Hey, Hey, We’re the Tiny but Respected and Protected Minorities!

You know it’s rather easy to criticize Romania (as I do myself often when it’s merited) but it’s also good to take a look at what Romania does right. As I mentioned in my (in)famous article, Black and Blue, the post-1989 Revolution government should be applauded for not taking the Latvian route of denying citizenship and full rights to many of its minorities. The Gypsies, … Continue reading Hey, Hey, We’re the Tiny but Respected and Protected Minorities!

Sam Cel RomanJune 27, 201325 Comments

1000 Reasons Why I Choose Romania, Balada Supravietuitorului, my personal life

The Transylvania Book Fair

After all the research lately into taxes, politics and business, I thought it was time for an unequivocally positive story from around these parts. Last weekend here in Unicorn City was the first Transylvania Book Fair (link to Romanian news article about it here). There are a couple of other book fairs which come to this city but this was the first one dedicated exclusively … Continue reading The Transylvania Book Fair

Sam Cel RomanJune 26, 20131 Comment

Romania Fail Whale, Scolding of Righteousness

Incompetence on Every Level

A few weeks ago I read a piece called The Illusion of Corruption on the blog of a Romanian who grew up in Canada but has now returned to his homeland (and as a side note, the author is a personal friend) and the more I thought about it, the more I realized what he said is true. There are a lot of foreigners who … Continue reading Incompetence on Every Level

Sam Cel RomanJune 25, 2013June 25, 201341 Comments

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Ad Hoc

Well the results are in from my little experiment with the ads. Quite clearly I can now cease all other activity and go on vacation to the South Pacific in a chartered Gulfstream and go ahead and finally place that order for a custom limousine entirely plated in gold and encrusted in diamonds because over the last month I earned a grand total of $5.42. … Continue reading Ad Hoc

Sam Cel RomanJune 24, 20133 Comments

Romania Fail Whale

Rotten to the Core

If you’re like me then there’s nothing more fun than browsing through lengthy European Union documents on taxation on a Sunday morning. But yes, that’s what I was doing, all because of a report in Gandul (link in Romanian) about how this country’s excise taxes are spent. In short, Romania collects about 1.5 billion lei (or about 350 million Euros) per year on excise taxes … Continue reading Rotten to the Core

Sam Cel RomanJune 23, 20137 Comments

All Things Romania

Still more Romanian than you!

Month: June 2013