Why this American chose Serbia for life

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Published 2024-07-01
Meet Raleigh. He is an American who has lived and worked in Thailand, Costa Rica, and Slovakia, but chose Serbia as his home. He has been living here for 10 years. He works as an English teacher, hosts craft beer tours, and plays country and blues music. He shared with me why he feels more free and happy in Serbia than in America, what is similar between Serbs and Americans, and what is the most unconventional food festival in Serbia. Enjoy!

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:39 First impressions of Belgrade Serbia
01:44 Serbian language for an American
05:11 Slava on St. Patrick's Day
06:31 Three best and worst things in Serbia
09:54 Srpski zet
10:43 Best food festivals in Serbia
12:29 Crazy story In Balkans
15:09 Serbia and America

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All Comments (21)
  • @kraljibi
    My opinion is that when we say "Fuck the USA" most Serbs mean the USA administration, not the USA people.
  • @djape1977
    There's an American mechanic here living in Belgrade for like past 20 years. He met a Serbian woman in the US, they got married and moved to Serbia. After some years they got divorced, she went to the US and he stayed in Belgrade. He runs his own mechanic's workshop and says he has no interest in going back to the US.
  • @milosJoe93
    I am native Serbian , born on South, so if this makes you happy , i dont know Padezi as well xD I'm born without it
  • i am from switzerland i live in novi sad for 10 years and i loved it here aswell :)
  • @DP-ky4wz
    Russian and American together. Friends. That is the way. Right way. In Serbia. I love it. Greetings from Serbian in Australia.
  • @GA_ME
    One more awesome guest. I like that guy. You are rocking bro!
  • @alexglanz7406
    Grew up with lots of Serbs and Croats in Chicago ('60s) Lots of fights, but great food and great work ethic. Most of the steel workers on the south side were Serbs and Czechs. I spent time in Yugoslavia, hitchhiking. It was beautiful then. Much luck and I am happy that Serbia is again peaceful. Great interview!
  • @Pisovac
    Svaka cast na ideji kanala, odgledao sam svaki klip i imam osecaj da mogu da ih gledam svakodnevno danima. Samo nastavi ovako, sa srecom..
  • @huaqwe
    Wow ! I'm really surprised that the author of the channel is not Serbian ! I would never have thought he was Russian if he hadn't said that in this clip ! Maybe you can make a clip about your story?
  • @robertA19754
    I think I’m the Canadian version of this guy.
  • @Munzaba
    Haha (trucker here) I'm watching this and I'm currently 26 miles away from "Godfrey" aaaaa 😀😀😀💪
  • @__-bc4bs
    Cool, Wellcome to Serbia Brate. 😎👍🎸🇺🇸🇷🇸🇷🇺
  • @gazibengazi
    As a Serbian, I've watched many YouTube videos about Serbia with similar content, where foreigners are interviewed in Serbia. However, yours stands out significantly in terms of quality and has set new standards. I'm not sure if it's because of your choice of interviewees or your way of conducting conversations, but your content is top-notch, and many could learn from you. Best regards!
  • @m1k4c
    It's awesome hearing foreigners and their perspectives - these little details they notice about some culture when they come from other places - jebiga, popizdeti, women being boss and men being guests in their homes, sneakers thingy, food thing, all those things we never even notice. Probably you neither, being from Slavic country. Though, you did notice "vukojebina", which is kind an awesome word ;D
  • @Ragmon1
    Keep the videos coming, this is really nice to watch. Hail from Subotica.
  • @nikolarajic9042
    Good interview👍keep up with the excellent work. I LIKE the content a lot
  • @vitas5995
    I've been living in America for almost 30 years, and this is getting old, it's not the same place anymore, thinking about Serbia a lot!
  • @MadisonLamchop
    Your guest speaking about Serbia, he sounds JUST like my friend Joel… I wonder if theyre related. Also him living in Serbia for ten years, its funny that he still dresses the attire of an American, i love it.
  • Very level headed, rational interviewee. Keep up the good work @AtticLife !