"Trump referred to Montenegrin PM as whiny punk b****"

Whatever you think of Trump he certainly speaks his mind. One thing he seems not to tolerate nor has time for is crawlers and anyone in the Djukanovic administration is just that. Good thing Djuko didnt go to that NATO meeting otherwise Trump would have even less respect for Montenegro.

Whiny punk bitch hhahahaha

LOL! The Montenegrin leadership have become a bunch of bootlickers, much like the Albanians. Trump obviously has no respect for such spineless people.

The DON President TRUMP must have realized that Dusko Markovic was of Serbian decent given the last name closely resembles that of Milosevich!

The DON indeed speaks his mind!
(Peter The Rocky Mountains, 15 August 2018 13:20

So Petey, what do you think The DON thinks about all those Albanian last names that resemble Middle Eastern and Turkish surnames???

The DON President TRUMP must have realized that Dusko Markovic was of Serbian decent given the last name closely resembles that of Milosevich!

The DON indeed speaks his mind!

LOL! The Montenegrin leadership have become a bunch of bootlickers, much like the Albanians.
(Zoran, 15 August 2018 14:25)

LOL well that's certainly true for some of our star Albanian pupils around here who were praising Markovic a few weeks ago for supporting his country's entry into NATO. Now that Trump said something bad about him, these kowtowing bootlickers have to find something wrong with him too so they go for his name.

It's not that they can't keep a consistent argument that makes me laugh. It's that they'll go for any low hanging fruit just to make a point they don't have. Hilarious! :)

LOL! The Montenegrin leadership have become a bunch of bootlickers, much like the Albanians. Trump obviously has no respect for such spineless people.
(Zoran, 15 August 2018 14:25)

Oh Zorane , I can't believe you just said that ,who is more bootlicking , belly dancing , karaoke singing , autograf collecting than your foreign minister Dacic ?

I am pretty sure that President Trump has mistaken Montenegro prime minister for Dadic

Markovic -Milosevic same SH*T!

Oh Zorane , I can't believe you just said that ,who is more bootlicking , belly dancing , karaoke singing , autograf collecting than your foreign minister Dacic ?
(Matt, 15 August 2018 15:35)
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Seems you don't know the difference between a bootlicker and successful diplomat. He can entertain as much as he likes, so long as more and more countries revoke recognitions.

@ LOL

"LOL well that's certainly true for some of our star Albanian pupils around here who were praising Markovic a few weeks ago for supporting his country's entry into NATO. Now that Trump said something bad about him, these kowtowing bootlickers have to find something wrong with him too so they go for his name."

I agree. However, Serb nationalists do the same thing. For example, sj's logic is to draw a straight line between any problem and the USA. If a cow dies in Tanzania, sj will find a way to blame the USA for the cow's death. If a young man loses a job in Timbuktu, sj will draw a straight line from the job loss to the United States of America. To mix things up, sj even gets so creative that he swaps the Americans out with Albanians. Such intelligent people!

For example? ...….. .
Hay how’s Montenegro sounds to you? Ouch
How about Macedonia? Ouch, ouch
Who, 15 August 2018 21:06)
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LOL! What about them? They are unloyal crumbs Putin left for NATO while the big ones are coming to Russia. How's Turkey sound? Bang! What about Bulgaria? Bang bang! Even Slovenia and Greece look to Russia as it's protector.

Four NATO Nations Would Pick Russia to Defend Them If Threatened https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-17/melania-trump-s-slovenia-would-pick-russian-over-u-s-protection
NATO member Bulgaria refuses to shoot at "Russian targets"
-> http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/32480/53

You really think Montenegrins will fight against Serbs or Russia for NATO? LOL! Open your eyes, the West is falling apart and can only scrape the barrel now, by undemocratically forcing small states into membership. That's not a sign of strength.

Mira Markovic-Milosevic is an un-indicted War Criminal and a fugitive from justice.

Oh Zorane , I can't believe you just said that ,who is more bootlicking , belly dancing , karaoke singing , autograf collecting than your foreign minister Dacic ?
(Matt, 15 August 2018 15:35

Bootlickers get shoved aside by Trump. They don't get recognitions of Kosovo revoked.

Guys friends romans I have a better theory! I think the Don was referring to the only punk b* that appears in this picture and thats not the poor idiot of our neighbor but the super b* with punk hair and coats like Lui 14th of France the lithuanian president! Does Don know about her past as a militant in communist leadership in USSR and then in Lithuania????

so long as more and more countries revoke recognitions.
(Zoran, 15 August 2018 17:08)

For example? ....................... .
Hay how’s Montenegro sounds to you? Ouch
How about Macedonia? Ouch, ouch

Most people in Montenegro would completely agree with Trump on this.

#NotMyPrimeMinister #SrpskaSparta

@Zoran

I think you’re a little obsessed with Albanians, the article is about Montenegrins aka little Serbs.
As for boot licking Albanians have never sung and belly danced for foreign leaders. We leave it to the Serbs to make clowns out of themselves. Trump supports Kosovo and is surrounded with pro Kosovo advisors such as Bolton so we don’t really care what he does or says.

Just dogs barking.

Montenegro was one of few regions in Ballkan where Turks could not captured.Proud and classy people smarter then any one in former Yugosllavia . small. Country but proud and strong.They have the highest grouth in the region even though though they don't have much resources. The bigest resources they have is their superior DNA and their highly inteligent brains compere to others .

You are the most clueless person on this site.
(JS, 20 August 2018 18:35)
Well I am clueless, but they pay me a small fortune while you who is very smart till granddad’s land for less than $2 an hour.
The conversation was about the $12.50 hourly rate and whether it was a good wage and you go on about Timberland boots and your chainsaw. So I imagine you could afford all that on $12.50 an hour, eh? What the f*** are you doing in Serbia then if its so great in the US?????????
As I said before mad as a cut snake and twice as silly LOL.

Lets compare Nato v Pact of Warsawwwwww reaction to the rebels of the bloc! Two lying whining b*es namely Tito and Hoxha were allowed to scream to the whole world their paranoic fears and lies and what was the reaction of the USSR? Fuck off as fast as you can and we will also kick you a little bit so to accelerate your running!! Now the orange babuin offends everybody and everybody bows like a rabbit!

@ sj

"As I said many times before crazy as a cut snake and very proud of it."

Yeah, you seem to have a problem with repeating yourself. Do you want to say that again? By the way, it's nothing to be proud about. Anyone can be angry. It isn't virtuous.

"I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She has decided to incorporate your posts into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how far people can stray from reality."

Once you quote me accurately, we can talk. I never simply converted dollars into dinars. But then you're not interested in facts anyways.

You serbs make me Laugh when you say albanians butlickers.. that is all you do You did it to Peter the great of Russia. And know you doing it again to mr Putin. I use to be Embarrassed For you at how ur last President Tomovic use to lick it wow he looks like a present next to Putin. But I have to say all the balkin people do it a little that is way we are the shit hole of Europe. You can go back all the way to Romen time. It always was the poorest regions.. its the hardheads

You really think Montenegrins will fight against Serbs or Russia
(Zoran, 16 August 2018 11:05)

NATO or Montenegro have no intention to attack Serbia or Russia. But, if Serbia or Russia attack... of course Montenegrins will fight against foreign occupiers. Montenegrins are proud people and won't become slaves of Serbia or Russia without a fight.
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the West is falling apart and can only scrape the barrel now, by undemocratically forcing small states into membership.
(Zoran, 16 August 2018 11:05)

Well, so far, the West has undemocratically forced small states into membership only in your imagination. Feel free to provide an update if/when that happens in the real world lol

(JS, 15 August 2018 21:00)

As I said many times before crazy as a cut snake and very proud of it. I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She asked me is it possible that you are this thick? So she has decided to incorporate your post into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how dumb some people are. Naturally JS will not be shown in the notes.

(JS, 15 August 2018 21:00)

As I said many times before crazy as a cut snake and very proud of it. I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She has decided to incorporate your posts into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how far people can stray from reality.

@ sj

"I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She asked me is it possible that you are this thick? So she has decided to incorporate your post into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how dumb some people are. Naturally JS will not be shown in the notes."

Colleagues in the Russian troll farm? I was going to say to invite them to help enlighten us on this forum. But then again, we don't need any more trolls here.

(JS, 17 August 2018 16:15)

My little fake Serb, its always someone else that has problems except you LOL.
I only forwarded your posts to my friend without providing any commentary. I gave her the curtesy of forming her own opinion, so she read all your material that you posted on the issue and concluded that you have no idea what you are talking about but are determined to show otherwise even at the cost of appearing stupid.
“JS’s theory can only mean that he compares hourly rates through purchasing power; but this is a ridiculous notion since people living in poorer countries on low wages can be better off and can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US. $12.50 is working poor wages in the US and when you consider the cost of rent, food, utilities, transport etc there is nothing left. It is well documented that people on this wage you cannot pay for private medical insurance. What begs the question now? How is someone in the US better off on this hourly wage than a person living in a poorer country on a much lower hourly wage? Living in Canada I know the US very well and the answer is they are not better off. The hourly rate that would satisfy the criterion that working in the US is far better starts at $25 and up”.
This comes from someone who lectures at a university and has several qualifications in economics and finance

@ sj

"I only forwarded your posts to my friend without providing any commentary...“JS’s theory can only mean that he compares hourly rates through purchasing power...can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US. $12.50 is working poor wages in the US and when you consider the cost of rent, food, utilities, transport etc there is nothing left. It is well documented that people on this wage you cannot pay for private medical insurance. What begs the question now? How is someone in the US better off on this hourly wage than a person living in a poorer country on a much lower hourly wage? Living in Canada I know the US very well and the answer is they are not better off. The hourly rate that would satisfy the criterion that working in the US is far better starts at $25 and up”.
This comes from someone who lectures at a university and has several qualifications in economics and finance"

For the fun of it, we can assume that your last sentence is true. But this "commentary" is not specific. For example, what is "much lower hourly wage"? Next, having medical insurance in Serbia is nothing like having medical insurance in America. Have you ever used a public clinic in Serbia? Even in Vojvodina, a friend of mine mentioned that when she gave birth, they didn't even put a clean sheet on the bed she laid on. You are really clueless about what you write about...

@ sj

"JS’s theory can only mean that he compares hourly rates through purchasing power; but this is a ridiculous notion since people living in poorer countries on low wages can be better off and can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US. $12.50 is working poor wages in the US and when you consider the cost of rent, food, utilities, transport etc there is nothing left. It is well documented that people on this wage you cannot pay for private medical insurance. What begs the question now? How is someone in the US better off on this hourly wage than a person living in a poorer country on a much lower hourly wage? Living in Canada I know the US very well and the answer is they are not better off. The hourly rate that would satisfy the criterion that working in the US is far better starts at $25 and up”."

Some ultra-nationalists have commented here that we can't compare standard of living because most Serbs don't have a mortgage to pay because many live at home with their families. But that fact in itself proves that they have a lower standard of living because it shows that Americans have enough money for young couples to immediately buy their own place and live on their own. That, in and of itself, is a significant step upwards. If there wasn't enough disposable income, then American people would be living at home with their parents. But they aren't, and that proves my point.

@ sj

You again show your ignorance about prices because you quote this friend of yours saying that a person in a poorer country "can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US."

It is the exact opposite. Almost every manufactured item is more expensive in Serbia AND lower quality. For example, I bought a pair of Timberland boots a year ago and after two months there was a sizable hole in the side of it. Four year ago I bought a new Husqvarna chainsaw and it gave out after six months of use. Even brand name products here are second class. Plus, we pay more here in Serbia than in the States for the identical model. The Timberland boots cost 15% more than in the States, and that was after the 30% discount I got here in Serbia. Oh, and lets talk about the fuel cost --- 250% of the price in America.

You are the most clueless person on this site.

@ sj

"Well I am clueless, but they pay me a small fortune while you who is very smart till granddad’s land for less than $2 an hour."

I am sooooo jealous of you! ;)

"The conversation was about the $12.50 hourly rate and whether it was a good wage and you go on about Timberland boots and your chainsaw."

Any sensible person would understand the fundamentals of economics but you are apparently beyond help.

"What the $^*# are you doing in Serbia then if its so great in the US?????????"

Again, you missed the point. You continuously try to say that the Serbian lifestyle is basically on the same level as the American lifestyle, and I am only pointing out that what you are saying is total nonsense. I never met a real Serb -- one who actually lives in Serbia -- say such a thing. Only an angry and nostalgic expat or descendant would write such nonsense.

"As I said before mad as a cut snake and twice as silly LOL."

Yeah, you and your imaginary professor friend are...

(JS, 21 August 2018 20:50

I didn’t do economics at university but tell me which tertiary institution did you study that subject? What are your qualifications?

How better off is someone working in the US as a labourer earning $12.50 an hour? Yes, fuel is cheaper but food is not (I mean proper food not that crap you buy in Walmart or fast food). Good cloths and footwear are very expensive on this hourly rate.


I’ve met Serbs who have recently lived in the US and returned to Serbia. They all react the same; will not say much, but when they have a few drinks they begin to tell the truth. They go over there because relatives/friends tell them of the fantastic life but find out that its not that fantastic. For the smart few their only bonus is working two jobs and saving the money and taking it back too Serbia. Most say that they wasted their time since they spent all they earned in rent, food etc.

Poor quality Husqvarna products sold in Serbia are not due to poor manufacturing by Serbs but are built that way to make them cheaper. Same goes for your Timberland boots which are not made in Serbia.
I know Serbia is poor, but what are you doing there since the US is such a fantastic place where life is so much better?????????

That imaginary professor is far smarter than you mate. That’s why you wash dishes and she lectures.
As I said before mad as a cut snake and twice as silly.

The DON President TRUMP must have realized that Dusko Markovic was of Serbian decent given the last name closely resembles that of Milosevich!

The DON indeed speaks his mind!

Markovic -Milosevic same SH*T!

I am pretty sure that President Trump has mistaken Montenegro prime minister for Dadic

Whatever you think of Trump he certainly speaks his mind. One thing he seems not to tolerate nor has time for is crawlers and anyone in the Djukanovic administration is just that. Good thing Djuko didnt go to that NATO meeting otherwise Trump would have even less respect for Montenegro.

Mira Markovic-Milosevic is an un-indicted War Criminal and a fugitive from justice.

The DON President TRUMP must have realized that Dusko Markovic was of Serbian decent given the last name closely resembles that of Milosevich!

The DON indeed speaks his mind!
(Peter The Rocky Mountains, 15 August 2018 13:20

So Petey, what do you think The DON thinks about all those Albanian last names that resemble Middle Eastern and Turkish surnames???

LOL! The Montenegrin leadership have become a bunch of bootlickers, much like the Albanians. Trump obviously has no respect for such spineless people.

LOL! The Montenegrin leadership have become a bunch of bootlickers, much like the Albanians. Trump obviously has no respect for such spineless people.
(Zoran, 15 August 2018 14:25)

Oh Zorane , I can't believe you just said that ,who is more bootlicking , belly dancing , karaoke singing , autograf collecting than your foreign minister Dacic ?

Whiny punk bitch hhahahaha

LOL! The Montenegrin leadership have become a bunch of bootlickers, much like the Albanians.
(Zoran, 15 August 2018 14:25)

LOL well that's certainly true for some of our star Albanian pupils around here who were praising Markovic a few weeks ago for supporting his country's entry into NATO. Now that Trump said something bad about him, these kowtowing bootlickers have to find something wrong with him too so they go for his name.

It's not that they can't keep a consistent argument that makes me laugh. It's that they'll go for any low hanging fruit just to make a point they don't have. Hilarious! :)

so long as more and more countries revoke recognitions.
(Zoran, 15 August 2018 17:08)

For example? ....................... .
Hay how’s Montenegro sounds to you? Ouch
How about Macedonia? Ouch, ouch

Oh Zorane , I can't believe you just said that ,who is more bootlicking , belly dancing , karaoke singing , autograf collecting than your foreign minister Dacic ?
(Matt, 15 August 2018 15:35)
--
Seems you don't know the difference between a bootlicker and successful diplomat. He can entertain as much as he likes, so long as more and more countries revoke recognitions.

@ LOL

"LOL well that's certainly true for some of our star Albanian pupils around here who were praising Markovic a few weeks ago for supporting his country's entry into NATO. Now that Trump said something bad about him, these kowtowing bootlickers have to find something wrong with him too so they go for his name."

I agree. However, Serb nationalists do the same thing. For example, sj's logic is to draw a straight line between any problem and the USA. If a cow dies in Tanzania, sj will find a way to blame the USA for the cow's death. If a young man loses a job in Timbuktu, sj will draw a straight line from the job loss to the United States of America. To mix things up, sj even gets so creative that he swaps the Americans out with Albanians. Such intelligent people!

You serbs make me Laugh when you say albanians butlickers.. that is all you do You did it to Peter the great of Russia. And know you doing it again to mr Putin. I use to be Embarrassed For you at how ur last President Tomovic use to lick it wow he looks like a present next to Putin. But I have to say all the balkin people do it a little that is way we are the shit hole of Europe. You can go back all the way to Romen time. It always was the poorest regions.. its the hardheads

Oh Zorane , I can't believe you just said that ,who is more bootlicking , belly dancing , karaoke singing , autograf collecting than your foreign minister Dacic ?
(Matt, 15 August 2018 15:35

Bootlickers get shoved aside by Trump. They don't get recognitions of Kosovo revoked.

For example? ...….. .
Hay how’s Montenegro sounds to you? Ouch
How about Macedonia? Ouch, ouch
Who, 15 August 2018 21:06)
--
LOL! What about them? They are unloyal crumbs Putin left for NATO while the big ones are coming to Russia. How's Turkey sound? Bang! What about Bulgaria? Bang bang! Even Slovenia and Greece look to Russia as it's protector.

Four NATO Nations Would Pick Russia to Defend Them If Threatened https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-17/melania-trump-s-slovenia-would-pick-russian-over-u-s-protection
NATO member Bulgaria refuses to shoot at "Russian targets"
-> http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/32480/53

You really think Montenegrins will fight against Serbs or Russia for NATO? LOL! Open your eyes, the West is falling apart and can only scrape the barrel now, by undemocratically forcing small states into membership. That's not a sign of strength.

Guys friends romans I have a better theory! I think the Don was referring to the only punk b* that appears in this picture and thats not the poor idiot of our neighbor but the super b* with punk hair and coats like Lui 14th of France the lithuanian president! Does Don know about her past as a militant in communist leadership in USSR and then in Lithuania????

Lets compare Nato v Pact of Warsawwwwww reaction to the rebels of the bloc! Two lying whining b*es namely Tito and Hoxha were allowed to scream to the whole world their paranoic fears and lies and what was the reaction of the USSR? Fuck off as fast as you can and we will also kick you a little bit so to accelerate your running!! Now the orange babuin offends everybody and everybody bows like a rabbit!

@Zoran

I think you’re a little obsessed with Albanians, the article is about Montenegrins aka little Serbs.
As for boot licking Albanians have never sung and belly danced for foreign leaders. We leave it to the Serbs to make clowns out of themselves. Trump supports Kosovo and is surrounded with pro Kosovo advisors such as Bolton so we don’t really care what he does or says.

Montenegro was one of few regions in Ballkan where Turks could not captured.Proud and classy people smarter then any one in former Yugosllavia . small. Country but proud and strong.They have the highest grouth in the region even though though they don't have much resources. The bigest resources they have is their superior DNA and their highly inteligent brains compere to others .

@ sj

You again show your ignorance about prices because you quote this friend of yours saying that a person in a poorer country "can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US."

It is the exact opposite. Almost every manufactured item is more expensive in Serbia AND lower quality. For example, I bought a pair of Timberland boots a year ago and after two months there was a sizable hole in the side of it. Four year ago I bought a new Husqvarna chainsaw and it gave out after six months of use. Even brand name products here are second class. Plus, we pay more here in Serbia than in the States for the identical model. The Timberland boots cost 15% more than in the States, and that was after the 30% discount I got here in Serbia. Oh, and lets talk about the fuel cost --- 250% of the price in America.

You are the most clueless person on this site.

You are the most clueless person on this site.
(JS, 20 August 2018 18:35)
Well I am clueless, but they pay me a small fortune while you who is very smart till granddad’s land for less than $2 an hour.
The conversation was about the $12.50 hourly rate and whether it was a good wage and you go on about Timberland boots and your chainsaw. So I imagine you could afford all that on $12.50 an hour, eh? What the f*** are you doing in Serbia then if its so great in the US?????????
As I said before mad as a cut snake and twice as silly LOL.

Most people in Montenegro would completely agree with Trump on this.

#NotMyPrimeMinister #SrpskaSparta

Just dogs barking.

You really think Montenegrins will fight against Serbs or Russia
(Zoran, 16 August 2018 11:05)

NATO or Montenegro have no intention to attack Serbia or Russia. But, if Serbia or Russia attack... of course Montenegrins will fight against foreign occupiers. Montenegrins are proud people and won't become slaves of Serbia or Russia without a fight.
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the West is falling apart and can only scrape the barrel now, by undemocratically forcing small states into membership.
(Zoran, 16 August 2018 11:05)

Well, so far, the West has undemocratically forced small states into membership only in your imagination. Feel free to provide an update if/when that happens in the real world lol

(JS, 15 August 2018 21:00)

As I said many times before crazy as a cut snake and very proud of it. I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She asked me is it possible that you are this thick? So she has decided to incorporate your post into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how dumb some people are. Naturally JS will not be shown in the notes.

(JS, 15 August 2018 21:00)

As I said many times before crazy as a cut snake and very proud of it. I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She has decided to incorporate your posts into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how far people can stray from reality.

@ sj

"I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She asked me is it possible that you are this thick? So she has decided to incorporate your post into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how dumb some people are. Naturally JS will not be shown in the notes."

Colleagues in the Russian troll farm? I was going to say to invite them to help enlighten us on this forum. But then again, we don't need any more trolls here.

@ sj

"As I said many times before crazy as a cut snake and very proud of it."

Yeah, you seem to have a problem with repeating yourself. Do you want to say that again? By the way, it's nothing to be proud about. Anyone can be angry. It isn't virtuous.

"I’ve forwarded your commentary on to several current and past work colleagues, one in Canada who teaches accounting and actuarial studies at a University, and she keels over laughing every time she reads your logic of the famous $12.50 comparison with Serbian wages.
She has decided to incorporate your posts into her lecture notes in the 2019 semester to show her students how far people can stray from reality."

Once you quote me accurately, we can talk. I never simply converted dollars into dinars. But then you're not interested in facts anyways.

(JS, 17 August 2018 16:15)

My little fake Serb, its always someone else that has problems except you LOL.
I only forwarded your posts to my friend without providing any commentary. I gave her the curtesy of forming her own opinion, so she read all your material that you posted on the issue and concluded that you have no idea what you are talking about but are determined to show otherwise even at the cost of appearing stupid.
“JS’s theory can only mean that he compares hourly rates through purchasing power; but this is a ridiculous notion since people living in poorer countries on low wages can be better off and can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US. $12.50 is working poor wages in the US and when you consider the cost of rent, food, utilities, transport etc there is nothing left. It is well documented that people on this wage you cannot pay for private medical insurance. What begs the question now? How is someone in the US better off on this hourly wage than a person living in a poorer country on a much lower hourly wage? Living in Canada I know the US very well and the answer is they are not better off. The hourly rate that would satisfy the criterion that working in the US is far better starts at $25 and up”.
This comes from someone who lectures at a university and has several qualifications in economics and finance

@ sj

"I only forwarded your posts to my friend without providing any commentary...“JS’s theory can only mean that he compares hourly rates through purchasing power...can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US. $12.50 is working poor wages in the US and when you consider the cost of rent, food, utilities, transport etc there is nothing left. It is well documented that people on this wage you cannot pay for private medical insurance. What begs the question now? How is someone in the US better off on this hourly wage than a person living in a poorer country on a much lower hourly wage? Living in Canada I know the US very well and the answer is they are not better off. The hourly rate that would satisfy the criterion that working in the US is far better starts at $25 and up”.
This comes from someone who lectures at a university and has several qualifications in economics and finance"

For the fun of it, we can assume that your last sentence is true. But this "commentary" is not specific. For example, what is "much lower hourly wage"? Next, having medical insurance in Serbia is nothing like having medical insurance in America. Have you ever used a public clinic in Serbia? Even in Vojvodina, a friend of mine mentioned that when she gave birth, they didn't even put a clean sheet on the bed she laid on. You are really clueless about what you write about...

@ sj

"JS’s theory can only mean that he compares hourly rates through purchasing power; but this is a ridiculous notion since people living in poorer countries on low wages can be better off and can buy better-quality products since the cost of these items are much lower than people living in rich countries, especially the US. $12.50 is working poor wages in the US and when you consider the cost of rent, food, utilities, transport etc there is nothing left. It is well documented that people on this wage you cannot pay for private medical insurance. What begs the question now? How is someone in the US better off on this hourly wage than a person living in a poorer country on a much lower hourly wage? Living in Canada I know the US very well and the answer is they are not better off. The hourly rate that would satisfy the criterion that working in the US is far better starts at $25 and up”."

Some ultra-nationalists have commented here that we can't compare standard of living because most Serbs don't have a mortgage to pay because many live at home with their families. But that fact in itself proves that they have a lower standard of living because it shows that Americans have enough money for young couples to immediately buy their own place and live on their own. That, in and of itself, is a significant step upwards. If there wasn't enough disposable income, then American people would be living at home with their parents. But they aren't, and that proves my point.

@ sj

"Well I am clueless, but they pay me a small fortune while you who is very smart till granddad’s land for less than $2 an hour."

I am sooooo jealous of you! ;)

"The conversation was about the $12.50 hourly rate and whether it was a good wage and you go on about Timberland boots and your chainsaw."

Any sensible person would understand the fundamentals of economics but you are apparently beyond help.

"What the $^*# are you doing in Serbia then if its so great in the US?????????"

Again, you missed the point. You continuously try to say that the Serbian lifestyle is basically on the same level as the American lifestyle, and I am only pointing out that what you are saying is total nonsense. I never met a real Serb -- one who actually lives in Serbia -- say such a thing. Only an angry and nostalgic expat or descendant would write such nonsense.

"As I said before mad as a cut snake and twice as silly LOL."

Yeah, you and your imaginary professor friend are...

(JS, 21 August 2018 20:50

I didn’t do economics at university but tell me which tertiary institution did you study that subject? What are your qualifications?

How better off is someone working in the US as a labourer earning $12.50 an hour? Yes, fuel is cheaper but food is not (I mean proper food not that crap you buy in Walmart or fast food). Good cloths and footwear are very expensive on this hourly rate.


I’ve met Serbs who have recently lived in the US and returned to Serbia. They all react the same; will not say much, but when they have a few drinks they begin to tell the truth. They go over there because relatives/friends tell them of the fantastic life but find out that its not that fantastic. For the smart few their only bonus is working two jobs and saving the money and taking it back too Serbia. Most say that they wasted their time since they spent all they earned in rent, food etc.

Poor quality Husqvarna products sold in Serbia are not due to poor manufacturing by Serbs but are built that way to make them cheaper. Same goes for your Timberland boots which are not made in Serbia.
I know Serbia is poor, but what are you doing there since the US is such a fantastic place where life is so much better?????????

That imaginary professor is far smarter than you mate. That’s why you wash dishes and she lectures.
As I said before mad as a cut snake and twice as silly.