Fucking Bulgarians

In response to my earlier entry about boycotting New Music Agency, my dear friend Jeff Rank said the following:

It is still the single most frustrating thing here, the Bulgarian treatment of other Bulgarians.
The moment they achieve any power, they seem to immediately attempt to fuck over their fellow man, whether its business, employment, property, the bill for dinner...
Is this an Eastern European post-communist thing, or is this just Bulgaria?
I am generally not affected, but as a Republican this still drives me up the wall. It's so sad, so counterproductive.

I clearly have my own opinions on this one but thought that maybe you guys would have something to say about this too.