Croats protest against use of Cyrillic alphabet

That's right, Croats show their true colors for tolerance of others. The EU is waiting for you with open arms.

Then arrest the cyrillic alphabet for war crimes and send it to Hague.

You've got to be kidding, people protesting against an alphabet. I guess Croats don't speak Serbian anymore, but Croatian. Good to see the reconciliation process is alive and well in Vukovar.

Independence for Srpska Krajina!

"...wounds are still fresh..."

How can wounds stay fresh for 20 years? That sounds more like bitterness. How do you protest a "script"? Don't they have anything better to do, like going to work?

“We expect it to be solved in our favor. The Cyrillic alphabet is unacceptable in Vukovar because war wounds are still fresh and deep,” he said.

LOL and Croats blame Serbs for being stuck in the Nineties :)

Dear Croatian Nationalists,

Don't be afraid of an alphabet. Learn toleration and cooperation, not hate and prejudice.

This post has been brought to you by the letters Ж, П, Л, Њ, and especially Ђ

Џ would liked to have come along, but was held up by Hercegovinian protesters in Split.

Ah yes, the Croats showing once again their tolerance and 'EU values'. They will fit right in to that club, and I am sure Germany is very proud of their obedient servants for this behaviour, which is very worthy of the German (The Fourth Reich) run EU.

"The Cyrillic alphabet is unacceptable in Vukovar because war wounds are still fresh and deep,” Yes, the wounds the Croats inflicted on Serbs in Krajna are deep, but they are a resilient people and will heal, as they always do. W
Let's ask the EU about the rights of minorities, as the Croats are soon to be members of that Union. I am afraid the Croats cannot demand things on their own anymore.

whats croatias phobia against serbs and other minorities anyway do they still have that old nazi ways in their mind, like those 2 ustasha nazi guys that got arretsted yesterday,man they looked goofy lol atleast the chetniks look like bikers and not gays like the ustashas looked like.anyway the census does show that vukovar has 35% serbs and 22 other cities with this kind of population so let it go because the muslims will join the minority groups and say they want more and will fight so if you against 1 you will have a problem with all minorities and as history shows dalmacia and istria region was italian lands and not croatian and the krajina region is old serbian lands and not croatian as was north croatia was austro-hungarian lands so in other words croatia was zagreb and thats it,so you do this and croatia will be divided up by the EU which includes italy,hungary,germany and ausrtia and slovenia also since they have problems with them also and the last would be a none EU memeber serbia because of the krajina region and russia,greece,romania and china and othe big nations would back up serbia on the krajina region ,so the best thing for croatia should accept this small thing the the serbs want and let it go.....

Not counting Hitler in WWII with NDH. or Tito administrative border.
Beleive it or not, historically Croatia is only 40 km around Zagreb.

novi sad is becoming Cyrillic no matter how many other nationalities live there :D

No reason for Cyrillic alphabet. The town is in Croatia, Croatians use the Latin alphabet.

That's like saying we should start using Pakistani in Toronto because there are a lot of them. Useless comment. Too many liberals in these parts.

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.
(Danilo, 2 February 2013 16:49)

Do you feel equally comfortable when reading in Latin or Cyrillic alphabets?

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.
(Danilo, 2 February 2013 16:49)


typical of you. Strange how similar your comments are to "Alban's" and seeing how every single thing you ever said on this forum is anti-Serbian, it really is pathetic that you attempt to use a Serbian name to post your albo troll comments.

"atleast the chetniks look like bikers and not gays like the ustasha" - Made me lol so hard. So true :)

novi sad is becoming Cyrillic no matter how many other nationalities live there :D
(jj, 2 February 2013 16:36) first off croats should let it go because they will make all minorites angry,croatia is a small nation with big minorities and the serbs there are 250-300,000 but allot boycotted the census it showed only 200,000 but there is closer to 300,000 and then you have muslims and others,best thing for croatia is to move on.....now for you thats talking about novi sad it has a 85% serb populace in 2011 .and the minorities are old and dying because in the new census in vojvodina the minority mediate age is now over 50.the serbs are now 70% of the province and by the next census the prediction is that serbs wil be over 80% of vojvodina and really the only minority left will be hungarians and they will be only apprx. 150,000 from the 250,000 today and the rest of the minorities will be 10,000 altogether because their maediatge ages are 55 in the latest census.in other words serbs will be 1,300,000 and hungarians 150,000 and the rest like croats,slovaks and others will combine with 10,000 the only young groups will be gypsys and muslims they will increase for gypsys 150,000 and muslims 10,000 and their mediate age will be 29 and serbs will be 37 and the hungarian will go up to 52 and the other minorities will go to 60 in other words the croats,slovaks slovenes will be 0 in the very near future.you albanians should worry about north epirus and not serbia.

"The town is in Croatia, Croatians use the Latin alphabet. "

Towns with a Ukrainian minority in northern Romania have signs in both the Latin and the Cyrillic alphabet. What's the problem?

Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem.
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What have you been smoking?
Are you seriously comparing Serbs to Nazis?
It was the other way around mate. Croatians were Nazis and still are.

Vukovar belongs to Albania. Croats did crime against Albanians

No reason for Cyrillic alphabet. The town is in Croatia, Croatians use the Latin alphabet.

That's like saying we should start using Pakistani in Toronto because there are a lot of them. Useless comment. Too many liberals in these parts.
(Canadian, 2 February 2013 20:08)

No, it's more equivalent to saying that English shouldn't be used along side French in Quebec. Vukovar is around 35% Serbian. That's rather large.

If I was a Croat I wouldn't mind. In fact I would think it's kinda cool to learn what would be my own language (Serbo-Croatian) in a different script. It could come in handy.

If these bitter Croats wish to wallow in anger and hatred, well then tough. It's the 21st Century.

P.S: Pakistanis tend to speak Urdu, not "Pakistani". It's like saying Indians speak "Indian"

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.
(Danilo, 2 February 2013 16:49)
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Is there a single person in Serbia that wouldn't be able to read a sign if it weren't in Latin?
If not then we are talking about cosmetics.
I am guessing that Croatians in Serbia have it very tough indeed.

This is simple: Serbian must be allowed to use their own language in this region.
And mind that Croatia will be in EU soon. Then Brussels deceides on this. Not Zagreb.

Remove this alphabet from all Croatia.

I read some of the comments here from the Serbian side in interest. Answer me this if you could, since you are so sensetive to minority rights I'll simply ask about the minoroties that were chased out/expelled, murdered & belonging stolen between 1945-1951. They were known as the Danube Swabians or Germans in simple form. I'd like to know more about the ones that lived in Vojvodina in that period. Please tell me about their rights, if you're not too sure ask your parents or grandparents I'm sure they'd know. Any thoughts????

Croats dont want Cyrillic like devil doesnt want the Holy Cross sign. They are just trying to hide that they dont have basic education. Even i that im Greek i know to read Cyrillic.

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.

LtCol Friedmann, 3 February 2013 08:08)

The Germans where chased out by the Communists with Tito (a croat) in charge!
Serbia is the most multi-ethnic country in the Balkans cant say that to other countries in the region!

Why don't you Croats go to Zagreb and protest your government who is destroying you nation instead of worrying about what a few thousand Serbs are doing in some village. I'm part of the Diaspora who lives in the US and we all get along just great here. Croats, Serbs and Bosnian Muslims. Learn from us and move on!

Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem. Once again the left wing Croatian Commo gov. bow to their Serbian masters. Blago Zadro would turning in his grave.

Serbia is not the most ethnic country in Europe. At one time they were - in the Hapsberg Empire. But Serbia got Tito and ran everyone of a different nationality out. There were French, Italian, German, Hungarian, and many more ethnic groups that lived in Banat. Everyone got along and that time was the most prosperous time that was shared by everyone. Now Vojvodina is poor, it is not procuding anything, and instead of Serbia trying to build a economy like that one, the government is wasting it's time on lost territories.

Vukovar belongs to Albania. Croats did crime against Albanians
(Bruno, 2 February 2013 22:21)

Hey there Brunovich, its so obvious that your a Serb in disguise, it makes me fall to the floor laughing! I mean dude you could have at least tried to dress it up a little better? Anyway Brunovich, stop being such a hater, you know very well that the Albanians & Croats have always had a solid relationship!!! There were many Albanian fighters that volunteered in Croatia's armed forces, to help them liberate parts of Croatia from Serbia! 1 good example, Krajina were Agim. Ceku was a leading artillery commander, in operation storm!

(Ulica Sesame, 2 February 2013 20:46)

Are you sure Џ wasnt brutally murdered and accused of war crimes shortly after?

croats...
While taking the catholic religion they threw away their own Cyrillic alphabet and took the Latin one.
When will they speak Italian?

Be proud of your origin our Cyrillic-->Glagolitsa-->vincha is older then latin!
Cyrillic is not Serbian Cyrillic is Slavic
and all Slavic countries should use it
Romanians (slavs who speak latin) used it up to 1913
And abolished Cyrillic because of German/vatican pressure!

"Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem."

Actually many elder Israelis speak German. There are also well respected Jewish writers who write in German, for example Chaim Noll & Lea Fleischmann.

".Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it. "

Learning the Cyrillic alphabet usually takes intelligent people one afternoon.

Speak as you write is read what is written, perfect Serbian language.
all other Euro language is not close to above sentence.(See yourself)
Best solution for Croat & Serb is to use both alphabet, problem is over.

Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem.
(Bam Bam, 3 February 2013 04:16)

That wouldn't be a problem since many Jews speak Yiddish. Thanks for affirming the need for both a language and an alphabet for a people living in the area that needs it.

What about И Ш Ћ Ч Б Ц Љ Д Ф Г ??
(trizo, 3 February 2013 04:30)

An article in today's Jutarnji list writes of possible sightings of Ч and Ф in the vicinity of Knin, apparently under suspicion of Cyrillifying the recently erected monument to King Zvonimir. Ш and Ћ, writes 24sata, are teaching young Croatian children how to "Пиши Као Што говориш" in Karlovac/Карловац. Slobodna Dalmacija is writing that И is trying to bail Џ out of jail in Split, but it's taking a lot longer than he planned because of the difficulty in Croatia refusing to convert kuna directly from dinars before euros, but Б knows someone in Vatrovci who frequently travels to Bajakovo and has has kune on his hands. Љ, who was planning on talking to locals in Osijek are making a quick detour there to get the money.

As far as we know, Г gave an interview to Novi list without any problem and is now taking the rest of the weekend off in Istria. Ц and Д are on their way to meet up and hang out.

Greetings from Вуковар

"Funny too cause Kraj Tomislav help save the serbian nation from obliteration at the hands of the Bulgarians."
(Markp, 3 February 2013 06:54
Kralj Tomislav is Serbian at that time, not Croat what you claim today bro.

Towns with a Ukrainian minority in northern Romania have signs in both the Latin and the Cyrillic alphabet. What's the problem?
(Fikret, 3 February 2013 08:50)

Indeed: what is the problem?

This post has been brought to you by the letters Ж, П, Л, Њ, and especially Ђ

Џ would liked to have come along, but was held up by Hercegovinian protesters in Split.
(Ulica Sesame, 2 February 2013 20:46)

What about И Ш Ћ Ч Б Ц Љ Д Ф Г ??

Not counting Hitler in WWII with NDH. or Tito administrative border.
Beleive it or not, historically Croatia is only 40 km around Zagreb.
(Bugar from Skoplje, 2 February 2013 21:28)

Your kidding right right?

Ever heard of 925 ad Rex Croatorum, borders are almost exactly the same as today and that was recognized by the pope of the time. Funny too cause Kraj Tomislav help save the serbian nation from obliteration at the hands of the Bulgarians.

I'm really not sure what you're saying, Peggy.

Latinic script is (slightly) dominant in Serbia these days, except for government institutions, where Cyrillic is the rule.

And, yes, it is 100% an issue of aesthetics. and, no, I don't think anyone in Serbia has a problem reading Cyrillic, regardless of their ethnicity.

Serbia needs to move on - quit bickering about signs, lost territory, old hatreds, acknowledge what their part was in any of it's wars, and be concerned about it's people, the poor, the uneducated, the gypsies, it's minorities, it needs to become an adult. It has wonderful cuisine, lovely country side, wonderful old traditions, friendly people. All this other stuff is crap.

LtColFriedman

Serbians do not know about the Danube Swabians because that part of their history was erased. They were replaced by Bosnians and people from Montenegro under Tito's rule. Now when it is mentioned, the serbian people say they dislike Germans anyway due to the EU. There will always be a reason for people to dislike each other. They should follow their Greek brothers and protest for their own rights to make their country better instead of constantly taking about their hatred of the neighbors.

Serbians can read both alphabets so what is the big deal here? Be proud of that fact and get your government to create more jobs - and take care of it's citizens.

"Beleive it or not, historically Croatia is only 40 km around Zagreb."
(Bugar from Skoplje, 2 February 2013 21:28)

Correct number for Croatia is 45km.

Seriously....Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it.
(Political Genuis, 4 February 2013 00:04)

Well since it's designed for Serbs and not Croats who use both alphabets without any problems, you needn't worry about reading it. Since you're probably trolling from Chicago, Sidney, Vancouver, or Toronto you get the added bonus of not being there to see it.

PS - You spelled "genius" wrong in your username, genius.

Seriously....Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it. Croatia is considered western Europe and if the Serbs think they can introduce their Eastern crap in Croatia they have another thing coming. Why can't you people just F*** Off back to Serbia were you belong..nobody wants you in Croatia.
(Political Genuis, 4 February 2013 00:04)

You call yourself a western nation yet you let your racism and ignorance cloud your judgement. Your comment reminds me of what a racist white American in the 50s and 60s would say:

"Why don't you people go back to Africa where you belong...nobody wants you in America!"

Why is that Serbia, a country that most definitely has it's problems with the Albanian people (and vice versa) supports Albanian culture and facilities in places where they are a rather large population?

If you want to pretend to be a "western nation" then it's time for you to shape up, more so than even Serbia has or even needs to.

You want to dance with the EU? Know the moves, bud.

Seriously....Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it. Croatia is considered western Europe and if the Serbs think they can introduce their Eastern crap in Croatia they have another thing coming. Why can't you people just F*** Off back to Serbia were you belong..nobody wants you in Croatia.

"That's like saying we should start using Pakistani in Toronto because there are a lot of them. Useless comment. Too many liberals in these parts."

I don't know about Toronto but Vancouver has Hindi on street signs in neighbourhoods where there are a lot of SE Asians.

Too bad you didn't learn much about celebrating diversity in your time in Canada.

I'm really not sure what you're saying, Peggy.

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You've certainly answered my post as if you knew. So then it's you who doesn't know what you are talking about.

Here’s a blunt answer to your Cyrillic thing; it’s ancient, no one can understand it and it reminds us of evil times. If you’re so adamant about using it, keep it within your borders, as they are getting smaller and smaller every day.

No Peggy.

Just trying to sift through your free-floating anger to see if there's some point you're trying to make.

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.

No reason for Cyrillic alphabet. The town is in Croatia, Croatians use the Latin alphabet.

That's like saying we should start using Pakistani in Toronto because there are a lot of them. Useless comment. Too many liberals in these parts.

Independence for Srpska Krajina!

Vukovar belongs to Albania. Croats did crime against Albanians

novi sad is becoming Cyrillic no matter how many other nationalities live there :D

Remove this alphabet from all Croatia.

That's right, Croats show their true colors for tolerance of others. The EU is waiting for you with open arms.

whats croatias phobia against serbs and other minorities anyway do they still have that old nazi ways in their mind, like those 2 ustasha nazi guys that got arretsted yesterday,man they looked goofy lol atleast the chetniks look like bikers and not gays like the ustashas looked like.anyway the census does show that vukovar has 35% serbs and 22 other cities with this kind of population so let it go because the muslims will join the minority groups and say they want more and will fight so if you against 1 you will have a problem with all minorities and as history shows dalmacia and istria region was italian lands and not croatian and the krajina region is old serbian lands and not croatian as was north croatia was austro-hungarian lands so in other words croatia was zagreb and thats it,so you do this and croatia will be divided up by the EU which includes italy,hungary,germany and ausrtia and slovenia also since they have problems with them also and the last would be a none EU memeber serbia because of the krajina region and russia,greece,romania and china and othe big nations would back up serbia on the krajina region ,so the best thing for croatia should accept this small thing the the serbs want and let it go.....

"atleast the chetniks look like bikers and not gays like the ustasha" - Made me lol so hard. So true :)

“We expect it to be solved in our favor. The Cyrillic alphabet is unacceptable in Vukovar because war wounds are still fresh and deep,” he said.

LOL and Croats blame Serbs for being stuck in the Nineties :)

Not counting Hitler in WWII with NDH. or Tito administrative border.
Beleive it or not, historically Croatia is only 40 km around Zagreb.

novi sad is becoming Cyrillic no matter how many other nationalities live there :D
(jj, 2 February 2013 16:36) first off croats should let it go because they will make all minorites angry,croatia is a small nation with big minorities and the serbs there are 250-300,000 but allot boycotted the census it showed only 200,000 but there is closer to 300,000 and then you have muslims and others,best thing for croatia is to move on.....now for you thats talking about novi sad it has a 85% serb populace in 2011 .and the minorities are old and dying because in the new census in vojvodina the minority mediate age is now over 50.the serbs are now 70% of the province and by the next census the prediction is that serbs wil be over 80% of vojvodina and really the only minority left will be hungarians and they will be only apprx. 150,000 from the 250,000 today and the rest of the minorities will be 10,000 altogether because their maediatge ages are 55 in the latest census.in other words serbs will be 1,300,000 and hungarians 150,000 and the rest like croats,slovaks and others will combine with 10,000 the only young groups will be gypsys and muslims they will increase for gypsys 150,000 and muslims 10,000 and their mediate age will be 29 and serbs will be 37 and the hungarian will go up to 52 and the other minorities will go to 60 in other words the croats,slovaks slovenes will be 0 in the very near future.you albanians should worry about north epirus and not serbia.

You've got to be kidding, people protesting against an alphabet. I guess Croats don't speak Serbian anymore, but Croatian. Good to see the reconciliation process is alive and well in Vukovar.

"The Cyrillic alphabet is unacceptable in Vukovar because war wounds are still fresh and deep,” Yes, the wounds the Croats inflicted on Serbs in Krajna are deep, but they are a resilient people and will heal, as they always do. W
Let's ask the EU about the rights of minorities, as the Croats are soon to be members of that Union. I am afraid the Croats cannot demand things on their own anymore.

Vukovar belongs to Albania. Croats did crime against Albanians
(Bruno, 2 February 2013 22:21)

Hey there Brunovich, its so obvious that your a Serb in disguise, it makes me fall to the floor laughing! I mean dude you could have at least tried to dress it up a little better? Anyway Brunovich, stop being such a hater, you know very well that the Albanians & Croats have always had a solid relationship!!! There were many Albanian fighters that volunteered in Croatia's armed forces, to help them liberate parts of Croatia from Serbia! 1 good example, Krajina were Agim. Ceku was a leading artillery commander, in operation storm!

Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem. Once again the left wing Croatian Commo gov. bow to their Serbian masters. Blago Zadro would turning in his grave.

"...wounds are still fresh..."

How can wounds stay fresh for 20 years? That sounds more like bitterness. How do you protest a "script"? Don't they have anything better to do, like going to work?

Then arrest the cyrillic alphabet for war crimes and send it to Hague.

Dear Croatian Nationalists,

Don't be afraid of an alphabet. Learn toleration and cooperation, not hate and prejudice.

This post has been brought to you by the letters Ж, П, Л, Њ, and especially Ђ

Џ would liked to have come along, but was held up by Hercegovinian protesters in Split.

Ah yes, the Croats showing once again their tolerance and 'EU values'. They will fit right in to that club, and I am sure Germany is very proud of their obedient servants for this behaviour, which is very worthy of the German (The Fourth Reich) run EU.

I read some of the comments here from the Serbian side in interest. Answer me this if you could, since you are so sensetive to minority rights I'll simply ask about the minoroties that were chased out/expelled, murdered & belonging stolen between 1945-1951. They were known as the Danube Swabians or Germans in simple form. I'd like to know more about the ones that lived in Vojvodina in that period. Please tell me about their rights, if you're not too sure ask your parents or grandparents I'm sure they'd know. Any thoughts????

Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem.
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What have you been smoking?
Are you seriously comparing Serbs to Nazis?
It was the other way around mate. Croatians were Nazis and still are.

Serbia is not the most ethnic country in Europe. At one time they were - in the Hapsberg Empire. But Serbia got Tito and ran everyone of a different nationality out. There were French, Italian, German, Hungarian, and many more ethnic groups that lived in Banat. Everyone got along and that time was the most prosperous time that was shared by everyone. Now Vojvodina is poor, it is not procuding anything, and instead of Serbia trying to build a economy like that one, the government is wasting it's time on lost territories.

"That's like saying we should start using Pakistani in Toronto because there are a lot of them. Useless comment. Too many liberals in these parts."

I don't know about Toronto but Vancouver has Hindi on street signs in neighbourhoods where there are a lot of SE Asians.

Too bad you didn't learn much about celebrating diversity in your time in Canada.

Not counting Hitler in WWII with NDH. or Tito administrative border.
Beleive it or not, historically Croatia is only 40 km around Zagreb.
(Bugar from Skoplje, 2 February 2013 21:28)

Your kidding right right?

Ever heard of 925 ad Rex Croatorum, borders are almost exactly the same as today and that was recognized by the pope of the time. Funny too cause Kraj Tomislav help save the serbian nation from obliteration at the hands of the Bulgarians.

Croats dont want Cyrillic like devil doesnt want the Holy Cross sign. They are just trying to hide that they dont have basic education. Even i that im Greek i know to read Cyrillic.

LtCol Friedmann, 3 February 2013 08:08)

The Germans where chased out by the Communists with Tito (a croat) in charge!
Serbia is the most multi-ethnic country in the Balkans cant say that to other countries in the region!

This is simple: Serbian must be allowed to use their own language in this region.
And mind that Croatia will be in EU soon. Then Brussels deceides on this. Not Zagreb.

LtColFriedman

Serbians do not know about the Danube Swabians because that part of their history was erased. They were replaced by Bosnians and people from Montenegro under Tito's rule. Now when it is mentioned, the serbian people say they dislike Germans anyway due to the EU. There will always be a reason for people to dislike each other. They should follow their Greek brothers and protest for their own rights to make their country better instead of constantly taking about their hatred of the neighbors.

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.
(Danilo, 2 February 2013 16:49)


typical of you. Strange how similar your comments are to "Alban's" and seeing how every single thing you ever said on this forum is anti-Serbian, it really is pathetic that you attempt to use a Serbian name to post your albo troll comments.

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.
(Danilo, 2 February 2013 16:49)
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Is there a single person in Serbia that wouldn't be able to read a sign if it weren't in Latin?
If not then we are talking about cosmetics.
I am guessing that Croatians in Serbia have it very tough indeed.

No reason for Cyrillic alphabet. The town is in Croatia, Croatians use the Latin alphabet.

That's like saying we should start using Pakistani in Toronto because there are a lot of them. Useless comment. Too many liberals in these parts.
(Canadian, 2 February 2013 20:08)

No, it's more equivalent to saying that English shouldn't be used along side French in Quebec. Vukovar is around 35% Serbian. That's rather large.

If I was a Croat I wouldn't mind. In fact I would think it's kinda cool to learn what would be my own language (Serbo-Croatian) in a different script. It could come in handy.

If these bitter Croats wish to wallow in anger and hatred, well then tough. It's the 21st Century.

P.S: Pakistanis tend to speak Urdu, not "Pakistani". It's like saying Indians speak "Indian"

"The town is in Croatia, Croatians use the Latin alphabet. "

Towns with a Ukrainian minority in northern Romania have signs in both the Latin and the Cyrillic alphabet. What's the problem?

I'm really not sure what you're saying, Peggy.

Latinic script is (slightly) dominant in Serbia these days, except for government institutions, where Cyrillic is the rule.

And, yes, it is 100% an issue of aesthetics. and, no, I don't think anyone in Serbia has a problem reading Cyrillic, regardless of their ethnicity.

Serbia needs to move on - quit bickering about signs, lost territory, old hatreds, acknowledge what their part was in any of it's wars, and be concerned about it's people, the poor, the uneducated, the gypsies, it's minorities, it needs to become an adult. It has wonderful cuisine, lovely country side, wonderful old traditions, friendly people. All this other stuff is crap.

Seriously....Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it. Croatia is considered western Europe and if the Serbs think they can introduce their Eastern crap in Croatia they have another thing coming. Why can't you people just F*** Off back to Serbia were you belong..nobody wants you in Croatia.

Here’s a blunt answer to your Cyrillic thing; it’s ancient, no one can understand it and it reminds us of evil times. If you’re so adamant about using it, keep it within your borders, as they are getting smaller and smaller every day.

croats...
While taking the catholic religion they threw away their own Cyrillic alphabet and took the Latin one.
When will they speak Italian?

Be proud of your origin our Cyrillic-->Glagolitsa-->vincha is older then latin!
Cyrillic is not Serbian Cyrillic is Slavic
and all Slavic countries should use it
Romanians (slavs who speak latin) used it up to 1913
And abolished Cyrillic because of German/vatican pressure!

Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem.
(Bam Bam, 3 February 2013 04:16)

That wouldn't be a problem since many Jews speak Yiddish. Thanks for affirming the need for both a language and an alphabet for a people living in the area that needs it.

Is there a single person that would be unable to read a sign if it weren't in Cyrillic?

If not, we're arguing over cosmetics.
(Danilo, 2 February 2013 16:49)

Do you feel equally comfortable when reading in Latin or Cyrillic alphabets?

"Beleive it or not, historically Croatia is only 40 km around Zagreb."
(Bugar from Skoplje, 2 February 2013 21:28)

Correct number for Croatia is 45km.

Speak as you write is read what is written, perfect Serbian language.
all other Euro language is not close to above sentence.(See yourself)
Best solution for Croat & Serb is to use both alphabet, problem is over.

Serbians can read both alphabets so what is the big deal here? Be proud of that fact and get your government to create more jobs - and take care of it's citizens.

Why don't you Croats go to Zagreb and protest your government who is destroying you nation instead of worrying about what a few thousand Serbs are doing in some village. I'm part of the Diaspora who lives in the US and we all get along just great here. Croats, Serbs and Bosnian Muslims. Learn from us and move on!

"Funny too cause Kraj Tomislav help save the serbian nation from obliteration at the hands of the Bulgarians."
(Markp, 3 February 2013 06:54
Kralj Tomislav is Serbian at that time, not Croat what you claim today bro.

"Having cirilica in Vukovar is like having German signage in downtown Jerusalem."

Actually many elder Israelis speak German. There are also well respected Jewish writers who write in German, for example Chaim Noll & Lea Fleischmann.

Seriously....Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it.
(Political Genuis, 4 February 2013 00:04)

Well since it's designed for Serbs and not Croats who use both alphabets without any problems, you needn't worry about reading it. Since you're probably trolling from Chicago, Sidney, Vancouver, or Toronto you get the added bonus of not being there to see it.

PS - You spelled "genius" wrong in your username, genius.

This post has been brought to you by the letters Ж, П, Л, Њ, and especially Ђ

Џ would liked to have come along, but was held up by Hercegovinian protesters in Split.
(Ulica Sesame, 2 February 2013 20:46)

What about И Ш Ћ Ч Б Ц Љ Д Ф Г ??

(Ulica Sesame, 2 February 2013 20:46)

Are you sure Џ wasnt brutally murdered and accused of war crimes shortly after?

What about И Ш Ћ Ч Б Ц Љ Д Ф Г ??
(trizo, 3 February 2013 04:30)

An article in today's Jutarnji list writes of possible sightings of Ч and Ф in the vicinity of Knin, apparently under suspicion of Cyrillifying the recently erected monument to King Zvonimir. Ш and Ћ, writes 24sata, are teaching young Croatian children how to "Пиши Као Што говориш" in Karlovac/Карловац. Slobodna Dalmacija is writing that И is trying to bail Џ out of jail in Split, but it's taking a lot longer than he planned because of the difficulty in Croatia refusing to convert kuna directly from dinars before euros, but Б knows someone in Vatrovci who frequently travels to Bajakovo and has has kune on his hands. Љ, who was planning on talking to locals in Osijek are making a quick detour there to get the money.

As far as we know, Г gave an interview to Novi list without any problem and is now taking the rest of the weekend off in Istria. Ц and Д are on their way to meet up and hang out.

Greetings from Вуковар

I'm really not sure what you're saying, Peggy.

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You've certainly answered my post as if you knew. So then it's you who doesn't know what you are talking about.

".Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it. "

Learning the Cyrillic alphabet usually takes intelligent people one afternoon.

No Peggy.

Just trying to sift through your free-floating anger to see if there's some point you're trying to make.

Towns with a Ukrainian minority in northern Romania have signs in both the Latin and the Cyrillic alphabet. What's the problem?
(Fikret, 3 February 2013 08:50)

Indeed: what is the problem?

Seriously....Who wants to see that filth on billboards and road signs in Croatia when no one can read it. Croatia is considered western Europe and if the Serbs think they can introduce their Eastern crap in Croatia they have another thing coming. Why can't you people just F*** Off back to Serbia were you belong..nobody wants you in Croatia.
(Political Genuis, 4 February 2013 00:04)

You call yourself a western nation yet you let your racism and ignorance cloud your judgement. Your comment reminds me of what a racist white American in the 50s and 60s would say:

"Why don't you people go back to Africa where you belong...nobody wants you in America!"

Why is that Serbia, a country that most definitely has it's problems with the Albanian people (and vice versa) supports Albanian culture and facilities in places where they are a rather large population?

If you want to pretend to be a "western nation" then it's time for you to shape up, more so than even Serbia has or even needs to.

You want to dance with the EU? Know the moves, bud.