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Friday, November 17, 2006

Do I really want to live in Bulgaria?

It's been a long time since I last asked myself this question. I have always beleived that, no matter that I would like to travel around the world, the place I want to be is Bulgaria, as it is the place I was born, and where I feel "at home". It is not patriotic feeling, I cannot say that I am so proud of my country, of its people and its history...It is just the feeling that I belong here.
Yet, the week that passed made me reconsider some stuff...
The news of a baby-tiger, being locked down in one of the most expensive shopping centres in Sofia, "as an attraction" to the people made me really angry. The comments I read on the internet - even more so. If there is something I really, really hate - it is the lack of style and the the stupidity of people, that believe they are "someone VIP". This case reminded me once again the fact that my home country breed a special group of stupid, show-off people that consider themselves as "dictators of lifstyle". In some way they are funny, but it scares me to think that if the "VIP-s" are like that, if they are role-modelling...can u imagine what are the ordinary people supposed to be:( I do not want to live in a society that doesn't have even a very tiny idea of style.
Another thing that happened ( too good for some of the tabloids) - a wave of serious agression among and towards children poured from the headlines: A 9-year old kills a 4 -year old, Two babies found dead, A school-girl attacks her teacher during class.
Just a few of the stories.
Bulgarian society is getting more and more aggressive and I really don't like that.I do not want to live in a country where conflicts are resolved in such a way.
I do not want to live in a country where people are ready to kill you just because they think you are strange.
While we were travelling from Bansko this Tuesday, my collegue was complaining all the time from the country...I usually do not allow such complaints to influence me.
Yet...if I do not feel at home in my "home country" ...I might have to find another place to call home.
A choice I am praying I will not be forced to make.

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1 Comments:

Blogger Sis said...

You know, I'm used to think about the same quite often..maybe it has even to do something eith the fact that I stopped watching news in Bulgaria...Though, I still LOVE our country...can't wait to come HOME in 2weeks...Keep our positivism on ;)
Cheers,
Sis

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