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My friend Alex talking to an unemployed engineer. There are many unemployed or underemployed professionals in North Macedonia. This man's last job was as a hotel receptionist, then the Covid crisis hit.

In Prostranje, you've already met Darko. At age 36, he doesn't make enough to have his own apartment or get married, and Darko's a dentist. That's why he's waiting for Covid travel restrictions to be lifted so he can emigrate to Australia. To do that, he'll also have to pass his TOEFL test.

In case you're wondering what we were having for lunch, that's goulash, which is served with mashed potato here.


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