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And at the same time (at least in Romania, but I think in most EE countries is the same) our own citizens are discriminating and hating their own country and identity too. Yesterday I have said to a friend that after many years I spent in Western Europe, I have started to respect more Romania. Her reply was: " Respecting Romania is an aberration". Fvk you, is not an aberration, is a normal feeling for someone that is not full of frustration like you.
Comment by NishizumiGeko at 03/08/2021 at 05:18 UTC
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And I started respecting Poland more after few trips to Western Europe. It wasn't bad but it's just so comfortable when I don't need to feel like an outsider. Also I have a degree in history and our history fascinates me. :D
Romania is one of the countries I'd like to know more about! It's become a Roman enclave because of Slav migrations in the late antiquity and that's a cool backstory
Comment by Hyacinth-Bouqet at 02/08/2021 at 17:21 UTC
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It’s not that they are ashamed of heritage as a pure idea, but of everything that is associated with - the government, the people, the national odd, weird traditions which outsiders make fun of. And the second case is the “American/Western dream” myth that rooted in Eastern Europe in the second half of XX century. The people want to be like their Western idols, so they spit on Eastern European traditions, like much Western people would do. And the third thing is that many of the “heritage haters” are looking for some well-paid jobs, that West seems to offer. In reality, the situation in the “dreamed” areas is not so bright and colourful.