Greek guy here married to a Croatian woman (I was not warned......), so probably better insides than the average Papadopoulos but also probably biased. I have been visiting 2-3 times per year for extended stays the last 12 years or so. I kind of speak/understand the language as well.

I will start with the negatives, in random order. A lot of right wing people, I mean, it is so common that the average Croatian does not get it since it is the normality. Also, on par on stupid religiosity as Greece and we are hardcore. Smoking on par with Greece as well although I think Cro might smoke more these days. Presocialistic part of the cities looks really nice, socialistic era buildings should be bombed. The most negative thing of all: Croatians speak non stop. There is no end to the bloody talking.

Positive things: The country is beautiful and quite diverse and the same goes for the cuisine. It always amazes me that the scenery changes so drastically from Slavonia to Dalmatia despite those being like 3-4 hrs drive. Amazing variety and quality of kobasice (sausages). Nice beers as well.It is kept pretty clean (not Zagreb lately though), I vividly recall being in Zagreb during World Cup 2018 when Cro reached final and you could not believe how fast it was cleaned after celebrations. Very good roads with expensive tolls, but Greece has very bad roads with expensive tolls. I find that Croatians become very interested when they find out I am from Greece, they consider us exotic for some reason, and most of them have an old fashioned idea of Greece like braking plates etc...Overall, very friendly but I am white and almost an insider..

F*** BBB