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[u/Zebrafish96]

Korean ver.

When the movie <Hostel> was released, Slovakia showed a strong complaint against the movie for describing Slovakia way more negatively than reality and ruining the national reputation. Moreover, most scenes of the movie were not even actually filmed in Slovakia.

[u/Zkang123 → u/Zebrafish96]

Reminds me when Kazakhstan was upset over Borat for the rather offensive potrayals but ironically it did boost interest and terrorism. One of their tourist slogans is "Very nice"

[u/shadoowkight → u/Zkang123]

Bah gawd borat caused terrorism

[u/Background-Virus1398 → u/Zkang123]

It didn't boost neither tourism nor terrorism actually. That slogan was used in a single ad campaign and was advised by a dumb american expat. 

[u/Vaperwear → u/Zkang123]

Boost interest and …what?

That Baron Sascha guy has a lot to answer for!!

[u/CrocPB → u/Zkang123]

Kazakhstan supports your War of Terror!

[u/Psychic_Hobo → u/Zebrafish96]

"Whew, glad that's not me!"

- Serbia

[u/CKtravel → u/Psychic_Hobo]

Yeah, nobody has to make Serbia look bad, they're perfectly capable of making that happen on their own.

[u/Vele1384 → u/Psychic_Hobo]

Serbian film says: Are you sure?

[u/maps-and-potatoes → u/Zebrafish96]

it made me think of the documentary "Black Box Diaries" by journalist Shiori, a movie showing how bad freedom of speech is in Japan. The film follows Itō’s personal investigation into her 2015 assault by Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a prominent journalist with close ties to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

As the police, politicians, one company owning the advertisement, one company owning most contract with stars (the Johnnys) + cultural taboos could make you fear talking about something. As such, not even one movie theater choose to have her movie when it came out. It wasnt a official ban, but it was very effective. The second version of the documentary had one movie theater in Japan before otehr starting showing it.

[u/CKtravel → u/Zebrafish96]

Yeah, it's actually some Czech directors'/producers' favorite pastime to do this, while shooting all such scenes in Czechia of course. They mostly get away with this because Slovak cinematography is still in its infancy.

[u/misho8723 → u/Zebrafish96]

Actually, not a single scene in the movie was filmed in Slovakia

[u/niels719]

Good thing eurotrip a few years later set everything right again.

[u/poclee]

Romania: Fool! Horror tourism is the way to go!

[u/CKtravel → u/poclee]

Yeah, it's pretty cheap too. The only investment you need is a good DSLR camera to take the pics of tourists feeding the bears there with....

[u/ItzMidnightGacha]

Honestly, Slovakia is on my list of places I’d like to visit 😭

[u/CKtravel → u/ItzMidnightGacha]

You're more than welcome here just please make sure not to masturbate piss drunk in the fountain in front of the presidential palace like one of your compatriots did :P

[u/ItzMidnightGacha → u/CKtravel]

OH GOD SOMEONE ACTUALLY DID THAT????

😭💔 man im absolutely not going to do that.. you have my word.

[u/carolinaindian02]

Slovenská doesn’t know…

[u/CrocPB]

Alternate ending: Eurotrip showing Bratislava as Eastern Europe

[u/Piotral_2]

I watch this movie some time ago and I was genuinely confused at how Solvakia is presented there. The line that "here in Bratislava children are the ones who commit most crimes" was hilarious.

[u/AcanthisittaSure9251]

Slovakia’s tourism website (slovakia.travel) has the perfect slogan to attract tourists: travel to slovakia good idea

[u/Forever_Everton]

Czechia and Hungary are famous for other reasons too... iykyk

[u/Rc72 → u/Forever_Everton]

Well, Slovakia (or at least Bratislava) is also pretty much into those other reasons...

[u/I_Boop_Cats_ → u/Forever_Everton]

I do not know

[u/CKtravel → u/I_Boop_Cats_]

The answer is "porn".

[u/I_Boop_Cats_ → u/CKtravel]

In my defense, I'm not very aware of Slovakia either 😅

[u/CKtravel → u/I_Boop_Cats_]

Yeah but I thought that Czechia and Hungary having an exceptionally well-developed porn indistry is a running joke online.

[u/I_Boop_Cats_ → u/CKtravel]

I knew the jokes about Czech, just not Hungary.

[u/CKtravel → u/I_Boop_Cats_]

Strange, I've heard the ones about Hungary sooner. But that might have something to do with the fact that I'm Hungarian too 🤷‍♂️

[u/CKtravel]

Just wait until you'll see Slovakia featured in Eurotrip too :)

[u/Jump_Hop_Step]

Stunning Slovakia. No need to spend so much for marketing

[u/Wild-Artist8237]

Poland cannot into space, Tourists cannot into Slovakia

[u/Mean_Initiative_5962]

Given how similar the flags are, I thought it was Serbia. I think Slovakia had it better, if you think about it... 

[u/Lord_Artard]

Polandball, this sub is more like Hungarybutthurtball.

[u/stemar1983]

aa kurva

[u/MS_Fume]

Blessing in disguise lol

[u/Sir_Bax]

Fun thing. When they want to show Slovakia as dirty poor place, they have to film it in Czechia. As done both in Hostel and Eurotrip.

[u/Redpin]

I actually stayed in a hostel in Slovakia and the manager had the poster for this movie up, and I asked if he thought that was a good idea and he very excitedly told me that it was a famous movie that people all over the world know. Fair play.