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Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jblnmp1 wrote

Reply to comment by R_Scoops in [OC] Distance of each European country's capital city from an international border by SuchBrightness

Economically I think the 2 countries are still chalk and cheese!

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R_Scoops t1_jblockl wrote

Slovakia as a whole yes, but most private sector and all public sector institutions are centred in Bratislava making it more in line with Western European cities.

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Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jblogqh wrote

Ahh ok I never knew that. I’ve never been to either countries but would like to go one day.

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R_Scoops t1_jblsd53 wrote

I like Central Europe, but I found south eastern Europe (Serbia, Bosnia, Albania etc) more my cup of tea. The history surrounding the break up of Yugoslavia and the wars that followed is absolutely brutal, but so interesting.

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Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jblsgxy wrote

I’d love to go to Croatia as from what I’ve seen on TV it looks so beautiful.

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R_Scoops t1_jbm4i6g wrote

The beaches are beaut there. The coast is so long that it’s not a struggle to find a secluded spot by the coast

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Motor_Assumption_290 t1_jbqupsz wrote

I know this question is quite off topic for a maps sub, but is “like chalk and cheese” a common expression in other places’ English? I’ve never heard it, and I like it!

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