Found out exactly which Croats are returning to their homeland: “This is complete nonsense on the news”

Various topics are often discussed on Croatian Reddit. Many people talk about current events, whether it is politics or any kind of news, and they often ask for various advice when it comes to shopping, vacations, etc. Now, a Reddit user has started a thread discussing Croatians living abroad and whether they really return to Lijepa nuša as claimed.

“Recently, I’ve heard from several people that their friends came back from abroad and were disappointed to see that there was no honey and milk, etc., so they returned to live in Croatia. I have a lot of friends and relatives abroad, but none of them are even considering coming back. So I’m curious, do you have such an experience? Because I obviously don’t see a mass return,” the Croatian announced.

Lately, we’ve often heard from Croatian politicians that more and more Croats are returning to their homeland, but according to many on Reddit, this is not true.

Are they really coming back?

According to comments on Reddit, those with higher qualifications are staying, while those with lower qualifications are returning due to the inability to manage outside Croatia.

“All the friends who went to work in the building came back, all the engineers stayed, at least for now”, “In my larger circle of acquaintances we had 20 to 30 people who went out. All more or less VSS, no one came back except me. I am coming back now after five years due to family reasons, but I am already thinking about where I will go next in a year or two. The only ones who came back are mostly the NSA guys I knew, because now they have good salaries at home and are closer to their families. Anyway, they went there to make money, they left their families there, and there is almost no one to take them away”, they commented.

It is also believed that Croatians often indulge in vices, which is why their lives outside do not turn out in the direction they imagined.

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Bad habits are the problem

“He came back without having learned a word of German, could not cope, it was the first time he had left his place of residence. And the one who ate Parisian cuisine there and bought a wild car. Most of them go to the kitchen and thus spend money. The news today is so stupid, it can’t be more propaganda. What do they return for, build kindergartens, give scholarships? Well, that was done 20 years ago. I have families of several generations in Germany and Austria, they manage well, live well, and two of my acquaintances who returned have a car, for example”, believes a Croatian, while another adds: “Alcoholism is also a big problem for those who go abroad”.

On the other hand, a Croatian argued that people kept returning, but that did not mean that more people decided to return than to stay outside.

“People keep coming back, and that’s part of what keeps leaving. In short, they say they were disappointed with the big things they were expecting right away, but I don’t know what the salary is like. Of the three who left together, one came back two months later because he had enough. The two who stayed solved the language and other barriers, got rid of the warehouse and Polish jobs and found good jobs. The first bikes delivered didn’t move again”.

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“Just on vacation”

Another Croatian tells a story that explains the meaning of “departure” and “arrival” in more detail:

“I am an experienced IT guy, and my wife’s sister is a beginner. We both live in Germany. I am still there, and although I go to Croatia once a year because I love the nature in Turopolje and the architecture in Zagreb, I will not return to live in Croatia until I retire (if everything stays the same in Germany). In short, when you draw the line between salary + social benefits, it doesn’t make sense to live in a better country, where my life would be much more difficult.

Now another story, for young people who do not benefit from socialized healthcare, childbearing, etc., getting a higher salary in a country where they do not speak their language, do not have their own culture does not make much sense In a sense, that is why she returned to HR and immediately found an IT job, with a lower salary, but was happier,” he explained.

“I’ll go back there for a year,” one Croatian Reddit user joked.