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[JattDrami]

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[Woodman]

Welcome......Looks like you are in already.

[jennifer]

Hai,

I am Jennifer. I am Newbie to here.

I wish to say Hi... To all.

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I am So realy Happy to stay with here. This forum has many useful topics. It ahs lots of useful informations. Thanks For Admin.

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[doogle]

hi,

i am also new here, used a few forums before, but found it was fullk of spammers!

I am the owner of 3 houses, 2 renovated ones, and one currently being renovated. Two near Elhovo, and one in Stara Zagora area.

Anybody nearby?

thanks


Jim

[Suzanne]

Hi everyone. Enjoy your time in the forum

[Dannia]

Hi I too am new, but also participate in other forums.
I did join earlier in the year but not had the time to introduce myself.
I moved to Bulgaria, specifically the Yambol area, which I have noted doesn't get much of a mention in the forums, so I am hoping to contribute a little there.
I have been keeping an online diary about our (me and hubby Darren) discovery and experience of Bulgaria so far, which I hope members will enjoy.

Nikki

[Woodman]

Hi Dannia, Hi and (belated) welcome, seem to see you on lots of forums, I use different names on different forums (no reason) We (my good lady and myself) met you and lots others at Doms 'do' in '05

[Dannia]

Hiya, from the name I couldn't tell but from the Location I can tell who you are.
Was that do really that long ago, time does really fly doesn't it, can't believe we have been in Bulgaria just short of 1 year.
Do you think you will ever take the plunge?

Nikki

[Woodman]

Got the house, got the inclination, just got to get the time....hope to make the move in 2008. (fingers crossed!)

[bulgarianlawyer]

Hi,

I bought property in Bulgaria too but that’s not news as I’m a Bulgarian! :p I live and renovate my house in Kniajevo, Sofia. I’m an attorney at law and in the last 3 years most of my clients have been English people buying in Bulgaria however on forums I enjoy chatting aimlessly with people belonging to another culture more than to discuss legal issues. I’ve found that there’s a lot of room for misunderstanding between people belonging to different cultures and I’m not talking about the language barrier here.

[Woodman]

Agreed, there is plenty of room for (unintentional) offence on either side but with lots of smiles any misunderstandings normally are resolved happily.

[bulgarianlawyer]

A lot of smiles you say. But there’s a problem. I don’t know where the smile button is when I write e-mails. And when I talk on the phone too. Wouldn’t it be better that people understand each other instead of being polite?

[Woodman]

Understanding the basic language is possible, but understanding an inbred lifestyle/outlook is almost impossible until you have 'immersed' yourself in a culture for a long period of time. Ask yourself how many immigrants to the UK really understand the British sense of humour? even after many years! :cool:

[bulgarianlawyer]

Good point woodman. However if by British sense of humor you mean Monty Python, ‘Hallo, Hallo’ series, Benny Hill or Blackadder, then I understand it although I’ve never been to Britain. But sometimes I still misunderstand my clients and they misunderstand me! That’s by the way one of the reasons I entered the forums.

[Woodman]

To be honest what I am really doing is defending my own position! When I was at school (50+ years ago!) I spent over three years being taught french, note being taught NOT learning, at the first oppertunity I dropped the subject in favour of 'easy' subjects like maths and science. Over thirty later I worked in France for a short while, driving so not a lot of contact with the locals, nevertheless I learnt more of the language in three weeks 'on site' than in three years in a classroom! My point being if, like me, someone has difficulty learning a language as a subject there is still hope of getting some basics when you are actually there in a sink or swim situation.

[bulgarianlawyer]

I know what you mean. This is how I have learned English (I mean learned, not being taught), listening to BBC world service and watching movies without subtitles. And it worked although at the beginning I apprehended nothing but intonations. Well, I learned words too using dictionaries but I’ve never opened a book on the English grammar. At the end there are a lot of ways to learn as long as one is learning consistently.

[Woodman]

Bulgarianlawyer, if your spoken english is as good as your written english then your grasp of our language is better than lots of UK kids when they finish their education, that's an english way of saying 'pretty good'!!

[bulgarianlawyer]

Thank you Woodman. However I know that you a flattering me since I visited UK this summer and I heard the UK kids in British museum. I'll never reach their level.

BTW, if I'm not too nosy, have you made the move you told us about on the previous page?

[Woodman]

Not in BG yet, we have been out for a couple of weeks last month to work on our house but it won't be ready to move into until next year, we still have to base ourselves at a local hotel when visiting. Won't tempt fate by naming a date!

[bulgarianlawyer]

In Bulgaria it would be recommendable to stay at your own property even if it’s not yet ready to be comfortably inhabited. It would be wise to let the locals see that this property is not abandoned. Otherwise you may be victim of theft or vandalism.

[Woodman]

In Bulgaria it would be recommendable to stay at your own property even if it’s not yet ready to be comfortably inhabited. It would be wise to let the locals see that this property is not abandoned. Otherwise you may be victim of theft or vandalism.

Thanks for advice but we are known to the locals as a relitive of the last owner runs the local cafe, plus the local police are next door! We have met our next door neighbours and I think they are pleased to have us there as the house had been unoccupied for two years before we bought it, another neighbour keeps our garden tidy when we are away, perhaps we are lucky.

[bulgarianlawyer]

You are :)

[jenny2803]

Hi there,
I'm new one here and thought i'd say hello, My name is Jeanette aka Jenny and I live with my Hubby in a lovely little village in South East Bulgaria called Razdel, Which is situated approx 14 kms from Elhovo.
WE are early retired and now enjoying the good life.

[Woodman]

Hi Jenny and welcome, early retired eh, hope you are finding plenty to do. As a new (just!) retiree I have more to do than when I worked full time>