Hopefully I am not misunderstanding your comment, but for the record: Bulgaria is a small country in Eastern Europe with a population of about 7M and bordering

Hopefully I am not misunderstanding your comment, but for the record: Bulgaria is a small country in Eastern Europe with a population of about 7M and bordering Romania, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Macedonia, and the Black Sea. Formed around 681. Lots of expansion, contraction, being enslaved, etc. including 500 years under Ottoman Empire rule. These days the poorest and most unhappy member of the EU according to research - but a member nonetheless! Lots of immigrants including in the Bay Area and especially Chicago. Couple of fun facts: When the USSR was still a thing, Bulgaria was making personal computers, basically cloning Apple and IBM architectures. Source: Bulgarian who moved to the Bay Area ~10 years ago.