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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

10 fun facts of Bulgaria that probably did not know





1) Bulgaria's head bobs up and down to say no and side to side to say yes, to add confusion, some Bulgarians consciously reverse the movement when in the presence of foreigners not bundle them. Who said that only the British were the world upside ?. 
When in doubt, whenever you make a ask question that you confirm with "yes" (da), or "no" (ne) 

2) The print media in Bulgaria have no regulation, newspapers print as many copies as they wish and no major problems for the establishment of new publications. Such freedom of the press does incalculable number of media operating in the country. 

3) The most popular Bulgarian youtube video corresponds to a casting of "Bulgarian Idol" program, in which a famous Mariah Carey is interpreted; Ken Lee 

4) The Lactobacillus bulgaricus is kind of bacterium that (arguably) is only found in the air in Bulgaria. 

5) Bulgarian Air Force was the first in the world to develop pumps for airdrop, (thank you very much for that). 

6) Bulgaria is the first country that uses the Cyrillic alphabet to enter the European Union. It is expected that when you buy the Euro, the tickets are printed with the word "Euro" in 3 alphabets, Latin, Greek and Cyrillic. 

7) There are over 4000 caves and caverns (discovered) the length and breadth of the country. 

8) Bulgaria is the country-oldest state in Europe. 

9) Sofia was one of the few cities that defended and protected its Jewish citizens during World War II. 

10) The Bulgarians used the name of the paternal grandfather, and the father's name with a different suffix depending on the gender of the person in question (-ov -ova for men and for women), and depending on the generation, is possible that the first and last name are the same, such as Angel Angelov or Ivana Ivanova.

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