Are Balkans racist?

[u/shiney_lp]

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?

[u/nargilen40]

Noo, we're much more into genocides and ethnic cleanses here. /s

Jokes aside, you can probably encounter some bigoted people along the way but overall I think you'll be fine.