Q: Have you ever been certified by a psychologist as being sane and free of mental diseases? A: Uh, no. Why do you ask? Q: I heard you like Romania. A: You heard right. I moved here years ago and I’m still here. Q: My cousin is a psychologist. I think she can help you. She works with the Ministry of Tourism. Continue reading Mailbag
I think one of the curious things is that no one has ever actually asked me how to say, “I’m more Romanian than you”. And since that is, mysteriously enough, the number one search term that leads people to this blog (why? how many egomaniac romaniophiles can there be? good lord!) I thought I’d answer that simple question as it brings up an interesting grammatical … Continue reading I’m more X than you!
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
Yay! I got my first comment from a real person, from the nice lady (girl? young woman? Old hag? LOL) over at Naked Cupcakes. Go check it out! Of course, by definition, right now I’m a big “nobody” on the internet so my endorsements are worth… well about nothing. But one day after my Awesomeness and Excellence is Universally Recognized and just one of those … Continue reading Yay! First comment!
Woah nelly! What’s going on here? What’s this all about? Well… let’s start at the beginning. Way back at the end of 1989 I was living in the Middle East. Although I am about as Christian as Santa Claus (is), I was feeling sorry for myself because I was surrounded by a whole bunch of people who don’t celebrate Christmas AT ALL and I thought … Continue reading Who? What? Huh?
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