When someone says they are from Croatia what is the first thought that comes to your mind?
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As a fellow Croatian, I can tell you the reaction always depends on where the person who is hearing it comes from.  Many of the comments I get are:\n\n1.) "I've been there before, beautiful country and beaches"\n\n2.) Dubrovnik (generally older people who have been on cruises mention it to me, but if anyone has been to the Croatian coast, they always mention it and Split)\n\n3.) Kukoč (Toni) (guys reply with this one mostly)\n\n4.) Goran Ivanišević (especially from people in India, they love him there)\n\n5.) Where is it? (I get this mostly from Americans.  It's for people like the lady with the post above that I answer with "it's to the right of the BIG boot in Europe" - if they don't know where Europe is—and sometimes they don’t-- I give up)\n\n6.) Yugoslavia/the War\n\n7.) Goran V? the cute Dr. Kovac from ER (his last name is Višnjić, and I get this reply from women, obviously)\n\n8.) 1998 World Cup, Davor Šuker and soccer in general (Croatia finished 3rd - guys in general comment on this, particularly Mexicans)\n\n9.) "Isn't that like the hottest vacation spot now?" (again, I get this from many people -- seems like all the travel shows, journals and books are re-discovering Croatia)\n\n10.) I have a Croatian friend . . . or my neighbor/co-worker, ect. is Croatian . . . (I get this a lot from everybody. I guess we are such a rare breed, that when people hear you are "Croatian" they remember)\n \nHonorable mentions:\nPlitvice Lakes National Park (if someone I meet finds out I am Croatia and has been to Plitvice or seen "The Land of the Falling Lakes" on PBS, they always mention how unforgettable it was or how beautiful it seems)\n\nCroatian Bet Mafia (my German friends teased me about this quite a bit because of the scandal last year)
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Wow I love little history / Geography tid bits of information and this one is both!\n\nWell Rock on Croatia!
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I think he is from Tocnik, Czech Republic.\n\nI tried to analyze some Czech sites about this guy and where hometown should be said "útočník", which translated, is the city Tocnik.
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Vlad Tepes or Bela Lugosi a.k.a Dracula\nIsn't it funny how people from the Balkans always ask about their country as if nobody has heard of it? I thought of exactly the same thing to do when I first discovered Yahoo Answers. "What is Bulgaria?" ..it's rather sad man\nDo you see anyone asking "What is France?" or "What is Germany?"\nWe are doomed to a constant search for approval and reassurance that people know who we are...
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Either a Scandinavian or Balkan group. Hopefully Finland.
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"WHY DO U ASK SUCH A QUESTION"?\n\nTYPICALLY THE ASKER WILL KNOW THAT I AM FROM THE COUNTRY IF HE READS MY FIRST SENTENCE.THE ASKER IS FROM THE SAME COUNTRY.ME AND HIM ARE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY.\n\nFELLOW FRIENDS,IF U NEED TO KNOW THE COUNTRY,JUST CONTACT ME PRIVATELY,ITS NOT WHAT I I SHOULD SAY HERE,I OWE MY COUNTRY A RESPECT.
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from the same place you are too.\n\nBelgrade, Serbia
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my country right or wrong.\nright or wrong, my country!
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Wow, Hrvatski Nogometni Savez didn't get picked for the Best Answer?  Let me try this once:  Ahem...Hrvatski (Croatian) Nogometni (Soccer) Savez (Federation).  There!  That oughta do it.  Vid.
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and which one are you from?
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Which country are you from??
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Italians  ask often about themselves.\nSometimes Italians answer to that also.
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Controversy!!!! Croatia to win 1-0 Dado Prso to score the winner in the 2nd half. Yes that's right, put your money on it.
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Czech republic, Holland, Croatia, Spain , Mexico. one of those
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I personnally thought that Croatia's Jersey looked like a tablecloth for a picnic table.
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first answer: he asked in basket ball\ni think is usa but argentine and serbia can do big surprise
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Yup I'm half bulgarian, half romanian :) What about you?