Top ten reasons for being Macedonian:

1. You can call yourself Macedonian and not get killed by a
    Bulgarian, Greek, Serb or Albanian.

2. Fresh tomatoes, watermelon and tobacco.

3. You can pretend you are a descendant of Alexander the Great
    and piss off the Greeks.

4. You get to be sad and suffer while listening to folk music.

5. Good relations with your neighbours, especially Greeks and
    Albanians.

6. American soldiers on your territory.

7. You get to call your country The Former Yugoslav Republic
    of Macedonia.

8. Fresh tomatoes, watermelon, and tobacco.

9. You can successfully pretend your language is not
    Bulgarian.

10.Everyone is interested in the stability of your country
    except your neighbours.