Living in Bulgaria is DANGEROUS! живот на село

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We have had a SERIOUSLY crazy week with television appearances and hospital visits! Join us this week for Baba Marta and some extreme gardening!
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[@Onegreentruck]

Добре дошли в България! I lived in the UK for 15 years and recently returned,so nice to see similar culture over here.🎉

[@petyobenov]

Watched you on the tv few days ago! Keep doing what you really love!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Много благодаря ❤️ Thank you!

[@kosmicheskiprah]

I watched your interview on the Bulgarian TV! Sending support as usual! 🤗

[@the_phoenixproject]

Много благодаря приятел! 😊🙏✨💕

[@lazypanda8906]

Very entertaining video… glad the eye incident wasn’t very serious… Честита Баба Марта!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Честита баба Марта ❤️🤍 ☺️✨

[@judymccutcheon1]

What an idyllic life you all have 😊 love watching your progress ❤️

[@the_phoenixproject]

It's hard work but we love it! 😁 Thank you!

[@dayanbalevski4446]

Българският ти е много добър! Живи и здрави!

[@GreenAventurineTarot]

Hope you feel better soon! We’re retiring there soon! 💚 Yay.

[@the_phoenixproject]

Good luck 🍀 or as we say in Bulgaria "Успех!" 💕😊✨

[@tatyanalulova]

Браво! ❤ Много ви се радвам! Антъни, радвам се, че си добре!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Много благодаря приятел 😊💕

[@DimensionalHorse]

Just started watching ur channel & love it!! Thank u for sharing ur beautiful life!!!

[@the_phoenixproject]

How kind of you to say 😊✨💕 Thank you for watching!

[@Dimi7ar22]

I am sure you will love Bulgaria! Good luck.

[@the_phoenixproject]

We love it! 🙂💕 Thank you!

[@Baku_Bulgaria_Bucharest]

Oh my goodness. The tree felling! This is going to be us next week, we have to get a whole row of acacias down to put up new fencing!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Good luck and god speed 😆🍀 This is definitely not the last tree that will need to come down 🙈

[@Damian.D]

Вдъхновяващо! Успех!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Благодаря ти!

[@simoneclarke5104]

Thank you for sharing your experience with the medical system, we are always interested in information about living in Bulgaria (the realities). We are so glad that you are fine now and didn’t do damage to your eye! Another great video🥰

[@dianethompson2458]

You have been having some real adventures! I have built and renovated quite a few houses when I was married years ago. Safety glasses are an absolute necessity on any job site. Please pic up a few pairs and always have them on. Your eyesight is precious. I loved the tv show. You all did so well. I am looking forward to your next video. Best wishes from Canada.

[@the_phoenixproject]

Thank you! Yes we have plenty of eye protection and actually, we did BEFORE his accident, he just forgot to wear them. Now he remembers 😅

[@annehallett289]

Enjoyed the video. Is Becks snd Johnny’s property the same couple the Sharksteads were working for? You both did a brilliant job sorting the garden out, what hard workers you are.

[@the_phoenixproject]

Yes it's the same! Thank you ☺️

[@futurekron]

Ouch! I loved Antony's reinactment, but dang! That hurts just to watch. BG is so lucky to have all of these wonderful, adventurous people coming into the country. Over time, it should help improve their healthcare system, as well as general infrastructure.

[@the_phoenixproject]

Don't encourage him 😆 He says I should pay him for his acting efforts. Yes you're right. It was very nasty and he was in a lot of pain. Thankfully all fine now! ❤️

[@Uc9uE3pKsS6uQ]

Thanks!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Thank you so much 😊🙏💕✨

[@LD-gh6qr]

Hello Thanks for the video we are looking forward to it. ❤

[@the_phoenixproject]

Hope you like it! 🤗✨💕🙏

[@Foodgloriousfoodish]

Great video guys. You quite suited the pirate look. 😂😂😂 Glad it wasn’t serious. Next Hollywood!!!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Haha that's the plan! 😆

[@valentindanev1703]

Hi Laura and Anthony, I am so glad to see you doing what you love. Stay safe, and enjoy your live. The whole Brexit thing it is a shame so now Brits need visas and cant just come over. :(

[@the_phoenixproject]

Our visa costs are £4,000 and climbing. It's ridiculous. Thank you for your kind comments! ☺️

[@valentindanev1703]

@@the_phoenixproject WOW. that is a lot of cash. My family and i are Bulgarians and we spend 20 years in the UK. We have payed about £2000 for the UK passports per person (for the adults and a bit less for the little one) but the exams we had to pass ware quite hard. Is it hard to get a visa? Or is it just a matter of money? Are you planning to get citizenship?

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@valentindanev1703 I'm not sure if we can ever achieve full citizenship but we have obtained our 1 year residency which will be renewed for several years. We have just learned that we have to return to the UK to apply for our children's visas, so it will cost even more money. Worth it for the mortgage-free lifestyle I think. But yes, a lot of money and stress.

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@valentindanev1703 and also yes! Very difficult to get a visa for a Brit. You have to jump through a lot of hoops and pay a lot of money. There are lots of people doing it now but the guy doing ours has caused us infinite amounts of stress and we have both been quite unwell.

[@valentindanev1703]

@@the_phoenixproject I feel gutted to hear that and i hope you all get better soon. It is such a shame Brexit is causing so many issues for your family. There is a few British familys living in the vilage where my father lives and they all arrived before the Brexit and stating these days is a harder to do it.

[@nikitaking2796]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Bulgaria 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@liliasemprini7198]

Bravi ,una famiglia molto unita e che bel posto❤

[@the_phoenixproject]

Thank you! ❤️😊💕

[@patrickviz7657]

I like your videos and you are a good singer, maybe in the summer you can sit and sing in the yard, it's beautiful

[@r.a.3984]

I had a terrible infection recently on my eye, that’s something that happens …. Often to me for some reason, however I visit my GP (it’s good idea to get one near by) she gave me antibiotics and eye drops - 2 days later it was fine 🤷🏼 , also try compress of camomile tea it’s good and helps , also baking soda in warm water , when it’s melted you can wash your eye it’s antiseptic

[@the_phoenixproject]

Great advice thank you!! 🙂🙏❤️💕

[@gw6056]

Well done, ill be back in a few weeks to carry mine on....hope mines not too overgrown... Are you near VT ? Could meet for a coffee one day your in....love your energy and spirit..

[@NewBulgarians]

You were so lucky with your eye! We always found the healthcare to be good but never had to use it for an emergency, thankfully.

[@the_phoenixproject]

We've had two situations here and both were handled with care and professionalism. Very fortunate! ❤️

[@user-eq8is6gw3y]

👍

[@the_phoenixproject]

😊

[@duncan4504]

Hi you guys did you get residency yet? 👍

[@the_phoenixproject]

Yes we have our one year residency!

[@duncan4504]

Ah cool.😅👍 We're just in the process of getting ours very soon...oh yes and register the car too ..its all go haha.

[@flow8eraleutica]

I don't know in which village you live in but you need a primary doctor(GP) if you pay monthly for the Bulgarian NHS(if its possible for you, do it)you really should have one already. In Bulgaria you first visit your GP(unless is an emergency), if they can't help they send you to a specialist and its all covered by the NHS(very similar to the UK but less waiting times thankfully). Your kids need a primary doctor too that is a pediatrician. Some doctors take care of the whole family both adults and kids. Go look into it, there should be some that speak English too. In Bulgaria I had my GPs phone number I feel sorry I bothered her even on the weekends...A GP close by is a good fast choice but a GP thats already in a big hospital will save you time when you need to go around doing scans and visiting other specialists. If you are not happy with the first one, you can change them every June and December. You can also temporarily switch your GP for 3 months for whatever reason like you can say you are moving or something else because a doctors get paid based on how many patients have listed them as their GP. So of course, you want a good doctor that cares for you to receive that money.

[@the_phoenixproject]

We need our residency cards first which is finally happening on Wednesday. Then we can search for a doctor and I know there are a few who speak English nearby. Thanks for your advice 🤗💕✨

[@flow8eraleutica]

@@the_phoenixproject Oh, you still don't have your residency cards? Usually, thats the first thing to do. I hope you will be receiving them not applying bc I remember it was hard, you 100% need a bulgarian with you going to any institution. Good luck🙂

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@flow8eraleutica we are picking them up in a couple of weeks. We visited immigration yesterday to pay the final charges for the cards etc. Then we have to travel back to the UK and start the process all over again with our kids which came as a shock yesterday!

[@flow8eraleutica]

​@@the_phoenixprojectno way😂you had to go back all the way back to the UK? You need to make a video explaining the process to get one and spare others the pain, especially when it comes to children bc its different🤔I mean besides you the parents what more do the children need?

[@baihui7349]

Hi ,I'd like to ask you about the school ,where the kids will study ? In BG or UK.Cheers

[@the_phoenixproject]

We will be home educating because of travelling etc.

[@baihui7349]

@@the_phoenixproject Thanks

[@petarantonov8947]

​@@the_phoenixprojectYou want to stay in Bulgaria, but you don't want your children to study in a Bulgarian school...!? You don't trust our education system!? How do you think your children will grow up in Bulgaria without learning the Bulgarian language...!? Because if they don't communicate with Bulgarian children at school, they will never learn to speak properly..!

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@petarantonov8947 Yes you are so right. Because no child could learn to speak without school! 😂 And how will I ever learn Bulgarian without a teacher? It is impossible! We should give up and go home!

[@petarantonov8947]

@@the_phoenixproject Ah, you are a joker..! I was very interesting on your channel..! No longer..! Goodbye and good luck with the jokes..!

[@oscargalindo7920]

How much was the car?

[@the_phoenixproject]

5,000 Lev (£2,200 approx). Very hard to find a good vehicle here!

[@oscargalindo7920]

@@the_phoenixproject is their cars for 1000 sedans

[@brandilowe1916]

i have myatthenis gravis. so my eyes hurt or drift or see double or i have to patch one eye a lot of the time. it is uncomfortable.

[@the_phoenixproject]

I'm so sorry to hear that 😞

[@abhimanyuroy6644]

125 leva is a yearly property tax wow it's very good cheaper than india . 😮

[@the_phoenixproject]

That was for two years... Plus fines!! It's typically much less. Crazy! 😅

[@kosmicheskiprah]

@@the_phoenixproject Hahah I recently got a Vivakom contract and will pay 2 levs for home high speed internet and TV for 9 months! The water bill was 4 levs I renovated my passport for only 40 something levs, but proud that our passport now became very strong 😆

[@LD-gh6qr]

From today for a two bedroom flat in London Charge due for period 01/04/24 to 31/03/25 £1,835.98 = 4024 Bulgarian Leva😮

[@suzimasterson5730]

our place is a fair bit more than your to tax. 142 lev per year! still a lot lot cheaper than gloomy england. @@the_phoenixproject

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@suzimasterson5730 why is it so expensive? Is it the size of the property?

[@Kitty_cat2001]

It wood be good if you could translate this video. It looked fun.

[@the_phoenixproject]

Translate to Bulgarian? I think you can translate using KZbin closed captions but I will be doing a video soon in 100% Bulgarian so I can practice! ☺️

[@Kitty_cat2001]

No English I can only translate the comments. Australia 🇦🇺

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@Kitty_cat2001 I see, you mean the Bulgarian TV appearance? You can faintly hear us talking in English underneath the dubbing. I wish I had more time to translate the whole thing!

[@kosmicheskiprah]

@@Kitty_cat2001 Basically, the reactions are "bizarre" to us on TV, because we are not used to foreigners. The journalist says what they see BG as corruption, for them is freedom. The title in Cyrillic is "The New Bulgarians"., because as you are aware we lost 3 million people after the collapse the Soviet Union. In the interview you also see other foreigners. The journalist also tries to explain sees how foreigners cherish our culture. The other journalist is also explaining that BG is not really far away from UK. Basically for us it is rare that foreigners feel "patriotic" about Bulgaria, because we usually have a bad image in the West and America. This is why US still imposes visas to us and why Austria is blocking us from Schengen. I think corruption exists everywhere. Yes, BG is not "fancy" like Dubai sometimes, but it is a safe and chill country. We are trying to improve economically and have transitioned from Communism to Capitalism and not an easy task. We have complicated ties with both Russia and Ukraine, because there are approx. 200x Bulgarians in Ukraine called Bessarabian Bulgarians, but we also had Russian soldiers fight for the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottomans. We are also generally pro-EU, but like in many Balkan states very patriotic about our culture, we like to expose our flag and still flag maybe because we survived for a long period for so many centuries brutally murdered by the Ottomans and Byzanties. It is still very debatable if the Soviets really occupied us, but were an isolated country compared to Yugoslavia. Russia until today considers us as their unofficial 16th Soviet Union state, but we were never part of it. However, Russian and Bulgarian are close when it comes in written form. This is also the reason why many Russians own houses by the Black Sea, but you will also see lots of Ukrainians. We were in the side of Nazis, but ironically saved the Jews. As usual, the history of Bulgaria is very complicated. Well, for some reason the "modern" Bulgarian state was founded in 681. Similar to the Hungarians and Finns we originate from Asia. This is why the names Magyar (Hungarian) and Bulgars sound the same. Our flags with Hungary look almost the same and we have many street names after Hungarians. Britain bombarded Bulgaria, but we now have lots of Brits visiting our beach and ski resorts. We do not have any issue with Brits, but a bit "obsessed" with Germany. This is the reason why you will find many German brands in Bulgaria compared to France. Our 2 coastal airports and even the 1 in Sofia are all operated by German operators. However, our airports are very well connected with UK and Ireland. Sofia and Burgas much much more in summer.

[@Kitty_cat2001]

@@kosmicheskiprah thank you so much for all the information shared. I don’t think in Australia we learn much about European countries or particularly the ex eastern block ones except for Russia, Hungry etc. For me I never thought that Bulgaria was part of old USSR. However what is BG? I think your country looks beautiful in the pictures I’ve seen-but it floors appear a lot of your county men have left for various reasons. Once again thank you. It’s just past midnight here so I’m off to sleep now.

[@ayhankaracaoglu6845]

ima para nema problema .take chorba para !!!!

[@the_phoenixproject]

😁

[@petarantonov8947]

Man, next time be more responsible to yourself and especially to your family..! There are prostheses for other organs, but the eyes are irreplaceable..! When you start working with cutting or grinding machines, always remember this..! Even when you work with cleaning machines that use high pressure air or water, you still have to be careful..! I started watching you because of the report on TV and I do it with pleasure and interest! I wish you good health and luck in your adventure..!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Много благодаря приятел! 🙏❤️ Yes, always protective eyewear from now on!

[@petarantonov8947]

@@the_phoenixproject It would be even better if you use tight-fitting, like biker glasses! Or a screen..! Kind regards..!

[@stepho9999]

When needs must ....But NEVER use a chainsaw above chest height...

[@the_phoenixproject]

Yes and unfortunately, we need to do this a lot in Bulgaria 😆🙈😅

[@user-dg4qk1rj4z]

It's not a bad idea IMO to get a good handsaw for cutting wood (like a Silky or Samurai) - it's way safer than a chainsaw and actually better for certain tasks.

[@user-dg4qk1rj4z]

I meant as an alternative, not a replacement necessarily. Поздрави от габровско.

[@user-fv3vj9hx5s]

Why is Bulgaria dangerous?!

[@the_phoenixproject]

Did you watch the video?

[@user-fv3vj9hx5s]

​@@the_phoenixproject I did. Working with a chainsaw or other cutting tools alone may be dangerous but it doesn't depend on the country where you live. Or you mean the caption is an irony? I didn't get it.

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@user-fv3vj9hx5s this is pedantic, but I'll respond. Firstly, you must know that we write eye-catching titles to grab our viewers. Secondly, being in Bulgaria is dangerous because in England we don't have to do these things. We don't live near a hospital and they speak little English. It was a positive experience for us, but our lives are much more dangerous now that we live in Bulgaria. I hope that this helps you understand the title 🙂

[@newbeginningsinbulgaria]

@@the_phoenixproject I agree with @user-fv3vj9hx5s, in that using a chainsaw is dangerous anywhere and whilst I understand the need to grab the attention of viewers to get hits, I do think it makes Bulgaria appear more dangerous than it is. I'm not a fan of misleading titles though I'm a rank amateur when it comes to getting KZbin views lol We all do silly things (human nature) but not everyone in the UK lives near a hospital either, or even speaks English. All that said though, good luck and keep it up :) Cheers, Ivan

[@the_phoenixproject]

@@newbeginningsinbulgaria KZbin forms part of our income, so getting views is important to us. And also, when do people need chainsaws in England? Hardly ever! I don't know anyone that owns one. Perhaps we are poor people and that's why we think it's so different. Bulgaria IS more dangerous than England for us - which I'm sure people gather from the video. There are more snakes and predators than in England and daily life here is far more challenging. We could argue all day about why Bulgaria is not more dangerous, but I think you would find that Bulgaria is the riskier country to live in. Again, maybe it's riskier for us because we have less money.

[@MarinMoldovan-to5mi]

This country is too dangeroux for you

[@the_phoenixproject]

Haha yes I think so 😂

[@aleksk4151]

Живея в Лондон

[@the_phoenixproject]

Много добре! ❤️