Emir Kusturica, as quoted in The Guardian (4 March 2005)
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In Serbia a lot of people hate me because they want to westernise, not understanding that the western world is bipolar, with very good things and very bad things. Since they don't have experience of the west, they even believe that a western pile of shit is actually pie.
— Emir Kusturica on Serbia
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In Serbia a lot of people hate me because they want to westernise, not understanding that the western world is bipolar, with very good things and very bad things. Since they don't have experience of the west, they even believe that a western pile of shit is actually pie." in the context of "Emir Kusturica, as quoted in The Guardian (4 March 2005)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica (born 24 November 1954) is a Bosnian-born Serbian film director.
About Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica (born 24 November 1954) is a Bosnian-born Serbian film director.
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