A few days ago, something tripped the electricity in my house and reset my radio, erasing all the pre-set stations. I decided to take this as a serendipitous moment and let my radio scan around for a while. I found a really nifty radio station which I think many of you may like, called Radio Romania Actualitati, which means something like “Current Affairs”. It has … Continue reading Sunday Morning Coming Down
Based on my last post and several other blog entries I’ve found as well as actually running into a heck of a lot of tourists over the years, I can tell you I often see one thing in common. This is the encounter known as the “rude Romanian” or as I call it, One More WTF Experience (OMWTFE) in this sometimes bizarre country. I want … Continue reading Imi Pare Rau Dar N-Ai Fost In Locul Meu
Here is a photo from a blog written by a guy who was a Christian missionary in Romania. You’ll notice that the bottom meter or so of every tree is painted white. All over the country you see this, along side highways, streets and even foot paths. Why? This is not an idle question. People all over the internet have been asking it for years. … Continue reading The Mystery of the White Trees!
If you speak English and see the expression drum bun your mind conjures up a musical instrument for striking out rhythms combined with some kind of light bread style pastry and it makes NO SENSE. That being said, in Romanian it DOES make sense, sort of. Drum (pronounced droom) literally means a “road” or “path” and bun (boon) just means “good”. So drum bun literally … Continue reading Expression of the Day – Drum Bun
As you know from my earlier post on trains, Romanians are deadly afraid of drafts aka moving air. Thus, moving air (especially if it’s cold and/or wet) is the carrier for all known diseases. So how does one protect oneself and stay healthy? By covering the neck and throat at ALL TIMES. The word gat in Romanian means both throat and neck and this is … Continue reading Folk Wisdom: Staying Healthy
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