People of ex-Yugoslavia have a slightly amusing trait that they overestimate importance of their local history and its impact on the world history. You'd think

People of ex-Yugoslavia have a slightly amusing trait that they overestimate importance of their local history and its impact on the world history. You'd think Abraham Lincoln was picked to be the US president by a commitee from village of Crapski 113km southeast of Zagreb. This excessive pride in obscure, embelished and unimportant historical events is probably one of the reasons for animosity between peoples of the area. If they were half as smart as they think they are, they'd be long united and speaking the same language, like wiser nations such as Germans, French or Italians. But they're not, hence the hatred.