So much with the "hospitable nation" myth

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Hey, fellow indifferent popcorn-munchers conscientious peace-lovers! Here's a tale for ya. "We're one of the most hospitable, amorous and warm-hearted people in the world", the communist propaganda used to teach us Bulgars back in the good days of old.

Well, not so fast. Here's one "example" that I don't recommend anyone emulating:

Asylum Seekers Summarily Expelled

Bulgaria's Rozovo Inhabitants 'Discriminate' Refugees - Ombudsman

Caption: "Is our fabled hospitality a myth, after all?"

Three Syrian families. I mean, yeah. THREE Syrian families had rented a couple of apartments in a village. And the local villagers (mind you, the word has a fairly negative connotation over here, meaning backward, retrograde, redneck-types) summarily expelled them. Why? Because "those people are barbarians, they're cannibals" (quote). Bottom-line: they're brown people, they look odd and speak funny. So their place ain't here, ya know!

Evgeniy Daynov: Expulsion of Syrians in Rozovo Disgrace for Bulgaria

( First things first )