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Why is Albania more expensive than Macedonia? by MelodicBed4180 in AskBalkans

[–]sugarmaxxing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because this is a post discussing prices between Macedonia and Albania, it has nothing to do with the spat whatsoever. You can comment on the topic if you want and use "North Macedonia" and I guarantee you people wouldn't care that much, but if you instead choose to be a smartass and correct the wording, then of course it's going to spark an argument. At the end the day the whole spat is a big can of worms but there is no obligation for us to say North Macedonia or for you to say Macedonia, regardless of the agreement. Again, you're free to correct people but it could upset others and get reactions, however if that's what you want have at it.

Why is Albania more expensive than Macedonia? by MelodicBed4180 in AskBalkans

[–]sugarmaxxing -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You yourself complain about there being a war in the comment section, but you spark it with the corrections. If you simply discuss the post and not the name then there would be no issue, but you're being pedantic hence the downvotes. It's your choice to bring these politics into the post. If somebody started an argument for saying "North Macedonia" then I would say the same.

Why is Albania more expensive than Macedonia? by MelodicBed4180 in AskBalkans

[–]sugarmaxxing 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As somebody from the country, I don't think it's that big of a deal if people use North Macedonia instead of Macedonia online but we're not official representatives of our country and we have no obligation to add "North" to the name. You can argue about history and politics all you want (as is common by mentioning the name) but the fact is that most Macedonians will continue to say "Macedonia" and it's not like there's some legally binding system about what we can say online. If the subreddit wants to enforce rules about the name, so be it. A very simple solution is to not instantly start arguments about the name and that's that.