Top 5 worst things about living in Bulgaria

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024

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  • @jimfeerling6484
    @jimfeerling6484  Před rokem +2

    Jim Feerling Instagram:
    instagram.com/jimsvarna_official/

  • @scoll13
    @scoll13 Před 10 měsíci +9

    You sounded intoxicated 😂

  • @Sonnino22
    @Sonnino22 Před rokem +32

    I enjoyed BG a lot, really, but as an Italian the most essential negativ issue, was simply the missing smile on Bulgarian peoples faces, specially in the gastronomy, they treat you often with such a non-hearty neutrality, acting like you are almost not existing, with few emotional visual expressions or gestures.

    • @TheChocolatBlanc
      @TheChocolatBlanc Před rokem +6

      Reminds me of France

    • @greattoseerobinscore
      @greattoseerobinscore Před 10 měsíci +2

      Yes but coming from Italy you are comparing BG to one of the best gastronomy sectors in the world.

    • @marcusbiller867
      @marcusbiller867 Před 8 měsíci +7

      ​@@greattoseerobinscore there is probably almost no country in the world that you can compare it to that will make it better. The service in Bulgaria is terrible, everyone is expecting to be grateful that they are even serving you.

    • @greattoseerobinscore
      @greattoseerobinscore Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@marcusbiller867 Austria was slightly better, my point stands, a lot countries are worse than Italy. In BG it is already getting better than 10 years ago.

    • @georgimaglov7227
      @georgimaglov7227 Před 7 měsíci +4

      As a Bulgarian I have to cofirm what zou saz. It is verz sad for me to.Thought it is the "normal" thing in Bulgaria there are still some 15% of places where they will smile at you and welcome you kindly!

  • @JaneDoe-ql7sc
    @JaneDoe-ql7sc Před rokem +8

    Very nice & amusing discussion about the worst things about living in Bulgaria! 🙂

  • @1914levski1914
    @1914levski1914 Před 2 lety +19

    The only thing i disagree is about the safety belts, it was like that 15 years ago, but now most of the people are ok with putting them.

    • @marcusbiller867
      @marcusbiller867 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Bullsh... My wife just made a driver's exam and even the driving school teacher never had the safety belt on. He even had this thing called "Biberon" where you plug it in and was driving like this all the time. And this is by the way not a small around the corner driving school, but the best one in Varna with the highest exam scores(he knows all the examiners as well and is also very corrupt)

    • @RositsaPetrovarjp7
      @RositsaPetrovarjp7 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@marcusbiller867Which part of most don't usually understand

  • @helendennis7662
    @helendennis7662 Před 19 dny

    The reason many sidewalks in Plovdiv are so uneven is that they have kept the mature trees in the city. If those trees were taken down - like has happened in places like UK for "safety" - it would be so bleak and in the summer the buildings would be even hotter.

  • @meyroakabigrem1679
    @meyroakabigrem1679 Před rokem +19

    We love Bulgaria. But a l problem is many people still smoke cigarettes all the time.

    • @Luqal
      @Luqal Před rokem +12

      That is not your concern.

    • @meyroakabigrem1679
      @meyroakabigrem1679 Před rokem +13

      @@Luqal it is our concern as the smoke harms our children’s health and causes cancer.

    • @Luqal
      @Luqal Před rokem +12

      @@meyroakabigrem1679 Smoking is bad and I agree with you.. but who are we to tell others to stop ?

    • @meyroakabigrem1679
      @meyroakabigrem1679 Před rokem +11

      @@Luqal the topic was what are the worst things about Bulgaria. I said smoking is a problem. Anyone who is not selfish or stupid would of course stop. That should be commonsense let alone common decency.

    • @AreWeHackin
      @AreWeHackin Před rokem +7

      @@meyroakabigrem1679 no it doesn’t if they breath in a slight amount. Your breathing in car fumes everyday.

  • @jotasenator
    @jotasenator Před 2 lety +5

    was until i had 4 beers that I could be in the same page of you Jim, thanks for your advice

    • @mimi64231
      @mimi64231 Před rokem

      Here are the hospitals in UK czcams.com/video/g6haxyTU_iE/video.html czcams.com/video/eYQC2uV6Bpk/video.html czcams.com/video/8k82PtuW2mg/video.html All the best from Poland.

  • @stevefarnworth8526
    @stevefarnworth8526 Před rokem +8

    I absolutly agree with everything, thats why i bought a house in the country. The drivers are totally mad, so much so that i am buying a big 4 x 4 and i always drive slowly and defensively

  • @edimi2454
    @edimi2454 Před rokem +7

    I agree on most of it. But I can say things are slowly improving. To me reckless driving is the most important issue related to a wrong mentality. Hopefully with the new mesures this will change for good as well.

  • @dwartbg1
    @dwartbg1 Před 2 lety +6

    The beach of Varna is not really a "beach" compared to Bulgarian standarts even, thats why. Just go somewhere at the southern resorts underneath Bourgas like Kiten, Primorsko, Sozopol, Lozenets, Sinemorets etc.
    Also I wont agree about the seatbelts. I dont and havent seen anyone who doesnt wear a seatbelt. If anything police is everywhere and people obviously prefer to avoid getting fined. Still could be like that in Varna, people there are a bit different in culture than the ones in Sofia for example. Varna also has a lot of Ukrainians and Russians which are pretty different and aggressive compared to Bulgarians.

    • @fayegoh
      @fayegoh Před 2 lety

      in smaller cities like razgrad and villages people usually dont wear their seatbelts

    • @marcusbiller867
      @marcusbiller867 Před 8 měsíci

      All bulgarian beaches are shit now, even places like Krapets or Irakli are becoming more and more commercial

    • @ognyanpetkov2815
      @ognyanpetkov2815 Před 20 dny

      The "beach" of Varna is not only one, so you can't speak for all of them as a whole. Regarding the cleanes of the water in the Black sea you can't judge only from the visibility factor. Today the water is much cleaner than years ago. But there never will be a visibility as in the Red sea or in the Carribeans. So enjoy what you have. My great concern regarding the smoking are the cigarette butts thrown everywhere. I will call Bulgaria "the country of the street butts" and the worst is that nobody cares about it. No fines, no cleaning.

  • @user-uo2rg7cq9z
    @user-uo2rg7cq9z Před rokem +7

    Black Sea is called black for its plankton in the water that makes it dark green

  • @lindonprice2482
    @lindonprice2482 Před rokem +3

    After watching this video, it seems like a 3 month visit might be good, or in the words of a sound checker, “ testing-testing 1,2,3.

    • @mimi64231
      @mimi64231 Před rokem

      Here are the hospitals in UK czcams.com/video/g6haxyTU_iE/video.html czcams.com/video/eYQC2uV6Bpk/video.html czcams.com/video/8k82PtuW2mg/video.html All the best from Poland.

  • @peterstuart1617
    @peterstuart1617 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The leagel system and the coruption within it are to WORST I have ever come across.

  • @nikitaking2796
    @nikitaking2796 Před rokem +7

    Love Bulgaria 😊

  • @antoniodelrey164
    @antoniodelrey164 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Top two for me is the smoking and drinking by everyone. I have many family there and wanted to live there but the excessive smoking and drinking has me in doubt.

  • @TrayanT
    @TrayanT Před rokem +3

    i can agree totally :)

  • @MyNameIsPAN
    @MyNameIsPAN Před 2 lety +28

    Here's 6 that took no time to think about, and are actually IMPORTANT.
    1. Incredible Rudeness in Public - Especially by shopkeepers toward customers. And nobody even considers it as being rude because that is just "how they are". But to anyone who lives West of Poland, they are f-ing RUDE!!!
    2. Public Bathrooms should be considered Toxic Disaster Zones (People piss AT the toilets, not IN them, and even when they appear to be "clean" they STILL reek like piss [or extreme amounts of fresheners to mask the piss smell].) -- And Why the HELL do you have the door open IN to the bathroom stall so you can't even get in or out unless you crawl over and behind the freakin' toilet?!?!?! [puke!!!]
    3. The driving of people in flashy Audis, BMWs, and Mercedes (not the old ones... the new ones). Especially when they have license plates like 000000 (I keep praying to see one of them flip over and explode after they practically run people off the highway because they drive like everyone else besides them is just a filthy peasant.) f-ing Mutras!
    4. PARKING... LEARN HOW TO FUCKING PARK!!!
    5. People STOPPING IN DOORWAYS!!! Literally EVERY SINGLE TIME I enter or exit a store, if there is someone in front of me, they will literally STOP right in the doorway - for whatever the f^ck reason and block people going in and out. This is no exaggeration it is literally 100% of the time!!!
    6. People COMPLETELY oblivious to ANYONE else around them, and how their actions may affect others. WAKE UP!!! Learn To Say "Excuse Me". If you walk 4 people across on the sidewalk, MAKE SOME ROOM FOR OTHER PEOPLE!!! And DON'T JUST STOP WALKING!!! THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU!!!
    The young people (those born after 1980) are certainly much better, so things are definitely improving -- but since most of the intelligent ones move away to other countries and do not come back -- there is a LONG way to go before Bulgaria can be considered a "civilized" country. Plovid is the shining jewel of the country... but that is still only in comparison to the rest of the place.
    Come for vacation! (But only if you know a local!) It will seem like visiting some "modern"-day European version of the wild west (with women FAR better than their male counter-parts... Bulgarian Women are the only thing positive about the country outside of: Yogurt, Honey, and Fresh Water Springs where you can get fresh spring water for free.)
    But if you Stay longer than a vacation... You better grow some thick skin and be prepared to be treated like shit, with absolutely NOTHING you can do about it, pretty much everywhere you go.
    That's MY Bulgarian Experience.

    • @TrayanT
      @TrayanT Před rokem

      Rudeness , i have never seen more rude people from UK , Germans, Poland, Russian and Ukrainians especially from younger generation dumb drunk people who come only for drugs and alcohol. They don't clean or do anything that's you can say they are human. peeing and pooping on beds and puking? and i should be THANKFUL to that? Excuse me but Fk off :)

    • @matrices3987
      @matrices3987 Před rokem +1

      Absolutely spot on. The most overrated and terrible place in Europe. Your honestly and truth is likely to get deleted!

    • @nikiindzhiev5369
      @nikiindzhiev5369 Před rokem +4

      You stayed/ate in some poor places if you have seen such toilets my friend.
      But everything else is funny haha i for one especially love doing 3

    • @NotSorryGifts
      @NotSorryGifts Před rokem +2

      But seriously, now tell us how you really feel?

    • @andjelkovicjasmin2954
      @andjelkovicjasmin2954 Před rokem +3

      Alright, then I'm definetly not gonna go there. Thanks for the informations. Can you recommend the Czech Republic and/or Poland?

  • @freeradical1567
    @freeradical1567 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Where did you live before you lived in Bulgaria?

  • @jenskunze4536
    @jenskunze4536 Před 2 lety +1

    absolutely agree 👍😊 enjoy 2 be there..

  • @theswede5402
    @theswede5402 Před 2 lety +9

    So even with the inflation its still much cheaper than western europe? I got a few job offers im considering in Sofia..

    • @jimfeerling6484
      @jimfeerling6484  Před rokem +2

      Lots of things are still much cheaper here.

    • @simplelivingbulgaria3662
      @simplelivingbulgaria3662 Před rokem

      I'm from Africa but I'm in sofia

    • @theswede5402
      @theswede5402 Před rokem

      @@simplelivingbulgaria3662 Is it cheaper than Africa?

    • @aB-of1nz
      @aB-of1nz Před rokem

      ​@@theswede5402 loool

    • @Designer_TopG
      @Designer_TopG Před 7 měsíci

      ​@jimfeerling6484
      Can you show me around a bit, if I go visit? Houses for sale in mountain very good price, I want to get one :) :) :)

  • @tomaud
    @tomaud Před rokem +2

    What country are you yourself from?

  • @borisgorski7574
    @borisgorski7574 Před 2 lety +8

    №6 : The Chalga...

    • @jimsvarna
      @jimsvarna Před rokem

      I love Chalga🤣

    • @mariad6519
      @mariad6519 Před rokem +1

      @@jimsvarna
      That's probably because you don't understand the lyrics... The beat can be pleasant, but the lyrics are revolting! If you do understand them, you'll know what the entire "culture" is about!

  • @stephen9252
    @stephen9252 Před rokem +4

    so I live in the USA but my parents are of Russian and Ukrainian descend. I do know somewhat of Russian do you think it will be a good place for me to move?

    • @missg300
      @missg300 Před rokem +3

      how have you been getting on with trying to decide to move to Bulgaria?im in Scotland & im seriously considering moving to Bulgaria.the UK as a whole,is finished.so many negatives about it and they far outweigh the negatives I've saw/heard about Bulgaria so far.

    • @TzvetozarCherkezov
      @TzvetozarCherkezov Před rokem +1

      Do you know Bulgarian? Do you have a passport that gives you the right to move to Bulgaria?

    • @bratcheda1
      @bratcheda1 Před 3 měsíci

      Perhaps you should spend some time in Bulgaria before deciding to move permanently. Regarding the Russian language...There is a huge generation gap in Bulgaria regarding this issue. Older people usually understand and speak some Russian because it was the first foreign language they learned at school. In contrast, the younger generation doesn't speak Russian at all but speaks English much better.

    • @stephen9252
      @stephen9252 Před 3 měsíci

      @@TzvetozarCherkezov American passport and money let’s go anywhere for the most part

    • @stephen9252
      @stephen9252 Před 3 měsíci

      @@missg300 I’ve actually decided on Montenegro, from my extensive research, just overall better place.

  • @gw2031
    @gw2031 Před 9 měsíci

    Post Brexit you cant get a resident Visa now unless you can show a monthly pension coming in ,even if you have plenty in the bank !

  • @peshehodetz08
    @peshehodetz08 Před rokem +2

    Dude, what are you talking inexpensive. Prices of main grocery things in Bulgaria are higher than we have here in the USA, especially in Texas.

  • @burli0071
    @burli0071 Před 2 lety +3

    Bekommen wir das Video auch noch in unserer Muttersprache😉

    • @Eoin-Boreara
      @Eoin-Boreara Před 2 lety +6

      No, it’s time that Germans learn to read and speak English, it’s 2022!

    • @gergister
      @gergister Před 2 lety +4

      @@Eoin-Boreara Nice roast

    • @nikolaipaunov9669
      @nikolaipaunov9669 Před 2 lety +2

      plot twist he is japanese

  • @user-RedPirateTerrorist
    @user-RedPirateTerrorist Před 8 měsíci +1

    Poverty - 90% of the population owns their own properties

    • @borisnegrarosa9113
      @borisnegrarosa9113 Před 3 měsíci

      I live in Bulgaria and many Bulgarians love to brag about majority of the population owning property. But what does that really mean? No one is rich for owning a 2-room flat in a commie block, or a cottage near a dusty road.

  • @adilechavush6284
    @adilechavush6284 Před rokem +2

    Unfortunatl so true what you are saying here.

  • @GUITARTIME2024
    @GUITARTIME2024 Před rokem +5

    Western Europe has homeless on every corner? That's not even close to true. I didn't see tons of homeless.

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 Před rokem

      @Starsright I lived in Belgium and Holland awhile until 2016. Didn't see many at all. I guess things change.

  • @kx2bay
    @kx2bay Před rokem +3

    What about the Roma Gypsies buddy, don't you find them a big problem in BG?

    • @jimfeerling6484
      @jimfeerling6484  Před rokem +1

      There are not so many of them lifing here in Varna.

    • @finicum11
      @finicum11 Před rokem

      I saw Gypsies there all the time and would even visit in their slums. In fact, Varna had the biggest gypsy slum I ever saw in BG. The biggest problem was with the amount of discrimination against them.

    • @drak8281
      @drak8281 Před rokem

      @@finicum11 lmao almsot as if it was justified. Born and raised in Bulgaria and everything said about them is true. Scum on earth that just knows how to leech and complain.

    • @yanbu000
      @yanbu000 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@finicum11 DIS-agree 100%. The Gypsy culture fosters discrimination similar to minority cultures in the US. It's an enduring issue in Bulgaria, and I don't see any real solutions. Why? No-one has ever solved these type of cultural-clash problem elsewhere.

    • @user-RedPirateTerrorist
      @user-RedPirateTerrorist Před 8 měsíci

      Biggest problem are the daily silly crimes done by the gypsies​@finicum11

  • @catdaddy5192
    @catdaddy5192 Před rokem +3

    Can you comment on smoke during winter? Is it true that a lot of people heat their homes with firewood and coal?

    • @jimfeerling6484
      @jimfeerling6484  Před rokem

      I guess that is a problem in lots of places in Bulgaria. But in Varna there is no smoke at all.

    • @alexanderdimitrov6916
      @alexanderdimitrov6916 Před rokem +2

      Im Bulgarian and i live in a small village 500-600 people. Yes,we still heat our homes with firewood during the winter season. I don't like it but i have no choice. I live in a 70+ years old house (250m^2) and if i want to heat all rooms with electricity i would have to replace the entire electrical system. That means,i have to pay some company to do it for me,at least 5-8 thousand euros for the entire house. Then, i have to spend some 10k euro on AC and convector heaters etc. and then there is the problem with paying the electricity bill.... The minimum salary in bulgaria is 350-400 Euro,medium is 700-800 euro. The cost of living for a single person in Bulgaria is 800 euros per month ,which is why most people survive (yes survive) in groups.

    • @finicum11
      @finicum11 Před rokem

      This was one of the worst parts of when I lived in BG for two years. At the time I thought all the smoke was from homeless people burning dumpster bins to stay warm. Ne pali ogun!

  • @owenoneill5955
    @owenoneill5955 Před rokem +2

    I had the misfortune to have 10 days in Sveta Anna in Varna. I survived...just. On day 6 I was given two tea bags on a plastic picnic plate with hot water. Go prepared or don't go at all if you can avoid it.

    • @kamog2737
      @kamog2737 Před rokem +2

      As a Bulgarian I totally agree, unfortunately that applies to all governmental health facilities, not just to Sveta Anna.. 😕
      Our best medics are working in foreign countries, but not in Bulgaria, because of the life standards in our country.

    • @kamog2737
      @kamog2737 Před rokem +1

      P. S. I wish you to never visit a Sveta Marina, it's mostly like a slaughter house, also in my hometown of Varna..

    • @owenoneill5955
      @owenoneill5955 Před rokem +1

      @@kamog2737 I know, 3 doctors have told me that the next time I get ill try to get to Turkey,Germany or the UK. I ''hope'' I have found a decent cardiologist in Burgas now and was seen very quickly by 2 seperate specialists for other ''problems''. But I hate the thought of another hospital stay.😒

    • @mimi64231
      @mimi64231 Před rokem

      Here are the hospitals in UK czcams.com/video/g6haxyTU_iE/video.html czcams.com/video/eYQC2uV6Bpk/video.html czcams.com/video/8k82PtuW2mg/video.html All the best from Poland.

  • @MartinBells
    @MartinBells Před 8 měsíci

    I like you, I think you like the spirit and the spirits in Bulgaria. And you said the right words, but don't read, just speak!

  • @Olivetree-iu8lw
    @Olivetree-iu8lw Před 3 měsíci

    Good video

  • @ElektrasLove
    @ElektrasLove Před rokem +1

    Well this is all great to know.

    • @mimi64231
      @mimi64231 Před rokem

      Here are the hospitals in UK czcams.com/video/g6haxyTU_iE/video.html czcams.com/video/eYQC2uV6Bpk/video.html czcams.com/video/8k82PtuW2mg/video.html All the best from Poland.

  • @carljung9230
    @carljung9230 Před 2 lety +6

    could you talk any slower?! hard to stay focused on what you are saying with all the long pauses between words.

  • @simontenkate9601
    @simontenkate9601 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Ако не ти хареса в България, "бегай" !!

  • @Designer_TopG
    @Designer_TopG Před 7 měsíci

    Doctor EU : we can fix it easy.
    Doctor Bulgaria: we would have to amputate the arm..

  • @georgimaglov7227
    @georgimaglov7227 Před 7 měsíci

    Здравей, Джим! I have been following your videos but you hqve desapeared since a while!

  • @paulgovan3507
    @paulgovan3507 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Do Bulgarians have to pay extortionate prices for dental work - especially implants - as is now the case almost everywhere?
    Can anyone recommend any country anywhere where genuinely price-busting dental work is still available or are street dentists in countries like India still the only alternative?
    Paul G

    • @greattoseerobinscore
      @greattoseerobinscore Před 10 měsíci

      I think Turkey will be your best bet. It is the place to be for plastic surgery too. Their inflation has been severe for a prolonged period now.

    • @exploringdimensions4all853
      @exploringdimensions4all853 Před 2 měsíci

      Phnom Penh, Cambodia has a seemingly endless supply of affordable dentists. There are a lot of high quality clinics with low prices. I don't know the price of implants. My British friend got a mouth full of implants done in Croatia, where she felt the value and quality was good.

    • @winifredtrout1
      @winifredtrout1 Před měsícem

      No

  • @Designer_TopG
    @Designer_TopG Před 7 měsíci

    What about top 5 best ???
    Nature behind you woaw

  • @RositsaPetrovarjp7
    @RositsaPetrovarjp7 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Well this is what foreigners love aboit Bulgaria. They are happy that people here get minimal wage and expect top notch service.

  • @user-rj2ow3jn6x
    @user-rj2ow3jn6x Před 3 měsíci

    Nice to have you around sir. Enjoy!
    PS
    Арее, културната столица на Европа. Те сигурно само от центъра до гарата са им прее(@№$@№)ани плочките. Поздрави от истинската столица. Тук плочки има само кой си ги направи на стрийтфитнеса.

  • @plamenjekov4568
    @plamenjekov4568 Před 6 měsíci

    there is no perfect place to live on earth! heaven is in the sky! that's why everyone has to decide for himself where it is acceptable to live and where not!

  • @RositsaPetrovarjp7
    @RositsaPetrovarjp7 Před 5 měsíci

    Sofia has way worse sidewalks

  • @antonpankov4042
    @antonpankov4042 Před měsícem

    Crappy building in Europe and US .

  • @davejohnston5158
    @davejohnston5158 Před 2 měsíci

    A few years ago (20)we visited Bansko via Plovdiv. Communism and mafia seemed to be the main things holding the average Bulgarian back from being entrepreneurs. Like you we experienced cows and dods roaming the street which had most of its grates missing. The hotel we were in was good quality but the staff were not used to hospitality standards. One example was lighting a log fire in the hotel lounge using a can of paraffin which stank the whole hotel out. The people though were very freindly and I thought the exchange of red string wristbands to loved ones at easter was very endearing.

    • @winifredtrout1
      @winifredtrout1 Před měsícem

      It's not Easter,.. it's the first of march

  • @edilikothecowlord4514
    @edilikothecowlord4514 Před 2 lety

    i dissagree

  • @Designer_TopG
    @Designer_TopG Před 7 měsíci

    All the normal problems of 3rd world countries . Not a big deal, just take caution everything lol

  • @kereru101
    @kereru101 Před 8 měsíci

    Hey Jimmy! Were you drunk? The reason things look worn out is because Bulgaria is waiting for EU handouts

    • @RositsaPetrovarjp7
      @RositsaPetrovarjp7 Před 5 měsíci

      No. The reason is the blatant theft by those in power in Bulgaria

  • @TheForceHungerGames
    @TheForceHungerGames Před 8 měsíci

    What changed during the last ½ Year? When people think there great in something but aren't it called the czcams.com/video/4FGnb2lgPBA/video.htmlsi=K9YDAh8oT_0PR8qI Dunninger - Kruger effect