on Saturday I was hanging out with aysha's serbian roommate ivana and some friend of hers with an unpronouncable serbian name, and they chattered in Serbian for a bit and then turned and both looked at me. i was like "what?" and she said, very seriously, "I was telling him about that Serb you know who likes Arkan. he is a very bad Serb."
"why?" i asked. she answered, "Arkan was a traitor to Serbia. he was very bad." she looked at her friend. "that is why they do not like us here! americans think we are all like Arkan." they chattered in Serbian again.
"He hates Albanians, too," I informed Ivana. She looked shocked and exchanged a look with her friend.
she shook her head, and so did he. "He is a very bad Serb."
"why?" i asked. she answered, "Arkan was a traitor to Serbia. he was very bad." she looked at her friend. "that is why they do not like us here! americans think we are all like Arkan." they chattered in Serbian again.
"He hates Albanians, too," I informed Ivana. She looked shocked and exchanged a look with her friend.
she shook her head, and so did he. "He is a very bad Serb."