Returning from the Diaspora: The Myth of Success and the Shame of Return | ApA
Returning from the Diaspora to the homeland is rarely seen as a free decision in the Balkans, and much more often as a capitulation. While thousands of people pack their bags every year in search of a „better life“, few dare to publicly admit that not everything is as they imagined it to be out there. Fear of social condemnation, the label of failure and the famous mahala narrative often make it harder […]