The other day I heard a friend of mine use this word and I had to smile. Clearly this word looks like the American vulgar term for a coward and it is almost pronounced the same – but not quite. In fact, you’re not really bilingual in Romanian and English until you can say these two words correctly. Sometimes spelled pusi, in Romanian it is … Continue reading Word of the Day: Pusy
Got a lot of little short pieces today instead of one long one: The other day I went down to visit a local publisher (Rom: editura) here in Cluj. Knocked on the door, went inside. Nobody was there. Door was open and it was during business hours but nobody was around. There was a sign on the door so I knew I was at the … Continue reading Odds and Ends – January 26, 2011
As I mentioned, last week’s English meet-up involved a book exchange, where people donate their used books to the group in exchange for reading other member’s books. I went home with a short stack of books myself, including two from very well-known authors. One book that I read was written by Mary Higgins Clark, who has to be the worst author I’ve read in a … Continue reading Adventures in Publishing
If you’ve read my book, please fill out the form. I am in the process of writing some promotional material and would like to use authentic feedback from people who have read it. Even though that’s a big square up there, I’m really looking for just a sentence or two. Please only fill this out if you’ve read The Complete Insider’s Guide to Romania and … Continue reading Call for Quotes
Since Romania is currently tens of billions of dollars in debt to western bankers, I thought a short history of capitalism was in order. Interestingly enough, whether Romanian or American or Asian or African, it seems everybody is a lot more familiar with Communism. I’d wager the names “Marx” and “Lenin” slip off the tongues of people faster than similarly important capitalist thinkers. Capitalism is … Continue reading A Very Short History of Capitalism
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