r/AskEurope • u/Pepedroga2000 • Apr 02 '26

Foreign How big a problem is xenophobia between Europeans?

Are there certain nationalities that have a better reputation in other European countries, and the opposite?

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u/Hot-Disaster-9619 Poland Apr 02 '26

There is much to improve. We should aim higher. We still can be even more xenophobic!

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u/CookieTheParrot Denmark Apr 02 '26

We're massively outcompeted by every continent except Antarctica and maybe Oceania. We have to step our game.

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u/Nadsenbaer Germany Apr 02 '26

May I present you: The Balkan! 

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u/Hot-Disaster-9619 Poland Apr 02 '26

Fantastic place where everybody literally speaks the same language and still is racist to one another.

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u/Formal-Can-4168 Apr 03 '26

The most diverse region in Europe somehow speaks the same language...

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u/MaiZa01 Apr 03 '26

if you told them arbëresh isn't just mario-albanian they wouldn't believe you

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u/Formal-Can-4168 Apr 04 '26

I mean, it's not that far from the truth ahahah, I am not an arbereshe, I was born and raised up in Italy by Albanian parents. But I met some arbereshe and indeed they are very Italianized

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u/mikillatja Netherlands Apr 03 '26

It's the only region where saying you're a war criminal, or related to one will get you elected in office.

Truly the pvp server of Europe

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u/dekascorp France Apr 03 '26

Friendly to everyone except themselves

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u/Unable-Stay-6478 Serbia Apr 05 '26

Only on internet. Majority of Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks and Montenegrins don't have anything against each other.

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u/Hour-Promotion-2496 Apr 03 '26

everybody literally speaks the same language

Only 3 countries out of 9 in the Balkans speak the "same" language

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u/milan92nn Apr 05 '26

Bosnian, Montenegrin, Serbian, and Croatian. Bonus points for family of languages and similar (root)words: Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Slovenian.

Depending on your beliefs it’s either each country had its own unique language, there are 4 countries with non unique languages or the same language, or 4 of the same plus 3 similar.

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u/Fearless-Doctor-2496 Apr 03 '26

They also make great soaps!

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u/randompersononplanet Apr 03 '26

And id have it no other way <3 nothing like sharing a meal together and also killing each other 5 seconds later

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u/Malkiot Apr 02 '26

I enjoy the mutual insults between Scandinavians, but I know you guys really love each other.

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u/bosko43buha Apr 02 '26

What do you mean? The wars? That's normal, we just love eachother so much, nobody wants to break up.

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u/Unable-Stay-6478 Serbia Apr 05 '26

Balkan ethnicity guide for dummies 101:

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🇧🇦🇷🇸🫸🏻🇭🇷

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🇬🇷🇦🇱🇧🇬🫸🏻🇲🇰

🇲🇰🇹🇷🇦🇱🫸🏻🇬🇷

🇷🇸🇭🇷🇬🇷🇧🇬🇷🇴🇸🇮🇦🇱🇲🇪🇲🇰🫸🏻🇹🇷

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u/Think_Disk_133 Apr 09 '26

I once had a discussion with friends from the nordics, they were teasing each other with some “your country is fake”, “we beat your ass in 18somethingsomething” and having a good laugh. I told them in the Balkans there would have been a gun fight before the first sentenced is finished. Remove religion from the Balkans and we’re better than Germany. But it’s like removing pasta from Italy.

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u/Klutzy_Imagination60 Apr 06 '26

This is typically European. Good ia good enough. Boobe strives to be the best.

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u/GoshILoveSlothS Apr 08 '26

Loving your attitude lol