Slovenia

[quote]Are the people there proud that their most famous countrywoman is Melania?

No, we don't speak of the whore. What a fucking embarrassment.

I've met people from there-quite decent. And I've heard the country is lovely.

They sell all their whores to clueless rich guys.

It’s like a poor northern Italy

[quote]They sell all their whores to clueless rich guys.

Okay, I wouldn't go that far. We're small and our main export are highly educated people who leave for Northern Europe, Germany, US. Not very many sex workers around.

They love anal.

I have never been there, but the countryside looks beautiful based off of photos. I've been to rural Romania and was blown away by the countryside, and wonder how it compares?

r6 After googling "rural Romania" it looks much the same, just obviously smaller and the farmers have obviously modernised their ways by now. Think hick mentality but with nice houses and super fast broadband.

R4 - maybe because the sex-workers head off to America?

Ok u gotta give her credit for getting to nyc and working albeit illegally

r8 No, it's... a complicated answer - from socialism in the 70s and the 80s being responsible for putting the sexes on equal footing, to (higher) education being so accessible. So there really aren't that many (native) sex workers here. Girls - in very small numbers - used to get trafficked to the Netherlands, but that was before the EU membership.

Melania is a whore because she made a deal with the devil. I have nothing against sex workers, personally.

If you marry for money..u earn it

It's very pretty but even the capital, Ljubljana, is like Berne or some other beautiful but rather inconsequential European city. People are not as outgoing as in the rest of ex-Yugoslavia but still quite friendly and polite. Lake Bled whose photo R6 posted is indeed beautiful. And the mountaneering and hiking are great.

Melania is famous to Americans, not really to them. How about philosopher Slavos Zizek, or professional cyclist Peter Sagan, who has been ranked number one in the world for about 5 years, and world champion a few times? The world outside the myopic USA don't really see the world the same way we see it. Slovakia was the most "westernized" area of the Soviet satellite countries, but Croatia is also nice.

[quote] Slovakia was the most "westernized" area of the Soviet satellite countries,

Slovakia is a totally different country from Slovenia.

Oh wait we are talking about Slovenia? I thought they were the same fucking thing. Slavoz Zizek is Slovenian, and Peter Sagan is Slovakian. You learn something new every day on here. So yeah, Slavos Zizek is somehow less gross than Melania, and I've only been to Slovakia, never to Slovenia, but whatever, same difference, Malaria is gross.

R15, it's a common mistake and I was just busting your chops.

It’s spelled SLUTVENIA

17 posts and nobody's asked yet about Slovenian dick??

You hoes are slipping.

R18, here is the Slovenian Men's Volleyball Team (aka gay bottoms). You all can judge for yourselves.

slovenia is a giant whore house

I have never been to Hungary and the Czech Republic. Loved both. Especially Prague. My god. I chose Austria over Slovenia on the next leg of my trip. I regret this. Vienna was so boring.

I like giant whore houses. So, you know why I lament.

They have good fruit juices! I used to like buying this brand now and again at a European import grocery store.

It's no Croatia.

For a place that's smaller than one of Chrissy Metz's turds it has a very diverse landscape. Depending on the part of the country you're in, it looks either like a mini Italy, mini Austria or a mini Hungary.

Ever since OP started this thread, I've browsed a few photos of Slovenia. It's a shame Melania is what people associate with this country, and not this scenery...

Another.

I visited ten years ago and it was lovely. Lj is a very nice, typically quaint European city, with an "old town" (cobblestone), newer looking areas, a lovely river, and friendly people. Lake Bled is a gorgeous area, with strict rules against using gas powered vehicles in the water, so it's quite pristine. We traveled to a seaside area which was also beautiful, though it was a bit out of season to be there as it was early June. My friend and host's parents lived in the countryside on a vineyard (stunning!) , and they invited me over for a barbecue and some homemade wine. They were so hospitable and lovely, even though we couldn't really communicate because of the language barrier. At the end of my stay, my friend dropped me off in Trieste, Italy, which was only an hour and a half drive, and I started my little tour of Italy, but I have quite fond memories of Slovenia and would love to return someday.

Melania was a whore (many moons ago) -- she hasn't touched (or been touched) by the bloated orange cave troll in years. I'm also 90% certain that she is a lesbian (albeit closeted)

Barron aka R21, you didn't like Austria, Vienna respectively? But Vienna in particular is famous for its habitants being grumpy - just like you are, mate!

Slovenia is lovely. It's a lot like Austria but with much less grumpier people. You can get from the Alps in the north down to the beach in the southwest within a two-hours-drive. And I've got no idea why Vairst Letty's English is so atrocious as learning English in Slovenia is common. I think it's even a mandatory subject in school these days but also used to be taught back in Yugoslavia a lot. In fact, people from Slovenia often speak English, German and Italian astonishing well.

Do the Croats and Italians get jealous of people in other countries? Do Germans get jealous if they don't have as many historical ruins as Italy?

Was that the reason for the world wars? Spain doesn't have Alps. Because I am jealous, envious, desirous, lusting, tearing, aching when I see the pictures. So many beautiful places in Europe and I can't go! This not fair!

Here's a tune for my dear gay friends. It's dealing with a, ahem, large fire hose and the need to, ahem, blow out a fire.

Does anyone here have Vairst Letty's mail adress? I think she'll like that tune and its topic quite a lot. ;-P

*astonishingLY well

Edit button, where are thou?

I was surprised at how much people from Slovenia to Greece and all the way in between like her and hate him.

In Italy, she's considered a classic example of a puttana.

My father was from there. My relatives are farmers and winemakers. They ski and play soccer and speak English. Photos he took when revisiting are idyllic. Nestled in a valley, very picturesque. My New England-born mother hated his family, called them vulgar male-chauvinist pigs, and the women coarse. There was one she liked, who was more refined, and she went off to live in Munich. Maybe they were hicks, but my father spoke a few languages, and was extremely charming.

My dad’s food was more German/Austrian than anything. Schnitzels and smoked meats and lots of cucumber.

Did you know Amy hails from here? I've met many people with the Klubučar surname through the years, so you can imagine how I wince whenever Lovett, Tapper et al. butcher it by pronouncing it as Klobušar instead.

r22 That gave me a chuckle, thanks. Never thought I'd see friggin' Fructal being mentioned on DL. But yes, its expensive "Premium" brand is like nectar for the gods. Though there's no corn syrup even in its basic version. Just, you know, more water.

It's my bread and anal butter.

Amy Klobuchar has Swiss heritage too.

Born in Plymouth, Minnesota, Klobuchar is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Chicago Law School.

Her father is of Slovene descent; his grandparents were immigrants from Slovenia's White Carniola region, and his father was a miner on the Iron Range.

Klobuchar's maternal grandparents were from Switzerland.

So mom is Swiss, dad's Slovene descent.

I mean, yes, that's what I meant, I wasn't implying she was born here. Most descendants of people who emigrated are mixed like that, but she does have her father's surname, which is why I brought it up.

Is it similar to Russian culture at all?

No, lol. The Adriatic and Austria are too close for that sort of culture. Countries further to the south, though...

R36 I can't remember how I discovered it over here. I think I had a professor from Serbia, who mentioned that juice during a class one day while we were discussing the breakup of Yugoslavia. I bought it on a whim during a trip to an Italian grocery store, it was. so. good. I haven't had it in a loooong time, though. I might have to look for it the next time I go shopping. Pear juice was my favorite, soooooooooooo good. Nectar of the gods, indeed.