In this North Macedonian city, Greeks make good customers
Greece
Sun, 17 Feb 2019 11:19 GMT
Greeks often cross the North Macedonian border to visit the city of Bitola and were never really affected by the countries' name dispute.
Bitola is a North Macedonian border town, whose main visitors come from the northern region of Greece. Most Greeks in...
Greeks often cross the North Macedonian border to visit the city of Bitola and were never really affected by the countries' name dispute.
Bitola is a North Macedonian border town, whose main visitors come from the northern region of Greece. Most Greeks insist the name 'Macedonia' should be used exclusively for their country's province. But despite the dispute, the Greeks still have businesses in the city and employ many locals.
The renaming of his country to the Republic of North Macedonia may have pleased the neighbors politically but Greeks never stopped crossing the border for everyday services.
Hairdresser Dimce Ivanovski says his Greek clients have been coming to him across the border for years.
"Greek customers are regular guests. Even restaurants have menus in Greek. I speak Greek and love the language and I feel good," he said.
