It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk. The contrary habit, of talking whilst the Europeans listen, we have not yet acquired; and in him who first makes the adventure it begets a certain sense of apology being due for so presumptuous an act. –William James, March 1902 Gosh sometimes my life seems so surreal that it almost seems more … Continue reading The Varieties of Blogging Experience
I was really glad to see the comments on my post yesterday because it really opens up some lines of dialogue that I think are exactly what this country needs. Just about every afternoon I see the usual handful of people shouting “Jos Basescu” in the main square and I think to myself that a far more useful and ultimately productive approach is talking about … Continue reading I’m On The Pavement, Thinking About The Government
Well after yesterday‘s foray into the Wonderful Wide World of Statistics, I thought I’d head on over to Romania’s national statistics website (INS) and have a look around. A lot of times Romanians don’t believe me when I tell them how many tourists visit this country. Therefore below is a graphic taken from a bilingual 2011 report (monster PDF) on the state of tourism in … Continue reading How Many Roads Must A Man Walk Down?
All day I’ve been wracking my brain, trying to see if there was any way to prove if what Ion Stan said was right or wrong. Essentially he is stating that the IMF is deliberately undervaluing Romania’s GDP by 20% in order to induce politicians (and economic “experts”) to take on IMF loans. Well there’s no way to prove something definitively, especially as I sure … Continue reading Was Ion Stan Right?
Well it’s Monday which means time to put watching old TV shows on the back burner for a bit and do some serious work. Through some research, I came across a statement from an old PSD heavyweight politician from Targoviste and noticed it had been receiving very little attention in Romania and zero attention in the English language media. If you speak Romanian, I recommend … Continue reading Economic Assassins
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