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Miglena Nedelcheva

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Hi,
my name is Miglena. I'm from Bulgaria (Europe) and I'm not a spammer:)
My sister is married in Colorado and she is an American citizen.
I visited her in June and it was amazing!
 
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Hello Miglena! Welcome to the forum. Glad to see you found the Introduction area.
 
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Welcome to the forum!

So, tell us, what did you find amazing? Colorado does have some beautiful scenery, doesn't it.
 
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Hi Miglena!!!! Welcome to Forums Forums. :tiphat:

Glad you had a good visit to the states. Any thoughts of following your sister and moving here yourself?
 
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You came to visit your sister and then went home???? That's not how we do do things in the USA. :biggrin:

Welcome to the forum. Stay long and post often.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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Hi again,
yes I was in US in June and everything was amazing for me. I visited Denver (museum and zoo), Glenwood Springs, Maroon Bells, Independence pass. I played mini golf for first time. I did and saw a lot of things for first time, indeed :)
But I'm not planning to live there. My sister is half American already :) but I'm not so brave.
And may be the most important is that I like my country although it's very small and relatively poor.
Do you know anything about Bulgaria?
 
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Glad you enjoyed your visit here.
I know very little about Bulgaria and look forward to whatever you wish to share about differences or simply comparisons of life in Bulgaria vs what you observed in the US.
 
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I used to know something about Bulgaria in the bad old days but my knowledge is many years out of date. Why don't you tell us about it. It would be interesting to find out how things have progressed or changed.

By the way, your English is very good. How and where did you learn? Perhaps our LUVS can take lessons!!! :yum::yum:
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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Thanks for the compliment EastTexFrank, but I know I sound strange to Americans. We learn only formal British English and I translate from Bulgarian too :smile: I hope you understand me.

I have a story with my mom describing an interesting difference. In Bulgaria we shake head for "yes" and "no" just the opposite the whole world (I think) do. So my mom should go to a medical exam and I was there as an interpreter :smile: The nurse was filling a report or something like that and asked if my mom had measles in her childhood. I translate the question and she said "yes" and shook head as you say "no". I answered the nurse "yes" and she frowned and said suspiciously "Why are you lying me? Your mother said "no"! I felt so embarrassed, turned red :blush: and didn't know how to explain the situation. I tried but I'm not sure she believed me. It's funny now...

Come on, share something you know about my country. Nowadays I know that there aren't many good things it is famous for, but some of the bad things are not true. I'm curious to know...
 
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As I said, I don't know that much. I was born in Scotland so I know that the Scottish soccer team is much better than the Bulgarian soccer team. :biggrin: Only joking. The Scottish team can't even beat the Boy Scout All Stars.

The little I do know comes from the time I lived in The United Kingdom, back in the old Communist days in Bulgaria. We didn't know much because Bulgaria was isolated from the west. Back then it was a pretty poor country by western standards but so were most of the communist controlled counties allied to the Soviet Union. I do know that Bulgaria is now a functioning democracy, it's a member of NATO and joined the European Union so I assume that things have improved a little or a lot but just how much, I do not know. The fact that you were able to travel to the USA would seem to imply that some things have improved. I know from friends and relatives in the UK that many Bulgarians (and other Eastern Europeans) have left the country to live and work in other parts of the European Union. Are they mainly the young people?

As I said, I'm pretty ignorant because you know a lot more about the USA than I know about Bulgaria.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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You know a lot of things and everything is correct. We have been under communist influence for almost 45 years and now for another 23 we are trying to recover. It's hard because the same communists (in new political parties or companies) still have enough power to rule both the economic life and criminals.
We are the poorest country in EU with Romania, but we are not in such financial crisis as Greece, Spain, Italy. These countries had made too many expenses and want to continue in the same way. In Bulgaria for the last 4 years the Financial Ministry is very strict and we are trying to spend so much as we really have. I hope in the elections next year we won't change the governing party with the socialists (ex-communists - I hate them). We should continue in this right direction. Things are so much better now.

But during these years of changes (I called them "the dark years") a lot of Bulgarians left the country for better life and spread all over the world (my sister, too). There are calculations that over 1 million left the country - students, professionals in different fields.

It's important to highlight that a lot of "Bulgarians" in European countries are gypsies. They are lazy, open to criminal and illegal activities, make ghettos everywhere they go, apply for social payments as citizens of EU wrongfully. That's why in Europe hate us because they see only these "Bulgarians" and have only troubles with them. UK doesn't want to open their labor market at all, for example. France and Scandinavian countries often gather large groups of gypsies and return them at their state expense. It's a miserable picture!

It's really hard, isn't it?
 
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Welcome, Miglena.

With all of our freedom and prosperity, you will find that many Americans will still complain about both. Every four years.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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I know that every country has own issues. It's just annoying when someone doesn't want to give you a chance understanding where you are from, for example.:evil:
Let me tell you few words about our history. Bulgaria is an ancient country, established in 681 by khan Asparuh - it was an union between an old Bulgarian tribe, Thracians and Slavs. During the centuries we were one of the largest and mighty kingdoms in Europe.:clap: Unfortunately we were for 2 centuries in Byzantine slavery and for 5 centuries in Ottoman slavery. Again unfortunately Bulgaria was on the losing side in I and II World Wars, then communism.:hammer:
What do you think :smile: A lot of bad luck!
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva said:
I know that every country has own issues. It's just annoying when someone doesn't want to give you a chance understanding where you are from, for example.:evil:
Let me tell you few words about our history. Bulgaria is an ancient country, established in 681 by khan Asparuh - it was an union between an old Bulgarian tribe, Thracians and Slavs. During the centuries we were one of the largest and mighty kingdoms in Europe.:clap: Unfortunately we were for 2 centuries in Byzantine slavery and for 5 centuries in Ottoman slavery. Again unfortunately Bulgaria was on the losing side in I and II World Wars, then communism.:hammer:
What do you think :smile: A lot of bad luck!
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If I was you, with your country's luck, I wouldn't gamble. :yum::yum:

The very fact that you are on the Internet and saying some of the things that you have proves that things have got and are getting better. :clap:
 
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Well, Miglena, America just re-elected an ant-colonialist, collectivist president. So one day soon you might feel right at home.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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Kane, I don't know your opinion, but here and in Europe people like Obama. It's really funny but there is a very small village called Barakovo :biggrin: here and its people are extremely happy about his victory :biggrin: Even wrote him a letter!
Do you mean feel at home in USA?

Thanks to all for the greetings and the chance to talk to you freely!
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva said:
I know that every country has own issues. It's just annoying when someone doesn't want to give you a chance understanding where you are from, for example.:evil:
Let me tell you few words about our history. Bulgaria is an ancient country, established in 681 by khan Asparuh - it was an union between an old Bulgarian tribe, Thracians and Slavs. During the centuries we were one of the largest and mighty kingdoms in Europe.:clap: Unfortunately we were for 2 centuries in Byzantine slavery and for 5 centuries in Ottoman slavery. Again unfortunately Bulgaria was on the losing side in I and II World Wars, then communism.:hammer:
What do you think :smile: A lot of bad luck!
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Should you get tired of dealing with everything over there, we have plenty of good housing here, much of it in areas in the
Midwest where you would only be a couple of hours drive from your sister. :clap:The USA isn't perfect - far from it - but
having seen much of the rest of the world I wouldn't trade places. :biggrin:
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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To be honest I won't leave Bulgaria. For now, at least. May be because I hope things will get better and better here. I can't leave my parents alone, too. My mom cries her tears out for my sister every time she thinks about her.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva said:
Kane, I don't know your opinion, but here and in Europe people like Obama. It's really funny but there is a very small village called Barakovo :biggrin: here and its people are extremely happy about his victory :biggrin: Even wrote him a letter!
Do you mean feel at home in USA?
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Yes, Europeans like him because he thinks like them. Unfortunately what made this country what it is was not thinking like Europeans but it seems that is where we're heading, at least for another 4 years. I hope we can get it turned around before we end up like Greece and Spain.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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I think you should not worry about that. Nations like Spain, Greece and Italy (the southern countries in Europe) have completely different life-style and view of life. Your nation is very disciplined and hard-working and they are famous for their love to wine and entertainment.:smile:
I'm not sure if it is possible in these countries one single person (even the president) to be responsible for the tough economic years. Everything depends on people. So your president will lead your nation to prosperity, as usual. And that will influence all over the world again. :smile:
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva said:
To be honest I won't leave Bulgaria. For now, at least. May be because I hope things will get better and better here. I can't leave my parents alone, too. My mom cries her tears out for my sister every time she thinks about her.
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Hi Miglena! Hope you find good interaction with the fine people here at ForumsForums. I do my best to support your economy. I've been collecting firearms for over 30 years and I have many firearms bade in Bulgaria. In my opinion, the best AK47's are made from milled steel (as opposed to stamped steel) in Bulgaria and the fit and finish are above other countries in your area. As a general rule, AK47's are NOT known to be very accurate at all; just reliable. My experience is that my Bulgarian made AK rifles are not only 100% reliable, but surprisingly accurate. That tells me that there must be some pride in workmanship among your countrymen. Rather than build something as fast as possible as cheaply as possible, your country apparently has gunsmiths who have learned their skills from previous generations.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva

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Hi Dargo! I'm glad you know about Bulgaria. In fact I live near to the city where AK47 are made. In the past making weapons was state policy (one of the biggest producers) and was very profitable. Since the changes came we lost our traditional markets. Now it happens the workers don't receive their salaries for months.
Do you know what does AK47 mean? I'm asking because I read a story about that few weeks ago.
 
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Miglena Nedelcheva said:
Hi Dargo! I'm glad you know about Bulgaria. In fact I live near to the city where AK47 are made. In the past making weapons was state policy (one of the biggest producers) and was very profitable. Since the changes came we lost our traditional markets. Now it happens the workers don't receive their salaries for months.
Do you know what does AK47 mean? I'm asking because I read a story about that few weeks ago.
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Well, of course. It's a rifle that was originally designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1945, but didn't go into production for the Russian military until 1947 after a few changes and was then known as an Avtomat Kalashnikova, or Automatic Kalashnikov, '47 version. In general, they are not very accurate, but they are known to go "bang" every time you pull the trigger.
 
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As I told you I read an article and according it Kalashnikov was poor educated and the real inventor is Hugo Schmeisser. The Russians have taken his documents, samples even brought him and other German specialists in USSR after the war and they have continued the research. When the weapon was ready Russians have decided to change the story and an ordinary uneducated worker (he has just started working there) was proclaimed as the inventor. This is the story in short.
 
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