Word of the Day: Thank Ya Very Much

You know sometimes I forget that some of my readers are at the very first rung of the ladder in terms of understanding Romania and the Romanian language. I had someone ask me the other day about an extremely common phrase. Time to cover the basics! When saying “thank you” the common way to say it (which applies to most situations) in Romanian is multumesc … Continue reading Word of the Day: Thank Ya Very Much

Partisan

I think it’s time I cleared up a few things, especially with people accusing me of being either “leftist” or “rightist” or espousing certain economic theories or wanting to ban/outlaw certain economic principles and all the rest. Hey, sometimes I write what’s in my head and I need the feedback to see where it gets lost in “translation”. Most political blogs in English are set … Continue reading Partisan

The Hidden History of 1492 or How Romania (And The Entire World) Became Indebted To Bankers

I think just about every school child in Spain, Italy and the Americas knows that in 1492, a trio of ships from Europe landed in the Caribbean, an event that ended up radically changing the lives of everyone on the planet. But something else happened of equal importance in 1492, in fact during the same month that the expedition was first authorized. From the first … Continue reading The Hidden History of 1492 or How Romania (And The Entire World) Became Indebted To Bankers