Greeks vs Croats who is more Balkan?

[catgeorge]

Not even Northern Greeks.

Yeah - we are very South Euro our culture doesnt resembles theirs.

[pulstar]

I've ran K means clustering algorithms for (almost) all countries in Europe, and I divided in 6 groups. Based on labels (Pop. Density, Net migration, Infant mortality per 1000, GDP per capita, Phones per 1000, % Arable land, % Crops, % Other, Birthrate, Deathrate, Agriculture, Industry, Services) I got:
1) Group 0: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
2) Group 1: Denmark, Iceland, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland
3) Group 2: Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibralatar, Greece, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
4) Group 3: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Sweden, UK
5) Group 4: Luxembourg
6) Group 5: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia

So since group 5 is Balkans I think neither of the two country is Balkan.

[catgeorge]

I've ran K means clustering algorithms for (almost) all countries in Europe, and I divided in 6 groups. Based on labels (Pop. Density, Net migration, Infant mortality per 1000, GDP per capita, Phones per 1000, % Arable land, % Crops, % Other, Birthrate, Deathrate, Agriculture, Industry, Services) I got:
1) Group 0: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
2) Group 1: Denmark, Iceland, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland
3) Group 2: Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibralatar, Greece, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
4) Group 3: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Sweden, UK
5) Group 4: Luxembourg
6) Group 5: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia

So since group 5 is Balkans I think neither of the two country is Balkan.

Looks about right.

[Moje ime]

I've ran K means clustering algorithms for (almost) all countries in Europe, and I divided in 6 groups. Based on labels (Pop. Density, Net migration, Infant mortality per 1000, GDP per capita, Phones per 1000, % Arable land, % Crops, % Other, Birthrate, Deathrate, Agriculture, Industry, Services) I got:
1) Group 0: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
2) Group 1: Denmark, Iceland, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland
3) Group 2: Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibralatar, Greece, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
4) Group 3: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Sweden, UK
5) Group 4: Luxembourg
6) Group 5: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia

So since group 5 is Balkans I think neither of the two country is Balkan.

Balkan owns it's name to cultural and historical similarities and connections, not to economic statistics.
Northern Romania is not Balkan.

[Moje ime]

In general one similarity exists between Croats and Greeks.

Both hate being called Balkan.

I wonder what exactly is Balkan for them? Something bad?

[catgeorge]

In general one similarity exists between Croats and Greeks.

Both hate being called Balkan.

I wonder what exactly is Balkan for them? Something bad?

Bolsheviks and Commies then later Ethnic Nationalists out of no where... inconsistent, dont know if coming or going..

[Faklon]

Mandolin

Sounds like a Mexican band in the South US border singing about horny Latinas.


Here's a modern Greco(Thessalian artist)-Italian cooperation singing about Francis of Assisi.



Unfortunately we may not see something similar again in modernity.

[Bosniensis]

Bolsheviks and Commies then later Ethnic Nationalists out of no where... inconsistent, dont know if coming or going..

you don't have such problem because 80% of your population is from everyone (Anatolia, Africa, Cyprus) and you were united with that Ludwig guy.

You can't seriously be called a nation, but rather orthodox community of eastern mediterranean.

We have 1500 years documented history in Bosnia and Balkans, your Greeks don't have 50 years of documented history.

[catgeorge]

you don't have such problem because 80% of your population is from everyone (Anatolia, Africa, Cyprus) and you were united with that Ludwig guy.

You can't seriously be called a nation, but rather orthodox community of eastern mediterranean.

We have 1500 years documented history in Bosnia and Balkans, your Greeks don't have 50 years of documented history.

80% of our population is what lel.

There was 6.5 million Greece in Greece before the population exchange where 1.8 million refugees came to Greece 400k came from Thrace. 650k came from Smyrna (more like Greek islanders than Anatolians) 310k came from Pontus and Caucasus and 500k were genocided by Islamics.

[Tauromachos]

Croats of course!