Bulgaria is officially among the top 5 European destinations for low-cost booze consumption. But here are ten reasons why it should be the most favored one
The alcohol is one of the cheapest in Europe – that is a given fact.
The traditional Bulgarian alcoholic beverage is rakia. It is most commonly made of fermented grapes and has a high alcohol content varying anywhere between 40% and 95% alc. Once a foreigner has tasted this demonic beverage, his life will never be the same. (Some even claim that there is no life after rakia!)
The legal drinking age in Bulgaria is 18, but nobody actually waits till that mature age to start drinking. And nobody tries to prevent them from doing so, either. You can be nine and still buy a six-pack from the nearest liquor store at three in the morning. The salesman can even treat you a cigarette if he finds you cute.
In Bulgaria, you can enjoy the ultimate extreme experience – drinking and driving, as the possibility of a police officer who is drunk himself to stop you on the road is quite high.
In some parts of the country there have been registered cases of people who haven’t drunk anything but alcoholic beverages throughout their whole lives. It is believed that in those particular areas water has been used only for irrigation purposes.
The Bulgarians have announced one-third of all the 365 days in the year to be official or nearly official national and religious holidays as an excuse to leave work earlier (or not work at all), so that they could dedicate their full attention to drinking.
A foreigner should be warned in advance that in Bulgaria some popular internationally recognized phrases differ in terms of time span. For example, the so-called „long weekend“ in Bulgaria may begin on Tuesday, and in bars, the “happy hour” can be any hour.
Оn the internet, you can buy a Barbie doll for 25-30 Euros. In Bulgaria, for that price you can get a full-grown Barbie holding a bottle of whisky in each hand.
If late partying is what you’re looking for, you will certainly find it at Sunny Beach. The resort has a great range of discos, bars, beach bars, nightclubs and casinos. It is a pity that after all that wild partying and drinking you won’t remember that you have even been there!
And last, but not least…
‘Cause why the F##K not?
