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@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

@@petarjoshev6138 listen carefully my friend. It is not my fault the name of the country changed. Whether you or I like it or not, the reality is the name has changed. One more negative comment from you and I will ban you - I don't need your support at all.

Very interesting place I must say and so peaceful. I wonder what it’s like when it’s up and buzzing. Great content and I would really like to tryout that mysterious red juice 🤤

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

It was a great place to visit! And yes apparently it can get very busy over "normal" weekends

Wow Skopje Market Place is amazing, I can't help but think your fridge is going to look amazing with all the fridge magnets. A nice momentum of your journey; plus easy to carry. Looks oldy worldy with the cobblestone streets. Kiwi from Virginia.

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

It was a really enjoyable visit to the older part of town. Not a lot of people around so perfect to observe more details about the buildings etc. The fridge magnets are great to collect on travels!

❤🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰🇲🇰

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful country!

Dankie Willie. Asof ek self daar stap

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderlik om jou saam te vat op die reise!

Yes I would drink it because it looked like it might have been pomegranate🤔. It is absolutely compulsory to buy a fridge magnet wherever you go, shame the last guy didn't want his filmed😂

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Best juice when travelling Sheila! Love the fridge magnets. I'll tell you what - I picked up a very hostile vibe in North Macedonia in some parts regarding the camera. So unfortunately many of my first impressions of North Macedonians were not positive. Luckily there are people such as the pomegranate juice seller that makes up for this. This shop keeper at the end was just plain annoying though. After barely filming for 30 seconds and asking him some information about his store and products, he must have thought in his mind that I am not going to buy something. I was going to, but decided my money was not worth his rude attitude. They really do need to value tourism a lot more in North Macedonia, if indeed they want the tourism.

@sheilam4525

Жыл бұрын

@@willieexplorethat is extraordinary. You just wonder what people have to hide if they feel so threatened by a camera (and of course it happens in every country) He wouldn't have got any money from me either. Fortunately, there are loads of good people out there that make up for the others!

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

@@sheilam4525 Definitely!

Thank you for an interesting video. I hope you got the opportunity to explore many other regions as Macedonia has numerous lakes, canyons and stunning mountains to offer. And you'll always have yummy food to sustain you. A bit of advice though, take certain comments with a grain of salt. (I like your diplomatic replies.) Whilst patriotic feelings for one's country can be good, nationalism (especially based on lies and distortions) can be harmful and does nothing to promote peace and harmony. And please disregard links to Wikipedia articles. It is well-known that it is very unreliable for anything history or politics-related as nationalists have worked out how to control wiki and distort the information, write out of context or deliberately leave out information which they find unfavourable to their preferred narrative, and lock out those with opposing contributions. Universities and many secondary schools do not accept references from Wikipedia for these very reasons. Happy travelling!

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend! Definitely need to get back to the region!

7:30 He lie about he's data population, he now the true, but he didn't want to be underestimated, the cencus in 2002, 2012 and 2022 is fake, those who are indefinitely staying abroad and newcomers from Kosovo are also listed, so in order to please some things, they have to mount numbers, if the truth about the number is known to its population, the so-called Framework Agreement of 2001 automatically fails, its population expressed as a percentage is 15%❗☝️😎

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

Who knows what the real statistics are. Census data is notoriously unreliable in many countries around the world.

@01vllakqo59

2 жыл бұрын

just a pressed guy man🤦🏽‍♂️ Macedonians are not even a real ethnicity you lot are bulgarians who speak bulgarian mixed with a couple serbian words. anyways though the past is the past because everyone really knows that macedonia should’ve been split between albania and bulgaria but Willie i hope you enjoyed your trip there and in kosovo aswell you are welcome anytime brother👍🏽

@sklodjan

2 жыл бұрын

This you telling is fake , slavic people came form Russia and occupied pur lands, there are more than 65%Albanian

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

@@01vllakqo59 and Klodi Skenderaj Wow! Everyone in the Balkans has an invented story about their neighbours and a fantasied version for themselves. Have you heard the one about Albanians coming from Azerbaijan? You claim to be in the Balkans longer than the Slavic population, including the Macedonians, but many historians disagree and say you're originally from the Caucasus - the part called Albania before it became Azerbaijan. And the Serbs claim that Kosovo is stolen Serbian land. And don't get me started on the terrorist acts by Albanians against innocent Macedonians after Macedonia granted them refuge following the horrific Kosovo war. Before the terrorism by the Kosovars (I'm not suggesting all Kosovar people are terrorists) Albanians and Macedonians lived side by side in harmony, friendship and respect. Change your petty mindset and you can do it again. Grow up and stop inventing lies about your neighbours or your own truths may be exposed.

@tatjanavelkova5814

5 ай бұрын

IN MAKEDONIJA ---- PEOPLE speak Macedonian language .

Albanians need to learn some facts. The old bazaar was built during the ottoman period by the Turks. Old bazaar has nothing to do with Albanians. Albanians are 24% of the population. The old bazaar divides the Macedonian part and Albanian part of the city. @Willie Explore if you want to see the Albanian part you should go to Chair and not getting fooled by Albanians who think Old Bazaar is Albanian.Unfortunatly some Albanians have some kind of an superior feeling of being Autochtones in the balkans while the slavs are more than 1500 years here. Besides the south-slavs are gennetically more native balkan than slavic especcially the Macedonians, but in my opinion that is not really important. It is only used as an pollitically Albanian agenda to make their territory bigger. Albanians are generally good people(especially to tourists), but this is why they basically have problems with all their slavic-speaking neighbours.

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

As an outsider, I definitely have a lot to learn about the region!

@linart25

Жыл бұрын

Haha...you guys need to relax, you're spoiling a man's videos with your fake and terribly erroneous expertise about a comment on census data which is discussed on a tourist's video. Get over it! Rise above that inferiority complex and paranoia of everyone in the Balkans trying to steal your dubious history. And yeah...you're utterly and terribly mistaken to claim Albanians have problems in the Balkans. It is quite the contrary, it is Macedonians facing an existential identity crisis with two neighboring countries who dispute your history and identity. You need to address that not the Albanians. Albanians don't need to feel superior and they do not need to show it to make a statement. They are at home ..present in three different states in the Balkans. So, cut it out and stop spamming this honorable gentleman's amazing videos with your tantrums of a toddler! It's embarrassing to say the least.

@linart25

Жыл бұрын

@@willieexplore Congrats on your super cool videos my friend.. keep up the positive vibes and energy.

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

@@linart25 thank you very much for your comments my friend! I really appreciate this and your support for my channel. I hope that my channel will bring you lots of joy going forward and that you will explore along :)

@stefanstojance14

Жыл бұрын

@@linart25 Well if Albanians in this comment section and video didn’t spread false facts I wouldn’t even have to write an comment. But if you do that about my country I am not gonna ignore that. So next time bother you Albanian friends first. Albanians have an superoity complex, I have seen many times Albanians seeing slavs as less worth people.You have a small conflict with every slavic neighboring country(🇲🇰🇷🇸🇲🇪) because of your big Albania plans.And you are right we also have/had conflicts with neighboring countries about history but we don’t have an identity crisis we know that we are Macedonian but the problem is that se people do not like that. In my opinion an identity crisis is when an person can not choose what he is.Besides being proud Macedonian has nothing to do with thinking we are better than other people.And if I remember good in the last 3 wars/ military conflict in the balkan Albanians terrorist were involved. I agree in 1999 the Serbians did horrible things to the Albanians but it all started with the Albanian terroristic organization uck who started all problems and the same uck tried in Macedonia in 2001 and 2015.So don’t act that innocent. I really like the video of this travel blogger but unfortunately many Albanians had to write something political. I only want peace but for that respect to each other is nessacarry

only by the architecture of these ones in the first minutes, i can recognise it that you are in the old skopje, which is the albanian part the old original skopje and it is very well preserved so far. i hope they will not destroy this part with all those ridiculous fake look alike old architecture which you can find it in the city centre!

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

This was definitely a highlight of my trip!

@danielvelevski9166

2 жыл бұрын

iamjus1 you can relax the old skopje, which is the Macedonian part will stay the same.

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

@iamjus Why would they do that? Whilst Greece demolished any signs of her Ottoman past when she became a nation in 1830, including the mosques, to give the illusion of continuity from antiquity, Macedonia has retained all the Ottoman architecture and does not hide her history during Ottoman occupation and the influences they left. Why would they destroy anything now? And what have you done to contribute to the country? Perhaps you are not aware that prior to the arrival of the Kosovar refugees, after the terrorist acts committed by some of them, the Albanians who already resided in Macedonia got along well with Macedonians and many were good friends. Some still are. It is your attitude which is pulling you back into the dark ages. What a shame.

ist ondt albanezi big albania

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry my friend, I don't understand, and neither does Google Translate

He was Albanian ..

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

who?

@MelodyPower94

2 жыл бұрын

@@willieexplore this seller who you buy drink 🥤, because I have heard him, because I speak too Albanian.

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

@@MelodyPower94 ahh I see!

@danielvelevski9166

2 жыл бұрын

That’s my dad his Macedonian 🇲🇰

@MelodyPower94

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielvelevski9166 😂😂 in old pazar are all albanian , maybe the sir don’t know but you know and don’t lie.

Wrong day ! Türkish Bazar from Ottoman time..you should See howmuch Gold thrre is ..Hope you went to mutka and ohrid !

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

Yes I visited over the public holidays, I am sure it is different during other times

the old part of Skopje is Albanian inhabited. Just a note.

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

noted

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

Much like Pustec (Mala Prespa), Devoll, Korçë, Lake Ohrid (Albanian side), Gollobordë, Fusha e Shehërit and some other regions in Albania are inhabited by Macedonians.

Ugly city really

@willieexplore

Жыл бұрын

I disagree, it is a very nice city to visit

Shkupi was the capital city of Kosova not so long ago. This new nation of Macedonians was created in beg. of the 20th century.

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

Very complex history

@sirairili1570

2 жыл бұрын

@@willieexplore Are you familiar with the European tree of languages?

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

@@sirairili1570 not really my friend

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

@Sir Airli No, it wasn't. Skopje ("Shkupi") was, for a period, under the Kosovo Vilayet, which was simply an administrative region under the Ottoman Empire but still majority Slavonic. The Ottoman Empire divided its occupied territories into vilayets for administrative purposes and they had nothing to do with ethnicity. The new nation of Kosovo, once considered part of Serbia, was created in 2008. Skopje is a very old city. Kosovo is a brand new country, and still not even recognised by all the world. All nations in Europe, particularly in the Balkans are new - Greece being the first in 1830 and Albania being created in 1912 - around the time frame when Macedonia, once double its present size, was carved up and given to its neighbours as the spoils of war. Realise that you are infected by poisonous nationalism and perhaps try being a good neighbour.

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

Kosovo, not so long ago, was not a country but was the name of one of the administrative vilayets of the Ottoman Empire, with a diverse population and covered as far as part of Montenegro. The new nation of Kosovo was created in 2008.

Albanians of Macedonia are the original inhabitants of Macedonia - Slavic-Macedonians are recent immigrants. Albanians gave birth to Shkupi (Skopje) over 2,000 years ago.

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of fascinating history to get ones head around in this part of the world.

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense! Macedonians have been in Macedonia for millennia. In the 800s, Emperor Michael stated to the famous apostle brothers, Cyril and Methodius, who spread Slavonic literacy as far as present-day Czech Republic: "You two are from Thessaloniki and all Thessalonians speak pure Slavic." Otherwise known as Old Church Slavonic and based on the Macedonian dialect of Salonica, the then capital of Macedonia until it was divided after the Balkan Wars of 1912 - 1913. No sign of any Albanians or Albanian language till much later, though most wandering Albanians went to Morea (today known as Greece), became known as Arvanites and their descendants eventually became "Greek." Stop spreading your nationalistic lies.

@occasionalwind

Жыл бұрын

@@mellake7052 Besides me being born & raised in Shkupi, Ilirida also this book by Edwin E. Jacques states and confirms that: THE ALBANIANS An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present. I rely on Vatican, Vienna & London historical archives not what you people wrote in the last of couple of decades. Shkupi was capital of Kosova until the creation of Yugoslavia & the mass migration of Slavic people into my Albanian city. Even today majority of Iliridians (North Macedonians) are Albanians. After all the most famous woman of the 20th Century was Albanian & she was born in Shkup & her name was St. Mother Teresa.

@blerimrogova4619

Жыл бұрын

@@mellake7052 When you say 800s, you should say 800s AD when you came to Europe from Siberia/Iran. Shkupi was established at least 1000 years before you came to Europe. As far as Slavonic language? Ok, congrats.

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

@@blerimrogova4619 and E S The grand old "Slavic invasion" myth has been debunked by award-winning historians and anthropologists. "Slav" is not an ethnicity. Slavonic speakers certainly moved about, often in search of better pastures or better climates, as did all tribes, but there is evidence that this diverse group is indigenous to the Balkans and have been there far longer than since 800 AD, though why that should matter to any modern-day peoples is mind-boggling. Albanians, on the other hand, are said to have arrived centuries later, all the way from the original Albania in what is Azerbaijan today. But what does it matter? As for "Slavonic language" - well, two thirds of Europe is "Slavic" and speaks a Slavonic language. Over 350 million people supposedly trekked from Siberia. And, um, Albania is actually dotted with numerous Slavic place names. As for lacking insight into terminology, ethnicity, and current knowledge, emerging evidence and the crushing of myths, and just not keeping up with academia, congrats. Oh, and E S forgot to mention that Kosovo is a brand new country, formerly part of Serbia, and previously the name 'Kosovo" referred to the administrative region under the Ottoman empire and this region (or millet) was mostly Slavic-speaking.

The Albanians in North Macedonia are the second largest ethnic group in North Macedonia. Of the 2,097,319 total population in the 2021 census (including self-enumerated diaspora), 619,187 or 30 % are Albanians. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanians_in_North_Macedonia

@blueberry142

2 жыл бұрын

The Most Famous Albanians in the World from North Macedonia 1. Mother Teresa 2. Ferid Murad ( won a Nobel Prize in 1998. Ferid Murad discovered VIAGRA :) 3. Bebe Rexha ( famous pop star in the world: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gq6ir9KLcbbQcco.html )

@willieexplore

2 жыл бұрын

@@blueberry142 very interesting!

@linart25

Жыл бұрын

@@blueberry142 You forgot: the Belushi brothers (Hollywood actors), Eliza Dushku, world famous pop singers like Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Ava Max, and Gashi.

@mellake7052

Жыл бұрын

30% is exaggerated - for political and nationalist purpose. There may be 30% in a specific town or village but collectively, there is not 30% in the whole country. And don't forget that includes most of the quarter of a million Kosovo Albanians who were granted refuge in Macedonia after the Kosovo war and have not been there very long.

@linart25

Жыл бұрын

​@@mellake7052 That's a BIG FAT LIE and you know it. "Quarter of a million Kosovo Albanians who were granted refugee in Macedonia"? Haha..you're either on crack or on DMT. You're delusional and spreading lies, which is what all you guys do on here. First, all refugees returned to Kosovo once the war was over, check out the UNHCR report. Second, if you have any proof or document that backs up your allegations then go ahead and show it. But you have NONE, so cut the nationalism bullshit and make peace with the reality!