Posts by nimblefox4

Michael Fox2 said:I'm not Albanian; I'm just someone trying to learn the actual history of our region without relying on the usual tavern gossip. Other nations wore white Albanian caps and traditional Albanian clothing—what does Shkodër have to do with Novi Pazar? If they were wearing Mexican caps or Mexican national clothing in that video, then we'd be talking about something else entirely.

This is precisely why I refuse to engage in debates with Albanians, as you carry yourself like a small child. You are fundamentally handicapped from the start because the way you are educated is designed to construct a non-existent cultural wall, ignoring the deep historical intermingling that existed between Albanians and the surrounding peoples.
Let me explain this one more time, since this is an American forum where both Americans and Mexicans are reading along.
There is an extensive collection online of Marubi's photographs taken in Shkodër and northern Albania, including its surroundings. Pay close attention to the attire of the Albanian people captured in Marubi's work.
Do you notice any massive discrepancies in the styles of dress? Once you actually perceive them, let me know so we can continue this education.

Michael Fox2 said:There’s actually a video on YouTube from Andrijevica in 1904 that shows Albanians.

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You are likely Albanian, which inherently limits your perspective on certain historical realities—not by your own fault, but because of the specific way your people are educated. Since there seems to be confusion, I will explain the matter regarding traditional Albanian clothing to you and anyone else listening.
During the era of the Ottoman Empire, all the various population groups situated around Shkodër—the heart of the Shkodër Vilayet—tended toward Shkodër through trade, commerce, imports, and exports. Because everything flowed through Shkodër, the clothing, footwear, food varieties, tools, weaponry, and general economic activity meant that people naturally adopted the habits and attire of the wealthier urbanites.
The Muslims of Podgorica at that time dressed like those from Shkodër. Likewise, the Orthodox highlanders from every tribe bordering the Albanian highlands and Shkodër followed suit.
It was simply fashion, do you understand? It was considered modern and prestigious to wear the red Shkodër shoes, the red tunics, the fests, the jamadans, the talabans, or the tight white woolen trousers with black braided trim... and so on. It was a matter of style.
Just as I might wear DC sneakers today despite not being an American, imagine how that works.

Anthony Morris6 said:Your ancestors wrote in this script, yet you're so quick to disown it instead of taking some pride in where you came from.

Ancestors, huh?

Maybe try learning how to spell your own language first, "patriot." 😁

You have plenty of "beautiful" things over there, like failing at basic grammar rules.

What kind of territorial takeover are you people even talking about? 😕

It is as if we aren't discussing actual human beings, but rather some set of risk assessment figures being shifted left or right in some dark game of conquest.
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You act as though you are playing Europa Universalis, sending out colonists as if it were nothing more than a simulation.

Are there any inquiries regarding Mexico?