In reply to Dauphin: From the Beeb: "Bulgarian society is traditionally known for its tolerance, mutual acceptance and respect between different ethnic groups and religions. "
Funnily enough, and contrary to the impression I had a few years ago, this seems to be true. One of the awkward truths arising from WWII was that Bulgaria had a significant Jewish population, every one of whom survived - the occupying Nazis were totally foiled in their efforts to make Bulgaria judenfrei, because the locals just didn't agree and would have nothing to do with it. When the Nazis ordered that every jew should wear a yellow star, the price of them rocketed - because gentile Bulgarians insisted on wearing them too.
