[Music] hello
hello
hello so Bulgaria what’s the first thing that
so Bulgaria what’s the first thing that
so Bulgaria what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear this
comes to mind when you hear this
comes to mind when you hear this country’s name some will think roses and
country’s name some will think roses and
country’s name some will think roses and no actually some will think probably
no actually some will think probably
no actually some will think probably home or workplace but in the world where
home or workplace but in the world where
home or workplace but in the world where Gary is best known for its Rose Festival
Gary is best known for its Rose Festival
Gary is best known for its Rose Festival and several of its Rose products
and several of its Rose products
and several of its Rose products manufactured here that you may actually
manufactured here that you may actually
manufactured here that you may actually find in your gift bag if you look for it
find in your gift bag if you look for it
find in your gift bag if you look for it so anyway if we were to google something
so anyway if we were to google something
so anyway if we were to google something along the lines of Bulgarian roses being
along the lines of Bulgarian roses being
along the lines of Bulgarian roses being picked oral Bulgarian Rose Festival
picked oral Bulgarian Rose Festival
picked oral Bulgarian Rose Festival would see something like this image
would see something like this image
would see something like this image behind me pretty Bulgarian girls in
behind me pretty Bulgarian girls in
behind me pretty Bulgarian girls in national clothing picking roses and
national clothing picking roses and
national clothing picking roses and dancing it what not but what about the
dancing it what not but what about the
dancing it what not but what about the people that get cut out of the frame
people that get cut out of the frame
people that get cut out of the frame they have gathered many names along the
they have gathered many names along the
they have gathered many names along the years singari itani or gitanos overall
years singari itani or gitanos overall
years singari itani or gitanos overall it’s the Roma people but you probably
it’s the Roma people but you probably
it’s the Roma people but you probably know them by their most popular and yet
know them by their most popular and yet
know them by their most popular and yet most offensive name gypsies in their way
most offensive name gypsies in their way
most offensive name gypsies in their way of work is way less pleasant than our
of work is way less pleasant than our
of work is way less pleasant than our friends from the Google images now I’m
friends from the Google images now I’m
friends from the Google images now I’m going to paint a realistic example for
going to paint a realistic example for
going to paint a realistic example for you family of nine goes on to the Rose
you family of nine goes on to the Rose
you family of nine goes on to the Rose fields on an early June morning at 5:00
fields on an early June morning at 5:00
fields on an early June morning at 5:00 a.m. some of them aren’t even wearing
a.m. some of them aren’t even wearing
a.m. some of them aren’t even wearing the appropriate clothing for this time
the appropriate clothing for this time
the appropriate clothing for this time of day which results in the cold you
of day which results in the cold you
of day which results in the cold you stinging at their feet now the oldest
stinging at their feet now the oldest
stinging at their feet now the oldest members of the family are working as
members of the family are working as
members of the family are working as hard as they can while the middle ones
hard as they can while the middle ones
hard as they can while the middle ones watch with small ones
watch with small ones
watch with small ones now imagine just a bunch of families
now imagine just a bunch of families
now imagine just a bunch of families just like this hypothetical one and
just like this hypothetical one and
just like this hypothetical one and that’s what a normal day in the rows
that’s what a normal day in the rows
that’s what a normal day in the rows field looks like now why would they
field looks like now why would they
field looks like now why would they commit to this themselves to such
commit to this themselves to such
commit to this themselves to such back-breaking work
back-breaking work
back-breaking work well that’s because around 60% of the
well that’s because around 60% of the
well that’s because around 60% of the Roma income during a year is from the
Roma income during a year is from the
Roma income during a year is from the rose festival
rose festival
rose festival they get paid for kilogram of rose
they get paid for kilogram of rose
they get paid for kilogram of rose leaves and they have to work as hard as
leaves and they have to work as hard as
leaves and they have to work as hard as they can just so they can get that one
they can just so they can get that one
they can just so they can get that one extra level now you might be asking
extra level now you might be asking
extra level now you might be asking yourself something else why are there
yourself something else why are there
yourself something else why are there kids working well that’s because their
kids working well that’s because their
kids working well that’s because their kids are mature enough to understand
kids are mature enough to understand
kids are mature enough to understand that their parents under a very bad
that their parents under a very bad
that their parents under a very bad financial situation and you want to help
financial situation and you want to help
financial situation and you want to help them in any way possible be it working
them in any way possible be it working
them in any way possible be it working even though they have to skip valuable
even though they have to skip valuable
even though they have to skip valuable education time this goes on for a very
education time this goes on for a very
education time this goes on for a very very vicious cycle but more on that
very vicious cycle but more on that
very vicious cycle but more on that later now I’m pretty sure everybody in
later now I’m pretty sure everybody in
later now I’m pretty sure everybody in this room realizes that there are
this room realizes that there are
this room realizes that there are certain financial issues with every
certain financial issues with every
certain financial issues with every single country in the globe and that’s
single country in the globe and that’s
single country in the globe and that’s fine but this is a this is a financial
fine but this is a this is a financial
fine but this is a this is a financial issue this is a social one you see the
issue this is a social one you see the
issue this is a social one you see the Roma can be classified as precarious
Roma can be classified as precarious
Roma can be classified as precarious prokaryotes are a lower class of society
prokaryotes are a lower class of society
prokaryotes are a lower class of society they can’t keep a stable job because
they can’t keep a stable job because
they can’t keep a stable job because either they can’t because of their poor
either they can’t because of their poor
either they can’t because of their poor education or they don’t want to because
education or they don’t want to because
education or they don’t want to because they don’t think they have to that calls
they don’t think they have to that calls
they don’t think they have to that calls on for the some unmoor uneducated middle
on for the some unmoor uneducated middle
on for the some unmoor uneducated middle class people to be saying things like oh
class people to be saying things like oh
class people to be saying things like oh these gypsies they’re taking all of our
these gypsies they’re taking all of our
these gypsies they’re taking all of our government’s money or the their tea
government’s money or the their tea
government’s money or the their tea they’re getting government help but we
they’re getting government help but we
they’re getting government help but we deserve it more by the way those are
deserve it more by the way those are
deserve it more by the way those are some actual things that I’ve heard just
some actual things that I’ve heard just
some actual things that I’ve heard just going around Sofia and that shouldn’t be
going around Sofia and that shouldn’t be
going around Sofia and that shouldn’t be expected from an urban City which Sofia
expected from an urban City which Sofia
expected from an urban City which Sofia is but you can imagine that in a rural
is but you can imagine that in a rural
is but you can imagine that in a rural area the situation might be much worse
area the situation might be much worse
area the situation might be much worse we’re going to look into that later
we’re going to look into that later
we’re going to look into that later now we went me and my family went to
now we went me and my family went to
now we went me and my family went to Rose you know a town more to the rural
Rose you know a town more to the rural
Rose you know a town more to the rural side of Bulgaria and this is the type of
side of Bulgaria and this is the type of
side of Bulgaria and this is the type of houses we found the Roma to live in
houses we found the Roma to live in
houses we found the Roma to live in unfinished unclean they have no heating
unfinished unclean they have no heating
unfinished unclean they have no heating no water and in most of them no
no water and in most of them no
no water and in most of them no electricity now that might not sound
electricity now that might not sound
electricity now that might not sound that devastating
that devastating
that devastating but you can’t fully comprehend that
but you can’t fully comprehend that
but you can’t fully comprehend that until you as I have witnessed myself see
until you as I have witnessed myself see
until you as I have witnessed myself see a family of eight leading a horse inside
a family of eight leading a horse inside
a family of eight leading a horse inside their four by three meter house just so
their four by three meter house just so
their four by three meter house just so they can get the warmth of the horses
they can get the warmth of the horses
they can get the warmth of the horses breed air breathing for a cold winter
breed air breathing for a cold winter
breed air breathing for a cold winter night also the another problems they
night also the another problems they
night also the another problems they have is that their houses they can’t
have is that their houses they can’t
have is that their houses they can’t afford land in the city so they have to
afford land in the city so they have to
afford land in the city so they have to build their houses illegally out on the
build their houses illegally out on the
build their houses illegally out on the outskirts of the city that means that
outskirts of the city that means that
outskirts of the city that means that they have no sanitation since I as I’ve
they have no sanitation since I as I’ve
they have no sanitation since I as I’ve already mentioned they have no water
already mentioned they have no water
already mentioned they have no water source and they have to share a common
source and they have to share a common
source and they have to share a common one that means that the water might get
one that means that the water might get
one that means that the water might get contaminated and exactly this happened
contaminated and exactly this happened
contaminated and exactly this happened now I want you to think to yourself how
now I want you to think to yourself how
now I want you to think to yourself how much so the world percentage of
much so the world percentage of
much so the world percentage of hepatitis B patients is from five to ten
hepatitis B patients is from five to ten
hepatitis B patients is from five to ten percent somewhere around there now how
percent somewhere around there now how
percent somewhere around there now how much do you think of the rose new
much do you think of the rose new
much do you think of the rose new population is actually infected with
population is actually infected with
population is actually infected with hepatitis B 25% that’s almost five times
hepatitis B 25% that’s almost five times
hepatitis B 25% that’s almost five times as much as the normal world percentage
as much as the normal world percentage
as much as the normal world percentage rate also I want to answer a question
rate also I want to answer a question
rate also I want to answer a question that you might have asked yourself
that you might have asked yourself
that you might have asked yourself earlier why do they have so many
earlier why do they have so many
earlier why do they have so many children well that’s because their
children well that’s because their
children well that’s because their children play certain roles the first
children play certain roles the first
children play certain roles the first one is that they help their family or
one is that they help their family or
one is that they help their family or the most grown-up members of the family
the most grown-up members of the family
the most grown-up members of the family the kids they help their parents as much
the kids they help their parents as much
the kids they help their parents as much as they can just so they can get some
as they can just so they can get some
as they can just so they can get some extra income after they grow up they go
extra income after they grow up they go
extra income after they grow up they go on to have families of their own and
on to have families of their own and
on to have families of their own and they do the same thing with their
they do the same thing with their
they do the same thing with their children while the middle and the
children while the middle and the
children while the middle and the smaller children grow up and help their
smaller children grow up and help their
smaller children grow up and help their parents the same way that their older
parents the same way that their older
parents the same way that their older brothers and sisters did now their
brothers and sisters did now their
brothers and sisters did now their second role is that the parents get
second role is that the parents get
second role is that the parents get government money for every child per
government money for every child per
government money for every child per month they get a measly 36 leva
month they get a measly 36 leva
month they get a measly 36 leva but these 36 leva means the world to
but these 36 leva means the world to
but these 36 leva means the world to them that means that they might sustain
them that means that they might sustain
them that means that they might sustain their family for just one more
their family for just one more
their family for just one more we just get food get electricity get
we just get food get electricity get
we just get food get electricity get anything they need for survival and as
anything they need for survival and as
anything they need for survival and as I’ve said earlier that calls for a
I’ve said earlier that calls for a
I’ve said earlier that calls for a vicious cycle since the kids are working
vicious cycle since the kids are working
vicious cycle since the kids are working they’re missing valuable education time
they’re missing valuable education time
they’re missing valuable education time and that’s the biggest issue with the
and that’s the biggest issue with the
and that’s the biggest issue with the Roma if they can get the possibility to
Roma if they can get the possibility to
Roma if they can get the possibility to get the education that they so
get the education that they so
get the education that they so desperately need they will be able to
desperately need they will be able to
desperately need they will be able to excuse me
excuse me
excuse me get a stable job get medical insurance
get a stable job get medical insurance
get a stable job get medical insurance provide for their families anything they
provide for their families anything they
provide for their families anything they can sorry I’ve just told you that living
can sorry I’ve just told you that living
can sorry I’ve just told you that living conditions of the people that pick your
conditions of the people that pick your
conditions of the people that pick your roses no you tell me what that Rose
roses no you tell me what that Rose
roses no you tell me what that Rose smells like thank you
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