Albanians culturally closer to Arabs or Europeans?

**Voskos** · 07-26-2017, 02:26 PM

They don't have anything to do with Arabs culutrally.

Source: Have lived in Arab countries

**Kelmendasi** · 07-26-2017, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Полковник 95

Maybe closer to Lebanese Arabs than to Brits or Scandinavians.

Nah never, Albanian culture and daily life is virtually the same as in other countries in Europe. Albanians don't have any MENA traditions which aren't from Islam

**Gizem** · 07-26-2017, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Kelmendasi

Nah never, Albanian culture and daily life is virtually the same as in other countries in Europe. Albanians don't have any MENA traditions which aren't from Islam

Yes, definitely. Burqa, polygamy, child marriage and other elements are not necessarily practiced by every single Muslim majority nation.

I'm sure that if any of those who say Albanians are closer to Arabs, if they go to Tirana they will notice less amount of women in Burqa, if any, than they would in some Western cities like London or Paris, full of Bangladeshi, Pakistanis and MENA Arabs respectively.

Anyways towards the end of this summer I'll have a visit to Albania and see it on my own.

**Mens-Sarda** · 07-26-2017, 07:14 PM

Albanians are Europeans. Even if half of them are Muslim, they remain a Balkan people with very deep and ancient roots in that region, moreover their code of honour, their pride, mentality and stubborness reminds that of the Sardinians who live on our mountains, you don't mess up with them or you end up horizontal.

**~~Albobalboa~~** · 07-26-2017, 07:27 PM

Voted Arabs, just because Serboi tears are so delicious

**Ujku** · 07-26-2017, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Gizem

Yes, definitely. Burqa, polygamy, child marriage and other elements are not necessarily practiced by every single Muslim majority nation.

I'm sure that if any of those who say Albanians are closer to Arabs, if they go to Tirana they will notice less amount of women in Burqa, if any, than they would in some Western cities like London or Paris, full of Bangladeshi, Pakistanis and MENA Arabs respectively.

Anyways towards the end of this summer I'll have a visit to Albania and see it on my own.

There are no burqas in Albania , I had to move abroad to see what a burqa is.
Most South Albanians are bektashi anyways.

**Ujku** · 07-26-2017, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Полковник 95

Maybe closer to Lebanese Arabs than to Brits or Scandinavians.

Not really , we have the same lifestyle with the rest of Europe just poorer.

**Gizem** · 07-26-2017, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Ujku

There are no burqas in Albania , I had to move abroad to see what a burqa is.
Most South Albanians are bektashi anyways.

I see Burqa quite often because Istanbul is flocking with Gulf Arab tourists nowadays.

I caught some of these women staring at my legs once.

**Ujku** · 07-26-2017, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by Gizem

I see Burqa quite often because Istanbul is flocking with Gulf Arab tourists nowadays.

I caught some of these women staring at my legs once.

Same thing in Greece, Syrian immigrants are everywhere in the center of Athens.

I expected to see more burqas in Istanbul when i visited it 2 years ago.

**Gizem** · 07-26-2017, 07:42 PM

There's a delusion that all Muslims act, live, behave the same like robots. This is not the case. There are sharp differences between Muslim peoples as to how they practice their religion or how much they care about their religion's principles. Albanian Muslims, Bosnian Muslims, Tatar Muslims, Turkish Muslims, Azerbaijani Muslims, Kazakh Muslims have little to do with Arab Muslims (minus radical ones like al-Bosni of course) no matter how some people try to troll them out of grudge or ignorance.