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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir4ra6o wrote

Reply to comment by FromSwedenWithHate in Slovenia legalises same-sex marriage and adoption by citytiger

Nobody in the Balkans will admit they are in Balkans. Ref:

https://youtu.be/3rpEQmtkstM

Slovenia can deny it all they want but they are still a part of the balkans. All we can do is just be happy about this news and hope it can spread to other Balkan countries.

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FromSwedenWithHate t1_ir5ol6w wrote

Balkans isn't what is culturally called Eastern Europe either, Balkans is in Southeastern Europe, there is a big difference.

Eastern Europe when related to in certain terms today is what is culturally considered as the former Soviet Bloc. Slovenia & some Balkan countries was part of Yugoslavia, not the USSR. The only similarity between Balkans and Eastern Europe is the fact most of them are of Slavic descent.

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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir5s9qg wrote

No, Balkans is a subdivision of Eastern Europe. If you wanna refer to Visegrad countries as Eastern Europe only, then you still cannot put Slovenia in that group. Anywhere in European continent that is East of Germany, Austria, Italy is Eastern Europe. You can divide the region into smaller groups and find differences for sure but you can't deny Balkans is Eastern Europe.

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FromSwedenWithHate t1_ir80q1c wrote

> East of Germany, Austria, Italy is Eastern Europe.

That's messed up. If this was true, then Greece would be Eastern Europe too.

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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir97y03 wrote

If you separate Europe east and west then yes. But many would like to categorize it as South Europe although culturally they are closer to other Balkan countries than Italy or Spain.

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psihonix t1_ir6sadk wrote

For starters, Slovenia is not east of Austria. Besides being part of the balkans is not automaticaly Eastern Europe. Slovenia is by all definitions part of Central Europe and the south-western part being part of the balkan peninsula doesn't change that.

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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir6u3ha wrote

Nobody said Slovenia is east of Austria. It's east of Italy and that's what separates east and west Europe.

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psihonix t1_ir7i6k9 wrote

I mean there's Central Europe, which you, for some reason, keep ignoring. But you do you I guess.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe

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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir97c6v wrote

Never cite wikipedia to support your claims. Any Slovenian who thinks they're too cool to hang out with their Balkan bros can edit it. Here's a link to a book

https://open.lib.umn.edu/worldgeography/

Chapter 2.4 Eastern Europe shows the borders clearly including Slovenia

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Hrevak t1_ir9qlqd wrote

Morehead, Kentucky, global reference point for European studies 😂

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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir9rvg1 wrote

If you have a better source please share

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Hrevak t1_ir9s8uu wrote

>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe

Wikipedia cited above is an infinitely better source. This article alone contains several interpretations of the term, hundreds of references and presents a truth agreed upon by academia and broader public as well.

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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir9sfrp wrote

The map from wikipedia is also from an american source called factbook. I thought you wanted to dismiss non Europeans to present data for Europe.

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Hrevak t1_ir9sydo wrote

I don't have any problems with Americans in general and the CIA is definitely a trustworthy source, much more than some local yokel from Morehead Kentucky.

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SpasticGoldenToys t1_ir9t8ph wrote

Besides in the very link you provide you can also see many maps excluding Slovenia while defining Central Europe. It all narrows down to whatever you want to base your facts on. You do you I don't care.

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