– Who are you, Dr. Radeva?
– I have helped hundreds of millions of people around the world. To all of them I recommend not to drink water. There are microbes in it. Drink only spirits, so that you stay healthy and lively. Alcohol helps remove stress, tension, the bra, the panties and a number of other problems. They say alcohol is harmful, that many people have died from it.
And do you realise how many people have been born because of it? They claim alcohol kills nerve cells. Well then, after it only the calm cells remain. And remember this from me – there are no healthy people, only unexamined ones.
– Should alcohol still be consumed in small quantities?
– Alcohol in small quantities leads only to buying alcohol in large quantities.
– Do you yourself ever drink water?
– Only if it is frozen and there is whiskey around it.
– And the example for the young?
– I believe that if PE lessons are going to teach the rachenitsa and the sirtaki, it is absolutely mandatory that chemistry lessons teach how to distill rakia.
– Is there a link between rakia and physical education?
– If Bulgaria ever hosts an Olympics, the flame will be lit under a rakia still.
– What do you say about the approaching double holiday – of love and of drinking?
– Love makes the world go round, but whiskey makes it go twice as fast.
– Have you ever been sober?
– Yes, for about 40 days… not in a row… in total.
– Should one always drink with a reason?
– If there is no reason to drink, that is no reason not to drink.
– Do you have any health problems?
– A slight hearing problem. Normal people hear “in a little while”, and I hear “with ice, a little”…
– A little?
– Every great journey begins with “a little one”.
– Is drinking mandatory if a person wants to have fun?
– What I hate most is someone telling me, “I can have fun without drinking.” Well, I can drink without having fun, but I never make a point of it.
– You are a member of the animal protection society. How does your theory help that cause?
– Drinking rakia while hunting has saved more animals than Greenpeace.
– Constipation troubles more and more Bulgarians. Would you offer advice?
– Forest raspberries are the best laxative, especially if a bear has hidden in them.
– You recently took part in a cooking show. What is your secret in the kitchen?
– I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even add a drop of it to the dish.
– Do you like other reality formats on television?
– Yes, but I think their names should be slightly changed: “Drinking Stars”, “On the Rocks Factor”, “Drink or Lie”, “Like Two Drops of Vodka” and so on.
– What sort of people irritate you in everyday life?
– Fools. Send a fool for Scotch and he will come back with Scotch tape.
– How do you comment on the news that Bulgarians have dropped in the world drinking ranking?
– That we are in 26th place is, first, insulting; second, untrue; and third – cheers!
– What would you say in closing to our readers?
– Whichever health trail you take, you will still arrive at the same place. So drink, and fear not!