Britain trough Bulgarian eyes

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Britain was one of the greatest empires in Europe and in the world. It possessed a big amount of land and water territories. It made a huge influence in Europe and on each separate country. Britain was always interesting for Bulgarians. There are different points of views about the understandings that we have about Britain. Different kinds of people have seen Britain in different light. The politicians in Bulgaria will tell you that British people are very aristocratic, highly educated, with strict traditions, assuming and with cold behavior. In present days there is a tendency that British people are buying houses in Bulgaria and prefer to live here peacefully in quiet than to stay in there own country.

These kinds of people are well welcomed by the ordinary Bulgarian. They leave very good impressions of good, well behaved and civilized people. If you are a soccer fan and you went once to a British match you will think of British people a little bit different. The soccer fans in Bulgaria have a different point of view about Britain. They think that British people are very rude, they scream and yell, they start fights, and they are violent and dangerous people. There was a case of beating a Bulgarian fan who was hurt from one British fan. The British fan was send to Bulgarian court and justice was given to him. British soccer fans are world wide famous and often called �hooligans�. There are also movies on that topic that show the life of the soccer fans and how whole groups of ultra fans are fighting on the streets with fist and sticks. There were many casualties that the British soccer history remembers. And when one gang versus another you better doesn�t stay on their way because they will wash you away in the fight between them. There is one person in the public life of Bulgaria called Ivan Slavkov � Bateto. He was joking often with Britain and British people and politicians that he met. But one day one British reporter give him back what he deserved by exposing him with video material on that how Ivan Slavkov was taking a bribe and was selling his country for money. In a result Bateto lost his job, but he is still a powerful figure in the public life of Bulgaria and he is still the same joker. Bulgarians respect British people and for the thing that they are very good and quality hunters. British hunters inspired the people in the art of hunting not only in Bulgaria but in whole Europe. British people have great traditions and that is turned more like a sport for them, and they are example for our hunters. Many British dog breeds were developed for hunting and they are popular and in other countries including ours. One off the most interesting thing about Britain is their education system and world-wide famous universities like Cambridge and Oxford. Many Bulgarians are dreaming of being accepted in one of these universities with great traditions. There and other universities that are also quality and deserve a good reputation and have also good traditions, but mainly the people are dreaming about Oxford and Cambridge. Britain is also famous with their humor. Persons like Charlie Chaplin, Benny Hill, and Rowan Sebastian Atkinson a.k.a. Mr. Been are very popular in Bulgaria and are still bringing joy to the people that are watching their movies and sketches. These are some of the greatest comedians in the world not only in Britain. In Bulgaria there are many students. Young, energetic people who are looking to work and study on a brigade. One of the two most preferred destinations is Britain. Every summer there is a big amount of young people and students that are going on brigades in Britain and work very hard to save some cash. Many young people are becoming students mainly for that purpose � to go on a brigade and to save a big amount of money. So for them Britain is like a hope, like an opportunity to work, to practice their English and to see other countries, cities, traditions and to meet new people from all over the world. Not only students but also grown people who can�t find jobs in Bulgaria, are looking for realization in Britain. The standards of life in Bulgaria and in Britain are very different and may are considering moving to Britain, in order to ensure a better life for them and their children. For them Britain is a hope for better life. We saw that Britain looks different trough the Bulgarian eyes. For some Bulgarians, Britain is hope, for others an opportunity. Some people are pleased to know British people and to live with them, delighted with the culture and intelligence that they show. Others see in Britain violent and rude people ready to start a massive fights and riots on the streets. We saw that there are different points of view. It seems that for the Bulgarian eyes, Britain is a very varied place in which everyone could find something interesting for him and something that he is looking for.

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