Dear Lew, To me those details which you mentioned looks like
variables. You of course know that there are many while each
variabale needs some value to make sense. While I left Serbia
50 years ago I still think that Serbo-Croatian is my ''native language''
Here is an Serbian saying which I like very much: ''you will be sorry
for what you have done and also for what you have not done''.
We all are free to make our choices but, alas, there are so many.
Like ''to many variables'''.
And yes you are right about people divided by the same langauge.
The Serbian and Croats are willing to start a new war in order
to decise which language is older: Serbian or Croatian .
BTW the Serbian don't need any reason to start a war. ''Pure
passion'' so to speak(grin).