r/AskBalkans • Turkiye • 19h ago

Stereotypes/Humor Do you think this cliche is true?

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u/karikator04 19h ago

It's not always like this, but there are quite a few couples I know that match this exactly

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u/Citaku357 Kosovo 18h ago

Women who are fully of plastic and men who look like beasts? Yeah sure not the majority but they do exist.

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u/Masterns_The_Only Romania 15h ago

It is impressive how many people I know represent this perfectly

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u/gothfangsx 12h ago

Westeners that make these memes are built like a cannonball and are jealous because our women are hot. It's rare so see a younger person be obese in Balkans and everybody I know is either doing some sport or working out

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u/Desmazio25 11h ago

It's not that they're obese, but they're big.

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u/a_bright_knight Serbia 16h ago

not really, i find it annoying. Not because it's bantering us, but because it's got no ground in reality really.

Most Serbian men are pretty fit relatively to other countries.

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 13h ago edited 13h ago

Young ones? They were always fit. After a certain age, especially after they get married and start having children, they get "pregnant" with their wives but, the food baby remains there after 9 months. I have photos of couples that look exactly like this, but I cannot post them here.

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u/floare_salbatica Romania 13h ago

Right? I'm ashamed of my tiny belly and then I see men who look like they're two years pregnant and wear tight T-shirts and I'm like...

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u/a_bright_knight Serbia 13h ago

checks username

makes sense

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u/MegaTyx North Macedonia 14h ago edited 14h ago

i find this interesting because down here in macedonia i have seen a couple different than the stereotype only like once, it's almost always the gaser x bratz doll combination.

meanwhile when i moved to slovenia, i noticed that the men on average are wayyy more attractive and well-groomed (and still masculine despite their stereotype). so i guess it differs from different parts in the balkans

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 13h ago

are wayyy more attractive and well-groomed (and still masculine despite their stereotype

Uf. Debatable. Are you in your early 20s? Then yes, they are young and the mere fact they do not wear sweatpants all the time gets the job done. They are not "more groomed" at all, though.

Masculine they are not, they are very twinky. When they speak, when they dance, walk. It gets more obvious when they get older. The baby face is still acceptable during early youth, the twink part really sets in once they start to age, but they have this baby, feminine face.

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u/goldenbrown14 4h ago

Ooh he looks like so much of a montenegrin that I know. That's crazy ! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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u/Sea-Historian-2078 12h ago

I feel like that's a common look anywhere north of Serbia lol. They tend to have smoother and younger looking faces on average. I think Serbian men age terribly, even women once they reach their mid 30s or even early 30s in some cases.

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 12h ago edited 12h ago

I think you missed the point. The aging of European type of skin is the same in all countries.

The faces are not smoother and younger. Look at this guy in the photo, wrinkly and balding. But he does not have a masculine face. He has a baby/feminine button nose. Baby face is attractive on men only when they are very young. When men like these age, they do not look like men, but grandmas. Like Paul McCartney.

Serbian men, or Balkan men in general, do not put care in their looks, but feature-wise, they age nicely. Dress them better and change the haircut and they look very nice.

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u/Sea-Historian-2078 11h ago

I think the hairy, often musty look they have makes them appear older. Their unhealthy lifestyles and the severe obesity levels don't help either.

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 11h ago

Since I gave you a 50-year old Slovenian politician, let me give you Serbin politicians of the same age for reference.

Here is another one, because I can only put 1 photo per comment. Let me be clear, they are POS people and politicians, but so is the Slovenian one I posted above.

This is just to illustrate the parallel in looks. Because you are comparing an average Slovenian office worker with an average Serbian construction worker and commenting on their sense of style and lifestyle that shapes the way they look.

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u/Sea-Historian-2078 11h ago

The Slovenian guy funnily enough looks younger. Not better though but that doesn't have anything to do in this specific context

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 11h ago

He does not, a wrinkly balding man does not look younger.

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u/Sea-Historian-2078 11h ago

Both of them are wrinkly. The Serbian guy has older looking cheek and eye areas

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 11h ago edited 11h ago

Oh please, severe obesity? Calm down. They are not more obese than the rest of Europe. If you like waxed men, just say so ๐Ÿ˜‚

Also, let me repeat:

Serbian men, or Balkan men in general, do not put care in their looks, but feature-wise, they age nicely. Dress them better and change the haircut and they look very nice.

We are literally talking about aging better. That does not include clothes and styling. You also said BS about smoother faces. And they do not look musty, unless they are at work doing some physical job. Let me guess, these physical workers, probably construction, are the only Serbian men you've seen? Have you ever walked into an office building filled with Serbian people working?

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Since I gave you a 50-year old Slovenian politician, let me give you Serbian politicians of the same age for referrence.

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u/Observe_Report_ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 10h ago

Can easily pass for Turkish and he seems to have insomnia based on those dark circles under his eyes.

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u/determine96 Bulgaria 11h ago

The first and the second guy doesn't even look like they are the same ethnicity ๐Ÿ˜‚

First one, from the previous comment look like "Grik God" (Mediterranean or wherever).

Second guy the 50 year old one Idk how to define him.

Like many Bulgarians look like this actually I could say, plus the balding also (Idk but I'm sure we are amongst the most bald nations for sure, maybe even 1 place per capita).

Here you go.

50 year old Bulgarian politician ๐Ÿ˜Š

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 11h ago

We contain multitudes, what to tell you ๐Ÿ˜‚ Still I prefer this than feminine looking hairless men.

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u/Sea-Historian-2078 11h ago

Serbia is the Mississippi of Europe. The majority of their men believe in conspiracy theories, smoke a lot, drink a lot and eat a bunch of fast food. Serbia may be famous for its athletes, but the majority of their every-day men look nothing like them.

Okay Slovenian or other European men might not have smoother faces when old, but they do in their prime which matters the most. I think this "masculine face" discussion is just cope to hide behind grumpy and conventionally unattractive features. Since men like those never were able to reach such levels of attractiveness, obviously they will age better in comparison since they couldn't fall down much in the first place when talking about scale. Older women love that look a lot, but at that point does that really matter? I've been all over Europe. The most attractive people are Germanics

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 11h ago

All Balkan people look alike in that respect. We do not look northern European.

Conspiracy theories? The majority? Dude you are absurd and uneducated. Just a xenophobic hater.

Talking about prime? What prime 15-23? What makes you think Slovenians look better than Balkan men at this age? Do you think men with feminine faces are beautiful? ๐Ÿ˜‚

Older women love that look a lot, but at that point does that really matter?

I mean, if you like women as a man and for women who like men, it matters. ๐Ÿ˜‚

I for one stopped liking baby faced boys when I stopped being a teenager, let's say after the age of 21.

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u/Sea-Historian-2078 11h ago

You are showing me people who would get mistaken for syrian construction workers in Berlin. If that's your standard for attractiveness then no wonder you believe what you believe. Realistically the feminine looking men by your definition often end up being the most desired models nowadays.

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u/MegaTyx North Macedonia 13h ago

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the photo is accurate and yeah you're right in that it's mostly younger guys I'm talking about, but i think most of them will stay the way i described them as because they care about being healthy and fit. I see so many bulky gymbros out and about, meanwhile down in macedonia the guys i see are afraid to hit leg days lmao.

about their culture i completely agree though, their language is funny and they would be considered gay in the rest of the balkans most definitely

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u/Sea-Historian-2078 11h ago

Slovenia is not barbaric balkan, that's why they're "gay"

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 13h ago

The photo is not just a representation, but is an actual Slovenian politician. ๐Ÿ˜‚

There are very handsome Slovenians as well, obviously I am generalizing. And there is also a large number of mixed kids that you don't even know are mixed and their names are also very inconspicuous half of the time.

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u/pecovje 9h ago

So after seeing pictures of Vucic i can assume all serbs look like shrek?

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 8h ago

Let me quote what the Macedonian commenter said:

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the photo is accurate

It is more about that than focusing on a single man.

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u/floare_salbatica Romania 13h ago

When they get older too? Cuz that's where things get interesting. ๐Ÿ˜…

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u/Every_Association45 16h ago

There was an exceptionally handsome guy walking in front of my gym in Zagreb yday. We all turned around, and someone said: Look at him! Must have a lot of Serbian genes! :D

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u/Clear-Increase2075 Bulgaria 15h ago

Once you realise who makes these memes and with what purpose, they get less funny

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u/a_bright_knight Serbia 15h ago

tell us

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u/Clear-Increase2075 Bulgaria 13h ago

Western "passport bros" and the like fetishizing our women, while trying to discredit or embarrass our men. I get that even a balkaner might find that meme funny, cause it looks like some generic ahh bs, but its origins are racist.

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u/a_bright_knight Serbia 13h ago

very possible

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u/Citaku357 Kosovo 12h ago

Ngl this makes perfect sense

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 11h ago

Except if you go to e.g. passport bro subreddit, you will see that they all say that going to the Balkans as a passport bro is a very bad idea. For obvious reasons. Look it up. I don't think it's them. It is the truth, though. Look at your street.

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u/Lonely-Papaya-3115 5h ago

Are you sure about that? Western passport bros and pick up artists absolutely love the Balkans and especially Serbia, check this mf out for example who was active years ago

https://krauserpua.com/flags/

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 5h ago

I don't think you understand the definition of a passport bro.

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u/Lonely-Papaya-3115 5h ago

Hmm the definition is quite simple: A passport bro is a dude who travels to foreign countries with the aim to have sex with local women (a minority of passport bros travel with the aim of finding a serious relationship).

This dude under the link I posted was pretty successful in the former apparently.

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 5h ago

No, passport bros go abroad to find a trad wife. They use money and the fact they go to horribly underprivilaged countries to get women to be with them. They are essentially buying them. Think about men who to to Thailand. The LBS - losers back home.

Passport bro is not someone who just travels and hooks up with locals. BTW, I also totally believe men when they brag about having sex with women, they never lie and exagerate.

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u/whoiBina 12h ago

๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

That's a stretch I'd say.

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u/Clear-Increase2075 Bulgaria 12h ago

Maybe, idk. But such people do exist, so I think there might be something

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u/whoiBina 12h ago

Balkan couple memes and/or slavic couple memes have been a thing for a while. And i don't think it's centered only for Bulgaria. Idk

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u/casual_philosopher02 Greece 11h ago

Brb, going to Serbia

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u/a_bright_knight Serbia 12h ago

there are more overweight women in balkans than men btw

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u/Sweet-Agreeable Bulgaria 11h ago

Beauty and attractiveness is highly subjective, just because someone is obese/overweight doesnโ€™t draft them as an ogre as the meme suggests.
Seen plenty of overweight Balkan men and women- still well groomed and beautiful

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u/og_toe living in west 1h ago

they turn into this after marriage

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u/Downtown-Dream424 Bulgaria 15h ago

It depends of the person, but most of the time women look like dolls and try their best to dress up as princesses while the guys are wearing casual outfits, regardless of the situation and place and they are either fit or otherwise plump. No in between.

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u/Conscious_Text3297 15h ago

Majority of them are prone to whorification (via plastic surgery/makeup). Most cancerous trend in the Balkans honestly.

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u/Glittering_Equal3286 Kosovo 18h ago

My parents funnily enough ๐Ÿคฃ

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u/Confirmed-Scientist Greece 18h ago

The Balkan classic we call this

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u/Sweet-Agreeable Bulgaria 15h ago

In my opinion and observations, itโ€™s not true.
Generally find both men and women in the Balkans to be attractive ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

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u/Fine-Ear-8103 Kosovo 13h ago

I think this stereotype is BS balkaners are the prettiest Europeans tbh god didnโ€™t give us money but he gave us everything else.

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u/Potential-Ant-4335 17h ago

1000%

-sincerely, shrek

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u/Kiki955 18h ago

If he is rich yeah,then he is called an cute bear if not then an ugly pig :D

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u/c0qlover 13h ago

My whole family looks like that

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u/casual_philosopher02 Greece 11h ago

ฮœaybe it's not a Greece thing but I see plenty of handsome men around with equally pretty women

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u/schmoorglschwein 15h ago

And after 10 years of marriage:

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u/LegioXI89 Serbia 14h ago

No it's not

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u/Character-Pirate1297 16h ago

I wish it was like this after 25.

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u/RedditSuckslol84 12h ago

There are milfs here but we hardly have any dilfs

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u/Impossible_Fruit4977 11h ago

Yesss, I am Bulgarian and there are so many couples where the woman is a total banger and the man looks like a swine ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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u/tonimdfk North Macedonia 10h ago

where did you find a picture of me and my wife?

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u/Zerrrrroooo Romania 5h ago

I did see examples in real life, but I think it is blown out of proportions

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u/razvanciuy 4h ago

Balkan people can be a unit of a man, but ones i met were tall and sturdy not really fat. A lot of girls tend to look small around them. Ugly not really, same share of ugly as any nation except Britain :p

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u/Successful_Try_6350 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทโ†’๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 1h ago

no

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u/No-Championship-4632 Bulgaria 16h ago

That is the cliche yes, but whenever I go to places like Paradise Mall, I tend to see the opposite - fit and good-looking men and female freaks with hialuron lips and failed cosmetic interventions.

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u/EfficiencySmall4951 Romania 17h ago

You see it often enough so there is some truth to it at least

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u/kexibis 15h ago

nah.... overrated, very few examples to be the norm

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u/No-Bat9459 15h ago

You know what my uncle says;

โ€œ The bigger snake always lies on the bigger rock. โ€œ

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 13h ago

Sure, so if a man loses weight, his dick will shrink? Is that the logic?

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u/fuck_me_dick 17h ago

It's obviously true. The question is, is this really a balkan specific thing? Maybe it's just me being into women mostly but i can google "couple from x country" and 7 out of 10 the woman looks much better.

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u/Appropriate-XBL ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ 15h ago

People say this same thing about Slav couples generally.

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u/Potential-Ant-4335 17h ago

significantly more prominent in balkans, yes.

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u/KingMirek 10h ago

Iโ€™m Polish that looks like me and my wife when we were 20

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u/Lachanadan 8h ago

Of course I know him! He is me.

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u/Past_Brain1826 Serbia 15h ago

I dunno, maybe some parts of Bosnia, but not really an accurate Balkan stereotype IMO.

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u/PovertyStealsLives 15h ago

I was thinking about same thing but about Serbia

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u/EmbarrassedSubject77 17h ago

True, totally true, I dont know if it is balkan only but in turkiye, there was a famous child actress who was so beautiful, admired by everyone, you just say omg when you see the husband she had married to, that beast, that very very much of ugly monster, shrek is a monster eith a good heart, so that is why you dont prioritize how people look, but when their inside is evil, everything becomes ugly and irritating about them, even if you are handsome like the handsome prince, the actress name is tuฤŸรงe, from sihirli annem, god still cant believe how she could have been with that parasite

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u/floare_salbatica Romania 13h ago

I was expecting much worse after reading your comment. He looks average, at least he seems somehow fit in the pictures I found. Maybe some Roma ancestry? Looks like your average Roma guy. And I don't find her that pretty, lots of cosmetic procedures there.

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u/morning-sheep 15h ago edited 15h ago

I've seen those.

Usually the women is a gold digger, with Botox on. And the guy wears Sportswear everywhere, and his profile picture on Instagram is with his car.

Couple made in haven, if you ask me. I don't think is balkan specific thing, but still funny. The mafia couple.

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u/ReddutDood 13h ago

Half the couples in Albania.ย 

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u/BroDudesky 12h ago

Too true, and he isn't rich either, he is just a terrible scumbag of a person and that attracts the ladies.

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u/SHTRUDEL1 12h ago

Well, if we are honest men from the balkans are in a big majority cavemen(using a censored word here) who are not taking care of themself because "that's gay" or "the man need to be just a bit more handsome than the devil".

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u/Fracture90000 15h ago

Turkey not Europe, not Balkans.

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u/Observe_Report_ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 10h ago

You see this oftentimes with Albanians, I think arranged marriages may have had something to do with it, but it helps produce better looking offspring and can break the โ€œugly cycle.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜€

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u/Edgywarden 10h ago

Very true .

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u/Vlach719 4h ago

Somewhat. But Serbian women really aren't good looking to me, either

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u/shifting_my_persona 16h ago

No. Balkan men look way better than women, and it's not even close

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u/ApatheticCherry Serbia 16h ago

You are delusional.

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u/shifting_my_persona 8h ago

Yeah, I'm delusional for saying Balkan men are better looking than women, while women genuinely think 2/3 of men are ugly. Sure. You're comparing men who work physical jobs and don't take care of themselves with the average woman

Men are the better looking sex in general. Average men constantly inflate the egos of average and below average women by giving them attention, so they start thinking they're 10s when most of them are 4s at best

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u/ApatheticCherry Serbia 6h ago

Delusional and misogynistic

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u/shifting_my_persona 5h ago

Calling me misogynistic doesn't make my opinion any less valid. Do you have an actual argument or is that all you've got?

Keep telling yourself that. Go outside and walk through any city, it's blatantly obvious. That word is so overused it's lost its meaning. Balkan women need a reality check

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u/ApatheticCherry Serbia 5h ago

Your previous misogynistic comment is my proof.

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u/shifting_my_persona 5h ago

So your proof is literally just you saying it again. Classic

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u/determine96 Bulgaria 5h ago edited 1h ago

I mean, why I never see the opposite?

Many women agree with the statement when is against men.

Haha, they are fat, haha they are bald, look like boys, look like caveman haha

All just honesty and pure observation when it comes from a woman, but when it comes from a man, he is incel, small dick misogynistic loser etc.

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u/AlternaYamcha33 11h ago

'Balkan men look way better than women' Hey wait a minute.

https://giphy.com/gifs/iuu3hRoxlr2ETPucZW

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u/shifting_my_persona 8h ago

Try coming up with something original and not homophobic. I've been called gay plenty of times on this site for saying certain women aren't attractive. Nobody turns homophobic faster than a woman with a shattered ego and the white knights rushing to defend her

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u/Low-Cap-4071 8h ago

As a bisexual I can confirm

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u/yoboy_tim 9h ago

Idk depends But ye i can agree