I am from Tunisia, I visited Albania, a very beautiful country , serviable and nice people, contrary to what is being promoted, Albania is a very safe country and all the people there welcome the foreigner. The country is unfairly portrayed in the media as a dangerous monster, but it is quite the opposite . Much love to Albania and Albanian from Tunisia
This is what you get when 100’s of years of propaganda intruduset from slavic people to the world.. potraied uss like wild animals who would kill anybody, we sre just some few million who just mind our busnies.. If you had heard what they did sayd in yugoslavia days you would think we were some cold murders etc, i just want to say one things on then image what more they say «if you go lost never sleep in Albanian houses because they will kill you at the night, if you Get invited never go if you have no choise dont sleep be awak and prepered so they dont kill you at your sleep» How do i know it because and slavic stund of my fathers did tell him after he sleep at our house, he dident sleep all the night and then he told my father that he dident expet how well they treated him because of what he heard of our people, my family was in shock and told him Even then worst enemy if he is invited at our houses he will be like at his house Nothing will tuch him.. Even today at Serbian and Macedonian school children learn about how bad Albanian are that we are wild people, in year 2023 they still learn there children this at there school and europe dont say Nothing, if we did that the europe would make noise againts uss
Albania is a Beautiful Country, that must be Visited, People are shocked how clean the country is, and how welcoming , and friendly the people are to outsiders and Tourist, while a small country, there are endless recreational activities, urban hiking, bicycle riding and tours, Bus Tours, and Train Tours are popular in the Country. The Food is very good, and Restaurants serve local favorites as well as European dishes, The Music of the County is Unique, and Entertaining, History Buffs will enjoy Touring the many Historical locations in the Country, Tour the Many Lakes and Forested Area's these are superb places for Photographers, We have been twice in the last 5 years and love visiting the Country, Tourist are Safe, and its easy to travel through the Country, with no issues. Highly Recommend a trip to Albania...
When I was a boy-60 years ago-I used to enjoy listening to Radio Tirana. It came in clear and loud to our home in Florida, USA. Also, as a boy then, I loved the voice of the Radio Tirana woman who broadcast her reports in perfect English. She sounded so young and beautiful, I used to dream of meeting her! Since then, I have always wanted to visit amazingly beautiful Albania 🇦🇱 and meet the people personally and drink their beautiful wine made from the grapes I have heard of and drink to my Albanian friends and the world in *_Peace._* Today, the radio bands are so noisy I can no longer hear Radio Tirana so I don’t even know if it still exists. If not, then I bid you farewell from Washington State, USA, where I live today, and I hope that the Radio Tirana Lady is well and happy! Many Blessings to you all!
Quite interesting as I live in Florida now, after leaving Albania in the mid 90's. You could watch all Albanian TV channels in the US nowadays, if interested
I was there for a few weeks after the wall fell: The most precious commodity of Albania is it's people! I brought back many fotos and fond memories of my Albanian friends!
You must mention Dua Lipa🌹She has done so much to help her beloved country. I have an Albanian flag among my favorite things thanks to Dua lipas videos. Would love to visit but can’t afford the trip. My best to the people of this unique country. ❤
2- Albania doesn't have a border with serbia 10-Tirana had and stil has only one pyramid. And it was never known as the city of pyramids. 13- Albanian alphabet is 100% based on the latin alphabet unlike its neighbours who use the Cyrillic alphabet and the Greek alphabet. It has more letters because we combine two letters to express a different sound like d and dh or n and nj or s and sh. 16- the landmass of albania is 28,748 km2. There are gender pronouns in Albanian. Ai=He Ajo=she They (males) = Ata They (females) = Ato. Albania doesn't have an equivalent of it. 22- it is not a crime to whistle or sing loudly. we consider it just rude. 23-Actualy it is Albania, Kosovo. Bosnia and Turkey that are a majority muslim country in europe. (Yes Turkey is mostly in Asia but istambul is split between europe and Asia) 25-Just a clarification: The sworn virgins are called "Burrnesha". They change to mens clothes, cut their hair short, change their name to a male name, never marry, take the duties of males, and are treated and respected as man. And we adress them as He. 31-driving a dirty vehicle is not a crime. as for one in poor condition is a crime everywhere. But in Albania it is not enforced. 42- those who have cold hands are sincere according to our superstitions 66-the speedboat moratorium is over. 67-there are no siestas anywhere in albania. And if a shop closes it is only if the owner goes to eat lunch because often a shop owner stays in the shop form 7am to 10pm. maybe with a small lunch brake. 72-If you meet and albanian for more than 2 minutes the conversation will shift to politics and 100% of albanians will insult the president and the prime minister. half of them will insult the one in power and the other half will insult the one that was before. - Albania doesn't grow coffee, weed and tobacco are the best in europe. 96- 1 year without a visa is only for US citizens. All the others can stay up to 90 days without a visa. Great job with all the rest of the curiosities
2- Albania have border with Serbia only not with so called Kosovo! Kosovo & Metohija are not recognized as independent country. Its Serbian territory under UN protection. Thats say UN resolution 1244 (which is still valid, and it's not replaced or cancelled), also Kosovo & Metohija is not member of any international political organization and it's recognized by less than half of the world.
@Rasterivač Magle Realy??? So let's say that Kosovo is already recognised by the ones that matter: THE PEOPLE OF KOSOVO. So you keep dreaming Slopodan Milosevic return to power but it will not happen. Kosovo was a country long before your hordes came to the balkans in the 7-8 century and 13-14 century. It was called Dardania. Why don't you ask yourself why the slaves are called jipsy all around Europe? Slavic people are not Romani or Jipsy. It's because you used to live the same exact way like jipsy. Nomadic people wondering the world and decided to settle in the Balkans. Now you who have no rights live in these lands tell us Autoctonos that we have no Country????? You Serbs are the desease of the Balkans. You infected the Croats, those proud Ilyrian tribe called Dalmatian, and you changed their language but couldn't delete the history. You infected the Macedonians and changed their language but could delete their history. You tried to do the same with the Albanians of kosovo and also tried a few times to cross to our land as well. But this time you failed.
On my trip to all the countries of the Balkan region (though I will deplane first in Greece) starting from Albania going up, I am so glad I found this Albania episode and I am benefiting from your very useful cultural tips and clarifications bro
From an Alabamian, I say Albania sounds so really cool! Unlike most Americans, I already had a idea Albania is a place I would really like to go for an extensive visit! Some of my neighbor's family are Albanian. Some of the most famous Albanian/ Americans are the Belushi brothers John and Jim Belushi- love 'em both. Thanks for sharing this video. Hope to see you soon.
@@all-about-europePLEASE,stop referring us as Majority Muslims. WE ARE NOT RELIGIOUS. 95% dont practise any religion. The majority of religious people is muslim.
@@dondardha1993a fellow non religious Albanian. Most if not all Albanian men I know including my father and all my family don’t practice religion or weird superstitions. Though my mother is somewhat catholic and NOT MUSLIM. Calling Albania muslim is like calling America white 😂.
before talking about a country, you should read the history, heroes, traditions, religion, culture, etc.. Albania is not a Muslim country, it is a secular country with 3 religious beliefs. Catholic, Orthodox and a part of Albanian-speaking Muslims from Turkey who stayed in the Albanian lands since the time of the Ottoman invaders. the majority of the population are not believers, it is the oldest country in Europe, with the oldest language and a people suffering like the Israeli people and maybe even worse because Albania has not fought a war for conquests, others have conquered and ruled by robbing land, history and so on. Serbia, Greece and Turkey are responsible for this, but the Albanians have survived and will survive as long as the sun and the earth exist/
My next door neighbour here in the UK is Albanian,,the first one I ever met..truly a nice guy and very open about his emotions he would always ask my advice on the problems with his wife,,as I was 30 years older and not understanding their culture I had to tread carefully..Our friendship soon became like a Father and son,,Next time he returns home to visit his family He demanded that I come along ,So we went in early 2023,,what a beautiful country and the warmest people I have ever met,,Love Albania.
@@philsinfield4665 Maybe he came on a boat..Indians and Pakistanis that came without a boat have now taken over your country and ruined it..Albanians in numbers that came by boats according to all sources are not more than 28.000..So if you consider 28.000 Albanians a danger or the people responsible for your collapse as a country then you are misguided at best..In the end of the day Europe is our home we are Europeans and you Celts have been in Albania in the past and have caused trouble to our lands,i dont see a problem we doing the same :)
In July 2023 I visited Albania with my family. One of the most beautiful country with most beautiful people, from restaurants to taxi drivers, from shops to hotels amazing people. I will visit again In-Sha-Allah
@@AbdulSamad-zl7fh yes there are halal restaurants some names Sofra Turke; Lezet; Krupa Doner - Turkish Kebab and Pizza (all the 4 Turkish Restaurants in Tirana), we had chance to have dinner at Sofra Turke restaurant, very delicious, other than Turkish Restaurants you should ask for halal food before you have,
I just drove in to Shkodre from Monte Negró in 2019 just to see what Albania is. I spent only half a day there as it was an unplanned visit. As you say it is an interesting country. Very laid back, peaceful and cheap. I only wished i had spent more time there.
I MI ALBANCI IMAMO PUNO PRIJATELJA SRBA U NASIM GRADOVIMA I PO SRBIJI I PO SVETU NORMALNI SU UVJEK PRIJATELJI NEZNANCI I GLUPCI SU NEPRIJATELJI IAKO NEZNAJU NISTA JEDNI OD GRUGIH ALI SU CULI LOSE PRICICE OD POLITICARA
@@emillyyelen5169 Why so..Albanians and Serbs are Europeans in the end of the day and neighboors for more than 1000 years..We have some admixture with each other we want it or not.
I worked with two women from Albania, they were so nice, intelligent and polished. Four guys from our company ended up travailing to Albania trying to meet women like the ones we worked with they made such an impression on them.
When I was a boy-60 years ago-I used to enjoy listening to Radio Tirana. It came in clear and loud to our home in Florida, USA. Also, as a boy then, I loved the voice of the Radio Tirana woman who broadcast her reports in perfect English. She sounded so young and beautiful, I used to dream of meeting her! Since then, I have always wanted to visit amazingly beautiful Albania 🇦🇱 and meet the people personally and drink their beautiful wine made from the grapes I have heard of and drink to my Albanian friends and the world in *_Peace._* Today, the radio bands are so noisy I can no longer hear Radio Tirana so I don’t even know if it still exists. If not, then I bid you farewell from Washington State, USA, where I live today, and I hope that the Radio Tirana Lady is well and happy! Many Blessings to you all!
The food was very good in Albania. Iv'e been there twice recently. So much fresh produce & cooked right there without micro waves. I was impressed. Coffee in Cafes is a quarter of the price in UK.
This video needs to be redone and corrected under the presence of an Albanian-American not just about our language pronounced terribly by an American but for most of those points described. Too many mistakes but what's most disgusting is the term "disgusting food" on the title of this video. There are tons of videos by American tourists appreciating our food and even calling it one of the best in the world.
Thanks for your point of view! Albanian food is delicious and some may say its one of the best cuisines so def agree on that and I like to emphasize it. The title of the video refers to the Albanian dish with lambs' head. As was mentioned in the video ''its a dish that may seem unappealing to some foreigners but is considered a delicacy in Albania''. Hope that clarifies
@@all-about-europe Well it is not proper though because of one dish or a few to generalize it as all and that's what the title implies. Really you need to correct it.
@@all-about-europenot much of a defense here. The fact that you put it on the title is insensitive and insulting. Honest mistake though: just edit it out. Albania looks so beautiful, and this video made me want to visit
@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 Yes, our cuisines are very similar. The difference is that in Albania you can still find some foods that are as they were 1000's of years ago especially in high mountain villages. Not sure if you still have that in Greece as Greece is in the Eurepean Union and they have to abide by some agricultural rules that Union imposes.
I m Albanian. You forgot to mention our national hero Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbe. He is well known in all Europe. Our food and landscape is amazing. We have rich history, culture and we are unique. We come from Illyrian people and we are descendants of old Byzantine. One of the oldest civilizations in Europe. We are proud of our roots. ❤🇦🇱🦅
I was impressed with the small capital, Tirana, surrounded by mountains very recently. More young Albanians speak English, unlike Turkey. Littering is rampant, less visible Abaya wearing women. The economy is thriving and the women gaining more gender equality aspiration. The food is more continental European. Very refreshesing after staying in Turkey where the food selection is mostly Turkish.
I'm italian and we are used to have many albanians in the country. All I have met are very nice and friendly people. I'm getting rather old for travelling but Albania is a priority for my son to visit.
yes Italy used to have a lot of Albanians in the south they originally came from Azerbajan , their language is not the oldest in Europe your facts are incorrect ..
@@draganpaunovic5596 you are from Azerbajan ,Albanian open the homes to welcome you sllavs and you kill them in sleep , that is the truth , even you betrayed Albanian and was with otomans .
Sound like a great place to visit, seems to be my kind of country. Pro Capitalist and treat their citizens very well. May God richly bless everyone ✝️🇺🇸!
I know quite a few Albanians in the U.S..And most are hardworking and resourceful! They can be a little tribal,which will often limit a person,but overall they're good people!..And as for food,i think their cuisine is very Mediterranean infuenced!.
This video has so many things wrong. 0:57 is the wrong spelling. It is spelt shqiptarët. 1:04 this is the wrong pronunciation. It is pronounced as (Shpuhreea). 1:52 the letter "xh" is pronounced like the english "J". So you basically proncounce his last name as "hoja". 2:21 the letter "q" is pronounced as "ch" and it is the wrong spelling. It is spelled like this "kokë qingji ". 2:49 I don't know but those letters look Latin based to me. 2:52 that is completely wrong. There are masculine and feminine nouns and there words that change. For instance for boyfriend it's "i dashur" and for girlfriends it's "e dashur". Also the verbs also change. "yt" for men/boys and "jote" for women/girls. 4:43 while Albania is majority Muslim, so is Bosnia. 5:27 well those are dialects of the Albanian language. 7:21 the letter "e" in Albanian is pronounced as "eh" or the same way you pronounce the "e" in the word "bed". And it doesn't change 7:39 wrong pronunciation and spelling. It is spelled "Xhiro" and it pronounced as "jeero" 8:42 again the letter "xh" is pronounced as a "j" 9:00 that is also incorrect. The Letter "c" is pronounced as "ts" as in tsunami. However there is a letter "ç" which is pronounced as "ch". I see you understand that the letter "xh" is pronounced as "J" yet you have mispronounced this letter throughout this video. 9:16 again, you pronounce the "e" the same way you pronounce the letter e in the word "bed" 9:30 the letter "ë" at the end of words is silent. 10:27 wrong pronunciation. the letter y has a strange pronunciation, you would pronounce it like the "u" in french and German. 10:35 again, the wrong pronunciation of "e" 11:47 wrong spelling and pronunciation. It is spelled as "Gjakmarrja" and the letter "j" is pronounced the same way you pronounce the letter "y" in english. 12:48 it is spelled "Gjirokastër" 13:07 wrong spelling and pronunciation. It is spelled "fier" and it pronounced as "fee-ehr" 13:21 wrong spelling and pronunciation. It is spelled "Skopje" and it's pronounced as "skopeejeh" 14:21 the "i" in Albanian is pronounced as "ee" 17:50 that is true if you are an american. it is different for other countries.
Thank you so much for your feedback! I appreciate your input and the time it took for you to write these. I will definitely keep the spelling in mind for our future videos. Regarding pronunciation, I want to acknowledge that we are not native speakers, which makes it challenging for us to pronounce certain words correctly ☺️
Only 10 % of what is said here is true, our country is very beautiful and has developed a lot, Albanians are wonderful people and whoever visit our beautiful country finds it difficult to leave, most of what is said here does not belong to our beautiful Albania, the author of this video must look what others say about our country before giving wrong view of Albania, we’re very proud of our beautiful Albania 🇦🇱 !
Well thanks to videos like this Albania is not anymore "overlooked". I was recently - again - in Albania and was shocked by the number of tourists. The country is basically flooded with tourists .....
I learned a lot! Just a question... : on one side we're told the country produces a lot of weed, but the images show police cars, as if this production is illegal? Beautiful country, beautiful cities, beautiful parks! For somebody who loves archeology, Albania has a lot to offer!
The only thing was missing was prices for , food rent, price for house to buy, the threes planting for the babies was awesome, most of the content was very interesting !!!
Actually During the Reign of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, If a couple wanted to get married the groom had to plant at least 10 olive trees. If you take the old road from Fier to Vlora (not the highway), near the entrance to city of Vlora, you will see hills full of 600 year old olive trees and we call them "Ullite e Skenderbeut" meaning "The olives of Skanderbeg" because of the law that he made in 1446, albania is full of these olive trees and they still produce olive once every two years.
So many mistakes in one video, lol. Even though i appreciate the fact that someone tried to make this video to get people to know more about Albania, i must specifie that there are so many inconstencies, such as for example we do have gender in our language actually there the names can be feminine, masculine or neutral. Also its not a crime to drive an old car, its not a crime by no means to whistle and sing in public, Albanians are known for showing their feeling both through songs and melody. Frogs are not a common food, its mostly reserved to foreigners, most people would never dare try eating a frog. We are nomally muslym majority, but most people are really agnostic and do not really care what religion or if you practise a religion at all. The area is almost 29,000 km square, etc. Despite all that, we appreciate having taken the time to compile this video and we thank you!
Bravo respect you are right.Albanian languages is Illyrian that’s the truth and that language it is the oldest on the world. Soon all the world will here that truth and all have to surprise about that. Thank you very much good bless ALBANIAN.🙏🏛🏞🌹🍀🌿🌺🌲🏝️❤️🌟🌟🇦🇱🇺🇸.
Man, I'm Albanian and you know more about Albania than I do, I guess it's because I left Albania 35 yrs a go & I was young. One thing I can say that Albanian and American have so much in common! My older daughter married her high school sweetheart, now they are on their 30s they have three children! He is American, he is patriot, hard working, honest, respectful, loving, caring, and loyal to his family!
Pretty vague but still cool, the info in the comment section is great. The part about the speedboat ban and why there was a speedboat ban were the best part and worth looking into.
@@all-about-europe No it's english "translation" bcs for any Englishman or a woman it's very hard to pronuonce it. Ora - from Latin for hour, Sahat - turkish for hour so it's obviously the same. That suffix "çiu" should be for someone who is dealing with clocks or watches like Clockmaker or Watchmaker.
@@azizkozmaqi9395 Yes you are right but from the modern point of view. You should consider that in the time when surnames were created craftsmen dealing with clocks or watches were also the ones who were making them and not only repairing. Even though in the modern times craftsmen are schooled to know how to make and how to repair clocks or watches. Some of them are employed in the watch making industry and some open a shop in which they are only repairing the watches. But all of them are called clock makers or watch makers and in the same way you have shoe makers and Shoemaker or Schumacher surname derived from the name for the craft.
As an Albanian the shaking of the head meaning yes and noding meaning no, i can confirm that this is false, no one that i have ever known has done this
I am from Tunisia, I visited Albania, a very beautiful country , serviable and nice people, contrary to what is being promoted, Albania is a very safe country and all the people there welcome the foreigner. The country is unfairly portrayed in the media as a dangerous monster, but it is quite the opposite . Much love to Albania and Albanian from Tunisia
Thanks for sharing your story!
This is what you get when 100’s of years of propaganda intruduset from slavic people to the world.. potraied uss like wild animals who would kill anybody, we sre just some few million who just mind our busnies..
If you had heard what they did sayd in yugoslavia days you would think we were some cold murders etc, i just want to say one things on then image what more they say «if you go lost never sleep in Albanian houses because they will kill you at the night, if you Get invited never go if you have no choise dont sleep be awak and prepered so they dont kill you at your sleep»
How do i know it because and slavic stund of my fathers did tell him after he sleep at our house, he dident sleep all the night and then he told my father that he dident expet how well they treated him because of what he heard of our people, my family was in shock and told him Even then worst enemy if he is invited at our houses he will be like at his house Nothing will tuch him..
Even today at Serbian and Macedonian school children learn about how bad Albanian are that we are wild people, in year 2023 they still learn there children this at there school and europe dont say Nothing, if we did that the europe would make noise againts uss
thanks a lot for your words.I wish you the best and hope to come again to have much more fun!!
Nhebek barsha from an Albanian❤
There is no smoke without fire. You were lucky 😁
Albania is a Beautiful Country, that must be Visited, People are shocked how clean the country is, and how welcoming , and friendly the people are to outsiders and Tourist, while a small country, there are endless recreational activities, urban hiking, bicycle riding and tours, Bus Tours, and Train Tours are popular in the Country. The Food is very good, and Restaurants serve local favorites as well as European dishes, The Music of the County is Unique, and Entertaining, History Buffs will enjoy Touring the many Historical locations in the Country, Tour the Many Lakes and Forested Area's these are superb places for Photographers, We have been twice in the last 5 years and love visiting the Country, Tourist are Safe, and its easy to travel through the Country, with no issues. Highly Recommend a trip to Albania...
We met many Albanians while visiting Greece.....super friendly people and hard working too.
Yes they are!
hard working in the crime business here,yes
@@MrAbagazjust because you are it doesn't mean everyone is
@@ojgig9140 Albos are not me
When I was a boy-60 years ago-I used to enjoy listening to Radio Tirana. It came in clear and loud to our home in Florida, USA. Also, as a boy then, I loved the voice of the Radio Tirana woman who broadcast her reports in perfect English. She sounded so young and beautiful, I used to dream of meeting her! Since then, I have always wanted to visit amazingly beautiful Albania 🇦🇱 and meet the people personally and drink their beautiful wine made from the grapes I have heard of and drink to my Albanian friends and the world in *_Peace._* Today, the radio bands are so noisy I can no longer hear Radio Tirana so I don’t even know if it still exists. If not, then I bid you farewell from Washington State, USA, where I live today, and I hope that the Radio Tirana Lady is well and happy! Many Blessings to you all!
Thanks for sharing your memory with us!
Radio Tirana does exist 😁....I used to work there for many years until 2018 😊
Quite interesting as I live in Florida now, after leaving Albania in the mid 90's.
You could watch all Albanian TV channels in the US nowadays, if interested
The woman who broadcast from radio tirana was from New zealand
I visited Albania in fall of 2021 and loved it. I look forward returning and visiting the southern part of Albania 🇦🇱.
I was there for a few weeks after the wall fell: The most precious commodity of Albania is it's people! I brought back many fotos and fond memories of my Albanian friends!
I have visited Albania 5 times over the last 4 years and it still has me spellbound. The funny fact about the hairdresser is my favourite....
You must mention Dua Lipa🌹She has done so much to help her beloved country. I have an Albanian flag among my favorite things thanks to Dua lipas videos. Would love to visit but can’t afford the trip. My best to the people of this unique country. ❤
Yes she's mentioned in the video! Perhaps one day you can visit this beautiful country 😊
I truly love Dua so much that's why, I really desire to meet her in person
Thank you Sue
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But Dua Lipa's family is from Kosovo!
2- Albania doesn't have a border with serbia
10-Tirana had and stil has only one pyramid. And it was never known as the city of pyramids.
13- Albanian alphabet is 100% based on the latin alphabet unlike its neighbours who use the Cyrillic alphabet and the Greek alphabet. It has more letters because we combine two letters to express a different sound like d and dh or n and nj or s and sh.
16- the landmass of albania is 28,748 km2.
There are gender pronouns in Albanian.
Ai=He
Ajo=she
They (males) = Ata
They (females) = Ato.
Albania doesn't have an equivalent of it.
22- it is not a crime to whistle or sing loudly. we consider it just rude.
23-Actualy it is Albania, Kosovo. Bosnia and Turkey that are a majority muslim country in europe. (Yes Turkey is mostly in Asia but istambul is split between europe and Asia)
25-Just a clarification: The sworn virgins are called "Burrnesha". They change to mens clothes, cut their hair short, change their name to a male name, never marry, take the duties of males, and are treated and respected as man. And we adress them as He.
31-driving a dirty vehicle is not a crime. as for one in poor condition is a crime everywhere. But in Albania it is not enforced.
42- those who have cold hands are sincere according to our superstitions
66-the speedboat moratorium is over.
67-there are no siestas anywhere in albania. And if a shop closes it is only if the owner goes to eat lunch because often a shop owner stays in the shop form 7am to 10pm. maybe with a small lunch brake.
72-If you meet and albanian for more than 2 minutes the conversation will shift to politics and 100% of albanians will insult the president and the prime minister. half of them will insult the one in power and the other half will insult the one that was before.
- Albania doesn't grow coffee, weed and tobacco are the best in europe.
96- 1 year without a visa is only for US citizens. All the others can stay up to 90 days without a visa.
Great job with all the rest of the curiosities
Yes, those corrections are all valid.
2- Albania have border with Serbia only not with so called Kosovo! Kosovo & Metohija are not recognized as independent country. Its Serbian territory under UN protection. Thats say UN resolution 1244 (which is still valid, and it's not replaced or cancelled), also Kosovo & Metohija is not member of any international political organization and it's recognized by less than half of the world.
@Rasterivač Magle Realy??? So let's say that Kosovo is already recognised by the ones that matter: THE PEOPLE OF KOSOVO. So you keep dreaming Slopodan Milosevic return to power but it will not happen.
Kosovo was a country long before your hordes came to the balkans in the 7-8 century and 13-14 century. It was called Dardania.
Why don't you ask yourself why the slaves are called jipsy all around Europe?
Slavic people are not Romani or Jipsy.
It's because you used to live the same exact way like jipsy. Nomadic people wondering the world and decided to settle in the Balkans.
Now you who have no rights live in these lands tell us Autoctonos that we have no Country?????
You Serbs are the desease of the Balkans.
You infected the Croats, those proud Ilyrian tribe called Dalmatian, and you changed their language but couldn't delete the history.
You infected the Macedonians and changed their language but could delete their history.
You tried to do the same with the Albanians of kosovo and also tried a few times to cross to our land as well.
But this time you failed.
On my trip to all the countries of the Balkan region (though I will deplane first in Greece) starting from Albania going up, I am so glad I found this Albania episode and I am benefiting from your very useful cultural tips and clarifications bro
@@RasterivacMagle yes and Jesus Christ was Serbian, and dinosaurs and unicorns frequent Serbian churches in Kosovo, lol
From an Alabamian, I say Albania sounds so really cool! Unlike most Americans, I already had a idea Albania is a place I would really like to go for an extensive visit! Some of my neighbor's family are Albanian. Some of the most famous Albanian/ Americans are the Belushi brothers John and Jim Belushi- love 'em both. Thanks for sharing this video. Hope to see you soon.
Thanks for sharing your personal story, appreciated! I hope to see you in our future videos
@@all-about-europePLEASE,stop referring us as Majority Muslims. WE ARE NOT RELIGIOUS. 95% dont practise any religion. The majority of religious people is muslim.
@@dondardha1993a fellow non religious Albanian. Most if not all Albanian men I know including my father and all my family don’t practice religion or weird superstitions. Though my mother is somewhat catholic and NOT MUSLIM. Calling Albania muslim is like calling America white 😂.
I'm American. I live here. It is a wonderful country and safer and less expensive than USA🎉
before talking about a country, you should read the history, heroes, traditions, religion, culture, etc.. Albania is not a Muslim country, it is a secular country with 3 religious beliefs. Catholic, Orthodox and a part of Albanian-speaking Muslims from Turkey who stayed in the Albanian lands since the time of the Ottoman invaders. the majority of the population are not believers, it is the oldest country in Europe, with the oldest language and a people suffering like the Israeli people and maybe even worse because Albania has not fought a war for conquests, others have conquered and ruled by robbing land, history and so on. Serbia, Greece and Turkey are responsible for this, but the Albanians have survived and will survive as long as the sun and the earth exist/
My next door neighbour here in the UK is Albanian,,the first one I ever met..truly a nice guy and very open about his emotions he would always ask my advice on the problems with his wife,,as I was 30 years older and not understanding their culture I had to tread carefully..Our friendship soon became like a Father and son,,Next time he returns home to visit his family He demanded that I come along ,So we went in early 2023,,what a beautiful country and the warmest people I have ever met,,Love Albania.
did he come over in a boat like the rest of them
@@philsinfield4665 they came in a mercedes, unlike your bicycle mom who brought u up after everyone rode her around the town
@@philsinfield4665 Maybe he came on a boat..Indians and Pakistanis that came without a boat have now taken over your country and ruined it..Albanians in numbers that came by boats according to all sources are not more than 28.000..So if you consider 28.000 Albanians a danger or the people responsible for your collapse as a country then you are misguided at best..In the end of the day Europe is our home we are Europeans and you Celts have been in Albania in the past and have caused trouble to our lands,i dont see a problem we doing the same :)
@philsinfield4665 when you came to England you definitely came by boat too
Très beau témoignage merci pour votre histoire ❤
I was born in Romania and i know friends from this country beautiful !!!!!!
❤️ such a beautiful country!
I met some Albanians, a family. They are nice people. I would like to visit Albania someday!
Yes they are very friendly
Go for it, they now richest living in Kosovo.
In July 2023 I visited Albania with my family. One of the most beautiful country with most beautiful people, from restaurants to taxi drivers, from shops to hotels amazing people. I will visit again In-Sha-Allah
Are there halal restaurents ?
@@AbdulSamad-zl7fh yes there are halal restaurants some names Sofra Turke; Lezet; Krupa Doner - Turkish Kebab and Pizza (all the 4 Turkish Restaurants in Tirana), we had chance to have dinner at Sofra Turke restaurant, very delicious, other than Turkish Restaurants you should ask for halal food before you have,
@@AbdulSamad-zl7fh it is a Muslim country you know. That is why not accepted in EU.
@@ed9763 It really isn't. It is a very secular country with a mostly agnostic population. You have no idea what you are talking about.
I'M AN ORTHODOX ALBANIAN.. ALBANIA IS A SECULAR COUNTRY. AND ALL ALBANIANS HAVE CHRISTIAN ROOTS..@@ed9763
Albania has been on our bucket list for a while! It looks like an awesome country and well worth a visit.
You should!
@all-about-europe who are the CUNTs who collected the facts
I just drove in to Shkodre from Monte Negró in 2019 just to see what Albania is. I spent only half a day there as it was an unplanned visit. As you say it is an interesting country. Very laid back, peaceful and cheap. I only wished i had spent more time there.
I live in Belgrade Serbia 🇷🇸 and I have many Albanian friends in Belgrade.
Love the people
That's close to Albania, cool!!
You may have but serbians sure dont...
I MI ALBANCI IMAMO PUNO PRIJATELJA SRBA U NASIM GRADOVIMA I PO SRBIJI I PO SVETU NORMALNI SU UVJEK PRIJATELJI NEZNANCI I GLUPCI SU NEPRIJATELJI IAKO NEZNAJU NISTA JEDNI OD GRUGIH ALI SU CULI LOSE PRICICE OD POLITICARA
Yeah those in Belgrade. I bet you don’t have any in Tirana or Prishtina.
@@emillyyelen5169 Why so..Albanians and Serbs are Europeans in the end of the day and neighboors for more than 1000 years..We have some admixture with each other we want it or not.
I appreciate all the facts most which I did not know. Fun place to visit especially because of the low cost of living.
I worked with two women from Albania, they were so nice, intelligent and polished. Four guys from our company ended up travailing to Albania trying to meet women like the ones we worked with they made such an impression on them.
Gonna have to take me a trip to Albania we have great Albanian community in hamtramck, Michigan ✌🏿💯
So many wrong facts about Albania. Albanian alphabet and letters are latin buddy. They are not cyrilik, greek, arabian or chineese.
These videos are ridiculous with no research
@@ACHILLIES97 abcçd... nothing to do with greek althought greeks are just another albanian tribe
When I was a boy-60 years ago-I used to enjoy listening to Radio Tirana. It came in clear and loud to our home in Florida, USA. Also, as a boy then, I loved the voice of the Radio Tirana woman who broadcast her reports in perfect English. She sounded so young and beautiful, I used to dream of meeting her! Since then, I have always wanted to visit amazingly beautiful Albania 🇦🇱 and meet the people personally and drink their beautiful wine made from the grapes I have heard of and drink to my Albanian friends and the world in *_Peace._* Today, the radio bands are so noisy I can no longer hear Radio Tirana so I don’t even know if it still exists. If not, then I bid you farewell from Washington State, USA, where I live today, and I hope that the Radio Tirana Lady is well and happy! Many Blessings to you all!
You said "so many wrong facts about Albania", but only mention the alphabet as an example. What else was incorrect.
Is Dua Lipa from Albania?
Albania is the up and coming amazing country, full of history, great restaurants, warm people, beautiful landscapes, and safe.
100% true
The doctor will see you now.
... Albania seems to be very beautiful ... it is one of the countries that I'd love to visit one day ... 💙💙💙
Im sure you won't regret it💚
Watch your wallet 😂
@@selfridgesfan7880 funny guy you are. Totally.
The food was very good in Albania. Iv'e been there twice recently. So much fresh produce & cooked right there without micro waves. I was impressed. Coffee in Cafes is a quarter of the price in UK.
thanks for sharing!
without micro waves.. wow. it looks like the micro waves is a religion over there in US
This video needs to be redone and corrected under the presence of an Albanian-American not just about our language pronounced terribly by an American but for most of those points described. Too many mistakes but what's most disgusting is the term "disgusting food" on the title of this video. There are tons of videos by American tourists appreciating our food and even calling it one of the best in the world.
Thanks for your point of view! Albanian food is delicious and some may say its one of the best cuisines so def agree on that and I like to emphasize it. The title of the video refers to the Albanian dish with lambs' head. As was mentioned in the video ''its a dish that may seem unappealing to some foreigners but is considered a delicacy in Albania''. Hope that clarifies
@@all-about-europe Well it is not proper though because of one dish or a few to generalize it as all and that's what the title implies. Really you need to correct it.
As a person of Greek heritage, I can't imagine Albanian food being too different from Greek food, so I'd probably find it delicious.
@@all-about-europenot much of a defense here. The fact that you put it on the title is insensitive and insulting. Honest mistake though: just edit it out. Albania looks so beautiful, and this video made me want to visit
@@georgesakellaropoulos8162 Yes, our cuisines are very similar. The difference is that in Albania you can still find some foods that are as they were 1000's of years ago especially in high mountain villages. Not sure if you still have that in Greece as Greece is in the Eurepean Union and they have to abide by some agricultural rules that Union imposes.
I m Albanian. You forgot to mention our national hero Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbe. He is well known in all Europe. Our food and landscape is amazing. We have rich history, culture and we are unique. We come from Illyrian people and we are descendants of old Byzantine. One of the oldest civilizations in Europe. We are proud of our roots. ❤🇦🇱🦅
Very good informative video. Enjoyed hearing the interesting information. Very tempted to visit this place
Thanks a lot!
It’s an amazing beautiful country I have been many times
❤️ Its such an amazing place
Albania is the Pearl of the Balkans. From Kosova with LOVE.
❤❤❤❤ And you are the best part of Albania.
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Albania is the narcostate of Europe.
Thank you. Educational video.l learnt something new of their cultures.food.geography.and people.Beautiful country
You are very welcome!
I was impressed with the small capital, Tirana, surrounded by mountains very recently. More young Albanians speak English, unlike Turkey. Littering is rampant, less visible Abaya wearing women. The economy is thriving and the women gaining more gender equality aspiration. The food is more continental European. Very refreshesing after staying in Turkey where the food selection is mostly Turkish.
7:28 furgonët are vans and yes they do wait till they are full, however buses (autobusët) do leave on time.
Thank you for the purity of this nation.
You are welcome!
I'm italian and we are used to have many albanians in the country. All I have met are very nice and friendly people. I'm getting rather old for travelling but Albania is a priority for my son to visit.
Thanks for sharing, great you encourage your son to do so
yes you are Albanian with fake profile. Apelasi apo oli tin Evrwpi
yes Italy used to have a lot of Albanians in the south they originally came from Azerbajan , their language is not the oldest in Europe your facts are incorrect ..
@@draganpaunovic5596 "My facts are incorrect"? Which facts exactly?
@@draganpaunovic5596 you are from Azerbajan ,Albanian open the homes to welcome you sllavs and you kill them in sleep , that is the truth , even you betrayed Albanian and was with otomans .
Thank you, for this amazin vidio of Albania !🙌🙌❤✌
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed ❤️
very interesting, thank you for posting
Glad you enjoyed it
Huge improvement in Everything ❤❤❤❤
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Albania so beautiful country.
It truly is!
Albania, you're so beautiful,
I love you from France 🇫🇷♥️🇦🇱
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Spent a couple of weeks there in 2021. No visa, no vaccine certificates, no masking. Spent most of it in Sarande. Nice beach town.
Seems like a paradise
Probably the nicest city in all of Albania nice choice.
interesante información.-gracias
Sound like a great place to visit, seems to be my kind of country. Pro Capitalist and treat their citizens very well. May God richly bless everyone ✝️🇺🇸!
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Lovely and a real surprise :)
Brilliant information! Thank you. It will be very useful during my upcoming trip to Albania. Thank you so much
More than welcome, enjoy your trip!
I know quite a few Albanians in the U.S..And most are hardworking and resourceful! They can be a little tribal,which will often limit a person,but overall they're good people!..And as for food,i think their cuisine is very Mediterranean infuenced!.
100% agreed
Ofcours becouse we are mediterran
Albanians are not tribal lol just cuz ur 3 Albanian friends are from a village does not mean all Albanians lack intellect and develop Tribal mentality
@@No1reallydies Why are u upset?,I thought my comment was fairly accurate but not disrespectful!
@@jerryoshea3116 condescending to say “they can be a little tribal which will often limit a person” as if you are the superior one in the situation
Not anymore, if you were to walk in Albania now, it’s full of tourists.
Albania is the hidden gem 💎 in Europe,they have the most beautiful beaches
I love Albania from Kosova and the Netherlands i wish we unite one day 🇽🇰🇦🇱🇳🇱
Thanks, All About Europe.
you are welcome!
This video has so many things wrong.
0:57 is the wrong spelling. It is spelt shqiptarët. 1:04 this is the wrong pronunciation. It is pronounced as (Shpuhreea). 1:52 the letter "xh" is pronounced like the english "J". So you basically proncounce his last name as "hoja". 2:21 the letter "q" is pronounced as "ch" and it is the wrong spelling. It is spelled like this "kokë qingji ".
2:49 I don't know but those letters look Latin based to me. 2:52 that is completely wrong. There are masculine and feminine nouns and there words that change. For instance for boyfriend it's "i dashur" and for girlfriends it's "e dashur". Also the verbs also change. "yt" for men/boys and "jote" for women/girls.
4:43 while Albania is majority Muslim, so is Bosnia.
5:27 well those are dialects of the Albanian language.
7:21 the letter "e" in Albanian is pronounced as "eh" or the same way you pronounce the "e" in the word "bed". And it doesn't change
7:39 wrong pronunciation and spelling. It is spelled "Xhiro" and it pronounced as "jeero"
8:42 again the letter "xh" is pronounced as a "j"
9:00 that is also incorrect. The Letter "c" is pronounced as "ts" as in tsunami. However there is a letter "ç" which is pronounced as "ch". I see you understand that the letter "xh" is pronounced as "J" yet you have mispronounced this letter throughout this video.
9:16 again, you pronounce the "e" the same way you pronounce the letter e in the word "bed"
9:30 the letter "ë" at the end of words is silent.
10:27 wrong pronunciation. the letter y has a strange pronunciation, you would pronounce it like the "u" in french and German.
10:35 again, the wrong pronunciation of "e"
11:47 wrong spelling and pronunciation. It is spelled as "Gjakmarrja" and the letter "j" is pronounced the same way you pronounce the letter "y" in english.
12:48 it is spelled "Gjirokastër"
13:07 wrong spelling and pronunciation. It is spelled "fier" and it pronounced as "fee-ehr"
13:21 wrong spelling and pronunciation. It is spelled "Skopje" and it's pronounced as "skopeejeh"
14:21 the "i" in Albanian is pronounced as "ee"
17:50 that is true if you are an american. it is different for other countries.
Thank you so much for your feedback! I appreciate your input and the time it took for you to write these. I will definitely keep the spelling in mind for our future videos. Regarding pronunciation, I want to acknowledge that we are not native speakers, which makes it challenging for us to pronounce certain words correctly ☺️
@@all-about-europe ai bot channel lol
@@muneebahmad7860 I am a real human :)
@@all-about-europe Hahahahahaha!
@@all-about-europe that's not a good excuse since you have the internet.
Great video beautiful presentation lovely work keep it going ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks so much! Means a lot!!
Must visit ❤
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Thank you 🙏
I live in Macedonia Skopje but I’m half Albanian half Macedonian☪️🇦🇱🇲🇰🔛🔝
I will visit Albania one day
You should! :)
I found the Mercedes-Benz aspect fascinating.
Some facts are wrong, or exaggerated for dramatic effect I guess, but most are actually true! Made me laugh, nice video
thank you! :)
“Some facts are wrong” just doesn’t sit right with me as a sentence 😂
@@krispygod1120 I caught that!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄
Im from lebanon i would visit albania i.must
As an Albanian my teacher used to pull my ear every day, she must have thought it's my birthday evry day 😂
LOL!
Thank you for the great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Only 10 % of what is said here is true, our country is very beautiful and has developed a lot, Albanians are wonderful people and whoever visit our beautiful country finds it difficult to leave, most of what is said here does not belong to our beautiful Albania, the author of this video must look what others say about our country before giving wrong view of Albania, we’re very proud of our beautiful Albania 🇦🇱 !
Thanks for your feedback, we are improving this. Your country is beautiful!
Well thanks to videos like this Albania is not anymore "overlooked". I was recently - again - in Albania and was shocked by the number of tourists. The country is basically flooded with tourists .....
Iceland also has the sheep's head as a delicacy.
Its moslty like an old habit . Crnturies ago when a sheep got consumed entirely except leather , bones and hoofs
Thank you for the video
You are welcome!
I learned a lot! Just a question... : on one side we're told the country produces a lot of weed, but the images show police cars, as if this production is illegal?
Beautiful country, beautiful cities, beautiful parks! For somebody who loves archeology, Albania has a lot to offer!
Thanks for your comment. Our editor thought it made sense as it is in some countries. It is indeed a beautiful country!
It’s very beautiful country in world …. also the most older of the people in world ❤
It truly is
All people in the world are old as each other 😂😂😂
Fantastic documentary
Thanks!!!
Who forgot Norman Wisdom who was offered the throne after King Zog. I kid you not.
Albania's quirks are intriguing! Who knew about those strange laws and unique traditions? Thanks for the eye-opening tour!
Albania is absolutely amazing 😀 I uploaded yesterday a short teaser 🎬 the final film is coming soon 🎥 great destination 😅
Good luck with your film!
@@all-about-europethanks 🙏 the short travel video is uploaded since yesterday 💪🏼 best cinematic greetings from Germany
Have to check it out ❤🇦🇱😇👋
Very good video. Interesting and informative. Thanks From Ireland.
Thanks so much! :)
It’s bull shit tho 😂
excellent
Thank you!
The only thing was missing was prices for , food rent, price for house to buy, the threes planting for the babies was awesome, most of the content was very interesting !!!
Thanks for your suggestion. Glad you liked the video! 😊
Actually During the Reign of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg, If a couple wanted to get married the groom had to plant at least 10 olive trees. If you take the old road from Fier to Vlora (not the highway), near the entrance to city of Vlora, you will see hills full of 600 year old olive trees and we call them "Ullite e Skenderbeut" meaning "The olives of Skanderbeg" because of the law that he made in 1446, albania is full of these olive trees and they still produce olive once every two years.
Most of the facts are wrong though😂 besides that,is very safe to tourists
Is ok it's not very expensive and depends which city you want living. But in general is cheap thanks 🇦🇱🇽🇰♥️
Thanks brother for this nice video and for sharing the beautiful Albania 🇦🇱♥️
You are welcome bro❤️
Interesting, good to know!!!
Thank you!!
Finally see & hear something positive about Albania instead of stories about it's mafia
Yes there are a lot of positive things about this wonderful country
We'll we love Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱the one's that don't like it they don't need to come ..
We think Albania is amazing!!!❤️
@@all-about-europe thank you
Very nice video!
Too many inaccuracies! You are covering Albania with a veil of fog I don't now if you are doing it on purpose or out of ignorance!?
I can't speak about the laws. But o zot, he butchers the language and spells a lot of things wrong
Kemi edhe ne gorilla plot….te cilet jane shume dhe traditat e tyre bien ne sy tek nje perendimor….
@@spheremechanicaldmartini224 perendimor apo rus
Drunk or he found good weed
Hello! Tirana, Flack, & Football i know In Albanian
But ? So Beautiful Places All Land
So many mistakes in one video, lol. Even though i appreciate the fact that someone tried to make this video to get people to know more about Albania, i must specifie that there are so many inconstencies, such as for example we do have gender in our language actually there the names can be feminine, masculine or neutral. Also its not a crime to drive an old car, its not a crime by no means to whistle and sing in public, Albanians are known for showing their feeling both through songs and melody. Frogs are not a common food, its mostly reserved to foreigners, most people would never dare try eating a frog. We are nomally muslym majority, but most people are really agnostic and do not really care what religion or if you practise a religion at all. The area is almost 29,000 km square, etc. Despite all that, we appreciate having taken the time to compile this video and we thank you!
Thanks for your corrections and the time you put into writing this. Im happy to hear that you still enjoyed the video :)
A l b a n i a a a ❤
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Very informative,,thank you.
You are welcome. Glad that you enjoyed it!
Bravo respect you are right.Albanian languages is Illyrian that’s the truth and that language it is the oldest on the world. Soon all the world will here that truth and all have to surprise about that. Thank you very much good bless ALBANIAN.🙏🏛🏞🌹🍀🌿🌺🌲🏝️❤️🌟🌟🇦🇱🇺🇸.
You are welcome! I like your colorful comment 🌳🐃 🐂 🪹 🪺 🪵🌼 🌻 🌿
I enjoyed all, this is a great video, I know some people from Albania, maybe my favorite is the food, I will try one of their dishes now
We the Americans love more Albania then Greece
Not only does your grammar not sound American, I am pretty sure most Americans haven't even heard of Albania.
Albania is a trash country. Viva Serbia
@@stevenichols2938 I must be an aberration, because I'm an American and knew about Albania since I was a child.
I learned everything. Thank you.
More than welcome :)
sure you did!
Is this like an alternative timeline Albania cuz a lot of the information was incorrect...
Man, I'm Albanian and you know more about Albania than I do, I guess it's because I left Albania 35 yrs a go & I was young. One thing I can say that Albanian and American have so much in common!
My older daughter married her high school sweetheart, now they are on their 30s they have three children! He is American, he is patriot, hard working, honest, respectful, loving, caring, and loyal to his family!
the nodding thing is wrong
Very odd as various sources state that it is true that's why we included it
Pretty vague but still cool, the info in the comment section is great.
The part about the speedboat ban and why there was a speedboat ban were the best part and worth looking into.
James Belushi is a famous Albanian.
Indeed. There are so many other amazing facts we couldn't include in just one video. We might make a second one later
His brother, John Belushi was too! Both much loved comedians/philosophers. As an American, I have learned a lot from them.
Some others are italians but albanian heritage
Scanderbeg, Mother Teresa, Adem Jashari, etci... Bekim Fehmiu, Brothers Belushi, Elisa Dushku, Toni Dolovani, Fadil Berisha, etc... Dua Lipa, Rita Ora (albanian-dardans), etc...
I have been to Kolonat a few times when I was there.
One of the best 'country' videos I've seen
Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it
Very interesting
Glad you think so!
Rita Ora is Albanian but from Kosovo. Her surname was changed when her parents emigrate to UK. Original surname was Sahatçiu.
Really? That's something completely different than her artist name haha
@@all-about-europe No it's english "translation" bcs for any Englishman or a woman it's very hard to pronuonce it. Ora - from Latin for hour, Sahat - turkish for hour so it's obviously the same. That suffix "çiu" should be for someone who is dealing with clocks or watches like Clockmaker or Watchmaker.
@@munzekonzarupeI would rather say Sahatçiu. means Clock or watch repairman or mechanic.
@@azizkozmaqi9395 Yes you are right but from the modern point of view. You should consider that in the time when surnames were created craftsmen dealing with clocks or watches were also the ones who were making them and not only repairing. Even though in the modern times craftsmen are schooled to know how to make and how to repair clocks or watches. Some of them are employed in the watch making industry and some open a shop in which they are only repairing the watches. But all of them are called clock makers or watch makers and in the same way you have shoe makers and Shoemaker or Schumacher surname derived from the name for the craft.
I was so wrong i though she was from carabean decent😵💫
learned alot. Thanx.
Glad to hear that! :)
As an Albanian the shaking of the head meaning yes and noding meaning no, i can confirm that this is false, no one that i have ever known has done this
That's odd as I found many articles about it on the internet
Awesome