Balkan Slavs: which language do you use when visiting each others' nations?

[Varda]

Most exotic speech of SW Slavs is "Bednja" subdialect of kaykavian dialect of NW Croatia. Their speech have non-Slavic Hungarian and German alike vibe/pronunciation. Even for others kaykavians is difficult to understand Bednja speech.

Bednja kaykavian

Here have even more Hungarian vibe https://youtu.be/wdFHS2LXatU?t=74

[Jana]

Most exotic speech of SW Slavs is "Bednja" subdialect of kaykavian dialect of NW Croatia. Their speech have non-Slavic Hungarian and German alike vibe/pronunciation. Even for others kaykavians is difficult to understand Bednja speech.

Bednja kaykavian

Very hard to understand.
Čabar speech may be even more alien

[Veneda]

The last two on the list look weird to me. The chances of a South Slav understanding English are probably 100x higher than the chances of a South Slav understanding Russian or Polish

Depends on perspecive, ofc.
Why do you think so? Why do you claim we don't understand each other? Do you know any Slavic language? Do you have any Slavic background?
Thank you for an answer

[Varda]

Very hard to understand.
Čabar speech may be even more alien

Bednja speech have voices between A and U / E and U / O and E / O and U / A and O / A and E, and that is alien for Slavic languages.

[Vojnik]

When in Croatia, i spoke in Macedonian when buying things at the shop.

When in Serbia, i spoke in Macedonian, and sometimes through in some Serbisms. But most knew i was Macedonian when i opened my mouth. Some even brought it up.

When in Bulgaria, I spoke in Macedonian. One lady in the museum even asked whether i was from Macedonia or Serbia, after hearing me speak. But otherwise, i communicated and understood quite well.

But i must admit, i also used English on some occasions in those countries when i was lazy.

[Vojnik]

I always wondered are Bulgarians and Macedonians understand each other better than Czechs and Slovaks?

I'm Just one person, So don't take my experience as absolute proof, but i found i understand spoken Serbian when in Serbia, more then spoken Bulgarian when in Bulgaria.

For example also. The word for exit, as in above the doorways, in Macedonian: 'izlez' Serbian: 'izlaz' Bulgarian: 'izhod'.

Some words where very odd to me in Bulgarian. Maybe it's the Russian influence they received.

[Universe]

Despite the fact that Bosniensis is troll (you are correct), Serbs and Croats can understand each other without any problem.

Yes, Serbo-Croatian language is a thing. However he also claimed outlandish stuff such as "When I go to Slovenia I will speak bosnian" and "We south slavs all speak the same language". Slovenian and macedonian are clearly different to the serbo-croatian dialect continuum. (However after his first two posts in the thread he corrected himself)
Btw: I wasn't the one to get him banned. I didn't report any of his posts.

[PAGANE]

I'm Just one person, So don't take my experience as absolute proof, but i found i understand spoken Serbian when in Serbia, more then spoken Bulgarian when in Bulgaria.

For example also. The word for exit, as in above the doorways, in Macedonian: 'izlez' Serbian: 'izlaz' Bulgarian: 'izhod'.

Some words where very odd to me in Bulgarian. Maybe it's the Russian influence they received.

In Bulgarian- Izlez/ exit- / command form of the verb Izlizam / - Example: ИзлЕз на балкона/ Get out on the balcony!
In Bulgarian - izlaz / 'exit ". Example: Страната има излАз на море./ The country has access to the sea.

If we look at the constituent parts of the words: Macedonian - 'izlez' / exit: Serbian - 'izlaz"/ exit, they come from the verb Lazya / crawl /, but one does not crawl when walking
Let us now consider the Bulgarian version. Bulgarian: 'izhod' / exit comes from the verb hódja / walking. Synonyms : to walk (vǎrvja), to walk (krača), razhodka(walk)
The word comes from the Old Bulgarian language hoditi, hozhdѫ

[Dunai]

Most exotic speech of SW Slavs is "Bednja" subdialect of kaykavian dialect of NW Croatia. Their speech have non-Slavic Hungarian and German alike vibe/pronunciation. Even for others kaykavians is difficult to understand Bednja speech.

Bednja kaykavian

I listened to it carefully and very much I was reminded of a Hungarian old lady speaking some very weird Hungarian, after she had like 8 pálinka pohár. But the vocabulary I couldn't understand anything, only the intonation, pronunciation reminded me of Hungarian. I get similar vibes when I hear Slovaks speak, which often has Hungarian vibes.

[Varda]

I'm Just one person, So don't take my experience as absolute proof, but i found i understand spoken Serbian when in Serbia, more then spoken Bulgarian when in Bulgaria.

For example also. The word for exit, as in above the doorways, in Macedonian: 'izlez' Serbian: 'izlaz' Bulgarian: 'izhod'.

Some words where very odd to me in Bulgarian. Maybe it's the Russian influence they received.

Sun --- Ser. Sunce / Mac. Sonce / Bul. Salnce
I --- Ser. Ja / Mac. Jas / Bul. Az
Cat --- Ser. Mačka / Mac. Mačka / Bul. Kotka
Black color --- Ser. Crna boja / Mac. Crna boja / Bul. Čeren cvjat
Sheet metal --- Ser. Lim / Mac. Lim / Bul. Lamarina
Chair --- Ser. Stolica / Mac. Stolica / Bul. Stol
Fig --- Ser. Smokva / Mac. Smokva / Bul. Smokinya
Aspen --- Ser. Jasika / Mac. Jasika / Bul. Trepetlika
Sky --- Ser. Nebo / Mac. Nebo / Bul. Nebe
Language --- Ser. Jezik / Mac. Jazik / Bul. Ezik
Leg --- Ser. Noga / Mac. Noga / Bul. Krak
Cube --- Ser. Kocka / Mac. Kocka / Bul. Kub
Beer --- Ser. Pivo / Mac. Pivo / Bul. Bira
Dragon --- Ser. Zmaj / Mac. Zmej / Bul. Drakon
Church --- Ser. Crkva / Mac. Crkva / Bul. Carkva