Michael wrote on Sat, 3 Apr 2010 14:44:26 +0200:


> "James Silverton" schrieb :
>> Michael wrote on Sat, 3 Apr 2010 12:00:19 +0200:
>>
>>> "Giusi" > schrieb :
>>>>
>>>> "cfc" > ha scritto nel
>>>> messaggio
>>>>> One Traditional Balkan recipe: Ćevapcici - Grilled rolls of
>>>> minced>> beef and lamb, served with chopped fresh onion
>>>>
>>>> YUM! Which language is making these symbols? I post from
>>>> Europe, so I don't usually see them.
>>>>
>>> Slovenian & other Slavic languages.
>>
>>>> Hey! That's a European recipe!
>>> Whether the Balkans is Europe is an old question ...
>>
>> Greece is generally indubitably regarded as being in Europe
>> and, altho' the Balkans have been influenced by many other
>> countries, they are closer to Brussels than Greece.
>>
> It's not a question of distance, but of mentality. Look at
> Yugoslavian civil war ...

That's a dangerous argument. Think of Germany/Austria in the 1930s and
40s.

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James Silverton
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