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Smoking and drinking in Bulgaria
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10.04.2009
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Ask acquaintances about their hobbies or leisure activities. They’ll go blank for a moment as they think about what they do in their free time. After a few seconds, most people will offer a vague answer: “listening to music”, “reading”, “watching movies”. A few folks do have real hobbies, like paragliding, or collecting pre-World War II shoelaces, whatever.
But almost never will you hear someone tell you that in their free time they like drinking and smoking. Funny, given that these are two of the most popular leisure time activities around the world.
Let’s talk about booze. Maybe you’re one of those people who enjoy the odd glass of red, swirling and sniffing away, commenting intelligently on the wine’s complexity and expressiveness. Maybe you’re the kind of person who wakes up in a doorway every Sunday morning, pale, trembling and lying in a puddle of vodka.
No matter what kind of imbiber you are, a rich drinking adventure awaits you in Bulgaria. Come with us now as we investigate the possibilities for swirling, swigging, and waking up in puddles in the EU’s favourite new member country…
Though a long way behind world viticultural behemoths like France, Italy and Spain, Bulgaria still definitely swings above its weight in terms of volume of wine produced.
Bulgarians are fiercely proud of their wines, at least of the reds. White wine is barely considered wine at all. There’s even a traditional song which, translated from Bulgarian, goes a bit like this: “Oh white wine, oh white wine, why are you not red?”
Now probably, after all that sipping, slurping, and swilling, you’ll be gasping for a coffin nail. A cancer stick. You know a cigarette.
The god news is that smokers are better catered for here than anywhere else in Europe. It’s the poor old non-smokers that are still behind the eightball, seemingly resigned to spending their social moments in a haze of second-hand smoke. Meanwhile, Western smokers experience that rare miracle, smoking wherever they like-the pub, restaurants, anywhere.
And again the price is right. Ciggies are still less than a quid a pack. At that price, it’s surprising more non-smokers don’t take up the habit. Just so they can look as cool as the rest of us.
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