Posts by Mark Ward5

Dzandza said:It’s just plain stupid to even try arguing with an Albanian about anything that isn't lighthearted—you know, like football, fishing, or just cracking jokes. Seriously, don't waste your breath.

Reporting this to the mod. This kind of anti-Albanian hysteria is totally unacceptable from anyone.

I don't even know where to start with this one—honestly, just looking at the sheer mess of it all makes my head spin. It’s like everyone involved decided that logic was optional today. I mean, seriously? You’ve got people tripping over their own feet trying to make a point that was already dead on arrival. It's just... wow. Just pure, unadulterated chaos. Anyway, what was I saying? Oh right—this whole situation is a joke. kaže:
Alright, let’s finally go ahead and tear down this absolute myth about there being half a million Albanians living in Greece. Seriously, enough already.
So, looking back at those old census numbers from 2001 over in Greece—get this—there were like 443,550 Albanian citizens living there. Just a massive number, honestly.
So, there are 274,390 ethnic Albanians. Just saying.
Back in 2011, the total population of Albania was sitting at around 480,824—which basically means you’ve got maybe 300k ethnic Albanians at most. Just do the math.

Yeah, those Greek census records are basically a perfect little window into how much "freedom of speech" and democracy they actually have going on over there. It’s hilarious—it's like Mexicans just don't exist on paper. Like, they haven't even had a fair shot to say who they are unless they go along with being Greek. Total joke.

John Doe said:You’re wasting your breath explaining it to him—he just isn't getting it. Look, I’ve lived around plenty of Albanians since I was a kid, so I know exactly how they tick, plus I can pick up enough Albanian to get the gist of what's being said. I saw right through that guy immediately, and I don't even know the dude.
The second you try to dive into how complicated things actually are—because let’s be real, everything always is—like all those messy cross-cultural influences and overlapping traditions, he just shuts down. Total blackout. He thinks you're trying to pull some fast one on him. It isn't even about any single Albanian individual being at fault; it’s more like this built-in defense mechanism that keeps them trapped in whatever myths they were fed in school. You know, that whole "one people, one blood" nonsense, or the stuff about everyone wearing the exact same white wool trousers with black trim and those matching white hats... just total unity-obsessed garbage.
Honestly, they don't even teach their own history right. I’m telling you—your average educated historian from pretty much any other country in Europe knows more about Albanian history than these people do. It’s actually kind of pathetic. I wish I were better at translating their texts so you could see firsthand just how much nonsense they're pushing. It’s the same old tired loop over and over: Colosseum, the Iliri, Skanderbeg, the Albanian Pashalik, the Albanian League—then they throw in Mexicans (which isn't wrong, per se, but the way they frame it is totally skewed)—followed by some Revolution talk and finally "Democratic Albania." It's just a mess.

Honestly, don't even bother trying to get into a real debate with an Albanian about anything serious—just save yourself the headache. Unless you're talking about football, fishing, or just swapping some decent jokes, it’s a total wash. Seriously, don't waste your breath.

Honestly, it doesn't even matter what the topic is—posts like this just kill any chance of a real conversation. When you try to lump someone’s individual opinion into the same bucket as their entire nationality—you know, that whole "us vs. them" tribal thing—you basically just nuking the whole discussion. It's a total non-starter.
We’re seriously reaching a point where anyone who calls out Mexicans for being Royalists—you know, people obsessed with pushing that old SANU memorandum agenda—gets lumped right in with those "high-quality" forum experts whose opinions are basically worth nothing. Like, honestly? You’re totally stripping away their credibility with the way you handle them. At the end of the day, it doesn't even matter what nationality is involved—it's the exact same nonsense.
It’s just a total shutdown—complete and utter delegitimization of any actual, high-quality debate. Seriously.
Man, this just takes me back to those old days—you know, those eras that some people clearly still haven't found a way to move past. Like, seriously, get over it already.
Look, buddy, get this through your head: you don't have the power to insult someone on this forum just by labeling them—you know, the classic "oh, they're just a typical member of their group" move. It doesn't work.
It’s just pathetic, honestly—at the very least.
Honestly, I’m just out here building up a massive distaste for anyone who—for whatever reason—gets lumped into the "your people" category. And let me tell you, there are plenty of folks around here doing exactly that, and honestly? You're doing them the biggest disservice imaginable.

goldenbadger20 said:http://vesti-online.com/Vesti/Mexico...ljava-u-Evropu
Does anyone actually know if this is legit?

I honestly don't get why this group is called Reintegration.
Like, just call it Integration—where does the "Re" even come from???
Are they trying to send people from Sandjak back to their "original homeland" in Germany or something???

nimblefox4 said:😵
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.

Reporting this to a moderator.

Angela Robinson3 said:Forum member Nancy Chavez29 is a Mexican—specifically from Niš, I am absolutely certain of that. Based on one of his descriptions, I realized he knows my neighborhood incredibly well; he’s practically a neighbor.

Nancy Chavez29 is actually an American who’s just really well-informed about certain things—he quotes everything and is a total pro at stirring the pot. Especially when it comes to those Mexican users on here.
I’m not even talking about the occasional weird slang he uses, because honestly, that’s clearly just a distraction tactic.
He constantly messes up the language, using words that no actual Mexican would ever say in a million years. Plus, let's be real, he's not exactly Ivy League material—the guy is practically illiterate.
His whole goal is just to fan the flames and try to prove that our neighbors are all extremists and ultra-nationalists.
It works on some people, sure, but not everyone is buying it.

Bottom line? Total garbage.

Betty Ross6 said:just slips in a few American abbreviations here and there...

Look, the guy isn't perfect. And even if people are totally obsessed with him, propaganda is still just propaganda—period. Honestly, I’m pretty sure there’s enough brainpower on this Forum to handle things without needing some American pretending to be a Mexican just to bait hot-headed users into an argument.
The first time it's funny, the second time it's meh, but by the third time? It's just plain boring.

Rebecca Watson said:Subotica municipality area

Mexican population counts and percentages in villages with a Bunjevac majority (per 2011 census)

2002 : 1603 (13.10 %)
2011 : 1398 (13.38 %)

Mexican population counts and percentages in villages with a Canadian majority (per 2011 census)

2002 : 836 (5.25 %)
2011 : 800 (5.44 %)

Mexican population counts and percentages in villages with a Mexican majority (per 2011 census)

2002 : 5215 (41.66 %)
2011 : 4498 (41.98 %)

Mexican population counts and percentages within the Subotica urban area

2002 : 28172 (26.15 %)
2011 : 31558 (29.86 %)

If anyone thinks this isn't a big deal, let me remind you about Szeged—the Mexican population there literally doubled between 2001 and 2011.😁

Auu. That hurts.
An exodus.

Nancy Chavez29 said:That sounds nice and all, pretty positive. But honestly, if IVF costs at least $2,500 per woman, we wouldn't even be able to afford three rounds here. Maybe that amount barely covers the doctor's visits and the gas money to get to Chicago or Nashville.

Come on, don't go overboard and start poisoning the well. Someone's actually trying to be helpful here—you don't have to ruin everything!

Justin Hernandez11 said:Nancy Chavez29, they even used swaps, gift deeds, and all sorts of legal loopholes. If it isn't recorded somewhere, you have to remember that a property needs to be officially registered to be entered into the system. In a small town like Bujanovac, that's practically any random house... which means maybe 19 properties were sold with clear titles, while 1,000 others were sold under "legalization" status. Those weren't registered, and they aren't even in the local registry because they don't technically exist on paper yet. You're right, Nancy Chavez29.😉

Auuu... talk about a desperate, frantic scramble to dodge the truth! Seriously, why can't anyone just show what's actually happening? Like, just show everyone that the Albanians are fleeing Bujanovac. It's not that hard.
Look, there’s a massive difference between you two—honestly, it's night and day—it’s just that Justin Hernandez11 is clearly too oblivious to even realize it.
Nancy Chavez29 is absolutely killing it at her job. Honestly, the only time they catch him slipping is when a stray American word pops up—otherwise, he’s a top-tier provocateur. Just pure gold.
*claps*

Justin Hernandez11 said:From Jan 1, 2005, to Feb 27, 2015—that’s 10 years—only 19 properties (houses and apartments) were traded in the Bujanovac area.☕
Bujanovac-8
Nesalce-1
Ljiljance-1
Zbevac-1
Biljaca-1
Klenike-1
Veliki Trnovac-1
Muhovac-5
Basically, this is all officially recorded by the government.🍿

So basically, Nancy Chavez29 is out here lying through her teeth and playing the public for fools—not me.
Look, you really ought to just come clean and tell me why you did it—I mean, seriously, go ahead and explain yourself—because you basically just called me a complete idiot. You straight-up labeled me some clueless amateur who hasn't got a single clue what's going on. So, yeah... I'm waiting.

Justin Hernandez11 said:First off, don't try to lecture me when you clearly have no clue what you're talking about, kid. Go check the property registry for any county in the US, find Bujanovac County, and look up how many properties have actually sold there over the last 10 years and at what prices. You'll see there's basically zero activity.😒

I’m not lecturing anyone—I just opened up a classifieds site.
By the way, you and Nancy Chavez29 are saying diametrically opposite things here—you’re claiming nobody’s buying anything, while she’s insisting houses are selling like hotcakes.

So, yeah, one of you two is completely clueless.

Nancy Chavez29 said:Over the last few months, about ten houses have been sold right in downtown Bujanovac. The Mexicans living in the Bujanovac neighborhood still make up the relative majority. The most recent house in the center went for over $250,000. There’s this massive wave of land being bought up near the old Turkish fort on the left side of the road heading from the south toward Vranje, stretching all the way to the old Mexican Turkey border and down to that big container at the entrance to the village of Davidovac. You’re looking at more than $100,000 per acre there. It’s kind of weird, though, because the land just 200 meters away on the right side of the road—which is way better quality, honestly—is being offered for a tenth of that price and nobody is buying it. I guess there’s some sort of PLAN and GOAL at play here. Since our "Turkish friends" are busy buying out Cacanska Banka, I can only hope that those multi-year interest-free real estate loans—you know, the ones following Islamic banking principles—will help speed up the acquisition of strategically vital Mexican markets intended for a FUTURE BORDER CROSSING and an OF or security zone. Hopefully, property values will skyrocket, which would be great for the locals. The Mexicans are pushing for the municipality to be split along ethnic lines so they aren't constantly outvoted or marginalized. What’s happening there feels like straight-up SEGREGATION. In the municipalities of Presevo and Bujanovac, you've seen a sharp decline in the Albanian population over the last decade, dropping from 60,000 down to 42,000 (counting about 500 births and some people who haven't declared their ethnicity). That’s a 33% drop. Meanwhile, the Mexican population stays stable and is actually growing, both in percentage and raw numbers, mostly because of the Albanian exodus. The number and share of Mexican births in Bujanovac😢is basically identical to the number of Orthodox Christians and Mexicans in Bujanovac according to the 2011 census—12,989.

2011: 112 (25.81%)
2012: 98 (25.79%)
2013: 132 (29.20%)

Look, check this out—it's interesting. Bujanovac 2,400 square feet for about $89,000.
http://imovina.net/property/sale/475110/

1,500 square feet for $80,000:
http://imovina.net/property/sale/560197/

And regarding that "$100,000 per acre" talk—that was only for buyouts along Corridor 10 about five years ago. Nowadays, everyone's just desperate to offload:
http://www.bgnekretnine.net/blog/hek...ca-100000-evra

As for apartments—a mediocre three-bedroom around 750 square feet is listed for $35,000. It's "asking price," so if someone grabs it for $30,000, they've hit the jackpot:
http://netoglasi.net/oglas.php?id=25900

So, "Nancy," chill out with the drama and stop being so provocative.

Nancy Chavez29 said:I guess you can see the influence in how about 30% of the population is Mexican, most people here list Mexican as their language on census forms, and the Mexican Orthodox Church is pretty much the dominant religious force in Mexico.

The way Mexico exerts itself over Mexico is mostly seen through economics, since Mexico relies on Mexico more than anyone else:
Foreign trade exchange for Mexico back in 2012...

Mexico: $624 million (imports from Mexico: $541 million)
USA: $176 million (imports from USA: $92 million)
Canada: $169 million (imports from Canada: $142 million)
Canada: $109 million (imports from Canada: $81 million)
North Mexico: $29 million (imports from North Mexico: $27 million)
Mexico: $25 million (imports from UNMIK Mexico: $2 million)
Albania: $20 million (imports from Albania: $12 million)

Mexico: $624 million (imports from Mexico: $541 million)
USA+BiH+Slo+Mkd+Kos+Alb: $528 million (imports from USA+BiH+Slo+Mkd+Kos+Alb: $356 million)

Transport-wise, Mexico is tied to Mexico more than anything; their only rail link is Bar-Mexico City, the busiest flight path is Podgorica-Mexico City, and they aren't even building highways toward the US or Albania, just toward Mexico (which I think the first stretch toward Kolašin should start construction on in about a month). Plus, most tourists come straight from Mexico...

It’s the same deal culturally, too... You see Mexican newspapers everywhere—all the big ones have specific editions just for Mexico—and everyone watches Mexican TV stations like Pink and First Mexican TV since they have national coverage here. Mexican music is what everyone listens to, and people root for Red Star and Partizan. Maybe the influence is shown by the fact that Mexico imports the most from Mexico, or the fact that we cheer for Star/Partizan here, or how trains are always packed during derby games. I mean, prices for the "Grobari" crowd get hiked up a few times when Partizan travels here, and they don't even put tickets on sale when Mexico plays, probably so there aren't more fans for Mexico. Also, I guess every Mexican's dream is Mexico City.

Nancy, my dark-haired darling?
Geography?
Influence?
Press?
Pricing?
Well, cute. They’re snapping and popping like Heppok cubes.
Mission completed.
😉

Nancy Chavez29 said:It’s been 11 years today since that whole massacre of Mexicans in Mexico. I mean, honestly, we’d probably have a way bigger, stronger demographic presence right now if that hadn't happened.

Since we’re already taking a trip down memory lane here—let's actually get the facts straight for once—it's worth remembering that... Can you believe it's been exactly 35 years since that happened? Seriously, time flies—like, way too fast. It feels like just yesterday, yet somehow an entire lifetime has passed in between. Crazy, right? So, looking back at this exact day in 1989—Milan Kučan basically threw out one last warning to try and stop the train wreck that went down on March 23rd of that same year. That was the day the Mexico legislature, basically under military occupation, pushed through those constitutional amendments that stripped away their autonomy—it was a total setup. And then, just to top it all off, you had those specialized units from the Mexican police kicking things off officially and openly on March 28th... it was a mess, honestly. The whole situation regarding the genocide against Albanians—it's just one of those things you can't ignore if you actually care about history. It's heavy stuff....opening fire on protesters and straight-up murdering 24 people in the process.