Belgrade - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there problems with ethnic, race/racial minorities or religious prejudices? Gender equality?
Uh, it's the Balkans. Read up on the region. - Oct 2024
Not really. There is a lot of prejudice against the Roman, though. This is an old communist country. Strong women. They are also as agressive as men, behind the wheel. - Dec 2018
Again, on paper, Serbia is anti-semitic. But I never encountered any problems as a Jewish woman. Serbs are definitely curious about people of color, but I didn't hear of any racially-motivated incidents, harassment, or racism towards Westerners (the same cannot be said of the Roma population, however). - Sep 2015
No. Maybe a little racial prejudice. - Aug 2015
Serbia is generally a white, Orthodox country. It's not particularly diverse, and people of color attract attention and stares. - Aug 2015
The vast, vast majority of Serbs are white Orthodox Christians. Because many people are not often exposed to others of different races and backgrounds, I would imagine that there could be some issues with prejudices. I have never personally experienced this. - Aug 2014
Serbia, again, is pretty homogenous so most Serbs are white and Orthodox Christian. There is a small Roma population that faces some discrimination and I imagine Serbs don't have many opportunities to interact with individuals of different races/sexual orientation/religions, so I imagine there could be some challenges with prejudices here, I just haven't personally experienced any. - Aug 2013
Overall, this is a very homogeneous country. There is a small Roma population that lives as a lower economic class in general. - Apr 2012
It seems okay. There is no diversity in the city. Everyone is white Serbian orthodox. You will get many people staring at you if you don't fit this description. - Nov 2011
I wasn't aware of anything extreme. - Jul 2011
This is a very sexist culture. - Nov 2010
Black people are a curiosity. However, there is no real discrimination that I know of. If you happen to be Albanian, you may have problems. Muslims, while not liked, are tolerated if they're from a foreign land. Most people here will tell you they're Orthodox, but most are atheists. - Jun 2010
