TV outlet reacts to order to provide subtitles for Serbian

This complex that the Croats have is really humurous. They just can't admit that they speak Serbian...lol. I recommend that they start speaking German, since it will make it easier for their masters to give them orders.
Cheers!!

Does this mean that there won't be any need for the EU to add an additional "official language" to the list? Since everybody knows Serbocroatian/Croatoserbian, it will be enough to stick with the existing Croatian?

This complex that the Croats have is really humurous. They just can't admit that they speak Serbian...lol. I recommend that they start speaking German, since it will make it easier for their masters to give them orders.
Cheers!!
(Dragan, 26 January 2012 19:17)

Of course they don't speak Serbian. You probably mean Serbs, Croats, Bosnians and Montenegrins all speak a common language formerly known as Serbocroatian (with local dialects, for example Ekavian and Ijekavian)

But yes, this 'translation' and 'subtitles' story is beyond ridiculous - just like the claim from a Serbian parties from some weeks ago that the ancient Cyrillic letters should be preserved in Serbia as a sign of Serbian identity and companies using them should pay less taxes (or so) :)

@ Analyst:

Actually the usage of Cyrillic script is not that 'ancient' and its use is still mandatory for legal documents to be valid. Then again, i'll grant you that asking for tax-cuts on this basis is pushing the point a bit too far ;)

This is very, very, VERY stupid!!

This complex that the Croats have is really humurous. They just can't admit that they speak Serbian...lol. I recommend that they start speaking German, since it will make it easier for their masters to give them orders.

Both Croats and Serbs speak actually German and receive their orders from there. A regional thing, of course. In reality, though, you both speak English and Chinese. In the future perhaps some Indian language. And in five years no Russian anymore.

This complex that the Croats have is really humurous. They just can't admit that they speak Serbian...lol. I recommend that they start speaking German, since it will make it easier for their masters to give them orders.
Cheers!!
(Dragan, 26 January 2012 19:17)

Of course they don't speak Serbian. You probably mean Serbs, Croats, Bosnians and Montenegrins all speak a common language formerly known as Serbocroatian (with local dialects, for example Ekavian and Ijekavian)

But yes, this 'translation' and 'subtitles' story is beyond ridiculous - just like the claim from a Serbian parties from some weeks ago that the ancient Cyrillic letters should be preserved in Serbia as a sign of Serbian identity and companies using them should pay less taxes (or so) :)

This complex that the Croats have is really humurous. They just can't admit that they speak Serbian...lol. I recommend that they start speaking German, since it will make it easier for their masters to give them orders.

Both Croats and Serbs speak actually German and receive their orders from there. A regional thing, of course. In reality, though, you both speak English and Chinese. In the future perhaps some Indian language. And in five years no Russian anymore.

This complex that the Croats have is really humurous. They just can't admit that they speak Serbian...lol. I recommend that they start speaking German, since it will make it easier for their masters to give them orders.
Cheers!!

Does this mean that there won't be any need for the EU to add an additional "official language" to the list? Since everybody knows Serbocroatian/Croatoserbian, it will be enough to stick with the existing Croatian?

@ Analyst:

Actually the usage of Cyrillic script is not that 'ancient' and its use is still mandatory for legal documents to be valid. Then again, i'll grant you that asking for tax-cuts on this basis is pushing the point a bit too far ;)

This is very, very, VERY stupid!!