[sgnnseven]

> In ex-Yugoslavia there is a rather pronounced distinction between citizenship and nationality.

As a Yugoslav war refugee, this is spot on.

Small sidenote: Even if all of these languages are effectively one big "super-Balkan" language it is a _very_ divisive point from an ethnicity perspective given the number of conflicts this region has had over the centuries. While it's not my cup of tea, the reality is that people from the Balkans will often judge others from that region (both positively and negatively) based on these almost-imperceptible language differences since they signal to the listener some degree of ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic level, and education level.

[mushbino]

This has been my experience traveling in ex-Yugoslavia. It's exactly the same language, but It's difficult getting anyone to admit that for the reasons you stated. They really didn't have any interest in being grouped together in any way. Though, almost everyone I spoke with who remembered Yugoslavia said they missed it and things were better back then. It could just be rose colored glasses though.