QuasiTriestino
Senior Member
American English
During my time in Serbia, this cultural curiosity always caused me to chuckle: promaja.
Promaja is a chilly draft that comes in when you leave a window or door open. I can't tell you how many times I was chastised by older Serbians for letting a little chill in through an open window for fear that it would cause harm. To me, it seemed a little exaggerated, but many swear it causes sickness.
The idea of promaja is ubiquitous is Serbia and in the Balkans in general and I'm curious if other Slavic languages have their own ways of referring to it.
Promaja is a chilly draft that comes in when you leave a window or door open. I can't tell you how many times I was chastised by older Serbians for letting a little chill in through an open window for fear that it would cause harm. To me, it seemed a little exaggerated, but many swear it causes sickness.
The idea of promaja is ubiquitous is Serbia and in the Balkans in general and I'm curious if other Slavic languages have their own ways of referring to it.