The Croatian culture is one that prizes family and community above all else (imagine that). It has always prided itself on developing in a manner most akin to its Western neighbours, and yet the closeness of the war and ties to the communistic past have left them with a bit of a chip on their shoulders. These factors have come together to make for an extremely friendly and warm population, one anxious to express hospitality and kindness in a way we think you'll find very unique and special. You will be amazed to see the lengths to which people will go out of their way to help you here. Their quickness to utilise their impressive English capabilities will strike you as thrilling after you've been ridiculed and cursed in a foreign tongue everywhere else. It's the immediacy of their smiling faces however that will strike you as the most meanigful and inspiring aspect of the culture - hooray for the Croats!!