It sometimes seems like some kind of extremely vague and lame explanation to say one of the principle reasons I absolutely enjoy living in Romania is because of the food. As mentioned in previous posts, a lot of foreigners think there really isn’t any such thing as Romanian cuisine. Clearly despite what moronic American chefs visiting this country and a few pizza guzzling schleps say, … Continue reading Eating Like a King in Romania
As promised in my post on Zoso vs. Lets Do It Romania, the Woman and I most definitely participated yesterday and it went over simply fabulously. I had to laugh like a loon because the people we went cleaning with started mocking Romanians who think like Zoso. Hey, they brought it up spontaneously, I swear! :D If you read the original post, you saw I … Continue reading 3 Cheers for Let’s Do It Romania!
As I mentioned in my post on dealing with rudeness and getting good service, it’s very important to be polite in this country. One of the most important things to know is how to greet people. The first thing is to know the three “time of the day” openers. Although I am going to give you the translations below, in effect, all of these combined … Continue reading Meeting and Greeting in Romania
One of the interesting things about traveling is that around the globe, different people have different slang abbreviations for McDonald’s, the multinational fast food empire. I know a lot of people are familiar with calling the outlets “Mickey D’s” in the United but did you know that in Australia it’s called Macca’s? Or that in Japan they call it “Makku”? Well in Romania, it’s called … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Mec
For Engrish Speakers: Am slefuit suprafetele jhgeaburilor. O sa gasesc un caine maine cu paine. Imbunatateste-te! Pentru Vorbitori: I won one on the fun bus. The happy hippy had a funny fanny. Prin vulturi vantul viu vuia. Continue reading Tongue Twister Thursday!
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