[romaniatax]

> Do not be under the illusion that Bulgaria is just like $western_european_country but with less taxes and cheaper housing. Everything comes at a price. You will not find many things you take for granted in your home country here.

Technically speaking you are right: there is almost no police, no public health care (quality is too low to even step foot in a public hospital), school are pretty low quality, and people tend to be rude. But for a temporary gig (I am in Romania due to taxes for a few years) it can be beneficial. It's not as bad as say India or Pakistan as east eu countries are orders of magnitude more developed, and if you can put up with the nuisance for a while then you can return to your western country and maybe afford a deposit to stop living with flatmates as an adult. Worth while in my case.