as a lot for you but is a good practice for a state. 2. Banks work times-there must be 1 of the branches of your bank in the center of Belgrade, New Belgrade or Zemun that is open till 7 pm. It is a rule. And you can do most of the things online after you open an account. But unfortunately most Western banks with well developted online systems and options are not willing to open an account to a Russian citizens. They will not tell you openly, but you will always need another document and that paper and this paper until you give up. There are , on the other hand, some banks that can give you that option if you know how to do it and know people. I did it for few of my new Russian neighboors as a welcome to Serbia. 3. Tea - good one (over 80 different types from different coutries encluding China) you can buy here even online: www.smalltree.rs www.relaxandbeauty.rs/sr and/or drink here: www.kucacaja.rs List of all places in Belgrade for tea drinkers is found here: www.planplus.rs/beograd/cajdzinice Hope it was helpfull 😉. All the best!
Actually u can do anything at home by your bank app, but many people in Serbia just don't do this. Also we drink tea but not so much in cafe. There is so many serbian teas but we do not drink chinese tea, indian, ... and we do it at home. In most cases we drink tea when we got ill 😅 But everything else is one hundred procent true. Greaating from Serbia ❤💪
Привет из Сербии, из Нового Сада. Я учусь в Москве и живу там, Сейчас я приехала в Сербию и если тебе что-то надо моя сеьмя рада помочь!!!❤Я выучила русский язык с вашей помощью😊
Привет Макс! Спасибо за ещё одно отличное видео! Кстати у нас в Салониках (в Греции) есть те же самые автобусы и эти автобусы тоже очень сильно трясутся. Говорят, что эти автобусы сделаны в СССР. 😀
Ovo je poprilično površno i vidi se da za 4 meseca nisi baš najbolje upoznao Srbe i Srbiju, s druge strane, vrlo lepo opažaš.Nadam se da ti je u Srbiji lepo i da ćeš imati dovoljno vremena za još puno videa.I bilo bi lepo da ubaciš srpski prevod. Sve najbolje i lep pozdrav
Thank you Max. Everything you say очень очень интересно. Всего наилучшего Вам и Юлии. Можете ли вы время от времени рассказывать нам о своей работе и возможностях работы в Сербии в целом?
Был я в Белграде в 1972 году . Дружные люди. Встретил с неким-то Борисом, журналист в Сербским журнале «Политика», который меня дал ночлежку в своей квартире пока я там. Он меня показал самая знаменательная улица в столицу, приятная улица кафе и деревьев ( к сожалению забью имена )
Привет из Норвегии от одного Серьба который давно учил русский язык в школе а сейчас смотрит ролики на русском каждый день! Спасибо за Ваш ролик! Очень понравилось всё что вы сказали потому что по моему мнению всё это правда. Подписался на канал и нажмал like кнопку!) :
There is no metro in Serbia because everywhere u go u need about 15-20 minutes, 30-40 if u live somewhere really far. So mostly people are using bus or a tram, which is pretty fast and convenient. Most of people in Serbia have cars and by car u can reach anywhere in the city within 10mins, in capital within 35 mins if u catch a traffic jam. Just from city to another city is like 25 mins by car, why do we need a metro 😄 I don't live in Serbia, i live in China, Guangzhou, they have over 20 metro lines just in this city and I'm using it every day, here is convenient for the metro because streets are too crowded, city is huge with population over 20-25 million, but in Serbia is completely opposite.
True. Even Belgrade is very walkable. The bus, trolley, and tram services are perfectly sufficient for getting from one end of the city to another, too, so there's really no need for a subway system at all.
Thank you for covering our country, I really like everything you've said, it's true. As for the banking, I think that the situation depends on the bank itself, with my bank I only had to go in person to open an account a and to pickup a new card, everything else I do using the app or the website. It could be that your bank has the options you're looking for, but does not advertise or inform people about them.
good point about the transport. belgrade desperatelly needs a metro, and it doesn't look like it will get its first line this decade. the cities like novi sad or nis are small enough for the buses to do the trick, but both could actually use a few tram lines. they actually used to exist before, but got discontinued during yugoslav times, because the authorities somehow thought that buses would be more versatile and economical. but it's the intecity train travel is probably the most pressing issue. people have just grown out of custom to even use it, since the railways were already desperately outdated and underfunded by the 80s, before the war. i'm not surprised that someone from russia, where the distances between places are long and the cities large, would be acustumed to better rail service. but in serbia, the focus on individual cars and buses has been going on for way too long, unfrotunatelly
They started to build the first line, two are planed to be finished until the '28 with addition of the BG Voz (Belgrade Train) there will be 3 lines in the 6 years. After that I do believe that will expand. Next, Belgrade - Novi Sad line is finished, that will be the part of the Belgrade - Budapest completely new line and after that the builds will go to the south towards the Tesaloniki, but North Macedonia needs to do their part and Greeks will do their because its short. All of that is part of the Chinese silk road, China is the owner of the both biggest ports in the Greece, Athens and Tesaloniki and for starters they will connect Tesaloniki but I believe that they will build Athens - Tesaloniki line as well, so it's in their interest to have fast and reliable transportation from their ports to the Europe. Not to mention that China is planning to build in Serbia big regional storage facility from where they can ship anything, basically that's the plan. Here is metro : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade_Metro
Regarding transportation the trains worked well until 1999 when the tracks were bombed in several locations, the country was under sanctions and the trains and tracks were practically abandoned and buses were used more. But that is slowly changing now, the Belgrade - Novi Sad railway has been renovated and modernized, and the speed has been increased from the previous 50 km/h to 200 km/h, and new Swiss Stadler Kiss double deckers and Stadler flirt trains were purchased and more is being planned. The Belgrade Novi Sad railway is part of the modernization of the railway which connects four of Serbia's largest cities, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Subotica, and connects Serbia with Hungary and Greece. The railway line Novi Sad - Subotica is in the process of renovation and modernization right now, and some parts towards Niš have started with renovation. Belgrade does not have a metro, even though it was planned decades ago, something would always get in the way of implementation, but the metro finally started construction this year and the first two lines are planned to be ready by 2028 (first) and 2030 (second). Belgrade has a kind of semi-metro "Beo Voz" (commuter rail) that connects the suburbs with downtown Belgrade, modernization and 4 new lines are planned. Buses work well throughout the country, they are well connected and there are all kinds of them, both old and new, and Belgrade and Novi Sad also have electric ones but the buses that go from one city to another city are much more modern than those that go only inside the city. The new main bus and train stations are under construction, so until they are finished, they contribute a lot to the chaos in transport. Belgrade also has trams and trolleybuses and there are plans to buy new ones as well as build and extend new tram lines. Trams also existed in Novi Sad, Subotica, Niš and some other cities, but the government in the former Yugoslavia removed them for unknown reasons.
@@amarillorose7810 you explained much better than I was, congrats. You need to invest your time to do proper research (regarding years and future plans, I knew that already existed but I didn't know how many of them and info such as the speeds before and after). I just wanted to prize you for doing a great job Edit: šta i što obrisa komentar?
Эта линия не может работать, потому что наши правительственные гении убрали пути, по которым ходили грузовые поезда между Панчево и центральной Сербией. Теперь все это проходит через туннель, поэтому невозможно иметь поезда метро и регулярное расписание метро между Вуком и Новым Белградом. Чертовы воры.
1. Транспорт, практично је све тачно што си рекао, додуше у Београду је напокон почео да се гради метро, и прва линија се може очекивати негде за 3-4 године, као и брзи пруга која наставља да се гради до Суботице и границе за Мађарском, али да железница је у очајном стању, возови су стари и често прљави, ситуација са аутобусима често није много боља и осим Београда ни један град нема чак ни трамваје, и ако су раније имали. 2. Слобода изражавања, делимично си у праву, а делимично не. Можда све изгледа лепо као странцу који живи ту 4 месеца, али није баш тако, као ни по питању демократије, али ако се посматра тренутно ванредно или "ратно" стање у Русији и стање у Србији онда да, овде тренутно постоји већа слобода изражавања. Увек кажем да је за сагледавање нечег, најбоље гледати из више различитих перспектива, и "некад се од дрвета не види шума", зато кад се и оцењује стање неког друштва осим унутрашњег добро доће и спољашњи "feedback" и онда са погледима из више перспектива можеш донети прецизнији суд. Срби имају 101 разлог да подржавају Русију, и то најмање има везе са Путином или Украјином то су унутрашње ствари и конструктивна улога Русије у нашим односима (и ако остављам простора да иста да Русија није конструктивна са неким другим држава и да они имају другачија искуства са Русијом) и то је можда веома важно да разумете, просечан Србин "навија или воли" из различитих разлога и побуда Путина/Русију/Русе и сигурно нема везе са тим како је стање корупције, бирократије, слободе или нечег другог на локалу у Русији. Такође се надам да ћемо успети упркос ужасним притисцима са свих страна и претњама санкцијама да останемо "неутрални" и да не уводимо никакве санкције Русији, као и да прихватимо и пожелимо добродошлицу било коме из Белорусије, Украјине и Русије, без обзира на политичку оријентацију или било које ставове, све док ти људи имају минимум поштовања и уважавања за Србију. 3. "Људи у Србији проводе више времена са породицом", на ово не знам прави одговор, мислим да је веома индивидуално, ако долазиш из великог руског града у мањи српски град онда се вероватно може стећи такав утисак, не знам ни сам, шта је тачан одговор да на то питање. Што се тиче слава, да то је један од најважнијих дана за већину људи у Србији и већина слави славе, где се долазе рођаци, породица, пријатељи, поготово су популарне славе Свети Никола, Свети Јован на зиму, када се споје са осталим новогодишњим празницима, онда Срби практично непрекидно нешто славе од 19. децембра до краја Јануара. 😁 4. Да, кафу практично сви пију, и утисак већине странаца било да долазе из Америке, Русије или Западне Европе је "кад ови људи раде?", јер су запрепашћени количином кафића у којима људи седе и пију кафу или нешто друго, и генерално вероватно на целом Балкану се живи спорије у односу на остатак Европе или Русије. Такође скоро па сваки град или место у Србији ће имати, корзо или кафиће, кафане, ресторане или посластичарнице у центру града где људи поготово лети могу да седе и пију кафу, једу или разговарају и то је веома популарно код нас, било код младих тако и код старијих људи. Лично, ја највише волим турску/црну/домаћу кафу која се нажалост не може баш свуда наручити у граду, поготово у "fancy" кафићима, где углавном служе еспресо, макијато, и разне друге кафе, али турска кафа је ипак нешто специфично што се ретко може пронаћи у Западној Европи. 5. Чај, он није толико популаран код нас као на пример у Русији или Турској, али ту и тамо пијемо и чај, можда много више преко зиме и кад смо евентуално када смо прехлађени, болесни или тако нешто, али овако спонтано да неко дође у кафић или на неки састанак и да наручи чај, ретко... 6. Пушење, све си тачно рекао. Иначе пошто сада доста Руса или Украјинаца праве влогове о животу у Србији, приметио сам да сви ово спомињу, а такође ово је случај и са туристима или странцима са Запада који су такође изненађени овим, јер је пушене строго регулисано у њиховим земљама, а и цигарете су веома скупе. Имамо и чак неке законе, поготово што морамо да их усклађујемо са прописима ЕУ, али то је практично мртво слово на папиру, и важи само у теорији, често се може у кафићима наћи сто за пушаче директно поред стола за непушаче који нису ни на један једини начин одвојени један од другог, просто је комично, али је тако... хд Проблем је што су то навике људи, које се јако јако тешко мењају и веома споро, и самим тим спровођење таквих мера осим што негде може бити непрактично и скупо (кафићи) често је и непопуларно код великог броја људи, али ја се слажем са тобом. 7. Безбедност у целој Србији, мада ово је правило за већину земаља на Балкану је веома добро, и људи се осећају безбедно. Када сам путовао по Италији, Немачкој, Чешкој па чак и Мађарској био сам изненађен да виђам стално војнике и специјалце "наоружане до зуба" у пуној опреми по трговима, улицама. То је наравно последица тероризма и великог броја напада, који су се дешавали и у Русији и у Западној Европи. Хвала Богу, ми таквих проблема немамо. И оно што примећују, поготово Американци али и неки други западњаци, јесте да се у већини случајева овде можеш шетати сам по граду у 2 или 3 ујутро после изласка без проблема, као и да нема некаквих "забрањених делова града" који се избегавају или у које се не залази... То је чест случај на западу, поготово у Америци, да ли тога има и у Русији не знам.
8. Људи су овде веома дружељубиви, и нема неке велике разлике да ли је реч о Србији, Црно Гори, Босни или било којој другој земљи на Балкану, и није реткост да те потпуно непозната особа ако види да си странац, позове у кућу, на ручак или да ти покаже град, генерално врло лако се могу склопити познанства и комуникација није тешка. 9. Алкохол, хмм ахахах, не знам. Срби доста пију, старији људи чак често после или пре ручка попију по једну или две ракије, и то је онако доста чест случај, такође пије се по кафићима, сплавовима, парковима на клупама и игралиштима, тако да, ако ниси срео пијану особу или неког пијанца, рекао бих да си имао среће, додуше у 90% случајева те неће дирати, и можеш само да прођеш својим путем, али то није реткост видети по градовима, додуше можда ниси ишао по правим местима или у право време хд 10. Дигитализација, све си у праву. 11. Вожња, занимљиво 😁, многи ће рећи да се не осећају безбедно поготово у Београду. То људи имају често репутацију да возе хаотично, да је увек неки хаос и да је веома непријатно и за возаче и за пешаке, али овде бих рекао да баш зависи од града до града, као и у Русији. За возаче на северу, нпр. Суботица ће рећи да су веома добри, да стају на пешачке прелазе, да поштују правила и чак да су некад "спори", а онда како се крене на југу, већ у Новом Саду, већ постаје правило да се људи заустављају на булевару, упале 4 жмигавца и оду до продавнице (најчешће јер нема довољно паркинг места и стално је гужва). То је незамисливо на северу, а онда дође Београд и то је права лудница:Д 12. Тачно. 13. Језик, да велики број људи у Србији има барем неко знање најчешће енглеског али и других језика као што су француски, немачки итд. Чак бих рекао мало нескромно, да по питању знања страних језика смо вероватно једни од бољих у Европи, можда је Холандија, Белгија и тако неке земље испред, али већина других земаља не. У Француској, Италији па и Шпанији већина људи или не знам или и ако зна неће ти одговорити на енглеском, чак ни на туристичким местима што сам био изненађен поготово у Италији, али са тим сам се срео и у Мађарској и Немачкој. Срби имају обавезан предмет енглески, у задњих 10-так година већ од првој разреда основне школе и поред тога од 4. разреда уче још један страни језик, тако да је то два страна језика. Али на знање енглеског такође вероватно утиче и то што велики број млађих срба раде послове преко интернета "Freelance", доста њих емигрира у Немачку, Аустрију и друге земље и очекује се од њих минимум да знају енглески, а и немачки је веома популаран тренутно у земљи. Већина људи до 40-50 година зна барем нешто енглеског и странац се може релативно лако споразумети. Уживај у Србији, све најбоље:)
In Russia it’s pretty safe at night as well, especially in Major cities like Moscow. But be careful and try to avoid drunk guys. I would say, most of the people you can meet at 2 am at night are drunk. Probably you will not be robbed, but they can start fight with you. In 90s - 2000s you could be robbed even on daylight but now it is very rare. I think now chances that you can be killed is higher than you will be robbed.
Za ovo sa terorizmom, za to je kriv Zapad. Evo ti Svedska kao primer, uvozi migrante pod izgovorom da su to izbeglice iako ih je 90% vojno sposobni muskarci (citaj: bili bi dezerteri, samo sto to naravno nisu jer vecinom nisu iz ratnih zona). Onda kad prave sranja to se sve zataskava jer moramo biti vise woke od (ubaci drugog idiota), migranti obili, ukrali, prebili, silovali, nema veze, zataskace to mediji. Skupe se i deru se ,,ako necete da prihvatite islam sto ste nas dovodili?" i to se prihvata pod maskom multikulturalizma i pod krivicom belaca jer su belci. Pa kad padne seca glave na trgu u sred bela dana onda ju pa kako, pa zasto? Kod nas kad naprave sranje dobiju po labrnji. Jedno vreme su bili aktivni ali kad su videli da ih ljudi ne vole a vlast ne stiti (stite pred kamerama samo) onda su se smirili. Upadali u kuce, tukli i krali dok nisu krenula lesenja. Sad samo jedni druge tuku i kolju
Really cool video! It's interesting to hear your observations. I'm from Croatia but I live in Mexico so you can imagine the differences between those two countries 😁🇲🇽 Pozdrav prijatelju 🤘
Здравствуйте! Следующий пункт, номер 14, заключается в том, что граффити практически везде, куда бы вы ни посмотрели. Я не думаю, что то, что показано в видео, можно считать "стрит-артом" по любым меркам. Разве граффити не считается вандализмом в Сербии? Thanks for another interesting video!
Yes, it is vandalism, but everybody, including authorities, just gave up fighting against it. We are very, very democratic/anarchic people, and an average Serb is very much like "it's my right to do whatever I want, who's to stop me?" So, if you dare to stop somebody ruining the wall of your building with his "art", you are going to be treated as someone who tries to encroach on his rights.
@@MacakPodSIjemom I learned long ago, that one of the traits of the Serbian people is to communicate and express their opinion (often effusively). Some of the government designated "graffiti walls" display incredible murals, but I think much of the political graffiti must be received as controversial. Thank you for answering my question!
@@razminka.7522 There are a lot of politically controversial graffiti there, often there is a "graffiti war" between opposing political options. As well as opposing football clubs' fans. Most of that is just idiotic repeating of a few slogans, often using stencils to draw. It all just ruins our neighborhoods, but fighting against it is all but impossible.
транспортная проблема: Макс, покупай машину, лады здесь дешевые, здесь можно купить 2107 или 2112 в отличном состоянии за 6-700€. если вы хотите что-то крутое, вы также можете найти 2101 или 2103. проблема с курением: начать курить. Чайная проблема: начни пить кофе вместо чая. как продвигается ваше изучение сербского языка? простите мой русский, прошло 20 лет с тех пор, как я учил его в школе.
During the 1990s, when Serbia was under Western sanctions and coffee became either horribly expensive or unavailable, Serbs took to drinking tea instead. Btw, the "grass" you refer to in this delightful and 90% accurate video, are the many varieties of *herbal* teas or tisanes that we do drink -- and not only when ill with a cold or a stomach ache, etc. Privet from a Belgrader in Canada! Am looking forward to visiting Russia for the first time ever next summer. 🙂 За победу! ❤
My childhood in the USSR (Podcast): www.russianwithmax.com/196-my-childhood-born-in-the-ussr-raised-in-russia/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introductory part
01:33 - 1. Transport
02:59 - 2. Freedom of opinion
04:25 - 3. Family values
05:05 - 4. Coffee
07:26 - 5. Tea
09:02 - 6. Smoking
10:35 - 7. Security and trust
12:41 - 8. Friendly people
13:37 - 9. Alcohol
14:57 - 10. Digitalization
16:53 - 11. Driving
17:56 - 12. Workload
19:33 - 13. Knowledge of a foreign language
Number 8 can somewhat explain number 10. People are less reluctant to go to banks, most grown up people like to speak with someone more. Anyway all observations are fair, and i hope you like it here.
Зато сте тако и отуђени јер све решавате интернетом а ми волимо лицем у лице
@@Dosadniste2000 I hate dogs
Dear Max, about ČAJ - we have a great tradition in herbalism and we use teas to get better. You have herbalists stalls at every pijaca. Also, we have a state owned herbalism and wellness company called "Dr Josif Pancic" where you can show up w a medical condition and their scientists will MAKE herbal mixtures for you as well as tinctures. We just don have a tradition od drinkong tea outside of feeling ill or cold :D
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Man, I feel your pain when it comes to tea :)
I started drinking tea instead of coffee thanks to my wife who is Russian.
Growing up in Serbia I never knew tea can be so enjoyable. If you would offer my dad cup of tea he would be like: Why? I’m not sick 😅
We are currently spending summer in Serbia, and the amount of green tea we brought with us from Russia is raising some eyebrows at the airport :)
Love your channel btw. Helps me with the language a lot. Spasibo!
hahaha true, I think I drink tea only when I'm not feeling well, and even then it's the last choice :D while I drink coffee everyday - one espresso and one Turkish
Haha my friends used to say the same "i'm not sick"
But I managed to convince everybody with a nice GFOP and milk and rock sugar :D
I love tea 🥰👍
It's weird As Serb living in Australia but being born in Serbia we always drank Camilica and shipak tea like non stop but I agree its not standard practice in more metro areas of Serbia but in towns and villages tea is apart of the culture but less so then other countries.
Oh, I can't leave without tea, I drink only tea. If I tried coffee I drink tea immediately after that😀
Привет из Москвы.
По поводу пункта 8 (приветливые люди) согласна на 100%. Первый раз когда была в Сербии у меня было такое ощущение,что я две недели "купалась" в любви, везде,в любом месте только доброжелательность и любовь.
Hi Max. Interesting observations. Drinking coffee is a sort of ritual for us, it brings us together socializing with our neighbors, relatives, friends, colleagues. We grew up with our moms drinking Turkish coffee with neighbors then telling fortune and destiny from the bottom of the cup:) When it comes to coffee size I think Russians have been Americanized. The first time I heard about americano was from Russians and I was like wtf is americano!:) Nowdays lot of households have small espresso machines especially younger population. When it comes for young people living with their parents longer than usual there are 2 reasons. First, economically, it is expensive to live on your own, we are a poor country ,and second, our ancestors lived in ''rodovima'' ( rod ) and it was normal for our grandparents and great grandparents to live together on one property helping each other. Today a lot people are living in houses with 3 generations on each floor. Keeping together is very important for us but not practical at the same time as per generation differences. As for the bank, well you are a foreigner so banks are naturally more strict in that regard. Serbia is a small country so transport by busses is just fine. Railway is devastated after the wars, imposed western economic sanctions 1992 - 1996 , NATO bombing 1999. There is simply not money in the budget. But the fact we are still smiling and kicking is amazing. Enjoy your stay in Serbia!
Bas dobar odgovor! Ja htela isto da mu kažem, ali je sa ovim sve pokriveno.
Osim pušenja!!! E, to bi trebali da se promeni asap!!!!
Transport is not good and he is right about banks and apps. And we all hate our bureaucracy!
Also we in Serbia do have bank applications and other digital transaction help. One of our banks support NFC payment with Garmin smart watches so there you are. You have to be Serbian citizen to obtain access to these apps, but they do exist and only old generation dont use them. On the other hand he is right about the administration hurdle. If you loose your card or it simply expired you have to go to the bank in person, sign bunch of papers etc. This has to do with security level of banking but it should be understandable as Serbia is unregulated digitally compared to the west so frauds (digital) are way more common and easier to achieve here. Banks are aware of this and they are imposing on us this administration obstacle to protect themselves but also us as customers form the attackers.
Zasto lazes coveka u vezi budžeta? Novca ima i previse,uvek bilo.Sistem u Srbiji je komunistički(zavijen u ukrasni papir da izgleda lepse). Komunisti nas kradu od kad je Tito umro. Isti sistem je u Rusiji,samo suroviji.
In Russia we like and cofee and tea,but black Tea become the deep part of our culture. I like good strong black tea, i like good coffee, the red or green tea i like less.
Tea in Serbia is used mostly for medical issues. And for that you can buy in any store any kind of tea and its used very often. For example i rarely drink chinese tea for joy but i take often hajdučka trava for my stomach issues and it fixes it almost immediately. Tea's are used for treating among people for centuries and that memory is kept among people til present days.
plus new one make us true SLAVIC VIKINGS
What a complete help you give us! You confirm my idea that ordinary Russians think like ordinary Americans. It seems Serbians are. honest, meat eaters, coffee drinkers, smokers, users of cafes and restaurants, fairly balanced with work time versus leisure time, at home with family. Serbians, in other words, are like people in Southern Europe from Turkey to Greece to Italy, to Portugal. Well, what were those lands nearby called: YUGOslavia, South Slavia?! It must be the added sunshine that accounts for the difference. Keep up your good work!
I don't know if every Russian thinks like him, but some things he described are just like Americans, for example the way they drink coffee. You are right, Serbs are similar to Greeks and Italians in many aspects, that's why we are "South" Slavs.
I am Serbian and I couldn't agree more. When I was in Moscow I was constantly asking myself why the fuck do people sometimes call Serbs and Russians "brothers" when we are very different, especially in our approach to life. Here it's more of a mix of Turkish-South Europe influences, I experienced Greeks much more simular to us when I was there. The main differences also are that Internet here is not censored like in Russia nor it would ever be possible to do so, there would be massive protests right away lol. The church, muuch different, even though we're both orthodox I was asked by a civil guard (!) in Moscow to button my shirt to the neck before entering a church, and I just couldn't believe it, it was so shocking. Here I could go to a liturgy in a mini skirt and heels and nobody would care, maybe just a few old ladies would give me an evil eye. Same sex partnerships are lawful here, our last prime minister was openly gay and had a child with her partner during her mandate. It's true English is spoken everywhere to some extent, in Russia after so many attempts I just switched to Serbian and had much more success that way :) My joie de vivre was almost frowned upon in Moscow, found it quite strange. That one I contribute to the weather though, the same happened to me in Scandinavia for example, only people there were more indifferent and in Russia it felt a bit more antagonistic.
Now having said all that, when you take away geographical and political differences, I do feel there is this thing called "slavic soul" underneath. Long ago, Slavic tribe seggregated into eastern (Russians, Ukrainians and Belarus), western (Poles, Checzs and Slovacs) and southern group (Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, North Macedonians and Slovenians). That's where "yugo" comes from (in this last group, jug = south). Wherever I am in these 12 countries now, I get a panslavic feeling of comfort that is hard for me to explain (and we can understand each other 30 to 100%, how cool is that :) And amongst them, Russia has made by far the biggest and greatest artistic and cultural world legacy, that just leaves me in awe. Man I could just sit in that Moscow metro a whole day and get chills, that's how beautiful it is. Btw are you American? Is it true what some of my American aquantances told me, that you don't read Russian literature in schools? They didn't even know who Dostoievsky was...If that's the case it's really sad and you're missing A LOT.
@Russian with Max There is a law, smoking is not allowed anywhere indoors, it's just hard to implement it because Serbs are just such damn heavy smokers (and as a non-smoker I feel your pain). I believe it to be a remnant of Otoman times but it is slowly improving. They have made a compromise with cafes, allowing them to have completely separate parts for smokers, but since 80% of them would have to close because they are too small for that, now we're stuck in a situation where you have 4 tables side by side and 2 are non- and the other 2 are smoking and it's being tolerated for a social peace's sake. I also think that tobacco serves the similar purpose to alcohol in Russia, it's a stress reliever more than a pleasure, maybe if they banned it completely you would see many more drunks on the streets...I just go to the completely non-smoking ones, there are plenty of them and that's my recommendation to you, too.
Also, thank you for mentioning that we welcome everyone here, it's so sweet of you. Being surrounded by NATO countries it is hard, but I hope we'll be able to manage it, I would be happiest to ultimately see Serbia military neutral similar to Switzerland. There are priviledges to it as well I have to say, Serbian is one of the only three passports in the world that doesn't need visa for China, Russia and European Union. Enjoy your stay here and I hope you'll find some decent čaj :) Nazdravlje!
Marija svaka čast na odgovoru 👏
@@19791412 Hvala takoreći sugrađanine, drago mi je da imamo sličan doživljaj. Puno pozdrava! :)
As a Slovenian i"m amazed how much i can understand Russian!
I ja sam praktično sve razumela.Svi Slovenski narodi su u stvari jedan narod istog porekla , istih zajedničkih predaka..Zato je jezik toliko sličan.Da nije Vuk Karadžić izvršio REFORMU i slova,bukva bi nam bila ista..Pozdrav iz Novog Sada!
@@slobodankamilovac7035 No, ne ravno slovansko. Konec koncev, ni čistokrvna ljudstva na zemlji za dolgo časa, to je mit) In o medsebojnem razumevanju, obstaja ena zanimivost v ruščini: veliko besed iz drugih slovanskih jezikov uporabljajo Rusi predvsem v umetniškem slogu. In tako da, v jeziku smo si podobni na več načinov.
Привет из Норвегии! Это было много интересных фактов о различиях жизни в Сербии и России. Спасибо за создание этого видеоролика! Желаю вам и Юлии успехов в вашей новой жизни в Сербии!
Serbia has some similarities to Russia but Serbia has a lot of Mediterranean/Greek influence on the culture and everyday life. Serbia was also a part of Ottoman Empire for 500 years so there is some Turkish influence as well. Respect to our Russian brothers 🇷🇸🤝🇷🇺☦️☦️
Бедный Лука поссорился с историей.
Just a small correction. Serbia was under Ottoman rule less than 400 years....
Turks invaded in the late 1400 and were gone by the late 1800.
Only parts of Southern Serbia were under Ottoman rule close to 500 years, North less that 200 years I would say and most of Serbia was around 350 years under Ottoman rule. This is exactly the reason why we are lagging behind the West. Before Ottoman rule Serbia was not poor at all, we had many mines and a good trade.
@@dragana9987 ne mogu da verujem da se ja stidim tvoje gluposti😠
@@TML0677 nacisto odmori malo
Your observation about foreign languages is also true, I've been stunned many times traveling Europe how small percentage of people can speak English, and they would have a very thick accent. People in Serbia have a much more comprehensible accent, I would say.
No doubt it is because we watch all English language films, series etc. with subtitles, no dubbing (except for some cartoons and documentaries).
@@MacakPodSIjemom And that is smart! Even small children get to learn English that way. 😉
@@MacakPodSIjemom yes, we get to hear English from a very early age but then, we also learn languages starting with elementary school. It is always English and another major language (Russian, French, German).
As a Serb from Belgrade, it is unbelievable how well young people speak English today, their vocabulary, theri grammar, very impressive. This is all mostly due to non-stop watching videos on the internet.
Макс, спасибо большое за это видео. Ты в принципе правильно сказал всё, и с проблемой, которая касается транспорта, я особенно согласен. Как человек, который жил в твоём родном Петербурге, я вижу и понимаю все твои замечания. Я бы хотел только добавить ещё одно: сербская любовь к простому русскому народу - огромная, несмотря на различные политические взгляды, которые есть у всех нас. Хотя Сербия не является самой развитой страной, мы вам здесь всегда рады.
Макс, я серб , а моя жена из России)). Я рад что вы попали в мою страну )). Мне кажется что у нас и вас русских есть схожий менталитет. Конечно, есть некоторые разницы, но это совсем нормально.
Я очень часто уже был в России и чувствую себя у вас как дома))
Very interesting video. I'm livining in Hungary, still know little about Serbia, so thanks a lot for your efforts and sharing your own experiences! 😍 Best wishes from Hungary.
Hey, I was actually thinking the same about why our buses are shaking even though the roads are OK and even if you ride on a new bus. The answer to that is our street sewage systems, that leave these grids on the sides of the roads (and usually that's the track that buses use) and then when a wheel goes over that grid it makes the bus shake. As for the tea, we only drink it here when we are sick and have stomach problems :p
Спасибо за разъяснения по тряске!:)
I am more inclined to think that the buses don't have proper shock absorbers. I live in the States and it is the same problem. The buses are newer and in better condition than in Serbia, the roads are (mostly) good but riding in them can literally harm your spine.
I think when they write why Russians and Serbs love each others and then they mention similar cultures it is actually totally wrong reason. I used to travel in Russia and it was wonderful experience but you sum up pretty much all the things which I noticed too as a Serb. I think Serbs are more straightforward, very open for conversations and more warm if I could put it on this way. Contrary Russians on the first hand have that suspicion barrier which I notice from conversations with almost everyone but once that barrier is crossed Russians may become your friends for life ready to die for you (and this is not overextension). It would be more truth to say that Russians are close to us by their inner spirit and soul so this is why people love love them here. P.S. They started to built Metro recently despite large protests although plans for Belgrade metro exists for 100 years already. That project would be disaster because they plan to place huge station in Makiš which is one of the main water reservoir for Belgrade and by it they will destroy whole eco system or what is left from it. Unfortunately our politicians are puppets and ministers are pure joke, enough to say that our "Minister of Construction" never had anything to do with this job but was Hotel Receptions and was whole life in Tourism (you could place politic as additional point)! What local politicians had done to this people is damage that we will fix for centuries.
skolkavamliyet chashka lojhKa durak ; )
+Rogy N Gde je alternativa da postavis depo za vozove za metro, a da NIJE izvoriste vode ispod njega? Ako ce da bude na Novom Beogradu, to moze da bude samo ka Galovici iza tramvajske okretnice, gde je takodje izvoriste vode. Tamo je isto eko-sistem? Gde god da je "prazno" da moze, ispod je izvoriste vode i gomila ptica, zaba i svega i svacega.
Такая разница в менталитете - след от девяностых. Мы стали куда более закрытыми и подозрительными, чем наши родители и более старшие поколения.
I don't think it's really necessary to apologize for the criticism. Criticism is useful and anger as reaction is nothing else than a reflection of immaturity. This whole situation regarding sanctions are so unfair to common Russians that it is almost unbelievable... But we went trough similar situation here, 20 + years ago. I think it is not easy for the Russians to adapt here, regardless of our friendly attitude towards you... You made a good points :). I have to agree with everything... It was very funny to see how You are able to analyse us with such level of accuracy after spend relively short time here :)... This is not the first time that we received a large number of Russians and Ukrainians, who came more or less with the intention of staying here longer. A similar thing happened after the Bolshevik revolution, when a large number of Russians (mostly from the Oddessa region) and Ukrainians (Malorussians) who did not agree with the what was happening in their country, came in Serbia to live and work. Of course, then Ukrainians did not have an anti-Russian attitude, and we did not distinguish between you :)... History has shown that many of these people contributed to the development of civil society in Serbia, in terms of culture and art. It's nice to see that you follow that tradition, your wife and you, and promote our country in a beautiful way :)... Serbia is a rather poor country and the poor infrastructure and transportation is a reflection of that. Maybe something is changing about it at the moment, but in essence it is even worse than you described. I guarantee it. Especially if we are talking about smaller places... This is why public intercity transport is rarely used here. People prefer to travel by car or not at all. I only got on a train in Serbia once in my life. As high school student, I traveled by train to a guitar festival in Zaječar :)... You are absolutely right about the coffee and tea. I was working part-time for a Russian agency in Sarajevo and I noticed that you drink tea like Turks :). For me, the meaning of coffee is not in coffee as a drink, but in socializing, with yourself and the newspaper or with friends. That's why I only buy coffee to take away if I know I'll be sitting somewhere without coffee, and never drink it when walking (it is a blasphemy almost :) )... American coffee is not real coffee, but some pale liquid that resembles coffee :). Maybe then should put some coffee in it... I think that smoking in public places in Serbia is just as prohibited as in most other countries. Only, that law is not respected here at all (it is similar in Bosnia). Serbian families were traditionally multigenerational. That was often not a such good solution :). People in the countryside practiced such a way of life, when labor was needed. However, although today some people try to follow such a tradition and build huge family houses, they are more and more often empty. Their children are in the West, trying to earn a decent living (and usually don't come back)... Except during holidays. Yes, digitalization is very much needed if we speak about huge numbers of users of services. Things are starting to change on this issue here as well, but You have a right... As someone said - the procedure is a bit more complicated for you because you are a non-resident... Anyway, thanks for the observations. Thank you for representing our country in a nice and realistic way. I wish you a pleasant stay/life in Serbia and many more subscribers :), just as I wish peace and freedom for the people of Donbass, Odessa, Zaporozhye, without Nazism and without "help" from Western "friends". I hope they will get it soon... Greetings from Sarajevo !!!
Большинство вещей правильно, кроме банков, через цифровые приложения можно нормально переводить и вносить деньги. Может быть, именно у вас как у иностранца есть проблема, потому что услуги для иностранцев могут быть другими, а также тот факт, что большинство банков принадлежат Западу, поэтому россиянам, возможно, лучше открыть счет в сербском банке. Что касается транспорта, то автобусы хорошо связаны по всей стране и работают хорошо, проблема только в железных дорогах, которые разбомблены и запущены много лет, но потихоньку восстанавливаются и закупаются новые поезда, поезд в Черногорию частный случай, что железная дорога находится в очень плохом состоянии в плохом состоянии и работает только летом. В Белграде также есть трамваи, троллейбусы, система Beo Voz, которая похожа на полуметро, и в этом году началось строительство метро, чай мы обычно пьем, когда болеем, и зимой, чтобы согреться. И виды чая, которые мы пьем, обычно это домашняя ромашка, мята, чабрец, тысячелистник, каркаде и т.д.
Svaka čast, dobar video. Zelim Vam sve najbolje u daljem radu i zivotu u Srbiji. Dobro nam došli 😀
Sve je brat lepo reko i objasnio sta treba da se poboljsa
Pozdrav druze, svako dobro 🍺🇷🇸🇷🇺
Petokolonas ti je brat? Tebra nauci ruski, da bi razumeo o čemu priča. Čovek se za 4 meseca nije snašo I nije shvatio da je u inostranstvu. Pijoglavi još nije shvatio da u svakom gradu postoji autobuska stanica gde moze da kupi kartu i putuje na udobnom autobusu po zemlji i inostranstvu. On pokazuje gradske autobuse GSP i u tripu je da sa takvim busevima putujemo po zemlji. Ja sam bio u Rusiji i tamo je nemoguće tako lako da se nađe bus za drugi grad, a transport im je star oko 30 godina u proseku, uglavnom minibusevi, putevi su im katastrofa...Oni uglavnom putuju vozom, a to je i razumljivo s obzirom na udaljenosti gradova. Kaže da nemoze lako da se nađe kafa za poneti. Kako nema kineskog čaja, ma da samo smo njega čekali da dođe, da bi počeli iz kine specijalno za njega da ga uvozimo. I tako dalje. Uči ruski, kako nebi živeo u zabludi.
Xaxaxa gde je brat bio 1999 godine?.Za mene oni nisu braca vise nikad.Poljaci i Slovaci su mi blizi
@@brothabox6998 Ako ces narodu da sudis po odlukama njihove vlade onda bi trebalo Poljaka takodje da se "odreknes" obzirom na to da Poljska priznaje Kosovo.
@@brothabox6998 Rusija je bila tada slaba raspadom sovjetskog saveza.Unistili bi i njih dodatno.Ne pricaj te glupe Price molim te
@@djordjepetrovic3128 ...rusofili i pamet ne idu zajedno..vi ste izdajnici Srpskog naroda..putinoljubci
As a Serbian citizen I can tell that everything you said is true. :)
Hahaha
Pa ovo za banke i nije, sve mozes sa appa nego ljudi ne znaju. :)
God, Ive watched this video so much on repeat. I dont know why, but the way Max speaks in this particular video is easy to understand. Super helpful for picking up general phrases and sentence structure
Privet Max. Im very glad I found your channel. I speak russian, but last 20 years coudnt find anyone to speak with, at least I can now hear you and renew my knowledge. Spasibo, privet from Bosnia.
Привет! Удачи в практике) следующее видео будет как раз из Боснии)
Све тачно, correct observation. It is hard to compare little Serbia to a biggest country in the world, great Russia. God bless.
Since I watched your Chanel, I really got interested in Russian.
You teach very well.
Max, thanks for such a great video!
I've been watching it for the past three days. I spent almost 12 hours picking up all the words and cool phrases, then I downloaded the MP3 version, transferred it to a looper on my phone, and kept listening to it a thousand times while walking or riding my bike until I could memorize almost everything. I gotta say, it was worth every minute. Thanks again, bro...hope you hit 100K soon.
Greetings from Tehran, Iran!
Большое спасибо за это видео. Все, что вы сказали, правда, а главное, с добрыми намерениями.❤️
As a foreigner learning Russian I enjoy your videos. 1 You talk about common things. 2 You have accurate subtitles....not automated. It is very important for me to both see and hear your spoken words. Thank you. I have been in a great many classes where the vocab is always the same. I love how you just walk and talk. No script...yes you thought about what you wanted to talk...but no script. Lastly, while you may talk a little slower it is never dragging out. it is like a conversation. A clear free flowing conversation. Again...thank you.
8:10
Srbi piju čaj samo kada su bolesni.
Imamo i nacionalno piće koje se zove "šumadijski čaj" ali zapravo uopšte ne sadrži čaj 🤣😂🤣
Probaj šumadijski čaj zimi, leti se ne pije.
Šumadijski čaj? Ovo nije iznenađenje za mene, jer znam, da u Slovačkoj možete da kupite tradicionalno piće, koje ima naziv "tatranský čaj".
I naravno, ovo nije čaj, ali vrsta slovačkog rakije, koje se pravi od čaja. Već sam isprobao i moram da rečim da to ima odličen ukus, posebno u toplom čaju tokom zime.
Pozdrav iz Češkoj, volimo vašu državu, za mnoge Čehe ste uvek braća! Samo iz radoznalosti, koja bezalkoholna pića se u Srbije pije najčešće tokom leta?
@@RichieLarpa Šumadijski čaj je kuvana rakija. Ko ne pazi može gadno da se napije 😁
Od bezalkoholnih pića, pa šta znam, najviše pivo 🤣😂🤣
Dosta se pije i Špricer, belo vino i soda voda 50/50 😁
@@RichieLarpa leti se najviše pije "kisela voda", gazirana voda, ubedljivo najprodavanije piće je "knjaz Miloš" kisela voda. Piju se razni sokovi, gazirani i negazirani, koka kola...
Tradicionalno letnje piće je Boza, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boza ali se sada retko pije, tržište su uglavnom preuzeli gazirani sokovi, koka kola, Fanta i slično.
U Srbiji imamo dosta dobre domaće negazirane voćne sokove
@@djape1977 Zanimljivo, hvala na brzom odgovoru.
Ja bih rekao, da smo vrlo slični Rusiji, jer takođe volimo odličan čaj (čak trenutno ga pijem), ali kafa uopćem se nam takođe sviđa.
U svakom slučaju moram da isprobam taj "srpski čaj", zvuči zanimljivo. Sledeću godinu planiram da posetim Vojvodinu, posebno Češko Selo i nadam se, da moje putovanje će biti uspešno.
Koji srpski proizvod ili hranu mi preporučite?
@@RichieLarpa svi ljudi dobrih namera su dobrodošli u Srbiju a braća Sloveni posebno!
Česi i Slovaci imaju status nacionalne manjine u Srbiji i kao takvi uživaju posebnu zaštitu i puna prava čak iznad EU standarda.
Od hrane obavezno probajte pljeskavica na kajmaku, riblja čorba, leskovačka mućkalica.
Od pića domaća vina, sok od malina, sok od zove
Все правда, все правильно! Ваши наблюдения чрезвычайно точны! Видео отличное! Мы продолжаем изучать прекрасный русский язык! И, наконец, спасибо за ваши честные наблюдения. Все так, как вы сказали в своем видео!
Thank you so much for this detailed wonderful video. I learn Russian, that's why I watched this video but I have learned lots of stuff about Serbia. Thank you for subtitles and everything. I appreciate your efforts. Keep going please.
Макс ,предивно си описао нашу земљу и људе . Тачно је све што си рекао. Ти видиш разлику ,живиш и у Русији и у Србији. Тачно говориш шта је позитивно и шта је негативно. Ми то не видимо и не знамо.био си свуда по свету и видео много тога. Поздрав теби и Јулији. Нестрпљиво чекам ваш следећи видео.
интересно...я не говорю на сербском, но я понял почти всё =)
@@Apheliont 😊
@@Apheliont майже все не рахується. Так як ви взагалі не слов'яни!
@@mouintainsinukraine8 🤦♀️
@@mouintainsinukraine8 čekaj da pogađam, samo su Ukrajinci pravi Sloveni?
Hello again, Max. i watch the same videos more than once, so as to understand russian better! You have a great future with your blogs and videos. Don't stop what you are doing. Your knowledge and understanding of so many countries and situations are immeasurable and valuable. See on the next video!
Great listening material!! Thanks for doing these Max!!))
Неким људима се неке ствари мижда не свиђају, можда нису ни тачне, али поштујем све што си рекао у видеу. Надам се да су ово ствари које могу да поправе живот људима, како у Русији, Србији, тако и људима широм свијета. Волио бих да напоменем, уз све што се догађа, да људи у Србији поштују и воле Русе. Све најбоље
Thank you for the wonderful video! As a Serbian from Belgrade I affirm everything you said. I hope you have a nice stay here despite some downfalls! :)
Hvala! Yes, I do:)
Thanks for the video. I am learning russian and this video helps me improve my russian language. ☘️
Russians and Serbs are Orthodox brothers. Over the centuries, Serbs and Russians have built spiritual and historical ties that are not easy to break. Greetings from Serbia.
Your videos are getting better and better. Both the text and the editing are cleaner and more organized. Thanks, keep it up!!!
Срби и Руси ... браћa заувек! 🇷🇸. ❤️ 🇷🇺
Обе нации пали
@@СырАрбузов да ты что?))) прям все до одного? жаль тебя
@@ksyushkarus жаль нации
@@СырАрбузов жаль тебя,тк от тебя веет нацизмом
@@ksyushkarus почему?
I love your channel. You speak at the perfect level where I still learn words but can get the gist of what youre saying
Пункт 13 - О Да! Это Правда. Я думал все в Москве будет говорить по Английски но это не так.
ПОЭТОМУ мне нужно выучить русский язык.
Спасибо Мах 💙❤️🙏
You are one of very few truth tellers, thank you my friend for your honesty. Most travelers only tell you the good bits and leave the important real stuff out.
Очень хороший канал!
Молодец ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for show us Serbia...I live in Argentina and not always it's possible make trip for world...and you show this so easy...only rest tanks for this...Saludos Max ...desde Argentina...learn any words on Russian day by day... Thanks 👍🇦🇷🌎
Про чай прямо-таки боль 😃 Я фанат чая, кофе не пью вообще. И помню прекрасно эту же беду в Испании, когда мы там жили. Заходим в их местный Ашан, который у них звался Alcampo, а там огрооооомный отдел с кофе, потеряться можно. И крошечный закуток с полкой с невкусным непонятным чаем.
Про курение - жуть. Такое в РФ было в мои подростковые годы, лет 20 назад. Помню, как мы ходили в рок-бар на концерты, приходили домой, а у нас даже, прошу прощения, носки и трусы насмерть пропахли. Я некурящая, и для меня это было ужасно.
Курение было большой проблемой в России в 1990-х годах, основной причиной высокой смертности от сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний, для которую западная пропаганда обвиняла высокое потребление алкоголя (на самом деле, в некоторых западноевропейских странах потребление на душу населения было выше, чем в России).
Я согласен с тем, что ты говоришь о том, что в России люди обычно не улыбаются. Я была в России много лет назад около 3 недель. Я была очень удивленна, потому что никто не улыбался. Однажды на улице я спросила информацию, и дама ответила с улыбкой. Я к этому уже не привыка и помню, что чуть испугалас!
В России есть пословица: "Смех без причины - признак дурачины".
Русские хранят улыбки для особых случаев
Я безумно люблю твои видосы Макс, всегда с нетерпением жду, когда выкладываешь новый. И подкасты и видосы всегда интересны, и как-то расширяется мой лексический запас так, что всего лишь один раз слышу новые слова от тебя. Изучение и развлечение одновременно. Жду вас в Будапеште, было бы круто проводить вас в моем родном городе, ты уже столько мест нам показал!
I've been to Budapest, fantastic place.
Good points, I will remember them when I travel to Serbia. Humans have habits which become their second nature. If all countries were exaclty the same then it would be very boring to travel internationally. What looks like a small sized coffee to you is good enough for serbs.In the same way when Americans travel to Europe the first thing they think of is that "why everyone here drives such a small car?" And then they notice the price of petrol in Europe😊
It is difficult to compare the ease of opening an account in your country and the country where you are a guest. Of course, it is not necessary to go to the post office to transfer money from one account to another, everything can be done online. Since you are not a resident in Serbia, there are restrictions on the available services that you can use.
Opening an account in Serbia and/or doing pretty much anything is a clusterfuck even if you are citizen like myself. I realized that when I came back and spent an entire fucking day at an Intesa bank. I think this corrupt government is still holding on to all the regulation that that asshole Mladjan Dinkic introduced when he was in charge.
For money transfer without paying taxes or any fee I'm using the app for betting. As you noticed but there's a lot of gambling places all over the country and if someone wants to send me the money from another city, he just go to the gambling place where I can do it (bcs some of them have noticed that and they made some restrictions but there's still some that doesn't have any restrictions), he goes inside and makes deposit into the my account and then I can withdraw, the money is available the same second when he makes deposit. I use it from one part of the city, just I don't need to go far away to collect my money.
Even Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia are networked so we can avoid international taxes and fees. That's called creativity 🤣
Actually no, I'm serían resident and opening an account was a nightmare, i spent easyly over one hour signing my name, i went crazy, the card had to be picked up at the bank, and yet another ordeal with that business, total he'll, not to mention that international transfer is impossible
@@oreradovanovi5204 Maybe you had such experience but that doesn't mean that all banks are like that. For me it was quite the opposite, everything was done quickly and with no aggro whatsoever. International bank transfers (SWIFT) are possible, what are you talking about.
@@dimakoudinov3525 easy, easy....
Привет из Сербии. Можна бит разница в чае, то что у нас чаем називаетса каждаја сушенаја трава, не толко зелени чаи. У нас традициа пит такие чаи, а зелени не так часта. Извини что у менја не рускаја клавиатура :)
Всё понятно, даже для человека не разговаривающего по сербски =)
Zašto čaj kada ima rakija? :) Volim Srbiju
@@Apheliont Он писал на русском, только пользуя сербскую клавиатуру.
А что это за правительственный сайт в Сербии, где приветствуют всех из России, Беларуси и Украины?
Владимир Высоцкий прекрасно объяснил эту ситуацию: " Будут с водкою дебаты,отвечай: " Нет,ребята,демократы, только чай!".
Most things are spot on. Regarding transportation, I'll start with trains first. The trains worked well until 1999 when the tracks were bombed in several locations, the country was under sanctions and the trains and tracks were practically abandoned and buses were used more. But that is slowly changing now, the Belgrade - Novi Sad railway has been renovated and modernized, and the speed has been increased from the previous 50 km/h to 200 km/h, and new Swiss Stadler Kiss double deckers and Stadler flirt trains were purchased and more is being planned. The Belgrade Novi Sad railway is part of the modernization of the railway which connects four of Serbia's largest cities, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Subotica, and connects Serbia with Hungary and Greece. The railway line Novi Sad - Subotica is in the process of renovation and modernization right now, and some parts towards Niš have started with renovation. Belgrade does not have a metro, even though it was planned decades ago, something would always get in the way of implementation, but the metro finally started construction this year and the first two lines are planned to be ready by 2028 (first) and 2030 (second). Belgrade has a kind of semi-metro "Beo Voz" (commuter rail) that connects the suburbs with downtown Belgrade, modernization and 4 new lines are planned. Buses work well throughout the country and there are all kinds of them, both old and new, and Belgrade and Novi Sad also have electric ones but the buses that go from one city to another city are much more modern than those that go only inside the city. Belgrade also has trams and trolleybuses and there are plans to buy new ones as well as build and extend new tram lines. Trams also existed in Novi Sad, Subotica, Niš and some other cities, but the government in the former Yugoslavia removed them for unknown reasons. As for tea, people in Serbia usually use tea when they are sick or in winter to warm up and these are usually chamomile, mint, thyme, milfoil, green tea, etc. In the east of our country there is a pearl of nature - Stara planina, where there are 1195 species of known plants, among which there are also wild types of fruits and medicinal plants, as well as on other mountains such as Rtanj, where you can find herbalists and various medicinal teas, teas are also can be found in "zdrava hrana (health food)" stores. Drinking coffee in cups while talking with family, friends, colleagues, etc. is our traditional ritual, the cups may be small but that is because the coffee in Serbia is quite strong. Regarding the digital services of the banks, I did not have any problems, but there may be differences with the local population and foreigners regarding those services. As for alcohol, Serbs like to drink a lot (especially rakija - serbian brandy, beer, wine...), but it is not part of our culture to be drunk in the middle of the street, people have a limit or if they get drunk, they always have a friend or family member with them to bring them safely home. In terms of security, Serbia is a fairly safe country and is safer than almost all Western European countries, which have become extremely unsafe, especially for women, although during Yugoslavia it was even safer and almost no one locked the front door. I love almost all of the listed things about Serbia they make it unique and its own, except for smoking and transport (which is already slowly improving). What I would like for us to apply from Russia is cleanliness and the fact that there is almost no graffiti at all, Russia is even cleaner than all European cities, the cleanliness of the huge cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg amazes me, I don't know if you have special laws for that.
@@geejay5751 Everybody here knows why Russia couldn't help us in 1990-s, no need to apologize. Those that will still say "why we need Russians, they didn't help us in 1990" also know that very well, but they are most often just NATO&West fanboys, who use that fact to stir anti-Russian feelings among huuuugely pro-Russian Serbs. You should avoid argument with them, they know the truth very well, they just choose to distort it for their purposes.
To sto se modernizuje trasa Bg Ns pa i do Subotice ne znaci nista kad je ostatak Srbije bukvalno zatvoren. Vozovi su bili tolko neprakticni da su ljudi sami prestali vecinski da koriste i mahom je ostala ta trasa Ns Bg najverovatnije zbog toga sto je bila najlaksa za odrzavanje. Istocna Srbija je skroz zatvorena npr. Zapad prakticno isto.
@@TheLocochico Mislim da će i ostati u doglednoj budućnosti tako. Eventualno će se obnoviti Barska pruga, kao bitna magistrala, plus pruga do Makedonije. Jednostavno, danas kad skoro svi imaju auto, kad ima toliko autoputeva ili se grade, ljudi su se odvikli od voza. Nema teorije da bi bilo isplativo graditi brze pruge bilo gde osim još prema Grčkoj, a obični vozovi više nisu tako privlačni kad imate svoj auto ili autobus koji staje gde hoćete.
@@MacakPodSIjemom Niko nece da se vozi krs vozovima koji kasne po 3 sata zato saobracaja nema. U tome je bila poenta mog izlaganja na likov komentar da se kod nas kao ulaze nesto. Jedini razlog zasto funkcionise BG-NS je kratka daljina i sto je cena do skoro bila mnogo manja nego bus. Ta "barska" pruga je tek posebna prica. Taj voz kao da putuje kroz prostor i vreme do svog cilja. Jednostavno zeleznice su jos 80ih postale nepozudane nema to veze sa bombardovanjem nego sa ne ulaganjem, ali se 80ih jos drzalo nekako. 90ih opstalo zbog cene, ali vec posle sankcija fakticki se urusilo. Sve je to produkt nemara drzave i lopovluka. Nije ta firma jedini primer imao ih milion. Poslednja je RTB Bor i Majdanpek. Izgradili pola Jugoslavije, ali bratija krala nenormalno, a nesposobna za rukovodjenje i onda sta se desilo? Prodali naravno. Svoje parce strpali u dzep. Kupac se bogati, a zemlja propada. Kinezi ce da razruse pola Istocne Srbije jer im se moze. Narod ima dve opcije. Da cuti i gleda ili da uzme motku u ruke i da pocne "seca knezova" samo umesto Turaka ovoga puta Srbi da seku svoje "knezove". Nazalost, ako se realno sagleda slika, nama kao zemlji drugog leka nema od potpunog reseta koji zahteva da se brutalno raskrsti sa sadasnjim rezimima. Sve i da sutra udjemo u EU to ce biti samo produzena agonije jer ce upumpati pare koje ce samo na kratko odloziti "pucanje balona". Nama treba sistem a ne pare
Специальных законов нет, просто хорошие жилищно-коммунальные службы, а дальше психология людей. Если вокруг чисто, то люди стремятся поддерживать чистоту. Если преобладает грязь, то люди со временем будут больше и больше мусорить. В России в большинстве с детства приучают убирать за собой мусор.
Cheers brother, hope you stay a long time.
Belgrade have both trams and trolleybuses, you mentioned only buses.There are newer buses but some are old.
For Chinese tea in Belgrade the best place is Chinese shopping center in New Belgrade. Very few people drink tea on daily basis here, coffee is the main choice of everyone, as someone noted we drink tea when we are ill or during winter
Hi, Max.
As a Belgrader, thank you very much for wonderful video.
A lot of the stuff you said really is true.
Smoking is part of the culture and even though I'm used to cigarette smoke from an early age, it's really ugly do see cigarette butts all over the place...
You're absolutely right about the coffee.
It's like a ritual, almost.
In the morning, before work, especially if you work from the office, you go to a Cafe, get a coffee and drink it, SLOWLY. Emphasis on the slowly. That's basically how people in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania get prepared for work XD
And it can last for some time XD
Regularly, we invite our family and friends, out and over, with the sentence : Ај, дођи на кафу.
( Come over for a coffee)
Which means a nice coffee drink x something sweet on the side.
And pleasant conversation. For a couple of hours.
You could be in the middle of working on something and unless there's an important deadline, there's always time for кафа.
Tea, on the other hand, is reserved for when you're sick, most of the time XDD
Or when you want a warm drink during the winter or just to relax.
But nothing too complicated.
What i really like about Russian tea culture is the diversity of teas and the samovars. I'll make sure to buy one when I visit Russia one day.
Unfortunately, train infrastructure has deteriorated since the fall of Yugoslavia. Although, as far as I know, we were always more reliant on busses than trains. But I think it'd getting a little better.
Also the Belgrade Bar train line, for years, is notorious for being a living hellscape. For years...
Up side:
It's cheap,
You can even get your car transported in a car wagon.
Down sides :
TAKES FOREVER
Notorious for breaking down
Really hot in the summer, when it's used the most because people are going to the seaside.
However, there's a huge fast railway plan from Budapest all the way to Niš, down south. Belgrade - Novi Sad is just the first phase. 😁
Those new railway tracks are Russian made. 😁🚂
I truly hope you're having a good time 😁
BTW, how do you find reading Serbian Cyrillic?
Also, regarding the Metro.
Belgrade was supposed to get one A LONG time ago but it kept being pushed back XD
Only now is there some progress.
They've just started building the first train depot south of Belgrade
Jebote tebi je "Rat i mir" ocigledno omiljena knjiga.
Пушење ти је брале одраз некултуре...чак и Турци су забранили пушење у затвореном простору
Трују људе око себе, из уста им смрди пиксла, дим у коси, у одећи...и све то као нема везе
@@joca1311 I to što kažeš ali je ustaljeno XD
Fantastic video! Thanks for the subtitles in Russian. Good editing too.
Well, you know, I am a Serb, and after your introduction I prepared myself for some quite unpleasant things that are going to follow. But no, everything you said about us is simply true, and so I think it safe to suppose that all your observations about Russia are accurate, as well. Actually, I know from my own experience, it is far from simple to get accustomed to a new country, and you sound quite lively enough, in spite of that still very fresh experience :) Thank you for another very nice video. Nicely informative as always, and what is especially dear to me, you walk the streets not far from my home, which I do not visit often enough. A big heart for you two, Max
Sve si ubo u sred srede :) Svaka čast :)
good to see you back Max!
Привет, я из Сербии.
Я сейчас объясню все пункты
1) Транспорт
У нас только строят метро, нельзя сравнивать Белград с Москвой. Метро очень дорогая инвестиция и нам не так нужен метро так как на автобусе можешь дойти до любого пункта. Остальные города по меньше очень маленькие и везде можно пешком. В Белграде и Новом Саде есть и автобус и трамвай и троллейбусы.
2) кофе. Да у нас много пьют кофе и он и где-то называется турецкий где-то домашний.
3) чай мы больше пьём когда болеем. Поэтому у нас нет много качественного чая
3) что касается свободы слова, у нас если ты не доволен чем то то мы забастовку устраиваем. Нам не особо нравится прайз, парад свободной ориентации.
4) слава, да это семейный праздник. У нас просто очень верят в Бога и все праздники связанные с Богам большое уважают чем обычные праздники
5) курение, я согласна с этим очень много курят и везде можно
6) безопасность, у нас и безопасность конечно хорошая, но у нас много цыган и беженцы из Сирии, вот они могут напасть, укрась
7) да мы улыбаемся и мы каждого с уважением относимся.
8) алкоголь, с этим я тоже согласна, есть большое таких люден в маленьких городах
9) банк. У нас электронные банки и все только сейчас развивается
Транспорт в России это совершенно другой уровень.
Дело даже не в Москве, даже в маленьких городах он часто очень хорошо организован. Правда эт может для нас города в 100-200тыс человек населением маленькие, как для Сеибии - не знаю. Ну и конечно с поправками на работу других служб - если зимой дороги чистят плохо, то появляются проблемы, и это касается Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга тоже.
Спасибо за такой приятный и вдохновляющий стиль обучения!
14:57 to be honest, i was always annoyed with how digitalization in Serbia doesn't follow the rest of European countries, but seeing now how easy it is to control how people can use their money after sanctions were introduced to Russia, I'm happy we still mainly use cash here and don't rely much on apps lol
Great video. Born and raised in Belgrade, and having lived in it most of my life, I confirm all individual points, I think I would tell most of them probably in the same words as you did.
I've never been to Russia so I can't say anything about the comparison to Russian way of life.
I've also never had a lesson of Russian in my life, but the way you speak is so clear and at a foreigner-friendly pace, that I could actually understand 80% without having to look at the English subtitles.
I want to also add that not only did the Serbian government say that all immigrants from all Slavic countries are welcome, but this is even more so the opinion and feeling among us, the everyday people. Everyone I know keeps saying "To su sve nasa slovenska braca", they are all our Slavic brothers, since the first day the fire conflicts started.
Most people here feel genuine compassion for all persons going through the similar suffering that we, the South Slavic people, were made to go through in the 90s. We hope that it all ends quickly and with least pain possible for everyone.
В Белграде есть Кућа чаја (Дом чая), где можно найти самые разные сорта чая, включая китайские, индийские и другие. У них есть несколько магазинов в городе.
Истина, био сам у Кући чаја у Београду. Поздрав из Подгорице
@@jovosedlar3395 you can buy some tea in Zelena pijaca in the Mall of Montenegro.
@@ittakirthank you my friend!
Finally ! , someone made about the difference between Serbian and Russia. I've been waiting this for a long time !
Thank you.
I did not remember order of your points so I will answer on some by order in which I remember them. But firstly let me say it is very honest and objective, all that you said.
Now, let me explain to you and maybe other people who plan on relocating to Serbia few of the thing you talked about.
1. Administration and banks - as a foreigner in Serbia paper work is huge and you must show at least once personaly for all documents you need,and after that you can appoint a lawyer or representative to do it for you. Banks for account openings, police for visa purpose etc will ask for personal attendence in order to comfirm that you are who you claim to be. Online it can't be 100% sure it is the person who's documents are sent the real person who is asking for those documents. There are possibilities to, lets nicely say trick the system online. And trust me if there is a chance to trick the system we will very fast know it and use it, and many shady foreigners try to exploit it. I was working for international company on foreigners questions and issues of relocation, documents, visas, accounts, taxes etc. It seems as a lot for you but is a good practice for a state.
2. Banks work times-there must be 1 of the branches of your bank in the center of Belgrade, New Belgrade or Zemun that is open till 7 pm. It is a rule. And you can do most of the things online after you open an account. But unfortunately most Western banks with well developted online systems and options are not willing to open an account to a Russian citizens. They will not tell you openly, but you will always need another document and that paper and this paper until you give up. There are , on the other hand, some banks that can give you that option if you know how to do it and know people. I did it for few of my new Russian neighboors as a welcome to Serbia.
3. Tea - good one (over 80 different types from different coutries encluding China) you can buy here even online:
www.smalltree.rs
www.relaxandbeauty.rs/sr
and/or drink here:
www.kucacaja.rs
List of all places in Belgrade for tea drinkers is found here:
www.planplus.rs/beograd/cajdzinice
Hope it was helpfull 😉. All the best!
I enjoyed your video.🎉🎉🎉
Love from Greece!!❤
Actually u can do anything at home by your bank app, but many people in Serbia just don't do this.
Also we drink tea but not so much in cafe. There is so many serbian teas but we do not drink chinese tea, indian, ... and we do it at home. In most cases we drink tea when we got ill 😅 But everything else is one hundred procent true. Greaating from Serbia ❤💪
Привет из Сербии, из Нового Сада. Я учусь в Москве и живу там, Сейчас я приехала в Сербию и если тебе что-то надо моя сеьмя рада помочь!!!❤Я выучила русский язык с вашей помощью😊
Привет Макс! Спасибо за ещё одно отличное видео! Кстати у нас в Салониках (в Греции) есть те же самые автобусы и эти автобусы тоже очень сильно трясутся. Говорят, что эти автобусы сделаны в СССР. 😀
😁
Ovo je poprilično površno i vidi se da za 4 meseca nisi baš najbolje upoznao Srbe i Srbiju, s druge strane, vrlo lepo opažaš.Nadam se da ti je u Srbiji lepo i da ćeš imati dovoljno vremena za još puno videa.I bilo bi lepo da ubaciš srpski prevod. Sve najbolje i lep pozdrav
Pa ne znam, ja zivim ovde, cini mi se da je sve poprilicno tacno...
What is superficial? Smoking is allowed indoors, which is a barbaric practice.
Привет. Ты очень хорошо сказал про Сербию. Сам Серб из Беогада, живу в Екатеринбурге. Всего хорошего 🇷🇸🇷🇺
Thank you Max. Everything you say очень очень интересно. Всего наилучшего Вам и Юлии. Можете ли вы время от времени рассказывать нам о своей работе и возможностях работы в Сербии в целом?
Был я в Белграде в 1972 году . Дружные люди. Встретил с неким-то Борисом, журналист в Сербским журнале «Политика», который меня дал ночлежку в своей квартире пока я там. Он меня показал самая знаменательная улица в столицу, приятная улица кафе и деревьев ( к сожалению забью имена )
Скадарлија
Привет из Норвегии от одного Серьба который давно учил русский язык в школе а сейчас смотрит ролики на русском каждый день! Спасибо за Ваш ролик! Очень понравилось всё что вы сказали потому что по моему мнению всё это правда. Подписался на канал и нажмал like кнопку!) :
There is no metro in Serbia because everywhere u go u need about 15-20 minutes, 30-40 if u live somewhere really far. So mostly people are using bus or a tram, which is pretty fast and convenient. Most of people in Serbia have cars and by car u can reach anywhere in the city within 10mins, in capital within 35 mins if u catch a traffic jam. Just from city to another city is like 25 mins by car, why do we need a metro 😄 I don't live in Serbia, i live in China, Guangzhou, they have over 20 metro lines just in this city and I'm using it every day, here is convenient for the metro because streets are too crowded, city is huge with population over 20-25 million, but in Serbia is completely opposite.
odlicnie objasnjenie :) haha
True. Even Belgrade is very walkable. The bus, trolley, and tram services are perfectly sufficient for getting from one end of the city to another, too, so there's really no need for a subway system at all.
Great video :) GLad you are enjoying Serbia. I think it will be great for other people thinking of moving to see this.
Thank you for covering our country, I really like everything you've said, it's true.
As for the banking, I think that the situation depends on the bank itself, with my bank I only had to go in person to open an account a and to pickup a new card, everything else I do using the app or the website. It could be that your bank has the options you're looking for, but does not advertise or inform people about them.
You speak so clearly, thank you
Большое спасибо, Макс. Очень интересное видео, как всегда. Узнать о Сербии и России по сравнению - очень хорошяя идея!
So glad to hear your comments on tea.
good point about the transport. belgrade desperatelly needs a metro, and it doesn't look like it will get its first line this decade. the cities like novi sad or nis are small enough for the buses to do the trick, but both could actually use a few tram lines. they actually used to exist before, but got discontinued during yugoslav times, because the authorities somehow thought that buses would be more versatile and economical. but it's the intecity train travel is probably the most pressing issue. people have just grown out of custom to even use it, since the railways were already desperately outdated and underfunded by the 80s, before the war. i'm not surprised that someone from russia, where the distances between places are long and the cities large, would be acustumed to better rail service. but in serbia, the focus on individual cars and buses has been going on for way too long, unfrotunatelly
We have to have bad transportation and horrifying bureaucracy, so that we never forget that there is also evil in the world :D
They started to build the first line, two are planed to be finished until the '28 with addition of the BG Voz (Belgrade Train) there will be 3 lines in the 6 years. After that I do believe that will expand. Next, Belgrade - Novi Sad line is finished, that will be the part of the Belgrade - Budapest completely new line and after that the builds will go to the south towards the Tesaloniki, but North Macedonia needs to do their part and Greeks will do their because its short. All of that is part of the Chinese silk road, China is the owner of the both biggest ports in the Greece, Athens and Tesaloniki and for starters they will connect Tesaloniki but I believe that they will build Athens - Tesaloniki line as well, so it's in their interest to have fast and reliable transportation from their ports to the Europe. Not to mention that China is planning to build in Serbia big regional storage facility from where they can ship anything, basically that's the plan.
Here is metro :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade_Metro
Regarding transportation the trains worked well until 1999 when the tracks were bombed in several locations, the country was under sanctions and the trains and tracks were practically abandoned and buses were used more. But that is slowly changing now, the Belgrade - Novi Sad railway has been renovated and modernized, and the speed has been increased from the previous 50 km/h to 200 km/h, and new Swiss Stadler Kiss double deckers and Stadler flirt trains were purchased and more is being planned. The Belgrade Novi Sad railway is part of the modernization of the railway which connects four of Serbia's largest cities, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Subotica, and connects Serbia with Hungary and Greece. The railway line Novi Sad - Subotica is in the process of renovation and modernization right now, and some parts towards Niš have started with renovation. Belgrade does not have a metro, even though it was planned decades ago, something would always get in the way of implementation, but the metro finally started construction this year and the first two lines are planned to be ready by 2028 (first) and 2030 (second). Belgrade has a kind of semi-metro "Beo Voz" (commuter rail) that connects the suburbs with downtown Belgrade, modernization and 4 new lines are planned. Buses work well throughout the country, they are well connected and there are all kinds of them, both old and new, and Belgrade and Novi Sad also have electric ones but the buses that go from one city to another city are much more modern than those that go only inside the city. The new main bus and train stations are under construction, so until they are finished, they contribute a lot to the chaos in transport. Belgrade also has trams and trolleybuses and there are plans to buy new ones as well as build and extend new tram lines. Trams also existed in Novi Sad, Subotica, Niš and some other cities, but the government in the former Yugoslavia removed them for unknown reasons.
@@amarillorose7810 you explained much better than I was, congrats. You need to invest your time to do proper research (regarding years and future plans, I knew that already existed but I didn't know how many of them and info such as the speeds before and after).
I just wanted to prize you for doing a great job
Edit: šta i što obrisa komentar?
@@rebellion-starwars Hvala. Ništa nije obrisano, verovatno youtube opet skriva komentare, mnogi se žale na to.
I am from Serbia and I lived in Russia for three years. This is a very good presentation of differences!
Тоже разница в отношении к детям. В Сербии уважают детей на много больше чем в России. Сколько я понял, это касается школы тоже.
Думаю, да!
@@RussianWithMax В каком смысле? Не могли бы вы объяснить это немного подробнее, пожалуйста?
Hello Max, so, so happy to see you again, Mazeltov for you and Julia, congratulations
So, he isn't Russian.
В Белграде есть очень маленькая система "метро" под названием "BGВоз". Главный вокзал находится под памятником Вуку Караджичу.
Эта линия не может работать, потому что наши правительственные гении убрали пути, по которым ходили грузовые поезда между Панчево и центральной Сербией. Теперь все это проходит через туннель, поэтому невозможно иметь поезда метро и регулярное расписание метро между Вуком и Новым Белградом. Чертовы воры.
Excellent report !
1. Транспорт, практично је све тачно што си рекао, додуше у Београду је напокон почео да се гради метро, и прва линија се може очекивати негде за 3-4 године, као и брзи пруга која наставља да се гради до Суботице и границе за Мађарском, али да железница је у очајном стању, возови су стари и често прљави, ситуација са аутобусима често није много боља и осим Београда ни један град нема чак ни трамваје, и ако су раније имали.
2. Слобода изражавања, делимично си у праву, а делимично не. Можда све изгледа лепо као странцу који живи ту 4 месеца, али није баш тако, као ни по питању демократије, али ако се посматра тренутно ванредно или "ратно" стање у Русији и стање у Србији онда да, овде тренутно постоји већа слобода изражавања. Увек кажем да је за сагледавање нечег, најбоље гледати из више различитих перспектива, и "некад се од дрвета не види шума", зато кад се и оцењује стање неког друштва осим унутрашњег добро доће и спољашњи "feedback" и онда са погледима из више перспектива можеш донети прецизнији суд.
Срби имају 101 разлог да подржавају Русију, и то најмање има везе са Путином или Украјином то су унутрашње ствари и конструктивна улога Русије у нашим односима (и ако остављам простора да иста да Русија није конструктивна са неким другим држава и да они имају другачија искуства са Русијом) и то је можда веома важно да разумете, просечан Србин "навија или воли" из различитих разлога и побуда Путина/Русију/Русе и сигурно нема везе са тим како је стање корупције, бирократије, слободе или нечег другог на локалу у Русији.
Такође се надам да ћемо успети упркос ужасним притисцима са свих страна и претњама санкцијама да останемо "неутрални" и да не уводимо никакве санкције Русији, као и да прихватимо и пожелимо добродошлицу било коме из Белорусије, Украјине и Русије, без обзира на политичку оријентацију или било које ставове, све док ти људи имају минимум поштовања и уважавања за Србију.
3. "Људи у Србији проводе више времена са породицом", на ово не знам прави одговор, мислим да је веома индивидуално, ако долазиш из великог руског града у мањи српски град онда се вероватно може стећи такав утисак, не знам ни сам, шта је тачан одговор да на то питање. Што се тиче слава, да то је један од најважнијих дана за већину људи у Србији и већина слави славе, где се долазе рођаци, породица, пријатељи, поготово су популарне славе Свети Никола, Свети Јован на зиму, када се споје са осталим новогодишњим празницима, онда Срби практично непрекидно нешто славе од 19. децембра до краја Јануара. 😁
4. Да, кафу практично сви пију, и утисак већине странаца било да долазе из Америке, Русије или Западне Европе је "кад ови људи раде?", јер су запрепашћени количином кафића у којима људи седе и пију кафу или нешто друго, и генерално вероватно на целом Балкану се живи спорије у односу на остатак Европе или Русије. Такође скоро па сваки град или место у Србији ће имати, корзо или кафиће, кафане, ресторане или посластичарнице у центру града где људи поготово лети могу да седе и пију кафу, једу или разговарају и то је веома популарно код нас, било код младих тако и код старијих људи. Лично, ја највише волим турску/црну/домаћу кафу која се нажалост не може баш свуда наручити у граду, поготово у "fancy" кафићима, где углавном служе еспресо, макијато, и разне друге кафе, али турска кафа је ипак нешто специфично што се ретко може пронаћи у Западној Европи.
5. Чај, он није толико популаран код нас као на пример у Русији или Турској, али ту и тамо пијемо и чај, можда много више преко зиме и кад смо евентуално када смо прехлађени, болесни или тако нешто, али овако спонтано да неко дође у кафић или на неки састанак и да наручи чај, ретко...
6. Пушење, све си тачно рекао. Иначе пошто сада доста Руса или Украјинаца праве влогове о животу у Србији, приметио сам да сви ово спомињу, а такође ово је случај и са туристима или странцима са Запада који су такође изненађени овим, јер је пушене строго регулисано у њиховим земљама, а и цигарете су веома скупе. Имамо и чак неке законе, поготово што морамо да их усклађујемо са прописима ЕУ, али то је практично мртво слово на папиру, и важи само у теорији, често се може у кафићима наћи сто за пушаче директно поред стола за непушаче који нису ни на један једини начин одвојени један од другог, просто је комично, али је тако... хд
Проблем је што су то навике људи, које се јако јако тешко мењају и веома споро, и самим тим спровођење таквих мера осим што негде може бити непрактично и скупо (кафићи) често је и непопуларно код великог броја људи, али ја се слажем са тобом.
7. Безбедност у целој Србији, мада ово је правило за већину земаља на Балкану је веома добро, и људи се осећају безбедно. Када сам путовао по Италији, Немачкој, Чешкој па чак и Мађарској био сам изненађен да виђам стално војнике и специјалце "наоружане до зуба" у пуној опреми по трговима, улицама. То је наравно последица тероризма и великог броја напада, који су се дешавали и у Русији и у Западној Европи.
Хвала Богу, ми таквих проблема немамо. И оно што примећују, поготово Американци али и неки други западњаци, јесте да се у већини случајева овде можеш шетати сам по граду у 2 или 3 ујутро после изласка без проблема, као и да нема некаквих "забрањених делова града" који се избегавају или у које се не залази... То је чест случај на западу, поготово у Америци, да ли тога има и у Русији не знам.
8. Људи су овде веома дружељубиви, и нема неке велике разлике да ли је реч о Србији, Црно Гори, Босни или било којој другој земљи на Балкану, и није реткост да те потпуно непозната особа ако види да си странац, позове у кућу, на ручак или да ти покаже град, генерално врло лако се могу склопити познанства и комуникација није тешка.
9. Алкохол, хмм ахахах, не знам. Срби доста пију, старији људи чак често после или пре ручка попију по једну или две ракије, и то је онако доста чест случај, такође пије се по кафићима, сплавовима, парковима на клупама и игралиштима, тако да, ако ниси срео пијану особу или неког пијанца, рекао бих да си имао среће, додуше у 90% случајева те неће дирати, и можеш само да прођеш својим путем, али то није реткост видети по градовима, додуше можда ниси ишао по правим местима или у право време хд
10. Дигитализација, све си у праву.
11. Вожња, занимљиво 😁, многи ће рећи да се не осећају безбедно поготово у Београду. То људи имају често репутацију да возе хаотично, да је увек неки хаос и да је веома непријатно и за возаче и за пешаке, али овде бих рекао да баш зависи од града до града, као и у Русији. За возаче на северу, нпр. Суботица ће рећи да су веома добри, да стају на пешачке прелазе, да поштују правила и чак да су некад "спори", а онда како се крене на југу, већ у Новом Саду, већ постаје правило да се људи заустављају на булевару, упале 4 жмигавца и оду до продавнице (најчешће јер нема довољно паркинг места и стално је гужва). То је незамисливо на северу, а онда дође Београд и то је права лудница:Д
12. Тачно.
13. Језик, да велики број људи у Србији има барем неко знање најчешће енглеског али и других језика као што су француски, немачки итд. Чак бих рекао мало нескромно, да по питању знања страних језика смо вероватно једни од бољих у Европи, можда је Холандија, Белгија и тако неке земље испред, али већина других земаља не. У Француској, Италији па и Шпанији већина људи или не знам или и ако зна неће ти одговорити на енглеском, чак ни на туристичким местима што сам био изненађен поготово у Италији, али са тим сам се срео и у Мађарској и Немачкој. Срби имају обавезан предмет енглески, у задњих 10-так година већ од првој разреда основне школе и поред тога од 4. разреда уче још један страни језик, тако да је то два страна језика. Али на знање енглеског такође вероватно утиче и то што велики број млађих срба раде послове преко интернета "Freelance", доста њих емигрира у Немачку, Аустрију и друге земље и очекује се од њих минимум да знају енглески, а и немачки је веома популаран тренутно у земљи.
Већина људи до 40-50 година зна барем нешто енглеског и странац се може релативно лако споразумети.
Уживај у Србији, све најбоље:)
Odlicno si napisao Dušane 😀
In Russia it’s pretty safe at night as well, especially in Major cities like Moscow. But be careful and try to avoid drunk guys. I would say, most of the people you can meet at 2 am at night are drunk. Probably you will not be robbed, but they can start fight with you.
In 90s - 2000s you could be robbed even on daylight but now it is very rare.
I think now chances that you can be killed is higher than you will be robbed.
Za ovo sa terorizmom, za to je kriv Zapad. Evo ti Svedska kao primer, uvozi migrante pod izgovorom da su to izbeglice iako ih je 90% vojno sposobni muskarci (citaj: bili bi dezerteri, samo sto to naravno nisu jer vecinom nisu iz ratnih zona). Onda kad prave sranja to se sve zataskava jer moramo biti vise woke od (ubaci drugog idiota), migranti obili, ukrali, prebili, silovali, nema veze, zataskace to mediji. Skupe se i deru se ,,ako necete da prihvatite islam sto ste nas dovodili?" i to se prihvata pod maskom multikulturalizma i pod krivicom belaca jer su belci. Pa kad padne seca glave na trgu u sred bela dana onda ju pa kako, pa zasto?
Kod nas kad naprave sranje dobiju po labrnji. Jedno vreme su bili aktivni ali kad su videli da ih ljudi ne vole a vlast ne stiti (stite pred kamerama samo) onda su se smirili. Upadali u kuce, tukli i krali dok nisu krenula lesenja. Sad samo jedni druge tuku i kolju
какой уровень для этого видео Max,спасибо
It would be great to meet you guys...You are awesome!!!!
Really cool video! It's interesting to hear your observations. I'm from Croatia but I live in Mexico so you can imagine the differences between those two countries 😁🇲🇽
Pozdrav prijatelju 🤘
Здравствуйте! Следующий пункт, номер 14, заключается в том, что граффити практически везде, куда бы вы ни посмотрели. Я не думаю, что то, что показано в видео, можно считать "стрит-артом" по любым меркам. Разве граффити не считается вандализмом в Сербии? Thanks for another interesting video!
No, it's not considered as vandalism, people just ignore it (people think that youngsters are fooling around and nobody cares about it).
Yes, it is vandalism, but everybody, including authorities, just gave up fighting against it. We are very, very democratic/anarchic people, and an average Serb is very much like "it's my right to do whatever I want, who's to stop me?" So, if you dare to stop somebody ruining the wall of your building with his "art", you are going to be treated as someone who tries to encroach on his rights.
@@MacakPodSIjemom I learned long ago, that one of the traits of the Serbian people is to communicate and express their opinion (often effusively). Some of the government designated "graffiti walls" display incredible murals, but I think much of the political graffiti must be received as controversial. Thank you for answering my question!
@@razminka.7522 There are a lot of politically controversial graffiti there, often there is a "graffiti war" between opposing political options. As well as opposing football clubs' fans. Most of that is just idiotic repeating of a few slogans, often using stencils to draw. It all just ruins our neighborhoods, but fighting against it is all but impossible.
@@MacakPodSIjemom The only plus with political graffiti is that 'paint and chalk' is better than fists. Take care and thanks again for your candor.
Love your video! Very balanced and fair.
Очень интересные замечания, надеюсь, что сербское правительство принимает их к сведению 👍
That is interesting Max, especially about the tea and coffee.
Love the videos!
Are you planning to do a video all in Serbian? Would be fun to see how far you've come :D
+Milos Ceko Nece ovaj da nauci nista, njemu je Zapad cilj, ovo mu je samo usputna stanica, zapamtice da kaze, Dobar dan, hvala, molim lepo itd.
Awesome video! 👍🏾
транспортная проблема:
Макс, покупай машину, лады здесь дешевые, здесь можно купить 2107 или 2112 в отличном состоянии за 6-700€.
если вы хотите что-то крутое, вы также можете найти 2101 или 2103.
проблема с курением:
начать курить.
Чайная проблема:
начни пить кофе вместо чая.
как продвигается ваше изучение сербского языка?
простите мой русский, прошло 20 лет с тех пор, как я учил его в школе.
😂😂😂 e ako si mu reko
😂😂😂 e ako si mu reko
Thank you, it's a very helpful video.
Coffee to go? Coffee to go where? 🤣Serbian people are seldom in a rush to go anywhere and can sit and have their coffee 😁
During the 1990s, when Serbia was under Western sanctions and coffee became either horribly expensive or unavailable, Serbs took to drinking tea instead. Btw, the "grass" you refer to in this delightful and 90% accurate video, are the many varieties of *herbal* teas or tisanes that we do drink -- and not only when ill with a cold or a stomach ache, etc. Privet from a Belgrader in Canada! Am looking forward to visiting Russia for the first time ever next summer. 🙂 За победу! ❤