Chapter 2079

Albania is perhaps one of the most immigration-friendly countries.

According to the Albanian government itself, Albanians have a long history of emigration, but it almost completely disappeared between 1945 and 1990, when the country was socialist. Since July 1990, emigration has resumed. In the past 20 years, about 25% of the total Albanian population has emigrated. That is, one in four Albanians emigrated between 2004 and 2024.

Albania was the last of the socialist countries in Europe to transition to a market economy and electoral politics between 1989 and 1991. At least as far as Albania's modern history is concerned, the ups and downs of emigration are closely related to the country's historical changes. The Albanian Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs cited statistics that there are currently about 1.4 million Albanian citizens living and working abroad, most of whom (about 70-75%) live in Greece and Italy, with Greece being the largest, followed by Italy, and the rest living in developed countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavian countries, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Note that these 1.4 million people refer to "Albanian citizens", excluding those Albanians who have already naturalized in the country of immigration. Considering that the current population living in the country is about 2.8 million, this means that about one-third of Albanian citizens are actually "living and working abroad."

A polling organization called "Balkan Barometer" once conducted a survey in 2023 and found that 83% of Albanian citizens want to leave their homeland and move abroad. Among all the former socialist countries in Europe that have transitioned to a market economy, immigration to wealthy countries is not uncommon, but no country has such a large proportion of its citizens moving abroad. In addition, there is another important difference: the EU implements a policy of free population movement. The peak of population outflow in many former socialist countries in Europe occurred after joining the EU, which is a legal flow. However, Albania has not been able to join the EU. A large part of the outflow of immigrants from the country are illegal immigrants, such as the boat people who risked their lives to cross the English Channel on rubber rafts mentioned above.

Under various restrictions, such a large proportion of citizens still take the risk of emigrating overseas.

There are not many Albanian immigrants in the United States. Most of them are concentrated in California, and Los Angeles is the place where the most immigrants gather, because the economy is good, there are more job opportunities, and the attitude of the whole state of California towards immigrants is relatively friendly.

So Albanians are concentrated in Los Angeles.

They are more grouped than ordinary Eastern European immigrants. After all, they are very closed. They are not close to locals, nor do they like immigrants from other Eastern European countries.

This is related to the history of this country. Historically, Albania is quite individual. In the era of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Albanians are rare. They hate the United States and don’t care about the existence of the Soviet Union.

But the amazing thing is that this country actually survived the entire Cold War period intact, and was neither attacked by the Soviet Union nor sanctioned by the United States... The reason is that they still think that this country is useless.

After all, this place, except for stones and mountains, has no use value at all, and even the geographical conditions are quite ordinary. It is neither a major transportation route nor a strategic advantage. It is purely redundant.

So in the face of his provocation, the Soviet Union chose to remain silent... After all, attacking this country will not get anything, not even the fuel cost.

The same is true for the United States.

This broken place has no value at all!

This is a standard international abandoned child.

So he has never had the so-called closeness to any country in history.

The main purpose of their immigration is also very clear, that is, to make money!

And what's more interesting is that they don't seem to have the idea of ​​taking root in the local area. This can be seen from the local environment in Albania. In the local area, the most seen car is Mercedes-Benz!

Because this is the atmosphere brought back by overseas Albanians.

After making money, they like to show off in their hometown. The most face-saving thing is to drive a foreign car. Mercedes-Benz just meets this demand. It is a big brand and not too expensive! Many Albanian families have children working abroad and sending money home, and then the family will buy Mercedes-Benz cars to show that they are making money!

Because it is face-saving!

At the same time, many families without children abroad also spend money to buy second-hand or third-hand Mercedes-Benz cars in order not to lose face.

So Mercedes-Benz cars are everywhere in the market.

Driving a Japanese car there will be ridiculed!

What does this show? In addition to the local people's love of comparison, the most important thing is that they all have the idea of ​​returning to their roots and cannot forget their homesickness. This leads to the fact that Albanian immigrants have no idea of ​​integrating into the local area.

They stick to their own customs and their own language. They only want to make quick money in the local area, so naturally they will not take root and work hard, and they all plan to make a fortune and return to their hometown!

So they are generally concentrated and engaged in illegal businesses.

Their territory is not big - this is natural, the absolute number of Albanian immigrants is very small, after all, there are not many people in the whole country. In particular, the United States is not the first choice of Albanians, but Greece and Italy are, because they are close (these two countries are next to Albania).

The territory only has one block, and the people in this block basically speak Albanian, which is a rare language and only a very small number of people can speak it.

Because of this, this community is very closed, and outsiders will be very conspicuous when they come in. After all, when you open your mouth, you will speak a language that most people have never even heard of, so it is difficult to fake it.

In the past two years, this community has recently started to have some messy people at night. Most of them speak English, but there are people around them who can speak Albanian. They come to participate in the auction.

Yes, it is an auction.

There are two types of auctions here.

One is to go in volume, and they are generally the pimps who do flesh trade. Albanians will pull out a group of Eastern European girls, show them to those bosses, and then make deals in batches. The price is not expensive.

Generally speaking, it ranges from 20,000 to 40,000 US dollars per person.

These are Eastern European women who were deceived or trafficked. Albanians will not organize them to go to the streets by themselves... that will affect the local gangs' cake. Although the Albanian gangs don't care much about fighting with others, it is obvious that the Albanian gangs who make quick money don't think much of this kind of business that requires a long-term flow, so they simply resell them directly.

As for what will happen to these girls in the future, the Albanian gangs don't care much.

Of course, the second reason they don't do this is for the second business.

Auction!

This is not an ordinary auction, but an auction of illegal items.

Arms! Drugs and people!

Albanian gangs have a unique advantage in arms!

In the 1990s, after Albania was fooled by Western countries, the country's economic system collapsed, people's lives were difficult, and there was even a riot that swept the country. For a period of time, it was even in a state of anarchy.

Then their arsenal was robbed, and all the arms flowed to the people!

At that time, Albania was isolated from the whole world, which led to its own security being very important, so it stockpiled a lot of arms! How strange was the situation in Albania at that time? Its national population is about more than two million, and there is an average of one bunker for every three people. The construction cost is more than twice that of the Maginot Line. During the war, the Albanian army mobilized no more than 100,000 people, probably because they wanted to have the whole people defend the line together in the future nuclear war. The weapons in stock are piled up like a mountain, and each person can get more than 50 rifles, with super firepower. From the perspective of economy, population and war preparedness, the United States and the Soviet Union have to stand aside. Albania is the country that is ready to fight at any time during the Cold War.

It is conceivable how rich the arms resources of this broken place are.

Anyway, the arms needed by the gangs do not need to be very advanced, and they only need to be able to fire bullets.

Drugs... Albania has no advantage in this, after all, this is the traditional advantage project of South American drug lords.

The second is population.

Of course, the auction is not the kind of ordinary people that can be seen everywhere.

But beautiful women.

To be honest, Eastern European beauties are really beautiful!

Have you noticed that the proportion of high-value people in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus seems to be much higher than in other countries? This phenomenon not only makes people's eyes light up, but also triggers countless people's thinking.

Eastern Europeans have such gentle faces, which are completely different from those in Western Europe and Northern Europe. The sharp-edged faces of Western European and Northern Europeans are simply too fierce, and they look difficult to get along with. This matter really has to start from history. When Genghis Khan swept across Eurasia with the Mongolian cavalry, he left many "offspring" in Eastern Europe. With this mixed blood, the appearance of Eastern Europeans has become much softer. If you don't believe it, let's compare it with photos. Just find a few photos of Eastern European girls and Western European and Northern European girls and compare them, and the difference will come out immediately. Most people in China appreciate the gentle and graceful appearance of Eastern Europeans, which is completely understandable. It's not that Western European and Northern European beauties are not good-looking. Their cold and beautiful beauty is indeed very special, but you have to appreciate it slowly to get it.

Those people in Western Europe actually look down on Eastern Europeans because their bloodline is not "pure" enough. How stupid! Does the purity of bloodline matter? Eastern European girls are still very beautiful! I think whether it is the gentle beauty of Eastern Europe or the cold beauty of Western Europe and Northern Europe, they are all the work of nature. No one should look down on anyone.

Another factor is social factors.

To be honest, looking at women around the world, the fates are really different. Women in Sweden are simply winning without doing anything. With a high degree in hand, they can choose any job and have very good benefits. Whether they are pretty or not is a plus point, because their quality of life is there, and their successful career temperament is there, and they are beautiful without explanation. Look at Eastern Europe, especially the girls in Ukraine and Russia, it's really pitiful. They are smart and beautiful, but their hometowns are poor and there are very few opportunities. There is no choice but to pack up and run away. Whether it's going to Western Europe or North America, you have to find a place where you can display your talents. This is not just to make money, but to live a life worthy of yourself. The worst are the women in Somalia. There are constant wars and they can't even eat enough, so how can they care about dreams? No matter how beautiful the face is, it can only be covered with a layer of dust in such an environment. To put it bluntly, even the most basic survival has become a problem, does beauty still matter?

With this comparison, it becomes clear: not all beauties can live out the wonderful life they deserve. Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths, while others have to struggle in the mud. This world has never been fair.

Eastern Europeans have a bit of Mongolian shadow, with flat faces and unremarkable head shapes. But Western Europeans are different, with long and delicate faces and very standard figures, which make people feel advanced. I am not making this up. Take those military photos and look at the face of the German general, whose eye sockets are deep enough to hold a pool of water and whose facial features are as sharp as Greek sculptures. Look at the Ukrainian general, although he is also handsome, his face looks flat. You can also find that ordinary people in Western Europe are very delicate if you walk around the street. The most interesting thing is those AI-synthesized faces. Western Europeans have a strong three-dimensional face shape and their facial features are perfectly matched; Eastern Europeans look a little flatter and their contours are not so fine.

But Eastern Europe does have abundant resources of beautiful women... and most importantly, they are easy to deceive.

Beautiful women in economically developed areas can live well in their local areas. Why do they have to leave their hometowns?

But it is not the case in Eastern Europe. In fact, even now, the economy in Eastern Europe is just so-so, not good at all. So many girls who are confident in their appearance want to go to more prosperous countries.

Just like there are many beautiful women in big cities.

It is not that the genes in big cities are good, but the siphon effect of the city that makes many beautiful girls go to the city.

The same principle applies here.

Many girls with high appearance want to go to wealthy countries, be models, actors, singers, change their class, and let themselves embark on another life.

So these girls are easy to deceive.

This gives criminals an opportunity.

Albanian gangs like these girls who pursue their dreams the most. They will follow them foolishly after being fooled.

In addition, Eastern European beauties are famous.

This makes this kind of auction popular.

But today, there are a lot of people coming.

Because many well-informed people have received the news that the Albanians have found a very beautiful girl.

It's amazing.

It is destined that tonight will not be ordinary!