How is this country ? I decided to go there for a few months without knowing much about it.
It seemed the cheapest place around, close, in the EU, i want to save money, work remote, and take a break from my friends and family.
Is it possible to make friends or hang out with Bulgarians as a foreigner ? Like at random at the bar or if you have places or things to do to suggest.

>>2801971 (OP)
Isn't it the European country with the fastest shrinking population?
Must be a pretty big shithole if everyone keeps leaving

>>2801974
I'm from a shit part of Paris, it's also a huge shithole but 10x more expensive. And yet people keep coming here. So this proves nothing.
I have seen Bulgarians come here and they told me it's shit and they miss Bulgaria so there you go.

>>2801974
Greed is what drives people to migrate to big cities. They are no longer satisfied with the simple life, they gotta have luxuries. Supposedly the girls are open to marrying foreigners there.

>>2801971 (OP)
I've only been there as a tourist a few years back. I've been to Sofia and the area around the Rila mountains, so I don't know much about the eastern part of the country.
It is definitely much cheaper compared to western European standards. This may somewhat change, since they're going to adopt the euro starting 1 Jan 2026, but I doubt we'll see massive price hikes in the near future. Sofia is a nice city, there's good enough public transport and other related services, even though some parts can be run down or not as well kept (standard eastern european fare). I really liked hiking in the Rila mountains.
Bulgarian people seemed rather nice, although I think you're going to struggle having any semblance of social life unless you're fluent in the language. It seems like most educated bulgarian youths leave to seek better paying jobs elsewhere in the EU, so most of the people who stay are the ones who are too poor / old / uneducated to leave. If you care about social life I might suggest neighboring Romania instead. Bucharest is a very lively city with a nice nightlife, you're more likely to find young people who speak French and/or English (and Romanian should be easier to pick up since it's a Latin language, unlike Bulgarian), and it's still way cheaper than western Europe. The scenery probably won't be as good though
>>2801976
>I have seen Bulgarians come here and they told me it's shit and they miss Bulgaria so there you go.
Everyone who emigrates misses home

>>2802019
Useful post, thanks. Yeah I'd like to visit of course but mostly it's to stay and live there for a while and maybe more. Ideally I'd get a social life but it's often hard abroad (unless with western expat types but i am not that interested).
And it depends where. For example in south america it was easy making local acquaintances (i do speak ok spanish) even if superficial. In asia i found it really hard. I don't know how it is in those parts.

Romania seems interesting. I hesitated between it and Bulgaria and I picked Bulgaria because of the food i saw, mostly. But i intend to travel 2/3 weeks in the Balkans then rent a place to live for about ~6 months (hence why EU/schengen matters here). I have like A2 Russian so i could survive in Bulgaria but learning Romanian does seem way easier for me indeed.

>>2802701
In Bulgaria everyone up to 45 has studied English to some level. Over 50s usually, at least know russian. As far as social life, I've heard of expat communities in Sofia.
Also seaside and Bansko are known DN spots.

>>2801971 (OP)
If you go to Bulgaria, make sure and impregnate every single woman you see. Their rapid declining population and low birth rate needs to be fixed.

Any good military museums in Bulgaria?

>>2802756
>expats
The Youtuber exurb1a liives in Sofia