Beware Bulgaria

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:31PM

bonerm wrote: »

What's the difference?

there is none,even the arann islands couldn't stay near the place

Jordonvito · 06-07-2010 03:31PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

On Liveline now, lots and lots of horror stories about people going on holidays in Bulgaria, one woman said that on her plane back nearly everyone had been robbed while there, not one person on said they will go back, apparently its Mafia run ****hole where cops turn a blind eye, a young Irish guy got kidnapped there last week at Gunpoint. And this backward country is in the E.U.
Anyone here have exeprience of Bulgaria?

Stopped reading here

Pace2008 · 06-07-2010 03:31PM

I always find you get a fair and balanced discussion of affairs on Liveline. I certainly won't be going to Bulgaria after hearing that horrific anecdote of this one dude who got kidknapped there.

rebel10 · 06-07-2010 03:31PM

Jet Black wrote: »

Me and my granddad went over there on holidays, couple of guys broke into the hotel and 'messed' with him. Dresses him up like a woman and put make up on him.
Thats what he told me when I walked into the room anyway.

Oh that had me laughing!:D

johngalway · 06-07-2010 03:33PM

bonerm wrote: »

What's the difference?

Cromwell is in hell while we still have Connaught.

rebel10 · 06-07-2010 03:36PM

Jet Black wrote: »

Me and my granddad went over there on holidays, couple of guys broke into the hotel and 'messed' with him. Dresses him up like a woman and put make up on him.
Thats what he told me when I walked into the room anyway.

Those bloody Bulgarians!!!!

vibe666 · 06-07-2010 03:39PM

can't say I've been there but it looks like an absolutely lovely place to get robbed, much better than alot of places you could visit. the last thing you need when you're being held at gunpoint is drab scenery and a lack of atmosphere.

monkeyfudge · 06-07-2010 03:39PM

Jet Black wrote: »

Me and my granddad went over there on holidays, couple of guys broke into the hotel and 'messed' with him. Dresses him up like a woman and put make up on him.
Thats what he told me when I walked into the room anyway.

In fact there have been over 200 cases of forced transvestism involving your grand dad in the last year.

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:40PM

monkeyfudge wrote: »

In fact there have been over 200 cases of forced transvestism involving your grand dad in the last year.

200 cases?!...lucky man

pawrick · 06-07-2010 03:56PM

My previous house mate was 1/2 Bulgarian

One time while visiting family there he was returning and carrying his laptop as hand luggage, security at the airport on the Bulgarian side told him that he could not carry it on board and so he arrived in Dublin minus laptop after it went missing once it was put in the hold.

He said he heard afterwards that this was a well known scam over there.

Other then that I've never heard any unusually bad things about the country and he would recommend it for a holiday while admitting crime/bribes is an issue.

ScumLord · 06-07-2010 04:03PM

I've heard the same thing said about just about every eastern European country.

In Latvia we where told all sorts of stories about beatings/muggings/corrupt cops, had a lovely time, someone through a glass at our group but he missed another lad in the hostel was beaten up by the police allegedly but I could tell he was an ass anyway.

danbohan · 06-07-2010 04:08PM

johngalway wrote: »

Cromwell is in hell while we still have Connaught.

the only reason cromwell sent our ancesteors to connaught was he did not have tallaght as an option at that time !

Azureus · 06-07-2010 04:09PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I've heard the same thing said about just about every eastern European country. .

Same here, and having been to many of them, it just seemed to be a really really negatively exagerated version of what I experienced, and I wasnt in the 'posh' parts. Yeah crime happens. It happens here too!

Never been to Bulgaria as it happens, but a friend holidays there on the cheao every year and swears by it

ScumLord · 06-07-2010 04:12PM

Azureus wrote: »

Never been to Bulgaria as it happens, but a friend holidays there on the cheao every year and swears by it

Haven't been there either but everyone says it's a must see city.

DarkJager · 06-07-2010 04:12PM

Who wouldn't rob or threathen a liveline listener at gunpoint if they had a chance? Bottom of the barrel hysteric clowns who probably have never been outside Ireland for a holiday.

El Siglo · 06-07-2010 04:12PM

I was backpacking with two college friend of mine across Europe. We were thrown out of a disco in Amsterdam, and decided to visit a brothel, where one of the lads chickened out of having sex with a very attractive prostitute. When we returned to our hostel, we meet a Russian man named Alexei who told us of an undocumented hostel in Slovakia, it was meant to be filled with beautiful, women. Let's just say things start getting really weird... from here on in.

stovelid · 06-07-2010 04:14PM

bonerm wrote: »

What's the difference?

A Cromwellian rapier up one's peasant arse.

ScumLord · 06-07-2010 04:15PM

El Siglo wrote: »

I was backpacking with two college friend of mine across Europe. We were thrown out of a disco in Amsterdam, and decided to visit a brothel, where one of the lads chickened out of having sex with a very attractive prostitute. When we returned to our hostel, we meet a Russian man named Alexei who told us of an undocumented hostel in Slovakia, it was meant to be filled with beautiful, women. Let's just say things start getting really weird... from here on in.

And isn't it strange Slovakia looks just like Cesky Krumlov in the Czech republic? When I was watching that film in the presence of a Slovak she did some awful complaining but it's not like I'm going to listen to some foreigner over Hollywood.

Misty Chaos · 06-07-2010 04:18PM

I was in Bulgaria a few years with family, I got on fine, nothing happened to me because I kept to myself and stayed in the main areas. As long as you don't act like an idiot ( like falling asleep in a pub after spending the whole day drinking ) you won't be getting robbed!

There's plenty of fake stuff over there, of course. Not that anybody cared.

ejmaztec · 06-07-2010 04:33PM

DarkJager wrote: »

Who wouldn't rob or threathen a liveline listener at gunpoint if they had a chance? Bottom of the barrel hysteric clowns who probably have never been outside Ireland for a holiday.

They can't go far, not with their electronic tags.

TobyZiegler · 06-07-2010 04:36PM

Went skiing in Bulgaria about 4 or 5 times and never had any trouble at all. In fact always had a great time and really liked the people.

The first time we went there was around 15 years ago and tourism was relatively new. The mafia were a visible force because they had never really had to hide before. We asked a few bar people and they said that tourists were extremely safe in these mafia run ski resorts because it wouldnt do them any good if a tourist got hurt in one their hotels. Everyone was so poor and driving these complete bangers of cars and then a brand new merc would pull up outside the hotel / restaurant and a guy would get out dressed to the nines with gold jewellery and the likes and the staff would be all over him trying to keep him happy.

Dont know anything about Sunny beach though and thats where the bad stories seem to be from.

thebigbiffo · 06-07-2010 04:44PM

never been to bulgaria but i hear it's full of foreigners, so i think i'll give it a miss

fryup · 06-07-2010 05:51PM

greatest bulgarian ever Hristo Stoichkov, played for Bulgaria in USA 94 and Barcelona, one hell of a freekick taker as well.

(you see not all bulgarians are bad)

Fart · 06-07-2010 05:52PM

Maybe the plane hadn't left Dublin yet.

Mrmoe · 06-07-2010 06:17PM

fryup wrote: »

greatest bulgarian ever Hristo Stoichkov, played for Bulgaria in USA 94 and Barcelona, one hell of a freekick taker as well.

(you see not all bulgarians are bad)

I see your Hristo Stoichkov and I raise you http://www.investbulgaria.com/IvetLalova.php

wonton · 06-07-2010 06:18PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_u5vVWXSw8

Deus Ex Machina · 06-07-2010 06:20PM

Bulgaria sucks

Sonnenblumen · 06-07-2010 06:21PM

Confab wrote: »

Liveline = AH.

I've been to non-tourist parts of Bulgaria (and Sofia) and I've felt safer then walking in Dublin city. Women are better looking too. The most dangerous cities I've seen are Limerick and Dublin, and I've been to plenty of cities in Europe. Both cities are manky by European standards.

Nobody believes this crap and even fewer would agree!

LarrytheLantern · 06-07-2010 06:47PM

I visited Scummy 'er I mean Sunny Beach last year. My friend's parents own an apt. there.
Initially we booked 3 weeks, but changed it to 1 as quickly as I could.

The place is a complete dive, full of dodgy types, scammers and cons. The local police not only turn a blind eye to criminality, they themselves are active in it. I wouldn't trust anyone out there tbh. The local mafia are alive 'n well.

Bulgaria is effectively a 3rd world country, very corrupt and legally extremely dubious.

The countryside seemed nice, and the girls were ok, but nothing special.
I certainly wont be returning.

My friend's Dad has since sold up btw.

bonerm · 06-07-2010 06:56PM

fryup wrote: »

greatest bulgarian ever Hristo Stoichkov, played for Bulgaria in USA 94 and Barcelona, one hell of a freekick taker as well.

(you see not all bulgarians are bad)

Surely this guy was the greatest Bulgarian ever?

Stoichkov was pretty good too btw

Beware Bulgaria

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