Serbia is very safe. I used to live alone in Belgrade for 6 years. As a female when I was only 19 years old, I felt safe walking around the streets of Belgrade at night, even after the last bus stopped operating. I would go after midnight at Kalemegdan and just admire the beautiful view of the rivers. Good times.
There are migrants in groups around the main bus station and that is what can visually seem unsafe. It has nothing to do with Serbia and Serbs. By the way, the bus station is moving to a new location soon. The cashier at MAXY is not rude, but she is overloaded with work. The southern part of Serbia is less economically developed, but the situation is improving. Good people with warm hearts live there. You will find the best restaurants (kafane) in Serbia right there. In fact, the best part of Serbia in terms of the quality of human qualities and social life is outside Belgrade. I am telling you this as someone who is a native of Belgrade who traveled all over Serbia.
Yeah i live in NB close to where the new bus station will be, excited for it to be up and running. And I know, I never blame Serbians for being cold when working since I know they’re not getting fairly compensated for the job, but it’s a change from the west. And I always look forward to getting out of Belgrade, people are indeed kinder in the smaller towns
@@Isabel-Maria The workers and people on the street are simply not behaving like the westerners do, for simple reasons. In this part of the world, being professional is having a serious outlook and throwing a random comment to a person on the street is seen as awkward or intrusive. Both of these seem cold to a westerner, yet it's just a matter of different mentality. Meaning, we would feel equally off-put in the West. To engage in mundane smalltalk with complete strangers is seen as fake and/or rude, to have a cashier be overly talkative and too vibrant is seen as unnecessary and fake too, etc. When we engage in talks it's almost always leading to an actual, deeper exchange - basically if some stranger approaches or a worker talks to you they have a specific reason, or intend to have an actual conversation or an give a serious remark, cold or warm.
@@Lazarus_ReSpawngreat analysis, however I always talk to strangers and to the working people I say " happy work" and every single person enjoys that, people like when someone supports them, even if it is only " verbal " support... People in Belgrade do have that attitude, but of you go anywhere else in serbia people are not snobs like here in Belgrade, real gentleman and aristocrats left Belgrade a long time ago, now only peasents live here.
I had the same reaction from people when I told them I was going to Belgrade. They thought Siberia/Syria and told me how cold and dangerous it was. It was great and I always felt safe walking all times of day with my devojka.
@@milosjovicevic6083 Samo za bg znam, pa cu za bg i da pricam. Svako naselje u bg ima svoje grupe navijaca, dilera i lozana. Oni koji nisu iz te price i ne svrckaju se napolju kasno uvece dublje po naseljima, nemaju problema sa njima. Ako si muski klinac, moze da ti dodje par navijaca i da te ispituju za koga navijas i to, al u sustini od slucajnih prolaznika nemaju sta da traze(osim nocu, dublje u naseljima). A i kad pogledas koliko se dece danas lozi na kriminal i drogu jer se to u svim mogucim pesmama i filmovima nalazi, a lakse je kupiti drogu danas nego ikad, logicno je da ce se dobar deo dece uplesti u tu pricu. Verovatno si stariji pa ne znas, ali previse se dece drogira. A s druge strane, stalno u vestima slusamo kako je te decko ubio majku cekicem, te kako je decko u Futogu izbo drugog decka nozem, nedavno su nekog lika od 40 godina u naselju Brace Jerkovic izboli nozem itd.. Jos da dodam da tamo gde vecina ljudi prolazi ima najvise policije, pa se ne isplati praviti ikakav problem tuda. Pogotovo ne po danu da te neko ne prijavi dok radis to sto radis. I pritom i oni koji se osmele da rade nesto po danu, nece raditi da prolaznici tako nesto mogu da vide.
Ljudi, u odnosu na velike gradove u Severnoj Americi, vo nije kriminal, ovo je statisticka greska. Ko je bio zna o cemu pricam. Trebalo mi je puno vremena da se naviknem na to da te uspred dana neko presretne sa nozem, pokupi torbu i ode u prvi mracni sokak, gde povadi sta ti treba a ostalo baci. O beskucnicima, koji spavaju svuda redom oko tebe i narkomanima, koji doslovce se teturaju i hodaju kao polu zivi, da ne govorimo. Nije sve kao na filmu. Nije vise to Amerika 80ih kada je srednja klasa zivela bolje nego ikada...nazalost.
Hello Isabel 👋 greetings for you from Monte Negro! Welcome to Serbia and thank you for your positive representation for Serbia an our people,i ve just saw your video these morning,best hellos to you and enjoy in Serbia 👋
Hello you're sweetie... you're lucky u live in Serbia i lived n worked in Toronto for over 55 yrs and i come almost every year i come in belgrade and i ihink that canada is falling apart also i don't see how Serbia is behind the west i think its that its even better than Canada in every sence...thats why bought condo in belgrade...pozdrsv
My mom bless her soul, wanted to go back to Serbia 40 years ago and I didn't want to. I wish I listened to her. She knew that was our place and she always said sta ce mi tudja zemlja.
Thank you for this vlog. I have lived my whole life in Belgrade and for the past 10 years I live in Chicago. I know how much people are missinformed about Serbia. Western media described Serbia in a really bad light and its just not true. Sure bad things happen here but they happen everywhere. Everything you said about kids playing is how my childhood was also 😊. Its nice to see someone from Canada tell the story the way it really is. Thank youuuu 🤗.
That's an interesting video there Isabel Maria. I might add that when you're in bus, and when people see a pregnant woman, they also get up (or stand up) to give them a place to sit. And the men are holding doors, because they are gentlemen. I'm also a gentleman, and I thank my parents for raising me that way. Greetings from town Vrbas / city Novi Sad, pretty lady ❤❤❤.
@@frostflower5555 Agree, I can't deny that (honor exceptions to those who are good). But like I said: I thank my parents for raising me to be a gentleman.
Thank you for a great review of Belgrade. I hope you'll venture out to the south of Serbia to witness the natural beauty and friendly people. And while down there please review the local cuisine as well.
Kids as young as 9 walk to school here by themselves! I've never seen that in Western countries. At night you can see young teenagers just hanging around the city. It's super safe!
I have noticed one huge difference in this video comparing to video from your biginnings. You are more honest. Just keep going that way because that's what people appreciate the most. Usually foreigners want to be polite and avoid to talk what they really mean. People will instantly recognize if you are avoiding to tell the true and you could leave bad impression even you are nice and polite. If some part of the city is dirty than it's dirty and nobody should say it's clean or if lady from maxi is rude than she is rude. Nobody should say it's nice :) You are totally right about safety. I live currently in Belgium. First association for most of Serbs is that Belgium is safe high develope country but actually criminal is unbeliavable high. Thieves are stealing bags from women in the middle of the day in heart of european union. They stole my visa card from locked locker in gym. It never happend in Serbia. Few weeks ago guy from Tunisia killed swedish tourist and guess what... it turns out that this guy escape from prison in Tunisia to Belgium. They , of course, wanted him back but belgian government refuse to send him back !!!!!!!!! It's similar situation in all bigger european cities. We do not control who is entering in Europe. Similar problem could happend in Serbia unfortunately. We totally do not no identities of people who are gathering next to the bus station in Belgrade. The only countries who work actually on this issue are hungary, slovakia, czech republic and poland.
Feel like that’s a combination of knowing the culture better and being less afraid of haters online 😂 yeah, it’s interesting how a lot of the countries that people consider to be safe are now quite dangerous! (Canada included), that’s why I wanted to make this video, shed a little light
@@Isabel-Maria Haters are usually people who still depend on their parents or empty souls without any healthy interests so do not pay attention on them. They do not understand how is it to be alone in foreign country. Thanks for sharing your opinion about Serbia :) everything in this video is true. I grew up in a small town (north west Serbia) . It's definitely much safer than in Belgrade but people gossip a lot so I still believe foreigners should rather choose bigger cities. Of course not just because of gossiping :)
Honestly, I’ve been in big cities for too long! I am definitely hoping to buy property outside of the city in the next couple years 🤞🏻 thanks for the comment
@@Isabel-Maria If you are already comfortable with Serbia than why not. I was talking about newcomers. They have bigger community of foreigners in bigger cities. It's easier to adjust. You cen buy 20 houses outside the Belgrade for one small apartment inside the city. Brutal fact. Ok. Sorry about your time. Good luck :)
Even criminals in Sebia would not attack women or children cause it's not honorable.. and believe me if so they would have a really bad time in prison (by that I mean on treatment from other prisoners)
I met many solo female travelers back in my youth, making sure they all had memorable time. I operated mostly on Dalmatian cost... I ended up marrying one such traveler. Still happily married after 52 years...
Like every other city, depends where you go, what you do, how you behave. In every place on the world if you want you can find trouble, finding safe place might be difficult in some cities.
@@Isabel-Mariahaven't you noticed that same kind of fashion gets popular again every 20-30 years? It's not that Canada is 10-15 years ahead fashion wise, it's the other way around! 😉
About the bus station, there used to be a lot of migrants there between 2015 to 2020, so it used to be "more dangourous", or at least feel that way. Now however, they are gone, they seem to skipping Belgrade, and the "sketchy people" (meaning different colored skin for the most part) seem to be dressed better than I am, so I don't know, maybe they sketchy, most likely just travelers.
Serbia is realistically one of the safest countries in the world and generally with a low crime rate. Of course there are incidents everywhere, migrants are also currently on their way to Western Europe, so this can also pose a kind of danger. But in general, Serbia is a safe place to live and Serbs are very warm and friendly people. The only drawback is that it belongs to the countries with lower wages and generally lower paying power, but that is also changing for the better in the last few years. The south of Serbia is much less economically developed, but I would recommend you to visit the other smaller towns, villages or the rich nature and diverse regions that Serbia has to offer. Best!
I am from Serbia...probaby you are right aboot safety of people...but in the first place in my country are beautiful girls and guys, and of course FOOD
Well, for a solo female traveller, I really would suggest you travel with someone and avoid dark, murky places. Despite assurances that nothing will happen to you... we live in society with more and more people are going into poverty high crime rate is ever increasing. So, use caution.
THANK YOU ISABEL for the WONDERFUL words about Serbia and Belgrade... I hope you will continue to enjoy life and I wish you much success in your business... And as for wealth... wealth is different... Maybe SERBIA is not rich with MONEY like countries in the west, BUT WE ARE RICH with GOOD PEOPLE.....Western countries in that sense are LAGGING BEHIND SERBIA MUCH MORE than 10..20..years ago. Maybe FOR A ENTIRE CENTURY......I ALWAYS CHOOSE GOOD PEOPLE....Money is spent as it comes...Good people ALWAYS LAST...AND EVERYONE NEEDS....Greetings from Belgrade...I wish you much success in life and work here in OUR AND YOUR BELGRADE...😊🤩😊
I’ve been through pula a few times actually! On the way to brijoni and also for a day trip to seagull’s rock this last summer when I was staying in rovinj. Love that area
Nice video thank you, I am also from serbia, but speaking of istria and pula, must say in my oppinion, that would be the best part of our planet for living, if i must choose a country, that would be slovenia, lot of serbs live there...yugoslavia exist no more, but now that would be the most beautiful country in the whole wide world
Greetings Isabel! Have you ever thought that at its core of the good values lays Orthodox religion? I moved to Crna Gora from US after spending 25 years of my life there. When you say people are not as friendly at their work place where in the West they smile.One of my trainers back in the 90’s in the US asked me why am not smiling and I replied I have no reason to smile to which she said to me “ Show them your teeth and they will think you’re smiling”. In Balkan there is a saying only crazy person laughs and smiles for no reason. Serbians are not going to come across or to be politically correct and to a lot westerners that might come across as rude but we all keep saying we want the truth and than when we get it hurts at first but it is liberating. As far as infrastructure goes we got bombed in the 90’s almost back to stone age by the collective West. WW2 in the 40’s and so on and so forth. It’s amazing we are even where we are today after everything we been through as Serbs. The reason our infrastructure is not up date is simple, corruption to the core. You have to bribe your way through everything.
Ok. This is very objective. If I as Serbian can say that. First of all, I like your calm tone in your voice, it makes me super comfortable watching this video. You re actually great ambassador for Serbia. Everything like you mentioned really is that way. I think that our faith, still present deep in people's hearts, protects us from total decay. She teaches us sobriety. Compassion. Also, I think the west stumbled because of that. Because of the loss of faith. You have done us a great service, because this is a great advertisement for us. Serbia did not have a good reputation for a long time due to the strong propaganda of the Western media in the nineties, but that is coming into its own. Honestly, I'm glad that we're following the world because we have the opportunity to see how certain influences work on those countries. Of course, there are exceptions in Serbia as well as everywhere. But in general it is safe.
@luaye1764 Because in NA something like that is unthinkable, while in Serbia is common specially in Fridays and Saturdays. Watch video again, and you will see that there is dangerous in 5PM, in 8PM all people are at home.
You have such nice and calm voice. The real difference between Serbia and Canada or US is there is still meaning of having a happy family, though our birth rates decliming. But those who gets married tend to work on their issues, and actually most likely stay forever together, rather then easily look for divorce. I am not sure why is that rough in the West tbh when economic is surely way more better then here in Serbia? And yes Serbia is in some things behind Canada and US at least 20 yrs. I think that women and men should be a team and we need to complement eachother in society, not to compete. And for your gym experience I am not sure it would be welcomed from a lot of women in Canada or US. I don't get it honestly. At least from my view you still can be independent women, take care of yourself, educate, go to work etc. and not feel hate toward opposite sex.
@Isabel Maria Vlog Serbia is not 10 - 20 years behind the Western nations ! We dont like the Shoping mols with Dolce&Gabana,Gucci,Armani shop stores, we are proud nation and we have our wave of life ! The most beautifull and the most safe city in Serbia is City Krusevac,Meadville capital city of Serbia! Meadville forter is on centar of city also we have a lot clubs, coffies,monestiers in city, we have a lot gyms ,wonderfull nature,parks the ski center and mountine Kopaonik is near Krusevac! Please wisit the litle town of 100.000 cityzens,we have the four river West,Sout,Great Morava and river Rasina who have helty wother,we have lake,we have all what Belegrade have but all is near of course we have bike traks! Welcome to Krusevac Isabel, meadville Capital of Serbia and the most safe city where you have all like in Belegrade. Welcome to Krusevac dear Isabel !
imagine living in the 21st century and asking such questions, God save me. how stupid people are and if all the information is available with just one click. Imagine Siberia and War. 😂 big greetings to you.
Behind western 😂😂😂😂😂when we where together Yugoslavia we where in front all Balkan countries. For Albania we where America in Yugoslavia time. Babuska is in Russia. Not Yugoslavia.
As a natural born Serbian, I have to thank you @Isabel for being objective. The main thing In Serbia is that, compared to North America there are almost 0 crimes on the street, towns are super safe at night, 0 homeless ppl, much less drugs, traditional gender roles, people are white & Christian and many people speak English decently enough for any sort of help. Wish you a happy stay and enjoy Serbia nature as much as you can.
As a matter of fact there are a few thousand homeless people in Belgrade, but they are not on drugs, generally they do not steal, and do not sleep in tents. They are often beggars, search for food in dumpsters, and in winter sleep and get food in safe houses.
Serbia like much of Europe is quite safe. Its turned into an affordable tourist destination for European travelers. Its civil enough but living there is a nightmare with low wages and general lawlessness in terms of civil law. Its bad enough that half the Serbian population has evacuated to Austria. For example as a foreigner you can forget about living there and expecting you will accomplish anything other than having and adventure of sorts.
Those "Common Question" about Serbia (is it Siberia, Syria, war..) you get easily get from Americans 😂😅 They don't even know to find their Arkansas on map. Cheers
Imagine you are so ignorant that you dont know or confuse two countries. In Serbia, we learn in elementary school about other countries and cultures, also we are very aware of what is going on in the world especially because we know how it is when wester media missinform world about you. Serbia in the 1990s was dangerous place, but never been so dangerous like for example NY or LA, Vancouver or any bug city in US or Canada.
People are questioning safety in Belgrade and Serbia!? After watching this video and listening about the situation in Canada, I am shocked. Where are you living!?!
What leftists do but kill, steal other people property and destroy cities and countries? I mean, they tried and miserable failed in 50+ countries, the problem is western education is in hands of worst leftist lunatics so you dont know that.
Every capital city can be dangerous, if you walk after midnight alone in known crime area ( usually drug trafficking and distribution around clubs ) , especially Belgrade which is a center for at least northern part of the Balkans for fun
Dont believe everything you read on google, wiki etc! I have travelled literally all around western Europe and believe me, some of the countries are third world in comparison to Ex Yugoslavia area! But for some reason, reality is skewed and portrayed in another way! Also, lifestyle, safety and hospitality of people are not even comparable! My advice, go travel and then see for yourself! p.s. One thing tho, people in the Balkans are known for self-criticism, but whoever is well travelled wont emphasise negative things anymore, simply because the benefits are so much more once u have seen other countries which u can compare it with…
It is safer than any other Western cities. I am a Serb in London and I can tell you that West are the mostr unsafe. Serbia is safe if you act normal and as human.
I don't know if you intend to live in Serbia or not, but IF you intend to, don't "populate" Serbia through the networks, because we certainly won't tolerate that, if your intention is to do this as a form of viewership, then fine.
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Serbia is very safe. I used to live alone in Belgrade for 6 years. As a female when I was only 19 years old, I felt safe walking around the streets of Belgrade at night, even after the last bus stopped operating. I would go after midnight at Kalemegdan and just admire the beautiful view of the rivers. Good times.
I live in Serbia and I think that there is a greater chance of being struck by lightning than of someone just attacking you on the street.
There are migrants in groups around the main bus station and that is what can visually seem unsafe. It has nothing to do with Serbia and Serbs.
By the way, the bus station is moving to a new location soon. The cashier at MAXY is not rude, but she is overloaded with work.
The southern part of Serbia is less economically developed, but the situation is improving. Good people with warm hearts live there. You will find the best restaurants (kafane) in Serbia right there. In fact, the best part of Serbia in terms of the quality of human qualities and social life is outside Belgrade. I am telling you this as someone who is a native of Belgrade who traveled all over Serbia.
Yeah i live in NB close to where the new bus station will be, excited for it to be up and running. And I know, I never blame Serbians for being cold when working since I know they’re not getting fairly compensated for the job, but it’s a change from the west. And I always look forward to getting out of Belgrade, people are indeed kinder in the smaller towns
@@Isabel-Maria Do you live in Blok 67? :)
@@Isabel-Maria The workers and people on the street are simply not behaving like the westerners do, for simple reasons. In this part of the world, being professional is having a serious outlook and throwing a random comment to a person on the street is seen as awkward or intrusive. Both of these seem cold to a westerner, yet it's just a matter of different mentality.
Meaning, we would feel equally off-put in the West. To engage in mundane smalltalk with complete strangers is seen as fake and/or rude, to have a cashier be overly talkative and too vibrant is seen as unnecessary and fake too, etc. When we engage in talks it's almost always leading to an actual, deeper exchange - basically if some stranger approaches or a worker talks to you they have a specific reason, or intend to have an actual conversation or an give a serious remark, cold or warm.
@@Isabel-Mariaso true. People are way kinder in smaller towns, good observation ✨
@@Lazarus_ReSpawngreat analysis, however I always talk to strangers and to the working people I say " happy work" and every single person enjoys that, people like when someone supports them, even if it is only " verbal " support...
People in Belgrade do have that attitude, but of you go anywhere else in serbia people are not snobs like here in Belgrade, real gentleman and aristocrats left Belgrade a long time ago, now only peasents live here.
I had the same reaction from people when I told them I was going to Belgrade. They thought Siberia/Syria and told me how cold and dangerous it was. It was great and I always felt safe walking all times of day with my devojka.
free advertisement for Siberia and Syria 😅
The more south you go in Serbia, the poorer it gets, but the people are more temperamental and warmer. And there's practically no crime
Nema kriminala? Samo ti misli tako bajo
Pa nema. Ja zadnjih 10 godina nisam nista kriminalno video. Ima ali mnogo manje nego što vi neki mislite. Naše ulice su medju najsigurnijima u svetu
@@milosjovicevic6083 Samo za bg znam, pa cu za bg i da pricam. Svako naselje u bg ima svoje grupe navijaca, dilera i lozana. Oni koji nisu iz te price i ne svrckaju se napolju kasno uvece dublje po naseljima, nemaju problema sa njima. Ako si muski klinac, moze da ti dodje par navijaca i da te ispituju za koga navijas i to, al u sustini od slucajnih prolaznika nemaju sta da traze(osim nocu, dublje u naseljima). A i kad pogledas koliko se dece danas lozi na kriminal i drogu jer se to u svim mogucim pesmama i filmovima nalazi, a lakse je kupiti drogu danas nego ikad, logicno je da ce se dobar deo dece uplesti u tu pricu. Verovatno si stariji pa ne znas, ali previse se dece drogira.
A s druge strane, stalno u vestima slusamo kako je te decko ubio majku cekicem, te kako je decko u Futogu izbo drugog decka nozem, nedavno su nekog lika od 40 godina u naselju Brace Jerkovic izboli nozem itd..
Jos da dodam da tamo gde vecina ljudi prolazi ima najvise policije, pa se ne isplati praviti ikakav problem tuda. Pogotovo ne po danu da te neko ne prijavi dok radis to sto radis. I pritom i oni koji se osmele da rade nesto po danu, nece raditi da prolaznici tako nesto mogu da vide.
Ljudi, u odnosu na velike gradove u Severnoj Americi, vo nije kriminal, ovo je statisticka greska. Ko je bio zna o cemu pricam. Trebalo mi je puno vremena da se naviknem na to da te uspred dana neko presretne sa nozem, pokupi torbu i ode u prvi mracni sokak, gde povadi sta ti treba a ostalo baci. O beskucnicima, koji spavaju svuda redom oko tebe i narkomanima, koji doslovce se teturaju i hodaju kao polu zivi, da ne govorimo. Nije sve kao na filmu. Nije vise to Amerika 80ih kada je srednja klasa zivela bolje nego ikada...nazalost.
Everywhere has crime criminals,some less some more , depends how much population has in every country .
I'm really afraid that we don't lose that chivalry and sence of responsibility for others.
Enjoyed your video so much, thank you.
We already started :(
Thank you Isabel Maria for sharing the truth about SERBIA,,everybody is wellcome here,,who respect us,,thank you sooo much,,
I'm so glad you're having nice time in my Serbia and Belgrade.
You are absolutely gorgeous !
Wish you all the best 🙋♂️
Hello Isabel 👋 greetings for you from Monte Negro! Welcome to Serbia and thank you for your positive representation for Serbia an our people,i ve just saw your video these morning,best hellos to you and enjoy in Serbia 👋
Thank you for this nice and objective video. I hope you enjoy Serbia. ❤❤❤ West starting to be more like a living nightmare then promised land.
It's not objective . .it's full of crap.She said we lag behind the rest of the world .. even in clothes .what a lying woman!
Hello you're sweetie... you're lucky u live in Serbia i lived n worked in Toronto for over 55 yrs and i come almost every year i come in belgrade and i ihink that canada is falling apart also i don't see how Serbia is behind the west i think its that its even better than Canada in every sence...thats why bought condo in belgrade...pozdrsv
Living in Serbia is definitely a treat! And it’s behind in terms of what you can buy here, the infrastructure, technology. But I’m not complaining
My mom bless her soul, wanted to go back to Serbia 40 years ago and I didn't want to. I wish I listened to her. She knew that was our place and she always said sta ce mi tudja zemlja.
Thank you for this vlog. I have lived my whole life in Belgrade and for the past 10 years I live in Chicago. I know how much people are missinformed about Serbia. Western media described Serbia in a really bad light and its just not true. Sure bad things happen here but they happen everywhere. Everything you said about kids playing is how my childhood was also 😊. Its nice to see someone from Canada tell the story the way it really is. Thank youuuu 🤗.
Yeah the misinformation about Serbia is absolutely insane! Kinda like it like that though, keep how amazing it is here on the low lows 🤫
@@Isabel-Maria Enjoy your stay and if there is anything I can help with while I am in Belgrade feel free to ask.
Dont trust MSM..Serbia is very nice and more safe compared to USA or Canada..unfortunatelly Serbia is corrupted but i hope that we gonna fix that
Da bas nas opisuju u losem svetlu , crkva odlikuje Seselja , Slobo baci svog druga Stambolica u krec na Iriskom vencu ... nemoj mi svirati price
@@stylistxxxКакве везе политика има са обичним народом? Не само овде, свуда је тако.
If you want to come to the south of Serbia, you are welcome. I am from city of Nis and I will be glad to be your host. 🙂
THANK YOU ISABEL, GOD BLESS YOU.... THANKS FOR THE TRUE ABOUT MY GORGEOUS 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸SERBIA ❤️❤️❤️
That's an interesting video there Isabel Maria.
I might add that when you're in bus, and when people see a pregnant woman, they also get up (or stand up) to give them a place to sit.
And the men are holding doors, because they are gentlemen.
I'm also a gentleman, and I thank my parents for raising me that way.
Greetings from town Vrbas / city Novi Sad, pretty lady ❤❤❤.
This is all true! The men here are raised to be gentlemen ☺️ (most anyway) 😂
'most' are gentlemen, not all lol.
@@frostflower5555 Agree, I can't deny that (honor exceptions to those who are good).
But like I said: I thank my parents for raising me to be a gentleman.
@@Harikejn druže ovo za trudnice je istina, ali ovo o pridržavanju vrata rade svi, meni su žene pridržale vrata stoput.
@@m1lst3r Verujem ti gari. Nije sporno.
I meni su žene isto držale vrata (ne sve, ali neke jesu to uradile).
As Serbian, all i can say: everything you said its true 🤝😁
Babuška 🤣😂🤣😂 It sounds so cute when you say it. Greetings!
We understand it but in my family we never use that term, it's always baba. Babushka is more Russian I think.
Pozdrav za našu divnu Isabel !
greetings
Thank you for a great review of Belgrade. I hope you'll venture out to the south of Serbia to witness the natural beauty and friendly people. And while down there please review the local cuisine as well.
Kids as young as 9 walk to school here by themselves! I've never seen that in Western countries. At night you can see young teenagers just hanging around the city. It's super safe!
I have noticed one huge difference in this video comparing to video from your biginnings. You are more honest. Just keep going that way because that's what people appreciate the most. Usually foreigners want to be polite and avoid to talk what they really mean. People will instantly recognize if you are avoiding to tell the true and you could leave bad impression even you are nice and polite. If some part of the city is dirty than it's dirty and nobody should say it's clean or if lady from maxi is rude than she is rude. Nobody should say it's nice :) You are totally right about safety. I live currently in Belgium. First association for most of Serbs is that Belgium is safe high develope country but actually criminal is unbeliavable high. Thieves are stealing bags from women in the middle of the day in heart of european union. They stole my visa card from locked locker in gym. It never happend in Serbia. Few weeks ago guy from Tunisia killed swedish tourist and guess what... it turns out that this guy escape from prison in Tunisia to Belgium. They , of course, wanted him back but belgian government refuse to send him back !!!!!!!!! It's similar situation in all bigger european cities. We do not control who is entering in Europe. Similar problem could happend in Serbia unfortunately. We totally do not no identities of people who are gathering next to the bus station in Belgrade. The only countries who work actually on this issue are hungary, slovakia, czech republic and poland.
Feel like that’s a combination of knowing the culture better and being less afraid of haters online 😂 yeah, it’s interesting how a lot of the countries that people consider to be safe are now quite dangerous! (Canada included), that’s why I wanted to make this video, shed a little light
@@Isabel-Maria Haters are usually people who still depend on their parents or empty souls without any healthy interests so do not pay attention on them. They do not understand how is it to be alone in foreign country. Thanks for sharing your opinion about Serbia :) everything in this video is true. I grew up in a small town (north west Serbia) . It's definitely much safer than in Belgrade but people gossip a lot so I still believe foreigners should rather choose bigger cities. Of course not just because of gossiping :)
Honestly, I’ve been in big cities for too long! I am definitely hoping to buy property outside of the city in the next couple years 🤞🏻 thanks for the comment
@@Isabel-Maria If you are already comfortable with Serbia than why not. I was talking about newcomers. They have bigger community of foreigners in bigger cities. It's easier to adjust. You cen buy 20 houses outside the Belgrade for one small apartment inside the city. Brutal fact. Ok. Sorry about your time. Good luck :)
With that smile, energy and vibrant character u won't be solo traveler for very long ;) :)
😂😂😂😂 she's taken man, don't try! Lol
Hey, I also live in Belgrade. I would like to create a video collaboration with you. What do you think about that?
7yr old kid changes 3 buses alone to go to school and back in Belgrade (we don't have yellow school buses)
Lol literally. My boyfriend tells me about how grandmas would let him sit on their lap on the bus when he was a little kid. Too cute
Even criminals in Sebia would not attack women or children cause it's not honorable.. and believe me if so they would have a really bad time in prison (by that I mean on treatment from other prisoners)
Absolutely. I feel like society keeps a tight lock on the women and children, which I love
Yes, my Toronto-nistan parks are full of homeless and strange people. Sadly.
You will get subscribers if you start recording people and streets.
Big kiss from Serbia.
Hvala.Puno hvala!
You could make a ton of money crafting few 20min videos about Roman Empire sites in Serbia.
Not really in this for the money so much as the enjoyment factor, but I’ll think about it!
There are also hidden places that are not even published about Roman sites.
I met many solo female travelers back in my youth, making sure they all had memorable time.
I operated mostly on Dalmatian cost... I ended up marrying one such traveler. Still happily married after 52 years...
Lol this comment is too funny 😂 glad you finally found your perfect traveler 🥰
Like every other city, depends where you go, what you do, how you behave.
In every place on the world if you want you can find trouble, finding safe place might be difficult in some cities.
Thanks for the comments hello from serbia
Hey Isabel, great that you are having fun in my hometown :) Could you elaborate a bit on the fashion being 10-20 years behind? Greetings from London
Whenever something gets popular here it was already popular in Canada 10 years ago 😂 that’s basically it
@@Isabel-Mariahaven't you noticed that same kind of fashion gets popular again every 20-30 years? It's not that Canada is 10-15 years ahead fashion wise, it's the other way around! 😉
Welcome to Serbia ,Isabel Marie
About the bus station, there used to be a lot of migrants there between 2015 to 2020, so it used to be "more dangourous", or at least feel that way. Now however, they are gone, they seem to skipping Belgrade, and the "sketchy people" (meaning different colored skin for the most part) seem to be dressed better than I am, so I don't know, maybe they sketchy, most likely just travelers.
Isabel, I am concern more about Belgrade boys from you. 😁😁😁
Great video ❤
Serbia is realistically one of the safest countries in the world and generally with a low crime rate.
Of course there are incidents everywhere, migrants are also currently on their way to Western Europe, so this can also pose a kind of danger. But in general, Serbia is a safe place to live and Serbs are very warm and friendly people.
The only drawback is that it belongs to the countries with lower wages and generally lower paying power, but that is also changing for the better in the last few years.
The south of Serbia is much less economically developed, but I would recommend you to visit the other smaller towns, villages or the rich nature and diverse regions that Serbia has to offer.
Best!
Nice and precise! Could you tell me how you fixed Serbian subtitles, please?
My boyfriend did them for me 😂 but you can also use freesubtitles.ai
@@Isabel-Maria Ok isabel Maria. Hvala puno :D
Nista 🥰
I am from Serbia...probaby you are right aboot safety of people...but in the first place in my country are beautiful girls and guys, and of course FOOD
Aboot 😂😂 nice Canadian reference
Thanks for Serbian titles😊
My pleasure! They’re long overdue 😂
Yes, unfortunately, Sanfrancisco changed a lot.
Well, for a solo female traveller, I really would suggest you travel with someone and avoid dark, murky places. Despite assurances that nothing will happen to you... we live in society with more and more people are going into poverty high crime rate is ever increasing. So, use caution.
Upravusi. Lutko mnogo te volim❤🎉
Beautiful Video,Prelep Video!!
THANK YOU ISABEL for the WONDERFUL words about Serbia and Belgrade... I hope you will continue to enjoy life and I wish you much success in your business... And as for wealth... wealth is different... Maybe SERBIA is not rich with MONEY like countries in the west, BUT WE ARE RICH with GOOD PEOPLE.....Western countries in that sense are LAGGING BEHIND SERBIA MUCH MORE than 10..20..years ago. Maybe FOR A ENTIRE CENTURY......I ALWAYS CHOOSE GOOD PEOPLE....Money is spent as it comes...Good people ALWAYS LAST...AND EVERYONE NEEDS....Greetings from Belgrade...I wish you much success in life and work here in OUR AND YOUR BELGRADE...😊🤩😊
Hello, Isabel Maria. Come to Croatia and make such video for Croatia which is neighbor or Serbia, has a beautiful sea and much much more..
I love Croatia! Maybe next summer 🥰
@@Isabel-Maria Good, I'm inviting you to Pula city (at the sea) in Istrian region if you come, you're welcome..🙂
I’ve been through pula a few times actually! On the way to brijoni and also for a day trip to seagull’s rock this last summer when I was staying in rovinj. Love that area
Nice video thank you, I am also from serbia, but speaking of istria and pula, must say in my oppinion, that would be the best part of our planet for living, if i must choose a country, that would be slovenia, lot of serbs live there...yugoslavia exist no more, but now that would be the most beautiful country in the whole wide world
I think that in near future a lot of americans canadians and also many from EU will come to live here
Greetings Isabel! Have you ever thought that at its core of the good values lays Orthodox religion? I moved to Crna Gora from US after spending 25 years of my life there. When you say people are not as friendly at their work place where in the West they smile.One of my trainers back in the 90’s in the US asked me why am not smiling and I replied I have no reason to smile to which she said to me “ Show them your teeth and they will think you’re smiling”. In Balkan there is a saying only crazy person laughs and smiles for no reason. Serbians are not going to come across or to be politically correct and to a lot westerners that might come across as rude but we all keep saying we want the truth and than when we get it hurts at first but it is liberating. As far as infrastructure goes we got bombed in the 90’s almost back to stone age by the collective West. WW2 in the 40’s and so on and so forth. It’s amazing we are even where we are today after everything we been through as Serbs. The reason our infrastructure is not up date is simple, corruption to the core. You have to bribe your way through everything.
Interesting video, thanks ❤
Is Belgrade safe for solo female travellers? Yes it is.
Ok. This is very objective. If I as Serbian can say that.
First of all, I like your calm tone in your voice, it makes me super comfortable watching this video.
You re actually great ambassador for Serbia.
Everything like you mentioned really is that way.
I think that our faith, still present deep in people's hearts, protects us from total decay.
She teaches us sobriety. Compassion.
Also, I think the west stumbled because of that.
Because of the loss of faith.
You have done us a great service, because this is a great advertisement for us.
Serbia did not have a good reputation for a long time due to the strong propaganda of the Western media in the nineties, but that is coming into its own.
Honestly, I'm glad that we're following the world because we have the opportunity to see how certain influences work on those countries.
Of course, there are exceptions in Serbia as well as everywhere. But in general it is safe.
Thank you for this kind comment! Glad it resonated 🥰
That's right. You said all how it is.
Of course it is very safe.Even more compare to some European cities.
Don't tell North Americans that in Serbia you can use ATM at 3AM, because they will get heart-atack. 🤣🤣🤣
@luaye1764 Because in NA something like that is unthinkable, while in Serbia is common specially in Fridays and Saturdays. Watch video again, and you will see that there is dangerous in 5PM, in 8PM all people are at home.
You have such nice and calm voice.
The real difference between Serbia and Canada or US is there is still meaning of having a happy family, though our birth rates decliming. But those who gets married tend to work on their issues, and actually most likely stay forever together, rather then easily look for divorce. I am not sure why is that rough in the West tbh when economic is surely way more better then here in Serbia? And yes Serbia is in some things behind Canada and US at least 20 yrs.
I think that women and men should be a team and we need to complement eachother in society, not to compete. And for your gym experience I am not sure it would be welcomed from a lot of women in Canada or US. I don't get it honestly. At least from my view you still can be independent women, take care of yourself, educate, go to work etc. and not feel hate toward opposite sex.
@Isabel Maria Vlog Serbia is not 10 - 20 years behind the Western nations ! We dont like the Shoping mols with Dolce&Gabana,Gucci,Armani shop stores, we are proud nation and we have our wave of life ! The most beautifull and the most safe city in Serbia is City Krusevac,Meadville capital city of Serbia! Meadville forter is on centar of city also we have a lot clubs, coffies,monestiers in city, we have a lot gyms ,wonderfull nature,parks the ski center and mountine Kopaonik is near Krusevac! Please wisit the litle town of 100.000 cityzens,we have the four river West,Sout,Great Morava and river Rasina who have helty wother,we have lake,we have all what Belegrade have but all is near of course we have bike traks! Welcome to Krusevac Isabel, meadville Capital of Serbia and the most safe city where you have all like in Belegrade. Welcome to Krusevac dear Isabel !
imagine living in the 21st century and asking such questions, God save me. how stupid people are and if all the information is available with just one click. Imagine Siberia and War. 😂 big greetings to you.
i love you, volim te :D
Sorry my comment is unrelated to the video, but I noticed your teeth are very nice, are those what they called "porcelain veneers"?
No they’re my own teeth 😂
@@Isabel-Maria wow no way, amazing! You are very lucky.
😂😂😂😂😂✨️
Jedna je Srbija, Kanadjanki je mnogo....❤❤❤
Nice video!
Merci
Great video!
Behind western 😂😂😂😂😂when we where together Yugoslavia we where in front all Balkan countries. For Albania we where America in Yugoslavia time. Babuska is in Russia. Not Yugoslavia.
Only 16K views. C'mon Isabel crank up those numbers STAT! :))))
Lol I’m working on it 🙃🙃
Marvelous!😄@@Isabel-Maria
Missing your videos.
It would be useful to learn the history of Europe, then everything will be much clearer.
As a natural born Serbian, I have to thank you @Isabel for being objective. The main thing In Serbia is that, compared to North America there are almost 0 crimes on the street, towns are super safe at night, 0 homeless ppl, much less drugs, traditional gender roles, people are white & Christian and many people speak English decently enough for any sort of help.
Wish you a happy stay and enjoy Serbia nature as much as you can.
As a matter of fact there are a few thousand homeless people in Belgrade, but they are not on drugs, generally they do not steal, and do not sleep in tents. They are often beggars, search for food in dumpsters, and in winter sleep and get food in safe houses.
Serbia like much of Europe is quite safe. Its turned into an affordable tourist destination for European travelers. Its civil enough but living there is a nightmare with low wages and general lawlessness in terms of civil law. Its bad enough that half the Serbian population has evacuated to Austria. For example as a foreigner you can forget about living there and expecting you will accomplish anything other than having and adventure of sorts.
za tebe jeste
Those "Common Question" about Serbia (is it Siberia, Syria, war..) you get easily get from Americans 😂😅
They don't even know to find their Arkansas on map.
Cheers
Imagine you are so ignorant that you dont know or confuse two countries. In Serbia, we learn in elementary school about other countries and cultures, also we are very aware of what is going on in the world especially because we know how it is when wester media missinform world about you. Serbia in the 1990s was dangerous place, but never been so dangerous like for example NY or LA, Vancouver or any bug city in US or Canada.
Да, ја и даље знам све главне градове свијета и колико ко челика извози 😅😅😅
Culture shock for diverse canada, serbia is way safer. I wonder why
audio could be higher,other than that good video :D
Another comment mentioned that too! I’ll lift it up in my next video 🥰
Unlike West, Central and Eastern Europe are safe places
People are questioning safety in Belgrade and Serbia!?
After watching this video and listening about the situation in Canada, I am shocked. Where are you living!?!
I live in Belgrade 😂 but yeah, Canada is wild
Of course it is, we are not Sweden ;)
OMG, Vancuver and SF are such beautiful cities, why are they trying to destroy themselves?
What leftists do but kill, steal other people property and destroy cities and countries? I mean, they tried and miserable failed in 50+ countries, the problem is western education is in hands of worst leftist lunatics so you dont know that.
She comes from a fascist Canada and says Serbia is 20y behind? Yeah, behind in becoming unsafe, woke, fascist state. I hope it stays like that. 😂
Every capital city can be dangerous, if you walk after midnight alone in known crime area ( usually drug trafficking and distribution around clubs ) , especially Belgrade which is a center for at least northern part of the Balkans for fun
nice Video
Belgrade is one the oldest cities in the world, older than Rome or Athens and it was a Celts capital 2600 years ago.
well u are here a long time so i think it is i guess
Yugoslavia -SCG
All Serbia is safe
Nismo se jos uvek debilizovali ili da budem fin...degradirali....XD
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Was Chinese embassy available
Dont believe everything you read on google, wiki etc! I have travelled literally all around western Europe and believe me, some of the countries are third world in comparison to Ex Yugoslavia area! But for some reason, reality is skewed and portrayed in another way! Also, lifestyle, safety and hospitality of people are not even comparable! My advice, go travel and then see for yourself! p.s. One thing tho, people in the Balkans are known for self-criticism, but whoever is well travelled wont emphasise negative things anymore, simply because the benefits are so much more once u have seen other countries which u can compare it with…
Traveling to do a vibe check on the different countries around the world is a good way to do it 😁
@@Isabel-Maria by any means!👌👌which is why im qualified to comment!🙂✌🏻😉☘️☘️👋🏻
Hey lady, whats up? :)
Maria or Marian?!
"Is it safe?" :)
Pretty safe ☺️
Serbia is safer than Getmany France USA together 😂🇷🇸
It is safer than any other Western cities. I am a Serb in London and I can tell you that West are the mostr unsafe. Serbia is safe if you act normal and as human.
So... basically there's no arabs.
yes, wery small number of them is here...
I wouldn't count on that. Who knows how many ofthem are here. I see more and more of Turks, Pakistanis and Indians and that's almost the same thing.
I don't know if you intend to live in Serbia or not, but IF you intend to, don't "populate" Serbia through the networks, because we certainly won't tolerate that, if your intention is to do this as a form of viewership, then fine.
Hmm...just don't do business with anybody, even over laptop😀....everything else DOBRODOSLA!
bad soound!
Thanks for the feedback, I’ll make my next video louder
Do jaja minimum DVa sata
Dobro dosli u Srbiju svi ste dobrodosli😊
Samo izabereš i budi kraljica. 😉⚘
Yes,its a safe there you are free 🎉❤🆓🆓 Now I'm not sure now they have so many refugees migrants immigrants.