Same goes for candies and alcohol for the most part

for alcohol i go as domestic as you can get

domaca rakija

can't beat it

I buy domestic products I think deserve it because people who make them actually make a living satisfying customers

But domestic companies which exist by milking tax money and laundering i care not to help at all

yeah ofc

Excessive faith in patriotism while we are run by the Mafia isn't recommendable

well your situation is a bit different

Since Mafia will always buy themselves whatever they want and we will be left with "domestic" products which are bacially cattle feed poisoned with everything

Food in Serbia is worse than here

And we are not good at all

which food

Meat

no problemo

i get it domace

hams and sausages

Ok, that's cool

i dont buy that many market meat

Otherwise I'm all for protectionism with normal government

I'll collapse if I have to read anything again by an older divorced dude

The reason why Eastern Europeans always have succesful businesses in N. America

"The problem is that building a business in Ukraine requires a certain level of toughness and ruthlessness that few people possess."

same goes with our region

@The Enlightened Shepherd Meanwhile, here in the States, they'll give out a loan to anybody.

Wanna see the rates that our banks give on loans ?

what are your rates like

As far as i remember like 12%

And then banks came up with new rates, 8%

but eventually turned out to be a lot of small fonts

where it usually does not turn out to be 8% at all

Usury is criminal.

Dont take loans, don't consume

dude i read so many business books over my highschool years and am still reading some in college now

and the best advice is just : save money

stop mindlessly consuming shite

same goes for your own bank account and for any business you might run

@TheSlavPill Also, never buy into a business that spends more than it should be making.

I love how people still think Belarus is some kind of run down poor place

Belarus, visually speaking,is like the most pristine place in Europe

police stations, hospitals, public buildings are all brand new and well maintained