After writing a big long post on food, now time for one about consuming liquids in Romania, especially the traditional cultural practices you will find here. Cold Drinks As I mentioned a couple of days ago, in general, Romanians believe that drinking a liquid that is quite cold is bad for your health. I did an informal survey with some people I know, including one … Continue reading Romanian Cultural Practices: Beverages
In your conversations in Romania you’re going to hear the word “fraier” (fry-air) sooner or later and so it’s important to know what it means. Generally speaking it is the complete opposite of smecher, or perhaps better said, “fraier” is the counterpart to “smecher”. Think of it this way: the smecher uses his/her cunning and craftiness to profit at the expense of the fraier. The … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Fraier
It sometimes seems like some kind of extremely vague and lame explanation to say one of the principle reasons I absolutely enjoy living in Romania is because of the food. As mentioned in previous posts, a lot of foreigners think there really isn’t any such thing as Romanian cuisine. Clearly despite what moronic American chefs visiting this country and a few pizza guzzling schleps say, … Continue reading Eating Like a King in Romania
As promised in my post on Zoso vs. Lets Do It Romania, the Woman and I most definitely participated yesterday and it went over simply fabulously. I had to laugh like a loon because the people we went cleaning with started mocking Romanians who think like Zoso. Hey, they brought it up spontaneously, I swear! :D If you read the original post, you saw I … Continue reading 3 Cheers for Let’s Do It Romania!
As I mentioned in my post on dealing with rudeness and getting good service, it’s very important to be polite in this country. One of the most important things to know is how to greet people. The first thing is to know the three “time of the day” openers. Although I am going to give you the translations below, in effect, all of these combined … Continue reading Meeting and Greeting in Romania
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