Now, if I were in Bulgaria...
I'm standing neatly at a crossroad abroad waiting for the light to turn green to cross and I hear a voice next to me in the familiar Bulgarian language. I see this picture all over the world. And you - ... »
Temporary, how temporary?!
Well, temporary governments in Bulgaria have become permanent. It is more than clear that the very institution of so-called caretaker governments is completely redundant. Ministers, deputy ministers, administration... They have no ending! But it's not a problem at all, I ... »
Are we cousins?
Some still remember how a former prime minister used to say quite openly and a bit arrogantly that we were all cousins in Bulgaria. Or in other words, we are such a small country that no matter who you appoint, ... »
Ticket to Space
How much is a ticket to space now? There is no answer to this question. And there can't be. But more and more often I hear people around me wanting to escape to... Space. They grumble from morning till night, ... »
Ah, these media!
Great worries, great troubles! Politicians overflowing with insults and arrogance from the tribune of the Parliament and then we all read, listen to and witness how all the blame is being put on the media. Well, honestly there are two ... »
Left and Right
Often the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. I don't know what that's called in medicine, there's probably a term for it. But in politics they certainly call it "government". One minister is giving countless ... »
Congratulations! But it's not “Congratulations” at all...
For the last ten years every holiday is the same - our e-mails are being filled with bland cards with boring pictures on them, that say nothing. We delete them immediately without even looking at them. I have no idea ... »
10 times 45 and more...
We often talk about these 45 years and it doesn’t matter what it is that we are complaining about, it keeps coming up in our conversations... Communism this, communism that... But it’s a fact – what these times have done ... »
Manage easily
There's an elementary principle that the harder you try, the more what you want to achieve doesn't happen. Of course, it takes effort, of course it takes hard work to achieve your goals, but it also takes organization, predictable successes ... »
Exam in... Schengen
Bulgaria was not accepted these days in the group of countries that signed in 1985 the Schengen agreement to no longer have bordersbetween them. We are all angry. There is no one who is at least publicly happy. The Eurosceptics ... »
You are hired!
She steps forward timidly, dressed well, modestly, and tastefully, holding a biography in her hand that I have already printed and read. She sits carefully on the edge of her chair and in slow sentences tells us about herself - ... »
Why don't you fight like “normal people” ...
In the Bulgarian parliament we have been witnessing terrible scenes for years, the kind that none of us would allow even at home, not to mention that we would not use such phrases to our bitterest enemies. We have chosen ... »
Talk to the TVs, please!
I have claimed for a long time that Bulgaria is the only country where people actively talk to their TVs. I have no idea why, maybe it's because comments from home were dominant and mandatory under the communism, even before ... »