The other day I was racking my brain trying to think of a few words that people learning Romanian might hear but might be difficult to find in the dictionary as they are a kind of slang or euphemistic speech. And then this came across my Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/#!/DeWeekendRo/status/68277315414671360 Yes! What does razna mean, and what does it mean to “take” it? Plainly put, “o … Continue reading Word of the Day: Razna
Lately I’ve been seeing this expression contra cost pop up a lot and I really didn’t understand it. After all, contra means “against”, so did it mean free (no charge)? Or did it mean something akin to “at a minimum cost”? No. Turns out it’s related to a euphemism for prostitution and “contra cost” means to do something for money. It doesn’t necessarily have to … Continue reading Word of the Day: Contra Cost
http://twitter.com/#!/theycallmefritz/status/67068045805359104 http://twitter.com/#!/new_daianara/statuses/67584422668546048 @lifeinromania Thanks!!!! — ross winner (@theycallmefritz) May 9, 2011 You’re welcome! From another reader: Hi, I came across your site and I am very impressed about your passion for Romania. I am a Romanian myself, who leaves in UK for nearly 8 years now. The way I deal with missing my country is not to think about its beauty… because it makes me … Continue reading Mailbag
Yes! Well the votes are in for the First Annual IMRTY Alison Mutler Parody Contest. Ah yes, thanks to all of you who participated! Drum roll please…. And the winner is Lavinia with her awesome article entitled “Vampires Save Gypsies on Romanian Television”. Yay! This was her winning entry, with some slight edits and formats: Vampires save gypsies on Romanian television By Alison Mutler, Associated … Continue reading We Have a Winner!
Dear readers who don’t like reading: be aware that this isn’t the post for you :) I want to thank the person who pointed me to this article (in Romanian) from Andrei Plesu. It’s a rather stupid piece, written in very dense and semi-academic, semi-religious language so I won’t translate it but it is an analysis of a subject I’ve written about before, the Gay … Continue reading Sunday Morning Philosophizin’
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