Bosnia Blog

Uh this supposed to be a funny one, but if you don’t think so, then blame the Bosnian not me. Explanation in ()

• you begin most sentences with “jebiga” (the “F” word)
• you can not explain what “bolan” means, but you use it all the time
• your mother insists that “promaja” will kill you (WIND)
• older people call you “sine” although you are a girl (SINE = SON)
• your mother tells you to wear “potkosulja”, no matter what the temperature outside
• you tuck your “potkosulja” into your underwear (THE UNDERSHIRT, INTERIOR T SHIRT)
• your father refers to all politicans with “djubrad”, “lopovi” ,and “kriminalci” (SHIT, THIEFS, CRIMINALS)
• your mother threathens you with “samo cekaj dok ti caca dodje kuci” (JUST WAIT THAT YOUR FATHER COMES HOME
• you are 6 and your father sends you out to buy him “Drina” and “Sarajevsko” (DRINA IS A RIVER BUT ALSO A BRAND OF CIGARETTES)
• you start your day with a cup of cofee and a cigarette
• your mother won’t accept the fact that you are not hungry
• you have “pita” for dinner at least 4 days a week
• you have “sarma” for dinner the remaining 3 days (SARMA-THAT MEAL WITH MINCED MEAT INSIDE OF CABBAGE)
• a loaf of bread is eaten for lunch every day
• your neighbour comes over every day uninvited, for coffee
• you have 17 consonants and 2 vowels in your last name
• your mother tells you not to sit close to TV, and not to use cell phones, because you will get brain tumor
• your mother tells you that you will get sick from drinking cold water
• your parents have “goblene” on their walls, and “heklanje” on every piece of their furniture, including the TV (GOBLEN IS A PICTURE MADE FROM WOOL BY HAND)
• the time is divided into “before” and “after” the war

[Thanks Lidia]

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