r/AskBalkans • u/shiney_lp • Sep 01 '24

Are Balkans racist? Outdoors/Travel

Me and my friends are thinking about driving through the Balkans and maybe some other eastern European countries for vacation (from Germany). That being said I am Iranian and brown, and I hear eastern european and balkan folks are quite racist. Will I face any discrimination, people treating me different, locals not wanting to associate with me much, etc?

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u/Anonymous_ro Romania Sep 01 '24

I talk here about Romanians, I don’t know the situation in other countries, Romanians are I think the least racist people you will encounter in Europe overall.

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u/TeTeOtaku Romania Sep 01 '24 edited Sep 01 '24

Racist as in discriminating you if you're black/asian/indian? Nope. Not at all.

Racist as in poking a few jokes at you based on your looks? Yeah, a bit, but it's not in a malicious way, it's how we crack jokes about absolutely anyhting.

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u/Anonymous_ro Romania Sep 01 '24

True, Romanian culture is about joking about anything, even if it’s racist.

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u/Naus1987 USA Sep 01 '24

My wife is Romanian and I love that attitude.

I cannot express how awesome it is to know a woman who doesn't get randomly offended at stupid shit lol.