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In reply to the discussion: I'm thinking of moving to Europe [View all]DFW
(56,527 posts)40. I studied Russian
So, as they say in Zagreb, hrvatski ne je jako teko. I even learned how to play a bisernica and some kolo dances, took a couple of vacations on Ilovik.
Had a great time, though I'm told there is some unpleasant stuff behind the pretty scenes. I helped an international effort to identify and chase a professional band of Croatian thieves operating in Germany. All ex-military guys looking to exercise their skills in a lucrative way. Apparently stealing from Germans was more profitable, and much safer than killing Serbs, who tend to shoot back.
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I'm Croatian on one side and have the right to dual citizenship, & so am learning Croatian
whathehell
Feb 2015
#35
We've traveled a good deal esp. to Europe and England where I was a student.
appalachiablue
Dec 2014
#9
You say you can get an ancestry visa with a German Grandparent?..My spouse has Four
whathehell
Dec 2014
#15
The tax authorities have the closest powers to the old Gestapo that you can get in today's Germany
DFW
Feb 2015
#48
As to seniors, if I'm not mistaken, at least some European countries will let
whathehell
Dec 2014
#16
I have worked in Denmark, Holland, and Japan, and was always told that it was American policy that
djean111
Feb 2015
#29