Traffic across language borders

[oakwood....]

Originally Posted by Suburbanist

Are there many cross-border commutes between the Serbo-Croatian areas in Bosnia and either Croatia and Serbia?

There are approximately a lot of transition, a lot of people have relatives in all three states, why do you ask?

[Palance]

Originally Posted by oakwood....

Why do you think so?

Well, because I already told so: Border checks can prevent people from travelling, it is easier to not have border checks then to have them. Furthermore, inside the EU it is quite easy to live and work in an other state (with some excemptions). HR is not an EU-state (yet) and unless there are treaties between HR ans SLO about working in each other countries, people could face more difficulties besides border checks (like tax payment, insurance, etc.)

And most important: In the old days everyone in SFRJ learned Serbo-Croatian, but as far as I know (and what I have encountered on my own), not every Slovene speaks or understands it very well anymore.

[oakwood....]

Originally Posted by Palance

Well, because I already told so: Border checks can prevent people from travelling, it is easier to not have border checks then to have them. Furthermore, inside the EU it is quite easy to live and work in an other state (with some excemptions). HR is not an EU-state (yet) and unless there are treaties between HR ans SLO about working in each other countries, people could face more difficulties besides border checks (like tax payment, insurance, etc.)

And most important: In the old days everyone in SFRJ learned Serbo-Croatian, but as far as I know (and what I have encountered on my own), not every Slovene speaks or understands it very well anymore.

Everything can be understood with a good will, I was in Slovenia yesterday, and here I was again today, and I had no problems in understanding.

[Palance]

There is a big difference between understanding and speaking a language fluently. Working in a country needs an other level of understanding/speaking a language then just visiting it as a tourist.

I can understand some Slovene as well, but for sure not enough to get a job there.

[oakwood....]

Originally Posted by Palance

There is a big difference between understanding and speaking a language fluently. Working in a country needs an other level of understanding/speaking a language then just visiting it as a tourist.

I can understand some Slovene as well, but for sure not enough to get a job there.

You're right, with this I totally agree, to work in any country is necessary language skills and fluent speech. There is a big difference between the main tourism conversation and language skills for everyday use.

[italystf]

Originally Posted by Palance

There is a big difference between understanding and speaking a language fluently. Working in a country needs an other level of understanding/speaking a language then just visiting it as a tourist.

I can understand some Slovene as well, but for sure not enough to get a job there.

Where are you from? I though you was Dutch.

[Palance]

I am Dutch - sort of..

(I'm half Bosnian)

[Road_UK]

Originally Posted by Palance

I am Dutch - sort of..

(I'm half Bosnian)

That's probably not your fault

[oakwood....]

Originally Posted by Palance

I am Dutch - sort of..

(I'm half Bosnian)

Do you understand or speak the language spoken by the people from Bosnia?

[Palance]

Da

[oakwood....]

Originally Posted by Palance

Da

Onda dobro Jarane, kaže se "Koliko jezika govoriš, za toliko ljudi vrijediš".