We Survived 10 Months In Bulgaria (How?!)

I find it rather ironic that you complain about a perceived racial slur, yet you continue the video by using a word that is clearly regarded as a serious racial slur as well (i.e. Gypsies, whereas the "proper", non-offensive term is Romani in English or Romi in Bulgarian). At the same time, you talk about wanting to integrate into the Bulgarian society, culture, and language, while chasing a local kid down the street and loudly lecturing it, in a foreign language no less, about what it should or shouldn't do in its own country. I have to say – you're lucky the kid's parents weren't nearby, as we certainly don't take very kindly to people (least of all foreigners) acting aggressively towards our children (regardless of whether the kids have done something wrong or not).

Basically, you've demonstrated two considerable social faux pas here, which I recommend you do not repeat. First and most obvious is the chasing of the kid – that could get you into serious trouble. If you don't understand how that is problematic, just imagine some Bulgarian adults chasing after your own son, while he's out on his own, because of some perceived offence. So, please, don't do that again!

Also, about lecturing Bulgarians about what you perceive as the infamous "N-word" – while there are many Americanized Bulgarians who have fully absorbed the idea that we're all living in America and that we shouldn't use words from our own language, just because they sound similar to a special English word, keep in mind that most of that type of Bulgarians live in the biggest cities and/or are terminally online. In your neck of the Bulgarian woods, most locals do not accept the practical cultural imperialism that is being displayed by such behaviour and they definitely do not consider such cultural impositions to be an attempt at integration into our society and especially our language.

If you really wish to achieve that latter goal, especially since you're worried about signing your kids up for a Bulgarian school, then I recommend learning to make a clear distinction between the usage of the English forms of the so-called N-word and, respectively, the Bulgarian word негър (negar, respectively negarka, negarche, and negri in masculine, feminine, neutral, and plural forms), which is its cognate (same roots), but has a completely neutral, non-offensive meaning. If anything, you might want to be on the "lookout" for the actual Bulgarian slurs for people of colour, like "chernilka" (which is 100% offensive – if you hear that one, there'd be no ambiguity about it and you'd have all the right to get pissed; just don't confuse it with "cheren/cherna/cherno/cherni", which means just "black", or "chernokozh/tsvetnokozh" which means "person of colour" and is the "administrative" term for, well, POC).

P.S. Mind you, the kid was using neither the Bulgarian word [neh-gur], nor the English N-word [nee-ga, nee-gur, nee-gro]. Instead, it seems to have been shouting [nee-gehr], which is… neither here, nor there, really. Technically, it's how you pronounce the name of the country Niger in Bulgarian, but it does indeed seem more likely that it was trying to read phonetically one of the American versions of the N-word (which could suggest offensive usage, though given the predominantly neutral-to-positive use of that word by the African-Americans in our mass/social media, even that is far from a given). If anything, I would recommend to anyone having issues with non-English (and even native English) speakers using the N-word, to address those issues primarily to the African-American community, which persistently uses and paints that N-word in a relatively positive context, both local and global.

Hello, I love watching your videos. I love the twins and they have a lovely head of hear. They must learn to braid each other. They would look lovely.

I think he was talking about the migrants that are causing problems in the UK 🙂 A nice young man. Glad you taught that child to be a better person.. hopefully he will not use that behaviour again.

Do not get offended by racist terms. People do not really mean it and probably is a result of them not realising some bits. They're shallow when meet foreign people that are having different origins. Be sure that most people do not really mean offence, its just the way they are and the language they speak. I hope you feel warmth becouse in fact Bulgarians are great people to chill with. Enjoy the green magical landscapes and life sparkling environment. ❤ love from uk.

Здравейте.Цвета на кожата няма значение.Важно е да си добър човек.

Switch your smartphone, computer, and GPS interfaces to Bulgarian. It forces you to naturally pick up functional daily vocabulary, Connect with other foreigners by joining groups like the Bulgarian Language Learners Hub. You can ask questions, swap resources, and find local meetup groups in your specific area, and of course the alphabet you have already

Желая ви успех и със зеленчуковата реколта! Прекрасно е когато си посял и засадил нещо с твоите ръце, да береш и плодовете след това.

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Браво, още малко и ще можете да разговаряте,поздрави

Kids would integrate, but it will not be easy, as there aren't that many foreigners. Kids screaming slurs is manly because they have probably never seen a colored person. It's more of a misunderstanding confusion, then actual hate.

Най-добре е сами да си изпечете домашна баница, много е лесно, отнема 45 минути и ще стане много по-хубава от тази която сте купили. Моля не се обиждайте много за цвета на кожата, у нас това е почти нормално, хората са расисти принципно особено в малките населени места, но съм съгласен, че това поведение трябва да се порицава особено ако се прави от деца, те са невъзпитани. Циганите у нас също са обект на расисъм, но и те са расисти също, някои трудно се социализират извън техния етнос. Вие сте много по-добре социализирани в обществата от които идвате, вие сте просто тъмнокожи англичани, циганите не са тъмнокожи българи.

its almost as if nobody else has lived in that country since 681 (or 661.. something like that). you are the first. it is a true survival, having to forage for berries and use the internet using a cotton thread sending vibration signals. again its not n igger thats used; that word does not even exist in european slang (even less in balkan languages). the word is negro. thats whats literally taught at schools – if you can find some school books at a library and see for yourselves. theres no thing like "black" "british african, african american, person of color". those terms do not exist. it is literally negro (negurnegar). if somebody actually uses the american slang version, its probably some edgy kid listening to rap music and he thinks its cool. keep in mind the balkan school systems do not teach slavery or colonialism. the closest you will get to those topics are egyptian laborers on the pyramids and ottoman oppression. the connotation of historical white – black relations as they are set in colonial states (france, uk, usa etc) are conceptually barren in this part of the world. protip: some edgy kids may also troll you by talking about kniga (book). say it fast say it a few times it sounds like the american slang word. they troll black streamersyoutubers in sofia etc that way a lot. most know about it tho, so you should too. after ishowspeed it kinda ruined the joke, but somebody may still try it on you. listen carefully for a silent or crunched K on purpose or them grinning when saying it.

and this super stupidly long comment is already long enough so why not make it longer. From other british (theres quite a few in the area as its popular for horses) the major difference comes from the language. if you can figure the language, that will exponentially change things in how people react. There is one family, they been here a long time (2006 i believe), their kids are born here and all that, so their kids are native speakers. the parents obviously sound as they do; they manage the language but it is what it is. so all the grumpy people (stores, administration, what have you) will be with the typical attitude and then turn to the kids and pull a 180 as if it were their own. its almost funny but a little weird. parents = foreign, their kids = local, even if all are citizens now and been there for a long time. this is more exaggerated than in other countries, primarily because so few people are exposed to outsiders in these parts. you'll start picking on these things with time.