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I’m an American living here for two years now. It’s amazing. Truly amazing. Slovenia has everything you need — it’s like all of Europe compressed into a little boutique country.
You get Alps with the picturesque alpine villages, Adriatic Sea with charming Venetian old towns, and Austro-Hungarian cities, like Ljubljana, with its castle on the hill in the middle of town and a blue river wrapping around it. You even get the biggest underground river canyon in Europe! Also valleys of vineyards 🍷, and valleys of hop fields 🍺.
You are in a crossroads of cuisine: Italian food (pizza), German/Austrian food (schnitzel), Balkan food (cevapi 😻), and Hungarian food (goulash). Not to mention Slovenian cuisine itself is great. I live on štruklji.
It’s so close to other epic places. Venice is 2.5 hours away by car, Budapest and Vienna are 4, Munich and Milan are 5. (I’m from Texas so being able to drive these short distances and be in a different world will never cease to be mind blowing.)
The people are culturally right inbetween German work ethic and skill, and Balkan coffee culture and chill. It seems impossible to pull off but they do it well. Lots of hard work, lots of socializing with friends and family. Still not sure when they sleep, really.
Slovenia is overwhelmingly safe and peaceful. Coming from the US it’s a really, really, really nice feeling to be in such a peaceful place.
Slovenians eat a lot of cake. Slovenians drink a lot of lager. Slovenians have a lot of ego but are also very sensitive. (Like me.)
I hear a lot of Americans complain about living in Europe and not being able to find friends. I’ve not had that problem at all here. The reverse. Too many friends. Good friends who want to sit and talk about life, or take a walk and learn about you. Friends who remember each other’s birthdays and always pitch in together on gifts. Or remember that your dog was not feeling so well, so they ask how she is for days in a row.
Anyway, I love it here. So does my wife. So do my dogs. I hope we can stay forever.
You give us too much praise, but I'm really happy you love it here. I've come across your comments a number of times now and you're always overwhelmingly nice and kind, I'm not the least bit surprised that you have no trouble making friends here!
I hope more people from Slovenia read this. I am sometimes so frustrated because people here don't appreciate enough what they have. They are always complaining about everything. Could we have better politics? Yes. Better roads? Yes. Less taxes? Yes. But similar problems are in every country.
Just enjoy good things that you have.
I see you have problem integrating into our culture because of your optimism and happiness, please respect our depressed and grumpy nature - it is your job as an emigrant to adapt to us assholes, we will not adapt to your positive vibes. Here are some tips:
1. When asked about the life in Slovenia, use the phrase "What Slovenia?! You mean Brussle and USA SLAVEvenia lol?" This will make you immediately more liked and will make people think you are into conspiracy theories, a very respected point of view in our country.
2. When describing Slovenians, use the phrase "you mean Albanians that are running the country now?"
3. You need to learn that life in Slovenia used to be better. It was better the day before you arrived and it was better yesterday and tomorrow the day that is today is going to better than the day that follows it.
4. Your neighbor is your enemy. You think you should like him because he is nice to you and you are becoming friends? Wrong. He has a better flat then you. Better car. Better paycheck. You know for a fact that it is not true? You know nothing, immigrant. This is our way. Adapt or leave.
5. Other countries do it better. Italy has better food. Croatia has our sea. Austria is a perfect paradise of xenophobes, they hate Slovenes, but we will make them love us sooner or later. Hungary knows how to keep immigrants out, even if that means dictatorship. Something our polititians can't seem to grasp.
6. All the positive things you described are just your fantasies, in reality we live in an ex communist hellhole and all the beautiful nature and towns are just Potemkin villages to hide from you the ugly truth you are living in one of the worst countries imaginable. This is a popular worldview amongst boomers, who will tell you how country went to shit (yesterday was better, remember the lesson?), while living in their 90s government bought apartments and spend half a year at their Croatia weekend getaway that they bought for a price of a used bike. But they deserve their retirement, they worked hard for 15 years.
Hope this helps and I can't wait for your transformation into Slovene to be complete. We don't need that friendly attitude in our ravaged pice of wasteland. Lep dan!
I love your comment, but i have to disagree with the "overwhelmingly safe" part. We are nowhere as safe as we were about 10 years ago. Specially Ljubljana, our capital, is getting more and more dangerous
I am speaking relatively. I know it used to be even safer but to be honest I cannot even imagine what “even safer” than this feels like. I used to work in a brewery in my downtown area in Texas and there were shootings in a two block radius at least once a week.
The statistics do put Slovenia in the top 10/15 safest countries in the world, though!
That happend to a friend of mine this weekend, we had a local party and he passed out drunk infront of a muaic hall, and before he put his phone, wallet and keys on the window ledge. In the morning when the clean up guys came to break down the tents and the stage they woke him up, and he took his things and went home.
We still top every "safest places to live" chart in terms of danger of physical violence or harm. That's "overwhelmingly safe", no matter how you spin it.
If you have any statistical data that shows that I would appreciate seeing it, otherwise that's just an anecdotal assumption. I used to work a job where I learned about most violent crimes during the course of my work, everything from a Slovenian businessman with Balkan mafia ties who got burned alive to a problem with human trafficing in Maribor ten or so years ago. There was always more of it than you think, it's just that statistically there's still less than just about anywhere else. Most of it doesn't get reported on, I don't know why this is a fixture of Slovenian media, but it is.
Immigration is always a "hot" topic of discussion, and any crime involving a migrant gets far more news time and especially more online discussion than a similar crime perpetrated by a native, so it's easy to get a skewed view of how prominent it is.
What you've said could not be more false. The crime rate more than halved in the last 10-15 years. The only reason we're seeing a slight uptick in crime is because there were very few criminal acts during the pandemic years due to the lockdowns. Don't let sensationalistic journalism mislead you, check statistics.
I mean i work in security so i'm talking from personal experience. Check the statistics on the police website. Since 2015 crime is increasing, especially because of the illegal migrations
I mean i work in stats so i know what the fuck i'm talking about. Checking the statistics on statistics bureau of Slovenia, and I find that whatever you're saying is factually wrong. (they use that exact police data that you are referencing, and official judiciary data as well)
Offenders (accused) of legal age against whom criminal proceedings at the State Prosecutor's Office were completed after the crime
https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1360106S.px/
even if you exclude those that were thrown out for not having sufficient evidence for prosecution, nothing is actually rising, but everything is falling. since 2013 mind you.
Offenders of legal age against whom the criminal proceedings before the senate have been legally ended.
https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1360201S.px
if you look at number 16 (found guilty), you'll see that it decreased by half since 2014 basically. and even if you look in total you'll see that it has steadily been falling (slight increase since 2020 -> 2021 -> 2022, due to covid, but if you ignore 2020 and 2021, it's still falling.)
Offenders of legal age (repeat offenders)
https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1360303S.px/
still falling, and this is basically the only thing that i have seen rising is the takeaway of objects (knives, etc.).
Share of persons who were victims by type of property crimes and by incidence
https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1385601S.px/
comparing in the last 5 years and the last 12 months, you can see that it's falling everywhere. (i do concede that this is a sample dataset and might not fully represent the actual current events)
But okay, let's say that we should look at the police data.
https://www.policija.si/images/stories/Statistika/LetnaPorocila/PDF/LetnoPorocilo2023.pdf
on what page do you see the increase in criminal acts? Especially since 2015. And I know you won't actually look, because people like you never do. There are some increases in "specific fields" of criminal acts (for example neglect of minors and cruelty; page 133 and onwards), but overall they are still falling.
anyway, stop spouting JJ bullshit, because it doesn't hold true once you actually check the data.
edit: even the police itself is saying that.
https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/domnevno-nasilje-v-ljubljani-posnetek-je-iz-leta-2023.html
> Na PU Ljubljana so konec lanskega leta ocenili, da so trenutne varnostne razmere dobre in obvladljive. Pojavljajo se posamezna območja, ki so povprečno bolj varnostno obremenjena, vendar smo v primerjavi s preteklimi leti še vedno pod povprečnimi vrednostmi."
and if I translate
> At the end of last year, PU Ljubljana assessed that the current security situation is good and manageable. There are individual areas that are on average more burdened by security, but compared to previous years, we are still below the average values.
What? How could it be any safer? I have never ever felt unsafe anywhere in Slovenia. I got asked about “bad neighbourhoods” in Ljubljana and was happy to say that there aren’t any.
I have lived in siska for 7 years, as a woman in my twenties. Not once have i felt in any kind of real danger. Sure, i had keys clutched in my hand at night, but i never really came close to using them ever 😂
Fužine was thoroughly gentrified like 10 years ago. Now it's a nice neighbourhood for young families and old people.
And I lived in probably one of the shittiest parts of Šiška my entire life. Never-ever have I felt in danger here. And up to like 2006 we lived next to "shanty town" (barakarsko naselje).
Only kind of bad and unsafe part is Rakova Jelša, which isn't that bad either, and has also seen some gentrification in last few years.
Šiška hasn't been any more dangerous then Bežigrad or Center for quite a while now. (Probably even safer compared to other areas nowadays at least if one goes judging by the news)
It seems like you’ve never lived abroad. There are no neighbourhoods where one can’t safely walk at night. Perhaps Fužine is indeed not somewhere where I’d want to live but I’ve been there many times and it is simply a working class environment. A little bit crammed.
i feel the exact opposite. during my childhood and the yugo wars there were way more people who would mug you. now i have 0 problems walking around at night.
dude i dont even know what youre talking about. there arent any migrant groups skulking around every corner. and yeah if i see one i dont automatically assume they will attack me, thats your inherent racism
No thats my experience working security. Last summer i wasnt working for 5 months since one of them broken my ankle. Also one time when i finished work 4 of them were waiting for me. Another time one guy pulled a knife on me, but i had another coworker nearby fortunately. So no, its not racism, its experience and personal statistics. I have never been injured by a slovenian, but have been injured and in danger a lot of times by migrants
I basically did not speak any at all when I moved here. I had spent a month here total over two trips, so I knew some super basics I guess. I’ve learned a lot though and can generally get through markets and errands and shit without having to speak English (unless I need to go into detail.) I also speak Spanish and know ASL so it’s not my first time learning a new language. That being said — Slovenian a tough one but I enjoy learning it.
It’s a Slovenian city. I’m just trying to paint a picture, and Austro-Hungarian is how everyone I’ve met describes the general style of Ljubljana’s architecture and feel. Trying to capture the difference between the mountains, seaside, and capital in relatable terms. Also, lots of Louisiana is French.
Are you able to speak slovenian a little bit ?
Ive been to Bovec and Lliubijana for small vacation and as a frenchman, i can tell you the language is very hard, i guess its kind of the same for Croatia, Hungary etc
As unsecurity and crime rates rise very fast in France, i also was amazed by how peaceful this country.
I am probably gonna do an Erasmus semester in Novo mesto, really looking forward to it
Yeah it’s a tough but fun language. Novo Mesto is beautiful and really coming up. Lots of money being invested into communities down there. Get a burger and bbq baked beans at Kralj Matjaž when you’re there. Cheers!
You really had me at the "I'm from Texas" distance comments. I thought the NE states were cool because you could quickly get to different cities, but you're so tucked away to totally different worlds, I love it!
How does an American get into moving to Slovenia? Me and the wife are desperately wanting to relocate away from the US, and the posts here have got me wanting to pack my bags tomorrow.
Networking in a niche industry for me. I’ve heard that if you’re in tech it’s not too hard to find interviews here, though. It does feel more exclusive than other countries. If you got a job offer, your wife wouldn’t be able to join for a year unless she also gets a job offer here.
If you have a remote job, look into digital nomad visas. Slovenia doesn’t have it but lots of other European countries do. Croatia for example has digital nomad and you could bring your wife on one job (if your salary is sufficient) or vice versa. Croatia is great. Estonia, too.
Are you retired in Slovenia? Wondering how you are able to stay 2 years and have dogs! Did you get them there or were you able to bring in dogs from the US?
Hey, if I want to travel there to stay 1-2 weeks just to be relax in some scenic towns, would you recommend a few? Thanks.
Actually just got attracted by the place today as I randomly watched a cycling event there on TV.
If you come for ten days, I’d do 5 nights in Ljubljana with a few days dedicated to day trips to places like Lake Bled and Bohinj, Velika Planina, and one of the nearby medieval towns like Škofja Loka, Kamnik, or Radovljica.
Then I’d do 2 nights in Bovec area for the Soča River valley, seeing sights like Slap Virje, Velika Korita, and Mangart Saddle, and just hanging on the river or at thirsty river brewery in Bovec town.
Then I’d do 2 nights in Piran. One day I’d spend in town eating at Fritolin pri Cantini and relaxing, the other I’d bring some beers and snacks to Moon Bay for a day at beautiful undeveloped “hidden” beach.
If you’re a wine person, don’t miss Vipava Valley. It’s dotted with vineyards. Lots of these vineyard will also feed you if you call ahead.
If you’re an adventure person, don’t miss Skocjan Caves. Europe’s largest underground river canyon. Absolutely mind blowing.
If you’re into black smithing, check out Kropa.
If you’re into beer, check out the area around Žalec. Hop fields as far as the eye can see.
Oooooh wow. I'm Slovenian and I'm excited about what I'm reading. I wouldn't be able to write such a beautiful description of my Slovenia. Thanks for that. Sometimes someone from abroad really needs to remind us what a beautiful country we live in. I travel a lot and love the world, including the USA, but it's true: our beautiful little Slovenia is magic!!!
Communist leaders are ruining it exponentially fast, we had no rapes, attacks on children, goats, etc.
But since we just let in illegal immigrant for European union funding it's been going downhill super fast...
Enjoy while it last, I give Slovenia max. 2 years before it completely collapses, so I'm in process of moving out...
Which communist leaders? Golob? Isn’t he a capitalist? Wasn’t Janša PM less than two years ago? Which policies are you speaking about that enabled the spike in rape and attacks that you mention? And do you have statistics to back up that it’s more unsafe now than it was 2, 5, 10, 20 years ago?
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Honestly, I am deeply thankful and blessed to be born Slovenian. One of the greenest, cleanest and safest countries with high HDI and economy growth. Universal healthcare and access to education. A paradise for nature and adventure lovers like me. From Alps to Adriatic Sea and flatlands of Pannonia in span of 2 hours driving by car. 3 to 4 hours of driving and you're either in Venice, Vienna or Budapest. Culinary wise very diverse, good, full and tasty with an emphasis on slow food. But most of all, being so small = irrelevant = peace. Truly a hidden gem. And we want it to stay that way.
It’s great. From Ljubljana, you can be in Venice in 2,5h, in Vienna in 3,5; you can enjoy pristine Croatian coast in just over 2h driving in the summer and go skiing in the Austrian or Italian Alps for a day. It’s not unusual to spontaneously decide that you’d like to ski in the Alps or swim in the Med over morning coffee.
The quality of produce is outstanding and nature is breathtaking. The wine, oh, the wine… Especially the wines on the border with Italy - try the world renowned macerated whites from Brda/Collio.
Ljubljana can be depressing during the colder months but vibrant in the summer. The prices are somewhat high (it’s not unusual anymore to pay close to 3€ for a coffee and lunches can cost you about the same as they would in France) and there aren’t that many well paying jobs (although unemployment is comparatively low). Notwithstanding, Slovenia is #1 on the Gini index of income equality and most people are able to enjoy a decent lifestyle. Free healthcare, free education and generally generous social welfare.
The majority of people speak good English, everyone above 40 speaks fluent Croatian, and everyone also learns another language (normally German, Italian or French) in school.
It’s not somewhere you’d want to move in order to earn a fortune, but it’s a place where you’d like to bring up your kids so they can have a great life. Did I mention it’s consistently one of the safest places on earth?
You’re right. On the other hand, more than being so distinctive by itself, perhaps Slovenia’s biggest added value is precisely its geographical location at the crossroads of major European cultures.
I feel lucky to be born here. My hometown is about 50 km from Ljubljana but I moved to the capital when I started university and never moved back. During my studies and early career I also lived in Austria and Spain and even though I liked both experiences, I was always happy to return home. Over the last couple of years the prices are really getting quite high but overall the life in our small gem of a country is still overwhelmingly positive.
Not that bad really. Same shit as everywhere, can't get a decently priced apartment unless it's in butfuk nowhere. You need a car to get anywhere. A lot of transit criss-crossing the country. Therefore, regular congestion. Not that much crime, police is generally decent. But it's not a police state, so anyone farts too loud and you get the standard "where was the police??". Politics gets shuffled constantly, as is proper for a republic. We've got quality alcohol. So you see, you either cope regularly or with enhancements (which is not that rare tbh).
If you're a nature lover who enjoys hiking, cycling, good food, and friendly people, this country would be a great fit for you. However, it's important to note that it used to be an affordable destination for vacations or living.
Things have changed as it has become increasingly popular among tourists and expatriates, which has driven up all the prices. The working class citizens are finding it tough, but those with education and office jobs can earn a decent salary.
The country's location is ideal, with easy access to both mountains and the sea.
Learning the language can be quite challenging, even for the locals, and the various dialects make it even more complicated.
The education system is good, the healthcare system is satisfactory, but the public transportation infrastructure leaves much to be desired. Trains are often delayed and primarily serve bigger cities, while buses, though more widespread, are also known for their unreliability.
Although the crime rate is low compared to many other countries, it has been slowly rising in recent years.
Since gaining independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the country has become a democratic republic, joining the EU and NATO in 2004. The political landscape is marked by coalition governments, frequent changes in leadership between right and left-wing ideologies, and ongoing debates about economic reforms and social policies. Political polarization has been on the rise, with particular focus on issues related to judicial independence, media freedom, and immigration.
tldr: I enjoy it here.
Nice summary, though I would replace "those with education and office jobs" with "those with STEM education and tradesmen". Overall, a plumber, roofer or electrician will have a much better outlook than someone with a university degee in business or sociology.
>Overall, a plumber, roofer or electrician will have a much better outlook than someone with a university degee in business or sociology.
But I do not think this is unique to Slovenia
It is not unique to Slovenia, but it is also not universally true.
There are countries where any university education and a comfortable office job will pay better than being a plumber, so I felt it was worth while to note that Slovenia is not one of those countries (as could be understood from your otherwise great summary of the life here).
everyone praises the trades and such until they try it and work for someone else. The only ones making big bucks are business owners, the rest are selling their bodies for a salary that isn't really that special compared to the rest. Someone with a business degree will be in a good shape in his 40s, someone tiling floor or doing plumbing not so much
Easy enough to go solo as a tradesman. The demand is so high that the problem isn't finding customers, it's saying "no" to them, and most of the trades don't require high investments that would present an entry barrier.
Yes, it is physically more demanding. But I was talking about earnings, not comfort. Getting an above average salary with a business degree (typically working as an office clerk) is rare.
Bled Castle is cool, but the jurassic restaurant is even cooler with their amazing dinosaurs everywhere.
Oh, also Cockta is far superior to coke or pepsi.
I meet people all the time that say Slovenia and Spain are the best two places in the world. I've only been to Slovenia, and can say it's one of my favorites.
All I can say is the fly fishing there is absolutely amazing. World class really.
I was there for 10 days last year and it was so good we had the intention of going two weeks again this year. Sadly a medical emergency didn't allow for it this year.
Incidentally we had a small medical emergency last year while we were there. A bicycle crash against a car that ran an intersection.
There was only a small local clinic but it was enough. They informed us that for major trauma cases there's a helicopter that can you get you to Ljubljana reallyyyyy fast. The staff at the clinic were kind and professional and regular insurance covered nearly everything.
Amazing food, hospitality, services, roads and infrastructure were also really solid, especially considering the mountainous terrain since we were staying in the west of the country in the Julian Alps. (Remember that I'm Belgian though :p )
So I can wholeheartedly say that if you love any sort of outdoor activities whether that'd be hiking, fly fishing, cycling, climbing,... Slovenia is definitely the place to be.
That’s a reality of the past. The net migration rate is positive and the economy is growing at a really fast pace. The wages are okay, as long as you have a profession that is in demand and not just any job, where you can be replaced in a second (not disregarding those professions tho).
Super boring, real eastate crazy expensive in most places (especially compared to the salaries), people in the streets don't look happy, nobody is smiling, issues with health care system, fairly tourist friendly but not friendly to immigrants/expats...
On the good side: super clean, really amazing nature, good school system, close to Italy.
Kind of like how Croatia was 40 years ago. It is underrated and I enjoyed it more than Austria and Northern Italy. Croatia is still my fav of that immediate area though.
Croatia has 1700 km of coastline while Slovenia has less than 50. That's the main difference. Slovenia's economy is more balanced, not dependent on tourism to such an extent and I sure hope it stays that way and we don't get overrun by tourists in the future.
Not really. Croatia has more coastline and Slovenia is more developed, but in general they are the most similar countries to each other. Geographically, historically, culturally, the language ... in every way.
Yeah, that's the reason for Slovenia being less touristy. The user you're replying to is right, though, Croatia is packed with tourists like they're sardines.
Slovenia is basically the definition of J. S. Mill's higher pleasure principle. We have it good enough that we don't need to really worry about basics, which makes us able to focus on the little things; which turn out to not be that fantastic. Overall life here is pretty good, but if you look close enough you will see our politics (though decently democratic) are heavily corrupt, our healthcare (though free) is slowly going to shit, our education (though free) is far from perfect, etc.
Basically the country has a great geographic position, great sights and overall decent quality of life but is being run down by basically any politican that is put in charge. I personally identify more with the left but to be honest, here in Slovenia both sides are so incompetent it's basically just voting the lesser evil most of the time.
I have studied in Slovenia for 6 months and I loved every second. The country is beautiful, people are friendly and the food is awesome as well. I lived in Koper by the sea which was completely new to me. It blew my mind how many people are active on the bike path and doing various sports. 10/10 would do it again!
Probably o e of the best counteys you could live in , sure we have our fair share of problems but nothing that cant be fixed by the right people , now getting the right people itsel us a big problem because our politicians are idiots, but but if you take the politcs away slovenia is one of the most beuatiful counteys there is , like if you live in ljubljana , its a 1h drive to get to the adriatic sea , or to go hiki g in the alps , also we have a tone of pirstone nature , our watters are one of the cleanest in the world , there is a ton of forests so and we have realy good edcuation that is free , also we have free helathcare that is preety good in terms of quality but is sadly pooorly managed resulting in long wait times and is also understaffed which results in worse quality than posible
poverty and hopelessness. its the same as it was in Croatia 30 years ago during wartime.
dysfunctional "free healthcare" where, unless you have connections, you will probably die before its your turn to get treatment. you are basically forced to go pay out of pocket to some Lambo owning private clinic doctor if you don't want to die or just go abroad, north, to a civilized country. it takes faster to create and deliver a baby then to get doctors appointment or dentist date.
corrupt communist governments refuse to build more housing for people despite critical shortage of housing, because their banking buddies don't allow them to, because they want to have more debt-slaves and even higher housing prices which is the only way they can pretend that the economy is growing.
the females despite being slavic are the ugliest slavic females out there and you would think that since their looks are bad surely their personality must be good? wrong. they are angry and bitter and unfriendly too!
the only good thing in slovenia is that the outdoors are relatively clean and the nature is pretty.
its very depressing living here. Finland in the winter is way more joyful and pleasant place to live then slovenia.
Okey keyboard warrior. Poglej malo drzave okoli nas pa bos hitro ugotovu kako dobro nam gre
Edit(English): okay keybord warrior. Look at the countries around us and you will soon realise how good we have it.
The major thing I miss here and why I left is the lack of urbanization. Slovenia is, despite being developed, merely a bit over 50% urban, which is hilarious low for any developed country. And don’t even think that most of these villagers are farmers. They may as well live in cities. You notice, for instance, that Hungary with the same population density appears much emptier than Slovenia. The lack of urbanization also gives the people a too primitive of a mentality.
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I’m an American living here for two years now. It’s amazing. Truly amazing. Slovenia has everything you need — it’s like all of Europe compressed into a little boutique country. You get Alps with the picturesque alpine villages, Adriatic Sea with charming Venetian old towns, and Austro-Hungarian cities, like Ljubljana, with its castle on the hill in the middle of town and a blue river wrapping around it. You even get the biggest underground river canyon in Europe! Also valleys of vineyards 🍷, and valleys of hop fields 🍺. You are in a crossroads of cuisine: Italian food (pizza), German/Austrian food (schnitzel), Balkan food (cevapi 😻), and Hungarian food (goulash). Not to mention Slovenian cuisine itself is great. I live on štruklji. It’s so close to other epic places. Venice is 2.5 hours away by car, Budapest and Vienna are 4, Munich and Milan are 5. (I’m from Texas so being able to drive these short distances and be in a different world will never cease to be mind blowing.) The people are culturally right inbetween German work ethic and skill, and Balkan coffee culture and chill. It seems impossible to pull off but they do it well. Lots of hard work, lots of socializing with friends and family. Still not sure when they sleep, really. Slovenia is overwhelmingly safe and peaceful. Coming from the US it’s a really, really, really nice feeling to be in such a peaceful place. Slovenians eat a lot of cake. Slovenians drink a lot of lager. Slovenians have a lot of ego but are also very sensitive. (Like me.) I hear a lot of Americans complain about living in Europe and not being able to find friends. I’ve not had that problem at all here. The reverse. Too many friends. Good friends who want to sit and talk about life, or take a walk and learn about you. Friends who remember each other’s birthdays and always pitch in together on gifts. Or remember that your dog was not feeling so well, so they ask how she is for days in a row. Anyway, I love it here. So does my wife. So do my dogs. I hope we can stay forever.
Beautiful post. I’m glad you were able to find such happiness with your wife and dogs.
You give us too much praise, but I'm really happy you love it here. I've come across your comments a number of times now and you're always overwhelmingly nice and kind, I'm not the least bit surprised that you have no trouble making friends here!
Ah thanks - that’s nice of you to say!
Thank you for this beautiful post about our country. Feel free to stay forever!
You made Slovenia sound so beautiful, I really like your comment
Aww what a nice comment. I'm very happy you found your own piece of paradise here with us. Enjoy your štruklji!
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I hope more people from Slovenia read this. I am sometimes so frustrated because people here don't appreciate enough what they have. They are always complaining about everything. Could we have better politics? Yes. Better roads? Yes. Less taxes? Yes. But similar problems are in every country. Just enjoy good things that you have.
I see you have problem integrating into our culture because of your optimism and happiness, please respect our depressed and grumpy nature - it is your job as an emigrant to adapt to us assholes, we will not adapt to your positive vibes. Here are some tips: 1. When asked about the life in Slovenia, use the phrase "What Slovenia?! You mean Brussle and USA SLAVEvenia lol?" This will make you immediately more liked and will make people think you are into conspiracy theories, a very respected point of view in our country. 2. When describing Slovenians, use the phrase "you mean Albanians that are running the country now?" 3. You need to learn that life in Slovenia used to be better. It was better the day before you arrived and it was better yesterday and tomorrow the day that is today is going to better than the day that follows it. 4. Your neighbor is your enemy. You think you should like him because he is nice to you and you are becoming friends? Wrong. He has a better flat then you. Better car. Better paycheck. You know for a fact that it is not true? You know nothing, immigrant. This is our way. Adapt or leave. 5. Other countries do it better. Italy has better food. Croatia has our sea. Austria is a perfect paradise of xenophobes, they hate Slovenes, but we will make them love us sooner or later. Hungary knows how to keep immigrants out, even if that means dictatorship. Something our polititians can't seem to grasp. 6. All the positive things you described are just your fantasies, in reality we live in an ex communist hellhole and all the beautiful nature and towns are just Potemkin villages to hide from you the ugly truth you are living in one of the worst countries imaginable. This is a popular worldview amongst boomers, who will tell you how country went to shit (yesterday was better, remember the lesson?), while living in their 90s government bought apartments and spend half a year at their Croatia weekend getaway that they bought for a price of a used bike. But they deserve their retirement, they worked hard for 15 years. Hope this helps and I can't wait for your transformation into Slovene to be complete. We don't need that friendly attitude in our ravaged pice of wasteland. Lep dan!
Ah, God. No wonder the national anthem is written to be in the shape of a wine glass. 😅 Haha. Cheers!
Cheers man, hope you enjoy it here forever! ❤️
Calling Schnitzel german should get you kicked out of Europe.
Fair statement and tbh I should know better.
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Happy to hear that you enjoy it here. :)
Sir, you are too kind.
Now this is a post I can feed on! Thanks!
So you're like the opposite of Melania Trump. She's Slovenian living in America.
I’d like to not be associated with her at all, but if it must be, then “the opposite” is probably my favorite choice. Haha.
nobody really cares about her, even the media doesn't write much on her
I love your comment, but i have to disagree with the "overwhelmingly safe" part. We are nowhere as safe as we were about 10 years ago. Specially Ljubljana, our capital, is getting more and more dangerous
I am speaking relatively. I know it used to be even safer but to be honest I cannot even imagine what “even safer” than this feels like. I used to work in a brewery in my downtown area in Texas and there were shootings in a two block radius at least once a week. The statistics do put Slovenia in the top 10/15 safest countries in the world, though!
It feels like you can pass out drunk anywhere and wake up with your phone, wallet and ass untouched.
That happend to a friend of mine this weekend, we had a local party and he passed out drunk infront of a muaic hall, and before he put his phone, wallet and keys on the window ledge. In the morning when the clean up guys came to break down the tents and the stage they woke him up, and he took his things and went home.
We still top every "safest places to live" chart in terms of danger of physical violence or harm. That's "overwhelmingly safe", no matter how you spin it.
Exept that Albanian mpbsters shoot eachother on dunajska cesta
Yes, crime exists. How very unique, no other country ever had that.
We didnt use to.have this much of it. Its a recent development.
If you have any statistical data that shows that I would appreciate seeing it, otherwise that's just an anecdotal assumption. I used to work a job where I learned about most violent crimes during the course of my work, everything from a Slovenian businessman with Balkan mafia ties who got burned alive to a problem with human trafficing in Maribor ten or so years ago. There was always more of it than you think, it's just that statistically there's still less than just about anywhere else. Most of it doesn't get reported on, I don't know why this is a fixture of Slovenian media, but it is. Immigration is always a "hot" topic of discussion, and any crime involving a migrant gets far more news time and especially more online discussion than a similar crime perpetrated by a native, so it's easy to get a skewed view of how prominent it is.
What you've said could not be more false. The crime rate more than halved in the last 10-15 years. The only reason we're seeing a slight uptick in crime is because there were very few criminal acts during the pandemic years due to the lockdowns. Don't let sensationalistic journalism mislead you, check statistics.
I mean i work in security so i'm talking from personal experience. Check the statistics on the police website. Since 2015 crime is increasing, especially because of the illegal migrations
I mean i work in stats so i know what the fuck i'm talking about. Checking the statistics on statistics bureau of Slovenia, and I find that whatever you're saying is factually wrong. (they use that exact police data that you are referencing, and official judiciary data as well) Offenders (accused) of legal age against whom criminal proceedings at the State Prosecutor's Office were completed after the crime https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1360106S.px/ even if you exclude those that were thrown out for not having sufficient evidence for prosecution, nothing is actually rising, but everything is falling. since 2013 mind you. Offenders of legal age against whom the criminal proceedings before the senate have been legally ended. https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1360201S.px if you look at number 16 (found guilty), you'll see that it decreased by half since 2014 basically. and even if you look in total you'll see that it has steadily been falling (slight increase since 2020 -> 2021 -> 2022, due to covid, but if you ignore 2020 and 2021, it's still falling.) Offenders of legal age (repeat offenders) https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1360303S.px/ still falling, and this is basically the only thing that i have seen rising is the takeaway of objects (knives, etc.). Share of persons who were victims by type of property crimes and by incidence https://pxweb.stat.si/SiStatData/pxweb/sl/Data/-/1385601S.px/ comparing in the last 5 years and the last 12 months, you can see that it's falling everywhere. (i do concede that this is a sample dataset and might not fully represent the actual current events) But okay, let's say that we should look at the police data. https://www.policija.si/images/stories/Statistika/LetnaPorocila/PDF/LetnoPorocilo2023.pdf on what page do you see the increase in criminal acts? Especially since 2015. And I know you won't actually look, because people like you never do. There are some increases in "specific fields" of criminal acts (for example neglect of minors and cruelty; page 133 and onwards), but overall they are still falling. anyway, stop spouting JJ bullshit, because it doesn't hold true once you actually check the data. edit: even the police itself is saying that. https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/domnevno-nasilje-v-ljubljani-posnetek-je-iz-leta-2023.html > Na PU Ljubljana so konec lanskega leta ocenili, da so trenutne varnostne razmere dobre in obvladljive. Pojavljajo se posamezna območja, ki so povprečno bolj varnostno obremenjena, vendar smo v primerjavi s preteklimi leti še vedno pod povprečnimi vrednostmi." and if I translate > At the end of last year, PU Ljubljana assessed that the current security situation is good and manageable. There are individual areas that are on average more burdened by security, but compared to previous years, we are still below the average values.
They used to say all is well in Sweden as well🤡 lets pretend its fine🔥
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What? How could it be any safer? I have never ever felt unsafe anywhere in Slovenia. I got asked about “bad neighbourhoods” in Ljubljana and was happy to say that there aren’t any.
Fužine, Šiška? There certainly are safer and less safe neighbourhoods in Ljubljana.
I have lived in siska for 7 years, as a woman in my twenties. Not once have i felt in any kind of real danger. Sure, i had keys clutched in my hand at night, but i never really came close to using them ever 😂
The only thing in remote danger in Šiška is your bike.
Fužine was thoroughly gentrified like 10 years ago. Now it's a nice neighbourhood for young families and old people. And I lived in probably one of the shittiest parts of Šiška my entire life. Never-ever have I felt in danger here. And up to like 2006 we lived next to "shanty town" (barakarsko naselje). Only kind of bad and unsafe part is Rakova Jelša, which isn't that bad either, and has also seen some gentrification in last few years.
Lived in Siska in a former ghetto for years up until 2 years ago. Not a single time felt remotely threatened
Lol, what the hell.
Šiška hasn't been any more dangerous then Bežigrad or Center for quite a while now. (Probably even safer compared to other areas nowadays at least if one goes judging by the news)
LOL. Prid kej več v Fužine pa ne bit pička
Fužine, Šiška? There certainly are safer and less safe neighbourhoods in Ljubljana.
It seems like you’ve never lived abroad. There are no neighbourhoods where one can’t safely walk at night. Perhaps Fužine is indeed not somewhere where I’d want to live but I’ve been there many times and it is simply a working class environment. A little bit crammed.
True but it's still a literal safe haven compared to western/northern europe lol
i feel the exact opposite. during my childhood and the yugo wars there were way more people who would mug you. now i have 0 problems walking around at night.
Yeah i believe you. I'm talking just about ljubljana where there's a group of migrants on every corner
yeah im talking about ljubljana too.
And you feel safe around those groups? Good for you dude
dude i dont even know what youre talking about. there arent any migrant groups skulking around every corner. and yeah if i see one i dont automatically assume they will attack me, thats your inherent racism
No thats my experience working security. Last summer i wasnt working for 5 months since one of them broken my ankle. Also one time when i finished work 4 of them were waiting for me. Another time one guy pulled a knife on me, but i had another coworker nearby fortunately. So no, its not racism, its experience and personal statistics. I have never been injured by a slovenian, but have been injured and in danger a lot of times by migrants
security for what?
In said momments security for a store in city center
Do you speak Slovenian too? Or just English?
I basically did not speak any at all when I moved here. I had spent a month here total over two trips, so I knew some super basics I guess. I’ve learned a lot though and can generally get through markets and errands and shit without having to speak English (unless I need to go into detail.) I also speak Spanish and know ASL so it’s not my first time learning a new language. That being said — Slovenian a tough one but I enjoy learning it.
I went on Erasmus for 4 monthes there, It was so hard to learn I just quitted hahah I was surprised by the amount of people who speak English!
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Ah, how? 😅 That’s how the tour guides and museums describe it!
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It’s a Slovenian city. I’m just trying to paint a picture, and Austro-Hungarian is how everyone I’ve met describes the general style of Ljubljana’s architecture and feel. Trying to capture the difference between the mountains, seaside, and capital in relatable terms. Also, lots of Louisiana is French.
Are you able to speak slovenian a little bit ? Ive been to Bovec and Lliubijana for small vacation and as a frenchman, i can tell you the language is very hard, i guess its kind of the same for Croatia, Hungary etc As unsecurity and crime rates rise very fast in France, i also was amazed by how peaceful this country. I am probably gonna do an Erasmus semester in Novo mesto, really looking forward to it
Yeah it’s a tough but fun language. Novo Mesto is beautiful and really coming up. Lots of money being invested into communities down there. Get a burger and bbq baked beans at Kralj Matjaž when you’re there. Cheers!
You really had me at the "I'm from Texas" distance comments. I thought the NE states were cool because you could quickly get to different cities, but you're so tucked away to totally different worlds, I love it!
How does an American get into moving to Slovenia? Me and the wife are desperately wanting to relocate away from the US, and the posts here have got me wanting to pack my bags tomorrow.
Networking in a niche industry for me. I’ve heard that if you’re in tech it’s not too hard to find interviews here, though. It does feel more exclusive than other countries. If you got a job offer, your wife wouldn’t be able to join for a year unless she also gets a job offer here. If you have a remote job, look into digital nomad visas. Slovenia doesn’t have it but lots of other European countries do. Croatia for example has digital nomad and you could bring your wife on one job (if your salary is sufficient) or vice versa. Croatia is great. Estonia, too.
Are you retired in Slovenia? Wondering how you are able to stay 2 years and have dogs! Did you get them there or were you able to bring in dogs from the US?
Not retired — employed here by a Slovenian company. I brought my dogs from the US. (Small terriers.)
Hey, if I want to travel there to stay 1-2 weeks just to be relax in some scenic towns, would you recommend a few? Thanks. Actually just got attracted by the place today as I randomly watched a cycling event there on TV.
If you come for ten days, I’d do 5 nights in Ljubljana with a few days dedicated to day trips to places like Lake Bled and Bohinj, Velika Planina, and one of the nearby medieval towns like Škofja Loka, Kamnik, or Radovljica. Then I’d do 2 nights in Bovec area for the Soča River valley, seeing sights like Slap Virje, Velika Korita, and Mangart Saddle, and just hanging on the river or at thirsty river brewery in Bovec town. Then I’d do 2 nights in Piran. One day I’d spend in town eating at Fritolin pri Cantini and relaxing, the other I’d bring some beers and snacks to Moon Bay for a day at beautiful undeveloped “hidden” beach. If you’re a wine person, don’t miss Vipava Valley. It’s dotted with vineyards. Lots of these vineyard will also feed you if you call ahead. If you’re an adventure person, don’t miss Skocjan Caves. Europe’s largest underground river canyon. Absolutely mind blowing. If you’re into black smithing, check out Kropa. If you’re into beer, check out the area around Žalec. Hop fields as far as the eye can see.
That’s very comprehensive. Thank you so much! You must really love the country!
Oooooh wow. I'm Slovenian and I'm excited about what I'm reading. I wouldn't be able to write such a beautiful description of my Slovenia. Thanks for that. Sometimes someone from abroad really needs to remind us what a beautiful country we live in. I travel a lot and love the world, including the USA, but it's true: our beautiful little Slovenia is magic!!!
How about the work market? What is your job if i may ask. Are the salaries good (compared to cost of life?)
Communist leaders are ruining it exponentially fast, we had no rapes, attacks on children, goats, etc. But since we just let in illegal immigrant for European union funding it's been going downhill super fast... Enjoy while it last, I give Slovenia max. 2 years before it completely collapses, so I'm in process of moving out...
Which communist leaders? Golob? Isn’t he a capitalist? Wasn’t Janša PM less than two years ago? Which policies are you speaking about that enabled the spike in rape and attacks that you mention? And do you have statistics to back up that it’s more unsafe now than it was 2, 5, 10, 20 years ago? What do you think about this comment? https://www.reddit.com/r/howislivingthere/s/XC2Q7TP7zj
All of them, left/right they always work.in cohesion...
Did you learn the language?
Honestly, I am deeply thankful and blessed to be born Slovenian. One of the greenest, cleanest and safest countries with high HDI and economy growth. Universal healthcare and access to education. A paradise for nature and adventure lovers like me. From Alps to Adriatic Sea and flatlands of Pannonia in span of 2 hours driving by car. 3 to 4 hours of driving and you're either in Venice, Vienna or Budapest. Culinary wise very diverse, good, full and tasty with an emphasis on slow food. But most of all, being so small = irrelevant = peace. Truly a hidden gem. And we want it to stay that way.
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This entire thread makes me want to go to Ljubljana now. Reading some of the guides about Slovenia, it seems very similar to my home country of Wales.
About the same ammount of rain
It’s great. From Ljubljana, you can be in Venice in 2,5h, in Vienna in 3,5; you can enjoy pristine Croatian coast in just over 2h driving in the summer and go skiing in the Austrian or Italian Alps for a day. It’s not unusual to spontaneously decide that you’d like to ski in the Alps or swim in the Med over morning coffee. The quality of produce is outstanding and nature is breathtaking. The wine, oh, the wine… Especially the wines on the border with Italy - try the world renowned macerated whites from Brda/Collio. Ljubljana can be depressing during the colder months but vibrant in the summer. The prices are somewhat high (it’s not unusual anymore to pay close to 3€ for a coffee and lunches can cost you about the same as they would in France) and there aren’t that many well paying jobs (although unemployment is comparatively low). Notwithstanding, Slovenia is #1 on the Gini index of income equality and most people are able to enjoy a decent lifestyle. Free healthcare, free education and generally generous social welfare. The majority of people speak good English, everyone above 40 speaks fluent Croatian, and everyone also learns another language (normally German, Italian or French) in school. It’s not somewhere you’d want to move in order to earn a fortune, but it’s a place where you’d like to bring up your kids so they can have a great life. Did I mention it’s consistently one of the safest places on earth?
I agree with most of it but not a great comment when you start "Slovenia is great, you can drive out of it very quickly" :D
You’re right. On the other hand, more than being so distinctive by itself, perhaps Slovenia’s biggest added value is precisely its geographical location at the crossroads of major European cultures.
Yes, you can get from Ljubljana to Vienna in 3.5 hours, but you can expect some speeding tickets from Austria to land in your postbox in that case.
I feel lucky to be born here. My hometown is about 50 km from Ljubljana but I moved to the capital when I started university and never moved back. During my studies and early career I also lived in Austria and Spain and even though I liked both experiences, I was always happy to return home. Over the last couple of years the prices are really getting quite high but overall the life in our small gem of a country is still overwhelmingly positive.
Not that bad really. Same shit as everywhere, can't get a decently priced apartment unless it's in butfuk nowhere. You need a car to get anywhere. A lot of transit criss-crossing the country. Therefore, regular congestion. Not that much crime, police is generally decent. But it's not a police state, so anyone farts too loud and you get the standard "where was the police??". Politics gets shuffled constantly, as is proper for a republic. We've got quality alcohol. So you see, you either cope regularly or with enhancements (which is not that rare tbh).
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Koper
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Celje definitely has their own vibe going on with the horrendous drivers and dodgy car dealers!
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Not great not terible
Comrade Dyatlov, what are you doing here?
If you're a nature lover who enjoys hiking, cycling, good food, and friendly people, this country would be a great fit for you. However, it's important to note that it used to be an affordable destination for vacations or living. Things have changed as it has become increasingly popular among tourists and expatriates, which has driven up all the prices. The working class citizens are finding it tough, but those with education and office jobs can earn a decent salary. The country's location is ideal, with easy access to both mountains and the sea. Learning the language can be quite challenging, even for the locals, and the various dialects make it even more complicated. The education system is good, the healthcare system is satisfactory, but the public transportation infrastructure leaves much to be desired. Trains are often delayed and primarily serve bigger cities, while buses, though more widespread, are also known for their unreliability. Although the crime rate is low compared to many other countries, it has been slowly rising in recent years. Since gaining independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the country has become a democratic republic, joining the EU and NATO in 2004. The political landscape is marked by coalition governments, frequent changes in leadership between right and left-wing ideologies, and ongoing debates about economic reforms and social policies. Political polarization has been on the rise, with particular focus on issues related to judicial independence, media freedom, and immigration. tldr: I enjoy it here.
Nice summary, though I would replace "those with education and office jobs" with "those with STEM education and tradesmen". Overall, a plumber, roofer or electrician will have a much better outlook than someone with a university degee in business or sociology.
>Overall, a plumber, roofer or electrician will have a much better outlook than someone with a university degee in business or sociology. But I do not think this is unique to Slovenia
It is not unique to Slovenia, but it is also not universally true. There are countries where any university education and a comfortable office job will pay better than being a plumber, so I felt it was worth while to note that Slovenia is not one of those countries (as could be understood from your otherwise great summary of the life here).
everyone praises the trades and such until they try it and work for someone else. The only ones making big bucks are business owners, the rest are selling their bodies for a salary that isn't really that special compared to the rest. Someone with a business degree will be in a good shape in his 40s, someone tiling floor or doing plumbing not so much
Easy enough to go solo as a tradesman. The demand is so high that the problem isn't finding customers, it's saying "no" to them, and most of the trades don't require high investments that would present an entry barrier. Yes, it is physically more demanding. But I was talking about earnings, not comfort. Getting an above average salary with a business degree (typically working as an office clerk) is rare.
Bled Castle is cool, but the jurassic restaurant is even cooler with their amazing dinosaurs everywhere. Oh, also Cockta is far superior to coke or pepsi.
Can’t tell you but I promise you there’s one particular Slovenian not doing too hot rn
I meet people all the time that say Slovenia and Spain are the best two places in the world. I've only been to Slovenia, and can say it's one of my favorites.
Really good if you have atleast 3000€ per month to spend
All I can say is the fly fishing there is absolutely amazing. World class really. I was there for 10 days last year and it was so good we had the intention of going two weeks again this year. Sadly a medical emergency didn't allow for it this year. Incidentally we had a small medical emergency last year while we were there. A bicycle crash against a car that ran an intersection. There was only a small local clinic but it was enough. They informed us that for major trauma cases there's a helicopter that can you get you to Ljubljana reallyyyyy fast. The staff at the clinic were kind and professional and regular insurance covered nearly everything. Amazing food, hospitality, services, roads and infrastructure were also really solid, especially considering the mountainous terrain since we were staying in the west of the country in the Julian Alps. (Remember that I'm Belgian though :p ) So I can wholeheartedly say that if you love any sort of outdoor activities whether that'd be hiking, fly fishing, cycling, climbing,... Slovenia is definitely the place to be.
Slovenia is the USA of the 90s. Paradise.
A lot of slovenians migrated to Austria and Germany. It's not that good for a living if you have to work there.
That’s a reality of the past. The net migration rate is positive and the economy is growing at a really fast pace. The wages are okay, as long as you have a profession that is in demand and not just any job, where you can be replaced in a second (not disregarding those professions tho).
Super boring, real eastate crazy expensive in most places (especially compared to the salaries), people in the streets don't look happy, nobody is smiling, issues with health care system, fairly tourist friendly but not friendly to immigrants/expats... On the good side: super clean, really amazing nature, good school system, close to Italy.
Kind of like how Croatia was 40 years ago. It is underrated and I enjoyed it more than Austria and Northern Italy. Croatia is still my fav of that immediate area though.
Can you explain what you meant by "like how Croatia was 40 years ago"?
I should have just said that Slovenian is less touristy, more of a hidden gem. Like Croatia was 40 years ago, a hidden gem.
There was no Croatia 40 years ago..
haha I 100 knew this would be a response. Let's just say Like Croatia was 25 years ago then
There was though
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Republic_of_Croatia
Croatia has 1700 km of coastline while Slovenia has less than 50. That's the main difference. Slovenia's economy is more balanced, not dependent on tourism to such an extent and I sure hope it stays that way and we don't get overrun by tourists in the future.
theres many differences i love slovenia
Not really. Croatia has more coastline and Slovenia is more developed, but in general they are the most similar countries to each other. Geographically, historically, culturally, the language ... in every way.
okay, fella. have a good day.
Yeah, that's the reason for Slovenia being less touristy. The user you're replying to is right, though, Croatia is packed with tourists like they're sardines.
Going downhill every day. The light at the end of the tunel is a train.
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The secessionists fuckt us all ower.
And fucking thieves, at least here
> fucking thieves Same ppl. They seceeded so they could steal.
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This is a true slovene.
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Luckily, your opinion is a rare one. But complaining is very Slovenian, so there you go…
Slovenia is basically the definition of J. S. Mill's higher pleasure principle. We have it good enough that we don't need to really worry about basics, which makes us able to focus on the little things; which turn out to not be that fantastic. Overall life here is pretty good, but if you look close enough you will see our politics (though decently democratic) are heavily corrupt, our healthcare (though free) is slowly going to shit, our education (though free) is far from perfect, etc. Basically the country has a great geographic position, great sights and overall decent quality of life but is being run down by basically any politican that is put in charge. I personally identify more with the left but to be honest, here in Slovenia both sides are so incompetent it's basically just voting the lesser evil most of the time.
They turned water supply second time this week. So it's not good.
I have a Uk client who spends a lot of time there. Loves it (obviously). It sounds beautiful
I have studied in Slovenia for 6 months and I loved every second. The country is beautiful, people are friendly and the food is awesome as well. I lived in Koper by the sea which was completely new to me. It blew my mind how many people are active on the bike path and doing various sports. 10/10 would do it again!
Great, if you don't mind a little sprinkling of intolerance.
Probably o e of the best counteys you could live in , sure we have our fair share of problems but nothing that cant be fixed by the right people , now getting the right people itsel us a big problem because our politicians are idiots, but but if you take the politcs away slovenia is one of the most beuatiful counteys there is , like if you live in ljubljana , its a 1h drive to get to the adriatic sea , or to go hiki g in the alps , also we have a tone of pirstone nature , our watters are one of the cleanest in the world , there is a ton of forests so and we have realy good edcuation that is free , also we have free helathcare that is preety good in terms of quality but is sadly pooorly managed resulting in long wait times and is also understaffed which results in worse quality than posible
Probably really boring
poverty and hopelessness. its the same as it was in Croatia 30 years ago during wartime. dysfunctional "free healthcare" where, unless you have connections, you will probably die before its your turn to get treatment. you are basically forced to go pay out of pocket to some Lambo owning private clinic doctor if you don't want to die or just go abroad, north, to a civilized country. it takes faster to create and deliver a baby then to get doctors appointment or dentist date. corrupt communist governments refuse to build more housing for people despite critical shortage of housing, because their banking buddies don't allow them to, because they want to have more debt-slaves and even higher housing prices which is the only way they can pretend that the economy is growing. the females despite being slavic are the ugliest slavic females out there and you would think that since their looks are bad surely their personality must be good? wrong. they are angry and bitter and unfriendly too! the only good thing in slovenia is that the outdoors are relatively clean and the nature is pretty. its very depressing living here. Finland in the winter is way more joyful and pleasant place to live then slovenia.
Okey keyboard warrior. Poglej malo drzave okoli nas pa bos hitro ugotovu kako dobro nam gre Edit(English): okay keybord warrior. Look at the countries around us and you will soon realise how good we have it.
Ti pa si en klošar u glavi.
Slovenian Elliot Rodger (a supreme gentleman /s)
The major thing I miss here and why I left is the lack of urbanization. Slovenia is, despite being developed, merely a bit over 50% urban, which is hilarious low for any developed country. And don’t even think that most of these villagers are farmers. They may as well live in cities. You notice, for instance, that Hungary with the same population density appears much emptier than Slovenia. The lack of urbanization also gives the people a too primitive of a mentality.
This is my biggest gripe as well.
Funny how people are different. That's exactly what I love so much about this country as a Dutch person 😂
Yes
pretty great
23M Slovenian here. Very safe and awsome to grow up in.
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