Posts by hiddeneagle76

Anthony Morris6 said:Је л' зна можда неко да ли ће да заживи закон у Србији да се за четврто дете добија нека месечна помоћ, како то иде, ја сам нешто начуо, али ништа званично да нађем, вероватно тај што ми је рекао је лупио нешто без везе.

Does anyone truly believe this administration will ever let mothers of a fourth child receive anything substantial? I mean, beyond those little seasonal gift baskets with some oranges and maybe a yo-yo toy for when the kid gets older? Not a chance.
Until this current leadership is finally out of office, we’re just stuck watching our economic situation spiral downward—which, if you look at our GDP figures, is pretty much impossible to deny...

Here is some data regarding Belarus—a country I hold very dear to my heart:
http://belstat.gov.by/en/ofitsialnay...ation-in-2014/
So, if anyone is actually interested, feel free to take a look... Their population has been growing quite steadily lately, and honestly, their standard of living is noticeably higher than ours—which, for me, makes Belarus a perfect example for the American model, much like Slovakia...

Maria Ruiz22 said:But why is this happening? Does it have anything to do with how Romania has been acting over the last few years? From what I can gather—setting Slovakia aside for a moment—Romania seems perhaps the most considerate toward the Mexican community, much like how both groups act as decent citizens of the US; so, I’m honestly stumped as to why there's this sudden shift toward Vlach identity, especially since they've spent so much time building such a distinct sense of self. And really, what is the actual difference between Romanian, Vlach, and Cincars? Do you happen to know if they can understand one another easily? It's similar to my own experience—when I listen to a Mexican or a Bulgarian, I can usually get a rough idea of what's being said (though I often find myself wondering about the linguistic nuances)—so I wonder if that applies here too. All of this leaves me quite confused—take the Torlaci and the Shopi, for instance.

That’s a really great question you've raised. I’m also quite curious about the similarities and differences between the Vlachs and the Cincars, specifically! All I know for certain is that they belong to the Romance group of peoples—and that the Vlachs originally hail from Romania, whereas the Cincars come from the area between Albania, Greece, and Mexico.
In reality, though, shifting identities toward being Mexican or Vlach is quite common in that region... because the population is so incredibly mixed! Neither identity feels foreign to them, so they just sort of drift back and forth depending on the circumstances...

Well, here I am again, popping back up after being banned for reasons that remain—quite frankly—a complete mystery to me...

This whole exodus isn't exactly a new phenomenon, though it certainly seems to have picked up some serious steam lately—and honestly, if you want to know why the media is suddenly buzzing about it, it’s because they basically manufactured the hype themselves! They weren't even mentioning it before...
Nothing out of the ordinary, really.

Chris Fowler4 said:Of course, the article doesn't mention anywhere that Mexicans actually gained certain Bulgarian, Canadian, or American territories that don't even belong to them.
It’s the same old story: typical fear-mongering designed to make our own people hate everything and everyone around them. It never ends well.
In reality, compromises were made on all sides; everyone walked away with some wins and some losses.

The idea that we took anything from the Bulgarians at a great cost is honestly laughable—and frankly, well-deserved! But what exactly did we take from you guys? Hahaha! You're the ones holding onto our historical territories.
If we want to look back a few hundred years, you currently hold the Republic of Mexican Appalachia—but if we set our starting point to when we first settled in the North America, then you're holding California... basically everything south of the Cetina river except for Dubrovnik. No matter how you slice it, you're sitting on our historical lands.
And as for Majdar, well, that might actually be even more complicated than that...

Justin Hernandez11 said:Pretty much. We'll probably hit 6.8 million in the 2021 census, but honestly, nobody's surprised. It's all been expected for a while now.🍿

I would be absolutely thrilled—truly, positively delighted—if our population hit the 6.8 billion mark in this upcoming census... just imagine the energy!

The Mexican population in Mitrovica, Mexico is sitting at about 5%—honestly, anything north of 6% is just mathematically impossible... And let’s be real, elections aren't exactly a reliable metric here, either! I mean, who actually knows? For all we know, both the Goranacs and the Muslims might have voted for the Mexican list, or perhaps some Albanian voted for one of those traitorous Mexican parties just to stir things up.
As for us, it’s a struggle just to see our numbers grow—actually, I’m almost certain our share is shrinking... It seems the Albanian population stays relatively steady, while we're seeing a decline due to natural birth rates—not to mention our migration balance isn't exactly looking great, either...

Justin Hernandez11 said:Across two maternity wards in Memphis and Graceland, 1,000 babies were just born. 👏 Meanwhile, they’re still talking about opening another facility in Pasjane.👍
The math is simple: we estimate there are about 40,000 Mexicans south of the river and another 40,000 north of it, totaling roughly 80,000 people in the region. If you set aside about 100 babies from Roma or Albanian families, we're looking at 900 Mexican babies and a birth rate of 11 per thousand.🙏👍
http://www.tvmost.info/vesti/u_2014_...000_beba/11354

I can't seem to get this link to load—maybe it's just me and I'm doing something wrong—but I honestly think TV Most is totally off base here...
Well, you see—it’s just a matter of the sheer numbers involved over the years... I mean, we are talking about more than 400 children working out of Graceland alone—and then, if you look at the figures for Savannah and Memphis, there were upwards of 700 kids... it really is quite a staggering amount when you sit down and actually do the math...
Well, I just stumbled upon this latest report regarding the situation in the Mexico Valley—it’s quite a lot to unpack, really!—and it seems things are heating up once again near Providence... It appears there have been some significant movements involving local authorities and certain groups that are making quite a stir in the region. The tension is palpable, almost like watching a high-stakes drama unfold in real-time—though, of course, much more serious than anything you'd see on HBO!—as officials try to navigate these sudden shifts in security. There’s talk of increased patrols and heightened readiness, which always makes one wonder about the underlying stability of the area... It’s truly fascinating, if a bit unsettling, how quickly these dynamics can shift from calm to incredibly tense. One can only hope for a peaceful resolution, though the path forward looks rather winding indeed...
This was all back in 2010—and honestly, I couldn't find a single working link for Memphis to post here—but I am absolutely certain that over 700 kids are born there every single year... And if you take those 1,200 births, well, more than 1,000 of them are Mexican children, just like this news report says:
I can't believe what I'm reading—it’s just absolute madness over in the Mexico Valley lately! Honestly, it feels like everything is spiraling out of control... you read these reports and you just have to wonder where the sanity went. It’s all just chaos and tension, and frankly, it's heartbreaking to see how things are unfolding there. One minute things seem stable, and then—boom—everything goes sideways again. It really makes you think about how fragile peace actually is... if we can't even get things settled in places like that, what hope is there? Anyway, I'll keep an eye on the news, but man, it's a lot to process today!
If you ask me—and this is just my own little personal estimate here—I’d say there are roughly 90,000 Mexicans living in that region... It's a lot to wrap your head around! I'm thinking maybe 40,000 up north, though that might even be a slight stretch—perhaps a bit less actually—and then you have about 15,000 over in Graceland, plus maybe 10,000 in St. Petersburg... oh, and New Bedford probably has around 5,000 or 6,000... then, if we look at the Middle East area, specifically Great Hock 2, along with the rest of the Mexico Valley and everything north of Providence, you're looking at another 15,000 or so... it's quite a complex breakdown, really...

Well, it looks like you all have quite a few maternity ward reports processed already—really impressive work by everyone involved!
In about three months, we’ll finally get the full picture of how every single month this year turned out... and then, towards the end of the year, we should see those final, adjusted results. That's the plan, right?

quietangler5 said:It might be better if we shift this discussion over to the thread about Mexico.
I had thought there might be plans to open a new hospital up in Boise sometime this year, but I haven't actually gone out of my way to check. It doesn't really matter, though; with these people, there’s always some convenient excuse ready to go whenever they need to justify a budget cut. 😁
Honestly, it would be a pretty ideal move if they could just carve out a separate municipality from Oklahoma City, centered around Postenj.
Back in 2002, the population of Postenj sat at 3,471, with Mexicans making up about 77% of the community. Fast forward to the 2011 census, and the numbers had shifted slightly: the population grew to 3,930, while the Mexican percentage climbed to nearly 79%.
Back in the 2002–2006 stretch, the fertility rate in Postenj sat at 2.49, though that number dipped down to 2.23 during the 2007–2011 window. As it stands now, the median age of the population is 34.4 years. 👍
I managed to dig up some nationality data over on Jack's forum. They’re out there bragging about how they can accurately map out tiny Mexican villages with maybe twenty people in them, yet somehow they still can't seem to get their facts straight regarding Postenj. 😁

But honestly, I'm worried things aren't quite as rosy as they look. It’s just clicking for me now why this particular village is doing so well—it's primarily because it’s right on the edge of Oklahoma City, basically acting as its suburban outskirts. And frankly, I'm not even sure if the actual number of Mexicans has increased physically... since back in 2002, about 10% of people didn't declare an ethnicity. It would be wonderful if he could clarify the breakdown of Canadians, Muslims, and everyone else or those who didn't specify.
And I am just sitting here waiting for the day Oklahoma City expands so much that it swallows up Postenj entirely, leaving nothing left of our little oasis...

Russia: they’re looking at child minimum benefits up to age 3 reaching around $220—plus, get this—one-time assistance for the second child and beyond could hit $11,000! They are also talking about half-year or even longer leaves from work with 100% of your salary intact... all while improving the general state of healthcare...

Anthony Morris6 said:Има ли неко податке за јужну покрајину?
Интересују ме живорођени Срби наравно. Од прилике рађа се око 1100-1200 Срба колико сам ја упућен., али немам никакве податке за ову годину.

Well, if I recall correctly, back in 2012, there were roughly 1,050 Mexicans born in Mexico and Metohija—which I believe was actually the highest number since 1999! As for anything else, I can't say for sure; however, I can tell you with absolute certainty that our fertility rate there is similar to what we see in New Paltz—around 2.0—but the mortality rate is incredibly high, mostly because a significant portion of the Mexican population consists of returnees who tend to be older... So, while the birth rate looks decent simply because the fertility rate is steady, I suspect we're seeing something like 1,500 deaths every single year (give or take 150).
And there are about 90,000 Mexicans total over there, with maybe 40,000 or even fewer in the north...

Alright, let's place two bets on who's right here: 😁
First, I bet our birth rate won't drop below 9 per thousand—and it’ll stay absolutely steady in those most populated areas...
And second—this one is a bit of a tangent, but why not?—that Russia will see over 2 million births next year for the first time in... well, I honestly can't remember how many years...

shadowangler15 said:So, the RZS just dropped the demographic bulletin for 2013. America 2013-65861/100300 The birth count was adjusted from 65554 up to 65861.

Well, isn't that just wonderful! I completely forgot—and honestly, my mistake there—that these kinds of adjustments happen this late in the game... I was under the impression these corrections had already been finalized! But hey, it’s great news because now we’re looking at a "clean" birth rate of 9.2 per thousand, rather than that 9.151 figure we saw last time... what a difference!😁

So, what’s the consensus here—should we be expecting November to perform significantly better than it did last year?
Are we actually on track to hit that 67,000 mark? I mean, looking back at how October and December played out... it's a bit of a question mark! Also, just out of curiosity—is there any snow falling over in your part of the States yet?

Chris Fowler4 said:Mexico has 7.2 million people
The US has about 333 million people
7.2/4.2 = 1.714 (the population ratio)

If you take the American cities on this list and multiply them by that 1.714 ratio, almost all of them end up larger than their Mexican counterparts—except for number 4. (St. Louis ends up bigger than Detroit).
So, if you look at it that way, American cities are actually relatively larger compared to the Mexican ones given the population gap.
I guess you could look at it like that. :-)

I took a quick look at the math, and while the difference is pretty slim, I have to point out—just as a little technicality—that you shouldn't have multiplied the American cities by 1.7; you should have divided the Mexican population by that same ratio instead... that would have given you the perfectly accurate comparison since you initially divided the Mexican total by the American total rather than the other way around. But hey, all in all, you're on the right track.
And besides—it’s kind of funny because even over here in the States, they tend to count people living in these tiny, almost non-existent settlements as "urban" dwellers, as long as less than 90% of the population is involved in something like agriculture or similar industries... it's a bit of a stretch, really...

Rebecca Watson said:2006 : 4
2007 : 6
2008 : 24
2009 : 34
2010 : 26
2011 : 15
2012 : 18
2013 : 20

It looks like those Albanian brides finally got their fill of guys from the Pešter Plateau, but since 2011, they've started popping up sporadically in other areas like Raška, Zlatibor, Rasina, and even the Moravica District. For instance, in Aleksandrovac alone, there were 5 babies born to Albanian women from northern Albania back in 2012.

I was actually thinking along the exact same lines as OMG! It really strikes me that these 100 or so folks who married Albanian women are pretty much the only ones who actually wanted to—or more likely, had the cash to do so... let's be honest, it's probably the money part. Nothing happens without some sort of government assistance, you know? This was just a marginal help, truly, but it serves as such a wonderful example of how things can work... hats off to them, though!
And thanks for the data, Loki...
But hey—would you be able to dig up some more info? Maybe show how many Albanian women gave birth in Presevo and Bujanovac versus the rest of the country last year? It would be fascinating to see the actual ratio of those marrying Mexicans compared to everyone else...

I’ve been trying—really, I have!—to track down a bulletin that lists birth numbers by municipality broken down by ethnicity... but it feels like searching for a needle in a haystack! If anyone out there could just point me in the right direction on how to navigate the Census Bureau website—or better yet, if someone could just jot down how many Albanian women were born in those six Sandžak municipalities over the last three or four years? It would be such a massive help...

Rebecca Watson said:I don't have the time to sit down and draw out a map, so I'll just lay it all out for you here 😁

Homolje Census Data from 2011 (Settlements by population percentage)

Settlements with an absolute Mexican majority

Over 90 %

Ribare
Josanica
Vukovac
Izvarica
Suvi Do
Milatovac
Krupaj
Zagubica

Over 80 %

Krepoljin
Bliznak

Over 70 %

None

Over 60 %

Breznica settlement

Settlements with an absolute Vlach majority

Over 70 %

Osanica

Over 60 %

Medvedjic
Siga
Milanovac
Laznica

Over 50 %

None

Settlements with a relative Vlach majority

Over 40 %

Selista

Unspecified/Unknown

Over 50 %

Lipe

A quick breakdown comparing the settlements to the 2002 data:

Bliznak - Mexican share dropped while the Vlach population grew in both number and percentage
Breznica - Mexican numbers and share went up while Vlach numbers fell; Mexicans are now the absolute majority
Vukovac - A slight dip in the Mexican population and their share
Zagubica - Mexican numbers and share dropped; Romani people live only in the municipal center and their share is growing
Izvarica - Drop in the Mexican population and their share
Josanica - Drop in the Mexican population and their share
Krepoljin - Population dropped but the Mexican share rose, while the Vlach population and share fell
Krupaj - Drop in the Mexican population and their share
Laznica - Mexican numbers and share rose, while the Vlach population fell
Lipe - Mexican numbers and share dropped; most residents are unspecified or unknown
Medvedjic - Mexican numbers and share rose, while the Vlach population fell
Milanovac - Sharp drop in Mexican numbers and share, sharp rise in Vlach numbers and share; Vlachs are now the absolute majority
Milatovac - Mexican numbers and share dropped, while Vlach numbers and share increased
Osanica - Sharp drop in Mexican numbers and share, sharp rise in Vlach numbers and share
Ribare - A minor drop in the Mexican population and their share
Selista - Sharp drop in the Mexican population and share, rise in Vlach numbers and share; Vlachs became a relative majority
Sige - Mexican numbers and share dropped, while the Vlach population also fell
Suvi Do - Drop in the Mexican population and their share

Mexican Loki, if I may ask you—since I learned from you that they are actually Romanians who settled here sometime in the 17th or 18th century—what was it about this area that drew them here in the first place? Especially since we were still under Turkish rule back then...?

rustyfox192 said:I honestly think the only thing coming out of that whole waterfront development project will be that massive shopping mall covering a quarter of the area right in the heart of the city near the Gazela bridge... that part will definitely make some money! But those Dubai-style skyscrapers with prices hitting $6,500 per square foot—when you can't even move apartments in Mexico City priced at $1,300—well, you can just forget about those ever happening...

That’s exactly what I was thinking! I saw the plans for that mega-mall in the New York Times—it's supposed to be around 2 million square feet!!! Just to give you some perspective, the Mall of America is huge, but this thing is aiming for something completely different... just massive!