5 Things I've Learned While Living In SLOVENIA

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DO NOT try to contact Luka to get in touch with me.
Lahko mi pišete tudi v slovenščini.

[TheTinaKid]

As much as us Slovenians like to complain about our country.. We have to admit we have a little piece of paradise going on here and we should be proud of that ♥

[androx]

We, in the eastern parts of Slovenia would bring gifts (a bottle of wine or some coffee) only the first time we visit someone...not every time. But you must understand that you are a "curiosity" (a Cali girl in Slovenia) around here, so people might try hard to impress you and be extra-polite or formal.

[stereoflava]

Even us Slovenians barely understand anything when we go to some remote village lmao

[twiggy]

I dont like visiting my relatives, becasuse they always talk about others: who died, who is sick, who had done something... It is really boring. and they will ALWAYS ask how your school is going.

[evab.]

The dinner/lunch habits really depend on the people.. I know people/families who have friends and relatives in their home all the time and it's really casual to them, but then there's families like mine where we would clean everything like crazy before anyone would come over for lunch or dinner and it would be a really big deal and you had to make sure everybody had their slippers hahah (and yes the guests would stay for at least 4 hours, discussing everything from politics to the second world war, the neighbours, the weather, work, the prices of bread.. 😂)

[uporabnk]

Gifts for visiting is usually not something expensive... Like a bag of coffee or homemade moonshine or something.
On the other hand what i find strange was (in Canada) when you are invited to a BBQ and everyone brings their own drinks and food. Here if you are invited only thing you have to bring is pants big enough (and what was mentioned earlier) because host will overload you with food. Ofc it is expected to return the favour by hosting yourself at one point.

[kjlz]

It's interesting what you said about visiting friends being really formal in Slovenia, because from what I've noticed visiting my boyfriend"s friends & family it seems rather casual, like meeting for a quick coffee is totally normal, even at their house.

[TubigGD]

I have to say that the culture of bringing gift's for every time you visit a friend and eating so much food is mostly for people living outside the city's. For ''country'' people. Because when I go to visit a friend, it's not that formal. We just hang out.

[AlenPesec]

Really awesome video!! :D Lepo je slišati, da ti (vam) je tukaj čudovito! Bohinj, Soča, Postonjska jama in veliko slapov in gradov...happy adventures! :)

[AhimSaah]

I'm a Slovenian and I've officially stopped visiting and inviting people for the very reason that you brought up, Maria. You can hang out here only as a child or a teenager, once you hit adulthood you can forget it. I only hang out with foreigners here and visit Slovenians for birthdays.
I tried to talk about this with my friends, and the answer is always the same: we don't have the time to hang out or do anything because of the kids. There you go! A modern parent's life ends when they get kids.

[LuxTheSlav]

Your point #3 made me think you had no close friends. #4 explained you did have them, but for some reason you think they're somehow "more American". The visit habits are for people you're friendly with, but not _friends_ with. Actual close friends usually just hang out - although we love to eat and drink, so some of that could be involved. The main difference is Slovenians usually don't feel the need to fake being your best buddy even though you're just acquaintances. We may seem cold, but if we actually befriend you, you're basically family for life.

[devilpollx]

this hairstyle REALLY suits you!!!! You are gorgeous <3

[maharbalx]

Mariah hvala za video! Če lahko prispevam moje skromno mnenje glede znanja slovenščine oz., v bistvu, kateregakoli jezika: Razlika med tujci, ki govorijo odlično slovensko in onimi, ki govorijo samo "dobro" je v tem, da prvi predvsem veliko več berejo. Časopise, revije, knjige, v slovenskem jeziku. Enako velja obratno, za slovence in tuje jezike. Pa veliko sreče želim!

[goldennugget]

I’m French living in Slovenia, and I don’t know where you live but for the 3 years I’ve been running my business in Ljubljana, people are pretty open and you can pop up in most people’s places without gifts or an obligation of a formal dinner. I guess it depends on your entourage

[tadejvogrin]

about visiting and knocking on friends home...i moved to LJ 11 years ago and its just in LJ this formality that you need to call before you came and everything need to be perfect.
outside you just came to
neighbor or friend, drink coffee or something and move on

[minecraftframergamer]

Hvala da si govorila o nas.Ampak mi ko znamo slovensko ni nam teško. When I was little I watched so much YouTube videos. Thats how I learned alot of english. And still I know the language English and Slovenian. Love z 💓😊🇸🇮

[AnzeRozmanArchestralMusic]

As a Slovenian living in Los Angeles this was fun to listen and watch! It brightened my day and brought a big smile to my face! Thank you so much for posting <3

[angelikkax]

Your Slovenian is still better than Melania's English.

[JMS-]

Hope my reply in English isn't a bother, but I would like to comment on the video. There are people here that have been in the country decades and don't know Slovene, like my grandparents on my fathers' side of the family, so the fact that you try and learn is impressive. You shouldn't feel bad about not understanding all the dialects, I'm from Bled originally and I could understand only about 75% of what my stepfather from Konjska dolina, near Bohinj, was saying. As for the natural beauty of Slovenia, if you look out the window and see natures beauty every day, you become desensitized to it, and it becomes like "oh look the trees are still there.". And what you said about the home visits, so true, that's why I don't socialize much, it's exhausting. It's nice to see people with a positive outlook and some energy, willing to make a life here. Zanimiv posnetek, zelo zabaven, hvala :)

[PaoloMassa]

Great video ... im italian living in maribor 11 years and i agree with anlot of topic unwere speaking about !