As a Lebanese that has had the honor to work alongside Bulgarians, I have nothing but admiration for Bulgarian People. I really admire how polite and well mannered they are. I visited Bulgaria twice I honestly felt like I was in Paradise especially in the spring. I love and admire the amazing beautiful people of Bulgaria, 🇱🇧❤️🇧🇬 Zdrasti from Lebanon! 🇱🇧
Благодаря, никои не ми е учил това преди да ходя за първи път и много ми беше трудно преди 20 години, беше също трудно да намеря хора че говори английски, ти говориш перфектно!!!
Great presentation. This is very important for those who intend to mix and mingle with their bulgarian colleages. I had a taste of bulgarian hospitality when I was a student there. I hope to revist bulgaria in the near future
Wow, this is useful! I walked around Bulgaria saying Благодаря to everything and trying to be extra polite. Smiled broadly. Starting to see my faux pas, though it did come from a place of respect and genuine gratitude to my hosts. As they knew I was a foreigner, they didn't judge and people were lovely. However, next time I go to Bulgaria, I can be a little more savvy with my tone and politeness level to 'blend in', as you say. Appreciate these tips!! 😊
This was very interesting and recognisable! Thank you Yana. What I also struggle with is when you get a lot of fruits and vegetables from the neighbours, I don't know what we can give back to thank them. Often they only like rakia but not from the shops 😅
Ah, as they say in German : laß dich überraschen ( not sure whether i wrote it correctly). They might ask for a favour one day, but they might not. We are not very predictable 😊
*I MOVED TO BULGARIA 14 YEARS AGO* I thought everyone was so unbelievably rude - NOW I have absolutely no idea why I thought that..? EDIT: Now you say it I realise the politeness is more in the intonation of the words than the actual words "get me water" in English is rude but in Bulgarian with the correct intonation it is perfectly polite.
Thank you for your commentary and thank you for appreciating my culture. I am sure it hasn't always been easy for you and you've had to learn a lot of things the hard way. As to the language: everybody can learn to speak a foreign language but it is indeed not an easy task Good luck 😊
@@yanaongrammar8562 - My Bulgarian is stuck in the place it was in 2015. I suffered a brain injury that affected my short-term memory and it has made learning Bulgarian 20X as hard. But I still try - which is why Im watching your channel
I've been here a month and they are feeding me to death ahahah but I love it people are very welcoming here. The coming across as rude is not peculiar to Bulgaria. It's the same in Poland and other countries too. I prefer it. At least, its not fake
So interesting! I'm an Englishman, in the middle of moving to Bulgaria (near Varna). I've been to Bulgaria a few times, and struggling to learn the language, never mind the culture details 😊 In England, I'd generally say hi, and thanks / bye to a cashier. Would it be too formal to say Здравейте, благодаря/довиждане? I tried it once with a guy who wiped my windows at a petrol station, he just gave me a funny look! Maybe my accent 😂
Hello and, thank you for your feedback! Hi,, thanks and bye are of course, ok. I am not implying one should be trying to be rude, if course. I am just explaining why we Bulgarians may look to you foreign people a little rude. As an Englishman you are exempt from trying to fit in and you can be as polite as you wish. We actually quite enjoy the English politeness 😊 PS my videos are absolutely non commercial and no advertising meant at all, but if you have problems learning Bulgarian, call me, I'll try to help. Here's my website, where I hope you can find useful stuff: sofialanguagecenter.cim
@@yanaongrammar8562 Yes, understand 😊 I'll check out the website. I have a couple of apps, and a grammar book, but I don't think there's a substitute for a real teacher. I've enjoyed meeting the Bulgarians I've met so far, although there are sometimes language difficulties (mine!), I wouldn't say I've met a person I would call rude, and definitely not aggressive. I did have a situation where a Bulgarian security guard took my rucksack off my back as I was going into an electrical store, and put it in another bag, then gave it me back! Wasn't quite sure what was going on, but I assume it was a security thing, and all was ok in the end 😄
It's quite a bit on the formal side, but should be safe. If it's a place you go frequently, and you know the cashier by face, you could also use Здрасти, Мерси, Чао. Many young Bulgarians use those pretty much anywhere.
Яна , имаш много добър английски акцент .Аз след 22 годишен живот в ОК не мога да се похваля въс същото , а смея да кажа ,че го говоря много добре . Impressive 😊
Много ти благодаря! От човек, толкова дълго живял в UK това е много приятно да чуеш такъв комплимент. С уговорката, разбира се, че си оставам чужденка. Поздрави от София
Yana, this was great. I am Bulgarian, and one reason for me to leave the country was "Bulgarian politeness" (joke). By the way, your English is incredibly good!
Sorry to hear that😊, but glad you're not giving up and thanks for watching my videos. You might not learn much language from them, but hope they are fun and maybe give a different angle on the matter 😊
Great video. I know nothing of Bulgaria. In fact, I only met one Bulgarian person in my whole life and that was 30 years ago. However, just out of curiosity: Why did you choose a car dealer's to make it? Like it would be better wih a more iconic or at least a representative background.
Thanks for your feedback! Although my videos are absolutely non commercial and no ads-oriented, I very much hope to stir more interest in Bulgarian culture and help create s better image of Bulgaria and the Bulgarians (I hope the BG person you met 30 years ago was a nice guy/girl). As to your question, I just had to kill a few hours while my car was being serviced and used the time to do this video, which came quite spontaneously, as most of my videos do. Again: thanks for watching a f stay well PS May I ask where you come from? Just out of curiosity. You don't need to answer, of course.
@@yanaongrammar8562 oh yeah, the guy was very funny. It was especially odd because Bulgaria had just got out of the iron curtain and he was surprisingly knowledgeable and spoke English. I'm from Chascomús, Argentina, far south. The Bulgarian was in Ushuaia, the southernmost town in the world.
@@katusili it's a small world. And social media are a funny thing. I wouldn't have imagined that somebody from Argentina would watch my videos. Greetings from Sofia.
@@yanaongrammar8562 I'm from Argentina too, and also watching your video :D But I have been travelling in Bulgaria for more than two weeks (I'm in Karlovo right now) and videos like yours were much needed. Gracias!
Well being over polite I think depends on the person. I usually say "thank you, have a nice day" every time I leave a shop or at the cashier lady. If they are pretty and young they won't like the interaction, but older people like it.
Well, always good to be more polite than less, of course.. But the overall impression in Bulgaria is that people don't consider politeness that important. Besides, as we know, politeness in not only in words, but in many other little gestures 😊
@@yanaongrammar8562 well true, you can totally leave the shop without saying a word and no one will think anything of it. However your comment suggests that you can be totally rude to someone and they wouldn't mind it. Which is untrue. You can see cashiers changing attitude if someone is even slightly rude to them, and vice versa. People will comment a cashier that was even slightly rude on their way out of the shop. I would agree that there is no explicit culture of being overly polite...even if you don't feel like it. But being rude is never considered good.
Those who left never stopped dreaming of coming back again. The problem is not the people, but the political situation. When someone like you comes up with advice like this, it would be good to inform yourself beforehand so you don't sound ignorant. Closing borders is only possible for concentration camps, so if you want to live with that idea, you can go to a prison and ask them to lock you up voluntarily. Let me know how that goes for you. 😂
As a Lebanese that has had the honor to work alongside Bulgarians, I have nothing but admiration for Bulgarian People.
I really admire how polite and well mannered they are.
I visited Bulgaria twice I honestly felt like I was in Paradise especially in the spring.
I love and admire the amazing beautiful people of Bulgaria, 🇱🇧❤️🇧🇬
Zdrasti from Lebanon! 🇱🇧
Doing this video in a car store is one of the most creative settings for a video I've ever seen lol
Thanks 🙏
Just tell a Bulgarian men somethings about their mothers or to Bulgarian moms somethings about their sons & enjoy it!
Историята със кафето ме сеща за вица: "От всичко най-мразя, като им кажа да не ми сипват и те да не ми сипят".
Иначе, много интересно видео!
Много благодаря!
Very usefull video ! I'm coming soon and am so happy to discover your country and your culture (from France)
Thank you so much fir your comment! Enjoy Bulgaria!
Благодаря, никои не ми е учил това преди да ходя за първи път и много ми беше трудно преди 20 години, беше също трудно да намеря хора че говори английски, ти говориш перфектно!!!
Благодаря!
Great presentation. This is very important for those who intend to mix and mingle with their bulgarian colleages. I had a taste of bulgarian hospitality when I was a student there. I hope to revist bulgaria in the near future
Thanks for your feedback! Thanks for watching and, of course, you are always welcome to Bulgaria!
Wow, this is useful! I walked around Bulgaria saying Благодаря to everything and trying to be extra polite. Smiled broadly. Starting to see my faux pas, though it did come from a place of respect and genuine gratitude to my hosts. As they knew I was a foreigner, they didn't judge and people were lovely. However, next time I go to Bulgaria, I can be a little more savvy with my tone and politeness level to 'blend in', as you say. Appreciate these tips!! 😊
Great and very useful explanation in contrast to most language courses that mechanically transfer English politeness in Bulgarian words.
Thanks for your feedback! Very true, indeed: in languages you don't trasfer form but content. Thank you very much for watching my videos.
On spot u will learn more belive me xd if u hear something about 'maikata' u are rdy to be polite xd
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Thank you! 😊
This was very interesting and recognisable! Thank you Yana. What I also struggle with is when you get a lot of fruits and vegetables from the neighbours, I don't know what we can give back to thank them. Often they only like rakia but not from the shops 😅
Ah, as they say in German : laß dich überraschen ( not sure whether i wrote it correctly). They might ask for a favour one day, but they might not. We are not very predictable 😊
*I MOVED TO BULGARIA 14 YEARS AGO* I thought everyone was so unbelievably rude - NOW I have absolutely no idea why I thought that..?
EDIT: Now you say it I realise the politeness is more in the intonation of the words than the actual words "get me water" in English is rude but in Bulgarian with the correct intonation it is perfectly polite.
Thank you for your commentary and thank you for appreciating my culture. I am sure it hasn't always been easy for you and you've had to learn a lot of things the hard way. As to the language: everybody can learn to speak a foreign language but it is indeed not an easy task
Good luck 😊
Ay I ask which part the country you are?
@@yanaongrammar8562 - My Bulgarian is stuck in the place it was in 2015. I suffered a brain injury that affected my short-term memory and it has made learning Bulgarian 20X as hard. But I still try - which is why Im watching your channel
@@yanaongrammar8562 - Im in Burgas.
Thanks for this video! Helpful to know!
Thanks! Glad that it is helpful 😊
More more more please!!!!❤
Thanks! Sorry to have neglected the channel! I'll try harder 😊😊
I've been here a month and they are feeding me to death ahahah but I love it people are very welcoming here. The coming across as rude is not peculiar to Bulgaria. It's the same in Poland and other countries too. I prefer it. At least, its not fake
Its not western Colture u say ? :d
So interesting! I'm an Englishman, in the middle of moving to Bulgaria (near Varna). I've been to Bulgaria a few times, and struggling to learn the language, never mind the culture details 😊 In England, I'd generally say hi, and thanks / bye to a cashier. Would it be too formal to say Здравейте, благодаря/довиждане? I tried it once with a guy who wiped my windows at a petrol station, he just gave me a funny look! Maybe my accent 😂
Hello and, thank you for your feedback! Hi,, thanks and bye are of course, ok. I am not implying one should be trying to be rude, if course. I am just explaining why we Bulgarians may look to you foreign people a little rude. As an Englishman you are exempt from trying to fit in and you can be as polite as you wish. We actually quite enjoy the English politeness 😊 PS my videos are absolutely non commercial and no advertising meant at all, but if you have problems learning Bulgarian, call me, I'll try to help. Here's my website, where I hope you can find useful stuff: sofialanguagecenter.cim
@@yanaongrammar8562 Yes, understand 😊 I'll check out the website. I have a couple of apps, and a grammar book, but I don't think there's a substitute for a real teacher. I've enjoyed meeting the Bulgarians I've met so far, although there are sometimes language difficulties (mine!), I wouldn't say I've met a person I would call rude, and definitely not aggressive. I did have a situation where a Bulgarian security guard took my rucksack off my back as I was going into an electrical store, and put it in another bag, then gave it me back! Wasn't quite sure what was going on, but I assume it was a security thing, and all was ok in the end 😄
It's quite a bit on the formal side, but should be safe. If it's a place you go frequently, and you know the cashier by face, you could also use Здрасти, Мерси, Чао. Many young Bulgarians use those pretty much anywhere.
The 'mock fighting over the bill' is also done in Korea - that's so interesting!
İt's probably done in many places as well
Яна , имаш много добър английски акцент .Аз след 22 годишен живот в ОК не мога да се похваля въс същото , а смея да кажа ,че го говоря много добре . Impressive 😊
Много ти благодаря! От човек, толкова дълго живял в UK това е много приятно да чуеш такъв комплимент. С уговорката, разбира се, че си оставам чужденка. Поздрави от София
След 12год възраст нема как да хванеш акцента. С американския английски е още по трудно макар много да са го опростили.
Yana, this was great. I am Bulgarian, and one reason for me to leave the country was "Bulgarian
politeness" (joke). By the way, your English is incredibly good!
Thank you very much, Ivan! This is very flattering, especially from a Bulgarian and one that lives elsewhere. Thank you for watching and stay well!
Thanks Yana. Subbed. Like the ability to explain . It is not only your words, but your actions.)
Yes, indeed 👍
Wow.
Sorry to hear that😊, but glad you're not giving up and thanks for watching my videos. You might not learn much language from them, but hope they are fun and maybe give a different angle on the matter 😊
About polite forms - they exist also in French in the same way, but current French generation starts to disuse them.
Thanks for watching and thanks for your feedback! Stay well!
Great video. I know nothing of Bulgaria. In fact, I only met one Bulgarian person in my whole life and that was 30 years ago. However, just out of curiosity: Why did you choose a car dealer's to make it? Like it would be better wih a more iconic or at least a representative background.
Thanks for your feedback! Although my videos are absolutely non commercial and no ads-oriented, I very much hope to stir more interest in Bulgarian culture and help create s better image of Bulgaria and the Bulgarians (I hope the BG person you met 30 years ago was a nice guy/girl). As to your question, I just had to kill a few hours while my car was being serviced and used the time to do this video, which came quite spontaneously, as most of my videos do.
Again: thanks for watching a f stay well
PS May I ask where you come from? Just out of curiosity. You don't need to answer, of course.
@@yanaongrammar8562 oh yeah, the guy was very funny. It was especially odd because Bulgaria had just got out of the iron curtain and he was surprisingly knowledgeable and spoke English.
I'm from Chascomús, Argentina, far south. The Bulgarian was in Ushuaia, the southernmost town in the world.
@@katusili it's a small world. And social media are a funny thing. I wouldn't have imagined that somebody from Argentina would watch my videos. Greetings from Sofia.
@@yanaongrammar8562 I'm from Argentina too, and also watching your video :D But I have been travelling in Bulgaria for more than two weeks (I'm in Karlovo right now) and videos like yours were much needed. Gracias!
@@sebastianr.3405 thanks for watching my videos and enjoy Bulgaria
Well being over polite I think depends on the person. I usually say "thank you, have a nice day" every time I leave a shop or at the cashier lady. If they are pretty and young they won't like the interaction, but older people like it.
If they are young they want other things :D
Well, always good to be more polite than less, of course.. But the overall impression in Bulgaria is that people don't consider politeness that important. Besides, as we know, politeness in not only in words, but in many other little gestures 😊
@@yanaongrammar8562 well true, you can totally leave the shop without saying a word and no one will think anything of it. However your comment suggests that you can be totally rude to someone and they wouldn't mind it. Which is untrue. You can see cashiers changing attitude if someone is even slightly rude to them, and vice versa. People will comment a cashier that was even slightly rude on their way out of the shop.
I would agree that there is no explicit culture of being overly polite...even if you don't feel like it. But being rude is never considered good.
@@NikolaNevenov86 true, thanks for your comment
In English You can be singular & plural formal & informal unlike in Bulgarian
Well I guess I'll be considered rude, because I *never* turn down coffee.
Pas de tout 😊. Mon époux 🇧🇪 refuse très rarement quelque chose à manger et boire.
In fact, these five tips show the proximity of Bulgarian culture to Arabic culture! Is that true?
I'm not am expert in Arabic culture, but from what I've seen - yes, this is true
Mozhe so mojata Staroto Lerinsko dialekt, mozham da "blend in"... sho mislesh? ;)
I'm not really sure I understand your comment but hope it's well meant and thanks 😃
Със сигурност 😁
@@yanaongrammar8562 ее, браво. Човека пита дали ще "blend in" със стария му лерински диалект 😉
@garyk8285 mozhem, brate❤
бих искал..тази жена да ми е учител по анг...please
Обучавала съм много хора от много места. Със сигурност мога да обучавам и вас 😊
По точно от това няма как да се каже.
Много благодаря!
Your nation is disappearing from 9 million down to 6.4 million. Close borders, stop drinking, have more kids.
Tip coming from where?
Those who left never stopped dreaming of coming back again. The problem is not the people, but the political situation. When someone like you comes up with advice like this, it would be good to inform yourself beforehand so you don't sound ignorant. Closing borders is only possible for concentration camps, so if you want to live with that idea, you can go to a prison and ask them to lock you up voluntarily. Let me know how that goes for you. 😂