(Her : Joanna)
I am so utterly impressed by the hospitality of Bosnian
& Herzegovinian. I have met quite a
few very friendly hosts at places we stayed but not quite like Bosnian & Herzegovinian. The host, Almir, and his wife, Salena, of the
guest house we stayed with at Mostar made sure we are really feeling like home
and well taken care of.
Even though we arrived at 2 am, he insisted to pick us up
from the bus station, and greeted us with a true-hearted warm welcome even
though he has to go to work the next day at 6 AM. Almir invited us to his house for coffee/tea,
and chat with us like a family friend (I even watched his 6 months old son
bath). He bought us snacks, fresh figs
and vegetables through our stay, and even gave us some to bring with us on the
road.
I don’t know whether we treat our friends like he does in
Canada, let alone a stranger.
Later we found out from our tour guide that Bosnian & Herzegovinian
has a very strong sense of community.
Everyone knows all of their neighbors, everyone help each other’s out
and look out of each other. It is a
strange concept to Bosnian & Herzegovinian not to even know the name of
their neighbors like I would say most of us do in North America and HK. I don’t know whether because Mostar is a
small city that our host and guide seem to know everyone around his
neighborhood or it is just the way Bosnian & Herzegovinian are. We will find out when we visit Sarajevo.
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