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You could join the local rakia club in your block. (Sometimes brewed in the basement).

You can then drink your share of the finished product on the local bench with others.

I tend to steer well clear of foreign residents in real life. We've got plenty of friends here in BG and in other countries..

@JimJ

Why do you steer clear of "foreign residents"?. Even those that have been resident for decades and put down roots etc - you will still reject them?.

@Zooldrool

"Reject" is a strong word. 馃槉

I have a circle of friends whom I've known for a long time, some over 50 years. As you've no doubt noticed, I can be pretty cantankerous, and I do tend to have strong views combined with a disinclination to apply a diplomatic filter when expressing them; many people don't find me to be their cup of tea, and the feeling is usually mutual. I have long ago come to terms with the fact that I'm a relic of a bygone age and that the way I speak (and think) rubs quite a few people up the wrong way, even though I long ago learned to tone it down, albeit begrudgingly.

Candidly, my reference to "foreign residents" was a polite way of saying "Brits". When I encounter native Brits abroad I'm often irresistibly reminded of GBS' observation: "It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.". And that's despite me not being an Englishman but nonetheless sounding very much like one! 馃榿

My apologies if this post falls into the category of "Too much information"...