During my two-hour discussion with a high school teacher earlier this week, the subject came up about why so many foreigners (especially those who have never been here, but sometimes including those who live here) are so hateful towards Romanians. As I had just met a perverted loser a few days before, I was able to explain to her that insulting Romanians is one of … Continue reading Proud To Be Ignorant
One of the more fun things you can do in the Romanian language is spontaneously create adjectives from acronyms. One of my favorite is “otevist”, which you won’t find in any dictionary but means “of or relating to OTV” based on the way those letters are pronounced in Romanian (o te vi + st). OTV is short for Oglinda TV or “Mirror” television. It is … Continue reading Word of the Day: Otevist
Whew mercy, I’ve been busy of late. However, the the unsleeping eye picked up this short post (and graph) from my ancient nemesis and it illustrates perfectly what I am always trying to talk about. I’ll say it bluntly. Economic forecasting, economics, market predictions, financial analysis and all other related jobs are all complete bullshit. You’d be better off relying on astrological charts or shaking … Continue reading The Executioner’s Face Is (Always) Well-Hidden
There’s an old saying that people move to a new city (or country) for one of three reasons, Money, Marriage or Missionary work. Well, I haven’t gotten married just quite yet and I doubt I’ve made more than 100 euros here in all the years I’ve lived in Romania. But to my surprise, I find that I have indeed become a kind of missionary. I … Continue reading The 3 M’s
Well this morning was quite cold and yesterday we got a bit of snow, which reminds us all that winter isn’t quite over with yet. And it made me want to tell a small tale from my own daily adventures. For the last two months I’ve been waking up long before dawn and “commuting” on foot to another part of the city. Despite the cold … Continue reading No Country For Old Men And Dogs
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