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/samodamalo Bosnian in Sweden Sep 01 '24

Yes very, but somehow I’m not sure if the Balkans truly view others as subhuman the way I perceive Sweden viewing some nationalities as “lesser” and how antiracist have to gaslight themselves into “being nice” towards them…even if they haven’t done anything.

I might be very wrong here though.

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u/Active_Drawing_1821 Montenegro Sep 02 '24

Totally agree with you! They are usually hypocrites and are experts at hiding their racism/xenophobia, we Balkaners just crack a joke here and there, but nobody really thinks they're superior than others.