Yes! Check out this awesome video from YouTube. If you remember the one I posted just here last Friday then you can see there’s a new trend coming – the romaniophile! Best part: the “showing of the souvenirs”. Yes!! Actually I told a lie. The best part is that the woman in the video is a reader of this blog, who seems to be a … Continue reading In Fata Tronului
Doing all that writing about manele reminded me of something that happened a few years ago in my verrah own personal life. Now that enough time has passed, I can tell it to you now if you promise not to tell anyone ;) I never look down at anyone because I’ve made just about every mistake a person can make in Romania and the following … Continue reading Adventures in Maneleland
When I first came to Romania, I was confronted with a wild and dazzling array of different kinds of music, most of which I had never heard before. It also didn’t help that I couldn’t understand the words either. In fact, due to my odd memory, I can tell you exactly which song I heard in Romanian first, an old and very popular ballad by … Continue reading Music in Romania
Daca esti roman, blogpostu urmatorul e interzis! Nu-l citesti! All Romanians cover your eyes! Yes, for the other three of you in room (hi, Fred :P), this is yet another entry in the category of manele, although it is based off an older Romanian folk song. The video can be found here and is entitled Ce Perversa E Lumea Si Rea, which I’ve translated to … Continue reading How Sick And Evil Everybody Is
Oh my lord, I’m sure I’m the only English-speaking person on the planet who finds certain manele songs delightful but so it is :P Here’s a superior product from Nicolae Guta and the incomparable Roxana, Printesa Ardealului aka Roxana, the Transylvanian Princess. First of all, on a highly personal note, The Woman is openly aware of my fascination and admiration of Printesa Ardealului so it’s … Continue reading Mi-A Venit Barbatul Acasa
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