Word of the Day: Cârcotaș
In my last article, I translated the word cârcotaș as “gossip”, which isn’t quite right. From DEX: (Om) care caută mereu ceartă, care e veșnic nemulțumit. Or in English (my translation): A person who is always starting an argument, who is eternally displeased In other words, a quarrelsome, bitterly negative person who is always ready… Read More ›
Racism in Romania
It never fails that at least once a week somebody, somewhere on the internet mentions Madonna giving the finger to sixty thousand (paying!) Romanian fans back in 2009 because of their “discrimination” against Gypsies and how this proves just how backwards and racist everybody in Romania is. Now I see there’s a new AP piece… Read More ›
