Well according to the poll (so far anyway), people want to hear some more about my personal life. The thing you have to understand is that I am somewhat like Kramer from Seinfeld. I don’t look anything like him in either physical appearance or dress but I do seemingly have no visible means of financial support, I do things for larks and I always end … Continue reading The Saddest Soccer Game of All Time
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A few days ago I was joking around with The Woman, saying that all international borders in this country should be marked, “Welcome to Romania – Nu E Voie” (new eh voh-yay). At least around here, it’s certainly an expression you will hear all the time. But what does it mean? It’s a little tricky because voie has a lot of different but similar definitions, … Continue reading Slang Expression of the Day: Nu E Voie
The following story is true. Although the particulars of what happened are specific to me, it is nonetheless a good demonstration of what life is like here in this country. I am a renter, that is every month I pay cash (in literal Euro notes) for my apartment. The money is technically due on the first day of the month but generally speaking, my landlord … Continue reading Plumbing Fun on a Saturday Night
Many moons ago when I landed in Romania, knowing but a single word of the local language, I carried under my arm a well-thumbed guidebook written in English to help me and yes, even to guide me. Unfortunately, it was full of errors and misinformation and even caused a slightly hairy scene with one of my hosts when he saw a photograph of a peasant … Continue reading Crappy Guides to Romania – Tim Dowling of The Guardian
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