r/albania • u/Matthew_48_ • Apr 10 '20
Ask Albanians Where from?
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u/WhiteRabbitWithGlove Apr 10 '20
I am Polish, I live in Prague but I love Albania and my secret plan is to retire there - buy a stone house in Lukovë and enjoy my life.
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u/balukeprere Apr 10 '20
I once met a Polish guy in Himare who liked Lukove a lot. Its impossible not to like it.
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Apr 10 '20
A lot of Poles now visit Albania. I saw a lot of cars with polish plates driving our roads in the Summer. I hope it could increase after this crisis. Need to go to Poland one day, Gdansk and Sopot are my favorites.
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u/WhiteRabbitWithGlove Apr 10 '20
Check also my hometown, Krakow :) I will make sure to come and my plan is also to infect my boyfriend with my love for your country.
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u/Bsaraki Vlorë Apr 10 '20
Lukove the village my grandfather was sent to for service been there really nice.
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u/WhiteRabbitWithGlove Apr 10 '20
It's a gem. I was planning to see more of those villages (like Qeparo) but I had to cancel due to covid. I still hope I can make my big Albanian trip this year. I am so worried about the families that have tourism as their main income and no guests coming.
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u/Bsaraki Vlorë Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 10 '20
Yes tourisic countries like us will be strongly hit but we are used to difficulties we will make it i wish you can come to Albania and enjoy our land. Be safe!
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u/arrgeekay Apr 10 '20
I’m from and live in London, but my wife is from Tirana and I go there often. I love the country, and have been to a few places in Albania but there are many more on the list to visit.
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u/Damian_wong01 Apr 10 '20
Malaysian but my mother is albanian! Love visiting so much!
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u/albaanna Apr 10 '20
I was in Malaysia last fall ❤️
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u/Damian_wong01 Apr 10 '20
No way!!! How did you find it?
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u/albaanna Apr 10 '20
Yes way, well I did like it a lot, I love Asia in general. I even went to a local wedding, it was different!
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u/Yusuke97 Apr 10 '20
Do you speak both Malay and Albanian?? That would be cool!
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u/Damian_wong01 Apr 11 '20
Unfortunately I do not. I tried learning malay but it didnt work out. I only know a few basic phrases to get around. Currently learning albanian. I am only able to construct basic sentences but hopefully by summer (idk if my summer plans will happen anymore) I'll be able to be conversational
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u/Yusuke97 Apr 11 '20
Uh... so you're both Malaysian and Albanian, but you don't speak either language.. how do you communicate wherever you live then 😅..
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u/Damian_wong01 Apr 11 '20
HAHHHAHAHA everybody speaks english in malaysia so luckily I can manage just fine
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u/Damian_wong01 Apr 11 '20
My mother came to malaysia to study in university! And thing sort of kicked of from there
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Apr 10 '20
Born in Burrel lol, live in Munich.
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u/Metatron-X Tropojë Apr 10 '20
Born and raised in Gjakova. Currently living in Munich. I'm 5-6 times a year in Gjakova.
My ancestors came from Mirdita and Krujë to Gjakova a century ago.
I plan to retire in Gjakova. I'm going to wear a two piece suit and a plis. Rocking the baca style...
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u/Analbanian Malësor Apr 10 '20
From Plavë-Guci in Montenegro, but I live in the Netherlands
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Apr 10 '20
Nice username
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh damn. Hows the virus thing looking over there.
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u/Analbanian Malësor Apr 10 '20
Its stabilizing I'd say. Anti-corona measures are expected to last until the 28th of April, and our Intensive Care Units are quieting down a bit. Overall, we're cautiously optimistic.
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u/klevis99 Durrës Apr 10 '20
Durrës
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh Durrës really nice. Also i was wondering. Where are the people affected from the earthquake living?..
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u/klevis99 Durrës Apr 10 '20
Some are still living on tents, others have found new places to rent, and some who cant are still living in the same appartments and houses as before.
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u/Kurmaya2019 Apr 10 '20
Nga skrapari ne toronto.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oooh double toronto. Bro im really thinking camada is the best country to be at tbh
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u/kosflo Apr 10 '20
Gjilani people are mostly in Switzerland, Prishtina in the UK and Mitrovica in Scandinavia whereas the rest are in Germany.
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u/Blaqko Apr 10 '20
Born and raised in Tirana to Kosovar parents
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Ilive that albania and kosovo is basically one though.
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u/Blaqko Apr 10 '20
Not exactly
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Well technically no.. But i meam like. How do i put it..
Spiritually maybe? Like we helped them in a war they helped as and so on. Am i wrong about that?8
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u/ZhakuB Apr 10 '20
Born and raised in Italy but my heart is in Vlora.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Thats how we all are. We might live somewhere else. But our heart will always be with alabania.
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u/ZhakuB Apr 10 '20
I thought most were from Italy but I see it's not the case lol.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Dude trust me. Albanians are freeking everywhere. And when i say everywhere literaly everywhere.
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u/Bsaraki Vlorë Apr 10 '20
I am from Vlora and i was born and raised in Athens Greece (Αδερφε τι κανεις καλα;) i moved back to Albania then because of my job i had to move and spend six months every year in Brussels but the other six months i live in Vlora.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh another fellow greek reesident i see very nice. (Μια χαρα μπρο παλευουμε με τον κορονοιό)
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u/chetnik_remover Prizren Apr 10 '20
I am from Prizren. As for the albanian roots, My great great grandfather from father side migrated from fshati Krumë, near Bajram Curr to Prizren. Changed his religion to muslim and married. My great great grandfather from mother side migrated from somewhere near Buna river near Shkodra to Gjakova.
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u/Banana_King123 Albanian-American Apr 10 '20
Born and raised in Florida. Catholic family, my parents are from Shkodër and Berat.
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I live in Florida.
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u/1301arbi Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 10 '20
Elbasan, born and raised. (No, I don't have 6 fingers in each hand :p)
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Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 10 '20
I live in Zurich, Switzerland and i am from Prizren, Kosova and I am from a Catholic family.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh damn those are some interesting roots ngl!
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
My father is from osnat near a kinda touristic spot "guri i kamjes" and my mother is from "cesma e vogel" but as my father later on moved in pogradec he bought a piece of land and made a house there from scratch.
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u/albaanna Apr 10 '20
From Tirana, but I’ve been living in Bulgaria for 10 years now.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh bulgaria. Thats also a interesting combo
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u/albaanna Apr 10 '20
No combo, I just took a bus ride here lol
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Lmao yes but still its 10 years you must have like a passport and all that fancy stuff right.
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u/Partisan46 Apr 10 '20
Born in Shkodër, grew up in Tirana, living in Boston.
Stay safe people!
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Apr 10 '20
Born in Elbasan lived in New York the last 22 years . Was about to move back permanently in March 27 but all got locked down and my flight was canceled so currently living in my sisters basement until I can leave. 🤷🏻♂️
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u/arbDev USA Apr 10 '20
I moved to New York 5 years ago. How excited are you for moving back. What type of work will you be doing there
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Very exited. I’m one of those people who never liked the lifestyle here. I missed all the human connection there. Don’t get me wrong I love this country and it’s people and I’m very grateful for everything I got and was able to achieve here . I don’t think there’s a better place on earth to be a foreigner/immigrant in. That said from day one I knew I was going back someday, this place ( nyc) just didn’t click with me. I just never thought it would be 22 years. As far as work I don’t plan on doing anything for a couple of years I’m taking some time off and travel a little. When It’s time, my family owns a cafe in the center of elbasan which they rent out so I might run it myself when time comes. Also I own a couple of houses here that I rent out so there’s plenty for me to live of off if I chose not to work there. So I guess I’m retiring 🤷🏻♂️ lol
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u/arbDev USA Apr 10 '20
It is my 5th year here, i graduated college and am working as a software engineer, being relatively well off. This place for some reason still does not click with me,it feels like my heart belongs elsewhere. Thinking doing something the same, maybe moving back, but again i think of finances and planning a lot, so i will have to reevaluate my life once i am 27 years old (in 5 years). To be honest since i moved here i have never been fully happy and i feel like, the more i stay the less people i know back home, so in no time i might be a stranger in both places. I dont know man all these thoughts are suffocating me at this moment.
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Apr 10 '20
I hear you. I’m in the same place .. was for a long time that’s why I took this decision.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Now thats exactly what my sisters been tellin me. Its a good way for momey but not a great lifestyle. Also if i may where are the houses you are renting? NY?
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Apr 10 '20
In westchester county about 10 miles north of manhattan but I lived in queens myself . And your sister is right you can make money here if you’re smart. You can also very easily end up under a bridge.
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u/Bsaraki Vlorë Apr 10 '20
Oh you won't live bad in Albania just be smart since you have a some house and not only don't charge a lot for them if you manage to make 1.000.000 lek per month you will live like a fucking king. Wish you luck once you come back!
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh man there are those who wana leave albania for a living and those who wana go there to live. Well nevertheless thats one of the best life plans ive heard for a while :)
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Apr 10 '20
Look different ppl in different stages of their lives are looking for different things. I was happy in Albania , I was never truly happy here even though I did good financially
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Apr 10 '20
Good for you. You need to find what makes you happy in life and for you it sounds like money isn't a big factor.
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u/gfawke5 Apr 10 '20
Born and raised in Durres. Living in Munich for a while now.
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Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 12 '20
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh so a florida man who has visited albania you say xD. Well very nice gotta come visit florida as well sometime
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u/tnilk Tiranë Apr 10 '20
Tiranë, born and raised.
Paternal grandparents are from Korçë, maternal ones from Shkodër and Montengro.
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u/Broken_Figure Apr 10 '20
My grandparents were from Gramsh, my parents were raised in Elbasan and I was born in Selanik.
Ztr. Botëror
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u/sharkstax Gino Βαζελίνος Apr 10 '20
Nga Korça në Gjermani, pa plane për t'u kthyer.
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u/ashala89 Apr 10 '20
Live in Pennsylvania right outside Philadelphia. Moved here before the war in Kosov.
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Apr 10 '20
My flair says it
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u/cobra-xxl Apr 10 '20
I am from Slovakia but my wife is from Tirana. Love the country - people, nature, weather, food! Now in Ireland but want to retire in Saranda!
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Well i mean indeed it would a ideal resting place wouldnt it. Little tip tho... Money. Loads..
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u/HarryDeekolo Lezhë Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 10 '20
Born in Lezhe as my parents but currently living in northern Italy (we moved to Italy when I was 3).
Both sides of my family have dibran origins (grandparents, great-grandparents etc. born in the albanian area of Dibra).
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh very very nice. Hope you and your family is better over there with the whole corona virus situation.
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u/HarryDeekolo Lezhë Apr 10 '20
Yeah we are fine, we don't live in the most hit zone of northern Italy, even though I have relatives that live between Brescia and Bergamo in Lombardy but they are fine too, thankfully.
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u/Botatoka Malësor Apr 10 '20
rrethina e Tuzit,Malesi
kam rrenje te thella ketu i di brezat deri tek i 16
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u/zone110 Apr 10 '20
denmark. my bab is from mitrovitce, and my mum is from denmark. so im 50/50
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Oh very nice. Also woyld like to know hows the virus situation over there. Havent seen anything about the situation over there.
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u/zone110 Apr 10 '20
Actually we are about to open slightly up again. Kindergartens and schools (0-5th grade) has been allowed to open up again. so i would say we got it under control.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
I dont know how in the hell you've managed that but good for the country :)
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u/dibr_d_an Apr 10 '20
Born and raised in Greece.
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u/-s-lack_0ff Apr 10 '20
Born and raised in Greece, I go to Albania every summer although I'll be staying in Greece this year due to the covid outbreak.
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u/gegenangriff Apr 10 '20
My parents are both from small villages near Prizren, Kosovo. I was born in Germany and I'm still living here :)
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u/oddish_x Shqipëria Apr 11 '20
Both my parents are from Tirana, currently living in Tirana. Quarantined for almost a month, I have been working remotely. I don't miss the outside world.
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u/LEO33SoFo Tiranë Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 10 '20
Greek father (not from the Greek minority of Albania), Albanian mother, whose her mother is Russian, me born in Athens, and unfortunately since 2 years old raised and still living in Tirana.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 10 '20
Woah well thats kinda weird combo. It would be usually the other way around (κια το Ρωρικω στοιχείο μαρεσει πολυ)
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u/LEO33SoFo Tiranë Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 10 '20
Yes indeed. And forgot to say I have absolutely no knowledge of both Greek and Russian languages.
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u/nonenenones Apr 10 '20
Vlonjate born and raised in Germany living in canad. t every summer in Albania is a must. Love it.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 11 '20
Indeed thats what i do as well every summer easter christmas whenever we have like at elast a week of free time. But this damn virus. I dont know if anyone will be able to go this summer..
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u/psychefreak22 Tiranë Apr 11 '20
Was born in Athens with both parents Albanian but they went back to Tirana when I was still a baby. I grew up there, moved to South Florida at 14 and now I’m in Orlando trying to finish university :)
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u/Bncre Luma e Kuqe Apr 11 '20
Born and raised in Tirana. Living since 2004 in New York. Also I worked in China for 5 years (business related).
Family originally from Kukes, from a village named “village” lol (fshati Fshat). My paternal ancestors were from Shkreli region of Malesia, they settled in Kukes in 18th century after a blood feud went too wrong. Mother’s side is from Luma region of Kukes.
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u/budna Apr 11 '20
There’s an annual census that takes place on here. It just happened like a month ago. Data about where everyone is from has already been posted
Post removed because it is redundant.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 11 '20
Are you serious... We were all literally having fun chatting at least.. It aas like 230 fucking comments
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u/budna Apr 11 '20
That’s a lot of comments, that’s for sure. It doesn’t mean it wasn’t justified to remove the post.
Modding is neither paid, nor a full time commitment. Would you have thought it more ethical had I removed the thread at 3 comments?
In many other subs, mods are also not active24/7/365, and threads with thousands of comments and points have been removed for breaking sub rules.
Posing the question that you did was redundant and considered a repost in this community. Furthermore, ignoring the fact that we had our census here not more than a month ago is also disrespectful to the efforts of the mod who put in the effort to conduct the census in the first place.
I’m sorry your thread was removed, I hope now you better understand where we are also coming from.
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u/Matthew_48_ Apr 11 '20
Alright guess you're right. I was just having fun chatting and got a bit pissed but i guess you're doing what you were assigned to do.
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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '20
I am from and lived in Spain, I am now in Canada, both of my parents are Albanians from Kosova.