I'm Happier Living In Eastern Europe Than In The U.S. – Here's How Much It Costs
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Blair Cadet, 35, is a business consultant and influencer in Belgrade, Serbia, where she pays $580 in rent and enjoys the city’s beauty, nightlife, and affordability.
This is exactly the kind of woke, materialistic, narcissistic people we don't really need here... we call it Taština praznine (Vanity of emptiness). Fine, live here all you want, no one will bother you anyway.
Produced & Edited by: Zach Green
Senior Managing Producer: Eric M. Clark
No guns like in US and affordable health care and suddenly you are in a normal country
Camera: Jasmin Brutus
Animator: Alisa Stern
Serbia has a long history of violence, unrest, and war. Dont be surprised if you have to leave at some point for safety reasons.
Albania experiences a paradoxical blend of political stability and domestic tension. While President Aleksandar Vučić and the ruling SNS party have maintained firm, predictable control over the government, this dominance has led to a steady decline in democratic standards, restricted media pluralism, and widespread corruption.
Reporter: Talia Wexler
Interview Location: The Bristol Belgrade
Amazing, Blair. I hope you continue to bloom and thrive here. I'm an English Language Fellow in Belgrade until Fall 2027. This is encouraging me, too, to stay long term. Serbian people are wonderful.
Additional Footage: Angela Blair Cadet, Getty Images
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what an awesome and adventurous woman.
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What a cool lady
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Mastering Serbian pronunciation must be nasty hard for an American.
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The major religion of Serbia is orthodox Christianity who has many African Saints in fact you'll see black Saints on the walls of most orthodox Christian churches they don't distinguished by race it means very little. We are all God's children
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But do the natives of Eastern Europe want you there? Absolutely not.
I'm Happier Living In Eastern Europe Than In The U.S. – Here's How Much It Costs
When are you going to speak Serbian?
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Question for you.If war brake loose in the balkans?Say in Serbia.Are you gonna stay and fight for Serbia,or you gonna flee?
@bojanraicevic34TIL Serbia is Eastern Europe
@MrSankulloAfter you start traveling abroad, you really don't want to return to the US.
@OneEyedLionI thought your kind hated white people ?You live in the most white part of the world ? Hypocrisy at its finest
@bob-e2l2mSometimes it is not about the particular country but the novelty and opportunities you get. I am back to Eastern Europe after living outside of Europe, and I can't stand it here and can't wait to get the f out. But there are differences even between countries within the EU.
@JoshuaOnVacationSerbia is.a Slavic country, but it is not in Eastern Europe. Southern more likely. Only Macedonia and Greece are bellow Serbia, on the South. Anyway, we're welcoming all our guests from other countries and Belgrade is full of Ruusians, Americans etc. nowadays. There are more than 200-300K Russians and Ukrainians in Serbia and here they live in peace.
@natashamiljevic701why do you not give details of Blairs social media or contact????????? You made lot of views from her interview. Common courtesy.
@RC-ik8ipGreat! You should take your friends and family with you.
@MichaelOrtega-l2vPlease stop with these videos of people claiming to have relocated, when they’re really there on a “tourist visa” and on vacation. This is getting out of hand, you’re fooling people into this false hope of a better life. None of these people live where they claim.
@LetsBeReal-e1wSHE IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE INDEED!
@Dr.Wilson.Christson.Ph.DAlso noticed: Black women abroad are less hyper-critical about racism, compared to how they often berate white people in the U.S. for everything.
@AmandaTownsend-n8e❤
@leoniabrahams5586Until she moves at least 6 km from the center, this is just another report from the expat bubble.
@franzjosef7728Wow! What a story and experience. She's independent and open-minded.
@ThomasHarmonie615Its important to note that this region never engaged in african slavery and had little interaction with black people before
@sultankebab1587I am here in Belgrade temporarily for film work, I am from the UK. What Blair is doing here is not great actually for Serbia in general. The influx of wealthy remote workers and Russians avoiding the draft/war in Russia has pushed the price of housing through the roof here, whereas local salaries have not risen at all. They have issues with food inflation here so grocery shopping is very expensive, even for me. This influx of foreign wealth is not helping the general populace. It’s crazy the Serbian government need to sort out some kind of visa requirement, at the moment you can come here with no visa basically.
@katieb239Eastern Europe is a GEM
@deepthoughts8393Wait for me!!
@TurnerFamilyCroniclesAyo that's me. I'm tryna leave the US and get to Czech Republic if possible. Have a good job here in the US but the entire country has lost it's mind.
@drewdaringer889Do thet want black people there? it looks beautiful
@iamslickrick1Serbian American here and loved the video. 🙌 Seems like she’s living her best life out there!
@219milesYou can messaged me of you can thanks
@tidjanibabatunde7085Wow my name is Blair also. Hey girl
@ItsBlairHouse❤
@slobodanmihailovic9926Locals want to relocate other regions like western EU, whereas foreigners want to live in this beautiful city?
@Alfred127-wShe’s so cool
@avigailp6868Eastern Europe ? XD
@evaboucharifI knew a lot of serbians back in the day. AMAZING people. Ill be going to Serbia for sure!
@sacha9646All predispositions, doubts, naysaying beliefs, and aging propaganda are nullified when a beautiful Black woman openly proves that this is possible. Thank you for the unfiltered content.
@docrock66I love that we are still not a very popular destination though. Part of the charm here is that it still feels undiscovered for the rest of the world. Hope it stays a bit niche honestly.❤
@dardanellaprWOW ! I’m impressed Angela ! What a beautiful ! Elegant ! Classy ! Dynamic Lady you are ! WOW ! Your radiance when you smile is Captivating ! Your Creative Imagination is very appealing and you are a great example to the World Angela ! You move with a lithe feline grace ! A mane of Confidence ! A pace intense ! Yet effortlessly in harmony and balance with your surroundings ! Your Presence intoxicating Angela ! Like the first whiff of an Expensive Perfume ! Exhilarating! Exciting ! Powerful! Commanding respect ! You’re a Rare Jewel ! I Recognise Your Value immediately ! You are a Queen among Women Angela ! ( Isaiah 61 )Arise ! Shine ! For The Glory of The Lord is Upon You ! ( Isaiah 61 ). Sydney is poorer without you Angela !
@DennisNathan-t4jSerbia is definitely NOT racist at all. In fact, they prefer mixed race relationships and colorful immigrants. Not just Black Women either, black Men are exemplary desirably by Serbian women and they would do well to go live in that not racist part of Europe. Most Serbians welcome a mixed race society anyway.
@robertodibaggio8181The white citizens in Serbia are more mature than their white counterparts in the United States at treating black Americans with respect; this black American woman is a novelty in her host country!
@moa8121It seems that living in the United States has become stale because of the political toxicity between the two major political parties and their respective constituents who seam to hate each other.
@moa8121Love your hair!
@janandafisher8022the world is our oyster as long as we have our own business or investment portfolio.
@sheilakaur2025Today is the third time that I am watching your video - I am very impressed - but today I noticed that this video was clipped, certain scenes were taken out - can you please repost the original version of this video using the same youtube identifier code. The cobble street and the restaurant are very close to where my late aunt lived and I used to visit her and stroll the streets of Belgrade and Skadarlia. This is another reason as to why I keep on going back to this video. It reminds me of my younger days.
@bettyarsenijevic5732All pictures and videos are wrong, it’s all terrible here, dangerous.
Don’t come. I’m serious, don’t come.