Hehe... I haven't posted here in ages but now I feel obliged to
At first, yes, I know what I'm talking about because I live in Bulgaria.
That level of alcohol in the blood is not possible (in a live person, at least). Today's newspaper said that probably the blood sample was contaminated somehow and that resulted in an unusually high level of alcohol shown on the equipment.
So, no, the whole story is not true
Now, as long some of the people on this board go... yeah, over here we can measure the alcohol level in the blood. You prolly would be surprised but we also have amazing things like electricity, tapped water, houses, hospitals, highways, airports, cars, trains and all that stuff that you think we're lacking. We have cinemas, theaters, operas. We are dressed when going outside - we don't jump naked from tree to tree. And, yes, we peel off the bananas before eating them.
Bulgaria is a member of NATO, has sent troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and will become a full member of the European Union in 2007. Over 110 countries have embassies in Bulgaria.
Unfortunately, we're not the underdeveloped country which you imagine when you hear "Bulgaria". In Sofia (the capital) and in the biggest cities, we have every single thing you can imagine. There is NOTHING which you can buy in the mall next to you that we don't have. Believe it or not.
Here are some pics from Sofia for you to enjoy:
http://mariandesign.com/sofia/
I am far from saying that everything is alright and perfect over here. My country is a young democracy with all possible consequences. But, please, stop thinking of it as some shithole filled with savages and nothing else.
