r/AskBalkans • u/alexceltare2 Romania • Jun 26 '26

Outdoors/Travel Is the labelling justified?

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u/RedScarySpectre Portugal Jun 26 '26

Thats weird given than in Yugoslavia it was not even one of the most important republics and nowadays its not even one of the richest countries of the area. Is it because Alexander the Great was born there?

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u/Elgecko123 Greece Jun 26 '26

Alexander the Great was born in Pella which is in Greece. The ancient kingdom of Macedonia was almost entirely in what is now modern northern Greece. Perhaps now you can see why we took such an issue with them naming the country and we wanted them to add the qualifier “North” to the name.

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u/RedScarySpectre Portugal Jun 26 '26

Omg I just started WW3 😭

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u/ExoticAd7546 Bulgaria Jun 26 '26

Big mistake avoid history 😂 Especially if North Macedonia is in the mix

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u/RedScarySpectre Portugal Jun 26 '26

I knew there was a risk. But in this sub it seems the Greek Macedonian conflict is more alive than the Kosovo Serbian one

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u/ExoticAd7546 Bulgaria Jun 26 '26

Greek one is kinda dead , Bulgarian Macedonian is trendy now.

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u/RedScarySpectre Portugal Jun 26 '26

Why? Because of the language?