Macedonian culture has been around for hundreds of years, long before the United States even existed. However while most of the world progressed to the cultural landscape we know today, Macedonia seems to be stuck somewhere between 1975 and 1987. 80's ballad rock bands like Simply Red and Bon Jovi dominate the airwaves, and Run DMCesque track suits are fashionably in. The buildings also have an weird old school vibe. I am now living in a remodeled room attached to the sports hall where our team plays. While I can't say that it is an upgrade over my apartment from last year, it is definitely more modern, and would not be a good example of typical Macedonian interior decorating. So I will take you on a tour back in time to the year 2010, to give you an idea of how I lived before I moved into a glorified dorm room. If you ever move to Macedonia, this is how you should decorate.
This is the piano I spent a lot of time staring at. Get one of these!
You are not a baller in Macedonia unless you have a nice vhs player.
You will also want a tv that hasn't worked in 10 years.
and a state-of-the-art heating unit. 
and of course sewing thread in a vase surounded by angels. 
Also, make sure that you hang a lamp in the middle of your living room at chest level. 
Your home is not complete without a violin clock and religious holographic trading card 
Make sure you also strategically place your two most creepy collectables next to each other. For example a plate featuring an evil cat playing by the ocean, and a scary doll. 
You may also want to display your war hero themed tea set. 
You should always keep an ash tray and coffee cup man on top of your refrigerator. 
If you break something, dont worry it's not yours, just hide the evidence. 
If you are too tall for a conventional bed, make one out of a rock hard box. 
A painting is a nice touch. This one is titled: Waterdamaged Pieceofcrap
Finally, an oddly shaped vase centered between gray and gold elephants is ESSENTIAL!
5 comments:
Hilarious. :)
Ах Џон, Џон..
Dear John (hmmm, no, it's not a Dear-John letter)...
I believe that you are misrepresenting and belittling Macedonians, both as a nation and as people with their own values and traditions.
I can't seem to understand whether you are blind, or you have some twisted perception of the things you see (maybe it's in your brain)...
If you cannot afford to pay for a hotel, or a better place of temporary residence, the Macedonian folks are not to be blamed.
You simply CANNOT speak of interior design of typical Macedonian home, since I believe you have been only to 4 or 5 homes (again, not our fault).
First of all, most of your pictures and the suggestions for remodeling a home according to these standards is utterly ridiculous. Most of these homes you've been to, or think you've visited, are made and decorated in the time-being of the Former Yugoslavian Republic (about some 20+ years ago), meaning that most of the homes were decorated, more or less, at the same level with the same or similar furniture (since at that time there were no choices to be made and people were not oriented towards what is in their homes but what is in their hearts - something, I am sure, you cannot understand).
Do a little research before slandering and trolling.
Secondly, I give you high-five for the VCR, I was searching for one for almost 5 years now in all of Strumica (even posted an add for it) but I could not find any, what museum did you went to so you could get a picture of one? Nowadays, I believe that 80% of the households have something called a DVD, google it so you'll see one, at least on a picture.
Thirdly, the heating unit you posted, is not state-of-the-art, but before 40 and so years, there weren't any air-conditioning units around, so that would had to suffice. However, if you could notice NOW, most home owners are "heated" either by electricity or fire-wood.
And finally, the ornaments you have posted are all part of a tradition, I cannot explain to you that word nor the notion of it, since I can suggest from your posts and your lack of intelligence, that you cannot even grasp the idea of Tradition, let alone feel it or value it, sorry.
Oh, I do believe that all/some of your posts are your personal opinion (wonder how can you have any) and I must recommend that you go and see a doctor immediately, since there is definitely something wrong with you !
Regards,
Lol, actually i find it really funny. Yes, most of the Macedonian homes were/are designed exactly that way, and why? Because we are creating very deep relationships with everything, even our furniture and decorations. Nothing can be thrown in the garbage that easily (if it is broken ones, it does not count).The modern heating unit, yeah I believe 60% of the Macedonians still have it, but man, it is very heavy and complicated to remove,so why bother, we can put some decoration on it too :)) . The sewing thread LOL. Though, I found one mistake in this article, about the broken thing. A real Macedonian would glue it (no hiding, every state of the art piece in the house should have a place in your home, we prefer visible for the human eye) , and if it does not look good, you will place something else on it, wrapping paper for instance , but in a way that it will look like you bought it that way:))) And I have something I wanna add. None of the things you wrote is as essential as the thing called "миле"*, which was/is a must have on every TV in the house, every table of course, and even on something that does not make sense:))
*"миле" is a typical Macedonian decoration, which is made by needlework.This is an example, although it looks much better if you put it everywhere in your house :)))) (We make them longer and usually without the pentacle in the middle, we put rose or something else flowerish :)))
http://rstikkunknitters.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/tatted-magen-david.jpg
I saw several doctors in Macedonia, including one who told me to stick my hand in a bag of mashed potatoes. If there is something wrong with me, I don't think they have the answer.
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