𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗔 - I Returned To Albania After Visiting In 1991. The Changes Are Shocking!

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I don't think any country has changed more in the past 30 years than Albania. I first visited Albania in 1991. That was a year when the Albania was in a state of transition, trying to determine a new identity. This video will take a look at what the country was like in 1991, and compare it to what Albania is today. The changes are indeed shocking! I hope Albanian people in particular will enjoy watching this video to help be a reminder of the amazing progress that has been made over the last few decades.

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@msmargiek48 Месяц назад

Oh I loved the before and after's shots! We were in Albania in for 3 weeks in June of this year and loved everything about it. I thought Tirana was so great and the woman were very fashion forward there. Love the Bunk Art exhibits. We went from Sarande to Tethe so stayed on the West side of the country and stopped so many places. Unbelievable the people, I pray that they never change. We were in Barat and asked how to get a taxi to take us to the bus station and the young man that worked there called his father, who left his work and came picked us up and dropped us off at the bus station and would not take any money! He said, you are American and American's saved my family from the Communists who put them in a camp. He said you are my family now. I just started crying and thanked him over and over. That was one example and there were many, I love those people.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@msmargiek48 It's great that you had such a fantastic experience in Albania! We love Albania too and will definitely go back again. You have some great stories from your time in Albania. Thanks for watching!

@kleodianahysi100 Месяц назад

❤

@xhevairedulja2175 Месяц назад

@snailtravelers sorry to say but you are not just an American. You are born, raised, and educated in USA but you are somehow Albanian. So you belong here to this country. Its a pitty you have not high heritage of Albanian culture, including language . Again, I am sorry to say, but the pronunciation of your surname is not correct. Your surname is you, it s your roots, it is your identity

@Eraaaa-302 29 дней назад

Margjeka---mbiemer shqiptar më duket ,dhe nga Malsia. Më vjen keq që ju komentoni si i huaj!!

@albodomi1979 24 дня назад

@@Eraaaa-302e ka Margie K, ku e pe margjeka, pse dilni në konkluzione kaq pa lidhje? A vjen nga injoranca apo ça?

@UncleDougDeli Месяц назад

The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word Albania is Mother Theresa of Calcutta, India.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Yes indeed! Not many people know that she was Albanian. Thank you, as always, for supporting our videos!

@UncleDougDeli Месяц назад

@@snailtravelers You are most welcome.

@agimternova5150 Месяц назад

Just in case you missed it: Her name was Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (1910 - 1997) aka St. Teresa of Albanians. 🙏🙏🙏

@ginaibisi777 Месяц назад

@snailtravelers, especially the Hindu people. I was in on of the London library with my daughter, and I started talking to an Hindu lady. I mentioned that mother Teresa was Albanian and the lady said it's not possible. I searched the shelfs until I found the Mother Teresa's biogeography book, she was stunned 😂

@hotjani809 Месяц назад

Yes Mother Teresa 💓🙏✝️🙏✝️✝️ is Albinani 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

@Spiritualwarfare587 Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing your story 🇦🇱🇺🇸

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@preciousstone37 4 дня назад

I just came back from Albania and the people are the loveliest humble people I came across. Your right most of them speak English and you can get around as a tourist. It was my first visit and it certainly won't be my last. I loved the food especially and the cleanliness in the restaurants and toilets. When I first stepped into Tirana I felt strange feelings I could see the troubled past etched into the city but I also felt a hopeful future. When we drove down to Vlore I saw how rich the land is in resources and how the poverty in the villages was apparent. We took a detour via Berat which was stunning , spent a few hours there before we reached Vlore, the roads are good and clearly marked. Wonderful country, Olive groves everywhere and Pomegranate and plenty of sunshine. Albania has everything ❤

@snailtravelers 3 дня назад

@@preciousstone37 It's terrific that you had such a great experience in Albania! Thanks for watching.

@njaziramadani9222 Месяц назад

Wow, I was amazed how you pictured Albania then and now. Hope you visit again and enjoy it!

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@njaziramadani9222 We will definitely visit Albania again. Thank you for watching!

@evladifat6322 Месяц назад

Greetings from Albania.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@evladifat6322 Thank you for watching!

@albanian9565 Месяц назад

It's true. Albania was a country of African standards. It has changed so much. 90% of infrastructure you see today in Albania is built in recent 20 years.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@albanian9565 It is great to see Albania improving over the last 20 years. I hope this will continue. Thank you for watching.

@ZyraMemini 29 дней назад

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@MarselQershori 27 дней назад

Jo me standarte Afrikane mer Shok por otomane

@mandibiedermann2246 7 дней назад

@@snailtravelers unfortunately nothing has increased, instead everything has decreased

@erjonkalemi1230 День назад

Im from albania and i have to say albania is soooo beautiful ❤❤❤❤

@jacpushkvski8346 Месяц назад

Wow, awesome comparison! Although Albania was very poor in 1991 those pictures you took back then look very soulful and comfy.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@jacpushkvski8346 Thanks!

@nasianmosku2228 Месяц назад

Very nice video! Having lived in both Korca and Tirana it was so nostalgic for me seeing those photos before and after. Congratulations on the work done.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@nasianmosku2228 I am glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the compliment!

@ALKUKES 28 дней назад

its very interesting to see Albania back then it has changed a lot, i remember 91 and 97 i left Albania 98. Thank you for sharing

@snailtravelers 27 дней назад

Thanks for watching!

@papa7027 14 дней назад

Albanians gives their heart if they have nothing to offer 😢

@bardhzejneli3973 Месяц назад

Amazing video. When you compare Albania now and then, you just realize how much precious time they lost because of it's communist regime. Korça is famous for it's serenades and for being the city where in 1887, the first Albanian national school was opened.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Great information, thank you! You know a lot about Albanian history. Do you live in Albania?

@NandiCollector Месяц назад

*This is such a fantastic travel "then & now" video documentary. I really enjoyed it and thank you for the original pics and your experiences from 1991 & today. It is really interesting for us Albanians to hear the first foreign visitors talking about their thoughts during that difficult time period of big political, economic and social transformations.* 4:00 in fact, there's a difference: they removed the big star from the flag of the big mosaic. ;)

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Thank you very much! Yes, I remember the star that was on the mural and the flag now that you mention it. Thank you for sharing.

@sizzlemann Месяц назад

I know how you feel about having a connection with your ancestral country. I feel the same way about Poland now. Being there and meeting cousins I didn't even know existed. Makes me want to return there again soon.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Wow, how special that you got to meet your relatives in Poland! I bet that is an experience that you and Sarah will never forget. Thanks for watching!

@OvDevilz Месяц назад

This content is magnificent and very interesting to see how some significant elements or identities are preserved while the other changes over the decades for the better, blending well together like its supposed to be where its supposed to be. Reminds me of Malaysia's city when old and new prosper side by side like Taiping, Ipoh, Penang, Melaka and some parts of KL to name a few. Hope Albania will continue to grow even bigger with prosperity. Modernization could also become a double edge sword, but we have seen that it is not always the case especially when the cultural values rooted deep inside the society, which you mentioned that is indeed what happen here, so I believe the Albanian will always stay humble and hospitable going forward.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@OvDevilz Very good observations, thanks for sharing!

@kauaiboy5o Месяц назад

Looks like my town here in the US, 1991 compare to now 2024, it's 5x as big with traffic jams, tons of stop lights, and new buildings everywhere. Progress I think and think about the good old days of 1991 when my town was a small quiet town.

@CuriosMindDIY Месяц назад

Hello there, what an amazing video! I am 28 years old, was born and raised in Korçë and now live in the U.S. I feel a deep sense of nostalgia when I see my city’s old pictures. I wonder if you have more. I can probably help you find more locations. Seems like your family was one of the earliest ones to migrate to America. One of our professors last name was Demollari, it’s popular. Please let me know if you have any questions I can answer for you. I’d love to see if you have more old photos. Keep up the good work, subbed!

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Thanks so much! I put almost all of my 1991 photos in the video. I wish I had taken more photos (and better photos) back then. Thank you for all of the information you provided in your comment. Do you travel back to Albania to visit very often?

@CuriosMindDIY Месяц назад

@@snailtravelers Yes I go back for multiple months every year since I work from home. Me and my wife are planning to move back full time in a couple of years. We love the grind here in the U.S. but there’s a sense of soul back home. I hope you enjoyed your stay. If you go back to Korçë I highly recommend you eat at a place called Pizza Byrek 1987. Get the cheese byrek, traditional savory pastry. Take care!

@AdriaticApartmentsAlbania Месяц назад

Greetings from Albania ! As you said you are 51 ! Wish you all your birthday parties celebrate in Albania 🎉❤. Good bless you thanks good boy ! Respect and Love from Albania . Love and Peace ❤️🕊️

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@AdriaticApartmentsAlbania Thank you for your kind words!

@D.H.Alb.24 29 дней назад

Albania 🇦🇱 has changed a lot indeed (better) but still there is a lot to improve. I wish all the best to my country! Long live Albania 🫶🏼

@snailtravelers 28 дней назад

Yes indeed! Thank you for watching.

@pirozguro Месяц назад

@5:59 the place is in front of the hotel you were staying in 1991. The statue remains in the photo were in fact the same with the one today "The unknown soldier". The dictators statue was in the city center and they couldn't afford to keep two statues in one square. The dictator should have the dominance. After the fall of the dictator, the Unknown Soldier was finally displaced to its original location from the hotel square to the city center.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

This is fantastic information, thank you so much for sharing this!

@agron2381 Месяц назад

Awesome video it must have looked crazy for you to see a country with no cars in 1991. Albania has come a long way in the last 30 years but still has a long way to go

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@agron2381 Yes indeed! Thank you very much for watching.

@gerhard6105 Месяц назад

Cool. We have the same age. We as Dutch had family in communist Germany and went there many times. So, we were used to such invirements. After the fall of the Wall my father asked: where do we go on holiday this coming summer (1990)? So, I said: Albania ( as you know it was then still communist). But it was a no..... I praise you very lucky that have seen it how it was these days. I still have to go there once.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Thank you very much for sharing this!

@joeschu7794 Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@joeschu7794 Thanks for watching!

@Heatherengelsman Месяц назад

I love these before and after photos. Falemenderit! ❤ we love Albanians ❤

@keithhodgson6489 Месяц назад

Fascinating content - many thanks.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Thanks, as always, for watching!

@daniraks345 28 дней назад

Wow.This photos have great historical value.Thank you sir

@snailtravelers 27 дней назад

Thanks for watching our video!

@agron2381 Месяц назад

You must have been on of the first tourists to step foot in post communist 🇦🇱 imagine coming from 🇺🇸 to a country that most people didnt even a have refrigerators truly eye opening.

@travelrefocused Месяц назад

So very interesting to see, through your photos, how things have changed between your visits.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Thanks, as always, for watching!

@entiola_1084 26 дней назад

I’m from Albania🇦🇱

@User12345fan Месяц назад

Hi, so much love to you, thank you for being interested in my country.

@snailtravelers 29 дней назад

Thank you for watching!

@wealthmanagement2811 28 дней назад

@snail travelers. Man thank you for your kind word's about our beloved nation. Just a request if possible don't forget the language, if not you, your children or your nephews (wish a lot of them they are joy) learn Albanian. It will be an experience. But you are Albanian bro. Cheers.

@snailtravelers 28 дней назад

Thank you very much for your comment, and I am glad you enjoyed the video!

@makinasportive 17 дней назад

Thank you very much sir this is a greatest video a history a documentary of then and now God bless you I just say hi from Washington DC

@snailtravelers 17 дней назад

Thank you for watching!

@jphiking 23 дня назад

Very interesting! We’re going in a few weeks (as part of a larger Balkans trip) and this was very informative.

@snailtravelers 23 дня назад

Thanks for watching, and I hope your trip to Albania is as good as ours!

@mandibiedermann2246 7 дней назад

Albania is the most depressing and chaotic country in Europe

@unknown-kn8ft Месяц назад

A lot of love from Albania 🇦🇱 ❤ We love usa 🇺🇸

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@unknown-kn8ft Thank you!

@HewhoPonders-kq4bx 27 дней назад

You open up American style diners when coming over here serve American food heck you all even celebrate the 4th of July an American holiday. 😂😂😂😂

@NickyC67YouTube-ml1zx 25 дней назад

Those old photos are a rarity; thanks for sharing! A insightful glimpse at a fascinating country that I’m visiting again next month. Check-out John Watkins’ book “Enver Hoxhas’s Long Shadow”, which also compares “then & now” photos from 1987, well worth a browse.

@snailtravelers 25 дней назад

That sounds like a fascinating book, thanks for sharing!

@fatmiramino9673 27 дней назад

Thanks for sharing this video🇦🇱🇺🇸

@zeeq4600 Месяц назад

my oh my, minute 0.40 my birth city, Librazhd. i never missed a match until 1998 than i left Albania like most uf us... i'm pretty sure i'am in that group on the right side of the picture cheering on. do you have more picture of that place/day? it reminds me my sweet and my great childhood

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Thanks! I think you are referring to the picture of the sports stadium. I had thought that photo was taken in Elbasan, but maybe it was actually Librazhd, I'm not sure. It's the only photo I have of that area.

@Albanian_traveller 5 дней назад

Thank you for this interesting video❤ Yes, the name was most probably Demollari since many Albanian names end in "i" and the ending "ar" is very unusual or I'd say inexistent. Probably it comes from the word "molla" which means apple. They could have been apple farmers.

@snailtravelers 4 дня назад

@@Albanian_traveller Thank you for this information!

@ErvinYesitsme 19 дней назад

I wish i could go back in time when i was a kid back in 90s and live as normal person with normal life.. with no telephone.. no social media.. no bullshhit as it is nowadays. We were poor but we were much more happier than we do now..

@Phil-D83 26 дней назад

Different worlds, now and then

@paulxhelo3657 25 дней назад

Fantastic video.

@Chagingworld 4 дня назад

the hero of albania was Gjergj Kastriot Skënderbeu 😢😢❤

@howardroark4227 27 дней назад

Awesome!

@GF94AL 27 дней назад

I would love to see more about Durres if you have any picture of it! thanks for sharing

@snailtravelers 25 дней назад

Sorry, I don't have more photos of Durres, but thank you for watching.

@aditironci1944 25 дней назад

Also i remembered that on the top of the piramid it had a big red star that could be seen from all the city. 2:37

@travelvideos 16 дней назад

Interesting video. Did you keep in touch with your relatives in Albania? I was also born behind the iron curtain and my grandmother was increasingly scared to get/write letters with the US.

@snailtravelers 16 дней назад

Thanks for the comment! My great-grandparents (who I never knew) kept in touch with their relatives in Albania, but my grandfather never knew any of them so that is when contact was lost. It sounds like you have a very interesting family history as well. Thanks for watching our video!

@snoopyportfolio2072 29 дней назад

Albania has changed!

@grandenapoli77 24 дня назад

About your question if there is anybody living in those apartments in Korca who was there in 1991, I can 100% confirm that most of the people living in those apartments were there in 1991, in Albania it is not common for people to move, and also being in a central location, I don’t think many sold them.

@snailtravelers 23 дня назад

@@grandenapoli77 This is very good information, thank you for sharing this!

@klaurelcobanaj6334 27 дней назад

Thanx Man ❤

@I_am_who_I_am_who_I_am 26 дней назад

Awesome

@arlendmehmeti7600 2 дня назад

I'm albanian I live in albania

@icidavey3276 Месяц назад

Hello! I thoroughly enjoyed this great video of before and after shots! I couldn’t agree more with you, the differences are absolutely incredible between then and now in Albania. I was looking at that group photo at the beginning of the video and another one later on in the presentation. I know this might sound crazy because it does, but I believe I spotted a beloved family member of my own who, it appears, was on this trip along with you! I, too, am an Albanian-American whose grandparents were from Korça. How can I reach out to you?

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@icidavey3276 There were two Albanian-American gentlemen in our tour group, so it certainly is possible! Our email address is snailtravelers@gmail.com.

@icidavey3276 Месяц назад

@@snailtravelersThank you!

@Vlonjat1912 28 дней назад

Respect 🫡 sir!

@stankormy5717 Месяц назад

Looks like two different countries!

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Yes indeed!

@roanhoxha8215 3 дня назад

I am still living there

@Gm1- 2 дня назад

Your amazing

@777Lxxx Месяц назад

7:25 you surname was Demollari for sure, the surnames ending with -LLARI are very widespread in southeast Albania. 5:40 Yes, mostly, I have some relatives and friends how live in those buildings, not far away from my home. Additionaly Korça has a lot of tourism but a more traditional one. Korça, Shkoder, Gjirokaster and Berat kept their traditions as a big focus in the tourism compared to Tirana, Durres, Vlore and Sarande which are more modern and "trendy".

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@777Lxxx This is great information, thank you so much for sharing!

@D.H.Alb.24 29 дней назад

The surname is Demollari and is definitely of the southern Albania 🇦🇱 origin. Maybe it was misspelled in the US and become Demollar somehow. Ps: When you read your surname, the accent falls on the letter ‘o’.

@justbekind2024 11 дней назад

Yes, 100% it is Demollari. It is a very common last name from the South of Albania.

@snailtravelers 10 дней назад

Thank you!

@BoraBora-cx3co 4 дня назад

I am from albania

@Drgezimdauti 26 дней назад

Your ancestory surname was definitly Demollari ( with an I) as all the surnames which finish with “ llari “ in albania are allthe same . That is a rule . Similar with many Italian surnames Rosellini ,Chiellini ,Lamborghini etc. Thanks for a Very Nice and informative video 😊

@snailtravelers 26 дней назад

Thank you very much for sharing this information, it is very helpful!

@Chagingworld 4 дня назад

I'm only shqiptar Albanian here

@AliZeqiri-mh4hg 7 дней назад

I'm from kosovo i wish all the best to my contry end i hop 1 day nobadi must tu go work in EUROPa❤

@adiskampa3221 Месяц назад

a question. Why did you wait so long to visit Albania again? Did you get a shock then?

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

@@adiskampa3221 I wish we had visited sooner, and we plan to visit many times again. Thanks for watching!

@andipiho4503 20 дней назад

thank you very much for your kindness i am from albanis

@snailtravelers 20 дней назад

Thank you for watching!

@theox9015 28 дней назад

nice video

@xhuliavogli2546 6 дней назад

I am Albanian

@liljanasufaj4130 Месяц назад

My friend in my own town has her surname Demollari and is from Korca by origin. Maybe you two are cousins..... She went in NY this year to live with her children over there.

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

Wow, it certainly is possible that we have distant relatives in common! Thank you for sharing this, and thanks for watching our video.

@otherone1234 Месяц назад

@liljanasufaj4130 jan Demollar sa gomaret ne Barbullush (asht nji shprehje ka nen Shkodra, se barbullushi ashte ken i mbushur me gomer), keshtu qe mund te mos ket lidhje fare pervec emrit...

@YouthFed Месяц назад

👏👏

@daron8982 27 дней назад

in the 80s and 90s there was a football player that had second name Demollari for a tirana club called Dinamo. later he was kaptain of a team and i think kaptain of national team. my father supported Dinamo

@leonardberdhoshi1359 25 дней назад

i live in albania

@vjollcafaja5700 Месяц назад

You know mister , is after 33 years 😂

@Abirejan_mapping Месяц назад

Im glad that albania got improved after communism collapsed

@otherone1234 Месяц назад

BTW, There is NOT such a surname as Demollar, so you better believe it that your real albanian surname is indeed Demollari. As for the fact that you are related to those bones underground, most likely yes, but could be very distant. However, it is more than one Demollari tribe in southern Albania so you may or may not be related. Great job on before and after, just wished you had more examples, and some dramatic ones. I guess you didn't know in 1991 that there will come a time when you can post before and after photos on RU-vid LOL

@snailtravelers Месяц назад

This is very good information, thank you for sharing this with me.

@europeanlover 29 дней назад

In 2030 more than 50 tower (150m high ) and more than 20 high tech residences and technology will be build in Tirana capital of all Albanian and Albanian diaspora including Albanian speaking community making Tirana after Frankfurt and Barcelona the New York of Adriatic as well Tirana - Durres port city coastline will bring the capital to direct sea acces 😮 making 1.2 milion residents of Tirana to have a sea acces on Adriatic coast with railway for just 13 min express or 21 min with station stops to durres city! Albania is the hidden paradise and many tourist are coming year by year twice or more times 😮🎉 impressive Albania for positivity development

@snailtravelers 28 дней назад

This is very good information, thank you for sharing!

@GodisMyNo1 Месяц назад

We albanians were much better when we were closed to the world. The world is a crazy place and it brought to Albania a lot of trouble that we didnt have before the 90s

@ldubt4494 Месяц назад

Dont be such a snowflake. Action belongs to life. Everything is better than back then. No, having access to negative Media is not enough to counter that.

@eraldrusi1968 Месяц назад

North Korea is there if like communism. Go try living there.

@asdfsdfasdf3641 28 дней назад

Funny, please describe what was better back then? Not being able to feed the family?

@GodisMyNo1 27 дней назад

@@asdfsdfasdf3641 we didnt have drugs, pr0stitution, mafia, corruption, LGBT, threats by Greece and Serbia. We had safety

@GodisMyNo1 27 дней назад

@@ldubt4494 cfare ke me mire ti servil?? Drogen, prostitucionin, femijet e zhdukur, krimet e perditshme, dhunen ne maksimum, Greqine qe ngre varreza greke ne cdo cep te jugut, shpopullimin e Shqiperise??

@Chagingworld 4 дня назад

albania was born in 1000 I'm from albania ckemmiii😂❤

@pranveramusa5751 26 дней назад

I live in albania I respect you but I live in shelg not in tirana but i have visited tirana with my mom

@floridramaj9477 28 дней назад

My City Fier

@snailtravelers 28 дней назад

👍

@bulqizafotovideo8602 Месяц назад

🇦🇱🇦🇱👍

@emathja 27 дней назад

Yes you are connected to that person in the grave because everybody from Korca & Pogradec have last names with LLARI at the end ( DEMO-LLARI )

@snailtravelers 27 дней назад

Thank you!

@emathja 27 дней назад

@@snailtravelers Asgjë Shqipe 😄

@KrzysztofK1982 19 дней назад

You forgot to mention that in that 30 years America has got a lot worse

@gezondeten8049 28 дней назад

Nederland 2026?

@adrianmorina3005 28 дней назад

Yea your grandfather’s name was for sure Demollari before moving to the USA, since 99% of Albanian surnames end in an article. These are A, U or I depending on the gender of the word, for example Demollari, Belushi, Ahmeti, Hoxha, Berisha, Lipa. Demollar would be very unusual in Albania - your surname was certainly Demollari

@snailtravelers 28 дней назад

This is terrific information, thank you very much for sharing!

@rolash96 27 дней назад

is it just me or is his voice ai generated

@snailtravelers 26 дней назад

@@rolash96 It is my real voice, not AI.

@figliodellestelle22 28 дней назад

3:53 the only difference is in the mosaic. We removed the gold communist star from our flag.

@snailtravelers 28 дней назад

Ah yes you are right, thanks for sharing.

@arrabona916 29 дней назад

I would take an advanced Whole Genome Sequencing DNA test, f.e YSEQ, FTDNA or DanteLabs. Which aids to prove/disprove and or find any patrilineal connections that can help solidify your genealogy.

@snailtravelers 29 дней назад

Great suggestion! My wife did a DNA test like this and really learned a lot. The test was expensive so I haven't done it yet, but probably will sometime in the future.

@arrabona916 29 дней назад

@@snailtravelers Very cool! Yup, DNA testing for genealogical research has come quite a long way. The reason I suggest the more expensive tests is because they can pretty much determine your exact position on the human phylogenetic tree! With this, you can find who you are phylogenetically closest to on your direct paternal line, with algorithms calculated at a 95% confidence interval. For example, there's a possibility that your paternal branch was already identified with some other Albanian testers (Albanians are among one of the most tested peoples). The companies dealing with these algorithms and tree placements are able to calculate when the most recent common ancestor lived within your close paternal matches. My branch is estimated to have been formed by a man who lived some 750 years ago, who seemed to have been quite successful since then, as he now has several thousand descendants! All from a man who lived some 700 years ago. Some branches are more successful, others have less descendants! It all can vary, to region and socio-economic circumstances, a lineages success is factored by this and more. There is a dedicated research project exactly for this! Known as www.rrenjet.com ;They have collected thousands of Albanian testers. I would definitely consider checking out their site, and use the google translate webpage function if needed. Whenever you think the time is right, you do the Whole Genome test and simply contact the administrator of this project so your results are transfered in their database, they can also help give you explanations regarding your ancestors history and migration paths. Good luck to you and hope you enjoy your trip!

@hekuranbaldedaj9394 14 дней назад

I'm from kosovo

@1918czechoslovakia 4 дня назад

In 1991, thousands of illegal Albanian immigrants arrived in Greece! I loved these people so much (they were mostly 16 to 25 years old or so). They were very warm people, I was 15 years old then, within a few months I had learned fluently Albanian, they were all excited for me! But I was excited for them too, I helped them, I secretly took them food, it was a very difficult time for them, the Greek police then and for many years afterwards he did "sweeping" operations, i.e. they surrounded people, imprisoned them and a week later deported them! When they worked and had at least and 500 drachmas in their hands, they treated me to food, beer (in Greece and in general in Europe we can drink alcohol at 15), they treated me to food and generally shared what they had with anyone man was next to them. This is where I want to tell you that you are wrong when you say they haven't changed! People have changed and indeed a lot, they have nothing to do with those innocent and giving people people I met in 1991! Their money has spoiled them, even their body type has changed, you used to see beautiful, healthy people with beautiful bodies and normal weight! Now you see people with belly, people full of the exact same unsightly tattoos, people with no personality and very low level of education (speaking english doesn't help) . People also give you information in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, but that doesn't mean anything. Those innocent and kind people disappeared once and for all with socialism.

@nicolexXx111 19 дней назад

so dosen't that mean your albanian?

@snailtravelers 19 дней назад

Yes, I consider myself one-quarter Albanian.

@nicolexXx111 19 дней назад

@@snailtravelers i am from kosovo and half albanian

@nicolexXx111 19 дней назад

@@snailtravelers sometimes i think i am half serbian too bc my grandpa always stayed with some serbian ppl

@adrianmjeshtri7545 11 дней назад

Paskan qene ne librazhdblol

@DoniusBelgius 27 дней назад

THE Y-EAR👂: i691 A-D /\ CE ; NO-T THE Y-EAR : 1-991 , HISTORY IS WRONG

@salvatoredinunzio4137 Месяц назад

You went to Albania because it is inexpensive country…. And now you’re not satisfied because you standers are higher…. Go to Italy 🇮🇹 France 🇫🇷 London or other country where prices don’t matter. And stop complaining and criticize the country that has allowed you to enter. Shame on you. Be thankful for what you have received from the people of Albania 🇦🇱

@motorhead4446 Месяц назад

Man I'm Albanian. I didn't hear any complaints from the guy. He was just simply comparing things. Maybe I missed something I don't know

@hotjani809 Месяц назад

I think @salvatore, is a communist fanatic, or he completely misunderstood.. If he is a communist fanatic then he doesn't like the comparison between 1991 and today 2024. Great video from the guy thank you 👍👍🇦🇱🇺🇲🇪🇺

@otherone1234 Месяц назад

He had nothing but good words about Albania. You upset because there was no bust of "xhaxhi" Enver on the pics? 😂😂😂😂

@User12345fan 29 дней назад

@@motorhead4446no, Salvatore does not speak English. He is Italian, their English is not great.

@jjgreek1 27 дней назад

Greece saved Albania

@Battlefiend 26 дней назад

You can't even save your country, let alone another one.

@jjgreek1 26 дней назад

@@Battlefiend watch it or we’ll pull all our investments out

@Battlefiend 26 дней назад

@@jjgreek1 out of where? Your arse? There is barely any greek in Albania, ler alone greek businessmen.

@jjgreek1 26 дней назад

@@Battlefiend 1/3 of your population are ethnic Greeks especially in Northern Epirus. 1 million Albanians work in Greece and send their money to their impoverished relatives in Albania. And Greece the third largest investor in Albania. So stop whining

@Battlefiend 26 дней назад

@@jjgreek1 I am not whining. Never been to Greece nor do I plan to. Your country might be richer than Albania but it is as rotten and bankrupt (if not more). Northern Epirus is just a fairy tale, you cannot distinguish Greeks from Albanian just by looking at them. And I have no idea about any major Greek investments in Albania. Yes Albanians came en masse in Greece and worked hard to help their families but at the same time also helped Greece become richer too (lower salaries and under the table payments). So please for the love of God, curb your sense of superiority or just tell these things to some Albanian face to face so you can get punched in the face and come back to Earth.