Attitude between Bulgarians and other the South Slavs

[Vojnik]

Not true. Macedonian culture is heavily influenced by Serbian culture. And Serbs are closer to Northerners genetically because many of them settled here during the Serbian occupation of Macedonia and assimilated and intermarried with the Macedonians. Many of us even have recent Serbian ancestry (me for example, my maternal grandfather was born in Belgrade)

Well that would only go for Macedonians who originate from Skopje and Kumanovo, otherwise, the rest of us Macedonians are closer to Bulgarians.

[Lithium]

Not true. Macedonian culture is heavily influenced by Serbian culture. And Serbs are closer to Northerners genetically because many of them settled here during the Serbian occupation of Macedonia and assimilated and intermarried with the Macedonians. Many of us even have recent Serbian ancestry (me for example, my maternal grandfather was born in Belgrade)

I'm not denying we are also close to Bulgarians (they're our fellow South Slavs after all)

Please don't turn this in a thread about Macedonians.

[poiuytrewq0987]

Not true. Macedonian culture is heavily influenced by Serbian culture. And Serbs are closer to Northerners genetically because many of them settled here during the Serbian occupation of Macedonia and assimilated and intermarried with the Macedonians. Many of us even have recent Serbian ancestry (me for example, my maternal grandfather was born in Belgrade)

I'm not denying we are also close to Bulgarians (they're our fellow South Slavs after all)

You're a Srboman. I am from a village southeast of Kumanovo and I have no Serbian ancestors recent or far back.

[Sultan Suleiman]

I think that the reason why the other South Slavs feel so distant to us is because the lack of information about us, the education is also very important, what they teach you at school shapes people's imagination for the outside world. And of course, the past wars still have impact on our relationship.

It's mostly because you speak weird...

[Vojnik]

The only influence I have of Serbian culture is when my family surname was changed from Filipov to Filipovic after 1913.

[Vojnik]

Get ready. An Albanian is viewing this thread.

[poiuytrewq0987]

The only influence I have of Serbian culture is when my family surname was changed from Filipov to Filipovic after 1913.

Never happened to me, thankfully. My family surname has always had the ski ending.

[Midori]

You're a Srboman. I am from a village southeast of Kumanovo and I have no Serbian ancestors recent or far back.

I'm not a Srboman (I don't say Kosovo je Srbija ) and you might be one of the few Macedonians in Kumanovo with no Serbian ancestry.
But like Lithium said, this isn't the right thread to discuss this.

[Alenka]

Oprosti for ignoring you it really wasn't on purpose though - after I replied to what Lena replied to me when I asked if she could understand Slovenian, I went browsing the forum and didn't check the chatbox further...

But generally speaking, Slovenes don't feel particularly close to Bulgarians. Don't worry though, this is not anything personal and has nothing to do with you as a people. I guess it's just the way we are. For example, we are even closer to Croats and Serbs, but an average Slovene will never admit that sober. To be honest, Slovenes are too butthurt to associate with anyone. "We're not like anyone else, we're too special."

[poiuytrewq0987]

I'm not a Srboman (I don't say Kosovo je Srbija ) and you might be one of the few Macedonians in Kumanovo with no Serbian ancestry.
But like Lithium said, this isn't the right thread to discuss this.

My village:

В края на 19 век Беляковци е българско село в Кумановска каза на Османската империя. Според статистиката на Васил Кънчов („Македония. Етнография и статистика“) от 1900 г. Бѣляковци е село, населявано от 532 жители българи християни.[1]

Цялото християнско население на селото е под върховенството на Българската екзархия. По данни на секретаря на екзархията Димитър Мишев („La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne“) в 1905 година в Беляковци има 648 българи екзархисти и функционира българско училище.[2] Според секретен доклад на българското консулство в Скопие 52 от 78 къщи в селото през 1906 година под натиска на сръбската пропаганда в Македония признават Цариградската патриаршия.[3]

При избухването на Балканската война трима човека от Беляковци са доброволци в Македоно-одринското опълчение.[4]

Според преброяването от 2002 година селото има 64 жители, всички македонци.[5]

I have no problem with Serbs but when they try to impose their culture on us they can GTFO.