Comments for Inside Story http://insidestory.wordpress.com LIVING IN BULGARIA FROM A BULGARIAN POINT OF VIEW Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on ABOUT by bibomedia http://insidestory.wordpress.com/about/#comment-7 bibomedia Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:47:32 +0000 #comment-7 :) :)

]]> Comment on “What is Globalisation?” by insidestory http://insidestory.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/whatisglobalisation/#comment-6 insidestory Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:26:41 +0000 #comment-6 @Kari: this is not a fictional story. We live in a strange world, which sometimes gets so surprisingly different form our expectations that making it up becomes unnecessary. :)) @Kari: this is not a fictional story. We live in a strange world, which sometimes gets so surprisingly different form our expectations that making it up becomes unnecessary. :) )

]]> Comment on ABOUT by Силвия http://insidestory.wordpress.com/about/#comment-5 Силвия Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:14:56 +0000 #comment-5 In summer 2006 I had the pleasure of meeting one of the most interesting people in my life. I'd say who he was, and where you may find him, but I am about 100 % sure he doesn't work where he used to work, and if I give out his home address it may not be quite fair, I guess. Anyway, if you happen to stumble around AC's Taj Mahal, ask for Ron Fleming - if you find him, tell him Silviya said "hi" Anyway, to the point - on meeting him he asked me the regular question: "Where are you from? Poland" "No, I'm from a place you probably never heard of before" "Tell me" "Bulgaria. Do you know where it is?" "Yeah, I know! It's a big country on the map" "You most certainly do not know where Bulgaria is, if you think it's a big country. Actually, it's a tiiiiiny country." "No, it's big! See, I'm from Ireland. It's a dot on the map. Bulgaria is HUGE compared to Ireland" ... Now Ireland is not a dot, compared to Bulgaria or at least I think so. But that's what Ron thought about it. I have no idea why I share this story, but it's probably because I agree that locals sometimes have a pretty crooked way of seeing their everyday life. And I guess that's the only right way to look at a certain culture - to hear what its members whine and complain about. And what they consider worthy of being proud of - no matter if it actually is. Good luck with the stories, everyone - I sure will stop by from time to time and check which of them fit with my reality. In summer 2006 I had the pleasure of meeting one of the most interesting people in my life. I’d say who he was, and where you may find him, but I am about 100 % sure he doesn’t work where he used to work, and if I give out his home address it may not be quite fair, I guess.
Anyway, if you happen to stumble around AC’s Taj Mahal, ask for Ron Fleming – if you find him, tell him Silviya said “hi”

Anyway, to the point – on meeting him he asked me the regular question:
“Where are you from? Poland”
“No, I’m from a place you probably never heard of before”
“Tell me”
“Bulgaria. Do you know where it is?”
“Yeah, I know! It’s a big country on the map”
“You most certainly do not know where Bulgaria is, if you think it’s a big country. Actually, it’s a tiiiiiny country.”
“No, it’s big! See, I’m from Ireland. It’s a dot on the map. Bulgaria is HUGE compared to Ireland”

… Now Ireland is not a dot, compared to Bulgaria or at least I think so. But that’s what Ron thought about it. I have no idea why I share this story, but it’s probably because I agree that locals sometimes have a pretty crooked way of seeing their everyday life. And I guess that’s the only right way to look at a certain culture – to hear what its members whine and complain about. And what they consider worthy of being proud of – no matter if it actually is.

Good luck with the stories, everyone – I sure will stop by from time to time and check which of them fit with my reality.

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