Hi guys, I am enjoying your videos (Bulgarian here)! Can I help with one clarification - in the Orthodox church when they are not speaking modern Bulgarian they are speaking Old Bulgarian language, which is also internationally used by some Slavic churches and also known as Old Church Slavonic - that is also why modern Bulgarians cannot clearly understand most of it, especially when being sung by monks. I am sorry to hear about your experience with the smaller bank offices in smaller towns - the reason for that is the lack of English speakers with a pinch of bad manners and lack of professionalism.
Thank you for your kind words and advice!! We will keep making videos of our life here and as much Bulgarian Culture as possible .. We love it here!! 😀 👌🏻
Brilliant information , thank you so much. I bought a house last year, in Bulgaria, . Hope to retire over there in 4 years , thanks for telling us about day to day things that I wouldn't have s clue about . Like leaving your lights on during the day etc
Thanks for sharing a little of your experiences so far. We are also in a village in the same region as you, it's a perfect choice for us. Chosen for the same reasons.
Thank you for that extremely usefull video. Myself and husband have just bought a property in yambol region and hopefully will be moving over there in near future. Loving your videos , youve both done amazing with your garden , well done . Our bulgarian garden at present is a jungle , but one day will hopefully be as pristine as yours🙏
Hi Sharlene!! Thank you for your lovely feedback!! I hope my video has given you insight and help 🤗... Yes, it sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you, but keep at it.. stay positive... as we said ourselves, we are 'Living The Dream' !! Love Bulgaria!! ❤️🇧🇬❤️🤗👌🏻
Congratulations guys I like your videos and I'm really happy about this big move.Im originally from Bulgaria and now im in Scotland Glasgow the last few years.the beginning its always hard,i was very happy over here but the last few years have been a nightmare for my health wise. I got a reaction from my COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 and now I'm vaccine-injured with bad health and no help from the government and NHS and really difficult because I believe all these lies about how safe they are.Im thinking back home a lot and im really miss my country.Im watching random videos in RUclips about Foriners' move to Bulgaria. Good job guys keep going with the good work.
@dieselpete4053 Hi 👋🏻 Good Question! 👍🏻.. We have been here 5 years and each winter has been slightly different to the last... It's fairly similar to Edinburgh but when have a big snowstorm we get over 12 inches of snow.. Check my video from last November.. that was nearly 18" and destroyed a lot of trees...
The people who are not nice to you are just not nice. I am Bulgarian who isn’t living in Bulgaria and somehow I am always shocked when people are not nice there for absolutely no reason at all.
Hi Vihra, Thank you for your comment, I've had other Bulgarians that we know and don't know say the same thing and are really surprised and disappointed with their fellow people.. I think it's maybe the way they were brought up with that anti foreign attitude... Hope it changes in a positive way .. Thanks for watching! Dave x
I know 3 other Americans here in Sofia....I don't associate at all with them. I consider them friends but, all my friends that I associate with are Bulgarian. the head shake and head nod really threw me off for a few months. But I got use to it now after almost 5 years. The language is REALLY hard for me since I have a heavy southern accent so some of the sounds I cannot pronounce properly...but it's great for laughs.
If it was an Orthodox baptism, they would not have understood. Church books are read in Old Bulgarian, however, and this makes it a bit difficult. Otherwise, the priest explains and preaches in Bulgarian.
Thank you for the question... 🤗... You're talking about spending up to 2.500 bgn a month depending on your kind of lifestyle .. remember you get more from the pound to bgn.. doubling your bgn basically 👍🏻
You should have 2 stickers .. one for the MOT for your car (placed above the mirror on windscreen) and other is for Car insurance which is placed to the side of windscreen. The BG Toll is separate and you just need to keep a printed copy in your car.. You MUST have evidence of these or you will fined.. Hope this helps! 🙏🏻.. Please share my channel! 🙏🏻👍🏻☺️
We sold everything we have over in Scotland and are semi retired... We are very careful with our money plus I'm as you can see working on my channel.. hopefully get monetised through RUclips 🤗
When returning the plate from the banitsa back, put something you made yourself in it : ) Never give it back empty. I think that the people in the banks didn't speak any English, more than being nationalist
Yes, we have learned that trick with the Banitsa plus when you visit a neighbour you always take something... They certainly do when they drop round... We even took an interpretator with us to the banks but said No foreigners... We said your loss .. less a customer...
if you want,can dig well,or sonda,for garden watering.For religion try to find metropolit Stefan words,to tcar Boris in WW2,about jews law,an the teachings of Petar Dunov the Master and baba Vanga,we are weird,but not so bad.For church is old bulgarian,or old slavic,everyone can understand most,when read,but is hard when sing in churches :)
Hi guys, I am enjoying your videos (Bulgarian here)! Can I help with one clarification - in the Orthodox church when they are not speaking modern Bulgarian they are speaking Old Bulgarian language, which is also internationally used by some Slavic churches and also known as Old Church Slavonic - that is also why modern Bulgarians cannot clearly understand most of it, especially when being sung by monks.
I am sorry to hear about your experience with the smaller bank offices in smaller towns - the reason for that is the lack of English speakers with a pinch of bad manners and lack of professionalism.
Thank you for your kind words and advice!! We will keep making videos of our life here and as much Bulgarian Culture as possible .. We love it here!! 😀 👌🏻
Brilliant information , thank you so much. I bought a house last year, in Bulgaria, . Hope to retire over there in 4 years , thanks for telling us about day to day things that I wouldn't have s clue about . Like leaving your lights on during the day etc
Happy to help!! Any other questions let us know 👍🏻.. please share my channel !. Want to help others 👌🏻😀
@@ScotsmanInBulgaria thanks again ,will do
Thanks for sharing and good luck on your life over there 👍
Thank you Antonia 😊
Thanks for sharing a little of your experiences so far. We are also in a village in the same region as you, it's a perfect choice for us. Chosen for the same reasons.
Great to hear you're in the same region as us.. For us Bulgaria really has made a huge difference in our lives and loving it!! ❤️ Keep watching! 🙏🏻👍🏻
Thank you for that extremely usefull video. Myself and husband have just bought a property in yambol region and hopefully will be moving over there in near future. Loving your videos , youve both done amazing with your garden , well done . Our bulgarian garden at present is a jungle , but one day will hopefully be as pristine as yours🙏
Hi Sharlene!! Thank you for your lovely feedback!! I hope my video has given you insight and help 🤗... Yes, it sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you, but keep at it.. stay positive... as we said ourselves, we are 'Living The Dream' !! Love Bulgaria!! ❤️🇧🇬❤️🤗👌🏻
@@ScotsmanInBulgaria❤
Congratulations guys I like your videos and I'm really happy about this big move.Im originally from Bulgaria and now im in Scotland Glasgow the last few years.the beginning its always hard,i was very happy over here but the last few years have been a nightmare for my health wise. I got a reaction from my COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 and now I'm vaccine-injured with bad health and no help from the government and NHS and really difficult because I believe all these lies about how safe they are.Im thinking back home a lot and im really miss my country.Im watching random videos in RUclips about Foriners' move to Bulgaria. Good job guys keep going with the good work.
thank you for your kid words!! We left Scotland because its getting worse..
Interesting video, what are the winters like compared to Edinburgh thanks
@dieselpete4053 Hi 👋🏻 Good Question! 👍🏻.. We have been here 5 years and each winter has been slightly different to the last... It's fairly similar to Edinburgh but when have a big snowstorm we get over 12 inches of snow.. Check my video from last November.. that was nearly 18" and destroyed a lot of trees...
My favorite part from the UK is Scotland. But Bulgaria is my heart ❤️
I love my Scotland, but we feel Bulgaria is our home now...
The people who are not nice to you are just not nice. I am Bulgarian who isn’t living in Bulgaria and somehow I am always shocked when people are not nice there for absolutely no reason at all.
Hi Vihra, Thank you for your comment, I've had other Bulgarians that we know and don't know say the same thing and are really surprised and disappointed with their fellow people.. I think it's maybe the way they were brought up with that anti foreign attitude... Hope it changes in a positive way .. Thanks for watching! Dave x
I know 3 other Americans here in Sofia....I don't associate at all with them. I consider them friends but, all my friends that I associate with are Bulgarian. the head shake and head nod really threw me off for a few months. But I got use to it now after almost 5 years. The language is REALLY hard for me since I have a heavy southern accent so some of the sounds I cannot pronounce properly...but it's great for laughs.
If it was an Orthodox baptism, they would not have understood. Church books are read in Old Bulgarian, however, and this makes it a bit difficult. Otherwise, the priest explains and preaches in Bulgarian.
How much is enough now in 2023 for a couple to live comfortably in Bulgaria 🇧🇬?
Thank you for the question... 🤗... You're talking about spending up to 2.500 bgn a month depending on your kind of lifestyle .. remember you get more from the pound to bgn.. doubling your bgn basically 👍🏻
So there is a BG toll on top of the road tax (sticker)?
You should have 2 stickers .. one for the MOT for your car (placed above the mirror on windscreen) and other is for Car insurance which is placed to the side of windscreen. The BG Toll is separate and you just need to keep a printed copy in your car.. You MUST have evidence of these or you will fined.. Hope this helps! 🙏🏻.. Please share my channel! 🙏🏻👍🏻☺️
Would be less confusing if it was all in leg of sterling, thanks though.😁
If we say it's in Leva.. you just double what it is in pounds... 🤗👌🏻
Do you work over there or are you both retired?
Hi... We are semi retired but work part time from home here in Bulgaria.. Thanks for your question 🤗.. Keep watching!!
What do you work at over there
We sold everything we have over in Scotland and are semi retired... We are very careful with our money plus I'm as you can see working on my channel.. hopefully get monetised through RUclips 🤗
When returning the plate from the banitsa back, put something you made yourself in it : ) Never give it back empty. I think that the people in the banks didn't speak any English, more than being nationalist
Yes, we have learned that trick with the Banitsa plus when you visit a neighbour you always take something... They certainly do when they drop round... We even took an interpretator with us to the banks but said No foreigners... We said your loss .. less a customer...
if you want,can dig well,or sonda,for garden watering.For religion try to find metropolit Stefan words,to tcar Boris in WW2,about jews law,an the teachings of Petar Dunov the Master and baba Vanga,we are weird,but not so bad.For church is old bulgarian,or old slavic,everyone can understand most,when read,but is hard when sing in churches :)