We know a thing by its opposite. Hot Means Nothing without cold, and since im traveling the world to explore the nature of happiness and my own struggles to find it, i decide to visit an unhappy place. And if im going to do unhappy, i want somewhere that does it with panache and takes pride in its wallowing, somewhere full of beautiful expressions like, i dont want to feel good. I just want my neighbor to feel bad. [upbeat acoustic music] welcome to bulgaria. [nicky blitz blast off] getting too close, better pull on back what if i travel the world, exploring what makes some places happier than others . Need a onetwo. Im looking at the ways that where we are. Yeah, im acomin, im acomin affect who we are. Whoo, im acomin im acomin, yeah. Its been said that the search for happiness is the chief source of unhappiness. Im acomin, im acomin. Well, thats okay. Im already unhappy, so ive got nothing to lose. Lets go lets all blast off [projector humming] [upbeat music] where are we . Somewhere
for the good of the communist party. by the time communism fell in 1989, bulgarians had been abused and abandoned by damn near everyone. - this is ten generations surviving extraordinarily resilient. they had to become very insular, protect their families, then really survive in small circles. [somber acoustic music] - [singing in bulgarian] - if surviving in small private circles is how bulgarians retained some sense of happiness, then getting past these outward cold facades has got to be the next step on my journey. - [singing melody] - this is ivo dimchev. he s one of bulgaria s most famous recording artists. - [singing in bulgarian]