http://htpcl.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] htpcl.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2012-02-04 11:29 am (UTC)

It's probably the only language where the superlative degree ("most") could sometimes be weaker than the comparative degree ("more"). Eample:

"I'm most sleepy right now, but I'm more into having sex". (literal translation)
It means I'm feeling sleepy but still I'd prefer to have sex right now.

And it's one of the few languages where a double "No" could mean "Yes". Example:

"I'm always honest".
"Yeah yeah".
Meaning No you're not.

Body language is also part of the game. Everybody else nods in agreement and shakes head in denial; Balkanites do the exact opposite, which always confuses the foreigner ;-)

http://www.overseasdigest.com/odsamples/balkans.html

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