Impressions of Belgrade and Serbia and maybe photos from an in-country trip by a long-term ex-pat.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Nothing without Serbia!
Caught sight of this sign at a recent street fair. These are typical Serbian shoes, still worn in places around the country and for special occasions like folk dancing. You can read the English on the sign, and the word "Bre" (pronounced 'breh') is one of those words that doesn't so much mean anything by itself, but is thrown in for emphasis, something like 'man'. The plums are a symbol of Serbia, since they're used for anything from brandy to pastries.
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I came to Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1977 and now it is Belgrade, Serbia. I knew virtually no Serbian, but had had a half a year of Russian at ...

8 comments:
belle composition et beau slogan ;)
Nice detail!
Great capture Bibi! Have a great mother's day.
interesting shoes and a good show of patriotism
I think it'a interesting that the shoes are so very typically Serbian and yet the sign is (mostly) in English.
Hi, Alexa. Actually, there was a sign saying the same thing in Serbian, but I chose the English one for my viewers! :>)
Similar to Huaraches...Mexican sandals...
I actually have a similar shot I took at Olvera Street in LA...a street dedicated to celebrating our Mexican traditions/heritage in California.
Basically an example of Serbian provincial arrogance.
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